The year that was part 1

Wow! So the year has come to an end..well almost...exactly 24 hours from now and we will be entering the next decade-2010 and boy does it feel strange!!
Like every other year, this one's been a mixed bag for me yet again...but i seem to remember the happier moments over the sad ones this year. The sad ones have taught me lessons...lessons i will remember for the coming years. Of death..of life..of friendship..of betrayal and of trust.

The year started on a sad note...i lost a friend...murdered by the society's insensitivities and by her own haste. And the high point was that i had become permanent with The Hindu..a permanent employee with perks et all!

And then came March when i went to Chennai to visit my best buddies Nalini and Sumitra..Though the four days passed in a haze i remember having lots of fun...the walks on the beach..the endless hogging...non stop yapping...venting, laughing, giggling, bitching! It was four days of masti! :) of clicking super crazy photographs...A month where i revisited some superb memories when we went to our dear ACJ together..and caught up with some super cool juniors-Ajai, Moon, Mehran, Sneha and others.. March 2009 my kid sister Soumya turned 18 and i was once again amazed at how fast time flies! From being the naughtiest cousin to a mature young woman, she has come a whole long way! :) And i really hope she discovers herself better in the coming years! :)

April, May were 'hot' months in every sense! I got a taste of political reporting (almost!) when i got to cover the Assembly elections...was amazed and disgusted at the same time at the money that is spent (given away) to acquire votes(read)..the period left me disillusioned and worried with our so-called democratic system...I also voted for the first time...No i don't have a voter id card still! I just know my serial number! I remember standing at the polling booth and wondering whom to vote...and also remember regretting the second i voted! May 28 my sis Sandhya left behind her teens and entered the 'Terrific Twenties' ... Wow! I still can't get over the fact that these two sisters (Sandhya and Soumya) have grown up and then i am reminded of my own age! :)) :D And my birthday in 2009 was also one of the best that i have had in a long time.. :) Thanks again to all those who made my birthday the 'Most Memorable' one...

In between all these special moments..was my own emotional craziness...of people whom i thought i knew 'well' turning out to be 'not so well'...and i realised that detachment is not a bad thing after all and that there is huge difference is saying "hey iwill be there" and someone becoming an 'emotional leech' on you....The months were also difficult as i was fighting against the system at work...thanks to some really close friends...i managed to pull through that one! Thanks Rak, Nal, Sumi, Abhi, Anna and Akhila Aunty for being there for me :)

June-three new ACJIANs entered the Hindu world...two who made my life at office much more bearable and fun! Thanks Suvasini and Jayashree for all the fun 'canteen moments', for the friendship..for the sisterhood! :)

Then came July when a secret trip happened! Haha :-) And No i shall not disclose it even now! ;) But yea the keywords remain-friends...trip...farmhouse...food...fun....and some superb bonding! :) From discussing heartbreaks with anger to verbally bashing a few 'idiots', the entire trip was a fun and supremely refreshing one! :) :)

But the weeks and days were interspersed with days of intense frustration to days of intense joy...and on days of frustration, a special someone would always know how and when to make me smile...so much so that even getting caught in crazy Hyderabad jams become enjoyable and i was actually looking forward for them...like i would look forward for the 'ice-cream breaks' just as i would look forward to just getting a glimpse of that special someone-my soulbrother :)