At What Cost?

Today, I returned to Cosafe after my parents called to inform me that I no longer needed to join them for dinner with my relatives.

As I sat eating my dinner, Mr.L(not named to protect identities) came in, "Sheena, they're my friends, just pour 10ml more for those orders please."

Bemused, Sheena retorted, "No, I'm not going to do that and I don't want to."

Not wanting to attract unnecessary attention, I waited until Mr.L disappeared before I asked, "is that his usual habit?"

Sheena smiled and without a need for words I knew what she meant. "Always got alot of buddy buddy." She said.

It was only a couple of weeks ago when I visited Desmond at Swiss Culture, and as I was told, it was Mr.L's brash, irrational behaviors that ended their partnership and left a bitter taste between two friends.

My visits to Cosafe has since then been awkward. Friend or not I'd had wished I could give my honest advice to Mr.L, but at the end everyone has to stumble somewhere before they learn and I can only pray it will not be at the expense of his family.

After dinner and a short chat with Indra, Mdm. Tan, XueHui and Sheena, I paid my bill then thanked Mdm.Tan before leaving in a hurry. I don't know when I'd be back there again but I hope the next time I step inside things will be better.

Speaking of dinner, I had Indra specially recommend me a pasta. "I'd eat anything you cook." I said, knowing well he would not disappoint me. Indeed, he amazed me with a plate of Grain-fed Pasta. It was al dente(firm but not hard), with a smoky aroma and a cheesy flavour that was not overwhelming. Dinner was simply so delicious I forgot to snap a picture of it.

Because The World Isn't a Nice Place

I've learnt that overtime, somewhere during the course of our lives we all become selfish people, toughen by the society. To protect ourselves we'd throw in the towel, close our doors and instead rely on our survival instinct, choosing to forsake hope so that we'd not stumble again. Life all of a sudden, does not seem so surprising after some time.