A Matter Of Taste

This trip has been exceptionally enlightening as far as my food and beverage tastes are concerned. Some of the things I would like to remember for a while:

1. Raspberries, Cinnamon, mint, lemon, some sugar crushed with cranberry juice, topped with a little soda and garnished with blue berries is by far the most refreshing non alcoholic cocktail I have had.
2. Fill a glass with ice, pour 30 ml of vodka, add some tomato juice. Add Worcestershire sauce blended with a paste of finely crushed green chillies, garlic, coriander and some salt. Shake in cocktail shaker (yes, I will soon be putting mine to some good use). Pour in fresh glass. Garnish with a slice of lemon and 2 slices of cucumber with crushed pepper. Dad's Bloody Mary's used to be my favourite - Sorry Dad, you have some competition now :) And surprisingly enough, as much as people relate spices with India, this version was rather Australian.
3. Lamingtons are quite interesting. Its a chocolate vanilla cake - No not vanilla cake with chocolate icing, and not marble cake either. Its a baked vanilla cake, coated with chocolate cake batter and baked again. Topped with freshly grated coconut.
4. Australia (specifically Paramatta) is the only place I have had Gulab Jamuns with freshly grated coconut powder. Having said that, its also one of the very few places I have had authentic Indian food outside of India.
5. One of the better ways to enjoy pan cakes: Cinnamon sugar with maple syrup, whipped cream and lemon juice in between two pancakes. So now you know why I would have gained some weight after this trip.
6. Rocket leaves with balsamic vinegar dressing (i.e. balsamic vinegar with olive oil) is the lightest and yet most pungent salad I have had till date.

Food excites me...I told you so!!

What's in a weB-log

Almost a year before I started writing here, I started thinking about writing one. There were so many things I used to wonder about web logs:

Who invented the concept of the blog? And what does it mean? (just learnt about weB-Logs)
Do bloggers write for themselves or for the world?
Do bloggers not have friends that they can share how they feel with rather than writing?
Are bloggers introverted or extroverted?
Are bloggers supposed to be good at articulating how they feel?
Did bloggers of my generation maintain diaries when they were kids?
Do bloggers have a hidden desire for being an author someday?
Are bloggers completely fearless of being judged?
Are blogs supposed to always make sense?

And then I started reading blogs. I could call them my inspirations. And I would have to be grateful to ‘blogging’ for atleast one of the good things that happened to me.

The above no longer feel relevant now. And that pretty much answers them all.

Aadi

I begin. A new place with a few acquaintances gives me time to acknowledge my thoughts:

1. I love to party. But with people who are close to me.
2. I prefer the beaches to the mountains. The continuous motion in water keeps my power of observation awake.
3. Food excites me.
4. The woman is not very different - German or Indian.
5. Will I be happier with minimal faith in tomorrow? Maybe. Do I know how to achieve that? They say, where there is a will, there is way.
6. For some reason, I don't watch TV while travelling.
7. Differences between people are good - they give the mind something to think about.
8. Indians do get sun burnt.
9. I feel a spirit of adventure in me. I need the perfect companion to start with.
10. I hate it when I forget things worth remembering.

Untill next time, No worries mate!!