50th birthday
We spent a day doing the utmost of time-honoured and worthy activities - stuffing around! I must say, I was starting to get a bit frustrated at the way this is such an integral part of life. For instance, you would be told to rush to meet someone, and they'd get there 40 mins late; or you'd not find out about some important event till 5 mins before while everything was trying to be organised, and you could have taken care of stuff during the day...
but anyway, Lemon's dad had his 50th birthday, which a few slings of red wine made me forget my whingesome worries. I got introduced personally to 3 tables-worth of family and guests, which the booze helped with, then the tradition is to cheers every time you take a sip and drain the glass. And you go round the tables and interrupt people to cheers when appropriate. It was actually really fun, Lemon's dad was overjoyed - he's a doc, so doesn't often booze up. He did that night! Now it's Christmas yum cha, over and over!
Hope everyone's is as good.
2 comments:
Hi Matt - glad that you are coping ok with your Chinese whanau. Looking forward to hearing the things not included in the blog. I am sure you have got plenty of juicy-naughty-disgusting tales to amuse us. See you soon. Happy New Year. Kazuo
kazuo, you're so on-the-money about what it's been like... indeed there are juicy and disgusting tales, though more to do with pent up rage and infuriation at things than karaoke girls and funeral dancers. i'll regail soon!
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