Shattering a record in pictures: 35 steamers of SLB (Sunday, 2.11.07)

Hey, Steph uploaded and sent us her 43 photos already... sweet! :D Note to self: UPLOAD FULL-SIZE IN REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER! No weird image stuff, either. Yeah, it seems I've forgotten how to upload these photos properly... o_O

I still can't believe we set a 35-steamer record tonight, but here is the pictorial proof... we didn't get a picture of all 35 steamers in a huge pile, since our discussion led us to conclude that we'd smash the ceiling if we started from the table! (maybe the pile would be higher than some of us!) Jeremy thought that we were probably the only customers who ordered in such mass quantities, and Steph joked that they had photos of us in the back: "When these people come in, I want four workers to produce as much SIU LONG BAO as fast as possible! Move!" Hey, it could happen since Jon / Jeremy / our crew are the only ones to order weird combinations at Dragon Ball when we go there for bubble tea! I know I'm still impressed! Good thing my grandma gave me $40 this morning, too!


Nathan ordering the first ten steamers:




Jon's tea in a rice bowl:




"Before" shot of Eric, me, and Jeremy:




"Before" shot of Jeremy, Fabian, and Nathan:




"Before" shot of Tony, Jon, and Christon:




Steph's so hungry beforehand, she wants to eat her spoon! Not a good idea, Steph... NOT a good idea!




Look at the lovely Shanghai Wind waitstaff in their SLB-financed uniforms!




Dou mew is our enemy since it's also $13 here. It's the Cantonese name for "pea shoots," the thin, delicately crisp tendrils (or vines), plus the uppermost leaves, of the green pea.




Fabian and Nathan contemplate eating yummy green onion pancake as an appetizer for the carnage to come:




The first five steamers finally arrive!




Tony is the SLB Crew's answer to Sidney Crosby!




Our guru Nathan taking his first bite... please note his lovely Strong Bad hat:




Christon's first bite into heavenly goodness:




Nathan performing an XXX striptease as Fabian looks on... this reminded Steph of when Jeremy had to go air out that time he arrived after work in his suit! Disclaimer: This is not a REAL striptease since we DO want to come back many times in the future!




More, more, more! By this point, I think we passed gluttony a LONG time ago!




I contemplate yet more steamers, water, and tea:




Eric and I are still enjoying ourselves:




Jon being one with the SLB:




Steph getting ready to eat them by the basketful:




Christon: "Save me from myself, Steph! You're my Mexico pacing buddy!"




We ordered another veggie plate so our bowels don't kill us later on!




Basket + Pork Bun = Match Made in Heaven:




Tony, three baskets later...




Lookin' good there, Jeremy!




The original SLB tally didn't show up! It must have been holy...




The incomplete SLB tally:




Tower of Bao:




Final SLB Scorecard:




"After" shot of Eric:




Hey Jeremy, I hope you don't mind if I die on you!




Fabian and Nathan: "Hey guys! We want more! Should we have just ONE more steamer?" Everyone else: "Nooooooo....."




Tony and Jon think it's time for some gastric bypass surgery:




Christon and Steph: "Can we just purge now and get it over with already?!"




SLB-induced happiness:




Jeremy and I are masking the pain with smiles...




Jeremy documents the score as Fabian and I look on:




This is what Shanghai Wind's exit door conceals...




Nathan laughing over the bill:




Steph, Eric, and I wonder about our napkin / cell phone calculations:




$148.75 (before tax) on SLB alone...




Money well spent:




Gifted men making SLB and other Shanghaiese delicacies:




Shanghai Wind Chinese Kitchen, 6610 #3 Road, Richmond BC: