The race

Dream #1 : The race

Dream :

I participate in a running race. I’m in a group of 4 Vietnamese including, 1 Miss Vietnam. The running track is steep, winding, with red soil, and it’s quite slippery. There are 2 other people running close to me. At a junction, the two roads ahead are small. There are no signboards for running routes. I ask a man for direction and then I continue running.

I run to a thatched cottage with a swimming pool. I see a sick white cat. I meet an old lady and ask her if she has cooked lunch since it is past 11 o’clock in the afternoon. She says no.

Next scene: I attend a party. There is an elderly female singer singing the first half of the song with a very good opera voice. The second half of the song is sung by singer Hong Nhung (a materialistic person who loves to perform too much to the public) and she continues the song with the wrong tone of voice.

Dream #2 : A family meal

Dream :

I’m with my mother, father and brother. They are eating when I arrive. However, it’s such a simple meal that my parents don’t feel satisfied at all: there are only a few vegetables on the table. They are mustard leaves. I have some more ingredients in my hand, therefore I decide to make a fried leaf mustard dish with garlic. Everyone is looking forward to my return so that they will have a better meal.

When I go to the kitchen, I don’t know why it takes me so long to cook, when I already have everything I need. My father comes to check, because it’s late to eat at this hour, maybe they have finished their meal, he doesn’t look angry, maybe because he sees that I’m making food, that’s why he lets me do it in peace. I remember that I cook in a school kitchen with classrooms around.

Finally, I eat the dish at school without returning to my family. I try to eat very quickly because I have to go to a place I don’t know. Before I leave, I try to clean everything, the kitchen and the dish, but I feel a deep sadness inside me, as I just ate a delicious meal made with leaf mustard.