Farewell 2006!....

So as well are in the final few hours of 2006, I just planned to recollect some fond as well some nasty memories of 2006... Well, the year 2006 has been a mixed year.. mix of fun,disappointments,jubiliation,sadness and wat not!
Let me start wid each of the months.. January.. it was the month when we were conducting our Maduraidotnet Community Launch of VS.NET 2005,SQL Server 2005.. It was a big success owing to the help from all corners dat we received.. It also marked my first step in organizing a big event dat received great response from the student and professional community.Nothing more memorable in January.February just went on fine.. We had our Industrial Visit to Trivandrum during dat time.. but unfortunately I was ill and could not enjoy as much as I wanted to.During this time, I also worked for the web-portal of Teletec and that was fun.March just went in a jiffy.April.. this month holds some special personal moments for me.May.. we had our semester exams during this time and at the end of it.. our lovely placement prep.. we gals had great jolly time in the hostel in the name of studying 4 placement watching movies,conferencing, n wat not!.. June was ofcourse our placement time.. and I got my first offer from TCS.And after dat, helping my frenz and room-mates wid their placements and the thrill in hearing their names being called out and informing them was something memorable.. July.. this is my month.. coz i am a July babe! :)I got my second offer from Honeywell just a day before my bday :)
August and September were little hard months.. and I had to sweat it out.. experience a mixed array of emotions.. October was another great month when we got rewards for our work.. November.. again. we had our semester.. the final odd semester exam.. and it went on fine.. wid me writing a couple of exams wid "Madras eye" dat had caught like fire in the hostel! :) December.. the last of all months.. has been a good and enjoyable month.. went on fast and good. 2006 has been a great year for me with lots of beautiful moments etched in my mind.. So, gotto c wats in store for 2007!

Sudha Murthy-A women of character.

A few days back I got a forward about Sudha Murthy-the wife of Mr.NarayanaMurthy founder of Infosys.Here is the link that reproduces the exact text in the forward. Its Sudha Murthy narrating her association with Tata.. I was really touched on reading the article and my respect for the great man JRD Tata increased.Two things in that article inspired me.One was a women fighting for her justice in a society dominated by men a few decades ago.. though things have changed a lot over the years.Second was the humility and uncomprimising commitment to justice by JRD Tata.On reading the article I wanted to read more about this iron-willed and strong lady who wanted her justice.I googled for Sudha Murthy and this was the first link that showed up.It showed her profile.. and she was one person who was a topper throughout her schooling and college life.The second link that showed up was this.In this Sudha narrates her story about how Infosys was born and the sacrifices which she had to make to enable Mr.Narayanamurthy carry forward his dream and ,and not to forget the Infosys Foundation which she manages.Limited words it might be.. but much has been conveyed about the personality of this great woman.Kudos to her!

I enjoy..

Here are few things that I just enjoy..

1.Taking a long walk by the beach in the morning and evening getting a feel of fresh air and finding a mixture of ppl of all ages to keep me company..
2.Roaming around my locality with frendz recollecting lovely memories.
3.Getting up early in the morning,reading The Hindu,Metro Plus etc. sipping mom's tea and listening to the chirping of birds.
4.Spending lovely Sundays at home watching Ragamalika ,reading Adyar Times,The Week,etc..
5.Going out with mom in the evening in her two-wheeler and getting a feel of the city.
6.Spending a couple of hours in my terrace.. watching the sun go down in the evening... witnessing a lovely dash of colours in the sky.. thanking God for his lovely art.. My terrace holds special memories for me and much of my studying during my school days were done here rather than being locked in four walls of a room.. It was "The Place" during my school days and I did much of my soul searching here.
7.Listening to Gita in the afternoons.. in my college, surrounded by trees,experiencing fresh air,and gathering enriching knowledge for the soul.
8.Fighting for really crappy things with my sis only to laugh heavily at the end..
9.Taking a longgg walk all alone by my college. admiring the vast expanse of green fields,shady trees... and admiring "Nature at its Best"... I am really going to miss these in a few months from now..
10.Observing small kids,playing wid them.. and bringing out the child in me.. :)
11.Browsing the internet and aquiring knowledge... only to find that.. there is soo much to be learnt in this shorrrt lifee..
12.Visiting our family frends' or neighbours.. and sharing life's experiences..


I could go on and on.... There are soo many simple things in life from which we can derive happiness.. So lets do a little soul searching and take time to thank God for these small things that give us happiness and make our life worth living..