2007年3月17日 星期六

A free coffee of Starbucks on 3/15

Have a long time to enjoy Starbucks coffee, but it is my first time to have it for free! In the morning, I called Rafael and said "Do you like to have a cup of coffee of Starbucks for free?" He responsed "Wait 2 minutes for me!" So we went to the nearest Starbucks at Neil-Li Carrefoure. I told Rafael we must meet some friends there. My sixth sense is true because Iris was there who just picked up a free coffee! She told us the time in the queue is for 40 min and we may spent about 1 hour because the number of people in the queue is longer. Hmmm, I guess the free coffee activity of Starbacks decreases the Taiwan economic growth since there are so many people are out of their working position.

The queue length is too long and the time was 11:10 already, we decided not to stay at this place. Instead, we went to the other one at Geant. The queue length was still long, but it was not longer than at Carrefoure. Or we must gave up and went away. Besides, it’s not boring because both of us can talk to each other. In addition, when we gradually moved further, our moon is more and more excited and finally I got one free coffee of Starbucks after 25 mins!

Starbucks served black coffee which is too strong for me, so it needs milk and sugar to enhance the taste. When I mixed them into together, Rafa said "Look, there is a big dog near here!" I replied I thought it’s a carpet. Haha, when we starred at this dog, the female owner smiled to us and she waved her hand to let us come. This dog is named Russy which is "only" 70 pounds.
In the beginning of the conversation, Rafa and the lady talked about their feeding dog experience while I did nothing but listened it. However, when she told us she lived in NY for 9 years, it was the time three of us started to talk. She said she saw a big brown mushroom on 9/11 and she felt horrible. However, she thinks NY is the best city she ever lived. For example, when Rafael said his experience of having a cup of coffee at 5th Ave., the woman said there is a best cake in the world. I asked whether it is the Cheese Factory? She said it’s too commercial >< The answer is an Italian restaurant at 11 Ave. and number 1. I was getting excited to talk with her experience in NY. Haha, but there is one thing that is not the answer I need. I asked what is the best airline for me to reach NY in the minimum flight time. She said it is not the matter of airline, it is the matter of the class you take. She said she always by the business class! Opps, it is definitely out of the consideration. It is like an answer that there is a minister who asked an emperor "What does people can eat because they don’t have rice to eat?" The emperor said "They can eat meat!" The answer is sort of the same style.

It is indeed an unexpected coffee break with this lady who comes from NY. Rafael and I regret we didn’t bring our digital camera but phone camera to take photos of the big dog and the lady. If we are lucky, though, we can see each other again in this starbucks.

After I came back to lab in the afternoon, Penny said he forgot to get a free coffee in the afternoon at 16:00. I calmed him down by telling him the truth of the queuing time. He must felt better that didn’t pick up the free coffee. But I shall get a free one at Starbucks again. Forest Gum must said "You never know what the flavor of the coffee is until you taste it!"

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