coffee

This is my weekend morning cup of coffee, usually brewed after reading and lounging around in bed - enjoying a lie-in as some say here. Sometimes I don't get to drink it until after making breakfast, or brunch, though.

Weekdays, after my quick morning bike commute, I usually have two poured at once from a communal pot into a thermal travel mug that I sip from while at my desk.

I don't remember when I first started drinking coffee regularly - probably during college. It was a regular household feature growing up since my parents always brewed a morning pot. They used to use an electric percolator but switched to drip in the 80s when it got a bad rap.

I appreciate the drink but wouldn't call myself a coffee connoisseur and usually brew at home since I prefer it black. I do enjoy an espresso drink out from time to time and drink instant sometimes, too. 

Throughout the years I've brewed coffee in many ways. Cone filter into a cup or thermal pot.

Italian espresso pot - a percolator - but not seen as "bad for you" as old percolators

Vietnamese drip coffee filter, traditionally used to brew a strong coffee to mix with condensed milk for a delicious iced coffee.

photo by Maggie

When my colleagues got a new drip coffee maker, I bought the old one. I haven't owned an electric coffee pot since graduating from college and it takes out that extra step of boiling and pouring the water - as if that is so difficult, haha! The capacity is much more than we drink though, so usually brew half a pot.


Drinking coffee is more of a routine for me than an addiction. Some mornings I don't bother drinking coffee and just have water instead...and if you're wondering, I do drink tea, but it's coffee that I make at home.