<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021839260672868043</id><updated>2024-09-20T08:20:02.723-04:00</updated><category term="fun"/><category term="technical events"/><title type='text'>Sahil Kanjwani&#39;s Blog</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6021839260672868043/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Sahil</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13478854162839614140</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021839260672868043.post-8564426213762742450</id><published>2018-06-06T22:45:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2018-06-06T22:45:46.958-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Response vs. Reaction</title><summary type="text">

Was going through my portable hard disk and found this article I wrote on Christmas of 2013, my first Christmas in the USA, but must have never published it.

Here it goes!


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This is an imaginary conversation inside the head of the protagonist with a person he believes to be his friend.“You sound alone.”“I’m not alone. I have family and some friends. Nope, not alone. Maybe, um…lonely.”“What are you doing about it?”“Nothing at all. I try to paint my face with a fake smile and put a peppiness in my voice, making others and myself believe that I’m fine. But today when I</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/feeds/2896837127577423055/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/2016/01/loneliness-vs-being-alone.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6021839260672868043/posts/default/2896837127577423055'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6021839260672868043/posts/default/2896837127577423055'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/2016/01/loneliness-vs-being-alone.html' title='Loneliness vs being alone'/><author><name>Sahil</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13478854162839614140</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021839260672868043.post-7123016876324795323</id><published>2012-12-23T08:39:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-12-23T08:39:11.856-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Speak before you think or think before you say</title><summary type="text">

In India, parents often scold their children &quot;Think before you speak&quot;.&amp;nbsp;
As a child, it is not just difficult to understand what 
this statement entails, but also why is it needed.When 
the child grows up and becomes a teenager, this statement changes to &quot;You have 
grown up, at least think now before speaking anything&quot;.
But, views like these get lost in the teenage mood swings as well as </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/feeds/7123016876324795323/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/2012/12/speak-before-you-think-or-think-before.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6021839260672868043/posts/default/7123016876324795323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6021839260672868043/posts/default/7123016876324795323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/2012/12/speak-before-you-think-or-think-before.html' title='Speak before you think or think before you say'/><author><name>Sahil</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13478854162839614140</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021839260672868043.post-8819643567159756173</id><published>2010-08-10T12:33:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-08-10T12:33:51.779-04:00</updated><title type='text'>A journey by the misty greens Part 2/2</title><summary type="text">&amp;nbsp; The 2nd part of this post should have been written long back, but due to several reasons , I couldn&#39;t. So, here it is today. This trip was just supposed to be a journey from 1 place to another but instead, taught me a number of things. The most interesting being, the number of hues and shades of the color green available in nature itself. Earlier, I used to think that it could only be seen</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/feeds/8819643567159756173/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/2010/08/journey-by-misty-greens-part-22.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6021839260672868043/posts/default/8819643567159756173'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6021839260672868043/posts/default/8819643567159756173'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/2010/08/journey-by-misty-greens-part-22.html' title='A journey by the misty greens Part 2/2'/><author><name>Sahil</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13478854162839614140</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021839260672868043.post-4956022737095779744</id><published>2010-07-22T08:57:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-22T08:57:16.396-04:00</updated><title type='text'>A journey by the misty greens Part 1/2</title><summary type="text">&amp;nbsp; On the 7th of this month, at 4:25 pm, I found myself standing on Platform no. 3 of Chinchwad station. Looking ahead, I saw the 1030 Kolhapur Mumbai Koyna Exress chugging in. I got into the train in the AC compartment. I was going to my relatives in Thane for&amp;nbsp; a week. This was my first holiday in a long long time. Sp, I had planned to enjoy it to the most. However, this being the month</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/feeds/4956022737095779744/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/2010/07/journey-by-misty-greens-part-12.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6021839260672868043/posts/default/4956022737095779744'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6021839260672868043/posts/default/4956022737095779744'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/2010/07/journey-by-misty-greens-part-12.html' title='A journey by the misty greens Part 1/2'/><author><name>Sahil</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13478854162839614140</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021839260672868043.post-7663290776731726689</id><published>2010-04-19T15:20:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-04-19T15:26:47.707-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Last unit test of my engineering life!</title><summary type="text">Hi friends,                    I intended to post 1 blog post everyday. but I forgot. It&#39;s already 12:40 in the night. However, i am gonna post one now.The college where I study, Rajarshi Shahu College of Engineering, Tathawade Pune.Now, this college has a stupid tradition of conducting 2 unit tests in each semester.We students used to give the tests seriously for 3 and a half years. But now </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/feeds/7663290776731726689/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/2010/04/last-unit-test-of-my-engineering-life.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6021839260672868043/posts/default/7663290776731726689'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6021839260672868043/posts/default/7663290776731726689'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/2010/04/last-unit-test-of-my-engineering-life.html' title='Last unit test of my engineering life!'/><author><name>Sahil</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13478854162839614140</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021839260672868043.post-1355997256996434004</id><published>2010-04-18T10:07:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2010-04-18T10:19:53.379-04:00</updated><title type='text'>An article after a long time- Another movie review</title><summary type="text">I am blogging after a long long time. Don&#39;t know why I stopped but here I am.Hello friends,Yesterday I saw the movie Julie and Julia. It is about two women Julie Powell and Julia Child.Julia Child is a cook and a writer of a book about French cooking.Julie Powell is a 30 year old woman living in the USA who has nothing passionate to do.One day, she discovers Julia&#39;s book on cooking and decides to</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/feeds/1355997256996434004/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/2010/04/article-after-long-time-another-movie.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6021839260672868043/posts/default/1355997256996434004'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6021839260672868043/posts/default/1355997256996434004'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/2010/04/article-after-long-time-another-movie.html' title='An article after a long time- Another movie review'/><author><name>Sahil</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13478854162839614140</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021839260672868043.post-2794853239808270954</id><published>2010-01-31T07:56:00.019-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-31T09:11:18.208-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fun"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="technical events"/><title type='text'>My first company technical festival!!!</title><summary type="text">     Yesterday, on the 30th of January, 2010, a software company named Zensar organized what they called as the first ever technical festival - Zenspark 2010 for students by a software company. It was a fun filled event with a lot of real life tips given to students. However, this article is not intended as an advertisement of this event. But, it will state my experience of that day.     We </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/feeds/2794853239808270954/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-first-company-technical-festival.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6021839260672868043/posts/default/2794853239808270954'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6021839260672868043/posts/default/2794853239808270954'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sahil-kanjwani.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-first-company-technical-festival.html' title='My first company technical festival!!!'/><author><name>Sahil</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13478854162839614140</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>