2008 -> 2009

A round up of 2008, the year gone by had its own impact on me and my personality. The situations that i have been made to go have definitely made me learn some stuff.

A recap

* what was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting married

* what was the best thing you bought?
Nail polish for Nidhi

* One word/phrase that you used maximum number of times
I Love you (To nidhi) :-)

* what did you get really excited/enthu about?
finally able to get Nidhi in life

* Best day of your life
17th April: - i got married on this day.

* where did most of your money go?
Travel

* what did you wanted and did not get?
Peace of mind

* what did you wanted and get?
Solidarity in personal life (yes i got it on the last day of 2008)

* what one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Peace in family

* what/who kept you sane?
Religious/spiritual songs, videos

* which political issue stirred you the most?
Nuclear deal

* which social issue stirred you the most?
Attacks on Churches

* quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"I'll survive, I will survive!" by Gloria Gaynor

* what did you miss?
My friends

* what was your favorite film of this year?
Rock on!!

* what was the best book you read?
Hitchhiker's guide to galaxy

* Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
yes i do, not worth mentioning in here.

* what was your biggest failure?
not able to get families along

* whose behavior made you depressed?
Not worth mentioning here

* what did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
Went on leisure/holiday trips

* did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't remember what was my resolution in 2008 but definitely will make one and try and live up to it .

* what places did you visit?
Waynard, Goa, Pondicherry, Coorg.

* One thing that you want to do differently in 2009
Become slightly more patient

* One thing that you wish you could change
Few people in my close Relationships

* One thing that you wish had never happened
Not worth mentioning in here

* One thing/event/person that had significant impact on your personality
Thing: - Badminton racket (I started playing again after a break of 6 years)
Event: - India winning over australia (win of determination over arrogance)
Person: - My Dad(his experience helped me every single time i needed it)

A lot happened with me and people around me, life was thrown off the hook a couple of times, and had some real great moments of happiness, from joy unbound to sorrows unprecedented- saw it all, saw how things go bad for no good reason to how a human spirit can get things back.

Found one great word: - "Determination" and the good that it can do.
Found one great phrase: - "Life is all that you make and God gives"
Found one biggest problem: - Ego

Happy new year 2009!!