~ Aristotle.
We had an extra- ordinarily sensational reading gathering this time. It became a five-in-one activity. How did it happen? It was a long story. Why not get a cup of coffee first before lending me your ears?1. Magazine reading
2. Birthday celebration for two scorpions
3. District Governors T/Ms sharing
4. Husbands' company
5. Halloween party
Magazing Reading Sherry, our mindmaster, invited Jorie Wu, our former District Governor, to join our Oct. T/Ms magazine reading and to talk about her strategy of helping her better half George Yen, also former District Governor, to be elected as the 2nd Vice President of TI. It was a breaking news to all TMs in Taiwan when it was first released. Jorie not only accepted our invitation, but also brought some cute strawberry bags, same as the souvenirs they brought to the International Convention, for everyone.
Birthday Celebration
Somehow Sherry learned Jorie's birthday was just three days away, and Lydia's birthday was also near. What a good opportunity to celebrate two scorpions' birthday in the gathering! We could have a double joy! Sherry ordered two cakes so that both Jorie and Lydia could enjoy their own happy moment and joyful feelings.
District Governors T/Ms sharingSince Lydia's better half Harry Fong is also our former District Governor, Sherry proposed it would be awesome if he could give us the honor to come, too. No wonder she's our mastermind.
Husbands companyLibby, our very dear friend though not a member of ours yet, was thoughtfully invited by Irene to join us. She was recovering from her memory loss and this gathering could be very helpful to her. Libby needs her husband to come along. Under such circumstance, husbands were welcome to celebrate with their wives.
Halloween PartyHelpful and generous Irene not only bought two large lovely birthday cards, but also purchased a wide variety of cute Halloween props. All the participants had fun modeling the masks for photo shoot.
All goldies except Pamela who had to miss it because of her business trip showed up. What a pity that she had to miss two birthday celebrations!
Michelle, Sherry and Virginia arrived before me. The afternoon tea time was limited to two and half hours, We must start our reading first. It was short and kind of a rush. But who cares? The important thing was that we did our homework and the purpose was achieved.
Though Harry couldn't come as he was also on business trip, Libby and Linda's husbands plus George made total 15 for the gathering. Our loud voices almost broke the roof.
When most of us arrived, chatting and laughing took place. The cute Strawberry bags created the 1st highlight. When Jorie took them out, every one was excited to choose the color they like as if we were winning an award. Then Irene took out the king size birthday cards for us to write our best wishes. Which should go to Jorie, and which should go to Lydia? We had to finish writing our wishes on in a hurry. We had the 2nd highlight.
Halloween Celebration was the 3rd highlight. Everybody were excited to try on the props one after another and pose before the camera just like kids. It was the most joyful and hilarious moment. Must thank Irene for the excitement she created.
Virginia made an exception this time that she not only helped us take a lot of good and interesting photos, she tried as best as she could to include herself in the photos as many times as possible.
Cake cutting was touching. When the cakes were taken out, the two birthday stars couldn't keep their eyes away from the cakes and took a long while before deciding to blow out the candles. Well, cakes are my favorite. I feel embarrassed to say how many pieces of cake I had.
When it was half past four, goldies left one after another for their next engagements. Irene, Linda, Libby, Gina, and Kate took the road respectively. Before the rest of us left the Cafe, we took a few final group photos in front of the Café then called it a day.
Time flies especially you are having a good time. When waving goodbye, I was already thinking of the next gathering Kate proposed to welcome Pamela home, and the party for Pamela, Irene and Linda's birthday.
Trini
http://picasaweb.google.com/taipeitmtrini/AHalloweenSeasonedReadingGatheringAndBirthdayParty#
Special thanks to Virginia Lee for all the wonderful photos she took for us:
http://picasaweb.google.com/vlee1009/101031GoldenHalloween#
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