Under the Tree Book Café

“May mga taong caring lang talaga. Wag mong bigyan ng meaning lahat ng bagay.” “Doon ka sa taong naa-appreciate ka, wag sa taong pinapaasa ka lang.” “Never assume unless stated.”

As I was reading these handwritten post-it-quotes on the wall of Under the Tree Book Cafe, I can somehow feel the pain and frustration of whoever wrote it. It made me smile. But the emotional torture of wanting something you could never have is just a phase in life people need to overcome. Because sometimes, no matter how many falling stars you wish upon, no matter how much of your heart you rip out and wear on your sleeve, it just won’t happen.

Okay, the drama stops here. Under the Tree Book Café is a cute and cheerful little coffee and book shop in Baguio. It may not be located directly under a tree but it has a decent mural of my favorite children’s book The Giving Tree.

The café is owned by a Korean missionary and caters mostly to Koreans. That’s why most of their books and magazines are in Korean. There are very few English bestsellers, though. I even saw The Kite Runner translated in Korean.

The café mainly offers drinks and desserts.

Calamansi juice

Korean bing-soo

Cream toast

I had fun reading the post-it-notes. Some were funny and artistic, while others were quite emotional.

For students and those looking for a laid-back place, the café would make a good tambayan to study or mag-emo mag-isa. Mag isip na hindi naman talaga masamang umasa. Yung nga lang masasaktan ka.

Under the Tree Book Café

#26 Baden Powell Inn

Gov. Pack Rd., Baguio City