2011 World Tea Expo (Update) – Thomas Shu sings Taiwan Tea Hakka Songs

Every year at the World Tea Expo Thomas Shu, a tea dignitary from Taiwan, sings songs related to tea. He does this very well with a wonderful voice and this talent tends to draw additional visitors to the Taiwan Tea Association booth. Here are two videos I took of Thomas’ songs at the expo last weekend.

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Announcement: Tea Moments Contest

Tea Moments Contest

Want to win $100 in great tea merchandise? Share your tea moment with us and win great prizes this holiday season, including the awesome Libre Tea glass that lets you enjoy the benefits of loose leaf tea on the go, and a selection of teas from Adiago TeasHarney & SonsInfusions of TeaKokomo Tea and Tavalon!

There’s two ways to enter and you can do either or both:

Share a tea moment with us by video.  Watch our contest announcement on YouTube and then record your own tea moment and upload it to YouTube. Link it as a response to our announcement and be sure to include our Web site, “www.tea-guy.com” in the description of your video.  To make our lives easier, shoot us a quick e-mail with your real name, YouTube name and e-mail address so we can contact you if you win.

OR

Share a tea moment with us in an essay.  Write about your tea moment and send us your response in the body of an e-mail to contest@tea-guy.com.  Again, include your name and e-mail address so we can contact you if you’re a winner.

Hurry for your chance to win – we’ll only consider entries received through Friday, December 11 (at 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time).  We’ll select one winner in each category, but you can only win once.   No purchase necessary to win.  Full Rules and Regulations are available online.

Good luck!

Contest Banner Announcement: Tea Moments Contest

Tea Moments Contest Sponsors

What you’ll win:

Each prize package contains a LibreTea Glass ‘n Poly tea glass and an assortment of tea.

YouTube Prize Essay Prize
Libre Glass & Poly tea glass Libre Glass & Poly tea glass
Hojicha from Adagio Teas Blood Orange from Adagio Teas
Hot Cinnamon Sunset from Harney & Sons Hot Cinnamon Sunset from Harney & Sons
Holiday Tea from Harney & Sons Holiday Tea from Harney & Sons
Lillian’s Treasure from Infusions of Tea Magnolia Oolong from Infusions of Tea
Macadamian Nut Rooibos from Kokomo Tea Apricot Nectar from Kokomo Tea
Peachy Oolong from Tavalon Tea Lemongreen from Tavalon Tea

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News Post: Buddhism & Tea and A Free Night’s Hotel Stay For Your Love Of Tea

Some crazy exciting things have happened the past few weeks, and there are some really awesome things bouncing around out there right now as well! Let’s take a look in this week’s News Post!

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Update: Redesign & The Project

I have pushed back today’s scheduled post on the “Tasting Notesapplication for the iPhone and iPod Touch in order to bring you updates on a number of topics I’ve noted on earlier occasions.

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News: A Writing Contest And Green Tea For Baking

Some exciting developments over the past couple of weeks. With last week missing an episode of news coverage, I bring you a double dose this week! This week we’ll learn about a writing contest, green tea for baking, a recall and a way green tea is being used to help fight AIDS.

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