i've learned not to be so hard on myself nowadays.
you know sometimes, others look at you and think:
"how come she's like that?", "why did she do this?", "why isn't she doing it for the sake of... blah blah blah".
because of such comments, i get very affected. rejected and guilty.
then, just this past sunday, i was reminded that in my life, everything i do is for the sake of God. if there are certain things that i do or not do, some will point fingers but if my heart is at peace with God, with the Spirit within me, AND i have already explained to the necessary parties, then i have nothing to be guilty about.
egyptian escapade!
last tues, after so long, i finally met up with vanessa, denise and weiching! van brought us down to haji lane for a taste of an authentic egyptian dinner @ altazagg. and authentic it was, in all aspects. food was authentic. layout was authentic (they had mats, carpets for patrons to rest on the floor to eat). the men were authentic too - one of their male staff exemplified the paternalistic & dominant nature of egyptian men.
look below!
look at that man from the egyptian restaurant who took a pic with us, hugging van so tightly and nearly robbing her of a kiss! and poor van didn't know!
at that moment, we felt like pulling ugly faces at that cheekopek man! hahaha!
lesson learned: take pictures of the food, not with their staff.
lesson learned: take pictures of the food, not with their staff.
the food were mainly kebabs, topped with some sourish, white sauce with some salads and wedges as sides. i didn't like their mutton kebabs; the beef one was ok though. their potato wedges were good too, perhaps it's due to the special sauce they dribble nicely over the wedges.
one of the egyptian drinks that the owner introduced was a little hard to swallow because it was coconut-based and had peanuts inside. too thick a drink for me but van & denise's hisbiscus drink was refreshing.
that lane where the restaurant is is a charming little street with many colourful indie shops. nice haunt for chilling with friends and photo-taking... needless to say, we took a few.
aren't the colours gorgeous? it's hard to find such quaint lanes when singapore is saturated with sterile skyscrapers.
this is my "it-place" now!