To University and Back !!

Just finished my 6 weeks of Thoughtworks University.

I couldn't have imagined how much fun it would be when I was starting off. In fact I was not very happy being there in the first place !!
But as it turned out, it was one of the most enriching experiences I've ever had. Everyday I would go there and forget about everything else, and just enjoy learning something new, in the company of some amazing people (The "close your laptops" chant might have to do something with that too :D ) The activities, role-plays, coding sessions, parties, Wonderla [ Yay!! :D] added to the experience.

What did I get out of it?? A bunch of sweet memories and some great friends, both national and international :)

Kudos to the TWU trainers for creating such a fun course !! Thinking of being involved in it as a trainer in the future.. 

All in all, had a great time.. Looking forward to meeting the "gang" some time soon :)

Cheers

Jai Hind !!

Classic Review Of IPad

Courtesy : Girish H V

Tak dhina dhin !!

Life is like a dance performance..........
Sometimes you take a few steps ahead, then few steps behind.

And then get back to square one !!

Something I learnt in my training today :D

WELCOME 2010

Welcoming 2010 with open arms.. Wish everyone has a great year with lots of success, happiness and fulfillment. Wishing the same for myself :D

All the best !!

A Mail I want to remember !!

This is an email I wrote to a bunch of my friends who had formed the Band at UTA with me. I want to preserve it here :)

Sent to: Shrikanth, Rena, Kashyap, Sukanya, Ashwin, Supriya, Murugan

Date: 28th December 2009

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Hey guys,

I attended a music show a couple of days back. It was a tribute to Mohd. Rafi on occasion of his 85th birth anniversary..

The Band was reaally good.. If i wanna use shrikanth's term " it was very tight" :D . There was loads of percussion, just the way WE all like it ;)

- two tablas

- 3 bongos

- 1 dholak-

- drums and octapad ( played by a single guy who used both simultaneously in some songs :-O )

- lots of other diff percussion instruments like tamborine, ghunghroo, those egg shaped ones n all

- 3 violinists( who were very good)

- a lady played sitar, and that other instrument that shahrukh khan plays in DDLJ (:P i dunno the name) .

- 2 guitarist

- 1 flutist, who was playing flutes of all shapes and sizes.

- 1 guy playing 2 keyboards.

They used all instruments well and there communication was good too ( i kept observing them :D )

The singers were also good ( except one, who sucked big time) .. And they didnt mess up hindi pronunciations.. so i was happy about that too :-P

There was especially this one guy who sang "o duniya ke rakhwale" It was simply outstanding..  His range was so amazing. the whole audience unanimously gave him a standing ovation.

For ppl who dont know the song and are interested in knowing about it, here's the link.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX8a2v2o74Y&feature=related

I reached there when the sound check was going on, and thats when so many memories came back :)

It Was really great listening to them.

I could virtually SEE 4 KDs, 2 Shrikanths, 2 Renas, 1 murugan, 2 Supriyas ( there were only 2 female singers, both with a sweet voice :D ), 1 ashwin and 1 prasad on stage..

And I swear I had a tear in my eye !!

Miss you all !!

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