morning walkers part deux

Following up on a previous post that I wrote here are a few more interesting characters.

Chief among them …..‘The militant aunty’ is really hard to miss. Stout, matronly, clad in a sari hitched up to reveal sneakers beneath…..she brooks no impediment in her path. Aggressive to the core she walks like a battle tank in action. You really don’t want to mess with her. She rounds up by personally checking out all the numerous ‘choorans’ and shady health drinks on offer outside the compound before heading home to a suitably domesticated and (I hope!!!) docile husband!!!

The ‘I’d be in bed if it weren’t for my wife’ walkers. These make up quite a lot of the people I encounter in the morning. They couldn’t care less about walking and amble quite listlessly around the walking track. Given half a chance they will park themselves in a shade and sip nariyal paani and watch the PYTs walking by. They are there to kill time until when they can safely return home with a suitably tired looking expression.

The ‘I need it but I can’t take it’ walkers. Completely out of shape this lot!! They

need far more than a couple of rounds on the walking track but just the effort of lugging that weight around is far too much for them. They look like they are in physical pain as they breathe heavily and sweat profusely yet they labor on in the hope of emerging from their chrysalis….as a younger, fitter, slimmer, version of themselves!!!!

 The ‘Help!!!….Im getting married in a month’s time’ walkers. All the chubby girls and boys who have suddenly woken up to the fact that they don’t even remotely resemble their avatar on matrimonial sites!!! These poor souls battle the bulge in an effort to look somewhat like their cleverly shot pictures. There’s also the added pressure of fitting into designer wedding clothes and looking good in the photos and videos. Wedding albums are to be proudly flaunted not hidden away in the back of a drawer for fear of someone recognizing you bursting out of your wedding finery!!!

So out you go now. Pull on your jogging shoes and take a round of the track…..and while you are at it keep a look out for all the interesting people you are sure to encounter!!!