The year 2006 has gone by, and a new year is here bringing new hopes & aspirations. Perhaps I am like billion others who feel the year slipped away rather quickly than expected, but this subjective perception of time does happen when you're in a retro mode. Anyways, I would want to reflect upon what this past year has been like for me.
Let's start on an optimistic note: things I am proud of or happy about.
I knew from the start of the year that if I ever had a chance to be able to work on .net this was it. It was now or never, as I realized I had reached a point in my career where I had already been working with PHP for a considerable amount of time and still didn't felt that "connected" to it. Don't get me wrong, I am pretty good at it! (Modest way of saying: I kick ass 
). But I am a person who believes in always doing things with passion, which I am afraid I haven't felt much; over the past 3 years. It's not about mindless egoistic babble over language or platform superiority, its simply about personal choice. In short I am happy with whatever little work I have done in .net over the year.
I am also very happy that I gained a great friend over this past year. I have to admit that after the loss of my best friend in the 2nd half of 2005 I had suddenly become very cut-off from my other friends and found myself to be very lonesome for a significant amount of time. I was separated from all of my close friends by geography, and there was nothing any of us could do about it. I am proud to have found a really good friend in Amit at the time it mattered most. After my brief social blackout from the chickenpox I acquired (courtesy my younger brother) during summer, I saw a couple of my much close friends and learning a good thing or 2 really boosted my self esteem. And I gotta tell you again, unless it's eradicated like small pox, get yourself infected or better yet vaccinated from chickenpox before you or your kids (cause I think this advice is more apt for them than you) are 10-12 years old. Because getting chickenpox at an age when your physical appearance matters the most; is gonna play a real party pooper! 
I have never heard Meja after her hit "It's all about money" (not counting "Private Emotion" with Ricky Martin) but her solo hit is ironically quite insightful considering it's a pop song and the fact she would fit into the 1-hit wonder category. The last year wasn't as bad as I would always rant about. I am funding my brother's MBA education. That is one thing to be proud of, I think!
Well if that's an introspective of what was good about the last year, here's what I wish would have been better. I wish I could have done much more work on .net, I wish I could have been more productive, I wish I had patched up or atleast made one appearance with some of my estranged friends. I wish I had less episodes of migraine than the year before that. 
O and lastly - I know every one would agree with me on this - "I wish I had more money" the last year.
I wish I had more time to refine my :"List of Resolutions for 2007". Perhaps I will, a bit; soon.
- Make the switch in the 1st half of this year. (No don't get a heart attack thinking I will buy me a Mac, when that happens you must know Armageddon is near, just kidding.). It's time to move towards greener pastures. Meaning more money or better career prospects.
- Every blogger's usually has it: Blog more!
- Spend time with friends more often. Get in touch with estranged/distant friends and more importantly, stay in touch with them.
- Be less like Mulder. Be great at what I do, but not share the same trait Fox Mulder shared with David Duchovny, go figure... sorry I won't say more than that.
- This is pretty vague at the moment, but I will like to bring some form of measurement for it in the future - be more productive.