I haven’t written a detailed post in a while because I had this epiphany. I am working too hard all the time. My parent always pushed me. I was never satisfied even after great successes. I still never feel satisfied. I think its time to relax a bit. I will make it when I make [...]
Entries Tagged as 'philosophy'
Epiphany
September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: I · goals · money · philosophy
Fuck One Million Dollars… I want a Billion!
July 28th, 2008 · No Comments
i was reading “Once You’re Lucky, Twice You ‘re Good” by Sarah Lacy. She tells the story of how this generation of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are serial multi-billion dollar companies. For them making only one company just one successful company means that they were lucky. Instead, they go on making successful company after company.
I have [...]
Tags: goals · philosophy · tech
America’s Best Coffee
June 26th, 2008 · No Comments
I found this cool coffee place in Arlington. (I think I am addicted to finding new coffee places). Its simply called Amer’s Best Coffee.
So this week I ate at Wendy’s, Ihop, Republic, and Sonic’s. FInding a new place to eat everyday is tuffer than I originally thought. Just 4 more days left in the month.
Oh [...]
Tags: I · philosophy
Rumi - Lover and Beloved
June 16th, 2008 · No Comments
In the presence of the Beloved, a Lover recalled his ordeals:
“For you, I suffered all horrors in a long war.
Wealth has gone, and strength, and reputation;
because of my love
For you, many, many miseries have attacked me.
Not one dawn found me laughing, not one evening calm.”
Everything that he had tasted of desolation and despair
The Lover told [...]
Tags: I · old stuff · philosophy · urdu poetry
Motivation $1,000,000 Before 30
June 11th, 2008 · No Comments
I am 27 right now. To be honest, I had almost given that dream. I thought It was not possible. I got a 9-5 job. I make fixed amount of money every month. I hardly have any money for fun and stuff. There was no way that I could save or invest money from my [...]
Tags: money · philosophy · tech
Teachers who made me
June 7th, 2008 · No Comments
These professors influenced me most and I learned from them most. I salute them.
Stephen Linder - SUNY Plattsburgh, I took one class with him, I learned so much from him. He is the one who got me addicted to Rock Climbing. He was straight shooter and made me work so hard that sometimes I used [...]
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The World of Body vs the World of Soul
April 14th, 2008 · No Comments
Delve deep into your buried Self, and find the clue to life,If you cannot be mine then be not, but be your own;
World of soul- a world of fire, ecstasy and longing,World of body- a world of gain, fraud and cunning;
The treasure of the spirit once again gained is never lost again,The treasure of the [...]
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Being furgal…
March 14th, 2008 · No Comments
I was reading The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley. It talked about how some of the multi-millionaire live like middle income or even lower middle income. When I talked about this with my friends, they rejected living well below their means because it sounds stingy. They also complained if they cannot enjoy their [...]
Tags: money · philosophy
Home Theater System
February 14th, 2008 · No Comments
I finally bought a home theater system. Its not the best system out there, in fact, its not even mediocre. It’s Sony’s DDW790. I bought it from Amazon for only $162. All the systems I really liked were more than a few thousand dollars. I cannot spend that much on entertainment right now. I could [...]
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Keep your childhood dreams alive, forever!
February 1st, 2008 · No Comments
I think what you wanted in childhood is what really makes you happy. I loved video games in my childhood. After college I tried to out grow video games. I stopped playing or even reading about them. Until recently I broke down and bought PS3. I can tell you since then I am the happiest [...]
Tags: philosophy · video games