Fit at forty (aka the “Dad you got boobs” entry)

By the time you read this I would probably be gone…

Whoa! bad choice of words, let me try again.

I would be spending most of my 40th birthday travelling – Swati had had planned a nice party but a client decreed otherwise, however all is not lost – If Indian decides to reach on time then just the two of us can still have a candle lit dinner in a nice sea side restaurant in Pattaya. But lately our official airline is being true to one of Indian traits “An Indian may reach but he never arrives.”

40!

Some how this figure has been made a watershed number by many and most who cross it say – WTF it feels no different – So here is the mandatory “WTF if feels no different” from me.

Umm… wait a min it does for me at least in terms of physical health. Instead of the passive approach which I had fooled my self into 2 years ago I actively started working out in gym and over the period of last year the pectoral girth has gone from a puny 31“ to a respectable 37” – that probably clarifies the, to put it mildly, the awkward alias of the title – Aasim though no longer says it but he always has that grin whenever I change my shirt. There have been some other embarrassing but artistic repercussions of this change, which thanks to my trainer is proportionate for the complete body but I think I will leave that for another day.

Last year I had mentioned that SANIsoft was poised for a ramp-up if needed – we found that it *is* needed and now we are firmly in the process of taking SANIsoft to the next level – yes it is stressful but then it is fun as well.

I still believe in marking milestones of life at 16,26,36 , the next 6 years promise to be exciting – I hope when I do take stock 6 years from now I will not find too many things which I had fooled myself into thinking as true.

  • Aha.. so another person who hit the 40 mark but still works and thinks like a 20 year old..

    Congrats 🙂

    • If I didn’t know you better – that you would be humiliating 😉

      Thanks for the compliment and wishes.

  • Hey, Hippy Budday…
    Me==Less than half your age…
    (just showing off…;P)

    • awwww cho chweet 🙂

      Thanks for the wishes

  • 2 more years and you would be in the “answer” age zone 😀
    many happy returns of the day 🙂

    • You’d better figure out the question first, Doc. 🙂

      Belated wishes!

      • Thanks dude, how are things?

        • Things go well, but academia is a killer. As it turns out, I will miss Foss.in this year due to exams. 🙁

    • What answers I really don’t know the questions as yet – thanks for the wishes

  • Happy Birthday, Congrats on adding years but not gray hairs!

    • Thanks, I have a lot of gray hairs as well – just not yet bald 😉

  • Happy 40th! 🙂

  • happy birthday.

  • Happy birthday Tarique! Here’s hoping for equally interesting posts at 46, 56, and so on…Have a great trip through the journey of life, apart from your trip to Pattaya.

  • Happy birthday

    See subject

  • Happy birthday, dude 🙂

    All the best wishes to make it home on time. Have a fun day.

    • Thanks man – we did get late but still in time for that dinner in Pattaya

  • Wow

    So you completed 4 decades of your existance!
    Happy b’day!

    • Re: Wow

      So you completed 4 decades of your existance!
      More like tumbled and stumbled across the 4th decade line – thanks

  • Happy B’day! And drop by Singapore :p

    • As soon as there is a direct Nagpur – Singapre flight – I hate flying (as in for travel)

      Thanks

  • Hey happy 40 !

  • Many Many happy returns of the day, should be fun to accomplish everything you set out to accomplish, atleast all the intermediate targets. What next? World conquest ? 😉

    • The ride to accomplishing was the fun part – feels satisfied BUT right now what I am hating is that for the next level I am dependent on too many 3rd party people, just an eg: employees for whom dreams don’t mean anything…

  • Happy Returns of the Day!

  • Welcome…

    …to my side of the age line 🙂

    Here’s to the next 40!

    Happy Birthday, which I hope you are celebrating in the locally approved style in the fleshpots in Pattaya 🙂

    • Re: Welcome…

      which I hope you are celebrating in the locally approved style in the fleshpots in Pattaya 🙂

      Yes will post a separate entry about that – concerms 4 beautiful ladies in Thai traditional dresses etc

      Thanks for the wishes

  • Happy 40th birthday!!

  • Happy 40th birthday!

    • Thanks Ruth for the wishes

      Am glad about your new job….

  • Happy birthday, boss!

  • Happy Birthday

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