Garam Java ki Pyali

Garam Java ki Pyali is a hindi way of saying a Piping Hot cup of Java!

So what do you call a Bengali, who studied in Bombay, worked in Bangalore, survived the Chicago winter and lands in Sanfrancisco May 5 thru 9 for the first time? A Neophyet @ Java One.

I am a stereotypical confused desi (a slang for an Indian masquerading as an American or a Brit as the case may be, trying to get the american accent right), who calls a flashlight a torch, the sunglasses, goggles, and pronounces Indianapolis Indiana'- polis. Our types don't live somewhere, we stay, We ask for the bill not the check at the restaurant, and we fill petrol not gas. Once a friend of mine who was told to pronounce San Jose as San Hose asked me if Chicago warmed up considerably during Hune and Huly months.

Enough of self bashing. Oh By the Way, I saw a couple of thousand desis around the confines of Moscone, who were as much at ease with RESTful web services as they were ordering bisi-bele-bath (A local rice and gram based Bangalore staple breakfast).

Moscone Centre, the Mecca of java so to speak, hosts the flagship Java conference, the annual JavaONE during the first week of May, to commemorate the advances in technology and to give direction to developers, innovators and business leaders for the coming years. It is the Kumbh Mela of Java (Kumbh Mela is a Hindu pilgrimage that occurs four times every twelve years and rotates among four locations: Allahabad (Prayag), Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik. Each twelve-year cycle includes one Maha Kumbh Mela (Great Kumbh Mela) at Prayag, which is attended by millions of people, making it the largest gathering anywhere in the world.)

In this blog, I will give you a newbies view of the Maha Kumbh of Java. Expect to read about tidbits never heard of, an insider info of what actually happens at Java One and much more. I will also get inside an actual customer meeting and bring to you a room 136 view of things.

Are you ready for some fun? You better be.