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As the economy goes more into the slump and inflation is at all time high, I had a choice to make… earn minimum wage and work like a dog or earn more than minimum wage and work like a dog. I decided to go with the later. I recently quit my job at Target […]
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College kids and other Americans are now asking this question, What’s in a name? They are talking about none other than the name of Barack Obama. This time, and almost every time if you talk about Republicans, the name Hussein is being highlighted by Obama supporters.Facebook users, according to NY Times, are voicing their […]
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I often visit Pak Spectator to read interviews of Pakistani Bloggers, I am talking about people who consider themselves Pakistanis at heart even though they might not be born or live in Pakistan. I decided why not work on a post that would include Alphabetical List of Pakistani Bloggers who blog in ENGLISH (some blog […]
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If you were the CEO of Merrill Lynch, you made $83 Million joining a company that has been badly hit by the worsening U.S Economy. AP did a survey on the salaries and signing bonuses given to CEOs and found out that even though the economy is in the tank, CEOs seem to be doing […]
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There are now only two candidates running for President and there is literally no difference between them. I stumbled on this list called “Obama’s Laundry List of 58 Lies”. I don’t know if any of it is true, some of the things obviously are and they will soon be highlighted by McCain. Until then, […]
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The guy who did this is a plain creative genius and a photoshop Guru. This painting of Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean was completed in mere 3 hours. Its True!Learn how to draw at 5min.com addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mylifedump.com%2F2008%2F06%2F15%2Fjack-sparrow-speed-painting%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Jack+Sparrow+Speed+Painting’; addthis_pub […]
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I reviewed this show last week and now I have couple of videos to share with you. I mentioned in my review that all the acts like the song/ghazal performances, Qawwali, and Khabarnama were very nicely done. Well… here I have two videos; one is of the Qawwali and the other is of a funny […]
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I went to see “An Afternoon Dedicated to Urdu” show at UC Berkeley which was last weekend on May 3rd, 2008. This show was presented by Pakistani Students Association at UC Berkeley.The show had quite a lineup of acts including, but not limited to, a live song/ghazal performance, a Qawwali, Saturday Night Live type news […]
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I recently bought a brand new Nissan Altima 2007 2.5S. Soon after I bought it, I started to hear engine rattle at low speeds and during startup. I took the car in and I was told by the Nissan service department that it is a very common issue with Altima ‘07 and ‘08. They told […]
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I finally got to see The Kite Runner last night. AMC wasn’t showing it any place when I first checked in November but now they definitely are after the two golden globe nominations the movie has received.Let me start by saying that the movie is not exactly the book, which means, it’s not word by […]
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Dividend discount model is a widely accepted financial tool used to evaluate stocks based on the net present value of the future dividends. It works by analyzing and making assumptions related to growth in dividends and interest rates. It’s a tool that is heavily based on speculation but what sets it apart from other financial […]
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This video is little old but I think I am right when I say that we have started to see the affects of everything he is talking about in the stock market these days. Credit crunch is the result of fiscal irresponsibility and someone has to pay for it.David Walker, the US Comptroller General of […]
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What would you do if you got married to someone you and then one fine day found out that you are both siblings, meaning, brother and sister? I would flip!This is not a joke, it happened in real life to a British couple. Apparently, they were twins, separated at birth and adopted by different families. […]
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Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik creates a sand sculpture of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, following her assassination, at a beach in Puri, close to the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneshwar, December 28, 2007. (Sanjib Mukherjee/Reuters)
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I asked this question to myself when I saw the stock market plummet last week. The reason is of course the housing melt-down, the credit crunch and the unemployment rate which is now 5%. It was expected that the economy will add 70,000 jobs but it added only 18,000 and that is certainly not a […]
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Anila Khan, a Pakistani producer, approached Mahesh Bhatt to direct a film on Benazir Bhutto after Bhutto’s Assassination. Mahesh Bhatt of course agreed and Shabana Azmi was considered for the role of Benazir. Mahesh Bhatt was willing to go through all the hurdles to get this indo-pak collaboration off the ground but life has its […]
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The stock market was tumbling last week and because we are little cash poor these days, we decided to get rid of SGMO. Nida bought 125 SGMO shares in 2006 around October. It was a forgotten investment for her but then we got married last July and the SGMO stock came up when we were […]
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If you are regular to my blog then you probabbly have noticed a difference. Yes, I have changed the WP theme to something different and changed my color choice. If this is the first time around that you are coming to this blog then you missed it, my previous wp theme was Black, Orange, Pink […]
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After being accused of terrorist activities, Hasan Elahi decided to create a website documenting his daily activities. He was recently interviewed on the popular comedy central show The Colbert Report. He is Bangladeshi with Blonde Hair and teaches at San Jose State University. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mylifedump.com%2F2008%2F05%2F22%2Fhasan-elahi-the-colbert-report%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Hasan+Elahi+-+The+Colbert+Report’; […]
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According to the IRS website, stimulus payments were suppose to go out starting May 2nd for people who will be receiving direct deposit. According to the schedule, I was suppose to get the payment on May 2nd as I paid my taxes using direct withdrawal and so on May 2nd I was expecting a deposit…. […]
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I reviewed this show last week and now I have couple of videos to share with you. I mentioned in my review that all the acts like the song/ghazal performances, Qawwali, and Khabarnama were very nicely done. Well… here I have two videos; one is of the Qawwali and the other is of a funny […]
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I went to see “An Afternoon Dedicated to Urdu” show at UC Berkeley which was last weekend on May 3rd, 2008. This show was presented by Pakistani Students Association at UC Berkeley.The show had quite a lineup of acts including, but not limited to, a live song/ghazal performance, a Qawwali, Saturday Night Live type news […]
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One day after it opened, I went to see Harold and Kumar 2 - Escape from Guantanamo. The sequel, like the first one was extremely hilarious with lot of funny jokes with racial tones and lot of stereotype bashing.After the first movie, it was hard to imagine that the producers would not make the sequel. […]
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Pakistani American Culture Center (PACC) is organizing a Jashan-e-Baharan (Basant) Celebration this Saturday Mar 3rd, 2008 from 12:00PM – 5:00PM. Location is Baylands Park, Sunnyvale (Exit off 237 @ Lawrence/ E. Caribbean).Activities include a sumptuous Lahori Lunch (Tandoori Specialities, Chaat House, Halva Puri, Samosas, Pakoras, Lassi, and lot more) Bhangra Performances, Adult and Children Kite […]
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Pakistani Students Association at the University of California, Berkeley is hosting an urdu language cultural event on May 3rd, 2008. The event called “Eik Dupair, Urdu Ki Sair” which in English means “An Afternoon Dedicated to Urdu” will have a variety of segments in Urdu that will include skits, plays, musical performances like Qawwali, speeches […]
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Last week I upgraded MLD (this blog) to the latest version of Wordpress which is 2.5. I am writing my first post using the new wordpress admin and it is excellent.I cannot stop loving wordpress, it is an excellent piece of code written by generous people who have made wordpress available free of charge […]
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I talked about a girl being disqualified from an interview at Hollywood Video because she was wearing a head scarf a week ago and I am happy to report an update in that case.Apparently, a CAIR representative contacted the manager to mediate the matter explaining that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of […]
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I attended the SFSU career fair yesterday and was disappointed at how things were organized. SFSU gym definitely wasn’t the place for this career fair. It is very small and it was really crowded in there. I don’t know why the GYM was chosen for this career fair because in the Cesar Chavez Student […]
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My wife told me about her friend who just got booted from a job interview at Hollywood Video store in Los Gatos, CA because of her Hijab (head-scarf) which Muslim women usually wear. At first I couldn’t really understand anything and was really surprised because California as a whole is very diverse and you see […]
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After a lot of consideration and out of necessity, I have decided to launch a portfolio type website that lists all the websites managed and operated by Zindah Inc.Zindah Network lists all the websites that I (aka Zindah, Inc.) currently operate on an ongoing basis. The purpose of this portfolio type website is to basically […]
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MCA Outreach Inside Islam Series presents:Islamic Art & ArchitectureSunday, May 11th from 2pm-6pmMCA Banquet Hall3003 Scott BlvdSanta Clara, CA 95054The goal of the event is to show case the enduring beauty of Islamic Art in many forms, especially in callighraphy and Architecture. Volunteers are needed to:1. Design an artistic flier for the event2. Help drive […]
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There is a career fair coming up on 11th April at San Francisco State University, I might attend this one as I realy have to get an accounting related job ASAP. Here are the details:Timings: Noon-3:00 p.mDate: 04/11/2008Open to only SFSU students and alumni (sorry everyone else)Professional attire is requiredBring extra resumes and be […]
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I had been looking for a job for almost two months and finally have one now. This semester I am taking a break from school and I was looking for a full time job. I interviewed at 3 places, two of the jobs were directly related to accounting and I really wanted to get […]
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I went to San Francisco wax museum this week and it was a fairly good experience. I was expecting a little more REAL looking wax statues but was disappointed. I have heard that the wax museum in London is the best one; I want to visit that one day. I took some pictures at the […]
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Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is in the list of my all time favorite Bollywood movies. I like the music, the story, the acting, the magic and everything else that this movie brings to light. I got hold of the mp3 music album in zip format and thought you guys would like to listen to it. […]
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Even though I had been working on AccountingBLOCK for a while, today I announce its launch. Accounting is very near and dear to my heart as I am pursuing my Bachelors in Accounting. I always wanted to start a website related to accounting and finally I decided that the best way I can contribute to […]
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In Egypt, first female marriage officer was appointed last month in a very unprecedented move. Islamic countries usually draw a line which defines the role of women in public. Sometimes this has to do more with tradition then Islam. The appointment of a female marriage officer is a big thing because women are barred from […]
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Alia Ansari, 37, and a motrher of six was gunned down in Fremont, California on October 19th 2006. Manuel David Urango was found guilty March 10th of first-degree murder of Alia Ansari. She was walking her 3 year old daughter to school when she was shot dead. Fremont has a big afghan community and this […]
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My first ever computer was Intel 486 66Mhz with 4MB ram and windows 3.1, back in stone ages. I have had quite a few computers through out the years and have enjoyed every single one of them. But during the past few years I have just been using laptops. I decided that now, as I […]
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UC Berkeley just announced that they have finalized a partnership with a Saudi Arabian University, King Abdullah, yesterday. UC Berkeley obviously needs money like any other public university in the nation and this deal will provide them with $28 million.This is a five year deal which requires UC Berkeley faculty to design the mechanical engineering […]
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As odd this may sound, it is the truth. The British Royal family has Arab Muslim descendants (maybe some other ethnic groups too) but what is so interesting is that Queen Elizabeth II is believed to have descended from the Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H). If she were a Muslim, she would be a Syed (get out!).Take […]
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This I don’t believe this has ever happened before and I that is why I am little excited about this because my blog post, My Top 5 Sites for Watching Movies Online, was linked to from a blog post, Afternoon Link Dump, on CBS 5’s Eye on Blogs. The post I believe stole the word […]
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My wife had to compile a list of eye metaphors in Urdu with English translation and meaning and she was able to compile quite a list. She gave me persmission to post this so that most of you who might want to learn little bit of urdu can look at this list and figure out […]
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If you live in the bay area and sorrounding cities, you must have definitely seen the new AT&T billboard campaign that basically conjoins name of three cities to prove their tagline “Your World, Delivered”. This is a billboard you see all around the Bay Area. Countries mingled on this billboard sign are China, London and […]
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Last week I was sick and because I am not going to school this semester, I was in bed most of the time. I started looking online for movies I could watch and didn’t realize there were websites now where you could watch recently released movies in fairly good quality. These websites obviously have a […]
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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued a memorandum to the country’s ISPs to block access to the video sharing website YouTube for allegedly featuring a blasphemous video.According to the Pakistani “Don’t Block The Blog” there are two theories that could explain PTA’s recent move to ban YouTube: vote rigging videos showing alleged evidence of […]
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In late 2006, because of the immense popularity of MySpace and Facebook, proxies became very popular. A Proxy is a website/service used to unblock a website that is blocked by your server administrator or the firewall at your work. Schools, libraries, and workplaces all started blocking myspace and other social networking website and suddenly there […]
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If you want to see a tolerant kid, you will see it in the video below. His younger brother almost ate his finger but this dude wouldn’t even hit him after he has his finger back, that’s tolerance.Funny Home Video Code by FunHomeVids addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mylifedump.com%2F2008%2F02%2F23%2Fcharlie-bit-my-finger%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Charlie+Bit+My+Finger%21′; […]
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Lately the movie JUNO has been receiving quite a bit of air time almost everywhere you look. I watched this movie few days ago and thought that no one would even remember its name after it is out of the theaters but I guess I totally missed it.The movie has now been nominated for Oscars […]
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Most people are not aware but I do run a poetry website which has a quite a big collection of Valentine’s Day poems and poetry. Valentine’s day is tomorrow so you still have some time to look for that perfect poem that you need to impress your significant other.Some of the Valentine’s Day poems I […]
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