Changing times...

Another New Year is round the corner...Let me try to recollect my New year experiences...Nothing memorable happened it seems. A few vague memories that still linger are

1. Staying late night, turning a deaf ear to my Mom's words, watching DD-1 top 10 songs of the year, with bated breath, anticipating Rahman's number to top the chart. I can remember that night when Chayya chayya topped the charts of the year.

2. In the year 2000, I was writing a Mock-JEE paper at 12 in the night when my friend Ashwin called up to wish. His astounded words still linger..."Dei...celebrate panradha vittuttu ennada test ezhudhitrukke..."

3. In the year 2002, I was in the TV room of the second year hostel, Anna University shuttling between the few windows to catch a glimpse of the fireworks that were underway in the nearby Adyar golf grounds.

And that is all I am able to recollect. Well this year, I'll be in Madurai at my home for the new year and the new year is going to open with a bang for me with the Bhava Spandana (I mentioned in a few posts before).

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Ahh yes... People always come up with the list of bests at the end of every year. What were the bests for me :-?

1. Getting introduced to Isha Yoga
2. The effects of yoga on me: both physical and mental.
3. The time spent together with my gang of friends and of course, the wonderful lunches and dinners they prepare. Many a times I have felt it to be Hostel-Life-Part-II.

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A small anecdote from my recent Mahabaleshwar trip (only for Tamil-savvy people;-)

We were on our way to Pune from Hyderabad in a Volvo bus. The lights were switched off. JP was sitting by my side while Vimal and Anbu were sitting behind me.

Anbu (to Vimal) : Dei, un water bottle-la innum evlo thanni irukku?
Me (to JP) : Ennada idhu loosuthanamaa kekraan...Idha kaettu enna panna poraan?
JP : Avanukku avasaramaa varudhu pola da !