Not like the other day, I know this city as well as seeing my own reflection on a pond. A bit blurred, but I know every part of my body still attached to its original position. The hands, the legs, the tails (1).
Even though it has been 12 years, but this place hasn't changed much. It still looked the same as I remembered. The streets, the buildings, the air (2).
"After that corner there's a bank on a left side. And then McDonald's right beside it. About 10 minutes walk, you'll see a park on the left," I uttered myself.
I sit on the park bench beside an old woman spreading what seemed to be breadcrumbs to the pigeons.
"Lovely day isn't it?"
"It is. You're not from around here, aren't you?" asked the lady.
"Yes ma'am. You could tell that from the face or the accent?"
"Your sneakers." Her answer triggered my curiosity.
"My Nike's? But why?"
"No one wear Nike's here."
That was back then about 12 years ago. It's a complitely different situation now. I saw a lot of Asians here. People won't noticed the different.
"You're not from around here, aren't you?" said a stranger who sit beside me.
"How do you know that? I wear Puma's like everybody else here now," I wide-eyed.
"Yes. But there's an airport sticker on your bag that says where you're from."
There's a lot of things I did here with my cousins. It's true that nothing beats days of having fun with your family. The picnic at the zoo. The ride at the amusement park. And foremost, the visit to the countryside where I learned how to milk a cow, brewed coffee/cocoa beans and mix a nice beverage (No, the cows never produce a chocolate milk by itself. Even if you're feeding them with Toblerone. Believe me, I've tried).
Amaretto Fudge Affection
"Start your morning with a flavorful coffee drink. It will affectionately affect your affection. No need to brush your teeth first for a more creamy sensation"
Ingredients:
2 cups hot brewed coffee, or instant coffee
2 tablespoons liquid or powdered amaretto flavor coffee creamer, or fresh milk
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking cocoa
Whipped cream (optional)
Chocolate shavings (optional)
Directions:
Combine coffee, coffe creamer (or fresh milk), sugar and cocoa in pitcher; stir. Pour into 2 large mugs. Top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Serve immediately.
Makes 2 servings, or 1 large serving for yourself, you selfish bratt!
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(1) It could means:
a. I'm an alligator.
b. I'm a man wearing Barney's costume.
or c. I glimpsed at an alligator habitation pond.
(2) It won't feel the same if you're not breathing.
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