So what is this I keep hearing about 2011 being a bad year??

How can an entire year be bad? The world I assume is full of pessimistic people.

So in this last entry of 2011, I shall very aptly jot down all important-worth mentioning-awesome things that 2011 got for me. And also awesome stuff I learnt from it...

1) Best friends are best friends and shall always remain so. We make loads of great friends but 2011 led me to understand even more that there are those certain special ones that become your family, that just are a part of you.

2) 2011 was the year of the roller-coaster. Life took me for a ride and I loooved it. The highs, the lows, the terrible, all came and left and my spirit remained as full as it ever was. I learnt that the rides last only for a while and later we just bathe in the awesome courage that got us through.

3) I have the best parents ever. 'They' say you can't choose you parents. Well then 'they' must trust the choices that the universe has made for them. 2011 also taught me how hard it is for them to handle us at times.

4) I learnt that I am bloody awesome at what I do. I got a job. I thought I will suck at it. But I was wrong. I am not just good at it but I also am better than loads who have been doing it for more time than me.

5) I learnt that I do not want to continue doing what I do for long. I enjoy it, I do. But it just isn't who I want to be. The corporate crackpot isn't my aim in life. And nor am I interested in joining the 'who will be the greatest ass licker' Race.

6) I realized that my love for arts will always drive me. I may not be an intellectual. but I don't need that kind of a definition. I am always hungry to learn more. always willing to dance more. always singing.

7) The biggest contribution of 2011 was that it taught me to let my boyfriend be. He is who he is. And people who judge him are not important enough. He is a gem, he understands me, my soul mate. He may be different but that is what I love about him. Small fights are just a part of who we are. No one can change us as a whole. No matter how hard they try.

8) I also grew up a little. Then i saw what a miserable lot other grown ups can be. So I decided that the child within me will not die. I want to be impulsive and that is the best way to be. That way you can always hear what your inner self is saying. You do not become a crazy monster tied by routine. Every day is a fresh new day and it is always beautiful. It feels like my mother's lap.

9) I made a friend who is 10 years older to me but 5 years younger at heart. She may be leaving the office but I won't let her leave my life. She is crazy and caring all at once. It is amazing how you just click with certain people without realizing how.

10) 2011 also taught me how to stand up for myself and to value my emotions. To make sure that I don't get wronged by others just because i wanted to be polite or was to scared to stand up for myself.

So you see? I justify the years glory and I am happy it was the way it was.

2012. You have a lot to live upto. But if you take me to europe... I am sorted.