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Something, a thing, everything. It's a struggle, actually; squeezing your brain for the thoughts or whatsoever that's in there to make an output. But it's fun, too, however. You never know what will spring out from your own gray matter.

Coffee. Songs. Soltitude. Calm and tranquility. Blue skies. Then it hit me.

TIME. Yes, I need time for myself.

Maybe it's another time to keep it all in.

Maybe, just maybe,

**Due to Macy Sevilla's demand. :)  Being college students, we surely experienced relying on caffeine to keep us awake when there's still work to do. It's also what we take in to knock out sleepiness and give us a boost in school days. Luckily for everyone, especially for us, Thomasians, caffeinated drinks now come in two options and they have begun to come into sight near our university.

 Coffee has always been a crowd favorite and it never fails to give satisfaction to its patrons. Milk tea, on the other hand, became an instant craze when it emerged. Both drinks are infamous to college students and are regarded as current addictions. With this at hand, let's probe the factors that make coffee and/or milk teas a hit.

 Flavor and Variety. Coffee shops and milk tea stalls have a wide array of flavors and alternatives for customers to choose from. Coffee drinks offer drinks from the basic flavors, such as caramel, mocha, strawberry) to the different types that their patrons will choose from like peppermint, banoffee, and coffee jelly). Meanwhile, the variation of milk teas range from more adventurous flavors specifically winter melon, yakult, banana split, and rose. Plus, milk teas include luscious tapioca pearls that certainly adds to the delectable milk tea experience.

 Affordability. For a fact, we know that well-known shops like Starbucks and Moonleaf serves enjoyable refreshments yet to a dear price so sometimes, you really have to save money first to buy a drink. But fret no more. Several coffee and milk tea stores pose a more affordable charge. Coffee Indulgence in P. Noval and D' Cream along Dapitan are two of the hot spots of the budget-conscious Thomasians who revels in inexpensive caffeine drinks.

 Health benefits. Of course, being caffeinated in nature, both coffee and milk tea holds in important health benefits. Tea helps prevent cancer. It has components like EGCG and theaflavin which suppresses the enzymes required for the growth of cancer cells. Tea also has antioxidants which will decrease serum cholesterol, triglyceride and fatty acids that contribute to heart disease. Now moving in to coffee drinks; it has major benefits like fights back drowsiness and easing nasal congestion due to colds. Coffee also has very similar properties to Theophyline which helps in rousing the muscles by acting on the bronchial tubes, alleviating cases of asthma.

"Yes, you can propose that," I say.

"Where do you belong to, then?"

Open yourself to the world. See everything that's around you now and regret ever depriving yourself from these things. Take every golden opportunity that fate bestows upon you; it'll help you grow.