1 June
2015
31 May
2015
From the bartender’s corner – Cary Grant
31 May
2015
Musical evening…
Awesome evening of Meeraj-e-Ghazal. Some unforgettable words from the poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz. One of the most renowned Urdu poets, he was considered four times for the Nobel Prize. Perfect rendition by Asha Bhonsle (and Ghulam Ali)
“Be-piya hoon ke, agar lutf karo, aakhir-e-shab
Sheesha-e-mai mein dhaley subah ke aaghaaz ka rang
Yun fazaa mehaki ke badla mere humraaz ka rang
Yun sajaa chaand ke jhalka tere andaaz ka rang”
Again, this has mix of words from Hindi and Urdu – none of which is my mother tongue. But here is a shot at a translation…
I have stayed off my drinks this evening. But if it pleases you, at the end of this night
The lovely colors of the early dawn will pour into this goblet of wine
The fragrance of the bloom is spreading as if you (my lover) have changed your colors
The moon is shining in its resplendence as if your style sparkled off it
31 May
2015
From the bartender’s corner – Bull Dog Cooler
30 May
2015
15 mile run today – with very different end results :-)
30 May
2015
Superfluous adjectives
30 May
2015
Oh! My Word!!
27 May
2015
What was that again?
Here is an interesting piece of news that should make all oenophiles in the world throw up – apparently, good wine tastes like koala bear urine. You can read about it here: http://io9.com/good-wine-tastes-more-like-koala-urine-than-youd-think-1706588545
Who in this world sits in their lab and conjures up these experiments? Did somebody go – “I know. Here is a discovery idea that will revolutionize the world. I am going to taste all animal urine and see which one tastes most like wine!!”
And who funds these kind of experiments?
Can’t wait till Wine Spectator puts its rating on the new errrr… “Pee”no Grigio??? 🙂
25 May
2015
Did you know John Nash Jr. died?
25 May
2015