Ma: Taare Zamen Par

Lovely song, mind blowing lyrics, hats off to Prasoon Joshi! BTW Prasoon Joshi is the same guy who wrote lyrics for the Rang De Basanti Song: luka Chipi, most of you might have heard thgis, but if anybody hasnt, read this and then hear!!

Main Kabhi Batlata Nahin,
Par Andhere Se Darta Hoon Main Maa
Yun To Main,Dikhlata Nahin
Teri Parwaah Karta Hoon Main Maa
Tujhe Sab Hai Pata, Hai Na Maa
Tujhe Sab Hain Pata...Meri Maa

Bheed Mein Yun Na Chodo Mujhe
Ghar Laut Ke Bhi Aa Naa Paoon Maa
Bhej Na Itna Door Mujhko Tu
Yaad Bhi Tujhko Aa Naa Paoon Maa
Kya Itna Bura Hoon Main Maa ..
Kya Itna Bura ..Meri Maa

Jab Bhi Kabhi Papa Mujhe
Jo Zor Se Jhoola Jhulaate Hain Maa
Meri Nazar Dhoondhe Tujhe
Sochu Yahi Tu Aa Ke Thaamegi Maa

Unse Main Yeh Kehta Nahin
Par Main Seham Jaata Hoon Maa..
Chehre Pe Aana Deta Nahin
Dil Hi Dil Mein Ghabraata Hoon Maa..
Tujhe Sab Hai Pata Hai Naa Maa
Tujhe Sab Hai Pata ... Meri Maa

Main Kabhi Batlata Nahin
Par Andhere Se Darta Hoon Main Maa
Yun To Main,Dikhlata Nahin
Teri Parwaah Karta Hoon na Maa
Tujhe Sab Hain Pata, Hain Na Maa
Tujhe Sab Hain Pataaa,,Meri Maa .....

Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon

Training for Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon now (20th Jan 2008), and really excited to attend it, a lot of Junta from RFL is going as well, so it would be great fun! Specially Pankaj, Prateek, Nitin, Gaurav, Mukesh and me are flying together on 19th so I guess it would be ultimate chaos in the flight, with us onboard.

Would be giving regular updates on the training schedule! :))

Song Today: Maa..
Film: taare Zameen par

"woh Din.........."

This was the main theme of the conversation we had over the lunch today, in office. Yes you guessed right woh din means the days right from childhood till your college. It was a very interesting conversation, which gave me insights on the life of each of us as a kid / teenager. Surprisingly we all did the same things, played the same games, sung the same songs, watched the same serials on television (obviously because we had only DD at that time)

Some other things that we discussed:
- Bata Cadet Shoes, and how our entire school life we have worn them
- Ruff and Tuff Jeans, and its advertisement where akshy kumar says "Ruff and Tuff ho to Ruff and Tuff pahno"
- Newport Jeans, and what revolution it brought when Arvind mills offered the for Rs 399/-
- TeleSerial Surabhi
- The games like eye spy, Vish Amrit, Statue
- Rangoli on Sundays
- Writing exams and how prestigious it used to be to take a "B" Sheet
- Me flunking in Sanskrit every year!

I swear man, I miss those days, and so does everybody!

Song Today: Pyar ke Mod par
Film: Parinda

"I"

I love cakes
I love driving
I miss my school
I am a runner (finally!)
I hate the cabwalas on road
I am a great fan of Madhuri
I am a greater fan of Amitabh
I am the greatest fan of Sachin ;-)
I love going to Goa
I want to go to Ladakh
I miss my parents
I miss my younger sister
I don't save... money
I admire Ratan Tata
I cant cook (other than maggi)
I like thrillers
I cant attend official meetings
I love to attend reunion meetings ;)
I can sleep at anytime during the day
I am a Google worshiper
I always try to irritate the children around
I love children
I cant live without cheese
I stick to my ipod while running
I cant run without my ipod
I live in Bangalore
I like this city
I love Delhi
I love sitting in cannought place in winter afternoons
I miss traveling in DTC
I want to drive to Delhi from Bangalore
I am in love with my swift
I hate dogs
I hate pets
I am new to swimming
I love old songs
I am a great fan of Asha Bhosle
I used to listen to rock
I love day dreaming :P
I am a software Engineer
I am Shantanu......

8 hrs of pain...running..... walking...... crawling

Finally I have completed 52K at the Bangalore Ultra, this was definitely one of the best organized races ever in India. talk about the aid stations, the enthu of the volunteers, the quality of certificates / medals and last but not the least the trail, everything was class apart.

The race started at 6:00 am, it was still dark and was a liitle difficult to actually figure out the way on the trail. I decided to cover as much distance as I can in the morning , as after the sun comes out it is going to be very difficult. I completed 26 K in about 2.5 hrs, i.e by 8:30 and then the tough part started, sun was out and unfortunately it was pretty hot yesterday, but the enthu of all the runners was very high, I completed another 13 K and by the time I was starting my last lap the heat was bad and the time was around 11:00 11:30 am now this lap was the toughest, probably I completed the entire 13K limping / crawling, there was a point when I thought after 39 K that I would stop but then I thought that its only 13 K more left and I can finish it, but I underestimated the last 13K. It was tough... very tough.

Finally I completed the race in 8 Hrs, I cannot explain the feeling I had. There weas a new energy inside me after I completed For sometime I just forgot the pain in my knee and hamstring. I guess in every marathon you are running against yourself, your mind tells you to carry on, your body tells you to stop, and this always happens in an Ultra Marathon, where the distances are more that 42K. Running is definitely 50% mental and 50% physical.

Today my knee and Hamstring are really bad ... limping in the office wearing the Bangalore Ultra T-Shirt with the tag line "I am togh Are you ?" I guess now I am eligible to waer this T-Shirt!

Song Today: Ankhon main Teri
Film: Om Shanti Om

Jamoore 52K daudega ????

ustaad: jamoore 52 K daudega
Jamoora: ji ustaad tayari to ki hai

ustaad: pantar log aayenge, tu peeche reh jaayega
jamoora: ustaad farak nahi padta, bas poora kar loon mere liye kaafi hai.

ustaad: watt lag jayegi teri
jamoora: ji ustaad kuch kuchh abhaas to hai, par fir kisi tarah daud kar ... chal kar....ludhak kar.... poora karoonga

ustaad: par tu daudta kyoon hai
jamoora: ab ustaad aap bhi ye sawaal poochoge, jis sawaal ka jawaab main duniya waalon ko de dekar thak gaya??

ustaad: time pass kaise karega
jamoora: arre ustaad bahut saare pantar dost log hain, par agar wo kaafi aage nikal gaye to fir mera ipod hai

ustaad: jamoore ipod ki battery khatam ho jayegi itni der main to
jamoora: arre haan ustaad ji je baat to humne sochi hi nahi thi!

jamoora: par ab okhli main sar diya to musal se kya ghabrana! poora to karoonga hi...

chalo ustaad fir abhi main chalta hai, baaki samachar daudne ke baad, agar likhne ki haalat main raha to kal raat hi nahi to somwaar ko!

Song Today: aane wala pal..
Film: Golmaal

Hats off to Priyadarshini!!!

On the RFL (Runner's for Life) mailing list we have a new member , her name is Priyadarshini from Mumbai, beware guys she is the first Indian women Ultra Marathoner. The definition given by Wikipedia is "An ultra marathon is any running event longer than the traditional marathon length of 42.195 kilometers (26.21875 miles, 46,145 yards)." more you can read here.

Now more on the "beware" part she has just completed the 100 mile Himalayan Stage Run, yes you read it correctly it is 100 miles (160 Km). Quite an inspiring story, you can read her experiences here and By the way this was her first marathon.

Link to the detailed story

Song Today: Jame Raho
Film: Tare Zameen Par

The final week of training....

Ok this is the last week of training before the Ultra, yes I am attempting 52K in it, lets see how much I end up completing, but I am really excited about it. Now the main concentration would be to run really less and avoid any injuries. I would be running around 2-4 Km this weekend and then no running the entire week, and then testing myself at the Ultra. I hope it would be fun, as a lot of Guys are going: Nitin, Pandey, Rajaram, Mukesh. so I guess time pass wont be a problem.

Apart from this we would be getting ADIDAS T-shirts with the tag line: "I am tough are you ?" so I guess after completing the Ultra (or even otherwise :p) can flaunt that T-shirt as well.

Song Today: yeh hai reshmi zulfon ka andhera...