Bizarre yet true Episode 3: The bloody good luck!
The second episode of the "Bizarre yet true" got a record-breaking response from my readers, especially from the abroad. Thanks a ton. Your love is motivating me to write the third installment after a bloody long gap.
Fate, fortune, destiny, luck and many such versions exist in the dictionary. How does the bloody good luck differ from them? The credit for the title goes to Mr. Ashwin Sanghi, a very popular Indian author, often said to be the Dan Brown of India. He calls bloody good luck to be the secret push when the fuel of good luck in life is exhausted.
My interpretation of the bloody good luck is somewhat similar but I feel it to be more ambiguous and uncertain. My readers, you may know it or not, my perspective of life has been, "Always expect the unexpected." Thus, for me, the bloody good luck is the best thing happening to oneself in the toughest times.
I hope my readers haven't forgotten the tastes of my blogging. Motivation is scarce and it is tougher to invest time in something so bizarre, a food blog. I am trying to write something fresh. After all, today is Christmas. Please enjoy.
The winds were harsh on my ears. I was feeling the chills. The atmosphere was salty and I was sleepy. Where was I? I was on a ship. A real Naval ship.
The Indian Navy had organized a 12 hour detox tour for the Naval employees and their families in the ships. On the occasion of Navy Day, it was a Saturday escape that is organized once every year.
What delighted me the most was the lunch they had served. It was called Naval Biryani. Cooked by the sailors of the ship. The spicy rice with peas and the chicken meat was served separately. There was boondi raita, beetroot pickle and gulab jamun.
The harsh winds of the sea within the national ocean borders were indeed cold and rough but that biryani was comforting. Normally, I don't prefer spicy food with heat that sustains on the back of the throat but that biryani reverberated the efforts of the sailors. It was spicy on the throat but it revitalized the heat in the joints of the body.
Biryani in the middle of the sea was special for me. A unique experience and a cherishable memory! Thank you, Mom and Indian Navy for the fabulous Saturday.
The Naval Biryani experience was the bloody good luck for me.
Shano Varuna! Jai Hind!
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