{"id":14625,"date":"2022-08-18T07:00:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T14:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/?p=14625"},"modified":"2022-08-21T11:25:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T18:25:49","slug":"kingwood-livable-forest-va-toi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/?p=14625","title":{"rendered":"T\u1ea3n m\u1ea1n Kingwood \u2013 Livable Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Livable Forest, c\u00f3 t\u00ean l\u00e0 Kingwood, n\u1eb1m ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng b\u1eafc th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Houston, c\u00e1ch trung t\u00e2m Houston kho\u1ea3ng 30 d\u1eb7m, d\u1ecdc theo qu\u1ed1c l\u1ed9 Li\u00ean Bang I.69 \u0111i v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Cleveland, ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Texakana, bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi Texas v\u00e0 Arkansas. <\/p>\n

L\u00fac t\u00f4i d\u1ecdn t\u1edbi n\u0103m 1993, Kingwood nguy\u00ean l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 ri\u00eang bi\u1ec7t v\u1edbi d\u00e2n s\u1ed1 kho\u1ea3ng 30 ng\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng r\u00e3i r\u00e1c tr\u00ean 14 ng\u00e0n m\u1eabu vu\u00f4ng v\u1edbi r\u1eebng th\u00f4ng b\u1ea1t ng\u00e0n v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y c\u00e2y xanh b\u00f3ng m\u00e1t. C\u00f3 hai con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00ednh v\u00e0o trung t\u00e2m th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u00e0 hai con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eb1m d\u01b0\u1edbi v\u00f2m c\u00e2y xanh r\u1ee3p b\u00f3ng l\u00e0m t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t nh\u1edb kh\u00fac \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Lu\u1eadt \u1edf Saigon ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a. S\u00e1t b\u00ean th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u00e0 d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng hi\u1ec1n ho\u00e0 San Jacinto l\u1ea1i nh\u1eafc nh\u1edb con s\u00f4ng V\u1ec7 v\u1edbi bao nhi\u00eau k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m \u00eam \u0111\u1ec1m c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi th\u01a1 \u1ea5u. San Jacinto \u0111\u1ed5 ra H\u1ed3 T\u00e2y (West Lake Houston) c\u0169ng s\u00e1t b\u00ean nh\u00e0. H\u1ed3 T\u00e2y r\u1ed9ng th\u00eanh thang, \u01b0\u1edbc t\u00ednh c\u00f3 thuy\u1ec1n m\u00e1y ch\u1ea1y quanh h\u1ed3 c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i t\u1edbi c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y. \"\"Chung quanh h\u1ed3 c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 d\u1ecdc hai b\u00ean d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng r\u1ea3i r\u00e1c l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng khu th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i, ngh\u1ec9 d\u01b0\u1ee1ng tr\u00f9 ph\u00fa. Nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i m\u00e1t tr\u1eddi, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00eam tr\u0103ng \u0111\u1ea7y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi qu\u1ea7n l\u00e0 \u00e1o l\u01b0\u1ee3t k\u00e9o nhau \u0111i thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng ti\u1ec7m \u0103n, qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u1edf khu King Harbor c\u1ea1nh b\u00ean b\u1edd s\u00f4ng, c\u0169ng l\u00e0 n\u01a1i t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng lui t\u1edbi, gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb ph\u01b0\u01a1ng xa c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp v\u1ec1 th\u0103m. \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y, th\u1ee9 S\u00e1u tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 th\u1ee9 ba m\u1ed7i th\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 ban nh\u1ea1c s\u1ed1ng gi\u00fap vui ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ebfn tham d\u1ef1 v\u1edbi m\u1ec1n chi\u1ebfu tr\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea7y tr\u00ean th\u1ea3m c\u1ecf bao la xanh m\u01b0\u1ee3t nh\u01b0 ki\u1ec3u Woodstock ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a; \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, c\u1ea3nh tr\u00ed nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, thanh b\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ham cho \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u01b0 d\u00e2n h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft M\u1ef9 tr\u1eafng; h\u1ecd l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean c\u00e1c h\u00e3ng d\u1ea7u ho\u1ea3 n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a M\u1ef9, c\u1ee7a khu \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, khu nh\u00e0 th\u01b0\u01a1ng, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea1i c\u00f4ng ty h\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng d\u00e2n d\u1ee5ng Continental, t\u1ed5ng h\u00e0nh dinh l\u00e0 phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng Houston Intercontinental Airport. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m 2012, \u0111\u1ea1i b\u1ea3n doanh h\u00e3ng Continental Airline \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1n l\u1ea1i cho United Airline.<\/p>\n

Phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1ea7y sau \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Houston \u0111\u1ed5i t\u00ean l\u00e0 George Bush Intercontinental v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 5\/1997, \u0111\u1ec3 vinh danh ng\u00e0i T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng th\u1ee9 41 c\u1ee7a Hoa K\u1ef3 (1989-1993) v\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 c\u1ef1u Gi\u00e1m \u0110\u1ed1c s\u1edf T\u00ecnh B\u00e1o r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea7u Ph\u00f3 T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng hai nhi\u1ec7m k\u1ef3 d\u01b0\u1edbi th\u1eddi T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng Reagan (1981-1989); \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u00f4ng George H. W. Bush (Bush cha), nguy\u00ean c\u01b0 d\u00e2n c\u1ee7a ti\u1ec3u bang Texas. \u00d4ng xu\u1ea5t th\u00e2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u01b0\u01a1ng gia r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb t\u1eeb n\u0103m 1966 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi v\u1ec1 h\u01b0u sau khi m\u00e3n nhi\u1ec7m k\u1ef3 4 n\u0103m l\u00e0m T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng Bush con theo ch\u00e2n cha l\u00ean l\u00e0m T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng th\u1ee9 43 (2001-2009) c\u1ee7a Hoa K\u1ef3 sau hai nhi\u1ec7m k\u1ef3 – 8 n\u0103m – c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng Clinton.<\/p>\n

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Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Kingwood \u2013 Livable Forest kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n. S\u1ed1 c\u01b0 d\u00e2n hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 h\u01a1n 100 ng\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n Kingwood lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 phong c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1eb9p, l\u1ee3i t\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1 cao, \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng hi\u1ec1n ho\u00e0 v\u1edbi \u0111a ph\u1ea7n trung l\u01b0u, h\u1ecdc th\u1ee9c. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, khi b\u1ecb th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Houston ngang nhi\u00ean s\u00e1p nh\u1eadp n\u0103m 2012, ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n b\u1ea5t b\u00ecnh ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1i t\u1eeb \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn nay. D\u00f9 v\u1eady, bao nhi\u00eau n\u0103m ki\u1ec7n c\u00e1o, bao nhi\u1ec7u ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng mang l\u1ea1i k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 n\u00e0o. Kingwood Livable Forest ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ean g\u1ecdi m\u00e0 th\u1ef1c ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u00e1ch r\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Houston. S\u1ef1 s\u00e1p nh\u1eadp ngo\u00e0i l\u1ee3i \u00edch kinh t\u1ebf t\u00e0i ch\u00e1nh, n\u00f3 c\u0169ng gi\u00fap cho Houston gi\u1eef v\u1eefng \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u1edbn h\u00e0ng th\u1ee9 t\u01b0 c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 v\u1edbi t\u1ed5ng d\u00e2n s\u1ed1 2,378,146 sau New York City (8,622,357), Los Angeles (4,085,014), Chicago, (2,670,406).<\/p>\n

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N\u0103m 1991, t\u1eeb v\u00f9ng thung l\u0169ng Silicon Valley, ph\u00eda b\u1eafc California, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u1ecdn v\u1ec1 Houston sau khi b\u1ecb th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i trong vi\u1ec7c kinh doanh ng\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ecba \u1ed1c v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Schwan\u2019s Food Co., h\u00e3ng th\u1ef1c ph\u1ea9m l\u1edbn th\u1ee9 n\u0103m n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9, thu\u00ea l\u00e0m ph\u1ee5 t\u00e1 Qu\u1ea3n L\u00fd Th\u1ecb Tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m tr\u00f4ng coi vi\u1ec7c v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng s\u1ed5 s\u00e1ch cho chi nh\u00e1nh t\u00e2n l\u1eadp. M\u1ed9t chi nh\u00e1nh th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00e2n l\u1eadp chuy\u00ean v\u1ec1 th\u1ef1c ph\u1ea9m \u00c1 ch\u00e2u. Vi\u1ec7c thu\u00ea m\u01b0\u1edbn n\u1ea7y l\u00e0m sao ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edd c\u1eadu em h\u1ecd c\u1ee7a v\u1ee3 \u0111ang l\u00e0m s\u1ebfp l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a h\u00e3ng. H\u00e3ng m\u01b0\u1edbn c\u00f4ng ty d\u1ecdn nh\u00e0 t\u1edbi thu d\u1ecdn g\u00f3i gh\u00e9m t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c v\u1eadt d\u1ee5ng trong nh\u00e0, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 chi\u1ebfc xe h\u01a1i th\u1ee9 hai \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a v\u1ec1 Houston, Texas. V\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng con c\u00e1i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ecdn l\u00e1i chi\u1ebfc xe c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i. V\u1edbi s\u1ef1 s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, h\u00e3ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd cho th\u00eam m\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u00e0n ti\u1ec1n m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i xoay x\u1edf trong th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ea7u. <\/p>\n

Trong th\u1eddi gian bay qua bay v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n, khi h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ed3ng thu\u00ea m\u01b0\u1edbn \u0111\u00e3 xong, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i c\u0103n nh\u00e0 cho thu\u00ea \u1edf v\u00f9ng South Belt, ph\u00eda nam th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1eeda sang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho vi\u1ec7c tr\u1edf v\u1ec1. C\u0103n nh\u00e0 n\u1ea7y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 mua t\u1eeb 1980 \u0111\u1ec3 \u1edf sau khi c\u1ea3 hai xong \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m l\u01b0\u01a1ng cao \u1edf th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m ng\u00e0nh khoan d\u1ea7u r\u1ea5t th\u1ecbnh v\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1edf Texas. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y 3 n\u0103m th\u00ec m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 thay \u0111\u1ed5i 180 \u0111\u1ed9. R\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u201cb\u1ecf c\u1ee7a ch\u1ea1y l\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi\u201d r\u1eddi Houston \u0111i b\u1ed1n ph\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e1m h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm sinh k\u1ebf. T\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n r\u1ee7 r\u00ea v\u1ec1 San Jose kinh doanh ng\u00e0nh xe lunch v\u1edbi h\u1eafn. R\u1ed3i c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i chia tay v\u00ec c\u00e1ch bon chen n\u1ea7y ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n t\u00ednh t\u00f4i sau v\u00e0i th\u00e1ng th\u1eed th\u1eddi v\u1eadn. Xoay qua m\u1edf nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ea7n n\u0103m\u2026 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ecd v\u00ec h\u00f9n h\u1ea1p qu\u00e1 \u01b0 r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh r\u1ec3 k\u00eau t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 Oakland h\u1ecdc vi\u1ec7c kinh doanh ng\u00e0nh mua b\u00e1n s\u1eeda \u0111\u1ed5i chung c\u01b0. Ng\u00e0nh n\u1ea7y ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n r\u1ea5t huy ho\u00e0ng, ti\u1ec1n v\u00f4 r\u1ee7ng r\u1ec9nh. L\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao nhi\u00eau ti\u1ec1n l\u1ea1i b\u1ecf h\u1ebft v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf, v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c 5 n\u0103m. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i th\u1eadp ni\u00ean 1990, th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng s\u1ea3n mua v\u00e0o r\u1ea5t d\u1ec5 nh\u01b0ng b\u00e1n ra l\u1ea1i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n. Ng\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ecba \u1ed1c tu\u1ed9t d\u1ed1c th\u00ea th\u1ea3m; ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1edbi 35 khu chung c\u01b0 – v\u1eeba d\u00e2n c\u01b0 v\u1eeba c\u00e1c d\u00e3y (strip) th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i – t\u1ed5ng c\u1ed9ng 600 c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng \u1ed1c \u0111\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ec3 cho nh\u00e0 b\u0103ng l\u1ea5y tr\u1eeb n\u1ee3. M\u00e8o l\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n m\u00e8o! <\/p>\n

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C\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c m\u1edbi n\u1ea7y cho t\u00f4i s\u1ef1 vui th\u00edch \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t v\u00ec r\u1ea5t ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi s\u1edf h\u1ecdc Qu\u1ea3n Tr\u1ecb Kinh Doanh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, th\u00edch mua b\u00e1n th\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u1edbi v\u1edbi kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3 quan s\u00e1t v\u00e0 t\u00ecm th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u1edf c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u1edbn trong n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 v\u00e0 v\u00f9ng Ch\u00e2u \u00c1 Th\u00e1i B\u00ecnh D\u01b0\u01a1ng (Asia Pacific Rim). Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i c\u00f3 l\u1eafm n\u1ed1t ru\u1ed3i m\u00e0 sau bao n\u0103m b\u1ecb g\u00f2 b\u00f3 trong c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c kinh doanh n\u00ean khi nh\u1eadn c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c m\u1edbi t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 con chim s\u1ed5 l\u1ed3ng. Trong th\u1eddi gian n\u1ea7y t\u00f4i h\u1ecdc \u0111\u00f2i \u0111\u00e1nh golf \u0111\u1ec3 “giao d\u1ecbch th\u01b0\u01a1ng mai”.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111i \u0111\u00f3, ch\u1eb3ng nh\u1eefng kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5t ti\u1ec1n m\u00e0 c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ec1n; v\u00ec ngo\u00e0i l\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1ed5ng kh\u00e1 x\u1ed9p c\u00f2n c\u00f3 c\u00f4ng t\u00e1c ph\u00ed (per diem). \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u1ea7y \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng cho c\u01a1 c\u1ea5u th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a h\u00e3ng ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 ri\u00eang t\u00f4i. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e3ng cho kho\u00e1n mi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 h\u1ee3p l\u00fd, sau v\u00e0i n\u0103m c\u00f4ng ty thay \u0111\u1ed5i ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch, nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean ph\u1ea3i n\u1ed9p bi\u00ean nh\u1eadn, r\u1ed3i nh\u1eefng n\u0103m sau c\u00f9ng th\u00ec h\u1ecd gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n v\u1edbi con s\u1ed1 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ec3 chi tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n \u0103n m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y m\u00e0 th\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c d\u01b0\u1edbi quy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t trung ni\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u00e0i Loan. Anh ta l\u00e0 c\u1ef1u s\u0129 quan Thu\u1ef7 Qu\u00e2n L\u1ee5c Chi\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a M\u1ef9, l\u1edbn h\u01a1n t\u00f4i v\u00e0i ba tu\u1ed5i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t h\u1ee3p gu v\u1ec1 c\u00e1ch \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh chi nh\u00e1nh, th\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng bu\u00f4n b\u00e1n, x\u00e3 giao v\u1edbi kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng\u2026 d\u00f9 \u0111\u00f4i khi h\u1eafn t\u1ecf ra h\u00e1ch d\u1ecbch m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat v\u1ec1 kinh nghi\u1ec7m v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. Nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea3i c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn h\u1eafn gi\u1ecfi th\u1eadt. T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t ph\u1ee5c t\u00e0i \u0103n n\u00f3i v\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i chung v\u1edbi nhau. Nh\u1eefng n\u0103m \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1eadt l\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi. Tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i t\u00f4i qu\u00ean lu\u00f4n b\u1ed5n ph\u1eadn l\u00e0m cha. Nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngo\u00e0i c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c s\u1edf c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i lo ch\u0103m nom ba \u0111\u1ee9a con nh\u1ecf (hai \u0111\u1ee9a trung h\u1ecdc, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a s\u1eafp xong ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc). C\u0169ng may, kho\u1ea3ng h\u01a1n 6 th\u00e1ng sau khi t\u00f4i d\u1ecdn v\u1ec1 Houston, m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 hai \u0111\u1ee9a em \u00fat c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sang M\u1ef9 \u0111o\u00e0n t\u1ee5 v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea1i gia \u0111\u00ecnh. <\/p>\n

V\u00ec l\u00e0 chi nh\u00e1nh t\u00e2n l\u1eadp n\u00ean c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c r\u1ea5t b\u1ec1 b\u1ed9n. Nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i lo vi\u1ec7c s\u1ed5 s\u00e1ch, v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng, nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean c\u00f2n t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i bay li\u00ean t\u1ee5c. N\u1ebfu \u0111i trong n\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ecba th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0i ba tu\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng, n\u1ebfu \u0111i ngo\u1ea1i qu\u1ed1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 th\u00e1ng m\u1edbi v\u1ec1; d\u00f9 v\u1eady, vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i \u0111i n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eafm. V\u00e0 c\u1ee9 \u0111i li\u00ean t\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Th\u1eddi gian n\u1ea7y ch\u01b0a li\u00ean l\u1ea1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i nh\u01b0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd n\u00ean ch\u1ec9 loanh quanh v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c v\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n; r\u1ea5t \u00edt khi \u0111i d\u1ea1o quanh qu\u1ea9n th\u0103m c\u1ea3nh tr\u00ed ngo\u00e0i nh\u1eefng c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111i \u0111\u00e1nh golf v\u1edbi c\u00e1c th\u00e2n ch\u1ee7. \u0110i ri\u1ebft b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u01a1i ng\u00e1n. Ng\u00e1n ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 v\u00e0 c\u01a1m h\u00e0ng ch\u00e1o ch\u1ee3, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 vui khi t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng ho\u1eb7c t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 m\u1edbi. <\/p>\n

Sau hai n\u0103m \u1edf chung v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 hai em, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u00ecm mua nh\u00e0 ri\u00eang v\u00ec c\u00e1c con \u0111\u00e3 l\u1edbn, ch\u00fang c\u1ea7n kho\u1ea3ng ri\u00eang t\u01b0 cho vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn Kingwood sau m\u1ed9t d\u1ecbp th\u0103m vi\u1ebfng anh ch\u1ecb v\u1ee3 – l\u00e0 anh ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i trong ng\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ecba \u1ed1c v\u00e0 c\u00f9ng th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i \u1edf Oakland. Anh ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 mua nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 d\u1ecdn v\u1ec1 \u1edf v\u00f9ng n\u1ea7y h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n

D\u00f9 \u1edf c\u00e1ch xa s\u1edf l\u00e0m, ph\u1ea3i l\u00e1i xe c\u1ea3 ti\u1ebfng m\u1ed9t chi\u1ec1u; m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y hai bu\u1ed5i \u0111i v\u1ec1. C\u0169ng may th\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 xe c\u1ed9 c\u00f2n th\u01b0a th\u1edbt, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 n\u1ea1n k\u1eb9t xe nh\u01b0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. Th\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 xa l\u1ed9 59 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n xa l\u1ed9 nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a ti\u1ec3u bang, m\u1ed7i b\u00ean ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 hai l\u00e0n xe (*). V\u1eady m\u00e0 nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3i d\u1eb7m tr\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ed7i khi t\u00f4i \u0111i v\u1eafng. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn Kingwood. Nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda \u1edf Kingwood thu\u1edf \u0111\u00f3 coi v\u1eady m\u00e0 gi\u00e1 c\u1ea3 r\u1ea5t ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng; nh\u00e0 to\u00e0n g\u1ea1ch, tu\u1ef3 khu v\u1edbi c\u0103n nh\u00e0 kho\u1ea3ng 2 \u0111\u1ebfn 7 ng\u00e0n square feet, gi\u00e1 t\u1eeb $150 ng\u00e0n cho \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0i ba tri\u1ec7u. Chung quanh c\u00f3 t\u1edbi ba s\u00e2n golf \u0111\u1eb9p th\u01a1 m\u1ed9ng. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u t\u1eebng \u0111\u00e0n nai thanh b\u00ecnh g\u1eb7m c\u1ecf. \u1ede g\u1ea7n b\u00ean l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u00eam s\u00e2n Shell 18 l\u1ed5 r\u1ea5t n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng cho nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea3i v\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecbch h\u00e0ng n\u0103m c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9. <\/p>\n

Kingwood, ngo\u00e0i v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p th\u01a1 m\u1ed9ng, d\u00e2n c\u01b0 hi\u1ec1n ho\u00e0, m\u1ef1c s\u1ed1ng cao, c\u00f2n v\u00ec s\u1ef1 h\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a con c\u00e1i. Khu h\u1ecdc ch\u00e1nh v\u00f9ng n\u1ea7y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 \u00edt khu h\u1ecdc ch\u00e1nh xu\u1ea5t s\u1eafc nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a ti\u1ec3u bang. Ch\u00ednh nh\u1edd \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u1ea7y m\u00e0 ba \u0111\u1ee9a con ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u ra tr\u01b0\u1eddng trung h\u1ecdc trong nh\u00f3m 5 ng\u01b0\u1eddi cao \u0111i\u1ec3m nh\u1ea5t. V\u00e0 trong bu\u1ed5i ti\u1ec7c m\u1eebng ch\u00e1u nh\u1ecf nh\u1ea5t xong \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n hai anh ch\u1ecb n\u00f3i l\u1eddi, \u201cC\u1ea3m \u01a1n Ba M\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 cho ch\u00fang con v\u1ec1 s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh \u1edf v\u00f9ng Kingwood,\u201d<\/em> l\u00e0m cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1eabn h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n.<\/p>\n

Sau h\u01a1n 5 n\u0103m l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi h\u00e3ng Schwan\u2019s Food t\u00f4i th\u1eadt t\u00ecnh s\u1ee3 \u0111i xa, c\u00f9ng l\u00fac ch\u00e1u nh\u1ecf nh\u1ea5t chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111i \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc \u1edf th\u1ee7 ph\u1ee7 Austin. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i h\u00f4m s\u1edbm m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh n\u00ean xin th\u00f4i vi\u1ec7c n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. C\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c bu\u00f4n b\u00e1n c\u1ee7a to\u00e0n h\u00e3ng trong l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ch\u1eadm l\u1ea1i n\u00ean nh\u1ea5t th\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o cho t\u00f4i n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh ngh\u1ec9 vi\u1ec7c \u0111ang l\u00e0m. V\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngh\u1ec9 vi\u1ec7c. Trong khi \u0111\u00f3 nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh th\u00eam m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi t\u00f4i t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c Technical Engineering b\u1ec1n v\u1eefng v\u1edbi h\u00e3ng \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed Compaq – h\u00e3ng n\u00e0y sau b\u00e1n l\u1ea1i cho Hewlett Packer – d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o s\u1edf h\u1ecdc Computer Science, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng xin ngh\u1ec9 vi\u1ec7c sau khi t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m v\u1edbi MD Anderson. <\/p>\n

L\u00e0m v\u1edbi Compaq t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e1i xe \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i 50 d\u1eb7m m\u1ed7i chi\u1ec1u v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e1i xe m\u1ed7i chi\u1ec1u 45 ph\u00fat m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1edf. C\u00f3 v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn v\u1edbi nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u00ecm nh\u00e0 m\u1edbi g\u1ea7n s\u1edf l\u00e0m h\u01a1n, nh\u01b0ng d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u1ec7nh \u0111\u00e3 bu\u1ed9t ch\u1eb7t ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1edbi Livable Forest. Cho t\u1edbi b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ba \u0111\u1ee9a con \u0111\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh, r\u1eddi xa t\u1ed5 \u1ea5m t\u1eeb l\u00e2u, nh\u00e0 r\u1ed9ng th\u00eanh thang m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c (scale down) thay \u0111\u1ed5i ch\u1ed7 \u1edf cho h\u1ee3p t\u00ecnh h\u1ee3p l\u00fd h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n

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29 n\u0103m, qua bao nhi\u00eau m\u01b0a n\u1eafng b\u00e3o b\u00f9ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a Kingwood; t\u00f4i v\u1eabn y\u00eau th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 n\u1ea7y, th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 cho t\u00f4i nhi\u1ec1u ch\u1ea5t li\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m th\u01a1 vi\u1ebft nh\u1ea1c; th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 cho t\u00f4i c\u00f3 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng an b\u00ecnh v\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 h\u00e3nh ti\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c con. Nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y ngh\u1ec9, nh\u1eefng l\u00fac c\u00f3 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 \u0111\u00e1nh golf \u1edf xa t\u1edbi th\u0103m th\u00ec vi\u1ec7c d\u1ea1o quanh m\u1ea5y s\u00e2n golf l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u00fa ti\u00eau khi\u1ec3n \u1edf tu\u1ed5i v\u1ec1 h\u01b0u khi s\u1ee9c kho\u1ebb c\u00f2n cho ph\u00e9p. V\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf, \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng v\u1eabn \u00eam \u0111\u1ec1m tr\u00f4i, t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc l\u00e1 v\u00e0ng ph\u1ea5t ph\u01a1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u00f3 nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1eadn l\u00f2ng t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi bao gi\u1edd l\u00e1 l\u00eca c\u00e0nh, v\u00e0 khi l\u00eca c\u00e0nh l\u00e1 s\u1ebd v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2u. V\u00e2ng, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 chuy\u1ec7n \u00e1o c\u01a1m \u0111\u00e3 qua r\u1ed3i, m\u1ed9ng \u01b0\u1edbc c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u00e2y kh\u00f3i; \u0111\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0ng \u00faa, t\u1eeb b\u00ean n\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng bao la nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau d\u1ea5u ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i trong ni\u1ec1m th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u1edb kh\u00f4n ngu\u00f4i.\/-<\/p>\n

M\u1eddi qu\u00fd v\u1ecb th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t video nh\u1ea1c t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ebft vi\u1ebft cho nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 bi\u1ebft \u01a1n n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i \u0111i qua nh\u1eefng th\u0103ng tr\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi 43 n\u0103m qua v\u00e0 l\u00fac n\u00e0o n\u00e0ng c\u0169ng \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 vi\u1ec7c t\u00f4i l\u00e0m, \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i \u01b0a th\u00edch.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n