Month: November 2025

Day 8 of the 30*30

So here I walked in to office today and guess what? There was a little something, actually big something waiting for me. A gift for my birthday they said. A coat, a lovely coat, a lovely corduroy coat, a lovely corduroy coat whose color is so close to the 10 Leaves color…. Thank you thank …

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Day 7 of the 30*30

One week into the challenge, and I am averaging 78 minutes per day. Not bad, but still not as structured as I want it to be. You know, we always have an ideal self – the person we want to be. And then there is the actual self – the person we are. In some …

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Day 6 of the 30*30

Commenced not one, but two exciting projects today. One has been on my mind for very long, and I am excited that I have finally found my way of tackling the subject. A subject that contains every answer, and every question as well. The Bhagavad Gita:) The second is Shakespeare ka baap (the father of …

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Day 5 of the 30*30

Today was a birthday with a difference. For one, my team made a podcast to convey their wishes. It was unique, heart-touching, and frankly, among the best wishes I have ever received. This was a work day, so well, there was work, then a team lunch and then back home for a catch up with …

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48 cycles around the sun…

And so tomorrow, sometime in the morning, I would complete 48 cycles around the sun, as per the Gregorian calendar. Birthdays are all about wishes. And you get a lot of them. Ever since the explosion of email, one even gets wishes from the bank, the neighborhood e-grocer and your bike servicing company. Everyone is …

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Day 3 of the 30*30

Moderate exercise today as well. The body needed today to recover and prepare for the heavy exercises tomorrow. The sweet pain lingers, and reminds me of the karate days…those days of crazy training, and no money for the specialized diet that such training demanded. Now, there is the affordability, but the youthful energy is found …

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Day 2 of the 30*30

Today was rest day. You must be wondering – but I just started yesterday! Well, technically, I started on Sunday, so that’s two days already – 1.5 hours per day. Today, clocked in a minute under 60. But mostly light to moderate exercise. Which in my head is as good as a rest day:) One …

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Day 1 of the 30*30…

So how does one start Day 1 again? The 30*30 formally commenced today – 30 minutes of exercise into 30 days. Dubai’s pathbreaking initiative to drive residents to fitness. I must say, it is a fantastic thought, and has been very successful. Our firm too participates, and so workout gear is taken out and dusted, …

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Of staycations and portmanteaus…

What do bromance, shopaholic, brunch and romcom have in common? They are all portmanteaus! At the risk of sounding like a certain Tharoor, portmanteaus are obtained by combining two words to make a new one that describes the combination. You may have heard quite a few portmanteaus, but the latest I heard is staycation. No, …

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