Hey..This weekend the Indibloggers of the DC Metro area decided to meet and associate real faces with the ideas and opinions that were echoing all across the world wide web. Sri Siva Vishnu Temple cafeteria was the chosen venue for this meet. Senthil came up with the logo !! (Why did anybody not make caps or T-Shirts ? Next time, perhaps). Arvind, Ganesh and Thennavan did most of the networking and got all the folks together in one place.
Raman, Eshwar and I drove together. By the time we entered (late, as usual), the rest were already in place taking the centerstage in the cafeteria. We had a laugh festival for a long time. The leg pullings started without any warnings and we kept laughing and laughing to our heart's content.
It didnt feel like we were meeting new faces. It felt more like a College Alumni meet. The topics ranged from anything to everything. And it was all fun.
It was nice to get to know the bloggers of DC and be able associate with them. Mukund, more popularly known as Thennavan in the web-world, hails from Srirangam - my father's native. Senthil and I share the same graduate school at Chennai. Robbie and Ganesh were pitted against each other, though mostly Ganesh was cornered. Arvind, Raman and Eshwar need no introduction to me.
Overall it was wonderful evening and we all had so much of fun. I hope Siva Vishnu Temple doesnt ban us from entering their premises after the laugh riot we had. Thanks to the organisers and I hope we will all meet again. Until then, let the bloodbath happen in the blogs !!;)
Chao..
9 comments:
It definitely was a thoroughly enjoyable meet. You hit the nail on the head. It really was like an alumni meet. As if some friends from yore got back together. And of course, special kudos to Ganesh for being the perfect gentleman even when cornered time and again :-)
it was it was !!
Shiva, I generally think that when like-minded people meet, then the multiplier effect takes care of itself. That is why even in the past, meets were arranged even as far back as Kings were ruling because they knew that the combined energy of like-minded individuals is greater than the sum of the parts :-)
yeah so when are we meeting next? any ideas? and hey make sure that we meet at a different location the next time. The people at the temple will start getting watchmen to shoo us out. Ganesh is a great sport and therefore was the safest to leg pull. Next time it will be you siva! :P (just kidding)
Raman thanks
makkal ellam siricha nalladhu dhane
but next time rettaval renguddu aravinda target panna vendiyadhudhan.
Aravinda usharu
nallaaa koothu adichirukkeeenga pola.. sob sob :(
ioiio,
next time you will be invited for sure.
raman, arvind, ganesh, senthil - thanks.
thennavan - well said;
robbie - maybe we shd talk about this, build an alliance and put the spotlight on someone else..
ioiio - we will have a Eastcoast Conference soon..
looks like a lot of fun! ... no snaps??
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