The year that was/wasn't

Hi everybody/anybody... This blog was dead or atleast i thought so. The prime reason being my laziness. Well, if you don't know me, i'm one of the laziest guys around but smart enough to conceal my laziness in a flurry of seemingly-busy activities. Lets give it a rest and come to the topic. A year ago, exactly on this day, i had my hour of glory. I was in the limelight for all good reasons. I got my first ever Gold Medal for the Best Outgoing Student of my college. I was on Cloud 999 then. It was a moment of joy that'll stay with me forever. But back then, i did not foresee what lay ahead. A year on, it has been a sort of very eventful 365 days gone by. A lot of happiness, moments of despair, grief, elation, frustration, a lot of experiences, a lot of new people, new place, new surroundings, new food, altogether a new life. I'll summarize the most important events and my experiences over the past year.

First and foremost, i lost my dear grandpa. It was to him and my grandma that i first broke the news of my achievement 365 days back. I still remember how happy he was when i showed him the medal. Sigh :'( Life goes on.

Jharsuguda, Orissa and VAL: A year back, i would have never imagined that i'll be posting a blog sitting in a posh office room in a remote town called Jharsuguda in Orissa, a year on. But thats the way it is and have to admit that i have no regrets. Well there have been a lot of disappointments, a lot of sacrifices, but i have learnt to live with them. There have been happy moments too and not to forget the wonderful people around me both at work and at hostel. And did i forget, i get paid well too :-)

Hindi: This is a language that i've been intrigued by since my school days. I always wanted to speak fluently in Hindi but did not manage while i was back home. Coming here, i was provided with the ideal platform to enhance my Hindi speaking skills. And i've done a pretty good job of it, i should say. From "Mujhe thoda thoda Hindi maaloom hain" to "Hindi maaloom hain. Yaha aane ke bath seekha", i've come a long way.

Money: A very important tool that influenced my year. I loved it, i loathed it , i despised it, i spent it, i earned it , i saved it, etc. etc. etc. I also learnt that in work, there are people who work for their pay while there are those who are paid to work. Don't ask me which category i belong to. I already told you that i'm a lazy guy :-)

People: Like i mentioned before, i came across a lot of new people in the past year. Some of them were wonderful, some were good, some were not-so-good and some were terrible. But each one of them had something or the other to teach me and i learnt from them.

I'm feeling too lazy to write more. So lets end it. The idea of this post was to revive this blog and reminisce what i had done for the past 365 days. Hope i've done justice. Hopefully, i'll keep writing - something better, not a drag like this one. Bye then :-) Good luck :-)