Punjabi food !!!

Good Morning, Sir.
Would u like to have some croissants, Sir? Croissant a l`Orange, If I may suggest, Sir.
No thanks, I will rather have a Truffade
Sir, our chef makes amazing Belgian Waffle.
Yeah I would have that with a generous serving of maple syrup.
Very well, Sir, Nice choice I must say.

Imagine my plight of going through these routine conversations with hotel staff day and night, everyday, even in Punjab, the land where milk flows more freely than the water in its five rivers. Till one day I had enough of it.
“Stop! Let me put an end to it”, I said.
Oye chak de phatte!!!

I then decided that I will atleast eat one food in the proper Punjabi way. And what better place there is than the road side “dhabas” in Punjab. So, I dragged my family out for a lunch in one such “dhaba”.

And what a lunch it was. True to the Punjabi spirit, we were initially served with three full jugs of “curd milk (read Hindi: lassi / chach)” free of cost that we were supposed to drink instead of water. It was followed by sizzling hot aaloo paranthas (read English: bread stuffed with potatoes) with loads of white fresh butter to eat with. And, Oh! What a relish it was.

I know my nutritionist would gag on hearing all this but then, I had the freedom to spoil myself for atleast one meal, didn’t I?

So my advice to all you visiting Punjab some time or the another. Forget dieting, fats or Atkins for just a day and splurge yourself in the richness of the true Punjabi food.
As I say again.. Oye Chuk De Phatte!!!

cheers

i fell in love again..

Recently my dad got this box of chocolates from Belgium. I fell in love as soon as i dropped one in my mouth. I am not an absolute expert in chocolates but i can very well distinguish the good ones and the really superb ones.

The markings on the box says: GuyLian Trufflina

trust me.. its almost erotic..

tintin

definitive guide to winning "Khul Ja Sim Sim"

Remember the famous indian TV gameshow "Khul Ja Sim Sim" ( commonly remembered as "Tai Tai Fish" ) where a participant was asked to make a choice between three doors, two of them having fishes in them and one having a jackpot.
This gameshow was a copy of american gameshow "Lets make a deal". Seems like both of these gameshows are based on a paradox. Mastering the solution to this paradox can lead to a highly profitable probability of winning.
Monty Hall_problem

I am not responsible for any losses to the gameshow producers ;)

cheers
tintin

Taking India to the dogs .. on a whim.. (contd)

Next instance of whimsical idea came from our FinMin and his CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) officials with their ambiguous circular that some FIIs would be taxed higher at 40% instead of current 10%. This ambiguity triggered the crash of our booming stock market from a reigning sensex of >12k to a low of 9,826.91

The final nail in the coffin was put in place by our HRD minister Arjun Singh by announcing 27% quota for OBC students which along with the already established quota for SC/ST students reduced the number of seats in higher education institutions to around 50% to be allotted on merit. Widespread rallies, hunger strikes by medicos and other students have failed to budge Arjun Singh from his stand.
In a interview with Karan Thapar he blatantly refuses to acknowledge all the facts, statistics questioning the practicality of his idea. And to add with it the denigration in the quality of students in our much respected educational institutions.
In the heat of the moment someone suggested an increase in the seats in these institutions so as to equalize the number of seats allocated on merit to general Indians. HRD ministry jumped on the idea without planning and consultation with the institutions as whether they have enough facilities to accommodate the increase in the seats.

Where has all the planning gone while making governmental policies? Isn't our future entitled a careful look and adequate consideration of facts and statistics by the Indian government. If there were statistics used in making these decisions,

"I as a citizen of India, demand as my Constitutional Right To Information to publish all the details about these facts, brainstorming sessions, statistics as to how the government thinks that introducing this move would lead to a better India".

Or would our country be reduced to a country of only special people, with no place for us "regular general Indians"

tintin

Taking India to the dogs .. on a whim..

Suddenly there has been a spurt of nonsensical decisions from our famed politicians. Or should I say that suddenly they have developed a passion for intuitiveness, they have started taking decisions on a whim..

It all started with a ruling from the court to remove all the unauthorized constructions (err.. the mixed land use) establishments from Delhi which was followed by relentless destruction by the municipal corporations. Respected decision makers have you ever cared to look into the statistics that how much the economics of the city depend on these institutions. Almost all the major markets of Delhi like Kamla Nagar, Karol Bagh, CP, South Ex, GK, Chandni Chowk have prospered due to their proximity to residences. Business needs customers. Pls have a look at the amount of revenue these places generate for you.

Didnt you care to look at how the demographics of the city will be altered by these actions. Let me quote an example: A acquaintance of mine owns a well settled business in such an area. He employs around 75 ppl under him. Now sealing his office will result in unemployment to those 75 workers, many of whom may be working on hand-to-mouth income. Each of these workers have an average family of 4 members. This means sealing an office leads to a loss of food to almost 300 ppl. Come on, cant u see the widespread gloom in the markets. Retailers are afraid to restock their shops, scared that sealing will lead to a loss for the investment. Producers have stopped production until their surplus stocks have moved out. So even factory workers far off are affected.

to be continued..

Defy intution...

Paradoxes, paradoxes on the call
Who's the SkeWsT of u all..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Paradoxes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_paradoxes

keep pondering..
tintin

Blockhead..

What is the limit of blockheadedness ..
Arjun Singh on quota
notice Arjun Sigh refusing to admit the bare facts and statistics given by Karan Thapar..

no cheers this time :(
will blog abt it later ..
tintin

The Almighty Paradox..

Recently while orkuting I came across this post..

Is God all powerful and capable of doing anything?

Assuming there is an Almighty God, can this all-powerful force build a wall so high that can never be jumped over by any force. In case he can, then God is no more all-powerful coz He cannot jump over the wall. In case He does jump over the wall then God fails in his mission of creating such a wall. So He still is not all-powerful.

So the question remains: Is God really all-powerful???

so here is my version of the answer..
well lets achieve the solution by warping things up..
lets us assume that the god is almighty..

now this means he can control what we humans can think.. He can control what we think is achievable and not.. He is the person who introduced this almighty paradox in your head..
similarly he is the one who can make u believe that yes he has created a wall that is unbreachable.. and he (to make things in tune with our perception of reality) makes u believe that since the wall in unbreachable he himself cannot cross it .. while the truth is something else.. our concept of unbreachable and breachable is only limited to our perception of reality..

remember The Matrix.. yeah its sorta similar..
my favorite phrase for it is "Rethinking Reality" .. ponder over it guys.. it will give ur mind something to chew on for a while..

cheers
tintin

Deepest Blue..