Thursday, January 27, 2011

On a cold day I'm reminded of...

... a warm duvet
... a mug of hot chocolate
... Home Alone (the movie)
... Serendipity (the movie)
... snuggling in with a book
... Hot toast with melting butter and an omellete
... Poha/Upma at Buddha's Paradise (a cafe in Koregaon Park, Pune, Maharashtra)
... Buttered toast and Anda Bhurji at Vohuman's Cafe (a cafe near Pune Station, Maharashtra)
... a hot bowl of Maggi
... Luchi-aloo'r dom (A standard Bengali breakfast delicacy)
... a big English breakfast
... Aloo paratha (Indian fried flat bread stuffed with mashed potato - spicy or otherwise) at Shashi's (a small eatery in Majitar, Sikkim)
... roaming about dressed like Feluda (a detective created by Satyajit Ray) in a Kurta-pyjama with a shawl draped over and the sleeves rolled up
... watching a Ray classic
 
 
It's uncharacteristically cold today in London, not the sort which would chill you the bones but the sort which would make you vote for a lie-in than a walk to work. Sadly, that is an option not many can exercise. So here I am reminiscing the days the when I could enjoy a leisurely cold day.

13 comments:

Phoenix said...

Awwww now i miss home!! because winters reminds me of snuggling deeper into my silk blanker on my queen sized bed, ma yelling me to get up, semester exams in JU,sitting in the sun,wearing coloured socks,book fair and so much more!!

A said...

Paul A. Young on Threadneedle street, London has the perfect thing to go with cold weather. By far the most divine hot chocolate I have ever tasted! Came across your blog, quite randomly! Nice posts. I also think parathas from Chaitanya, Pune should make the list :-)

Sam said...

@phoenix: ah well... home has its own charm now, doesn't it? :)

@madhuri: Now ain't we glad your path brought you across my blog.
a. you reminded me of chaitanya. their parathas are honestly to die for. Did I mention the anda bhurji, bun maska and tea at Pune station at odd hours of the night?
b. You just told me of a place to visit in London :) Will check it out sometime soon.

Sh@s said...

Nice list. I hope the weather has improved there by now.

Unknown said...

Well, it's all about the cold days here in the U.K isn't it :-( Hope we have a better summer next year!

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teesta said...

hii..came across ur blog as i was searching somthing related to TIME STOPS AT SHAMLI. u wrote that article too and the explanation needs a cheer. i personally am a fan of ruskin bond and i admired ur writing. neway.. related to this must say it makes one feel quite nostalgic ; more when we live abroad and being a bengali too i can relate more with luchi alur dom, satyajit ray novels, book fair and maidan. wish we could go back to those days.

Sam said...

@teesta : Am glad you liked it. Unfortunately, this blog is about to go offline. I occasionally bog now at theotherbong.weebly.com.
Cheers!

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