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Diametric Options
I was out on lunch with a colleague, discussing smartphones, when he said, to my embarrassment, that I was way too polite, and that if I don’t toughen up, he would take advantage of me. It’s not the...
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Full of Wisdom
I was studying the chapter of the Romans in the Qur’an early this morning. You only have to pick up a Qur’an and flip through randomly, reading even the translation to realize how much it speaks to...
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My Laptop Loved Indian Curry, so a New One for a New Place
The joke on How I Met Your Mother may have been too funny, and I may have moved my hands around too wildly while laughing. But it caused much distress when I managed to spill piping hot Indian curry...
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A Search after Time At Home and Time with My Besties
Less than an hour after I got back home Sunday night from my regular weekly trip to the place I called home until last year, I realized why I missed my friends so much and why moving was hard last...
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First Steps towards Success Beyond the Comfort Zone
Running out of juice on your phone when that’s the only tool you have to find your way around a new city, late at night, sucks. I eventually managed to reach my hotel past midnight when all I’d gone...
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A Change for New Memories
I realized it’s two months today – two months since the worst possible turn my friendship had taken with someone I kept in my innermost circles. Time flies. The days, weeks and month following that...
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A Self – SWOT Analysis
When I moved recently, I had one project in mind – rebuilding myself, from scratch, building strong bonds with a new community. As with planning for any professional project, I went about making a SWOT...
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What After a Breakup?
Last week, Indians in India woke up to a saddening story – Jiah Khan, a Bollywood actor had hanged herself. I hadn’t heard of this actor before, presumably because I’m really not into Bollywood – I’ve...
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Separating the Real from the Fake – Fashion Photography
I had cultivated an interest in photography in college. I wasn’t anything exceptional, but I was getting better with each passing day and spent considerable time on it. Until my beloved camera with its...
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A Search after Time At Home and Time with My Besties
Less than an hour after I got back home Sunday night from my regular weekly trip to the place I called home until last year, I realized why I missed my friends so much and why moving was hard last...
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Ramadan is Here!
It’s Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic Lunar calendar right around this time. Those who fast, this month, abstain from food, water, sex, all things negative and evil and involve themselves in as...
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Back from a Dream Trip
It wasn’t hard to miss the difference in how Ettihad Airways treats customers bound for India or Pakistan vis-a-vis those for Western destinations. Flying to Bangalore, India, my gate in the Abu Dhabi...
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First Steps towards Success Beyond the Comfort Zone
Running out of juice on your phone when that’s the only tool you have to find your way around a new city, late at night, sucks. I eventually managed to reach my hotel past midnight when all I’d gone...
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Ramadan is Here!
It’s Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic Lunar calendar around this time. Those who fast in this month abstain from food, water, sex, and involve themselves in as many good things and deeds as...
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Back from a Dream Trip
It wasn’t hard to miss the difference in how Ettihad Airways treats customers bound for India or Pakistan vis-a-vis those for Western destinations. Flying to Bangalore, India, my gate at the airport in...
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A Few Things I Love – from India
I had a wonderful time traveling to Bangalore, India recently. This was a familiar sight in Bangalore – a man selling coconut water by the roadside, with a sickle in hand to cut open your coconut right...
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Thoughts on Helping Others: Post-House of Cards
It doesn’t matter whether you like or dislike Kevin Spacey’s character from House of Cards. The truth is, he did help others – his colleagues, his opponents, and everyone else. Why he helped others, is...
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Ramadan is Here!
It’s Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic Lunar calendar around this time. Those who fast in this month abstain from food, water, sex, and involve themselves in as many good things and deeds as...
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