Taike, I'm celebrating twice tonite. Ater my first job, I'm going to visit friends who own Mandarin Cafe; then on to my good friend George Wei's restaurant, Asian Wind. He's the friend who frequently goes home to Taiwan; the guy I'm hoping to go with next year to visit you guys.

I can only stay a few minutes at each place because of my late job, but I'm honored each year to be invited to these events, which happen after the restaurant closes, in Georges case. He invites his friends, and we sit at one huge table with all of his family and employees.

It's NICE to have friends like these!

Russ