a long December 10 - part 1

December 10 of all the years to come will always be important for the family. It is a longtime tradition of remembering and celebrating a very important event -- my brother's birthday. We're six children and all of our birthdays are special. But what makes my brother's even special than the rest of us? Well, the fact that we forgot his birthday in years past. My parents were in London, and all of us had to be someplace else where it required overnight for schoolwork, my excuse was thesis. Anyway, when we all got together the weekend after my brother's birthday, he reminded us that we forgot and he went out in the night, blew a candle on top of a big mac and cried.
So in the longstanding tradition of this event, we got him his favorite cake on the eve of his birthday. A Coffee Crunch from Red ribbon, Bihon from Lola Helen's, barbecues and sodas. His eyes lit up like a child when he saw the bounty.
After a few days, Cai surprised him with a birthday dinner at the Shang and we had a blast. It was the best dinner we had for some time. Sharing it with my loved ones made it a perfect evening...