big thanks!

this past weekend my parents threw me a little graduation party. i guess i shouldn’t say it was little.. it was actually pretty big. i kept saying that the party was much more for my parents and their friends, but the more i say that… the more wrong i feel. the more i say that, the more i feel depreciated by them which is completely untrue! 

the night was fun. i got my friends on the dance floor dancing to some not-so-pleasant, abnormally upbeat cambodian music. it was strange and nice to see a lot of familiar faces… faces i saw growing up as a kid from the temple i used to attend with my family. i was asked to greet so many of my parents’ friends… ‘this is your uncle that helped our family to the U.S.’… ‘this is your aunt from the South… do you remember her?!’ …’did you chum riep sew your grandmas?’ i got to see my dad’s classic twist on the dance floor - gash, he’s so cute. poor mom, she was running around the kitchen and prepping the food all night. she is amazing. the few days leading up, i sat on my kitchen floor with my cousins and aunts cutting vegetables for a total of maybe 4-5 hours. and that’s only a very very small fraction of the work. my mom, with the help of some family, prepared so much food. even more food for my sister’s (traditional) wedding! oh and i was handed envelopes through out the night and that was nice too. 

i’m glad my friends enjoyed it. the food was good, the dancing was… entertaining, and the culture shock was minimal! i’m sad because that’s probably one of the last parties my parents will ever throw for me. oh well.. except the wedding, that’s if i decide to do a traditional one or not.. but besides the point, it won’t ever be like that one. i don’t really know how to describe the feeling… the feeling of being the youngest, most loved (okay, that one might not be necessarily true), most adored (or that one) but i sure did feel appreciated. i don’t know if i could really truly express my gratitude to them, not just for that party, but really for all their hard work for my life. 

i know father’s day is coming up so hopefully i’ll think of something by then. 

thanks mommy and daddy - i love you! 

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