Read the novels "One Hundred Years of Solitude" (see a note) and "Measuring the world". Read a few of Borges's stories, but I am yet to read him more thoroughly. 2008 would be that year, I hope. Is magic realism the voice of the so-called third world?
Rediscovered Shakespeare through a rereading of a few plays (Tempest, Julius Caesar) and his sonnets. What a man! what a man! We know almost nothing about him, but his creations, oh, his creations are what dreams are made of!
For the first time, listened to Andrea Bocelli and Joshua Bell. A pleasure like no other. Opera and classical music is good for your constitution. I have realized it is no more for just elitists and snobs. I can listen too.
Visited Albert Einstein memorial in Washington - an unforgettable experience.
Made TheScian.com into a place for sustainable fun. Recorded the first audio essay.
Nidhi Nova, our baby girl was born.
Throughout the year, I have many times stood frozen by the thought: to be or not to be. We shall be, whatever it takes. We'll be damned otherwise.
The Earth has revolved approximately 4.5 billion times around the Sun since it balled-up from star dust. Tomorrow it will be one more and we are here to note that. Astonishing. We'll continue to be awed by the sheer impossibility of existence, and hold our children's hands as we wade through the currents of time.
Much else happened in 2007, dear reader, but for now, happy new year 2008.
Could I ask you to share your own personal review of 2007? Events that made your blood boil, books that changed you, someone you met, an idea you assimilated, a movie you saw, a marvelous thought you had - all in 2007: what do they mean to you?
Pass me the link [selvakumar at gmail.com], make a comment or bookmark it in delicious with the tag: 2007-my-personal-review - our subjective but collective representation of 2007.
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The highlight of 2007 was a trip to Egypt where I rode a camel, saw the pyramids, the Sphinx, Abu Simbel, and cruised the Nile. In Jordan I visited Jerash, the Citadel in Amman (ancient Philadelphia) and was awe struck in Petra.
I read Froomkin's, "A Peace to End All Peace;" an important must read book for anyone striving to understand the modern Middle East. I also read, "Suite Francaise" which just highlighted the loss of this great writer.
While I liked "A Thousand Year's of Solitude," my favorite is "Love in the Time of Cholera."
Happy new year!