More Or Less..

From Jakarta to Singapore, it would be a helluva difference.. So to sum up..

 
In Jakarta,

I eat less

I know, Jakarta for me is heaven of food. Cheap and ubiquitous. And the best thing, sometimes you just don’t need to go out to get food. Because they will come to you.. Literally. They usually sell their food door-to-door, usually on a cart or a bicycle. You won’t have it in Singapore. Who wants to sell door-to-door in an apartment?

The thing is, my parents and siblings and other family members that you can think of have been complaining to me about the drastic increase of my weight. So.. You know the story.

In case you’re wondering, here’s my photo long long ago.. I was 14 or so..

The photo is hung on the wall in my home in Jakarta.

And the next thing is, there’s no damn convenience store that opens 24 hour near your house that gives you a reason to go out at 3 AM because you’re feeling peckish. And no friends living near your home who sometimes can be devilish enough to persuade you to go out for supper with them.

And the next thing… Several days back I got sick. Stomachache and headache. Father said it was because I was not really used to dirty food (read : Jakarta food) anymore. Sigh. Lost 2 kilos instantly because of the damn sickness. Oh I should not curse it. I should yeay for it. (reference : paragraph 2)

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