No, I'm not referring to that provocative hit single by the Pussycat Dolls. I'm talking about addiction to Cha (Marathi for Tea or Chai).It is quite common to see tired/weary employees gulping down several ounces of this beverage every hour, almost unwittingly and as much unavoidably! As the the canteenboy nonchalantly places his overboiled concoction of sugar & milk on the table, the same vanishes into the alimentary canal in no time! Some of them would'nt even mind drinking the very concotion hours after its served. And then there are tea-conservatives like me who are always at the receiving end .
How?.. You cannot even politely refuse the "tea" offered by your boss b'coz :
a) it might tantamount to gross insubordination, or
b) you might end up getting a big lesson of goodness of tea(and specially black tea) or
c) worse, you might be perceived as a high-maintenance natural juice drinker or a latte drinker!
Many of my friends/colleagues who I presume are tea addicts, can hardly keep count of their comsumption at work. They might pass it off us "2-3 cups a day", while it might actually be 7-8 (including, with chitchat friends, boss, lunchhour etc).
Well, I ve got some news for the habituated tea addict:
Tea connoisseurs say that-
1) Drinking tea should be a soothing and pleasurable experience and not a hurried one (which is very unlike what you notice in the office, where people drink it to get rid of headaches)
2) Tea should be savoured and not gulped down
3) Vital Statistics:3gms of tea for 150ml of water,brew for 3-4 mins normally, while you can brew herbal tea for 7-8 mins.
4) Never add milk to green tea
Food addiction is perhaps one of the commonest reasons why so many people are overweight and yet, don't seem to realise it. That's because they never stop to think before gobbling up everything in sight - whether they are really hungry/thirsty or not. It's more greed than hunger.
So, to all ye concerned, instead of giving me lectures of "revitalising my cells", why not take some therapy for your good self????????????
11 comments:
gandy:
"what makes that concoction will be difficult to find out.."
MisTEA?
"You can even venture to say that you are a tea-totaller"
Rather..Abstain from all types of Tea
Het :
"avid" or "addict".. express yourself clearly..Nobody relishes tea..its taken just like u take water.
So u like Pussy cat dolls?I dont like them as a group or individually( never played with dolls)lols..
Not my cuppa tea, I guess..
What do you think of coffe`? Generally coffee lovers are not tea lovers! Matter of taste buds!
**2) Tea should be savoured and not gulped down
Agreed! Some ppl just gulp anything down as if it's a duty!
Keshi.
keshi: tea rules are forever flouted!!
anon: not come across a cofee-addict yer..probably cost constraints!!
The three time in a day that I really need my tea is
1. 6 am - when I wake up - It sort of opens my eyes !!
2. 9.30 am - around 2 hours after I am in office.. bored after reading 600 emails.. One need to wake up again !!
3. At 2.30 pm.. its a sort of a wake up call again..
If you look at the 3 times that I drink tea.. 2 of them (early morning and late evening) are more of habits.. I started these as a child..
The 9.30 cup is a new addition.. mostly because.. everyone else around me has tea!!
I completed 10 years in my firm last year and got everyone in my department tea cups with their names on them as a momento !!
So tea has slowly over the years become an important part of my life !!
Interesting facts.. Tea contains 3 % caffeine.. That is the wake up call !!
Good tea can contain 30 % Catechins.. These are antioxidants.. and are good for health
Aprt from these two things.. the rest of the components have negative effects on health..
Tea must be amongst the most consumed beverages in the world.. with well over 3mn tonnes consumed evry year..
That comment is getting to be longer than the blog.. let me take a break and have my cup of tea
missed commenting on your new page format.. looks better !!..but takes longer to load !!
Parag:3times T aint a bad deal! enjoy cha cha cha..BTW,
*your new page format..
What the hell are u talking abt? I havent changed my blog template..
Still having *corporate* hangover??lolz
It Happens..
"That's because they never stop to think before gobbling up everything in sight - whether they are really hungry/thirsty or not."
Hark who's talking? :P
..PJ..
Chi.. chi..
What do u call an aunty that takes tea at 16:20 hours..?
CHA-chi 420...
Guhahahahahahahahahaha..
Nrogara
GAWD!!! Arag really has a sharp sense of humour(?!?!) so sharp that my neck's bleeding after reading that last comment.
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