i usually don't like tags..

because I have a really bad memory, and I hate giving one answer to any question, but just because it's the 31st and i feel like doing something new, here it is.. 

what did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? drive an automatic car on the wrong side of the street (the right side is the wrong side)

did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? i don't believe in new year's resolutions. 

did anyone close to you give birth? No.

did anyone close to you die? No.

what countries did you visit? US, India, Canada, Singapore, and Nepal

what would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? maturity in appearance and behavior ;) and clearer professional goals

what date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? August, for the Goa family holiday, is a happy one, others not so nice but will stay in my memory

what was your biggest achievement of the year? none

what was your biggest failure? too many

did you suffer illness or injury? No.

what was the best thing you bought? movies! netflix membership!

whose behavior merited celebration? Baby T - his sharp mind, wit, and gentleness make me doubt his parentage :D

whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? AP

where did most of your money go? two trips to india with excess baggage both times :)

what did you get really, really, really excited about? going to canada

what song will always remind you of 2008? jaane kyu dil jaanta hai, tu hai to i'll be alright :)

compared to this time last year, are you: 

happier or sadder? sadder, i think. 

thinner or fatter? Fatter, definitely.  

richer or poorer? Poorer, like most of the world. 

what do you wish you’d done more of? Eating healthier and working out - basically taken better care of myself.

what do you wish you’d done less of? negative thinking, and lazying around

how will you be spending christmas? spent it already with sis, bro-in-law, and their awesome friends

did you fall in love in 2008? i guess

how many one-night stands? none

what was your favorite tv program? Brothers & Sisters, Desperate Housewives

do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? no

what was the best book you read? gandhi's tiger and sita's smile by ruth vanita

what was your greatest musical (re)discovery? cyndi lauper

what did you want and get? copyrights for something for my film

what did you want and not get? happiness

what was your favorite film of this year? really hard to say. Slumdog Millionaire.

what did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? 23. I just remember being in Delhi - nothing special.

what one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? if only i knew what that was...

how would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? non-existent.

what/who kept you sane? my fear of insanity

which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? OBAMA

what political issue stirred you the most? the treatment of immigrants in Maharashtra by Bal Thakrey and his goons. communal hatred and violence. the encounter in Batla house. and the general inadequacies of the Indian state.

what did you miss? friends, family, the life that was.

who was the best new person you met? ali v.

tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008. and when the one great scorer comes to write against your name, he writes not that you won or lost but how you played the game. i'm bullshitting, i didn't learn any lesson in 2008. 

quote a song lyric that sums up your year. 

You live you learn, you love you learn

You cry you learn, you lose you learn

You bleed you learn, you scream you learn

I recommend biting off more than you can chew to anyone

I certainly do

I recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time

Feel free

- Alanis (You Learn)