Egerton Chang's 60th birthday bash

Sunday, January 23, started cloudy with a slight drizzle but turned out quite beautiful. It was the perfect setting for Egerton Chang's 60th birthday party. Guests started to arrive by 4:30 p.m. and received cups of hot mannish water, or an assortment of beverages and some good conversation to get the party started. Burgers were next on the menu while the band, Strings and Steel, a birthday gift from Edison Chai, provided excellent entertainment.

After the scrumptious buffet dinner catered by Exclusive Party Rentals, the birthday cake was cut by the birthday celebrant, his vivacious wife, Margaret, and their large brood after greetings were received via video link with Toronto from Egerton Jr and Bianca, two of Egerton's children who are attending universities there.

Eight o'clock was party time with the sounds of music by Craig Ross, the 'Young Lion'. The dancing was lively and energetic and continued past midnight. Monsignor Mock Ken and Frs Ryan, Kong and Lee, who blessed the party, ensured that everything was above board.

Desmond Jangalee of Universal Video videotaped the festivities.

More than 150 guests were out and the list included Mexican Ambassador Leonora Rueda, Nigel Pagon, Edison Chai and his charming wife, Shirley; the bubbly Jacqui Nielssen, Jackie Smalling, Lorraine Green with special guest, soca girl from Trinidad, Lima Calbio; Bruce and Maggie Lyn, Louis Lyn, Berna McIntosh, Tony and Fay Allen, Bobby Wynter and Sandra McPherson, Robert and blissful 'Chippie' Desnoes, Danny Bola and Christine Maragh, Derrick and Clare Wong, Tony Magnus and Sheron Gilzean.

Also spotted were television personality Winford Williams, Neville and Junior Parnell, Ralph Martin and his beautiful wife, Norma; Donald Campbell with his fashionable wife, Valerie; Neville and Marcia Hendricks, Ian and Jackie Johnson, Dawn Carey and Lorna Gordon-Elliot along with Egerton's children including Nadine, attorney who jetted in from Los Angeles; Warren, Ivana and Ethan, André Fraser and Hollanders Myers, Jeneil Chang, Petius Chang, Victor Chang and Camelia McLean, Phyllis Kong, Fern Aguilar, Xavier Scott, Anton Thompson and Claude and Joy Hall.

Also partying were Jacqueline Knight-Campbell, Eugenie Rhoden, Rose Dietrich, Suzanne Hendricks, Neil Miranda, Romona Robinson, George McPherson, Joan Roman and daughter Briana, Kerry Spencer with daughter Kerry; Claude Braithwaite, Bobby and Sandra Brady, Janelle Guthrie, Christopher Hall, Jody Mullings, Jermaine Spence, Dane Dillion and Craig Bynes, among many others.