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Happy New Year Everyone!

Here’s my list:

Plus:

Rafi – He’s turned into a wonderful, chatty, loveable little guy. A really cute little toddler.

Ali – He’s doing really great at nursery, he’s coping surprisingly well with T1D, and he’s my little buddy.

Zee – My darling wife has had to cope with a lot of turmoil this year, not the least of which has been Ali’s T1D. She still manages to be a great mother and wife.

Parents – Zee’s mum visited again and was a tremendous help, as always, and promises to return in 2010. We’ve seen my parents and sister several times this year.

Tyler – my main (and only) guitar is still the perfect guitar for me. This is a first! I’m usually itching to sell by now. Of course an electric guitar without an amp is like a garage without a Corvette – to paraphrase Jim Tyler. Maybe this year will see me finally get that AxeFX Ultra.

My Xbox 360 didn’t die this year. That’s a first. I bought a new one anyway, why break with tradition?

I was promoted to band 8, got a meager salary increase, and a company car allowance. Goodbye to paid overtime!

Sleepless nights are a thing of the past, except when Ali has a bug / cold which plays havoc with his blood sugar. Rafi loves to sleep for hours and hours.

We had a nice trip to Paris in October, pre T1D, and enjoyed Christmas with my parents last week.

I got a nice, big, fast, quad core iMac i7 27″ for my birthday which I really enjoy.
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Plus:

Rafi – my second son, and a cute little bundle of joy.
Ali – he started nursery, and with it became quite the chatter box.
My James Tyler Studio Elite HD guitar. Great GAS!
We bought a new Golf GTi in March.
My Xbox 360 died. So I bought an Xbox 360 Elite in the sales.
Zee – who else would suffer through my spending sprees.
Zee’s mum came to stay for a few months. She was a great help.
Plenty of overtime and a couple of bonuses.
Surprise Birthday Card.

Minus:

Everything is being off shored to India. Will there be an IT career by 2010?
Sleepless nights have returned. Ali and Rafi tend to tag-team.
Ali’s tantrums are on the up again.
Zee’s mum is coming back this year. Just joking!
I barely worked a day in December thanks to severe flu and a chest infection.

Favourite TV:

Prison Break
Heroes
Atlantis
House

Favourite Movies:

Wanted
Iron Man
Felon

Favourite Music:

Metallica
The Killers
30 Seconds To Mars

Favourite Games:

Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
Fallout 3 (360)
LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
Fifa 09 (360)
Far Cry 2 (360)
Mirrors Edge (360)
Fable 2 (360)
Wipeout HD (PS3)

This photo of Ali, all moody and ready to go out, was the last picture I took with my 10D before selling it on. It, and a bunch of other favourites form the basis of my new flickr set. Hopefully it’ll grow as I experiment with the 40D.

I was browsing my flickr account when this photo popped up. Made me smile. I still can’t believe I entered the Cheetah enclosure, knelt down beside two Cheetahs, and proceeded to stroke one of them. Fastest mammal on earth? I think I’d have given it a run for it’s money had it decided it was still hungry.

I stumbled on the TV show Heroes about 2 weeks ago. It’s been running over in the USA for many months now and has become very popular. Z and I have watched the 19 episodes which have thus far aired in the USA and it’s become our favorite show. It’s far less cheesy that it sounds and I can highly recommend it. I believe it’s been running for a couple of weeks in the UK on the Sci-Fi channel.