Walking tricks

With Pius after Sunday mass

How do you survive two years of your life knowing that you can only be regularly mobile by walking?  Well, you only go to places that you can reach by footing (as they say here) at daytime.

Walk  2kms. 30mins.

You just have to brave the heat, dust, potholes, manholes, mud, rubbish, reckless drivers and the monotony of the same route that you take.  With my signature hat and Rusty Lopez safety shoes, I conquered daily the hostile streets of Gulu by mind control.

Destination reached

My trick was not to look at the distance to the destination.  Since I am pretty sure of the direction, I just focus on my steps; making

Fit to climb hills

sure I don't trip but at the same time being aware that I don't get hit by boda-bodas, automobiles, carts and bicycles with over-sized cargoes.  It can actually be dizzying if your mind is empty.  So I preoccupy myself with minute things such

See the tan? 

as, when I reach the office who should I greet first - what should I say this time?  Or I have that email to send - how should I phrase
it, what words should I use?  Keep on revising and before you know it, you have reached your destination.  I don't think about big things

Supple legs, eh?

because I will tend to rush to confront them and I would begin to realize how long and tiresome the walk takes.  Now, my legs are supple, I have a good tan, and I have shed 5 inches from my waistline.  Will I stick to walking back home when I return?  Frankly, I don't know, but perhaps for health reasons, I might.

Get-up for special occasions reached by footing