東京09'//Souffle at Mont Blanc

 

到自由之丘的其中一個原因是到sweet forest吃souffle，不過當天到達時竟然發現sweet forest正在閉園裝修！害我整個早上都沒有吃東西，超級失望...由於一心只想去吃souffle，所以也沒記住自由之丘的其他食店。逛著逛著來到了Mont Blanc門口，只知道Mont Blanc賣飾物，賣手錶，賣鋼筆，倒不知道它也開了甜品店。

一貫日式甜品店的風格，櫥窗的甜品色彩繽紛，看見它也有著堂食的部份，便先進去才說。可惜Menu也只有日文，看見Waitress們很辛苦的用英文和我溝通，我也不忍心，便自己看圖說故事了。不過Menu上的也沒外帶那些蛋糕吸引，最後選了個夏日限定的綠茶味梳乎厘，沒有了sweet forest有Mont Blanc也不錯吧，價錢也是1000yen左右。

綠茶味梳乎厘對我來說有點失望，尤其底部原來有我討厭的紅豆！對了，日本人很愛綠茶紅豆這個配搭，不過紅豆蓉太甜，而且水份讓梳乎厘軟掉了（感覺就像把麵包泡進水中...）。

至於店內大部分也是中年婦人，就是沒我想像中那些高貴女生。下次來自由之丘一定要做好功課，再來個甜品之旅！

//漂亮的櫥窗擺設。

東京09'//西北航空的3J

NW8 29.06.2009 08:20

//早上才6點半便有一大堆人在排隊....

//我坐的NW8航班

早上到NW的self check-in counter辦手續，其間服務人員問我是否願意轉到stand-by list，如果客滿的話便轉乘CX遲一個小時的航班。反正我這個假期也是漫無目的地遊，便答應了他們的安排，但亦是最後一刻才會告訴你航班的安排。

結果在閘口時地勤小姐說不需轉航班，為答謝我肯轉到stand-by還upgrade到business class，3J！上次也試過坐中華的business class，不過3J聽起來超樂的！

至於NW的服務還算是不錯的了，business class還有著外國帥哥空少（嘻），而且吃過早餐以後我也是睡的時間比較多。

 

//左: 可以任意調較的business class座位

//右: 早餐是點心或cereal，外加yogurt和croissant

上官網買機票大概是最便宜的（比價錢線還低幾十塊，而且直接方便），買機票以後便可直接選位，飛前24小時可再上網看看座位表，這時候航空公司會開放更多座位供選擇，所以即使沒upgrade上business class我原本也坐上14D的位置了。

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Life. Quality or quantity?

British WWI veteran becomes world's oldest man (via Yahoo! News)

Henry Allingham has taken over the Guinness World Records of the oldest man after the death of Tomoji Tanabe. He is now 113 years old.

Okay let's count...so he was born in 1896. (!!!) The year that should be belonged to the history textbook only, when the Qing dynasty was still in the hand of Cixi, the Japanese was just started to trade with the West etc...Or, in Western terms, he lived through the Queen Victoria's death, the sinking of Titanic, he ACTUALLY been in the First World War. His grandchildren has their own grandchildren, so what should they called Henry Allingham? Great-great-great-grandfather...?:-)

I would not expect myself to live as long as Henry Allingham, but how many years we might have? 90? 70? When I start grow older, I realize how vulnerable life can be. Maybe we can live happily and long enough, maybe not. The first time I heard my friend died at a very young age, I found out that life should not be taken for granted. We are just getting too used to it. 

And then I started to understand why suicide is considered as a sin in most forms of Christianity. Despite of the controversy all over Euthanasia and the freedom of oneself, it just costs too much to end one person's life. Way too much. It is especially disappointing when one does not live well and treasures what they already have. 

So, please, live well. For every single moment. Appreciate the miracle of having consciousness in this world and realize how lucky we are, to have a life of quality and quantity. 

And what will I look like if I am able to live until that age (well I don't know if it's a good thing or not)? I hope I'll still be a cute little (old) women instead of an old wicked lady...

What is Love?

(A photo that I like a lot, taken in Piccadilly, Manchester)

I've been always wanted to write something on this topic - seriously - what is love? I am asking about the love with your Valentine, the love that attracts people and able to make you feel ups and downs. 

My friend broke up with her boyfriend earlier and she was in great depression. I was very sorry for her, but at the same time I felt so disappointed about how she hurt herself. Not exactly been through that, but I do understand how an end of a relationship feels. Despite of that, you are letting the people around you down, who also "love" you a lot, only in a different kind of shape. Perhaps I would experience the same if I am going through that, and probably that is why I don't easily fall in love.

I do think love is very important, in evolutionary terms it is the secret element that leads to the uniqueness of human mankind. And more, you can never explain and define it but it definitely means something to you, but it comes just like the air. However don't let it controls you, the greatest source of love always comes from yourself. And there's always something more than just about love in your life. Well, at least I survive without it for my past 22 years!

Checking my iTunes list, here are the songs that start with the word "Love":

L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole; Love - Kenny Loggins; Love Autopsy - Hugh Grant; Love has it all - Ivana Wang; Love is everything - Fish Leong; Love is Love - Harlem Yu; Love is weaken when it comes out of mouth - Low-end-Project; Love is...Day by Day - S.E.S; Love of my life - Queen; Love Song - Khail Fong; Love Today - Mika; Loveマシ－ン - Sunday Girls; Lover's Concerto - Kelly Chen; Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton (And even more for Chinese songs...I'm not gonna type them all out...)

So I am asking, what is love actually meant to you?

Yours,