tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31843014.post395755277111340930..comments2024-01-22T04:03:01.815-08:00Comments on Tea Obsession: technical or notImenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16810835688957113404noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31843014.post-74978667808775536902007-04-24T21:11:00.000-07:002007-04-24T21:11:00.000-07:00Bill and Phyll,After I posted this note, in the ba...Bill and Phyll,<BR/><BR/>After I posted this note, in the back of my mind, it tells me some one is going to be offended. What a tea snob she is! Thank god, number of you feel the same way! It was how my body feels, so I am just going to say it.<BR/><BR/>Phyll,<BR/><BR/>I didn't mean awkward in a negative way, however it was a getting to know curve which was "unverving" at the beginning. Every one did warm up after a while though.<BR/><BR/>I am sorry, it's either porn site attack or IQ test. :PImenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16810835688957113404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31843014.post-68744499610552353042007-04-24T19:00:00.000-07:002007-04-24T19:00:00.000-07:00Part of the reason that my blog has been rather sl...Part of the reason that my blog has been rather slow going is because I have been drinking a lot of tea and while not giving a hoot about taking pictures and jotting down notes. Tea, me, my wife and a good movie (baby sleeping) is quite a relaxing setup.<BR/><BR/>I still love to share my experiences online, though.<BR/><BR/>About our LA tea club, I think the meeting has been getting more and more laid back, which is great. At the same time, though, I don't remember ever feeling awkard even the very first time I met with Danica, Will, etc. (although all eyes seemed to be on each other's brewing method, which was rather unnerving at first -- lucky I didn't drop Danica's Yixing or something). Perhaps next time we should focus equally on tea and non-tea conversation topics, too.<BR/><BR/>In any case, I very much enjoyed each of the meeting that I had with everyone, except with Nick (that's because I haven't met Nick yet).<BR/><BR/><I>PS: I hate word verification. It reminds me of my actual IQ.</I>~ Phyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089209028096768776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31843014.post-63640608778588408002007-04-24T17:53:00.000-07:002007-04-24T17:53:00.000-07:00"Lately, I pay more attention to the technical asp..."Lately, I pay more attention to the technical aspects of making a good cup of tea, I feel less relaxed about drinking tea." Wow Imen, I thought it was just me! Good to know!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04116510823087899683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31843014.post-61793587573462249702007-04-22T03:53:00.000-07:002007-04-22T03:53:00.000-07:00Nick,Yes, you said it better. There are times I w...Nick,<BR/><BR/>Yes, you said it better. There are times I wounder if my tea would taste better this way or that way, I forgot I actually have a good cup of tea in my hand. And this is totally my own personal battle.<BR/><BR/>12 teas in one afternoon with a group of tea addicts is pretty serious, not to mention documented with pictures. :P I don't think I had that much tea on US soil, China tea market sampling is a different story. You are right again, the first few times were "tea orientations" until we are more familiar with each other. In future events, our conversations should branch out of tea more so than previously. :)Imenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16810835688957113404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31843014.post-41658497563837803502007-04-21T16:49:00.000-07:002007-04-21T16:49:00.000-07:00You need a bit of both, no? The engineer in me li...You need a bit of both, no? The engineer in me likes to measure and test under more controlled conditions... Plus because I lack real expertise in tea, keeping track of times sometimes helps me brew a decent cup. Maybe some day, when I'm more experienced I will be able to do everything by intuition and feel. But yes, we can sometimes get so caught up in our hobbies that we forget how to enjoy them. If that's what you're saying, I totally agree with you.<BR/><BR/>But would you really call our LA tea sessions "serious"? I found them pretty low-key and unpresumptuous (sometimes formal, yes, but I attributed that to the fact that we really don't all know each other that well, yet).Nicolaus Motehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04131563725062484425noreply@blogger.com