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Monday, July 18, 2005

~A toast to my brother~

My brother Andrew flew out from Toronto again on Saturday night to continue building a new life in Hong Kong, while I was 500 klicks away shooting a wedding, and I wish I could have been there. While we have no blood relation, but some things are thicker than blood, and Andrew is more family to me than anyone in my family.

No one has ever seen me at both my best and my worst, not even a glimpse, but Andrew's seen it in spades. Looking back at the flood of memories, it's hard to believe how much we've been through in the last few years and how far we've come. Watching Andrew leave for HK the first time in December was one of the hardest moments of my life, and I know there was no way I could shield the pain I felt behind a face of stoicism that I've grown so accustomed to. I've gotten used to hard goodbyes since then, and as he flew out this time, I had happy assurance that time and distance can never extinguish true fellowship founded on the firmest of Foundations.

Andrew, I know you're reading this. Forgive the premature nature of this (it's wedding season), but I want you to know that if I had to choose a best man, it'd probably be you. Not only because of who you've been in my life, but also because if the wedding guests try to liquor me up, I know you'll take the hits for me, drink like a fish, and still be sober enough to watch my back.

For Bonnie, Tsui, and the rest of Hong Kong, I hope you know how lucky you are that he's chosen to settle there for the foreseeable future. You are truly blessed to have him.

This JD & Coke's for you...cheers, brother.

SEE YOU, SPACE COWBOY... ~ 7:56 PM (2) comments

Comments:

yes Mike, I know I'm lucky. I am happy that you got to share close moments with him too. hey, if he's your bro, then I'm your "ah so". hehe... no worries, he'll be back very soon, hopefully I'll tag along. miss you mike!

# posted by Bonnie : July 22, 2005 10:49 AM

haha...thanks Bonnie. Come back soon...miss you too.

...even when you talk to much. =)

# posted by Mike. : August 11, 2005 2:55 AM