Did anyone try this?

This is one of the interesting emails I got recently.



'GALLE: The Fortress Sri Lanka, an award winning luxury resort in Galle has created the most expensive dessert in the world. Priced at $14,500 ‘The Fortress Stilt Fisherman Indulgence’ is an effort by the resort’s culinary team to create a one of a kind dessert that is intrinsically linked with the destination, offering both long lasting memories and a keepsake of the experience.

Available on special request, the dessert’s inspiration comes from the resort’s logo of the ‘stilt fisherman’, a centuries old fishing practice that can still be seen along the country’s coastline even today.

A combination of a gold leaf Italian kasata, flavoured with Irish cream and served with a mango and pomegranate compote and a bubbly-based sabayon enlighten, forms the mouthwatering base of this delicious desert, however, the finishing touch is the 80-carat aquamarine stone nestled on the handmade chocolate stilt fisherman.

Legend has it that an aquamarine has the power to calm, sooth and heal. Its blue colour is often reflective of the ocean and the life giving properties of water and has been used over the years by sailors and fishermen for protection and luck.

It also has a soothing effect on relationships and is said to endow the owner with foresight, courage and happiness, the recipe for a long and happy marriage and the perfect gift for those looking to surprise their loved one. '

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How many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky?

'The fact that its popularity has not greatly diminished over time can perhaps be attributed to the fact that while the song asks these questions, it does not refer specifically to any particular political event.' I'm talking about the song "Blowing in the wind" by Bob Dylan.

'In 1975, the song was included as poetry in a new high school English textbook in Sri Lanka. The textbook caused controversy because it replaced Shakespeare's work with Dylan's.'

My point is how can you compare Shakespeare’s work with Dylan’s? I’m confused. I mean its two diverse scenarios. But when I was schooling I choose to study literature because of these poems (or songs or whatever you want to call it) like ‘Blowing in the wind’ and ‘Eleanor Rigby’, but not because of ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?’
I’m not saying that I don’t like Shakespeare’s work. But that’s how I felt about it at that time.

Poems of a web designer

roses are #FF0000
violets are #0000FF
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Fair warning...

"Put the world on notice. It's unlikely that you'll actually see anyone overtly change their behavior lest they be blogged, but you'll certainly shake up a paranoid few."

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A hot , violent wind....Maserati Khamsin

Some time back I’ve got an invitation from a friend, to attend for a rally that was organized by Italian car owners club of Sri Lanka. So I went to ‘Katu’ equipped with my camera hoping to capture some Italian beauties. When I was rolled in, there were several cars; most of them were Alfa Romeo s. But the main attraction was this Maserati Khamsin. It was a real beauty, parked along with several Fiats, Alfa Romeos and of course with Aravinda’s Ferrari.

After came home I started surfing to find more about this Beauty. The facts I found out was amazing.

The Maserati Khamsin (named after the Khamsin, a hot, violent wind in the Egyptian desert) was a sports car introduced in 1974 by Italian automaker Meserati.

SPECIFICATIONS
Engine Type: V-eight, Capacity: 4930cc, Power: 320bhp at 550rpm, Transmission: 5 speed manual, Top Speed: 153 mph (246 kmph).

Production of the Khamsin ended in 1980. There were only 421 cars were manufactured.
Yeh…there were only 421 cars.
WOW…. There’s a one in Sri Lanka and I got a chance to capture some photographs of it!

To all the lefty’s out there….

While I was surfing the internet last night, just came across this list of famous left handers. Being a lefty by my self it was kinda interesting to see all of these famous names. (Including Paul McCartney)

“Left-handed people play guitar or electric bass in one of three ways: (1) play a right-handed guitar right-handed, (2) play a true left-handed instrument (or a right-handed instrument that has been altered to play left-handed, i.e. with the bass strings on top), or (3) turn a right-handed guitar upside down, pick with the left hand, but leave the strings as they were — which makes them reversed from the normal order for a left-handed player.”

But mine it’s a different story. For some reason even though I’m a left hander, I play right handed guitar right handed. Hmm…wonder why…!