A Cup of Coffee?
"A cup of coffee,a stroll to an unknown place,
a rain walk,
a bouquet of flowers,
beautiful memories..."
Borrowed from *******'s card - A card everyone deserves!
A cup of coffee? The best message that goes out of my phone... and the best message I have ever received! There is something special in a coffee, I have never seen a face other than a smiling one having a coffee. The technical details of any coffee are always a let down! Blended with chicory, high contents of caffeine, has over 600 varieties of carcinogens, causing anemia, and so on. But still people take it and take it happily. I haven't met anyone who complains about coffee...Whenever my message is sent to the "Coffee" list in my mobile (it has 6 contacts) at midnight, I know it is going to be a good one hour ahead. And when I am into the celebration mood the message reaches "Coffee big" list. Everyone shares their experiences - good and bad - just tell what ever you want. A great time to vent out anger, to share the joy, to have friendly argument, to get fatherly advice, to shower motherly love and to have fun, loads of fun. It is a great feeling to see people talking while having coffee. It gives great satisfaction to be a part of those fine moments. And this feeling knows no boundaries when you are the one who has called for the 'meet' - a meet with no agenda. Usually I like to sit at one end of the table and I listen to them... but there have been times when I become really talkative (when only 2 or 3 of us are there) and people have suffered... :P
Lots and lots of variants of coffee - Espresso, Cafe Latte, Cafe Mocha, Cappuccino, Chococinno, Madras Filter Coffee (or the Kaapi Nirvana), Cafe Americano, Cafe Caramel, Frappe, Macchiato. Irish Coffee, Aztec, Ethiopian, Cold Sparkle, Iced Eskimo, Trpocial Iceberg, Devil's On.... as far as I remember. Different tastes, different colours, hot and cold but the spirit of coffee is always the same. I have known people more and more over these cups. From acquaintances to the best of friends everyone becomes someone you know better. I have relished every second of these meets with my friends. Sometimes attended by only me and sometimes by almost everyone. These are moments when people put behind all the deadlines they have to meet and the time tables they have drawn for themselves, these are the moments I live for. I wish everyone has as many of these as possible. Just share and enjoy. Live the moment!
Well, Coffee Day is right - A lot can happen over coffee!
A ritual I followed for over a year, in its final days - tough to stop and also tough to push in new memories into the already crowded brain! A comfortable compromise in the end. But somewhere the message is still delivered once in a while... I miss the meets, I miss the replies... "No. :-)", “Already at tiffanys”, "Hmmm... not tonight..", "Hmm...I dont think i can make it”, “In tiff only :)”, “Just had :)”, “Yes.”... where do I go now? where do I kill that one hour?
A cup of coffee?
-- buddi
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17 - 01 - 2009
