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Finally I am eating the food cooked by my mom!!! the legen-wait for it-dary dabbawallas are to thank for this miracle of course.
Then again, all is not well. The person who maintains the tiffin delivery leg on my side is full of attitude. He is very strict in the sense that he would just keep the tiffins for my floor outside the lift. He wouldn’t even take a few steps it takes to keep it separately. The neighboring office ( jewelery shop or some such secret society ) houses some millions of noisy ladies and all of them get their own tiffins as well. The brainiac watchman just scoops up all the tiffins and takes them inside. By the time the error is discovered, the tiffin angel is back to collect them. He wouldn’t even wait for a few nano seconds, in case he would lose the race against photons….
Enough is enough sometimes. I had to rise to this matter of life and death. As the clock ticks towards one pm, my ears are perked up. Like a hunter in the jungle, I am sitting at a my place, without any movement.My focus flows in a zenlike state ( aided by the growing hunger of course). The second the lift door opens, I make out the difference in the noise made outside. After practicing and lots of false alarms, now I am a pro. This time the lift door opens with ‘THAT’ noise, I am already out, taking out my tiffin bag from the plethora of others strewn around. I sometimes catch the door closing…practice does make a man perfect…
Then, the sweet taste of victory lingers on my tongue…. not for long though, the tiffin needs to be out within half hour….
The race continues…
Take care…
As I recall my engineering days, specially the 2004-06 period, one thing that comes vividly to my mind is the discipline I had inculcated. I used to be a regular yoga practitioner, worked out regularly, had proper control over diet, and sleep cycle properly oriented. I was working on a very high energy level during those days. I still remember the mental clarity I achieved during those days or when I was properly working out in MDI.I know I can and must do much better.
I wish to replicate the same over next few days continuing to the infinity , although through baby steps.
A proper sleep pattern would be the top priority. Increase in raw food intake, coupled with reduction in the consumption of tea and junk food would be introduced. ( This reminds me of the coffee free days during MDI ).
The diet change will be complemented by regular exercise and yoga. Also a form of meditation I am (used to actually) practice during those days.
I will track these things on a daily basis ( so much the reason to blog regularly again!!!). Wish me luck!!
Take care…
update 12-12: errrr…all this maybe from monday 
Take care…
Very recently I have joined an online library. It does have pretty decent collection of books, and a facility that books are delivered and collected from your door step. The first book I got in my hands is ‘Faster than the speed of light’. Its a book with two structural part, written by a physicist. In the first part, he explains the historical developments in relativity, cosmology and such. He delves into deep yet simple explanations which are completely non mathematical. The second part deals with the radical idea that is the title of the book. While explaining the concept, and the ramifications, the author also weaves his personal story along with. He is brutal at places, but true to the story he is trying to tell. Interesting book, but it will help immensely if the reader has a firm grasp on the basics of relativity and cosmology.
I have just received another book, written by Jared Diamond. its titled ‘ Collapse: hows societies choose to fail or survive ‘.
I am also following a lot of economists through the ever useful google reader. The opinions are same, and getting gloomier by the day. Then, I look at the news papers and see prediction of job losses, liquidity crisis and forcast downgrading. Yet the government is predicting 7-8% growth… There is something drastically wrong somewhere. I have no clue as to how India will survive the recession if the whole world is already in one,and most knowledgable pundits are claiming that this is just the beginning….
Anyway, as my favorite line goes… ‘this too, shall pass’
Take care…
