2025 , what the heck.

30 minutes before I flip the page to 2026.

I scroll through photos, revisit some memories, and think to myself. Damn. All in 1 year. My goal was to establish presence in one place, dedicate more days in coffee, have more clients through Closet in Hawaii that operates with a reliable consignment software, stay consistent, and to just figure out how to let both businesses be sustainable.

2025 was a year about building capital for Pour Over The Rainbow, to build a brick & mortar so that I don’t put stress on my body anymore.

2025 was about serving those people who has always supported my dreams & goals of serving the people of my industry & the community of a coffee producing region.

2025 was a year of letting go of those who weighed me down. It was a year that I stood my ground where I knew who deserved to stay in my life.

2025 was a year I took control of what I did & how I did it.

2025 was also a year of delays, my car crashing, getting scammed of buying a coffee machine, learning about lies, being rejected from a grant, crying in the restroom because of being insanely exhausted, and many many more.

But despite all that, 2025 is the year I learned and still kept moving forward.

Ever since I finished my degree, I knew what I wanted. It’s to serve the coffee industry. It was a choice to focus on my career; to throw myself in an unknown place where I had no family to help me, so I become the person who built my business from scratch. 2025 was a tough process to help me become the person I’ve wanted to be. Someone like my grandparents.

The drive to be the best remains. This is not personal achievement. Teamwork makes the dream work.

I type this blog while lying in my room, waiting for New Years. I can’t help but be thankful for all the kind people I’ve encountered. 2026, we got this.