1. You can work when you want to even if it's a Sunday.
2. You need not work if you don't want to even if it's the middle of the week.
3. You can chuck work and go out with friends on-demand.
4. You can sleep in the middle of the afternoon when you get tired (I love this point).
5. You can keep munching and eating without colleagues giving those lusty stares at you packet of chips.
6. You can listen to blaring music without people around giving you angry glares.
7. You can bite off a client's head, without worrying that your head will be bitten-off by the boss.
8. Creative freedom (most important).
9. You can take as many breaks as you want without the boss looking at his/her watch.
10. You are rich rich rich since all the profit is for yourself.
I guess everyone should start working for themselves, whether it's freelancing, or starting your own business. I slightly, only so slightly, miss the hustle-bustle of a regular office, but nothing I can't overcome. :)
I went for a visit to the much-hyped AutoExpo 2010 yesterday. But sadly, the management was so bad that it just marred the whole experience of gazing at those four-legged beauties.
Yesterday was supposed to be an exclusively media day. But the general public had also got in somehow. That's not the problem. The problem was the way Delhites were behaving. Women were asking specifically for those carry-bags which the PRs were giving out to the media with the press release. Oh no! These women didnt want any information about the cars...they just wanted a glossy carry-bag.
Lovers were standing in front of the cars and getting their photo clicked as if they had come to some tourist destination. School kids were running around here and there. In short, it was a total chaos. I am not judging anybody, but I hope that Delhites learn to be more sophisticated soon, especially as we are going to be the hosts for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
Apart from the hullabaloo, the cars were awesome! Especially the Jaguar XJ, Audi R8, and most of the Mercedes models. It is worth going to the expo to see these beauties live even if you can't afford them.
Well well...I have come back from my first official wine tasting event. And I can't think straight.
Brane-Cantenac has introduced a range of eight wines (from 2000-2007) which will be distributed by Brindco Ltd. The setting was elegant and luxurious in the Ballroom at Oberoi Hotel. Five wine glasses were placed before me with tags indicating the year of the wine.
I was pretty nervous before starting the wine tasting because of two things: since it was my first time, I didnt know how my body and brain would react to the liquor and again since it was my first time, I didnt know how I was supposed to judge these wines! A fellow journalist explained very politely to me that the aroma and 'fullness' of the wine determines how good a wine is. Now how am I supposed to know how 'full' a wine is?
Well, the tasting started. Mr Henri Lurton, owner of the brand, started with a history of the brand, his involvement in it and then took us through a 'guided' tasting. We started with 2007. I bravely took a sip...and I didnt like it. Not to say that the wine was bad. It was exceptional according to others.
Even though I didnt like the taste, I managed to swallow my dislike and taste the other wines (after all, I didnt want to look foolish in front of all those sophisticated people). Soon, I could feel myself getting disoriented. I quickly snatched the breads and the cheese available at the table and gulped it down, feeling some relief course down my body.
Then I again set to the task of tasting other remaining wines. Tasting eight wines at a time is no joke!
Even though I still dont understand the nuances of wine tasting, I am glad I went for this event. At least I know what to expect next time. And whatever it was, I definitely learned how to taste a wine. Yes, there is actually a technique to it! First bring the glass to your nose, move it right to left and smell it, then shake the glass vigourously, then again smell it the same way, and then take a small elegant sip.
I don't know how smelling and shaking helps, but at least you guys wont be as ignorant as me when you go for your wine tasting events. Hope I have helped somewhat.
All said and done, wine making, tasting and drinking is an art in itself. For those who dont know, wine is made from grapes. Even the kind of soil the grape is grown in makes a difference in the taste of the wine. Other factors which determine the taste is the time period for which the wine has been stored,the temperature at which the grapes have been fermented. I would love to go again the next time to learn more about it.
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