Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Hello?

Before I know it, its been one month since I last blabbered out here. The cereals put me into deep slumber and I only got up after I realized that I am three days away from the go-live of the biggest and longest Project of my life! Can't believe that I have spent 30 days doing nothing. Hmm, actually this time I managed to squeeze in a lot of things in these 30 odd days. So if you have insomnia and that sleeping pill isn't really taking you to your "happy place" ... read on...

3 things that I did in the last month

Kick-boxing:

I still can't believe that I tried my hand (and leg?) at kick-boxing. Well, the gym that I go to has got these classes for lazy bums like me to be motivated. So there used to be this amazing workout routine for 1 hour once a week in which the instructor would teach us to kick box and in doing so help us burn some calories. I attended quite a few of those sessions. It kinda helped me figure that there are many muscles in my body that I haven't used since the day that I was born. Also the jab, cross, hook, up routine kinda helped me hit the hell out of that imaginary pillow and release my pent up anger :) !! However the sad part of the class was that right since I started attending it, the room in which it was being conducted received irreparable structural damage (That reminds me, some one has asked me to no longer crack any "fat" jokes :) !!) because of heavy pounding and it has been stopped for ever :( !! So much for enthusiasm.

Bryan Adams:

I had the time of my life last Saturday. Bryan Adams had come down to the Greek Theater in Berkeley. Not only did I get to visit UC Berkeley (the University that I adore soo much!) but also I got to see Bryan Adams :) !!! Well its been quite a while since I have heard his songs. I was a big fan of his in my junior college days , but this time his show got me all nostalgic (signs of old age?) ... For a change I also figured that I remembered the lyrics of most of his songs :) !!

Astonishing as it might seem most of the crowd seemed to be 40+. All the young people were mostly Indians. Kinda shows that as far as music is concerned we are at least a decade behind the Americans in our choice of songs :) !! Anyways, I got to work out a lot (thats a good way of putting down the fact that I shouted at the top of my voice for 2 hours and jumped like crazy. That also reminds me, my doctor has asked me to be good to my knees, so I consciously jumped on my toes and not on my heels :) !!)

Geocaching:

I ain't gonna explain what geocaching is out here on my blog. So go read the wiki link that I have provided. But I sure would like to say that this sport has got me hooked. An aimless treasure hunt combined with a GPS can very well be interesting :) !! You will also find a photo of a "happy me" at the end of this blog; with a cache that I found!!

5 comments:

  1. Yeah i heard the floor crack!!.. :P
    i was standing behind you..i told you we shouldn't have jumped at the same time... :D

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  2. "Behind in choice of Songs as compared to Americans...." - May be English songs .. hope u r not generalizing.. :)

    Anyways.. Good to know that you have done quite a good job in this one month. I think after a long time I am seeing you pretty busy in your schedule which is definitely good to know.

    Surely every work teaches something.. so keep learning and also keep blogging..

    Take care..

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  3. That 'ishika' is me..

    I dont want to sign in and did not want to use anonymous.. so used any random name.. but remember that i m anonymous :P :P

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  4. First anonymous: You scared the hell outta me most of the times in the routine with blood shot eyes and your punches aiming for my face :) !!

    Ishika : Yeah, I was talking about English songs wonly...

    Second anonymous: Nice choice of name, next time use a celebrity :)

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  5. Hey Gumz, U;r blogs having a new term are a good read. Keep blogging

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