Although I wasn't always good this year, I really did try and that counts for something too right?
So here is my list so far and I hope you find it in your heart to grant me a couple of these as I think I do deserve a break from all this delayed gratification thing that comes with my current...freedom.
More exercise clothes from Nike
A new pair of Adi-zeros from Adidas
A nice bright cornflower blue yoga mat (the ones from Malaysia are cheaper than those from the States)
A fuschia yoga towel (non slip!)
A new pair of aviators (or I can use Dad's classic pair)
And the following titles:
- The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
- The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
- Intimate Diaries of a London Call Girl by Belle de Jour
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- My Life in France by Julia Child
- Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
- American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
- Train Man by Hitori Nakano
Gift certificates for monthly upkeep at Suriya Spa (or OK, an alternative will do)
A sports watch which can do split times, lap times, and pace monitor if possible. But the first two will do
Annual enrollment at my yoga studio
Speaking of yoga, I had a great Ashtanga class today with Ms. Tesa. She let us do the asanas on our own pace because she couldn't talk very loud (recovering from sickness). Which meant I was forced to pay even more attention and not be lazy and simply follow the teacher's every word.
What made it extra great is that Ms. Tesa guided me into the following asanas :
Bhuja Pidasana
First this:
Then I moved on to this:
And then this, Kurmasana
Then finally this, Supta Kurmasana
Strangely enough, I cannot do a proper Twisted Triangle. Deceptively simple but I find it so so hard.
Photos courtesy of:
farm4.flickr.com
yogaxtc.com
about.com
Off to bed now. Bikram tomorrow morning.
