Coffee

In the film <In the Mood of Love>, there's many sequence of  Mr. Chow and Mrs.Su, having meal without conversation.

Jung Sung-il, film critics, wrote on his book that "Choosing meal instead of tea, which is more common in Hong Kong, was intention of director Wong Kar-wai. Obviously they had secret relationships, hence they are reluctant to talk to each other. If you have tea, it requires 'conversation', so he chose meal with silence."

I roughly translated that paragraph which is I totally agree with. 

I like to have coffee with people I want to know more and be friend with, instead of meal or drink.

In Korean tradition, having meal has big meaning as sharing time and drinking together weights off burden of pressure in social relationship and get closer. I've been grown up within Korean culture, however,  for this I'm not in.

Meal is too much, picking cuisine, and having meal whilst conversations sometimes turned out to be obstacle for getting some point of talk. And....drinking....well. I do not believe idiom of 'Truth is in the wine', as my experience I always ended up with painful hangover and blackout, arraying the pieces of last night party.( My last puzzle was Christmas party. )

And I'm not fan of tea including English, Green, Herbal, etc,. It's just some dried grass with hot water for me.

My choice is Coffee, always.

Recently I have explored cafe in Manchester, reaching out from Northern Quarter to  Chorlton with my colleagues and friends.

I found it doesn't matter which language I speak in , mainly using English, but really doesn't matter. It's kind of ritual that emptying out your mind and make room in your heart. I'm bit concerning about containing too much emotions within myself and few days chatting relived me so much.

Although it's not fundamental solution of my problem, and I know how it could be solved but I also know I cannot help but time will do. 

And till by then, I just wait with dark black colored liquid, soothing tsuris by the level I can endure.