SUN SUN SUNNY!!

During my internship at SUN microsystems, Inc., India I was with the Boston based xDesign Group, that was involved in developing next generation UI(User Interface) components and AJAX enabled UI stuff for web application development. During the six months of my internship at SUN, (which was a part of the course requirements for my undergraduate studies), I had a great experience working with some of the best minds in the field and a team of really nice people.

I was involved in the design and implementation of some of the reusable UI components which are a part of Project Woodstock. These components are called as Lockhart components after the Harry Potter series' famous wizarding celebrity Gilderoy Lockhart.

The components were developed based on the JSF(JavaServer Faces) framework and is intended for developing the front end of Sun-branded applications and other web applications. The project just went open source sometime mid February and the components are now available at https://woodstock.dev.java.net/

I am excited to see stuff that I worked on and code that I wrote come open source for the whole world to use and I am glad to have been involved in some edge technology work.

It is indeed a great feeling to see the fruits of one's own effort.. :)

Holi hai!

March 4th was a beautiful day with a clear sky and the sun shining bright! All the Baskin Tp ppl had gathered at the volley ball ground in East remote here on campus. It was my first Holi ever. Had a great time splashing colors on my friends, running and chasing.

Creating horrible colors using sand and grass when we actually ran outta colors and singing Amitab's 'Rang bharsae bhigae chunarivali, rang bharse' song was real fun! :D The guys then played volley ball - well, I was umpiring u know.. :D he he.. All of us then headed to Amyn's place and had a dance bash! Stained his poor clean carpets and danced danced until we dropped! Holi is real fun, we gotta popularize it more in TN - our ppl will have fun too.. Just like Nayagan's - 'Andhi mazhai megam' song.

For those interested, this link gives a good insight into the significance and tradition of the Holi festival: Holi

This is a nice video too. Chk it out:

Lonnnng time!

Hmmmm.. 'Tis been a long time since I've blogged.. Dont really wanna brag saying that I've been busy with homeworks, projects, exams, etc etc.. But yes - it was true partly.. :D But the real reason why I've been busy is that my world here in the US has turned from a cocoon into a brightly colored butterfly... Wheeeeeeeeee.... The list of good friends in my life has been recently updated exponentially! Yah! I'm back with my old self - friends, party, music and fun! :D

I've been having a real real reeeeaaaaal good time over the past one month! Oh man, I had so much fun every day that I got too tired to blog them down. Gonna recollect some of the exciting things and post them on the next few blogs.

WEST CLIFF:

This is one of those rare places where all my friends here relinquish their 'forever-noisy' self and get lost in their own silent world of thoughts. Guess why? Look at the pic by the side.. A small cliff jutting into the Pacific - standing on the edge of which, looks as if u are standing right in the middle of the ocean. For a second you will forget that something called land exists on earth! Waves hitting hard, rising over 10-15 feet on swells, roaring on high tides, drenching (actually drowning) people standing on the cliff on wild nights, spreading the silence of the night with its motionless beauty, glittering in the moonlight on calm nights - this is one of the most stunning places I've ever been to. As wild as it can get and as sober as it can be the ocean is a great magician in bringing out your deepest thoughts.. Yes, it really does! Happy or sad, this is the place where you can enjoy your solitude. I treasure my every visit to this place.. And trust me - u would love to be there too..