<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post2347160410896800106..comments</id><updated>2009-06-27T00:45:46.460+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on The Half-Dipper: 2009 Nadacha "Naka"</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/feeds/2347160410896800106/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html'/><author><name>Hobbes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>11</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-6793134585576939109</id><published>2009-06-26T16:08:20.642+01:00</published><updated>2009-06-26T16:08:20.642+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi,

Thanks for your info. Unfortunately the tea w...</title><summary type='text'>Hi,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for your info. Unfortunately the tea was sold out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Regards,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keng</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/6793134585576939109'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/6793134585576939109'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html?showComment=1246028900642#c6793134585576939109' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-2347160410896800106' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/posts/default/2347160410896800106' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-6574640605112997489</id><published>2009-06-23T20:48:10.891+01:00</published><updated>2009-06-23T20:48:10.891+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Keng from Singapore.

These cakes are only availab...</title><summary type='text'>Keng from Singapore.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These cakes are only available through a boutique store run by the mysterious &amp;quot;NADA&amp;quot;.  Type in Nada cha + puerh into google and you should arrive at the virtual storefront :-)  Hobbes makes these things sound so delicious!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/6574640605112997489'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/6574640605112997489'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html?showComment=1245786490891#c6574640605112997489' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-2347160410896800106' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/posts/default/2347160410896800106' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-466568381631229476</id><published>2009-06-22T14:01:56.502+01:00</published><updated>2009-06-22T14:01:56.502+01:00</updated><title type='text'>There are many reasons to read your blog, Hobbes, ...</title><summary type='text'>There are many reasons to read your blog, Hobbes, but one of them is I learn all these cool British words that we don&amp;#39;t really use much in the States. &amp;quot;Naff&amp;quot;, for instance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;ve read blogs where people have constructed their own teahouse, even gone all-out and mimicked traditional Japanese construction. I&amp;#39;m not suggesting you do that, but I do suggest you give </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/466568381631229476'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/466568381631229476'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html?showComment=1245675716502#c466568381631229476' title=''/><author><name>speakfreely</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13757071341180546490</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-2347160410896800106' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/posts/default/2347160410896800106' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-7255022708244981629</id><published>2009-06-17T16:28:48.920+01:00</published><updated>2009-06-17T16:28:48.920+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi,

Thanks for your info. I have not seen this br...</title><summary type='text'>Hi,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for your info. I have not seen this brand of puerh in Singapore, but will definitely look out for it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Regards,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keng</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/7255022708244981629'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/7255022708244981629'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html?showComment=1245252528920#c7255022708244981629' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-2347160410896800106' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/posts/default/2347160410896800106' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-1407750375303228812</id><published>2009-06-16T21:38:17.129+01:00</published><updated>2009-06-16T21:38:17.129+01:00</updated><title type='text'>HI Hobbes:
The Character's of "NADA" is 那達</title><summary type='text'>HI Hobbes:&lt;br /&gt;The Character&amp;#39;s of &amp;quot;NADA&amp;quot; is 那達</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/1407750375303228812'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/1407750375303228812'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html?showComment=1245184697129#c1407750375303228812' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-2347160410896800106' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/posts/default/2347160410896800106' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-2292390216770556774</id><published>2009-06-16T15:56:08.782+01:00</published><updated>2009-06-16T15:56:08.782+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Dear Keng,

  Good question!  The only image of th...</title><summary type='text'>Dear Keng,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  Good question!  The only image of the characters I have are in Xiaozhuan form on the neifei of the cake in &lt;a href="http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2008/07/friendlicious-cornucopia.html" rel="nofollow"&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  Best wishes,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  Hobbes</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/2292390216770556774'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/2292390216770556774'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html?showComment=1245164168782#c2292390216770556774' title=''/><author><name>Hobbes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03632414141713303867'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-2347160410896800106' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/posts/default/2347160410896800106' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-1964764353090002593</id><published>2009-06-16T15:48:47.359+01:00</published><updated>2009-06-16T15:48:47.359+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi, very interesting article. I am from Singapore ...</title><summary type='text'>Hi, very interesting article. I am from Singapore and just started learning about Puerh Tea 2 years ago. May I know the Chinese characters of &amp;quot;Nada&amp;quot;? I can&amp;#39;t figure it out although I am Chinese. I hope to find it here in S&amp;#39;pore. Thanks, Keng.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/1964764353090002593'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/1964764353090002593'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html?showComment=1245163727359#c1964764353090002593' title=''/><author><name>SIAK KENG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13224518298687816784</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-2347160410896800106' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/posts/default/2347160410896800106' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-8338883451360145082</id><published>2009-06-14T16:44:48.006+01:00</published><updated>2009-06-14T16:44:48.006+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Thanks (H)Obbes and see you soon !</title><summary type='text'>Thanks (H)Obbes and see you soon !</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/8338883451360145082'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/8338883451360145082'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html?showComment=1244994288006#c8338883451360145082' title=''/><author><name>éric</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02719116207096778773</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01095341656613806661'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-2347160410896800106' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/posts/default/2347160410896800106' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-2419140616768705706</id><published>2009-06-14T14:58:59.159+01:00</published><updated>2009-06-14T14:58:59.159+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Ayup, Our Kid!

Don't speak too loudly, my wife re...</title><summary type='text'>Ayup, Our Kid!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don&amp;#39;t speak too loudly, my wife reads this!  (Hello, darling.)  We definitely do not have too much tea!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My goal is to have enough of various years to form a tea-library, or cellar, so that you can dip into various mountains or years without worrying that you&amp;#39;ll run out any time soon.  As you say, they&amp;#39;ll make great gifts for tea-friends, and - who </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/2419140616768705706'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/2419140616768705706'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html?showComment=1244987939159#c2419140616768705706' title=''/><author><name>Hobbes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03632414141713303867'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-2347160410896800106' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/posts/default/2347160410896800106' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-8608359628325677828</id><published>2009-06-14T13:45:07.865+01:00</published><updated>2009-06-14T13:45:07.865+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Thank you for your very interesting report,as usua...</title><summary type='text'>Thank you for your very interesting report,as usual!&lt;br /&gt;Sure that Nada&amp;#39;s teas are outstanding&lt;br /&gt;You say about this one that the quality of the water is very important,so what kind of water do you use at home to brew the best way this young sheng pu ?tap water,brita filtered water,or water in bottle,rather hard or soft water ?&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Cheers from France</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/8608359628325677828'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/8608359628325677828'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html?showComment=1244983507865#c8608359628325677828' title=''/><author><name>éric</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02719116207096778773</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01095341656613806661'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-2347160410896800106' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/posts/default/2347160410896800106' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-6438281342636001783</id><published>2009-06-14T13:40:05.588+01:00</published><updated>2009-06-14T13:40:05.588+01:00</updated><title type='text'>hobbes lad,

nice article as usual.  noticed those...</title><summary type='text'>hobbes lad,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;nice article as usual.  noticed those lovely tongs in the first photo in the background.  do you think you will ever finish drinking up all your pu erh tea cakes in THIS life time?  or perhaps you will end up giving them away or as gifts?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;cheerio!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/6438281342636001783'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/2347160410896800106/comments/default/6438281342636001783'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html?showComment=1244983205588#c6438281342636001783' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2009-nadacha-naka.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-2347160410896800106' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/posts/default/2347160410896800106' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>