Coffee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening  cup tea cannot be expected to reproduce.”   Oliver Wendall Holmes Sr.

Many a famous person has had something to day  about tea and coffee.

Originally, coffee beans were taken as a food and not as a beverage. East African tribes would grind the coffee cherries together, mixing the results into a paste with animal fat. Rolled into little balls, the mixture was said to give warriors much-needed energy for battle.

When shopping for perfume, take some coffee beans with you in your bag and have a good sniff in between smelling each perfume to refresh your nose! In very little time and with very little money, you can turn green, raw, and unroasted coffee beans into the best-tasting cup of gourmet coffee or espresso you have ever tasted.

Why Coffee & ChitChat?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drinking coffee for me is equivalent to chit chatting with Friends   –> well, at least that was how my friends in cebu and cagayan see it.   But when I left for manila…the allure of coffee left me…hehehe….kay nimahal ang kape diri Manila…kidding aside, drinking coffee here is different now. It’s more like just addressing a craving. I guess, the biggest reason for the change is distance from your ka-berks kay pagka-layo tawon sa tanan just to stop by and have coffee at the same time here in manila.  So I guess…this blog is my short of saying, I do miss my friends and our coffee break together!

Top 10 Travel Tips

  It’s travel time!

1.Plot the date!

Check your calendar and mark the date of your travel. It pays to consult your family & friends whom you might be staying with for their free dates so you can coordinate your travel schedule.

2.Make your flight reservation.  

Determine at least 4 airlines that travel to your destination then check them out online and through travel agencies.  Ask for promo fares and compare rates.

3.Make your hotel reservation.

• Ask friends for recommendation. You can also check 3-star to 5-star hotels online and read through the comments portion of previous occupants so you can compare. Booking online is easy. All you need is your powerful credit card. The hotel will email your confirmation and all you need to do is bring the print out during your travel.

• If you are staying with relatives or friends, inform them of your schedule so they can arrange their vacation leaves ahead of time.

4.Start planning your itinerary.

Aside from mapping out your travel locations, you can also include travel costs so you will have an idea how much your entire trip will take out from your savings. This is easy since most travel websites include prices.

5.Prepare your currencies.  Banks will require the following in order for you to buy dollars: Confirmed trip ticket, passport, and bank form. Keep in mind though that some banks will require you to be a depositor before you can buy dollars. The objective here is to compare bank rates and choose the one with the lowest cost.

  6.Prepare these things to bring during your flight.

• Passport wallet where you put your  passport, airline trip ticket, and ballpen. This is also where   you will keep your disembarkation forms.

• Dollars for your trip and some pesos for your terminal fees at the NAIA airport.

• kikay kit: facial tissue, wet ones, toothbrush, small toothpaste, facial foam in a sachet, lactacyd    wipes, pantyliner, extra underwear (optional). • Sleep Wear: Socks and extra shirt. Bring a jacket too!

• Medicine: pain killers, bonamine,loperamide and some paracetamol.

• Book or magazine to read in case you get bored watching in-flight movies.

• IPod! Music…music…music!

• Camera to capture all your travel moments. Make sure your camera memory stick is capable  to store  hundreds of pictures and videos.

7.Bring the right luggage size. Weigh your luggage to make sure that you are not going on excess. Check your airline  weight luggage allowance to know your maximum limits. Don’t forget to tag it for easy identification at the conveyor.

8.Choose your travel outfit well.   Wear comfortable and none-wrinkly clothes since you will be travelling for long hours. Also, wear comfortable travel shoes that go well with your outfit of course!

9.Go to the airport at least 3 hours before your flight schedule. Take note of traffic advisory.

10.Have Fun!