An easy recipe for whipped potatoes, and then the story of potatoes. I had no idea how easy it is to make whipped potatoes! Peel and cut, say 6 potatoes, put them in cold water, cover the lid and boil.After the water is boiled, remove the lid and continue boiling for about 15 mins or …
The first in a series of posts about Dusseldorf Rhein promenade The Rhine Promenade is really what I love the best about Düsseldorf. A stroll along the Promenade on a weekend or even a weekday evening, is probably the best introduction to life in Düsseldorf. A favourite hangout for locals as well as tourists, the …
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the ones I should, and the wisdom to know the difference” These were the opening lines of the music CD i was playing at work today. My neighbour at work keeps me well supplied with good music, but I …
I just got back from one week of training ( yes, I din’t have to work at all this week!!). It was my first truly cross-European experience, as the training had representatives from almost all the European countries. Add to it the fact the faculty who taught the course was comprised of an American, a …
Apart from the incessant pacing that I went through for three very long hours between the time Srijith left his hotel and got to the airport in Denver (yeah yeah – i know I am a worrywart, but I couldn’t reach him on his mobile and all the satellite cams of Denver showed a very …
“I have been a queer mixture of the East and West, out of place everywhere, at homenowhere..I cannot be of the [West]. But in my own country, also, sometimes, I have an exile’s feeling” – Jawaharlal Nehru.
Here is an interesting speech by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of IMF. The speech is insightful, giving a comprehensive look on the global economic outlook and outlining some key issues. But I couldn’t help but notice this:“It is no longer news that the world economy performed very well in 2004, with possibly the highest …
Just got back from a gals’ night out. Well, with Srijith in Denver, I had nothing much to do, so I actually got together some friends and had a great time! We tried out one of the eateries, Cubanitos, that was recommended by one of my colleagues – and it was one of the best …
Came across this rather interesting article, Blogging Beyond the Men’s Club which says that the blogosphere is dominated by white males. “Does the blogosphere have a diversity problem? Viewed one way, the issue seems a bit absurd. These self-generated personal Web sites are supposed to be the ultimate grass-roots phenomenon…So why, when millions of blogs …
India is “mostly unfree” in the 2005 Economic Freedom Index, published by the The Wall Stree Journal and The Heritage Foundation. Categorised into four – Free, mostly free, mostly unfree and repressed, India ranks a rather sad 118 of the 161 featured countries. Here their take on India’s economic freedom:“The results of the May 2004 …