Laziness is a Crime

Sam: Come to Food Street with us. (The upscale Touristy area is referred to as Food Street. By Us :D)
Usha: I'm feeling extremely lazy today. You guys have fun.
Sam: Cold Stone :)
Usha: Tempting..But Today I'm gonna let it pass..
Sam: :-O!!!! Are you okay? Feeling emo? Go take in some sunshine. :) Why are you lazy? Don't be lazy! Get up and do something like come with us!
Usha: What's wrong with you? Is staying home a crime?
Sam: No. But why not join in the fun? Maybe we can even watch a movie. Being lazy should be a crime!

Eventually I did manage to get outta bed and drag myself to Food Street. It was a fun day which continued with a visit to Shanghai Museum where they were having a special Italian Exhibit till June. It showcased paintings from Raphael, Michaelangelo, and many more. I figured these Italians were very captivated by still art. There were also self portraits of Queen of France, and so many others I hardly recognised. The paintings included raw meat, vegetables, flowers, that were more alive than paintings ought to be. They were all Oil Paintings. Something the Chinese painters of the same era were not exposed to. It has always been water colors here.

It was indeed an awesome summer day to be spending outside. The park was filled with people feeding pigeons, blowing bubbles outta those soap bottles. I wanted one too! But oh well..There were lotsa  toddlers who were standing among the pigeons, attempting to both feed the birds and also to not scare themselves.

Moving on I was engrossed in observing this 5 to 6 year old who loved posing for photos while her mother was the camerawoman. She would pout, hold her skirt from both sides and pose a bow and so many other poses she could muster. She really was enjoying herself. Not to mention her vanity. She wouldn't smile as we smiled at her. What we did next, was to pose in an exactly similar manner and get our pictures taken by the fellas. The mother did not approach us for any copyright issues. After all its China.

After all that gazing and random walking down the city streets of Shanghai, we retreated into the Foreign Bookstore. Bought The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. It was my first step towards reading the entire Lord of the Rings Series. Bought this other  book which was a compilation titled Books that Changed the World. Interesting eh. It was awfully cheap as well! The first couple of pages were highly philosophical. We'll see how much I learn from this book.

It was a perfect day
What I'd give if I could find a way to stay
Lost in this moment now
Ain't worried about tomorrow
When you're busy livin', feels like dreamin', slowly drifting,
through this perfect day.

- Lady Antebellum - Perfect Day -