Whats been happening?

Long long ago... well that's the time between my last post and this one.

Whats has happened so far? Is there not anything happening thats Blog worthy?
Lots actually. A lot of things have been happening like FSF-IIIT, new project(module), YOGA, Wind River, Study, MS, Univ selection, research, research, research... Needless to say that the last few items here took most of my time.

Free as in...

Lemme start the proceedings with Free Software Foundation(FSF) meet at IIIT, Hyderabad.

There was this two-day FSF meet at IIIT. Three of my project mates who are alumina of IIIT were involved in organizing it apart from giving a presentation during the event.

We have all attended some meet or symposiums or sumthing of that sort during our college days. But we were students then. Here I was in a meet with an overwhelming majority of students and I was "a guy form the industry". hehehe

It was different (slightly funny too) when I was introduced to some of the other "industry people", I can see all the eyes in the crowd shifting its focus. Mind u these industry people are not fresh bloods like me. I was interacting with bigshots for the Geological Society of India, Life Insurance Corporation India, Professors for top univs and the likes. (And I wasn't even dressed for the occasion!!! I wore a dress that was more casual than a college dude! Hey after all it is FREE Software workshop ;-) )

The event itself was very successful. Was interacting with the students and everyone is very impressed. They should be after a stupendous presentation from my colleagues. I am not saying this jus coz they are my frens but it is the fact. Their presentation was undoubtedly the best part of the two day event.

Deja vu. OD or On Duty. Something we all wanted when we bunked classes in College on the pretext of doing some world-saving-work.

I was given OD for attending this event ;-)

It was a break from the mundane office routine. I badly needed it.

Time for another break

Buoyed by my new found energy (I realized I felt better whenever I missed office on week days... dunno why...hmm...), I already needed more. And things couldn't have been better.
1. An invitation to my PL attend a product launch by Wind River Technologies
2. My PL asks his team members to go.
3. Wind River are in to Embedded Systems (I like that) and their product is over VxWorks and Linux (I love that)
4. A break from office with a definite OD ;-)
5. Lastly, the product launch was at a 5-star hotel. It included Lunch (Hurray!!! .. decent food after a long..long..time. Ppl eating canteen food EVERY DAY wud know)
Mind u reason 5 was NOT the reason I went there but it was a nice addition ;-)

Again, in less than a week, I am an "industry guy" meeting other "industry people". My company brand attracted a few people (who are marketing this product). I was a neophyte trying to talk like a pro and did a good job at that. (Dam... I lost a few points when I did not have my own visiting card... but there will be other meets, I felt).

Its All in Your Head

Back to Office work. I wanted to add a post here some time back abt the work module I was allocated. Its not that it is a better-than-building-Mars Rover type of work but it is something I had told my peers a few months back that I will not be able do it as it a bit complex involving a language (NOT programming lang) that I did not know. And I started working on a different module.

Some of my frens (Deepak aka Alpha) advised me that it will not be all that difficult once I got that prejudice off my mind. This thought has always lingered in my my mind and I wanted to tell the guys that I will give it a shot if they need me.

One day without me asking, I was asked if I can take it up again. I immediately replied in affirmative.

Ok, so whats the big deal about that you ask?

Well this work that I was scared of initially was so easy that I finished the first half (my major work) of it in TWO days!!! Come to think of it, now I can't justify why I refused to take it up on the earlier occasion.

I now realised in any task that we do the biggest obstacles are those created by the mind. Once u overcome those its pretty much smooth sailing from there on.

Yo! ga sa nam

Did u know that Kapalabathra improves your concentration, invigorates your brain, stimulates brain activity?

Did u know that Sarvangasana helps ur digestive organs - ur pancreas, stomach and intestine?

Did u know that Ustrasana helps ur vertebral column and strengthens your lower back?

Did u know that I have been attending Yoga classes for the past one month but still can't sit in Savasana (a supposedly relaxed posture)?

Did u know that I am flummoxed when my instructor starts speaking purely in terms of Asanas and for most of it I don't know one Asana from another?

Phew!

But alas all is not lost, there is hope for guys like me. I have learnt a lot in this one month. I have jus started to discover the wonderful practice of Yoga! And already I can feel the effects of it in my body.

If only I can kick my lazy ass to practice it every morning it would have been even better!

Time Eater

@Avaiz: Yeah dude I shud have updated my blog but the thing called univ selection is a lot time consuming that I thought.

The more clearer I get on the course I wanna take the more univs I have got to throw off my list and go look out for new ones! I have to finalize the list before approching for my recos in a couple of weeks. And yes I would be dropping by at Chennai pretty soon.

Got some plans to watch Chandramuki, Anniyan, etc... My (tamil) frens and roommate here have seen the Telugu dubbed version of Anniyan, "Apparichidu" twice. But I am adamant to watch it in Tamil. Hope I can get some time shuttling between college and Madras univ for my apps.

Catch ya soon

[EDIT] Happy Birthday America. Hope to c ya soon [/EDIT]