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Name: April Lien-Thu V Dao
Birthday: 4/14/1983
Interests: martial arts, tennis, table tennis, break dance, karaoke, shopping, chilling, chinese movies, decorating house and bedrooms, hanging out with friends and family, dancing, and a vacation
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AIM:  kieuphong83
Yahoo:  kieuphong2
Member Since:
2/2/2005
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| Here's another photo from the Public Health Competition at NECO! Our group all agreed on wearing blue top and black pants! Though we didn't win but it was a good experience.
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| Good luck on finals! I won't be done until May 26! Cross your fingers for me! Van Lang pictures (more...) (although I stopped for a few months now due to busy work but I still miss my students!) 
Van Lang teachers 06-07! 
Me and my students grade 1a! 
really great fan dance! 
great costumes  another great costume 
the boys in my grade 1 class fashion show! 
the girls in my grade 1 fashion show 
the little students li xi from teachers and chu'c tuo^?i! 
I was drumming for the lion dance in ao dai!!!! 
my teaching assistant for grade 1! 
Vo class pre-gathering for New Year Dinh Hoi! Wonder Bar! 
I was drunk. 
Me with the F1 racing car! 
group pic before we left for the bar
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| Ok! I am back! But I guess xanga is out of date now and myspace is in. I am just treating xanga somewhat as a diary.
I've been really busy with school/activities/work especially school. I haven't really seen anyone since the summer ended. My dad's class took 1/3 of my time and schoool took over the rest. Been stressing out alot lately due to huge amount of work and confused about my life - of what I really want to do. Before, I always thought I have a goal for my life - finish optometry school and then helped my dad expand his career. However, now I felt like switching to another career, perhaps teaching because it won't take away most of my time. Practicing optometry will be 8am to 7 pm every week. I won't be able to help out my dad's classes or work in the field that I really want which is doing martial arts. I started to wonder if this is a good career considering timewise. Although it is a good job financially and workwise, the amount of time I will put into it will conflict with my other beloved side career. But again: I am just thinking about it and not making any decision yet. I have to think more carefully.
Last year (senior year in college) was pretty active for me. The 4 years of dorm life, parties, dances, shows, friends, staying up late, going out..freedom freedom! This year to me is pretty "quiet/calm" -- studying studying studying!!! Moving back home although is good in a way because I get to spend time with my family and in some ways taking care of them (cooking for them whenever I am free or talk or clean or playing with Kiwi..etc) but I don't get to go out as much first due to schoolwork and second it's because I always feel like my parents worry too much for me to go out. I guess it's ok to me since I am now over that age of being rebellious. I felt like my interests have changed. Maybe it's because I am growing up? I used to like hanging out with lots of people; now I only like to meet up with one person and really talk/talk. I used to be wild when it comes to parties; now I am not as wild. I start to like cooking, especially for my family. I love to set up dinners with candles and wine/champagnes/alcohol fruit drinks...etc...I love decorating the house making it match. Pretty curtains match the color of the walls. I love pretty bedsheets/blankets. I love making movies and sending them back to Vietnam to my relatives. I love to choreograph dances and martial art skits. I start to like sewing and making costumes. I guess I've always wanted to be a woman who is good inside out: both at home and outside in the community. Maybe that's the reason why I do martial arts but then do dances at the same time. I start to dream about being a good mother -having kids and teaching them both in martial arts and school. I start to dream about being the greatest wife at home after being the greatest daughter and community member. After working and coming home, I will cook for the family - making the best meals everytime there is one. Living a happy life!!! Omg! I think I am getting old thinking about all these things! AAAAH! I want to do so so many things from being the greatest daughter to the greatest wife to the greatest mother to the greatest martial art sister to the greatest employee/boss to the greatest friend to the greatest w/e I can be and will be!!!!
I dont know why I am saying all these things but I guess maybe it's cuz I hvaent' really been able to talk much at all both with friends and on xanga. Today I've just finished one of my 5 midterms. This is midterm week -so stressful. Since New Year ended, I have'nt been able to practice martial art due to schoolwork. I felt like I have jelly rolls now!!! ah! After midterm, I am planning to go somewhere for spring break with my best friend - maybe Florida for a few days or just somewhere nearby like New York overnight. I need to ddi xa~ ho*i. Anywayz it's time to get back to study!!!!! ah!
But again, I've always ended my entry with pictures!!! So here they are!!!
I. Christmas 2006
 
It was super fun. My family laughed so much. WE had so many presents! I cooked and prepared the Christmas Eve dinner with wine/champagne. These are all the presents from me to my family as well as my dad's students to him.
My parents and Kiwi!
I love to see my family laugh! My mom said she felt like it was her super birthday!!!
I think this is a really cute picture because my dad actually puts the robe on for my mom!! That is one of her present.
II. Iceskating at Frog Pond
me and my little sister
We all fell at the same time!!!
Me and the colorful Christmas tree!!!
Group pic!!
III. My Van Lang (vietnamese school) grade 1 students!!! They were all in my mini-fashion show!! Soooo cute!!!
My Vo~ Brothers!!!
My dance group and vo siblings: we were dancing "Nang Son Ca" - a mountain ppl dance.
IV. Cu'ng To^? 2006
group pic before it starts
me and the girls
This is such a cutie pic! One of my vo~ brother, Joseph, made this pic for me!!!
VI. Old random pics
me and Quoc in our Halloween costumes
I took my students out to trick or treat
me senior year of college in front of my dorm
this is me!!!
This is me when I was 3 years old!!!
Me and my bro doing lion dance at Umass Boston
My dad was a referee back in the days in VN. He was also a kickboxer/boxer and now he is the master.
This is a really kool pic of my cousin counterattack his opponent.
My dad in Cali to his Airforce Reunion
Me (some webcam pic)
 
Ok more pics to come!! I hope I have more time to update but I guess everyone's moving to myspace. I will still stick with xanga. Though not really anyone is reading it anymore hahahha.
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