Company - David Trinh

When I first started COOP, I wanted a topic devoted purely to my friends and a place to reflect on the company that surrounds me. I just got back from a birthday party and I think there's nobody else more deserving to be profiled for my first "company" blog entry than David Trinh.

Honestly, a guy who cries in front of a group of people and tells them he loves them, now this is a good friend. He may put up a front that makes him appear apathetic and emotionless, but when you get upset over a friend being disrespected or when you think your friends are simply not having fun at your birthday party, you know this guy truly cares for the people in his life. Well, it may be the alcohol speaking since this seems to be a pattern at his parties, but he has emotions that just seem to be released when he's most happy. Forget the negative comments people say and remember the night for what it was, great food, great friends, and a great time all around.

David Trinh has certainly been a puzzle for most people over the years. Just when he started letting people into his life, he pushes them all away and flies away to Vancouver. We don't hear a word from him for a year and suddenly he's back in Calgary, so we all try to enjoy the time we have before he's gone once again. It's a bitter sweet moment for most people because we know time is limited but life was as it was before we all journeyed on different paths after high school. However, David did come back from Vancouver permanently but things get complicated and this time, we are the ones who push him away. I guess that didn't last too long and we realized that the history of our friendships is more valuable than the misuderstandings of the past.

Now you seem to have really found your stride and you managed to find a use for that cold dead face of yours to trick drunk gwai lo's out of their money all while avoiding taxes. I truly wish you found what you have been looking for and I hope you had a great 23rd birthday. Now let's all raise our glass to Trinh Pho and thank God he got rid of that soul patch. Cheers!