Spring Garden Lane
Originally uploaded by: KnOizKi
I picked up my laundry down the block and went past this road called Spring Garden Lane where I buy my Mark Six lottery at the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
It is said that an unknown millionaire owned Spring Garden Lane, building his residence and warehouse in the vicinity. Spring Garden was the exact name of his mansion. The Cantonese name Chuen Yuen (lit. a garden in spring) is, in fact, a translating corruption of Spring Garden, which originally means “a garden with a spring”. The spring mentioned possibly refers to the mountain creek beside Hopewell Centre in Queen’s Road East. Around Spring Garden Lane are Lee Tung Street, Swatow Street and Amoy Street where abounded with warehouses storing cargoes to be shipped to Chinese coastline cities. (Read more)
I live in one of those Streets so I’ve noticed this new Pacific Coffee branch on the ground floor at Pak Fook Building (FOOK word is everywhere around here) and if I remember it correctly, this building has been closed for more than three years because few residents who have lived there was hit by the SARS epidemic in early 2003. Perhaps, it was closed for other reasons. Obviously, the building looks like it’s back in business since thousands has already recovered from the disease and Hong Kong is now declared SARS-free.
I’m suppose to start toning down my coffee addictions but here I am looking forward to try this little shop in the corner of the street. Funny is that, when there’s already a Starbucks around, other coffee companies such as Pacific Coffee will eventually try to get into the action. Afterall, I think here in HK, the coffee culture is still just an early start, many people are already enjoying their presence in a coffee shop instead of enjoying their cup of coffee. Here’s more, the shop is also equipped with free internet use so I might be checking in there to get my short latte’ sometime. I would rather go to this shop since I can use my laptop on its wireless broadband service.
I would suggest that Starbucks should put the same service especially those who wants to enjoy a free internet access. Besides, Pacific Coffee is relatively cheaper than the many funky coffee at Starbucks. Go Pacific Coffee Company!
Underage Thinking
by: Teddy Geiger
