Would You Like a Muffin with That?

I had some Christmas vouchers from the office that I needed to use up and decided to sign myself up for a barista course!

The lesson was pretty intense – I stepped into the room and there were about 20 of these badboys staring at me. Have to say I was pretty excited to have a go at them! Eee can’t wait!

Fortunately, there was only 3 students this morning (they can go up to 15-20 per class), which allowed the instructor to give more attention to each of us. Jay the instructor was really cool and knowledgeable, not only did we learn how to work the machines, but we had a little bit of lesson on coffee history, coffee processing and differentiating coffee beans.

After the brief sit-down lesson, we got our hands (and clothes) dirty with milk frothing and coffee pouring! I got to make a few cappucinos, lattes, flat white, mocha, chai latte, long black, short black…

…and I had a sip each time I made a cup, so you can imagine how high I was by the end of the lesson! Well, I didn’t want to waste the coffee because otherwise they all end up in the blue bucket!!

Yep, not a pretty sight.

TADA! Ok, these aren’t pretty. I did a few good ones but my thirst got to them quicker than my camera. My cappucinos had a foam dome and all that jazz!

Now I just need to get myself one of those machines…

The irony is that I haven’t had a single cup of coffee since the barista class! The reason being 1) I no longer have an office to go to where I have access to coffee and milk 2) I’m too lazy to dress up just to walk to the nearest cafe for a coffee 3) I’m too lazy to dress up just to walk to the nearest convenience store for instant coffee.

So all I’m left with is random teabags I have at home from our various hotel stays. I’ve had four cups since this morning and I still feel like taking a nap because the caffeine just doesn’t cut it for me. To me, tea is like a coffee-wannabe. Sorry, I know it’s harsh but it’s true!

Oh coffee, how I miss thee. (I got it to rhyme!)

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