Walk

I walked back from office yesterday. It possibly a distance of 4 kilometres (maybe exaggerating, could be 3 and half). It was the sort of exercise that I havent done in months, ok years, ok ok maybe decades. The thing I can be really proud of was I did it in really tight leather shoes I bought a couple of days earlier. An hour(hour and half) of walking, an exhausted self and two subway sandwiches later, I have come to this realisation.

I want to travel the world. A friend of mine and I keep discussing this a lot. He too shares the same idea. But we havent got down towards making any real efforts in doing so. I have a few reasons for not doing so. I am scared of leaving a lot of stuff behind. I dont know whether in quantitative terms, they would mean a lot, but it is something I have worked( question mark) for. A more pertinent reason would be money. I dont have a lot of it, and I am not the backpacker variety to be able to sustain myself in YMCAs and run down lodges. More than that I would say it comes down to family. I guess what I am trying to say is that if I were to do this thing, I would like to do it with a family, maybe not the immediate one but a group of people with whom I would share a comfort level. The more philosophical ones would say that you would make your friends on the journey itself. But I have in my mind a few people with whom I would not hesitate to immediately begin travelling the world. if i get a yes from them, I dont mind leaving as soon as possible.

weird

• A friend of mine has two certificates from two different schools for the same year, stating he has cleared his grade 10 exams.
• Another friend of mine coloured his hair bronze once, the unusual thing was he was almost 90 % bald then.
• Another good friend of mine once used used his ass as an ashtray. Funny thing, he is not a smoker.
• I know a guy who for some unusual reason likes to be called " daddy". Guess, he is one guy who will never be called in for a paternity test.
• Do you know someone personally or have you seen a movie where some one says stuff like my dad "always" used to tell me....", or as my uncle "always" said....., corny stuff like " life is like a train with just one final destination". Wouldnt have been fun being "always" told the same thing.
• Bell bottoms making a comeback.
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  Finally, I have to rub a smooth surface after hearing any sort of a grating noise.
  

Write stuff

I am going to start writing a novel today. I am not sure whether it would culminate into something that would be readable enough even for five minutes, neither am I sure that I would be interested in it in a couple of days. But I am going to finish the first page at least today.

Hum Honge Kamyaab

Decision

I am going to be nice from now on. The general perception, for some reason unknown to me, is that I am sometimes mean, sarcastic, arrogant and a bit of a snob. So from now on, I am going to make a concerted effort to be polite, say stuff like "good morning" and "have a nice day" and most importantly not say " f*** off" within the first five minutes of meeting someone.

Things I find creepy

• The Laurel & Hardy film, where Hardy orders Laurel to " come to bed"
• The new Pepsi ad, where Shah Rukh Khan and John Abraham keep smiling at a teenage boy.
• Some pledge in school which required one to say " all Indians are my brothers and sisters", discounting any romantic alliances within the country.
• The tele-tubbies going for a " big hug".
• The cricket team " dressing room".
• The Indian accent in Hollywood movies.
• Southern superstars NTR and Sridevi stomping on a hill with the lady probably wondering whether NTR uncle would be able to dance through his third stroke.
• One eyed waiters and lame watchmen.
• Larry King.

Control

Today was a little about getting back control. Probably did so. Made some tough choices. Also decided not to run away