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That is the perfect ending for a year that is becoming a little too long and the beginning of a new Year full of Hope. I was not well, but not to disappoint Usha, we went to Ramada in Cochin to witness the birth of another New Year. Well, it is getting a little tiring after 51 of those :(

We went at a leisurely pace via Irinjalakuda, Aloor etc... to revisit some of the old memories on the new year eve.

The event at Ramada was called Fahrenheit 2011^o C at Ramada Cochin - a retro of the 80's and the anchor was Ujjainee Rao. It was not a large event, but a special one. After a previous trial with Le Meridien, where the crowd was too much, I preferred a smaller event.

Nikhil was off to Goa with his friends and with my latest digital camera, so I have to take my Nikon 35 mm camera (yes, it does exist) and so most of my pictures are in the good old negatives.

A small crowd, excellent food, selection of drinks, music from the 80's (I am a disco dancer, remember?) and some good dancers from Russia, things were getting into the tempo when the rain started! It started to drizzle and then it poured in torrents! A perfect ending for a year that probably over stayed (read 2G spectrum, Neera Radia, Common (for some people, that is) WEALTH Games) et al....

Well, not to waste all that hype, the booze and the presence of some gorgeous Товарищ (Tawarish - സഖാക്കള്‍) some mallu and some Punjabi youth started to dance in the rain. A few brave waiters started serving free drinks to the rain worshipers!!

Well, at midnight, the rain calmed down and even I could venture out to take some photos / video.After the rains, it was indeed a fresh beginning to the New Year. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdANc60O7gI)


However, after all that unabashed display of luxury, I found that things have not changed for the common man (RK) / aam aadmi (The darling of all politicians, especially, not so political politician of our times, the cat voiced Manmahan Singhji and Soniaji). പുതുവത്സരാസംസകള്‍

1.1.11: MG Road, Cochin