We organized one more great party in our not-so-small home/office. All office furniture was moved around to accommodate the far over 40 guests, a great mix of nationalities, Chinese being naturally in a majority. The foreign camp however beat them by emptying a countless amount of wine bottles, beer and 3 great bottles of champagne.
In the enthusiasm of the evening, someone lost an earring (no panties were found) and Peter lost one of his babies. The small one was immediately adopted by the Rotary Club of Beijing, comforted with Rotary Champagne and trained to be our performer for the next Gala Ball. The Board did not approve yet to auction the baby at that occasion.
The turkey was better than better and voted the most succulent in Asia. The newly appointed chef from Belgium (sponsored by Bencham) demonstrated his cutting expertise as well as drinking and eating capabilities in front of enthusiastic female fans.
Some special demo in the kitchen attracted a mainly female audience. As minors could read this, we cannot be more specific.
The CAAC crew was later called in to check the flight capabilities of the airplanes and helicopters, after intense usage by curious kids, and after minor repairs all received their airworthiness certificate.
The empty bottles resulted in some guests ending up exhausted. To protect their identities we photoshopped their faces. (Where is Ginny?).
We say thanks to all our guests who made this a real fun evening! (And thanks for all the presents!). Also thanks to Charles Dukes & Ning Ning for their pics!
Gilbert survived his back problems with all the good liquid medicine.
