Tried to do some more exploring of 建设二路 (Jian She Er Lu) today, but to no avail. Most of the shops along the streets sold clothes, luggages, toys and the like. We did manage to finally find a restaurant selling 热干面 (Hot dry noodles, a Wuhan specialty), that we haven't been able to find anywhere. Everyone tells us it's a Wuhan/Hubei specialty but we don't see it anywhere!
Anyway, we decided not to have it at the place we saw, since it looked pretty dodgy. Instead, we headed back to the 炸酱面(zha jiang mian) store we found two days ago.
At night, though, we managed to head off to 建设七路 (Jian She Qi Lu), which is a whole street of night market that Mr Chia, Jo, Zhenzhao and some of the others found while jogging some time last week.
Only just managed to find time to go today, and even then, it was a little rushed. Took bus no.555 there, and it took roughly 10 minutes.
Walked the whole street, but I couldn't find anything to buy. Most of the stalls there sell underwear, indoor slippers, watches, stuffed toys and some other things I wasn't really that interested in. Didn't help that I was a little tired too.
Finally, though, at the very end of the street, I managed to find a pair of headphones to replace my old ones. Thanks to Zhenzhao, I got them for RMB20 (~SGD4) instead of the initial RMB25, hoho.
Personal Reflection:
Came across this boy with his colouring book by the streets today while walking along 建设二路. His chair was a short wooden stool, while his table was yet another plastic stool.
Yet another instance today to make me feel blessed that I was able to grow up in an environment like Singapore's. It may not have been perfect, but I was happy, and at the very least, I had easy access to proper tables and chairs. Such is the life of most Chinese children, I think, using and playing with what they can while their parents earn a living.
We often see children playing along 旅大街 too, with toy cars and maybe some containers, exposed to the elements and dangers of the local traffic along the street. In contrast, Singaporean children are often indoors, obsessed with computers, handheld games and the latest gadget around.
I hope at some points in their life, our country's future can realise their fortune to be born in such a developed country, and have bigger worries about whether they will be able to get their hands on the latest handheld gadget earlier than their peers.
