...on the link to sanity..
... 'my only link to sanity' murmured this colleague beside me as she stayed glued to online scrabble (scrabulous) game after game...in fairness to her, she works her butt out and runs hither to no end like the day ceases naught...harhar..brings to mind the poet de la Mar...anyway, she finds ten to twenty minutes amidst a swirl of activity to play against faceless competitors...this rambler at times becomes the optional challenger when the internet connection is down and so drop whatever task is at hand, proceed to an empty room, lock the door and spread the board... usually, a throbbing headache replaces the released stress as an intense game of words and strategy ends......well, such mind games prove exhausting but fulfilling.........my only link to sanity rambles moi is running...sundappled roads, late or early wind chill against a sweat drenched epidermal covering replaces nothing...lately, due to an upcoming race here in the city on hills or due merely to the autumn-like weather that refuses to go away which is heaven to joggers and runners of all ages as they pound and grind the empty streets at dawn...even the gears on them becomes an endearing sight!!...the athlete runners with skimpy nylon-polyester shorts and tanks...high school students in baggy sweat suits in pairs or in a pack...the regulars with the regular shorts and the regular shirt or jacket...the ajummas and ajassis (korean for uncle and auntie) with comfortable cotton jogging garb...single, couples, in pairs an more.. even the PNP trainees brought a kind of activity in the air...this is the best time ever..and so like in a festive mood...this rambler runs and for a change started yelling good morning to anyone who swooshes by..nothing beats a yelled back reply as we panted by.....mother theresa said this but to replace love with run seem more appropriate.. "run til it hurts and run some more til it hurts no more"......"Spirit...has fifty times the strength and staying power of brawn and muscle."  

 

Posted: Friday, February 29, 2008 1:13 PM by jude

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