I was running errands at a post office in West Los Angeles when a man approached me by inquiring as to whether I was from Hawai’i. He said he heard my accent and was curious to know if I was an Islander.? That was around eighteen years ago, and that man is a writer/producer by the name of Tony Young from Honolulu, Hawai’i. We clicked when he started talking to me about films and media. I was a huge fan of international cinema, ever since a young age. After that day, I have lost contact with him many times throughout the years, but by one way or another, he always found a way to get in touch with me, and I am appreciative for our friendship today.