Daily Archives December 31, 2013

Looking Back At 2013

It’s that time of the year again. Winter chill has set in and the infamous North Indian fog has already started delaying flights and trains. Christmas festivities have just concluded and I am sitting in my office cube trying to pen this post before it becomes pointless to do so. The spirits are high and most of my colleagues are on vacation. Somehow, sitting in a sparsely populated office doesn’t seem so bad. I am experiencing a sense of freedom and privacy, that I have seldom felt at work. For some magical reason, I am not feeling disappointed at coming to work on the last day of the year. I am sure, I will be home in time to ring in 2014 with my folks at home.

2013, like most years and life itself, was a mix of both good and bad for me...

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Sunny California

This post is a month late and when most people are reflecting upon their lives in the year that has almost gone by, I am rushing to complete this post about my first ever trip to America. It was mostly a business trip and I spent most of my time working on the design of some awesome features that will be added to the product that I work on. However, I did manage to squeeze a weekend out of my schedule and see a little bit of California.

So let me continue with the lazy tradition of letting the pictures do the talking (though I would love to hear from you in the comments section). Behold!

View of Irvine city

View of Irvine city

Landscape glowing in the sunlight!

Landscape glowing in the sunlight!

The Atlantis Ride at SeaWorld, San Diego

The Atlantis Ride at SeaWorld, San Diego

Penguin at SeaWorld

Penguin at SeaWorld

King Penguins at SeaWorld

King Penguins at SeaWorld

Cichlid from the Rift Valley in Africa

Cichlid from the Rift Valley in Africa

Another species of cichlid

Another spec...

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