Cheap Thrills Of The Day

A complimentary latte from Espressoul.

An extra cookie from TCC.

The (cheap) thrills that you enjoy when you become a regular at the airport.

If you serve good coffee, I will go back.
If you serve average coffee but your staff is friendly, I will go back more often.
If you serve good coffee, and your staff is friendly and knows what I want everytime, I will go back very often.

Puzzles me sometimes when I always go back to the same places but the staff are still as stony-faced.

The best example of exemplary customer service is probably when I order something else from my usual latte, and the waiter/barista asks, "why not a latte?".

To which I'll smile and say, "sure, if you're making it for me..."

And most of the time, I will get a latte made with the most amount of effort and dedication.

Try it next time.
=)


P.S.
Though sometimes I gotta say, the amount of effort has an inverse relationship with the quality of the coffee.

Taiwan, Maxing Me Out Softly

Taiwan trip at the end of the year is confirmed!

And now i have a headache.

We're travelling during the super-duper peak period, and because of that, every damn hotel is booked.
And I really mean every.

Finding good accommodation for Cingjing and Taipei in Dec is almost like mission impossible, except im not tom cruise and my pgydyd travel mate is not exactly maggie Q too.

Lesson learnt:
Never book a trip during the holiday season unless you do so like 6 months in advance.

That said, i'm sure it will be an awesome trip.
Cingjing looks amazing and countdown at 101 should be good fun too!