October 10, 2003
The Taste of Thunder!
On a random lunch excursion yesterday (Thursday), Brandon and I decided to try Indian food at this local place called Ambala Dhaba. Now, I've been there before and the food's been consistently good and served up at a price that's just right.
While ordering, I notice the elixir of life, the source of happiness, bottled thunder- Thums Up in the cooler. Of course, as any self-respecting person who's grown up in the 80s in India, I had to Taste the Thunder. Nothing compares to the joy of Thums Up. To eat food and chug a sip of this beverage brings about a feeling that's equal to ... well, nothing else on the planet.
Brandon loved it too. Now, the next goal is to find a crate of this good stuff and keep it in the refreigerator for whenever the urge to Taste the Thunder strikes again.
Posted by Pramit Nairi at October 10, 2003 08:55 PMOne more thought after returning to Ambala Dhaba JUST FOR THE SODA (and taking 3 bottles to go, that's right)...
It occured to me that, when drinking this soda, life imitates art, in a rare but riveting way.
Have you seen the movie Shawshank Redemption? Fine movie adapted from Stephen King. Remember when Andy (Tim Robbins) and the crew are re-tarring the roof of the prison on what seems like the hottest summer in memory? Andy makes a life-risking gamble that pays off. The reward?
To quote the movie:
"And that's how it came to pass, that on the second-to-last day of the job, the convict crew that tarred the plate factory roof in the spring of '49...
...wound up sitting in a row at ten in the morning, drinking icy cold Black Label Beer courtesy of the hardest screw that ever walked a turn at Shawshank State Prison."
THAT, my friends, is Thums Up in a nutshell.
Posted by: Brandon at October 13, 2003 12:24 AM