2008..
Yet another year has passed by.. Now looking back at the past yr,2oo8 had its share of good and bad times.. It has seen me mature from a person with an insecure foothold to one who acts in the face of obstacles with aplomb.
2008 dawned with a lot of mixed feelings.. A small altercation with my bro made me cry for more than an hour at midnight making me feel skeptic about the prospects of the new yr.. But 2008 did turn out to be a promising year, it had its own share of good and bad times..
The new class with a bunch of day-skis, a wonderful teacher as Sumit sir, DAKSH, campus talks by seniors proved to be blessings from above. I would say that 6th semester was the best part of my college life.Then there was a period of hustle-bustle about campus recruitments. Even though a career in IT didnt appeal to me, getting placed in the first company that visited my university did elevate my spirits. Then, I gave GRE this year. I improved my vocabulary, the only benefit out of writing GRE. I also had a memorable b'day this year, thanks to SCORE (SASTRA Community Outreach Programme). I realised my true passions that day at Vaalavanthaan Kottai. The joy and satisfaction I got at the end of the day was priceless, though our help would have made a little difference in that village. The tender hands which were held out to me for sweets still linger in my mind. But somewhere a question is nagging me "Aren't we making beggars out of our own brethren??". I havn't yet found an answer.....
A visit to my school friends in chennai was a beautiful close to the year.
But there were times when I ve felt very weak, lonely and insecure. Atleast this was a year where I identified my shortcomings and did make a serious attempt to overcome them. "You have your own path and your walking through it. Please look on either sides, Life is beautiful". These words from a friend made me do an self-introspection.
On the whole, 2008 was a good year.. Hope the new year turns out to be promising for me and to you also friends..