On a hot afternoon in May, the electricity went off . The espresso machine fell , the fans stopped, and the café became hot. Customers looked at Ploy . Without power, making coffee seemed . Then Grandma Bua had an idea. She brought out an old charcoal stove and a cloth filter. This was how coffee was made in Thailand . Grandma brewed the coffee and sweetened it with milk. The result was strong, sweet, and delicious. The younger customers had never tasted this kind of coffee and were . Ben said that it reminded him of his first week after his in Thailand, thirty years ago. Jay opened all the windows, and a breeze blew through the room. Instead of complaining, people talked and laughed . Without phones to charge, they looked at each other. The power came back after three hours, but nobody hurried to . Ploy added Grandma’s coffee to the menu . Sometimes a can turn into a gift. Grandma said, with a smile, that old ways are not always slow ways.