Mom's 80th Birthday Celebration

We gathered together to mark my mom's 80th birthday. This was strictly a family affair, but we had extended family from across the world converge on Vancouver for the occasion. It turned out to be a very colorful and joyous event. 

Very few people I know have had as profound a positive impact on the lives of people they meet as my mom. As a result, many in the community see her as their mother figure. Personally, her status has helped make my path smoother in everything from immigrating to Canada, to courting my wife to getting the first clients in my mortgage business. 

With a strong combination of love, wisdom, elegance, multilingual education, community work and performing arts she managed to touch so many lives and attract numerous awards. There is no way I can ever pay her back let alone reach even a tenth of her achievements, but I pledge to use any opportunity I get to perpetuate her legacy in the ways I am able. So help me God. :)