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  • @theHoptimist383
    @theHoptimist383 Před 23 dny +12587

    Spending time with your family is worth every penny. These memories will stay forever. Money don't.

    • @7ShadowMaiden7
      @7ShadowMaiden7 Před 23 dny +304

      YES!!! Remember people, we can’t take it with us into the next life! Live this one fully!!!

    • @uyenninh
      @uyenninh  Před 23 dny +1373

      That’s how i see it too 🥰

    • @christian.jay2011
      @christian.jay2011 Před 23 dny +26

      ​@@uyenninhhey Used, could you make a video where you make only traditional Vietnamese food?

    • @christian.jay2011
      @christian.jay2011 Před 23 dny +26

      I MEAN UYEN

    • @randomusernameq1891
      @randomusernameq1891 Před 23 dny +14

      I wish my mind worked like this, not sure if it's me broken or my family being kind of bad. Think it's a combo, the less time I spend with my mom the better i feel and I live my dad but I'm sort of a introvert and prefer to be left alone most of the time.

  • @angelking6552
    @angelking6552 Před 23 dny +10722

    Some of us wish we could buy a ticket home but cannot even if we have the funds. Enjoy your family time; it’s a precious gift!❤

    • @mongoose9851
      @mongoose9851 Před 23 dny +16

      Just curious, why not?

    • @angelking6552
      @angelking6552 Před 23 dny +378

      @@mongoose9851 most of the immediate family I grew up closest with have passed on from this life. A ticket takes me to a place that was. That time has passed though sweet memories are ripe for remembrance.

    • @Zoeishere67
      @Zoeishere67 Před 23 dny +33

      Oh BROTHER

    • @hysteri
      @hysteri Před 23 dny

      @@mongoose9851one ticket for one person can cost £1000 for many of us ❤

    • @lina987
      @lina987 Před 22 dny +44

      @@angelking6552Oh, I feel you sooo much. Know exactly how painful that feels.

  • @Daryl-2009
    @Daryl-2009 Před 23 dny +4238

    Her mom:"Uyen, why did you spend >100€ on crochet?"
    Uyen: "Business expense?"

    • @uyenninh
      @uyenninh  Před 23 dny +908

      😂😂😂 don’t snitch on me 🙈🙈🙈

    • @Ratchet4647
      @Ratchet4647 Před 23 dny +154

      ​@uyenninh
      With the number of times you've posted videos on it, you probably could declare it as a business expense!
      Make more crochet videos to make sure!

    • @ktt4171
      @ktt4171 Před 22 dny +20

      ​@@uyenninh I would love to see videos while you make the crochet figurines, and what you are thinking while you make them 🤔🤔: whether it is "a turn here"🤨🤔, "ohh I screwed up"😱, "continue... continue🧐", or the list of things for the week 😇😈 or how to save the world🤯...or nothing!👸... I don't know haha, what you think, I mean it doesn't matter what it is. I am starting to do things for myself and my thoughts fly while I do them.

    • @firewoman2863
      @firewoman2863 Před 22 dny

      @@uyenninh Snitches get stitches!

    • @XXXX-uy7oh
      @XXXX-uy7oh Před 22 dny +5

      It's not a lie!🙏🏻🇬🇧

  • @Paul_Wetor
    @Paul_Wetor Před 23 dny +972

    "I make more money there."
    "What do you do with it"?
    "I use it to fly home for visits."

    • @Anonymous-uw4sr
      @Anonymous-uw4sr Před 20 dny +11

      Exactly

    • @alexsdiary6410
      @alexsdiary6410 Před 20 dny +29

      Problem of everyone living abroad 😭

    • @hellomello258
      @hellomello258 Před 18 dny

      ​@@alexsdiary6410I plan to move abroad, finally, in a few months. I will make below poverty wage in my home country with an ok wage in my new country 😅

    • @m4tta
      @m4tta Před 15 dny +3

      all diaspora can relate to this

  • @7ShadowMaiden7
    @7ShadowMaiden7 Před 23 dny +1255

    I love that she covers everyone’s faces so creatively to respect their privacy :)

    • @uyenninh
      @uyenninh  Před 23 dny +410

      German Boyfriend got me used to it 😂

    • @ulliulli
      @ulliulli Před 22 dny +26

      @@uyenninh makes sense... I mean, who wants a sudden visit of an "old friend" who wants to tell you (or your family) about his financial idea.

    • @EmeraldsFire
      @EmeraldsFire Před 22 dny +31

      Love the choice of cats though 😄

    • @jehosualopez4103
      @jehosualopez4103 Před 21 dnem +3

      It's more a german thing

    • @Prisaboohoo
      @Prisaboohoo Před 19 dny +1

      But the feet are exposed to perhaps make extra income?

  • @scythizal
    @scythizal Před 23 dny +2673

    Uyen really resembles how us vietnamese thinks when we move abroad and im here for it

  • @KristinaLJohnson
    @KristinaLJohnson Před 23 dny +903

    The fact you do so much paperwork to see them is a universally understood sentiment of love by all adults, especially parents.

    • @lenakohl2339
      @lenakohl2339 Před 23 dny +11

      What paperwork?

    • @Sunshine27234
      @Sunshine27234 Před 23 dny +69

      she has a resident visa in Germany, so there is no paperwork to travel within the EU or back and forth from and to Vietnam. Only effort is to buy the ticket. It would be an extreme amount of paperwork if her relatives would want to come to Germany though.

    • @mitacestalia7532
      @mitacestalia7532 Před 22 dny

      ​@@lenakohl2339passport.

    • @rowea1
      @rowea1 Před 22 dny

      @@Sunshine27234Visas’ are not always that straightforward. With some if you want to travel it can void the visa and you have to reapply

    • @Kloetenhenne
      @Kloetenhenne Před 22 dny +1

      Paperwork? 😂

  • @teresawilliams8460
    @teresawilliams8460 Před 23 dny +605

    Even the baby with the kitty cat face 😂

  • @karennguyen3299
    @karennguyen3299 Před 23 dny +65

    Well you did keep your promise. Tickets to Vietnam aren’t cheap so you must be making enough to get by. Also I love the fact that they are not surprised when they see you. You must go back enough times that they don’t have time to miss you. You are such a sweet daughter with a close family. Keep up the good work and please always be happy.

  • @varnicasingh
    @varnicasingh Před 23 dny +79

    As an immigrant not just from another country but also one that moved across the continent from my family in America, this is what I use all my vacation time and disposable income on. Worth it everytime.

    • @montananerd8244
      @montananerd8244 Před 19 dny +2

      The Singhs of America (I know it’s not one big close family btw!) are showing up for the rural west - and same in Canada. If that’s you, we thank you! I see the name a lot as the bravest of the brave immigrants head into the rural west and bring economic help and much needed professional services. I know the rural west isn’t always very nice about it either, but a lot of us are cheering! Come colonize us lol…

    • @varnicasingh
      @varnicasingh Před 17 dny

      @@montananerd8244 Awww that is so sweet to say! This is literally my parents!! Both of them are doctors in a small rural town.

  • @justicewarrior1678
    @justicewarrior1678 Před 23 dny +306

    Haha, the macarena music is really on point!!😂

  • @suzbone
    @suzbone Před 23 dny +135

    The baby cat... I'M DED 😂😂😂 💀

  • @DanaAshlie
    @DanaAshlie Před 6 dny +44

    Considering your CZcams income I think you can afford these trips ❤ yay God

  • @carlyl2032
    @carlyl2032 Před 13 dny +8

    One time my twin sister had surprised my older sister and I with a visit home after she moved like 14 hours away by car. Made a whole elaborate plan with my dad to disguise the fact she was coming. We both literally burst into tears, we missed her a lot.

  • @hywodena
    @hywodena Před 23 dny +21

    Dude we all wish we had the money to visit back home every 3 months. Enjoy it! Let us live vicariously..

  • @_____snake
    @_____snake Před 22 dny +6

    You being able to afford to go back and forth to Vietnam from Germany shows everyone that you made it!!! Very happy for you, Uyen

  • @guaponeela
    @guaponeela Před 13 dny +11

    Go whenever you can and spend as much as you want.. I came Rwanda in 2020, my earning situation and family situation not right to travel, I wish I can travel atleast once to see my parents , siblings and my place ..

  • @priyaverma2346
    @priyaverma2346 Před 23 dny +23

    The cat facessss and their perfect expressions. Uyen you nailed it

  • @ThisIsKiki1
    @ThisIsKiki1 Před 22 dny +9

    I 10000x approve of these choices-what’s the point of having money if you can’t spend it on a good life? Going home is the good life, keep it up. I wish I could go to my home country that often!!

  • @epli72
    @epli72 Před 22 dny +10

    Using the money to go back to your beautiful family in your beautiful home country, I would call that very responsible :D Being grateful to your loved ones like this is time well spent

  • @Eva-212
    @Eva-212 Před 22 dny +10

    Their body language was LOUD!!! 😂

  • @evatuti2827
    @evatuti2827 Před 23 dny +10

    The best way to spend money, is to use it on new memories! 👍🏻 You invested your money well ❤❤

  • @sanomarrick
    @sanomarrick Před 23 dny +82

    Aww, i bet your parents are genuinely happy, that you are able to visit them this often though!

  • @shfatimahtha
    @shfatimahtha Před 8 dny +32

    Even if it rains money in other countries i wont want to leave home

  • @taylorremund5249
    @taylorremund5249 Před 22 dny +6

    song at the beginning is "No Surprises - Radiohead" for anyone wondering

  • @MNM0194
    @MNM0194 Před 22 dny +8

    Your creations are all so beautiful and the fact that they are mother-daughter projects makes it all that more special

  • @Richard-ek5wt
    @Richard-ek5wt Před 22 dny +3

    I love how you start with No Surprises and end with surprises!

  • @Sewak_Singh.
    @Sewak_Singh. Před 14 dny +2

    Even the baby is disappointed 😂

  • @DoItWithDaisy
    @DoItWithDaisy Před 22 dny +3

    I'd just like to say how incredibly AWESOME it is that you ended up in a situation with the means to visit home more often than you anticipated 😍

  • @PoutyBats
    @PoutyBats Před 22 dny +2

    Omg i relate hard... I moved to Colorado last year but I keep visiting my family in nyc every few months...

  • @lailaeleison2152
    @lailaeleison2152 Před 22 dny +2

    I'm French, from an oversea territory and going to the Mainland in Europe for my studies, it takes a whole day to go 1 way, 2 if i were to go and back, with the astronomical price we have to pay for the planes tickets, my family can't make me go home oustide of summer vacation, so i have to be away from them for 10 month a year, it's my fourth year and finally this summer i'll stay home definitely, it was so hard being away from family 😢
    It's wonderful you are able to see your family often!

  • @SweetBitterTruth
    @SweetBitterTruth Před 22 dny +2

    Even though the faces are covered, you can tell the family really brought out their acting chops 😂

  • @kate_6436
    @kate_6436 Před 23 dny +4

    As someone living in a different country I totally support you. I wish I could go home and see my family right now but I can't right now

  • @randomlyfree7964
    @randomlyfree7964 Před 23 dny +4

    I love how she cares and shows respect to family. Uyen you are a real one!!☝️

  • @aprajitagupta4590
    @aprajitagupta4590 Před 23 dny +37

    We love u ❤❤❤❤
    Congratulations on ur wedding

  • @lyssums
    @lyssums Před 23 dny +25

    I think you are spending it the right way!

  • @JamesBaxter.Y
    @JamesBaxter.Y Před 23 dny +3

    You entire family are Cats! I want to live with you now!

  • @obliviouscandybar
    @obliviouscandybar Před 15 dny +2

    You can't take it with you so you might as well use it to make precious memories.

  • @harshitanegi7163
    @harshitanegi7163 Před 23 dny +5

    Your videos just bring a big smile on my face❤ . Also you look so cute 😊

  • @HaitchDee3
    @HaitchDee3 Před 23 dny +1

    HAHA your song choice is always on point 😂

  • @asarajgaming2
    @asarajgaming2 Před 23 dny +23

    Oh my gawd the kitties 😻 🐈

  • @cindyb7274
    @cindyb7274 Před 8 dny +34

    That's me too.

  • @michellewolfson2086
    @michellewolfson2086 Před 19 dny

    I imagine that being away has improved your relationship with your family and you can appreciate the time you spend with them more by going back to visit compared to if you live there.

  • @hoaihuong
    @hoaihuong Před 23 dny +7

    Your mom be like it's her again 😂

  • @paulmorgan1009
    @paulmorgan1009 Před 22 dny +1

    Your fam dropping their hands at the perfect moment xD

  • @PuzzlewithmeandmyPTSD
    @PuzzlewithmeandmyPTSD Před 22 dny +1

    Hahahhaha, love the return home 😂

  • @macdaddy1378
    @macdaddy1378 Před 22 dny +1

    I can't see the exasperation on their faces, but I felt it through my screen lol

  • @EDEN3.6.9.
    @EDEN3.6.9. Před 20 dny

    Her smile coming in the door😂😂..the cat faces 🤣🤣🤣

  • @kayhaven4710
    @kayhaven4710 Před 22 dny

    The cat faces are adorable!!!!

  • @Sallyfaceoff
    @Sallyfaceoff Před 22 dny +1

    Totally understandable 😊
    Earn enough, save some, keep visiting your family, because time goes on and the visits make precious memories ❤

  • @sammiev
    @sammiev Před 22 dny +1

    I love that you are able to visit home so frequently!

  • @vanessalambrecht6311
    @vanessalambrecht6311 Před 13 dny +2

    Your family of cats is adorable 😻🥰 further creating your lore 😅

  • @ChunkyMonkey53
    @ChunkyMonkey53 Před 18 dny

    The cat faces had me ROTFL😂

  • @VereneLemieux
    @VereneLemieux Před 18 dny

    loving family is worth everything!

  • @Irefy95
    @Irefy95 Před 20 dny

    I knew it.
    Uyen is always so cute and adorable and after we saw her family, it's now clear why;
    Uyen is a cat😁😍

  • @mirandaandrews2872
    @mirandaandrews2872 Před 20 dny

    Your tamagochi sounds like an ER alarm going off🤣🤣🤣

  • @felicityb4949
    @felicityb4949 Před 20 dny

    I need to know how to turn my family into cats like this lol. ❤ I’m glad you get to travel back & forth (I know it’s not an every week situation) but it makes me happy knowing someone out there has that & that they welcome you home with open arms.

  • @Thatsixteenmiles
    @Thatsixteenmiles Před 23 dny +4

    Its the crowded neighbourhood that makes me miss my country 😩

  • @gradientApostle
    @gradientApostle Před 21 dnem

    Being so far away while still so young is very hard, cherish this time while you still have it

  • @BAMCarter12
    @BAMCarter12 Před 16 dny

    lmao the cat faces w the Macarena omg... sooo fkn funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @dorcasfordjour7232
    @dorcasfordjour7232 Před 21 dnem

    This is so me. 😂😂😂 In my case, i live and work in a different city. I find myself raiding my parents' home whenever i go there. 😂😂😂

  • @brie1162
    @brie1162 Před 21 dnem

    I just love the cat faces!

  • @marigold4149
    @marigold4149 Před 21 dnem

    😂😂😂 the cat faces are perfect

  • @heatherrae4126
    @heatherrae4126 Před 18 dny

    Wow, your parents must be very proud. A successful and loving daughter ❤

  • @ivylovesrunning
    @ivylovesrunning Před 23 dny +1

    I love that you have a family you want to spend time with as much as you do. Treasure them. Time goes by so fast, and we don't know what will happen one day to the next. If your family complain, say many people wish they had a family that love them as much as you love them. Not everyone is so lucky. Enjoy your family. Memories and a good life is way more precious than having a lot of money in the bank.

  • @goldHydrangeas
    @goldHydrangeas Před 21 dnem

    All the Aunties cats 🐱 asking "OK where's the money you said.. you're loaded now right? Tell us you are!! 😅

  • @Rl-tn1ys
    @Rl-tn1ys Před 22 dny

    Loving the Radiohead songs in your videos

  • @PotooBurd
    @PotooBurd Před 23 dny +1

    I enjoy this so much! Amazing content, best wishes to you and your future projects! 🌻

  • @Ash-cu9qy
    @Ash-cu9qy Před 3 dny

    I think its important to remember that you can always make more money later on but time with our family members are limited so make the best of it we can!

  • @OlegLegg
    @OlegLegg Před 23 dny +1

    Fulfilling the dream of moving away but still being able to go home, family is forever ❤

  • @RustyShackleford13
    @RustyShackleford13 Před 22 dny +1

    They're not the ones who have to live with the "what ifs" and the "i wishes" when they are no longer and you are still here. Enjoy their company and dont let your "poor money management" get in the way of that ♡ time and love are priceless ♡

  • @hananina90
    @hananina90 Před 21 dnem

    They surely forgive 😅 how can they resist the amount cuteness.

  • @ButacuPpucatuB
    @ButacuPpucatuB Před 23 dny +2

    Family is forever, and it’s okay to miss them. Visit while you still can!!! 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

  • @montananerd8244
    @montananerd8244 Před 19 dny

    Best use of the money! Hearing my young adult wants to live in the same TOWN as us was music to my ears, but I won’t be shocked if he moves away eventually.

  • @annacochran1169
    @annacochran1169 Před 21 dnem +1

    Manifesting that you get so much money that YOU CAN GO SEE THEM ALL THE TIME

  • @Polina_Lapteva
    @Polina_Lapteva Před 20 dny

    Omg same
    I moved to the capital of my country a thousand miles away from home and I come home without warning every once in a while.
    Onr of those times when I came home unannounced my mom didn't have her glasses on and she thought it was my sister 😂
    It took her forever to figure out what was happening 😂

  • @flaviaochuizen1875
    @flaviaochuizen1875 Před 23 dny +3

    Family is very important 😊😌❤
    So it's a good investment 😅
    But u better send money lol

  • @OM-ed1fq
    @OM-ed1fq Před 9 dny +13

    I am an indian and i do the same 😭

    • @prinshmali1258
      @prinshmali1258 Před 6 dny +2

      Yeah bro it's insane living away from Home and family 🥲

  • @TeeBoyd88
    @TeeBoyd88 Před 22 dny +1

    When all the family members drop their hands onto the table. 😅

  • @yosoykibbles
    @yosoykibbles Před 15 dny +1

    finances are tough when you live abroad. eevrything you make is spent in missing everything you grew up with.

  • @alberb
    @alberb Před 16 dny

    I swear to god, your depictions are way too accurate.

  • @EzzTatik1
    @EzzTatik1 Před 22 dny +1

    I think that making sure you spend enough time with family regardless of living on the other side of the planet is very responsible!

  • @vj4195
    @vj4195 Před 22 dny +1

    I moved cross-country and went back every six months or so for several years. I’m gearing up for my first trip back since 2018 and I still have mixed feelings. Love my family, hate the drama!

  • @plutopaey373
    @plutopaey373 Před 22 dny

    My family kicked me out at 16. I still waisted all my money visiting them for miserable holidays. Now I have them blocked and im much happier. If you love your family be grateful for that.

  • @sweaterrpoorlyknit
    @sweaterrpoorlyknit Před dnem +1

    I wish I could come home to my family and they were all cats🤣🤣💖💖💖

  • @MsMsStephanie
    @MsMsStephanie Před 22 dny +1

    Behind their frowny, shaming, concerned faces, they're still happy to see You that often. ❤ You just pay the price both literally, and then morally by listening why and how you shouldn't be splashing money 💦

  • @coffeebreaktime86
    @coffeebreaktime86 Před 22 dny +1

    I was born, grew up, & lived in Germany. All my family is there and Austria, but now live in Australia, and my husband is in the same boat but from El Salvador. It is very expensive, takes a lot of time and planning and off work for holidays etc. It is a huge undertaking for either of us to visit often at all. But, thank goodness for technology and being able to call, Zoom, email, and social media's in this day and age, which makes it incredibly amazing to keep in contact in real time ❤
    Treasure any time you have with family and friends when ever you can while you can ❤❤❤

  • @vacafuega
    @vacafuega Před 22 dny +1

    So worth it. Money is best used to do things that truly matter.

  • @Maiju86
    @Maiju86 Před 18 dny

    Every 3 months? Wow, you are lucky. ❤ Enjoy it! It gets more difficult to travel when/if you decide to have children. I go to my home country only once a year. 😞

  • @khills
    @khills Před 22 dny +1

    If we could do the flight to Australia every three months… okay, we’d still probably only go once a year, but still. 😂 It’s great you can do this, especially if you have younger or older family members, where time together can be even more precious. ❤️

  • @FortuitousWench
    @FortuitousWench Před 22 dny +1

    if you miss them, it's worth it. they are worth it, and you are worth it. i think seeing the people you love is a VERY responsible use of money! human relationships are what make life worth living! enjoy every moment uyen ❤

  • @bunnyblue1320
    @bunnyblue1320 Před 22 dny

    Girl i drove 4 hours back home every single weekend for an entire school year, don't feel bad for missing home

  • @JosephObazee-sp3gs
    @JosephObazee-sp3gs Před 22 dny +1

    Love her guilty you caught me smile

  • @Vercanya
    @Vercanya Před 19 dny +1

    Oh, to have a family that's worth doing this for... Mine is dysfunctional and toxic. They only care about their needs and lack healthy boundaries.

  • @AshleySpeaks4U
    @AshleySpeaks4U Před 20 dny

    We ain't sayin' NOTHIN'. 😂🤫😘

  • @michellegaines3568
    @michellegaines3568 Před 23 dny

    I love the wisdom and knowledge ❤❤❤❤ of Madea

  • @Elvis-hy2fl
    @Elvis-hy2fl Před 22 dny +1

    It is NEVER a waste of money to go see people you love

  • @raquelnunes9793
    @raquelnunes9793 Před 21 dnem

    Same....thats why ive only been able to go to Portugal more than once a year. 😅😅

  • @phyuphyu780
    @phyuphyu780 Před 20 dny

    Mum is peeling mango. Are those small mangosteens on the plate ?
    When Uyen arrives home , their hand gestures seem to say “ Come home again ? “

  • @marwadurukan2643
    @marwadurukan2643 Před 18 hodinami

    Uyen, those mangosteen and rambutan had my saliva dripping❤