The things we eat.

True to my very Bengali nature I believe in good food. I worship good food. And I (often) talk a lot about good food.

Let me mention that this sudden passion to put in black and white my true love for food was brought on by the truly splendid "tundai kebabs". Thanks to Ashank and his good taste in all that is good food!

Of course this was preceded by three days in Goa; pretty much a non-vegetarian's paradise. Such sea food is not to be had anywhere else. Grilled pomfrets with french fries, roasted red snappers with fresh salads, crispy calamari, pan fried prawns, beef curries, pork vindaloos (a tad hot that one!) and such other joys at every corner!

Of course there's that list that we were making the other day: luchi and aaloor dum (or shada torkari), a very very very red and the very very spicy crab curry, biryani, mutton resala, aaloo posto, postor boda, well all things posto actually. The malpoa that thamma makes. The cheesy omlettes ma makes. The maggi with eggs that I make. The chicken pakoras from home of which I can't have enough. Koraishutir kochuri. Iilish, keema samosa...ah yes keema samosa. Mint with chocolate chip ice cream. Sayantani's Peach Melba. Brownies from Nahom's, Dolly's Tea.

Then there are those things which I would never love but some get teary eyed about: lauki, ripe jackfruit, banana chips, kochu, pumpmkin and basically all the leafy stuff.

For future reference, the key to my heart is a hearty meal consisting of any (or all) of the above. Which is why I love my mom!

That dishonest and That stupid.

So we have encountered both: the utterly buffoon-like and impossible thief.

The one who cannot just do one reasonably sensible thing; the one who looks at his watch with a cup of tea in his hand, the one who cuts the branch that he is sitting on, the one who cant add two to two and the like...
We have also seen (or heard of) that soulless dishonest man! The constantly lying, cheating dog, without a bottom line of integrity?
Now, think of a person with BOTH these attributes! To be that dishonest and that stupid would be deadly. No I mean DEADly!!! Like something that is worthy of or brings on death!

I have heard people say that its the stubborn fool that is the scariest (or the gullible and passionate young man). But no. This combination of the idiot with the cheat has to take the cake. They are capable of doing most harm to themselves and even more frighteningly to others. They could rob a bank and put the money in their own bank account, they could shop lift a scarf and put it around your neck in the shop itself, they could well, lets just say they could do a lot of harm.

So watch your backs! I have a feeling, one is lurking around the corner!