Hello again,
How are you doing in this New Year? Three weeks into the New Year, and I know people who've already broken their resolutions, made new ones afresh, and some who are contemplating making them before the end of January. A few years ago, I decided never to even try subjecting myself to some notion of discipline, when clearly I lack the will to keep the one's I truly must. Like for instance, in 2008 I had this master plan to get fit. You know the plan - gym regularly, lose some belly fat, add some muscle, generally eat healthy and all that jazz. Ha. If I couldn't actually count the number of days I worked out I'd feel less guilty about my gym membership. After a relatively successful January and February, somewhere along the way I fell prey to work-related travel, a slightly over bearing instructor, a very comfortable bed, and general laziness. And as if laughing all the way to the bank weren't enough, V3 Fitness Commune (yes, yes, sounds a tad shady, doesn't it), actually sends me a reminder that my membership is about to expire in a week's time, and has once again generously offered me the opportunity to get a 50% discount on my annual membership. Not this time you blood suckers, not this time.
Last night, I was asked by my dear friend S, "So tell me, despite having visited 3 countries in 2008, why is your blog still empty? When are you going to update your blog? Why are you so lazy? Useless." Of course, I had no real answer to these questions. None that would stand the test of legitimacy by her standards anyway. And since she was busy preparing the chicken I would eat for dinner, I decided this was the best time to escape the eventual whack with the spatula.
On a more serious note though, despite what came off my gymming (and my blog), 2008 was quite an eventuful year. I got a raise (always a good thing), I was Best Man at a friend's wedding (doesn't happen every year does, it?), I learned to cook a little bit (and not just Maggie or MTR Ready-to-eat), I started on an actual plan to save some money (and managed to save a fair bit), and I did more traveling than ever before - Goa, Pune, Hyderabad, Delhi, Matheran, Devbagh, Jalna, Cochin, Doha, Nairobi, Rome, and 3 trips home to good 'ol Vellore.
I hope the year ahead is filled with lots of goodness for all of you out there. Meanwhile, I'm heading off to rummage for some food. More about my travels in upcoming posts.
Till then...
