hey hey! its a little too late to welcome the new year, but then again, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

well, this came after a week of trying but then again, this si something i intend to do regularly from now onwards, that is to write more often, even if no one reads them. i find it therapeutic. you should too.

anyways, back to the story, i was driving back after work one day, when this struck to me, what about listing all the good and bad things that happened to me during 2007? well, here are some of them, dunno if i can put them in chronological order, but will try my level best to do so. here goes nothing!

2007 - RECAP of Eventful Moments.

1. Last day at work, OCA - This was indeed a painful event. I jined back OCA (back then it was known as UOA) thinking that i’ll be back amongst friends. well, it did, but then again, i had an ass of a manager, who is just as dumb as dumb can be, even worse, i think a dumb can outsmart this ass! needless to say, after 6 months of sheer torture, and empty promises of promotion and pay rise after slogging like a dog, i tendered in my letter, with a week’s notice. parting was indeed painful, as some of them were like family. i’ll miss them, i still do, and will fondly remember them all as my first working colleagues. miss you guys!

2.Injured during futsal - it was actually my first day at work the next day at my new place, so to celebrate, i organised a game of futsal with some friends. after being tired of playing goalie for a long period,with no goals going past, i decided to play outfield. was creatng havoc to the opponents, then a sheer moment of brilliance (ronaldihno, you’ve been warned) the opponent hacked me down. brutal tackle. i fell down flat, stpeed the ball in the process, twisted my knee, fell on it, and my knee swelled to the same size of the footy ball. damn, that was painful. thanks to my mates (andre and hatem and the rest of the team)i managed to get to the hospital, and believe me, next day reported for duty on crutches!

3.India beat concert - SHAKTI was in town! i was broke at that time, so i relied on my uncle to get some free tickets, which in the past was a breeze. this time though, the promised land didn’t arrive, and i was at work, imagining SHAKTI mesmerising the crowd. they did. kept them all spellbound. me too. at work. imagining them. sigh.

4.WYC - the highlight of the trip to india was indeed the WYC. getting there itself was a journey, both sweet, and bittersweet. but the experience gained from the abode of peace, magnifique! i’m longing for my next trip there…..

5.team leader, Andre - this was indeed a surprise. i got promoted after 6 months, very fast indeed. but then again, i guess all the months of working like a dog paid off. this will be the start of a new career path, the role of a supervisor, and the start of  new adventure, somehting that i’m currently doing now. bigger things in the future? starts right here!

6.Ammu’s wedding aniversary - its beena year since my kutty ammu sister got married. and how her life has turned out to be. the once timid sister of mine is now managing both the home and her career, not to mention of bieng a role model wifey to my BIL. mind it, she rules the house, but she is so understanding now, i guess, marriage changes lots of things. my BIL is a lucky guy indeed. my turn? hmmm…. i guess will never happen.

7.passing of a new member of the family - This was indeed a sad day for all of us. my unborn nephew/niece did not make it to be with the family, instead, decided to take the short route back to God. Bless him/her, and well, my sister and hubby, you’re indeed a strong couple. bless you both.

8.shamini’s & manu, happily ever after… - the wedding that we’ve all been waiting for. Shamini will now be called aunty manu….kekekeke. i made a promise to prashanth that we will be here to take care of things for him, and indeed, thank Gus for making us all keep that promise. indeed, shamini’s family inducted us all into their own, and indeed, a wedding to remember. plus, the arrival of, you know who….

9.making the move, NOT! - i surprised myself on this. how on earth did i manage to do it? no idea. but it happened. but then again, it didn’t go too well. had fun getting the lilies though. and did some research on them, too. ask me about lilies now, i’m a self taught lilyologist. wish her all the best in her future undertakings, and boy, i’m going to miss her. and thank you, sukhu, sanku,sushi,nuskhie and the rest of the gang. not forgetting manu and sham.and prashanth.and sanjeev.and GUS……….

10.mum getting an op done - this all happened during the time when we (me and mum) were in the midst of not being too agreeable with each other. somehow, somethings that wer ein the closet, came out in the open. but then again, they are in the closet simply because they are to be there till the time is right. i guess, GUS had a better plan. in a way, GUS helped me realise one thing. Mum, her love. nothing beats it. during this time i went through shit. and all i wanted to do was to lay in my mum’s lap. thats what i call heaven. indeed, the op went on smoothly, and we sorted out our differences, back to being a team now!

11. realisation - end of a journey - 5 years. that how long it took. pratically wept alone that night at bangsar centre, dunno why, but problems after problems, finally broke me down. it was just me an GUS. and finally, after sometime, i felt something. i actually felt the presence of my dad, sitting next to me, and i could actually smell him there. no agarbathi smell, just my dad. i wept again. thank god, no one was there.

12.new year, SSDY (Same Shit Different Year) ? - well, spent the new year eve after work at bangsar centre, had prayers, then adjourned to darshie’s place. my first NY party in ages, it was a blast! then back to work at 7 am. sigh.

well, this were some of the things i could write about. there were more, but i just am so bloody tired.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, folks.