Raagi biscuits

We have been majorly into baking biscuits last month. The latest batch is raagi-kalonji. Not so sinful but a very satisfying experiment.

Some questions

Finally we had the closure of my course that had slowly and steadily reached a point when the only question all concerned cared about was "when will it end?" Couldn't get that buzz that I like to have in the class. Perhaps it was me not being able to give that twist to every tale that keeps people hooked on to the class rather than their cell-phones or perhaps it was them. All in all a very ordinary interaction, will have to spend sometime to reflect on what could be done differently in future. But that is for another day.


Most of the day was spent interviewing graduate applicants. One of the questions asked: so show where does the necking take place. Yes, we engineers can be nosy about such details.

And the final question, what more bizarre turns the story on Peter Roebuck's death will take? I used to like his articles primarily because he wasn't the type to use the cliches that most cricket writers/commentators are guilty of. Through his articles on cricket you could sense his strong opinions. He came across as a man of convictions, one who celebrated cricketing abilities, one who couldn't tolerate injustice, one who sought for extreme punishments for cricketers involved in match-fixing and above all he seemed to be so clear headed, so sure of himself and appeared to care the least what the world thought of him. And yet the picture that is emerging after his death seems to indicate there was a lot that lied beneath.

10 k tomorrow

It has been raining crazy since the afternoon but tomorrow the run is on, rain or shine. Sufficient calories have been tucked in since yesterday, I hope that extra day counts. Have been trying to correct 60 answer books, I hope that counts for the mental preparation. And the bib? Super cool and so professionally done! The number is 1838, telling me even if you are nearing 38 run like an 18 year old. Although in my case I am fitter now than ever but that is not the point, the number is telling and I have to listen.

Haven't been very regular about the training but feel really excited about the race tomorrow. Hope the knee holds and the mind too. More after the race, now back to the answer books.

Mush-journal entry

It was during a summer visit to Kerala, they had just come out of his parent's colony and crossed the main road. Walking carefully over the foot path which was more like an obstacle path they were chit-chatting about nothings while minding their steps. Early evening, the traffic on the road was much more than usual, in fact there was a small jam. Suddenly he nudged her saying he will be back and rushed into the jam heading straight to the city bus held up in the traffic. Bewildered by this sudden distraction she looked on, as he reached near the bus and poked at the elbow of this lady in mid-fifties who looked like she had had a long day. Irritated by the intrusion in her private space she turned to look at the irritant with an expression of extreme annoyance. She couldn't hold on to that for too long though as a split second later one could see her straining to recall where had she seen this man before and then 'click' the final jigsaw piece fitted in place and a huge grin spread over her face. The traffic started to move as he headed back to the footpath. She waved at her favourite student from primary class and he waved back.

Quote

"We dance round in a ring and suppose, while the secret sits in the middle and knows."
                             -Robert Frost