Rainy Friday Night, 2006
By Jian Shuo Wang on 2006-05-12 20:02 · Day Like ThisFriday night, it rains in Shanghai again. Wendy went to off-site in a remote place in Zhejiang. Their bus should left Xujiahui soon. I bet she will be back on Sunday night.
Just left my office and go to the Raffles City to look for some food - whenever I look for food, I think I am not too much difference with a dog. Hungry? So start wandering on street and hope to get something interesting to eat. Well. Delicious is not the term I use as my object. Nothing is delicious after you have eaten it twenty times.
The big shopping mall is at the heart of Shanghai - just at the People’s Square. But there is not good foods anywhere - expensive foods are typically not good, as in many places.
I walked to the direction of the Ajisen Ramen. There are 30 people lining up at the gate. It seems if I wait there, it may easily kill half an hour. It reminded me of Jan 21, 2005. It was also a rainy Friday night. Everywhere is fully booked, or enough people lining up. So I get back to the first floor, thinking about what to eat. Finally, I made a decision that I will laugh at myself - I went to KFC to get some fast food. There are also many people there, but I can get my food within 5 minutes.
KFC meets my expectation very well - not good food. Don’t feel satisfied as all. But anyway, I am not hungry.
Wang Xiaohui
I read Wang Xiaohui’s second book. I fall in deep interest to this photographer. I appreciate a lot of sentences and ideas she expressed in her interview. Today, I read something about her life. She treat her whole life as a behavior art show, and document everything with her camera, and her diary. She said, if I can only take two things with me on my journey, I will take camera and diary.
She records her 15+ years with camera and diary, and published the details with a book. I like the attitude, and have the feeling I am doing the same thing. I may want to be more sensible and thoughtful when I record MY life, so it is valuable for me after 10 years.
Life
Recently, everyday after work, I feel very tired. To sit there just think hard consumes more brain power, I believe. This is a weekend. Don’t know what to do yet. My guess will be, keep thinking hard… :-D
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There seem to be many KFCs and Pizza Huts in Shanghai. I did manage to find the 1 Taco Bell there - although it is much different than the Taco Bells in the U.S.