Happy New Year

It's not often that you spend a good part of the day on 31st December in a hospital. Yet, that's exactly what happened on Saturday. Amit & Kaushik (on Kaushik's Discover) got involved in a horrific crash while on their way to Nandi Hills. Amit escaped with scratches to his face & a bruised ego, but Kaushik (riding pillion) bore the brunt of their impact against a road divider. Lost 6 teeth in addition to multiple jaw fractures & a fractured nose.

Most of us BITans in Bangalore turned up at St. John's & it was good to see that. None of us have family here & each other is the only support we can count on.

Reached home around 8. There was an air of anticipation everywhere. Arnab bought some citrus flavored Smirnoff for me (Raspberry for himself) & we beat the pros (Ajay, Sid & Prav) at finishing our drinks quota.

The new year was ushered in to the accompaniment of some wild dancing, Ajay's brand of 'chicken stew' & a stream of calls & SMSs. It feels good when school time friends from Patna, Goa, Chennai .... all over the country in fact, take the trouble to remember you. Thank God for mobile telephony!

Bye bye 2005 .... it's been a year when nothing spectacular happened. But as they say, no news is good news.