On Thursday, June 21st, I received a message from a friend at Paltalk, a chat room service, that dear Firefly had passed away. I had just left a neighbour's house in London where the family had recently lost a loved one. Having paid my respects, and feeling very moved, I crossed the road to my house, and opened Paltalk. The last line of the message read as follows " hoa trang ngoc (đom đóm) chết ngay 15/6 " meaning "flowers (fireflies) died 15/6" or "pearl white flowers (fireflies) died 15/6".
I cannot describe how those few words hit me. I wasn't prepared for them, nor had I understood the seriousness of poor Firefly's illness. My sense of both shock and grief was extraordinary. Of course, one is sad at the loss of any person that one knows. But I hardly knew Firefly. A lady, thousands of miles away in Vietnam, whom I had met in a virtual reality room at Paltalk, where we both sang songs, as did others in the room. Her kindness to me and support during those visits had so touched me. The more I looked at the finality of those words, the more I felt the loss. My grief over the past four days seemed to have been as deep as I'd ever known.
So, I started this webpage, in memory of Firefly, on the day I read of her passing. Only now, have I finally written this introduction. Just looking at the three pictures above, and the three images below, has helped me to collect my thoughts, and to try to make sense of the past four days. It's as if Time has stood still. Firefly made the effort to make her Paltalk Profile interesting, and consequently, her pictures made it possible for me to put up this webpage immediately. Thank you Firefly. : )
It is now 3 months later, and Firely and I have made this page into a beautiful little home. It has grown, week by week with many additions since I started this introduction. However something has just happened that has made Firefly and me so very sad. Yesterday, I heard, from the same lady who told me of firefly's passing, that a dear friend of hers and of firefly, had also passed away. Hoa tím lục bình died on September 8. The news came as a great shock to me, and I felt a deep sadness for Hoa as I had felt for Firefly. Two ladies that had been so welcoming to me in their music room back in January, had gone to Heaven within 3 months of each other.
It was decided that Hoa Tim should be remembered in the same way as Firefly has been, and that she should share our little home. I haven't been able to find any photographs of Hoa Tim, therefore all the photos here are still just of Firefly. Hoa Tim, welcome to our home where I know you will be very happy. Once we were two here, now we are three. :o) :o) :o)
Happy Birthday Teresa Teng
Teresa Teng was born on January 29 in 1953 in Baozhong, Yunlin County, Taiwan. By 1971, she had already recorded 21 albums, having started as a 14-year-old in 1967. Teresa influenced Chinese society so much as a singer that she was honored by the expression "Anywhere there are Chinese people, there are Teresa Teng's songs. She was known as "the soldier's sweetheart" because of her frequent performances for servicemen. She was herself the child of a military family. Her concerts for troops featured popular music and Taiwanese folk songs that appealed to all as well as Chinese folk songs that appealed to homesick refugees of the civil war. An ambassador for Chinese People, and a wonderful Historian of Chinese Music and Poetry. She was eventually invited to perform in China but Teresa died from a severe asthma attack while on holiday in Chiang Mai, Thailand, at the age of 42, on May 8, 1995. She was given state honors at her funeral in Taiwan.
Hương Lan – Im Lặng
Khánh Hà - Lời Tình Buồn
khánh ly một cõi đi về
MỘT CHÚT QUÀ CHO QUÊ HƯƠNG Khánh Ly
Hương Lan – Lan Và Điệp 3
On Thursday, June 21st, I received a message from a friend at Paltalk, a chat room service, that dear Firefly had passed away. I had just left a neighbour's house in London where the family had recently lost a loved one. Having paid my respects, and feeling very moved, I crossed the road to my house, and opened Paltalk. The last line of the message read as follows " hoa trang ngoc (đom đóm) chết ngay 15/6 " meaning "flowers (fireflies) died 15/6" or "pearl white flowers (fireflies) died 15/6".
I cannot describe how those few words hit me. I wasn't prepared for them, nor had I understood the seriousness of poor Firefly's illness. My sense of both shock and grief was extraordinary. Of course, one is sad at the loss of any person that one knows. But I hardly knew Firefly. A lady, thousands of miles away in Vietnam, whom I had met in a virtual reality room at Paltalk, where we both sang songs, as did others in the room. Her kindness to me and support during those visits had so touched me. The more I looked at the finality of those words, the more I felt the loss. My grief over the past four days seemed to have been as deep as I'd ever known.
So, I started this webpage, in memory of Firefly, on the day I read of her passing. Only now, have I finally written this introduction. Just looking at the three pictures above, and the three images below, has helped me to collect my thoughts, and to try to make sense of the past four days. It's as if Time has stood still. Firefly made the effort to make her Paltalk Profile interesting, and consequently, her pictures made it possible for me to put up this webpage immediately. Thank you Firefly. : )
It is now 3 months later, and Firely and I have made this page into a beautiful little home. It has grown, week by week with many additions since I started this introduction. However something has just happened that has made Firefly and me so very sad. Yesterday, I heard, from the same lady who told me of firefly's passing, that a dear friend of hers and of firefly, had also passed away. Hoa tím lục bình died on September 8. The news came as a great shock to me, and I felt a deep sadness for Hoa as I had felt for Firefly. Two ladies that had been so welcoming to me in their music room back in January, had gone to Heaven within 3 months of each other.
It was decided that Hoa Tim should be remembered in the same way as Firefly has been, and that she should share our little home. I haven't been able to find any photographs of Hoa Tim, therefore all the photos here are still just of Firefly. Hoa Tim, welcome to our home where I know you will be very happy. Once we were two here, now we are three. :o) :o) :o)
Happy Heavenly Birthday Chen Lin
Chen Lin was born on January 31, 1970 in Chongqing, China. In September 1985, she was admitted to the Sichuan Academy to study Folk Dance. In July 1988, she entered Sichuan voice training. She rose to stardom with her 1993 album entitled "I Can Never Understand Your Tenderness". It reached the top of the Chinese album charts. Chen Lin was one of the beautiful 90s singers of China. She released seven albums. She was appointed the first "Green Ambassador" and was the first pop singer to hold a concert in front of the Potala Palace in Tibet in 2000. She moved to Beijing from Chongqing in the early 90s. In 1995, she married the singer Shen Yongge who was boss of Zhu Shu Entertainment Ltd., but they divorced in 2007. She was voted the Best Female Artist in mainland China for 2002. Her second marriage was to singer Zhang Chaofeng in July 2009. Tragically, on October 31, 2009, in Chaoyang District, Beijing, Chen Lin's passed away aged 39.
Hương Lan – Im Lặng
Khánh Hà - Lời Tình Buồn
khánh ly một cõi đi về
MỘT CHÚT QUÀ CHO QUÊ HƯƠNG Khánh Ly
Hương Lan – Lan Và Điệp 3
