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Hi everybody, I am done with my exams and now also decided on what i want to do for the summer.
Before starting, i wanted to share a poem i wrote when i was really tensed during my s/w architecture paper.
Here goes:-

No one’s there around me,
No one’s there beside me,
I have to walk this way alone,
I have to carve a niche on my own.

First when i was in darkness
You showed me light,
Now when i need you the most
You are no where in sight.

I am scared to face this world alone,
I am scared to face the ups and downs on my own.
I am writing this poem coz i am really tensed,
My conscience seems to tell me things which make no sense.

My summer plans are to work on projects with Nimit in Sunnyvale and gain some valuable experience. I am right now full of mixed emotions… Excited, Eager to learn and scared. I am probably going to drive up to Sunnyvale this weekend. Looking forward to my summer internship work.

I have also registered with the Kojain event in Washington D.C. for the 14th July weekend. I am the session leader for an event called “Kutchi Acheto”. This event is for people who know very little Kutchi or no Kutchi. I have to plan the entire event.
I have figured out some games and things. Let me know your thoughts, opinions and new suggestions.

There can be several rounds & every team gets 10 points for correct answer and -5 for wrong answer….
1. round is “kutchi word antakshari” 1st team gets a letter from u and they tell a kutchi word…next team should pick last letter and then tell new word…this can continue for 3 rounds and every team can score 30 points…

2. round is mono-acting….u write down some kutchi word(s) in some chits ….1 person from team will come in front, picks up chit and has to convey his/her team the word by way of acting only….team guessing correct word will get full points…time bound game.

3. Round could be 1 min round in which u write words in chits and team has to sing number of kutchi songs in 1 min which contains that word……team can score 50/60 points in a minute.

4. Round could be again puzzle round in which u give 5 envelopes to each team…
each envelope contains some chits with letters on it
e.g. envelope1 – H U J R U P B
team has to find name of a village from kutch “BHUJPUR” by arranging the letters in right order.

5. Round could be question/answer round
u have set of questions for each team…max time 1 min….each question has answer of 1 kutchi word
10 marks for each correct answer.

6. Make the group of participants and give them a situation, and ask them to write some thing or roughly prepare an outline on that situation in whatever writing script since Kutchi doesn’t have script.
You can also prepare some outline scripts in English and provide each group with one Kutchi speaker to help the group in understanding and translation. For example. Just imagine how it would sound when Gabbar speaks ” Ketra Madu va (kitne Aadmi they), and Kaliya says, AAUN anjo Mitho Khadho Ahiyan, Muja seth. (Maine aapka namak khaya hai, sarkar)

I have to come up with a short 2 – 4 sentence paragraph with slightly more detail that will entice people to come listen to it. [This is what we will eventually put in the 'brochure'].
So, if you can think anything then let me know.

Rest all fine from my side. Hope all of you are doing well.