Beautiful Flat Whites

As you know, I really love coffee ;-)

My favorite style is " flat white " which is a shot of espresso in a ceramic cup with textured milk poured on top.

So,

Why is it called " Flat White " ?

Because this drink is not full to the top and the textured milk doesn't have much froth than latte.

Actually flat white is an Australian invention.

I've got to know when I came here in Australia 3 years ago ;-)

I'm always happy when I could meet a tasty FW( flat white ) !!!

Here are beautiful FWs!

Please enjoy pictures!

Lovely drink,


A xx

with salad lunch

with my bible " donna hay "

with special chicken lunch

best cafe " Mecca "in Sydney

Mecca's FW

at my favorite shop " Wild Basket "

Feel being in Japan

See those photos !!!

They look gorgeous and yummy, especially the weather was perfect.

I've got a new Japanese restaurant close to my place.

[ Y2 Izakaya ] http://www.y2izakaya.com/

Sapporo tap beer with Gyu Tataki

Sake with Today's special Pork belly

So I went there with my family( means with my boys ).

It had a stylish atmosphere but it was OK with kids as we were early-bird customers.

We ordered apple juices for boys n beer, sake, white wine, 5,6 dishes.

The bill was about $120.
Not too bad;-)

I've got to love that place !

As you looked at photos, everything was very tasty and innovative.

I'm really looking forward to thinking of when and with who I'm gonna have a dinner next time.

With my hubby? - done this time^^

With Japanese friends?

With Karina n Celina?

With school mums?

Let's try all !!!

To be brilliant life,

Lovely Japanese infusion,


A xx

.

Work out !!!

Back to school from this week !

It means that I should be back to normal, too^^

It's time to work out ! ( my body is telling me about it. )

So,

I did an exercise at a same place ( gym ) while my boys are learning Karate.

from the machine ( I can see my boys over there ! )

I run on a treadmill for 25 mins and got on bicycle for 10 mins and move to another one for 10 mins.

It was nice !!!

I'm so happy I could work out even though it wasn't enough to burn my flab...(^_^;)

Exercise is essential for my healthy, beauty and stress release.

Absolutely !!!

I'm a mum of 2boys, but at the same time I'm a woman^^

I don't wanna give up being a beautiful woman^^

To be brilliant,


Lovely sweat,


A xx

Creative ability

Entrance !!!

Painting !!!

Dancing " Disco"!!!

Drawing !!!

Juggling !!!

First son made " Jet Plane "

Second son made big " Flag "

Just amazing !!!

I like a creative ability of children.

It can't be stopping , always springing ^^

I'd love for my boys to develop their creative potential.

I'd love to take them wherever they want to create anything as their mum.

Hoping they could be adult with a wonderful creativity^^

Fantastic " Sydney Children Festival "!!!



Lovely encouragement,



A xx

Happy to meet new foodstuff

I love shopping to meet good foodstuff.

Good stuff means tasty, healthy ingredients.

I went to an organic market " Eveleigh Market " on Sat.

This is Eveleigh Market !!!

I bought wonderful foods at sausage store, apple one, and green salad one.

Home made sausages

Many apples

Beef & spinach sausage, apple Fuji, green Smith, pear, fresh salad....

Awesome !!!

All of them are really juicy, tasty.

Of course, healthy !!!

I enjoyed shopping with a wattle seed herb tea ;-)

As you know, I got organic coffee FW there.

Hehe,

I wanna get one of those next time

    Cheers,



    Lovely atmosphere,






    A xx

Allocation of time

Family time at Bills cafe

Especially, during school holiday I have to manage the time for everyone to be happy ^^

No school for 2 weeks...

Instead of no dropping off, no picking up my son at school, I'm looking after him.

In this holiday,

I'm really enjoying to spend a time with my boys.

I think that I've been able to create good balance of time.

So far.... haha...^^;

Anyway,

Back to school from next Mon^^


Lovely balance,



A xx

Kids time at toy shop

My time at cafe for afternoon coffee

Kids time at Australian museum

my time at cafe for lunch

Family time at beach

kids time at soccer lesson

Death of an icon " Steve Jobs "

I was shocked as people all over the world who have felt sad to hear about that..

He's geeeeeeeeeenius.

 

Of course, top news everywhere

Amazing revolutions , changed the world industry, spectacular marketing, brave action, clear purpose ..... and more more...

Ahhhh

I can't find best description of him.

At the age of 20, just 20 !!!

He launched Apple in the 1970s from a garage in Silicon Valley.

Wow wow

I haven't been keen on the products of Apple until I've got an i-phone.

But after I've become the i-phone user, I was getting to respect him.

We should be proud of his birth in this earth and honor his achievements.

Lovely innovator,

A xx

Changed coffee beans

I love coffee.

Not only drinking but also making coffee, learning history, searching good cafe, good beans ...

This time I've changed usual beans into new ones.

[ Caffe Di Gabriel ]

http://digabriel.com.au/our_difference.php

At French Fego cafe w FW coffee, portigues tart, beans

I bought this bland for my own machine at French Fego ( Chris's cafe ) in Willoughby last week.

It has rich in flavour and strong taste till the end.

Yummmmmy !!!


I knew that Gabriel was good and famous beans as my favorite barista Chris recommended.



Actually,

My another favorite cafe " The Expresso Room " is using this bland, too.

I often go there to have a morning coffee with my little one ;-)

Perfect taste !!!

That's why, I wanted to try it.

Of course I need a skill for making, but beans are very important factor for tasty coffee.

So,

I'd love to recommend good beans which I've ever used ^^

[ bills Beans SASSAFRAS ]

http://www.billsbeans.com.au/home.html

bills Beans w my machine Rancilio Silvia

You can get at lovely shop Wild Basket in Neutral Bay.

And,

[ Mecca Dark Hourse ]

http://meccaespresso.com/

Best cafe in Sydney ( in my point view ^^; )

It's Mecca's signature.

Genius !!!

Mecca is located in the CBD, so it's a bit far and inconvenient to bet it...

Ahhhh !!!

I miss Mecca's Flat white-----!

I wanna drink now----!

Hehe...

The theme is getting changes ... not about coffee beans.

Sorry...

Anyway,

Lovely everything about coffee,



A xx

Country strong

I've finished seeing a DVD " Country Strong " now.

Story has ups and downs

Gwyneth Paltrow did a good performance!!!

Hmm, interesting story....


BTW,

I'm lucky,

I could borrow that DVD as free today ;-)

Hooray!!!

Because I'm a member of DVD rental shop " Oovie ". It's very useful as there are many vending machines here in Sydney. You can borrow from whichever oovie machine n can return wherever.

Normally a rental price is $ 2.99 per day.

Very cheap!

But I can get a chance of free one every month.
The system is very easy . They give a promo code as a member benefit.
So I just put its code when I chose the movie.

That's why I've got it.

Anyway,

I'm happy I could use my own time after my kids go to bed.

Good night ;-)

Wait ! Wait !

In fact the daylight saving time has started since Sunday.

So ...

It's 1:45 am here.

Hurry to sleep!

It means it's 11:45pm now in Japan.

Not late in Japan...

Lovely summer time,


A xx

Family's taste of hunger

I was really impressed and surprised with this article " Mosman Dairy ".

http://mosman-daily.whereilive.com.au/news/story/familys-taste-of-hunger/

Actually my son's classmate " Isobel " was in the paper.

Isobel on the left

Of course,

I know her family. They're lovely !!!

Her family's beautiful action was mentioned there.

The details are as follows.

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Isobel, 7, four-year-old Georgia, mum Sharon and dad Andrew went hungry for a day to collect funds for the East Africa emergency appeal for UNICEF.

On a recent Sunday Mr and Mrs Moseley did not eat at all until dinner, and the girls had porridge for breakfast but no snacks or lunch through the day.

Isobel said she had learned to feel “very grateful” about always having food on her plate, and says she will always eat even if it was not her favourite dish.

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Surprisingly, I had a similar experience when I was child.

It was called " Grateful Day ".

My dad made it for us.

Every Thursday I had to eat only a tiny rice ball for dinner feeling grateful.

Small rice ball ...That's all ><

Sometimes my mum added a hot miso soup kindly.

I still remember it was hard to be patient every week, but I could learn a lot of things and I really appreciate my parents.

I might try to do same things for my children in the future^^


Lovely empathy,



A xx

I'm a TV star ???

Kidding !!!

Hehe^^

I've just got a TV crew at my working cafe " Wrapido "recently.

This is　my cafe " Wrapido "

Have you ever seen that TV show " Morning with Kerri-Anne "?

( Me ? not ... Actually...^^; )

The Channel 9 broadcasts it from 9-11am on Mon-Fri.

(It's sort of "Wide-Show in Japan".)

http://www.kerri-anne.com.au/


I was on TV.

They introduced some Vienna sandwiches and wraps as healthy foods.

A lot of choice !!!

I served to them as a waitress.

But,

I missed it ><

I've completely forgot to watch it.
In fact I realized the fact when my boss asked me about recording. haha....

Never mind !!!

Because I didn't know the Kerri-Anne show^^

Lovely meeting,


A xx