Both the group sitting on our left & right were so into Joel! On my left were 2 angmoh ladies here on holiday. They had a stack of (laminated) flashcards with all the nice places to visit. They spoke little English. I was thinking they probably knew of this restaurant from Lonely Planet. And on my right were a Chinese family - mother & father, daughter & husband. They spoke English and Cantonese. The lady was heavily pregnant, so this family was pretty curious about Joel. They kept smiling at us and asked some questions. The mother also said that Joel was a very good boy. Keke...
We ordered the teriyaki chicken salad, salmon & soba sashimi, tempura, eel rolls and beef hot pot (all with fancy names lah). As usual, everything was yummy! I sure miss their sushi rolls... Too bad there was only 2 of us, so we only had 1 of their rolls. YUM! ;p
The only unpleasant thing about going to Haiku is the group of beggars stationed outside the restaurant. Coz they knew this place was popular with angmohs and tourists. Yesterday, 2 women in the group was carrying young children - 1 toddler slightly older than Joel & 1 baby younger than Joel. Seeing that we had a kid too, they stood outside the window where we sat and kept "showing" us their poor kid who was really sleepy by then. :(
That's how it is here in Shanghai. During winter, lots of beggars will come out on the streets. Many will have young kids and even babies in their arms. It's like a past time for them, but it's still quite sad to see.
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Oh no... Its like exploiting their kids... Very kelian hor...
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