Sung = a dog lover

As always, this picture has nothing to do with what I'm going to write here. It is from Finishing the Game's bonus feature. (deleted scenes)

I was not sure if I should share what I talked with Sung last year in this kind of public space because it could be a little embarassing to Sung. But I think he wouldn't mind -- he may not even remember.

It's about Sung's dog. You can read about Simba at:

http://www.alivenotdead.com/mrkangsta/Goodbye+old+friend-profile-21176.html

I read this article last summer and felt very sorry for Sung's loss. So, when I got a chance to talk to Sung last December, I asked him, "Do you plan to get yourself a new doggy soon?" His nswer was like this. "No. I lost 3 dogs in last 2 years, was hard. I don't think I feel like getting another dog for a while." Then, I continued:

Mari: Oh. Well, I knew you lost one dog recently, but did not know about the other two.
Sung: You are talking about Simba, right? I used to have another two small ones.
Mari: What happened to them?
Sung: Simba killed them.
Mari: ???
Sung: It was terrible. They were getting along very well when Simba was little, but after Simba has grown, she killed them.
Mari: I did not know Chow is that aggressive type. Simba looked like a very nice doggy.
Sung: She was very good to people, but not to the other dogs.
Mari: Sorry to hear that. Chow is a kind of dogs eaten in China, right? Korean people eat dogs, too.
Sung: Well, Korean pepople don't eat dongs, but not Chow.

You may wonder why I was able to talk to him like this. It was a luck. I was able to walk with him from the club where the party for screening UNDOING was held to the theater. It was about 4 blocks walk in the very cold weather. Sung kept saying "It's sooooo cold!" While we were walking, there were two girls who was walking with Sung and my husband was also next to me. But I felt like I was walking with Sung alone for 4 blocks because I was only looking at Sung! I still remember that time very clearly. There were a few more things we talked about. I will share them later.

I don't know if I can ever get the same kind of chance in the future. But I will keep my eyes on the events he may attend and try coming to see him in person again or visit his restaurant.