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Blog #62 (Uncontrollable)

I think I should laugh more. What I do everyday is that, I don't express any emotions as would be expected by a normal human being. I repress these emotions, could be anger, joy, depression etc. I have been able to successfully control myself in every situation. Or so I thought.  What happens when all that energy and pressure is pent up inside your body, yearning for release? It releases.  I was in the middle of a cheer-leading stunt with the teammates of my group. For some reason our flyer was giggling. She seems to do that every time we were on the verge of failing our stunt. She starts to laugh during liberty-extension. My base partner lets out a laugh, a sharp "HA!''. And we fail the stunt. What ensues later is thirty seconds of unadulterated laughter by yours truly. I realized my laughter but I couldn't stop myself. It felt really good, and the best part was everyone else's reaction, because they just received a glimpse of the other Nachiket for th...

Blog #61 (Kumbhakarna)

I really have to do something about my sleeping habits. I slumber these days more often than sleep. I think it's the cheer-leading sessions that drain my energy. I sleep either before a session, usually a nap or after the session, where I go into deep sleep mode, which usually last for years and years. I slept for eleven hours last night. Another time I had a couple of hours to kill before a lecture so I nodded off. I woke up four hours later, having missed an important briefing and was late for my cheer session. I should really do something about this.