A little rain inside me, a little pain inside me. A little dose of mellowness to compromise the life, in a precise amount.

-Self-Quote-

Monday, January 25, 2010

Coffee, Tea, and I Love You

a promise to him


He wished he were a glass of milk.

Do you remember when you're this little baby who couldn't eat anything other than milk? And when you're older, you had a glass of warm and sweet milk, then you'd brush your teeth before safely reached for your bed. It's the safe feeling that you're gonna be fine during the dark night and sound sleep, because you knew that Mom had already made the milk evil-proof; and you're immune to anything bad. Because you knew that there's this little pray that Mom had silently poured along with the liquid, that you knew somehow, despite the nightmare, you'd be fine. Mom was gonna be there.

This was not about it.
Because now, he had grown out to a fine man. It's his turn to take care of his Mom... 


Do you remember the first time you knew strawberry? Chocolate? And perhaps honey? All the sweets, they're tasty but bad for your teeth. But then the chemical people blend those sweets you adore into chocolate milk, strawberry milk, and so on. You're happy that for the first time in your life, milk was not that plain anymore. Milk was not always white anymore. And it gave a sense of luxury. The sense of a sophisticated personality; for now milk is chemically processed.

But this was also not about it.
Because all he ever wanted to be was only a decent guy, a simple and down-to-earth guy. He didn't wanna be special, because it's merely not who he was.

He knew it best that milk was healty. Milk had anything a person could want. Carbohydrate to protein to fat. To vitamin and minerals. Even those who couldn't digest lactose in a milk, could actually use a fermented milk they called as yoghurt. Yes, it was sour. But go to Sour Sally and take a look on happy and satisfied people. They love their yoghurt. Too much fat? Try the low-fat milk. Need more calcium? Easy, just find a certain brand. Want to gain weight? Turn to milk.

Yet again, that was not what he wanted.
Because he learnt that by time, you couldn't be everything for a person. It's tiring and useless.

He really wished that he were a glass of milk.
Not in the sense that he's not grateful for what he's now.
He knew that so many people favored him over some other things. He knew that in a humble way, he's perfect. That he should be counting his blessings.

But, the bottomline here is, he fell for a cup of coffee.
So bitter that it almost sucked out all the happiness known to people.
So black that it was color-blind.
So caffeinated that it was representing the insomniac nights you had when you're working up late, and there's no one to come home to.

So he wanted to be a glass of white milk.
So sweet that perhaps he could trade the sadness into a smile; even a light smile would be enough.
So white that he could bargain the darkness into grey, or brown.
So relaxing, caffein-free, that perhaps he could bring some peace to the night.

So that he could be together with a cup of coffee.... There. Simple. Easy.


But he's just a glass of tea.

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Zhou Yu said...

Yet, tea can be relaxing and soothing. It is not as heavy as milk, or even coffee.

It may not be as nutritious as milk, or as powerful as coffee, but it warm you in cold weather and give a slight of breeze in hot weather.

So, why bother?

Arya said...

ih kok nggak ngasih tau udah nulis ini ? :) hahaha .... Hidup selalu bisa menabrakan banyak hal, termasuk cinta ...

Reis's said...

@zhou yu, Yah, makanya, ada paragraf yang bilang dia bukannya ga bersyukur jadi teh.. Dia cuman jatuh cinta sama kopi, padahal dia teh. Mana ada senyawa kopi-teh? Coba kalo dia susu, it'd be easier. Ini kayaq aj-life. iya ga sih?

Reis's said...

@arya- haha. Habis malu ah..kan jelek,jadinya.

Apisindica said...

hahaha, anak tek kim bicara tentang bioproses dan lactose intolerance. baguuussss!!!!

Anonymous said...

Aku suka Kopi.

Ada juga teh-susu rasa kopi.

Alil said...

perfect analogy...!

alil likes it the best...!!!
I bet you're a good storyteller...

Arya said...

eh, baru nyadar di atas setelah judul ada tulisan "a promise to him" dengan tautan alamat situs blog aku di situ ... huaaaa... tersanjung hahahaha --nggak penting mode on--

Arya said...

Ayo bersahutan untuk teh dan kopi ini :) gara-gara kamu, anak jangkung :) aku jadi ada ide :) ... tunggu, kalau sudah selesai, aku kabari ya.

Reis's said...

@A'a: husss... hahaha.. I am so busted! haha

@Alil: Aren't you the sweetest? hehe thanx yaaa

@Berdisoaurus: lanjut di chat aja yaaa.. *sok akrab mode on*

@Mas berbaju merah: oke, ditunggu... hahaha.. pesanku di manjam, dibalas yaaa.. :D

++ Chris ++ said...

Wowww, sayah suka post andah Mas Ed, haha... 5 tahun kenal lu gw baru baca yang seperti ini, telat ya, ekekeke....