- Touched international waters for the first time. I went to San Jose, CA for a month on an official trip. The trip was okay. The OOOH ESS of AYE didn't entice me much. After a month's time I was even more convinced that I wanted to spend rest of my life in India. The only good thing that happened there was cars with automatic transmission and driving at 100 mph.
- Nearly got married. Yes nearly. I was getting married to White, my school-time crush and the only girl I have ever loved. And just one month before the marriage we parted ways. Well, she is married and I am still getting over her. Can't imagine a birthday without her. This birthday would have been the first we would have celebrated not over the phone but with her being right beside me.
- The break-up was followed by six months of alcohol, lots and lots of cigarettes and depression. I must have spent more than a lakh on alcohol and cigarettes. I may not have become an alcoholic but I did come close. But yes, the best part is I don't remember the first six months of 2008.
- During this period I saw six people,who were very close to me, break-up with their loved ones. So now I call 2008 as the year of break-ups.
- Last thing to happen being a 26 year old was the quarter-life crisis (see last post). I wanted to get out of the coding job. Gave my GMAT, screwed it up, thought of packing my bags and going to Australia for MBA and start a new life. I was never a fan of MBA, but making a career shift required me to get that degree. Then I realised what I really wanted to do. I wanted to make a career in Internet-media. The latest on it is that I have nearly got a job, and it comes close to the kind of job I wanted. I haven't yet got an offer letter and so I wait. And seeing my luck in 2008 I fear that something will go wrong. Its been a month and the job thing is not yet confirmed. So all I can do is wait. I had wanted to resign on my birthday but seems I will have to wait a little longer. And the new jobthing is the reason I wanted to throw a huge party to all the people I know in Delhi for one last time. Well, the going-away party will have to wait.
- Some good things that happened in the past one year are
- I have started cooking and am loving it
- I have started blogging
- I have gained weight
- And finally, I have discovered some new friends (a post on it later)
