September Updates

I'm writing this note just to say that I'm so satisfied with everything right now and that the two months I've spent at home have been amazing (though there were lots of ups downs).

I'm still sick but today might be a good day as my granddad is finally coming home after a week at hospital. It's has been eight months since things totally changed for my family. Challenges kept coming one after another, mentally and physically. I would never forget the nights when I was so sure that Mom and my uncles were sleepless back home. Unable to do anything, I watched "La Maison en Petits Cubes" and cried. Looking back at that time, I think I'll never question the power of love and a strong family bond. Whatever may happen in the future, at least he's still with us now and we're happy.

Friends. There're not enough words to describe how thankful I am to have friends like you. Friends who I haven't seen or won't be seeing in a long time. Friends who stay with me through both hardness and joyful moments. Friends who inspire me so much without them being aware of it. Friends who tell me their utmost private stories, I'm really honoured. Friends who encourage and believe in what I can do.

Talking about Hanoi, I'm pretty much the lamest person you can find. It's cool to have friends that are obsessed with this city the same way I am :)). I simply love those afternoons driving around the Old Quarter. We get foods and drinks on the street, spend little money on little boutiques along the way, go to galleries and museums and head towards West Lake just to have some fresh air and observe how people enjoy their time after work. Whenever I forget my helmet, Sơn tells me this: there's one rule in the Old Quarter, that is people DON'T wear helmets! We laugh but always ends up getting one somewhere. Once we popped into the Water Puppet Theatre and was quite impressed by how the show has changed to become really funny and original, then I suddenly realised that there are so much more you can get from this chaotic city, and that you can fall in love with it all over again because of all the littlest things somehow you accidentally ignore to see.

My plan: For people who are wondering what I'm doing at the moment, the answer is: enjoying life. I'm not an always-lucky-and-happy girl but the key to happiness is thinking positively and it works for me. In a short term, I'm gonna do what I enjoy doing the most, which is dancing. Competitions and results might not make sense all the time, but DANCING ITSELF DOES.