 Oceanside |  Raphael and The Monsoon's buffet |  Japanese Reiki !! |  Toothless laughter |  The Wine Rack at the Monsoon |
Driving an almost new top range BMW along Los Angeles' 7-lane Free-way is fun. Imagine seven rows of speeding cars spread out in front of you, swerving left or right into other lanes to 'get there quicker'. Then you look in the mirror and see the same. And those on each side swerve left and right too. Hours of fun! :-)
Fun changes to delight along the Pacific Coast Highway to San Diego, on Mexico's border. Less cars, and the coast is glorious. Countless picnic benches on cliff-tops overlook the sea. Pretty towns and harbours like Oceanside dot the coast. Though an English guy could teach a thing or two about how to cook fish and chips!
I met Raphael, Rafi, in his restaurant. The Monsoon is an upmarket Indian 3-course buffet, with chandeliers, coloured lamps, and laughter. Most laughter is Rafi's! Never have I heard anyone laugh so often, and so loud. And I doubt you have either! He even laughs as customers place orders, and they're infected with laughter too.
That night we sat outside a Mexican cafe, drinking Tequila coffees. We laughed together for 5 hours, 9pm till 2am. Even Rafi's laughter muscles ached by the end, as our laughter cheered passers-by.
A toothless man carrying cardboard for a bed joked as we all laughed. Three disabled people in wheelchairs roared with laughter with us. Japanese stopped and laughed too. A Somali Muslim taxi driver was jealous. He couldn't remember the last time he'd laughed. So we cracked jokes until he smiled, and eventually laughed too.
It was beautiful to bring happiness to others for 5 hours. If laughter is the best medicine, many people took their best medicine that night.
Fun changes to delight along the Pacific Coast Highway to San Diego, on Mexico's border. Less cars, and the coast is glorious. Countless picnic benches on cliff-tops overlook the sea. Pretty towns and harbours like Oceanside dot the coast. Though an English guy could teach a thing or two about how to cook fish and chips!
I met Raphael, Rafi, in his restaurant. The Monsoon is an upmarket Indian 3-course buffet, with chandeliers, coloured lamps, and laughter. Most laughter is Rafi's! Never have I heard anyone laugh so often, and so loud. And I doubt you have either! He even laughs as customers place orders, and they're infected with laughter too.
That night we sat outside a Mexican cafe, drinking Tequila coffees. We laughed together for 5 hours, 9pm till 2am. Even Rafi's laughter muscles ached by the end, as our laughter cheered passers-by.
A toothless man carrying cardboard for a bed joked as we all laughed. Three disabled people in wheelchairs roared with laughter with us. Japanese stopped and laughed too. A Somali Muslim taxi driver was jealous. He couldn't remember the last time he'd laughed. So we cracked jokes until he smiled, and eventually laughed too.
It was beautiful to bring happiness to others for 5 hours. If laughter is the best medicine, many people took their best medicine that night.
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