Ano ba meron sa kape?
Hindi ko na maalala kung kailan ako unang uminom ng kape pero tandang tanda ko kung kelan ko nagustuhan ang kape. It all started during my review days for the board exam. That was when I was still in Baguio City. For me the City of Pines is so conducive for coffee lovers. The cool climate of the city added a little drama kapag umiinom ka ng freshly brewed coffee.
Naalala ko during Saturday night, after a long week of review madalas kami tumambay at uminom ng kape sa isang coffee shop sa Baguio. Para sa mga nakarating na sa Baguio at nasubukan ang nighlife sa siyudad na to hindi malabong di mo maririnig ang coffee shop na kilala sa pangalang Kafeeklatsch. Mahirap man syang i-spell pero for sure tatatak sa iyo ang memories mo with this coffee shop.
Ano ba meron sa coffee shop na to?
Dalawa lang naman, ang kanilang Cordilleran coffee, ang cozy ambiance at swabeng acoustic music. Sorry tatlo pala. Dahil sa pagtambay ko dito, lalo akong naadik sa kape at tuluyan ko ng minahal ang acoustic music. Ewan ko nga ba pero sakto sa timpla ang combination ng kape at acoustic music. Sana makapunta kayo sa Kaffeeklatsch.
Maishare ko lang, last December, pag-uwi ko ng Pinas, I invited my whole family to enjoy the Christmas spirit sa Baguio. Aside from taking the opportunity to bond with my father and my siblings naisip ko na rin na balikan ang paborito kong tambayan syempre ang Kaffeeklatsch. Nasa byahe pa lang ako iniisip ko na agad kung ano na itsura ng paborito kong coffeeshop. Sana the same pa rin or kung di man sana lalong gumanda.
Pagsapit ng gabi nagyaya na ako magkape. By the way Kaffeeklatsch is located along City Camp Road but near the Legarda Road. We actually made a long walk from Session Road and then passing through Burnham Park until we reached Legarda. And then may isang kanto near Caltex station na pababa yun na ang City Camp Road. Matatanaw o di kaya naman maririnig mo na ang acoustic music na nanggagaling sa coffee shop. Yun na yun. Hindi mo na kailangan gumamit ng GPS. Maliit lang ang Baguio and one of the good side of this city is that you can actually walk to reach to your chosen destination.
When we reached Kaffeeklatsch, second set na ng acoustic singers ang naabutan namin. Puno ang coffee shop as I expected. I checked around to see some old friends but I never saw one, except for some common faces which I knew way back my college days. Wala na kaming halos maupuan pero we were lucky that night because the seat in front of the singers became available.
When we all settled and ordered our coffees, I felt so relieved and relaxed. All the good memories I had with Kaffeeklatsch flashed back. It was a trip back to memory lane. And the songs that covered the atmosphere that night was so perfect. I felt like I never left the place.
While I was enjoying my hot coffee, The bittersweet taste and the aroma of brewed coffee reminded me all the happy memories I had. From the time when I first visited the coffee shop up to the numerous times na pagtambay with my fellow dorm mates. Inaanbot kami ng closing time ng coffee shop which was beyond our curfew in the dorm back then. Dito rin ang tambayan ng mga kasama ko sa organization sa college at dito rin ako pumorma at nanligaw sa dati kong karelasyon. Hindi ko rin makakalimutan ang drama ng isa kong kaibigan after nyang makipagbreak sa gf nya. Nagyaya syang magkape at maglabas ng sama ng loob. Pero nakaya pa rin nya makipagjamming sa mga singers. Pati ata mga bago kong mga kaibigan na nakilala nainvite ko na rin magkape sa coffee shop na to, including some of my ka-opisina from my previous work in Makati. And now, another people to add in my list, I hanged-out with my family. We stayed until pass midnight kasama pa si Papa who should be sleeping by that time pero hindi, He managed to stay late and enjoy his coffee while listening to acoustic music.
If there is one place na babalik balikan ko, definitely ito yun. Sana lang kahit tumanda na ang mga owners or kahit na magbago na ang management ng coffee shop eh magtuloy-tuloy pa ring bukas ang Kaffeeklatsch para sa mga coffee lovers like me.
