When I come home drenched, the rain still at my heels, my umbrella wetter than I am dry, and my towel struggles valiantly to do its job, the first thing I do is make myself a steaming mug of coffee. There’s something about rainy days that make coffee taste better than it does at any other time of the year. Perhaps it is the contrast. The cold and damp outside. The warmth in your hands. The sound of rain drumming on rooftops while curls of steam rise from the mug.
Coffee never seems to taste quite as good as it does on a day when you have nowhere to be. When the hours stretch lazily before you. There are books waiting to be read, films to be watched, music to be rediscovered, and the Internet offering an endless supply of information you will probably never use. Somewhere in the kitchen, thoughts also begin turning towards the hot monsoon treats that pair so well with a rainy afternoon.
I like to have my coffee at home. Preferably on wet and windy afternoons such as we are having. Not at one of those fashionable cafés with their elaborate menus and theatrical flourishes. They are lively enough, but often too noisy and crowded for my liking. I like my coffee the way I like rainy days — unhurried. Hot, dark, frothy and strong. Without any creamy hearts floating on top demanding admiration before the first sip.
I’m not particularly adventurous when it comes to coffee. No Frappe, Latte, Espresso, Cappuccino or Mocha flavours for me. I still reach for the familiar instant Arabica and Robusta blend that has accompanied countless rainy seasons since childhood. Perhaps it is nostalgia as much as taste. The old red mug that has survived the years somehow makes the ritual feel complete. Every monsoon, it quietly resumes duty. Outside, the rain continues to fall with cheerful determination. Inside, there is coffee, comfort and the luxury of nowhere urgent to go. Some afternoons ask for nothing more.
About Mark Manuel
The above thoughts/content has been proudly copied from the wall of Sir Mark Manuel. Being interviewing almost every role model of this country and going stronger each day. Mark Manuel is a respected Mumbai editor, writer, and columnist.
With over three decades of journalism in leading publications. This includes the Free Press Journal, Times, Dainik Bhaskar, Mid-Day, and Afternoon. He is famous for his brilliant pen interviews. He himself is a TEDx speaker.
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His interviews have featured in several leading media houses. They include the Hindustan Times, Huffington Post, BBC, and Network 18. Almost every famous person has been interviewed by him in the country from Mother Teresa to Muhammad Ali. His first book is just out. It’s titled Moryaa Re! It is a crime thriller that is perhaps the country’s first police procedural. He began his career covering crime. And in a tribute to his experience and knowledge of this beat.
Several distinguished officers of the Mumbai Police and its Crime Branch collaborated with him to make this book possible. Amitabh Bachchan wrote the forward in a statement of friendship for Mark Manuel and admiration for his work.
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