I saw in my mind that someday, I would be attending Jerry's workshop.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would see James Bach in live testing action.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would show Ariel ( Michael Bolton's daughter) how autorickshaws in India zoom.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would go around Toronto with Michael Bolton.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would get a chance to meet with Dr Cem Kaner.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would see Mike Kelly hosting a conference.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would have lunch with Karen Johnson discussing our experiences in testing.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would meet Scott Barber and learn more about Performance testing.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would meet Jon Bach and explore exploratory testing with him.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would meet my dear friend Ben Simo.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would meet David Gilbert and learn stories of his creation - Test Explorer.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would meet Harry Robinson and develop my model based thinking.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would meet Matt Heusser and learn more Creative Chaos.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would be introduced to John Kohl, a musical exploratory tester.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would meet Geordie and get a chance to listen to Rapid Tester Song, live.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would meet Adam Goucher and thank him for his constant feedback of my blog.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would see Braidy Tester gathering ideas to make more developers cry.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would attend Johanna Rothman's testing workshop.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would meet Elizabeth Hendrickson and help myself think more agile.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would see all stars glittering a few centimeter from my eyes.
I saw in my mind that someday, I would see and experience more things than what I see in mind.
I think I am going to find most of the above in life, this year, at CAST 2008.
If you have such a dream and being in India makes you feel as disconnected from all great action, send a paper to CAST 08 conference and you would see it in your life, too.
If you have all the above in mind then I urge you to have one more thing -- to travel with me on a 24 hour flight to Toronto, Canada from India, discussing and playing testing exercises or testing the in-flight entertainment system [ of course, without bringing the plane to a halt mid air :)) ]
I am all set to travel to Toronto, Canada for CAST 08 where all the action is set to happen. If you enjoy testing, learning and challenges - CAST is one of the ways that can cast you in such a situation. My current boss has disagreed to sponsor me for this workshop but that doesn't stop me. I have decided to attend CAST 08, shelling out all expenses I would incur from my own pocket. No, I am not rich but I feel I would be too poor as a tester if I dont make it there this time.
Are you going to be on my next seat?
Pradeep Soundararajan - http://testertested.blogspot.com - +91-98451-76817 - pradeep.srajan@gmail.com
"Pradeep's first language is not English--his first language appears to be testing." -- Michael Bolton
6 comments:
I'm not sure to be in CAST, but I hope to do it to "see me talking with you there"
@Chiky,
"Hope is a good thing" - Andy Dufrense, Shawshank Redemption
Andy hoped he could escape from one of the thickest wall jail and escaped from it after a continuous effort for 19 years.
I hope to see more Indian testers flying along with me.
Heh. I got about 2/3 of the way through the list when I thought "he needs to just come to CAST" only to see that that particular thought was the point of the post.
See you in July.
-adam
Hey Pradeep. it feels great to see an Indian tester to be there at CAST.all the best.
@blogboy,
Thank you and I hope to see many more along with me.
@Adam Goucher,
Sure
Hi Pradeep,
I am sure you are going to bring back home a lot of knowledge and learning from CAST and share your experiences with all of us through your blog and future workshops.
I am quite confident you are the right representation of the Indian Testing community at an event like CAST 2008. However, a request please do not execute any test in-flight which stops your flight.
I know I am being selfish here and stoping a passionate tester but you may consider it as keeping in view the interest of other passionate Indian Testers who want to learn from you and your experiences.
Wish you a Happy learning, journey and a safe In-Flight Tests because I know you will not stop anyway.
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