“Anything may happen over a cuppa coffee"
All coffee lovers will agree with the above liner. I am not an exception .I am so much in frenzy with coffee. Despite severe threats from friends and relatives and despite reading so many articles about the ill effect of coffee ,I still con't stop but consume as many cups of coffee as possible. Give me a cuppa coffee err filter coffee and I will be your eternal friend .lol.
I have acquired a psychological feeling of gaining head ache if I miss my cuppa coffee.The immediate medicine for my head ache is to have coffee and what a surprise it vanishes in a jiffy.
Filter coffee tops my list.But I am quite crazy with Barista, starbucks, cappuccino and whatever related to coffee you name it and I love it :) oh yes I am mad with "Cold Coffee".
Well.I not only love to drink coffee,I also love to prepare the divine ambrosia .I enjoy every little things on earth and coffee preparation is also one among it.
Narasus udhayam is the coffee powder which we get at home. A fine blend of Coffee powder 80% and chicory20% would do the trick. I love to see the boiling hot water with steams all around. The mumbling sound of water still more makes the whole preparation a fun. The foam that arises when you pour hot steaming water over a filter crammed with coffee powder is something a treat to your eyes and the aroma man that is chanceless…The tok tok tok sound of the decoction inside the filter makes me still more curious to gulp it soon. Milk and sugar combo into this decoction makes the entire preparation still more worthy..The flavor ,the aroma, the fine blend of coffee powder and water hooks you to grab a cup.And when you stuff your cup with coffee you con’t help but long for a serene place to enjoy the bliss of solitude.
Tea is one beverage I rarely go for. But I love to make tea essence for the rich flavor it has acquired. The texture and color of tea powder and water are a visual treat. The steam and the aroma of the tea powder and the colorful foam which you get at the brim once the powder completely mixes with water is definitely an eye candy. Filtered tea essence ,milk, sugar and cardamom adds freshness to the entire tea preparation. Tea equally competes with coffee for it’s tastes and color.
So my cuppa coffee and tea are waiting for me. Let me have my tea break. What about you?
Monday, July 26, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Snapshots from hell-Book review
On a casual chat with Swathi,I came across a book called "Snapshots from hell"...She told it was a great read and also added it is all about MBA.I being a victim of CAT fiasco always fall prey to anything related to MBA and IIM's.Books authored by IIT and IIM students always makes me to grab one..The very same week I got the book "Snapshots from hell" authored by "Peter Robinson" and I assure all I had was a delicious read.
Peter Robinson is an MBA graduate from Stanford University. In this book he explains about his experience in Stanford University .He worked as a speechwriter in Reagan's government and then decided to opt for his MBA at Stanford.
He coins a term called "Poets" and people with literature and not so from Math background fall into the category. Peter enters Stanford with lots of expectations like others.What he witnessed was totally a different thing...The poets including him found it hard to cope with MATH papers and to add fury the case studies seemed to be an alien.
I understand the first year is very important when it comes to MBA,where you get an opportunity to work on case studies and work hard like never before.You are totally dumped with assignments, presentations ,case studies et al and you hardly get time for your personal work or for recreation. Peter also witnessed the same thing. The first year students were working very hard solving cases, clearing exams and many more. Sometimes these monotony created a frustration but then the life at B school moves on the same way.
Poets found it very hard to cope MATH related papers. They devoted extra hours to crack the same. Finally arrived the winter and summer placements where people hopped for their jobs. At the end of their course all of them managed to come out with a job, so did Peter.
Recession hits the market and the MBA's lose their jobs. Some managed to sustain their job. Some were fired and entered into job hopping .Peter was also pushed away from his job.Finally he gets back into writing, but this times he writes on all topics(Thanks to Stanford from where he gained a rich experience and which moulded him to write on business topics as well).
I loved the ending in the book, it goes this way "Business schools are definitely not heaven but they teach you things and gives ya confidence to shatter obstacles to survive".(It is just a rough summary forgot the exact words from the book)
Some pages contains case studies and MBA related topics. But during your read you can skim those(I did it).It was a nice read. You get to know a lot about Stanford and MBA. Do try your hand on this book and let me know your views as well.
Currently reading "Fine balance" not sure when I will complete, once done I will be back with my review :)
Adieu amigos
Peter Robinson is an MBA graduate from Stanford University. In this book he explains about his experience in Stanford University .He worked as a speechwriter in Reagan's government and then decided to opt for his MBA at Stanford.
He coins a term called "Poets" and people with literature and not so from Math background fall into the category. Peter enters Stanford with lots of expectations like others.What he witnessed was totally a different thing...The poets including him found it hard to cope with MATH papers and to add fury the case studies seemed to be an alien.
I understand the first year is very important when it comes to MBA,where you get an opportunity to work on case studies and work hard like never before.You are totally dumped with assignments, presentations ,case studies et al and you hardly get time for your personal work or for recreation. Peter also witnessed the same thing. The first year students were working very hard solving cases, clearing exams and many more. Sometimes these monotony created a frustration but then the life at B school moves on the same way.
Poets found it very hard to cope MATH related papers. They devoted extra hours to crack the same. Finally arrived the winter and summer placements where people hopped for their jobs. At the end of their course all of them managed to come out with a job, so did Peter.
Recession hits the market and the MBA's lose their jobs. Some managed to sustain their job. Some were fired and entered into job hopping .Peter was also pushed away from his job.Finally he gets back into writing, but this times he writes on all topics(Thanks to Stanford from where he gained a rich experience and which moulded him to write on business topics as well).
I loved the ending in the book, it goes this way "Business schools are definitely not heaven but they teach you things and gives ya confidence to shatter obstacles to survive".(It is just a rough summary forgot the exact words from the book)
Some pages contains case studies and MBA related topics. But during your read you can skim those(I did it).It was a nice read. You get to know a lot about Stanford and MBA. Do try your hand on this book and let me know your views as well.
Currently reading "Fine balance" not sure when I will complete, once done I will be back with my review :)
Adieu amigos
Thursday, July 8, 2010
In the essence of solitude!
Yet another vain attempt for a poem :)
enlarge the image to read the poem :)
enlarge the image to read the poem :)
Friday, July 2, 2010
ramblings
Been away from this space for a week but it appears as if like an eon.As usual I have loads of ramblings and so I am ready to purge it out here.
1.There were days when I desperately prayed for a change.For the past few days I witness lotsa changes...People say "Change is always good" and I too hope for it.
2.These days I don't spend much on reading moi novels.I wanted to get back to my voracious reading.This week I wanted to finish "Snapshots from hell".Let's see.
3.Lovely people exists in this cosmos.Getting opportunity to meet such lovely\true hearted people these days.I have loads and loads to learn from them.Life is a learning process and so I am sure I will keep up the zeal of learning throughout in ma life.
4.These days I keep my mouth dumb.Whenever I get to see people discussing things,I keep my mouth shut.I don't speak for the topic or I don't speak against the topic.What happened to my senses.Have I gone numb?Wondering what is happening in me!
5.One of ma friend is travelling to Netherland on an onsite tenure.I am so happy for her.For all her talents I am sure she will scale great heights.Bon voyage Geets:)
thatz it,will ramble often.
1.There were days when I desperately prayed for a change.For the past few days I witness lotsa changes...People say "Change is always good" and I too hope for it.
2.These days I don't spend much on reading moi novels.I wanted to get back to my voracious reading.This week I wanted to finish "Snapshots from hell".Let's see.
3.Lovely people exists in this cosmos.Getting opportunity to meet such lovely\true hearted people these days.I have loads and loads to learn from them.Life is a learning process and so I am sure I will keep up the zeal of learning throughout in ma life.
4.These days I keep my mouth dumb.Whenever I get to see people discussing things,I keep my mouth shut.I don't speak for the topic or I don't speak against the topic.What happened to my senses.Have I gone numb?Wondering what is happening in me!
5.One of ma friend is travelling to Netherland on an onsite tenure.I am so happy for her.For all her talents I am sure she will scale great heights.Bon voyage Geets:)
thatz it,will ramble often.
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