Functional Food?

Had a wide array of food today. For some reason, we decided to check out new places. After all, the routine of sashimi and pasta is boring me to death already. In the end, we checked out a Peranakan place at Katong during lunch, and had satay and BBQ stingray at Lau Pa Sat in the evening. Not too bad... but we both ended up feeling fat and unhealthy... which brings me to, is food functional? Or is it to be enjoyed?

Now some people subscribe to the "Live to eat" school of thought. They believe, our existence in this world would be incomplete, if we do not get to enjoy the various exotic delicacies and that they might as well not exist, if good food is unavailable.

The other group of people, on the other hand, thinks that they "eat to live". Food is functional to them, as someone I know puts it, it only serves the purpose of filling them up and giving them the essential energy to partake in daily activities. Whether the food is delicious would therefore be irrelevant to them.

You know how Singapore is. Singaporeans would TRAVEL and QUEUE to find good food. We have all the "wine and dine"s and "makan sutra"s and the "unofficial guides" to good food, and often, you find long queues in front of the stall. Sometimes, it is just overrated hype, sometimes, it is really worth the wait. It IS the national past time, perhaps rated even higher than shopping. It's the best business to go into, if you don't mind getting dirty and working when others are resting. Even when economy is down, F&B thrives.

Anyway, I'm feeling so fat now, that I think I'm going to the gym or something tomorrow. Haha...