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Same clown, new costume, same act?

Mizuno Sayonara 2 I have been very lethargic of late. Body started aching most of the time. Inertia was the prevalent pace of my life. The bed was inviting and the treadmill was taking a back seat. Everyday, there was a convenient reason  to postpone exercise for yet another day - work requirement, family commitment, general fear of burning out, convincing the body to slow down as the body was no more spring chicken as the inner demons kept on pounding. I had to rejuvenate. I had to push that body. So, when the chips are down, the morale is rockbottom and life has no meaning, what do you do? Rebranding, of course. Even though the subject is the same with the same squeaky joints and aged musculature, new zest had to be infused. The panacea of all miseries - capitalistic consumerism. I got myself a new pair of running shoes. Instead of the same design of running shoes, I decided to go for a slightly different one from the same familiar brand. What I did is nothing earth-sh...

Of wallpapers, wallflowers and flavour of the month!

Wallflowers, the band While meeting up with a friend's father, a mid septuagenarian, who was recuperating from a major illness, his mobile phone rang. After he had completed his conversation, everyone noticed his romanticism from his mobile wallpaper. He had placed a snap of husband and wife studio pose! Suddenly, everybody was looking at each others' gizmo. Everybody had their accusing eyes casted on my el cheapo G-less cell phone when they saw what saw. Instead of immortalizing the picture of my love of my life or the product of thereof, there was a nocturnal snapshot of Sultan Sulaiman building with its clock tower which I took during my last run! Being a good sport, I just laughed it off. Hey, my phone wall paper is like the restaurant's flavour of the month. I change it when I get bored with the picture. Before this it was a picture of a comb, preceded by Tasmania pics, etcetera, etcetera...It is not indicative of degree of passion or lack of. I am not a PD...