Week 6 Stats (ending 17 October 2004)

Monday 9,410
Tuesday 8,078
Wednesday 10,204
Thursday 13,656
Friday 10,570
Saturday 15,477
Sunday 12,799

An above average week this week saw me take approximately 11,450 steps per day. Notable events this week included my good friends, Elvira and Andrew, finally moving into their Bayswater home and also the start of Ramadan – the Month of Fasting.

I am not a Muslim, so don’t observe Ramadan myself, but a couple of people in the office are and its interesting to observe their practices during this period – fasting during the day and eating small meals at night. Its an important time for spiritual contemplation and visiting with friends and family. On the second night of Ramadan (Saturday), Rehana and I were supposed to go out to a friend of hers who was throwing a gig at some club in Liverpool Street. However, in keeping with Ramadan Rehana didn’t feel it was appropriate to be partying so we went out for dinner at Nandos and a very long walk after dinner (due to over eating) instead.

Sunday saw me running around talking with and taking photos of various artists on Bayswater Road as research for my travel writing piece. Unfortunately, even though I met some lovely people, I am still struggling for inspiration. Hey – but at least I did some good walking!