1. What did you do in 2013 that you’d never done before?
Pierced my nose. Had a new roommate. Travelled alone to a new city. Made significant plans.
2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Do not remember last year's resolutions, but will not be bogged down by forgetfulness - no sir. Will make new ones. Will try to remember them.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No (Thank God, fingers crossed)
5. What countries did you visit?
None [But places visited within the country include Jaipur, Chandigarh (for my first real Punjabi wedding!), Shimla, Benares, Manali, Ahmedabad, and Bikaner. Writing down this list makes me see the most obvious North Indian bias in it. Ugh.]
6. What would you like to have in 2014 that you lacked in 2013?
Money; Forthrightness; Discipline
7. What date from 2013 will remain etched upon your memory?
10 February
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Successfully changing my job, making new friends, learning to live amicably with new roommate
9. What was your biggest failure?
Procrastination
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing significant. (Am I jinxing everything by saying this? I guess I am. Ah well.)
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Shoe rack (Look at how homely I have become! Shoerack! SHOERACK!)
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
S'
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
A's, for being spineless (I wasn't depressed, just appalled); S'
14. Where did most of your money go?
Food and books and plane tickets
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Pujo! And the January wedding!
16. What song/album will always remind you of 2013?
Laila o laila (Coke studio); Pata Pata (Miriam Makeba)
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a. Happier or sadder? Happier
b. Thinner or fatter? Dunno
c. Richer or poorer? Richer
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Saving up
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Seeking approval
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent Christmas ingesting copious amounts of wine and meat with some very good company. So it was all good. :)
21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Maa, I think
22. Did you fall in love in 2013?
Not any new loves, no
23. How many one night stands in this last year?
None
24. What was your favourite TV programme?
Doctor Who; Mad Men; Koffee with Karan
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No
26. What was the best book(s) you read?
Gone Girl; Joseph Anton
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Miriam Makeba; Papon; The Decemberists
28. What did you want and get?
The new/old job
29. What did you want and not get?
A trip abroad
30. What were your favourite films of this year?
Fukrey; Lootera; Toy Story 2 and 3; Utsab
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
25. There was impromptu small party at midnight. Then I spent the whole day watching Doctor Who and eating pasta. Went out in the evening for makke ki roti and sarso ka saag with S. My first vegetarian birthday, but I managed!
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Money
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2013?
I tried harder than I did in 2012
34. What kept you sane?
S and books and Doctor Who
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Neil Gaiman; David Tennant; Benedict Cumberbatch
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Delhi assembly elections; The hanging of Afzal Guru; Mandela's death; Pussy Riot; Supreme Court's fuckshit ruling to not scrap Section 377
37. Who did you miss?
My old self
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Gunjan; Deepti ( I had met them in late 2012, but really became friends in 2013)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2013.
I get by with a little help from my friends. :)
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?
Ganja nahi hawa hai, dawaa hai/ Galey ka manjan, aankhon ka niranjan hai... :)
Pierced my nose. Had a new roommate. Travelled alone to a new city. Made significant plans.
2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Do not remember last year's resolutions, but will not be bogged down by forgetfulness - no sir. Will make new ones. Will try to remember them.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No (Thank God, fingers crossed)
5. What countries did you visit?
None [But places visited within the country include Jaipur, Chandigarh (for my first real Punjabi wedding!), Shimla, Benares, Manali, Ahmedabad, and Bikaner. Writing down this list makes me see the most obvious North Indian bias in it. Ugh.]
6. What would you like to have in 2014 that you lacked in 2013?
Money; Forthrightness; Discipline
7. What date from 2013 will remain etched upon your memory?
10 February
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Successfully changing my job, making new friends, learning to live amicably with new roommate
9. What was your biggest failure?
Procrastination
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing significant. (Am I jinxing everything by saying this? I guess I am. Ah well.)
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Shoe rack (Look at how homely I have become! Shoerack! SHOERACK!)
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
S'
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
A's, for being spineless (I wasn't depressed, just appalled); S'
14. Where did most of your money go?
Food and books and plane tickets
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Pujo! And the January wedding!
16. What song/album will always remind you of 2013?
Laila o laila (Coke studio); Pata Pata (Miriam Makeba)
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a. Happier or sadder? Happier
b. Thinner or fatter? Dunno
c. Richer or poorer? Richer
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Saving up
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Seeking approval
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent Christmas ingesting copious amounts of wine and meat with some very good company. So it was all good. :)
21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Maa, I think
22. Did you fall in love in 2013?
Not any new loves, no
23. How many one night stands in this last year?
None
24. What was your favourite TV programme?
Doctor Who; Mad Men; Koffee with Karan
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No
26. What was the best book(s) you read?
Gone Girl; Joseph Anton
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Miriam Makeba; Papon; The Decemberists
28. What did you want and get?
The new/old job
29. What did you want and not get?
A trip abroad
30. What were your favourite films of this year?
Fukrey; Lootera; Toy Story 2 and 3; Utsab
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
25. There was impromptu small party at midnight. Then I spent the whole day watching Doctor Who and eating pasta. Went out in the evening for makke ki roti and sarso ka saag with S. My first vegetarian birthday, but I managed!
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Money
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2013?
I tried harder than I did in 2012
34. What kept you sane?
S and books and Doctor Who
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Neil Gaiman; David Tennant; Benedict Cumberbatch
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Delhi assembly elections; The hanging of Afzal Guru; Mandela's death; Pussy Riot; Supreme Court's fuckshit ruling to not scrap Section 377
37. Who did you miss?
My old self
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Gunjan; Deepti ( I had met them in late 2012, but really became friends in 2013)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2013.
I get by with a little help from my friends. :)
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?
Ganja nahi hawa hai, dawaa hai/ Galey ka manjan, aankhon ka niranjan hai... :)
3 comments:
Hey ..'Doctow Who' kept me sane too :) HNY
Yay! Always good to run into another Whovian! :D
Hi. I was wondering if you feature guest postings. Do you have an email address I can contact you on? Thanks and have a great day!
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