Tuesday TeaDay 8/26/08 Improve tea enjoyment?

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Are you fully content with your tea enjoyment in its totality, entirety, wholeness, or is their something you either feel you need to or want to change in order to improve your enjoyement?

Yes, completely and utterly
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34%
Maybe need a change
13
25%
No, I feel certain change(s) would enhance my experience
17
32%
Uncertain
3
6%
Other
2
4%
 
Total votes: 53

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Tuesday TeaDay 8/26/08 Improve tea enjoyment?

by Chip » Aug 26th, '08, 04:31

Yesterday, most TeaChatters indicated they would like to get together with other TeaChatters. You can still vote and discuss this topic.

Welcome everyone to another TeaDay. I hope you will share it with all of us. Shall we brew and share what is in our cups today, all day?

Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic, contentment. Are you fully content with your tea enjoyment in its totality, entirety, wholeness, or is their something you either feel you need to or want to change in order to improve your enjoyement? Please share.

I am as always looking forward to sharing TeaDay with everyone, bottoms up!
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by Salsero » Aug 26th, '08, 04:36

How could anything be better than this? I am a happy dood.

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by omegapd » Aug 26th, '08, 04:38

99.9% happy with the way I'm doing things now. I wish I had a little more time to experiment with gong fu but working full time, having two kids, a house, etc. etc. etc. just doesn't give me much time to sit around and play with it all day long.

Having an excellent 2004 Huali Premium Ripe Pu erh this morning. Thank you Salsero and Puerh Shop!

EW

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by Trioxin » Aug 26th, '08, 05:39

Same problem here. I just need more time. I've been working 12+ hour shifts lately and barely have time to even touch my tea.

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by augie » Aug 26th, '08, 05:56

No changes. If I need to change something, I'd just do it.

Speaking of changes, I am once again employed. Thanks to all you who went to work in IN to support me! :wink: Today is my last day of freedom (If you could call it that).

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by omegapd » Aug 26th, '08, 06:29

Cogratulations, augie! (I hope :wink: )

What type of work are you doing?

EW

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by olivierco » Aug 26th, '08, 07:10

There is always some room for improvement but I am quite happy with my tea drinking.

This morning Yunnan golden tips. Houjicha in a few minutes with my lunch.

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by augie » Aug 26th, '08, 07:31

omegapd wrote:Cogratulations, augie! (I hope :wink: )
What type of work are you doing?
I hope so too! I have an office admin. job in downtown Indy at an architectural design firm. Just 2 blocks from a very small tea store (his tea isn't the greatest, tho). I actually got the offer the very day my unemployment was app'd! :lol:

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by soapy » Aug 26th, '08, 07:52

I'm pretty content

Good Luck with the new job!! What kind of work is it?

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by Salsero » Aug 26th, '08, 08:33

augie wrote: ... at an architectural design firm ...
I'm sure the practice of achitecture will never be the same after tomorrow!

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by Selaphiel » Aug 26th, '08, 08:46

Actually I'm going through with some changes regarding my tea consumption. I want to specialize in my favorite tea which is the Japanese greens, so I'll move a lot of my tea budget over to that area at the cost of other teas. I've been all over the spectrum now to know what I want to specialize in. Of course I will still drink other teas, but not as much as I used to.

Yutaka Midori today.

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by Smari » Aug 26th, '08, 09:20

Beautiful photo, Sal! (as always :) ) and congrats Augie! I hope you enjoy your new job.

Today's poll: Since I'm just starting out, I am still experimenting. So far, the experience is great and I am fully content :D Maybe later on, when I've tried the majority of teas, I will most likely want to change up on things just to improve.

This morning, I'm going to try my own blend that I just got in the mail: Thai Cha (pineapple, ginger green & lemon grass). Hopefully, it'll be good...

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by kongni » Aug 26th, '08, 09:31

More time and $$$ to explore new teas would be nice. I don't have a gong fu set but would like to have one on hand.

Otherwise I really can't complain :D

Enjoying Maeda-en shincha right now. I almost oversteeped while typing! Whew!

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by joelbct » Aug 26th, '08, 09:42

I said yes, but 'completely and utterly' seems a bit strong. It's more like 'yes, but I also enjoy new Tea experiences, and there is always more to learn.'

<-- Yunnan Sourcing Pure Gold 07 harvest, still tastes great.
augie wrote:I have an office admin. job in downtown Indy at an architectural design firm.
Cool, I am working as an associate at an Audio/Visual Systems Architectural Design/Consultant Firm... research, CAD drafting, block diagrams, plans, and schedules for big sound systems, theaters, auditoriums, super-high-end private residence screening rooms, etc... fun stuff. Not sure I want to do it forever tho! But let us know if your firm winds up doing a school/hotel/theater and u need an AV Designer ;)
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by Victoria » Aug 26th, '08, 09:47

Congrats Augie!

Yeah time is a problem for me too - 10 hour days
work days are not conductive to much experimentation.
However I make good money to spend on teaware -
I just have less time to enjoy it!

Nilgiri in my cup this morning -
Have a nice day everyone!

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