Family Tree

An intresting find. Yesterday while going through some old stuff I stumbled across an old book that my family tree. Thought it would be a good idea to digitize it. Click to zoom.

2010

All that comes to my mind about the past year:

1] College became a lot more fun than it was in 2009, I eventually found a group of friends who made life at Chunnabhatti bearable.

2] I started reading, and was enjoying it. Did Chetan Bhagat [all of them, just 1 made sense], The Godfather, The Kite Runner [the best of em all], Love, Rosie, etc

3] I got a new phone one that im still in love with.

4] I got a deadly shock from the water tap. Our pipelines were leaking current.[strange but true]

5] I lost a few people I would loved to have for a few more years, but thats how life is I hear.

6] I started my "A stranger a day" plan to improve my communication skills, since i wasn't that good at talkiing to people. I failed epically realising no one in buses or trains really cares so I better STFU..!

7] For the first time in my life, I saw an examination marksheet that had my name and said "FAILED". Yeah, KT lagi, Revaluation mein cleared, happy ending so no issues.

8] We had Ganpati at our place. For the first time that I was in my senses [last time we had, I was a baby]. Having so many happy Vaidyas have a good time together was fun.

9] I got my passport and pan made without bribing anyone. About this, I felt particularly proud.. :P

10] I don't remember any ugly spat/fight/brawl or any of those things. As always I had been good this year.

11] I started this blog.

The downside of technology

I was on the way home from Sion at about 7pm. I was supposed to attend a marriage that night, not that I wanted to, but sometimes you have to. And I was late by almost 3 hours, enough reason for a good pasting from everyone back home.  So i needed an excuse. "I had to get notes xerox'd from Bandra", easy as ever..!

I usually travel by bus, but that day I had to go fast, and bus would mean another three hours to reach home. So I took the train. Somewhere In between Matunga and Dadar, Home called.

"Hello"

"Where are you"

"At Bandra. This is going to take some time."

" How much "

" 1 hour may be"

" Don't you understand blah blah blah.."

" Agla station Dadar, Pudhil station Dadar, Next station Dadar."

I vividly remember the first time I heard the announcement in the train. I was more than just excited. That small technological progress got me dreaming about bullet trains and more. But never did I imagine it could work against me. It could happen to anyone. So many of us are used to doing this. Saying you are somewhere when you are far from there. But who is on guard for the random sweet lady telling the world what the next station is. Needless to say, I no more take calls in trains and now buses, nearing stations..!!
And Yes! Wish you a Happy New Year. Hope 2011 turns out to be the best year of all. Cheers..!!