Year in review..

Well, it's been a funny kind of a year.

Started off absolutely brilliantly, spending New Year's eve & a good chunk of Jan 1st on a flight to Paris, one hell of a party in Milan, some unbelievably cold weather (I touched snow for the first time!!), frostbite, miles & miles of traveling and spending Pongal in Lyon! But then, I did get mugged in between, but the replacement wardrobe from Milan was worth it :P

A few uneventful months followed with me visiting every single inch of India, except for J&K.. Hmmm.. Need to get that sorted next year. I realize that I have practically lived out of a suitcase this year & sometimes I do not know if I am going or coming..

I lost a mobile phone for the first time in my life & THAT hurt! A whole bunch of pics & documents went along with it & nothing can bring those back.. So now, I have two memory cards with a backup done every 48 hours.. We revamped the entertainment system at home & I realized that my negotiation skills suck!! What was essentially supposed to be a Media-Room at home is now a store for luggage and stuff..

My sis & nephew came home for their 'annual trip' with scores of gifts from United's store in Manchester & the fact that United went on to win 2 major trophies this year (and ya, the bizarre Club World Cup too). Somehow, 'I told you so' just doesn't quite say it!! El Scouse lead the league on New Year's eve this time around. Not to worry, the last time it happened, they finished fourth! :P

I have been accident free this year!! Very surprising 'cos I normally have at least one close encounter with a TVS Scooty every year!! I have a magnetic effect when it comes to that bike. They normally end up running over me!! Maybe the fact that I haven't been at home that much this year has kept me safe! I convinced (Ya ya, big surprise!) my Dad that it was time for me to get a car & we ended up booking a Fabia in October. The bozos at work decided to 'donate' me to the parent firm in France & I am 3 months away from settling down in Lyon! We had to cancel the booking as it was a waste of money & my one good piece of negotiation went useless!!!

It's been a pretty good year otherwise & considering the fact that there hasn't been any major mishaps, I would rate this absolutely eneventful & boring 365 days as probably the best in a long long time!!

Time for some awards!!! :D

Song of the year : Viva la vida - Coldplay
Movie of the year : Transformers (well, I saw Munich on TV for the first time this year & thought it was awesome!!)
Phone of the year : SE X1
Website of the year : Engadget
Bloggers I stalk :P : Ketaki, Prabha & Retardoman

Well, that's it for 2008. Here's wishing the 4 good souls who visit this page regulalry a great year ahead!! :)