I’ve gone back to the habit of drinking tea last year. Celestial Seasonings was a brand that was readily available in Rustan’s so I ended up stocking up their various teas. My favorite is still the Mandarin Green Tea, then their Tension Tamer comes as a second.

However, I’ve also received some teas from friends in other countries. Dai Reimei gave me a box of Darjeeling tea at the end of last year’s Asia Source 3 camp. And just last week, Mifan Careem gave me a box of Ginger Spice Ceylon tea. Ah, so much tea. To think I still have some jasmine tea flowers which I bought from the bazaar in World Trade Center and the matcha milk packs I bought from Lorence.

Tea is something that soothes me and I think that I’d rather take tea more often because it helps me calm down. Or it revitalizes me. It depends on which tea I am drinking. And it’s better for me because when I drink coffee, I do find myself palpitating sometimes. -_- And that’s something scary for me T_T

Now my tea ware is also growing. I first bought a teapot with an infuser for those times I am using tea leaves and the jasmine flower. That’s the best option I have. However, I want something portable so I hinted at wanting a tea tumbler which my friends at work gave me. And now I bought a stainless steel tea ball from Gourdo’s. Viim says it’s better to use an infuser, but, oh well. If I find something locally, then that’s it. The infuser it will be.

Lastly, I am glad to find a tea blog by Filipinos. I think that coffee is more popular locally, especially since we have good coffee from Batangas, Cavite, Bukidnon and the Cordillera region. Anyway, check out Tea Completely by Andrew dela Serna and Aileen Apolo for more tea posts.