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District 1 (Vietnamese: Quận 1) is the central urban district (quận) of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. With a total area of 7.7211 km2 (2.9811 sq mi) the district has a population of 204,899 people as of 2010. The district is divided into 10 small subsets which are called wards. District 1 is where most of the city's administrative offices, embassies and big buildings are located. District 1 is the busiest district in the city with the highest living standards. Đồng Khởi street and Nguyễn Huệ boulevard in the district are the city's two main commercial centers. Đồng Khởi street is currently hitting its price record at $50,000 for a meter square in 2007.
District 1 and the other seven districts of Ho Chi Minh City were founded on May 27, 1959. Before 1975, the first district only had four small subsets (wards) which are Trần Quang Khải, Tự Đức, Bến Nghé, Hòa Bình (named after major historical characters) and the second district had seven different wards which are Cầu Kho, Cầu Ông Lãnh,Huyện Sĩ, Nguyễn Cư Trinh, Nguyễn Cảnh Chân, Bùi Viện, Bến Thành. In May, 1976, the first and second district combined into the District 1 we have today.
Hồ Chí Minh (Vietnamese pronunciation: [hô cǐ miɲ] (Vietnamese pronunciation: [hô̤ tɕǐmɪŋ] ( listen)); 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969), born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Tất Thành and Nguyễn Ái Quốc, was a Vietnamese Stalinist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1945–1955) and president (1945–1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). He was a key figure in the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, as well as the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Việt Cộng (NLF or VC) during the Vietnam War.
He led the Việt Minh independence movement from 1941 onward, establishing the communist-governed Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 and defeating the French Union in 1954 at Điện Biên Phủ. He officially stepped down from power in 1955 due to health problems, but remained a highly visible figurehead and inspiration for Vietnamese fighting for his cause – a united, independent Vietnam – until his death. After the war, Saigon, the capital of Republic of Vietnam, was renamed Hồ Chí Minh City in his honor.
All the time
The show was on my mind
The things that are runnin' through this young girl's
Head
When I get up in the morning, when I'm goin' to bed
When I'm drivin' in my car, when I'm talkin' on my
Cell'
Cravin' for a final when I'm watchin' TRL
I think about love
I get distracted
When I think about hookin' up with you
It gets all my concentration
But ooh, ooh
I go preoccupied
You got me in a daze
I get distracted
When I'm standin' in a line at the ATM
When I'm stirrin' my sugar in my café mocha blend
When the radio is playin' a song like this
I float away suddenly dreamin' of your kiss
I know it's crazy livin' in this fantasy
But I don't know how to break this spell you put on me
Tryin' to stay focused on the things I'm supposed to
But before I know it my attention's back on you
I think about love
I get distracted
When I think about hookin' up with you
It gets all my concentration
But ooh, ooh
I go preoccupied
You got me in a daze
I get distracted, yeah
Disconnected, yeah
Distracted, yeah (Can't help myself)
You got me in a daze
I know it's crazy livin' in this fantasy
But I don't know how to break this spell you put on me
Tryin' to stay focused on the things I'm supposed to
But before I know it my attention's back on you
I think about love
I get distracted
When I think about hookin' up with you
It gets all my concentration
But ooh, ooh
I go preoccupied
You got me in a daze (Come on, baby)
I get distracted, yeah
Disconnected, yeah (It's what I do, I think about you)
Distracted, yeah (Can't help myself)
Disconnected, yeah
I think about love
I get distracted
When I think about hookin' up with you
It gets all my concentration
But ooh, ooh
I go preoccupied (Preoccupied)
You got me in a daze (In daze)
I get distracted, yeah
Disconnected, yeah
I get distracted
Disconnected, yeah (It's what I do, I think about you)