A Personal Journey
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Sep 4th
General Description: Westernised Traditional Vietnamese Guy
Made In Vietnam – Packaged in Australia
Name:
- Robert Quoc-Huong Bui
- Bùi Quốc Hưởng [Vietnamese]
- Pui Kwok Hueng [Cantonese]
- Astroboy – Cute little robot from the cartoon More >
Life Plan
Sep 4th
Vision:
Enjoying happy times with my wife and our children
Mission:Strive into the middle class living in the suburbia of Sydney
Objectives: Objective Time Frame Result Obtain Bachelor of Science degree Age: 21 Age: 22 Obtain Master of Computing (IT) Age: 25 Age: 24 Become software development team leader Age: 30 More >My Birth Land
Sep 4th
Mong Cai is located north-east of Vietnam, right next to the Vietnamese-Chinese border, in the province of Quang Ninh, with a population of 20, 000 people and is growing every day. All is needed to get to Dong Hung, China, is to cross a bridge of 100 metres over a More >
The Escape
Sep 4th
After the war has broke out in late 1970′s, my family moved to Hon Gai (Ha Long Bay). I stayed for a year then escaped by boat to Hong Kong with my mum on one late night in early October.
I remember one late night my mum piggybacked me onto a More >
My Camp
Sep 4th
There, in Hong Kong, I’ve spent half of my childhood roaming the street of the Kai Tak Refugee Camp. Kai Tak Refugee Camp was just next to the old Kai Tak airport so whenever an aeroplane flew over our head the windows rattled and the television screen jumped.
Walking through the More >
Arrival in Australia
Sep 4th
Leaving behind many friends and teachers, my mum and I arrived in the Melbourne airport on a hot summer afternoon of 1986. The long flight from Hong Kong abroad a Boeing 747 full of refugees was an anxious 8 hours for us. The flight brought us to a new land More >
Struggles In Life
Sep 4th
We moved into an old house in the suburbia of Sydney, a place called Sydenham, on a busy road that has cars and trucks passing by all the time; again directly under the path of planes. It was a two-bedroom house with a small lounge room, which we used it More >
My Schools
Sep 4th
Soon after, I finished my primary years at Tempe Primary; in Ms Wilcox, Ms Fitzerald and Ms Teplin, and moved across the road to Tempe High School where I stayed for one year.
That year was the most memorable year of my life. It has given me many happy moments with More >
Childhood Dreams
Sep 4th
During those high school years, my interest in Astronomy has fertilised and nourished by a dedicated science teacher, Ms. Rumble, at Dulwich High school.
My friend, Eric, and I tried to find out as much as possible on Astronomy and went to many Astronomy Open Nights around Sydney. During this period, More >