Hello Hadoop

Today I ran my first job on hadoop cluster. It was very simple. Just followed http://wiki.apache.org/hadoop/Running_Hadoop_On_Ubuntu_Linux_%28Single-Node_Cluster%29

I came, I ran, I conquered - Hyderabd 10K run

After snoozing the alarm between 5:30 and 5:45, I decided I should go for it.
Limping my way to office to catch the office bus to Hussain Sagar lake at 6:00 am, I was little bit scared if I will be able to run through the whole 10k. After athletics events from previous day, I badly injured my hamstring.
We reached the lake side road at around 7:00 am. It was heavily crowded like a political rally. We all were talking with each other and looking around for announcement. It was then at about 8:00 we realized that event we were suppose to run(amateur run) has already started at 7:10 am.

So we decided to different event(fun run) at 8:00 am. Soon after the start, I found a group of people who run at same pace. Then it was all fun as we crossed every kilometer.


This was the first time I ran 10 km at a stretch. My previous best was 7 km which I ran while preparing for this run.

That was another interesting thing, 2 1/2 months back we started this program '10 weeks to 10k' in our office. I was regular for the first one month, then I had no clue what happened with the program.

When fresh juices are not for keeping us fresh...

It's my second visit to Hyderabad. I reached Hyderabad at 20:00 on 28th @ Rajiv Gandhi International airport. All that I could say about that airport was 'WOW'. Yes, it was an aaammmaaaazing airport.

Next day morning I was roaming around in the city. I could remember the entire road that I traveled four years back. Then i went to INOX and saw Avatar in 3D. Later in the afternoon I went around the KBR Park and came to the accommodation provided by our company.

At about 4:00 PM, we went on Guided Office Tour. [Im not sure if I can post about my office, so I'm skipping this section]

At about 6:30 PM, we were taken to HICC, the place where usually Sun Tech days happens. The security checking was better designed. They asked to switch on the camera to check if that was really a camera.

I forgot to mention one thing, In the invitation, there was a mention of 'Games for Kids'. We(or at least 3 or 4 of us) had a small thought if those are for us, but nope. Sounds stupid na?? actually there is a reason for it. all these time, most of them were addressing us as 'kids'.

Back to HICC, there was puppet show, unicycle show, magic show, nail art, tattoo, casino, etc etc. Food was from Novotel.

There I met Chris, the person who interviewed me. I had a small chat with her. Then i moved inside the party hall. There, 'skin-peeling-competition' was going on.

Then there was acrobatic show by a Nigerian troop, followed by 'fire stunts' and KK's music show.

At around 12:00, when Video DJ by DJ Manish was going on, i was very tired and my legs were paining. So i took some juice and came outside the hall. There one of my senior asked my why I'm not dancing. I told that I'm tired. He took 2 seconds pause and asked me what im drinking. I replied, 'pineapple juice'. He replied quickly, 'no wonder ur tired'. It was then i realized that most 'fresh-juices' are either sitting or already left, while the.... u know what!

I forgot to mention one more thing, I had Hyderabadi Biryani, immediately after reaching Hyderabad.

Purple December

Last month was very good one. I was very happy throughout the month. The first and the foremost reason being my placements. I got placed in DE Shaw India Software (DESIS). Secondly, I visited Chennai. A lot of things happened in Chennai.
First day I visited my college, Jeppiaar Engineering College. Cycle test was going on at that time. First, I met Director Sir. He remembered my name and department correctly. We spoke for few minutes. He was explaining me all the new facilities that has come up in college in the last one and half year. Felt really proud. My college is fully connected by WiFi. Aeronautical department has been introduced. Then I visited all departments and met all faculties. Later after the exam I met Barkavi mam. Then I spoke with some my department juniors. Then I drove back home in rain. I felt very happy after meeting everyone there.
Second day I went out for lunch with friends. For the first time I played Ten-Pin Bowling, with my friends, who are also amateurs. Lot of funny things happened there. Finally, I won the game.
The whole week went like this by roaming with friends in evenings, visiting EmbSys. Saturday evening myself and Kalyan went to Thiruvanmiyur beach to meet Raajan. He came with his colleagues. We all had good time in the beach. Then we moved on to Ascendas for dinner.
Next week Monday, I attended FACTIndia meeting along with my dad. There I got the opportunity to meet Dr. Balasubramaniam, Scientist (Retd.), ISRO. The whole day we spoke about FACTIndia website, which I just designed.
Again, this week also went well. I ate almost all that I wanted to eat in Chennai, from Thalapakattu Biryani to KFC.
Back to Guwahati, I forget to tell about my placements. Morning 9:00 AM we had written test for DE Shaw India Software. It had four parts including Aptitude test, test on C, C++ & java, Programming test and essay writing. Totally 8 were shortlisted for the interview. Each one was allotted 45 minutes for the interview. My interview started at evening 6:10 PM. It lasted for about 1 hour and 40 minutes. I was very much confident after the interview. I came to hostel and told my friends Anand, Ajit and Prince that, ‘…even if it is only one, it should be me…’.
At around 9:10 PM, Sourabh from MnC dept called and told that I ve been selected for DE Shaw. And that I was the only one to be selected for DE Shaw.
I immediately called my parents and informed them. I was very happy that day. Then I went to Guest House to assist our PR in Oracle interview.
The same night, after reaching room, I recalled each and every word in the interview and typed in a file.