Thursday, December 2, 2010

Gila Kopi

Had a mug of Milo this morning and it dozed me off... I can't even see the structural drawing clearly. Feel like going to 'surau' and take a nap but its too early to do it [even though boss is on 2 weeks leave]. Tried tea before but just not so into it...kalau teh + 'biskot' kering memang sedap but not something to start your day with. Sekali sekala ok la. Trying hard to cut off my daily coffee consumption as advised by my dear fiancee. Well I've tried but just can't start my day with a cup of coffee... or Nescafe to be exact.

Just to share some history and facts about coffee collected from the net. Coffee is one of the world’s largest trading commodities – second only to oil. It was an Ethiopian goatherd called Kaldi who discovered this 'power berry' when he noticed his herd behaving like young kids after eating some stimulating red coffee berries! The goat keeper shared his discovery with the abbot of a nearby monastery, who decided to test the power of the berry himself. He poured boiling water onto the berries he had collected and made a drink which he found helped him to stay awake during long hours of prayer. A friend once told that coffee is one of our Prophets Mohammad favourite drink.

There are many kind of coffee drinks for you to try, and some come with this really bombastic fancy name that I'm sure most of us are familiar with, and I'll try to compare them with our local coffee name :

  • Espresso  [rich, dark coffee with golden cream (foam) on top] = kopi O 'kaw' kasi tarik sikit sampai ade buih.
  • Cappuccino [espresso + steamed milk in equal measure] = kopi [kopi + susu, sukatan ikut citarasa mau manis @ kurang manis]
  • Latte [espresso + steamed milk + frothed milk (foam) on top] = kopi 'tarik'
  • Granita de Caffe [espresso poured over crushed ice] = kopi O ais
  • Mocha [1/3 espresso + 1/3 hot chocolate + 1/3 steamed milk] = Neslo [Nescafe + Milo + susu]
  • Frappe [cold coffee, shaken with iced cubes] = kopi 'shake'
See.. all this fancy name after all is only a cup of coffee with some twist in flavor.    


There must be some smart person behind the creation of Nescafe; coffee bean extract turns into soluble powder form. And I found it is a more convenience way to enjoy your coffee; no grinding and sieving , just a cup of hot water + 1/2 tbs (maybe reduce to 1/4 tbs) Nescafe + 2 tbs of sugar - enjoy!   

And as a reminder , setiap apa yang Allah cipta pasti ada kebaikan untuk makhlukNya. Setiap ciptaan Allah itu sempurna, kita manusia yang sering merosakkan @ membinasakannya. Kita sebagai manusia yang dikurniakan akal harus pandai berfikir & berpada-pada dalam segala hal, termasuk makan @ minum supaya apa yang kita ambil tidak mendatangkan mudarat kepada kesihatan... to conclude - be wise about your coffee intake!

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