Hlub Tsis Cuag-song translation

I heard this amazing song (cover) by Kos Lis (DROOOL) the other day and I just had to get my hands on this song. It’s such a beautiful song, very touching and very bittersweet. I must have listened to this song over 1000 times. Somehow I am always pulled by bittersweet songs.

So I found out that the original singer was Song V. Xiong, a classic (early 80’s) Hmong singer and the song was written by Xav Lee(?). Her version was beautiful and just as bittersweet. Between Song’s version and Kos’s cover, there is only two or three words that were changed, but it was honestly only changed to compensate the fact that they are different gender, the meaning and the song itself is still the same.

I do not know if this is only a cover or a single, but I can’t seem to find exactly what album this song is in. I know it’s not in his last 4 or 5 albums and it can’t possibly be in his first few albums, but regardless, he sang this song so beautifully! I am totally touched and in love!

Kos’s voice sounds great with this song, I wish he would sing these types of songs more often, and entirely get rid of his whole Indian theme music (although his voice is great with those type of songs, but I love him more with this type of music)! His last album disappointed me a whole lot since his 8th album was great, but regardless, I am still in love with this song and as always, Kos just seems to draw me in so much with his powerful and great voice!

Kos is still my favorite solo Hmong singer from Laos, he is handsome and has a super powerful and strong voice oh and young, what more can you ask for? I would love to have the chance to meet Kos once! I heard he was in the states last year (or was it the year before?); I had lost my chance to see him perform my all time favorite song from him! So angry! Someone need to support Kos to the states to perform for us fans!! For now I’ll continue to dream and drool of him!!

anyways this song makes me so kho kho siab!!!

Here are both versions of the song, Kos Lis’s version and Song V. Xiong’s version. (These are the youtube links for now, when I get home I’ll upload the stream files)

Kos Lis’s version….

Song V. Xiong’s version….

Hlub Tsis Cuag
A love far from reach

Kho siab tias wb sib nrug ua luag tiag
I am sadden that we are so far apart
Kho siab nkuaj hmoob nyob deb tiag
I am sadden that my girl lives is so far away
Muaj lus tshua txog tshua txog koj
I have words of missing, of missing you
Puas tseem nyob los tsuas teb
Are you still in Laos
Hnub ci ntsa iab kho siab zim
The sun is shinning, I am missing you
Koj puas tseem nyob luag li ntxhi
Are you still living life happily

Ntawm ntug hiav txwv kuv zuam ib leeg cua tuaj
Beside the ocean beach, I sit alone with the wind
Me kab me noog sawv ya ua npho
The insects and birds are beginning to take flight
Kuv nco dheev tias tseem tshuav koj
Then I realized that there is still you
Kuv nyob sab ntuj tim no
I am over on this end of the world
Ua hnub ua hmo xav txog koj
I think of you day and night
Nyob huav kuv siab tsis paub ploj
Forever in my heart

Kho siab tias wb sib nrug ua luag tiag
I am sadden that we are so far apart
Kho siab nkuaj hmoob nyob deb tiag
I am sadden that my girl is so far away
Muaj lus tshua txog tshua txog koj
I have words of missing, missing you
Puas tseem nyob los tsuas teb
Are you still in Laos
Hnub ci ntsa iab kho siab zim
The sun is shinning, I am missing you
Koj puas tseem nyob luaj li ntxhi
Are you still living life happily

Ntawm ntug hiav txwv kuv zaum ib leeg cua tuaj
Besides the ocean beach, I sit alone with the wind
Me kab me noog sawv ya ua npho
The insects and birds are beginning to take flight
Kuv nco dheev tias tseem tshuav koj
Then I realized that there is still you
Kuv nyob sab ntuj tim no
I am over on this end of the world
Ua hnub ua hmo xav txog koj
I think of you day and night
Nyob huav kuv siab tsis paub ploj
Forever in my heart

Help with a Project!!

Hey guys, a friend of mine, Nicki and I are doing a project and we would like as many help as possible!

So we all know about the whole Hmong crisis back in Thailand with many of them are being deported back to Laos. Nicki is friend with someone who lives in Thailand and visits a Hmong detention center every month, well Nicki approached me with an idea of giving these innocent people hopes for the future by sending these Hmong people letters from us to let them know that we on the other side of the world do love and care for them and hope that they will be free once more.

For this, we are asking for as many help as possible, if possible, we would love for any of you guys to help write a letter(s) of hope and encouragement to these people, we would prefer it in Hmong but if not, we’ll find a translator to rewrite the letters in Hmong.

Do keep in mind that in this detention center, there are 158 innocent lives and 91 out of 158 of these innocent people are innocent kids who knows no better and deserves all the hope and encouragement as possible.

We may say there is nothing we can do, but honestly there is; we can help by writing letters of hope and encouragement, if any of you guys have little ones who can draw for the kids that would be greatly appreciated!

Once you guys are done with the letters and drawing email them all to me at mozemoua@gmail.com and I will get these letters and drawings to Nicki she will then send these letters to Yvonne.

Deadline for these letters is on November 24 2009, please get them all to me no later than this date so that Nicki can send them to Yvonne in Thailand. Yvonne had stated that there is a good chance that these people MIGHT be deported back to Laos by year’s end, so everyone, lets all come together and show some love, hope and encouragement to these people!!!!!

Saying Goodbye!!

The OH SO Z is OH SO GONE!!! I will miss it! I had gotten words from the adjuster that my awesome and beautiful Scion is now gone! It had been declared a total loss. It was a beauty and I will miss it with all my heart! I had loved that car so very much!

According to the adjuster I have until Tuesday of next week to find a new car or I’ll be carless, yes, carless, as in no car, no rental etc. Car shopping is stressful! I hate this whole thing, I will miss this car!!

I honestly felt as if I’ve hit rock bottom!! things had been so stressful on me lately! I feel as if all pressure is weighted on me and everything had gone so wrong! Nothing thus far had gone right, and I hate it!

This song explains how I am feeling at the moment! Beside I love love the song anyways! GreenDay rocks!

Rabun Lake Recreation

This was during my trip to the mountain last weekend with Nicki and them. Photos taken at the Rabun Lake Recreation area. It was extremely beautiful and the drive to this mountain area was beautiful! We drove up and down a mountain for over an hour going 15 mph on a lovely Sunday! It was breath taking!!! View was beautiful! I would love to do it again!!

If I can have one thing, I would love to spend my days dreaming in an area as beautiful as this place!! I feel so at peace looking out to such location. What more can I say, it’s too breath taking!

Photoshoot with Bruce and Lisa

As you all know last weekend I went up to the mountains for a photoshoot, I know I had been delaying the photoshoot images, I’ve just been really busy and then my car accident and then you know how it all goes, everything just doesn’t seem to fit my time schedule anymore. But enough about that for now, here are some of the photos of Bruce and Lisa.

Oh and by the way, thanks to both Bruce and Lisa who was kind enough to allow me to have this wonderful and beautiful photoshoot with them both, they were great. And also a big special thanks to NICKI who was kind enough to ask both Lisa and Bruce to be  my model and also find the location for this photoshoot and not just that, but showed me the way there. She was a greatful help, much much thanks goes out to her!!

Guys, I will try to continue my blogging although I am very sad about my loss (my baby, the beautiful Scion TC), so I will try to not let that stop me from blogging and photoshooting. I need to find ways to keep my emotional mind away from the loss of that beautiful car. Ahh Car shopping is going to suck big time! As soon as I hear from my insurance of the actual condition of my car, I’ll have to start car shopping but for the mean time I’ll continue to be sad about my car.

I do not understand why, but somehow photobucket really messed up these photos. I can’t seem to get the url off of my flickr account, if anyone knows how, please do let me know. But for now, enjoy these horrible pixelated and bad quality photos from photobucket.

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

Today I had met up with a friend of mine who lives in Norcross and we had visited the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Lilburn GA. This Indian temple was amazing, there is no word to discribe it, it was just beautiful and the details were extremely fine. Every detail put on this temple was done to perfection, every design was beautiful and makes you wonder how long it had taken anyone to hand carves these designs.

Pity that once you reach a certain point of the temple cameras and camcorders are not allowed. They were very strict once you enter the temple, even gum chewing was not allowed. We went during the time of a prayer so it was very interesting to see the Indian people do their interesting prayers.

Inside, every single way and ceilings and even poles were hand carved and designed to perfection, even the wooden doors and donation boxes were hand carved in fine details.

I think this wonderful temple is a must visit, and best of all, it’s a free temple to visit, well worth your time!!

I AM ALIVE!!!!!!!

All I got to say is: I AM ALIVE!!!!

This morning at about 5:20 am I was driving to work and then I lost control of my car, the road condition wasn’t good at all, it had rained all night and was drizzling and fogging, I lost control of my car and then I went off road and hit a area of trees!

Right when I hit the trees, I felt lifeless, but at the same time I felt like my grandparents was there carrying me, but in the back of my head all I can think of was “I don’t want to die yet, I am still young and have not experience life enough” then BAM I hit all the trees. I swear I must had blacked out for like 2 second then the first thing I can think of was “I AM ALIVE” and then I called 911, they were quick to get me. As soon as I called 911 I called my younger brother, he didn’t pick up then I called Hlee and she picked up so she came and picked me up at the scene.

I didn’t hit the air bag in my car (good thing or my face would had been all bruised up!!). It was so hard to breath when I hit the trees; the impact was so bad I felt it all over my body, I felt like a wave of pain came rushing into me and felt as if I couldn’t move for that two second I thought I had blacked out. Then I took off my seatbelt after I had called 911. While on the phone they asked if I was hurt, and I honestly wasn’t sure if I was hurt or not, I just felt numb.

As soon as the fireman and ambulance came (which they were super fast), he opened the door and asked if I was hurt, I told him I wasn’t sure, he asked if I felt pain and I told him just a bit under my chest and and right pelvic so he felt right under my chest and asked if I felt pain, and I said no, then he felt on my pelvic and asked and that’s where all the pain was, I then also sprung my left ankle as well. I told him I really honestly just need to take lots of deep breath so he allowed me to do so. I came out of the car and then I signed a paper saying I did not need to go to the hospital.

I watched my car get towed away and got a damn citation for driving a bit fast under bad road condition. MAN!!!

Good thing I didn’t hit anyone else or anyone’s home or business because right ahead of where I wrecked my car there are a lot of homes, small business and etc. That would have been extremely expensive for my insurance!!!

I think it had to do with a dream I had had the other night, I think the dream was telling me something! But good thing I walked out of the car accident ALIVE!!!

I don’t know why I didn’t think of calling my parents, but I finally called them on my way back home. The first thing I told my dad was “Dad, when you and mom has time, you guys need to hu kuv plig” (“HU PLIG” means soul calling, I felt like my soul had been lost during the wreck) my dad was like “WHY??” then I told him I got into a car wreck so he said okay and kind of gave me a sympathy lecture about driving.

I am alive, thank goodness!!!

MY CAR!!! MY BEAUTIFUL CAR!!!!

Black Rock Mountain State Park

I dont know why the pictures are pixelated, but whatever, I’ll try to get it fix later.

What is better than to enjoy a beautiful day in high elevation watching nature’s beauty from above? I had spent my Sunday wonderfully, we first went to the Minnehaha Falls and then drove around the recreation and Rabun Lake, and then we headed farther north to Black Rock Mountain State Park. I was expecting a lot more than just an over look park, but either way, who wouldn’t love it? It was beautiful, I am glad we had picked a perfect day and time to visit Black Rock Mountain State Park.

Hlee at the Black Rock Mountain State Park Overlook. Elevation must be around 6000 ft.

Black Rock Mountain State Park overlook

Hlee at about 3886 Ft. Black Mountain State Park Over look

This is the Tallulah Falls overlook, beautiful!!

Minnehaha Falls in GEORGIA

It was a well wroth the drive!! We drove to Rabun County to get to Minnehaha Falls, the drive was beautiful and the hike to the fall was not far and well worth it! I love the sound and beauty of nature!!!

Pumpkin Patch at Washington Farm

On Saturday my friend Nicki and I took the kids out to Washington Farm for their pumpkin patch, we had a great time. It was a bit cold but we stil had fun!! THere were lots of fun activities and we did all of them including the corn maze! It was awesome!!