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Dear friends,

Van's back in LA! Yes, she is.

I'm sorry for such tardiness in updating, I had to travel to North America for work and couldn't bring her laptop with me. Anyway, I came back 5 days ago just in time to fetch her from the airport.

Finally, after all the dramas with the other party in court, she had everything settled and decided to come back to us. She's staying with me now and even though she's not 100% herself yet, I really think she's on her way there.

I have to say, all that time spent on therapy really paid off. She DID get better, even the doctor was impressed. At least she managed to get over the physical pain and somehow forced herself to make use of the right hand again, knowing fully well that it'd never completely recover. However, at this moment, she can lift the big Yellow book, hold an optical mouse and pick out apples in the market. (that may sound rather silly to you but trust me, that's a big improvement.)

"I know it's destined to be a lost cause, but it doesn't mean I have to stop trying. My right hand won't be the same, I know that. But I don't want to be a handicap. If not drawing, I want to be able to, at least, finish my make-up without help from another person. I hate feeling useless." (something she said, if I remember right)

You have no idea how happy I was when listening to that. That's it! That's Van, the strong girl with the vitality I once so envied of. She still stays away from things related to art, but the fact that she is willing to accept her condition makes the whole picture a little bit brighter. Moreover, I know she's training her left hand right now. She doesn't really talk much about it, I guess she doesn't want to harbor an expectation so high, in case someday it'd just fall apart.

I still collected and printed out the letters for her every week. Though she's never really talked about them ever since getting back, I know they must have been partly - if not solely - responsible for the high spirit I've noticed in her all week. I've seen her reading them on the sofa at night, when she thought nobody was around to watch... It was such a heart-warming scene (though rather sneaky on my part).

Van's the kind of person who'll never be comfortable being emotional around people, that much I know. (guess it's the way she was raised?) Even now, she always jokes around about her hand and the injuries as if they don't bother her that much anymore. I'm not so sure about that, would using sarcasm lessen the pain? Well...anyway, at least she's going back to work and that's a good thing, right?

The girl still has a long way ahead, but as long as she's willing to take the first step, it doesn't really matter how long the rest of the journey is, does it? I am so, so very happy now, partly because a lot of the old Van have returned, starting with her bizarre humor, then her crazy shopping addiction (lol).

And remember, that wouldn't have happened if you haven't stepped in the picture, my friends. Van didn't just magically recover her spirit overnight. If it wasn't due to your letters of encouragement, I don't know what else.

Once again, thank you, Deviants. You have been true friends to Van. I hope that you'd keep on supporting her in the future; so that one day, the one who sits here, eyes on the screen, typing out thankful words would be the artist we all know and love - Van.

With love,
J.B.

P/S: She's trying to write a letter right now, by her left hand, though for whom and what I'm not really sure. But I'd like to think it's the people on DA. Cause I'm certain she'd never write to her family, or any friends in LA - who are not even aware of her accident.

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Thank you, Pansy88, who has taken time to translate this:

Vân đã quay lại LA! Thật đấy.
Tôi xin lỗi vì update muộn, tôi phải đến Bắc Mỹ công tác và không mang laptop của V theo được. Dù sao thì cách đây 5 ngày, tôi đã về và vừa đúng lúc đón cô ấy từ sân bay.

Cuối cùng thì, sau tất cả mọi việc với bên kia ở tòa, mọi thứ đã được quyết thỏa thuận và cô ấy quyết định quay lại với chúng ta. Cô ấy giờ đang ở với tôi, và dù chưa phải 100% là chính mình, tôi thực lòng tin cô ấy đang dần quay lại.

Tôi phải nói rằng, thời gian điều trị thực sự đã xong rồi. Cô ấy THỰC SỰ đã khá hơn, thậm chí bác sĩ cũng bị ấn tượng. Ít nhất V cũng xoay sở để vượt qua cơn đau và cố dùng lại tay phải, biết rõ rằng nó không bao giờ hồi phục hoàn toàn. Tuy nhiên, giờ đây, cô ấy có thể nâng một cuốn sách Vàng bự, cầm chuột quang và chọn táo ở chợ (mấy thứ này bạn nghe thì có vẻ ngu ngốc nhưng tin tôi đi, cả một tiến bộ lớn đấy).

"Em biết mất mát là định mệnh, nhưng không có nghĩa là em phải dừng cố gắng. Tay phải em không còn như trước, em biết. Nhưng em không muốn là một kẻ tật nguyền. Nếu không vẽ được, thì ít nhất, em cũng có thể tự trang điểm mà không cần ai giúp. Em ghét cảm giác thấy mình vô dụng" (cô ấy nói vậy, nếu tôi nhớ đúng).

Tôi không nhận thức được mình vui sướng thế nào khi nghe những lời đó. Là thế đó!Đó chính là Vân, cô gái mạnh mẽ với sức sống mà tôi đã từng ghen tị. Cô ấy vẫn tránh xa những thứ liên quan đến nghệ thuật, nhưng sự thực cô ấy sẵn sàng chấp nhận tình trạng của mình khiến mọi thứ sáng sủa hơn một chút. Hơn nữa, tôi biết cô ấy cũng đang luyện tay trái. Cô ấy không nói nhiều về chuyện đó, tôi đoán cô ấy không muốn mong đợi quá nhiều, trong trường hợp một ngày nào đó tất cả thành thất vọng.

Tôi vẫn thu thập và in những bức thư gửi cô ấy hằng tuần. Mặc dù cô ấy không bao giờ thực sự nói về chúng lần nào từ khi quay lại, tôi biết chúng chính là một phần - nếu không phải là tất cả - nguyên nhân nâng cao tinh thần cô ấy mỗi tuần. Tôi đã thấy cô ấy đọc chúng ở ghế sofa vào ban đêm, khi cô ấy nghĩ không có ai quanh đó... Thật là một cảnh ấm lòng (dù tôi vụng trộm quá đi).

Vân là loại người không thoải mái biểu lộ tình cảm với người khác, ít ra tôi biết vậy(đoán cách cô ấy được nuôi dạy mà xem?. Ngay cả bây giờ, cô ấy luôn đùa cợt về tay của mình và những vết thương như thể chúng chẳng ảnh hưởng nhiều đến mình nữa. Tôi không dám chắc về điều đó, dùng những lời châm biếm để làm dịu đau ư? Ờ... dù sao thì việc cô ấy định quay lại làm việc là một tin tốt lành, phải không?

Cô gái ấy vẫn còn cả một chặng đường dài phía trước, nhưng chỉ cần cô ấy sẵn lòng đặt bước chân đầu tiên, việc chuyến đi còn kéo dài bao lâu không ý nghĩa gì lắm, phải không? Giờ tôi rất, rất vui mừng, phần vì Vân ngày xưa đã quay lại, bắt đầu tính hài hước kỳ quái và rồi tính nghiện shopping như điên của mình.

Và hãy nhớ rằng, việc đó sẽ không xảy ra nếu các bạn không nhúng tay vào, các bạn của tôi ạ. Vân không hồi phục tinh thần một cách thần kỳ như vậy qua một đêm. Nếu không phải vì những lá thư cổ vũ của các bạn, tôi không biết lý do nào khác nữa.

Một lần nữa, cám ơn các bạn, các Deviant. Các bạn là những người bạn thực sự của Vân. Hi vọng các bạn sẽ tiếp tục ủng hộ cô ấy, để rồi một ngày, người ngồi đây, nhìn màn hình và viết những dòng cảm ơn sẽ là cô họa sĩ tất cả chúng ta đều biết và yêu mến - Vân.

Thân mến,
J.B

Tái bút: Cô ấy đang cố viết một lá thư, bằng tay trái, dù tôi không chắc về nội dung và người nhận. Nhưng tôi nghĩ đó là ai đó ở DA. Vì tôi chắc chắn cô ấy không viết cho gia đình bao giờ, hoặc cho bất cứ bạn bè nào ở LA - Những người không biết gì về tai nạn của cô ấy.


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  • Current Residence: CA, USA
  • Interests: Drawing, Sewing, designing
  • Favourite movie: Ever after, War of the World, Eragon, Harry Potter, Secret Garden, A little Princess
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  • Favourite game: Perfect World, CS, Warcraft
  • Favourite cartoon character: Peter Parker
  • Personal Quote: "I choose you, Doraemon!!!"
  • Tools of the Trade: color pencils, markers, watercolor, acrylic, gouche, collage

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:icontruongthuythuytien:
~truongthuythuytien Jan 18, 2012  Student Artisan Crafter
I miss you

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:iconmagicalmariette:
I love your art! it needs more appreciation from others!

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:icontania-s:
=Tania-S Nov 8, 2011   Interface Designer
i miss you here T~T
I just hope you are better after this time :hug:
I hope you are well and you can draw lots of beautiful things you always draw. :heart:
I wish you all the best dear :hug:
lots of kisses :smooch:
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:iconsonala:
*Sonala Nov 7, 2011  Professional Filmographer
i love your gallery would you join this project: [link]

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so thanks for all your favs!!! i haven\'t the time to comment all but so thanks!!

happy for everyone by my art by My friend of little finger
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:iconiluvreplay:
~iluvreplay Oct 29, 2011  Student Photographer
i just checked out your gallery and it's beautiful!
i wish you the best
and i hope you will be able to draw again.
stay strong and don't give up!
:hug:

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:iconwhitepearlvoice376:
Em nhớ chị. ;__;

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:iconnickcuaviet:
~nickcuaviet Sep 18, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
haizz cố lên chị nhé ;)~

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Mood: Love ~nickcuaviet Sep 18, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
gall sensei tô màu đẹp thật :B

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Mood: Love ~ZombiePan Sep 14, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
You're work is beautiful, believe in yourself and anything can happen!
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*FirefliesInk Sep 10, 2011  Professional Artisan Crafter
Dear Scarlet, i never heard of you before and now that i've checked your gallery ... holy cow!!!! you're impressive!!!! i do hope you're recovering cos you're a true talented artist.
I'll be looking forward to see more of your works!!!

The best of luck, *positive thoughts from Argentina* =)
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~killien Sep 2, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
em không biết chị sẽ đọc được hay không, nhưng thôi vẫn chúc chị một ngày tốt lành :hug:

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:iconreysuke-chan:
~Reysuke-chan Aug 12, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Suddenly thought about you. I miss you and your arts. I hope you're doing fine there. :hug: :heart:

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:iconmssunrise:
~MsSunrise Jul 27, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
I miss you so much, please come back.
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:iconenjoyingpie:
i love all the warm and vibrant colors you use!!! and the amount of detail in most of your work is simply fantastic! i wish i could draw and inspire like you do someday!

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:iconwhitepearlvoice376:
Missing you. :heart:

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:icondothaithanh:
=dothaithanh Jun 8, 2011  Professional Digital Artist
Không biết giờ em sao rồi. cứ thỉnh thoảng nghĩ đến em thôi.
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:iconhocas:
Hi there, how have you been?

I am here with my rambling again, I hope you don't mind. Well, I can have my excuse that you don't say anything so it's okay to think you don't mind either :D.

It's been raining, sis.

It's not the same rain as in Vietnam, the rain here in UK is light. It's as if it's smiling over us, a sad sad smile. Or it's just my mood recently.

Sis, you have to enjoy at least one thing and love at lease one thing to continue living on. It's okay, just one or two things, it's not that hard to find anyway.

But I guess just living on is not enough, people have to live well. How to do it depends on individuals I think.

The sun has been hiding recently, I cannot see the sun, but the winds are awesome, you should try. I go to school by bus now, I love it more than the train though it's more time-consuming, because there are windows, and flowers has been blooming along the road, I can smell the scent. It calms my mind. I think it calms everyone's mind. Well apart from allergy people though.

I am not very lively, blame it on the exam period, figured :"P.

I am going to London mcm expo this weekend, sis, as an artist with a table. It would be a dream, in which I never want to wake up.

Exams are near.

I don't want to be a bad daughter, so I will try my best, I will wake up from the dream soon.

Sorry again, for talking just about myself, again.

I wish to talk to you, sis, I wish to talk to you, to have more stuffs to write about, about you.

It's been half a year I've been doing this.

Or at least, I'd like to know if you are reading.

I am a weak person, so I don't know how long it will last. I want to continue doing this, for myself only, I want to know if you are still there, not necessary coming back but living happily.

I want to keep my hope.

It's a selfish reason, since I'm not helping you in any way.

My best wishes to you.

See you next month :").

LC

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~darkwarrior05 May 21, 2011  Student Digital Artist
cố lên chị Van!

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*CatalinaFlor May 18, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
I read what has happend to you and I cant find any good words to say exept that I only hope the best for you :heart:

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:iconlovelymoon1993:
:) Really miss you.... hi vọng chị vẫn mạnh mẽ và hồi phục theo cấp số nhân :)... thật sự rất nhớ tranh của chị :D

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:iconwhitepearlvoice376:
I still miss you.

Em nho chi. :heart:

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:iconrin-1602:
Although i'm not as close as ur friends, but truly, i hope u will b back soon on DA. Don't desperate or give up, ok?!
s/one said: "There will b ok in the end, if it's not ok, it's not the end"
just try hard :D
*OMG, wat did i say, is it nonsense XD?!*
next time, i'll write s/thing in VNmese, haha
wish u all the lucks
oh, beside, don't forget to smile everyday *say cheese* :D
c ya
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:iconhocas:
Good morning.

See, I am not late this month XD, have I improved myself?

Oh but I said meet you in March in my last note. I missed it again... Sorry.

Well, get into the work, don't I?

I hope you are doing fine. The sun is out in UK, sis, and the spring is pretty. I like to go to Starbucks to have a drink and watch people going by. Many of them smile at me more than I think, without a reason, and those smiles make my day. Or you can just have/borrow a bike to ride in circles around the park. No wonder scientists and physical specialists like fresh air, it does help, it is one of the nicest things in the world, trust me.

Personally I like a bit of wind adding in. Well, sometimes, take a rest in the middle of doing your best is fine. You are not spoiling yourself, it's called one step back for two steps forward, you will feel better and work more efficiently. Okay, whatever, it's just for a reason, just enjoy yourself sometimes is nice, as simple as that. Oh well, I think you know it through, because I guess you are a person who enjoy life, at least as I talked with you before (you were so cute those times).

You know, like, I am studying the pleasure of doing nothing. I like sitting there and looking at people. You can see wonderful-ness, small miracles in each step of others. I saw a father getting a flying balloon for his child, a mother buying ice-cream for her kids, and old couple just walking with their hands warmly wrapped together, and did I mention they are all smiling? It is old, but I tell you, smiles of strangers, to me, are the most fantastic miracle in the world.

I just love sitting there doing nothing but watching strangers. Because sometimes, I see me smiling as well in the opposite shop's glass windows, which I haven't realized.

I don't realize we can be happy with little things like this.

Okay, enough ranting, I hope you can see the spring as well.

*I hope I remember next month on time*

Love,
Linh

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Good afternoon, sis

I guess I am late again on February. I am sorry. I will try to take a memo on my desk, though memos don't work that well on me...

How are you?

I don't know if it's bad to ramble all about myself when I am writing letters to you. Well, actually I am a bad writer so I don't know how to write about you when I don't know you much. But I think I have a few today. I always love to see how it was to look from another's view, so I think I will tell about how I come to be here in your page. (actually, is it about me again?)

Well, first I was amazed to see your design of dress, the rose one. Like, it caught my eyes like a thunder. I wasn't enchanted by the technique, I was enchanted by how you spelled it out. Like it came out on paper naturally and from your soul. I don't know, I am not trying to be a hypocrite or romance, I just describe what I felt at that time. That was a design piece I think you were drawing it with a smile on your lips.

And I started to know you are Vietnamese, and your comics, your artworks, everything blew through me like a storm. It made me cry. I met many talent people, but a few of them is living on their dream, like you. Art is something I have to abandon, not because of others, but because of me who is scared and coward, who is afraid of lost and failures. I chose Economics, and try to get myself forget drawing, until I saw you, and my old works, my friends, again. You know, it was a long time I left dA, and then saw you.

I cannot come back now, and I don't think I regret that much. Economics is fine, hard and dry, but I kind of like it, and it ensures my family's future, so it's alright. However, do you know I am on drawing evening class? Do you know I have started to draw again? Do you know I have started to make comics again? I was crying to decide that, you being happy and enjoying your life, it encourages me, much and much.

And when you had 'that', I busted into tears. It is not fair, it is so not fair for you, it is so not. I cried to God that night, and I was praying so hard.

I guess praying from someone like me didn't help.

I always think, everything happens for a reason. An accident can be a punishment, a challenge, a whatever that you receive for something else, a bad one or a good one. For you, I think it is a challenge. God will create something amazing for you, so God gives you a challenge, which he knew you'd overcome.

I believe that, at least believing that ensures me not to hate God for taking it away from you.

You know, you are an important person to me, in some ways you might not have known. You created something for me. That is Bravery.

I wish you all the best. I guess I can end it here, it is a bit too long, isn't it?

Meet you in March *get a memo*

LC

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~B0RTECENE Feb 3, 2011  Hobbyist Interface Designer
Hi ,we would like to see you in our new fashion group ,:iconnewagefashion:
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