Do you know of a Middle Eastern Cafe?!

"Big city has got their excitements. Small towns also have nice pleasant surprise......"

Friends from Singapore often very curious about what "Loughborough" is all about, information on the web can only give that much, so the best way is to report it first hand. Well, today seems a good opportunity to do so, it's a sunny and lovely Saturday, 16 degrees on average throughout the day and I went out to the town area for a walk. Loughborough is a town, not a city, only 60000 people in total. I always tell friends from Singapore that it is as good as one Ang Mo Kio or one Tampines.

Anyway, a typical town in the UK normally has got roads that are narrower, and hence you find distance between shops then to be closer, the road are also flatter and you can cycle all days long without easily losing your balance (??!!). Now that I had lived as far as the North East of Scotland, I know how it felt like "being isolated". Thank god, though Loughborough is small, it is not isolated, people worked here, but not necessarily lived here. This affects their mentality and behaviour towards work. The less isolated location creates a more dynamic competitions and environment for anyone to conduct their businesses, and particularly so for big organisation such as the University.

I went to the Queen's Park, which is not too far where I lived and today it was packed with people having afternoon picnics and kids playing games. We get to the shops easily from the Park. There are a few charity shops around. Sometimes you do get good bargains in charity shops. The other day I bought a "Levi"-brand casual checker long sleeve, nice fit good cut, and only costs me £5 (or S$10.50).

Apart from the usual amenities like cinema and supermarkets, there are quite a number of nice local coffee cafe, which is very conducive and cosy in a town like Loughborough, given that they are located along pedestrian's walkway, and especially during the a warm Summer afternoon, it's really nice. The coffee cafe comes in different characters, unlike the standardised static brand such as Starbuck!

It was interesting to note today that a "middle-eastern cafe" is to be opened from 14th April! Big city has got their excitements, but small towns also have nice pleasant surprise. This has helped enrich my experience of living here because every so often you sure have got something to look forward to. :D