My plans got a little screwed up along the way and I'm having lunch alone. Not that I'm complaining because I pretty much enjoy the peace of having a meal by myself. I get to people watch, eat at my own pace (friends always complain that I eat too slowly) and do my own stuff (i.e blogging like now). Most importantly, I don't have to socialise when I don't feel like it.
However, eating alone in Singapore is highly unlikely in Singapore. You rarely get to find a nice quiet cafe and eating alone in restaurants will bring you pitiful stares from the service staff and surrounding customers. Eating alone in coffeeshops are worse because noisy aunties will bring their misbehaving children/grandchildren and squeeze with you on the same table, expecting you to leave with darting eyes, creating an extremely uncomfortable atmosphere as though I'm obstructing their family time. If not, hum sup (dialect for pervertic) men will look at you lecherously, teasing or waiting for an opportunity to hit on you. Even if ya lucky to avoid all of the above, the coffeeahop will never be quiet enough for a peaceful meal. That's the reason why I like to get take aways.
I'd better enjoy my peace now before returning back to Singapore.
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