I miss 2008!!

The year 2008 has been the best year for me. Some of the most important things happened this year. Though I am dying to face my future, I miss this one. The year started for me at The Leela Palace, where the new year party was arranged by my dad's office. The same night, we met with an accident, so bad that it took around a fortnight to get our car back to normal. It was around 1.30 am. The roads were filled with drunkards and there was so much noise everywhere that it was impossible for my dad to concentrate and we hit a bike which seated 3 people. Our luck started there. None of us were injured, not even those 3 in the bike. Our vehicles were completely damaged though.. Again, the policemen were luckily near the site, else, the drunkards on the road could have pelted stones at our car. The police took over the case and it was discharged smoothly..
My 5th sem exams were actually going on at that time. We still had 3 subjects to complete. I could have missed them if there was any sort of injury. Academically too, the year was great. I faced 2 VTU exams this year, and both the times, I got a distinction. The first being the 5th sem exam, I got 72% and in the 6th sem, I got 78%, and was the second topper in our class..
I got placed through Campus Interviews in Infosys and Oracle Financial Services in this year only.. Both offering a good pay for a fresher. I am actually planning to join Oracle because they are likely to post us in Bangalore.
My dad got promoted as an Associate Vice President of the Corporate Legal Dept in his work place, GMR group of Companies. He was so excited, he finally started giving me a respectable pocket money. He always gave me money whenever I asked him, whatever may be the amount. But, I insisted I have some pocket money, so that I can manage my accounts in a better way. Well, that has not stopped me from asking him extra money though..
After much persuasion and convincing for about 10-15 years, my mom finally quit her job. Initially, she did not want to leave her job as she had no problem with it. She had worked for 22 years in BSNL and did not want to leave it as she had no clue how a housewife spends her time. Though she was working, she always had time for me and never left me uncared for. I have heard a lot about working women not having enough time for their kids. But my mom had managed it so well. I did not want her to work as she deserved some rest as her office was getting more crowded. She is actually a lot more busier now.
Our house got a completely new look this year. It had been 8 years since we shifted to this house. We wanted to change a few things about it. It looks more homely and comfortable now..
A lot other small and petty things happened this year which made my year great. It maybe my cousin's marriage or my trip to Goa with college and other things which are too much personal and cannot be mentioned here... ;)

Food v/s Money???

I don't understand how I got the courage to write this post at this time of my semester. By using the word 'courage' I mean my externals are going on. I wrote my first paper yesterday. I just could not resist sharing an incident which took place while I was on my way to college. 

I saw a man in rags in the dumping grounds near Bangalore University. It is a highway and passing that road in the peak hours is a nightmare. The traffic moves at a snail pace and one has to stand on feet until some of the vehicles move. I was standing there when I saw this man. He seemed mentally unstable. He was picking up some papers from the dump and was making a small bonfire nearby. When there was enough heat, he picked up a dead rat and started roasting it. I was shocked !! I could not see a man eating a dead rat. I turned around. I was even more shocked to see the people around me. Some saw him and made faces as though they were disgusted, some were laughing at him and some were indifferent. That man eating a dead rat made no impact on anyone.

The traffic began to move. I had to act fast to stop him from eating that rat. I was a bit scared to talk to him. May be because of his appearance. But still I did not want to leave him like that. I opened my wallet and took out a 50 rupees note and put it in front of him. I left the place with my vehicle and stood at a distance to check whether the man took the note. He came near the note and looked at me. I forcibly smiled and left for my college. As I told you I had my exams and forgot all about this.

While coming back, I remembered the incident and thought of checking whether he had not eaten the rat. I didn't see him anywhere, took a U turn and came to the place where he was previously there. I was shocked again as I saw some leftovers.. probably of the rat and a charred 50 rupees note!!  He had used the money I gave him as a fuel to his bonfire!! I was disappointed but that gave me some sense. I realised it was food that was more important to him than money. Everyone knows the value of hunger. As I told you before he was mentally unstable. Probably I should have thought of it at the time of giving him the money. I am not disappointed that he made a wrong use of my money but I am disappointed that the money I gave him did not help him with his food the way I wanted it to help..