Good food and better company x2

So spring is coming!! We just have to wait 6-8 weeks for delivery. So I opted out for spring rolls instead. Yesterday, I hit every Chinese buffet in town... there was only 2 of them, but still, that's a lot of noodles my friend.

I had to meet with a vender from the States, during lunch we talked about his business trips all over the world. He'll be going to Europe next week to speak with BMW, Chrysler and the tire companies that serve them. All that traveling wears him out, but how exciting! I don't know what career path to go down yet, but I hope it takes me to amazing places too.

D (my landlord) took me to dinner at the Red Rice restaurant that same night. I found out a lot about him. He's a wedding photographer on the side. Seeing so many newlyweds through the years, he said he can tell right away who's not going to make it for sure haha... but there are some that should have lasted but didn't.

D got married very early, he was 18. His wife was 16. They're still going strong after 32 years!! People really did mature a lot faster back then. I think at such a young age, you're yet to discover yourself and what you want in life. People change as they grow, and most of the time they grow apart. D knows he is extremely lucky in that sense. I asked him what the secret to his great marriage is. (people ask them that all the time.)

He just said, "Well, we wanted to prove everyone wrong... and actually started to like each other again after a while."
He said some people just don't put enough effort into making things work; they give up too early before realizing how good it would have been. Divorce rates have gone up substantially over the last few decades. D figures it's because the world is becoming more dispensable. People are constantly upgrading into new cars, computers, clothes with a new attitude to match. I never thought a person can be regarded the same way as a PC... but when we treat everything we own like this, what's next?

"But living things are different." I argued, "what about your dog? You'd never throw that away."
"You know your dog is just a dog, but you expect so much more out of a person, sometimes they don't perform to your expectations."

Wow... I have never been so full in thought and stomach at the same time!

Cheers to the weekend. Happy b-day to Sophia and Janet!! Hope you both like booze.