Award Ceremony

It's Christmas tomorrow. Chelsea is top of the table even though the last few league games were rather awful, ManU came up with a bad show too. I'm a Ni-Dan...or a second black belt. Even though that's at the cost of my nose as Vineet pointed out. But considering I can sleep flat on it again I think I'm fine.

AWARDS

Smartest story of the year-
Little brother ranked something in the national cyber olympiad. Pretty high rank. When asked, he realized that he didnt know how many people took the test so he had no way of measuring how well he had done. He asked his teachers, he checked online. When even google failed, he made a plan. He would take the test again next year and answer nothing. Nothing at all. That way, his rank would be the lowest. So he would know. Once he knew, he could of course estimate how well he had done this year.

Stupidest comment of the year-
After wrapping up our fest inspite of rain, strikes and sponsorship deals falling through in the middle of the fest we pulled off the fest. The professors congratulate us at the end of it all when we go say bye to them.
Priyanjana,"Thank You Ma'am."
Me,"Ma'am let the budget come to you, then congratulate us."

Punch of the year-
Aritra. For making this the worst karate exam of my life by landing a foul shot on my nose. One that got me points and a lot of pain. This other guy Aritra did the kata with me and made me look like a lumbering elephant because I at my best will never be graceful while he is, I think, partly non-human.....

Song of the year-
Sattwick. For a song called naked. I will ask him if posting the lyrics is a copyright infringement.

For the other people who deserve mention, I will think up more awards or I will pretend to be unable to be imaginative enough to think up awards.

What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Travelled on a train alone from delhi to kolkata. But I got adopted by a family twenty minutes into the journey so I dont know if it counts as alone. Had beer from the tap in a bar.....in versailles :D etc etc

Whoo.
I just got the news that I passed that karate test in took in september. So I am now a 2nd dan black belt!
Great things have happened this year. I dont have time for details now. Will do a year end post soon

People move in slow motion. People whisper. The air has a sluggish feel. Life has a distinct 'the matrix' feel. When I turn my head I can hear the wind and I know I can stop in mid-air, mid-jump.

Yes, 3 days of cetrizine...that's what's wrong with me.