N.e.m.o Reflects

2010
A year of many events. Some happy, some sad.

For me, the year started off with Mr.Happy (who seldom visits) but ended with Mr. & Mrs Sadder (they love dropping by ever so often).

But that is LIFE. It goes on. The year gets replaced. People get replaced.

If there is one thing that 2010 taught me, it was Expect the Unexpected!

So here’s list of few key milestones/mishaps/events that are in no particular order: 

• 2 best friends get married! and more batchmates get hitched, have babies yada yada yada..
• Found new friends!
• Managed to survive a family vacay to the Island of Gods.
• Revisited Delhi and loved it this time round. The weather, the shops, the people and even the trains
• Went to a place which held my childhood/teenhood/adulthood fascination = Hong Kong! And loved it!
• My life was a mess
• Didn’t perform as well at work as I could have but my boss thinks I deserve an Exceed even when I protested… HAHAHA, like that also can??!
• A close family friend/neighbour passed away after battling his sudden disease for 3 months on my birthday…it was unexpected. Not a day goes by when I don’t pass his house feeling nostalgic or sad. Why do bad things happen to good people and low lifes get to live their lives lucky as ever and without any mishaps?
• My Outlook still has 6++ emails that are not sorted..
• Started dating again … weird feeling...
• Had relatives from India and experienced the nightmare of being gracious hosts
• Cut myself a fringe and there have been mixed response till date. Mostly good from non family members. Hate maintaining it though
• Ate escargots for the first time .. ewww but not too ewww

• Saw my parents worst nightmare came true .. :(
• Attended a ghazal/sufi-like concert in Singapore and came back awed! 
• Was part of another dog rescue mission (this time involving neighbour’s dogs)
• Started looking for property like for real and realized I missed the boat
• Planted trees for environment !!
• Got proposed (no, not marriage) but didn’t say yes or no
• Took part in my first marathon! 

• Attended a youth camp after a long gap and had fun!
• Re-connected with old friends!
• Re-cycled more last year, extracting glass bottles, aluminum cans and plastic bottles in separate bags :)Yup, more households should start segregating their waste.
• My past caught up with me and left me reeling in shock/despair And yes, I know im STUPID
• Spent the new year’s eve at home watching 3 Idiots, not bothering to look at fireworks
• My weight started piling up and ended the year being 60 kilos ! By the end of the year, I could not fit (without looking obscene) for about 70% of my clothes (I kid you not! Not exaggerating either!)
• Bought myself my first sports shoes after 9 years (the last one being when I got in Uni) 
• Got laughed at for my ass when I attempted to jog in the park front of my house! Motivating, i know :P

N.e.m.o

MakeOver

So I am back to work today after a long five and a half days break... long but not enough definitely.. I have to work another day before I go on a four days break.. I really don't see any point in working these two days.. anyway, since my boss insisted, here I am doing everything else but work! *grin*

I believe a lil makeover is necessary now and then to make life more interesting... (at least to keep me going) So, I just gave this blog a new look.. it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be, since it is not a standard template and I had to manipulate some coding.. Margie would have done a better job in this, but being the freak I am, I always had a thing for programming, so I kinda enjoyed it :)

And of course, I'm planning on a small makeover for myself too.. only if the banks would stop sending me exclusively written letters, I would have considered a new wardrobe.. now that is out of the question.. So I am thinking of a hair makeover... I haven't decided what I want to do, but constant reminders of friends and family to not cut it short like I did last time still running through my head.. My hair is really really long now.. the longest I have ever had... as much as I want to keep it long, I also feel it looks so blah!

The best option would be to curl or color it.. and again both needs MONEY! lots of it.. and curling would require lot of care and attention for which I have no time.. the last option remains as to cut it short.. to which I am contemplating.. lets see, if my adrenalin pushes me to do it.. I have less than 48 hours left to decide as I need a new look before the new year...

I wish my friends are around now to give their two cents worth... Margie is currently going through a miserable holiday back in India.. Poor gal.. And our new engaged women, Anya! is floating on cloud 9 planning her coming soon- wedding!! Did I tell u all that she has a shiny rock on her fingers already? Lucky lucky gal ;)

By: 'lilo