Estarbuko October 23, 2007
Posted by Mayee in : Daily Babble , trackbackI am currently M.I.A from the ESC’s Planning Sem right now. My sem break has been dampened by a huge “4.0″ haunting me right now. If I don’t remove that grade, I am in for a rough ride ahead.
So I have decided to go to school tomorrow (or at least a Starbucks near it) so that I can get some studying done before the removal exam on Wednesday. [Correction, not tomorrow, I mean later] And since it’s already half past 3 in the morning, and I can’t seem to sleep… I will just post how I am crazy on Starbucks.
I love coffee, but I’m not really an addict. I just love being at a Starbucks. Until recently I stayed at the Starbucks in Glorietta til around 11:00 PM to study. I’d rather cram there than here at home when I get nothing done at all.
What is it about coffee shops that draws people to the high-priced coffee and the seemingly peaceful yet buzzing with chatter atmosphere? Guess it must just be one of those things people have to do because it’s already a habit of society..
“..let’s talk about it over coffee”.. “wanna grab a coffee later?”..
It’s like blinking. You don’t know why you do it.. you just.. blink.
It’s funny how a starbucks in different parts of the city can be so, well, different, in terms of the crowd, service, etc. A starbucks near a school would be filled with laptops, books, pens, groups of students huddled over an unfinished report, or cramming for an exam. A Starbucks right in a mall would be as noisy as hell from all the people excitedly exchanging stories of how they ventured for the latest pair of jeans, or the big sale on flip flops, stuff like that.
Personally, I go to a coffee shop for two reasons. It’s either I wanna be alone or I don’t. Actually a third reason (I may be alone or not for this) is to eavesdrop on the nearby coniotic conversation airing from the local barbie doll.. and then just laughing at it. Haha. Mean, i know, but nevertheless fun.
In a few hours you’ll find me in some starbucks, cramming whatever knowledge I can still fit into my already overloaded brain.
..And I thought my sem was over.
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I love coffee shops too. Unfortunately, i think most pinoys go to starbucks not really for the coffee but as a form of status symbol…pa-sosi/”in” effect hehe…the same reason for the love of those expensive mugs/planners/whatever with the starbucks logo…