A new year!

New years' always has its effect on me.. the mood to celebrate doesn't set in till midnight and.. till then.. i sit around thinking what i did back in January, what's coming on T.V. tonight, what everyone else is doing, and of course, what i did the entire year (its not really much, but then everyone thinks about it on New Years' Eve) . After having inaugurated the blog on a somewhat sceptical note, i will attempt to make this sound a little happier.
This year is supposedly the 'Chinese Year of the Pig-boar or Pig(fire)' and i always make it a point to look at the Chinaman's predictions , well, just for the heck of it, to see if what he says really comes true (its hard for me to bear these predictions in mind for a span of three-sixty-five-days-and a fourth) so i never really got to form any kind of opinion on its authenticity. Anyways, the habit has now become incurable, and now i know, that 2008 is the Chinese Year of the Rat (Earth)'. Am yet to read what lies in wait for me. Ok, the Orient aside, this year, has seen me make a Giant leap towards achieving independence (not monetarily though), yes, i have finally succeeded in mobilising a two-wheeler without much damage to self or the surrounding or the medium of motion (in this case, my mom's kinetic). A couple of accidents, some (nasty) bruises on the ankle and the back of my palm, and now, a swollen knee. Not bad considering the extreme clumsiness with my little cousin's bicycle ( my first ). Till last year, any forced conversation would go as: " What do you study? Oh, Engineering. Your college is so close, you must be going on your bike. No? Oh.. Dad drops you.. " But now, i can glare at people annoying me on the road, pitch in rightfully when somebody says, " My god, the traffic in Vizag has become so bad!", and of course omit conveniently some of the usual permissions i need to acquire if i have to use public transport. Never really got to experience 'the joy of driving' but then, its a different kind of joy, battling through the mess of buses and cars rather than sitting in an auto and watching your driver create havoc with his maniacal manoeuvres. No, I'd stick to driving. And this year, was the first in which i had had to attempt two final examinations. Now, everyone might not find it too amazing, but, its something new. So i just added it in the list of 'new' events. Also, a terrible loss in weight was witnessed, with my stomach and intestines throwing the most outrageous tantrums earlier this year, the effects still surfacing occasionally. I had my hand poked on eleven different occasions, one for the accident, and the ten others for a stubborn increase in body temperature, and all ten of which most irritatingly turned out to be, as i predicted amidst sobs, useless. It was an experience i guess, and, looking on the brighter side, having been through this trying ordeal, i can now look syringe needles in the eye. One thing i can say, i reached my dream weight, but not in the way i wanted, and definitely not by sacrificing physical strength.
College was the usual boring affair, and the most looked-forward-to are the holidays. Which our college gives plenty. Lets leave it at that.
And most importantly, our One-Year on the 30th :D. Never been happier, never said 'thank you' enough times to the Supreme Being above, never felt more content to look into those reassuring green-and-hazel eyes, which say the three words in a language unspoken, but as clear,(like the first rays of the sun on early-morning dew), with such beauty and truth, that i go head over heels all over again. Salaam-e-ishq, someone said. Amen to that.
And so, the the end of another year, one year less to the six-and-a-half left, and the dawn of a new year, a new beginning. I never was too good in making new year resolutions and keeping them, so i didn't really mention 'em ( gave up even attempting to make resolutions at a tender young age). Quoting Bryan Adams, "Its a new start, it's alive with the beating of young hearts, It's a new day - it 's a new plan.." so, as midnight draws closer, the mood to celebrate begins to set in.. Happy New Year everyone.. !