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Finally, the year 2011 comes to an end. 2011 was a year with its own downs and ups. I still feel, 2010 and 2004 were the best of all the years. In summary, 2011 was a positive year. I am trying to analyze the year through this blog post, with a summary of the remarkable events of the year.
A great meet-up with the mentors all over the world from different organizations, around 360 in number, at the Google HQ.
2. Google Code-In (GCI) Mentoring.
2. Google Code-In (GCI) Mentoring.
Mentoring high school students for GCI for Haiku.
Presented a few.
We had days of sessions.
An interesting day, meeting friends after a long time, at BMICH.
11. Teafe at Bangalore.
Bangalore is a lovely city. Also the first time alone in a foreign country.
12. Exploring Sri Lankan coffee shops.
We have some good ones.
13. Applying for the USA visa.
Got one for 5 years, multi-entry.
14. Hyderabad
Experiencing the Indian three-wheeler scammers.
15. The long flight from DXB -> LAX.
It was a very long flight. I am sure it will continue to be my longest non-stop flight for quite a few years.
16. Random events such as DZone Kolomba Meetup.
Attended and presented in a few.
17. The peak of receiving spams.
Thanks CAN-SPAM Act for helping out.
18. Llovizna
2011 is the year that I started blogging beyond the technology posts, such as posts on time.
19. Flight over the north pole.
Who expected LAX -> DXB have this weird path.
20. Coordinating my unconference session at the mentor summit.
Community Matters!!!
21. Working with Cloud Computing
Eventually becoming an expert on the topic.
22. Wikipedia Edits.
Wikipedia in various languages.
23. Applying also for GSoC with SSI as a mentor.
We did not succeed, and I stuck with AbiWord.
24. Stephen Covey's Books
7 Habits of Highly Effective People and the 8th Habit.
25. Localizations and Translations.
I used the online tools effectively.
26. Messed up timezones in a long flight.
DXB -> LAX, same day arrival despite a long flight. LAX -> DXB, left on a Monday and arrived on Wednesday. Tuesday magically disappeared.
27. Award for the best blogger
I received the award from WSO2.
28. Importing a mobile phone directly.
And managing all the complexities that came with that bad decision.
29. Applying for Higher Studies
Erasmus Mundus Masters programs on distributed systems as well as data mining.
30. WSO2 Webinars.
I presented in the WSO2 Summer School Webinars.
Thanks for reading my list until the end. If you are really interested, you may also read the blog posts on my other years as well. Happy new year everyone.
14. Hyderabad
Experiencing the Indian three-wheeler scammers.
15. The long flight from DXB -> LAX.
It was a very long flight. I am sure it will continue to be my longest non-stop flight for quite a few years.
16. Random events such as DZone Kolomba Meetup.
Attended and presented in a few.
17. The peak of receiving spams.
Thanks CAN-SPAM Act for helping out.
18. Llovizna
2011 is the year that I started blogging beyond the technology posts, such as posts on time.
19. Flight over the north pole.
Who expected LAX -> DXB have this weird path.
20. Coordinating my unconference session at the mentor summit.
Community Matters!!!
21. Working with Cloud Computing
Eventually becoming an expert on the topic.
22. Wikipedia Edits.
Wikipedia in various languages.
23. Applying also for GSoC with SSI as a mentor.
We did not succeed, and I stuck with AbiWord.
24. Stephen Covey's Books
7 Habits of Highly Effective People and the 8th Habit.
25. Localizations and Translations.
I used the online tools effectively.
26. Messed up timezones in a long flight.
DXB -> LAX, same day arrival despite a long flight. LAX -> DXB, left on a Monday and arrived on Wednesday. Tuesday magically disappeared.
27. Award for the best blogger
I received the award from WSO2.
28. Importing a mobile phone directly.
And managing all the complexities that came with that bad decision.
29. Applying for Higher Studies
Erasmus Mundus Masters programs on distributed systems as well as data mining.
30. WSO2 Webinars.
I presented in the WSO2 Summer School Webinars.
Thanks for reading my list until the end. If you are really interested, you may also read the blog posts on my other years as well. Happy new year everyone.
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