One thing that I am clearly ashamed of, is buying food from bukas and road-side traders. Slap me in the face but I’m one of those that glance awkwardly at women that prefer outside meals to homemade ones.

I do not just think that buying food from a restaurant is not cost-friendly; I also believe that it is unsafe and healthy. Seen those movies where a scene portrays a restaurant re-selling the leftovers of their customers? Yeah, it’s really revolting. Imagine eating someone else’s leftover!

The fact is, no matter how well you try to imbibe the culture of eating only your homemade meals, there are times that you would just need a change of taste because you’re too accustomed to your own meal.

What happens when you have that feeling? How would you go to the same place you have dreaded visiting? How do you face the passersby without being shy?

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