Daily Archive for November 22nd, 2005

Open Talk at PESIT on 24 evening

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on November 22, 2005
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We’ll be having a seminar at PESIT after successful campaign at BMS. I will be talking about FOSS in education and our project for a customised Education tools for India. More about the event at fci wiki. Atul, Shreyas, Swaroop, Anush and Tejas will also be speaking at the event. We have more such events planned so if you wanna participate in this campaign join our mailing list. I am looking forward to the event. Last time at BMS it was the audience participation, that made it hit. Some one from the first rows answering queries was cool. If you are in Bangalore try to be there.

I was on air today with Vasanti

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on November 22, 2005
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I’m so excited to get a chance to be on air on Radio City 91 FM. I woke up at 5 today (my regular time is 9) and was ready to go to my new office (Embassi Icon in Infantry Road — Just walking distance from Ashraya hotel where blug meets regularly) by 6.15. I just checked Photo Xpress for a foss.in poster. But I didn’t want to wait till 9.30. So I was waiting for Shivaji Nagar Bus (No. 164) in the bus stop next to Forum. Laxminarayan Kamath called me and we talked about foss.in. I got my bus after some time and I was listening to Radio City. Someone SMSed to say there was an accident in Hosur Main Road near Adugodi. After sometime when I just looked out of the window I saw a car crashed on to a bus, so I sent an SMS to Radio City describing what I saw. After some time I got a call from Vasanti and told me I’m going to be put on air as Radio City Jam Buster. I was a bit tensed but it was cool. I too started the show with ‘Good Morning Vasanti’ and ‘Good Morning Bangalore’ and end with a ‘Thank you for putting me on air’ as every one does. I was in Mayo Hall junction at that time. It was around 8. Everyone in the bus was looking at me and I was very excited. I have been trying to be on air for sometime but no SMSes succeeded before. It was my first time on air and I was very happy when Laxminarayan Kamath called me again after listening to me on Radio City. But I didn’t get a chance to dedicate a song :-( Well I can have it next time. Darius is having something called Open House once in a week for ‘Top 8 at 8′, where in every one appering their office at Residency Road will be put on air.

So it was an awesome morning. Waking up at 5 didn’t go in vain.