Under the Weather

Kiran Prakash tries a herbal drink

Normal people normally walk it to the Garden from home every morning. Some people use their car and get their morning walk from a couple of brisk rounds inside the Garden. And then there are those forever running late and rushing in by auto-rickshaws. But who on earth would use Ola early morning to reach the Garden?
Well, Kiran Prakash claimed the distinction of the first human being in recorded history

Yusuf R and Razia Khan try to cheer Arun Patil

to hire an Ola cab from home and report for the exercises in time today!
But then, to be fair, he had a reason. Kiran Prakash had been battling acute weakness, following a viral attack (ref post of March 22) that kept him away from the Garden for long. This morning, he somehow summoned the courage to make an appearance, if that should help him psychologically at getting back to his regular routine.
“I did not want to risk driving down from my Malad home,” he confessed. “Yes, auto-rickshaw was an option, but it meant getting exposed to pollution on the way. My body cannot take it. So I decided to cab it to and fro.”
Kiran Prakash sat on

Nahid Khan (c) strikes a hilarious pose

a bench for the best part of the exercises today. Later, he was to treat himself to an invigorating herbal drink at the Garden gate and gather the confidence to negotiate his journey back home. The good part was that he looked fairly fit and fine, though not his usual upbeat self.
Significantly, Kiran Prakash was not the only one to be under the weather today. Arun Patil was completely off-colour and kept to himself for a change. Quite clearly, he was struggling to cope with the incredible heat and humidity of the morning. But Yusuf Rassiwala mistook his silence as an act of sulking (for whatever reason!) and good-naturedly plied Arun with cake slice and salties after the exercises, just to cheer him up!
But the one to really take the cake this morning was Nahid Khan. Having injured her right shoulder, she has been having a tough time while exercising – often coming across as a railway signal as she comically moved the good arm up and down. Today, with some improvement, she raised her level to that of a Bharatnatyam dancer. She even worked both hands and fingers into striking strange mudras, throwing us all in splits!

Lt Col Angad Singh (retd):
The weather is bad all around. We have to be extra careful these days. Stay hydrated. It is futile to run after doctors later. I feel Maitra-ji can give us good advice on how to stay hydrated. Our blog can certainly coax him for some salient points on this issue.

Karun Sharma:
We all go through slumps. During this period, our performance level is low and we become less effective. The best known solution is to take a break and perhaps go for a long walk or watch a movie, take rest or sleep it over. Do what benefits you and soon you will become more productive. Think about it.