The villagers swirled around us, handing us hot cups of chai, patting us on the back, shaking our hands.
And Chai is a chain of tea and coffee shops with a few locations in the city.
Seow Lai Hao, 58, runs Chai Ho Satay, a hawker stall selling grilled chicken and pork satay sticks.
The market area is filled with local chai and thali joints that do veg lunches (thalis around 45p).
Those fated for the bulldozer would get the white character chai (meaning "tear down") painted on its wall.
Like most entrepreneurs, Top Glove's Lim Wee Chai readily hands out his business cards to customers, suppliers and investors.
Mr Khan retired before any action was taken to free the chai boys.
There are also street vendors selling chai, ghawa (tea and coffee) and chapatis.
The Israeli extremist groups Kahane Chai and Kach have been merged into one group, under the name Kahane Chai.
In Wan Chai, an estimated 14 Internet service providers have set up shop.
On Monday, he went in to work and Jeannie, the front-office secretary, stopped by with a cannoli and some vanilla chai.
There have been news reports that the President's nominee for EEOC commissioner, Chai Feldblum, and the ACLU support the acceptance of polygamy.
But thanks to the Hong Kong Arts Centre in Hong Kong's Wan Chai neighbourhood, Fu finally found an affordable, centrally-located spot to host the festival.
He spoke to us in the kitchen of the 1909 Georgian-style house that he and Ms. Herr share with their cat, Cocoa Chai Latte.
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He's brought in outsiders, including Goldman Sachs alumnus Noel Donohoe, co-chief of risk management, and former NYSE executive Nelson Chai as chief financial officer.
Masala chai (spiced tea), black tea prepared with milk, sugar, and spices like cardamom, cinnamon sticks, ginger and cloves, is now the hallmark of Indian tea culture.
Each offers simple fresh food and hot sweet chai (tea), and while there is basic accommodation available, most travellers visit on day trips from Shimla.
We drank endless bowls of strong black chai tea while huddling around the stove, and soon the chai was replaced with kymyz, a slightly alcoholic fermented horse milk.
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Mid Levels and Soho are good options for those who want to be near Central and close to nightlife, as are older areas like Wan Chai.
His latest venture, tiny tapas restaurant 22 Ships in Hong Kong's Wan Chai neighbourhood, has been attracting hours-long waits (due to its no-reservations policy) since its October opening.
Quemo, which opened in April in Wan Chai, is one of the few Hong Kong restaurants that serves an authentic paella, right down to the caramelised rice crust (socarrat).
Starbucks has also adapted many products to suit Chinese tastes, such as Chai Tea Lattes, Green Tea Black Sesame Frappuccinos, Black Bean Muffins and Black Sesame Cookies.
They can't afford to go out to Wan Chai and Lan Kwai Fong (the main bar areas) to get drunk and fight like their squaddie predecessors did!
In the northwestern region of Kashmir, locals drink kahwa (green chai), which can be prepared almonds and sugar, as well as local spices such as saffron, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves.
As I took our issue to Google, naturally, I discovered that for the price of my iced chai latte, I could unethically buy up to 1, 000 new followers.
After that, he worked at a chai (tea) stall and then at a dhaba (roadside eatery), where he didn't get paid but got something even better: food and shelter.
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The 70 participating galleries are located in the established art districts of Central, Sheung Wan, Wan Chai, Chai Wan and in the new arts areas of Wong Chuk Hang and Aberdeen.
The most well-known and is Ravis Restaurant on Satwa Road, a no-frills canteen that serves renowned butter chicken, best chased with milky chai in a polystyrene cup for three dirhams.
The 63-year-old is hoping she and her two grandchildren can get out of the cubicle apartment they share in their Wan Chai neighborhood, but she has no idea how long it will take.
Within minutes of disembarking on the "Hong Kong side", I plunge into Wan Chai market, where plastic packets of dried seafood - some with medicinal qualities - are sold alongside knock-off Calvin Klein underwear.
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