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Phew! the year is over before I could imagine it would but I am not complaining here. Personally 2005 has been a good year for me where I gained a lot of good things. The positives far outweighed the negatives like never before and that has thrilled me beyond comparison. The last time that I remember it happened to me was in 1995 - when I was in my 4th year in art college. I made quite a few friends and roamed the country too. That was also a good year in all respects because I scored some good marks as well.
2005 has been very kind to me. I got confirmed at TCS this year and I also set a focus on what I would like to do in my career that is to pursue my studies in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Usability. If things would have gone the way I had planned to, I would have been doing research in these fields from a reputed institute in Mumbai but destiny had other plans for me. I attended a seminar conducted by Human Factors International called ‘The Science and Art of Designing Web and Software Applications’ which renewed my interest in usability engineering. I have also started reading a lot of books & articles on the subject which will give me a deep insight into the subject. I also saw a record number of movies this year in the theaters than the previous year. I haven’t kept a count now.
On the other end, there were some sad endings to relationships and some good beginnings too. The tragedies are now being forgotten and it’s now time to cash in on the new beginnings of 2005 and usher into year 2006 :-)
December 29th, 2005
Very rarely do I express my feelings in such a manner but it feels happy/elated to be in the company of my nephew Aditya whose on a 3 week visit to India from
Hong Kong after almost a year. He’s here to stay with his Nani (a mom’s mother is known as Nani in India) and me for the longish weekend that we’re having for the Christmas. He’s all of 5 years but more mature then most in his age group and he’s learned to do things on his own which includes taking fine pictures with his dad’s digital camera. I got to see the demo yesterday :-)
Adit has been the most wonderful child I have come across. I was surprised seeing him behave like an adult asking all sorts of trivia questions to me and actually striking a conversation whenever he could. He’s also very friendly with all while most other kids would be apprehensive talking to strangers. The most remarkable attribute is that he’s staying with us without his dad or mom around and he seems to have gelled completely in a totally alien environment. I took him for a ride on Maruti Swift. He enjoys driving around in my car a lot and never seems to get tired provided he’s seated in the front.
Today I took him to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. He wanted to visit the Lion and Tiger Safari and I have found that he loves animals a lot (apparently loves watching the Animal Planet all the while). He was thrilled to see a white tiger and also the lioness from a very close quarter.
My mom has some problems conversing with him in English and it reminds me of the same issue that I had with MY Nani when I used to visit her at her house at Grant Road. Thanks to her, I am now well-versed with the language Marathi. Life has come full circle but his stay has certainly bought a pleasant smile on our faces :-)
December 25th, 2005
Imagine having some kind of a button which could shut my system down for a given period. That would mean shutting my mind off all the bad things of the day and cleansing it forever. Going into some sort of a coma and waking up the next day absolutely unaware of the happenings of the previous day. If only my wishes would come true now I would have used that boon today because it was a BAD BAD day for me.
Mood swings is what people called it in the office and I prefer to call it depression. I have no clue what caused it or perhaps I don’t find it necessary to reveal the facts but I am still in that state and figuring how to get out of it. Today was supposed to be a special day since the marketing team was to have a buffet lunch session at Bombay Blues at Kala Ghoda in the celebration of the long Christmas weekend. Instinctively I didn’t want to be a part of the gathering but it would have looked very awkward for not being present. Any sane person would have judged my mood by the ingredients that I served in my ‘thali’ - I was having Dal-Chawal and Kimchi worth Rs. 179 ! I guess I paid for being a part of something which I didn’t want to be from the bottom of my heart. I need to rely more on my inner voice from now on. I finished my lunch pretty fast and both myself and Suku ran away from that place. Apparently we both were facing rough times for different reasons. I realised I had to control myself from now on lest I should get in some argument with somebody at the office.
Continue Reading December 23rd, 2005
It has been very windy and chilly in Mumbai these days. Very strange. But then after the
July 26 aftermath, I am convinced that anything is possible here and we have to be prepared even for snowfall. As a precautionary measure I carry my favourite red pullover in my bag. It came handy today when I started feeling really cold sitting under the A/C vent. Today was also the day when the
Maitree group sang christmas carols for us as we gathered at the 11th floor reception. I was never enthusiastic for such a thing because I was deliberately dragged out of a meeting to be present there. They sang
Michael Jackson’s ‘Heal the World’ which lightened up my face. It’s my favourite all time song :-)
Tomorrow is the last day of a great week after which we take a 3 day long break for the christmas. Here’s wishing all the visitors of my website a very Merry Christmas.
December 22nd, 2005
When will I know everything and attain nirvana? This is a question I keep asking myself everytime I find myself in an embarassingly idiotic situation. We ordered some desserts in the office and it was my longtime wish to eat a tart. Let me honestly say that apart from a few references (and perhaps with some visual ones as well) from books, I had no clue how a tart tasted. This is my time to experiment with my palate, I told myself. So I went ahead and ordered a Lemon Tart and it finally arrived and before anyone could realise what I was doing I had started eating the lemon ‘cream’ from the so called ‘cup’. I also invited my friend Aadesh to the table to have a scoop and he did the same until everyone laughed their guts out. The tart was supposed to be eaten entirely with the ‘cup’ which was a bread. That explains why the cream tasted pretty much like our local shrikhand. Everyone had a good time laughing at me including our VP who’s going to speak to my Group Leader about the kind of “mentoring” he’s giving his lads.
Continue Reading December 9th, 2005
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