saying goodbye is inevitable, isn't it?

i watched shutter (american version) the other night with my friend. it wasn't as scary as the original, maybe because i already knew certain scenes, as the story and events pretty much mirrored the original. it wasnt as creepy or scary, just the way the film was put together, i guess. it didn't seem as eerie or gritty. my friend was still scared and creeped out, though!

today i went and watch marley and me with paulinna. its not a great movie, but its pretty cute and some good laughs. its especially good for dog lovers. it was pretty weird at the beginning of the movie, the preview for bride wars was upside down and going backwards.. eerie.

today i watched troy, just to realize that i have already seen it. i was trying to spot the part where there was an airplane in the sky because my friend told me the other day that that was one of the mistakes or whatever of the movie and thought it was interesting. i didn't spot the plane.

so this morning (actually morning of Monday, dec 29th), my dad's friend and his family went home. i woke up early and sent them to the airport and said the goodbyes. the night before as i was taking my friend, (the daughter) somewhere, she was telling me of he stories her dad old her about our dads. it was quite interesting. anyways, its kind of sad when they left. goodbyes are always pretty tough for me. they seem to be some of the coolest and fun people to be with. my dad's friend was the first grown asian man to shake my hand. i've always wondered when i would be greeted with a handshake from a grown vietnamese man, instead of greeting them the standard way a young vietnamese kid would gree a grown up. its also kind of sad that my friend cindy and i didnt talk much, or pretty much at all until the last night we spent with each other. i had a feeling i was going to be that way and i was going to regret it, but i'm still glad i got to know her a little better than not at all, i guess.

anyways, i think our family is visiting them in the summer in maryland, so i can have more time to get to know their family a lot more. that should be fun/interesting and i look forward to it. i'm excited for the summer, but that just means i have to get through the spring semester! i'm still on winter break but i'm dreading school already!! new year's is coming up and i think i've got some resolutions. the thing is i've never had resolutions. for new years i think i'll be going to the taiko house. i dont really want to but because is binh's birthday, i probably will stop by. until next time!