Espresso, Express?

Un caffè , signore ?

Loads of people, erm… I should mention more precisely, as a matter of course, 2/3 of the world's population love to sip coffee in the early morning or during tea break. It becomes a real business, no, I should say it becomes an absolute addiction until we are depending too much upon it. Without sipping or even smelling it, our chronic fatigue syndrome or sickness won’t be fully cured and it’s like a thousand years’ curse that our nerves will be hibernating forever. Once, I asked my Italian friend what would happen if coffee is no longer existed. He responded quickly to me that in the first place I should not mention about it in front of him and he honestly would die without it.

I proudly proclaimed that I’m one of the coffee lovers. More specifically, I would marry myself with Mocha and Lattè rather than Espresso. Espresso is too strong. Espresso will give my brain a real hard kicking and I will get a real headache and palpitations easily. I just love to see a cascade of milk pouring into the black sea of coffee and it swirls like a mild hurricane and then it turns abruptly into a nice milky presence. Nice one!!! The taste is heavenly irresistible. I prefer the brand of Old Town than the high profile Starbuck or the fashionable illy or the golden Lavazza. Not to say that I don’t like them at all. They have the best quality, no doubt. It’s just that the coffee's taste from Old Town is more affectionate towards me, it means, the aroma of fresh coffee feels like home and with its company, I will indirectly have a wonderful reminiscent of my childhood.

I used to drink 5 cups of coffee per day. However, now and then, I would rather take 2 cups maximum - one in the early morning and another one in the midday. After all, if I consume the coffee in the afternoon or in the evening, straightaway, I will have la nuit blanche, the sleepless night. I won’t have any nightmare after all but I will well-receive the monstrous impact. Imagine that your eyelids are constantly dropping down like pulling down the window curtains, but then, your brain cells are merrily dancing around as if they are celebrating the glittering Christmas. Consequently, the next day, your head is heavier than before, you would feel like to hammer your head to the wall until bleeding or even hit on someone’s head. To the worst, you will easily let go your long kept tantrum towards your boss and your colleagues. Freaking crazy no?

Do you ever meet someone who drinks 13 cups of coffee per day? Yes, he is just right in front of me. My boss is a great example. He is 61 years old and he drinks coffee like no other business. I did interview him before and he snobbishly claimed that the coffee (particularly Espresso), the cigarette and the coke are the best tonics to keep him awaking. And even, he described himself like French high speed express train TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse – the record reached 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph)) and indeed, he is français! That’s why he has an endless energy to act, to work, to run, to walk, to speak, to drive, to play with the numbers and alphabets, to comprehend and to do almost everything in swift mode. Sometimes, due to his incredible speed, we have got a slight heart attack and an enormous panic attack as we cannot act as fast as him. He expected us to have a perfect synchronization with him (to have the same “master degree” like him) and we think that he always sets a high unachievable bar. For sure, we don’t think by drinking so many cups of coffees could help us to work even faster and more efficient. Somehow, in my opinion, with the small step and the right pace, it could be helpful.

All in all, we understood well his vision. He just wanted to bring the "esprit de corps" within us. We know, we know, we know his heart and his soul. But, please give us some time then. For sure, we will work out the wonders!