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Day 14

Day 14 (18th December)

The assignment is done and dusted and I am already feeling the withdrawal syndrome. When I began this last Monday, I wasn't confident of completing in 8 days. The credit goes not to me, but to the person who set this unrealistic deadline. Today was a bit farcical and Parkinson Law was in full play. It is deeply ingrained in all of us. We concluded at Lunch. 

Over lunch, somebody recalled my old column and recommended it to others. It was a feel good moment and a validation that I am being read. Later visited an ex-colleague and he hugged me publicly. It was embarrassing. 

Since 2019 is only 2 weeks away, time to put out my lists. Here are my top three accomplishments of 2018:
1) Teaching two courses in two different colleges for one semester each.
2) Two bylines in the Sunday Magazine of The Hindu.
3) Winning two awards for my writing - the column and the newsletter. 


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