No more early mornings being woken up by the car horn, every day of Uncle Quang – a resident of U60 in the coastal city of Vinhomes Ocean Park, begins to feel refreshed and relaxed when enjoying the fun with his partner. “Welcome the dawn by the white sand lake”. “In the past, my husband and I lived right at O ​​Cho Dua (Dong Da), every morning we woke up to all kinds of noisy sounds from car horns, sales pitches, market fairs… When I was young and healthy, I felt bustling and noisy. I still like it like that, but when I’m old, I want quiet. Since the day she moved here, every morning she wakes up comfortably after a good night’s sleep. The couple went for a walk on the sand, just welcomed the new day, while exercising and working out.” – Uncle Quang excitedly shared. Vinhomes Ocean Park with 24.5ha wide white sand pearl lake and the largest artificial saltwater lake in Vietnam, provides a relaxing space to relax and improve health for the elderly. Not only enjoying a romantic moment with his partner like when he was young, every afternoon when Uncle Quang and his neighbors from the same age group found “the joy of farming” in the middle of the bustling metropolis when they let go of a fishing rod. fish on the green freshwater lake of 24.5 hectares. “I thought this life of “growing vegetables and fish” could only be found in the countryside, but now even in a comfortable city, you can still enjoy this poetic pleasure. Every afternoon, he spends about an hour fishing with his neighbor friends, one day after fishing, he goes to the resort to play a couple of games of chess or sip a cup of tea. My whole life has been rushed, busy with work, now enjoying life like this is enough to be happy.” – Uncle Quang confided. Gather with your children and grandchildren in the middle of a modern urban space Contrary to the concept of having to go to the countryside or go to the suburbs to breathe fresh air, the Vinhomes Ocean Park elderly association can both enjoy the garden in the modern metropolis in Hanoi, and enjoy the joy of living in the city. happy to be close to their children and grandchildren when they have passed 2/3 of their lives. Besides the open green space and the sports and medical facilities that are friendly to the elderly; Vinhomes Ocean Park also owns a complex of “measurement and shoemaking” utilities for the young generation, from school to shopping right at the foot of the house. That is why many multi-generational families have moved here to settle down. Here, the image of grandparents taking their grandchildren to school on green, clean and safe Vinbus lines; Children play at the water playground while grandparents are leisurely walking around the sidewalks next to each other, or families of “three and four great roads” together make a fire in the BBQ park on the sand in the evening. Weekends are no longer strange. Families of “three, four great roads” gather for a picnic together in the weekend BBQ park by the river Before buying an apartment in the same building S1.02 but different floors to live near her son’s family at Vinhomes Ocean Park, the image of Ms. Dieu Yen (67 years old, Hanoi) about retirement life in the “big city”. ” are the days that hang around behind the door that is always closed, day after day without knowing the neighbor’s face. But since officially becoming a resident of “the lake city” in December 2020, Ms. Yen has completely changed her mind. “Since returning to Vinhomes Ocean Park, she feels a full life with double happiness because she can not only have fun with her children and grandchildren, but also experience a life close to nature, health, and integration with friends. coeval. During the day, she goes to the market right down the hall for both families and prepares food. In the afternoon, she walks to pick up the children from school. While letting the children play in the yard, she also played 1, 2 rounds of badminton with the Club” – Yen shared. Green space suitable for the elderly, children and the world of utilities right at the foot of the house at Vinhomes Ocean Park has conquered many multi-generational families. A full life in the late afternoon is a happy gift that ends the years of life that everyone dreams of when they are old. With full and convenient utility planning, living space to improve health and friendly and civilized community; Vinhomes Ocean Park is the ideal stop to enjoy the old age of the urban retirement association.

Every time my mother sends me groceries, I keep the foam boxes in the warehouse. Once moving house, I was shocked because of the number of boxes piled up or lined up in a long line. Just looking at it is enough to know how much our mother took care of us. So I have to find someone who needs a Styrofoam box to grow vegetables to donate. My daughter often eats fruits that her grandmother chooses in the countryside and sends them by bus. Every time we go back to our hometown, the food “possessed” by our grandmother and “forgotten” is always full The first thing my mother did was to immediately call the bus operator on the My Tho – Saigon route to make sure that the bus was still operating normally. That’s it, she happily called to show her daughter. This year’s epidemic season, my mother has more experience than the previous one, so she reduced the amount of food sent to us. For example, green vegetables, because the last time they sent up too much, they got waterlogged because they couldn’t eat in time, or cut the number of banh tet in case they ran out of food. Snacks are also bought by mom, have someone deliver them to the door If there’s anything in the house, I send it all, if it’s lacking, I’ll buy more. Mother advised us: “In the epidemic season, we must eat and drink enough, not to pass the word”. Fresh fish meat, cleaned, preliminarily processed, divided into portions, just enough for each meal. When I cook, I just put it in the pot or defrost it to use. Food cooked by mother, ready to be put into each jar. The chicken egg box is always carefully inserted by the husk layer. The nursery yellow papaya was wrapped in several layers of newspaper, traveled a distance of more than 70 kilometers without being bruised. Accompanying the local food is always a “user manual” written by her mother on the calendar. Mothers are careful, taking care of their children’s meals, but their meals are just too small. One day during a video call, my daughter saw it was just a slice of braised fish with sliced ​​ripe bananas. When asked, my mother said: “That’s also delicious, and now that I’m old, my stomach is uncomfortable when I eat a lot”. With food boxes like this, we don’t have to go to the market during the epidemic season Fruits, vegetables, raw food, cooked food, all… Mom works hard to make yogurt for her children to increase their strength during the epidemic season My warehouse is often piled up with boxes my mother sends me My Tho has just begun the days of separation, and her mother still sends home goods to her children. Her daughter stopped, her mother said: “Let me send you peace of mind. I order people to deliver to my house, I try to limit going out”. This time, in addition to the food, there were two sets of toys. Grandma loves me all day and is bored at home, so I went to choose for her, ignoring her daughter’s teasing: “Mom brings firewood to the forest!”. Every year in the summer, she takes care of her daughter’s grandchildren and gives her hands free Grandma’s joy is to video call her grandchildren to help her remember Now the joy of the mother is the video calls of the two grandchildren. Every time we see her like that, we’ll always praise “the food sent from abroad is so delicious” and smile happily.

Feng shui researcher Nguyen Xuan Cuong shares some notes when setting up the altar that families can refer to. Do not move the incense bowl to the wrong position At the end of the year, all families clean the altar to celebrate Tet. According to feng shui, should not arbitrarily move the incense bowl. If the bowl of incense is moved in a bad direction, it can even cause bad luck for the homeowner. The days bordering on the Lunar New Year are the occasion when people clean the altar and prepare to welcome the new year. Photo: Pham Thang. It should be noted, after taking out the incense, we should not hold the incense bowl to pour out the ashes. Because according to the concept of the ancients, this approach is very easy to spread talent and gossip. We should use a small spoon, scoop each spoonful of the incense to spill out. When cleaning, families should use a new towel, wipe from high to low. Wiping water is alcohol with crushed ginger branch. Fruit tray presentation The tray is an indispensable thing on the altar in every family during Tet. Around December 28 and 29, after cleaning the ancestral worship place, families began to set up a beautifully decorated five-fruit tray to place on the altar. Depending on the region, you will choose different fruits, the North usually includes bananas, oranges, Buddhas, grapefruit, peaches, persimmons, peppers … Each type represents a wish of the owner, ensuring the white color, Blue, yellow, black, pink. For the Northern people, the green banana bunch placed at the bottom represents the descendants who gather, gather, surround and protect each other. However, this type of fruit never appeared in the Southern fruit tray. They believe that bananas are associated with business failure. The conception comes from the pronunciation of the banana in the southern voice as “chewing”, which is close to “chewing”, just doing business is difficult. Many families choose to display the five-fruit tray according to feng shui with the concept of welcoming more fortune in the new year. Photo: Viet Linh. Southerners often prepare 5 kinds of fruits, namely custard apple, fig, coconut, papaya, and mango with the concept of “demand for fig, just enough to use”. Oranges and tangerines are associated with the concept of “tangerine do resignation”, which means a lot of work and hardship, so they are not displayed on Tet. Meanwhile, the Central people have an important respect to their ancestors and have almost no taboo on any kind of fruit, even in terms of flavor, color and name in the five-fruit tray. The fruit tray usually includes dragon fruit, watermelon, mango, grapefruit, grape, pineapple, apple, orange, pear, custard apple … The layout is simple, not too fussy, thereby showing some personality. the sincerity of the people here. Do not put fake flowers and fruit on the altar Many families often have the habit of displaying fake flowers on the altar because they both save money and do not have to change water. However, expert Nguyen Xuan Cuong said that plastic flowers or flashing electric lights should not be displayed on the altar. When descendants display real fruit, they will show their respect and respect to their ancestors. Fresh flowers and fruits should be used to display on the altar during Tet. Photo: Viet Linh. In addition, we should use fresh flowers to display on the altar, choose types with beautiful names, pleasant aroma. Fresh flowers should be used such as lily, yellow chrysanthemum, apricot blossom, peach blossom that is both beautiful, long-lasting, bringing the Tet atmosphere. According to traditional beliefs, some types of flowers should not be placed on the altar of Tet, such as lilies, orchids, and lilies. Also according to Professor Nguyen Xuan Cuong, in order to show respect to ancestors, homeowners are not allowed to bring wild flowers growing along the road to display on the altar.