A year later

It is almost a year since I moved away from a regular job and the city I'd come to like. 2009 was like 2002 for me in many respects - the year I moved out of my comfortable home to Roorkee, high on optimism, to face the "real world" as they call it, and undergoing a significant transformation of perspective (and perhaps personality). It was a difficult year (those of you who know my roommate would understand)! Besides, you've got a good idea from watching 3-idiots. :)

2009 was a year where I was clear on just one thing - that I'd bring a lot of freedom, adventure and creativity into my lifestyle. Everything else was hazy - the business ideas, people, markets, technologies and all that jazz. But now, after a year, a lot of pieces are in place. Optimism is extremely high. I've interacted with a whole lot of people who've encouraged me rather than be skeptic.

I'm not making money, I'm living with my parents, I haven't had a drink in a long long time (clubbing days are long gone), I'm still trying to build back the social circle I kinda lost (and continue to lose to marriages), and I've had more than my share of bad bad days. But guess what folks, I'm having a lot of fun!

This is not an attempt to preach anything. Hell, I was the boy in school whom other kids' mothers told "why don't you sit with Aditya in the class", and now they're likely to tell "doesn't matter that he started off on his own, you do your MBA and ...". What I'm trying to say is, there's no right or wrong way, but there's surely a fun way and a boring way, and I'm happy I've made the switch. :)