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The Fast Life

[a view from the terrace of my house]

Ever since I came to Bangalore, I have been a slave to the fast life.
Never felt as fresh as I did 2 years back.

The occasional outings help a lot. Gets me unconnected from the world for at least sometime.Also, I stay away from all technology for an hour a day, when I reach home. Feels really good.One more way I found out is by cooking. But I have to eat what I cook, which makes the whole exercise meaningless :) .

What do you guys do to loosen up?

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  1. the stygian sailorTuesday, November 04, 2008 9:41:00 pm

    alcohol, my friend and many such 'inebriations' in the company of friends :) books, blogging, you tube are some other stuff.
    if you are game you should try exploring newer places; there are so many places not well known but really good fun.
    cheers

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  2. InduTuesday, November 04, 2008 11:24:00 pm

    Eating what you cook is an adventure in itself .. so maybe you should do that more often :)

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  3. Chandan PrabhudevaWednesday, November 05, 2008 12:41:00 am

    Music, Books, Friends, Treks, Cooking (yeah.. me too!!), Countless Weekend outings, Bathroom singing ;D

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  4. Rahul NairWednesday, November 05, 2008 12:53:00 am

    @sailor: i meant things other than alcohol.. :)
    got try something different right...

    @Indu: i am not ready for such an adventure.. :)..I cant take any risk..
    I know you aand Varsha have such adbventures every day.. hehe...

    @Maverrick: since when did you strt cooking... your mother does it all for you...

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  5. Bhumika PatelWednesday, November 05, 2008 6:24:00 am

    Doing what i feel like at any given particular moment, without caring much of the outcome till i know i am correct and won't be hurting anybody.. Too philosophical rit? but it fun to put it into practice. :)

    And in mundane terminology:
    1) BOOKS
    2) FRIENDS
    3) MUSIC
    4) TAKING LOOOONNNNG WALKS
    5) OUTINGS
    6) TALKING things other than work.
    7) DREAMING :)
    8) OBSERVING THE LIFE AROUND :)
    9) COOKING (well i don't love it but i don't mind it)
    10) BLOGS
    well,wrong person to ask as I can go on and on. :D

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  6. Manjunath RGThursday, November 06, 2008 8:33:00 am

    hmm...Sleep, we need to give our subconscious mind some time to wake up... So i sleep...
    Go to places(alone) where there is silence and greenery.
    Speak to yourself for introspecting yourself...
    blogs - reading and writing...
    reading novels...
    thinking philosophically - makes u light very easily...
    I really dont like outings and meetings too much.. May be an occasional hang out with close friends...

    These are some of the things which i do... :)

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  7. PeckFriday, November 14, 2008 4:47:00 am

    i just grab my running shoes and hit the road! no phone... no talking... no hold-backs... it helps... :D

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  8. Rahul NairFriday, November 14, 2008 5:40:00 am

    @ Bhumika : That is a very exhaustive list. You can add trekking also after this weekends adventure.. :)

    @ Manja :Subconcious - like soul searching?

    @Clueless : Thats a good idea. I used to do it after 11 in the night some times. But there are too many mean looking dogs in bangalore. :(

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  9. mathewSaturday, November 15, 2008 2:22:00 am

    you should hike a ocassional trip to nilgiris...dont check the usual places like ooty...try some lesser known places..nothing makes you fresh as mountain breeze away from the city..

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  10. PeckTuesday, November 18, 2008 4:45:00 am

    mean looking dogs eh?
    wear a full face helmet and run.
    it'll scare them away. no kidding.
    and *fights hard to control laughter here* the auto drivers will have a proper laugh. lol!
    (i say auto drivers here 'cuz you mentioned "after 11 pm") :P

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  11. Rahul NairTuesday, November 18, 2008 6:54:00 am

    @Mathew: I do go on occasional treks. what a relief it is... This month I had been for two outings..
    Enjoyed every bit of it...

    @Clueless: LOL..

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