Bidding Adieu

As the year comes to an end I am reminded of the good and the not so good moments that passed by in the year 2008. Yes your guess is as good as mine; this is going to be my last post of the year. And I can�t help myself from going down the memory lane��.the good moments that came in the form of a new job which I embraced ever so willingly, the relocation of my bf to Mumbai and the fact that my parents finally gave us the thumbs up was my best personal accomplishment. :) But on the other hand things around me have not been going great. India as a country is becoming more and more unsafe for us to stay. This has been proven by the number of terror attacks that happened at various locations like Jaipur, Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai. It�s a grim reality that we have to face, one has to go through several rounds of security checks wherever we go (read malls, hotels, stations etc). It�s really sad that now we get to hear of something called �Terrorism Insurance�, which was totally unheard of! On the funny side we also have something called as �Terrorism Tourism�, which means people are actually visiting the terror struck places and coming back with pictures in the form of memorabilia.
Despite all this we have some hope in the form of the awakened citizens of India who are now tired of being resilient, and want strict action to be taken against the politicians who have been taking things too lightly till now, and also against those who think that India can be an easy target for terrorists. We want people to know that �We are not going to take things lying down anymore�. Although things are far from becoming normal, it was heartening to see the Taj and the Trident Hotel get back to business (yesterday) after 25 days of the terror attacks. The fact that both the hotels re-opened in such a short time proved that we are indomitable. I hope that this time we don�t forget what happened on 26/11 and keep the fire alive until we get some concrete measures to tackle terrorism. This would be the best gift that we can get on New Year. I plan to have a quiet Christmas and New Year with my family and loved ones. Leaving this space with the hope that 2009 will be a more happier and peaceful year. Wishing all of u a MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR, and on this note I bid farewell to the year 2008!