Growing Older

I had my first cup of coffee when I was about 5 years old, and it puzzled me as to why my parents and grandmother loved the hot bitter drink so much. I preferred to gulp down cold drinks in the shortest possible time. It didn't matter if I got a brain freeze from doing that, it never deterred me from gulping down my drink again and again.

But recently, I find myself picking hot drinks over their cold counterparts. It could be a cup of coffee with milk, teh tarik or even milo. Perhaps my changing taste is a sign that I'm growing older. Or I've picked up the lifestyle of the old folks after working with them for the past six months. It's not just the preference of drinks that has changed, the way I live my life has changed slightly too. I'm living life a little slower, sipping my drinks instead of gulping, and enjoying the little things. Whereas in the past I would prefer to sit on the inside of any restaurants / cafes / coffee shop, now I choose window seats or seats that are nearer to nature in general. I really do sound like an old man now. I walk slower too and I don't run for the traffic lights anymore. Instead, I make sure that I take in the view around me, be it flowers, buildings or just looking at people walk by. I never used to like taking walks around gardens or beaches, but now, I want to bring my girlfriend to these places for frequent walks.

I guess slow living has helped me relax quite a bit, and has taught me how to enjoy life the way it was meant to. But hopefully, I don't start finding joy in playing bingo too soon.

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P/S: If you're ever in East Coast Park and you want to buy drinks at Killiney, don't buy their coffee. You can buy any other drink but their coffee. My parents got their kopi-o (coffee black) while I went with kopi-c (coffee with condensed milk), and we couldn't drink more than 3 sips of it.