FOOD!
Story and photos by Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling Gourmet TM
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The irreverent and mischievious Travelling Gourmet TM goes to a…
MALL for the most important meal of the day…
07:32:08
Monday, 22 August, 2016
Swiss Bake Bedok Mall
I ensconced myself in a plush armchair the colour of the paratrooper’s red beret, in the position of power in a corner of the Café where I could see everyone and there was no one at my back. Opposite me sat a fat, bespectacled lady in a light grey blouse and black framed glasses and long baggy black pants. Her page boy hairstyle a la “Firecracker” Cameron Diaz needed rebonding…To be brutally frank, which is not my usual style, she was no Cameron Diaz…not by any stretch of your imagination. To wake up in the morning and see her triple chins would give you a nightmare on Elm Street. However, we shared a common Love…the LOVE of food. Her food arrived…breakfast or Fruehstueck as the Germans say. She had carefully set the table with a knife and fork beforehand. Her eyes widened at the sight of the meal, and lit up in delight as she lustfully attacked the Bread Sandwich with Turkey Ham (yes, Swiss Bake is one of those non Halal but Muslim friendly places with no pork…) She tucked in with gusto and in next to no time her breakfast was finished! Those who eat too fast end up becoming fat and also tend to overeat. Eh bien mes amis, c’est la vie…
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My Breakfast arrived. A Bagel with 25mm thick Scrambled Egg and lettuce and tomato slices! Alas, no Lox (Salmon) and Cream Cheese. Never mind, it was jolly yummie! I ate slowly and enjoyed my breakfast very much. A few drops of hot Tabasco to spice it up a bit. No gobbling for me. My chocolatey Black Forest Café Latte was really nice too. It was a very good start to a nice and happy day! I’m feeling good…
People may be thin or fat, pretty or ugly, rich or poor but they all love food. Food is Life. No Food, no Life. I don’t mind that the lady I observed was horizontally and aesthetically challenged. It is not my place to judge and she is not in any beauty contest. As long as I do not have to wake up next to her every morning, to echo Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in “Gone with the Wind”…”Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”
Guten Appetit! 🙂