THIEN PHAN
Freedom: both so priceless and so expensive. -Patricia Duncker-
MEMORIES
PHOTOBOOK Diary l photos
2021
This book is my journey in Canada. These photographs were taken for 3 years f rom June 2018 to December 2021. I had great experiences during this journey, but it cost me the last chance to see my grandmothers and cousin. Paternal grandmother, August 07 2019 Maternal grandmother, April 30 2020 Cousin(Phin), March 7 2021 They always stay in my mind. Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.
20/06 Move to Canada
2018
Prepare Doc
10/01 BIM-GBC
13/02 LOA-GBC
24/03 Apply Visa
26/02 Travel MO-OT
02/05 Approved Visa
20/06 Study Permit (SP)
29/04 Drafter-FDM
2019 03/04 PGWPP 08/04 Lockdown in Toronto
2020
2021
25/02 Extended WP
Better Now - Post Malone
15/06 Back to Work
10/05 POOL-EE
L i f e
10/06 ITA-CEC
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j o u n e y ,
03/07 ESL7 GBC 25/07 Kitchen assistant
05/09 ESL8 GBC
29/10 Travel Cuba
ESL9 GBC
13/12 BIM-Graduated
14/08 SP to Work Permit
31/07 Travel MO-QC
12/11 PR Approved 01/07 Travel Ottawa
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20/08 Submit PR
d e s t i n a t i o n
01/10 Travel Vancouver
25/11 CoPR
Mask off - Future
2009
2018
Quy Nhon
Hong Kong
2005
Saigon
La Ha
Sai Gon
To ro n to
SGN | Jun
ne 20 2018
Van couver
Toronto
Downtown Toronto June 24 2018
Target Sports Canada | Gormley August 28 2018
Square One | Mississauga December 25 2018
Metropolitan United Church | Toronto December 27 2018
Casa Loma | Toronto February 15 2019
George Brown College | Toronto April 18 2019
BIM Implementation Strategies George Brown College | April 04 2019
Toronto Referen ce Librar y | May 18 2019
The Daniels Building | May 26 2019
The Daniels Building | May 26 2019
Woodstock | Ontario November 03 2019
Yo rk | D e ce m b e r 1 0 2 0 1 9
Etobicoke | December 27 2019
AGO, T January
oronto 17 2020
Oakville | December 05 2020
Yo rk February 17 2021
FDM Off ice | Vaughan | March 2021
FDM Off ice | Vaughan | November 16 2021
Imm ersive Van Gogh | Toronto November 28 2021
December 12 2018
January 02 2020
December 23 2020
December 24 2021
FRIENDS
“Happin e ss i s on l y rea l wh en sh a red .” Christo ph e r McCan dle ss
Laura El-Baroudi (Instructor) ESL George Brown College | August 28 2018
Latif ESL George Brown College September 11 2018
Tugrul Ozer ESL George Brown College September 26 2018
New City Hall | Toronto October 03 2018
New City Hall | Toronto December 14 2018
First tim e -A .Dat in Toronto Finan cial Distric t | Toronto February 19 2019
Konishtha Khan | Mehrdad Tavakkolian(Instructor) | Xavier Cifuentes| Davar Hunter | Belal Faquiri | Ram Sighat
BIM Implementation Strategies George Brown College | April 05 2019
Deep Patel BIM - George Brown College May 16 2019
Abdi Ismail BIM - George Brown College August 16 2019
London | Ontario November 03 2019
TET | The year of The Rat Phap Van Buddhist Centre | Mississauga January 25 2020
koreatown | Toronto February 26 2020
Mount Royal Montreal | July 31 2020
Niagara Falls | September 20 2020
Otta July 0
awa 2 2021
TOBE “ As a n architec t you n ever stop learn i n g a n d th a t’s th e b ea uty of th e job. I t’s a n a m a zi n g t hi n g w h at we g et to create an d w h a t a n a m a zi n g p rofessi on th a t you th i n k a b out th i n gs, yo u dream about thin g s, you see h ow oth er p eop l e wi l l en joy i t a n d you get to d eta i l i t a n d t h a t ’s w hy you wake up an d g o to work ever y d a y. I t i sn’ t work , i t’s just fun a n d you a l wa ys wa nt to h ave th at” R ichard We n g le
Brookf ield Pla ce | Toronto October 13 2018
Finan cial Distric t | Toronto October 16 2018
George Brown College | April 05 2019
Toronto | May 24 2019
Toronto | November 7 2019
“T h e two m ost i mp or ta n t d a ys in yo ur life a re t h e
M a rk T
e da y you are bo rn a n d t h e d a y you f in d out w hy.”
Twai n
TRAVEL CUBA | Vara dero, Havana|2018 CANADA PROVINCES (10) • Ontario | Toronto, O ttawa | 2019 -2021 • Quebec | Montreal, Quebec | 2019-2020 • Nova Scotia | • New BrunSwick | • Manitoba | • British Columbia | Van couver | 2021 • Prince Edward Island | • Saskatchewan | • Alberta | • Newfoundland and Labrador | TERRITORIES (3) • Nor thwest Territories • Yukon • Nunavut GLOBAL CITIZEN Canadian | International Experience | Financial Freedom
Havana | Cuba | October 31 2018
Montreal | February 26 2019
Montreal | Februrary 27 2019
Montreal February 28 2019
Ottawa February 28 2019
Niagara Falls | December 31 2019
Montreal | July 31 2020
Quebec City August 01 2020
Ottawa July 02 2021
SFU - Van couver | Oc tober 01 2021
LIST N O RT H A M E R I CA | U S A - N ew Yo rk , S a n Fra n c i s co, C h i c a g o, L A EUROPE | • AUSTRIA - Vienna • GERMANY - Berlin, Munich • NETHERLANDS - Amsterdam • UK - London • FRANCE - Paris • I TA LY - R o m e , Ve n i c e , M i l a n , F l o r e n c e • SPAIN - Barcelona • PORTUGAL - Lisbon • GREECE - Santorini AFRICA | EGYPT - Cairo OCEANIA | AUSTRALIA - Sydney, Melbourne ASIA | • INDIA - Ladakh • JAPAN - Tokyo • CHINA - Hong Kong, Beijing
DONE: Singapore(12) | Cambodia(14) | China(14) | Singapore(14) | Canada(18) | Cuba(18)
WORKS
“If you don’ t build your drea m, som eon e wi l l h i re you to h el p b ui l d th ei rs” To ny Gaskins
IELTS | MA | OA A | RAIC | ARIDO
Chinatown | Toronto January 19 2019
Job Fair George Brown College February 7 2019
Test | Apr
il 29 2019
Vaughan | May 02 2020
First Site - Eau De Soleil Er win | Vaughan | May 09 2019
Pickering | Ontario O c to be r 1 7 2020
Chez Harrods - CG Pickering | Ontario O c to be r 1 9 2020
“Op p or tun i ty kn ocks on th e d oo r fo r eve r y b o d y , ev
getti n g up a n d o p e nin g t h a t d
F l ora Di
ver yb ody h as t hi s o p p o r t u n i ty. It’s a m atter of you,
d oor a n d say in g wh a t ’s t h e re”
i Menna
FEELING THINKING Share | hand
Share Family | Business
Passion Mindset Finance Knowledge Experience Experience | Knowledge | Finance | Mindset
0-18
Freedom Independence
Program
Awakening
Mindfulness
the important thing is not to stop questioning.
Self-destruction
Tranquility
Spirit
Time
Health
Thinkin g
Finance
Location
Time
Passion
Friends
NOW Wrap up
Eat Fulfillment
55%
A life - it is actually just a day. Sleep
Happiness
Commute 45%
Health
Joy
Career
Happiness Love | Joy | Fullf illment | Purposes Mindset --To h a ve
To g i ve
Freedom
To - b e
Mon ey | Stuff | Worries | Travel Money + Mindset Financial Freedom | Minimalism | Canadian
Survival Food | Clothes | Medicine | Shelter Money Working
UofT | Toronto | March 26 2019
N o r t h Yo rk |
July 29 2019
N o r t h Yo rk | Fe b r u a r y 1 1 2 0 2 0
N o r t h Yo rk | N ove m b e r 0 2 2 0 2 0
N o r t h Yo rk | N ove m b e r 2 8 2 0 2 1
PLACE M6M 2H6 | June 21 2018 - March 30 2021 M6M 2Z7 | April 01 2021
“Hom e i s n ot a p l a ce, i t’s a feel i n g”
Yo January
rk 20 2019
““ Soon er or later we all discover th a t th e i mp or ta n t m om en ts i n l i fe a re n ot th e adver tised on es, n ot th e b i r th d a ys, th e gra d ua ti on s, th e wed d i n gs, n ot th e g reat g oals achieved. Th e real mi l eston es a re l ess p rep ossessi n g. T h ey com e to th e door of m em or y un ann oun ced , stra y d ogs th a t a mb l e i n , sn i ff a roun d a b i t an d sim ply n ever lea ve. Our l i ves a re m ea sured by th ese.” ” Susan B . Anth o ny
N o r t h Yo rk November 1 2021
H O W RE: HIEU NGUYEN Many people work at jobs they hate, to buy things they don’t need, with money they don’t have, to impress people they don’t like.
MUST HAVE | NICE TO HAVE | WASTED MINIMUM
STANDARD
SKILL | VALUE
WAGE
DEBT FREE
70% EVERYDAY ACCOUNT
WAGE
FREEL ANCER | OVERTIME | OTHER JOBS 30%
REDIRECT
EMERGE NCY FUN (6 -12 m onths) 70%
SINKING FUND (3- 6 m onths)
INVESTMENT ACCOUNT
CAR
LOAN
FEEDIN G
IN DEPENDCE
TRACKIN G CF
DEBT FREE
SETU P CF
PORTFO LIO
PASSIVE I NCOM ES
INVESTMENT
FI NANCIAL SECURITY (25Y )
FI RE
FI NANCIAL F REEDO M
EVERYDAY ACCOUNT
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STRESS | INSECURITY
L I V I N G
A
F E W
Y E A R S
O F
TRACK | ACT
Y O U R
L I F E
L I K E
M O S T
P E O P L E
W O N ’ T
GROWING WEALTH
S O
Y O U
C A N
S P E N D
T H E
R E S T
O F
FINANCIAL FREEDOM
Y O U R
L I F E
L I K E
M O S T
P E O P L E
C A N ’ T
VISION
GLOBAL
TO-BE + ABSORBED IN + STH
DEG
CAREEER
20
“I f your d re a ms d o n’ t s ca re y
M oh a m m
2020
HOME
WATCHES
FRAGRANCE + SPIRIT
2022
2021
SITE - SHOWROOM
JOY
SELF EDUCATE
CITIZEN
LOCATION
CLB 9
GREE
FINANCE
PHYSICAL STATE
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yo u, t h ey aren’ t b i g e n o u gh.”
mad Ali
MENTAL STATE
HEALTH
LIFE STYLE
RELATIONSHIPS
PUBLIC IMPACT
FULFILLMENT
Do or Do not,
there is no try
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fi rs t l y, I wou ld like to tha nk my fa mily, e spe cially my m o m wh o be lieve s in m e always an d e n co u ra ges m e to p u rsu e my d rea ms. I wo u ld like to tha nk my u n cle w h o le nt m e f inan cial suppo r t so that I co uld go. I wo uld like to tha nk Soleil for insp irin g m e . With o ut S o le il’s co nvin cin g I co uld n o t m ake a s t ro n g d ec ision to stu d y a b roa d . I wo uld like to tha nk Yen a n d Hu yen wh o have de dicate d lo ts o f tim e to h e lp m e learn En glish. I wo u ld like to tha nk A Da t , A Cu on g fo r liste nin g to m e an d givin g m e a dvice durin g diff icult t i m e s in Toronto. I wo uld like to tha nk A Q u a n g a n d Ba c Te d Bui’s fam ily wh o allow m e to visit th e ir h o use . T hat p l a ce w h ere I c a n feel a t h om e a n d have great fam ily m eals wh e n I live far f ro m my pare nts. I wo u ld like to tha nk Ba c Ta m, Hoa wh o always m o tivate m e to a chieve succe ss ove rseas. A p e rson I d id n ot m ention th e na m e h e re , h e /sh e alrea dy has h e lpe d m e greatly to ge t h e re . I a m ver y a p p rec ia te a b ou t it . Fi n a l ly, I wou ld like to tha nk a ll p eop le I m e t be cause I have go t to un de rstan d that go o d pe o p l e g ive m e ha p p in ess. Ba d p eop le give m e ex pe rie n ce . Wo rst pe o ple give m e a le sso n, an d b e s t p eop le give m e m em ories. To ro nto, Decemb er 28 2021
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