A Kiwi Cellist in China

The life & times, ups & downs, of a Kiwi / Australian cellist in Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra.

Friday, June 02, 2006

China's new Great Leap Forward

In The Devils Cup, by Stewart Lee Allen, a strong case is made for Coffee as the single most important driving force behind Western Civilization. Many an empire has risen and fallen in direct co-relation to the quality of their coffee. If this is true than Italian Best Coffee is a great shining beacon leading China towards a new world dominance! If, however, you believe Kroeber's theory that Civilization is governed by hem lengths, then unfortunately China has a long way to go. Although I should state that if Krober's theory is true Brazil must mark the apex of human society as a place where the hem has disappeared altogether, leaving but a flimsy g-string. I'm not so sure he's wrong... (Krober did, in-fact, find a real relationship between rising and falling hem lengths and similar trends in a countries stock market).

I am extremely pleased to say that the coffee at Italian Best rivals that of many establishments in Melbourne (although at 26 Yuan, AU$5, it had better!). The coffee shop, which is actually part of a small chain, is located at the bottom of the DiWang Commercial Center, Shenzhen's tallest building. I had the extreme pleasure of not only sipping on my first fine coffee in days (yes I'm addicted), but simultaniously experiencing the pleasant company of fellow Melbournite expat Hannah.
Having thus completed my quest to find a suitable caffeine dealer, I can now focus on more pressing issues - such as my imminent audition on Tuesday (I'll be playing Haydn's D Major concerto, which will be considerably more in tune than the way I played it in practice today...) and preparation for next week's Brahms rehearsals, where I will be formally introduced to the orchestra for the first time. Wish me luck.

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