Monday June 28, 2004

June 28

Source: Yahoo! Features

June 28, 1838, Britain's Queen Victoria was crowned in Westminster Abbey.

June 28, 1914, Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife, Sofia, were assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serb nationalist - the event which triggered World War I.

June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending World War I.

Birthdays:

Actor Alessandro Nivola is 32.
Jazz musician Jimmy Sommers is 35.
Actress-singer Danielle Brisebois is 35.
Actor Gil Bellows is 37.
Actor John Cusack is 38.
Actress Mary Stuart Masterson is 38.
Rock musician Saul Davies (James) is 39.
Actress Jessica Hecht is 39.
Record company chief executive Tony Mercedes is 42.
Football Hall of Fame electee John Elway is 44.
Actress Alice Krige is 50.
Actress Kathy Bates is 56.
Actor Bruce Davison is 58.
Rock musician Dave Knights (Procul Harum) is 59.
Former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta is 66.
Senator Carl Levin, D-Mich., is 70.
Actor Pat Morita is 72.
Comedian-movie director Mel Brooks is 78.
Blah! ... is one year wiser and forever 21.

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One Year Old!

My baby just turned 1 year old and my gosh it was a big deal.

Not fond of the idea of DIY parties, I opted to pay. It was so much more fun to have a party and not having to clean up afterwards. We picked a nice "town club" (as oppose to a "country club") The Legends Fort Canning Park and catered a spread of chinese dim sum for afternoon tea. Fort Canning Park is just next to Sun Singapore's office at Central Mall which was one of reason I know about the place.

We sent all (except 1) invitation cards through e-mail, talking about digital age. After putting together a guest list, we soon realize everyone has email addresses.

We received so many gifts we almost felt guilty ... nah... at least my daugther won't. Well I do need to thank everyone for a wonderful party. Here's the cheeky thank you card we sent out (less the photo) ... supposedly written by my daughter :-)

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