bit masala http://bitmasala.com/blog personal bits and ramblings Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:37:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The sock http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/08/28/the-sock-2 http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/08/28/the-sock-2#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:37:19 +0000 daniel http://bitmasala.com/blog/?p=300

“Screw the french press, we’ve got the sock”

Vintage style advertisement for coffee of the Ya Kun Kaya Coffeehouse chain in Singapore.

The ‘sock‘ refers to the brewing style where a sock-like filter is used

Southeast asian style coffe (Kopi) is one of my favourite beverages. I love the rich flavour of this coffee usually served with condensed milk.

Add some kaya toast, and my breakfast is perfect :)

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picture taken by Cristiana Ranchi from Trieste

Cristiana Ranchi

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A fruit to love or to hate, nothing in between.

One thing is sure, its smell is too much for many…

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Volcano Bromo on Eastern Java, Indonesia

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Bhojnalay

]]> http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/06/13/bhojnalay/feed 0 Vadavadavadai or manamanamana http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/03/30/vadavadavadai-or-manamana http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/03/30/vadavadavadai-or-manamana#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:42:31 +0000 daniel http://bitmasala.com/blog/?p=237 In only 2 weeks we are beginning our next journey, starting in Delhi.
As a teaser one more audio recording from the last trip: various noise and sounds on an indian train, including a vadai seller advertising his merchandise:
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Can you hear the similarity with this one? ;)


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[See post to watch Flash video] ]]> http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/03/30/vadavadavadai-or-manamana/feed 1 Chapati, puri masala, bhel http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/01/14/chapati-puri-masala-bhel http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/01/14/chapati-puri-masala-bhel#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:39:01 +0000 daniel http://bitmasala.com/blog/?p=206 Did you catch that indian train with an empty stomach, and now you feel like starving? Don’t worry, snack and drink sellers will pass by almost all the time:
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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]]> http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/01/13/shock/feed 0 Kerala 2009 Route http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/01/13/kerala-2009-route http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/01/13/kerala-2009-route#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:09:43 +0000 daniel http://bitmasala.com/blog/?p=198

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[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
After an advertisement jingle, the announcement is made in three languages: first in Malayalam (the official language of the state of Kerala), then in Hindi, and finally in English.

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