Bye Bye 2008

This has been a remarkable year. When it started I had no idea that it would turn out to be like this. For most part it was good. Some of it was fabulous while at other times, it totally sucked - but that is the reality of life. It passed away remarkably fast. I spent the last day of the year with my labmates at SNU. We had cake - with chopsticks (when I saw it for the first time a few months back, I was rather shocked but now I have mastered the art). Then went to a restaurant for Samgaepsal (grilled pork). This was the first time I was carrying my camera with me to a restaurant and didn't miss a chance to click a few pics. But I was rather hungry and the smell of the meat made me abandon my artistic pursuits and concentrate on the more primitive ones! The table at a traditional Korean restaurant is always a very colorful and cheery sight with a large number of interesting side dishes complementing the main course (though everything is served at the same time). Instead of writing, I'd allow the pics to do the talking. Interestingly, my camera came out exile after almost 2 months and having it in my hands cheered me up. So here it goes ...