afternoon delight
I must always have a steaming mug of coffee around 4-5 in the afternoon. It doesn’t matter if it’s the middle of summer, I still must have one. It has become a major habit such that as soon as I get hit by a craving for coffee, I could tell what time is it without looking at the clock on the wall.
This began during the early days of my being a housewife. I was so tired at the end of the day I was already cranky at 6, and was about to fall asleep by 7.
Drinking coffee at 6 would make it difficult for me to sleep, so 4-5 in the afternoon was the perfect time. I would have just enough caffeine boost to keep me alert as the evening rolls in, and it has worn off when it’s time for bed.
There was a time when I tried substituting hot tea. My mom just gave me packets of chamomile tea, and really, they were good. But it couldn’t provide the boost that I get from coffee.
One time a colleague gave my husband this big bottle of imported coffee that smelled oh so good. I had a cup of that coffee at the usual time. Yum! But at 6 pm, I was clutching my hair like I was going bonkers.
“It’s decaf!” I snarled. There was no mention of decaf on the label, but the word LIGHT was there in gold, but small, letters. I felt cheated, like somebody dropped something illegal in my drink.
The coffee was immediately given to the eager hands of my father-in-law. He likes all kinds of coffee, especially if free.
Rach:
I’m not much of a coffee drinker but I love meeting friends over coffee. While they appreciate their steaming hot coffee, I savor my cold frapuccino with matching piece of pastry or cake.
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11 August 2007, 11:01 ampepe:
i don’t like decaf either.
Me and my wife are addicted to Boncafe’s Columbian mocca gourmet coffee. Knowing what Columbia is famous for, I was wondering if they are putting “additives”.
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11 August 2007, 1:58 pmKongkong622:
Whenever I take decaf I get a headache. I’m liking the new “First Pick” variant of Nescafe. Not that I’m a brewed coffee hater, I just find it easier to just go with instant. But a nice big mug of brewed really hits the spot
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11 August 2007, 3:38 pmmarj:
I’m not a coffee drinker since it makes my heartbeat pretty fast. I’m more of a tea drinker
Enjoy your cup though 
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11 August 2007, 5:23 pmjho:
i love coffee… pero ngayon hinay hinay lang ako. I still haven’t visited by gastro (for follow-up). He says stay away from coffee. I can’t help it. Minsan, for a week, walang coffee intake. Pero last week, hala, in a day mga 4 cups of coffee ang iniinom ko. Bumalik uli yung sakit ko, so i stopped drinking again….
Usually decaf ang coffee ko.
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11 August 2007, 5:37 pmrazberry:
i dnt drink decaf.. I must drink my first coffee not later than 9am, iba ang pakiramdam pag walang coffee sa morning. after my first cup of coffee, anytime of the day na ang coffee ko, whenever i smell it or see it..hahaha adik talaga.
and i also drink coffee before i sleep, ah nah.. before i go to bed ganito pala scenario, juice, after 15min, coffee, 15min again, milk naman.. am i weird??
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11 August 2007, 11:05 pmiskoo:
pareho pala tayong mahilig s coffee. pwero walang effect sa akin ang kape pag dating sa pagtulog. kahit decaf or hindi.
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12 August 2007, 10:26 amera:
i used to love coffee…. gave up when i was preggy..and now slowly having it back.
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12 August 2007, 12:32 pmMommyBa:
I had to set aside my coffee fix for my “health regimen revamp.” I still get my fix once in a while kasi hindi pwedeng wala akong Starbucks kahit at least once a week man lang. Para akong adik. I’ll take in anything that I feel like taking in there basta Starbucks. I miss my quad shot espresso hazelnut latte but I know that I can go back to it anytime naman once I’m all set with my health plan.
Sa office naman, nagpapalpitate ako sa coffee namin. It’s brewed and it’s definitely delicious but I guess I’m just taking in too much.
Enjoy your coffee! I consider coffee drinking as my way of celebrating life. It’s my “me” time.
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12 August 2007, 11:06 pmTikey:
parang ako lang ata ang eng-eng dito. Diko alam ang difference ng decaf at hindi.. bwhehhe basta kape tungga lang ako ng tungga!
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13 August 2007, 7:59 amTikey:
Te, madaming magagandang labas na template ngaun, anong gusto mong color panghanap kita!
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13 August 2007, 7:59 amlazarus:
I’m sipping my second cup for the day. I don’t like decaf. What is coffee without the caffeine? Adik! he he
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13 August 2007, 1:44 pmann:
Mula noong mag sbd ako natuto na rin akong magkape para di antukin, ngayon kasama na sya sa skedyul ko.
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13 August 2007, 4:21 pmLynn:
4-5pm is fine with me too coz normally that’s my coffee break at the office. But then I can do without coffee the whole afternoon as long as I had my cup in the morning.
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14 August 2007, 3:03 amRowena:
Hi Cess, just like everybody, I like drinking coffee, be it brewed or the instant ones twice or thrice a day. But when I discovered I have a small kidney stone, doctor advised me to lessen the coffee intake (which contains oxalate daw, including chocolates). Now I just drink one cup a day.
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14 August 2007, 7:19 pmRaquel:
Hindi ka nag iisa mommy. Buti nalang ang doki ko ngayon, ok lang daw 2 cups of coffee in a day. Hindi kumpeto ang araw pag walang kape, Cess.
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15 August 2007, 8:53 amZherwin:
decaf is like coke light, there’s something wrong with the taste! my sleep is not really affected by coffee, except when the coffee is really, really strong.
hmm, i am craving for a sagada brew…
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15 August 2007, 11:01 am