Retrospection - 2007

I don’t know how to start on my second half of the year. My second half was more eventful than my first half. It was like a happy ending in a bollywood movie.

July month was the beginning of all the fun and frolic. I was all excited and stoked with my scheduled trip to India in August. Believe me I was much more eager this time than my first visit, and this is all because it was not a regular visit. This time is was a purposeful visit, a ceremonious visit. It was my sister’s marriage. I think it was one of the precious moments of my life. I did all the shopping and bought the tickets and was waiting for my time to fly high.

The trip was fabulous. Journey was really smooth and slick. The event was tremendous. I lived in the event; I soaked fully in the tears of joy. It was heartening to see my sis in bridal ware. It wouldn’t have happened without the association of my brother. He worked hard to make this occasion memorable. Kudos to one and all.

Then came September, and I had to wake up from my dream of stay in India. Work was calling me. For the second time in the year, I had to fly back to rat hole. But this time with satisfaction filled eyes. I felt a kind of accomplishment this time. But deep down somewhere I was terrified with the fact of returning to isolated/quarantined myself and it resulted in taking me down for a week or so.

After this, in the following three months, I had reunions with my friend. One in North West, one is west coast and last one in central east. All these were a bundle of joy. I really cherished each and every moment of these GTs. I lived my life in each of them and waited for another one to come along, like waiting for sunrise to banish the darkness. It was enthralling to see some of my friends after years. Even though time gone by, our friendship is as strong as and as beautiful as wall of china.

This brings me to December. This month was supposed to be a month of happy holidays. I did have holidays, but the work load was overwhelming. I was completely occupied with the work and deadlines. And in the holidays I took trip of Charlotte. Stayed over there couple of days and got back home after Christmas. Stay was joyous and back journey was like an onus on me. I spent my holidays home all alone. My daily schedule was get up watch a movie eat and watch a movie and have dinner and watch a movie and sleep off. I spent my days mostly under roof, locked inside my apartment. I dint speak for two days. It was like living in an isolated island, but the truth is I am living right in the middle of the town, as one among the society. I am not blaming anyone but me. I am the reason for what I am today. I regret and love it. Anyhow this is me and my year 2007. It was neither a spectacular one nor a sordid one. It was jus like any other year.

Today is December, 31st. Ring of the mobile woke me up, and it was my mom. She woke me up to remind me of the date and remind me to keep myself safe. Moms are all like that. They just want their kid to be hale and healthy. And just like that my day started with all smiles. Believe me today is lot shinier even though sun was still sleeping and darkness was still reigning the central zone of US.

2K7 - A Retrospect

December, last month of the year, always brings smiles on many faces. It's the month to recollect the cherishable memories of the whole year and ponder some decisions that may or may not have affected our lives. It's about time to reflect on some of those events, incidents and predicaments.

This year has been an eventful one, in many ways, to me. I still remember moments of my stay at home on Jan 1st , 2007. It was a delightful welcome to New Year, with my family after so many years. Last time I spent my New Year day at home, with family, was in the year 1998. This time it was quiet an auspicious start to a new day, new year. Since that day I had enjoyed another a week of joyous stay at home before I made myself back to rathole (believe me, I had to), that is to US. I fell ill with the change in weather but more bothering turmoil was the reaction I received from people here, it was like rubbing salt into my wounds. So the month which started off with a peak ended up as a rough slide into a deep valley of fluster.

Feb was the month when I wanted to be in India. Of course, some dreams remain as dreams. Feb was the month of marriages; my good friends tied knots and jumped into a new phase life. A little disappointed for not being able to make it there, other than that, I am very happy for them. As a matter of fact, Feb. and March, both months truly belonged to marriages. They say spring brings hopeful attitude, but for them spring brought something more than hope. A new season, a new life, and blooming flowers greeted them warmly and prompted them into green stage of married life.

April was a regular one for me. Except for one blissful trip to Boston, nothing great to ponder on. Few of our friends got together at Groton, CT. We spent couple of days with ourselves and with our past lives. During that trip, I paid a visit to MIT and Harvard Universities. It was a memorable one. At last I could make it to MIT, somehow. Like always, time spent with my friends was surely heavenly. I feel these get togethers are like pit stops, where a car stops during a race for refueling, for new tires or for any repairs. And I believe we all essentially need these to keep ourselves alive in the race of life.

May was most sober month of this year. I dint go anywhere, spent my time with the work and work. The only positive is that I learnt few things about engineering, especially about steam and valves. Other than that, it was month of rest and relaxation. So was June. Nothing notable or great happened during these two months, except for some unusually interesting and undoubtedly understandable phone conversations. As a result of these unanticipated confabulations, I made few friends and I lost some much sooner than expected. After all, these phone services are not reliable ones. You never know when a bad/cross connection kicks in.

This is me in the first half of the year 2007. It was a fairly smooth ride, except for couple of bumps, but those hiccups were not big enough to put them on the paper (some were too big to put them on paper, better if I keep them to myself). But in all occasions and actions music (ArR's RDB) was there, constantly backing me up and keeping my spirits fresh and alive.