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REAKING BEAUTY TRANSFORMER Transgender Model Redefines Beauty PAGE 41 SEAR-IOUSLY GOOD A Sophisticated Spin on Grill it Yourself PAGE 56 THE PACIFIC NEVERLAND Oregon's Evergreen Forest Remains Untamed PAGE 73 KID'S BEST FRIEND Benefits of Growing Up With a Pet PAGE 88 1 2 3 REAKING EAUTY EVERYWHERE YOU GO B Director XUAN TRAN Managing Director JIMMY VAN DER KLOET [email protected] Managing Editor CHRISTINE VAN [email protected] Deputy Editor PATRICK CARPENTER [email protected] This Month’s Cover Online Editor JAMES PHAM [email protected] Photo Ngoc Tran Model Jessica An, founder and Chief Photographer NGOC TRAN transwoman behind J’S Band, [email protected] Saigon’s only club and support Associate Publisher KHANH NGUYEN network for transpeople [email protected] Makeup & Hair Bé Bóng Venue Francis Xavier Vuong's Studio Graphic Designer PHAT DU [email protected] Intern NGAN (MIN) NGUYEN For advertising please contact: Sales Manager NGAN NGUYEN [email protected] 090 279 7951 HUY NGUYEN [email protected] 0164 356 3709 THANH (TIM) TA [email protected] 0169 249 4901 HANH (JESSIE) LE ƠI VIỆT NAM [email protected] 098 747 4183 NHÀ XUẤT BẢN THANH NIÊN Chịu trách nhiệm xuất bản: KASTHY NGUYEN Giám đốc, Tổng biên tập [email protected] Nguyễn Xuân Trường 090 446 9839 Biên tập: Tạ Quang Huy Thực hiện liên kết xuất bản: Metro Advertising Co.,Ltd 48 Hoàng Diệu, Phường 12, Quận 4 In lần thứ ba mươi bảy, số lượng 6000 cuốn, khổ 21cm x 29,7cm Đăng ký KHXB: 87-2016/CXBIPH/26-01/TN QĐXB số: 261/QĐ-TN/CN General [email protected] Chế bản và in tại Công ty Cổ Phần In Gia Định Nộp lưu chiểu tháng 1/2016 Inquiries [email protected] Website: www.oivietnam.com 4 5 Contents WINE & DINE RESTAURANT REVIEWS NGOC TRAN A look at Californian-Mexican eatery Diego’s Taco Shop, grill it yourself barbecue restaurant Lavastone and countryside rooftop oasis Mountain Retreat 50 BY IMAGE FEATURES P10 DATEBOOK P24 MAN OF IRON P72 THE PACIFIC NEVERLAND With these events, you'll never In conversation with 63-year- Oregon’s untamed wilderness have to be bored again old Phu Si Hue, iron Saigon’s is not to be missed original champion bodybuilder P16 TROI OI P78 IN TRANSIT Find out why a cancer, Nha Trang P26 BANG ON In Hong Kong, that most cosmopolitan and bombs made it into our list Michael Barnes on his journey from of cities, contrasts and energy abound washing celebrity hair in London to doing P18 HEY MISS hair and fashion shows in Vietnam P88 KID’S BEST FRIEND Meet Truc Diem, one of the top 50 Discover whether owning a pet can reduce “Global Beauties” in the world P29 I COME FROM OCEAN your child’s chances of developing allergies Designer Dieu Anh celebrates the P21 CONTINUING EDUCATION summer season with a collection P94 TELL ME A STORY The community living along the Ma inspired by the ocean Vietnam’s latest industry of Da River is in need of a school storytellers for rent 6 7 Contents COVER STORY BREAKING BEAUTY NGOC TRAN Complex layers of beauty peeled and redefined 36 BY IMAGE COLUMNS P34 MONEY TALK P82 LIFE’S A TRIP P91 THE SYLLABUS Investing in a foreign country Why your next vacation Be more than an international school, in exchange for citizenship should be a river cruise be an internationally-minded school P35 LEGAL EASE P90 TELL TAIL SIGNS P92 HIGHER LEARNING Before buying that apartment, With over 60 abandoned cats and The importance of letting read this first dogs in his care, one man hopes to children be children combat animal cruelty in Vietnam P58 CHEERS! Argentina’s emerging wine market 8 A DANCE SHOW feat. Jazz Ballet Hip Hop Tap Contemporay Flamenco Belly Dance HighHeels I M A G I N E SAT 4/06 19:30 SUN 5/06 15:00 Nha Van Hoa Thanh Nien 4 Pham Ngoc Thach ,Q.1 Tickets: 250K - 200K - 150K 08 3519 4490 [email protected] 53 Nguyen Dang Giai, Thao Dien, D.2 ticketbox.vn/imagine 9 Datebook What's on this month... MAY 6-14 What: Livinwondr is not unlike how the name itself—and Most often, Tran’s work engages Where: Galerie Quynh (Level thus its meaning— can be deliberated the general public as participants and 2, 151/3 Dong Khoi, D1) upon along multiple avenues: the states collaborators who contribute to the About: Galerie Quynh will launch Hung of being immersed in wonder and beauty; creation of artworks. Through this open Viet Tran’s community-art project of living with curiosity and an open creative process, Tran hopes to transform Livinwondr. The gallery will host a nine- mind; of recognizing living wonders— the public’s relationship with art into day fundraising exhibition from May miracles or spectacles that are alive. one based on spontaneous experiences, 6-14. Comprising a sculptural structure Hung Viet Tran is a transmedia artist wherein responses to the artworks can made up of stainless-steel tubes that can and filmmaker who works through highlight personal choices in embracing be arranged in various permutations, multiple channels: web-based media, video, or rejecting historical, political, and Livinwondr is an interactive project, taking installation, performance, architecture, social issues in their communities. on configurational transformations in sculpture, photography, and drawing Contact: Visit www.galeriequynh. direct response to public surroundings. to create interactive, transformative com for more info The shape-shifting nature ofLivinwondr art that lives in public spaces. About: Forbes Vietnam “30 under 30” 2016 is a list of 30 faces MAY 12-24 featured in different fields under the age of 30 in Vietnam. This is the second time Forbes Vietnam announced the list. What: The Complete Works of William The people on the list are under the age of 30 who are making Shakespeare (Abridged) positive influences in their respective industries. The Under 30 Where: Vista Walk (3rd Floor, 628C Xa Lo Hanoi, D2); VND300,000 Summit will be an international event with the participation About: 3 actors. 37 plays. 1,223 characters. 90 minutes. of the brightest rising stars both locally and internationally. Come watch as three actors attempt to perform all of Contact: Visit forbesvietnam.com for more info Shakespeare's plays in 90 minutes. You will laugh, you will cry, you may even learn a thing or two and there is the possibility of vomit, as is in all major journeys. Join The Saigon Players in this comedic take on The Bard's greatest work. If you have ever thought Romeo & Juliet has too MAY 12 -14 many characters or Macbeth is lacking in Scottish pride or Titus Andronicus is just downright disgusting, this show is for you. What: Vietnam International Café Show Come watch as they strip Shakespeare's work and the actors Where: SECC (799 Nguyen Van Linh, D7) down to their most basic being. Suggested audience age is 14+. About: The very first coffee and cafe focused exhibition in Contact: Visit www.saigonplayers.com for more info Vietnam to introduce Vietnam to the world coffee industry as the newest and biggest emerging market in Southeast Asia. The show will help the activation of local coffee market by bringing most advanced technology and up-to-date MAY 12 products into Vietnam’s coffee community. Special events at the show include: Vietnam National Barista Championship, What: Under 30 Summit Coffee Training Station, WBC All-Stars Vietnam 2016 and Where: GEM Center (8 Nguyen Binh Cherry's Choice - New & Hot Products Showcase. Khiem, D1); Starts at VND660,000 Contact: Visit cafeshow.com.vn for more info 10 MAY 12 What: ARC Business Networking & Fundraiser Where: Thao Dien Coffee (38 Tran Ngoc Dien, D2); 7pm About: Relocation Vietnam is hosting a business networking and fundraising evening for ARC Pet Rescue, a charity dedicated to rescuing abandoned cats and dogs. The event will have a special guest coming down from Hanoi especially to emcee the evening. An auction will also be taken place for donated items such as a new sofa valued at USD1,000, a bicycle, an iMac, pet grooming services and more. MAY 14 ARC Pets is one of Vietnam's leading non-profit animal rescue groups. They rescue, treat, rehabilitate and then find What: The Box homes for abused and abandoned cats and dogs. Over the last Where: Around Saigon; 8pm-12:30am; prices four years they have re-homed nearly 800 cats and dogs. start at VND1.3 million per team of two About: Contact: Visit Facebook: A.R.C. Vietnam A box is hidden somewhere in the city and (Animal Rescue & Care) for more info players, by bicycle, must scout a maze of narrow streets, find QR codes and gather clues to locate the box. The first team to find it wins its valuable content. Contact: Visit www.ubi-quest.com/the-box-2016 for more info MAY 14 What: Avalon Emerson Where: The Observatory (5 Nguyen Tat Thanh, D4); 9pm; Free before 10pm, VND150,000 after About: Avalon currently lives in Berlin; the music she produces comes from the dreamlike expanse and abstract textures of the Sonoran landscapes of Arizona. Her journey has taken her from that sun baked state to the contemporary dance music mecca Scan This for more info via a long stint in San Francisco, where she cut her teeth as a DJ in the city's storied warehouse party scene. In her DJ sets and productions now, she offers a timeless narrative that reflects a passion for the sound design of new wave, the futurism of techno, the soul of American house and the exuberance of rave.