Tuesday, January 27, 2015

A Happy and Successful 2015

I have been too long away from writing on my blog. It certainly is regret, because I miss out on doing what I cherish the most. Unfortunately, there’s always loads of pressure at office and barely any time to invest in decent writing. But, this year, one of my conscious resolutions, is to keep a steady inflow of postings on my blog. This might be tedious and might even cut into my professional schedule, yet I stand determined to achieve a minimum of hundred postings by the year end.

I distinctly remember making a similar resolution earlier and falling flat on my back. Now that I picked myself and dusted off the disappointments, I crafted deliberate strategies of reminders and re-reminders to achieve this goal – which I hope will see me through the task.

First, a little retracing of steps of the year gone by. The year 2014 has been one helluva year. I made decent money. Invested in real estate. Tucked away some savings for the rainy day. Read more than 100 books. Ran half a marathon. Dabbled in oil paintings. (This was the first of sorts and was fascinated to discover there’s a respectable artist hidden inside). Caught up on heaps of music (Unfortunately or fortunately this evaded me during my twenties). A huge thanks to Youtube, whether it was music or other intriguing aspects of erudition, most of my learning was through this amazing contrivance.

However, the year had its own lopsided non-accomplishments too. Picked up a wordy duel with my boss (who actually deserved a punch in the face), this didn't fare well. For rightfully taking my stance, he unrightfully cut my salary, making me poorer by more than half a lakh. Lesson learnt: Never fight with a boss who hasn't already paid your full salary. ;) Investing time unwisely has been a major concern. I have misappropriated countless manhours which could have been effectively utilized for accomplishing something  far more valuable and long lasting.

Nonetheless, before this month rolls by, I would like to wish readers a happy and prosperous 2015. Do keep coming back as I plan to have the blog updated with interesting write-ups, this time, on a regular basis. Of course, most of these write-ups would be centred around my life and of things related to me. I guess I hold that wee bit freedom. You see, this is my blog after all…






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