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CHAI CHAHAAT


I'M ABOUT TO ASK U A QUESTION ABOUT SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT IN MY LIFE....CHAI....i love tea or as we like to call it chai, OR CHA....in fact when i think of all my happy childhood memories chai was always around in some form or another, the kind look on my nani's face peering down at her when i asked her for the six trillionth time where we came from in the old country....my dad taking a huge gulp from his 4th morning cup in response to my fourth morning request for adequate money for clothes....my mum offering to bribe me for a mother-daughter chat by making a pot of heavy "desi" chai...with cooked milk, rather than it's weaker relative, the english cuppa....she was horrified when i converted from desi to english....she thought it was a sign of things to come...having friends and family over and always being asked to make tea for dinner parties of 35....well, i remember that fondly now, but as an over-intellecutal teenager, it was a gross waste of my talent and intellect...being put on CHAI DUTY...i tried to rebel, i was on coffee for a week, switched back, went for instant cappuccino, as part of my trendier capital perk (friends) lifestyle...switched back....green tea, great for ur skin and health....can't stand it....so it's not as if i wasn't open to new things, i gave them a fair chance, but nothing, NOTHING compares to my cuppa...I LOVE THEE, CUPPA....SO GO ON, GET UP AND MAKE URSELF A CUP, ask ur friends and family for one...and then come back and write ur comments.....
 

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Login to find out (July 21, 2005 at 7:55pm)
yep...Laila...clean and pure...i drink water all day long and see how pure and clean i am...he he he...

also if u drink sharaab...which isn't ideal if ur muslim...but say u do..then ur a sharaabi kebabi....u know who u r...Prince, sky and maybe even my favourite sheraz...i'm going with Aftab being a water drinker, just like me!
 
Login to find out (July 21, 2005 at 4:37am)
WHAT ABOUT IF YOU JUST LIKE TO DRINK HOT WATER,,,, DOES THAT MEAN YOUR CLEAR AND PURE??????
 
Login to find out (July 20, 2005 at 6:27pm)
dont know about other hot choc drinkers.. but i sure like to indulge!
 
Login to find out (July 20, 2005 at 4:14pm)
hmm...interesting comments.. i was thinking, maybe there is some psychology behind what we like to drink.....what do u think???

desi chai....u value ur culture strongly and want to associate with it on a daily basis....
cappuccino...u idealise the "friends" culture and want to keep starbucks in business...
strong black coffee....u like things loud, strong and able to kick ur b*** awake....
hot chocolate...u like to indulge in pleasure...

what do u all think???do i have something here?
 
Login to find out (July 20, 2005 at 11:00am)
i love my hot choc with plenty of whipped cream.. mmmm
 
Login to find out (July 20, 2005 at 6:58am)
I DON'T MIND COFFEE,,,,,, ONE OF MY MATES DRINKS BACK TEA WITH NO SUGAR AND BLACK COFFEE WITH NO SUGAR,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I CAN'T WORK OUT WHY HE JUST DOESN'T DRINK HOT WATER ON ITS OWN????????,,,,,,,,, I LOVE DESI CHAI,,,, MASALA TEA,,,,,,,,,,,, MMMMMMM I'M GETTING EXCITED,,,, LET ME GO DOWN THE INDIAN PUB AND MAKE THE CHEF MAKE ME SOME,,,,,,BACK IN HALF HOUR!!!
 
Login to find out (July 20, 2005 at 6:47am)
I DON'T LIKE FIZZY DRINKS,,,, I LOVE THE NATURAL JUICES INSTEAD???
 
Login to find out (July 20, 2005 at 4:23am)
i don't like caffinated drinks
 
Login to find out (July 20, 2005 at 3:55am)
FUN_NY I HOPE YOU DON'T WORK FOR TETLEY,,, PROMOTING TEA ON YOUR FIRST JOURNAL,,,, BUT WELCOME TO OUR SWEET LITTLE CREW!!!!
 
Login to find out (July 20, 2005 at 3:54am)
WELL I AM NOT THAT MODERN AS YOU GUYS,,,, I LOVE MY TEA,,, I HAVE ONE CUP I BEFORE I LEAVE FOR WORK INTHE MORNING AT 8.30PM,,, ONE IN THE OFFICE 9.10AM,,,,, ONE LATER ON 11.30AM AND ANOTHER 3AM AND WHEN I LEAVE THE OFFICE AND AM AT HOME AFTER DINNER I HAVE MY OWN DESI CHAI AT 9PM,,,,,,,,,, IN FACT THE CHAI THE MORNING MY AUNTY MAKES,,,, IN THE OFFICE MY SEXYRETARY MAKES AND THE EVENING ONES MY FRIENDS/NEIGHBOURS MAKE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, SO I AM IN CHAI PARADISE,,,,,,,,, BUT MY MUM HAS THIS NEW THING GOING WITH SOYA MILK AND LOVES MAKING TEA USING THAT WHICH TASTES SICK,,,,, SO WHEN I SEE MY PARENTS I ALWAYS MAKE SURE I HAVE A BOTTLE OF SEMI SKIMMED IN THE CAR,,,,,,,,,,,,,, SO SKY WHEN AM I COMING OVER TO YOUR HOUSE FOR CHAI??????
 
Login to find out (July 20, 2005 at 3:36am)
Can't beat a cup of strong filtered coffee in the morning..none of that instant rubbish..
 
Login to find out (July 19, 2005 at 7:12pm)
you should try coffee. it's much nicer. i love a cup of coffee first thing in the morning. really strong and sweet. two spoons of coffee and two of sugar. but not just any coffee. it has to be carte noire. mmmm. really smooth tasting. when i was living in damascus, i couldnt get hold of any carte noire so i had to get my sister to send me out a box of the big jars. when they ran out i learnt how to make turkish coffee, which is even nicer!!! but i do like a cup of tea in the afternoon during simpsons. but not just any tea. it has to be earl grey tho, no milk and one sugar. by the way, Missy, i make a damn good pan of indian chai. it's better than my mum's in fact.
 
Login to find out (July 19, 2005 at 5:39pm)
i hardly ever drink tea... maby 2-3 times in a year.... just dont see the big deal, i think people are just addicted.... and when i do drink it, i wait till its cold and then drink it....i know im wierd... got to admit, i like peshawers kava tho... (i think they call it green tea)