And this is for 2010…

1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before? A lot of things, but most importantly, swam (snorkeled) in the middle of the sea! 

2. Did you keep your new years resolutions, and will you make more for next? I dint have one.

3. What date from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? December 9th! Got married :).

4. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Let’s take it offline! 

5. What was your biggest failure? Health. Again!

6. Did you suffer illness? Yes.

7. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed? Idiots :) Again!

8. Where did most of your money go? Travel and Living!

9. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Marriage, Travel and Figo!

10. What song will always remind you of 2010? Bad Romance, Fireflies and Waka Waka.

11. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder? Happier.

12. What do you wish you’d done more of? Working out!

13. What do you wish you’d done less of? ?!

14. Did you fall in love in 2010? Yes. With the sea (But now I am out of it)!

15. How many one night stands? None :|

16. What was your greatest musical discovery? Lady Gaga.

17. What did you want and get? More travel!

18. What did you want and not get? Better health.

19. What was your favourite film of this year? Inception, undoubtedly!

20. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I do not remember what I did. I was 25.

21. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Certainly, better health!

22. What kept you sane? Photography!

23. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010. When in doubt, Travel!

24. Which new places did you visit in 2010? Diveagar (Konkan, India), Goa (India), Denver (Colorado, US), Vail (CO, US), Steamboat Springs (CO, US), Phuket (Thailand), Phi Phi Islands (Thailand)

25. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year - 
You’re a good soldier,
Choosing your battles,
Pick yourself up, And dust yourself off
And back in the saddle

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Were you at the Mumbai Marathon this year? There were tons of people… Either to run, or to walk, or to cheer the runners, or to dress fancy, or to promote awareness, or to advertise, or to see the crowd, or just to take pictures! I was in the last two categories… And below are some of the snaps…

 
The fast…

 
The steady…

 
The young…

 
The not so young…

The old…

The bold…

The beautiful…

The strong…

The strongest…

The rest…

And the men who played a big part in ensuring the event was safe!

2009 seemed like a long year… like it would never end. That is also another reason why I did the 30 Qs thingy even before the year ended. It is just not ending!

So it was yet another year filled with travel, however lesser destinations, and even lesser new places. Like 2008, once again I travelled to Chicago USA, and then also managed to squeeze a trip to San Francisco over one of the weekends. The stopover this time was at London, and British Airways was a comfortable flying option to Air India.

Like last year, most of November was spent in sadness, sadness with hope but of an eventual loss. Frankly speaking, I do not even want to go back to the beginning of the year and recapitulate the days. Overall, I did not find any great reason of extreme happiness in 2009. What I have realised is that there are a few things that can keep me happy in any gloomy moment, and those are good food, my motoscooter, and my D-SLR camera.

So a few things happened this year that have and may in the future change the way I perceive the world around me. Many lessons learnt. And this time around, I have resolutions for the coming year, generally I don’t – at least I don’t remember having any for the past 5 years. So where do I begin? As one of the teachers who taught me used to say – “Let us begin to begin with the beginning…”

Rule #1: There is no court of justice to make you feel better
If you think someone has ill-treated you, told you a lie or simply hurt you, stay calm and forget the person. If the person is very close to your heart, ignore such a behaviour from that person, bury the facts deep in the ground or throw in the dustbin. Start fresh.

Rule #2: Do not let people tell a lie to you
Injustice comes packed with everything else that you get in life. People tell lie for various reasons, but mostly it is to save their own skin. What I would do better from now on is stay away from such people! I was very hurt recently when someone told me point blank that I had told a lie, when the fact was the other way round.

Rule #3: Life has to move on
With life, comes death. Some go early, some late. My family has taught me that life must move on no matter what. What matters is how you move ahead, than how you look back and wonder what happened!

Rule #4: Never reach on time
Till date I have been in some of the most embarrassing situations for myself, for reaching places anywhere from 15 minutes to 120 minutes in advance. Add to that the delay at the event or the arrival of the person I am waiting for, and those are the most boring times ever. So, if I go on a date, I would reach 15 minutes late, and if for a meeting (outside work) would reach 5-10 minutes late.

Plan #1: Be disciplined
Most important discipline for me would be eating habits. A strict diet with healthier options is my first resolution for the coming year. Discipline in other habits would also be regulated.

Plan #2: Be gentlemanly
I do not want to give another chance to the few people who pointed fingers at me. In other words, do not try to mix relationships with people. In an organization, all are your colleagues. Outside, everyone is a friend. People including me, often make the mistake of communicating informally in formal settings, or formally in informal settings. The internet has tried its best to bridge the gaps between formal and informal communication, but that itself is one of the biggest problem maker.

Plan #3: Be quiet
If I do not like something, I am not going to express my dislike.

Plan #4: Travel and Blog
I plan to travel to more new places and blog more often in 2010 than I did in 2009. I do not like to say that ‘I did not get time to blog’, because I know, it is not true.

So those are a few boring rules followed by a few boring plans… Next December I want to see those ticked off. Can you help me with those? Well no! They are for me, and I shall accomplish them.

Budday less than a week away, reminds me I am growing old. Hair are grey or gone! It would be number 25. Lets see! Ciao in 2010.