I hadn't seen Queenie since 2001, when she worked for Wilco in Tokyo, but I had kept in touch by e-mail. She invited me to her wedding earlier in the year. Well, I write invited, but... this is Queenie, who can be quite persistent...
I cannot say I understand the rituals of the Chinese wedding; a very important component seems to be the public humiliation of the happy couple. I won't try to describe the games they are forced to play in front of the banquet audience, but I will say that I did laugh too many times at their expense.
And exactly how many wedding dresses did Queenie wear? She kept on vanishing for short periods, wearing a new outfit after each disappearence. You can see two of the outfits in the above picture, but I lost count of how many she wore on the night.
Last but not least: Congratulations to Queenie and Philip!