It had been two days of company events. Monday and Tuesday that is. On Monday, we had a corporate movie gathering, sort of like a family day for the company. We went to watch "Spider-Man 3". The best of the Spider-man series! It showed the human side of Spider-man, how even he could show anger and hurt and fall into temptation.
I managed to get two extra tickets for my brothers so we went to watch together. Unfortunately, my first brother was late, so we made it into the cinema theatre just in time. However, there were not many seats left, so we had to split up, and my youngest brother ended up sitting next to our Executive Chairman and his powerful wife! Lucky guy! But it would be mighty scary for me!
On Tuesday, it was the birthday of the mother of our Chairman. So everyone was invited to a bash at one of the high-class hotels. It was a full nine-course dinner, excluding the birthday cake. She is a real capable woman, especially for someone of her time. Afterall, how many women in 1930s China had the chance to be educated, and an American Ivy League education at that? And how many women of that time became entrepreneurs and ran several businesses alongside their husbands?
But the food was good. Tasty and filling. So filling that after the fifth course, my colleagues and I could hardly take another bite! The dishes started off with the birthday buns, followed by combination cold platter of spring roll and some delicacies, "Four Treasure" soup, steamed garoupa, shitake mushrooms with vegetables, roasted chicken with crackers, fried prawns, longevity noodles, fried vermicelli (the family's own recipe), dessert, and finally the birthday cake. The meal started at about 8:20pm but it was almost midnight when we finally finished! Just like a typical wedding dinner!
Just as well I was keeping busy the past few days, at least it could take my mind off some things.
I managed to get two extra tickets for my brothers so we went to watch together. Unfortunately, my first brother was late, so we made it into the cinema theatre just in time. However, there were not many seats left, so we had to split up, and my youngest brother ended up sitting next to our Executive Chairman and his powerful wife! Lucky guy! But it would be mighty scary for me!
On Tuesday, it was the birthday of the mother of our Chairman. So everyone was invited to a bash at one of the high-class hotels. It was a full nine-course dinner, excluding the birthday cake. She is a real capable woman, especially for someone of her time. Afterall, how many women in 1930s China had the chance to be educated, and an American Ivy League education at that? And how many women of that time became entrepreneurs and ran several businesses alongside their husbands?
But the food was good. Tasty and filling. So filling that after the fifth course, my colleagues and I could hardly take another bite! The dishes started off with the birthday buns, followed by combination cold platter of spring roll and some delicacies, "Four Treasure" soup, steamed garoupa, shitake mushrooms with vegetables, roasted chicken with crackers, fried prawns, longevity noodles, fried vermicelli (the family's own recipe), dessert, and finally the birthday cake. The meal started at about 8:20pm but it was almost midnight when we finally finished! Just like a typical wedding dinner!
Just as well I was keeping busy the past few days, at least it could take my mind off some things.
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