Kick Boxing and Intro to RDM

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Another week rolls by and I'm amazed at the people I meet. It's official- The highpoint of my life now is kickboxing. Turbo Kickboxing is simply superb. It gives you a power surge. I mean you can pump all that frustration down with those punches and crunches. I'm really unsure about the calories I'm loosing but all I know is "I'M HAVING FUN". There are these amazingly thin and superly energetic women, who come for the class. I wonder why? Don't they know that they give us a complex. I have to be the fattest person in the class. I never thought I was so overweight but you go in to the class and you realize that your fat is so becoming.....if you know what I mean. It's like another person. Jokes apart I love it because I would prefer this anyday to the boring treadmill and cycle.
This week I attended a class called the intro to RDM. The training course is a must for people in our company. The course content wasn't very applicable to me but I loved the experience. I met 5 people from france, 2 from england, 3 from boston and 4 other people from houston. All different nationalities. It's really superb in that way. Not only do you meet different people but also learn that they do the very same thing in some other part of the world. The australian guy in my class was really really funny and the researcher from great britain had some very valid discussions about what a PHD does to your social life. I really had a blast that way. We had one day of go karting and my poor team lost because of my sucky driving. I wasn't able to maneuver one particular turn. I got stuck there again and again. I really now appreciate how these F1 drivers do their job. It really is phenomenal. I mean it's not funny how one needs to make turns at high speeds. Hats off to those guys!
June has a license plate now. She is an official texas baby! I'm so proud of her. I've not had an official "pera-vekara" ceremony. That and next year I plan to have a grand "ayush homam". God babies are such a joy! Now I know how parents feel:)

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Vivek Manjeri said…
Yo,
Priyanka Raghavan is ur name right? i remember you.Been in touch with Sowmya thomas of your bactch on orkut...Hope ur having fun driving your baby around texas!
Nice to meet you online after ages
Vivek
10:14 AM
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