Capping off a roller coaster year
2011 was a roller coaster year. Here’s the year in review, in bullet points
Sold off my iPhone 3G and purchased a Nexus S
Supposed long term US stay gets cut short.
3+ years of work on project gone down the drain. On the upside, learnt quite a lot.
Met Manaa in person, after being a very close friend for 6+ years
Was elected as Community Moderator for one of the Stack Exchange sites, Super User
Wrote my first Chrome Extension to get around WebNonsense crap
Bad security practice from the past comes to haunt me.
Quit 3i and joined Logica at the middle of the year – after almost having joined TCS, rejected in final round of interview at Oracle & a bungled interview at Société Générale.
Did a short term stint in Bangalore for training at Logica
My beloved Nexus S got stolen, purchased a iPhone 3GS from Shivaranjan as it’s replacement
Went on a road trip to Goa with Appy, AshwinSid and SwaroopH during the middle of the rainy season.
Test drove the Swift & Figo. Waited for the new Swift to arrive in market and then went and booked the Ford Figo. Swift’s price put it out of my budget & couldn’t wait 6+ months for the Swift
Met Harshad Sharma & Malcolm after having known them for *years* on twitter.
Gatecrashed Ravi’s wedding.
Ran all over Chennai in trying to get the paperwork & formalities done for the car loan
Car loan got disbursed, did the payment, only to be told, couple days before taking delivery that I will be relocated to Bangalore
Cancelled car booking, return loan since re-registration of TN car in KA === heavy losses. Total damages: 2.3k(loan processing fees) + 4k (first month interest)
Got a permanent transfer to Bangalore! (woohoo!) Ashwinsid & 9_6 welcome me in style.
Moved to a 1BHK house on rent. Much thanks to Dkris for allowing me to stay at his house and give expert tips on house hunting.
Watched Poets of the Fall perform with front row, centre stage view at The Great Indian Octoberfest
Met GeekGod & Waste-u Photographer, Waste-u Photographer’s bitch and Frequent Flyer Manish
Finally, welcomed the New Year at a far-away coffee estate in Chikmagalur.
Gadgets bought/acquired/reviewed
Mugen Extended Battery for the Nexus S
iPhone 3GS
Dell UltraSharp U2312HM 23” IPS Screen
Lava S12 Android phone
Overall, a fab year. Happy New Year – and best wishes for the year ahead.