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After the awards ended, I departed from the AsianConnections team and decided to mill around
in hopes of talking to people that I hadn't been able to catch before. It looked like the Palace was emptying fairly quickly -- the clue that my work was done. But a little voice inside me said I should stick around for
one moment more. And guess what? By pure chance, I met Robin Shou. When I met him, I honestly didn't know who he was, but since people were clambering around him, I figured I
should find out who this attractive person was. I began to talk to him, and I discovered that not only is he a great actor, he starred in Mortal Kombat 1 and 2 as the fearless Liu Kang and in
Beverly Hills Ninja with Chris Farley, I realized that he was extremely intelligent, remarkably down to earth, and an awesome role model.
People were leaving the Palace at a steady rate, and I felt it was time to leave. I was planning to go to the official after-party that was being hosted by Synergy Productions at Club NV.
Synergy Productions is one of the Bay Area's best party promotions
groups, so I knew the party was going to be a blast. I was about to say my good byes to
Robin to leave for party, and it turned out that Robin didn't know where it was, so he suggested that we go together and try to find where it was. I ended up driving Robin to the party by following the Mountain
Brothers in their limo (since I have absolutely no sense of direction)! I was completely embarrassed driving him in my little silver Honda Civic, not for
the reason that it's a total college student car, but for the fact that my car was an extreme mess! You see, I didn't have directions
to the Palace of Fine Arts, and I was running late as it was, so I ended fixing my hair in the car, while trying to call my friends to help me find my way.
My car was in complete disarray from my hurried preparation and also from my previous five hour drive to San Francisco. I had curlers in the front seat, along with my
mess in the back, so I frantically ran around my car, trying to make some semblance of the mess so he could at least sit down. If I had any idea that I would have a star in
my car, I would have gotten it detailed! He wasn't even fazed by my mess, and laughed it off, he was very appreciative that I would take him to the party.
At the party, we found Lou Diamond Phillips, Geddy Wantanbe (ER and Revenge of the Nerds), Ming-Na Wen and her husband Eric Zee, Dante Brosco (Fakin' the Funk
with Tatyana Ali), Phillip Rhee (Best of the Best), Amy Hill (All American Girl), and others. I spent the night socializing and chatting with them and just plain having fun!
It was such an awesome experience being able to talk to all of them in such a relaxed, fun atmosphere. Throughout the night, I kept thinking to my self "I can't believe
I'm talking to these people! They have been my idols since I was in grade school!" The party was in full rage, and all the stars were having a great time laughing, talking, telling
stories, I didn't know what to do, but sit, and soak in the experience. But I'm such a dancer, and I can't stand when people mill around, so I managed to convince Steve of
the Mountain Brothers and Robin Shou to dance. It was great dancing and I think I helped them relax and have fun after such a long day. click here for more of Nancy's adventure |
