Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Sour Note

Let me just say this – it is very easy to travel in cars and think that everyone else on the road - in a rick, on a cycle, in a bus, inside a pothole, outside a pothole, in perambulatory mode, is a nuisance. It is very easy to make goddamn cracks when someone gets pelted with stones. It is very easy to joke about someone who has to ward off strange advances from people a little too eager to give you a lift. It is very easy to sit in your car and say, ‘Oh..why are you walking? Why don’t you just rick it? Or just buy a car? Why don’t you do that?’

Well, here’s why. Because I have legs. Because the road is not just for people on wheels. Because I have the goddamn right to walk to wherever I want to whenever I want to. Because this is a free world. Because to walk home and not be accosted is a perfectly reasonable expectation. Because if I do get accosted, it is a violation, and I do not see the humor in that situation. Because walking someplace is a choice. Because when I decide to walk home, I am not, I repeat – I AM NOT, asking for it.

I hate everyone.

Oh..and on another note. Here is a very interesting way to give a creamy, flavorful texture to your omelets. Take two spoons of garlic-pepper cheesespread and add them to your eggs while beating them briskly. To be had with scalding beverage in the balcony overlooking the pool.

6 comments:

Dadoji said...

Boy, someone sure is having mood swings. The perfect cure is a swig. On a more serious note, I agree. Some people need to be told right off.

A good french omlette is made creamy by adding a dash of milk or so Danielle taught me.

Balcony overlooking pool sounds wonnerful. My favourite balcony is hidden behind a tree and overlooks a garden. Sadly, it is my balcony but I will never get to stay there again.

Ameet said...

I second the milk-in-omlette suggestion. Also, here's a great way to make fluffy scrambles. Heat 1/4 cup of milk in the pan. Add eggs. Stir. Season with salt & pepper. Enjoy with buttered toast. The eggs turn out deliciously fluffy. You can dry them out, or leave them soggy.

Ameet said...

Did I say 1/4 cup? I meant 1/2 cup. Sorry.

Mukta Raut said...

Hi

Yep..thats true - adding a little milk helps the texture.

Hey ameet,

that scrambled egg recipe sounds really neat! Can't wait to try it!

doubtinggaurav said...

Why do you hate me ?

Mukta Raut said...

hi gaurav

i dont hate you. i'll give you a toffee and a balloon! how does that sound?

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