I mean, there is a LOT to be said for a person's level or eloquence, humor, humility (I did decide to jettison Mr. "Catch of the Century" since he wasn't a fisherman), and intelligence. But there is also the "could I ever jump his bones?" factor to consider. Some of the former can definitely influence a lot of the latter, but by how much?
Agh. This is WORK, which is fine -- effort should be involved, showing that both sides really want a relationship -- but my secondguessing myself is driving me crazy. Plus, the system is so rigidly structured that I sometimes want to scream: must rate all 5 matches before you can proceed to stage 2, etc.
Good thing I signed up for only 3 months.
On to more cheerful topics, like Mr. Tea Master, on Cheung Chau.
He was very friendly and treated us to exquisitely brewed (expensive) tea while my purchases were being wrapped (dragonware porcelain tea set). It was heated to a precise 78 degrees Fahrenheit (which he says is the proper temperature for TRUE tea appreciation -- warm enough to bring out the flavor, cool enough not to scald your tongue). His driftwood table even has custom piping to ensure the correct temperature. There are also specialized tools (whose functions I've already forgotten) for preparing tea which I had never even seen before.
I mean, how could you NOT love a tea display like the one here? It looks like a set of precious magic herbs from a historical martial arts movie. And his store had an entire WALL of these packets -- this was just the store window facing the front porch area. He also had another wall of teas in giant tins (closer to the size of the commercial coffee urns seen in conference rooms), and 2 walls of teapots and tea sets, most with custom strainers built in -- Nifty!
78 degrees fahrenheit? That's only room temperature.
ReplyDeleteAnd you know what I think about pictures (ie, I don't care about them that much), but everyone's different.