It's been a long time since I start writing this blog again
I want to write it this time since my son is going to college
been 18 years that we live together and first time he going away.
Nhìn lại, vẫn thấy có những kỷ niệm đáng nhớ.
những cái tên nhỏ mà coi
Gần như là không
có gì nhưng mà nó đem lại nhiều kỷ niệm.
dưa đậu bánh
Màu vàng em thường thích.
Thì tới giờ nó nằm đây mà không thấy ai đụng đến. Những soda, sparking drinks sitting idle.
Đi ngang phòng con thấy Không có.
lại có cảm giác thiếu gì đó.
Ngày thứ sáu rồi là bắt đầu để lên trường ở University of New Hampshire.
Get up at 6 giờ sáng trước đó thì chuẩn bị các thứ để con lên trường
và nhắc nhở cho con chuẩn bị nhiều thứ để dem đi.
The last week I bought some meat for making sandwich and asked QN to eat my fresh meat.
And then the Sunday before we went to the soccer game in Foxboro.
to get some bond between father and son
We had a good time.
We really enjoy the time together. We got some New England Revolution scalfs and QN wear it and take to school.
Today I drove to Pảnera to pick up some coffee.
Remember the place I pick you up at the train station after the work
For the stuff that you bring to school, they ask you to bring all the snacks like
jerky the nuts. Whatever you like to eat because you're going to miss that.
I remember joking around and do silly things.
And right now it's all quiet and
I see some void already
This weekend you at the college, this is the first weekend you're away from home
I opened the trackingon the iPhone and see where you're doing where you go to see it.
I like to see you do the normal stuff, Meet a new friends.
explore the new environmen. We did a FaceTime with mom today and see that you are doing good, makes us happy.
You met new friends, going to the gym, going hiking and say Gabe is a good friend at first
I remind you to Eat breakfast, eat lunch.
bring a lot of water ice water
Talk to your roommate be friends with him so you guys can get along.
I know that After moving
We went shopping to get stuff from Walmart to bring back to you.
buy some coffee for the coffee machine
paper towels
Basically all the essential stuff so you can use.
Called you down to Open the door because the front door was locked so we can get up.
and then
I forgot about the coffee that we bought earlier and left them in the refrigerator. Called you to bring them down
I saw you walking out with trying to get some good sip and then
like you like to enjoy the good stuff One more time.
kinda emotional. Just see that you go back and we need to go home.
During that day we went to eat. I think you want to enjoy a little bit of
Asian food before
Go back to eat more cafeteria food
We went for sushi and saw that you really
Enjoy the meal.
That's made me happy.
I remember
When we were going together, you, me and mom, and you sit beside me, get directions
Now just me and mom going home.
A little thing to remember.
And I keep thinking about those little things that
we went through
Listen, the stuff that you normally do like doing the laundry and fixing the
bathroom faucet
things you doing really well.
I also remember a couple of weeks before you move. I wanted to see the
The comets at night.
because I heard that was rare and that's very beautiful. But it was late and you thought that I was kidding but I said let's go. We drove your mom car to Marina Bay
the sky was cloudy so there was nothing to see.
You walked outside and say hey "I'm going to see you in a little bit". I think you walked to the pier to reflect yourself or something
There's many many more things that
I always had in mind
This may be a rambling on and on but true feeling and I want to express that
I remember walking you across the street when going to QCA for kindergarten
Remember making waffle sandwich together during some Sundays.
Remember that you like to each all the stuff I bought from Costco and I say, you're destroying my food...
Remeber that you like to eat the cheese snacks and sneaking ice cream at night
remember cutting your hair many times until you say that maybe you need to get a new professional barber to cut your hair.
Remember taking you to Võ Bình Định to practice với thầy Bích for a few years rising to the blue belt
Remember you're going to Vietnamsese school and helped you with homeworks before going to thay Hieu's class. The teacher said good thing about you
Remember taking piano classes together with Salinda for many years, but QN didn't seem to have a passion for it
remember that you tried out with the wrestling
and injured your ankle.
taking you to physical therapy and drive you to school.
Remember helping you with college preparation and many late night
Remember that our family went to see the first openning of movie Odissey and there was Greek poem that QN learned about in high school.
Remember recently we went to see many tall ships coming to Boston for sail350 event.
Remember going to the worldcup in Boston stadium for the very first time for the match England vs Ghana and that was quite an experience to see live game
Remember that you called me to come up for your going away party that Bac Hai is preping for you and I said yes. Mom thought I might not be coming but I did
Remember that Cau Duong say that you wanted to wait for me to come up and eat. Waiting to bake the carizi until I come up so they are fresh. I brought you some grill bacon and cheese sample to try
Many many more things that come to mind as flow of thoughts that came out since you're going away. Some asked if I cried...no but there was some wet eyes at a little time.
Hope you growing into it and be strong, be smart, doing all the right things and be a good son to us
