Shaquille O Neal

'Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.'

Friday, September 12, 2008

health


There is a recent emphasis on healthy living, exercising well and eating right. i understand all that and its great that i have realised it because being a student you dont eat well. also all your father's friends are going to rub it in....so what do you cook? oh my god pasta and pizza all the time?? tch tch tch...not good!!! one of my uncles went to the extreme....if you continue like this you will get a heartattack by the time you are 30 for sure......thanks! it was nice to meet you too.

they are going to tell you off no matter what you eat...i eat wraps - oh no its made of maida its so unhealthy u should be having home made chapatis or rice make some sambar - learn from mom....hmm how about i am lazy and its too much effort for one person. so next time i keep it short...so what do you eat? FOOD! thats the response you will get. my mom has learnt not to ask me and she whispers to others....ahem she doesnt like the question...so shushhhh...oh my girl is doing the best she can, she studies so hard so when she gets the time she cooks...

its great...my mom covers up for me fabulously. my dad and i have the same problem ..we can't lie so he gives an unconvincing answer...oh she manages and they know right there that is code for junk junk and more junk.

so i decide brisk walking and thats going great, 5 kms a day has really changed my lifestyle a lot and i am liking it. i feel better and more energetic. however, i made the mistake of joining yoga. my sister dragged me into this...well i was under the impression that yoga was a good way to calm your mind, body and soul. so my sister and i join this place ...this man i think he is a nazi yogist i tell you i have never felt more stressed in a span of one hour. he is very serious and gets annoyed if you laugh because you cant stretch a certain muscle..no sarcasm, no humour and no smiling...how dare you?... hello...i am doing the best i can. i cant stay in that weird position for more than 8 seconds so i stop after it and the response goes like this 'you are young? if you can't do it then whattttttt.....' so i decide not to react to that because he is older and the respect factor kicks in. i do appreciate the effort ..he tries to make us learn as much as possible. however, i do have a problem with the breathing...i swear people in these classes breathe as though they are having a cold and are slushing all the 'goo' from their nose ...does it have to be so loud??? does it become that loud over time? good god i freaked out the first time...so he gets annoyed because i am not making those funny noises while doing this progressive, forceful and rapid exhalation. anyway i disappointed him on that one...oh well atleast the carpet is clean.

so this one day i had a bit of a wrist ache and i didn't go ...i'll tell you it was the best day of the week! i have never felt more energetic and preppy...i should rethink this yoga thing...i have 2 whole weeks left...great! more fun and stress to come!

4 comments:

Fa~ said...

hey aj.. safa here.. nice blog.. love reading ur stuf.. n omg yoga in doha?? and walkin in doha!? where do u walk.. guess wat .. ive put on 1 kg during ramadan :(

AJ said...

hey safa,
thankyou so much..i walk on the track ground in aspire..its a little further from villagio...keep going straight and turn right at the sign post baaya...u park your car and u can walk over there..

Ess You Kay i said...

appu, i can feel the love that pours from your heart for your yoga instructor! he sounds incredible, are you sure he isn't related to the soup nazi who made an appearance on seinfeld?
how wrong it was for us to believe that yoga relieved us of stress...sigh

AJ said...

haha that is very much possible!!! lovely comparison..great thinking!