When you're in a place too long, you think you've been everywhere possibly imaginable. Yesterday, my cousin Lisa proved me wrong. Sometimes you're also a foreigner in your homeland.
My cousin's been here a few months and she've already discovered places I've never been to. In my 28 years in Iloilo, I've never made a mental note that there is a Sikh Temple in the street where I've passed through a couple of times.
We were a little hesitant since we're not really Indians or have a drop of Indian blood but the people were very accommodating asking us to come inside. But before heading in, you just first have to wear a cover on your head -- I just don't know why it's yellow though. Also you need to take off our shoes or sandals before entering.
My cousin said she was looking for spices that day, when she saw the sign she asked around and was told that we could actually go inside to check their temple and believe it or not, eat -- for free -- well, not exactly, they don't really charge for the food they serve, you can just leave donations. For foodies like us, it was such a great experience, we get to have a taste of Indian culture in our home town!
The spices on the food were unbelievable, I loved everything they served, the bread and the tea were amazing.
We get to talk to one Indian guy, who served our food and ate with us. He was asking if we were university students having a research or something -- that definitely, we're not. We were just there to have a taste of Indian food and culture, which we now come to LOVE.
