Tantu-jaal (Hindi) literally means a web of strings.
I'm a string theorist, i.e. a physicist who does research on string theory. The blog is not going to be mainly about theoretical physics though, but about my perceptions of the complex web that is the world around us - featuring science, music, food, cinema, literature and much else. And of course, about where I live - previously Bombay, now Pune.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Frog Porridge
The food in Kuala Lumpur is wonderful, as long as you remember that over here "air" means "water" and "susu" means "milk"... I also saw the following dish advertised -- but did not actually try it!
I was immediately reminded of the scene in 'Asterix in Britain', where the Englishwoman, with the pot poised over the cup, queries her husband (reading his tablet Times) about his preference. Remember that this was before the English started drinking tea. Had she been in Kuala Lampur, she'd presumably have asked, "A spot of susu in your hot air, luv?" :-)
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I was immediately reminded of the scene in 'Asterix in Britain', where the Englishwoman, with the pot poised over the cup, queries her husband (reading his tablet Times) about his preference. Remember that this was before the English started drinking tea. Had she been in Kuala Lampur, she'd presumably have asked, "A spot of susu in your hot air, luv?" :-)
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