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WHO: Xiaolang & Friends
WHERE: Hong Kong House Leon's apartment
WHEN: Friday, June 13, afternoon
WHAT: SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY
WARNINGS: disgusting levels of cute in in any Xiaolang/Sakura thread, you have been warned

While Sakura distracts Xiaolang, Leon and Li-Na get to work. Li-Na has spent the better part of the week prepping the food for the party over at Noah's. Once retrieved from the Marlowe's freezer, she spends the next couple of hours steaming and frying everything and lightly decorating the apartment. Nothing too ostentatious, as Xiaolang's not one for grandiose gestures. Just a 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY" banner, some balloons, and a green tablecloth.

On that table, is a spread of food. The centerpiece is of course the cake, chocolate with a lightly mint flavoured icing. Next to it are mint oreo truffles, which are rediculously decadent for only having three ingredients. Next to these is a cold noodle salad and red deviled eggs. And then there's the dim sum. Egg tarts, jian dui, lo mai chi, baozi, siu mai, and jiaozi. Li-Na was careful to select dishes that would either keep for a day or could be prepped, frozen, and then cooked on the day of. Suffice to say, she actually made more than is available for the party, as some was required to reward Noah for his help. Of course there's a fruit tray and chips and other assorted snack food, but that's for when Li-Na's cooking runs out.

In one corner of the living room is a karaoke machine (thanks for the loan Derek!). Li-Na's phone is hooked up, providing a selection of American pop, Hong Kong Cantopop, Taiwanese Mandopop, and K-pop. Feel free to connect your own phone and provide your own music. Near the front door is a photobooth. Grab a prop or two and have Li-Na's golem take your picture. The picture can then be printed by a portable printer and added to a photo album (Li-Na will also email copies afterwards). Take a picture with the birthday boy, or simply leave a photo of yourself for him with a birthday message.

During the party, Li-Na will attempt to teach everyone how to wish Xiaolang 'Happy Birthday' in Cantonese (and depending on how successful they are, they'll sing it before he blows out the candles on his cake). Even Leon's dog, Jasmine, is getting in the festive mood.

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