Trami Nguyen Cron's Blog, page 2
April 4, 2015
About Betrayal
I am sure our parents have warned us about it throughout our lives. They’ve warned us about the people who do it, and about circumstances which made them do it.
We have a saying, “If the needle doesn’t pierce the flesh, it doesn’t hurt.” Hearing of others’ pain can never give us a true sense of what it feels like until that pain resonates within our own source of suffering. Compassion towards others can develop, yet it can still only be skin deep.
“Your perspective on life comes from the cage you were held captive in.” I found this quote by Shannon Alder this morning as I peruse the internet searching for the answer. It allows me to shift my pain and suffering into compassion for the person who inflicted the wound upon my soul.
When life’s disappointments push me to the edge, I usually find my way back by seeking out mini specks of lights that exist within he darkness. I call them “loop holes.” Often time, they arise from my own resolves. Yet for the first time, my rescuers are outsiders. Their goodness left me squinting as they gently took my hands and guided my steps out of the darkness. I finally understand that life is less difficult when you walk with friends.
This morning, I just want to say, “Thank you.”
About Betrayal
Somewhere along the way I learned about betrayal…It does not come in the form of a any confined context. It often arises out of conflict and chaos.
I am sure our parents have warned us about it throughout our lives. They’ve warned us about the people who do it, and about circumstances which made them do it.
We have a saying, “If the needle doesn’t pierce the flesh, it doesn’t hurt.” Hearing of others’ pain can never give us a true sense of what it feels like until that pain resonates within our own source of suffering. Compassion towards others can develop, yet it can still only be skin deep.
“Your perspective on life comes from the cage you were held captive in.” I found this quote by Shannon Alder this morning as I peruse the internet searching for the answer. It allows me to shift my pain and suffering into compassion for the person who inflicted the wound upon my soul.
When life’s disappointments push me to the edge, I usually find my way back by seeking out mini specks of lights that exist within he darkness. I call them “loop holes.” Often time, they arise from my own resolves. Yet for the first time, my rescuers are outsiders. Their goodness left me squinting as they gently took my hands and guided my steps out of the darkness. I finally understand that life is less difficult when you walk with friends.
This morning, I just want to say, “Thank you.”
March 5, 2015
Sriracha doing the Cha-Cha
Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco
Our excitement was building up for weeks for the Annual Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco which took place between January 11-13th reached its height as soon as our SUV pulled up to the curb of the Moscone Center. Outside, the chill reminds me of why I miss the warm air in Vietnam. But inside, warmth awaits along with over 1,500 vendors who gathered to show off more than 80,000 food products including snacks, spices, meats and sauces. I am ready to fill my eyes with new products and amuse my taste buds.
As my friends and I attempt to organize how we will tackle these large halls, our eyes dart every which way. Some of us enjoy anti-pasti, some love sweets, and some would devour just about anything. I am ready to discover something new and something familiar.
Hundreds of people are around us enjoying tasting BBQ sauces, olive oil, and white balsamic vinegar. I wonder what it would feel like if we find booths from Vietnamese fish sauce manufacturers at this very American convention.
I am thrilled to discover Ketchup reinvented at different stalls. I was tasting Ketchup with balsamic from De Nigris, Ketchup with a Lemon Twist from Fine Vines, all natural ketchup from Jake’s, Curry Ketchup by Molonay, but my favorite was a brand from Italy. The booth vendor is a large man wearing a white chef’s coat, black hat, and a go-tee beard offering me a taste of his European ketchup from Mutti, an Italian company. He handed me a tiny white plastic spoonful of this sweet thick tomato sauce. Its texture was less smooth than the ketchup we’ve come to know and its color was more red and more vibrant than Heinz. It is sweeter and made my palette sing with memories of dipping my pommes-frites in a similar paste in Paris. I tasted a few more spoonfuls before moving on to the next stalls.
Again, I keep seeing Sriracha ketchup, Sriracha BBQ sauce, Sriracha made in Texas?
It was then I realized the impact the “Coolest” hot sauce brand has made in the US. This hot sauce which has crept into the American consumers’ consciousness is Sriracha! Founded by David Tran, a Chinese-Vietnamese man who started his company upon coming to America in the 70’s. He founded his company in 1980 and named it Huy Fong, after the vessel which carried him out to sea from Vietnam into Hong Kong Harbor. Upon coming to California, without any real job prospects, he created a hot sauce out of his home and decided to let a few of his friends and local Asian restaurants try it. He was advised by some to make it less hot so it would appeal to the masses better. Mr. Tran did not heed this advice because “A Hot Sauce has to be Hot!” he exclaimed in a live interview in Sriracha the Movie, a documentary film by Griffin Hammond. http://srirachamovie.com/
Daily, he filled empty plastic bottles, one spoonful at a time, with his homemade hot sauce and delivered each order to local restaurants and stores. At times, the hot sauce would spill all over his arms leaving hot sensations on his skin. And here we are, 35 years later, Huy Fong just spent $40 million to build a new factory in Los Angeles. At its full capacity, the factory can produce a projected annual revenue of $300 million in hot sauce. The new facility opened on January 14, 2015. This easily recognizable plastic, squeezable bottle, green twist cap (resembling a red pepper), and rooster is Mr. Tran’s astrological sign, can be found in every market across America.
I am proud and inspired to know that a Vietnamese immigrant can achieve such incredible success. This is only one of many Vietnamese-American success stories you will hear about.
I imagine, the vendors under the Santa Clara Convention roof is seeking the same success and recognition. I am proud of exclaim to my friends that Mr. Tran is a Vietnamese American immigrant.
August 13, 2014
Bun Bo Hue for the Soul
I came across this quote from Soup for the Soul…why not give it a twist and call it “Bun Bo Hue for the Soul” to match our theme.
“Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.”
Deborah Reber, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul
August 12, 2014
Simple dishes worth trying
I stopped by a local Vietnamese restaurant in San Jose today. I wanted something simple and refreshing
so I ordered the shrimp cabbage salad and rice in a clay pot. (Goi Tom and Com Tay Cam). The flavors were simple and fresh. I was a little surprised by how tasty it was. Sometimes Vietnamese food can get too over spiced. The shrimp chips added a nice crunch.
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July 31, 2014
VietnamEazy just reached 800 Likes today!
It’s been an exciting year. Today, The facebook page for VietnamEazy just reached 800 Likes! Exciting times!
May 5, 2014
VietnamEazy is a proud sponsor of Ao Dai Festival
Photo by John Nguyen
Ao Dai Festival is an annual Vietnamese Cultural event that in San Jose to support non-profit organizations such as Friends of Hue Foundation to support needy children in Vietnam.
I was thrilled to be able to support such a great cause.
The show was beautiful with an amazing fashion show displaying our traditional Ao Dai’s.
Promoting the beautiful Vietnamese Culture has never been more spectacular!
As the book is about to be completed, I am more excited than ever to get to the finish line.
April 23, 2014
The first Draft for VietnamEazy is finished!
I cannot believe it, but the day finally came where the last chapter of VietnamEazy is complete!
Thank you for all your patience and words of encouragement.
I am looking forward to polishing up the novel so we can have it ready to be presented to our New York Agents!
March 21, 2014
Trami Nguyen Cron, author of VietnamEazy, is a proud spon...
Trami Nguyen Cron, author of VietnamEazy, is a proud sponsor of the Miss Vietnam of Northern California Intercollegiate Pageant 2014.
Trami will be a Master of Ceremony on the day of the event. March 30, 2014 at 2:00pm at Campbell Heritage Theatre. For Tickets information click Here
Miss Vietnam Northern California Intercollegiate Pageant
About the pageant: The Miss Vietnam Northern California Intercollegiate™ (MVNCI) Pageant (Hoa Khôi Liên Trường miền Bắc California™) is a community showcase of accomplished and polished female students vying to be the voice of the Vietnamese youth of Northern California. This scholarship pageant aims to celebrate today’s Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American women, and to encourage personal growth across of variety of attributes. Through an interview segment, a talent showcase, and a display of the traditional áo dài, the pageant is also an opportunity for these students from Northern Californian academic institutions to demonstrate their pride and understanding of Vietnamese culture. Intelligence, eloquence, composure, and strength; these are the qualities that MVNCI shall possess.
https://www.facebook.com/missvietnamnorcal
February 23, 2014
VietnamEazy to be completed by June 2014
I’ve had a chance to travel to Vietnam in 2013 and the experience has greatly helped me with VietnamEazy, a novel.
It’s a magical story about three generations of Vietnamese women across three continents and how their love for food binds them together as they discover love and relationships.
I am almost at the finish line and hoping to complete it by May/June 2014.
I appreciate all your support and encouragement via email, campaign and
