Today is a slow day in Mysore. I'm glad my Thai massage class is over. I enjoyed it and learned a lot but it just took so much from me. The thought of not having to practice and not going to Thai massage is just priceless. Life in Mysore is slow and should be...no rushing around.
I got to Tina's for breakfast this morning at around 9. I had the famous fenugreek rotis with tomato chutney and tried the badam milk(I think it's almond milk with spices). The fenugreek rotis are the best.
In the middle of breakfast, I witness a brief sexual encounter. A fly lands on our table and a few seconds later, another fly lands on top of the other fly. I was actually surprised to see one fly banging another fly in the middle of the breakfast table(at least someone is getting laid). This went on for about 10 seconds and then they just flew off. As I looked up, I noticed that Alexandra also witnessed the whole show. When we looked at each other, we just laughed guilty. The rest of the table had no clue what we had just witnessed. I guess you notice a lot of insignificant details when your not rushing around town.
After breakfast, I headed to the city to pick up a shirt I had made at Rashinkar's and printed out some of the pictures I've taken. I thought of walking around the market but the city can be very intense and after an hour or so you just want to head back to the safety of Gokulam. I eventually found my way to the Greenleaf for lunch and joined Joey(from England), Saskie(I think she's Swiss or some European country) and Simon. Saskie really impressed me during lunch because she would speak to the waiters in Kanada. She's been living in Mysore now for 2 years so she knows her way around. Joey teaches at Hamish's shala in London and has a great practice. I watched him practice last Sunday during the led intermediate and he finished the whole class. I think his going to be authorized by Guruji when he leaves. He's only 23 years old and has been practicing for 6 years.
This week's practice hasn't been all too great. I've been holding back because of the Thai massage class. I cannot afforded to get wasted because I had 4 hours of bodywork ahead of me. This week, I plan to give it everything.