New Year's eve- Down the years

I thought it'd be kinda fun to list down where I was on New Year's eve in the recent past. Yeah, I know. I've done nothing special over the years. This list probably illustrates why I'm a complete loser.... sigh.....

31st Dec 2007- In Bangalore, BTM- Thairu's place. GB and Aparna had come. They were sharing a bottle of wine. As for me, I was working. I was supporting the year end for HDS! There was a major issue in autoinvoice. By the time the issue got resolved it was 2 am. Apart from that, It was an Annus Miraculous. I went abroad for the very first time. London. It was an awesome experience living in the place I'd read so much about! I travelled to Poland in November that year. That was my first taste of a white winter! I went house hunting for Divey and Suresh some time in July and found a fab house for them(I did all the talking). They still owes me a big treat for that! Sriram kicked me out of my room some time in March(No, Sriram, I'm never letting this go). I went on that fiasco of a trip to Mysore with Khanna, Sriram, Divey and Suresh sometime in November. We had trouble in just about every leg of the Journey. But what fun it was! The Bike trip to Ooty with Sriram was another unforgettable event! It was an awesome trip! On the whole, it was a good Year

31st Dec 2006- Bangalore again.. I was going through a phase then...... Another instance of my infamous mood swings! I was in Bangalore, Sriram's place. All alone! I think I was reading "The mysterious flame of Queen Loana", but I'm not sure... That week marked the end of a year after Bombay and TCS. I'd also been in Infosys for a year. Things were going great professionally. Personally, well, it could've been worse, I suppose. Divey & Suresh, Janani & Raman and Angie & Varun tied the knot that year. I've been close to all of them at one point of time or the other. So it was fun and a little scary. I mean all these guys were my classmates! An interesting tidbit- I started sporting the French Beard regularly from that year

31st Dec 2005- Mumbai! This was probably my best New Year's Eve. I spent the whole evening with Santosh and Lopa. It was great fun. At the stroke of 12 we were sitting in the Cafe Coffee day near VT. If I remember right, Lopa and I had lunch with Vasudha and that Sardar( Can't remember his name) along with Lopa's other friend and her boyfriend(What was I doing there? No Clue!). We had food at Howrah. After seeing off the others, Lopa and I headed off to Marine drive where we hooked up with Santhosh. We spent the whole evening Bitching, like we always do! With that start, no wonder 2006 turned out to be fantastic. Between Plays at Bombay, TCS training, Farewell parties, long walks over-crowded trains, CFA and the British Council, I came to the end of the year feeling completely enriched by the experience.

31st Dec 2004- I just can't remember where I was that year. Probably in Trichy. We were all placed by then. We must've had a party. Not sure. Sriram Just confirmed that we had a Kalai Kom Party. I must've spent the eve in the ditch opposite the LH, chatting with Janani :D. I'd spent the summer before in Delhi at Murali mama's place. Delhi was a completely different experience altogether. Got to know my cousins a little better. Although, the fact that I was morbidly at a loss most times did not help. I must've looked and sounded like a total bumpkin. But then I probably still do. I got to know Jan and Sriram and Lopa and Suresh & Divey a lot better that year. When Sriram and I got placed in the same company, wow, we simply let loose. Those 4 months after our placements are probably up there among the best times I've had so far in my life. All my friends were happy with their jobs. Half of them had found their future spouses at BIM by then. That was a Good Year too!

31st Dec 2003- Trichy again. First year at BIM. First time in a Hostel. Made some really good friends. I don't remember anything about that new Year's eve either! Again, Sriram claims his Kalai Kom organized something. Although like all of their parties it must've been extremely forgettable. . Anyway, I discovered Bobby Dylan, the Doors, my very first Crush, and Dhabas that year!

31st Dec 2002- Ranipet, at home. Stayed up all night watching those godawful TV programs. I was in the final year of Engineering. Although I had a great score in GRE, I could not apply. Tanked Machine Bloody Design, I believe, unfairly. I should have made atleast 70 in that paper. A re-examination put my score at 44, an increase of 20%, which was 1 mark below the minimum required. Anyway, I wouldn't be where I am if not for all the strange stuff that happened in that watershed year! I'd probably be making double of what I'm now!

31st Dec 2001- Ranipet, at home. Less than 3 months after the 9/11 blasts. I don't think the world was ready to celebrate, yet. I was in my 3rd year. I'd spent most of the time either in the College canteen or the library desperately eyeing girls that year. Although I did attend classes occasionally. I somehow managed to maintain an average of 75% attendance(The minimum)over my four years at VIT. We used to catch the 10D Bus, which was packed tighter than a can of Sardines, just to catch a fleeting glimpse of the pretty girls from Auxillium- A girls-only college run by catholic nuns.Oh, and we were late to class every bloody day! I wrote bad poetry and read really bad books. Coincidentally, that was the year I discovered Tolkein and Fantasy!Minnale was released that year. Almost the whole mechanical engg class was there! what Fun!

31st Dec 2000- Ranipet, at home.