Easy Run - Tuesday, 9th February 2010

Did an easy run of 1 hour 31 seconds today, completed 25 hours of running this year, pretty good. Another 100 hours to go.

sunday long run - 7th february 2010 - BNP

Did a long run of 105.31 minutes today, an exhilarating run in the Borivli National Park, the weather was cool, crisp and perfect for running. Took all the slopes comfortably and on the return leg, took a new route, which was good and daunting as well.

Easy Run - Saturday, 6th February 2010

Did an easy run of 30.03 minutes, just limbering up after a whole week of non-activity.

Rahul Gandhi's remarks

Rahul Gandhi made a foot in the mouth statement when he stated that Biharis are needed to save Mumbai. What does Rahul know of Mumbai. Has he stayed here for more than a few hours. We don't need Biharis to save Mumbai. We can do it ourselves. Shiv Sena is as much needed in Mumbai as the carpenters from Bihar but not the thieves from Bihar. We need Shiv Sena to protect Mumbaikars.

MMRDA and infrastructure projects

Since MMRDA is implementing so many infrastructure projects in the city, they should also look into pedestrian rights around the construction area. Most often it is found that the area around the construction site is littered with steel bars, rods, cement bags, huge stones, bamboos, wood, etc. that it is difficult to manoevre across the road while walking. Also water, sparks from welding works, and other construction materials sometimes fall down on the people walking beneath the roads, making it very difficult for the pedestrians.

 

Sometimes walking across the roads is barred which forces pedestrians to take a long detour which is also ridden with potholes, blockages, too much traffic etc. This very much inconveniences the pedestrian public and it is a violation of their right to easy use of the roads.

 

During construction of any projects be it flyover, metro or monorail, there should be a clearly earmarked space for the exclusive use of pedestrian, which should be free from litter and on which hawkers and motorists should not have any access. Also the exclusive area should have a proper roof which prevents water, sparks from welding work, and other construction work materials from falling down. It should be clearly indicated that such road is for the exclusive use of pedestrians only. I believe this is the right of pedestrians in this country.

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Ram
Mumbai

Cat O' Nine Lives

Just finished reading "Cat O' Nine Lives" an excellent collection of short stories by Jeffrey Archer in his inimitable narrative style, which is brilliant. "The Man who robbed his own post office', "Don't drink the water", "The commissioner" were some of the best tales, though in my opinion, all the stories were outstanding.

Strand & flea market

Picked up few books from Strand book stall today, "Esquire - the big book of fiction", "The case book of forensic detection" and "Thriller", no relation to MJ hit.

Also picked up 4 books from the flea market, "superfreakonomics", "The nine lives", a book by tim waterford of "undercover economist' fame and a legal thriller by scott thurow.