It s again that time of the year which brings mixed feelings to me. End of the year definitely means another opportunity to capture those last twelve months, rejoice moments that went your way and learn lessons from those which didn’t. Amongst the euphoria and excitement of welcoming the new year and bidding fare well to the current one, what seem to be the thorn in the flesh is the weather, Yes you got it right…I mean how many of us would not want to break free and be their own when it comes to an even like “ New Year”, however the weather Gods defy the timing and bring cold waves to its extreme when they are required the least. My agony with the weather has been since ages and it has stemmed from the fact that winters simply seem to win every time when it comes to disturbing my daily routine. Body just cant get active and you need an effort ten times what it takes in summers, however this winters have brought lot of great things to me and I just cant afford to complain for something which is beyond my control.
“The name is bond…. James Bond” Yes the agent 007-stood true to its name and displayed all colors a bond is known for. For reasons more than one, the year proved to be an “Activator” for me. Quite a few things, which I always used to “think”, got going. Year started on a gloomy note with riding on the bandwagon of so-called retail boom, Jan 26th provided another opportunity to strengthen my determination to count my last days in PRIL. I decided to stay on for another six months just to add some weight to my CV.
March proved to be the better of the first six months for me. I got blessed with a nephew, my consistent efforts in proving the fact that what I was doing is not what I like finally brought results and I got a department shift in office and Cricket World Cup 2007 got rolling. If the World cup proved to be a big miss for our cricketers, the department shifts as I realized later was even worse on personal front. Still that period provided me with a lot of solace I was looking for.
A summer is the time I usually enjoy. Somehow the heat and sweat tends to bring the best out of me. That was the time when I started my job hunt with full aggression I was reading self help books! Well not for the first time but yes for the first time I did “apply” it. A simple sentence from the book “The monk who sold his Ferrari” referred to the importance of fitness. The author says “Saying that I don’t have time for fitness is like driving down with no time to fill fuel, sooner or later you are bound to get trapped!” within a week of completion of book, I hit the gym and continued for almost four months.
Autumn is usually the best time of the year and this year’s autumn brought a few more smiles than the early ones. The Chak De chants came at the right time and acted as a catalyst in my efforts to switch to the new job. My first ever flight to Mumbai brought joy and luck. Mumbai welcomed me with great weather, old friends re union and news, which my ears were dying to hear to. The selection call from Nielsen on my first day of tour meant a fully sponsored farewell trip from my last employer!
Winters brought my passion in to action with almost every Saturday turning in to a match day Cricket has brought that hidden excitement and thrill back in to my life.
My personal front got a little better and it was time to look beyond personal interests. JATAN, a great initiative by my fee fellow batch mates about salvaging small-unprivileged children and supporting their education. Though being a member of this great move, I was least involved either physically or financially. It has largely been said that Sports is a great teacher and teaches you most important lesson of life. My passion about game of cricket got a new partner with JATAN. India tour of Australia was always the most talked about tour and I wanted to cherish every moment of it and at the same time do something which can help the JATAN gain momentum and that was it! “Cricket 4 Care” was born and a super selector form game was devised and invitation was sent to almost every body I know with a small condition, an entry fee of R.s. 100/ which would be donated to JATAN for further enhancement in their efforts towards providing a better tomorrow for those kids.
Today C4C has completed round one with 16 teams registered and many more knocking doors to be included further, I am sure the efforts and this noble act would definitely bring smiles on the face of those innocent victims of life and will ensure a brighter future for them, On this note, I would like to wish all of you all the love, success and blessings from GOD in 2008, Have a great year ahead…and keep rocking!
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