My Fragile Throat

When it comes to my throat, I have had a hard time struggling with the painful days this throat gives me at times. On top of that, you'll definitely feel disturbed a lot when you love singing so much and you get sore throat so often. If I'm not wrong, my kind of condition is called post-nasal drip. That means it's not only throat that's creating trouble. The mucus formed in nose also comes down to throat and makes the condition worse. So, you'll find me always with a hot beverage when I'm in a restaurant or a cafe (even at home) since I drink no cold drinks.

Ginger & Lemon with Honey was what I had at Patio 747. I'm just recovering from a soar throat. So, I didn't want to eat anything oily or spicy, and ended up with a veggie soup. It's a little hard to find healthy food at restaurants. Most of them are deeply fried. And most of the times I have to eat those fried dishes with no options. Sometimes I wish I could find a place where all healthy and fresh dishes are served. I mean somewhere where the menu is totally different from what we find in other restaurants.

Coming back to Patio 747, I wish the service was a little quicker. Restaurants and hotels purely rely on hospitality. So, it's obvious that the guests should be served well. I have this habit of experimenting while going to any restaurants. Until someone comes and asks for the orders, I stay quiet and check how fast they approach me. And sometimes the waiters don't even notice me. That's when I know how conscious they are about hospitality. I really appreciate the service of the staff members at some places where they immediately approach their guests with smile and courtesy and make them feel welcome.

Just a Late Post on Coffee & Onions

Himalayan Java Coffee, Boudha - Yes! That's where I was a few days back. Having done some shopping downtown, I ended up going to this place, as I was thinking about it before but hadn't made it.  It's a cool place to go. I found it way bigger than I had thought since I wasn't aware of its space, including smoking zone I guess. It had a nice ambience. The name itself brings to one's mind some expectations of finding it nice, cozy and impressive as it is quite popular in town. And I'm not disappointed with what I saw. Obviously it's a coffee shop, so I wouldn't expect for too many varieties of dishes. I wasn't hungry at all. So, I was looking for something light to eat with the coffee. I finally had onion rings. They were tasty. And as expected, I received quite a nice service. It's when the staff is friendly that you want to visit the place time and again. So, I may possibly visit there again. But since this first visit was just for some experience I'm not yet sure about when and how frequently I will be there for coffee. Meanwhile I took some snapshots of the place.

Rain, Walk and Coffee

It used to be quite a regular thing to walk for at least half an hour a day few years back. Commuting from and to my college made me so. But those days have gone now. Sometimes I don't even walk at all. So, i felt this urge to walk all the way to home as the weather started becoming cloudy and finally rained. With an umbrella that is big enough to block raindrops even in quite a heavy rain, I decided not to take a bus to get back to home. I also had another pretty decent reason not to get on a bus. Because of some repair and reconstruction work being done on the road, It had taken too long to get downtown. So, I thought it would be a better choice to take a walk. Of course, It was fun walking carefree in a rainy weather when a lot of people were either rushing here and there or waiting for the rain to stop. I didn't have to worry at all about the rain. Instead, a man came under my umbrella and asked me to help him up to a minute-distance walk.
Walking on a rainy day and passing by the place full of cafes and restaurants, I insisted myself to get into a cafe and have some coffee (though I've been thinking of consuming less caffeine). I had heard this name 'Coffee Pasal' before from one of my friends. So, I thought of having a look at the place and take some sips of coffee.

The ambience was nice there. And I'm glad that the staff members were courteous enough to greet the guests, serve them well and ask for feedback. Otherwise, lately I've been to quite a few number of restaurants where they didn't even care if there were guests waiting for long time to make some order. Coffee Pasal is not a place to look for cheap prices but the prices are quite reasonable as for being at the hot and happening location.
It's quite a cozy place. But the number of liquor bottles there made me think for a while, "hmmm.... coffee pasal?". However, it's a nice place to go sometimes.

My walk continued even after trying a cup of coffee (or a glass of coffee I guess). I began sweating after walking half way through. But it was worth it after such a long time. Had a nice shower back home.

P.S.: Had some momos before reaching home. Just didn't feel like mentioning before.