when i come home this summer i will have to host at least two parties. one will be bear's birthday tea, of course. that's on june 10th, and i might not be in singapore that early, but bear is very accommodating about it and we will have a make-up party as soon as we can manage. it shall be a low-keyed affair, because i am not going through all that party-planning again after last year. you can all come, and there will be a cake, and we will all sit around drinking milk (or milo, because we're mammals.)

what i'm rather keen on is the thirties shanghai party we didn't manage last year. we will squeeze into our silks and put up our hair and look decadent and decorative and listen to zhou xuan on my pa's gramophone and watch ruan lingyu movies and play mahjong. i'll get someone to cater good dianxin and of course xiaolongbao, and cindy can bring us some shanghai trinkets and decorations for atmosphere.