HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008...

New Year's Eve -- 31st December 2007... Ended the year with ice-skating...

Last time I had tried a hand at ice-skating, it was early 2006 and i sucked big time... i was one of the most awkward guys on that skating ring and felt utterly disgusted by that attempt... But this time, I could skate quite smoothly and felt much better -- not because of the result, but because of the effort put in...

Then there was the "native" ball drop in Raleigh Downtown... a poor-man (read Raleigh's) ball drop from Times's square... the difference -- the crystal ball was replaced by the metal "corn"... even if one enters the downtown at 11 pm, one can reach the center of the downtown square easily... and still can reach home by 12.45 am -- fully satisfied...

Down goes an annum -- with lots of events -- few good, few bad... few achievements, few mistakes... few sweet memories, few nightmares... but it ended well and hence the year 2007 was a good one...

And here dawns a new one... filled with hope, with anxiety and with aspirations... aspiring to scale more heights... anxious to take those big steps... hoping that this year brings more success than ever...

Here's wishing everyone a fabulous 2008... have a blast!!!