This afternoon my husband took me along to Jalarasa. He had a lunch meeting, and I happily chose a separate table so I could read my book in peace. It reminded me of yesterday at Naked Papa. I still laugh a little thinking about how shocked I was to see it full at ten in the morning, packed with moms fresh from school drop-offs. Today brought the same kind of surprise.
Right at lunch hour, Jalarasa was completely full. Every corner of that big hidden restaurant in The Breeze was alive with chatter, cutlery, footsteps, and the hum of people enjoying their day. It’s tucked away in a quiet corner where you wouldn’t even know it existed if you weren’t looking for it. And yet there it was, bursting with guests.
It made me think. People often say the economy is slowing down, that things aren’t looking too great. But somehow restaurants keep filling up. Not cheap restaurants either. Places like these, hidden and spacious, still overflowing with people who want to gather, laugh, taste, and live a little, at working hour! Maybe that’s the thing about us: we keep finding ways to enjoy what’s in front of us, even when the world feels a little uncertain.
When I got home, a sweet surprise was waiting at the door: an early Christmas hamper from Mba Eva. A beautiful fruit pudding from The Vynery, colorful, healthy, and wrapped with the kind of kindness that feels like a soft hug. I whispered a prayer that her blessings multiply, because thoughtful gifts always come from a generous heart.
And then it was my turn to pass that kindness on. I packed Okki’s book for the giveaway winner, Kezia Margaret and sent it off to Palembang. It felt just right, like the universe gently handing me a small blessing and me handing one forward in return. A quiet circle of goodness moving from one person to another.

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