Posted by: Jolvin on: September 10, 2009
The Wikipedia states an Ale to be “Ale is a type of beer brewed from malted barley using a top-fermenting brewers’ yeast. This yeast ferments the beer quickly, giving it a sweet, full bodied and fruity taste. Most ales contain hops, which impart a bitter herbal flavour that helps to balance the sweetness of the [...]
Posted by: Jolvin on: August 28, 2009
Some banner designers have a novel way of ensuring their business suffers. Look at the banner of the Congress Party above.
What do you see?
Struggling are you?
Well for one it has a welcome address in all the top 5 languages spoken in the city of Mumbai.
Two, it has the top brass of the Congress across India [...]
Posted by: Jolvin on: December 1, 2008
Someone took moral responsibility
Someone listened to his conscience
Someone was put under pressure
They all quit
I wonder who will clean up the mess – or will that person quit too?
Posted by: Jolvin on: November 29, 2008
It’s finally over.
Nearly 60 hours of an ordeal that will go down in the history of our country as one of the most trying. A monument left in shambles, more than 160 casualties, close to 400 injured, souls scarred.
As I watched the last encounter taking place glued to my television mixed emotions prevailed, happiness that [...]
Posted by: Jolvin on: September 2, 2008
Not always does Mutterings that Matter get an award…and I think sometimes those who say awards don’t matter to them are really lying through their teeth. Awards are required to know how accepted you are – much like feedback, except that one that a token to take home, while the latter basically has a thought [...]
Posted by: Jolvin on: July 21, 2008
Was in three of my favourite cities lately – Philadelphia, Boston, and New York (In no particular order of preference just sequence of stay) all by myself. One of those rare occassions when I had no colleagues or friends and more importantly loved ones for company. Sometimes being a social animal takes a different meaning [...]
Posted by: Jolvin on: July 12, 2008
I’m amazed how my ‘imminent’ death has gathered so much attention…
For one I am staying at the Historic District in Philadelphia – The most important place in American History. Besides after all my cribbing on the view from my window, I walked around the hotel today and realised that it’s the view of the Christ Church cemetary where four [...]
Posted by: Jolvin on: July 10, 2008
First got exposed to their culture when I heard about the book ‘Nuts’ and the revolution they had when they changed the face of American aviation with their low cost fares. In all the trips so far I didn’t get a chance to fly them till this time. Some call them the bus service some call [...]
Posted by: Jolvin on: June 30, 2008
I keep telling myself I’ll retire by so and so age. So do most of my friends. The previous generation’s concept of retiring at 58 doesn’t seem to be the norm anymore. People want to retire early and live a life of serenity or whatever that means. Or do charity like someone is doing today.
After spending [...]
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