Year 2009

I know I am more than 6 months late writing about year 2009 :) and as I write the first line I have started smiling thinking of the quote “Right now I am so far behind, I will never die”.

It’s been long since I wrote something in my blog. For past couple of months I have been thinking of putting together the memorable moments of year 2009 but as usual either I get caught with work or with my own laziness preventing me from doing so. But here I am finally, trying to recall all good things from last year. I may not be able to put a very elaborative blog considering my long virtual list of to do’s for next few hours - prepare (or most likely buy) some dinner, arrange cloths for the coming week, finish few chapters of the “Crime and punishment” and go over thinking about all the “to-do” items for tomorrow; sigh! for this part of the bachelor life. Also, I have a memory slightly better than that of a goldfish so I may have forgotten some of not so memorable events from 2009 and so you aren’t going to find those here :)

First half of 2009 was eventful- My brother became father of a lovely daughter in Jan and so I became uncle of the most beautiful baby girl I have ever seen; Feb to June was busy time working om different old and new projects, trying out new ideas and experimenting with very latest technologies; This was also the time when I made couple of good new friends. July was the time when I finally got chance to take off and travel to Varanasi. I love family get-togethers more than any other social event and it was time when I got to hold my five and half month old niece for the first time; it was a wonderful feeling holding her in my hands and thinking if it was not long before my parents and my uncles where holding me the same way.

Most parts of the second half of 2009 went trying to keep up with daily routine and digesting the frequent changes in the professional front. By July My cousin Pranav who had been living with me for last 3 years finished his graduation and had got a rather temporary job to take care of his pocket money while he planned for post graduation. Making a decision about appropriate higher education is rather tough when you know that you can’t just throw money to get any fancy degree. This has been one of few reasons why I didn’t go for post graduation when I finished bachelor’s course; but even so, in last 5 years everyday I have dreamed about going back to college, read a lot of books and know more about the various subjects of my interests like technology, science, art and nature. I know someday I will have time and money to pursue this dream and all I need to do is keep this dream breathing.

During October my parents along with my sister came to visit me. With good food, laughs and punctual daily routine,one month of time rolled rather faster than I had wished. By end of the year my sister got a job and decided to live in B’lore so I started looking for some better place and finally I found one that was close to her workplace. In the beginning of 2010 I along with my cousin and sister shifted to a new house.

Now I need to run to nearest restaurant and grab something quickly; come back n finish rest of the things from my to-do list.