Year 2009 was full of mixed bag experience for me. I would be a moron if I say
"Yaar Saal Kab aaya Kab Khatam hogaya pata hi nahin Chala"[When the year started and when the year ended was never realised]. I was able to feel every day as a day which asked me "What the f*** you are doing today". I was able to feel the pressure of every task or experience which I was suppose to do or face. Not a single day passed which told life will be easy. It took the juice out of me in every possible way. Every day was as punishing and joy to experience. I had some unusual experiences and fun this year which created some happiness and some sad moments. Whatever in the end I can say I survived all and faced it.
I don't know how the 2010 will be. Will it be a year of prosperity, tragedy, or any other ....y ... I will just face it with the same attitude as a small kid who waits desperately for the vaccation to come.
I just want to wish all my friends, colleagues, and relatives a big and thunderous New Year 2010. I just pray to GOD to be with you in every moment of your life.
Following are some of the defining moments which still makes me happy or wonder why it hapened. These are not in order of occurence.
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1) Launched my website www.ketansnadar.comIt may be a very small thing but it was a huge thing for me to own a website and maintain it regularly. I agree my website may not be very beautiful with flashy stuffs, but I can truly say you can see Ketan somewhere in there.It was an acheievement for me to own a personal website.
2) Spoke with my best friend My best friend spoke to me by keeping every misunderstanding aside. Thank you friend.
3) Completed 2 KM non stop swimming The moment I completed 2KM non stop swimming I felt on top of the world. Because for me to complete this feat took a lot of toll on my body. I was happy about it.
4) Accomplished audio mixing with my bossRead the details
here 5) Became bankrupt In short my whole bank balance was vanished. Now where it was vanished ,is very hard to put it in words or even make anyone understand. Still now I am in a state of shock.I want to say it was really a very bad experience. I was left with only Rs.2142 (In my wallet)+ Rs.350 (In my shirt pocket). Just anyone can imagine how someone would be feeling when all their hard earned money from last 3-4 years have vanished. I didnt even had the courage to tell it to anyone, I couldnt have explained what had happened on that fateful day when this thing happened.
6) Two blundersI always believed to improve with the past mistakes. But this mistake I committed twice. I promise in future I shall not commit the mistake. Blunder cannot be said in public.
7) Gifted my parents with a special gift Gifted something special.
8) Purchased Sony PRS 505 my most awaited gadgetRead the details
here 9) Purchased iPod Nano in a split second decisionA music player, a pedometer and a friend. And I am using it everyday to calculate my calories burnt during my workout.
10) Purchased 500GB Seagate External Hard driveNow I will not be in a problem to store my files.
11) CM inaugurated our applicationRead the details
here 12) Saw Mr.Nandan Nilekani in IT.Biz 2009 in Bangalore and attended his half an hour speech on UIDThe man next to Mr.Narayana Murthy for INFY is Mr.Nandan Nilekani[NN]. I was a part of IT.BIZ 2009 in Bangalore. I got an opportunity to see NN and attend his speech.
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| NN deivering a speech |
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| NN looking through the stalls |
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| Harsha,Ketan,Soorya |
13) Went for GoKarting and saw Bowling for the first time in my lifeI visited my teen life again. Somethings which I never experienced then I experienced now. I drew a small GoKarting car in Bangalore. All thanks to my friend.
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| Racing in full throtle |
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| After the race |
14) Tattoed in my forearm Read the details
here 15) Started blogging after getting inspired from a good friend Read the details
here 16) Became serious about my health and started excercising rigourously I should have become serious about it long back, anyways atleast now I have become serious.
17) Marriage in the air I was very happy to know my cousin Kavita, my aunt Lata and my friend Pravin getting married in 2010. That was a wonderful message when they revealed to me. Read the details
here 18) Did video conferencing on all weekends in the mid of the year with my friends(Vijay,Pravin,Vivek,Anthony,Ambarish...) who are abroad and faraway Read the details
here 19) Met old friends after a long time in Pune and Mumbai These are few friends with whom I met after a long time in Pune and Mumbai. Vivek Bhat,Pravin Chandrasekharan,Sunil Rongte,Mihir Kiri,Amol Ghatol,Mangesh Sudrik,Anand Wakode,Sameer Ghule,Amit Ghumare,Anthony Lynrah,Nilesh Sardar
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| Pravin,Vivek,Anand,Mangesh,Ketan,Sunil |
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| Ketan,Pravin.Amol,Niraj |
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| Sameer,Ketan,Pravin,Niraj |
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| Mangesh,Anthony,Niraj,Vivek,Sunil |
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| Anthony,Ketan,Sunil |
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| Amit,Ketan |
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| Vivek,Ketan |
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| Ketan,Mihir |
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| Anthony,Mihir,Vivek,Sunil,Ketan,Nilesh,Anand,Mangesh |
20) Read 15 books in this year Read the details
here 21) Health issueIt was a shocker when I came to know that I have some serious health issues. I need to take care. I can overcome this if I am regular with my doings.
22) Walked 18 Kms alone non stopRead the details
here 23) Watched Circus with my colleague Shridhar Bhat It was fun to watch circus in Hubli.
24) Visited Infant Jesus church in Nashik with my brother and cousins For the first time after a long time me and my cousins went out together. It was nice to spend time together.
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| With my brother and cousins |
25) Celebrated my birthday after a long time. I would like to thank Shridhar,Madhu,Mahendra,Roopesh,Priti,Shilpa,Akshata,Gayatri for gracing the occassion and surprising me by bringing the cake. Thanks to all.
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| Party in Ayodhya |
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| Cake cutting |
26) UB City(Bangalore) and Pabbas(Mangalore)Went to UB City in Bangalore.It is really a worthy place to visit. Pabbas a place you should not miss if you are in Mangalore.
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| Ketan Gourish |
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| Ketan,Aravind,Gourish |
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| Ketan,Mahendra |
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| Ketan |
27) Drew my boss car and rode his bike I may not be a best driver but I can say I am a very good biker.
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| Riding Bike |
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| Riding Bike |
28) Grew beard for 3 months long I was looking like a crazy man. I was opposed by many people about my beard. Now I am normal.
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| With beard |
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| Without beard |
Moral : Be positive every year will bring you new experience and views. Be ready to face it.