Marionettes - Expression Crew

Vietnam, My Beautiful Country

These photos are of Vietnam, and are on display at FIAP 30 held in Hanoi from Aug. 1 to 7 with the attendance of 240 FIAP members from 43 countries.

Village Competition - Sy Minh

The Way to Market - Kim Bui Manh

Praying to Get Blessed - Dao Tien Dat

Curves by the Creator - Do Thuy Mai

Learning to Write - Bui Xuan Hoai

Hoi An in Memory - Duong Phu Tam

Harvest Day - Hoang Thach Van

Chăm People's Eyes - Nguyen Bach Thao

The Old Fisherman - Hoang Trung Thuy

Afternoon Market Closure - Nguyen Ba Trung

A True Weirdo - Tran Ky

Source: http://vnexpress.net/GL/Van-hoa/My-thuat/2010/08/3BA1EBF6/page_2.asp

The old me, where are thou?

Where have thou gone, the old me?
Happy like a lark
Carefree and naive

Where have thou gone, the old me?
Passion of the youth
Belief of bright days

The course of time, be it harsh
Will it ever
Bring thee back to me?

The best cities in the world

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Although the answer likely varies (khác biệt) from person to person, there are several universal factors (nhân tố chung) that manle any spot (địa điểm) a great place to live. To get a sense (Để nắm được) of the best places to call home, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU: Đơn vị Tình báo Kinh tế) assembles (thu thập) annual (hàng năm) rankings (đánh giá) of 140 major cities worldwide based on (dựa vào) which have the most ideal (lý tưởng) living conditions.

The rankings are based on 30 qualitative and quantitative (định tính và định lượng) factors across five categories (lĩnh vực): stability (độ ổn định), health care (chăm sóc sức khoẻ), culture/environment, education and infrastructure (hạ tầng). The EIU found that for most cities, livability (mức sống) has been unaffected (không bị ảnh hưởng) by the recession (cuộc suy thoái), as (vì) most factors (such as infrastructure and crime levels) have not shifted (thay đổi).

10. Aukland, New Zealand

Overall Livability Rating: 95.7

Stability: 95
Health care: 95.8
Education: 100
Infrastructure: 92.9
Culture and Environment: 97

8. (Tied: đồng hạng) Adelaide, Australia

Overall Livability Rating: 95.9

Stability: 95
Health care: 100
Education: 100
Infrastructure: 92.9
Culture and Environment: 94.2

8. (Tied) Perth, Australia

Overall Livability Rating: 95.9

Stability: 95
Health care: 100
Education: 88.7
Infrastructure: 100
Culture and Environment: 100

7. Sydney, Australia

Overall Livability Rating: 96.1

Stability: 90
Health care: 100
Education: 100
Infrastructure: 100
Culture and Environment: 94.4

6. Helsinki, Finland

Overall Livability Rating: 96.2

Stability: 100
Health care: 100
Education: 91.7
Infrastructure: 96.4
Culture and Environment: 91

5. Calgary, Canada

Overall Livability Rating: 96.6

Stability: 100
Health care: 100
Education: 100
Infrastructure: 96.4
Culture and Environment: 89.1

4. Toronto, Canada

Overall Livability Rating: 97.2

Stability: 100
Health care: 100
Education: 100
Infrastructure: 89.3
Culture and Environment: 97.2

3. Melbourne, Australia

Overall Livability Rating: 97.5

Stability: 95
Health care: 100
Education: 100
Infrastructure: 100
Culture and Environment: 95.1

2. Vienna, Austria

Overall Livability Rating: 97.9

Stability: 95
Health care: 100
Education: 96.5
Infrastructure: 100
Culture and Environment: 100

1. Vancouver, Canada


Overall Livability Rating: 98

Stability: 95
Health care: 100
Education: 100
Infrastructure: 96.4
Culture and Environment: 100

Source: CNBC

Love Project

Lenka

Goodbye...

A part of me
Has gone
Melancholy
Has filled
Don't wanna
But helpless
To resist
The must of reality

Danang International Fireworks Competition 2010

Insatiable - Darren Hayes

When moonlight crawls along the street
Khi ánh trăng vàng trải dài con phố
Chasing away the summer heat
Mang đi hơi nóng oi ả hè sang
Footsteps outside somewhere below
Bước chân vội vã con đường bên dưới
The world revolves I let it go
Quả đất xoay vần còn anh buông lơi
We build our church above the street
Mình xây thánh đường trên đầu ngọn phố
We practice love between these sheets
Tình ái mặn nồng gối chăn cùng ai
The candy sweetness scent of you
Thoang thoảng đêm thanh mùi hương kẹo ngọt
It bathe my skin I'm still near you
Thắm đẫm làn da khi anh gần em
And all I have to do is hold you
There's racing within my heart
Ôm em vào lòng tim anh lỗi nhịp
And I'm barely touching you
Dù rằng tay anh còn chưa chạm em

A very sensual song. There are many ways to interpret the song, and I like the version in which the hero had an affair with the heroine but then they said goodbye. The hero couldn't get himself out of the obsession for her, so he stopped by her movie scenes secretly to admire her from afar. The video clip showed so strong a passion, so lonely a love, and so intense a longing.

Lessons in Perseverance

Birds - Perseverance

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Perseverance (Lòng kiên trì)