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People Watching

September 22, 2007

A comfortable, upholstered armchair in a not so crowded coffee shop, a regular cup of Chai Tea Latte or a tall cup of Azuki frappuccino, an open notebook for writing, my favorite Parker pen (or even a cheap Uni Pinball sign pen would do), earphones plugged in, my mp3 player playing my coffee chillout playlist, and I’m all set to begin one of my favorite pasttimes — people watching.

In my Coffee Universe, I both look inside myself, mull over things that has happened to me in the recent days and outside myself, looking without interfering at how people go about their lives.

In a way, observing how some people nurse their overpriced coffee and what kind of coffee certain groups of people prefer (for instance, fraps for younger people and hot espress0-based drinks for older folks but these are just hasty generalizations based on what I’ve observed) or who people usually stay with in a coffeeshop (boyfriend/girlfriend/bestfriend/mistress/boss?) is a learning experience, if not entertaining.  After all, most Filipinos, whether they admit it or not, have a taste for checking out what other people are busy with.

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Written by Prudence · Filed Under Personal 

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