Coffee and memories.
By Reine25
@Lucky15 (37346)
Philippines
June 14, 2016 6:11pm CST
The aroma of the coffee made me remember our grandfather, our father's father.
And unlike coffee, i have sweet memories of him.
Me and my older brother (#9) grew up with our grandfather. He was our guardian for ou parents are.both.earning somewhere in other province.
We didn't drink milk when we were supposed to be, instead we have coffee.
This coffee which he made.
Made in the sense that it is not.from coffee beans, but.roasted rice.
Yes, he will.took his time.roasting them, grind.and boil.
Smells.heavenly.
We also ate with just a ripe banana as our "ulam" or viand, picked from his plants or that of sour.fruit and dipped in a "bagoong"(fish sauce/paste) in a soup bowl made out from a coconut, we call that "duyog".
This memories, when we told them to our nieces and nephews, they get surprised and amazed how.we have survived with those meals.
We surely have survived because we are more appreciative rather than complain.
By the way, our.grandfather died silently on the afternoon of October 21, 1987. We didn't see that coming, thought he was just sleeping.
Any memories of.your.grannies?
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
15 Jun 16
Oh rice coffee ! I miss that too . We used to also drink that at breakfast when our grandparents by father side were still living . They influenced us in my father's house , since father likes it so much too , that our helper would regularly make them each morning , for breakfast .
It stopped when our helper got married .
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@sabashekh (1218)
• Bhopal, India
15 Jun 16
It seems you have got good memories .. Well I hardly lived with my grandfather as he expired when I was nearly 4 .. Yeaa my grandmother lives with me .. Its indeed a pleasure living with her .. We share countless stories and share a great bond .. We go for a walk and surely I have countless memories with get to cherish all my life :*
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@koopharper (7502)
• Canada
15 Jun 16
My grand parents lived in Europe while I've always lived in North America. I only got to see them a few times. My dad's parents visited us once in awhile while my mother's dad visited only once in my lifetime. We did go and visit them when I was ten years old. They are good memories.
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@koopharper (7502)
• Canada
15 Jun 16
@Lucky15 Seems like such a long time ago now.
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@Lucky15 (37346)
• Philippines
15 Jun 16
@koopharper decades...it has been decades ;(
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@Marilynda1225 (80018)
• United States
15 Jun 16
When you mentioned coffee and your grandfather I have to say I have the same memories. My grandfather used to let me share his coffee when I was young and even now I say my grandfather made me the coffee addict I am today 
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
17 Jun 16
my late grandfather also prepared rice coffee for us and it was sweet
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@missjessicadawn (3286)
• United States
15 Jun 16
My grandfather used to sit behind me in church and smack me in the back of the head if I didn't stand up fast enough when we started to sing. lol It was all in good fun. He passed away a year ago...
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@nezavisima (7408)
• Bulgaria
15 Jun 16
Memories are a good thing.
Each memory makes you go back in the past.
I remember many things from my childhood of my years I have so far and good but bad memories.
But the important thing is to remember them good.
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@JamesHxstatic (29321)
• Eugene, Oregon
15 Jun 16
I never really knew any of my grandparents, since my mother was 39 when I was born. They were all gone by then.
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@thelme55 (76481)
• Germany
15 Jun 16
I remember that coffee made of roasted rice. My grandmother used to make that for us in the early 60's. It was good and it smelt good. A comforting drink for the whole family. What about the sugar for this rice coffee? We sweetened it with dark brown sugar from sugar cane. Thanks for reminding me my childhood with my grannies. 
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