Night of Firsts (?)

"My daughter likes black people... only because of their big hair" - Auntie

"You mean.. the massive hair...?" *gestures* - Me

"Yes, exactly!"

- A discourse on tradition meets modernity at a Chinese Banquet in a Western society

Of course, that was all in mandarin.

It was pretty fun, ate some nice stuff.

I might have pictures later - it was my niece's (first removed, I believe) 100th...day..alive. Yea.

She's really small. And she had those jade bangles and bracelets and whatnot.

Those are cool too.

It was a pippies for entree (I think that's how you spell it), and then a platter of various things including abalone, pork ribs in that sauce and then red bean...soup(?) for dessert, with fruit.

Father says that you should never eat fried rice in restaurants, cause they get the rice leftovers from someone else and then cook it up for you.

Also, the same thing with reusing fruit.

And, lots of discussion about who's doing what and when and how fat and how pretty, etc.

Just your usual asian dinner..feast...celebration...thing.

Oh and lots of tea.

Tea's really good.

Oh and red packets from Chinese New Year I guess.

Hoping you guys are having fun.