2008 Annual Performance Review

/*Disclaimer: This one's out and out a personal post. Unless, you're interested, you can move on*/

Q: What does a guy whose life changed so much in a year do?
A: He blogs about it.

I can say that my life changed with so much certainty because during the last year, I have heard a few people say that I work hard.

Without being atrocious, I remove the "hard" part. I don't think anyone has ever said I "Work" at first place. So that was me before. The laziest guy. I survived because of friends who I depended on almost everything I wanted and by dating lady luck(Who seems to be dumping me now)

Having arrived in Hyderabad from Chennai, a year ago, I managed to remove the laziness quotient and accommodated some sincerity in the efforts I put in my daily life. Worked hard, and partied harder. Partying saw some new avenues as well.

TASMAC became Bottles and Chimneys.
Water Packet became Club Soda
MC/Monitor became Finlandia/Absinthe

But I guess I never forgot my roots :p

Testament:



Reid's farewell treat


Met a lot of new people..new kinds of people..the kinds I thought were non-existent. Those who were probably the opposite of me or those who could completely scandalize me.

To name a few, I met

-a guy who faints travelling in a general compartment(I think it was my abode for 4 years)

-a guy who refused to take up an IIM seat(Not a day passes without me praying that IIM should open up management quota)

-a guy who has got the time to do EVERYTHING in the world(well almost). Blogging, sketching, replying to long misc email threads, playing pool, organizing some event which no one has a clue about and working as well(This guy shares my birth day. Which is why it beats me all the more)

-a girl from the 18 hundreds who still looks 20 (My hair is half grey already and I am balding)

-a guy from Goa who doesn't remotely remind me of an Indian. One guy who can give crap all day and yet claim he strategises (He also thinks Tamil Nadu ain't part of India)

-a girl who stops talking to me for a reason as "critical" as me having forgotten to tell her I was going to play tt (She does hit me at the critical{this time not sarcastic} places to take revenge...Ouch just the thought of it)

-a girl who can down multiple shots of rum and mask herself as a Yogic Guru who meditates sitting on nails (I have no special comments for her. She simply is a glass apart. Oops...Class I meant!)

-a psycho who enjoys running his car on animals (oh this is one is a sophisticated type. Has got Gphone Apps to support his cause)

-a guy from Muscat who sings, plays guitar, plays volleyball, cricket, basketball, counterstrike, gilli thanda, goli gundu, mangaaathaa, wateva. You name it. He's been there, done that (I did not mention pool cuz he lost to me...finally)

-a guy who probably got rich referring blokes into the company(He does a lot of calculations and analysis every split-second)

-a senior citizen who caused me trouble in Facebook(Much to her happiness)

-a guy who sends out proposals to women on a brute force attack basis when he is drunk (Ideas:it is the lack of them that people like me are single till date)

-a guy who adulterated his dad's bottle of alcohol after gulping the genuine bit(He is the only guy who can get me stuff in case I go back to Grass)

-a "player" who plays the Indian Version of "yo mama" after getting drunk.

Thanks to SQE who generates these awesome specimens ;)

The best part, though was that I traveled to a lot of places. Panchgani, Kerala and Hampi. All this in addition to the great time I had with my best friends in Chennai, Pondy and Goa(phew we finally made it)

Enjoyed on different terrains I'd say

On Water,



(A random ride on the abandoned lake in Hampi. With currents going great guns, this sure was one helluva ride)

On Air,


( Bargained with my Tutty fruity Hindi to get a good deal on parachuting in Goa. If you know Hindi, you fly cheap. I am guessing it costs only a feni for Konkani blokes ;) )


And my fav, on Road



(As long as wheels are concerned, lesser the merrier. Trust me, no cars in Goa)




(Mountains and rocks. All that is left of Krishnadevaraya's wealth-Hampi)


Looking forward for another great year. God, just bless me with the dough...I will take care of the rest.