There were things I didn't like in SH. Of course, there are always things not to like wherever you end you living in the world (even home), but it's the memories of what you liked that are worth keeping.
I'm not sure what it says about me, but I do not miss people. I miss what I do with them, how I feel when I'm with them, the interaction and contact. Likewise, I do not miss things. I miss the emotions and memories linked to objects, the 'why' (why did I buy this?), the 'where' (did I get it in Japan, Prague, or Turkey?), the when.
To distill and clarify, perhaps what I miss are the experiences. That's why I miss places.
The list below are all restaurants. The food is amazing and glorious which is why I kept going back, but it is because the food was that amazing and glorious that I spent a lot of time in most of those places, and that is why I miss them.
Coconut Paradise
- for my last 3 birthdays, the leaving do, and amazing lemongrass tea, green vegetable curry, pad thai and Thai style char-broiled beef.
Blue Frog
- 2 for 1 burger Mondays!, several bitching sessions, oh and the sweet potato fries.
Cha
- cheap and good, and they actually do teh ping right!
Abbey Road
- everything happened here.. birthdays, leaving do-s, de-stressing sessions, sangria (with orange, purr), the one and only spaetzle casserole and who can forget? James. Ah, James, of the really strange Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels accent that sprouted overnight.
The Boxing Cat Brewery
- love the location, the burger, the peanut butter and chocolate cake and the fun
Lotus Land
- it's in Taikang Lu, what more do I have to say? Oh, there is the cosy seating and THE best Indian in the city
rbt
- for the swings! (which I only managed to get on the very last visit) and the drinks (Green barley with kaiten). The de-facto place to go with Ray Ray and Vivian.
Julie's
- for burgers, chocolate cake, the cheese cake, and the always friendly Marcel
Cantina Agave
- sangria and friends
hof & whisk
- for THE best chocolate cakes in the city, fun, laughter and serious conversations
mesa aka the yummy cocktail place (which is unfortunately closed now)
- my last birthday, and the most delicious cocktails in the city. mmm...
... and not forgetting all the amazing XingJiang and Lanzhou La Mian stores all over the city, all visited with friends. Always with friends.
What else have I missed?
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