Friends, coffee and books...

Today was one of those days. My brain was programmed from the minute I awoke to "eat" mode. Hunger wasn't the issue at any point of the day. In fact, my satiety centre was working perfectly fine. It did on many occasions convey the message to my brain- "Stop! Stomach says it can't cope with all the junk being loaded in!" Somehow, some other part of my brain, perhaps I shall call it the "greed centre" won today, which is why I'm feeling absolutely stuffed to the brim. And I said I don't even like crisps... honest!

Anyway, I thought I'd post a picture to represent the institution where I spent the whole of yesterday afternoon and half of this afternoon. I was meant to meet up with a friend who had the day off for coffee and to do some studying. Somehow, we discovered that 2 other friends happened to be off work as well. The 4 of us sat in Starbucks and hung out together. 4 hours and many a hot beverage later, we decided it was time to pull out the books. We managed about half an hour before it was time to return to our respective homes for dinner. So yes, a productive day!

This morning, after multiple sms messages, the 4 of us, plus another friend met for brunch. Then it was off to Starbucks again for more of this "studying" business. We were more successful today. I've now nearly finished chapter 2 of my A&E radiology book... So I can just about name most of the skull sutures:)

As for why it had to be Starbucks... Well, the winter flavours are here! They're sooo good. Every year, my flatmate and I eagerly await the arrival of the red winter cups. Top of the list has to be the eggnog latte. Next comes the gingerbread latte. My new favourite (when I'm not in the mood of caffeine) is the signature hot chocolate. However, nice as it may be, I would advise against getting a venti... I managed one yesterday, but it was really "jelak".

A couple of photos...