So yet another year passes by. Another complete orbit around the sun done. Another opportunity to make top ten lists for everything from saas-bahu shows to terror attacks. Another reason to party. And of course the best chance to resume blogging after a break.
Much has happened to people I know and to me this last year. Luckily most of it doesn’t interest even me so I’m going to spare (the few) readers the trouble of gaining painful insight into my terribly screwed up world.
But just as failed resolutions are to new years, so are summing ups and deep reflections.
My 2008 can be summed up (I’ll probably reflect on it later like when on my death-bed) as the year of taking vacations, taking decisions, and taking on the entire family. Oh and also the year of marriage, change and growing up (the former willingly, and the latter reluctantly).
On the entertainment front 2008 was the year of bad movies, even worse reality TV (read: Splitsvilla) and Himesh Reshammiya. And wait, wasn’t Harman Baweja a 2008 offering? Hmm. Well, for every Harman we had an Imran Khan and a ‘kabhi kabhi aditi’ so the karmic balance is not shaken up too much.
Politically 2008 will always be remembered as the year of Obama and the Mumbai attacks, with Obama probably making more headlines than terrorists and bombs.
Economically 2008 was terrible. Global recession didn’t make for a very happy diwali, Christmas and even perhaps the new year.
For Gyan Space 2008 was the stuff of many posts and an increase in the number of readers from 2 to at least 4 (or 5) :P
So basically the last year was as unique and as much the same as the years tend to be. There was the full quota of political, financial, personal and global drama. There was the requisite period of calm and happiness and the fixed amount of tears and grief. There was the usual darkness and then light, evil and good, wolves and red riding hoods.
And to end on a spectacularly (and even more ) corny note (and plagiarise from my granny), all shall be fine in 2009!
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