365 days and counting.....

As Dawn breaks we set foot into another year with dreams, hope and aspirations. For many 2009 was the year of recession recovery, a year that saw first Afro American being sworn in as President of the most powerful (??) nation in the word. A year in which Indian citizens claimed tall awards from Oscars to the Nobel Prize. Many will remember it for the death of King of Pop, Michael Jackson, the swine flu scare and the failure to secure a legally binding deal at Copenhagen Climate summit. For me 2009 is just another year nothing significant except for the fact that I graduated and turned 21.

Midnight revelry and parties extending up to the wee hours have become common in the past few years. Every single ad in the newspapers/ tv/ radio scream of the new year bashes. Police forces gear up in style to welcome the New Year too. Innovative ideas, themed parties, sumptuous food, unlimited alcohol is a must on every New Year bash across the city. Television channels and FM radio’s get ready with their top 10 of the year lists. They do this exercise with utmost sincerity. And you have the astrological predictions. We can see people glued to television sets, switching off their brains and fervently listening to the astrologer’s prediction for the year 2010. The recent rumour of the world ending in 2012 has further added to this frenzy.

I never quite understand this concept of New Year; it’s just another year a change in the calendar. Why so much of hype? It’s funny that every aspect of this is commercially exploited and how we have fallen prey to it. Advertising Zindabad!!. Lets see what 2010 has in store for us. Only 2 more years are left so please make the maximum use of it. The clock is ticking; book your tickets for the world tour and get ready for the bungee jump, for there is no time left.
Oh ya Happy New Year!!