As You Know-part II





As you know, sometimes time really flies, and this has been one of those weeks. I cannot believe that we're at Thursday already, the last working day of the week(out here)...it seems like it was Thursday only yesterday. So how did a typical day pass this last week?

0445 AM: Wake up via mental alarm and switch off the real alarm before it goes beep beep.


0500 AM: Have a cuppa tea, and watch Comedy Circus for 1/2 hr on News 24. Or, if it's Comedy ka daily dose, see if it's interesting. If not, switch to the DV  of Seinfeld/Everybody Loves Raymond.(Nothing like a laugh or a chuckle to begin the day, is there?)


0530: Go for walk. 45 mins to 1 hr.


0630: Return from walk, take a shower, etc. Say prayers in the tiny prayer zone I've created on the table.


0700: Breakfast time. Go down. Yesterday was a bit of  a change. The board said"Breakfast at Chandni'"...I was wondering why they'd serve breakfast at a bar with dancing gals and all, but it turns out the regular restaurant, Utsav, had undergone pest control. So, that was a bit of change from the daily routine. (Me being a non-drinker,non-bar-frequenter, had never been to this part of the hotel. Of course, it was just the regular breakfast...with the salads and muesli and cold milk and the Wednesday special item- appam,etc.


0725: Walk to the stop(5 mins walk) for our Co bus.


0735: Bus zooms in.


0750: Reach office. Switch on PC. 


0800-0530: The day zooms by-we have projects in Qatar, Al Ain, Dxb..and, shifting priorities between these makes the time zip by. In between, a quick lunch at the Oasis Centre next door. They have a food court, and my favourite, of course, is Bombay Chowpatty.Watch humanity trying to rush through lunch while I enjoy it slowly and steadily. Then, back to work.

0530: Pack up and leave. Bus takes 15-20 minutes to reach our area.


0600: Have a light snack on the walk home, if hungry(like I was, yesterday).Like, tidli(Idli-sambhar and tea)-that gives the energy for what's to follow. What's to follow, once I reach the room,  freshen up, thank God for another day that went by smoothly, and get ready, is:


0645: The evening walk. That lasts for @ 1.5-2 hours. And, I'm back by @ 830-9. That leaves half an hour to have a salad, if hungry, watch an episode of Seinfeld/ELR/Mind Your Language. And, read a bit if not sleepy. 


0930-10: Off to Zzzzz land. Till 445 AM the next day.
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I did notice something funny during my walks. There's this store window on the main road. Suddenly, some months back, it had a mannequin in a biki*i, and I was amazed, coz usually such 'people' are frowned upon if displayed in show windows on the main road. A few days later, the mannequin was down on it's tummy, literally-it's arms and legs were removed, to make it non-lifelike.And, the bik*ni was now an Ed Hardy one, still daring.:) And, after a few more days, the bikini's gone- replaced by a sleeveless Tee.
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Ah well, off for my walk, now...you all take care. And, watch this space. I'll probably post verrrrry soon, it being a 2 day holiday now.:)

Comments

My Unfinished Life said…
my week would have also rushed past, had i not taken ill!!!
god made me take a break....
dont worry amitL, its just a bout of chest congestion for me ( i have allergic rhinitis which is a life long thing like tonsillitis, have to live with it you see and i choose to live with it happily!!) , forcing me to take the day off today!!

actually theres been too much of work lately and coupled with my fitness routine, house work& socialising, life was passing me by without me even knowing it, i mean there was no time to ponder...not even when i was having me time swimming(btw today is the last day of my swimming, the pool closes for the season from october..so i have to choose a new sport and my options are badminton, tennis and squash, what will you suggest??)

i think god wanted me to have break and gave me this to relax!!...
9/30/2010 9:23 AM
austere said…
What about dinner??
Tidli sounds tasty but not filling enough post the exercise.

And what's ED?
Have a fun weekend...
10/01/2010 9:49 AM
AmitL said…
Hi,Sush..hey,you're so right-when it's time to take a break and you still continue with your hectic routines,God or one's body makes one take a break..I'm sure it was pretty relaxing.:)And,hey,allergic rhinitis?That's pretty taxing, I know. In fact, I had this severe allergy to anything-dust,pollen,etc-finally,one homeopath's routine worked,and I'm much better now..u have the same probs?
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Austy-hahaha..million dollar question-sometimes,dinner is salted fresh lime juice,sometimes it's the light evening snack that pulls me through the 12 hrs.:)And,if the tummy doesn't agree,it wakes me at 3 AM...to take something..:)
10/04/2010 9:21 PM
Arunima said…
man, you wake up really early.
10/06/2010 3:27 PM
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