I wanted to work my upper body and thought this would be a fun, interesting project that could be used to generate student interest in neat, easily reproducible tech projects. Similar to Guitar Hero, I think this can reach a new market and reach out to existing, health-conscious, kick-boxing curious or loving consumers.

The video is available in YouTube, and I've actually had people try this. I'm likely going to use this as a fundraising tool within my Engineering, and I'll likely put up a new video reflecting this. Check back soon!

inspireUP! (inspire Unlimited Potential!) is an organization whose purpose is to promote the ideals and benefits of peer-assisted success by creating and incentivizing opportunities for such partnerships.

Imagine the effect from the members rooted with such mindsets. Incredible people who have been helped by others to where they are - returning to help other people succeed. Tremendous good can be done, and in time, a network of thoughtful, capable leaders can be built and the potential for even larger, impactful change grows as well.

Our first event, Secrets to a 4.0 GPA, went quite well, and we're looking to do more! Check out our site at www.inspireUP.com!

Typically, I wouldn't update on progress on courses here, but, given the time, effort and result from taking this course, I'm going to :)

ENG M 530 (Engineering Project Management) is a graduate-level course that I took to learn more about Project Management Institute's (PMI) Project Mangement Professional (PMP) certification, and to learn more project management tips, tricks and tools.

Our major assignment for the course was to create a Project Management Plan for an activity - and after taking on the Project Manager role for our team (one was required for each team) as well as after *countless hours* at work... I got an A+ for the course, but perhaps more importantly, we topped the class with our 100% mark for our 184 page plan! I'm proud of the work we did :)

Having submitted my report on our wireless future (available here) as my paper application to the HPAIR Academic Conference (Harvard Project for Asian and Internationl Relations) in Beijing, China, I presented my report, findings, and conclusion to various delegates that came from around the world.

Of particular interest during my travels in China was the wireless local Chinese mobile industry - companies we've never heard of creating lines of phones.

This was... Intense :)

*So much* went on this term: I loved the work and the people across the various teams. Coupled between various additional projects, forum, and a design competition, Summer at Microsoft just by itself was an additional blast with the horde of intense interns! The free Zune was a nice touch too :)

Also, the opportunity to meet Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer... helped affirm the belief in our potential to help make real and positive changes for people around the world through the work that we do.

I'm glad that my last official co-op work term was done here: the experience of the challenging work, supportive, brilliant and *passionate* team members who believe in the work that they do and the people we ultimately help - it's truly breathtaking, and I'm very thankful for the opportunity.

It's been an extremely busy month for me; immediately following HPAIR and HCABF 2006, I had to prepare for Microsoft by getting my emergency U.S. Visa to start my internship with Microsoft!

A week in, I'm glad I'm finally here. I'm interning as a Program Manager (PM) with IDS, Identity Services, more recognizably under the branch of Windows Live.

From the sounds of it, it'll be a busy but very interesting few months ahead of me, since what we'll be doing will likely effect you - I'm looking forward to help make it better for you!

I've returned from the Harvard conferences in Singapore and Mumbai!

Earlier in 2006, I applied for the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) Academic Conference to be held in Singapore and the Harvard College Asian Business Forum 2006 (HCABF) in India.

From the conferences, I've put together one page for HPAIR 2006 and another for HCABF 2006.