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Worst New Year Ever

1) My MacBook’s Keyboard Went Dead – I was cleaning my MacBook’s keyboard area with a slightly wet cloth and umm.. some soap, and the next thing I know is that it went haywire. One random key got permanently pressed, others started performing unexpectedly. I really regretted not getting myself a USB keyboard before. I had to go to a Apple Authorised Service Provider (AASP) on the 31st. I just can’t survive without this gadget, and my sister owns too much of the PC, so apart from my cell phone, its my only way to stay connected. For most other people this would probably mean nothing, for me, it meant misery. My browser, bookmarks, feeds, music library, TV shows – all of them haunted me. I had to get it repaired before it permanently damaged my brain.

2) No Hang-Outs – Usually I would depend upon Sneezy or Shitty or Kitallis or Vishal for calling me up and making a programme for some kind of fun which would involve refreshing old memories, watching a movie, WLAN gaming, book hunting, feasting on random roadside food, or just mocking handicaps on the road. But no one came to my rescue. Sneezy had plans with his family, Shitty was down with some random illness, Kitallis was away in Noida partying with his cousins, and Vishal was at some random gathering near Vasant Kunj (?!). I was forced to walk alone on the Boulevard of Broken Dreams.

3) A Bad Dinner – After all the bad time that I had throughout the day I expected to have a good meal at home. Is that too much to expect on New Year’s Eve? I was disappointed again. Bad food at home. Had a fight with parents. I went to bed early on an empty stomach.

4) Broken Plans – When I couldn’t think of anything else to do on New Year’s I thought Shitty and me could hang-out at Adventure Island and see what all had changed in the two years since it opened. We spent our New Year’s in 2006 at Adventure Island with old friends like Shailesh and had a lot of fun on the then exciting rides like SideWinder. From what I’ve heard, that is pretty much the only ride people truly enjoy over there, but I still wanted to do something to pass time. Shitty, as I already mentioned, was bedridden.

The only good thing that happened was that I went out to do what I enjoy doing alone – hardware shopping. The AASP was in Naraina, and my work over there was over in about 10 minutes, after which I was left with the option of going home, or doing something else, alone. I had come half the way from my home to Nehru Place, and so I went ahead to Nehru Place, alone. I spent around 4 hours at Nehru Place looking around at small accessories on which I could spend the little money I had, bargaining with the dealers and then going around different shops doing market research for lowest prices and more so to kill time. I got myself a Logitech Classic Keyboard 200 (USB), a Quantum 4-Port USB Hub, a Bluetooth Dongle from Quantum again, Streetwear Earphones EP-50 from Creative, and a pack of 10 CDs.

Crappy new year, but gave me a lot of ‘me’ time, which I spent thinking about my life in general and listening to music on my new earphones.

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