Average. Target at 4.0km. I started at 6.5, alternating between 6.5 and 6.8 for each song. I managed to run until 3km, which is running 2.7km. The rest 1km, I just brisk walked and cool down.
Call Me May Be – Carly Rae Jepsen
Peppy, although meaningless.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWNaR-rxAic&feature=related
Have a good day and keep rocking!!
Pedicure at home
I’m fed up of my dry feet, and planning to try this video. Pretty easy, and it should be easily doable – with pumic stone already at home 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2lbE6PWmiU
Have a good day, and keep rocking!!
Run update
Average. My treadmill said 4.0 goal at a speed of 6.8. I could only make it running until 2.6km. That is, run 2.3 km. the rest, I brisk walked at 7.0 speed and completed. I am still not there with running, but am completely comfortable with what I am doing. Simply because, I am a better person than yesterday.
Again, I remember the stretches for runners only in the gym. Horrible me. Must take a print out and keep it with me today.
On a side note, saanvi is on hunger strike since yesterday. So, me and Vinod will take day off and see how to break it. If I succeed, that will be my next blog post.
Have a good day and keep rocking!!
Trick to say goodbye to your daughter
After a few times my dear daughter saanvi cried at the top of her voice – when I told her I was going to office , my husband Vinod had an awesome idea – why not bring her to balcony, and we come downstairs and wave her?
I listened to this suggestion, and wanted to try today.
“aafech..aafech”
Saanvi started telling me, when she saw me wearing the woolen coat. I told her that yes, mamma is going to office and she can see me from the balcony. And her grand dad was waiting to hold her, ready.
For few seconds – she considered the idea and then she burst into tears.
“taani taaani…”
And she started to get her shoes to wear. I assured her, that momma would wave her once she gets downstairs. I quickly take my way out.
Waiting for the lift, I can hear her cry. My heart becomes water, enough to accommodate 100 thirsty people. Eyes have their share too – by just getting moist. Everytime I tell her I am going and stand at my apartment lift – my heart sinks to hear her cry. But, she is growing up and I should not be the one holding her back.
I come downstairs and she’s peeping down. I wave goodbye and give her a flying kiss. And walk to the bus station.
When I call her 5 minutes later, she’s busy repairing some non-broken things at home. A big sigh of relief.
I’m no expert at handling kids. But, if you have a little one whom you leave at home while you go to work, you can try these tips:
1. Prepare yourself that she will cry. But, it’s emotionally good for her to know that her parents are gone and will be back on the evening. So, the cry is worth the effort for both of you.
2. Pick a day where she preferably had breakfast with you, and is in a good mood. That’s how even adults want the bad news, isn’t it?
3. Tell her you are leaving, an just leave. she will cry, but do not consider coming back. You are making it harder for north of you. Once She knows mamma will come back if she cries hard enough, you know what is coming next.
4. Put her favorite program on TV or laptop it give her favorite things before you go.
5. After few attempts, tell her that you will wave to her, once mamma reaches downstairs.
6. Call her after a while and talk to her. Tell her that you will be back in the evening. Give her tasks to do. Today saanvi’s task was to make round chapati using playdoh.
Saanvi is 21 months old. If you have someone around that age group, I hope these tips will be useful to you
Have a good day and keep rocking!!
Run update – my first 4k
Today, I ran my first ever race -4k. It was good. My legs didn’t hurt as I thought they would. In fact, I was surprised that I have reached the finish line. 
reached on time, and everything that could go wrong with your first run went wrong with me. However, I am cherishing the fact that I really ran a 4k, something which I could never imagine couple of months back. It was a mix of run and walk, and it was encouraging to see lot of people at my pace – doing the same thing: running a little, brisk walking and running again. Got a participant certificate and completion t-shirt.
It was good to see so many kids doing sports. I want to be doing outdoors so that my daughter will have good company when she does sports.
I will cherish today forever in my heart. It’s the confidence, not the distance.
Eat.Pray.Love. – Book Review
Really, I have mixed thoughts about writing this review. Really, In fact i found myself reading as 2 different people at different stages of the book. But, nothing can stop me from writing what i really feel, atleast here.
So, here goes my two reviews of the book:
Review 1: Imagining myself in the role of the author.
This one was very intense. The author speaks as herself throughout the book. In Italy, she eats a lot, and reads newspapers while drinking cappuccino.There is lot of description on the aesthetic beauty of Italy and how Italians embrace doing nothing. I liked the way she roams around and has a carefree life.
In India, the intense meditation sessions and imagining to sit through the whole of it is soo hard. She makes through it, and claims to see kundalini shakti and turiya… a state of ultimate bliss. If only I could do that too…
In Indonesia,while befriending the medicine man & woman – and flirting with a brazilian : that’s the best possible ending for year long trip of self discovery.
The cultural details of each place are so explored in detail that you can almost feel your presence in these situations , atleast i did. I was happy when Elizabeth ate gelatinos, sad when she was suffering on the bathroom floor with loneliness and depression, healed when she finished her meditation sessions and romantic when she was flirting with the brazilian. Ofcourse, given my innate talent for adopting the characters i read/see, this is expected.
All in all, that was a bumpy ride but not less enjoyable than hiking to the top of your favourite mountain unprepared.
Rating: 4.5/5
Review 2 – As a spectator to the lady who eats in Italy, prays in India and loves in Indonesia
The very first though that comes to my mind is : How can somebody mess up their life so much, that they have to abandon their current life, and go searching for peace of mind? I could never do that. Yeah, very true – for someone who has limited boundaries of life and does not do far exciting things in her daily routine. very true – for some one who has stuck to one man throughout her life. It’s good to put this book , as a western lady’s search for life. As an eastern woman, it’s hard to relate that she’s never been without a man in all her teenage and adulthood.
It’s easy to see that this woman has guts, and is very endearing. Given that she’s an author of 3 famous books – the words come naturally and so from the heart that – you’ll love her for the frank and honest opinions she writes. On the other hand, the kind of things she encounters when she’s in the year long journey – I’d say she’s been very lucky. I’ve read countless reports of foreigners being raped in India and couple of Indonesian stories as well. And would like to believe that, Italy is no heaven as well. The tandem speech exchange partners and the reference friends – works only for a selected few. I’m glad they worked for the author.
All is well that ends well. In the end, when the author signs off , happy that she built house for an indonesian medicine woman and she found the love of her life – I’m happy for her, no matter how hard or easy or unnecessary her journey was.
It’s a chick lit – If you are fiction or heavy-subject reader – just avoid it.
If you are in mood for reading someone doing weird things and telling you personally about it – Go for it.
Rating: 2.5/5
Have a good day, and keep rocking!!
Run update
Average. Target was 4.0km, at a speed of 6.8. I ran from 0.3 to 3.3, after which I really couldn’t push myself anymore. To compensate, I just brisk walked the rest at a speed of 6.5.
Today is the last day of practise for my 4k on Sunday. Rather, last day on treadmill. Just want to go and run outdoors once before the actual run. I hate that it’s getting colder in Sydney.
Other random things about running:
1. Now, I see myself running comfortably for 2km before my mind starts looking at the stats. Once I start peeking at the stats, it’s becoming hard to keep going. Being a good math student, I do all the calculations and start telling myself that the target is too much to achieve.
2. Recebtly, I clipped an article to Evernote that talks About the five stretches runners should do. Isn’t it funny that I remember the article only when I enter the gym?
3. It feels more of stress at my butt, rather than my legs. As if, I’m running with my back, not my legs.
4. It’s true that running clears up your mind. I confirmed some weird things about myself this morning. Now, whether I will work on those or not – that’s a different story. Atleast I know the image I am portraying to other people.
5. As my good friend says – you need to have strong passion and you should have fun with what you are doing. Only then, it will stick with you in longer run. I know that I want to keep running on my life long list of habits – how to get passion and fun?? Right now, it all seems hard work and lots of sweat.
Didn’t realize it’s become such a long post. Have a good day and keep rocking!!
Tips to deal with interrupting people
This one is really pending from longtime, in my drafts.
Not long back, I had someone at work, who made sure he interrupted when I was trying to communicate the status of my work.
As per my usual reaction, I first held him wrong in my thoughts. But, then I thought that you cannot have a clap without two. So, even if it’s 1%, there is something I was doing wrong. I discussed with my dear hubby, who is the person with highest EQ I have ever met.
“So, are you loud enough?”
I wasn’t. Not as loud as my colleague.
“Do you think he is doing on purpose??”
Not really. He’s been here for more tins than me, and he is not really insecure of what i am doing.
“Do you think, that is how he is, in normal conversations with you? Does he overtake you ALL the time???”
Bam. NO. He has a tendency to make sure he is in the spotlight, but that’s how he generally is nothing specific to me.
Good. And now, my husband Asks me not to worry. That’s his way of saying that the topic really doesnt deserve any brain cell occupancy at all. Given my famous attitude to mull over things, I hold it back for couple of more days.
Next time-
1. I talk more louder and clearer
2.if he takes over, observe that he is actually covering me up in front of senior execs
3. He had ego, which needs brushing from time to time.
So, not entirely him and not entirely me. Really, we are equal contributors.
Next time someone interrupts your speaking, think twice before you put then in enemy list.
Have a good day and keep rocking!!
Run update
Good day. At 6.8 on treadmill, my target was distance goal of 3.8 km. the first 0.3 I did warmup, and ran the rest, all the way to 3.8. My first run is coming soon, and the weather is getting colder.
Feeling very good after the workout.
Have a good day and keep rocking!!
