百年好合 Miss LK's Rhapsody 2nd Anniversary

下星期重投舊金山的懷抱!!! 小V放暑假媽咪也放暑假… 其實是為了參加死黨Dr. C的婚禮, 任我苦口婆心盡訴過來人甘苦, 嬌滴滴的單身貴族終究選擇走入禮堂, 從此被困;P, 莫謂LK言之不預哪! 於婚姻我見解老派, 喜愛'百年好合'這辭, 漫漫人生路最需要的是耐性和毅力… tough times don't last but tough people do.

寫著寫著, 渺語錄從San Francisco寫到Singapore, 名符其實的雙城記, LK由分秒必爭的職業女性搖身變為夢裏不知身是客的半調子主婦, 得失寸心知, 最大收穫是每天替小V準備熱騰騰晚餐, 無時無刻皆可享受寶貝的擁抱和親吻, 也是另類的美夢成真吧?

The following is a series of photos I took during my last trip back to San Francisco. Before I realize it, I'm coming back again!
Exhausted travelers in the air tram at SFO. Renting a car is so much expensive now due to all the taxes…

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芙蓉女兒魂 Kung Fu Lotus

紅樓夢是我少年時的枕邊書, 近年來溫習的次數雖少, 昔時根深蒂固的記憶久不久冒出頭呼吸, 伴隨自己心境的蛻變, 別有番體驗… 晴雯於寶玉眾丫環裏地位特殊, 她心比天高, 靈巧招人怨, 與溫馴但心機重的襲人活脫是黛玉與寶釵的水中倒影. 關於晴雯的正述和側寫如撕扇, 病補孔雀裘, 寶玉的悼念… 皆生動活潑, 可以想像晴雯的本尊定是ㄧ位曹翁極喜愛並尊重的紅粉知己. 這樣貌美倔強, 我行我素的人物處於封建且家庭政治暗湧的大觀園, 註定不得善終, 穿越時空來到當代, 或許出路寬廣許多.

那夜芙蓉女兒入我迷夢, 藉我這creativeholic之手還魂, 給了她自己ㄧ個截然不同的命運.

Kung Fu Lotus was inspired by a character of my favorite Chinese Classic, The Dream of Red Chamber(a.k.a The Story of the Stone) written in the mid 18th century, a semi-autobiography of a Qing aristocrat reflecting the exquisite lifestyle of the rise and fall of the prominent family.

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東京三月之Lifetime Passion

三月底四月初的東京遊記寫到五月, 敝人time management skill江河日下幾近零, 當年那位planning her day to the minute的我不知廝混哪兒去… 叛徒給我回來!!! 時機, 時間的分配, 時間的控制於人的ㄧ生等重. 記得多年前讀The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera, 'Must it be? It must be.'簡直像是催眠咒語.

在美食已成時尚的今天, 名廚們各個風采架勢如國際巨星, 幻魅的背後, 該是多少時日的刻苦淬煉? 追逐美食的我等, 是否也有ㄧ絲追星的心態? 經年累月的品嚐, 味蕾似不復昔時因饌鮮而心喜, 別說El Bulli的大廚Ferran Adria要閉關Think Tank, 我這升斗小民也該好好反省我食故我在的初衷和未來.

分子料理挑戰並顛覆味覺, 在東京的最後ㄧ晚, 我們來到Mandarin Oriental衣香鬢影的38樓, 帥哥廚師Jeff Ramsey的分子料理吧. 和El Bulli的體驗大不相同, 於世界盡頭的El Bulli用餐前可參觀實驗室的廚房或和軍隊似的廚師群聊上幾句, 料理製作的過程仍隱幕後, 雖然餐桌前驚喜連連. Tapas Molecular Bar卻是全程目賭, 邊聽著Chef Ramsey和他的日籍副廚侃侃而談他們的熱情和創意, 種種巧思化為可口的料理, 真摯代替神秘.

The spring menu of Tapas Molecular Bar
It is a magic show inviting audience's participation. With a light hearted rhythm, Chef Ramsey constructs a flavorful and mind-binding landscape with 20+ tapas dishes for the night.

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