Quick look at the month gone by: Return of the King

Some of the interesting reads from around the Web for January 2012

U.S. Navy repays Iran's bluster about attacking its ships by saving Iranian fishermen from Somali pirates. You're welcome!

———————————

How many Stephen Colberts are there ?

———————————

Ed Miliband too ugly to become Prime Minister. ?

———————————

The $1 Doctor's "Visit"

———————————

Happiness comes from the intersection of what you love, what you're good at, and what the world needs. We've been told time and again to keep finding the first. Our schools helped developed the second. It's time we put more thought on the third !!!

———————————

Return of the King : Theiry Henry

———————————

Millennial Generation: "Trophy" Kids go to Work!

———————————

A nice pair (Reform by Numbers /  The Magic Number) on UIDA (Unique Identification Authority)

———————————

A Full Year without Polio

———————————

View from Top of the Shard

———————————

Stick or Carrot: Keeping the New Year Resolutions!

———————————

SOPA / PIPA: Black Wednesday

———————————

Indecision 2012: Colbert Super PAC Edition

———————————

Costa Concordia cruise ship runs aground off coast of Italy

———————————

How do you hire great engineers ?

———————————

Oprah woos India !!!

———————————

Indecision 2012: Barack Obama, The Strategist

———————————

One Talent Strategy isn't enough for Asia

———————————

Chai Garma Garam Chai: Starbucks comes to India.

———————————

Above Africa and Alaska, Awe Replaces Anxiety!

———————————

Average is Over !!!

Food and Wine Reviews for January 2012

My Old Dutch Pancake House <FAVORITES> Gem in the Chelsea area on Kings Road between South Ken and Sloane Square. If you are craving pancakes on a Sunday morning, do check out this place!

Giraffe- <FAVORITES> Walked into this place waiting for table at the more popular Barafina across the road. It turned out to be a fantastic find for a casual night out. Go there on a Friday/Saturday night to have a relax comfortable dinner on the ground floor or have a chill evening with your friends in the bar lounge on the first floor.

NOPI - Popular restaurant off the Regent Street. Needs reservations well ahead off time.

Saigon Saigon - In an attempt to try something offbeat, I walked into Saigon Saigon near Ravenscourt Park Station with a friend. For a quite and low-key (may I say a bit rundown) market, it is a ,surprisingly, popular restaurant with a busy Tuesday night. From what I found out, it has decent food, big menu but am sure London serves better Vietnamese food.

Bird Thai (Amsterdam) <FAVORITES> I had no idea that Dutch have a Thai history. The fact that the most popular restaurant mentioned in the city's tourism guide is Thai restaurant says it all. But having said Bird doesn't disappoint. Tucked away in the Red Light District (isn't everything in Amserdam ?) it serves world-class Thai food. Definite must when you visiting Amsterdam!

Photograph of the Month January 2012: Baba CoffeeShop

About photograph:  Baba Coffee Shop in Red Light District, Amsterdam.

Camera: Canon Powershot S95