【爱阅读】豆原，做自己喜欢的事

离开豆原前，因为时间不足的关系，来不及把书读完，所以我向业主买了她写的书。

书名: 豆原，做自己喜欢的事
作者: 梁文心
第一期出版日期: 2014年6月

读后感言:
从这本书，读出作者对咖啡的热诚和执着。除了执着，还付诸行动把自己的梦想实现。她都很用心地把每件事做好，从咖啡豆的选择到咖啡馆的装潢，到和伙伴的沟通。这本书也告诉了我，执着地珍惜咖啡，需要很有勇气，因为现实永比理想差一大距。咖啡豆价永不能适当地反应咖啡农的努力，一杯普通咖啡的市价不能反应一杯放了很多心思的咖啡。整个咖啡珍惜是由种植保留咖啡豆开始，到最后咖啡被享用得以被赤裸裸地体会，到推销以保留道地咖啡的努力，这是一个从头到尾的珍惜。这本书让我看到一个追求自己梦想不惜一切把它达成的执着，好赞的！

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【饮品。Drinks】豆原张爱玲 Typica's Eileen Chang

与豆原相遇后， 进了豆原，叫了两杯冰酿咖啡。业主建议一杯一杯端上，以让我们在不同的时间品赏不一样的咖啡。这是第二杯，名为张爱玲。

业主对我们解释到，这杯咖啡是她在上海旅行后创造的一杯咖啡。因为她喜欢张爱玲，也因为张爱玲与上海的爱情甚深关系。

这会是一个怎么样的咖啡呢？不喜欢喝咖啡的我，可是曾经喝过冰酿咖啡就爱上了的我，想也没想就要了这一杯张爱玲。

After the encounter with Typica, we entered Typica and ordered two ice-dripped coffee. The owner recommended to serve them one by one so that we could taste different coffee at different time. This is the secone cup, Eileen Chang.

The owner explained to us that this coffee was created after she came back from Shanghai trip. It is because she likes Eileen Chang and Eileen Chang has a very deep love relation with Shanghai.

How will this coffee taste like? I, who dislike coffee but fall in love with ice-dripped coffee after I tasted it years back, ordered this Eileen Chang without a moment of thought.

颜色：看不透的巧克力色

嗅觉：第一个感觉是，这杯咖啡有着复杂苦甜交错的闻道，难以形容。后来再闻几次，才闻出arabica的苦味和一些果实的香味，可是还是很难分辨里边的闻道。好难理解的一杯咖啡。

味觉：好苦，可是却可以试出甜味，很复杂的味道。

Color: Impenetrable chocolate

Smell: First feeling is that this coffee is undescribable complex that bitterness is mixing with sweetness. Give it a few smelling, finally able to smell the strong bitterness smell of arabica and the sweetness of fruit combination. Still, it is an undistinguishable smell. A coffee that is hard to understand. 

Taste: Very bitter, but can taste the sweetness, a very complex taste. 

【饮品。Drinks】豆原猫屎咖啡 Typica's Luwak Peaberry Coffee

与豆原相遇后， 进了豆原，叫了两杯冰酿咖啡。业主建议一杯一杯端上，以让我们在不同的时间品赏不一样的咖啡。这是第一杯，名为豆原猫屎咖啡。

业主对我们解释到，这杯咖啡用的咖啡豆是来自Luwak的猫屎（Liberica）。它是在马来西亚土生土长的咖啡豆。喝进去会感觉像cempedak。有那么神奇吗？

After the encounter with Typica, we entered Typica and ordered two ice-dripped coffee. The owner recommended to serve them one by one so that we could taste different coffee at different time. This is the first cup, the Luwak Peaberry Coffee.

The owner explained to us that this coffee is made with Luwak's Liberica coffee bean. Liberica coffee bean is born in Malaysia, it will taste like cempedak. Really?

颜色：透明巧克力色

嗅觉：咖啡的苦参杂着浆果的甜

味觉：咖啡到舌头的前段味道像龙眼，到了舌头中央像酒精，到了舌头后端可以喝出猫屎咖啡豆的苦，是微微的苦，而且咖啡因很重。

Color: Transparent chocolate

Smell: Bitterness of coffee is mixed with sweetness of berry

Taste: Coffee reaches the frontier of the tounge, it is tasted like longan, like alcohol when it reaches the middle of the tongue and finally bitterness towards the inner part of the tongue. The bitterness is mild but cafeine is very strong.

【咖啡馆狩猎】豆原 @ Ampang

和朋友们约好了在Ampang地区吃晚餐，他就带我到豆原咖啡馆喝下午茶等晚餐的时间到。他说是间隐蔽的咖啡馆，有些期待地想要揭开这里边隐藏的秘密。

我们来到Jalan Merdeka，靠近GPS显在地却找不到豆原。机灵的我，想到说既然是隐蔽的，那它就是不明显的。我们在Jalan Merdeka兜了一两圈，看到这铁天铁门的建筑夹在普通商店的中央，只有它没像其他商店开着门看得到在卖什么，很可疑，感觉就是它了。所以，我们就在它对面的泊车地泊车，走向它探索探索。

来到铁门前，没有明显的出入口，只有一张挂在门上的电话号码。我们左望右望地，看看豆原会不会在别方，好似这里最可疑了。再望望眼前的铁天铁门，可以看到铁天安装了漂亮的灯，如同咖啡馆的装潢，感觉更浓烈地肯定是它了。我们互望了一眼，“就打这个电话看看”。

我提起手机打着挂在铁门上的号码。嘟嘟，通了。

“哈咯，请问你们有开吗？”

“好好，我现在来开门。”

等了不久，门锁的另一边传来了解锁的声音，门然后就打开了。有个近40身穿t-shirt的先生开门给我们，“你好”。一无头绪的我好奇的问到：“门为什么没打开开啊？”他只是笑笑的说：“你打铁门上的电话，就可以进来了。”

这也是我们第一次去咖啡馆需要打个电话才能进入的经验。进入的时候，有种“这是咖啡馆吗？不会是黑斗吧？”的想法，心里真的有捏了一把冷汗。一个好特别的经验，所以值得一提。:) 后来对这咖啡馆更了解后，才知道原来开门给我们的是Y即豆原的其中一位伙伴，也才知道豆原只在周末特定的时间才开放让人进来享用咖啡。那时真是有失仪态的。

中年男人（Y）带我们到离铁门不远的另一道双边木门，示意我们要拖鞋才能进去。我们脱了鞋，中年男人推开了门，我们终于看到了像咖啡馆的装潢。它是一个四方的空间，我们站在的是整个空间的右下角。门前有个装满咖啡用具的展示柜，被用来隔空挡门。展示据后面和左边方向摆放着木桌木椅。而左上的一角可见占据了十分之一空间的吧台。在看看整个建筑，它的前生是个板屋居家，有居家的天花板，有居家的旧式窗口，感觉这个空间可装下一个客厅，一个厨房，一个饭厅，一到两间房。

进到门口，我们在左下角的一个长桌坐了下来。有位女士走过来告诉我们说menu就在门边的地上黑板上。我们走了过去，看着斜靠在壁上的黑板写着的items。一看到价钱，其实有点吓到，因为每个item至少RM20，想是不是真的进了贼屋。

这位女士很友善，很用心地为我们讲解每个item。Items其实不多，两个冰酿咖啡选择，两个蛋糕选择，还有几个item就没了。她用了差不多15分钟到20分钟为我们讲解这两个冰酿咖啡，它们的原由，它们的咖啡豆，等。结果我们就叫了这两杯价钱非凡的冰酿咖啡。没记错的话，一杯大概RM30左右。

她建议说我们是分享饮料的，就一杯一杯送上来吧。所以她就先端了一杯味道稍微的猫屎咖啡，再端上味道其重的张爱玲。端上来的时候，她还为我们解释赏咖啡的方式。好友善哦。想知道更多我的喝后感，请点击猫屎咖啡和张爱玲。

后来，才知道这位女士就是业主本生，梁文心。真的是幸会见到她。

在品赏咖啡的同时，三八的我就拿起放在装饰柜上的一本书。诸不知是业主所写的。拿到书稍微翻阅一下，就撩起我的好奇心，因为业主在里边分享了对豆原的心得。很想把这本书从头到尾读一篇，可是是时候离开了。时间过得真快啊。买单的时候，就向梁文心女士要了这文书，所幸有货可以带着它离开。这本书让我了解豆原更多。想知道，它让我了解了什么，就点击这里。

豆原的地址如下。我的提议是，去这儿之前，先打个电话看看豆原有开吗。希望你也会喜欢豆原的咖啡，最重要的是豆原的精神。共勉之。

【追梦。Dream Chasing】追梦。Dream Chasing

在电影Up in the Air里有个片段是这样的，男主角提出以下几个言论词：
- 小孩都喜欢运动员是因为他们追求梦想。
- 他们首次是给你多少钱让你放弃梦想？
- 你几时要停下来，回去做你喜欢做的事？

In movie "Up in the Air", there is a scene where the main actor provide these questions/statements about dream:
- Kids love athletes because they follow their dreams.
- How much did they first pay to give up your dream?
- When you are going to stop and comes back to do what makes you happy?

是的，想想吧，当初初薪为什么那么重要到自己放弃了梦想？是为了五斗米吗？那为何当五斗米不再是顾虑了，自己没选择追梦呢？是社会压力吗？是社会对成功的定义吗？是自己跌入舒适区了？

如果你的梦想再次启动，就踏出第一步追梦去吧。别等了。:)

Give it a thought on why the startup pay was much more important that your dream was given up. Was it because you need to earn for a living? Then why was it not a choice for you to continue to pursue your dream when you had had sufficient earning for living? Was it the society pressure on what you should do? Was it society definition of what a success is? Was it that you had fell into the comfort zone?

If your dream is awake now, let's take the first step to go after your dream. Let's not wait. :)

【思考。Think】为梦想折腰?

俗语说:"为五斗米而折腰"，那么为什么不能为梦想而折腰?
Ancient saying that we bow for living,  why can't we bow for dream?

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在脸书po了这句，朋友们都有不同的相应。有些搞笑的，有矫正性的，有暗示性的，有严肃回答的，有争论性的。

搞笑的比如有“梦想就要搏命了”，“当然可以，起码还要有肉”。哈哈。

矫正性的如“ 成语是‘不为五斗米折腰’ ”。也是哦，哈哈。

暗示性的如“梦想就只好在梦里了。何必弯腰呢？”。是不是暗示梦想不值得追求？

严肃回答的如“为梦而活，不枉此生！很多人在临终前才来后悔。。”，如“这是你自己的选择，容易+后悔vs挑战+满足”。

争论性的有如以下的对话：
“因为梦想不能当饭吃”
我：“为什么你那么确定？”
“原因很简单，饿着肚子的时候梦想重要还是五斗米重要？”
我：“那为什么不能为了五斗米而折腰的同时也为梦想而折腰？”
“可以是可以的。只是不要折断了腰就好。”他是在开完笑吧，哈哈。
第三人进来了，“就选个梦想是可以为自己至少赚到五斗米吧。”
我：“举手举脚赞同。”终于有人明白我的意思。:)
“农夫还是厨师？”
第三人：“如果是你的梦想，为何不能？”
“这两个都是比较踏实间接近五斗米。”

很有趣的回复。：）

Posted this in facebook and get different response from friends. There were making fun ones, corrective ones, hinting ones, seriously answer ones, debating ones.

Making fun ones, "For dreams, it is to put full force", "Yea, you can, but at least you must have some meat". Haha.

Corrective ones, "Hello, the idiom is 'don't bow for living' ". Oh ya, that's true, haha. Oppsss...

Hinting ones, "Dreams should be just in dream only, why want to bow?". Does this question hinting that dream is not meant to go after?

Serious answer ones, "Live for dream, no regret in life! Lots of people get regretted only at moment just before death..", "It is your own choice, easy+regrets or challenging+fulling".

Debating ones as one example below:
"Because dreams can't earn you a living."
Me: "Why are you so sure?"
"Reason is simple, which one is more important when you are hungry, dream or living?"
Me: "Why then it is not possible to bow for the living and at the same time bow for dream as well?"
"That is definitely possible, as long as your waist does not get broken." He is making joke here. haha.
3rd party: "Just pick the dream that can yield at least enough for your living then. :)"
Me: "Totally agree." Finally someone understands what I am trying to convery.
"Farmer or chef?"
3rd party: "If those are your dreams, why not?"
"Those two are a bit more realistic and closer to earning for living."

Interesting replies. :)

【思考。Think】专注自己喜欢做的事

专注自己喜欢做的事，你会发现自己无意地被启发，你会无意中发现人生的意义。
Focus on what you like to do, you will find out that you always get inspired without realizing it and you will also find out some meaning of life from within...

【思考。Think】跳舞是群体星

一只舞蹈不会因为比别人表现卓越的你而漂亮，但会因为全体表现一致而非凡！
A dance won't be amazed with other better than you, but will be extraordinary with the whole team performing well.

【思考。Think】如何培养看书的习惯。How to practice reading

从你喜欢的好奇的开始，和你息息相关的书。如果剪头发是你的兴趣，就看和头发有关的书。我昨天买了一本咖啡店执着于咖啡的老板写的书，里边分享着她对咖啡的执着还有她一些以咖啡流下的痕迹，书名为"豆原，做自己喜欢的事"。我是基于三八要了解老板对咖啡的执着有多深。哈哈。

读书真的很有趣的。看多了会开阔视野，会带给我们更多的灵感，会知道更多别人对事的看法引而让我们用更多不同的角度去看同一件事情从而更了解身边的人与事。 

所以，可以的话，养成看书的习惯，一定会得益不浅。加油! :)

Starts with what you like, starts with what you curious with, starts with the books that relate you the most. If hair styling is your passion, read books related to hair. I brought a book wrote by a cafe owner who is passionate in coffee. In this book, she shared about her passion towards the coffee and also the footprint she left with the coffee. The name of the book is "Typica, do the things you like". I read this book to fulfill my curiosity on the deepness of the cafe owner's passion towards the coffee.

Reading is very interesting. The more you read, the more wide will your eyesight be, the more creativity you will get, the more you know how other thinks about certain things and hence you can see the same thing with even more different perspective, then understand better the incidents and people around you.

Therefore, if you can, embrace reading and you will definitely benefit from it. :)

【思考。Think】知识和帮人。Knowledge & Help

今天忽然有个领悟。一开始懂知识是为了了解自己更多，为了了解世界更多。现在才知道，懂更多的知识，也是为了在必须之时帮助到更多的人。
All the while, I red to understand myself more and also to understand this world better. Now I realize that to gain more knowledge is also to help people in need whenever it is necessary.

[Garden] Taman Saujana Hijau @ Putrajaya

Our plan to cycle in KL city during Sunday morning had to be postponed because of work, but we had free time on Monday. Then, we found this public garden located within Presint 11 of Putrajaya which is apparently famous for cycling as well. So, on Monday, we set off to this garden.

This garden is surprisingly beautiful and well-maintained. It is "hanging" on a hill, like a garden in the sky. Since it is on the hill, the views are spectacular with Puchong city view, Serdang city view, Putrajaya view and the residency views surround this hill. The experience is quite like standing on the Mount Eden at Auckland, New Zealand looking at the surrounding cities. [NOTE: Stay tune for update on Mount Eden @ Auckland]

It felt like we were in New Zealand when we were in this garden. The walking, jogging or cycling path is in perfect conditions, smooth and clear of weeds. There are pine trees, cypress trees, beautiful flowers and other attractive plants planted along the path. Each plants is labelled to educate the visitors about who they are, it is very educational. Pines and cypresses, those could be few reasons why we felt like in New Zealand.

Aside from walking, cycling and jogging, visitors can also do some simple hike with readily made wooden staircases. Starting from the bottom of the hill, with some walking distance and then to the top of the hill. Then, enjoy the city views at the top of the hill as well as the European garden. 

There are simple seats available in few spots with beautiful plants as background for visitors to enjoy the views and the breeze. There are also special rest stops with fresh flowers/plants as decoration. Couples can come here for nice memory photos or even for wedding photos.

There are three themed garden here. Europe, English and Oriental. People can choose to come here for a leisure picnic with one of those as their choice. It would be a different experience in this unique garden. People will definitely love it. Totally envy people who lives nearby who get to enjoy this garden as often as they want. 

English themed garden

Oriental themed garden

Taman Saujana Hijau

[Food Diary] Polo Bun @ Old Town White Coffee

The best Polo Bun I ever eaten was from Old Town White Coffee. However, it is not easy to find a good one from any Old Town White Coffee. Recently, I finally found it in Jalan Kuching branch after Aman Suria branch closed.

The bun is heated to a acceptable temperature by human mouth. It is cut into half and there is a thick slide of butter sandwiched in between the halves. Best time to eat is when it is served before the butter melted. The bite is started with soft feel of the Polo Bun and ended with hard feel toward the middle of the bun. It is like eating an ice-cream. The sweetness followed with butter mixing with the bun. Perfect!

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