he came by tonight and was absolutely charming the pants off everyone. it was like, i was so busy i completely forgot he was coming, until he showed up at the door. as soon as he came in, yen and my mom (who were trying really hard to open the bottle of wine) asked for help to pull out the cork. he stepped in immediately and helped out. that, and passing me a huge box of stuff from bengawan solo. when my grandaunt commented that he's very nice to bring so many things over, he told her right back that it was nice of me to invite him.

franz talked to him most of the night cuz i was busy trying to make the others feel at home. think he did a REALLY good job cuz they seemed to hit it off pretty good. the group i spent the least time with was stan, johnny and spouses. i feel so terribly guilty about inviting everyone i didn't have time to entertain. thank god for pple like franz...he talked to almost everyone!

not too long after he arrived, yen pulled me into my room and exclaimed that he's really good-looking, and that i should "go for it"...haha. then as i went down and talked to a few other pple, he was speaking to eugene and the rest. when we finally got to talk a little while i was eating, it seemed like he'd already charmed my whole family...plus yen (who was watching from the sidelines). vernon then came up to me and asked if he was the one who "approached me" kinda deal...sigh.

when he was about to leave, we took a pic together and geez...eugene just messed the pic up...haha. he covered the lens and the flash...double jeopardy! guess it was just not meant to be. as he left, i told him that yen thought he was cute, then he changed the subject to when and where my next flight is to. he's getting his roster on thursday...so that'll be interesting. after he left (and i went back in), they were all teasing me and robin was saying things like "you should've gotten more pictures of him and you together" and "you guys look really compatible" and shit. they all agreed that he seemed like a gentleman. yen just had to add that he really impressed her with the way he presented himself...sorta quiet, yet confident. and she was telling vernon that he was the "best catch" so far with regards to the guys who've ever been interested in me. when i pointed out that there didn't seem to be any sparks between the two of us, she countered that he seemed really interested and that he was trying to get to know my family. i then thought that he was doing all this cuz we were, after all, the hosts.

sure...he's my type. that's the problem. i don't wanna get too close to be disappointed later that he is, indeed, not interested. oh well, life goes on. great party, by the way.