Punishing Routine

Mornings are beginning to feel like the afternoon, or worse. So overpowering is the humidity that well before the exercises get started, we are all tired and drained out. Small wonder, barely 17 members turned up today – as against 35-plus present for the pethas yesterday (see post). Let alone any incentive, there is always a real danger of dehydration and ending up on a stretcher for pushing through the punishing hour-long routine.
Shekhawat tried in vain to infuse some life in the proceedings with his madcap antics. Even Yusuf Rassiwala was unusually quiet. Srichand Arora excused himself and went home. Santosh Tyagi and Ramila Mistry, who have been dropping by on their way back from a yoga camp, did not come today. Others like Renu Babani, Harbans Singh and Sunita Jajodia had to perforce take short breaks on a bench during the exercises.
In fact, the Garden benches have suddenly become very popular as members are spending more time on them (see pic), especially before and after the exercises. This is where much hair-splitting takes place – be it over someone’s health problem or on booking tickets to Kashmir or applying for a government housing scheme…
After all, anything is better than getting baked and roasted in the scorching sun.
Renu Babani's PICSPEAK:
"We need to do something to beat this heat and humidity and get back to routine."
Harish Wadhwa:
* Renu-ji, the solution is simple: Drink... drink, more... drink by the gallon!!!
* Blog Monster, I liked the intentional pun of cutting "for the pethas" in the text.