Women of Vietnam

I tried to make something cool, but not coming out with a lot of ideas, and here what I got. This is my first sketch on paper... ^^~ Tried to put things to computer, using Wacom.. :||| A little bit different from the first draft... ^^~ but, at least, it was ready to print... :D now, doing vinyl printing. It was really quick, just a couple of minutes. :)) Here is the product of vinyl printing. It is ready to peel.  Here is a blank white T-shirt. Put some colors on it... Already peeled the vinyl and ready to do the press heating... :D Another use of iron, press heating =))) And this is the final product after 10 minutes ironing. It was so fascinating to have something done by myself. A closer look. It is OK, not too bad. Cheer!!!

I feel it is weird when I start writing something that sounds like an introduction for this blog "Women of Vietnam" at almost the end of it. Let me start with the blog's name - Women of Vietnam. Initially, the name I chose was Women in Vietnam. It was OK but did not sound totally satisfying. The reason why I picked "of" instead of "in" originated from the fact that I am now living in a minor immigrant group. Most of them have been outside of Vietnam for years and years and some do not speak Vietnamese fluently. Yet, they and I are all Vietnamese. We promote our cultural literacy by practicing Vietnamese traditions and passing them from generation to generation. As long as we have the Vietnamese soul, we are Vietnamese, no matter where we live. Yes, as is the name, my blog is about Vietnamese women. It was hard for me to narrow down the topic for this blog. I do not think I am supposed to do so, but I want my blog to be concentrating (I could...

As I mentioned in the previous about the Trung Sisters, i n the memory and to express the appreciation of the Trung Sisters' devotion to our country, every year, the Trung Sisters Festival is organized in the 6th of the first lunar month at their hometown - Me Linh, Hanoi. Some highlights about the festival are presented by  Vietnam Visa Easy  as below: The festival starts with kingdom palanquin procession, war elephants, and gifts from Ha Loi communal house to the Trung Sisters’ Temple. The procession took place in the jubilant, boisterous atmosphere, colorful flags, the drums, cymbals, and melodious octets. Thousands of people attending the kingdom palanquin procession at The Trung Sister Festival The prestigious and righteous elders of the village were selected to play drum, gong on the festival. Two suites of palanquin were carried by beautiful healthy girls of the village. At two sides of the road, the local people set up altars in front of the door to welcom...