the Run and the Cricket

Mumbai Marathon was a disaster for me, though the visit to the venue was worthwhile. The energy levels are to be witnessed and can't be spoken of, as so many of our superfluous news channels have stated. We were supposed to be volunteers for the wheel chair event (running for the society for the paraplegic : Nina Foundation). Well, after the initial photo sessions, we were stranded as the organisers just permitted one attendee per wheel chair. Some people got through the 'Dream' run however they ended up walking the stretch, as free space on the asphalt was hard to come by.

So I backed out of the 'Dream Run', and so did Am, Roh and Rej. I suggested Kyani near Metro and the Kheema Pav there made me take an oath of never suggesting a place again. Its better to follow someone else's suggestion of a restaurant and then abuse him if at all the food sucks.
The kheema did taste like dog meat. More like a dog who didn't bathe....ever!

The event looked more fun on TV. And then I consoled myself, by repeating that paying the fees and then running was akin to paying the bill and cooking the food yourself. It helped.

Watching Mumbai beat the opposition black and blue in the Ranji Trophy has made the last week look roseate. Having been brought up to the stories of the domestic invincible, the respect levels are right up there. Some of them, who started with me, are today rubbing shoulders with the greats of cricketing glory. If only, had some one told me that Batman wasn't for real, I would have set myself some realistic ambitions. (its a different thing that i would have still screwed up...)

But you realise such things only when it's too late, or you think its too late because you are in no mood to go and correct the earlier wrongs of life.
Laziness is the justified rationalisation of the individuals urge to procrastinate the future glory that befits us to avoid the difficult things of today.

But right now, I would have been happy if only I were able to watch cricket on Television, but for the screwed up cable guy, who opined that Ekta Kapoor serials were of more importance to the national interest.