millee, to me

i've written in the past about millee, and added links to shed light on what millee means. the millee experience for me, however, would've been severely lacking if not for the amazing people it brought my way. the less said, the better. we wouldn't want some people to get bloated heads, would we?!

so, here's an introduction. the team consists of matt - the project lead, siddharth b. - matt's logistics expert, anuj t. - a 4th year at daiict, anuj k., siddhartha l., akhilesh d.m. - all 3rd years at daiict, dave - phding at berkeley, jacek - at lse, and yours truly. oops, i forgot aish - our sole representative from the north-east, the flooded terrain of assam (iitg).

matt is a proud singaporean doing his phd in berkeley. he and i were undergrads at berkeley around the same time, but we never met. this is probably because either i was working hard and matt wasn't, or vice versa. you can choose.


siddharth is the guy with a million businesses running all at the same time. he's the guy to contact if you want an air ticket, a train ticket, a cell-phone, an internet connection, mangoes, just about anything.


anuj t. and i barely spent any time together. he left mysore when i got there, and went to lucknow after i'd left (purely coincidental, i am sure). he's second-in-command after matt. a responsible guy who loves chilly paneer.


then there's anuj k. his heart starts to race every time he sees the drm's office. affectionately called chiku, he brings joy to the hearts of many, with his adorable chiku-like smile.


siddhartha l. (they say) is not to be trusted. i think he's just fine. lazy, but fine. for the first two weeks that i knew him he would not say a word to me. now he tells me that was the assessment period. i must have passed.



akhilesh d.m. is also affectionately called akhil, though his name is really akhilesh das. if you think he's quiet and introverted, you have much to discover. he talks non-stop now, until he's hit on the head.


david and i have not met, but we've exchanged over a hundred emails. literally. he speaks hindi perfectly, and drives a bmw (i am told). he's also offered to pay me if i allow him to use his bmw to help me move into my new house in september. his wit is second only to mine.

as for jacek - at a loss for words.

and oh, aish. aish is like me. he loves to organize events and doesn't ever study. he also believes in standing up for what's right. we differ in that i do not believe used batteries should be thrown out the window of a stationary car (or a moving one, for that matter).


and you know me :).