When we meet face to face,
we have no more than greetings to say.
If it was the right time, we could have had breakfast together.
Sap speculated to herself, ironically.
The reality is that the time was not right, as always.
Well, maybe they were destined to meet, to end their relationship with silence. Her pretension that she did not see him in the car could help nothing but delayed that moment by mere 15 minutes.
She did not look back, so she will never know if Kay gazed at her back when she turned away, after she dreamed of breakfasting with him in that coffee shop for three years.
It is a Game.
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save my life
sap 28.10.2008
2008/11/03
2007/02/15
the light on the beach - 03
His light is on. His curtain is down.
Sap cannot control her desire to wander around his place.
Perhaps the God sympathized with her too. She almost bumps into Kay.
"Happy Valentine!" Kay's sexy voice stops her from bumping in.
"Happy Valentine!" Sap replies in reflex and after a short pause, nervously presents a piece of chocolate from her pocket.
"That's for me?"Kay is a little bit surprised and says "thank you for your chocolate" after Sap has nodded, which is undetectable if he has not paid attention.
Sap emphasizes, not realizing that it's over-stressing, "It's my town's customs to send friends chocolate as a means of blessing."
Kay can read the meaning behind, but he chooses to filter it and takes what Sap "emphasizes".
"Aren't you dating your friend?"
"Oh, I got some work to finish. But it's almost done." Kay cannot tell her that he does not know why he was unwilling to leave on that particular day. He felt that something should happen, and he has been waiting for that.
"How about you?" Kay regrets as Sap blushes shortly after he unconsciously asks that.
Has she got a boyfriend?
"I've dated him already." Sap answers ambiguously, referring to this contrived date.
"That's good." Kay wants to leave now because he finds himself feeling uneasy.
"Wish you a happy Valentine's Day. See you." It's Sap who ends this conversation.
Kay stuffs the gift into drawer when he returns his office, without noticing the tiny lines in wine-red on the pink wrapping.
The line reads
"Be my Valentine
If I can have you ever care about this line."
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If you ever know that in sunshine
I hope you will read to me this line...
sap 15.02.2007
Sap cannot control her desire to wander around his place.
Perhaps the God sympathized with her too. She almost bumps into Kay.
"Happy Valentine!" Kay's sexy voice stops her from bumping in.
"Happy Valentine!" Sap replies in reflex and after a short pause, nervously presents a piece of chocolate from her pocket.
"That's for me?"Kay is a little bit surprised and says "thank you for your chocolate" after Sap has nodded, which is undetectable if he has not paid attention.
Sap emphasizes, not realizing that it's over-stressing, "It's my town's customs to send friends chocolate as a means of blessing."
Kay can read the meaning behind, but he chooses to filter it and takes what Sap "emphasizes".
"Aren't you dating your friend?"
"Oh, I got some work to finish. But it's almost done." Kay cannot tell her that he does not know why he was unwilling to leave on that particular day. He felt that something should happen, and he has been waiting for that.
"How about you?" Kay regrets as Sap blushes shortly after he unconsciously asks that.
Has she got a boyfriend?
"I've dated him already." Sap answers ambiguously, referring to this contrived date.
"That's good." Kay wants to leave now because he finds himself feeling uneasy.
"Wish you a happy Valentine's Day. See you." It's Sap who ends this conversation.
Kay stuffs the gift into drawer when he returns his office, without noticing the tiny lines in wine-red on the pink wrapping.
The line reads
"Be my Valentine
If I can have you ever care about this line."
＝＝＝＝＝＝＝
If you ever know that in sunshine
I hope you will read to me this line...
sap 15.02.2007
2006/09/24
the light on the beach - 02
After the man has left, Sap makes herself another set of Light Breakfast and sits down at the table facing the main entrance.
‘Good morning, Sap.’ Flora’s energetic voice comes from the staircase.
‘Good morning. When did you come home last night?’ Sap paused for a while, ‘or this morning?’
‘It doesn’t matter anyway, Sap. I’m sorry that you have to do everything yourself this morning. But you didn’t wake me up and I’m up now, right? You can take a rest. I’ll serve the eaters.’
Sap won’t say ‘It’s alright’ or ‘you don’t have to be sorry’ because Flora should really be sorry but she is not sorry actually. Sap takes a seat at the bar near the entrance so that she is ready to welcome the customers when Flora is busy. In fact, it’s already half an hour past the peak time. There are only 2 tables of customers and they have got their order already.
Then her sight could not help being stuck to the sky and the sea outside. It is her co-born bad habit. There is a burning desire deep inside urging her to jump into the sea. All sorts of wild thoughts rush in her mind. Once again, the most appealing one dominates –
The wind chime rings at this very moment. She cannot hear no footstep of Flora, who has probably slipped out. Swiftly, she turns to face the door and stands up, already with a smile. Then she freezes, so is her smile, for some negligible seconds.
‘Hi Sap,’ the guest greets without temperature.
‘Hi Wales!’ Sap replies a bit over-excitedly.
Wales turns and puts on a warm smile, ‘Hi Flora. Long time no see.’
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看你背面 我身體欠自然
看你正面 兩手失控在顫
- 《講你知》
sap 15.05.2006, revised 24.09.2006
‘Good morning, Sap.’ Flora’s energetic voice comes from the staircase.
‘Good morning. When did you come home last night?’ Sap paused for a while, ‘or this morning?’
‘It doesn’t matter anyway, Sap. I’m sorry that you have to do everything yourself this morning. But you didn’t wake me up and I’m up now, right? You can take a rest. I’ll serve the eaters.’
Sap won’t say ‘It’s alright’ or ‘you don’t have to be sorry’ because Flora should really be sorry but she is not sorry actually. Sap takes a seat at the bar near the entrance so that she is ready to welcome the customers when Flora is busy. In fact, it’s already half an hour past the peak time. There are only 2 tables of customers and they have got their order already.
Then her sight could not help being stuck to the sky and the sea outside. It is her co-born bad habit. There is a burning desire deep inside urging her to jump into the sea. All sorts of wild thoughts rush in her mind. Once again, the most appealing one dominates –
The wind chime rings at this very moment. She cannot hear no footstep of Flora, who has probably slipped out. Swiftly, she turns to face the door and stands up, already with a smile. Then she freezes, so is her smile, for some negligible seconds.
‘Hi Sap,’ the guest greets without temperature.
‘Hi Wales!’ Sap replies a bit over-excitedly.
Wales turns and puts on a warm smile, ‘Hi Flora. Long time no see.’
＝＝＝＝＝＝＝
看你背面 我身體欠自然
看你正面 兩手失控在顫
- 《講你知》
sap 15.05.2006, revised 24.09.2006
2006/03/28
the light on the beach - 01 the first day
As light floods the cafe, Sap opens the door and turns the door sign to 'OPEN'.
Yesterday, Flora's parents left Hong Kong for Italy on vacation. Yes, they once again left the cafe to their daughter to take care of. And, inevitably, Sap is helping her best friend.
Frankly, it's not a difficult task. Sap can even have some income during the summer holiday to support her daily expenditure.
Flora is still in the bed. She went to disco last night, taking the yearly opportunity that her parents are not there. Her parents do not allow her to go out at night, as most parents in Hong Kong do. After the first time going out at night while her parents were abroad -- she was sick -- she has never gone on vacation with her parents again.
To Sap, she would not give up any opportunity of going abroad, if she were Flora. Anyway, she is not Flora, and Flora is not her. Lest, she would not be there, in the Light Cafe, in the Light Pavilion.
Cleaning the tables, the wind chime rings.
Sap raises her head and spots a young man coming in. She quickly puts on an occupational smile, 'Good morning. How many seats do you need?'
Beyond her expectation, the man does not answer in Cantonese, the local language. Instead, he answers in fluent English, 'One, please.'
Probably, the man notices her surprise, or maybe he realizes the local language is not English. He repeats with Cantonese, inevitably with some foreign accent.
Surprised for 1 or 2 minutes, Sap responds with quite fluent English, 'That's fine. I can understand English. In fact, quite a number of our customers are foreigners. Some are residents on this island, some are tourists, but we rarely meet tourists on weekdays.' Sap glances at the clock, it's seven. 'More precisely, we usually serve local residents only at that time, even at the weekends or during holidays. And I can recognize every local residents, including those who speak English.'
'Oh, I see. That explains. I'm partly tourist, partly resident.' The man replies with a polite smile, seeming more friendly, 'I've come here on vacation, and I'm living here since last night.'
'Really? That explains. Welcome to Lantau Island. Welcome to Mui Wo. Finally, welcome to Light Cafe of Light Pavilion.' Sap ushers the man to the only 2-seat table at the corner. It enjoys the widest seaview.
'Thank you. The space here is nice. Can I have a set of your famous special Light Breakfast?' The man looks into Sap's eyes.
'Oh, sure.' Sap blushes, realizing that she asked too much. ‘The breakfast will be ready in a moment.'
Sap turns swiftly round into the kitchen and starts cooking their famous special breakfast. Actually, it's her invention. She made up the name, and then tried to make the breakfast bring light to the eaters. Similarly, she also invented Light Lunch, Light Tea and Light Dinner. This is also a reason that Flora’s parents would ask her to help and pay her $50/hour, much higher than the normal wage of a waiter/waitress - $25/hour. Sap knows the customers’ psychological needs & finds ways to satisfy them. She really has some business talents.
10 or 15 minutes later, Sap brings the food to the man. Yolk is pasted on two pieces of toasts, diagonally & divergently. Sausages are cut at one end such that they look like flowers. The glass of water with lemon has slices of lemon hanging around the edge. Everything is bright and linked to some positive imagery.
Sap notices that the man wears a smile when she puts the food in front of him. This is the way this job brings her satisfaction - when she brings food to customers, she brings them happiness also.
Sap leaves him ‘Wish you a lightful day’ and continues her cleaning.
After that, she makes herself another set of Light Breakfast and sits down at the table facing the main entrance.
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如何找到可以相信的人
sap 03.04.2006
Yesterday, Flora's parents left Hong Kong for Italy on vacation. Yes, they once again left the cafe to their daughter to take care of. And, inevitably, Sap is helping her best friend.
Frankly, it's not a difficult task. Sap can even have some income during the summer holiday to support her daily expenditure.
Flora is still in the bed. She went to disco last night, taking the yearly opportunity that her parents are not there. Her parents do not allow her to go out at night, as most parents in Hong Kong do. After the first time going out at night while her parents were abroad -- she was sick -- she has never gone on vacation with her parents again.
To Sap, she would not give up any opportunity of going abroad, if she were Flora. Anyway, she is not Flora, and Flora is not her. Lest, she would not be there, in the Light Cafe, in the Light Pavilion.
Cleaning the tables, the wind chime rings.
Sap raises her head and spots a young man coming in. She quickly puts on an occupational smile, 'Good morning. How many seats do you need?'
Beyond her expectation, the man does not answer in Cantonese, the local language. Instead, he answers in fluent English, 'One, please.'
Probably, the man notices her surprise, or maybe he realizes the local language is not English. He repeats with Cantonese, inevitably with some foreign accent.
Surprised for 1 or 2 minutes, Sap responds with quite fluent English, 'That's fine. I can understand English. In fact, quite a number of our customers are foreigners. Some are residents on this island, some are tourists, but we rarely meet tourists on weekdays.' Sap glances at the clock, it's seven. 'More precisely, we usually serve local residents only at that time, even at the weekends or during holidays. And I can recognize every local residents, including those who speak English.'
'Oh, I see. That explains. I'm partly tourist, partly resident.' The man replies with a polite smile, seeming more friendly, 'I've come here on vacation, and I'm living here since last night.'
'Really? That explains. Welcome to Lantau Island. Welcome to Mui Wo. Finally, welcome to Light Cafe of Light Pavilion.' Sap ushers the man to the only 2-seat table at the corner. It enjoys the widest seaview.
'Thank you. The space here is nice. Can I have a set of your famous special Light Breakfast?' The man looks into Sap's eyes.
'Oh, sure.' Sap blushes, realizing that she asked too much. ‘The breakfast will be ready in a moment.'
Sap turns swiftly round into the kitchen and starts cooking their famous special breakfast. Actually, it's her invention. She made up the name, and then tried to make the breakfast bring light to the eaters. Similarly, she also invented Light Lunch, Light Tea and Light Dinner. This is also a reason that Flora’s parents would ask her to help and pay her $50/hour, much higher than the normal wage of a waiter/waitress - $25/hour. Sap knows the customers’ psychological needs & finds ways to satisfy them. She really has some business talents.
10 or 15 minutes later, Sap brings the food to the man. Yolk is pasted on two pieces of toasts, diagonally & divergently. Sausages are cut at one end such that they look like flowers. The glass of water with lemon has slices of lemon hanging around the edge. Everything is bright and linked to some positive imagery.
Sap notices that the man wears a smile when she puts the food in front of him. This is the way this job brings her satisfaction - when she brings food to customers, she brings them happiness also.
Sap leaves him ‘Wish you a lightful day’ and continues her cleaning.
After that, she makes herself another set of Light Breakfast and sits down at the table facing the main entrance.
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如何找到可以相信的人
sap 03.04.2006
2005/10/30
the light on the beach - prologue
When the light shines on the beach, Sap started to see the future as though the sunlight was the messenger of the god, especially as the golden light was so bright yet warm that it seemed to be approachable and non-approachable.
Sunlight should represent vitality, she thought. It brings life to the world, and is the primary source of energy on the earth. If you trace back the food web and thus the energy pyramid, you have to admit that the sun is the one and only one origin of life. Sap could not imagine what the world would be like once the sun disappears, as if she could not imagine what the pavilion would be like once the sun disappears and what the pavilion would be like if the sun had disappeared. Maybe, the pavilion would not be built if the sun had disappeared. But how could it be? She would never allow that! Still, in the end, she did not have the power to stop that, if that had to happen.
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天很藍，雲很白，風很涼
- 《相信》
sap 17.06.2005, editted on 27.06.2005, revised on 30.10.2005
Sunlight should represent vitality, she thought. It brings life to the world, and is the primary source of energy on the earth. If you trace back the food web and thus the energy pyramid, you have to admit that the sun is the one and only one origin of life. Sap could not imagine what the world would be like once the sun disappears, as if she could not imagine what the pavilion would be like once the sun disappears and what the pavilion would be like if the sun had disappeared. Maybe, the pavilion would not be built if the sun had disappeared. But how could it be? She would never allow that! Still, in the end, she did not have the power to stop that, if that had to happen.
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天很藍，雲很白，風很涼
- 《相信》
sap 17.06.2005, editted on 27.06.2005, revised on 30.10.2005
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