Adieu 2006

The curtains have fallen for one of the best years of my life.... yes, 2006 had it all for me.... i was working in Banglore in Jan and was literally fed up of the lonely life over there! Can be surprising to many, but yes... i did not like the culture in bangalore... On Jan 19 evening, as usual when i was walking back from office, i got a call from one of my Ex colleagues and until then i did not know that there would be a turn around! My colleague had switched jobs too and had an urgent opening in his new organistion back in chennai and he wanted me to fill up... i immediately lit up like a 1000 w bulb on hearing the word chennai and accepted.... I fixed up an appointment (interview is not a professional word, i am told) on the 27th Jan, the day after the republic day, just to have a sandwitched holiday..... Boy, i was reporting to the new office on Feb 13... i could not believe my self.... it was all along an interesting year after that....

i became addicted to satyam cinemas every weekend along with one of my college friends... even more addicted to visiting new restaurants (pure veg) thrice a week..... and started actually enjoying life....

for everytime i see an aircraft hovering above me, i would think that i would also be airbound one day, atleast on a domestic trip... and alas.... i had an opportunity to fly and interestingly fly abroad.... i was having so many negative thoughts since it was official, i thought the trip can be called off even before the flight taking off.... but finally i had 'janma saabalyam' when i stepped into SQ401 at 11.45 pm on 27th June!!!!

for every time i had to send off someone from the airport, deep in my heart i was so sad that i was not privilaged enough to be flying... but on that day, i should have been the happiest person of the world....... since then i have had a couple of overseas trips which have added beauty to my 2006.

i spent lot of time with my nephew, Vyaas during the year and now he is the next life on earth that i love! after myself.....

2006 takes credit to lots of my new habbits - lots of exotic dinners, lots of travel, a new habbit of reading books, complete fasting on Tuesdays (day time alone), lots of time browsing wikipedia, a daily workout in one of the best gymns, hmm.... i should 'treat' myself for a very disciplined year.....

another year of celibacy, another year without the touch of NV, without a sip of liquor or beer, without a puff of cigarrette.... hmm... thats 26 years in a row of me doing what i believed in..... i am told that 2007 would give a new 'boss' to me...... but i am still not prepared to face it..... 'live life as it comes' is my favorite biline....

Will 2007 be better ???? i can do nothing than to Wait & Watch