Updates (Dec 28, 2025)

Why community matters …

You need to have a sense of community growing up to raise others and grow yourself.

Story time … 2009 is when I finished university. Things I learned back then:

• I finished school but I was passive
• I did stuff trying to do medicine, but medicine did not make sense to me because I am Vietnamese born in Canada and always in good spirits
• I realized the true intentions of people later on in life. People have ego and young people want power. Some people like to have so much power too.
• But at 33 years old working night in a local supermarket, I finally gave in and did my thing which is computers.
• While in school struggled.
• While in school put out some software with the team
• Came back to Toronto Vietnamese community as I have something. I knew I had to return to meet Vietnamese people of Toronto.
• Met Tammy Nguyen and we worked together for 5-6 years daily.
• Finally got enough skills that some companies are interested in working together.
• Helped fellow friends with similar backgrounds as it is normal and easy to relate to
• Realized the Vietnamese born in Canada are kind of lost in the sauce like me. They pursue creativity and social media (music, reels, gaming).
• I am old fart with no children of my own yet and somewhat have something so I kind of teach my friends that are younger and inexperienced with the world
• The Vietnamese born in Canada are out seeking their own mark in society. They are so young compared to me. I support them to make something out of themselves in this atmosphere so they will one day have confidence like me as I also did some creative work in this Canadian atmosphere. Like I kind of raise the next generation of Vietnamese born in Canada. I am at the stage where I feel like a father/uncle because I worked with Tammy Nguyen for 5-6 years and the rest of the Vietnamese community and grew up.
• Realize the purpose of life as a man is to raise and listen to his kids until they eventually have their own kids. Listen to them and support your kids dreams until the kids become very accomplished and marry and have their own kids. Then you are scot-free after your kids have their kids.
• But all of this was because of the Vietnamese community with other communities in Canada. If I did not come back to the Vietnamese community in Toronto and show how I got stuff done as one of the eldest Vietnamese Boat People children, then I would not have the village to raise others and learn that life is to become a father.

Most important thing I learned is balance and 50:50.

Without darkess there can not be light.

Some groups are just opposite to other groups.

Vietnamese are junction people so we can go 50:50.