Episode 129 : 2006 est mort, vive 2007

It is that time of the year where the old makes way for the new.

When I rode to Bangalore last year, I did it in the hope that welcoming a new year from a place other than home might make it better than the previous one. 2004 was better than 2003 and I hoped 2006 would be better than 2005.

Frasier: "Don't be offended." Why should I be offended? In the last week, I've uprooted myself from my home of fifteen years, moved all the way across the country away from everything I care about, and plunged myself into a frightening new career!...

I moved across the country (well, almost!), away from my home of seventeen years and from everything I care about, plunging myself into a new life. And when I read this, I cannot help smiling because now I have done it all.

2006 didn't turn out to be quite like 2004, but it wasn't so bad. And when I take stock of the 29th year of my life, I will know exactly how well it turned out to be.

This weekend, I will take my bike and ride on the highways. Just like last year. Only this time the distance will be longer. Much longer. Through different highways. To different places- some new, some old.

And here I am
On the road again
There I am
Up on a stage
Here I go
Playing star again
There I go
Turn the page

See you on the other side of 2006.