Its definitely been almost 3 months since my last post. Damm, 2008 drawing to a close and so is my annual leave. Its back to work tomorrow and finally founds some time to blog before the year end. So let me review what has happened in 2008.
Eye of the Beholder
The year has gone by so quickly and it seemed like yesterday since I started this blog. Yes it was in January last year that fully got me into blogging after browsing the Sri Lankan blog sphere for sometime and checking out all the great blogs. Also, it good to see that I have passed the 1000 hits mark in less than a year. Maybe, its not that big but its something. So in 2009, will try and get it to the 3000 hit mark.
Christmas
Christmas has also passed, probably the best time of the year for me, Damm.. didn’t do a Christmas post.. Anyway, was home for the last 2 weeks and it was great to be away from the hustle and bustle of work, although I did get at least 2 calls everyday from my colleagues pestering me about handling certain transactions. Kinda made me feel that I was missed at work. Overall, Christmas was good, although I couldn’t get anything big for myself this year (unlike last year where I bought myself an Ipod Touch!!!). My cash was low so had only enough to spend on relatives and my GF. Was eyeing a Nintendo DS Lite, but maybe get it later on.
Exams
So 2008 had a lots of ups and downs, did my banking exams, came down in a few and passed most of them, so much of 2009 will be to get through the remaining subjects.
2008 in Sports
In terms of the world of sports, Sri Lanka had a mixed 2008 with probably a 50 % success rate. But the definitely, the discovery of Ajantha Mendis (Splendid Mendis, as he has been nicknamed) has been the highlight. It just gives us a preview what the SL bowling attack will be once Malinga is back as well. Just imagine Vaas, Malinga, Maharoof, Murali & Mendis, the most destructive bowling combination in world cricket!!! Our batting is what really let us down the whole year, which would have resulted in better results.
In football, Italy had a bad Euro 2008, although they got knocked out of penalties in the quarters, they would need to rebuild next year before the world cup in 2010. AC Milan had a bad first half of the year, where the failed to qualify for the illustrious Champions League. In the summer, they finally bought Ronaldhino whose finally regaining his old form at Milan. Hopefully, him and Kaka would lethally combine in 2009. Milan also need to buy couple of good defenders in the Jan transfer window due to their injury crisis.
Movies & TV
Well, it was all Dark Knight this year, probably the movie of the year and Batman probably faced off with the most smartest villain yet. The Joker was absolutely brilliant, with his evil schemes and brilliance. The box office would have been better if Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was released in November as scheduled, but due to Warner Bros. wanting to make money in 2009, the movie was postponed.
On TV, the latest episodes of Prison Break and Heroes were back. This resulted in me being hooked on Limewire through the weekdays downloading these shows as and when they were out. The mid-season break is on but these shows will be back in Jan-Feb plus with Season 5 of Lost also being released, will be spending more time on Limewire.
Tech & Computing
On the tech side, Firefox 3 was finally released, creating a new world record for most downloads in a single day (And yes I was part of it!!!!). The browser is definitely more faster than previous versions but will face stiff competition from Google’s Chrome browser.
The Apple app’s store was also launched which made owning an Ipod Touch more than just having a MP3 player. The new apps which included loads of games gave users tons of options and uses for their Ipod Touche’s or Iphone’s. There were some brilliant apps such as Zenbe Lists, which is a list taking app, especially when creating a Christmas gift list. Games such as Cuberunner, Tap Defence, Aurora Feint and Sudoku made the Touch more enjoyable to use.
So that’s what basically happened in 2008. Well, its looks like my next post will be in 2009 and so will hope to put in a post as soon on my take on Sports, Movies or Tech.
One more thing,
Happy New Year to You All!!!
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