The old year... looking back...

2007 goes and another year comes into the picture.....
i am writing this coz am absolutely bored sittin at work...



looking back i try to reason out what good did 2007 did for me, n what 2008 holds for me....
the first half og the year was def a forgettful one....
try as hard as i might, i cant crank up good memories(nor bad ones!!)...
The new year began by welcoming a new member to our family.... priya a.k.a my Sil..
My bro got married...(almost forgot that one!!!)(yes yes i know, my line is clear..)



the second half threw up so many things that i did for the first time in my life...
i got promoted as a Manager,
went to US,
Flunked the most expensive exam i have ever given...
visited the Niagra falls (i saw more indians there there americans!!!!)



went to NYC (the best place,, was overawed by its energy... some say its akin to bombay, but i donth think u can compare em at all...)




Visted downtown Chicago...
Saw Statue of liberty,
went to syracuse, etc etc...






now i know why people's eyes light up when u say NYC or the USA,
you got to be there to experience it....

From US i went to Sweden, as part of my official assignment...
now i have never travelled outside the country, n am a very finicky traveller....
i had lots of first time experiences there too....

Seeing autumn in its full glory!!! (boy was that a pleasant experience)
traveling like crazy inside the country for work(i got great respect for consultants now...)
always eating outside..(which i abhor)
clubbin n pubbin...
playing ice hockey,
Interacting with the firangis...
SNOWWWWW....
understanding new customs n trying to pick up a foreign language,
crossing the arctic circle!!
being involved in a car crash!
Being tourists at a numbing -22 degrees...
watchin sunset at 2pm in the afternoon!!!..
getting the flavour of christmas..
making few white friends...
Watching the Aurero borealis - Northern lights
Explaining the concept of arranged marriages to swedish..(some were astonished, some were countered saying "its like buyin a car without test driving it!!")
constantly converting from Euro's to Swedish krowns the moment i flew out to finland or norway..
playing Golf!
Roaming the Entire city of stockholm with the help of maps!!

My sweden snaps could be viewed on thi website

http://picasaweb.google.com/karthikpr

well i cant put em all.. but all in all it was a satisfying year....
n hopin the new one is as good as the old one.....