MaMa's 90th Birthday Banquet

MaMa loves to eat. And to eat well.

She's a fancy lady. So on Saturday night, for her 90th birthday banquet - which we've been planning for the past three years since her last birthday banquet - she rented out Ming Court at the Langham Hotel.

There's Chinese TakeOut. And Chinatown Chinese Food. But really only in Hong Kong will you find upscale FancyHotel Chinese Food.

Yum.



The fam arrived early to watch a little slideshow of oldschool pictures Uncle Bill had prepared...



Little Oliver could not sit still.




The family awaited the arrival of all our guests.




And remember the Aunties from my Epic EuroAdventure?

A bunch of them came too.



Altogether there was like a hundred something people.

And lots of cognac. Chinese people love cognac. Just like black people!



There were like 100-something people. We even met some cousins our age that we had never met before because of long-standing (we're talking decades-old) family drama that had just recently resolved itself!



Cousins!



The slideshow was a hit.





And so was the 14-course meal...

Which included:

Fancy Flatpig...



Scallopy Shrimpy Seafood Delight...



Stuffed Conch...




(We mean business when we eat. No talking. Just eating.)



Shark Fin Soup which tastes a lot like noodles except that it costs like $50 USD a bowl

(Correction: my dad just IMed me after reading this and said, "Hey..you know the shark fin soup you had at the banquet was like $100 US a bowl..no joke! Mama loved it and demanded it!")



Fancy Grouper Fish.



(Our mean-faced waitress was like an evil slanty-eyed Judi Dench.)



Chicky Chicky Chickon head!



Wagyu beef and truffle flied lice...



Noodley noodles...



And finally good luck steamed buns that look like they just got a good spanking!



There were a bunch other courses too that I didn't take pictures of because it looked gross. Stuff like abalone and donkey crotch etc. Yuck.

Ollie so cute! And look, I caught Leo licking his little steamy bun in the background.



Family photo!



It must be such an amazing feeling to be responsible for so much life.

Almost everyone in the below picture exists or has been directly affected by my tiny little grandma's decision to give birth over and over and over again!



These newest additions to the fam are soooo cute.



Happy 90th MaMa!