LETZ GET DRUNK

Alcohol comes in various colors and flavors. Although it lifts the spirits of millions around the world, the reason that alcohol has vividly become a part of people’s life is socializing. Increasingly alcohol has become a way for people to communicate both on a personal as well as business level. We have a variety of options when it comes to drinks that involve beer, vodka, brandy, whiskey, rum, tequila etc.. Beer is the most sold alcoholic drink in the world, a drink for every season a chilled beer always puts you at ease. Beer also has various types like draught, lager, black etc.. With a percentage of alcohol of about 4% - 10% beer is the ideal drink for casual outing with friends.

            Next comes the wine, made from grapes this drink has 2 genre’s that include white and red wine. Depending on the vineyard and the ageing wines can scream rates that soar up to thousands of dollars. Wine tasting is a talent and to choose exquisite ones you need to learn the trade from masters. 

Another expensive liquor to that joins the league of wines is champagne, with around 12% - 16% of alcohol this is the ideal drink for any celebration. Champagne and strawberries are well known to go together to spice up the occasion with that special someone in bed. Alcohol has an immense influence on romance in different cultures around the world. In short a drunk girl is easier to get laid than a sober one.

            Now is the time for some serious drinking with liquor’s that actually makes you think “what the fuck did I do last night”. First on the list is Vodka, Russian by origin vodka comes in different flavors that will get you the buzz in a shot. Originally made to heat up the body in the cold Russian weather, Vodka quickly caught up with world and has turned out to be a drink favored by the ladies due to varied flavors. Usually had as shots Vodka goes well with other soft drinks also, a famous vodka drink is the Vodka martini which is 007 likes shaken not stirred.

            Next in the list is Brandy, European by origin brandy was a drink for Dutch winter, flavored either in grape or apple. The word brandy is of Dutch origin with means ‘burnt wine’. Cognac is another type of brandy which is from the cognac region of France double distilled using pot stills. Brandy usually contains 35%-60% alcohol and has different labeling to boast it type like V.S.O.P, V.S, and X.O etc…

            Another smasher in this genre is the Rum, made from fermented molasses it has a sweet taste to it and gives you an instant high. Rum became a hit when travelers from Europe started carrying it on their expeditions around the world. Preferred by pirates rum has set people on sail around the world.

            Now for the gentleman’s drink, Whiskey has been a part of royalty and lifestyle for centuries. A very famous version of this drink is the Scotch, made in Scotland and initially exclusive only to royalty, this drink has now hit the world like a storm. A late kicker, this drink should not be underestimated as it hits quite slow, but once it hits you, rest is history. Another interesting flavor of whiskey is the bourbon; this whiskey has the hint of bourbon taste that adds to flavor of whiskey quite well. Bourbon’s like Jack Daniels & Jim Bean are famous for its flavors world over.

            Next comes the KILLER.. With an interesting percentage of 80% - 90%; ABSYNTH is the drink with the highest percentage of alcohol in the world. Excessive consumption of this drink is known to fatal and has killed people also. Also known as the Green Fairy, every bar that serves this drink carries a seal, every time you have a shot of it you get a seal on your hand. A maximum of 2 seals are allowed for a person, which translates to 2 drinks per person. If you can last those 2 shots you are either brain dead or passed out. The ultimate knock out drink this is one fairy that you don’t want to mess with.

            So be a responsible drinker, i.e respond to everyone when you drink in a group, and don’t drink and drive coz your dads gonna whop your ass when he finds out what happened to the car.

-MAHEEN

2010 - Year roundup

January 2010
Eleven months for my exam, and then two months till the results come. Two months, that’s sixty days of absolute unrestricted freedom. Now, that’ll be the time of my life. I’m going to forget all this work, studies, classes, tension and reflect back on the past few years, and just do everything my mind feels. I haven’t had much rest, or time to sit back and relax with my mind at ease, ever since I joined for my course, i.e, ever since my school days were over. I’ll put my whole mind to the exams right now, with absolutely no distractions, and make up for it during the two months. Yes, what glorious two months they’ll be! I just can’t wait!

April 2010
God, it’s getting shittier by the day. The portions seem never ending, and so do the dreadful stories associated with how tough the exams are, and how they keep getting tougher every time. Its been three months of studying, and godknowswhere I stand. Anyway, there are the two months after exams. If only there was a time traveller. Travel, yes, that’ll be something I should do after the exams. Just pack my bags, switch off my mobile, and zoom! Two weeks, that’s fourteen days out of the two months for travel. Random places, random people. It’s going to be surreal..! And there are still so much more for me to catch up on! Books that I’ve kept pending for reading, movies, hmm maybe I’ll learn something new too, lets see, some musical instrument. Oh I forgot. I’ve got to hit the gym. No six pack, no big dreams, lets see if anything good can be done with my body, at least to reduce the bulging belly! And I’ve got to update my long-ignored blog.

July 2010
Now life’s getting better. Yes, there is studies, and it’s getting heavier by the day, but nothing can dampen my mood now. The whole world seems to be with me, the chirping birds, the soothing wind, the lovely songs on TV, what, even my stupid mobile hasn’t troubled me for some time. Nothing can go wrong! Now, if only the exams were over!

October 2010
Everything’s strange. I’m happy, yet sad. I’m tensed, yet not tensed. What’s happening to me! Why am i feeling quirky! This isn’t going like how I wanted it to be. Maybe I’m just going through the exam tension phase. Maybe that’s gotten into my head so much that I can’t think straight. Yes, has to be that. Just wait for the exams to get over, and it’ll be alright. Oh yes, I have the two months with me. Strange, been some time since I even thought about the two months. Hmmm.

January 2011
It’s the second of the two months, and it’s about less than ten days when the two months time would be over. Now that I look back upon it, it’s gone not at all like how I’d planned it to go. God, 2010 was some year. It gave me fun, joy, sadness, and most of all, it gave me hopes. Only to break it at the end. What a roller-coaster of a year that was! I had promised myself of no distractions till the exams got over, and I wonder if I’ve kept the promise. If only I had, maybe I wouldn’t actually be feeling how I am right now. The exams weren’t great, and the two months haven’t been great either. I’ve done nearly nothing that I had planned to do. The travel plans were abandoned, I’ve not managed to read any book recently, there are no blog posts, and I still haven’t joined the gym.

Guess it takes more than two months to repair a broken heart.

-SRINIVAS 

AKSHARA

Akshara is my dream. She is a dream of few others too... with a different name and maybe a different gender. For me it is my friend's unborn baby. Being a women is a wonderful feeling and carrying a baby for months is an awesome blessing. I find my friend blessed.

Now talking about Akshara, she visits my thoughts and dreams often. She is going to be my kid's elder sister, my first experience of being a mother like. I believe babies make life a million worth. They are God sent angels to complete our very own existence. Is is a feeling divine and will find ourselves closer to heaven. It is a wait with excitement and suspense. It is a fairy tale that comes true in a matter of time.

For many young generation couples, having babies is an option thought, planned and finally an executed task. Many have their own justifications and perspectives. With due respect, could i raise one simple question,
IS LOVE AN OPTION THAT IS THOUGHT, PLANNED AND EXECUTED LIKE A TASK?
Rest I leave it to you.

I would like to narrate a story known or maybe unknown.

A young boy was in love with a pretty girl. They made love to each other and the pretty girl became pregnant. Ooops! Abortion? Well, that was not the choice they made. They got married and raised the baby under difficult situations and harsh realities. Loving was difficult when hardships struck every now and then. The lovely angel grew up to know her parents' story and felt guilty about being born and having killed her parent's young dreams and ambitions.
She one day spoke to both her parents and apologised that she ever happened to them and at the wrong time, but her dad hugged her and told this,
"THAT WAS THE NIGHT I SAW YOUR MOTHER AND FELT THAT SHE WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN I HAVE EVER KNOWN. THAT WAS THE DAY I EXPRESSED ALL MY LOVE FOR HER. AND YOU ARE THE EXPRESSION OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT DAY. AND YOU ARE THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFT YOUR MOTHER GAVE ME."

Friends, abortion is option... will forever stay...
but, what would have been the case if your parents took this choice or decided to delay this expression of love?

Doctors told that I will never happen.... but here I am. I am sure they loved each other the most that day when I was happening. Lets not deny or delay the coming of angels and make our life a fairy tale which has ups and downs but definitely blessed. It is a wonderful feeling.

THIS IS HOW MY AMMA FEELS..... THIS IS HOW YOUR MOM FEELS... DO YOU DOUBT IT...? GO FIND OUT.

this is not just for women... but men too... A women should never say I AM PREGNANT, INSTEAD SHE SHOULD SAY WE ARE PREGNANT.

-ANNA

WOMEN - EPISODE -2

With Jerry it has been an eventful life. She knows how to make it interesting. She always tells me, “baby we are a balanced couple, we romance at the right time and when it gets boring we fight it out to love each other more.” Very true. She is one of the most ‘sensible females ‘I have ever met. But still she is a ‘female’; that smaller part of the previously mentioned label makes her think, speak and behave ‘Non sense’ sometimes.

I have been talking all negative about women till now. But today being the second day of this very New Year I would like to be honest to you. Women are not that bad too, as I have been portraying them. Frankly I have learnt a lot from them. How and what?

For that I will start with Jerry. She is a self motivated and a highly determined girl. She never gives up on anything which she has started and she wants to complete. Her determination is so strong that solutions come finding her. I have an incident to mention here. This happened when Jerry and I were just good friends.  Jerry joined one of the personality development workshops in which I was a volunteer. My intentions were mean. I wanted to increase the number of participants when I asked her to join. She did it for me, just the faith in my words. There she was a part of a group, who were given a task to make money without any revenue in their hand. Believe me at the end of the task which lasted around 4 hours this group had 800 bucks with them. Jerry carried this group to glory. She inspired the rest with her determination and hard work. They got a few roses from a shop and requested the shopkeeper that they would pay him in sometime. She sold these roses to the rich people around for five times the actual cost. And the rest continued this. Here she was a leader. She inspired and guided the rest without any personal intentions. That’s selflessness. Today by taking an example out of her I do the same and I realize life gets better following her.

It doesn’t get over here. At all the steps I have fumbled she was there to support me and inspire me. For a man it’s his good lady who understands him completely and for me it’s my Jerry. A life without her would be a disaster.

Ms X my senior at office; though very mean, is an interesting person. She is full of energy. She is a kind of person who can get double the output from a person he/she can deliver. Even the laziest of lasses in office who under her, work really hard. Forget about the men under her. They just have horror tales to narrate about their office. I always wonder how she does that. Still no clues about it. I wish if I could do the same with Ms Y and Ms Z.

Who doesn’t have stories to tell about his mom? I call her mummy. Mummy has always been besides me like a friend, to correct me, to listen to all what I said, to inspire me, to dress me up, to make me climb up in life and to what I’m today it is all her hard work. If I’m writing today, it’s because of her. She was my first source of encouragement.[Jerry surely helped me in restarting the long lost hobby]. She is one who can do anything for me and my happiness. It is so unconditional. I always think where she gets all this energy from. I cannot imagine pumping out so much of energy unconditionally. She can fight with the whole world for me. Alone! I have learnt to fight for right from her. I have learnt to love from her. I have learnt to be a human from her. When I’m in pain I just think how much my mother would have suffered giving me birth and then my pain would go off. I guess I’m getting very sentimental. But I think all would have similar stories about their mothers.

So girls thanks for being around because it is you who completes us (guys).

Tom