This 40th post has been a long time coming. I guess I've been a little busy of late. The week before last, Ma was very worried that my comp and I were turning into Siamese twins. To prove her wrong, I did all kinds of out-of-the-house stuff starting last Saturday.
Saturday: Went to meet Dadi. Met her. Met pistuto didi. TV conked. Cause? Yoke (I think that's the spelling) got burnt out.
Sunday: Watched Chak De. A little late. But kya kare -- aadat se majboor.
Monday: Went to get my new supergeek specs and lenses. Now that I have specs that match my eye power, the world looks a lot clearer. It had begun to take on a rather foggy look for a while now. I'm glad to see that pollution has not done such great harm yet.
Tuesday: Sat at home. Wished we could watch TV. Read something.
Wednesday: Foreign movie with Kohinoor. Walked down Park Street to Music World. Did that after ages. Picked up Kohi. Took metro (again after ages -- 2 years maybe?). Watched "I Offer My Hand and Heart" -- Russian film. Political. Conspiracy. Revolutionaries taking to terrorism to win their independence. Interesting. Liked it. But took a lot outta me in terms of attention. The others in the auditorium did not like it too much. One man was sleeping when the movie got over. I think even Kohi got bored. There were 2 almost-soft-porn scenes though.
Thursday: Met Madz. Watched Dhamaal. Highly brainless comedy. Loved it. Lotsa heehee haha. Ate popcorn. Came home. Walked home from 40 minutes away. Legs are still aching from 2 days of walking. This sedentary lifestyle is bad for the leg muscles. Need to work some kind of a walking routine into it.
Friday: Stayed home. :D Finished reading Rohinton Mistry's Such a Long Journey. Loved most of the book. Felt that the last 50-odd pages dragged. Ending was somewhat disappointing. I think my expectations were a little too great. But it did provide a very vivid portrait of Bombay around the time of Indira Gandhi's PM-ship. Good, intelligent reading. But it doesn't quite touch the heart. I'm still not sure whether I liked it or not.
Just spoke on the phone for one and a half hours. My left arm and ear are aching now!
(Attribute this "exciting" new lifestyle to revamped work routine -- 6:00 to 2:00... And it has been working! Less unhappy with life! A lot more sleepy though...)
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4 comments:
the amazing part is that you can collectively remember everything :P
damn!!!...you got an exciting life!!!!
I read and loved Such A Long Journey before scurried into 2D world. The internet craze is evolving small people with long crazy fingers. I suppose that what happened to Martians before being extinct.
@ dyaus
"small people with long crazy fingers" -- That a trace of condescension there?
Anyway.. this small person is not becoming extinct anytime soon.
Incidentally, i liked the book. Extremely intelligently written. Recommended reading. Lotsa levels. But I didnt love it.
@ moolah
I know. Very exciting life. Next week should be a lot more staid though.
@ coffee
Collectively remember everything.. heehee.. I've decided to be in charge of a submarine ka log now.
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