"But I want this family..."

You were absolutely right, man. What we have now, it is a family, and it's one that I will be sad to lose.

I remember the time, almost one year ago, when I was the only teacher at our center along with two TAs. After class one day, I looked at our empty TSC. There were no toys or papers strewn across the table, no names on the lockers, or hardly any books on the shelves. I thought to myself, "I wonder what it will be like when this place isn't so quiet anymore, when the lights will be turned on and the room will be filled with the buzz of activity. I could never have imagined what I would be given. Yes, there have been ups and downs, but the experience I have had with all of you is unlike any other that I have ever had. It is with a heavy heart that I admit our joy is only temporary. Like you, I want this family, too, but our great misfortune is that we were destined to lose each other right from the beginning; it is the nature of our industry. The clock started counting down the day we all met.

But that doesn't mean we have to be sad. What's important now is that we enjoy each other's company together while we still can. There are still so many beautiful memories to create with one another.

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Chinese Chess - Cờ Tướng - 象棋

The latest interest I've taken in my quest to learn more about my Vietnamese heritage is the game of Chinese chess. It is a bit ironic to look for Vietnamese culture in a game that has the word "Chinese" in its name, but I found that it is only so for the sake of translation. I have taken to this game for a number of reasons. 1. The game has cool historical references that have survived even today. Let's start with the board itself. Unlike a chess board, which is played on the squares, Chinese chess is played on the intersections of lines. What is most recognizably different from normal chess boards, however, is the large gap in the middle of the board as well as the lines that form an "x" on opposites sides of the board. The square that contains the "x" is known as the "fortress," or 宮(gōng ) in Chinese. The center divider is the river where s ome Chinese words are visible. The words on the left say, 楚河 (chǔ hé ) , mean...

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"Within the first nine months of 2015, zero cases of corruption were found in this city!" "...but we're not saying that corruption doesn't exist, just that none of our inspectors caught anyone." Are you kidding me? Thank you for the freaking clarification, Ms. Nga.

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