From: tdn7039@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (Thomas Nguyen)
Subject: Re: [TRUYE^.N] Ma^'t Ti'ch
Reply-To: tdn7039@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 01:39:00 GMT

 ban. kie^m' article nay- o+? da^u va^y.  My last name is CAT'.. I just wonder
if I know that person named TU+o+ng- cat'.. not many people with that last name
i know in my family line... I am so curious..!!!
Please, let me know if u have any ideas...
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.


In article <1992Nov12.050537.29496@qualcomm.com>, pnguyen@maui.qualcomm.com (--pn) writes:
>
>			MA^'T TI'CH
>
>
>    DDu+'a em ga'i cu?a ngu+o+`i ba.n tha^n to^i dda~ ma^'t ti'ch ta'm
>na(m ro^`i\.  Trong nhu+~ng la^`n no'i chuye^.n vo+'i anh a^'y, to^i 
>kho^ng he^` da'm nha('c dde^'n te^n cu?a co^ be'.  Tha^.t ra, to^i cu~ng
>kho^ng da'm ho?i dde^'n te^n cu?a co^ be' mo^~i khi anh Duy ta^m su+.
>vo+'i to^i ve^` ddu+'a em ba^'t ha.nh\.  Ca^u chuye^.n cu?a co^ be' chi?
>la` mo^.t ca^u chuye^.n bi`nh thu+o+`ng, tha^.t bi`nh thu+o+`ng nhu+ 
>kie^'p so^' con ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Nam kho^'n na.n, ddau thu+o+ng:
>
>    "... Ho^m a^'y, kho^ng hie^?u vi` sao bo^' anh la.i da^~n no' theo\.
>Con be' ye^'u nha^'t nha`, dda^u chi.u no^~i so'ng gio' hie^?m nguy
>ngoa`i bie^?n ca?.  Ro^`i thi` hai bo^' con dde^`u ma^'t ti'ch, nha` anh
>kho^ng co`n nghe tin tu+'c gi` ca?..."
>
>    La^`n dda^`u tie^n khi to^i nghe ca^u chuye^.n ve^` cha va` ddu+a'
>em cu?a anh Duy, to^i ho?i anh:
>
>    "The^' ho. ma^'t ti'ch dda~ bao la^u ro^`i anh ?"
>
>    Lu'c ddo' ho. ma^'t ti'ch dda~ na(m na(m ro^`i\.
>
>    Cho to+'i gio+`, ho. ma^'t ti'ch dda~ ta'm na(m\.
>
>    Ca'i ma^'t ti'ch ngoa`i bie^?n kho+i, kho^ng bo+` kho^ng be^'n, kho^ng
>nu+o+'c kho^ng co+m, su+. ma^'t ti'ch kho' be^` ti`m kie^'m vi` dda.i 
>du+o+ng xo'a mo+` da^'u ti'ch dda~ ta'm na(m qua\.
>
>    To^i kho^ng bie^'t anh co' co`n tro^ng ddo+.i su+. tro+? ve^` cu?a
>nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i tha^n dda~ ma^'t ti'ch a^'y\.  Cha('c ra(`ng anh hie^?u
>so^' pha^.n ho. ru?i nhie^`u may i't\.  Cha('c ra(`ng anh cu~ng mong la`
>ca'i ma^'t ti'ch cu?a co^ em la` ca'i ma^'t ti'ch ngoa`i bie^?n kho+i chu+'
>kho^ng pha?i la` ca'i ma^'t ti'ch trong nhu+~ng o^? ddo^.ng Tha'i Lan\.
>So^' pha^.n con ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Nam tha^.t i't ddu+o+`ng lu+.a cho.n\.
>
>    Ta'm na(m ro^`i anh Duy so^'ng vo+'i su+. ma^'t ti'ch cu?a cha va` 
>em\.  La^`n dda^`u tie^n khi nghe anh ke^? chuye^.n, to^i dda~ ru`ng mi`nh 
>tru+o+'c su+. tu+. nhie^n cu?a hai chu+~ "ma^'t ti'ch" anh du`ng\.  No'
>tu+. nhie^n vi` no' kho^ng la`m ddau lo`ng ngu+o+`i ke^? chuye^.n nhu+
>danh tu+` no' ddu+o+.c du`ng dde^? thay the^'.  No' tu+. nhie^n vi` no'
>kho^ng pho+i ba`y mo^.t ke^'t cuo^.c qua' hie^?n nhie^n, mo^.t su+. tha^.t
>kho' lo`ng cha^'p nha^.n\.  No' la`m to^i ru`ng mi`nh khi nghi~ dde^'n co'
>bao ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Nam dda~ du`ng danh tu+` na`y dde^? no'i dde^'n so^'
>pha^.n ngu+o+`i tha^n\.  Ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Nam tha^.t nho? be', dda'ng 
>thu+o+ng:  ta kho^ng thay ddo^?i ddu+o+.c so^' ma.ng thi` ta thay ddo^?i
>danh tu+`.
>
>    Tu+` khi ca^u chuye^.n ddu+o+.c ke^?, dda~ ba na(m ro^`i to^i kho^ng 
>he^` nha('c ve^` co^ be' vo+'i anh Duy hay vo+'i ngu+o+`i kha'c, vi` to^i
>cu~ng kho^ng bie^'t pha?i du`ng danh tu+` gi` khi no'i dde^'n co^ be' em
>anh Duy\.
>
>
>Tu+o+`ng Ca't
>Vie^'t cho Nga`y DDi cho Ngu+o`i Ty. Na.n, San Jose, 20 tha'ng 6, 1992.