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Because I forget, and the thought of having a record of a year of my life is an exciting prospect:

January –

the 31st night party at Padukka I think I slept away most of the first – but I did wake up to check all the multimedia on the Jan 1 issue on livemint. (Professional priorities!)

The wedding. The aftermath – the night at Buba when I heard about the whole mess for the first time.

Barefoot – and how Deanne’s and my plan for some alone time there ended up with us in the middle of a rapidly expanding completely mad crowd of people that spilled over into two tables

Standing in line in immigration for over two hours because of the SL airport “Go slow” campaign – super buggers

Almost missing my flight to Delhi and trying not to panic in Lakshmi’s car

Krish and Samanth coming to meet me at the Delhi airport. and how after the initial euphoria of seeing them passed, I wanted to go back to Colombo

The cold. the cold.  So delicious.

Nitu’s engagement

Pigging out at Vasant Kunj with Prerna and later Samanth

Brian visiting

Jaipur lit fest on no money. Zilch. Nada. Super fun that was.

Starting the boardgame club with Krish and Anindita

February

All my money being transferred out of my account by Citi Bank

Airtel threatening to sue me

A proper South Indian Karol bagh dinner with Krish, Ashirwad and Samanth

Two weekends with Manamee!- and watching “my name is Khan” at midnight (Pilmer at the movies 1)

American Diner and beer with Samanth and Srishti in the middle of a work afternoon. Briefly falling asleep in my chair afterwards

Cafe Morrison on samanth’s birthday (for reasons good and bad)

Slow realizations that make me sad

The budget 2010

March

Jaipur – Holi, awesome food, great conversations, lots of sleep, tarot cards

Rock band WITH drums!

China Mieville!!!! Hooray!

Renting out an AC – hahahaha summer – BRING IT!

Husna literally landing up on my doorstep – all the sight seeing that went with it. A very drunk night at Route 04

An hour glass from Prerna

Shaoli’s party – meeting Naheed again!

Ajmer – 17 hours of traveling in one day

Sri Lankan dinner with Priya – getting bitten by veto the monster pup

Getting all of Calvin and Hobbes on handy bugger

News that Manamee was moving here

Drinking at Paharganj with Ashirwad, Krish, Sarthak and Avinash – 4 large rums, 1 small, lots of fried fish at a shady place near the station – being unable to walk straight.

Getting an unexpected bonus in my bank account!

Going to Mumbai! Manamee meeting me at the airport.

April

- Bombay! Bombay! Bombay! – Going to Thane (Eternity Spaces!)for two days – making weird lime based vodka cocktails, coming up with a drinking game using a five year old’s whiteboard and dice. Eating all the food in Sudeep’s fridge. Sucking at Ludo so badly – the sixes just eluded me! Drinking like a fish. Pomfret fry and beer with Manamee. A reflexology foot massage. Cafe Leopolds and bullet holes in the pillars. Hard Rock cafe.  Sudeep giving me his ipod. (I named her charity)

- skullcandy earphones.

- Getting a promotion!!!!

- Subha coming to visit. Durga getting chicken pox!

- Finalizing the fact that Manamee would be living with me for 6 months

- Finding Sleek Lil’ Bitch!

- Anindita’s party

May

Nitu’s bachelorette party

Nitu moving out, Manamee moving in

Unni’s ‘surprise’ visit – Manamee’s reaction when she saw him, American Diner, Rockman’s beer island, Route 04 and Karims with a whole bunch of boisterous ACJ alumni, Cocoberry and Swagath. Also lazing around for hours the following day.

Manamee’s birthday and blueberry cake. Vichitra’s visit and  resultant Toblerone.

Postponing my trip to Sri Lanka

Manamee’s promotion not working out as planned. Her desicion to go back home.

Nitu’s wedding! Train tickets not working out to Dehradun, the crazy midnight bus ride with SK, having to take an even more bizarre bus from Rishikesh, the guest house, the dogs, red sari, bangle shopping, jaw breakers, sagai, wedding, guesthouse, dogs,