The perfect year I can almost call it except for one small glitch. It was the perfect balance of the ups and downs I went through. I feel blessed with all the new friends I made also feel sorry for the ones I missed out on. I miss all the laughs I laughed and surprisingly also the tears I cried. I gained a lot, lost a few and still yearning for the one that I miss. 2009 has become the most happening year of my life so far, and I am hoping for more years like that one to come.
January:
The year began with the most perfect trek - Harishchandragad. I lead a group of 20, some known some unknown and still had the most fun I have ever had on a trek. Made everlasting friends and even experienced love at first smile.
The end of the month brought about another awesome trip. A trip to Goa, just with the girls. Girl bonding was all that was missing at that time of our lives. The ex-BF bitching special, trip to Goa was totally required after a crappy 2008. Janaki, Pali, Kiran and me had to bitch to let go of the past. And it was here that I realised that my heart was tilting towards the “smile” guy.
February:
February brought in lots of work at office along with regular, phone calls to the smile guy. It also brought in a good friend, Vidya. It gave me a small trek to duke’s nose and also a sailing trip to INS Shivaji. But the best of all, it got me an invitation to Leh from the “good friend”.
March:
The excitement of Leh, made me spend a good 22k on my very own Canon camera. My first possession. Something that I can proudly call my own. I also sealed the deal about Leh, by booking my tickets.
April:
Even though this April got me my very own 1st laptop, I am biased not to be fond of it. Some event which I am still unaware of and still dying to know about, made my “smile” guy move a few gazillion steps away from me. If only I could know, then maybe I could have the answer to my biggest question of 2009.
May:
May brought in lots of excitement. My best friend was getting married. And even though I was really happy for him, I knew that nothing would be the same again. No matter how much we deny it, friendships always change when friends get married.
The Ending of May brought is further joy as I was moving to Leh for a 2 week holiday.
June:
June brought in another very good friend. My holiday continued till around June mid and I was practically dragging myself back home. Office seemed like no fun anymore and I was also actually dragging myself to office everyday. But June end totally changed my life, when I resigned from office without any plan for the future.
July:
July just dragged along with no job and nothing to do. July mid brought with it good news when I got accepted into Management college for my masters degree. The rest of the month was just a blur with all the preparation for my departure to Delhi, where my college was. Shoppings and dinners and farewells dotted my last two weeks in Mumbai.
August:
I arrived at my college with excitement and new dreams in my eyes for an independent hostel life. The month was all about friendships and gossips and longs walks around the campus. I was having fun and yet missing home and my friends back home. And it felt real good when a good friends visited me on his way from Leh to NDA.
September:
September end was my 1st trip back home after 2 months at hostel. Surprisingly I was missing hostel. Met up with friends and ate a lot of home made food, especially sea food. Was longing to get back to hostel, I dunno why. A "good friend" visited me on the last day of my holiday.
October:
It was a month of slogging. Assignments were killing and we were losing sleep. Studied for almost 12hrs a day. Made new friends during the study sessions. And even though it was lots of hard work, it was hugely satisfying. This was the month when I formulated my 1st very own business plan.
November:
Exams, exams… Was dying to get back home. This time didn’t wanna get back to hostel at all. Utilised each and every holiday to do something or go somewhere. Went for a “just two” trek with Janaki to Nakhind. My third trek this year.
The most exciting part of this holiday was Vidya’s parents and Sai visiting Mumbai. Went for a trip to murud with them.
December:
My very close friend got married and I couldn’t stop my tears while leaving her. Remembered all the happy times we spent together, some of which that will never come back. Came back to delhi heavy hearted. 3 weeks here and it was again time to go back. Met Sai at the railway station on his birthday. Met Rags a week later at NDA, pune. My very first trip into the lengendary NDA. And then end of the month met a few other friends at Pathankot and left for my last trek of the year to Dalhousie.
It has been a happening year for me. And I loved every moment of it. Gonna remember this one all my life. Afterall, this was the year when I experienced love at first smile .
