my father and i had an interesting exchange today at the store.
(dad is rummaging through today's paper, looking for something.)
dad: i want to see this movie
me: (in disbelief, cos my dad rarely wants to watch a movie) oh really? which?
(dad continues to rummage. he finds the calendar section and turns to the full-page advertisement for sweeney todd. he points to johnny depp.)
dad: he's a barber; i'd like to see this movie.
me: (i smile) appa (father, in korean), he's a barber, but the movie is about a barber who's a murderer. he kills people.
dad: (in a serious tone) oohh...he's a bad barber.
(i almost fell out of the chair)
my father wanted to see this movie about a barber because he, himself, is a barber, though not a murdering barber. he became a barber late in his career. this was after repairing televisions and vcr's for over a decade. this was after owning a beauty supply business, which he still owns. he proved to me that you can be whatever you set out to be.
(dad is rummaging through today's paper, looking for something.)
dad: i want to see this movie
me: (in disbelief, cos my dad rarely wants to watch a movie) oh really? which?
(dad continues to rummage. he finds the calendar section and turns to the full-page advertisement for sweeney todd. he points to johnny depp.)
dad: he's a barber; i'd like to see this movie.
me: (i smile) appa (father, in korean), he's a barber, but the movie is about a barber who's a murderer. he kills people.
dad: (in a serious tone) oohh...he's a bad barber.
(i almost fell out of the chair)
my father wanted to see this movie about a barber because he, himself, is a barber, though not a murdering barber. he became a barber late in his career. this was after repairing televisions and vcr's for over a decade. this was after owning a beauty supply business, which he still owns. he proved to me that you can be whatever you set out to be.
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