Bhag Milky Bhag – Story of a software engineer -- Anil Madhura Ever since Milky saw ‘Bhag Milkha Bhag’ movie at a recently opened multiplex near her PG accommodation, she started feeling embarrassed to see herself in the mirror. Reason was her out of figure body. She was known for her size zero till college and just 2 years in IT industry she lost what she was proud off and gained what she never wanted. Though disappointed she was determined to regain her past glory. The moment she got this thought on a Sunday evening, she could not sleep the whole night thinking of hitting gym the next day and reduce 10 kgs in a week’s time. She was checking her alarm clock which she set for 4 in the morning every one hour. She hit the gym at 5:00AM (she does not live in Delhi so out of danger) jogging half a kilometer. But for her disappointment the gym was not open until 5:30AM though the timings read 5:00AM to 9:00PM. She told gym instructor how important it is to open gym on time so that fitness freaks like her will get the benefit of exercising regularly in a serene climate. However, gym instructor told her that they don’t have slots available till 9:30 AM in the morning as there are special 6 pack courses organized for aspiring ‘Milkhas’. She was disappointed again as she must report to office by 9:00AM before her manager logs in. But still determined she took the only slot available in the evening from 6:00PM to 7:00PM. Jogging back to the room she told her friends who were still sleeping about the importance of waking up early, exercising etc. She came to office by 9:00AM, checked emails and observed there is not much work for the day. She was happy that she can make it to evening session in gym without any hassle. She completed her work by 11:00AM and then started reading comments in Time of India e-paper. Till 3:00PM there was no work and then came her manager to office with a tensed up face. Apparently he was working from home till then checking the IM of team members if they have logged on time or not. He called for a quick fire meeting and said there was a severity 1 issue on hand and he expects everybody to be in office until it is resolved. It was the worst night mare for milky but she thought the issue can be resolved by 5:30 but it went on till 11:00PM in the night and so she could not wake up early the next day. Disappointed but still determined she thought there is always a Tuesday after Monday and thought to make it on Tuesday. But on Tuesday’s they have a status call from 5:30 to 6:30 in the evening. Wednesday has been the busiest day as usual. Thursday was a client call to USA and Friday evening she had to attend a party. Saturday was gone shopping and eating out in the mall and completely forgot about gym. But as she woke up on Sunday she suddenly realized her oath and went to gym only to know that gym is not operational on Sunday. Disappointed that she could not do any activity for another week but yet determined to start from the next week, she spent the rest of the Sunday watching Rocky series waiting for the Monday evening. Little did she realize this was her life style for the past 2 years.
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 00:40:57 +0000
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