Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Bye Bye 2012


Bye Bye 2012

2012
This year was full of trips and EMI's ;P . We got our first HOME
I met Gulzar, My Idol, my Inspiration and got him to autograph his books in all three languages (Hindi, Urdu and English). I was also able to meet Indian Ocean - my favorite Rock Fusion band last 15 years.
We went to Dubai on our 1st Anniversary and enjoyed a lot with special people. London trip was excellent surprise and was ale to attend Hard Rock Calling 2012 in Hyde Park. This year I also covered few religious events like Muharram, Durga Puja, Chhath, Guru Nanak Jayanti and Christmas and was delighted to get some very nice as well as some good candid shots. My photographs got selected by Getty images for sale and many were sold giving me some good bucks. I wrote some good Hindi Poems , thanks to my house balcony which covers both sunrise and sunset. Most of the mornings I witness such a beautiful sunrise that I was forced to take my time to write some beautiful poem. Growth in professional career was also a big boost last year. 
Best movie: Gangs of Wasseypur - Anurag Kashyap

Best Songs (Music directors/Lyricist and Singers): 
All the songs from Movie Gangs of Wasseypur I and II .
Especially Kala ray , Womaniya and Jiyo re 
  

Best Destination: Dubai (Honeymoon 2.0)
Best Food: Moussaka, Pataterie,Thai Green Curry Dry with Eggs

Best Place to Eat: Table 9 by Nick and Scott and Glasshouse Brasserie, Hilton Dubai Creek and Olive Beach Bangalore.
Best Drink: MARTINI & ROSSI WINE ,Italian Sparkling Rosé wine on Anniversary (Thanks to Deepu Bhaiya and Ruby Bhabhi)
Best Party: Barasti Le Meridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina with Gunjan
Best Book:Mirza Ghalib - GulzarRaat Pashmine Ki (hindi) - Gulzar, Pukhraj - Gulzar - All autographed by Gulzar Saab
Best Dare: Buying a House and Leap of faith 
Best Win: London Trip and Hard Rock Calling with Bruce Springsteen and winning Lonely Planet best Road photo.
Best Buy: Our House1 TB External Hard Disk (for my photographs) and Wife's Bday gift
Best TV find: Nigella's Kitchen and Crime Patrol Dastak 
Best portal: Getty Images (I got paid for my photography this year )

My Poem - Din Shuru
Best Concert - Indian Ocean and Strings 
Best Moments: 2nd Aug 2012