Farewell 2006! Welcome 2007!

Well, it's time to bid adieu to 2006..

It has been a fairly uneventful year globally.No break through results from the scientific fraternity,No major sports event(except FIFA world cup),No movie or book becoming an astronomical hit, No untimely deaths of celebrities and thankfully no major natural or manmade disaster(except Mumbai blasts).India has done exceedingly well on the global front and cannot be ignored by the Western world any more.Markets are bullish and consumerism is on an all time high.Average salaries have gone up and even freshers are getting head hunted by IT organisations.An overall feel good factor prevails and may be 'India Shining'is more apt now than it was 2 years back.

Personally, I have gone through a rough time this year..New year dawned with the release of CAT-05 results.Though, they were not unexpected,it did spoil the mood and I guess the same mood continued for a major part of 2006.January saw the death of my beloved maternal grandfather and it shook me quite badly.More was in store..Much expected calls from Symbiosis evaded me..February and March saw me working furiously for a job in manufacturing sector.Needless to say, the effort went futile.April was time to fill people's autograph books with a heavy heart.The 'Dream-cum-true' life of 4 years was fast approaching an end and conversations in corridors of our hostel were interrupted by uncharacteristic silences when we thought 'How can I live without these people? '.May was packing time and we carefully avoided pals of 4 years,afraid that even if one breaks down, it would have an avalanche effect.

June and July came and went in a flurry with myself trapped in Coimbatore ILP devoid of my friends,computer and enthusiasm. True, I made some good friends during that period, but a 'at-home' feeling was missing. Came August, time to bid farewell to friends again.By this time, I was so tired of making friends and seeing them off that I vowed to myself that I won't befriend anyone to the level that their absence would give me a heart break and I have been true to my words till date :).Then,my paternal grandfather expired in October after a brief illness and left me grandfatherless ..September, October and Novemeber have all been the same.Me feeling blue all the time.Plus underconfident also.May be its work where I am way below the standards I set for myself.But,swear, I have made all humanly possible efforts to develop some interest in the field and learn something new.It just does not seem to happen.But I have given up worrying about it.I have no potential for it.That's all.After all, no one can perform well under all situations.

Did you realise the change in my tone?Yessss!That's my greatest achievement of this year.To slay all the demons in my mind.To stop worrying about what people will think of you and your abilities.I dont care two hoots about anyone now.I have set a clear goal and I am working towards it everyday(that too in the mornings!!!) and my confidence and concentration have grown manifold in just 15 days.Now I am looking forward for the new year eagerly.I know it cannot get me out this time for 2006 has made me wiser and more mature than what I was an year back.It tried to bog me down but I came out unscathed.2007, Are you ready for the game??