These are my thoughts and opinions.
I was having a late lunch by myself when I got a message from a friend, “Anthony Bourdain died”. I couldn’t believe it… I still can’t. He was a huge influence in my life and while I didn’t know the man personally, he was a friend. I first found out about him through No Reservations, which aired through Discovery Travel & Living and travelled to different places, places I wouldn’t even imagine going to, weekly, with him. […]
Have you tried watching your favourite TV shows of the 90s or early 2000s lately? Have you noticed how it has drastically changed and most importantly how your opinions and humour have? For example, I have watched all seasons of How I Met Your Mother and Friends countless times before but I’m watching it again lately and I’m surprised how not only do I no longer laugh at their jokes but I cringe at most […]
“What would you do today if you knew you would not fail? Now go out and do it.” Josh Duhamel said this in the movie New Year’s Eve Movie. My best friend was urging me to create a vision board for weeks now, “Make a vision board and wake up to it every day. Make it happen. No more excuses.” he said. I have so many dreams, and they’ve been on hold for the longest […]
He founded Silk Road. I think it’s best to explain a couple of things before I proceed. The reason I’m writing about Ross Ulbricht is because I want people to understand why I keep saying that they (we) know nothing. I’ve recently read a two-part article/story on The Wired about him, which I believe is one of the most wonderfully written piece of article I’ve read for a long time (link below). After reading this, you’ll […]
One of my favorite courses in uni was Philosophy. It kept me motivated to achieve my engineering degree. I learned a lot from it and listed below are some: Smile Project: You smile at everyone and note down the reaction of each and everyone and what happens next. I realized the power of smiles. Patriarchy: I read a book on patriarchy and its history. It was an old book, “Who Cooked the Last Supper?: The Women’s History of […]
Winter is almost over in the desert. Soon freezing nights (well freezing at least in my opinion, you know how I despise cold weather as much as I hate tropical climate) will be replaced by sweat-filled dreams and more CO2 emissions than usual. It isn’t that hot yet though and for some reason I feel that this change in season is affecting my life more than it should. It’s as if I placed all my […]
I just realized something this morning. Though I really like my job, I don’t or should I say, I won’t keep on doing it until I’m 50, even better if I don’t need to keep it until 35 or 40, I’m working on that. I just realized that the system will never work for me. It will keep me fed, dressed and sheltered, but that’s it. Until I’ve saved enough money, or until such time […]
Read Russel Brand’s “Big Brother isn’t watching you” for The Guardian. Below is an excerpt. That state of deprivation though is, of course, the condition that many of those rioting endure as their unbending reality. No education, a weakened family unit, no money and no way of getting any. JD Sports is probably easier to desecrate if you can’t afford what’s in there and the few poorly paid jobs there are taken. Amidst the bleakness of […]