Research, Indian food and chinese enterprise
Posted on 30. Nov, 2007 by dimaks in Life
I was actually asked by D if I wanted to have a lunch and so I said, “Ok, let’s go.. but I have checked inside the university already and all the shops are closeâ€Â, then D agreed to just head to this Indian restaurant “Jewel of Indiaâ€Â. That was around 1pm I guess and so the buffet is still in effect. Another labmate also joined us after deciding not to go down to Wendy’s because of the cold temperature. So there we took a table and started to take our food from the buffet table.
At the start of the meal, the first topic opened was about researches – things like how the professors treat their advisees at the course of their research work. So if you are curious, just imagine seeing notes in your powerpoint presentation handouts saying that what you did was just a junior high school analysis; those notes were written with misspelled words. Worst of it, you can’t get a decent advice but instead, loads of insults. Oh my! how would you go on with this kind of morale you are getting?
So we went on and mentioned about how the images of Indian restaurants differ while in the local and foreign lands. Because, I remembered, D told me that Indian restaurants in India does not look as good as they are here in Japan, in which S agreed by saying, “they have to go by the standards of Japan so that’s whyâ€Â. Then S jokingly added that Indians and Chinese will not mix well because they are both business oriented people. I don’t really know how true is this for the Indians, but as most people would agree, there is no question for the Chinese brethren. D added that while in China for a short-term training, there was this Indian guy who would bargain for the price of an item for almost 1/3rd of the original price. It reminded me of my hometown Cotabato City where my Maranao cousins try to sell their home made brass products for about 3 times of its original price. What we do is, since we know the drill, we usually ask for a bargain of 1/3rd of the set price, to get down to the item’s real cost.
The last thing was, S told us about one of his friends in Peru who realized that at the hinterlands of the country, Chinese products, particularly padlocks are rampantly being sold (Domination or spirit of enterprise? þ). And then added, “At least, these Indians in here are moving. If these happened to be Chinese, you would only see them standing by the cash register machine“.
Well, what we had were all seemingly a set of ramblings we keep tight while inside the research laboratory, where you get to be forced to adopt the environment of working in a very crowded room, plus the perks of irritating noise during every unscheduled chats by other students. We have to live by it in order to survive the penitence. Talk about conduciveness.
Anyway, here is what I ate for this lunch buffet and I realized around 2am in the morning that I did not have my dinner. Those Nan breads plus sumptuous chicken curry, potato and veges made me through the night without realizing my dinner time.
And yes, this is my second plate, hehe. I just got curious of the dessert – Sotanghon with coconut milk. In fairness, it tastes good. I might try it at home.
Now back to work dimaks!
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Dimaks is a part-time blogger born in Cotabato City, Southern Philippines. He loves a wide array of things: Martial arts, Scootering, Painting, Photography, Cooking and of course eating. Indulge with his blogging rounds!
K
Nov 30th, 2007
Anyrhing curry (malaysian) with the nan bread or rice – that’s the food I’d sit and enjoy.
sasha
Nov 30th, 2007
I love their bread but I’m not that crazy with curry
dimaks
Nov 30th, 2007
K,
same here but i really can’t take them consecutively. i mean, similar dishes with the same main theme of spices and all. and by the way, the cheese nan bread is so yummy especially when its fresh from the grill.
Sasha,
i think we also have this kind bread in the Philippines, usually in the Persian restaurants.
Wil
Dec 1st, 2007
Indian food is one of my favorite foods. I like the spinach dish, called aloo or something. Their deserts are also great, like the rice pudding.
Junior high school analysis? Ouch! Sounds like a tough university, my friend.
annamanila
Dec 1st, 2007
Sotanghon with coconut milk! So ginatang pancit? Hmmmm doable, a bi exotic. Paano kaya ang recipe?
I love indian food. Galing ng bread nila — nan, chapatti. Have you tried indian icecream? You should!
Anyway, I sympathize about the professors who do not criticize constructively. Hindi naman siguro lahat ganun.
dimaks
Dec 1st, 2007
Wil,
though i tried the aloo gobi and the taste was great, i am not that fan of spinach hehe. rice pudding? haven’t tried that one. i am gonna ask next time.
yes, that’s what they will say to your sleepless nights of tinkering with your research data. oh well, i heard tsukuba uni is known for that attitude of the profs.
annamanila,
ginataang pancit! yes that was it. the recipe will be rather simple i guess. boil the noodles and mix it with coconut milk, then add sugar or something – like honey? but i could be wrong hehe.
haven’t tried their ice cream
and i am not seeing them in the menu they offer.
di naman lahat ng profs ganun. may mga constructive naman
badoodles
Dec 1st, 2007
waw! kelan kaya ako makakatikim ng pagkaing may design? mukang masarap. sana amoy masarap din.
dimaks
Dec 1st, 2007
badoodles,
magpa-design ka nalang ke bebe mo, hehehe.
Jamuna
Jan 7th, 2008
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-Jamuna
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