Yesterday I had lunch at CPK and ordered my ultimate favorite Thai Crunch Salad. I walked in and the waitress asked 'Table for how many, ma'am?' I said one. It was already 1 pm, a little late for lunch but there were three other couches occupied. The one I sat nearest to was a couple, the two couches on the opposite side were a family and two ladies.
So there I was in the couch, conveniently seated facing their overhead plasma TV and open kitchen, waiting for my Thai crunch salad.
I personally don't mind eating alone. I have a friend who'd rather starve than eat alone. Me? I eat if I have to and when I want to. Aside from the physical evidence of my eating principle (haha), eating alone was never an issue to me because I have reasons to enjoy eating alone.
1. I can revel in the silence and focus on the food.
2. No need for small talks to keep conversations afloat.
3. I can take time watching the dynamics of the restaurant or the people eating
4. There are a lot of things I can observe when I eat alone. Like the details of the restaurant design (CPK's walls have framed pizza boxes), or how overpriced my meal is (but you'll pay just the same because you cannot replicate it at home).
5. When I'm alone and without distraction (like Internet or TV), I get to reevaluate my life, my goals, dreams, plans and random thoughts that pop into your head while observing people.
So yeah, I don't mind eating alone.
I just don't want to eat alone forever.
5 comments:
makes me want to eat alone too, for some me-time!
aww at the last line :)
You should! It's nice to just be silent and observe how the world moves when you're just sitting there. Sometimes you find out something about yourself through other people's actions. It's hard to explain. Best to experience it!
Re: last line- yeah. I'm sure one day. haha
Dalawa na ang uso ngayon. Sa lalaki- pagiging bading. Sa babae- pagiging single. And I have this strong inkling that the two are highly correlated.
interesting theory! actually, oo nga no? Correlated, hmm... women empowerment!
I can take time watching the dynamics of the restaurant or the people eating <--- TRUE THAT. I'm fascinated by the fact that people are sometimes predictable, and it works! Sometimes, mere observations can actually make you predict what's going on inside their heads. ME LOVE.
I just don't want to eat alone forever. <--- This is AWESOME. haha.
Yo Aleli! Teehee, thanks! One day... :)
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