A Life Beyond Work
When she is not working, Hanh enjoys reading and watching movies. She also spends time with her two cats, Ruồi and Ếch, whose names mean Fly and Frog in Vietnamese. She jokes that they are “like her children,” adopted by her parents to teach her how to care for another living being and to discourage her from insisting on studying overseas.
“They really are like babies,” she laughs. “Ếch loves going outside and exploring, which sometimes leads to trouble.”
That curiosity once ended with him breaking his leg in three places, a moment that cost Hanh her entire month’s salary for emergency surgery. More recently, he was even kid(cat)napped while she was at work.
“I had to travel 30 kilometres from the office just to send money to the catnapper and get him back,” she recalls with both disbelief and affection. “He always keeps life interesting.”
Despite the chaos, her cats are her constant companions, bringing comfort and joy after long days in the office.
“They remind me to slow down, take care of something beyond myself, and find happiness in small things,” she says.
