On A Rainy Autumn Day

In memory of dì Tư Phấn, Mom's older cousin...Thái Thị Phấn

Mưa thu trong tiễn biệt
Dì Phấn bước ra đi
Ngoại con chờ bên ấy
Cùng dì bước thảnh thơi.

Hẹn mai này gặp lại
Mừng mừng tủi tủi vui
Cùng dì dạo tiên cảnh
Vui sống chốn bồng lai.

Ngoai

When I first learned about a Microsoft media tool called Photo Story 3, I immediately scanned a number of photos from the family’s photo albums and put together my first project: “Ngoai”, literally translated as “Grandma.”

The summer wind, came blowin'in
- from across the sea

- Lyrics from a 1965 song's Summer Wind

My Grandmother This picture was taken when she was on vacation at Vung Tau.

Memories that are FOREVER cherished.

Remembering...

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The way she was.
~ ~ ~ ~ The love she gave.
~ ~ The joy she had with her beautiful SMILE :)

Then & Evermore...

Thanks!
Love Always,

Background Music:
Love Theme 01:47
{an instrumental track from Leon Lai's If I Can See You Again album}

NOTE:
Photo video clips will not be made available online. Only selected stills are. (Check out the below stills slideshow)

Stills Slideshow:

Production Note:
Because my grandmother had passed away the year before, it was hard to let her go.

It took me almost two years to learn that my grandmother is still with us. She had passed on us her heritage, wisdom and guidance that we now proudly possess.

*Vung Tau (Vietnamese: Vũng Tàu) is well-known for its long stretch of beaches located approximately 70 miles away from Ho Chi Minh City.