Friends.

I have to say when I look back (again!) at 2008 , it wasn't the very best year for friends . I did make a few. Take any year and if you are a reasonably social & lively person, you are bound to. But I am not sure if I retained some good ones that I had.People have drifted apart. I have lost touch.
Or we have simply moved on and do not have much in common anymore.

I truly believe a person's best indicator is the circle of friends he keeps. Not just the networking , air kissing , meeting at parties only type friends but the one's who can be relied on, who we can rehash our grievances with , bitch a bit and who let us know now and then that we are OK.

I look at my account on social networking sites and I see that I have friends in the hundreds. And then I started counting on the ones that I really like, admire , look up to. Not many I noticed with some sadness.

Friends , cliche though it may be , make life happy and a fun place to be at.

Obama Love!

How can you not be madly in love with this man? Although I am surprised I am. I was a staunch Hillary supporter until the very end. I was suspicious, curious but wary of the smooth talker in him. Also, he was clearly inexperienced and his religious leanings bothered me.

But as he won this fabulous, long drawn out election and kept his calm at every curve ball, I went from being a naysayer to a loyal supporter( although mind you, like many immigrants I still cannot vote in this country).

'No Drama; Obama symbolizes everything "cool". Women dream about men like these. Calm, Collected, Composed. I have rarely come across men like these in my real life. My father is very calm but he has his foibles.

Today was a big day as President Elect Obama was sworn in. His inauguration speech was just like his previous ones, brilliant and stirring.

As I watched the parade and the swearing in and the ceremony, it just felt great to be living this moment even if it was through a television.

Now we watch and see how he governs the free world .

But one thing is assured, I remain a loyal Obama supporter.

Introspection

I was reading a friend's blog and he had a nice little piece on his life in 2008 . I thought it would be a memorable piece to read , say after the end of 2009. After all, we cannot but hope everyday that our lives do matter and we lived it well.

So, How was 2008 for me?

The year started out amazingly well. A fabulous dinner & party with some wonderful people on the hills of El Calafate in Argentina. We were drunk and oh so, young. Happy and carefree.After that, I was back in Boston . Back to reality, a career and continuing to make some incredible friends. There were shorter trips in between and enough socializing to make one feel engaged and alive. Then we had another incredible trip in the summer in Asia( Japan/Korea/Thailand/Cambodia). Once again , it was with wonderful friends and we lived like royalty while we explored the food,drink and culture of the East.

We moved to San Francisco soon after. And while I keep struggling for employment this year, I did get a much deserved break from the craziness of the last 2 years. It has been extremely relaxing and this city is so beautiful. I cannot think of a more relaxed , happy in its skin city than San Francisco.

NY was again wonderful spent with friends and if it is any indication of the year to come , then I know it will be a peaceful and relaxing year for me.

Resolutions

I am almost obliged to write today. After all, its the biggest cliche of all days. New Years. Another beginning, start, what have you.
Its only right that I have all my resolutions in order. I don't. I never seem to be able to keep any of my resolutions that I might have made in my life. And having realized my incompetence in that arena , I stopped long ago. The trouble was not just executing as identifying significantly important resolutions.One's that are high sounding, morally acceptable and maybe even cool. Like "I will no longer have sex with a tripod".
Ok, I made that up. I dont know anybody who had that one.

Resolutions notwithstanding, I really hope 2013 is better for the world and me. After a write off of a year, I want my happy days back and I want my planet to make it through.