And Where is 2006?

Song of the day: Baawri piya ki

The customary new years resolutions have to be made and published at the end of each year, but I am going to keep them to myself for right now. Maybe reveal them one at a time? ;) However, the customary end of the year post is here. Something new this year with my personal best and worst of the year. Start with movies and music, shall we?

Best Movie: Khosla Ka Ghosla
In spite of the numerous big banners and names this year, my personal fav is this low budget movie based in Delhi. Apart from a taut script and excellent performances, this film is very down to earth and realistic, not to forget the amazing dry humor! Undeniably noticeable, it outruns all the other major movies that I enjoyed this year. A full review remains…

Best Song: Baawri Piya ki – Baabul
I am an ardent Sonu Nigam fan and this song from Baabul (the only decent one in the whole album) takes the cake. There were not really many songs that stuck to the heart this year. The only one that comes close to this number is “Mere haath main” from the film Fanaa which also runs a close second in terms of movies this year.

Best Actor: SRK, Hrithik or Johnny Depp
Okay okay! I digress from the “what’s really important” here because I am biased. Biased with these actors and the Punju will not agree on these “best” ones for sure! So lets move to the next one ;) ;)

Best Actress
: Eh?

Best Place Visited: I didn’t really travel many major places this year. Just here and there. The place visited this year is the only major outdoor vacation that I took and the glory goes to Las Vegas, Nevada!!!!! Tis’ true that Vegas is like adult Disney land. Your first time there, all you do is gape at the lights and more lights of the sparkling city. Ditto when you enter your first major Las Vegas hotel. For me it was The Luxor, where I stayed. The lights, the glitter, the moolah, the cards, the roulette, the dealers, but most of all the gamblers, it was all very well…err…Vegasy! Vegas is a must visit atleast once in your lifetime. Even if you are not a big gambler, its just worth popping those eyes out at the glamour of this huge blob of light,energy, money, and alcohol in the middle of the desert!!! Moreover, I also met Neeraj and Poonam for the first time during this visit. I never did a travelogue on this one…should have. Just remember…everything that happens in Vegas, happens late! :p

Best New Experience: this year was full of new experiences and adventures that included playing blackjack in a Las Vegas casino. However, my fav new experience was watching the famous Broadway show, Mamma Mia!: hilarious with lots of music and completely entertaining, a jaw dropping experience. Loved it!

Best Moment: I thought I would have to scratch my grey matter real hard to remember ALL those moments that happened over the past 365 days, but it wasn’t too hard. Undoubtedly it was the moment when ma, pa, and I drove back from a weekend vacation in the mountains to find my license to practice waiting between the front door and the screen! Its indescribable, when the moment that you spent years preparing for and eons biting your nails over is finally there!

The worst? Well let’s see, why fret over what was bad and ugly? I will just let those worst things be and look forward to good things next year. Overall, 2006 was a good year. B agrees. A lot of changes took place within my life. Several of them were life defining and important ones that are already charting the course of the years ahead! There were quite a few defining changes at B’s end as well. To add icing on the cake, ma and pa finally started talking about B! What a year!!!!

Ah, I forgot to mention. I must have increased the “times watched” number of Maine Pyar Kiya and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge to a gazillion this year. ;)

Wishes for a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR to all from Ms.Gujju and Mr. Punju. Hope 2007 is a FANTABULOUS year for all of you ahead.

16 Responses to “And Where is 2006?”

  1. Poonamon 31 Dec 2006 at 7:02 pm link comment

    wonderful great movies!! have to agree with you on the Best Movie! :smile: It was a great movie!! :smile:

    2006 has been a great year for you, lots of good things that have happened, lot of new things that have happened. Now 2007 will be even more redefining for you. Wishing you & B tons and tons of happiness for the new year. :smile:

  2. Deepak Jeswalon 31 Dec 2006 at 10:27 pm link comment

    Silver mera :)

    And surprised to see Khosla Ka Ghosla there at the top - and I must say it deserved it - and lemme smirk and say : maine kaha tha na ke its a good movie :D

    No best actress? C’mon - Kajol thii this year , what more can one want!

    But the best i liked reading was your personal best moments, new experience et al - that was sooooo different - films and songs ki listing toh bahut ho jaati hai,par this was unique!!!!

  3. Deepak Jeswalon 01 Jan 2007 at 8:02 am link comment

    Hope to see Mr Punju also writing on this space soon :)

  4. Manpreeton 01 Jan 2007 at 11:46 am link comment

    Happy New Year to both of you :)

    Best Song - Why not any of those Himesh’s classics? ;)

    Best Movie - Yeah KKG was awesome.. and IMO, Munnabhai & RDB gave it good competition!!

    Best Actress - Has to be Vidya Balan.. just for that lovely smile :)

  5. kaushon 01 Jan 2007 at 1:46 pm link comment

    Poonam its got be a great movie no..after all its got my intials KKG ;) ;) thanks for the wishes..lets hope 2007 is better in all aspects :-) Happy New Year to the two of you one more time..

    Deepak It was a good movie..sachi..and yesyes you were right…for once. buahaaa YOu know I even wrote “if i had to nameone it would be Kajol” and then I deleted it! and thanks..I thought I would start a new tradition on this site..maybe add new things each year! I hope! and asto Mr Punju writing…hes got a login! he just wont do it…he doesnt even scrap me on orkut ever..kehta hai..sigh

    Manpreet arre Himesh is the best naaa! abhi itni choti jagah pe uska naam aayega toh uski shaan kam ho jaayegi hehehe. yea Vidya Balan could have been a good contender..but eh.

  6. Manishon 01 Jan 2007 at 11:08 pm link comment

    Nice year round up. Its good to take stock of the memories at the year end. Sometimes its unbelievable so much has happend to you in one year.

    Can’t agree more on K2G.

  7. Manishon 02 Jan 2007 at 3:59 am link comment

    Hi Kaush

    I am having some trouble with my tooth. I need to discuss about that with you. Can you write me at manish_chauhan@hotmail.com, so that I can discuss with you?

  8. redon 04 Jan 2007 at 12:17 am link comment

    hey kaush,somehow i discovered ur blog. i’ve visited ur old blog no. of times but couldn’t find u there.wishing u a great year ahead.

  9. Sumon 04 Jan 2007 at 5:14 am link comment

    Happy New Year to u Gujju….. and to ur Punju too :)

  10. Mehakon 04 Jan 2007 at 9:19 pm link comment

    Update karo Kaushben

  11. kaushon 05 Jan 2007 at 4:24 pm link comment

    Yes Manishji sometimes it is unbelievable how things happen over one year..hopefully each year turns out better than the firs tone :)

    Sum Thanks so much. Likewise :)

    Mehak Haanji just in a few days - a special post

  12. Mehakon 06 Jan 2007 at 3:48 am link comment

    Special post…hmmmm…waiting waiting :)

  13. Mannaton 08 Jan 2007 at 9:44 pm link comment

    Khosla Ka Ghosla was really a wonderful movie. You don’t feel that you are actually watching a movie.
    So you went to Las Vegas last year??? It’s still on our list to go. Hopefully this year.
    Well, hopefully 2007 will be full of excitement & good surprises with lots of nice movies, traveling & masti for you.
    Have fun!

  14. Deepak Jeswalon 08 Jan 2007 at 10:55 pm link comment

    Time to ask - where has Kaush gone..again?

  15. kaushon 09 Jan 2007 at 12:27 am link comment

    Mehakji the special post is here :-)

    Mannat Yup Khosla ka Ghosla was a pleasant surprise. DEFINITELY visit Vegas! Its out of this world. Hope 2007 is just as fun for you :-)

    Deepak and here is she..again ;)

  16. Mehakon 09 Jan 2007 at 4:01 am link comment

    oye where is the post..which I read sometime back…the spl one..???

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