【诗巫景Ho-Liak】の楼上的咖啡馆 Upstairs Coffee

与友人带了从KL过来的两位朋友一同去喝茶叙旧聊天。因为之前在网上看到人家share了这间咖啡馆，环境不错，所以就建议上去一试。

这间咖啡馆叫做Upstairs Coffee。名副其实它是在upstair(楼上），三层楼高建筑物的二楼。我也是第一次踏入这间咖啡馆。

一踏入的感觉就是它拥有非常古典、陈旧及自然的设计风格。都是用一些手工、木制、自然的建筑材料加上柔柔的灯光来衬托整个咖啡馆优雅的空间。墙壁没有上漆，以自然洋灰的颜色及一些砖块的层叠来作为装饰。木门都是看起来非常陈旧，不过这都是设计的一环。就连桌椅也都是手工木制，非常随性的感觉。

KL友人一踏入这里，就说他很喜欢这里的环境及设计。听到这句话心里有点暗爽，至少没有带错地方，而且也帮诗巫这个小镇添了一点点的光。

因为KL友人有吸烟的习惯，所以选择了坐在吸烟区、没有空调的走廊。对我来说是有点可惜了，这样一来不能充分的享受室内的美及优雅的环境。但是身为主人的我们当然还是会顺着外来客人的喜好及意愿，因为这是基本的礼貌。

也因为这样，所以我也没什么机会好好的拍照。只是趁着在order饮料的时间，随便拍拍、看看。在咖啡馆的一个角落，有张蒙娜丽莎的壁画，这是一位近来非常火红、诗巫年轻画家的杰作哟！好赞！

我点了这杯Caramel Machiatto - fappucino.其实这个字应该是frappuccino （就是ice blended的意思）,不过frappuccino这个字是来自Starbucks，而且也是它的注册专用名词，所以应该是这个原因商家选用fappucino。读音相似又不会侵犯版权毕竟Ice blended听起来太笼统既没有fu！

老实说我也不懂它到底是杯怎么样的饮料，不过个人喜欢焦糖的味道，所以便选择了它。等了有点久饮料才出来。我就当着他们非常的细心准备每一杯的饮料吧！

友人还点了这盘waffle。不好意思不懂它是什么名堂。应该是mixed fruits waffle之类的。Waffle上铺满了满满的水果，有香蕉、苹果、葡萄和奇异果，再加上一粒ice cream。我喜欢它的waffle饼，非常的香脆。

这盘铺了满满水果、非常有诚意的甜品价钱大概是在RM13.90 - RM14.90之间。不好意思的说，因为是友人强制要请客的关系，所以我也不好意思去问这甜品的价位是什么。不过友人说这盘如果是在KL绝对不会那么便宜，至少都要二十以上！

墙上有一幅用粉笔画的黑板图以构图的方式解释各类咖啡的成分比率，如什么是Cappuccino、Mocha、Latte、Machiatto等，这非常贴心。其实很多人基本上是不懂这些咖啡特别名词的意义及分别，通常都是盲目乱点一通。不瞒大家说，这包括我自己！哈哈！看了这幅构图，你是不是对咖啡种类有更进一步的了解了呢？

还有一点值得一提的是这家咖啡馆非常的体贴，当我们坐了有好一会时，员工自动端出了杯子及一瓶装在灯泡型玻璃瓶子的白开水给我们。让我们受宠若惊了！

下次有机会我要试试看他们的咖啡拉花，听说可以拉出非常漂亮的图案！

Upstairs Coffee坐落于三洋大厦旁Seven Eleven的正对面。

Upstairs Coffee

699, Jalan Sanyan

Pekan Sibu

96000 Sibu

Sarawak, Malaysia.

Operating Hours: Monday - Sunday 10am - 11.30pm

【诗巫景Ho-Liak】 の Cake Times @ Brooke Drive

想要找个舒适、休闲的地方和朋友坐下来谈心吗？我建议大家可以考虑这间坐落于布律克路的Cake Times.

这是间有点卧虎藏龙的西式蛋糕屋，非常低调，也不多人提起。只开了应该是有一年左右吧。其实我也没正式进去过，只是早前因为要买个生日蛋糕，所以决定进去看看新的蛋糕店是否有什么惊喜。

那时候是放工时间，走了进去觉得环境还不错，看到一群年轻人在里面聚会聊天。而我也买了一粒普通的生日蛋糕。半kilo的Oreo Cheese Cake RM30++，一般的价钱、没有贵，也挺好吃的。

一天朋友找出来喝茶，我就建议到这里来一试。晚上时间没有很多人，第一次进来也不懂有什么好东西order。

看了看柜台上宽长的黑板清楚的写明了菜单和饮料，价钱可不便宜。朋友们各自都选了自己喜欢的饮料，不过可能是这间蛋糕屋的生意模式吧，没人来写order，所以自己得到柜台去order兼还钱。

我本来想order Cocoa Peppermint，薄荷口味听起来挺吸引我的。不过嘴巴痒痒问了服务生他们这里的饮料是否有拉花的，服务生告诉我一系列可以拉花的饮料，唯独Cocoa Peppermint不能。好吧，那我就换成Japanese Green Tea Latte。不瞒大家说山芭佬的我还没喝过拉花美美的饮料，所以这一次有灰常强烈的欲望一定要喝到！

再度嘴巴痒问了服务生他们可以拉出什么图案的花？服务生停顿了一下，带点尴尬的表情，之后回答说“就普通一般的拉花图案”。老实说有那么一点点的小失望，不过福建话有句话说“波胡黑马厚” （没鱼虾也好）, 只要可以拉出花，就算再普通，我都可以接受，以便我可以学其他人在FB上打卡炫耀一下，顺便也帮Cake Times免费打广告莫~~！哈哈

饮料端出来了，再度老实说又有一点小失望，花拉的不够细腻、图案不是那么明显、没有黑白分明的感觉。不过这都是鸡蛋里挑骨头的说法，重点还是这杯饮料好喝！非常creamy，绿茶粉很厚所以带点苦，不过绿茶香味很浓、很丰富。友人order的Avocado milk shake和Mango Peach Smoothies，不懂味道如何，不过都喝得津津有味，应该是好喝吧！

Japanese Green Tea Latte 一杯RM 9.50，Avocado milk shake RM13.50，Smoothies RM 10.50。

除了饮料我们也order了放在保温厨里的咖哩派当着小吃，没有特别好吃但一粒要RM2.50。有点小贵。

总的来说这是一间环境非常舒服、让你有一种非常relax的feel与朋友一起畅谈欢聚的好去处。店里开着轻松的背景音乐，让你跟友人在谈心、chit chat、说是非的同时还能体验音乐的美，适合high tea的好地方。

店里有个专修到很美的楼梯上二楼，kepo的我以为楼上应该还有厅堂之类的，结果走上去一看。。。 没东西！走下来问了服务生楼上没有喝咖啡的厅吗？他告诉我说没了。。楼上是洗手间和做cake的厨房罢了。

Cake Times的位置不难找。面向着布律克路大路、诗巫鸡饭对面，黄顺艇诊所隔壁一栋角头间、江敏娟诊所同排。

Cake Times
No. 6A, G/Fl, Brooke Drive, Sibu
H/P: 016-8724432
Operating Hours: 11AM - 10PM daily. Close on Tuesday

【诗巫景Ho-Liak】 の Jing Cafe @ Jalan Kai Peng

趁着周日早上，本来想到联桥茶室吃好吃的牛肉面，结果好失望的说竟然没开！！

好不甘心。。。 带着失望的心情在这一带兜了兜圈，看见了这间Jing Cafe，让我想起有挺多人在“非死不可”里share了这间咖啡店。所以就停下来，决定在这里找吃！

一踏入这间店，东张西望了下，只看到两个马来摊子明确的写明菜单。还有一个摊子的橱子是空着的，橱子的玻璃上贴了一排的菜单，有炒煮啦、铁板啦。。。 一位工作人员跟我说“这个、这个、这个...... 是比较多人点的”，其实我也没听进去。不过想到FB里好像有人share了铁板面之类的食物，所以好吧。。。 我就来一个铁板粿条试试看！

在等着食物出来之前，趁着没事做之际，扫描了咖啡店一周，结果发现有个角落有非常特别的布置摆设，便把它拍了下来。

等了好一会儿，终于轮到我的铁板粿条上桌。特别的是，铁板粿条的汤汁是放在另一个碗中，当咖啡店员工端出来是，在顾客面前当场把汤汁倒入灼热的铁板盘中，汤汁遇到高温顿时蒸发，白烟从盘中冒了出来，“吱吱”作响！

至于味道，有点像铁板茄汁粿条，但甜味重、没酸味，不过仔细的吃了一下，其实它带点辣，这是我个人喜欢的一点。还有一点就是生蛋敲在灼热的盘中，再加上淋上去的汤汁，蛋的底面被煎得脆脆的，但没有粘盘地，好像煎蛋一样，这点我个人喜欢！这盘铁板粿条价钱是RM 5。

吃炒煮我最爱有cili potong和黑酱油的配搭，所以跟工作人员讨了一盘，不懂是不是生意太好，员工忙不过来，所以暂时性失忆，到我把桌上的粿条吃完了cili potong还没出来，算了吧~！

吃着吃着，在观察中发现其实这里是有两个华人摊位卖着不一样的食物，一个是“菜馆”、还有一个摊位没摆出来，头手们都是在厨房里准备食物，只有那些熟客懂得走入厨房向另一个摊位的老板order食物。我吃的一盘应该是咖啡店菜馆的。

看着另一个摊位的老板忙着端出一盘一盘热腾腾的食物，也是放在铁板上，看起来卖相很吸引人、好像很好吃，便kepo的问了那位老板那盘是什么名堂，老板说是铁板干盘！看来我可能走宝了！好吧。。 如果有下次有机会再来这里找吃，至少我懂怎么order、要order什么了！

Jing Cafe 位于Jalan Tunku Osman 大强百货后面的一排店 (Jalan Kai Peng)，面向D-tech电脑店和Skynet货运公司。

咖啡店的服务有待改进，可能泡水人手不足，所以我发现很多顾客等了有点久，纷纷都到老板娘那边询问是否忘了泡他们的茶，老板娘只用“你要等一下，还有很多顾客”类似的答复来打发。

6th Mural - A Cooking Scene of The Most Authentic Diang Miang Ngu @ The Little Alleyway

Read an online article saying that this is the 7th official mural commissioned by Sibu Municipal Council (SMC), but as far as my calculation is concerned... this should be the 6th. Can't find any reliable information about the 6th mural, so I'll follow my own tracking..

This 6th mural is about Kiu Chiong Loi who is operating Diang Miang Ngu's stall at the little alleyway near Blacksmith Road for more than half a century.

Chop Hing Huong is the name of the stall and the mural is at the same alleyway with just few steps away from it. To know more about Chop Hing Huong and Diang Miang Ngu, you can read my previous post about it.

The artist who produced this drawing is Branden Tiong, a renowned Sibu videographer cum photographer. He finished the artwork around February this year.

This mural shared the same problem as the previous one where the alleyway become motorcycles parking area during day time thus it's hard to take a clear shot of this mural.

At this moment of writing, this bowl of Diang Miang Ngu priced at RM 4/bowl. In earlier days, the same serving can cost as cheap as less than a Ringgit to two.

This is a comparison of the real life photo with the wall painting.

5th Mural - 70's Sibu Bus Station & The Green-White Bus

The 5th mural commissioned by Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) has been drawn on the wall at an alleyway at Blacksmith Road during December last year and this time it is titled an old-school bus.

Some may wonder the significance of an old-school bus at such venue? Those knew the history of Sibu should know the reason.

[Photo taken from the Internet showing the current Butterfly Garden which was the venue of Sibu bus station in 70s]

The green-white old school bus has significant meaning at this area as the current "Butterfly Garden" which is linked to Blacksmith Road through this alleyway was once the venue of Sibu bus station during 70s. At that time, these type of buses were one of the main public transport in town.

Butterfly Garden is the venue of current night market a.k.a. pasar malam and it is a parking space during day time.

This mural was drawn by a popular Sibu figure, Edmund Wong, who is a performer as well as a famous bestman for wedding.

There is an issue having mural at this alleyway as at day time, this place has become a motorcycles parking area which blocking the view of the mural.

If that's the case then there is no point of having mural which the main objective is to boost Sibu tourism especially for Sibu Visit Year 2017.

Visitors will not be able to snap a clean shot with the mural when there are other objects blocking the view which may cause great disappointment for the visitors.

Shell V-Power LEGO Model - Fiorano Shell Station

This is the 2nd week's release of Shell V-Power LEGO Model which is the Fiorano Shell Station.

This playset is modeled after the Shell station on Scuderia Ferrari’s private racetrack - Fiorano track in Fiorano Modenese, near Maranello, Itali and comes with a Shell Fuels Scientist LEGO Minifigure.

There are total of 79 LEGO bricks are used in this model. As the number of bricks are larger than the ordinary car models, thus the packaging is also relatively bigger in size.

There is a small separate package in the main package for smaller parts.

According to the instruction given, we 1st assemble the Shell Fuels Scientist LEGO Minifigure which is pretty easy and straightforward.

Assembling of the Fiorano Shell Station involves 2 major components. Firstly, we assemble the base of the station as follow:

After the base is done, we then assemble the roof part of the station:

Combine the 2 components - the base and the roof to form a complete Fiorano Shell Station model!

The right side view:

The fuel pump view which I particularly like it!!

As usual... there are few extra components as "spare parts"....

The Fiorano Shell Station and fuel scientist with Ferrari F138.

LEGO vs real life photo taken from the Internet:

Some real life photo on the Fiorano Shell Station at Fiorano track taken from the Internet:

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