I was a coffee lover, because i need to have at least one cup of white coffee a day. I am a serious coffee lover now, because after my 5 visit to Full of Beans, i have my coffee without milk and sugar. Wait..... hold on, they encourage patrons to try their coffee without milk or sugar, because of the increase in the price of sugar lately? See.... they are clever, further they are using sugar imported from Paris in France, not Perlis, northern state in Malaysia.
As a serious coffee lover, i need to investigate further into this matter. As usual, i seek the help of google, this is what i found:-
"I love coffee. More specifically, I love black coffee. It genuinely tastes better and it is so much healthier than drinking it with tons of sugar and cream. Plus, without all the fat and caloriescoffee is actually really good for you. However, I wasn’t always this way. I actually had to train myself to get off the sugar and cream and enjoy coffee the way it was meant to be tasted. If you are like I was and throw in needless packs of sugar and dump in milk, cream, or half and half then I recommend the following 5 step process to remove these needless calories from your life and become a true coffee lover.
1) Remove the cream – By removing the cream you can begin to taste the real acidity and flavor of the coffee. Believe it or not, coffee isn’t a flavor you add to your milk but a drink that needs to be enjoyed on its own.
2) Remove the sugar – Now that you have the cream out and you can actually begin to taste the real coffee try gradually removing the sugar from your coffee. If you usually add 3 sugars, try 2. If 2, try 1. Work your way down until you have no added sugar in your coffee. If you were like I was, then this could save you over 100 calories per cup!
3) Savor the taste – After all the sugar and cream are gone you can really experience what the coffee tastes like. If this is your first time drinking it totally black, you may not appreciate the subtleties of the flavors yet. It will take a little time to retrain your tongue.
4) Try different coffees - Now that you know what coffee is supposed to taste like try out different blends and see which one suits you best. Lately I’ve been trying tons of different kinds of coffee and I’m constantly surprised at how different each blend tastes. This experimentation can really add enjoyment to your coffee experience.
5) Buy good coffee - All that’s left to do now is buy the good stuff. Buying coffee beans by small amount is a great way to make sure that you get a consistently good cup of fresh, healthy, low calorie coffee that tastes great every time. I always enjoy buying a small bag of beans and having them grind the beans for me. The smells from the fresh ground beans alone are always enjoyable.
Seriously, just try drinking your coffee black for a month and I doubt you will regret the decision. Coffee is a natural, healthy drink and when enjoyed properly, is a great low calorie way to treat yourself."
Then, i saw this this article :-
| "Basic Black - Coffee for the next generation |  |  |  |
| WRITTEN BY COLIN |
| The New Brunswick Telegraph Journal Life & Entertainment, Tuesday, March 19, 2002 Food- The personality of coffee CHUCK BROWN Telegraph-Journal Some observers out there think people who drink their coffee strong and black are sophisticated, macho, rebellious, eccentric, interesting, creative and honest. " |
So, now i am a serious coffee lover who is sophisticate, macho, rebellious, eccentric, interesting, creative and honest.
6TH VISIT
I stay in straits Quay, i am going to stay here for 3 weeks. This is where i stay....
Today is my no. 6 day stay here, i am running out of my nissin instant noodle, i am hungry. I took RM25 with me and go down to the commercial section of the Straits Quay. Coming out from the lift, open the door, i saw full of beans again :-
i walked in and sat down, i saw this little girl who convinced me to have my coffee without sugar and milk talking to a group of customer. I was so shock, she is actually "작은 두 작은 세 작은 인도 넷, 다섯 작은 여섯 조금 ...." with a group of korean, to my ear, it sound like "yoh...cai kun...yeh.... yoh...ha sei....yoh.". She can speak korean!!!! Since this little girl is so busy, the other girl came to me, she is so sweet and always have a smiley face. I asked what food they served, she told me they don't serve food, they only have macaron and dessert. I am a serious coffee lover, because i drink coffee without sugar and milk, and because of that i am also sophisticate, macho, rebellious, eccentric, interesting, creative and honest, so i need meat and something solid. So, i told her i come back later because i need to eat something first. To my surprised she told me outside food is allowed here as long as the food is not like those sambai belacan petai that will give some extra smell to the place.
So, i went to SUBWAY, just across Full of Beans, i ordered my sub of the day for only RM7.50, but of course with the "*" behind RM7.50, but still a great deal, because everything inside the sandwich is fresh. Just like the price, RM7.50*, the length of my sandwich is also 6-inch++, i used my infra-red measure meter to measure my sandwich, and my sandwich is actually 6 and a half inch with some meatball and veg poking out, value for money. This is true :-
"Our goal at each SUBWAY® restaurant is to offer a quality product that is made specific to each individual customers taste. Your SUBWAY® sandwich is made-to-order, exactly the way you want it. Bread is baked in each and every restaurant, daily. Crisp vegetables are provided though local suppliers and a wide assortment of cold cuts are available, topped with your choice of our special sauces and condiments. Every order is prepared right before your eyes."
And i think Full Of Beans is trying to follow SUBWAY, because their coffee is also brewed right before your eyes. After my take away, went back to Full of Beans, i only have about RM16+ out of my Cash Of The day. I order Mocha without asking for recommendation because i am already a serious coffee lover as i drink my coffee without milk and sugar, and also because the price is merely RM9.50. My coffee came after 5 min, which is about 1 and a half min after i finished my Sub Of the day, and i was told "you have to wait for the good coffee, bad coffee will wait for you", i agreed because i am a serious coffee lover as i drink my coffee without milk and sugar. BUT, i have a shock of my life because my mocha is without chocolate, how can this be? why they cheat me? Nvm, i will keep score, you are not the only one who sell coffee in straits quay, i will never come back. I finished my mocha, the one without chocolate , paid RM9.50, without saying goodbye and the girl still smile with me despite my black face, walked back up with the help of the lift to my apartment.
I am still very upset, how can they sell mocha without chocolate. i seek for help, i google, this is what i get :-
The word mocha may conjure up decadent tastes of chocolate, coffee, and a nutty sweetness. However, the term mocha coffee is actually cause for considerable confusion. Mocha coffee can refer to two completely different products, one a bean hailing from the terraces of Yemen, the other a popular espresso drink.
Mocha coffee beans are one of the oldest known varieties of coffee in the world. Traditionally grown throughout Yemen, these deeply flavorful beans take their name from the ancient Yemeni port of Mocha. Mocha beans are grown on high hillsides, flourishing in the upper altitude and unique dry climate.
Mocha beans were one of the first types of coffee beans marketed to Europe. In fact, some experts say that almost all coffee was first referred to as mocha in the Western world. Throughout the 16th and 17th century, as the beans became a popular import to Italy, Holland, and eventually the rest of Europe, true mocha coffee maintained a reputation for being the finest available.. Today, coffee beans are often classified by growing region, making the term specific to the Arabica beans grown throughout Yemen."
Lucky me, i nearly accused full of beans for selling me the mocha without chocolate, as a serious coffee lover as i drink my coffee without milk and sugar, i should know about this. After google, i tried to think back how my mocha taste like, i couldn't recalled because when i have my mocha earlier i only have why my mocha is without chocolate in my mind. So i went back down, again acted like a serious coffee lover as i drink my coffee without milk and sugar and who is also sophisticate, macho, rebellious, eccentric, interesting, creative and honest, "one mocha, take away, no sugar and milk".
Back to my apartment , looking at my computer and enjoy my take away cup of mocha :-
Mocha doesn't mean chocolate! Mocha is the name of a Yemeni port where coffee has been traded for generations. Distinguished by its dintinctively rich, winey acidity, and intriguing nuance, this coffee originates in the Harrar region of Ethiopia.
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