Went to Goshen for dinner..went there for the first time...
Goshen.. has a modern chic look with black tables and chairs, black wooden chopsticks, white glass plates and bowls.. then beautiful crystal clear glass plates were used to serve the food..which are beautifully arranged on the plates.. =)n the food is deeeelicious !! ahha se xiang wei ju quan..=P hmm then the waiter and waitresses are also dressed professionally.. in black overalls..(look abit like tt of Tao restaurant) n their service is v good.. taking care to ask us how's the food and to chat with us...Hmm.. the environment.. it's serene..open n cooling..=)with fish tanks of goldfish and parrot fish lining the corridoor of the restaurant..then walls decor with er-hu.. giving it a tinge of wen hua qi xi =)
guess where is it located? dun think anyone wld hav tot of it.. it's actually inside a gloomy, enclosed drug rehabilitation centre ard geylang lorong 23..ya think wld have gussed it ya? it's opened and run by ex-drug addicts..n tt's wat make the restaurant special..=)
my impression of drug addicts are tt maybe they are quite ah beng or ah lians..so when my dad told me abt the restaurant, my first thought was like tt of a kopitiam.. just a slip slop eatery house maybe with those plastic utensils..but i was wrong wor..n am sorry to to be judgemental..but..
guess most people (including me)when they heard of drug addicts or ex-convicts.. first thought tends to be a negative one..one of it is.. can they really trust tt person to change? n most companies will not be willing to employ ppl with a 'black mark'..n it's sad.. i saw a quote frm Jack's Neo new movie.. 'I was sentenced to 10 years jail, but in the society, I am given a life sentence'.. i cannot help but agree.. hw many of them can resume working in a big firm with as bright future as before they go to jail? My uncle was an ex drug addict too.. n when he first got intro to my family, my grandparents were against him too..bcos of his background of taking drugs, gang fights.. but he later proved that he is a faithful and sincere man to them..he took drugs n got into fights as he was young and immature then..( Thank God for him too.. to help me witness God's transforming power in his life.) =) Seeing these ppl who are really determined to change,glad that there is this yellow ribbon project..to raise awareness.. for them to help them integrate into the society once again..
In the end.. bought a yellow ribbon..too =)