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These are some of the photos taken during the funeral.
Nhung Ky Niem That Dep Cua Catherine Tran
Catherine ra doi 6 thang truoc khi Alice ra doi . Bac van con nho mai cau noi cua Ba con “ An Tuy oi , nhu vay la hai chau Catherine va Alice se lon len cung nhau qua nam thang va hai chau se choi voi nhau vi co tuoi bang nhau “. Muoi sau nam troi qua biet bao nhieu la ky niem.
Thuo au tho Catherine va Alice luon gan gui voi nhau qua ngoi truong tieu hoc va lon len rrong su thuong yeu cua Ba Me va toan the gia dinh noi ngoai.
Trong long Bac , bac luon xem Catherine nhu la dua con gai thu hai “ cua Bac. Bac biet rang Catherine la mot em be thong minh , nhieu nang khieu ve nghe thuat va the thao. Bac van con nho lan dau tien Bac nghe tieng dan piano cua con, Bac thay rat hay va Bac cam phuc. Bac van con nho nhung ngay Chu Nhat , nhung tran cau long giua con va Alice nhieu luc rat cang thang vi hai chau deu muon danh phan thang ve minh . “Thang hay thua khong la quan trong ma cai quan trong la minh da thuc su thich cau long va san sang choi voi het kha nang ma minh co” , do la dieu Bac va Ba con luon nhac nho Catherine va Alice.
Catherine co nhung net hon nhien cua con nguoi chan that va vi tha . Su hon nhien va chan that the hien rat ro tren doi mat , khuon mat va ngay ca nhung hanh dong . Bac luon luon nho den mot “ Naïve Catherine Tran” voi nhung nu cuoi that trong sang. Bac van con nho mua he qua Bac chi day cho Catherine va Alice them ve Toan . Catherine thong minh va hoc rat nhanh.
Catherine da ra di mot cach dot ngot . Bac vo cung dau don va tan nat coi long khi nguoi ta bao tin la
“Catherine da vinh vien ra di”. Cho den hom nay Bac van con bang hoang va xuc dong . Hom nay khi dat but de viet ve con . Bac da viet trong nuoc mac va niem thuong nho vo cung . Nhung Bac tu nhu voi long minh . Catherine khong con nua nhung nhung ky niem dep cua Catherine la con mai mai trong tam tri cua moi nguoi.
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My mother gave birth to me and only me, yet I was never an only child. I have no biological brothers or sisters yet I have never been alone. From the day I opened my eyes, there has always been another person by my side. A person I grew up with, one who taught me many things that I know today, a person who stood by my side through obstacles in my life. This person is my cousin, or shall I say my sister Catherine Tran. Catherine and I were different in many ways, yet just as similar as well. Catherine and I shared our love with punches, pushes and enormous hugs that were so tight, it made it hard to breathe. I used to play on the swings while Catherine picked at little worms. We would go to the mall, and split up as she wanted to go to EB Games, while I wanted to shop for clothes. Our differences only made our friendship, and love stronger. My cousins Michelle, Elizabeth,Miki and I have countless memories with Catherine. I remember making fashion show videos, dueling with yu-gi-oh cards, and teaching each other how to do summersaults in the water.
We all believe that nobody is perfect, but looking back at Catherine’s accomplishments, goals, and personality, I believe that Catherine was truly perfect. Catherine was talented in piano, but this is not why she was perfect. Catherine was intelligent and gave everything that she did 101% , but this is not what made her perfect. Catherine lived her life not carrying of what other’s thought. She did what she believed was right, did what she wanted to do. Catherine lived everyday of her life to the fullest. She never took no as an answer, and never put second place as an option. I remember playing badminton with Catherine and if I had won a single game, she would make sure that she beat me in all of the rest. She had an unbelievably strong spirit, and great confidence. It was easy to see from her mother’s eyes when she played piano that there was great pride, and happiness as her father saw her give it her all on the badminton court. Catherine was awarded the most value player of the badminton team. She is not perfect because she could win me any day, but perfect because she did not give up until she played to the best of her ability. Perfect because she had just the right amount of skill and confidence. Catherine was beautiful from inside and out.
It has been the hardest week of my life, but my family continues to tell me that I must be strong. My relatives tell me that Catherine would not want us to cry, would not want us to be sad, to not be scared. I used to have a fear of birds, but now I would like to think of Catherine as a bird. Free, peaceful, and always with us. Catherine, I love you more than any words can explain. I know that you are happy. I want you to know that we are happy because we know you are. You don’t need to worry about us. We will forever miss you, and be thinking of the wonderful person that you were.
