All entries for Wednesday 06 June 2007

camomile tea

“Keep writing and drink camomile tea; this calms down nerves”.
I smiled when I got this nice advice from my supervisor today.

The magic of camomile is such a British/European/Western myth. My friends have all been trying to persuade me to quit coffee and turn to this lovely sunflower.

They say it fights off cold and can help with mild insomnia, depression, or anorexia?? It would be utterly a shame to miss such a gift from Nature.
I tried many times Twinings, but never really fall in love with that flavour. I even tried Twinings confusions, where they blend camomile with Lime Flowers, Spearmint and Honey or Vanilla.
If Camomile does have a magic, it seems that it is to destroy the taste of each and every of my favorite herb.

Perhaps what my supervisor wants to emphasis is not the tea after all. “keeping writing”, i guess, might be a better remedy to calm down my nerves than the camomile tea.

Xiu Wang : 06 Jun 2007 16:59 |  Tags: Life |  Comments (2) |  Close comments |  Report a problem