the weather was good enough for us to walk around in downtown ann arbor. went to a restaurant where the chef was cooking on a stove right in front of us. we happened to sit on a semi round table with a russian couple and their kids. the funny thing was that friso, the guy i was with, sat in the exact same spot with the same couple when his parents visited him from germany few months ago. it caught him by such surprise that he didn't know how to react at first. but after that, both parties started chatting to each other.

the movie we watched after dinner was called " sideways" : one man, jack, was about to get married in a few days. his friend, miles, a writer, went with him on a trip to enjoy the last few days of jack's" freedom". they went through californian wine country and jack was determined to get laid and have fun. miles was still in love with his ex-wife and became depressed upon learning that, during the course of the trip, she got re married. they met two beautiful women during the wine tasting sessions. miles got the asian one and intended to play with her for a few days. the other women was very drawn to miles, but the man was too engrossed with thoughts about his ex-wife. the trip turned out to be quite a disaster, especially for jack. at the same time, it was also an opportunity for both of them to re-examine who they really were and to be really honest with themselves. i think it's a movie that makes me think about what it means to " go back to the basics" of our own identities.sometimes, i am carried away by certain passions and desires that blind me to what is really important. life is interesting. it takes sometimes the wrong path...to lead us to the right one.