Blogs from Pune, Maharashtra, India, Asia - page 5

The end of the second week of work, I believe we have earned a rest. Its been a very quick week and really enjoyable. We are all going out this evening to celebrate and toast to a job well done from the L&D Team! I dont think I will be over indulging in the Amber Nectar too much this evening after my experience last weekend. More adventures, no doubt, as I want to go City bound this weekend and of course further present idea's lol. No cricket either, the time they play at night you need a day off the following day. Any way I will have more to talk about, as this weekend progresses so keep following.................................. read more

Saturday had arrived and we could not believe that we had been here a week already. I had arranged to have members of my team to come and visit me at the Oakwood Apartments, this proved to be very enjoyable afternoon. When the guys arrived we had a few beers and ordered some food up to the room. They had me playing Fifa 2012 and I lost lol and they were also asking me a lot about the culture back in the UK and vice versa. We waited until the ladies arrived and then set off on our travels. Rakesh and the guys took me in the car for a bit of a hair raising journey to the restaurant, as you have may be seen on the video, but again it had to be done, it ... read more

Even before I knew, the quest to mend my health had begun. I was already searching the web, talking to friends about getting back into form. Building the stamina to walk the miles in Himalyn ranges is not fool’s play. It needs meticulous & persistent efforts. You simply need to push your limits. I was planning my diet regime & training schedule. When I realized, that universe was still conspiring to help me achieve what I wanted. My trekking buddies were planning for a rigorous moonlight trek from Katraj to Sinhgad. This trek involves a hike across 15 to 16 hills for roughly 12 – 14 kms. The experience of trekking this terrain twice was telling me that this will be the best way to check my capabilities. This trek is bench mark for every trekker, ... read more

Day one comes to a close with Mohan and I attending an event for the orphans of the city, they were treated by the Oakwood Premier to a magician, games and a bit of my involvement then we went to the the city for what I believe was the best meal of my life. 3 starters, 1 Main and 2 desserts, all shared but wow an absolute taste explosion, watch out Ann and the Gang you wont believe it!... read more

On Friday, Griff and tackled the Pune Challenge, which is part of the Sangam programme. It was really exciting to do something that event participants would get to do, even though I was an independent guest. To explain, you can attend Sangam as an event participant. Sangam runs events throughout the year with specific themes. Events are seven to ten days long, and run somewhat like a camp for adults. Some events are more serious and have a goal, such as focusing on one of the Global Action Themes (e.g. “Girls worldwide say we can save our planet”) from the UN Millennium Development Goals. Others are designed more to meet Guiding and Scouting members around the world. When someone visits Sangam outside of those times or without registering for an event, they are an independent guest. ... read more