The Word of mAn[S]o0r

Happy new year all!

2008 comes with new hope and new promises, but it also promises to bring about a transformation for the better.

Looking back at 2007, it was a year with mixed events. Had some of the best mini vacations, infact, the only mini vacations i’ve ever had, in this year, with a trip to sukker right at the start, followed by trips to Islamabad, Lahore, Murree, Bhurban amid others. A long chapter in my life closed down, put to an end after a long drawn out drama. A drama which had me on the brink of a nervous breakdown, following emotional and physical outbursts, amid other tantrums. It did, however, make me realize exactly what it was i wanted in life, so it wasn’t all bad. Another chapter which began this year was family drama, where star plus serials took on a real life with characters too close to my heart.

Another feature of 2007 was how many times it made me see the inside of a hospital. From both sets of grandparents, to my chachi, cousin and the most awful of all, my father, to myself and a close friend, hospital visits became almost a sickening part of ‘normal’ life. I hope, and i pray, i never have to go through that again.

My father was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) this year. One of the higher awards conferred on  people for services rendered in the line of duty by the President of Pakistan. That was definitely a high point in life.

But then, she happened, the true high point in my life. From humble beginnings at a poetry reading, after i had come back to get my things, having accepted an offer of employment in Lahore, to a fabulous one-day-notice engagement a few months later, having turned down the lahore offer and staying on in Karachi since now i had a better offer at my current workplace, to the numerous highs i’ve received each day i’m with her, she’s the perfect embodiment of what i ever hoped and prayed a partner to be. She’s managed to enchant whoever she’s met so far, even making older generations forget an ultimate incident and welcome us back with open arms, a smile, and a dua. Magical creature she is, weaving her magical smiles in our lives, with her little wand and pixie dust, making herself home with people and places i never thought possible.

Yes, 2007 was a mixed plate. But now that i look back at, it wasn’t all bad.

A countdown has begun. A countdown to the change of our status from singles to doubles, a day i await with much longing.

Welcome 2008!~

Note:  I’ve purposely left out any/everything related to the recent incidents in Pakistan, as i believe many others have done justice to it, and i cannot add anything of value other than ranting about it. 

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