The first taste of San Francisco

Arrived in SFO last night. Myself, Ed and Carol were at the booth today to make sure that everything works and made some cosmetic changes. Met up with the cool dude :Ankur Pal in the evening. I had given him specific directions on how to come to Ramada(my hotel) but he really messed it up so I had to walk up to where he had parked his car. We then went to the Golden Gate bridge which was ok. The smog spoiled the view. But thats fine...After all its just a red bridge.

Then we went to the Fisherman's Wharf which according to Pal is the world's most visited tourist spot... Now whom is he trying to bullshit...(I have listed below the crap he has given me since past 3 years) We dined at a seafood place which was goood. He insisted that we do a multiple course dinner. Started with coconut fried prawns, then some clam chowder and the main course was garlic dungeon crablegs. Spent some more time by the wharf before going back to my hotel. Both of us will drive on highway 1 on saturday which I have heard is an amazing drive where you go 17 miles into the ocean. Will see if I can meet up Nirup and Manu while I am there. I am always amazed by California's climate everytime I visit.. I really should be hunting for jobs in this space.

Felt great to meet a very close friend after nearly 7 months :)

Ankur's Fundas:

1) The Olympics is going to be held in Athens, Georgia
2) Swedish is not a language, its a German dialect
3) Georgia is to the east of South Carolina.
4) Key West, Florida is a shitty place to visit
5) VLSI guys in Clemson know a lot because he didnt understand what they were speaking when they were discussing their VLSI assignment (Ankur is in Computer Science and he dosen't know anything about VLSI)