Tweet Monday, August 4, 2008 So, it’s finally come to an end. All the thoughts running through my head make it hard to write this blog. I am currently in Chennai for 2 more days before I fly to Qatar and then to Pittsburgh. The last day at work and the next day when I [...]
Browsing Posts in India – 2008
Tweet Tuesday, July 22, 2008 We successfully delivered our project presentation to the Technology for Emerging Markets (TEM) group yesterday. We had worked on it over the weekend and it felt great to complete the presentation on a successful note. Each one of us had a different role and had rehearsed it a few times [...]
Tweet Sunday, July 20, 2008 My annoying telephone alarm rings in the morning like an ice cream truck on subwoofers. I put off the snooze and lie in a semi-sleep state. Saurabh wakes up and goes for his morning shower. I wait for him to come out and as soon as I hear the door [...]
Tweet Monday, July 14, 2008 I can’t believe it. I thought 10 weeks would be a long time but the weeks have been flying at the speed of minutes. I have already started reminiscing about our first week here in Bangalore. And the sad truth is… I only have 3 weeks to make a difference. [...]
Tweet I remember being nervous about having to interact with children. I’m terrible with kids. I’m scared of them… and conscious of whether they will like me. I guess they can sense that I am scared because all my interactions with them end with them crying or hating me. On our first day at Mathru, [...]
Tweet Over the past few weeks, we have been demanding a lot of time and information from Ms. Muktha, and let me tell you, she is a really busy person. Her phone rings every 10 minutes… even on a Sunday. So she invited us (Erin and I) to stay over at Mathru so that she [...]
Tweet Saturday, June 7, 2008 – Monday, June 23, 2008 I haven’t been able to write the blog for the last week. It’s because I’ve been busy the whole time either working or having fun at MSRI. Saurabh and I have been adding useful features and interesting games to the Braille Tutor over the past [...]
Tweet Lessons learned since first blog: 1. Visit as many homes as you can (all hosts treat guests like royalty) 2. Start saying no to extra helpings before you actually mean it because you will get served at least 3 more times after your first no 3. Large Pizzas in India are the same size [...]
Tweet This past Thursday our entire floor at Microsoft Research India decided to take the night off and go watch a movie called Dasavatharam. However this was no ordinary movie, this movie was going to be in GOLD CLASS! In addition to being in GOLD CLASS, (I am capitalizing GOLD CLASS to emphasize its true [...]
Tweet Thursday, May 29, 2008 – Friday, June 6, 2008 The past week, most of our time was spent at the Mathru School. We’ve been gathering information about the school, its faculty and students. Erin and Aysha have been looking at ways in which technology could be used to assist the school in its mission. [...]
