A new year ahead but some things just dont change

Something I learnt in the past few days... No matter how much we tout the horn of development and India Shining and crap like that, we still have eons to go before we achieve anything... and you know why... Because all the things that really matter get stuck in Parliamentary subcommittees or Group of Ministers.... I was stuck on the Delhi Airport for 8 hours because of fog delays last Saturday... Now I wouldnt mind that... If the airport was any better equipped to handle such a problem... and its a sad truth that its not... Firstly, there was no place to sit... For a passenger load that the airport handles, there are mabbe a 100 places to sit.... and thats pushing it.... A couple of restrooms of which one was shut, without any notices saying why.... and a grossly overprice snack bar, which sells a measly sandwich for 50 bucks... Goddamnit... and where is that highly touted airport upgradation plan????? Stuck in a fucking Group of Ministers... I wonder if they've ever been stuck on the Delhi airport for 8 hours with no place to sit except the floor, one stinky loo and ate measely overpriced sandwiches for lunch... Had they ever been through that, I'm sure the airports would be revamped soon enough... But till then... Dream on kids... India Shining.. my ass....

That apart, had an amazing time on my 4 day vacation... Partied in Bombay and Pune.... met old friends... ate awesome food... ate at or saw from outside, most of the places on our list and generally had a good time :)... Clatix dude, you should've been there... Then the roommates and almost roommates would've been re-united.. All of them :).... Oh and Vaishali does live up to its hype :)...

The year is ending.. a year that started with a lot of promise has ended up being pretty amazing... though not in the way I expected.. But what the hey... Some real important lessons learnt... and completion of a quarter of a century..... reasons enough to party eh.... Here's a few favourites from this year -:

Best Eating Out Place (Food) -: Shalom's (Greater Kailash, N Block Market Delhi.. Awesome Lebanese Food)
Best Eating Out Place (Ambience) -: Thai Wok (Mehrauli, Delhi... Such an amazing atmosphere.. just loved the place)
Best Place to Party: Turquoise Cottage (Adchini, Delhi... They just play my kind of music :))
Best Song (English) -: Speed of Sound (Coldplay)
Best Song (Hindi) -: Jiya Dhadak Dhadak Jaaye (Kalyug Soundtrack, Rahat Fateh Ali)
Best Song (HindiPop) -: Aadat (Jal , The original is wayyyyy better than the Kalyug one)
Best Movie (English) -: Cinderella Man (Amazing performance by Russell Crowe... Loved this one)
Best Movie (Hindi) -: None Really...

So thats my 2 bits on the end of the year :)... Hope everyone of you have a great time celebrating the coming of a new year.. I'm dreading the New Year for a couple of reasons... But you never know how things turn out eh :).. Here's hoping all of you have an amazing year ahead of you...

my lyrics for today:

na janay kab say
umeedein kuch baaki hain
mujhe phir bhi teri yaad
kyun aati hai
na janay kab say

duur jitna bhi tum mujh se
paas tere mein
ab toh aadat si hai mujh ko aisay jeene mein
zindagi say koi shikwa
bhi nahin hai
ab toh zinda hoon mein iss neelay aasmaa mein

chahat aisi hai yeh teri
barr thi ja-ay
aahat aisi hai yeh teri
mujh ko satha-ay
yaadein gehri hain itnee
dil doob ja-ay
aur aankhon mein yeh ghum num bun ja-ain

ab toh aadat si hai mujh ko aisay jeenay mein

sabhi raatein hain
sabhi baatein hain
bhula do unhein
mita do unhein

ab toh aadat si hai mujh ko

Jal : Aadat (Awesome awesome song... Listen to it if you can get your hands on it...)