“Arey waah! Tum toh Amrikka chale. Sahi hai”. (Oh wonderful! you’re visiting America) “Bahut saari shopping karna. Humare liye bhi kuch le aana.” (Shop a lot. Get something for us too.) “Photos zarur lena” (Don’t forget to take photographs) This was what most people said to me when I told them about my trip to Denver. All this buzz surrounding my […]
It was a rainy day in August 2007 when I first entered my class. Already late, I didn’t want to mess up anymore in front of the teacher, so I took a seat on the first bench, middle row. I was not used to being late. A new college, a new teacher, and the fact […]
Weekend for me began on Thursday,28th April 2011, as I travelled to Hyderabad for an event organised by Microsoft called “New Hires Day”. It was a get-together for all FTE’s (Full Time Employees) who would be starting their respective careers at Microsoft this year. I was excited as it was my first trip by air […]
Father’s day was celebrated on 20th June 2010 in over 50 countries.It’s a day for Dad to rest, sleep in and revel in the love of his family. While I have always loved my father, I did not realize the importance of Father’s day until very recently. What is it that makes this day so […]
It had been some time since I gave this a thought, but the lecturer in me was revived by my 7 year old cousin, who eagerly asked me about optimism. Being the optimist I thought myself to be, I gave him quite a lecture on what optimism was and why he should be an optimist, […]
Hello world. The first sentence I displayed when I first learnt C++. The first sentence I printed when I executed my first Java program. The contents of my first ever HTML page. My first post on my first blog. What is it about this sentence that makes it appear in so many firsts has always […]
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