Coffee: A drink of calm in a crazy world!

There is no better way to start the day than with a coffee. I should clarify this further. There is no better way to start my day than with a skim, vanilla latte. The moment the take-away latte is placed in my hands, I know it’s a good day.

As I drink the smooth, sweet liquid, I close my eyes as it passes down my throat, warming my entire system. This time is my most favourite time of the day, except for going home time. Oh and maybe, going home time on a Friday afternoon. Or possibly going home time on a Friday afternoon before a long weekend. Okay, you get the drift.

The liquidity goodness represents a moment of bliss in an otherwise crazy life (no more crazy than anyone else’s, mind you). It offers me a small window of solitary thinking time. I shut the world out as I drink. Given it’s a one-a-day habit that I have, it’s not all that bad? I’m sure health advocates all have plenty of reasons as to why I shouldn’t drink it. Well, I know but I can’t help it. My morning coffee is so divine that I’m not giving it up for anyone. Nope, not for ANYONE.

Let me share a secret with you. I will even miss my train simply to have my coffee. Maybe a little bit obsessive you think? Well, sort of. Like I said, it’s part of my daily routine and I can’t live without it.

The girls at the coffee shop all know me. In fact, it has become such a ritual that if I haven’t been to coffee shop by 7.45am, the girls wonder where I am. Crazy, huh?

I took a day off not so long ago. I still went to the coffee shop however the morning routine was turned upside down. When I did go to the shop, the barista commented, “Oh, I wondered where you were?”. I take it a true sign that I am a valued customer, or at least I am in my mind.

If I don’t have my latte, then I feel incomplete and as though I have missed something. To put it simple, my latte completes my day.

Even on the weekend, one a day habit it still strong. Complete with the reading of the weekend papers, it gives me time to escape into my little world and simply be.

Coffee isn’t only a solitude act. Catching up for coffee with friends, a new lover, possible lovers, acquaintances and business associates has become part of our culture. You could even say we have become coffee fussy. A chat amongst colleagues in the office and everyone has an opinion on who has the best coffee and on the other hand, who has the worst.

The triple “C” has become embedded in our society. What’s triple “C” you ask? Crazy Coffee Culture.

Coffee connoisseurs stretch far and wide. No matter where you live, we all have our favourite coffee.

It’s a simple drink that we really enjoy.

For me, I love it and I wouldn't change anything about my daily skim, vanilla latte.