High Life Issue #4

品 72 #4 2017 年 1 月 澳 门一个清新可爱的冬日午后，距离妈阁庙仅咫 尺之遥，有人正在播放比莉·霍利戴的唱片。 怀揣着几分好奇，我被吸引了过去，乐声是从一间小 餐馆飘出来，外面停放着一辆古旧老式的自行车。透 过一扇红色的窗户，我看到有人在烹煮食物，里面横 放着一张陈旧的木桌。简单的开放式厨房旁边，是舒 适的沙发和一台唱片机。 主人兼厨师 Meng Wong 在柜台边悠闲地制作咖 啡。他喜爱收藏小佛像和黑胶唱片，将他的餐厅命名 为 Chakra 。在佛教和印度教中， Chakra 指全身的七 个主要能量中心。 “我的家人信仰佛教，但我没有特别的宗教信 仰，” Meng 解释道。“美学上，我发现佛像非常美 观。创办这间餐馆时，我决定把我喜欢的一切都放进 来。” 在奢侈品零售业工作十年之后，他辞去工作，开 始创业。据他而言，任何可能受经济影响的工作，都 令他感到不安。 “奢侈品不是必需品，但食物是。无论经济多好 多坏，人们总要吃饭。”他经常到东南亚旅行，爱好 I t is a fresh, lovely winter afternoon in Macau. Just steps away fromA-MaTemple, someone is playing a recording of Billie Holiday. Curious and fascinated, I walk around the area, only to discover that the sound comes from a small eatery. A vintage looking bicycle is parked outside. Through a red window, I can see someone cooking. Inside, a rusty, wooden table runs across the space. Next to the simple, open kitchen, a turntable sits next to a cozy couch. Owner and chef, Meng Wong, takes his time to make coffee at the counter. A collector of small Buddhist statues and vinyl records, he named his restaurant Chakra. In Buddhism and Hinduism, Chakra refers to seven main energy points throughout the body. “My family practices Buddhism, but I am not particularly religious,” Meng explains. “Aesthetically, I find buddhist statues to be very beautiful and when I opened this space, I decided to put everything I like in here.”