April 9, 2000
A few days ago i watched "My Father is a Hero". This time when Jet Li appeared on screen i recognized him. I was kinda surprised at all the fighting. I guess that's enough action for me. I remember at one time i thought it would be cool to learn karate for self defense but then i decided not to because i don't want to go around hitting people. even in self defense. much better to run away. One thing i really liked in the movie was the friendship between Siu Ku and Fatty. it reminded me of the friendship between Jonathan and David, who were very loyal to each other. and i also liked the father/ son scenes. fighting together- mostly cuz of the awesome teamwork and washing their faces together in the morning.

Siu Ku was a very good son. he was willing to trust his father no matter what. Even though vicious rumors were circulating and he went for long periods without seeing him, his trust in his father was unshaken. Even when his father seemed to be doing something that would actually hurt he (siu ku) was still trusting. That's how i want to be with God. you know he's doing all these things to take care of you and even though you don't understand and it looks extremely painful it's ultimately for your good.

Since i no longer go running in the morning, i drive my brother to the bus stop instead. (I don't go running because every time i weigh my options: run, sleep, read i usually do the latter two) Each morning it's a race against time to catch the 6:08 bus. My brother is coaching me the whole way. "You have to make this green light. Speed up!" he insists I resist. It's amazing how free of traffic the streets are at 6 am. I wonder where everyone is. But it feels so good to help him and my mother out cuz they work so hard and i don't.