2006年6月12日

不值廿一元的Short Latte

利舞台對面南記粉麵是一處很amazing(這個字在我吃麵的時候就彈出來了)的地方。長方形的堂座,十張枱不到卻能容納四十個客人,車輪戰地交換著位置。我看,每個客人吃麵不用十分鐘,也不會逗留超過十五至二十分鐘。冬天覺髒,夏天覺熱,可麵就是好味又便宜,黃昏時分特別多時裝店的小姐來吃晚餐。本來想去池記吃雲吞麵,數數口袋裡的錢,還是省一點。

amazing的是那個廚房。長不過三個浴缸,闊不過三個階磚。我數學不好,大家就用點想像力吧。三、四個阿姐就擠在那幾片階磚裡,滾湯的放魚片的傳菜的盛飲料的,都在那一整年頭都是熱氣翻騰的小房中。阿姐熱不熱﹖覺不覺蒸氣加肥油令身體很不舒服﹖我每次心裡都這樣問阿姐們。還有那個站在客人食桌旁一小架手推車上洗筷子的阿姐,你覺不覺得客人吐出來的牛腩渣滓,混上蒸氣和肥油,令人覺得這個世界很混濁﹖

在只有女服務員的利舞台南記,看到阿姐們辛勞的影子,我感覺到香港。

然後,上夜學前,我那著從池記省回來也沒有花足在南記裡的錢,在無印良品散步後,過去星巴克喝short latte(請不要「車~」我呵。這是我每週一的既定行程呵。)

角落裡,我又看見長駐星巴克的婆婆,穿著白褲,把雙腿擱在更張木椅上。為免她又向我搭訕,我把自己安放在另一個角落。那裡經過混戰,我知道,當我叫服務員來清理地上的紙屑食物和飲料膠杯時,婆婆搭訕道。

服務員一邊唧唧聲,一邊掃地,來回了兩次,後,地上還是攤了一堆冰和水。

那杯short latte,真不值廿一元,我心裡道。雖然翻過了店裡的報紙,還是不值。

回家的巴士上,拿金手袋穿短褲的兩個女孩,坐在身旁,傳來煙味,晚上十時多了,還說著到朋友家裡玩耍去。你猜到我想描述什麼樣的女孩子了吧,我以為我知。整個車程裡,二人只說過一句粗話,輕聲的,溫婉的,不留神你不會覺。二人的對話當然不高深,但也沒有令人覺得粗鄙。Amazing,我要多說一次。我不鼓勵那句輕輕的粗話,但我必須向兩個女孩致敬。

16 則留言:

laichungleung 說...

Your title says it all. I guess if you enjoy it, then it's worth it, if it's not, then it's 21 dollars too much. Starbucks is affordable luxury.

sf 說...

missy, 真不好意思, 為甚麼你說要向那兩個女孩子致敬?

laichungleung 說...

OKAY, here is the answer from the official or rather self-appointed spokeperson for Miss Lee while she's busy sleeeping or whatever.

The 2 girls are cute and cute girls can get away with a lot of things, like the friendly, harmless use of some bad words (just one) in low volume in a private conversion albeit in a public place.

Miss Lee probably had very low expectation from chicks of certain age with certain cancer inducing habit and killer handbag fashion sense, but she knew she was kind of wrong, so she, after giving some thoughts, decided to salute them instead and shared that with us.

We were all young once.

Had too much cheap coffee from work ... sorry.

匿名 說...

what a coincidence!
a few days ago i had the same feeling when i drank my short cappucino there.

i go to mc cafe more often now

Birgit 說...

不值廿一元的short latte不也是另一類的amazing?那麼多人趨之若鶩.

匿名 說...

看來那兩個女孩也是文化人,
一般MK 黑寡婦d 粗口流利過d 地盤阿叔,
可能少女不知愁滋味,
壓力不大,
只要有得玩有得食,
解決左生物文化層的需要,
燥極有限,

熱褲同白衫、長鏈、粗belt同platform鞋並稱今夏五寶,
大人配備左未?

MissLee 說...

個兩位小姐穿得咁入時又有煙味,吾等保守老師好驚嫁嘛,咁,依照老師對學生先入為主既慣例,人家驚佢係壞分子嘛。但係佢兩個講野真係頗ok喎,唔粗俗,又溫婉,出乎意料!即係咁,MK講野都可以好斯文囉。

Starbucks好在咩呢,有晒連鎖店應有既意料之內,包括服務環境同價錢。$21買個上課前的寧靜,還負擔得起。佢大眾化,但個環境仲俾到我少少期望,咁囉。

旦,我都鐘意去mc_cafe, 但唔近我上堂果度,張就張就囉。

laichungleung,你做到皮質醇偏高啦。BTW, I'd rather say I have lost my interest in criticizing the young ladies to save any trouble.

laichungleung 說...

Now, you got me worried. I Googled the term "皮質醇" for a minute of two but still not sure what it is, except it's something bad. Google translate doesn't help either ... Not that I can "understand" the English equivalence but I sure can google a bit better.

We all quietly judge others like judging a book by its cover, it's not exactly scientific and correct all the time, but hey I guess most people do that.

Sartorial taste of the young is difficult to understand ....

匿名 說...

好喜歡你寫這篇的調子。輕輕的,淡淡的。
卻令人感到生活的氣息。

一向只看不留言,這下把我引出來了。 ^_^

匿名 說...

我跟樓上的一樣,特別喜歡你寫最後那段。

MissLee 說...

laichungleung,皮質醇偏高是香港廣告的用語,皮質醇是身體的元素(?),總之代表你壓力大啦。

盈盈、盧山︰噢,謝啊!我的確喜歡人稱讚自己呢。不過我較喜歡頭兩段,寫到後半部都開始眼睏了…

(**)mm 說...

Miss Lee,
I like 南記 as well! Their Spring Roll 是無得彈的!
不怕辣的話可將它塗上一條他們自家的辣醬,並放在烤爐/BBQ 火上燒...嘿嘿...朋友們都會讚你識食呢!
Latte? A small treat to yourself, why not!
:)

28481k 說...

皮質醇 = cortisol

Quote from wikipedia:

Cortisol is a corticosteroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that is involved in the response to stress; it increases blood pressure and blood sugar levels and suppresses the immune system. Synthetic cortisol, also known as hydrocortisone, is used as a drug mainly to fight allergies and inflammation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortisol

laichungleung 說...

Thank you so much for sharing this piece of information. I got absolutely no luck searching the chinese words, perhaps I didn't try hard enough.

I hope things are going well for you in London.

Thanks again.

匿名 說...

所以我會睇多兩份報紙連wallpaper,係咪抵d。

momimi 說...

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