Buddhist holiday!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgSn0SbQJQI

http://clip.vn/watch/Tinh-me-My-Tam,Jzx

What is your approach to problem-solving, and how does it work for you?

Every problem will have a solution. One may solve a problem in several ways with his/her own approaches or with someone Else's approaches. Since I started feeling my responsibilities, I have been trying to solve my issues with my own approach because after all it's my problem and who knows my problem better than me?

In my early days, I used to solve my issues by discussing with my mother and follow the approach which my mother is suggesting me. It worked well in my early days. One day, When my childhood friend stabbed me with a pencil, I wanted to take revenge on him by doing some nasty stuff to him. But as per my mother's advice I did not react immediately, rather I complained about my friend to my mother in the conventional way as every human being would do in his/her childhood days. Then I will follow what my mother says. But as days move on, I started feeling responsible about myself and started facing the problems on my own.My best way of approaching a problem is what I call as "Think about the worst effect". When I get a problem, I will first think about the various ways to solve that problem. Then I will start pondering aobut the corresponding effects of those solutions beginning with the worst. For example, if I get low ratings in my appraisal for the past year in spite of my sincere work for which I dedicated my heart and soul, then immediately I would think of rising a flag against my manager's ratings. How to rise a flag? One probable solution is to gather all the points to justify I have worked more than expected and speak to my manager to revise my ratings. In this case, what will be the worst effect I could receive? The maximum, my manager can do is that he can terminate me for arguing with him. Since I believe that I have the potential to get a new job with my expertise, I will be ready to face the worst effect. As I am ready to accept the worst, I will go to my manager with all my points to revise my ratings and hope for the best, without fearing about the worst.

In my opinion, if you are ready to face the worst, you will be delighted to receive the best and you will never regret about your approach.

Midway City, CA92655

Thu Nhat Anh Nguyen

Love in Second Life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQwdK2T0Bzs

A Second chance, I asked God,

A second chance, I asked a fraud,

A second chance I wished so much,

A second chance was all too much.

I wasted now and threw tomorrow,

But now I wish there'd be no sorrow,

For I feel low and totally wasted,

The feeling of glory, I never tasted.
A second chance of life I ask,

To be the child I am, a task,

To live in peace, fulfilling dreams,

And to believe that things are not what they seem.
A second chance into the world,

A second chance, it's true,

But what's the point of a second chance,

If I still can't be with you?

Thu Nhat Anh Nguyen

Midway City, CA92655

You're my everything

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qLBTU_7gmM

You are my everything, my life, my love,

You are more gorgeous than a flying white dove.

My love for you is so very strong,

Just like the melody to the most beautiful song.

Words cannot describe, how much I love you so,

that of which you will probably never know.

In this mixed up world, you're my reason for going on,

Without you here, I may be gone.

You are my everything.

You give me something to look forward to,

There's not much more to say except I love you!

Thu Nhat Anh Nguyen

Midway City, CA92655

Hot Springs in Mountain Side

It was very nice to have bathing outside.
High altitude of 1500 meters, temperature is around 15-20 even in Summer where I stayed.
When the sky getting dark blue, bathing at outside is really romantic.
You will listen just the sound of water streaming and bird singing while watching the shadow of mountains in the silence.
Much hot water is continually coming into the huge big bathtub.
In the comfortable warm spring water ( around 37-40 degrees what I like ), you will think " Is this a real ? ... or maybe I'm dreaming!
"Such kind of water temperature, it's nice to bathing in tub around 30 min in each time...but it's good to do 3-4 times or more in a day.
You will see the lounge for cooling down and enjoy some beverages.

Thu Nhat Anh Nguyen
Midway City, CA92655

Cry on my shoulder

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy8t2djcMiQ

- Cry on my shoulder -

If the hero never comes to you

If you need some one you're feeling blue

If you're away from love and you're alone

If you call your friends and nobody's home

You can run away but you can't hide

Through a storm and through a lonely night

Then I show you there's a destiny

The best thing in life

They're free

But if you wanna cry

Cry on my shoulder

If you need someone who cares for you

If you're feeling sad, your heart gets colder

Yes I show you what real love can do

If your sky is grey oh let me know
There's a place in heaven where we'll go
If heaven is a million years away
Oh just call me and I make your day
When the nights are getting cold and blue

When the days are getting hard for you

I will always stay here by your side

I promise you I'll never hide.

I recieved a lovely song from my friend in Vietnam.

I like to say " thank you so much " to her again.

My heart is still deeply moved from this song.

Beautiful melody with emotional taste... also the lyrics has nice poetry.

When I listen to this song, I always think my precious friends ...

I'm so happy that I have really good friends in this world.

Thank you! My friends.

I think this melody is filled by tender and warm German taste.

I wish all people could have peacefull life and good friends ... no more war...

Thu Nhat Anh Nguyen

Midway City, CA 92655

Yiruma

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL0ZExPHUBo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PJ-dgnK-Ok

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz9D-l2m7Ow

I just heard these songs on the first time a few days ago and I've loved them so much.
Yiruma is the best.

They're so sweet, like first love and love hurts!

Midway City, CA 92655

Thu Nhat Anh Nguyen

Beginning...

It has been such a long time since I last thought and wrote something for myself. However, it's hard for me to delete my old blog and start a new one.
Some of my friends told me: "Nguyen, why don't you turn back to what you used to love?". I simply answered that I had been bored. To be honest, it was not what I really thought. At the time I had my first blog, writing what I think down into words is the most stupid way to describe how my heart goes and how my mind is shaped everyday. But since I had my first shock in my life, I wasn't interested in writing blog any longer. Now I seem to forget it and enjoy sharing my feelings again.....
Right now in front of the computer screen is a straight face staring fixedly at white background and fingers running continuously on the keyboard. I don't know which way to start my blog again, to describe what is inside my mind out into words.... Summer break is coming soon. Hope all you guys enjoy a wonderful holiday beside Ur family, Ur friends and someone....
Listen and enjoy the life!

Midway City, CA 92655
Thu Nhat Anh Nguyen

DURIAN - Vietnamese Fruits

Recently , Magazine "HOA HOC TRO" ,a popular magazine for teenager , mobilize to write about " My Fatherland" .I am not good at literature .So although I really want present my "Love" for my dear country but I can’t write .I think that if I can’t join this contest , why don’t I manifest by real doing? And I have a American friend (Sean) .He said that he’ll visit Vietnam in next year and he like Vietnamese fruit very much .So I though why don’t I introduce Vietnamese fruits for global friends . To they understand more about Viet Nam, about Vietnamese . This is the way to I say with my dear homeland : I LOVE VIETNAM.
Sau Rieng signifies "One's own sorrows" in Vietnamese. Why is this fruit under such an austere name ? - Yes, it proceeds from an immortal love story. Long ago, there lived a young couple in the region. Not being able to overcome some social prejudices, they had to find their death to be faithful to their love for ever. Their own sorrows have received the populace's sympathies, and their dramatic love story has been handed down from generation to generation. To commemorate that couple, locals have named their one of the local valuable fruits Sau Rieng.Durian is an expensive fruit. It is from five to six times larger than a mangosteen. Its skin is thick, rough and covered with sharp thorns. Yet, with a gentle cut between the edges of the outer shell, you can easily open the fruit to see layers of layers of brightly yellow segments of pulp as if the pulp is covered with a thin layer of butter. According to the writer Mai Van Tao, "The dense fragrance which spreads near and far and lingers a long time before disappearing. The strong smell can go straight to your nostrils when you are still as far as several dozen meters away from where the fruit is. The fragrance of durian is a mixture of smell coming from a ripening jackfruit and that of a shaddock. Moreover, it also has a strong smell that foreign-made cheese has to offer and is as tastily rich as that of a hen's egg. Others add more traits to the fruit as it also has the sweet like that of well-kept honey. What a specially tempting smell ! Those who have not enjoyed the *fruit for once could find it hard to eat. Yet, once they have tried it, they are likely to seek for it happily...".

Midway City, CA92655

Thu Nhat Anh Nguyen