http://blog.vividrealism.com attempting to unfold the convoluted thoughts within me Sun, 08 Apr 2007 23:03:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en first there was friendster and linked-in, then naseeb, and of course hi5. now... FACEBOOK!... i finally gave in to another social networking website that seems to be quite popular these days. it was only after a friend sent me an email that said: "I just created an account ... http://blog.vividrealism.com/2007/04/08/information-is-power/ so has it been more than a month?... it doesn't seem so... things have been pretty busy on my end... some of you may already know, i started a new job a couple of weeks ago... so far so good... i'm pretty much doing the same thing, ie. software developlment. ... http://blog.vividrealism.com/2007/03/15/ummm-remember-me/ this clip has got to be the funniest thing i've seen this year... check it out... for all you people that don't know who Silverman is, he's been helping your average, everyday Torontonian with whatever problems they might be facing. In this case, it was probably someone being ripped ... http://blog.vividrealism.com/2007/02/09/silverman-tries-to-help/ i'm not feeling very high today... my phone died last night. i paid $400 for a Treo 650, a nice PDA phone, touchscreen, palm OS, etc... and yesterday it died, after 4 good months. so sad. i should be the one to blame tho. here's what ... http://blog.vividrealism.com/2007/01/25/treo-dead-time-for-something-new/ So as most of you (or some at least) know, I went for Hajj this past year, during the winter break. I left on the 22nd of December and returned on January 9, 2007. It was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had in my ... http://blog.vividrealism.com/2007/01/14/gone-for-a-bit-but-back-in-full-force/ so i'm in wal-mart the other day and this person hands me this free sample of sunsilk shampoo. and like a typical desi (indian/pakistani/bangladeshi/sri lankan) i can't refuse anything for free and take this sample home. i get home and take a closer look at this free merchandise ... http://blog.vividrealism.com/2006/12/05/hairapy-for-desis/ On the news the other day, there was a discussion going on about dual citizenship and how Canada is among the very few countries in the world that allows for such priviledges for its own citizens. This discussion came about due to what recently transpired in the middle east, ... http://blog.vividrealism.com/2006/11/30/on-dual-citizenship/ http://blog.vividrealism.com/2006/11/15/12-days-of-indian-christmas/ last night i watched the latest episode of one of the wickedest shows on tv right now- Heroes... it was a great episode... won't go into any of the details about it since it might spoil it for those who haven't watched it yet... anyways, after the show i got to ... http://blog.vividrealism.com/2006/10/31/if-i-had-a-super-hero-power-it-would-be/ i haven't posted anything for 16 days now... just been busy with Ramadan and work. i am on vacation (a mini-vacation really) and have been sick since it started, so i finally got the chance to update the blog. as you can see, changed the theme once more. ... http://blog.vividrealism.com/2006/10/20/brief-hiatus-with-a-mini-update/