Feb 19–25

Feb 19 — Quietest dorm in India since Rishikesh Bluejays. Couple old guys talking loud at 6:50 woke me up. Sleep ok, rise 9am. Move single terrace table to use plug, dropped Asus against cement floor, amazingly no damage. Make café using metal cup + hot water dispenser. Pay another night at reception 300rs cash. VTI filled via Norbert’s gambit. Skip 3×3min on terrace. Handstand hold 2 sets easy. 3min skip 4 rounds total. Chat w/ guy working at horse track, tried to show off handstand but failed 10+ times, finally got another hold after he left, 4 total, felt like loser. Eventful morning before breakfast. 11:50 walk out for breakfast, no food near hostel. Domino’s loaded combo 169rs, charged for 99rs combo on card, wait 30min, pay 70rs cash diff. Walk to Decathlon, buy acupressure ball 179rs. Fresh papaya juice 20rs, find barber 100rs. Terrace move table again, chat GPT + Gemini, bored, try stretching but too sunny/windy. 2:45 walk west, coconut 50rs. Chk biryani king 100rs ok. Haircut 100rs, no neck shave, 30s head massage, tip 20rs. Shower, doom scroll in bed comfy. 6:45 terrace try to work. 8:15 walk north, hostel corner chk chowmein 120rs. Wash clothes in sink terrace, 6 articles hung on ladder.

Feb 20 — Bed beside snorer, hit guy but couldn’t wake him. Dorm quiet after. Sleep ok til fat ugly guy talking 8am. Rise 9am. Café on terrace, clothes dry. Pay another night 300rs. Make 5 cafés on terrace w/ 10 Bru packs, constipation. 10:40 veg spot parathas + dips 60rs. 11:30 Mysore stadium track WO: empty, sunny, dry, no shade. Jog 1 lap. Leg swings + mobility. 10 drills to 50m: pogo, marching A, crossovers, backwards, B’s, jumping A, C’s, stiff legs. Stride 50m track too hot. Sprint 70m, last sprint 100m timed under 13s (closed lace shoes, headwind, big toe skin missing). Think could break 12s under ideal cond w/ spikes. Cooldown adv kossack 2×6. Walk into sports science center, guy welcoming, showed gym + physio, took some photos n got contact. Walk south Mysore zoo, entry 120rs, see big mammals. Veg thali 120rs. Walk south Mysore mall small ng. Horse club golf course, kicked out clubhouse. Realized despise status games. Walk back hostel, local bus 6rs to station, ended up Decathlon mall again. Eat at KFC poor location w no AC, dirty washroom. Shower, rest >1hr. 6:50 terrace move table, chat GPT + Gemini. 8:15 Hotel RRR mutton biryani 295rs card, not good value. Terrace chill, wash 5 articles, used last 10rs soap from Varkala.

Feb 21 — Slept ok, dorm quiet til 7am honking, fat guy loud again. Rise 8:20. QT promo amt confirmed. Move table, café terrace. Guy said can’t use metal cup, used water bottle. Constipation better. Discover OrganicMaps “places added” doesn’t save after deleting maps. 10am bus stand: 3 bus types to Bangalore — EV 450inr, local 210inr, coach 420inr. Only EV goes to Majestic. Veg meal 120rs. Checkout PVR hostel 10:45 decent place, needs shelves/tables. Walk 1.5km to Mysore Junc, general ticket Bangalore 85rs at kiosk. Stretch platform. 11:30 train 8min late, fast til outskirts, private 2 rows, 4 stops. Reach Bangalore Junc 2:08. Walk Majestic bus stop to GoStops, need online booking. Book Agoda 507rs. Checkin odd: hostel app + Bluetooth for dorm door/locker. #TechCapital. Walk for food, chk fried rice 120rs salty. Freedom Park cops lounging. Traffic not too bad. Chill cowork area, better wifi/workspace than PVR. No towel, use shirt. Rest, almost nap. 8:20 walk out, “Talk of the Town” schwarma 90rs solid. Pina juice 40rs watered down. Another schwarma 90rs. Burger King 105rs cash, slow wait for 2 burgers.

Feb 22 — Dorm bed comfy but dormmates bad. 3 guys turned lights on at night, 1 kid talking in bed, told him leave. Phone ringing 5× morning. Rise 7:30. Security moved stuff behind reception. Café paper cup + hot water. Shoes moved to cabinet. Checkout GoStops Majestic 9:50. Chill in cowork til 10:25. First hostel using app keys. Walk food, beef curry + parathas 100rs solid. Metro to Jayanagar 30rs, totally packed. Reach GoStop Jayanagar 10:45, helpful reception, lower bunk. Early checkin 11:50. No terrace/open space, wifi cut. Walk outside pathetic park, no food. Pray small church. Buy red tiger balm 50rs. Veg meal 100rs. Chill hostel lobby, rest day (no workout space, toe peeled). Shower, rest, construction noise. 5:45 chilli chk + parathas 170rs. Chill cowork fl2. 7pm chat son rescheduled to Feb 28. Chill, chat GPT. 8pm 39 Cross St food spots: schwarma 60rs, grab another 2 for 120rs. Sidewalks grim, time to leave 3rd biggest city. Chill lobby, tell reception not to move stuff overnight.

Feb 23 — Fat Indian talking at midnight, guy snoring morning. Slept ok. Rise 9:15. No café. Pack, ready 10am. Chill lobby til 10:25. Metro Jayanagar → Goraguntepalya 60rs, packed again, got seat after Majestic. Gorag bus stop hectic. Bus to Chitra packed, no seat. Food hospital veg thali 100rs, brush teeth in washroom awkward. KSRTC bus Chitra 274rs, paid 500rs, no change, squished between 2 fat guys. Nap. Lunch stop at overpriced veg place on hwy, ordered nothing. Driver gave 200rs change. Arrive Chitra 4:05, got leftover change relctantly but faranged for 6rs. Lodge search: 500inr no wifi, fort area no rooms, dingy. Found across bus stop, ground floor room 900inr neg 800rs + 200rs deposit. Wait cleaning. 5:30 walk fort area, chk biryani 100rs. Fort cannon area quiet, gate closed 6:30. Washroom no shower/sink, faucet wash. Wifi unstable. Town rough. 8:30 wet market, chk masala + parathas 160rs solid. Brush teeth over bucket faucet squat shower. Stretching, wifi cuts. Bed 11pm no wifi.

Feb 24 — Room beside reception, people talking all night, told them to shutup 3×. Rise 7am. Wifi off. Kids w/ hotspot sleeping. Café metal cup + water. 8am Chitradurga Fort hidden entrance. Temples, Honda pond, circle climb. Couldn’t reach highest point. Group photo w/ school kids. 3hrs of walking around fort, no ticket check. Back lodge, veg spot dosa + rice + donut 115rs, bad taste. Squat shower, mad farts. Checkout Sri Mashithole Lodge 12:15, shitty place but staff seem nice. 12:30 KSRTC bus Hospet 184rs, change given right away this time, bus mostly empty, got front seat w legspace. stops in 3 towns. Arrive Hospet 3:30 smooth. Nonveg spot chk fried rice 180rs. Bus to Hampi packed, next one in 30min. Walk Hospet lodges, decide to stay night in Pai’s Relax Inn 1200rs cash king room, good wifi + hot shower. Chill room, chat GPT + Gemini. 6:30 shower, flex WO: mountain/fwd fold, up/down dog, kneeling quads + tib raise, hip swivel, pancake, seated pigeon, side splits, frog. 3×15 thrust headstands bed. Back neck bridge 3×30. 8:10 food bus stand chk biryani 130rs + half chk kebab 90rs takeaway. Puppies followed traffic. Eat chk while doing front neck bridge 3×30. Email 4 dumbbell deposits Kijiji. Meditate bed half lotus. Power cut 2×.

Feb 25 — Slept better, finally decent rest. Rise 9am, make café using hotel bottle + water, chill awhile chat w/ GPT. Power cut again. Head out 11:15, walk bus stop no food, standup veg spot plain dosa 40rs ng. Another nonveg spot chk fried rice 168rs. Chill in room, power keeps cutting. Try push WO top floor laundry room: handstand hold failed 20+ times, felt like loser, eventually got 1. Big toe skin missing, wore shoes, got 1 right away. Skipping 1 round hard to time w/ watch. 1‑arm PU on chair 3×12, tri ext on chair 2×12. Rushed WO, not feeling it, 5/10 maintenance. Minor lumbar pain, maybe from hard stretching yesterday. Fix watch glitch, worse than surfing in Mulki. Scrape teeth again. Shower, rest before checkout. Checkout Pai’s Rest Inn 3:15, nicest place in awhile despite frequent power cuts. Walk biryani spot, no chk left. Military canteen from lunch yesterday, chk fried rice again 180rs, appetite fatigue. Wait bus stand 25min, 4:30 bus to Hampi 20rs. Arrive 5pm, hustled by old guy, obvious profit guide. Led to small alley near bazaar, Reddy Homestay room facing street, wanted 1000inr, negotiated 800rs, checkout 10:30 next day. Super easy checkin, no ID, just form. Chill room. Walk main temple sunset, bazaar lodge search, cheapest 850inr Dreamcatcher. Eat veg spot Annapurna 150rs veg thali, not great. Shower, rest. Chill room, chat GPT about travel plans — decide on night bus to hyderabad.