I usually leave early to go to work with my wife. Everyone has a different job, so the time to work is different. Sometimes I sit on the sidewalk, watching the tamarind leaves flutter when the wind blows. On drizzly days, I sit in an indoor cafe.

My favorite drink every morning is iced coffee . Its bitter and sweet taste makes me feel excited when the new day starts. My colleagues saw that I often sit early, so they gradually came over to chat with me. We sipped and enjoyed the taste of coffee while chatting about all sorts of funny things.

The story revolves around the hospital's implementation of the staff's regime or rare medical cases. There are even cases where, despite all efforts to save them, they could not be saved.

Regret is present on the face of the anesthesiologist or the chief surgeon. It will be a profound lesson for the brothers later. Only through coffee can we bond day after day . It is also thanks to coffee that brothers and colleagues become closer to each other.

Time passed and things changed. We often sat drinking from green hair to gray hair. No need to care who was the head of the department or who was the nurse, just sat sharing funny stories and discussing how to make good coffee. Each type of coffee had its own delicious taste, depending on one's taste.

Coffee is a drink for everyone if there is no heart problem. It connects brothers and colleagues every morning. Like the aftertaste of coffee : bitter, sour, astringent. Depending on the person making it, there are changes to suit the drinker. Different but does not lose the essence of coffee like the camaraderie.

The sidewalk restaurant is no longer there, right in front of the hospital gate.

(Entry to the contest "Impressions of Vietnamese coffee and tea" under the program "Honoring Vietnamese coffee and tea" for the 3rd time, 2025 organized by Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper).

Source: https://nld.com.vn/giao-ban-quanh-ban-ca-phe-196250502195845034.htm