Started the year in Tokyo, after having travelled from Delhi, Bangalore, Singapore and Bangkok.
Ended it in Tokyo, after travelling to London and Paris.
Spent a week in Hong Kong setting up a blogging platform for the HKU Journalism department (JMSC)
Got offered a job in Hong Kong as Interaction Designer. Failed to follow up.
Consulted The Japan Times, informally, on matters of business models for journalism.
Consulted Reuters, for GlobalVoices, on web technologies and interaction therewith.
Launched a full redesign/restructure of GlobalVoicesOnline.org.
Launched the Global Voices "Lingua" translation project.
Started, produced and hosted Pecha Kucha Montreal, 3 times by year's end.
Visited Tokyo, twice.
Visited Paris, France, twice.
Visited London, England, twice.
Visited New York City, once (and stayed in a former Greatful Dead's apartment on the border of ChinaTwon and Little Italy)
I travelled to far away places, mostly to see people who are important to me.
Joined Dopplr.com as Lead Web UI Designer
(or something like that... titles, pshaw!)
Moved to London, UK for 6 weeks to work on Dopplr.com
Biked, a lot.
Drove, a lot less.
Ate a lot of fruits and veggies.
Ate a lot less meats and dairy.
Met a lot of truly great people,
and made a lot of new friends.
Lost a few too, I always do,
and met a few wankers as well.
I loved, was loved, and lost. I am loved, and love, once more.
Let us not dare to hope, lest we lose again.
I had one thousand conversations that had deep impacts on me; I can only hope some of those had an impact on you too.
Thanks to all of you, one way or another.
Without you I am no one, no where.
