Sunday, August 18, 2002

I'm in a Chinatown-like area looking for a specific restaurant to get some dim sum. I end up at a different place. I walk up to the counter and read the menu. I take a little while deciding but eventually order Shanghai dumplings and a noodle dish with shrimp. I'm intrigued by many of the unique dishes on the menu. I also order an individual "steamed shrimp." I head to the bathroom, where there is a line, but find there's no water in the sink. I walk back to the counter, pick up some of my food and walk out to a picnic bench outside (where some friends are) and sit down. I tell them about the unique food and the fact that the bathroom has no water.