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Sunday, 10 February 2008 | | |
A brand new year
Another year has gone by.... nothing to celebrate. Perhaps, there is.
Every day warrants a celebration and a national holiday, but that
would send the economy reeling. Therefore lets celebrate all that is
to celebrate in life now. Today is as good as anyday.There were some
highlights, some milestones reached, some enjoyable moments in the
past year...
Opening ceremony 2005: Sydney. By the Harbour Bridge.
Achievement of the year: Finished 'A suitable boy'. It took me 7- 1/2
months to read this mammoth tome. My longest ever for any book.
Excluding the Engineering books that took me a few years....wait a
sec, I haven't finished them yet.
Most memorable event: Have to say Rahman's concert in Sydney.
Scariest event: Chennai traffic - crossing Arcot road being the most
frightful. Second best is the non-existent lane discipline.
Most enjoyed
Movie: Tamil - Ghajini, Hindi- Salaam Namaste, English - Sin City,
International - Maria-Full of Grace (Spanish)
TV series: Taken (it was screened in Australia only this year)
Books: A suitable boy, Siddhartha, My sister's keeper, Angels and
Demons
Music Album: Thiruvasagam in Symphony
Song: Sutrum Vizhi
Dinner: My birthday dinner in Jehangir
Evening: International Students Nite at Uni of Canberra
Most awaited book: Harry Potter and the Half Blood prince
Classic revisited: Mario Puzo's The Godfather
Most memorable trip: Great Ocean Drive and Melbourne (First experience
camping)
Most exhausting trip: Bushwalking in Morton National Park and Budawang
Most rejuvenating trip: Trip to India; watching the rain batter
Chennai, mug of steaming hot filter coffee in one hand, a very