La Mitad Extranjera

Rachel beaming with pride, says “I just had a great time with myself”. This happens in one of the episodes in Friends where she visits an Italian restaurant all alone. Last Wednesday, I too had a great time with myself. It was around 9:30 p.m and all shops were closed in the mall except food outlets. I’ve always felt a little self-conscious whenever I go alone. This time I indulged on a Ferrari Rocher at Italian Gelatino. I went 3 floors up switching between escalators and stairs. Window shopping with no one to stare at me as if I’ve done a big crime by not purchasing at their outlet. I peeped into at least half the shops that were closed. By the time I came to the ground floor, all my Ferrari Rocher had been gobbled up.

Wondering what to do next, I entered McDonalds. I bought French Fries and started my climb again. A few people still stared at me. Still peeping through the closed glass windows for bags, clothes, cameras, utensils and toys.

The best part of the visit was there was nobody to control me, nobody to stare at me for not buying anything, nobody to bug you for special mall offers, nobody singing, spending less than 100 bucks and of course my Ferrari Rocher and French Fries. The controller came and I wanted to say, “I just had a wonderful time with myself”.