Pt.1
Vietnam: My name is Van Dao Trinh, I was born on the northern coast of Vietnam on June 14, 1985. I have 2 younger brothers and a sister.Canada: In 1988 our family sailed to Hong Kong as refugees, then to Canada in 1990. We settled in a small town in Southwestern Ontario where all the kids would attend Catholic elementary and high school.
Taekwondo: Mom and dad enrolled us into Taekwondo for a better part of the decade where I would take home bronze at the Canadian Junior Nationals and gold at Provincials.
Jesus: In grade 8, I got to play Jesus at the school play. Mr. Thus walked into the class and asked, “Who wants to play Jesus?” Nobody said anything, so I raised my hand. “No, you can’t.” He said. “Why?” “Because Sarah wants to play Jesus, right Sarah?” “Sarah can’t play Jesus, she’s a girl.” To settle it we picked straws, short straw wins: I picked the short straw. “Ok fine, you can both play Jesus.”
Art: In the same year, I won the art award from my graduating class.
Computer Programming: I graduated from Fanshawe College with a diploma in computer programming then moved to Hamilton for work. I had an illustrious career as a web developer which afforded us the opportunity to travel to places like London and Paris.
MMALinker: We were one of the early pioneers of MMA, creating mmalinker.com, a community with over 200,000 users which was later acquired. I went on to start a web consulting company and helped launch the Lingerie Fighting Championships.
Martial Arts: I’m a martial artist—through and through—from Taekwondo to boxing, to kick-boxing, to jiu-jitsu, to Muay Thai and fought pro in Thailand.
Wife: I met m when I was 23, she was 18. We got married in 2015 and were together for 13 years.
Pt.2
The Zeitgeist: In 2016, I started dabbling in standup comedy, philosophy and writing on cultural issues. Dr. Jordan Peterson appeared, so we snuck into one of his classes at the University of Toronto and got to ask him questions on Jung, Dawkins and archetypes. I released, “Jordan Peterson’s Top 10 Truths,” Sam Harris invites Jordan back onto his podcast on the same day, then they go on tour together, first city: Vancouver.Divorce: In November 2019, I took 200 mg of LSD then revealed to m my deepest/darkest secret (that I touched my baby sister when I was 10). Covid appeared within the same week, I quit my job so she wanted to leave. I dragged it on for 2 years until we split in June 2022.
Black Belt: After the divorce I moved back home and a lot of my neighbors started mysteriously dying, including a cop friend of mine. I received a message from a childhood training partner, that Master Sun passed away and left something behind for me. It was my black belt, found in his storage unit.
The Internet: In 2023, the internet got a hold of my story and ever since then, virtually every major musician, podcaster, comedian, politician and talk show host has been talking about it.
Love, Marriage & Divorce: On June 1, 2024, I released an 8-minute video, “Love, Marriage & Divorce” telling my side of the story. Feeling relieved, I continued with my comedy tour and started working on my book.
The Key to Life: On March 15, 2025, I published my debut book, “The Key to Life: In 365 Quotes” on the same day Kanye’s “key to life” song was leaked. We’ve both arrived here independent of each other.
New Pope: On May 8, 2025, we got a new pope from Chicago, Pope Leo XIV.
I’m claiming magic. And a forward is needed. Be it an honour.
-Van
“Live a life so noble that everything is justifiable.”
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Website: https://vantrinh.com/
Love, Marriage & Divorce: https://youtu.be/Y5-siP9wE70
The Key to Life: https://www.amazon.com/Key-Life-365-Quotes/dp/B0F1LCBTX6
Lonely Roads Still Go To Sunshine: https://genius.com/Diddy-lonely-roads-still-go-to-sunshine-lyrics