A humble brew

If you are cold, it will warm you; if you are too heated, it will cool you; if you are depressed, it will cheer you; if you are excited, it will calm you. --William Gladstone, British Prime Minister

Better be deprived of food for three days than it for one -- anonymous, Chinese

What am I talking about? Stereotypes would have jumped to conclude it is beer. Not so fast boys, just wait for more...
More clues:
- It is usually associated with Zen Buddhism
- It can be had with milk or without milk, cold or hot, with lemon or with honey or both
- It hosts a storm in the cup if it has to.
- Everybody does not have a cup of it

You would have guessed it already, so enjoy some trivia:
- Across world, it is popularly known in Chinese Amoy dialect word; while in India and some other origin nations, it is its cousin, the Chinese Mandarin word that is popular
- Initially it was sold in Europe at $100 per pound along with such rare spices as ginger and sugar! (What? Sugar? A rare spice?)
- Due to its unpopularity with the high priests of those days, and inheriting a foreign origin, it attracted a 119% tax in Europe during early days. (And you complain about 12% VAT on Cigarettes today!)

Notes from Timbuktu

Intel has recently set a record for making the world's largest microchip. Incidentally, it also happens to be the hottest. Double whammy. Size matters. Every time one keeps the laptop in his lap he feels it. We make them feel as if the flop… ahem pop star Mariah Carey sat in his lap. Its hhot baby.

Sales and marketing has its tasks clear and cut. Buy one get two. Dual core. This, SMG believes is a good strategy to keep the stocks moving out of store. Plans are already in place for quad core. With all these developments, Intel anticipates a rush of sales. To be able to soak up the demand, it has ensured that there is enough stock with the distributors. Competitive after all, to keep the small players like Samsung and AMD at bay. We redefine the market. 'Sleep ahead' is the mantra. Our tag line: With Intel Inside, Business @ the speed of yawn. This is cutting edge.

In his congratulatory note to the employees, the CEO Otellini offered extreme freedom to his researchers to look for better options out side Intel labs. Employees expressed their joy by emptying cups after cups of fuming coffee over the table and discussing the pros of liberation from the burden of bunny. We call it freedom.


Markets have reacted positively. Populist leaders realizing the value in common man sharing Intel's success, have reduced the stock price. Now the Intel stock can be transacted as lower denomination change in your super market shopping. Not every time you buy a diaper can you carry coins. Easy money. If you have Intel stock in paper, all the more better. Its uses can range anywhere from 'something to blow your nose into' to 'essential toilet paper in emergency'. We extend the utility of stocks just as we did with our platformized chips.

Exciting times to be at Intel. We are proud to be extremely adaptive. The message flows top down just as the message is delivered. India site has absorbed Paul's directions into its genes. It has been decided that from today, there will be 2 hour meetings every day to discuss how to do our day to day activities more efficiently. Employees believe that working 8 hours a day is not efficient. They have cut down their active working hours to three hour per day. Managers, role modeling Intel values, have also adopted a 4 day work week with Friday being extended weekend. India is a large and diverse country. So many things to explore and a 2 day weekend is just not enough. We have social responsibility also to promote the remotest tourist spots.

Intel stresses the value of GPTW in these good times. Haven't you visited Timbuktu yet? Contact ES for further details. Taking employee weekend plans to be their priority, ES have opened a new in-person desk to guide your trips. Exciting offers in store to maximize extended weekends. One request though: Document your visits. India Newsletter takes a noble responsibility to publish rare adventures such as your brush with rabbits in the latest zoo you visited. India Newsletter also seeks to publish your exciting hobbies such as making dosa, watching NGC on TV, playing scrabble with your niece and many more.