Hong Hanh gives Nguyen Anh 9’s “Mua Thu Canh Nau” an inebriating rendition of the blues.

“Trang va Em” (Moon and You), a smooth-jazz performance from the soft-and-sweet Jazzy Da Lam. Thanks Joseph for the link.

Even a week of relaxing and hanging out with the family zoomed by in a flash. Thanks to those who sent the kind words to my mother. She is doing well now, or else I would not leave her. Although a week was to spend for mom (surgery and doctor visits), I benefited from it too. I needed the time off to clear my head, but now I am back to work.

Just added a slideshow for the McCaskey Alumni Association. I had to select 50 from 900 images from a disk, and the photos reminded me of the good old days. I also upgraded Visualgui.com to WordPress for tighter security. Although I am not taking anymore freelance projects, I can’t turn down my cousin. So I’ll be working on a website for Suzanne Shu after my two major projects for Vassar winding down. The redesign of the entire Development website is going smoothly. The new design is approved but the site is nowhere near completion. As for redesign of German Studies, it is going back to the drawing board.

On another note, Delta Tango Bravo has put together an impressive favicon collection. See if you can spot visualgui.

Mom’s Blepharoplasty (eyelids surgery) went smoothly, thanks to the wonderful Day Care’s staffs at Lancaster General Hospital. They deserve the recognition for their professional manors. Their work is deeply appreciated it.

Mom is back home now, but she is still unable to eat and keep on vomitting because of the anesthesia. During this time, I am so glad to be by her side like she has always been by mine. She still needs to recover as well as follow ups to do in the next couple of days. I am praying that she will get better soon. Looking at her swollen and bruised eyes, I am wondering why would people go through all these pains just to look good? If it was not for medical reasons, mom wouldn’t put herself into this position.

Danny Nguyen, a dear fan of Ngoc Lan, has written, composed, arranged, and sung “Bong Lan Gay,” a special dedication to iLoveNgocLan.com. Although it is a home-grown production, the sincerity and honesty come across through his expressive performance. Mad kudos, Dan.

Heather Park’s “Not That Girl” has a blazin’ production.

A nice selection of Thanh Lam’s music ranging from jazz to folk to pop. The page is nicely designed, too.

The nasty remix of “What Mean The World To You?” with Cam’ron, Ludacris, Trina, UGK, and Juelz Santana.

Tired of looking at the muthaflowers; therefore, I am taking Visualgui.com back to square one – plain and simple.

You’ve read my review on Thuy Tien’s debut album. Here is a chance to watch her cool video, “Vang.” She’s cute, huh? (Via Tram).

Candy – keo
Goat Jesus – de chua
Freaky gang – dam dang
Eye duck – mat dich
Lost education – mat day
Mouth tongue – mieng luoi
Many stories – nhieu chuyen
Whored horse – di ngua
Kick fish roll mellon – da ca lan dua

Anything else, folks?

Oh no, Vu Tuan Duc is married to Thanh Truc. What a lucky bastard!

Wow! Check out Nhu Loan. This snap (the 10th from the top) makes me wish I could get a lap dance from her.

As the temperature goes up, my motivation goes down. Lately all I do is hiding in my air-conditioning apartment, sleeping, relaxing, and listening to jazz. I have collected about 150 jazz albums and give each one at least a spin. Of course, I need more time to digest them all, but here are a few albums that jump right at me.

Benny Goodman’s The Best of Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
Billy Holiday’s Lady Sings the Blues
Carmen McRae’s Carmen Sings Monk
Charlie Parker’s Cool Blues
Clifford Brown & Max Roach’s At Basin Street
Coleman Hawkins’s Body and Soul
Diana Krall’s Steppin’ Out
Dinah Washington’s How to Do it
Duke Ellington’s Black, Brown And Beige
Ella Fitzgerald’s The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong’s best of Fitzgerald and Armstrong
Jane Monheit’s Taking A Chance On Love
John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme
Lena Horne’s Love Songs
Lester Young’s Kansas City Sessions
Louis Armstrong’s I Like Jazz: The Essence of Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew
Norah Jones’s Come Away with Me
Ornette Coleman’s Change of the Century
Sarah Vaughan’s Embraceable You
Thelonious Monk’s Criss Cross

Share your deepest secrets at PostSecret. This confession is so wrong.

Ngoc Dai’s “Doc Thoai Thang Gieng” is strange but exotic. Love the sounds and the voices. I believe the performers are Tung Duong and Ngoc Khue.