Saturday 31 December 2011

The year that went by


Well, I am back in R, extremely bored and have yet another New Years Eve to look forward to with no plans whatsoever. So, left with a lot of empty hours, and swamped with a deluge of twitter trends like LastFridayOf2011, 2011In3Words, MyCrushOf2011 and the sorts, one can’t help but look back at the year that has been. So here’s a (hopefully) small rant about 2011 and what I thought of it.

2011 has been a good year. It came with its share of highs and lows, but all in all it’s been good. It’s been a year of many firsts (not all good), first debating tournament in college, first intern, my first ‘6’ in a course, first SG below 8, and of course, my first blog (and many more actually). I am not a person who is terribly excited about changes. To be honest I detest most of them. Even then, I don’t regret the many firsts that this year brought with it. Some have made for happy memories, some have taught lessons I’ll remember for a while. But more than anything, it’s taught me to hate changes lesser, to try new things, and that in life, more than the things one does, one always regrets the things one doesn’t. So, do whatever you want to, follow your heart, we all have only one life and it is now.

This year has introduced me to a lot of new music that I have now grown to really like. Fellow Dodo, Simon and Garfunkel is a real pleasure, I wish I’d heard it earlier, way earlier. Chest monster, I guess it should suffice to say that if I start listing every song you’ve suggested and I’ve liked, it will have to be a different post.

I’ll also remember this year for the books I read. Shantaram was an experience I’ll never forget. It’s one of the deepest books I’ve read, and looks at Bombay in a way no other book has.

I am a different person from that which I was at the end of 2010, and I am happy that’s how it is. Cheers to 2011 and everything it brought along!

3 comments:

  1. Argh! "Simon and Garfunkel" and Shantaram in the same post! Too much depth! I was going to mention that you forgot Something Stupid (because I am more than sure you'll fall in love with the song over time) but then I read the next line! It suffices. Happy new year!

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