It was not just any open house - it was a massive buffet dinner for about 400 people! We walked up to the (beautiful) house to find a huge platform outside the house. It had a tent roof with chandeliers and ceiling fans and there were about 30-40 round tables for the guests. All this fit in the driveway leading up to a 6-car garage.
Walking up to the bungalow. The lighted balloons were put up specially for the occasion. |
Pre-dinner entertainment included phototaking with mascots (photos printed on the spot), temporary tattoos, balloon sculpturing, Chinese finger painting, caricature drawing, wire name sculpturing - all for free. The queues for each were crazy.
Still a little stunned. |
Just before dinner started, there was a lion dance.
The 4D number given by the lions - depending on how you look at it, it is 9618 or 8196. |
Wine was served at every table plus Chinese New Year tidbits. Each table also had yee sang to kick the dinner off. Throughout the dinner, there was a three-piece strolling band walking among the tables serenading the guests and playing requested songs. A photographer went around taking photos of the guests at each table (a la Chinese wedding procedure) and everyone at the table got a copy of the photo on the spot.
Amazing experience. I hope I get to go again next year!
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