Going over year 2008

Another year is ending. Tomorrow is Appan’s birthday; he would have been 68 this year.

This year has been good, without any great problems on the personal and family front.
Ø J has mellowed, he does not scream as much so I am happier. He has become to realize that his sisters’ are normal human beings and not paragons of virtue, goodness and everything good in the world.
Ø Chu had twins and San my cousin had a daughter.
Ø Sob and Rig another two cousins got married.
Ø Our property case got solved and finally the land will come back to us.
Ø No major death took place in the family. So it has been a very good year in every way.

The last few years not having been good, I was worried about this year also but it turned out fine. Hope the next year continues this streak of goodness and life goes on happy and satisfied.
Ø Thom will be six next year and in Grade I.
Ø I hope I get a job that had good pay and great timings.

Not so great events also took place this year.
The Mumbai terrorist attack, the current bombing in Gaza, the mowing down of school children in Kannur district Kerala by a vehicle that lost control, the regular and unwarranted warnings that V.S Achuthanandan keeps getting from his corrupt party members and a blind Politburo.
Then again great miracles and acts of defiance also took place this year.
Obama got elected as president of United States of America and an Iraqi journalist threw a shoe at George Bush, a fitting end to an year, I am just upset that the shoe missed its mark