Thank you all for coming to our birthday party for Kevin and me last night, accidentally or not. Actually yesterday morning Yaofei called me that he was going to hold a “surprise” party for us.
“But why do you tell me if it is a surprise party?” I asked.
“Oh, I invited many people,” he said, “but I will be surprised if any of them would show up…”
It turns out that Yaofei picked top ten people according to Chengdu Yinxiang’s secret mileage system. The system gives you points when you eat there, and when you order anything from previous night you get double bonus points. Unfortunately Yaofei himself didn’t have enough points. He had to have leftover for breakfast there three days in a row so he can invite himself to the party. Nancy didn’t earn enough points either. So she bought new glasses, got her hair done, dressed like Sara Palin, and then went to a Republican fund-raising event. Some donor gave her 1000 points on the condition that she will run for governor of New Jersey next year. But she is smart enough to carry a copy of recent New Yorker magazine around so she still can date young Democratic lawyer.
Mark gave each of us a cigar-shaped gift. I thought it was out of battery because it wouldn’t vibrate. But I couldn’t figure out how to reload battery until Mark told us it was real cigar. I and Kevin felt very relieved because at least we know how to enjoy a cigar. We lighted one immediately after dinner. Yuanyuan gave me a lovely plant, which was literally a small tree. When I carried it on the street a NYPD’s mounted police officer started chasing me. It turned out that his horse was trying to eat the leaves. Pang Ye gave me two books about Putin on how he courageously fought with his baldness and conquered Georgia without wearing a toupee.
The electricity went out mysteriously for several times. I was confused and thought I should blow the candles out every time. Yuan Yuan hit me hard with chop sticks because I was blowing at her face. Later I had to apologize and explain why I would think her face as round as the birthday cake, layered with cream, butter and chocolate on it. Nonetheless, the real cake was great.
Again, thanks to Yaofei for organizing the party and to all of you for coming. I really appreciate it.
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