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Happiness Ranks of Vietnam and Neighbor Countries

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This is from the Ranking Happiness Report 2015-2017, https://s3.amazonaws.com/happiness-report/2018/WHR_web.pdf.

Vietnam is ranked 95th, out of 156 countries. This belongs to the second half of the list.

No countries from Southeast Asia is ranked in the top 25. Taiwan is ranked 26th is the top countries from Southeast Asia.

There are 4 countries that are between 26th and 50th range.

happy ranks 25-50

There are 3 countries ranked between 51 to 75.

Happy ranks - 51-75

There are 4 countries ranked between 76 to 100

happy ranks - 76 to100

2 countries ranked between 101 to 125

top-125

Surprisingly, India is below 125th rank; Same is with Myanmar.

below-125

Feb
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A village in the US only be reached by foot or helicopter

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This is interesting and I just have to share. The village is in Grand Canyon- Arizona.

Supai Village in Arizona

Here is a description from Wikipedia

Supai has been referred to as “the most remote community” in the contiguous United States by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is accessible only by helicopter, on foot or by mule. Supai is 8 miles (13 km) from the nearest road and has no automobiles in the community. More info can be read on wikipedia

Additional photos can be viewed at bbc.com/travel

http://www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/20180222-the-tiny-village-hidden-inside-the-grand-canyon

 

Jun
7

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Chicken Gizzard Appertizer Recipe

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  1. Check and clean the gizards if necessary
  2. Boil the gizards with 1 cup of red wine, (cabernet sauvignon was used in this article) and water, enough to submerge the gizzards. A dutcht oven is recommended. for 1 hour with medium heat
  3. Pour the gizards into a strainer, rinse the gizzards.
  4. Pour 1 cup of chicken broth, and 2 cups of water into the empty pot or dutch oven. Add a cup of slides onion, 1 crushed garlic, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of siracha, 1 teaspoon of peper and 1 table spoon of brown sugar. Bring it to a boil
  5. add the gizzards back to the pot/dutch oven. Boil the gizzards with low heat for 2 hours, until the liquid is evaporated.

Jun
30

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Binh Dan Restaurant

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This is one of my favorite restaurants in Little Saigon. This quan nhau is specialized in goat meat (thit de), but other dishes are good as well. Some of my favorite dishes are goat curry, grilled goat chops, long heo luoc, tiet canh de and lau de.

If you like Vietnamese food that go with beers, you should check this restaurant out.

tiet canh de 20150618_130853 long heo dat biet menu

Jun
29

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Flying Car – fully testing reality

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The AeroMobil 3.0 can fly up to 124 mph for 430 miles  with a full tank. On land, its fuel consumption is 29mpg.  It will be on sale in 2017 and the price will be several hundred thousand dollars.

Jun
20

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Top 5 drought tolerant shrubs for OC homeowners

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If you decide not to water your lawn this summer and plants drought tolerant trees in October, you should consider the following 5 native California shrubs.

1- Lemonadeberry (scientific name: Rhus integrifolia) lemonade-berry

  • bloom period: February to May
  • preference: sun/dry
  • edible: berry is edible and can be used for  lemonade
  • height: 3′
  • other information: evergreen shrub
  • More photos on google.com

2- California Honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula) california-honeysuckle

  • bloom period: May to August
  • preference: sun/moist to shade/dry
  • height: 1′
  • edible: fruit is edible
  • humming bird: attract humming bird
  • other information: climbing deciduous shrub
  • More photos on google

3- Bladder Pod (Isomeris arborea) bladder-pod-shrub

  • bloom period: most of the year
  • preference: sun/dry
  • height: 4′ to 7′
  • edible: fruit is edible
  • other information: evergreen shrub; flame retardant; found only in California
  • More photos of Bladder Pod on google images

4- Purple Sage (Salvia leucophylla) purple-sage

  • bloom period: April to July
  • preference: sun/dry
  • height: 4′ to 8′
  • edible: fruit has fragance and is edible
  • other information: foliage has fragance and edible; can only be found in California
  • More photos on Google

5- Sugar Bush (Rhus ovata) sugar bush shrub

  • bloom period: April to May
  • preference: sun/dry
  • height: grow to 10′
  • edible: fruit is edible
  • other information: evergreen shrub; mainly in California with some in Arizona and Baja California
  • More photos on Google.com

Nurseries

In Orange county, we googled and found two nurseries that carry California native plants:

If you know any other nursery in SoCal, please let us know we will update the list.

Links

  • Native Plants of the Palos Verdes Peninsula that are Suitable for Gardens – http://sccnps.org/plants-of-local-interest
  • California-Friendly Guide to Native and Drought Tolerant Garden – http://www.lvmwd.com/home/showdocument?id=711
  • Wikipedia list of California Native Plants – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_native_plants

Jun
19

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Văn Phòng Luật Sư Đỗ Hiếu Liêm

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Jun
13

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This video makes you laugh and smile

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Watching 2 little girls practicing Judo; they are so cute! From youtube.com

Jun
11

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DIY – How to trap mosquitoes and flies

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You do not need to buy chemical products. With a plastic bottle, and common ingredients, you can create a trap.

Jun
7

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Top 10 Pho Restaurant in OC

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Pho at Pho Quang Trung

Pho at Pho Quang Trung

Each of us may have our own top 10 list of Pho restaurants in Little Saigon. OC Weekly created a top 10 list of pho restaurants four years ago, 11/26/11. Look at the following list and let us know which restaurants you want to replace, because you may agree with some of the restaurant

  1. Pho Thank Lich
  2. Pho Quang Trung
  3. Pho Da Kao
  4. Pho Nguyen Hue
  5. Pho 86
  6. Pho 79
  7. Pho Vinh Ky II
  8. Pho Cali
  9. Pho Kim Loan
  10. Pho Hien Vuong

Personally, I would replace the Pho Vink Ky II with Pho Thang Long. Also I would rank Pho Thanh Lick lower than Pho 79, Pho Nguyen Hue, and Pho 86.

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