Tsaa*
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*Tsaa is Tagalog for Tea; pronounced as chah-ah
Impulsive tea shopping just occurred. Devoid of guilt. Correction, it may not have been impulsive after all, because I made calculated decisions on which teas are worth buying online, how many I should order to get the maximum benefits of my discount code as well as free shipping. I suppose the "impulsive" aspect is that I have never bought tea online. So why now?
For a little over a week before lunch time, I have not had coffee. But...I had a tiny cup of instant coffee at lunch today so that I could fully enjoy the two-tiered vanilla cake with Nutella buttercream frosting that I made with my daughter for Mother's day.
Prior to this "gone cold turkey on coffee week," I had an unfortunate excruciating gastric episode involving massive amounts of deep fried pork belly and pork barbecue marinated in ketchup and possibly vinegar...and antacid medication. Let us not revisit the memory of where these wonderful Filipino delicacies came from and how I became uninhibited in my consumption of said delicacies. Let's just say that my gall bladder (probably my liver too) did not find it amusing that it had to unleash excessive amounts of bile into my duodenum to digest the unusually high fat visitors in my gut. I had two cups of coffee that same day as well. So, my stomach and esophagus were not very happy too.
Now that we have gone out of that terrible terrible memory...tea was my respite during my "calming of the GI tract" phase. I still had caffeinated tea...earl grey, orange pekoe, English breakfast, white tea...and decaffeinated herbal teas. Loose and bagged. I realized that I liked the whole protocol I've developed. I time my steeping depending on the tea. I follow package instructions. I use my oven timer. There's something reassuring about the certainty that I will enjoy my cup of tea if I follow the procedure. It's my way to sort of neutralize the looming uncertainty of the times. A way to comfort myself amidst the ebbs and tides of the human condition. Such pretentious profundity, I know. You know what, talk to my raised pinkie if this is too bourgeoisie. We have a street slang saying in Tagalog that goes "walang basagan ng trip" which literally translates to "Do not break my trip" where "trip" refers to whatever fixation or preoccupation one is involved in at the moment.
Walang basagan ng trip, okay? Fantastic.
So cheers to all of us. I look forward to my package of teas. That’s all one can do right now, create your own motivation...what you can look forward to despite or in spite of...
Impulsive tea shopping just occurred. Devoid of guilt. Correction, it may not have been impulsive after all, because I made calculated decisions on which teas are worth buying online, how many I should order to get the maximum benefits of my discount code as well as free shipping. I suppose the "impulsive" aspect is that I have never bought tea online. So why now?
For a little over a week before lunch time, I have not had coffee. But...I had a tiny cup of instant coffee at lunch today so that I could fully enjoy the two-tiered vanilla cake with Nutella buttercream frosting that I made with my daughter for Mother's day.
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Prior to this "gone cold turkey on coffee week," I had an unfortunate excruciating gastric episode involving massive amounts of deep fried pork belly and pork barbecue marinated in ketchup and possibly vinegar...and antacid medication. Let us not revisit the memory of where these wonderful Filipino delicacies came from and how I became uninhibited in my consumption of said delicacies. Let's just say that my gall bladder (probably my liver too) did not find it amusing that it had to unleash excessive amounts of bile into my duodenum to digest the unusually high fat visitors in my gut. I had two cups of coffee that same day as well. So, my stomach and esophagus were not very happy too.
Now that we have gone out of that terrible terrible memory...tea was my respite during my "calming of the GI tract" phase. I still had caffeinated tea...earl grey, orange pekoe, English breakfast, white tea...and decaffeinated herbal teas. Loose and bagged. I realized that I liked the whole protocol I've developed. I time my steeping depending on the tea. I follow package instructions. I use my oven timer. There's something reassuring about the certainty that I will enjoy my cup of tea if I follow the procedure. It's my way to sort of neutralize the looming uncertainty of the times. A way to comfort myself amidst the ebbs and tides of the human condition. Such pretentious profundity, I know. You know what, talk to my raised pinkie if this is too bourgeoisie. We have a street slang saying in Tagalog that goes "walang basagan ng trip" which literally translates to "Do not break my trip" where "trip" refers to whatever fixation or preoccupation one is involved in at the moment.
Walang basagan ng trip, okay? Fantastic.
So cheers to all of us. I look forward to my package of teas. That’s all one can do right now, create your own motivation...what you can look forward to despite or in spite of...
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