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The big afternoon chill. Arrange these small platters of sweet come-on’s, these cookies and these slivers of rich cake, chocolate that emerges, lush and enticing, from a dream, the taste of sirens. Don’t touch them yet. Don’t put anything in your mouth. The pot is waiting still. Lift it up, with one sure hand, and pour. Let it flow.
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The sunlight deepens. Not sharp but full. Vigorous and mellow at the same time, you feel alive, renewed, granted a new lease on the ever-shortening hours on this earth. The smell is not a smell but a breath of life. You would sip from the golden brew.
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Crackle, snap, pop. Careful. They will shatter even as you nibble. Softly won’t do. Crush them. It won’t hurt. Not one bit. Snap, crackle, pop. The pieces will fly and spray, get stuck where they shouldn’t. Ignore them. Don’t forget this taste. It’s the golden sun and the afternoon and the golden brew and me and you. It’s a bit of forever. Bite, bite, bite.
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Photographs by wmw & Kenny Mah. Design by Kenny Mah.
Afternoon tea @ Pick ‘n’ Brew, 1Utama outlet. It’s Christmas All Day!
now you made me crave for coffee in a Moka pot this early in the morning.
jackson’s treat ah?
Wah, two cute guys eating cookies… I can’t ask for more!
What? No scones? No cucumber sandwiches???
Btw, you’re in yesterday’s local news daily from where I am.
If you want it, I can post it to you. So email me your postal addy.
so sexy ar..show undies…
i want a pop too!
I spy Dockers. Phh-weet!
» J2Kfm
Yeah, nothing quite like having your own pot of Sumatra kept hot while you chill out… Jackson’s da man, ma…
» Jesse
Howsabout THREE cute guys eating cookies?
» Jemima
Cucumber sandwiches? That’d be much too twee for me lah. Plus, me no big fan of cucumbies.
As for me being in the news, I know! It’s so cool being interviewed by the local paper… I had three interviews actually. Thank goodness Borneo Post took my picture using a DSLR… otherwise I look so washed out lah.
*does the bimbo face*
Kiddin’! Thanks for offering to post to me… I’ll email you my addy soon. Sabahans rock!
» lotsofcravings
Undies, what undies? Oh, that. Shucks, blame the photographer for not warning me.
» rokh
Only pop? No snap, no crackle?
» Tummythoz
Cheh. Dockers only ma. Unlike some folks (*looks at cK*), I don’t purchase undies that cost more than my haircut. Ahem.
(Wait. That didn’t come out right, did it?)
eh, mr dockers… nice haircut…
» cumidanciki
Hehe. Thanks. That’s why lah I go to my Singaporean Zohan. Mr. Goldfingers there has a knack of shaping hair that lasts while he’s off galivanting with his exotic harem of Arabian mistresses.
Which reminds me, where is Vince? I need a haircut lah! Rambut dah panjang ni…
The wonders of the moka pot! The home-made expresso. Why in Pick n’ Brew?
woah, dude, new image ar? kewl. complete with that classy cup of brew and sunshine-like smiles. just what we need to counter the dreaded gloomy days of rain.
would love to have some of those cookies.
and that piece of cake does looks sinfully delicious…
buy undies that cost less than your haircut? errr. u sure or not?
» Chin
Yeah, I so need to get me one of those moka pots too!
Why Pick ‘n’ Brew? Well, they’re fast becoming a new favourite with me for a nice quiet afternoon to chill out away from (and yet, surrounded unknowingly by) the madding crowd. Try it and you’ll know what I mean.
» Nic (KHKL)
Mana ade new image? Old image pun tak de. LOL
But yes on the smiles. They’re here to stay.
» keropokman
“buy undies that cost less than your haircut? errr. u sure or not?”
Heh. The cost of my haircuts have risen along with inflation ma.
wah..nice..
drinking my next cuppa will never be the same again after reading this..in the meantime..
i’ll just take the coffee, the cookie, the undie too…hahahha
Wah! First 3 comments from 3 Js again.
Btw, I’m not from Sabah.
» jeff lee
“i’ll just take the coffee, the cookie, the undie too…”
Er, so long as it’s not MY undies, bro…
» Jemima
Yes, the 3 J’s again! Macam the 3 Tenors lah. But you ladies can sing or not first?
If you’re not from Sabah, what other newspaper did I appear in? Yikes.
Hey! If The Spice Girls can sing, so can we.
Btw, pls don’t lose any of your beauty sleep wondering which planet I’m in.
» Jemima
Which makes me wonder, who amongst you are Scary Spice?
Planet? We’re talking about different planets here now? Yikes and double-yikes.
Wow, you’re appearing in the news in East Malaysia now? When will it be New York Times?
» Maslinda
*faints*
If I appear in the New York Times, it’d be the day I keel over from shock too.
*catches fainting kenny*
Becoming a professional model now? So talented…
wha.…I thought you guys had a Britain style hightea. awesome..
The coffee must be smell good. (I need to make myself a cup now)
I love the golden pot by the way, quite classic.
The dockers, added more points to this article. (Kenny. next time perhaps you can unbutton a little your shirt, definitely can get some screaming and shouting..hehe)
» Maslinda
I hope you have strong arms cos I ain’t light, sister!
» Howler
So fainted. More like professional camwhore. But then I do learn from the best… *looks pointedly at the Diva, McCutie, Devil Wears Prada, Datin and countless others*
» Steve Steve
I think the only screaming and shouting will be coming from me leh. LOL
Aiyo, if got THREE cute guys I think my head might explode, cannot tahan!
hmm, actually, i think u DO look good in that haircut
(how can u not know wat scrappy coco is when u know zohan cuts hair!!? did u not watch that hilarious time-waster? *gasp!*)
» Jesse
Can tahan wan, try first and see… Hehe.
» Jun
Thanks, dear. My Singaporean Zohan would be pleased to know. As for Scrappy Coco, uhm, er, ahem… *bashful face*
err…umm..never mind..hehehe
fuiyoh!
New Dockers’ model in-the-making ah? Hahaha!
Armani, next?
The cookies look tasty! nyum2!
Daily Planet???
Lois Lane & Clark Kent???
Any more yikes???
I think your double yikes confirms that I am Scary Spice.
» jeff lee
Too late for that… It’s definitely in the mind now! Haha…
» moja
Armani? I wish! LOL
» Jemima
Yikes and double yikes! You’re Lois Lane/Scary Spice? What does that make you — Super Spice? LOL
At least you didn’t call me OLD SPICE.
» Jemima
I wouldn’t dare… Oops, I mean I wouldn’t dream of it…
Gosh, I just love freshly brewed coffee…whether it is from a Moka pot, French press or a most expensive coffee machine. I use a French press at home btw.
» tigerfish
That makes the two of us! Loving freshly brewed coffee, I mean. As for what I have at home, hehe… I’ll leave it to the imagination of you wonderful folks… Hehe.
hej! kenny..whoaahhh…what a nice time having a cuppa hot tea and sweet cookies with good friend(s)…just reminded me of Betty’s tea room over here…full of sweets, cakes and pastries and sure with hot tea to sip along the day…happy yam cha…;-)
» danial ma
Yeap… nothing like a nice cuppa with good friends. What’s Betty’s tea room, by the way? Sounds like something warm, comfy and local…
hej! kenny…Bettys is popular tea cafe or tea room in Harrogate and York, and also in Northallerton and Ilkley…serves with tempting array of delicious cakes, breads, biscuits and chocolates of Yorkshire and Continental confections in the shop with an elegant Café Tea Room served teas and meals in the traditional English style…even by looking from the outside, you will tempt to get in to enjoy the tea and also the yummy displays…;-)
Hey I was there last week as well. The cookies were pretty good.
» danial ma
“even by looking from the outside, you will tempt to get in to enjoy the tea and also the yummy displays…”
I’m tempted just by your description, man. Seriously.
» Paul
Yeah, they are, aren’t they? Especially the multi-grain ones. Heavenly.
ahhh.….…… *heart melted*
Kenny, can I have your snail mail add?
» Bosscat
Macam ice-cream le heart you… So easy ter-melted? LOL
Ooh, snail mail addy? Gonna send me a Xmas gift?
hej! kenny…so come over and i can bring you to york…to bettys…;-)
» danial ma
That’s so nice of ya, mate… I am heading to UK next May…
will u have a cuppa tea with me or any of ur fans?
» stephanie
Heck, with you, I’ll even have coffee!
isn’t BEER the REAL golden brew? heehee…
sirruping the golden cocoa syrup taste of another life in brazil and java… yummy…
» Jeph
One golden brew for one person, another golden brew for another… Personally, I only imbibe honest-to-goodness Bavarian beer… but maybe that’s just me. Hehe.
» wintergirl
Brazil and Java and Sumatra and, er, where else do we get coffee beans from?
r & r , really restful
g & g
go 4 gold
» backStreetgluttons
R&R, G&G?
Howsabout S&S? Sleep and Slumber…
dang, the coffee looks good. pity i’ve only ever been for dinner, and cant drink coffee at night. nice haircuts.….;P
» fatboybakes
I can’t drink coffee at night either, which is why an afternoon cuppa is the best way to go!
i can drink all the coffee i want at nite and still zzzzzzzzzzzzz. dun ask me why, just boleh.
» masni
So the envy you lah.
The afternoon brew
Between me and you
Chases away all the blues
» Célestin
The blues must run and hide
When I have the sun on my side…
Haha, love all the poems! =)
» Elise
Thanks! The battle of the verse comments will continue one day! Hahaha…