Uh. Another year about to end with memories sprinkled over each day. I am just sitting and wondering, recollecting those favorite times and wanting them not to get over with this.
One thing I concluded, days just fly away giving us just a fraction of time to unfold our wings and go around it and well before you reach, the destination changes and you keep on travelling, setting the past aside and hoping for a good "next day".
This day has something in it as it says clearly “Hello, still what you are up to? Come on, I am the 11th hour”. Then you sit down on the New Year’s Eve, sparing some time to think of your unseen destinations and making yourself ready to reach them within the other bunch of 365 days.
This day, the New Year Eve has a value added to it rather than the New Year’s Day. Everyone, not knowing what the other day has in its kitty for them, just wait for it to dawn, so that they can wish for others happiness (mostly, as well they wish for them too), gaining energy and curiosity to go on to the next year, the very New Year and ready to bury the sadness of the past.
I see all of them as new souls with fresh spirit springing inside them and all most everyone wishing only good things for others (wonder they wish the same on the other days too??)
As I said, this Eve is as well special to me. The charm felt today cannot be felt anytime; however the special the day was meant to be. I feel happy to recollect all those similar kind of “charm” that sprang in me in the past year.
The first thing that pops out - the cricket world cup. Indeed very special. Guys, the India vs Pakistan match at Suggi. One of my favorites.
Trip to Karur to attend VP’s marriage. After a long time, shared my room with friends, the same nostalgia of college hostel days, I felt it then.
Melmandhai. Special as always. Thursday night, after so many years, got a chance to be a kid, narrating and discussing about our gone past childhood days. Still I can hear it, me and Balaji recollecting our old ghost stories and periappa telling “neram aachu, thoongunga pa” :P.
Trip to Kerala made me realize a thing which I would not have realized anywhere else. The catalyst that bond great friends are not the happy factors. They are the “anger, bad health and other non sense” which you don’t want to endure on a leisure trip.
Manaswini. Vinith’s niece. Have almost seen most of her year’s life without being with her. You made me smile (even on days when I decided not to smile) and made most of my days happy (which otherwise could have been just a day that passed without a trace) just by seeing your videos and your “Mazhalai”.
Trip to Halebidu, Belur and Shravanabelagola. (Still not grown up so much to describe all those feelings associated with parents)
Saree shopping with Sunetra. Believe me, the number of sarees seen and hours spent on that day will sum up to my total shopping hours till date. Still loved it (Bit hectic but :P )
Another shopping at Chennai, with Shakthi. Still laughing on the amount of GK she has :P. "Subbu, there is a very famous restaurant in Chennai, they have nice idli's. The restaurant name is Murugan Idli Kadai". ME: "Madam, I am from Madurai. Enake va !!"
Not to forget my dear Interior project at Hyderabad. Learnt the actual meaning of our “practice”, even though it was little on a tougher way. Thanks all the people who made it happen. This will remain in my mind in all the New Year’s to come.
Sivagamiyin Sabatham. Almost read it thrice. Day, night and in dreams.
2011 had lot of things piled up on it, on my behalf, as memories. There were some times, which I feel now, as a tight slap the day has given to me. I know, you have to take a beat so that you take the shape needed.
The climax of the year, gave me more than what I anticipated. Problems approached even after when I decided not to create them. After all, those things should exist or we will forget the real value of good times. Hope it ends with this, the drama of me jumping out of running train to get my bag which was taken by a fellow passenger.
So, dear all, mentioned above. Thanks for making the year beautiful and this note is just very little for what you have given me – MEMORIES.
Wishing you a very happy 2012.
