Saturday, July 22, 2006

The Story of the Bens.....


There was nothing new today apart from the fact my room mates bought home "A bottle of Single Malt Whiskey".

It came along with a certificate of authentcity..That stated that it has been put in cask for 12 years and that it has the flavours of Speyside, the place where it was distilled.
It also stated that the water that has been used was from the springs from Ben Bracken.
Ben is to Mountain as Loch is to lake.
I am reminded of an incident that happened during our tour to the Scottish Highlands.
Our tour had a group of chinese people and I was unfortunate enough to be seated near them. They are by nature, very good people...The only thing thats bad about them apart from their poor english, is their eagerness with their cameras. They are really keen to capture everything that they see.
And by the way they ask a looooooooot of questions!!!!
The incident follows:

Nagging Chinese Hag(Not used in general context. I love the Orient.) : "Which mountain is that one?"
Me: "That's Ben Nevis! the highest mountain range in Scotland."
NCH: "Okay."
And she captures the ben in her high end megapixel camera.
NCH, pointing to the mountain next to the previous one: "Which mountain is that one?"
Me:"That's also Ben Nevis! Ben Nevis is an entire mountain range.". I replied with a smile, disguising the irritation that was slowly builing up.
NCH:"Okay."
She again points to the mountain and clicks.
NCH, poking me with her fingers:"What mountain is that one?"
A really irritable Me:" That's Ben Affleck!!!".
Unable to bear the torture any further I turn away from her and start gazing outside from the window and pretend to doze off.

;¬) Cheers!

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