Coffee in the Rain

I just arrived home from a gruesome coffee date with Ighie. The date was great, but the weather wasn't. It was drizzling the whole day. Next time, we swore to check the weather first.

Ighie is a high school girlfriend who I haven't seen for over a year. The last time we were together were in another friend's debut party and we didn't get talk much then because of distracting other friends. :D

Our catching up happened in Starbucks Intramuros. We were there at 5pm and made do with one of those giant umbrellas for shelter.

A pack of Marlboro Lights and 2 frappes later, we felt like we weren't separated at all. Let's just say that every couple of months were compensated with an hour.

We wrapped things up by 10pm. Talk about a major bonding session, pare.

Coffee Talk

I haven't always been a big fan of coffee. I'm usually the milkshake girl. In fact, I've only been hooked on this delightful beverage just recently.

Minus those rare instances when Roselle managed to drug drag me to Isis Cafe to appease her end-of-the-day caffeine cravings, I never drank coffee.

Caffeine has a reversed effect on me. I'm normally a hyperactive person and I mellow down even after a few sips of coffee. Weird, I know, but that fact is trivial. I indulge in my weirdness.

I remember that one time when I drank 4 cups of Nescafe Frothe to stay awake to study for a major exam in Stat 144, I ended up feeling too sleepy and my hand was too shakey to keep solving. I slept the night off and had hyperacidity the whole of the following day.

The main reason I forced my system to adapt to coffee is that I realized that the most interesting conversations take place over coffee. As Jowein puts it, "Everyone coffees." Characters in Friends hang out in a coffee shop. Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte has a routine coffee date. EVERYONE COFFEES. Now, I do, too.Ü

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*.* as if! @ 12:10:00 AM • • RBJ