So the first quarter
of the year 2012 is already gone, and as usual I’m not up to the promise I made
myself, that I’ll make sure to write at least a note every month. Finally it’s
time to jot down what made my 2011 memorable and not so memorable.
Oh!! What a roller
coaster ride it was! Another year is gone by in a whim. It is actually amazing,
to see where life makes you stand at different times, seems like sci-fi movie.
In a moment you are here, in a moment you are gone. It takes a fraction of a second
to turn super zero from super hero. So much so like our Indian Cricket Team. We
bleed blue, when they brought the World Cup home, and when they toured
England/Australia and lost, it was again the same us, who wrote them down. It
is indeed the sarcasm of human life, Mud and Glory; both are integral and
corresponding part of our life. The year 2011 was more of low than the high. At
times life appeared to be so empty, I’ve learned how it feels to hit rock
bottom and still push hard to survive. As if life is a patch of quicksand, the
more I tried to come out, and the more it gulped me in. Time, things, people
never seemed to be cascading. Thoughts strayed, questions unanswered.
But consequently,
there is also a good side of it. May be not in the best order, but things
happened.
There are many people I need to thank for
last year’s journey, without you people around it would have been more uneven.
Thank you Kulajit, Krishanu, Bhabita,
Shweta, Sakshi & Kalyan. Minutes turned into hours, and hours into day,
days into month. Never knew, time could fly so fast. Courtesy you people! Leg
pulling sessions, movies and off course a thousand unexecuted plans became part
of life. Thank you Kasturi, Santanu, Angana, Kalyan, Achyut, Kaku, Himjyoti,
Maina Da. All the rooftop parties, the conversations, the cooking sessions, the
laugh riot, pranks, photo sessions made my Delhi stay real special. Jumi, Audi
your presence was royally missed. Love you all! Thank you Jiya. Can’t thank and
love you enough angel, surely you are one. It was only after talking to you; I
could complete my project on the stipulated timeline. Wish I could spend more time with you. Thank
you Mukuta. For being the silence on my
bad days and my raving fan on my good days. Thank you
Tusti. Loved calling you ‘Puwali’ and glad to see you grow up, also learned
that I should not hide behind my smile often. Thank you Sneha. Tikli, that’s
what I call you. But most of the time, it was you, who guided me like an elder
sis. Thank you for being the illumination whenever I needed. Thank you Pallabi
for making me believe that I could tell stories that people would want to hear.
My creativity may have strayed, but at least the writer in me is still on pursuit.
Thank you Pallavi for all the pep talk, food talk, unending chats, laugh riot
and off course the odd tough words to push me forward. Thank you Alok, Anannya,
Debasish, Debarsish, Liza, Jipi, Sima, Mitu, Pallav, Siba, Sang, Plabita, Palki,
Bhaskar, Bitupon, Shamim, Sweta. Can’t thank you enough my lazy angels, my
punching bags and what not. You people always let me see myself through you.
Loved looking back at you. Thank you Baa, for blessing us with Jill. It’s
amazing to see you taking care of your bundle of joy with so much love and
care. Thank you Ritu. For all the support and encouragement, because of you DEF
happened to me. How can I forget my ‘Baccha Party’! Thank you Babu, Bablu,
Nayana, Sanskriti, Abhinab, Augustya, Nandita & Gargee. You people never
failed to make me feel young. Loved being your cook.
Under the circumstances, best wishes hardly
seem enough. Thanks are in order. Thank you for your companionship, for your
stamina, your wisdom, and a hundred and one laughs. I also enjoyed looking back
at you and your shining face.
Never was so excited
to let go something. 2011,
now that you are finally gone, along with all the hiccups, you also gave some
savouring memories. Hope the days to follow will have bright lights ahead and
life will keep smiling at us in all we do and deserve. Grateful
for my family, for my true friends and for all the love I receive. So much more
than I deserve, or can ever repay. Happy 2012.
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