It was a cozy night and the family gathered together at Ngoc’s home in Burbank. Michael (my nephew) was still young and he asked for a magic trick. I showed Michael my latest magic where I make an orange disappear with a plastic cup. Ngoc came to witness the latest magic trick up my sleeve. When she realized that I was concealing the orange by grasping it with the plastic cup, Ngoc bursted into laughter and thought it was the funniest magic trick yet. She turned around and walked away not believing how silly it was.
From this moment on I realized that Ngoc appreciated the small things in life and small memories like these were enough to bring smile and joy into her.