Sunday, March 27, 2005

Green As An Ogre

An old expression says : We are what we eat !

This maynot be literally true, although there is a real-life case on record of a man's skin turning orange after he'd subsisted on a strict diet of carrots for a long time( it was the carotene , a natural pigment that had its effect on him).

Now my recent diet habits have taken another major change, I have once again become a temporary vegetarian. Lots of green stuff. Soon my americanised name "Shrek" will fit perfectly.

Lets see how long it takes me to be green as an ogre! (p.s: the position of donkey is vacant, send in your applications :-) )

Friday, March 25, 2005

Kayaking Moves

Its spring now, it’s a teaser before summer. Spring gives you the warmth of the sun with the cold breeze of winter. But its the summer that the adventurer in me waits for.

This summer I have made plans to go kayaking. Dress up in my newly bought neoprene boots, waterproof pants, yellow life jacket, Oakley sunglasses and that really cool looking helmet I picked up.

I have even decided on the place where I will make my first kayaking ride. Its a small creek deep in the state on Pennsylvania in West Chester county, the Brandywine Creek. Its small, shallow and twists and turns like a flag in the winds.

This kind of adventure is new to me. I have seen those seasoned paddlers dropped into those nimble, single-seat kayaks that seemed to connect perfectly to their torsos. Those guys make kayaking look to damn simple. I am not sure if we need any special training for this stuff, but i will first give it a trial run.

One thing still bothers me, what to do when my kayak topples? I guess I will just have to find out when it happens. But I am sure it will be fun. Maybe I might take a liking for this and upgrade myself to kayaking in San Francisco bay or under the city lights of Manhattan at night.