[Tea Appreciation] Normann Copenhagen Rooibos Tea @ Kopenhagen Cafe

After visiting sister, it was too late for a lunch and it was too early for a dinner. So, we decided to stop by a cafe to grab some snacks and a cup of tea as usual.

Name : Rooibus Tea
Brand : Normann Copenhagen

Feeling : When it was served, there was a strong aroma which I was pretty sure that it was vanilla. When I gave it a sip, there was a flavor that was similar to vanilla. I remembered rooibos don't have strong aroma and flavor as this tea, it should be near-tasteless but with mild soothing tea taste. So, I searched for the description of this rooibos tea by Normann Copenhagen. Boom! There is vanilla in it! Amazing! Again, vanilla is used to provide stronger aroma and flavor to the tea.


This is how Normann Copenhagen describes this tea:
This tea has a sweet vanilla kind of flavor with a hint of rhubarb. The tea contains a minimum amount of tannic acid and caffeine and is full of beneficial antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.
https://www.normann-copenhagen.com/products/normann-tea?v=102033

[Travel things] Philosopher's Walk of Kyoto City

According to Japan-Guide.com, Philosopher's Walk gets its name due to Nishida Kitaro, one of Japan's most famous philosophers, who was said to practice meditation while walking this route on his daily commute to Kyoto University. Refer to link below for more information.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3906.html

It was slightly earlier than Sakura season when we traveled this walk. The Walk was with a row of nearly 100% flower-less and leave-less trees. He randomly saying below sentences for the random nonsense.

'I am thinking about what is the meaning of life. It is about the journey, but not the destination. Destination is death and it is inevitable.'

Although it is just random rumours, but it is full of wisdom for me. It is very true. Life is started on one's birth time and ended on one's death time, the duration in between will be what we call life.

It was so coincidentally that I came across similar topics in a mandarin TEDx talk around the time. She, a 8-year-experience doctor, illustrated life with a marathon journey. When we are tired on the run, we rest but we won't stop. After the rest, we will continue running till the end as the end is our destination. She shared that luckily life has an end that make life more motivating.

[Tea Appreciation] White Vanilla Grapefruit @ Sugar Rush

It was Valentine Day. After dinner and before movie, there was a gap. We decided to try some dessert to spend our gap time. Sugar Rush was our choice. To my surprise, they sells Harney & Sons teas here. Hence, I ordered a cup of Harney & Sons tea with taste that I had never tried before.

Name : White Vanilla Grapefruit
Brand : Harney & Sons

Feeling : As explained in earlier post,  I don't really like white tea because of its bitterness. Again, the sweetness of the grapefruit has soothen its bitterness. While the vanilla has add on to the aroma to the tea. Awesome!


This is how Harney describes this tea:
Our cleansing white tea blend of White Vanilla Grapefruit is enriched by vanilla, and brightened by the clear citrus notes of grapefruit. Its vanilla aroma adds a pleasantly indulgent touch.

【思考。Think】敞开心房 Open your heart

心胸狭窄，在人类天性下，最后的结果往往是心胸只收着那些不开心的粒子，人的一生就会围绕那几个粒子团团转，而生命只剩下那些不开心。

相反的心胸开阔了，可以永无止境地收入许许多多开心和不开心的粒子，再看看这些粒子就会察觉人生就是这开心那不开心的，也是这那的构成精彩的人生，而生命就会充满对生活的憧憬也是有趣的。

For a heart with limited capacity, with human nature, it will ended up filling with all the unhappy beans. Then, life will circulate around these beans and left unhappiness.

However, for an opened heart with no capacity limit as well, it will be filled in with all the happy beans and unhappy beans. These beans forms colorful life and life will become more passionate.

【思考。Think】战胜恐惧 Win The Scariness

如果害怕，就朝着它去，就去了解它。它不再陌生了，它就会渐渐离去。
If you're scare, face your scariness and understand your scariness. When it is not a stranger anymore, it will slowly leave you.

【思考。Think】情侣的简单 The Simplicity of A Couple

两人在一起不需要喧哗隆重的浪漫，也不需要说易做难的陈若;只需要时刻连心的甜蜜，还有齐步未来的憧憬。
Two persons together do not need exaggerated romance and burdened promise, but only need the sweetness of togetherness and the passion towards walking into future together.