{"id":9528,"date":"2021-10-20T09:21:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T01:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/?p=9528"},"modified":"2021-11-01T14:29:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T06:29:50","slug":"burn-man-bakery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/burn-man-bakery\/","title":{"rendered":"Man With Burn Scars Shunned & Denied Birthday Cake As Kid, So He Opens His Own Bakery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Man denied birthday cake as kid due to his burn scars, opens his own bakery<\/h2>\n
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We all have our struggles in life \u2013 dreams unfulfilled, ambitions unachieved. But sometimes, it\u2019s important to slow down and appreciate what we do have. For even things most of us take for granted, such as a healthy, unmarred body, can be the subject of envy for many.<\/p>\n

Ng\u00f4 Qu\u00fd H\u1ea3i, a man from Vietnam, can attest to that. After an accident he suffered as a kid left him with terrible burn scars on his face, H\u1ea3i was shunned by many people around him, even getting denied service and kicked out when he came to a bakery to buy a cake for his friend\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n

But rather than letting that childhood experience defeat him, the 27-year-old man took it as motivation and went on to open his own bakery<\/strong>, where everyone could feel welcome.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s his inspiring story.<\/p>\n

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The man suffers burn scars after a childhood accident<\/h3>\n
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\nChanneling his childhood pain into action, H\u1ea3i now owns a bakery where all could be welcome
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Ng\u00f4 Qu\u00fd H\u1ea3i, from Kon Tum Province, Vietnam, was born with a healthy body like any other\u2019s. Unfortunately, an accident befell him when he was barely a year old, leaving him permanently scarred. Due to the severe burn marks on his face, H\u1ea3i was shunned and ridiculed by most of his peers, to the point where he had to drop out of school at only 6.<\/p>\n

H\u1ea3i then spent most of his childhood at home, his only friend a hearing-impaired neighbor kid. \u201cWe kept each other company, because no one else would,\u201d the now-27-year-old man told VNExpress<\/a>.<\/p>\n

H\u1ea3i\u2019s insecurity was only made worse by a sad experience he went through at 10. That year, on his only friend\u2019s birthday, H\u1ea3i visited a bakery hoping to get a cake. Yet, as soon as the staff at the bakery saw his burn scars, they called the security to escort him out, heedless of his pleas.<\/p>\n

For many years afterward, H\u1ea3i continued to live his life in isolation. As he told VNExpress<\/a>, there was a time when he considered giving up. It wasn\u2019t until 2016 that things took a turn for the better.<\/p>\n

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He was motivated after receiving kindness from others<\/h3>\n
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\nHe got surgery in Germany in 2016<\/em>
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That year, a charity organization funded H\u1ea3i a trip to Germany for a surgery that helped with his facial movements. It was the kindness he received from medical workers and fellow burn victims during his time there that inspired H\u1ea3i to strive for a better future.<\/p>\n

Upon returning home, the man applied for a cooking course at a vocational school, where, for the first time in his life, he felt included.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of my classmates had their own difficult backgrounds. They sympathized with me and accepted me, and I no longer felt left out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Learning wasn\u2019t easy for H\u1ea3i at first, however. As the man never got an education as a kid, he had to put in extra effort to catch up on how to read and write. But eventually, with determination, he graduated from the vocational school, and went on to work in several restaurants to hone his cooking skills.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, the man finally achieved his dream of opening his bakery, Sunhouse Coffee <\/strong>in Kom Tum. He shared that it was a goal he had harbored since his childhood. He wanted a place where all could feel welcome, regardless of their situation.<\/p>\n

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Embrace yourself for who you are<\/h3>\n
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We can only imagine the pain H\u1ea3i went through, but it warms our heart to see that he\u2019s back on his feet and is contributing to society in meaningful ways.<\/p>\n

Let his story inspire us all to appreciate what we have, and embrace ourselves for who we are.<\/p>\n

For those of you interested in popping by his cafe to grab a bite, here it is:<\/p>\n

Sunhouse Coffee<\/strong>
\nAddress: <\/strong>801 H\u00f9ng V\u01b0\u01a1ng, Plei C\u1ea7n, Ng\u1ecdc H\u1ed3i, Kon Tum\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nOpening hours: <\/strong>6AM-10PM, Daily<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunhouse Coffee’s Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n

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