I'm getting sick of having all day breakfasts. It used to be interesting to visit all these new brunch places with such nicely done up spaces. The food was really secondary, the decor and company was the cake + icing I'd sit in a corner and enjoy my tea and spend some time with my family or with JR. Just like that, spending such quality time actually talking to each other and trying to understand more of people's thoughts and days.
Somehow along the way, it turned into a mini race - to go to all the must go food places, to take Instagram worthy food pictures. Now the icing was getting many likes for said Instagram photos. I won't deny I like those good food pictures, I like going to new places; but I was slowly losing myself to FakeBooking* (A new term I read from the papers today! Where people only post the good things and never show/tell you the bad behind it). Sometimes the food taste bad, but it still looks good. Instagram does that - it makes bad tasting food look good. Food for the eye, if I may say.
It really only hit me over dinner with my family last night. I was not having a good day and really just wanted to enjoy a simple dinner. Imagine my dread when the camera was whipped out! Not again! Having to let the camera eat before me. Yup, a daily occurrence. For no reason, out of no where, I just felt unhappy that every single meal had to be documented. Yes, I have a food blog (I don't really want to classify it as a food blog), but I started it just so I could share about food places, and the happy moments that we shared as a family. Instead of enjoying the moment, I was busy snapping food pictures and missing out on seeing the faces of my family. I made them wait before eating just so I could take a food photo. This wasn't the kind of family time I wanted. I wasn't spending proper time with my family. I wasn't enjoying my food. I was sharing this joy/food and trying to impress people who, really, didn't matter as much.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, I really should spend more time with the things that really matter to me, and not what people make me think is important to me. I'm going to put in a constant effort to not be a FakeBooker and instead spend more time enjoying my time spent with my family. Just me and the little moments that I will share with my loved ones. I'm sure JR will be very happy :)
Rid yourself of vanity and #EatSingaporeFood.
I love Singapore food! No pretence, no posing. Just good comfort food.
