We....

Well... When we landed in Seattle on the last week of May the only thing running on our head was work and performing well... Little did we realise that we could have so much fun.. Now at the end of it all, if I look back at my internship I realise that each moment we spent together would be remembered for years to come..

Now.. Who is this WE ??????


Anish Mohan.. My roomie... Both of us from U of M computer science department.. was the only Program Manager intern around us.. the Digital Documents team.. The early to bed, early to rise worker would not meet me most of the days at home considering my split sleeping schedule.. His sincerity and discipline about everything including food, sleep, work and play is definitely something I could only dream of.. This organized hard worker is also a good listener.. Can never forget all the stuff that we organised, planned, assigned roles and executed..


Arun Gurunathan...My classmate at SVCE.. the stud Software Development Engineer in Test intern from University of Illinois, Chicago.. Windows shell team.. Known for his subtle comedy and "silent killer" attitude.. he's rightly nick named "KD".. Someone who was able to understand my local tamil dialect and be able to contribute to it.. Discussing and watching movies, songs and "Goli Soda Ungal Choice"... Crossie and Sudoku.. Cribbing about my non-working code are unforgettable memories..

Ninad Kulkarni.. "Echo" boy... Arun's classmate in UIC... Incidentally happened to be Anish's classmate in Undergrad... Security One-Care-Live team... enter Chicago and ask any Desi girl and they would tell you about Ninad.. especially the..... :) :) "I know" is in the tip of the tongue for this "baap of reasoning".. Inspite of all the brilliant reasons he comes up with, he's great to talk with and good fun to be around.. Something about him makes you feel good.. Maybe its the genuine enthusiasm...


Prasad Gopal.. the other Dev intern (apart from me) in the gang with the IW team.. Heading from Virginia Tech, he could be the Malik Bhai of Company, Pandya of Khakha khakha or the Kameswara of MMKR. I can never forget the Kayaking experience, the racquet ball games, TT at building 32 and night drive with this extremely vivacious and sporty character who can sometime put a mind reader to shame..



Some thought kindlers that would make me smile after years from now..

-- Sambar vada at Udipi Palace..
-- "Lonely.. I'm so lonely" and the "Ooo..ooo" song on the car trips
-- Bollygrounds + Tamil Grounds + Blockbuster
-- Meeting Sai at the airport and Mr. and Mrs. Smith..
-- Fungus and exhibits
-- Subway vs Quizznos..
-- Ninad's colleagues..
-- Undying navigation controversies..
-- "Venam.. vitru.. purila.. ".. "Tune kya socha.. "
-- Nimish the guy who looked like "Aditya" :)
-- Sunita and Smriti and the Olympic National Park experience..
-- Vaibhav and Dylan during the Kyaking experience..
-- Samarth the cricket champ ..
-- Gayatri and the Anniyan movie with Arun..
-- Satish with Hampton greens
-- Night out with Rajesh, Jai and Sai..
-- "Ey.. Police.. ".. "300$ kuduthrukar.. ".. "Simple.. Aana powerful.. "
-- Crossie and Sudoku with Arun..
-- Accounts.xls
-- Laptop o mania.. and the irritating wireless router problem..
-- Freedom Struggle talk after watching Mangal Pandey..
-- Last minute packing and house cleaning..