Happy New Year 2011

Its been a long time since I blogged, more than a year. Many things have passed in the mean time. I have earned a Ph.D and my family has grown with the arrival of a new one early last year. He will be 1 yr old in a couple of days. After completing my Ph.D, I have gone on to do a post-doctoral research in The Netherlands. So many things have gone under the bridge during the last year, which has been a really busy one.

One of the most important events for 2010, for me at least was the birth of my son. Life has completely changed, for the better of course, after that. I am/can not also be the carefree bird enjoying life without any hassles. Now my whole life is centered around him. Every decision and its consequences on him have to evaluated before we can execute it. The year also ended in a great note as he started walking without support. It was exhilarating to watch him do it for the first time. Its been a week since he started walking and still I get goose bumps watching him walk.

Further, on career, I switched fields during my first post-doctoral work. I have moved on from Polymer/Bio electronics to Single molecule fluorescence Imaging of biological samples. It has had its rewards and difficulties. The difficulties have been starting to learn new things and start fresh again with a clean slate. The rewards have been outstanding too. I have/ or at least think I have broadened my knowledge base and hopefully improved me as a researcher.

New year brings with it a lot of hope and aspirations for everyone including me. Lets hope that the new year brings in a lot of new twists and turns, which is good and makes us a better person. Hopefully, I will also start blogging more regularly this year. Wishing you all a very happy new year 2011.