July 31, 2006 : Part 2
I had abstained myself from the internet for the past week and two days. So I haven't been updating. That doesn't mean I stopped writing. So to make it all up, I'm posting something which I've written during my week and two days absence. I can't believe it, just a week and two days I got like 108 e-mails. Not junk but legit mails. Sigh. So this is blog 2/4 from my past week.
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This is one of those mornings that I like best. I woke up about seven as usual and I found out that I have extra time. I have time to have a nice, decent breakfast at a casual pace. I mean I had putu mayam (it is best eaten while it’s warm). I often eat it by wrapping it with shredded coconut and brown sugar. This morning I had it withChinese green tea. Refreshing. Very refreshing indeed.
I love that.
I love Chinese green tea because its refreshing, clear and a slightly raw taste. The aftertaste would leave a tingling feeling in my mouth. I also like the other side of the scale of Chinese tea. Pu Er, the fully-fermented Chinese tea, is less refreshing; however the body of taste makes up for the loss. Occasionally I would brew Iron Goddess of Mercy (Tie Guan Yin). Sort of a halfway blend between the two types of tea mentioned. However the absolute favourite Chinese tea of mine is Shui Xian. If I were to directly translate it: Water Fairy.
I like Chinese tea. It kinda rubbed off to me by my pastor. I grew to like the taste of tea, the different types of tea and I wish to have more. Then I found myself going into this "hobby" somewhat seriously. As I develop this hobby of mine I find myself getting broke. I mean seriously. To purchase Pu Er or any other Chinese tea of good quality for consumption, let say Tie Guan Yin, I would to need to cough up about a buck to a buck and a half per gram.
A fair amount, 75 grams, would last me about a good four months if I drink consistently every weekend. I can’t drink in my office since I do not want to put my (expensive) Chinese tea brewing equipment there. The pot that I placed at home is of good quality and it already cost me 160 RM. I also need the other stuff. Not out of necessity but required for me to brew the tea nicely. The brewing technique for Chinese tea is definitely different from English tea (categorized as Black Tea though it's red in colour) so I require certain techniques and certain equipment for me to do it right.
So what does this leave me? It would leave me with a big hole in my wallet. It will continue to deplete my already red zone budget. Ai, yai, yai. What am I going to do? Can’t do much but since I still like tea, I’d guess I’ll somehow squeeze some drops out of my limited budget and continue to drink tea. Just the thought of it gives me shudders since I can’t do any other thing much but I guess I’ll live.
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This is one of those mornings that I like best. I woke up about seven as usual and I found out that I have extra time. I have time to have a nice, decent breakfast at a casual pace. I mean I had putu mayam (it is best eaten while it’s warm). I often eat it by wrapping it with shredded coconut and brown sugar. This morning I had it withChinese green tea. Refreshing. Very refreshing indeed.
I love that.
I love Chinese green tea because its refreshing, clear and a slightly raw taste. The aftertaste would leave a tingling feeling in my mouth. I also like the other side of the scale of Chinese tea. Pu Er, the fully-fermented Chinese tea, is less refreshing; however the body of taste makes up for the loss. Occasionally I would brew Iron Goddess of Mercy (Tie Guan Yin). Sort of a halfway blend between the two types of tea mentioned. However the absolute favourite Chinese tea of mine is Shui Xian. If I were to directly translate it: Water Fairy.
I like Chinese tea. It kinda rubbed off to me by my pastor. I grew to like the taste of tea, the different types of tea and I wish to have more. Then I found myself going into this "hobby" somewhat seriously. As I develop this hobby of mine I find myself getting broke. I mean seriously. To purchase Pu Er or any other Chinese tea of good quality for consumption, let say Tie Guan Yin, I would to need to cough up about a buck to a buck and a half per gram.
A fair amount, 75 grams, would last me about a good four months if I drink consistently every weekend. I can’t drink in my office since I do not want to put my (expensive) Chinese tea brewing equipment there. The pot that I placed at home is of good quality and it already cost me 160 RM. I also need the other stuff. Not out of necessity but required for me to brew the tea nicely. The brewing technique for Chinese tea is definitely different from English tea (categorized as Black Tea though it's red in colour) so I require certain techniques and certain equipment for me to do it right.
So what does this leave me? It would leave me with a big hole in my wallet. It will continue to deplete my already red zone budget. Ai, yai, yai. What am I going to do? Can’t do much but since I still like tea, I’d guess I’ll somehow squeeze some drops out of my limited budget and continue to drink tea. Just the thought of it gives me shudders since I can’t do any other thing much but I guess I’ll live.
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