Robin Williams, a Brilliant Star that Will Shine Forever

To us kids born in the late 80s, if you ask us what movies we grew up watching, we'll definitely mention the movies: "Hook", "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Jumanji", movies in the 90s which starred Robin Williams.  And also during the 90s, Star World aired reruns of old TV series like "Mork & Mindy", a hit show in the 70s (I think), in which Robin Williams played the titular character Mork.  Basically, the 90s was full of Robin Williams movies, he was also the voice actor of Genie in "Aladdin", the Disney cartoon that my siblings and I love next to "Mulan".  Aside from being a great comedy actor, Robin was also a great dramatic actor, he can turn you into a Bipolar, he can make you laugh and then make you cry just like in the movie "Patch Adams", a movie that was based on the life of an American philantrophic doctor.  It was a nice and touching movie but we later found out that the movie didn't give justice to the real person and to the real events.  But let's forget about that...  

But then the year 2000 came and it was like a movie drought for Robin Williams, maybe some of you will not agree with me but the movies he appeared in lately were no longer as spectacular as the movies he appeared in in the 90s.  If I remember correctly, the last movie of him that I saw was "RV" and it wasn't a nice movie.  Maybe I should watch "Night at the Museum" to see that even in his last movie he still showed his greatness as the actor we all loved when we were kids. 

Rest in Peace, Mr. Robin Williams!  Thank you for being a great actor, thank you for being a part of our childhood.

A Letter to a Dead Pet Dog

Dearest Badong,

You had been with us for more than ten years… The best guard dog we ever had! You’re probably there in Doggy Heaven, having a great time and bossing other dogs around. Haha! Although, we just wished that we had the chance to say goodbye to you… In case you don’t know… We are very thankful that you had been a part of our family, and we deeply miss you!

Your Family

"The Last Time"

The last time I posted a blog entry was August 28, 2009, and it was, I think, 3 days before Butterscotch died...

Butterscotch was our family dog, and she had been with us for eight wonderful years. She died last September 1. I wasn't able to write about her death because I was overwhelmed with grief and at the same time I was busy with school stuff because it was during our Midterm exams week when it happened. We were not really sure what caused her death but I suspect that she accidentally ingested rat poison.



Losing Butterscotch deeply affected our family. My dad and my older brother even cried. We really had to get use of her absence in our lives. And it's good that we already have move on. But we can't help missing her so much especially during family gatherings, just like last Christmas, since it was the first Christmas without her.

Butterscotch isn't "just" a pet to us, she is actually a very important member of our family. Nobody and no other dog can ever replace her.