"First Love, please"

I walked into the little coffee shop where I had an appointment with my friend. Standing in front of the counter, I looked through the menu. Some of the drink names were really strange, not related to the drinks at all. The barista smiled at me as if they had been waiting.

“First Love, please”, I said.

The coffee came decorated with a Christmas theme filled with bears, since the holiday season was getting close.  And just like that, this became my tiny story for the beginning of December 2025: walking into a coffee shop, ordering their signature First Love, and taking pictures with the bears. 

PS. In Vietnam, bears are often seen as symbols of love, like a girlfriend or boyfriend






















Hanoi, March 03, 2025


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