Monday, April 25, 2005

Coffee Drinks for the essentialists

Brewed - traditional American-style coffee, percolated, steeped, dripped, or pressed.
Espresso - pressure-brewed one cup at a time through 2oz of ultra-fine grounds.
Cappuccino - espresso, hot milk & froth in equal parts (sometimes sugar added).
Caffe Latte - espresso, hot milk & froth (milk in greater proportion than coffee).
Caffe Mocha - espresso, chocolate & hot milk in equal parts (sometimes whipped cream on top).
Café au Lait (or Café con Leche) - brewed coffee & warmed or steamed milk (milk in greater proportion than coffee).
Demitasse - a small cup the size of a single espresso drink.
Mocha Latte - espresso, chocolate, hot milk & froth in equal parts.
Lungo - normal espresso, but with 4oz of grounds (called an extended espresso).
Double - double water and double grounds - two drinks-worth in one cup.
Con Panna - espresso with dollop of whipped cream.
Espresso Macchiato - espresso with a "stain" of milk.
Latte Macchiato - milk with a "stain" of espresso.
Espresso Granita - espresso frozen, then crushed & topped with whipped cream.
Granita Latte - espresso, milk & sugar; stirred and frozen, then crushed & topped with whipped cream.

* Rule of Thumb - "Café" drinks are generally American-style brewed drinks, while "Caffe" drinks are espresso-based.

(c)1998 R. David Schaefer

Oath of Knighthood

A knight is sworn to valor
His heart knows only virtue
His blade defends the helpless
His might upholds the weak
His words speaks only truth
His wrath undoes the wicked

Sunday, April 24, 2005


I can't decide whether the caption should be : "Stupidity at work" or "Stupid people going to work" ... well, you get the message

What is wrong with this group? Ans: They are related to a stupid driver - I think his brain took the day off as it was Sunday .. He stopped on the left lane of a three-lane road looking to see where he needs to be, with total fucking disregard to other cars ...

This driver is a fucking idiot - she took probably a full brain cycle to decide that she should be turning right ... It doesn't help when her brain cycle is slower than the rate of the turning of her steering wheel ...

The height is human decadence ... this is an SL55 - you can't do too wrong with it. Why can I be as decadent?

Weapons against overflowing shits ...

Ayamas Drummettes ...

Welcome to the Alamanda ... We now know that stupidity is contagious. The Alamanda being so close to Putrajaya (aka .. Central of Stupidity), the practices are just as stupid. Take the parking for example, the cones to the left of the screen is blocking the entrance to the parking area, we are instead shepherded into the exit side. The whole process takes : 8 red-and-white cones, and 13 bumiputras. Kudos to the effort to maintain the employment rate ...

Look at those mugshots - one would think that it's the FBI's Most Wanted ... But, alas, it's just the list of suspended members in this golf club ...