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With the advent of 2011 (MMXI)... It’s time to bid farewell to the gone year 2010 and leave behind the reminiscences, memoirs associated with it. Though the new era has begun and the time demands to embrace the new beginning, it’s also the time to remember people, memories and encapsulate 2010 as a calendar year...
We are least bothered about what’s happening in an around our globe. But as far as I remember, globally, the year 2010 saw few of the unprecedented good news with the opening of World's Tallest Building- Burj Khalifa in Dubai, The house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi coming to an end, The tale of 33 Chile miners, Prince Williams getting engaged, The 2010 FIFA World Cup being held in South Africa, Spain lifting the FIFA World cup, H1N1 influenza pandemic getting over, European Financial Stability, NASA announcing the discovery of a new arsenic-based life form, Wiki-leaks, death of Girija Prasad Koirala, Manisha Koirala returning back to Kathmandu and getting married, Delhi hosting Common Wealth Games , Dabaang creating records in Bollywood and Salman Khan winning the Best actor award for the first time in his 22 years of career.... J
But, good and bad are the two sides of a coin... Few of the poignant and detrimental news have certainly made us think that 2K+10 wasn’t a good year...
Earthquake in Haiti, China, 8.8-m earthquake in Chile, earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia, Protests in Bangkok, Floods in Pakistan, Numerous suicide bombings and attacks in Pakistan & Iraq, Ethnic riots in Kyrgyzstan, BP oil spills at Gulf of Mexico, A stampede in Phnom Penh- Cambodia, Aviation disasters- Ethiopian airline, Caribbean flight, Air India Flight at Mangalore, etc
Back here at Home land, nothing was as sad as Nepal breaking the world record of Nation running without ruling Government and Prime minister, Tara and Agni Air Disasters, UK blacklisting many Universities in UK ruining the career of thousands of Nepalese Student, etc
On the personal front, good things as well as bad things both came in equal amount. In 2010, nothing was as good as getting a job with Standard Chartered Bank in January 2010. Though I was already working with JWT (advertising co) since August 2009, the joy of being with Standard Chartered can never be put in plain words. Having a love for advertising, I was reluctant to apply anywhere else. If someone really cared about my career, it was Diwas Karki, a senior cum brother, from my school. If it wasn’t for him, I would have never applied for this job and I would not have been happy as well. I thank him for it.
I’m also thankful to Sanjeev Dhakal, a senior colleague of mine at office who took care of me more than my line manager did. I’m thankful to him for training and teaching me the Consumer Banking and the office dos and dont’s.
I’m thankful to all my family members and relatives for being there during thick and thin. I love them all. My elder brother brought a Car and I bought a Bike (R15) and I am thankful to my Sister Ranjila and dear mom helping me financially. I like to thank, Awashis Ojha, a senior cum brother from my school, whether it’s about purchasing a bike, or getting your bike serviced or knowing so many people in the city (including advertising people), he has been very helpful. My sincere thanks to him as well. ((Including for sharing Rajnikant’s jokes)
The year 2010 also brought me close to my friends and seniors from school. Be it in physical world or virtual one, thanks for being in touch though mails, scrapes, and comments n likes. Thanks for taking an effort to add me. Let’s keep in touch like this forever. I am happy to see my school friends here in Kathmandu- Sandeep, Amit, Sudeep, Sanjog and friends from Delhi University – Anand & Yashraj.
Shreeya Acharya, an Intern as well as a good friend in Stan C. My sincere thanks to her for being my tea partner, an understanding friend and movie partner. Though we are no more friends, I would still wish n thank her for everything she did for me. Ronisha Khanal, she needs no introduction. Nobody has changed my life as much as she did. I would like to thank her for all the good things that came in my life even when she is not there with me now. I would like to thank Priyanka Sarpal, a friend of mine from Delhi, who wanted me to do good in life especially in my music career (which though have not yet started). All of them are not in touch anymore but I wish them all a new beginning 2011.
I wish happiness and thanks to Varsha Sharma, a girl, whom my dad wanted me to get married too. I see the very less possibility of it but whenever I look at her pictures, she reminds of my dad who used to keep telling me about her.
2010 saw me visiting Delhi twice and I had a good time with everyone I met. My love n thanks to Ashutosh and Amit, my music partners and good friends who are good at heart and by nature too. My wishes and remembrances to all the people from MHROD, Delhi school of Economics and everyone from VKRV Rao Hostel including guys from Eco, Socio n Geo Department. I wish them all a new beginning.
Finally, wishing happiness, prosperity, success, wealth, health n love to everyone who is a friend in real life or virtual life; to everyone who got married and are planning to, to everyone who has gone abroad for betterment of self, to everyone who cares to keep in touch (through mails, phones, social sites), and those who do not, I wish you everything too since you not keeping in touch would make my life still the same.
With almost everything going good in 2010, to me it would be the worst year in my life. The sad thing that happened surpasses all the good things that happened in my life. My dear father expired and nothing in this world can compensate his loss. We mourn in regrets and miss him terribly. The more I write on this, the weaker I get. He left us with many memories and responsibilities to carry on with. We have promised to do well in life for him and for us as well. I have and will always be a vegetarian, non-alcoholic and non-smoker all my life, as a dedication to my grandfather as well as my father.
But what I would personally like to tell everyone is that death is inevitable. It comes in anyway, any form, anywhere and to anyone. What happened to X will happen to Y too. Every one of us has to go someday. Every parent will die one day. Be it mine or be it yours. As my mom says “No one has taken birth eating “Aajamburi butti” (immortal capsule)”... This is life and one has to get used to it to survive. So, on a good note, start loving your parents and take care of them. Be good to everyone. Get in touch with friends. Talk to your dear and near ones. Life is just too short to have any hatred and regrets. Live life as it’s your last day.
I wish every single one of you a new beginning...
Happy New Year 2011.
