Monday 29 December 2014

RENDEZVOUS

                                                                   
                                                      RENDEZVOUS




Some empty glasses
Some old wine 
An unusual place 
For two to bind. 
Some empty glance
Some curious eyes
An usual place
My lips always find. 
The cold breeze 
The chill shrivel 
Some usual space 
I hide.

Wednesday 24 December 2014

Monday 2 June 2014

Tanka

             

                                                                 TANKA


                                                   empty bottles
                                                   sour breaths
                                                   love bites
                                                   erotic nights.

Wednesday 7 May 2014

How to Keep Your Endurance Workload Up on Hot Summer Days

How to Keep Your Endurance Workload Up on Hot Summer Days

1. Get out early: Getting out early before the heat rises is key. Try to get out the door within two hours of sun rise to avoid boiling mid afternoon temperatures.

2. Tech gear: Investing in clothes that wick away sweat can really make your workouts more comfortable when it starts to get humid and sticky.

3. Drink more: This means volume more and more often. Being out in the sun can dehydrate you fast. Be sure to drink 8-10 ounces an hour before activity and 2 ounces every 20 minutes.

4. Cross train in water: Use the hot weather and warm water to your advantage and get out for a swim. Swimming is an excellent aerobic and upper body muscular endurance workout. Find a beach or pond you enjoy and take advantage of one of summers training advantages.

5. Slow it down: Always listen to your body and do not be afraid to slow it down if it is telling you to do so. Remember, you are working harder in the heat. Every 5 degrees above 60 degrees equals 20-30 seconds slower per mile while running. Another way to look at it is you will experience a 3% decline in performance for every 10 degree rise in temperature above 50 degrees.

Incorporate these five summer training guidelines into your routine today and stay on your game when the sun is beating down on you.

Wednesday 23 April 2014

Haiku : Night

                         HAIKU

Stall of night
Crickets chirping
Granny's lullaby.

Sunday 20 April 2014

Pani Puri for Dehydration

                                               

                                          Pani Puri for Dehydration

Summers are here, and so the problems of dehydration. Often we dont feel like eating. Though when i come back from work, I feel like snacking ...

yesterday out of desperate attempt to finish left over pani puri.. i found this method.
A lemonade and puri.. Ah! delicious.

here it goes:
Pani puri pack: As much required: buy from grocery store.
lemonade: In a litre water, add 3tsf sugar, 2 lemons juice, pinch of rocksalt (common salt will do too)

puncture the puri with thumb, fill with lemonade and enjoy.

Haiku

                                                        HAIKU

                                                  APPLE PIE

                             the unseasoned breeze
                             I sniff in
                             aroma of Cinnamon
                             the neighborhood.
                              

Saturday 19 April 2014

Wholesome Salad

Wholesome salad


The culfest began with its all swirl. My Junior colleague Dr. Jinal Pandya who is always up for any bit of experiments is always a source of enthusiasm for everyone. I was in no mood to participate in the salad and cocktail competition but her excitement could not match my low. 

and best part we won first prize for the following recipe. Since it was to be judged by doctors only, a recipe has to be designed which is wholesome in itself. be its nutritional value, filling value. 
here it goes:


Tofu: 200gms finely cubed
Roasted dryfruits: cashewnut, almonds, walnut 200gm chopped coarsely and roasted in salted butter
fresh fruits: black and green grapes, diced into two. oranges peeled and chopped
Mukhwas : Pan flavored mouth freshner 1tsf

For Saffron sauce:
Few strands of saffron soaked in cold water
Milk 100ml
1tsf corn flour
1 tsf powdered sugar

Betel leaves to serve on.

preparation for Saffron sauce:
In a pan, boil milk, add corn flour, saffron, sugar. boil till it thickens.

on betel leaves:
put dry fruits, layer with tofu
add fruits in a circular fashion at the periphery of tofu.
sprinkle mukhawas.
serve with saffron sauce.