2013 Leaf Pagoda Joey Story

Before telling you about

the 2013 Leaf Pagoda Joey Story

http://chualagovap.org.vn

Let me ask

6 questions

1.

Did Mr. A. Cường

promise me monthly salaries?

I did not ask for money.

After losing my bike,

The pagoda gave me money

and then Mr. A. Cường 
handed me salary money

I did not ask for money

but they gave me money

Mr. A. Cường specifically

said to me, "Joey, salary."

My students asked Mr. Cuong

and Mr. A. Cường said

I'd get monthly salaries

and that my class would continue

after Tet

In December I asked

if my class could continue after Tet

My students asked

and I sent emails to the pagoda

that was in English and Vietnamese

The pagoda

never responded to my emails

In December 2013, 

my students

and other people said to me

that the pagoda will let me

sleep and eat there any time I want

I tried asking the pagoda

for clarification many times

I never originally

got clarification for my questions

2. 

When did Mrs. Dung

first learn of me?

Because it seems that she did not know who I was until around the 10th of February 2014, but I've been coming to this Leaf Pagoda since August 2013. 

Mrs. Dung is the teachers coordinator. She invites teachers to teach at the pagoda. It seems that Mr. A. Cường failed to tell her about me, but she seems to be mad at me instead of being mad at Mr. A. Cường.

3. 

Why did Mrs. Dung

say that my visa is expired?

My visa

expires 2014-03-10

and today is 2014-03-02

That is a photo

of me and Kathy

Kathy

stole my bike

ask Kathy

to give me back my bike

or give me money

Kathy's Contact Information

Katie Kathy Phuong Thao Duong
Duong Phuong Thao (Зыонг Фыонг Тхао)
KatieFoung@gmail.com








Kathy's Cell +(84)128-659-6055
Mother's Cell +(84)+91-362-4778
FB.com/phuongthao1984
FB.com/kathythao.duong

753 Nguyễn Duy, phường 12, 

Quận 8, Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh, 
đất nước Việt Nam

Asia

4.

Did the pagoda

promise that I could sleep

at the pagoda any time I want?

I thought 

they promised me that.

according to

my students and others

who translated what Mr. Cuong

and the master was telling me

Don't break promises.

Period, no matter what.

On the exception 

that you do break promises,

please offer explanations

and apologies 

and compensation

for the inconvenience 

of doing just that

5.

Why did they threaten

to call police or others

to kick me out of the pagoda?

The pagoda started threatening me

on Tuesday 2014-02-25

Later, they said that the master

told them not to call the police

so that I'd leave on my own

but why did they

continue threatening me

if they were not going to really

get the police to come to the pagoda

to get me?

6.

Why do they continue

threatening me with the police?

if the master

told them not to

right?

remember these questions

as I tell the story

The 2013 Leaf Pagoda

Joey Story

By Joey Arnold

OriginalOatmeal@Gmail.com

today, Sunday

2014-03-02

at the Saigoniz Cousine

135 Nguyễn Quý Anh

Phường Tân Sơn Nhì, 

Quận Tân Phú HCM VN

A decline in communication 
is a decline in understanding. 

Do you ever run into that?

You ever

misunderstand others?

People ever

misunderstand you?

Let me 

tell you a story

Once upon time

lived me, an USA 

American English Teacher

in Vietnam

My name is

Joey Arnold

The Original Oatmeal

Let me tell you

this story in third-person

This means that instead

of saying the word "Me"

I will say the word "Joey"

and things like that

I will talk like how

Elmo talks

Once upon a time

lived Joey

Joey was born 1985

in Forest Grove, Oregon USA

Joey went to

Vietnam in 2012

Joey teaches English

in Saigon, Vietnam now

Joey started teaching

at the Leaf Pagoda in August 2013

Joey was 

introduced through a friend

to the Chùa Lá Gò Vấp
Leaf Pagoda

CONTACT THEM
THEIR ADDRESS IS
từ giảng dạy tại chùa Lá 

Chùa Lá Gò Vấp
LEAF PAGODA

Liên hệ với họ : Văn phòng Trung tâm Bạn Thiện Nhơn : 

12/2E Quang Trung, P. 14

Q.Gò Vấp TPHCM VN







CALL THEM
ĐT . lien he : 0906.721705 ( A. Cường ) ; 0.902,427222









Email the pagoda
chualagovap@yahoo.com

August 2013

Joey was assisting in the teaching

in some of the classes and clubs

on Tuesdays and Thursdays

at that pagoda

Later, this older Vietnamese English Teacher

invited Joey to help him

Joey helped

during his classes in Saturdays

and on Sundays 7 - 8:30 PM

Later,

he gave Joey

his own class

he talked to the pagoda

and the pagoda gave

Joey his own class

Joey had over 40 students

Saturday and Sunday nights

from November 2013

to January 2014

2013 December

Joey's bike was stolen

at the 23/9 park in District 1

HCM VN

The pagoda

wanted to be nice

The pagoda

gave Joey money

so that Joey can buy a new bike

Mr. A. Cường

also gave Joey monthly salary

Joey was told

he would get 1.000.000 VND per month

Joey got 1.000.000 VND

for December 2013

but Joey did not get anything

for January or February 2014

Joey had students ask

in person and via the phone

the Pagoda would tell them

that Joey would continue

to get salaries and students and classes

and that

Joey could sleep at the pagoda

any time he wants

Tuesday, 2014-02-25

Mrs. Dung told Joey to leave

or to wait for the police

Mrs. Dung said

that Joey's visa was expired

but Joey's visa isn't expired

before, it seem

as if the pagoda didn't hate Joey

after Joey met Mrs. Dung

then it seem that the pagoda

began hating Joey

it seems that A. Cường

failed to tell Mrs. Dung about Joey










when Mrs. Dung asked
Mr. A. Cường and the other staff
at the pagoda












they may have lied
to Mrs. Dung









Saturday, 2014-02-22
some of Joey's students

came to Joey's class









but told Joey
that Joey's class was canceled











but the pagoda
never told Joey that
Joey's class was canceled

Joey continues to have

all of these questions

and Joey

wants to understand 

what is happening

this story 

is to be continued

there is more

to be said about the details

For example,

last night, 2014-03-01

it seem as if the pagoda liked Joey

but it may have been a lie

they told Joey many things

in order to get Joey to leave

they have been lying to

Joey's students

and they seem to lie

to joey as well

stay tune

for more info

please asked the pagoda

to answer my questions

and please email me at

OriginalOatmeal@Gmail.com