My Treasure Chest

* Jia Li Shen Chi

My Treasure Chest

A place to lovingly store my plaques and gifts

May 15 , 2007

Gallery of Treasures

Posted at 14:00 EST

From Caroline R. Young's Children of the Chinese Zodiac slideshow

May 8 , 2007

Gifts and Awards

Posted at 00:00 EST

Thank you Americas for the lovely gift plaque. I enjoyed planting a Three Sisters mound in Tsalagi.

May 4 , 2007

Inanities and amusements

Posted at 22:00 EST

I drooped by the Three Sister Inn today for some cocoa and tried the amusing "Which Chinese mythological being are you?" quiz, and I must say I'm not unhappy with the results. *S*

Which Chinese Mythological Being Are You?

You are Long-wang!

Mythological Background:
Yes, the dragon represents everything you think of when you think of a dragon - fearsome and invincible. Also, it is greatly respected just because of that fact. The dragon has a very protective aspect to it. Even Jupiter reminds you of intense smashing power. The dragon is almost always surrounded by rain-bearing clouds and fog; and the appearance of its constellation always signals rainfall and lightning. It's also a symbol of authority worn by the nobility and the imperial class. Japanese Name: Seiryuu.

Take this quiz!

You Are 46% Evil

You are evil, but you haven't yet mastered the dark side.
Fear not though - you are on your way to world domination.

How Evil Are You?

They don't call me the Evil Empress of China for nothing. Mwahahaha!

April 24 , 2007

AW treasures we know and love

Posted at 17:00 EST

An AW member asked me where the ACTA DIURNA link plaques were. I knew I'd seen them somwhere, but do you think I could find them again? Nope! Thanks to Jojo's excellent sleuthing skills, I was able to FINALLY display one of these lovely plaques on my homesite.

Making a note to self to ask the ACTA editors to post a link to the plaques somewhere prominent. Meanwhile, anyone who wants one can go HERE, simply copy the codes in the text box and display one of these lovely plaques on their homesites.

March 3 , 2007

Mementos from Lunar 2007

Posted at 12:00 EST

Finally getting around to adding the many lovely treasures I collected this LunarFest:

Lunar gifts to treasure

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Awesome mementoes from Simon for the LWS cast:

Lovely snake scroll from Kallistos for the LWS cast

Heavenly lavender from Beauty Solon

Delicate lotus flower from Dhanishta Kanishka

February 1 , 2007

Early Spring

Posted at 06:00 EST

I finally took Feiyan's great Women of the Orient quiz - better late than never, right?

December 21 , 2006

Winter holiday horde

Posted at 13:15 EST

I just had to take time out to go to the Americas' Chocolate Fiesta. Yum!

Meet Cacao Pod Jia. Isn't she cute? LOL

Click on the awesome choclate plaque designed by Apo if you'd like to play too:

My newest treasures are the wondrous Star of Macedon from the Brumalia Grab Bag and a lovely Winter Wonderland plaque made by Kallistos Alexandros:

October 20 , 2006

Goldfest 2006 Treasures

Posted at 23:00 EST

Goldfest has only just begun and I already have treasure to add to my collection. *S*

Being an Aegyptian cat has got to be the next best thing to being a dragon.

My eyes are going crossed from Jason's jumble!

I stopped by Shanti's excellent spice shop and took her Indian cuisine quiz. 8 out of 10!

I also aced Feiyan's Buddhist quiz. :)

Senex grows such lovely jade trees.

I am now the proud owner of a beautiful songbird from Feiyan's lovely bird shop.

I bought the most exquisite fan at Tsu's Fan Shop!

After all that shopping I need a tea break! Think I'll stop by Rachana's tea shop.

:: I prefer Lapsang Souchong Tea ::

Lapsang Souchong is treasured for its unique smoky flavor and aroma, which is achieved through drying the tea leaves over pine log fires. True to the nature of a good Smoked Lapsang, this tea is strong with smoky (pine) fragrance and taste. The lingering aftertaste has a somewhat cooling effect on the tongue. The infusion is a clear amber-red.

Legend claims that the smoking process was discovered by accident. During the Qing dynasty, an army unit passing through Xingcun (Star Village) camped in a tea factory filled with fresh leaves awaiting processing. When the soldiers left and the workers could get back into the premises, they realized that to arrive at market in time, it was too late to dry the leaves in the usual way. So they lit open fires of pine wood to hasten the drying. Not only did the tea reach the market in time, but the smoked pine flavor created a sensation!

Mmmmm...those spices smell sooo good! *peeks in shopping bag and takes a wiff*