A long long time ago a mighty god called Lạc Long Quân used to live in the mointains of Việtnam. He was the son of the mountain king Kinh Dương Vương, who ruled over the huge kingdom of Xích Quỷ. His country leaned its back on an endless mountain chain in the West and glanced from a broad coast to the deep blue ocean in the East. Lạc Long Quân resembled his mother, a water dragon with an incredible strength and intelligence. Lord Lạc had the unshakable body of a dragon and enjoyed an exceptionally good health. No illness came over him. The little Lord Lạc was fascinated by the ocean. There he learned how to play with the magical forces by frightening ocean creatures. Soon he grew up being a stately god and overtook his father's throne. He was a kind ruler, popular within the Việt people. The only thing he was longing for was a wife, with whom he could share everything.
One day a beautidul fairy from the far mountains visited the country of Lạc Việt. ... (more in the printed version)
"When a child is naughty, it is the fault of the mother. When a grandchild is naughty, it is the fault of the grandmother."
This is Hoi.
She should prepare chicken very well
to be a good woman.
This is Phuong. She should be seductive to be a good woman.
This is Dinh. She should be a proud widow to be a good woman.
This is Nhung. She should be a meticulous housewife to be a good woman.
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He said he'll come back. But he never came back.
Interview 2017, Nga Bach, Village Ba Trieu
After he fell, I didn't have any life force anymore. I did not want anymore. I feel, that I came off badly.
Interview 2017, Nga Bach, Village No.3
"I really thought, that if I couldn‘t find a western man, that I love, I would rather stay single than marrying a vietnamese man.
I mean staying single is not something happy. But I think it‘s less miserable than marrying a vietnamese man. That‘s all."
"They cannot stand the fact, that something they have, I don‘t want. When I decided not to have kids, I never looked at woman with kids and desire what they have."
Interview 2017, Saigon
If a single women is happy and satisfied, depends on her chosen goal. I have chosen that, because I want to become complete and love all humans.
"So I decided to stay single until the rest of my life, with all its considerations. I believe, I need determination and courage, to hold this view. Probably from my own desires."
"When a child is naughty, it is the fault of the mother. When a grandchild is naughty, it is the fault of the grandmother."
Interview Hanoi 2017
