Back on the mainland- exploring shanghaiii

Hey guys so I'm back from hong kong and i've noticed many things different. For one everything is so salty and i swear my mother can cook better than most of the restaurants/ ALso people don;t like up here, like you know how you line up in a store to buy something... Wel here it's kind of a mob fighting to throw out their money. ALso on the trains people don't wait for you to get out first, you pretty much have to fight your way out. There was an elderly man who nearly fell trying to get off the metro the other day... oh god, doesnt look like im painting a very good image of china am i LOL.

^ "lining" up for red bean sticky rice pudding

THen yesterday I visited the bund inshanghai and my parents showed me the exact spot that they first met each other and went on their first date almost 40 years ago. WE also walked along the river that my parents spent a lot of their time together as young lovers. SOlid family history learning here hehhh (8 so you see guys the photo of these steps arent jsut any steps they're very meaningful steps :P it was jsut along the street of my mums house, and then I think of my own street lollollol how lame and unromantic :L then my mum was pointing out the old building and significance of it all in their childhood and we walked along a river where my parents had their first kiss. Kinda romantic but kinda tmi and ew at the same time LOL I culd see my parents were getting a bitttt tooo melancholic there ahaha.

 Yes the two rubbish bins are not very romantic i know, but hey at least they're a couple, symbolic of my parents? maybe not hahaha

Oh yeah and I also met my nephew. The child of my cousin (I was flowerboy for his wedding in china 5years ago). His name is sun something something yu so i just call him yu yu or "xiao yu" LOL. I told him to smile and this is what he gave me.

Troll from a young age, /notsureifiapproveornot. WELL ANYWHO THIS IS WHAT HE GETS THE WHOLE WORLD SHALL SEE HIS FACE. I think i've become his personal punching bag now.... he charges at me and headbutts me in the crotch... because his head is like at crotch level, yes because you all needed to know that. (im sure you did)

And also hong kong has a lot more porn magazines and videos just lying in street stalls whereas you dont really find them in shanghai (not that i go looking for them or anything >.>) LOL. ANd to conclude this rather lengthy and content heavy post i shall express my concern and difficulty of ordering at chinese restaurants as an english only reader in this picture that explains all.