very random

the world has a flow of its own....
everything has a continuum,
irrespective of everything else in the world
yet everything in the world is intricately connected
nothing can exist without the other

We are all entrenched in our own world
only what directly impacts us affects us
only that which we see moves us

we cry over small things for months,
and smile less than a minute after hearing of a 100 thousand dead in such and such catastrophe

We live life thinking we are everything
but we are small
people have come and gone
people will come and pass
the world will continue to flow
we will be nothing but a name on a paper
if that

Our place in this world is not significant
The state of our Heart is.
A pure heart will never perish
A healthy soul will shine light for all around it.
When we truly long for the most High,
contentment and happiness will be ours,
in all planes of reality.

confusion

I'm bored and confused. any advice?

actually I take that question back, everyone comes back with a different answer, further confusing my simple mind.

i want a clear peaceful mind that can just sit around and relax.

The world spins

Everything in the world spins
Be it a galaxy, planet, or an atom
History is no exception
no wonder we run in circles
no wonder we're all confused

head bobbing

..headphones on my ears,
.. . .head bobbing
.. . . . .foot tapping
.. . . . . . .fingers clicking....
..
..but nothing is playing
.. . .pop up menus are flying


ok I lost where I was going with taht....
my manager just flew into my office and started talking....took me a bit to understand what he's saying in my quasi-sleep state.

Where are you?

i havent blogged in a while. not sure if i forgot about it, or if i've just been really busy lately. Probably a combination of both, and also I have nothing to talk about. Maybe I should cancel this blog like I did with my xanga a few years ago.

I have some pics I thought about posting, but i'm not sure I want them in the public domain, so unless I decide otherwise, YOU CANT SEE!!! MUAHAHAHA

I actually came into work at 7am like I should today....but now I dont want to do any work.
But I must. so catch ya'll later...oh right, what kind of frames should I get? I have an eye exam today.

Predicament of the desi guys

somewhere way back in time as the indian subcontinent developed, the lazy gene was implanted into us. As a result we found ourselves getting too fat to do anything, including moving our arms to feed our own fatness.

To counter this indian bio-engineers designed the Centralized Fat System (CFS). The notion was that if we could cluster all our body fat into our bellies, we could continue to eat as much as we like, and still be able to move our limbs around freely. Further, by grouping our fat into one area, we are not adding any more weight to our bodies, thus, our legs should still be capable of supporting our weight. Everything sounded perfect, all the elders of society approved, and the new CFS gene was injected into all new born babies, and passed down through the generations since then.

What was overlooked is the strain this would produce on the heart and lungs. All that fat that jiggles up and down as you try to run just strains the heart and the body. Unfortunately the indian lazy gene masked this side effect for many generations. As we found ourselves growing into a more global society, the laziness gene died away as it was not a sustainable life style. But the CFS gene still remains.

This is why most people from the indian subcontinent have FAT bellies, and stick thin limbs.

...And that is why I can't run. or be more athletic :(
crazy indian engineers

blessings overlooked

I was just sitting in a meeting, struggling to stay awake, so i started writing on my notepad before i decided to just leave the meeting. so here's a bit of what I wrote:

10 cents to the dime
10 dimes to the dollar
10 dollars in my pocket
10 more than I need
10 more than many can afford
"Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?"
"Blessed be the name of thy Lord, full of Majesty, Bounty and Honor."

The irony

I'm spending hours to save 2 nanoseconds.

Simplicity Lost.

From a pure heart,
came a simple mind,
lost in a complicated world.

Simplicity is lost,
headaches are born,
The world is uncovered.

Problems are created,
Problems are solved,
Man has triumphed.

Only to defeat himself. The cycle has begun.

A new project has begun

Hopefully I'll follow through with it in reasonable time... you shall see the end results if I am so inclined to let you in on it.

gone

where'de it go? it came so fast and now its almost gone...

funny thing happened the other day. I was at the masjid at Fajr, the morning of the 25th of ramadan, and the imam read us a hadith about how laylatul qadr is most likely in the last 10 nights of ramadan, and also in the odd nights, and he reads a hadith on how one of the signs was rain once, and how it doesn't necessarily have to rain on laylatul qadr, etc. He moves on to another hadith, and all of a sudden it starts raining real hard for a few minutes.

meaning

the world is a weird place, im not sure a whole lot of it makes sense; people are weirder. Seriously, what does it matter if we understand how large the universe is, or how the ancient Egyptians wrote, or what the probability of where a specific electron is located? where does that take us in life? I suppose it puts food on the table for most people, but why? why is that significant to us?

As far as technology has taken us forward, society seems to regress back to ignorance. In the last several years the world has only become more polarized. We've broken communication barriers across the world, and created walls of misunderstanding in their place. I suppose it's been worse before my times. so more accurately, we haven't changed much, despite the technological advances. We're still humans in the end. c

creatures roaming the world thinking we mean something.

still a kid

I was just remembering how when we were little we'de climb up the door frame, and was sad I dont fit in the door frame anymore. so I tried something a bit wider :) fun times

immigration vs outsourcing

I was listening to 90.1 today, and I heard a piece against big corporations outsourcing jobs overseas, and taking away jobs from the average american. Isn't that part of the fear the conservatives express about letting in immigrants? how they're coming in and taking our jobs away. Its odd, the "conservatives" are pro outsourcing, anti immigration. and the "liberals" are pro-immigration anti-outsourcing. It's an interesting world...

iPod Touch

My latest purchase.... soooo nice...you should all get one.

Ramadan thoughts

a few thoughts on working while fasting:

- working makes the day feel so long, I started getting hungry and it was only 10:30am

- no more walking to the coffee room to stretch.... I guess I could walk there and just look at the water cooler.

- breaking the habit of reaching for my mug to sip on some water. I washed and wiped my cup dry, then put it as far out of reach from me as possible, yet I still found myself reaching to where I usually have it.

mann this simulation is done, but its taking forever to generate this output file....its been 30 minutes now. and the file is now 40mb and growing.

* 5 hours and 350mb later: still running....and now i close it. Lets try running it somewhere else

RAMADAN MUBARAK!

Ramadan is here...wahooooo

directions, please?

In the past, on my old blog, I used to be extremely politically charged, bash bush, and comment on everything political going on. I noticed lately, I might get irritated by certain things in politics, or have a strong opinion about something, but seeing whats going on doesn't get me riled up anymore. I'm more callous about politics now. Its not worth my energy complaining about things I cant control, and in all honesty, probably don't know enough about anyways.

I suppose that creates a new problem, What shall I write about? any suggestions? maybe I shouldn't write at all...

I think the next few posts might be lame like this, in search of direction, or figuring out what I can channel out of my head into words.

Labor Day

In the words of Ice Cube, "today was a good day"

thats right, I woke up and didn't hear the dogs barking, or anyone telling me i need to wake up early. enjoyed a good breakfast of apple jacks and a slice of apple pie. stopped at a red light and there weren't any cops chasing me.... hmm I didn't rob a bank like ice cube, or knock up a chick. but what I did do is sit around in my nice chair and did nothing at all.... no internet, no book, no talking, nothing, just relaxed. its been a while since I've done that. Feels good, I remember when I used to do that all the time. I think thats the time of my life my brain was the most active and alert. I need to get some regiment in place to sit and do nothing on a regular basis. Its good for the brain. Time to settle and collect itself without any distractions.

I suppose that would be inline with my reason for creating a blog again. Over the last few years I feel that my mind is starting to get stagnant... The last month or so has been challenging at work...but that only develops the technical side. The last time I wrote on a regular basis was back in my freshman year of college, and I'm losing touch with my ability to write; not that I had much of that but still more than I do now. Must be more balanced

Action item: Set aside time to relax on a weekly basis.

Water

Something about water just amazes me... seems to have this expiating and soothing effect. Doesnt matter if its watching waves crash on the beach or watching rain from your window, or just running through the rain... its simply beautiful.

Back on a blog

aright so i defied you and created a blog!!! lets see how often i update...and what comes out of my typing.