Our definitions of fun may vary widely. For someone, fun may mean skiing in the Alps, for another, beach-running in Goa, and for a third, trekking in the Smoky Mountains.
But I have tried classifying what I consider fun things to do-
Having an unstructured conversation (Gossiping) over a beverage- Chai, usually, and wine or a malt at other times. Accompanied by food, usually. I remember many such conversations with Savitha, Achint, Pallavi, Shafique, Vrinda (and her family), Shweta Agarwal, Abha, Tosha, Urvashi, Garima, Meghna, Ratnashree, Divya Singh, Radhika, Sowmyashree, Prabhakar, Dash, Harish, Himanshu Manglik, Pragya, Arvind Joshi, Mrunal, Sheetal Garg, Anant Ram, TK Chatterjee, Gadgil, Vijayakumar, Dhanapal,.. and some family members, over the last couple of years.
Planning what to teach or how to teach it- the actual thing may be fun or not, depending on the response. Planning an exam, likewise.
Discussing ideas for research/case writing. Sometimes the doing is also fun, but getting bad reviews is not!
Travel, for any purpose..essentially, the prospect of something new is exciting, even if the travel is sometimes tedious. Road trips are actually more relaxed, and I did many of them in the U.S. Train travel in Europe was pretty cool too.
Reading. I love reading, though my throughput has reduced thanks to social media. But there's nothing like a good book. Currently, it's a biography of Asha Bhosle that I am reading.
Watching a movie- of late, my tastes have changed from the formula film to a slightly more meaningful type of cinema, but I still like a variety of films if well-made.
But I have tried classifying what I consider fun things to do-
Having an unstructured conversation (Gossiping) over a beverage- Chai, usually, and wine or a malt at other times. Accompanied by food, usually. I remember many such conversations with Savitha, Achint, Pallavi, Shafique, Vrinda (and her family), Shweta Agarwal, Abha, Tosha, Urvashi, Garima, Meghna, Ratnashree, Divya Singh, Radhika, Sowmyashree, Prabhakar, Dash, Harish, Himanshu Manglik, Pragya, Arvind Joshi, Mrunal, Sheetal Garg, Anant Ram, TK Chatterjee, Gadgil, Vijayakumar, Dhanapal,.. and some family members, over the last couple of years.
Planning what to teach or how to teach it- the actual thing may be fun or not, depending on the response. Planning an exam, likewise.
Discussing ideas for research/case writing. Sometimes the doing is also fun, but getting bad reviews is not!
Travel, for any purpose..essentially, the prospect of something new is exciting, even if the travel is sometimes tedious. Road trips are actually more relaxed, and I did many of them in the U.S. Train travel in Europe was pretty cool too.
Reading. I love reading, though my throughput has reduced thanks to social media. But there's nothing like a good book. Currently, it's a biography of Asha Bhosle that I am reading.
Watching a movie- of late, my tastes have changed from the formula film to a slightly more meaningful type of cinema, but I still like a variety of films if well-made.
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