Jay Han’s Shiznit Blog

I got myself a new espresso machine about a week ago. Its kinda simple one, with one espresso filter/dispenser… and also a steam wand for frothing the milk to make a nice cuppa warm cappucino. However, due to its nature being a single boiler design… its quite tricky to time between frothing the milk and extracting the coffee. Which to do first? By the time you finish frothing, the water wont be hot enough to extract the espresso… and by the time you finish extraction, you wont get proper steam anymore. But - its a trick I have learned to perfect. Just that it took me about a week of sucky tasting coffee.

I have also began buying some really exciting, and needless to say, very pricey coffee. Among some of them are the Jamaican Blue Mountain, Hawaiian Kona, Guatemalan Elephant, Italian Roasta, and also the mass produced Illy Espresso. I have brewed the blue mountain and the kona using some paper filters… and gosh… they are good! No wonder the price is so high… it bloody costed me 10GBP/100grams (Blue Mt.) and 9GBP/100grams (Kona) respectively. The taste of the Blue Mt. is so special - it feels like I am eating something! The coffee "sediment" left in the mouth does not feel irritating. Although the texture of the coffee may look very thin but dont let its looks do the decieving…the sweetness is aromatic beyond my first expectation. At no point did I felt it was bitter… and I drank it neat without sugar added! The Kona has a slight tangy and buttery taste. Its good… but I still prefer the Blue Mt.

Im now begining to try perfecting my espresso shot with this little machine. Hopefully I can find a proper grounded espresso to obtain the perfect espresso shot with a nice crema to cope with. Use it to make a cup of double shot cappucino and it would be puuuuuuuuuurrrfect to go with an amaretto biscuit…

Will come up with some pictures on how to make a cup of cappucino when I get more pictures taken.

Im currently very moody. Why? Its pretty simple. Becuz I am being isolated. Not by just anyone…but myself. Yeah… sounds crazy enough - I know. I’m asking myself today many questions. Some may never be answered. Some may never have a definitive "correct" answer, becuz of its nature.

Life is sometimes filled with so many turbulance. You get f**ked up for all the wrong reasons. You get into making bad decisions which you may regret the rest of your life. Where the hell am I now in this life path full of so many cross-roads? Im a stern believer now that there’s no such road that will read DEAD END in this life - unless you are dead of course. However, its very much on what road you choose and how smooth it’s gonna be for you down a couple of miles ahead.

Some may be narrow.

Some may be bumpy.

Some may even force you to drive against the traffic - which against all the odds, you may survive.

So many roads to take… some may lead you back to the same spot.

Roads… driving… cars… wtf am I mumbling about…

Sigh.

Greviences…bet you dont give a damn no more.