Week 7

What I learned this week was .... No matter what amount of Yoga or Aerobics or Workout you do, unless you are not into active sports, you cannot call yourself physically fit.

This week I got a chance to play squash. As per my standards, I did move around really well to play this sport. The end result, I learned that my back is made up off muscles & not just bones & skin. The entire body was screaming out in pain. One needs to get into stuffs like this, only then will one get an opportunity to respect ones own body.

May 6th	May 7th	May 8th	May 9th	May 10th	May 11th	May 12th
bunk	20 sets	30  sets	0	5 sets	0	30 sets

So, now I have a new action item, introduce some sport activity into my life ... yea ... rite!

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office or class?

Kiddo : Amma .... did you have office today?
Me : Yes
After a couple of minutes ...
Kiddo : Amma ... did you go to Spanish class today?
Me : No
After another couple of minutes
Kiddo : Amma .... did you go to office or Spanish class today?
Me {staring at her with a puzzled look} : Office
Kiddo now gives a sly grin & walks away ....

It took me a minute to realize what was happening. Kiddo, who is too lazy to keep track of the days of the week wants to know whether her favorite TV program will be aired. Her program is aired only during the weekdays. Weekdays, I go to office & weekends for Spanish classes. So, if I had been to Spanish classes, there will be NO "Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon"!!!!!

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Until December 2010, there was a dark room within me whose existence I refused to acknowledge. Since this room was located at the fag end of the corridor, I didn't have to take much effort to ignore it. One morning during the Christmas-New Year vacation Mr.HeMan forced me to acknowledge the existence of that room. HeMan made sure that all the weeds in the path were cleared, painted the door in loud color & fixed a lamp to make sure that there is no way I could ignore that room. Those were the days when I had gone back to my full term pregnancy weight without being pregnant!!

A few months later Mr.LeanMan came in & actually opened that door & tricked me into entering the room :-O It pretty much felt like this scene from a popular Hindi movie. Well .... I still am trying to figure out whether its LeanMan's inspiration that made me enter the room or jealousy that LeanMan is lean. Whatever be the reason, today, I have reached the weight I was during my marriage in 2004. Hey!!! Lets just concentrate on the weight for now!!!

I am not saying losing weight solved all the problems in my life. But I started enjoying my after workout time. Pull a chair & sit on the balcony & feel that breeze on your skin while it cools you down ....... :)

Thank you Mr. HeMan & Mr. LeanMan for bringing in an healthy regime into my life :)

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Week 6

I am not sure if the millimeter reduction on my arms are because of the Soorya Namaskaar or the general weight loss I am going through. Whatever be the reason, looks good in the mirror ;) It would have been beneficial if my arms & shoulders would have grown stronger ..... O:-)

May 6th	May 7th	May 8th	May 9th	May 10th	May 11th	May 12th
bunk	22 sets	23  sets	25 sets	25 sets	25 sets	bunk

I observed one thing about myself this week, I did not try for an 'exceeded expectations' after knowing that I had 'met the expectations' for the week ... Might not sound great to you, but I feel perfectly happy knowing that .... :)

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Effective Communication Among Malayalees

I am unable to express the influence of movies in day-to-day conversations of a Malayalee. I do not have enough words to express this phenomenon. One has to be amidst such a conversation to feel this. One also need to have a thorough understanding of the Malayalam Movies & its actors. If not all the mainstream actors, at least Jagathy Sreekumar, Mohanlal, Mukesh and Srinivasan.

I am listing a few such dialog, the ones I get to use/hear frequently & my interpretations :)

Welcome to Ooty! Nice to meet you!
Movie - Kilukkam
Actor - Jagathy Sreekumar, Mohanlal
One needn't be at Ooty to make this statement. This is dialog is extremely flexible. You have the power to turn it to a sarcastic one or not.

Ningal ningalude mother tongue`il ennodu samsaarichal njan athee mother tongue`il reply tharam (If you speak in your mother tongue, I shall reply to you in the same language)
Movie - Thoovalsparsham
Actor - Innocent
Video
In a broad sense, to convey that one can adapt well.

Kilometers and kilometers from Washington DC to Miami Beach
Movie - Mazhapeyyunnu Madalamkottunnu
Actor - Mohanlal, Jagathy Sreekumar, Srinivasan
Video
Typically used when one doesn't have a definite answer to the question. You will be amazed when you realize that we can fit this 'kilometers' into any quantifiable element ;)

Ninakkonnum ariyilla, Kaaranam nee kuttiya (You know nothing because you are a kid)
Movie - Natturajavu
Actor - Mohanlal
Video
Mostly to say, 'you silly gal/boy'

I am sure you too will be having your personal preferences. Why don't you let me know what your picks are?

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Week 5

Nothing interesting happened this week. Even after a month, my hamstrings are still complaining. But of course, not as much as they used to when I started. Towards the end of the week, I started take short 2min breaks after every 5 sets.

April 29th	April 30th	May 1st	May 2nd	May 3rd	May 4th	May 5th
bunk	16 sets	16 sets	8 sets	20 sets	20 sets	bunk

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Genius

Kiddo to my friend : My amma is a genius in killing mosquitoes. She can kill a mosquito!

Yea, kiddo is proud that her amma can kill mosquitoes using mosquito racket. And she is flaunting her amma's skill to the world!!!

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