Pretty Little Things

My mom has sent us 

a bag of coffee from Japan. 

Bob and MJ brought us 

some coffee from Seattle too.


Lucky us.
Thank you for our
thoughtful
papas and mamas.

I love seeing coffee being 

brewed in French press.

It looks very pretty....

(Do you say 'brewed' for 

French press too? 

or is it 'pressed'?)

  

I love looking at the colors 

of beer too...

but the beer in Thailand 

doesn't really have 

much interesting colors. 

 or, maybe I just don't know?)

If you see this 

soap at a store, 

you should try it.

It smells lovely.

Thailand has so many different 

types of soaps 

and it's fun trying out 

new products.

We might stick to this 

for a while though 

since it's cheap 

and it smells nice and,

the best part is that 

I get to keep the beautiful

wrapping and make 

cards etc.

This is how hot 

it has been here in Chiang Mai 

these days.

Raaaaawr!!

I don't really know

 why Super Man 

is on the bag 

of a very mild 

 cocoa flavor snack. 

I washed the bag out,

I am going to use it 

for something. 

The bag is 

too precious to be 

thrown away.

Caffeinated

On Sunday, 

I found a cafe 

called 

Caffeine Fix

 

 It's a stylish 

 cozy little cafe.

 

If you go there, 

try 

Banana Mango Shake!

℡　0-5332-7204

109 Prapokklao Rd.,

T.Sriphoom,

Muang Chiang Mai 

...and today,

I found another 

lovely place called 

Libernard Cafe

℡ 0-5387-4377

36 Chaiyaphoom Rd.

Apparently,

it is a pretty well 

known place 

because it is on

Lonely Planet.

Although since I don't 

read guide books, 

I didn't know 

anything about the place.

I just came across

while walking around 

the Old City.

Pee pong, the lady 

who runs the place was 

so nice

she brought me 

an ice coffee,

(which I ordered)

a latte,

and a shot of espresso.

So now I am hyper caffeinated. 

We chatted for 

about 2 hours.

She was a fun lovely person.

Her husband 

Noi 

(I hope I spelled his name right)

roasts the coffee at the shop.

All the beans are from 

Chiang Mai. 

I really love 

how much pride and joy 

they find in what they do.

We bought a bag of beans, 

I am excited to try it

tomorrow morning!

Pee Pong strongly 

believes that 

good coffee is good for 

mind and body. 

The name 

Libernard comes from 

her belief 

that coffee liberates people's

minds,

which I totally understand.

I was surprised

when she said 

she thinks that coffee 

lets people open up their minds 

and be social. 

Yes, I think so too.

Very very much.

 

A place with good vibe

invites good people in.

Even cats and a dog 

came in. 

I feel like things are getting 

better and better.

well, anyways

if you get a chance

I highly recommend this place.

Very cozy and relaxing.

It makes your heart

comfortably warm.

(I won't say just 'warm'

because Chiang Mai 

is hot as is these days)

...Okay.

 Enough talking for the day.

Ciao!

 

Taking a Little Break

I am at my neighborhood cafe

drinking iced-matcha tea. 

(It is mainly cream and sugar) 

I thought I would write a little 

since I have finished my work VERY early today.

....though I think I will work more 

so I can go on a motorcycle adventure

this weekend. 

Evan and I are excited that we have 

our own coffee grinder now. 

We used to have

not-so-smoothe cup of coffee

every morning because the shop 

we go won't grind the beans coarse 

enough for a French Press. 

So here is our Suma coffee grinder. 

Evan thinks that it is a copy 

of Puma,

well, I don't know...

maybe? 

It's got a lion or something 

with a Suma logo.

If it was a copy of puma,

that's kind of very SE Asian-y. 

But why on coffee grinder?

It only costed us like 3 dollars 

in Laos. 

We were skeptical if it actually worked 

 or not, but to our happy surprise,

it works wonderfully. 

Mmmm....happy.

I think this is our Best-Buy item 

from Laos. 

Coffee tastes so much better

when you grind your own coffee.

Mmm....happy.

Oh, so I my new job is going 

pretty well,

but one bad news is that,

I crave so much SUGAR 

after working for 2 or 3 hours. 

This is dangerous...

I wonder how much calories 

brain uses. 

Do any of you know???

This is my attempt 

of snacking healthier thing.

Sesame snaps! 

I think it's slightly better 

than having cookies? 

Please somebody say yes. 

want a little nap.

Ciao.