Monday, February 18, 2019

Important lesson from running

Today when I was discussing running strategy with my fellow runners for upcoming full 42km marathon, there was a common view that one must start with the pace, which can be consistently maintained start to end.
That's actually true and here I can relate it very well with lifestyle strategy. The key lesson is -
If we are going to make any resolution, we should ensure that we adapt only those changes in our lifestyle/habits and only to the extend, which we happily want to keep in long term and can consistently maintain rest of the life. Short term changes cost more than gain.

#LessonFromSport #LonelyRunner #Motivational #StrategicLearning
#HealthyLifestyle

My Ladakh Marathon Video

I ran half marathon in Ladakh at 12000 feet high altitude, which was very challenging experience.
I created a video documentary to share my experience and learning
Hope you may enjoy it. Click on the link below

Ladakh Marathon Diary 2018

You can also follow my YouTube channel 'Lonely Runner' for other videos, I keep posting

Lonely Runner YouTube channel

Getting back to blog here

I moved to London in 2013 and couldn't continue to write on this blog. Also I am now more active on facebook and youtube

I decided to keep sharing some important links from facebook and youtube blogs rather than re-producing them here.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Efficient use of Mobile phone acts as stress buster



Stress is major cause of most of the Health Problems in today’s time and 70-80% of stress in one’s life is due to bad time management at work & home.


Time management not only in professional life but is equally important in personal life as well. If we efficiently manage small-small personal activities & track them well, we can focus on other important tasks of life & can make life relaxed and joyful. While on the other side not managing things in personal life create stress which we carry at work and in-turn effect at professions. While it is observed in general people have stress of small-small things like forgetting to make credit card payments on time and paying late charges, making special effort to make various bill payments like specially travelling to waiting in queue to make payment, banking work or other small-small activities.


If we really plan well by use of technologies and mobile phone we can manage & track various personal activities and can make better use of our time. Considering these it is sensible to invest some money in buying smart cell phone, which provides best of technologies uses and in an internet services plan.


Sometime back my use of Mobile phone was restricted to calling, sms, camera & music but now I am managing various things of my life by using my mobile phone and internet services.
I use android phone as it has very good integration and compatibility with google services like gtalk, gmail, google map, Picasa, google docs, blogspot etc. While I have good fixed amount plan of internet services from Vodafone


Uses of mobile applications/services


1. Calendar Application – I make good use of Calendar application to schedule & track my personal activities and task; whenever I think of some task due I immediately feed in calendar and set required alert/alarm, so that it is not missed. I regular watch my mobile phone calendar


2. Banking/Billing – I normally do online banking and make various transactions & bill payments using internet even some of the bank provide mobile banking application/services. In today’s world normally most of the services we use provide online bill payment facilities like Insurance premium, Electricity, Telephone, Mobile phone, MGL service, Credit card etc. To avoid payment failure and late payment charges I have registered most of the services with direct debit banking, so that payment is done automatically on due date. I receive most of the bills thru email so they are accessible to me, whenever I want to refer them. The Bill I don’t receive thru email I click the snap of them and save on my cell phone collection’s or google docs. The bill which I have to track manually I schedule them on my mobile phone calendar. Still to make sure cheque book is handy to me I keep one at home and one in car.


3. Gmail – I operate my personal emails from mobile phone, as this is push mail facility I have immediate access on my incoming email.


4. GTalk – This allow me to talk to personal and business contacts worldwide & I am accessible to them most of the time.


5. Pop3 Mail application – This service I use to access my work/business emails. This is also push mail application and allows instance access on my work emails.


6. Camera – I use camera not only for Clicking pictures of good moments but I also take the picture of documents and notices to be referred later, notice boards, hoardings etc. All important clicks I upload on Picasa album, Google docs or on social networking site respectively. Even I click picture of Menu card of nice nearby restaurant, which provides home delivery services or take order on phone to make sure whenever I have to order the food menu is handy to me.


7. Voice Recorder – I use this application to record important communications. It acted as life saver for someone when I was helping someone to handle some conflicts in his personal life. I took an intelligent call and record respective interactions. This can be important at various instance of life if you are aware and know how to use quickly.


8. Dictionary Application – Whenever I come across any word’s when its meaning is not clear or known to me, I quickly find out with the help of dictionary application. It is very handy and I don’t have put any effort in carrying, maintaining & finding a big dictionary book all the time.


9. Note Everything – Wow I love this application. It’s like a notepad and allows me to make notes in plain text. I use this to make small notes and maintain a to-do list.


10. Stop Watch & Timer – I can check the performance of various time based activities. I use this specially to motivate my son, when he is given some task. My son was slow in writing I used this trick and had put stop watch in front of him, he took this as a game and tried to write fast and in short period I observed improvement in his writing speed. While this I also use during work-out.


11. Google Docs –


  • I normally keep my all important documents get scanned & uploaded on Google docs, so that they are handy whenever and wherever I want them. I use this application to access those documents and passing thru email to respective party. Such documents can be your important certificates, mark sheets, passport & license copy etc

  • Whenever I come across some important document and feel this would be required later I click this by using my mobile camera and store there. I also document important information and store it on google docs to be referred later. This important information can be some reference number, bank account number, membership number, important addresses – which we most of the time keep forgetting and when we want them it is not easily available to us.

12. Easy Filter – This allows me to block and filter unwanted calls and messages, people are normally not aware of such application and always get bothered by unwanted calls



13. Latitude – This indeed is a very good application and helps you in navigation and let you know your location, while you driving or travelling. This not only provides your location but also lets you know in which direction on what speed you are going. You even can share this information with other on internet to let them locate and track you.



14. Google Search application - Yeah this has frequent use whenever I need to search on internet. I say every dam information is available on internet and searchable, that’s why people love search engine.



15. News & Weather – To quick access on local news and weather condition



16. Social Networking sites - Facebook, Linked-in, twitter I am active on all of them but mostly on facebook



17. Other regular applications – Calculator, FM Radio, Music & Video, Games, Address Book/Contact information, Alarm etc - like most of the people I use them. While it is good idea to make use of incoming ring tone wisely. You can set contacts in groups like important, general etc and set a different ring tone. So to make sure when you are middle of something can avoid less important calls and any call from important person is not missed. I really call this Ringtone management



18. New application downloads – There are number of applications available for different purposes, whenever I feel like to have something else I look on internet and download relevant application from authorized websites.


So in short efficient use of mobile has made life much easier, I can do various activities and tasks wherever I am and can make good use of idle time.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Explore Public places in Navi Mumbai

UTSAV CHOWK - KHARGHAR :
One of the symbolic structure of Kharghar is the Utsav Chowk. When you enter Kharghar, the tall majestic structure of the node, Utsav Chowk, welcomes you. One can see big and wide roads and clean and clear footpaths here. It has become favourite spot for children and elders who come here to relax, play and have fun. Elders come here with their children or grand children to sit here and relax in the cool breeze. It's a fun filled and relaxed atmosphere around Utsav chowk as while children are busy playing adults are relaxing. Children ride around with their turbo cycle, some play football and cricket and some even learn skating. The place is beautiful and helps you to relax

CENTRAL PARK, KHARGHAR
Central park is said to be largest recreation parks in Navi Mumbai. Presently, the garden is kept open for the residents with play area for children. It is near Sector 20, Jalvayu Vihar, and opposite famous Pandavkada cave and waterfall.
When fully ready, Central Park will have facilities like an open air theatre, which will accommodate 8,000 people. The main theme of this enclosure is an Indian Classical dance.
There will be an amusement park, which will be an ideal family picnic spot.
Apart from this, there will be a yoga park among others.

PARSIK HILL, CBD BELAPUR
Parsik Hills is the oldest residential area developed by the CIDCO on the grounds of Pali Hill at Sector 26, CBD Belapur. It is said to be the main attraction for Mumbaikars as well as for tourists. You can jog or walk in the Parsik Hill area. You can simply while away you time there just to breath fresh air and enjoy the beauty of nature. The most attractive area of the Parsik Hills is the Bhagwat Dham Temple located at the hills.

ROCK GARDEN, NERUL
The recently-developed Rock Garden at Sector 21, Nerul includes an amphitheatre, pond, artificial water stream, waterfall greenery footpath, lighting, various statues, security room, ticket counter, parking area, eatery stall and a kids garden etc. The corporation has also installed fibre statues of wild animals and human replicas from the Stone Age. A special garden with flora and fauna has been developed and plantations have been named after the 12 zodiac, 27 constellations of the stars. Also a separate rose garden has been developed apart from a plantation of vanaspati with information about medicinal use.

MINI SEASHORE, VASHI
Mini Seashore at Sector 10 has a 2 Km jogging track surrounded by trees and plants. Besides being a romantic spot, different age group can indulge in playing cricket, lawn tennis, join the laughter club, jog, walk, exercise or do yoga.

CHINCHOLI TALAO, JUINAGAR
Chincholi Talao is in Sector 24 Juinagar

SAGAR VIHAR, VASHI
Sagar Vihar at Sector-8 Vashi is one of the well-known landmarks of Vashi. People from Navi Mumbai and outside come here to get a feel of nature. There are some institutes that conduct pranayam and yoga workshops.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

New hang out spot - Brass and Monkey

Brass and Monkey pub in palm beach galleria is new hand around place for Navi Mumbaikar....
Last weekend.. I had a good time @ the place with my friend...
Wide LCD, beautiful interior and lighting, DJ and dance floor






































Sunday, March 20, 2011

A very Happy Holi 2011



Holi aaye holi aaye
Rang birangi holi aaye
Tarah tarah k rangoo se rangne
dekho phir se holi aaye ..

Lal, gulal, hara, nila
Har dukaan pe hai rangoo ka mela
Main to laal rang leke
tumare gaalon ko rang lagane chala.....

Holi to bas ek bahana hai rangoo ka
Ye tyohaar to hai aapas main
Dosti or Pyar badhane ka,
chalo sare gile sikwe dooe kar ke
ek dusre ko khub rang lagate hain.
milkar holi manate hain......

Holi ka rang to dhul jayega
dosti or pyar ka rang na dhul payega
Yehi to aasli rang hai zindegi ke
Jitna ranglo utna gehera hota jayega.......

i wish u a verry happy holi

रंग की फुहार है , गीत की बहार है
बॉंटता जो प्यार है , होली का त्यौहार है
धूम ही मचायेंगे , होली यूं मनायेंगे
यारों की टोली में , गॉंव की होलीमें
हाथों में रंग लिये , पिचकारी संग लिये
झूमझूम गायेंगे . होली यूं मनायेंगे
गॉंव की जो गोरियॉं , भाभी और छोरियां
देख रंग हाथों में , घुस गई अहातों में
दरवज्जा तुडवायेंगे , होली यूं मनायेंगे
रंग लगा गालों में , भर अबीर बालों में
बीती बात भूल गये, हम गले से झूल रहे
भेद सब मिटायेंगे ,होली यूं मनायेंगे
पंहुचे नदी के घाट पर , भंगिया को बॉंट कर
छान कर डटाई है , मस्ती खूब छाई है
गीत गुनगुनायेंगे ,होली यूं मनायेंगे
कधे पर शर्ट टॉंग , धर के विचित्र स्वांग
होंठों पर गीत फाग . ढपली पर बजे राग
तुमको नचवायेंगे , होली यूं मनायेंगे
बाटी और दाल है , चूरमा कमाल है
पत्तों की थाली है , गंध भी मतवाली है
डट के खूब खायेंगे , होली यूं मनायेंगे
रंग की फुहार है , गीत की बहार है
बॉंटता जो प्यार है , होली का त्यौहार है
धूम ही मचायेंगे , होली यूं मनायेंगे


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