OTIUM SERIES II VERNALAGNIA (please refer to menu attached) - a sensual experience at otium, a private dining space, which incorporates food, music, design & art! our meal started off with a live music performance, accompanied by an interesting aperitif made with orange peel, soy sauce & campari. my favourite courses of the night were probably the mezze, lobster sachetti and koji aged bavette! amongst the mezze, my favourite dips were the garlicky hummus and the creamy babaganush with eggplants that were chunky and still kind of intact! perfect when eaten with the warm, rustic emmer bread! the sachetti was basically a lobster wonton in a bisque that tastes like tom yum gong 😆 while the bavette was definitely leaner and chewier than most would prefer but i like my beef chewy! sourced from @heritagemeatshk , it was apparently one of the wildest beef that you’d taste in hk - definitely had a very strong ‘beefy’ taste - #otiumhk #2fattrollshk

Having a great book/magazine and a cup of black coffee at hand—that is my kind of meaningful leisure. I was kindly invited by @lunya , elevated and sustainable modern sleepwear brand based in LA, to share what meaningful leisure is to me. I’ve been given some thoughts on the concept of “meaningful leisure” and felt like people nowadays tend to seek meanings too hard. Not everything needs to have a meaning—as long as you feel happy, comfortable and relaxed, that’s the meaning of leisure. Oh well, this pandemic really changes what I think and feel. Going back to Lunya, the machine washable 100% silk set is so soft and comfy. The touch of real silk is impeccable. But I’ll say size down if you can! The XS still fits a bit too big on me. Something for you — Get $20 off on your first order ($100 minimum) with code GIFT-ELISE20! 來自洛杉磯的睡衣品牌 @lunya，是這幾年美國滿知名的居家新創品牌，據說他們使用 FDA 認證可以幫助睡眠的布料（這一點我無法評論，因為一直以來都是沾枕入睡的類型😂），網路上有雜誌編輯證實，穿 Lunya 的睡衣真的睡得比較好（不過關於這點我還是存疑😂），不過 Lunya 的面料的確非常舒適、版型又時髦。 創辦人 Ashley Merrill 之所以會起心動念想要打造一個有質感的睡衣品牌，在於某天她看到鏡子裡穿著丈夫不要的寬大舊T恤和運動短褲，突然覺得自己的模樣很好笑，也發現這不是自己想成為的樣子。她試著在傳統成套圖樣過時的睡衣套裝和奢侈昂貴的性感內衣間，取得一個平衡，於是 Lunya 就這麼誕生了。以拉丁文 Otium 為品牌核心，意指休閒時間，打造各式以高品質的面料製成的睡衣居家服，藉以提升在家時光的質感。 可以用洗衣機洗的 100% 真絲面料很親膚舒服，雖然官網上和許多消費者評論都說尺寸正常，但我覺得尺寸偏大，最小的 XS 在我身上依舊很大，褲子會鬆到落到很低腰，覺得可以拿小一號（但又覺得睡衣似乎穿寬鬆比較舒服？）最喜歡的是這套睡衣／居家服的褲子有口袋！整套穿起來很率性，在家也時髦，但唯一缺點就是褲管太長會一直踩到（矮個的悲哀😂） 讀者回饋：單筆訂單（最低金額 $100 美金）輸入折扣碼 GIFT-ELISE20，可享 $20 優惠✨ #lunya

POWER錕狂語錄》休閒的智慧 當過了連續長假， 按理應該精神煥發的回到工作崗位； 發現多數人反而萎靡不振， 比放假之前更疲倦。 原因很簡單：他們盡情出遊、血拼、狂歡。 連假的用意，是體貼上班族辛勞， 讓他們難得休閒，不但有助身心健康， 更可以和家人朋友團聚。 結果一番美意，反而成為傷害工作效率的幫凶， 可見休閒的安排是一個很大的學問。 羅馬哲學家西塞羅 提出Otium cum dignitate 的概念， 意思是休息不忘尊嚴： 要有原則的規劃活動， 理性的善用寶貴時間。 假設有人想買一個兩千元的包包， 結果他逛了二十家包包店，花了三小時， 最後以1950元買了同樣的包包， 他很開心賺了五十元， 忘了三小時的時光價值。 沒有對錯，歡喜就好，自由社會嘛！ 西塞羅不以為然，他會認為 Otium cum dignitate 讓你更能休心養性、 思考未來、檢視生命的意義。 人只能活一次， 不同的人選擇不同的生活方式， 理所當然。 矛盾的是：有人志在雲端飛翔， 卻像麻雀在地面跳躍，不是緣木求魚嗎？ #李錫錕 #錕P #POWER錕