Dan took Nat and me to see some artwork from James Jean's "Birds and Boys" collection. It was a crowd of tall, well-dressed people congregated in an impressive space of sloping, white pyramid studded walls.
We spent the rest of the night stalking James Jean. Dan managed to get a quick photo with him, before legions of socialites engaged the artist in small talk. I impatiently waited another 10 minutes to see if the James Jean would break away from the group, before deciding it wasn't worthwhile.
While I stood waiting next to the life-size illustration of Aska, a woman good-naturedly asked if it was a portrait of me. Dan and Nat thought it was hilarious; we were waiting to see if a stranger would notice my doppleganger, "Aska."
"Aska," & "Selma Blair" by James Jean.
Afterwards, we went to eat at Kang Kang's Food Court in Alhambra. There were several groups of elderly and teen-aged Asians there, though it was quite late into the night.
The self-serve cafeteria seating suited us, because we didn't need to attempt polite small talk with any waiters. We just settled in after ordering at the cashier and proceeded to eat when the food was ready. The oyster egg cake may have been the best dish, along with a plate of siu long bao, or hot steamed buns. The noodles in herbal chicken stew was also pretty good, but not very memorable.
I intend to force-feed you some siu long bao that will burst into delicious, throat-scathingly hot soup with poor chopstick-holding skillz. Also, Dan and Nat revealed their animosity towards each other over the course of our meal.
Photo thanks goes to Dan Lam, my brother from another mother.
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