[Vnbiz] Welcome chi Hong Anh into VNBIZ
Tran Dinh Hoanh
tdhoanh at gmail.com
Wed Jan 2 15:29:20 PST 2008
Dear Hong Anh,
Dai Hoc Van Khoa of the old day was a very romantice place. The Dai Giang
Duong (the main three-story still standing at the middle of the school
today) was painted with a brownish yellow color, stypical color of
French-style stucco building. The tree in front of Dai Giang Duong is still
there today.
After the front gate, on the left side of the school yard, is a row of
one-story little class room. That place is now a tall building,
several-story high. The other building (in front of Dai Giang Duong today)
was not in existence then. The school yard was very large.
THe cafeteria is still there, but it was called Hoi Quan (or Hoi Quan Van
Khoa) with only drink, not food as today. And it always has a guitar in
there. I think the guitar was put there by one of by friends. So we
caalways has a guitar and sevral bo co tuong to play in hoi quan.
Next to Hoi Quan was two little rooms with steel door. I heard they were
jail rooms in the French time. Theywere office of The Philosophy Studies
Group (my group, nhom nghien cuu tiret hoc, I was its Secretary) and office
of The History and Geography Studies Group. Then further out on the same
row were the offices of school. Some years ago, if my memory is correct,
those offices became a guest house for the university. Not sure what they
are now).
I played guitar. I started out playing classical guitar, then electrical
guitar. Sometimes we played at Hoi Quan, sometimes other places. Sometimes
I ended up playing drums because it was hard to find drummers.
I loved Van Khoa more than Luat Khoa, so I spent all my time at Van Khoa. I
finished law degree but didn't have time to finish my philosophy degree,
then 1975 changed all my schedule :-)
We, NHOM NGHIEN CUU TRIET HOC, like to hang out at "cafe Nguyen Du," the
little tables on the via he of Nguyen Du street, under nhung hang me cao voi
voi. Sometimes we hang out in Hoi Quan VAn Khoa, of course. Or cafe Be
Nam, run by Be' Nam's father in Dai Hoc Nong Lam Suc (facing Dai Hoc Van
Khoa, on the other side of Dinh Tien Hoang street). Tons of students from
Van KHoa and Duoc KHoa trong cay si with be Nam at cafe Be Nam :-)
Just for you can cac su+ -de^. su+ muo^.i today, I have here the lyric of
Chieu Mua Tren Van KHoa, a song that I wrote around 1982 or 1983. The
country in general was in a very bad shape then, so the song had some
desparate notes in it. But it reflected accurately my thinking at the time
about the school. Here to share with you su de and su muoi. (My musical
partner, chi Phuong (also in this forum) was the singer for the song. But
since I wrote it with 2 octaves, it tired her out every time she tried to
sing it).
Hope you enjoy this little tidbit, Hong Anh. BTW, you are very analytical
and active, Hong Anh. Thank you, sister. Please stay that way.
Have a great day!
Hoanh
__________________
Chiều Mưa Trên Văn Khoa
Chiều mưa
Trên văn khoa buồn
Đôi mắt nâu nào
Chìm cuối sân trường
Chiều mưa
Trên Đinh Tiên Hoàng
Mờ bay lồng lộng
Đường vắng thênh thang
Tìm em
Trong văn khoa buồn
Mầu áo tơ vàng
Sầu mưa ngỡ ngàng
Tóc…
bay…
khung…
trời…
đại…
học…
Chiều mưa
Trời mưa tím buồn
Mờ đại giảng đường
Tìm em
Người em mắt nâu
Chìm trong u sầu
Chiều mưa
Trên văn khoa buồn
Tường cũ nâu vàng
Sầu giăng bàng bạc
Chiều mưa
Cây đa sân trường
Lặng yên gục đầu
Nhìn nước mưa bay
Tìm em
Văn khoa đơn độc
Mầu tóc em dài
Mầu áo em dài
Gió…
lay…
khung…
trời…
đại…
học…
Chiều mưa
Hành lang giảng đường
Mịt mờ mến thương
Tìm em
Người em tóc dài
Chìm trong u hoài
Sầu rơi
Trường sân vắng tanh
Hội quán
Cà phê rớt nhanh
Thầm lắng tiếng ghi-ta buồn luyến thương bờ tóc em đen tuyền xưa
Mờ xanh
Vòm cây ngã nghiêng
Giọt nước
Dài trên mái hiên
Một thưở văn khoa yêu kiều thoáng qua tầm với như mộng như mơ
Chiều mưa
Trên văn khoa buồn
Mây xám buông trôi
Mờ kín khung trời
Chờ em
Khói thuốc vấn quanh
Vàng ươm phòng học
Nhện mắc lưới tơ
Hành lang
Chơ vơ thênh thang
Nghe bước ta dài
Nghe nhớ nhung dài
Dấu…
yêu…
mịt…
mờ…
đại…
học…
Nhạc mưa
Nhịp trên mái trường
Vọng vang nhớ thương
Chờ em
Từng giây bước qua
Triền miên thiết tha
Chiều mưa
Trên văn khoa buồn
Gặp em một mình
Lặng lẽ u tình
Mù sương
Bay bay sân trường
Dài tay em gọi
Mầu nước vấn vương
Giọt sưong
Long lanh miên man
Trên mắt em sầu
Trên tóc em sầu
Áo…
bay…
trên…
đại…
giảng…
đường…
Nguời xưa
Giờ đây biết đâu
Lòng ta đớn đau
Trường xưa
Giờ đây phế hoang
Lòng ta nát tan
TDH
On Dec 30, 2007 12:41 PM, Hong Anh <anh.cknl at gmail.com> wrote:
> [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
>
>
> Hello Bro Hoành, Hương, Sis Hồng Nhung, Sis Thanh Thanh, Mr Dennis and
> VNBIZ's bro & sis!
> Thanks anh Hoành very much for accepting me into VNBIZ. Thanks Hương for
> your warm greetings.
> I can feel the warm welcome and the friendly atmosphere here, VNBIZ.
> Thanks all of you very much, VNBIZ's bro & sis.
> Anh Hoành, could you tell me more about our school at that time? Did it
> have any special features, any activities rather different from today's?
> When did you graduate from Philosophy Department? You studied 2 university
> at the same time? Was it difficult for you to manage to perfect them all?
> You know, in Japanese, because I'm studying Jap, ^___^, you're my *sempai
> * (Tiền bối) & you're so *sugoi* (excellent) when pursuing 2 school at the
> same time.
> And you said that you played music in the school, so what kind of music
> did you play? I love music very much, esp traditional lullabies of every
> country, Trịnh Công Sơn, Phú Quang, New Age, Pop Ballad,.... & I listen to
> it everyday but blushingly, I don't know how to play any musical instrument,
> I intend to start learning a traditional instrument like đàn tranh, or
> bamboo flute...so I'm eager to know about yr instrument & your favorite kind
> of music...or some things like that.... . And, I'm fond of listening to
> old stories. ^^
> You know, now, we, the 1st & 2nd year (maybe the 3rd year also), must
> study at Thủ Đức District. So, everyday I have to get up at a very early
> time, catch a bus, and then walk to the school (the bus stop's quite far
> from school)... It usually takes me nearly 1 hour to reach the class, and
> over 1,5 hours for a school day... It's a waste of time for we cannot read
> anything in a shaking & densely packed bus :( It made most of us feel tired
> at the beginning time but now we are familiar with the route....^^ :)
> Just some little stories about me...(I'm usually said that
> "talkative")...(^___^)
> And, excuse me,
> hello Sis Hồng Nhung, Sis Thanh Thanh, nice to meet you here, my* sempai
> (tiền bối)*, which department of DHKHXHNV and when did you graduate from?
> And Mr Dennis is, perhaps, teaching at the English Department?
> Wish all of you a new nice week & a happy new year!
>
> Hong Anh
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--
Tran Dinh Hoanh, Esq., LLB, JD
Washington DC
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