The Year 2012

It’s been a year of apocalypse.  There were times when I wished for the Nostradamus Prophesies to come true. The world would ve escaped the Mayan Calendar D-Day, but the year 2012 was in every sense a year of personal cataclysms.

Professionally too it’s been a year I would like to forget and hope I never ever have such a stint again in my career. It was a long drawn skirmish all in vain. Not sure if I would ve dealt with the situation differently if things were balanced on the personal front. But the fact is after reaching the peak, sometimes you ve to fall and the fall is sure painful. Now from where I stand, I see a larger cliff to scale and the road just got more treacherous.

Interestingly it also happens to be a year, where I have not made a single new friend in life. Not jus’ that, it’s also a year where my friends list got right sized. My world became a much smaller place. And without doubt they ve been my strength during my moments of paleness. I have had people who have just held my hand and not spoken a word but maybe that’s all I needed. Friends who never ever asked me “for what?” or “but why?” or “when?”  But just stood beside me.  So here is a big thanks to all you guys.

It’s also been a year to taste hard realities of life. To travel “Cattle Class”, to starve, to realize how valuable money is. Never before in life had I ever imagined I could. But yes, I travelled in a General Compartment Sleeping on the floor in our very own Indian Railways. A bitter reality of life, that it is not always serene. There exists a world where people fight to survive. Life is a melee. A year, where I realized the value of food and took a vow to minimize wasting food.

On a happier note, it’s the year when finally my good friend Rakesh found his partner for life. A wedding we all thoroughly enjoyed.  Congrats to the newlywed couple.

It’s a year when someone came around to proudly claim the youngest cousin title. Those were wonderful moments to hold a new born.

So as 2012 comes to a grinding halt, I quote…
“The journey I'm taking is inside me. Just like blood travels down veins, what I'm seeing is my inner self and what seems threatening is just the echo of the fear in my heart.”
― Haruki Murakami,

A Potrait of Mine by.......

It was one of those days when you are having a bad day at work and are jus' at the end of your wits. And then you see your mobile light up with a new incoming mail  notification.
And I open to see the mail and it instantly brought a big smile to my face and it was a different day after that. Some people really make your life worth living.
This is what the mail had. A sketch of mine by none other than Aman.
I wanted to cherish this moment all my life and so here it is rightly on my blog.

Today also happens to be the Birthday of my pretty little sister(cousin) Sidfa. So here is wishin you many many very many happy returns of the day. I know you don't read my blog. You are still too young. But I am sure someday you will, and I hope this post will bring a smile on your face.
My mom often asks me why I often fight with you and trouble you so much when I am with you. And the answer is pretty simple. I have always wanted and wished to have a younger sister whom I can pamper and somehow you perfectly fill in that void. You will always remain be a special little sister.

It's been a while since I ve blogged. Many of you ve been complainin about not being able to reach me on phone/IM/SocialMedia. I have been quite disconnected from the social space of late. Barring twitter I am literally off all social networking sites.  Guess it's going to remain the same going forward. But yes, I hope to at least get regular with my blog. For my blog has always been about me, my life, my thoughts. my space, my life and my love.