Accentuate the positive….
Because otherwise I’m going to leap to my feet screaming “Are you people all BUGFUCK CRAZY???” And they are, of course, and that’s because you can’t get a decent cup of coffee in this fucking hemisphere.
So yesterday morning I was on my way to work, and went past my local worker’s cafe ($2 crispy skin pork FOR BREAKFAST!”, but it was obviously *too* early, because they were closed. So I went 50 metres round the corner to the next one, who were not only open but full to bursting with locals having dim sum. At 8 am on a Monday. As you do. So I was too late to do anything but grab my pork and run (as the bishop said to the actress), but this morning I went back with Matt and Simon, lead rigger and lead carpenter respectively.
We had 6 steamers of dumpling things, all different, some odd, all good, and endless tea. We avoided, to be honest, the chicken feet and unidentified lumps of gristle. We finished sated, but not stuffed. A good breakfast, in all. We went to pay. “48 MOP”, said Simon. “Oh, ok”, I said, handing him 2 twenties and a ten. “No, that’s all together”. That’s roughly 7 dollars Australian, with the current exchange rate. Call it 7.50, round it to $2.50 each.
So there are good things about this place. I am enjoying it. I just wish to the goddess they knew how to make decent espresso. It is impossible to express just how far from good coffee infinite tea really is.
I also grow weary of ebullient Americans. Please send caffeine and a rabbit. I don’t want to come home, but dear god I need a care package.
And it doesn’t matter that you can’t get vegemite here, because there’s no western style bread to put it on anyway. Oh well.
On the other bright side, I’m done with online training and into the theatre tomorrow. It’s not quite ready for us, but we’re getting involved in the last stages of construction. Finally doing something resembling the job I was hired for!
jai.
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November 18th, 2007 at 9:01 am
Perhaps you need to learn how to make bread. It’s not hard, although a little time consuming, but it makes the house smell good
September 15th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
you may have found bread by now, & i don’t know if you’re still in macau, & i’ve only just found & started reading your blog, BUT bread & coffee were the big things i missed living here. the cafe/patisserie downstairs at macau tower does a great sourdough – i urge you to try it. that super large jar of vegemite i brought with me isn’t lasting too long!
as for coffee – nup never had a good one. the best i can do is buy lavazza from pavilions supermarket on avenida praia grande & make my own!