There goes my “supposedly” last coffee date at Starbucks Blacktown this weekend…

I dropped by Westpoint today to double check when’s Starbucks’ last day and as it turned out, it was today. The news only came out last Tuesday saying that stores will close by 3 August, so hubby and I planned to dropped by Blacktown this Saturday to have one last cup of coffee from one of the my most favorite Starbucks branches.

That’s why there were so many people when I arrived….

….everyone seemed to want to have one last cup from this branch. I didn’t buy myself a cup of cofffe though coz I needed to head home.

I’m becoming sentimental I know. But this branch had been home to me since I migrated here. This is one of those places where I usually hang out by my lonesome just to enjoy a cup of coffee while writing notes in my journal or writing letters for loved ones. This was where I usually have coffee after my grocery-shopping or trip from the salon. This was where I drank coffee while I text my ex-bf/husband how much I miss him during our long distance relationship. So many good memories.

Goodbye Starbucks Blacktown…hope to see you again. You will surely be missed.

When I learned about the closing of 600 Starbucks Stores in America, I had a feeling that Australia will do the same.

And I was right (I wish I wasn’t) as two days ago, it was in the news that some Starbucks stores in Australia will close too. And today, they have released the list of the 61 stores that they will close this week. That’s 61 stores out of only 84…yes, ganun lang ka-konti ang Starbucks in the whole continent of Australia.

And the worst part of all, Blacktown (suburb where we live) and Parramatta (the nearest big mall from Blacktown) are included in the list.

I can understand closing the ones in the suburb areas as people who live in the suburbs are usually at home at around 6pm or 7pm. But when I saw Wynyard (which is located in one of the busiest train stations in the City) on the list, I can’t help but say “It’s that bad huh?” And it is.

How sad…for those who will lose jobs and for those who really find comfort every time they have a cup of coffee or hot chocolate in Starbucks (like me).