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The bride to be while prepping for the party

Each platter held significant food. Each food has a specific “meaning”.

These boxes were filled with engagement cakes, special cakes only served for engagements.

Kim's Cousin Chris, Aunt Joliene and Uncle Peter were a huge help preparing the platters.

The pile is growing

Kim horsing around

During the decorating, Kim, her cousin, and her uncle started pretending to be rythmic gymnastic dancers

Chris

Uncle Peter

Nearing completion

Kim, her Grandma (Po-Po) and her aunt cooking. Kim's Grandma cooked for two days to prepare.

Food!

More food!

These candles are engagement candles, one represents the groom, one the bride, each are left burning the entire day.

Candles

Kim's Mom

Kim and I paying our respects to our ancenstors in the Buddhist tradition

Me speaking with my friend John

Kim

(L-r) Elaine, Phoung, Kim, Geoff and Mel

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Kim and I

John and Leigh

Phoung, Eric and Elaine

Kim's brother Ton, Cousins Kevin and Justin

Cousins Nina and Lynn

My friends, Kim and I, and her mom and grandma. We posed for a long series of photos.

Lynn and Justin

Cousins

Another of Kim and I

Kim's Aunt and Uncle, Cousins and Mom and Grandma

Justin

Uncle Peter, Aunt Joliene, and Cousin Chris, with Kim, myself, Kim's mom and grandma

Aunt Lina, Uncle Ryan, Cousins Kevin and Justin, Mom and Grandma

Good fish soup!

Damian and his date enjoying the food. Stephanie and Michael must be looking at the food!

John and Leigh

Justin and Ainsley on the couch.

Later in the evening, the games came out. I played this dice game for a while. We we playing for money, but pretty low stakes. If you won a round, you could win $8-12, but losing only cost $0.50-3. I won three games. Everyone kept commenting that it was a “lucky day” for me.

There was also a game of uno going on-

the stakes for Uno were pushups!

And twister!