WARNING: There will be some rambling below as I'm running on empty now... jet lag is killing me- Every celebration can only happen with some degree of preparation. While the preparation and planning may get tiring or hectic, the end result will always be a blast! 1) Last night, we had a ridiculously successful surprise birthday shindig for my dad (you should have seen the happy - and definitely surprised - look on this face!). To make this celebration a success, numerous closed-door discussions or meetings had to take place without making my dad's radar...In a nutshell, the family had to weave a story involving item 2 below to explain why I showed up in NY inexplicably, followed by my brother (Tim) and my future sis-in-law (Carrie). With great coordination amongst family members (esp my mom and sis!), we managed to feign a small family dinner to welcome Carrie back to NY, but then proceeded to surprise dad with a (slightly) larger gathering of 30+ friends and family, 100 some longetivity lotus buns, and loads of yum Shanghainese food!! A special thanks to all the family members who were able to attend this Thursday celebration, and a big thanks to many of the sig others and spouses who made the special trip as well... last night worked out well! 2) Next weekend, Tim and Carrie are getting MARRIED! A very intense and awesome celebration to look forward to, but before we get there, we need to finish all of the last-stage preparations! As best man, I will do what I can to help ease some of the last-minute worries which Tim and Carrie may have. I will work with them and pray for various factors, including cooperative weather, smooth logistics, safe arrival of guests, etc. To facilitate this, I will need to fly into Toronto early next week to familiarize myself with the foreign city (and country!). I have to admit that I am nervous about the final preparations, but know that I have great support from the bridal party, and know that He is in control as well. I have no doubt item 2 will be AWESOME! I just have to play my role, and be as helpful as possible to plow through the last couple preparatory steps! More updates to come on the celebration...(disclaimer: update may take a number of weeks as I will have to face a heavy workload back in HK when I return... da da dum!) Republished pic of Tim and Carrie... aww.. 
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