looking back + 5 faves
haven't done a tag in a while now, and right on time Kfarmer tagged me.. so here goes! it's a pretty long one, so keep the holy words in mind: "And thus shall ye read it: with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall read it in leisure"
(no offense meant to anyone celebrating the Passover)
10 years ago: i was in nairobi, kenya.. grade 11 (junior year of high school). being in a boys-only national school, life was only about two things: academics and sports. Strathmore was one of the top schools in the country, so the pressures in class were intense. one point drop in overall percentage and you could fall fifteen places in rank! with eight core subjects and six equally weighted exams in the year, it was enough to make a man out of you! and if that wasn't enough, being one of the top rugby-playing schools, did the rest in the man-making business!
5 years ago: i was in kgp, india.. second year of engineering college (sophomore year). i think to date this year was my best ever, and i won Best All-Rounder too! did it all: did okay in class, played lots of sports, sang in the band, did the whole range of extracurricular activities (drama, debate, elocution, collegefest etc.), was in a good relationship, and best of all, was drinking like a fucking fish on crack! in the first few months i'd built up a fierce reputation of being the last man standing at just about any booze-up.. it would all go down and stay down too! time will tell how much damage the ol' liver suffered.. hehe!
1 year ago: i was in buffalo, NY.. grad school. i had two courses to do for the semester, and an on-campus job in the library. life was all about getting through the day, then coming home and toking up! day was like the time that came between lighting up another one! watched some foreign films, listened to ambient trance, cooked up exotic recipes, and revelled in being as lazy as possible!
Yesterday: i was still in buffalo, NY.. just that now i'm almost done with my thesis and will be leaving college (and college life) behind me very soon! got off work at 2, went home and had lunch, then went off to the lab to do an experiment, then went back home and did the citations for the thesis, and went off to bed around 3.. simple life! :-)
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5 Snacks: potato chips, cheese fries, corn chips & salsa, trail mix bars, buffalo wings (umm, are those really snacks?!)
5 Things I'd do with $100 million: pay off all my student debt, give the parents all that they need, save some of that dough, party like a crazy millionaire, and finally.. give some to UNICEF to feed all the poor kids
5 places I would run away to: Kenya, West Indies, California, Seychelles and the Amazon
5 things I would never wear: skin-tight tshirts, baggy pants, any trousers that are not blue, black or brown!, speedos, coloured socks!
5 favorite TV shows: M*A*S*H, Dave Chappelle Show, Scrubs, Rome, and NFL baby!!
5 greatest joys: the rock n' roll lifestyle, the research work, my family and friends, the Buffalo Bills, and.. just life, i guess!
5 favorite toys: my die-cast toy Matchbox car collection, my music system, my laptop, the kitchen(!!) and my infra-red microscope (yep, geek!)
5 people I'm tagging: Sush, Corinna, Di, Jaded Sorena and Stunuh.. thank you folks! ;-)
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