Coffee is something that I very much enjoy, and something I believe calms one down and allows one to relax as opposed to, oh I don't know, being overrun by demons. So when I saw this cafe, ironically enough not blasting Halloween-type music but rather Korean pop music, a few questions immediately came to mind. First of all, I had to wonder where the coffee came into this entire bit. I imagine an exorcism is being performed, to cleanse me of the demons that I apparently have living on the inside, but is it like the Starbucks in the funeral parlor: morn the passing of your loved ones with a nice hot cup of Starbucks coffee? Do I have sit and have coffee while they perform the exorcism on me? Or is it more of a live show, like live music? Maybe it's like Disney World where they have little shows scheduled and we drink coffee-related beverages while watching it. Yet a second inclination came to mind: Does the coffee actually foster the exorcism? So I drink the coffee and all the demons that are inside me are exorcised? Secondly, who is Hwang In-Hyeok? Is he the one performing the exorcisms or is he just the barrister? I feel like adding the 'by Hwang In-Hyeon' makes it seem more like a book or a show than an actual service. Perhaps, he is a professional exorcist and his hobby is to roast coffee, and so he opened up this little cafe. I would have perhaps gone for a less flashier name, but hey, it sure does garnish attention. Finally, why is this cafe located around the Ehwa Women's University area? Are they implying that Korean women are possessed by evil, hell-bound demons and that's why they do the very annoying and, at times, baseball-bat-to-the-knee-caps acts they do? Well, I'm not one to speculate, nor one to put words in the exorcist's mouth, so we will leave that one mute until further information can be obtained.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Day 22: Dual-Function Coffee
Coffee is something that I very much enjoy, and something I believe calms one down and allows one to relax as opposed to, oh I don't know, being overrun by demons. So when I saw this cafe, ironically enough not blasting Halloween-type music but rather Korean pop music, a few questions immediately came to mind. First of all, I had to wonder where the coffee came into this entire bit. I imagine an exorcism is being performed, to cleanse me of the demons that I apparently have living on the inside, but is it like the Starbucks in the funeral parlor: morn the passing of your loved ones with a nice hot cup of Starbucks coffee? Do I have sit and have coffee while they perform the exorcism on me? Or is it more of a live show, like live music? Maybe it's like Disney World where they have little shows scheduled and we drink coffee-related beverages while watching it. Yet a second inclination came to mind: Does the coffee actually foster the exorcism? So I drink the coffee and all the demons that are inside me are exorcised? Secondly, who is Hwang In-Hyeok? Is he the one performing the exorcisms or is he just the barrister? I feel like adding the 'by Hwang In-Hyeon' makes it seem more like a book or a show than an actual service. Perhaps, he is a professional exorcist and his hobby is to roast coffee, and so he opened up this little cafe. I would have perhaps gone for a less flashier name, but hey, it sure does garnish attention. Finally, why is this cafe located around the Ehwa Women's University area? Are they implying that Korean women are possessed by evil, hell-bound demons and that's why they do the very annoying and, at times, baseball-bat-to-the-knee-caps acts they do? Well, I'm not one to speculate, nor one to put words in the exorcist's mouth, so we will leave that one mute until further information can be obtained.
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