Spot of tea?

They fooooound me!! :( Some nights ago, a vicious mosquito attacked me over and over and over, while I lay asleep in my bed. The result was 9 bites on my left arm, a couple on my right, ... my earlobe, my eyelid, and even my tailbone! The next morning, my mother thwacked a mosquito, splattering blood all over the washroom wall. Very likely my blood. >:(

I've been eating lots of pomelo, because - well, it's in season, but especially because of Mid-Autumn Festival - yummy. But I've also discovered some other fruits that don't agree with my digestive system. Lovely.

Other than mosquito bites and unfriendly fruit, I'm getting used to living in Taiwan. There's been a cool breeze the last couple of days, which is a huge help.

On Wed, I had the opportunity to check out the Ten Ren Tea Company (did you know that Ten Ren is a Taiwanese company?). My uncle is a frequent customer there, so before sitting down for tea, we got a tour of the factory. The county line happens to lie between the store front and factory, so they are actually in 2 completely different cities! We saw the tasters - who actually taste, smell, look at, ... the tea leaf batches. Then was all the machinery for processing the tea leaves: cooking, deleaving (? separating the leaves from the stem), sorting and packaging. Quite interesting.

And of course, there's the tasting part. My uncle's "account rep" brought out 3 different teas for us to try. These are some *good* quality teas. The aroma is soothing and the flavour clean, with no bitter aftertaste. And after you swallow, your mouth continues to water and water and water, bringing a lovely sweetness to your mouth. My mouth was still watering about 2.5 hours later (and after lunch!) on the way home. Unfortunately, I can't really afford these teas: they cost about 120.00CAD/lb (250.00CAD/kg)!

Other than that, not too much. Interviews are going well, and I've started to get offers. Still have interview requests coming in, too.

K comes into Taipei tonight, yay! Tomorrow we are going to Yinggo, which is a city famous for its pottery and ceramics.