Coffee a life learning journey

Coffee... a beverage that gets the gears greased and get us moving in the morning. A caffeine beverage that is so complicated and mind blowing needs a special hands and concentration to ensure that the coffee we are drinking is not bad quality coffee.The amazing thing about coffee is not only the beans but also the people behind the story of the fundamental espresso that we have grown to love and talk about.




Lets begin with the humble barista who is the first and foremost the front line people that we meet everyday when we want to buy the our first cup of coffee. It takes patience, skill and passion to prepare o a great kick start from your coffee.

Being a barista is never an easy task, especially if your from a high volume store/cafe.

half drank cappuccino

 Every store is plagued by the morning crisis the Caffeine Zombie ATTACK! People from all walks of life would like bust into the front door demanding for their coffee, ice coffee, ice blended, teas and etc. And we are more willing to spend good coffee outside compared to making our own brew, Truly having a cup of coffee at home alone is not really something to look forward to every morning, reason coffee is a social thing, some sort of trend with the glamour that says 'I am drinking coffee at ...' a particular cafe. The best part the barista's that make the coffee are kind of professionals. Any monkey can make a coffee but it takes a man to make a perfect cup.


At the same time we should as well appreciate those in the back scene I dont mean the person who sits in the back office. But the glamorous roaster. The middle man that makes the espresso bullets for the front line troops. They do play a very huge role in coffee production, they have to be skilled roasters who know how to maintain and control the beans roasting period and quality, to bring out the full potential of the particular blend or beans. If we were to have a bad roaster but a skilled barista, the results will still remain bad coffee, likewise the opposite.



Next we shall look at the kings of the coffee industry the ones that make it all happen from the beginning. They are the frontiers of coffee, the coffee farmers, who so delicately picks the ripe coffee cherries and ensure that only quality cherries go through the wet/dry processing method and to the roasters. They are the ones who made it all possible, if they dont exist the coffee industry could not thrive further.


Most importantly we should thank God for producing coffee as a natural source of caffeine and for gave us the opportunity to taste something so heavenly.

Lastly, coffee is not only a morning cup that satisfies our morning addiction but its also a culture and a trend setter. People dont just drink coffee now but they start to enjoy it, like expansive wine being uncorked. Coffee is becoming a cultural thing that brings people together being united under one flag that is COFFEE. Regardless of race, religion, culture, gender, and etc. coffee brings people. So why be prejudice over a cup of coffee?

Espresso shot

Lets not rush into the next cup but lets take it step to step to enjoy a cup of coffee and spark up a conversation with someone random in the cafe, who knows you might learn a thing or two. Truly, we are blessed if we enjoy such simple pleasures in life.

 (Pictures self taken and produced latte art)

Expat of the Green Giant

This is a personal experience I had when working as a barista in Starbucks.

Producing coffee or a latte may seem easy. And we admire those who could produce such skills into making a cup of coffee. I enjoyed my time working at Starbucks, it was one of my greatest working experience.

Being a barista is not easy as it takes time and patience to produce the perfect latte, not to mention passion. Without it, your coffee will not out stand from the rest of the competitors. No matter how perfect you steam your milk or pull an espresso shot without the respect for the beverage and the process of making it. You will still make a bland latte. Because you did not show your love of producing that cup of coffee for the customer. Sometimes, being a barista at starbucks your labelled as the


commercial baristas, instead of the professional baristas. Reason is the mentality of your producing the standard commercialize coffee without any love or respect for the coffee. Thats not entirely true, because even though your working for a commercialized coffee company but still the baristas are not necessary commercialized baristas.

I admit working at Starbucks they do not really teach you the advance skills of a barista but non the less they have taught me the basics on becoming a barista. I may not have the skills need to be in the big boys leagues but as every profession and passion often sparks humbly. You're producing a perfect latte as you take the effort to sharpen your skills. No one can be a professional barista over night and all this takes time and willingness to learn from those skilled barista's.

I as well admire those who takes the extra mile to learn how to produce latte art, or having the coffee knowledge beyond the barriers of Starbucks standard knowledge. We may not see a lot of them around, as some start off in Starbucks and moved on to other cafes trying to prefect their skill and knowledge of this simple cup of coffee.

 Besides that, I acknowledge that I am still an amateur at steaming milk even though I had been working at Starbucks for almost 2 years. During this duration of time I made friends and loyal customers. Seeking for perfection into their coffee can truly make their day.


So when we buy a cup of coffee regardless  from which outlet or company. Do respect the person who made your coffee. If you think your coffee does not taste good, do not hesitate to give your feedback to the person. Well I cant say all will receive your feedback, but who knows you might just get a better coffee next time.

The Great Gastby (2013 movie) Example of human Desire.

When I was watching The Great Gastby, the whole movie just gave me a thought, how man cannot be satisfied even though he has everything in the world but he still desires more. Making futile efforts to grasp things which are already  beyond their reach regardless if it would cause harm.

The story begins of a man just graduated and looking for fortune and found himself webbed into the rich society life. When your an outsider its hard not to be curious about the way rich people live their life. All moral values would have to be chucked out of the window to fully understand how the society of that time runs. 

Gastby tries to reunite himself with Daisy Fay, the girl of his dreams and obsession.  He would do anything to get her back into his arms. He sees Nick being her cousin, his golden ticket to her. Credited for his ambitious goal in life, he held huge parties at his mansion. Hoping that she would one day drop by. 

Daisy on the other hand is married to Tom Buchanan; who is an unfaithful husband having an affair with another women even though he has the most desirable woman by his side. The whole story turns into a tragedy as neither party benefited; the ending left 3 dead, one disillusioned and another life moves on. 

Gastby is seen as a man who just want to get what he wants regardless of its consequences, i believe we should dream big, its nothing wrong but its way of getting there matters. Sometimes we may think its nothing no one will know but are we to forget who is watching over us?