17th Aug, 4pm. Am standing in front of a painting in my hotel room. My brain took quite some time to decipher what the painting was all about. Believe me, 5 and half hours of flight does cause permanent damage to your brain.
At last, the realization descended on me, it was a drawing of the famous pearl tower standing proudly across the Huang Pu River of Shanghai. And yes, i was in Shanghai of course.
This is where i stayed for the rest of the 4 days 3 nights.
This is what i had for breakfast, at a small cramped oven like chinese restaurant: chicken porridge, yao char kuai which is two times the length of my chopsticks and of course the infamous siao long bao. Total damage to my pocket, RM3.40 for 2 person, AMAZING!
This is what i eat for lunch for two subsequent days. Instant noodle, done in 4 minutes, guarantee satisfaction. The weather is simply too hot for me to wander around hunting for lunch. With the summer sun brightly shining at 40 degrees Celsius, you'll be soaking wet by the time you found a decent restaurant with proper air conditioning.
Ps: Dont go to Shanghai during this period of time, you will come back look like a charcoal
This is one of the restaurant we went for LUXURIOUS dinners. A restaurant which serves great SOUP!
And guess what, i've ate puffer fish! and its not bad at all. In case you dont know, puffer fish carries poisons and its not edible unless its being cleaned and handled by licensed cook in Japan. In Shanghai, the puffer fish was reared in ponds and was manipulated hence it doesnt carry anymore poison.
This is the chinese chap fan in 'KFC' style, served while its still steaming hot, within 5 mins! No one can beat chinese when it comes to efficiency
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Am reading a chinese novel-纸婚 for the past two nights. The book describes the reality of marriage life of a young couple of different background: A city girl and a village boy. It was written beautifully. Just to share with you all a passage which touched me deeply.
