chapters of our lives
TRANSCRIPT
- 1. Chapters of Our Lives
presented by
Billy & Gloria
2. CHAPTER ONE BILLY
a.k.a.THE Billy Chen
born on October 25, 1976in Taipei, Taiwan
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3. on October 11, 1974
a globetrotting businessman
marries
THEhottest accountant in Taipei.
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4. On November 21, 1975
The Great ANNE arrives to this world.
5. One year later
on a taxi in Taipei
Billy was born.
6. Anne always takes really good care of Billy..
7. Of course, they have their moments too..
But they always kiss and make-up.
8. Billy was surrounded by a loving family.
And a tradition of Taiwanese goodness.
9. Daddy was alegendary empire-builder.
Andreallyhot.
10. But Mommy was hotter.
11. She was also a great teacher,
and a doting parent.
12. When he was 6, his family moved to LA.
Too cool for the camera.
First car!
13. His parents not only focused on his academics,
they also taught him many skills.
Library, Billys
favorite hang-out spot.
Study skills
Reading skills
Fishing skills
Physical skills
Athletic skills
Medical skills
Musical skills
Useless skills
Questionable skills
14. and took him to many places
15. He made a couple of close friends at school
who were all ridiculously smart
16. But eventually they had to say goodbye
17. While his friends scattered to different cities,
Billy began his adventures at Harvard.
He was a patriot.
18. then the other Cambridge
then Japan
19. The four years at Cambridge were the happiest for Billy.
Not only did he work hard.
he also ate hard, played hard, partied hard.
20. After graduating from Cambridge, Billy found a job at
Hewlett-Packard, and moved to Houstonin2004.
Hes so proud of his company,
he wears this shirt ALL THE TIME
21. AshesettleddowninHouston,he onceagain
foundhimselfsurroundedbygood friends
some, of course,
are better than the others
22. Buthewasalwayssearching for that
special someone,hisdestiny
23. CHAPTER TWO GLORIA
a.k.a. Daj,,
born on July, 24 1982 in Taipei, Taiwan
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24. On a hot summer day of 1982
a chubby baby was born
She was so chubby,
her grandpa would call her
steamed buns
Hey! She looks nothing like us!
25. 11 days later,
Steamed Bun got a friendher name is Pei.
Pei and Gloria did everything together
26. Pei was a bit on the trouble-maker side,while Gloria was
justwell, dorky.
27. Butgrowingupastheoldestkidinherfamily,shes learned to take
really good care of people.
But she is still very much a dork...
28. She, too, was surrounded by loving people.
Lots, and lots of loving people.
29. Her caring personality always makes her a very popular girl at
school.
30. When she was 15, shedecided to move to Dallas to live with Pei
and her family.
31. Her aunt and uncle raised her as one of their own,
brought her to many places
They also fed her very well
32. Eventually she graduated from high school
33. Then college
34. 35. She thought she was already the luckiest girl
but then she met Billy
and her life just changed
in ways that she could never imagine
36. CHAPTER THREE B & G
37. Last Thanksgiving, Billy and Gloria began to exchange e-mails,
with the approval from their parents, of course.
AWW
wouldnt they make a
lovely couple?
38. Through their conversations, she fell in love with his
dorkiness, his love for family, and his sense of
responsibility.
39. He also fell in love with her impish smile, her caring
personality, and family values which he shared.
40. A few weeks later,
he offered to meet up in Dallas.
They spent a relaxing Saturday afternoon together,here in this
Museum.
It was almost love at first sight.
After a few more dates,He began driving up to Dallas every
weekend,just to hang out with her.
December 17, 2009Hot Air Balloon Ride.
McKinney, TX
I am a ghost.
41. February 4, 2009Los Angeles
42. Valentines Day, 2010It was a cold, foggy Sunday morning.Billy,
who is usually pretty practical,decided to plan a surprise for
Gloria,
a rather romantic surprise
43. Are you sure about this?We just metYou havent even seen my dark
side yet she asked.
44. And this was his answer
Asians in Northern Texas about 350,000 people
Female aged 25-35 8%
Acceptable ethnicity 10%
Acceptable height and weight 50%
Acceptable English ability/education (MA or above) 60%
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Subtotal: 840
No drinking/drug habit 80%
No spending habit 50%
No serious mental/physical ailment 70%
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Subtotal: 235
Speaks fluent Mandarin/Taiwanese
and reads Chinese literature 5%
Knowledgeable about Finance 10%
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Subtotal 1.2
Fun to hang out with 5%
Breathtaking smile 5%
Detail-oriented, creative,
and meticulously-organized mind 5%
Gentle, thoughtful, and kind 5%
Positive, motivated, and "happy" 5%
Tons of common interests and topics 5%
Spectacular chef 1%
Can tolerate Billy's nasty habits 1%
Can impress Billy's parents 1%
Can actually "like" Billy 1%
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So the whole point of this massive analysis was.
Chances of Billy finding another Gloria before he turns 65
1/
There was no way Gloria could argue this one
besides, she thought he was kinda cute too.
So on 2-14-2009, he put on the ring for her