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I'm sitting at a customer location in Phnom Penh, pondering over my inability to keep blogging regularly despite the fact that I do seem to have ample time to procrastinate everyday. Pathetic! I say to myself only to be drowned in the ocean of mental lethargy that seems to be filling me up over the last 2 years. Enough of gloom!

There are much reasons to be cheerful as a new decade dawns on us even before most of us are left scratching our heads on where the last 10 years went. A short flashback on some of my memories on the decade gone by:


2000
I began my career in June 2000 at Indus Networks and the memories still very fresh in my mind. The very first time I saw the ATM spitting out my very own bank balance (Rs. 10000) and really dint' know what to do with so much money!My first experience with the Internet, Yahoo Chat, Google.I bought my first two wheeler (second hand of course) for a mind numbing Rs 3400The nights of fun, frolic and beer with friends in HyderabadThe first encounter with WAP and the mobile mania
2001
Got my first passport on Feb 13thBoarded my first flight , an Indian Airlines flight to Bombay from Madras enroute to Germany. Mom dropping me off at the airport and I still remember her face , proud that her son was joining the great big bandwagon of desi's marching towards a better future outside India
My first visit abroad to Germany in March. I remember pinching myself to remind me that this was not a dream.First taste of German beer and my first visit to the Oktoberfest and the resulting worst hangover of my life
My first soccer gameVisit to Rome, Venice and Pisa, Brussels and Paris. I was living my dream!My first cell phone, a neat looking Sony (forget the model) and my first call to dad and mom telling them about my purchase.Working on the first GPRS capable devices
2002Moving to Munich on a work visa for 3 yearsGot my first camera a Canon EOS SLR
More football games and my first (of nine) visit to the fascinating Neuschwanstein CastleThe first time I was away from friends in family for more than 3 monthsFeeling snow for the first time!Bought my first Walkman (a Sony Discman) and first DVD playerSecond visit to ParisGoing around EuropeWindows Mobile 2002
2003
Don't seem to remember too much here except that it was a year where I worked on an average for about 14 hours a day and spent well over 25 full weekends at workMy first visit to SwitzerlandBirth of my nephew Thakkai Paya!
2004
My very first house (or was it 2005?)
My first trip to the United States and PortugalMy very first trip to a Formula 1 race at Hockenheim
Gaping at the magnificent Grand Canyon and trying my luck at gambling at Vegas (eventually ended up losing $30)Picked up my first XboxBought my first camcoderCousins wedding celebrations in IndiaMy first iPod
2005
Getting married and my first honeymoon
My fifth OktoberfestThe project with SWM (Stadtwerke Muenchen)My first iPod Nano
2006
Losing my job at Aventeon and subsequent closure of Aveteon just 5 days after I had returned back from IndiaMoving back to Bangalore getting a job with SabreMy first trip to Shanghai, Hong Kong and ThailandShattering news that my father had cancer2007
Wife's battle with depression and dad's continuing battle with cancerTrips to Mauritius and Jeddah
2008
The worst year of my life - losing my beloved father and wifeWorking on the JetLite migration and first trip to Vietnam
2009
Coming to terms with my everything life had thrown at me and accepting the hard truthTrips to IndonesiaFinding solace in god and natureMy very first digital SLRFirst trip to Angkor WatWorking on the Vietnam Airlines migrationMy first iPod touchSeeing a tiger and the elusive Lion Tailed Macaque in the wild for the very first time
Wow, certainly not a boring life! There have been so many highs and lows that have shattered the very fabric of my being. But if there is one lesson I have learned from the decade gone by it is that life has to move on and I realize with each passing day that the only person in control of your life and destiny is the almighty and I can only thank everyone in my life and the almighty for making me the person I am today.

What changes will the new decade bring? I hope they are positive and bring about peace and prosperity for every living creature that calls this wonderful planet its home.