Well the month of ramadan came and went. I missed one day of fasting and will make it up on the weekend (it's just more convenient that way). I was at my uncle's house where all my relatives gathered for dinner. We all offered a special prayer for my father. I missed him and my wife (we were in constant email and phone contact) on this occasion. Afterwards we watched a football game. (here's how other Muslims celebrated)
Now it's back to work. As some members of the UCF may know I am conducting a job search and looking for work in the IT job market. With the way the economy is it's taking a longer time then usual. I am lucky enough to be offered a job at my uncle's pharmacy I am making enough to make ends meet. However this only temporary I need to run with the wolf pack.
Also a note on commenting...why aren't you guys doing it? The reaction checkboxes are there for you to let me know if what I am saying doesn't rub you the right way. Otherwise you can comment in the normal way.
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Monday, September 21, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
I have to nail something
So get this me and GF have this like…two year plan right. Part of which entails us getting married, her getting an associate degree and us rendezvousing back home after a splendid wedding reception. Now the funny thing is that the stars are in alignment and it just so happens that we managed to get married. But it was only on paper and before you could say Mr. & Mrs. I whisked myself away from her loving embrace to go find work for myself.
Me being the son of immigrants that means I had to return to New York and try my luck with the job market. So far it’s being going good I only get rejected once a week. I’ve been telling people that I am on my own for the first time in my life. Of course the gravity of the situation never hit me until my father passed away. Now what? My dad has always been there for me always telling me what to do, what not to do and what I should have done or heaping blame on me for things he shouldn’t have done.
“God damn it why did you pull the circuit before turning off the power? Now look what you made me do to the wiring.” God bless his soul we had such good times together now all of sudden he’s gone. But I am so used to having a father who can I introduce to others as my father? Maybe a poster of Dr. Phil with big block letters saying “READ” will do it?
At any rate the gravity of my situation has finally hit me…I have become one of those…err…how you say “responsible adults”. I am responsible for myself and have to answer to myself. Usually myself doesn’t care much about what I do “Pulled the circuit before turning off the power, aye? Right on!”. Which is why I am so glad I check in with my wife every now and then “Pulled the circuit before turning off the power, aye?...What’s @#$@# wrong with you? Do you know what that does to the @#%@# wiring...@#@#(@!”
Now how am I going to introduce my mother and my sisters? Hmmm I’ll figure it out I still have a year left.
Me being the son of immigrants that means I had to return to New York and try my luck with the job market. So far it’s being going good I only get rejected once a week. I’ve been telling people that I am on my own for the first time in my life. Of course the gravity of the situation never hit me until my father passed away. Now what? My dad has always been there for me always telling me what to do, what not to do and what I should have done or heaping blame on me for things he shouldn’t have done.
“God damn it why did you pull the circuit before turning off the power? Now look what you made me do to the wiring.” God bless his soul we had such good times together now all of sudden he’s gone. But I am so used to having a father who can I introduce to others as my father? Maybe a poster of Dr. Phil with big block letters saying “READ” will do it?
At any rate the gravity of my situation has finally hit me…I have become one of those…err…how you say “responsible adults”. I am responsible for myself and have to answer to myself. Usually myself doesn’t care much about what I do “Pulled the circuit before turning off the power, aye? Right on!”. Which is why I am so glad I check in with my wife every now and then “Pulled the circuit before turning off the power, aye?...What’s @#$@# wrong with you? Do you know what that does to the @#%@# wiring...@#@#(@!”
Now how am I going to introduce my mother and my sisters? Hmmm I’ll figure it out I still have a year left.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Star Trek!
I've been meaning to watch the new star trek movie for the longest time. But never seem to get around to it. I had been keeping up with the production news and fawning over movie trailer as soon as they were available. As a die hard fan I was anxious to watch and finally got a chance.
Usually I buy a DVD of a movie that I want to watch, rarely do I go to the theaters. However this time things were different. I screened the film on a flight from Doha to NY. I really liked how they revisualized the original series (the new warp effects were cool...ping!). But when you find out that this is all just happening in an alternate dimension its kind of a let down. We invest so much emotion into what's happening to the characters all to find out it really doesn't matter because they're not the real crew.
Star trek movies have mostly relied on the TOS & TNG crew to carry the franchise onto the silver screen. I would have liked to seen Paramount take a chance on some of the other series, perhaps a tie in with DS9?
The great thing about Star Trek is that it really does have universal appeal. If humanity is to unite for a common good then all must be represented. DS9 featured the first black captain, VOY featured the first female captain. And now with the release of Star Trek we have our first South Asian captain. Captain Robau's screentime is limited but it shows that the Federation was progressive enough to include a representative from this major race of humans.
The best part was finding out that the character was protrayed by a Muslim actor. Faran Tahir did us proud by securing this role. It was good to see a Muslim being something else besides a terrorist. A chance to show that we too can faithfully serve humanity as we have done in the past and continue to do so today. Of course Hollywood does not offer too many positive roles and quickly used Faran's talents to protray a baddie in Iron Man. Faran talks about his two major appearances so far.
Find more videos like this on Multipleverses
And Ahmed Ahmed from Axis of Evil explains why Muslim actors take on such lousy roles (2:55) plus some other explosvie issues.
Usually I buy a DVD of a movie that I want to watch, rarely do I go to the theaters. However this time things were different. I screened the film on a flight from Doha to NY. I really liked how they revisualized the original series (the new warp effects were cool...ping!). But when you find out that this is all just happening in an alternate dimension its kind of a let down. We invest so much emotion into what's happening to the characters all to find out it really doesn't matter because they're not the real crew.
Star trek movies have mostly relied on the TOS & TNG crew to carry the franchise onto the silver screen. I would have liked to seen Paramount take a chance on some of the other series, perhaps a tie in with DS9?
The great thing about Star Trek is that it really does have universal appeal. If humanity is to unite for a common good then all must be represented. DS9 featured the first black captain, VOY featured the first female captain. And now with the release of Star Trek we have our first South Asian captain. Captain Robau's screentime is limited but it shows that the Federation was progressive enough to include a representative from this major race of humans.
The best part was finding out that the character was protrayed by a Muslim actor. Faran Tahir did us proud by securing this role. It was good to see a Muslim being something else besides a terrorist. A chance to show that we too can faithfully serve humanity as we have done in the past and continue to do so today. Of course Hollywood does not offer too many positive roles and quickly used Faran's talents to protray a baddie in Iron Man. Faran talks about his two major appearances so far.
Find more videos like this on Multipleverses
And Ahmed Ahmed from Axis of Evil explains why Muslim actors take on such lousy roles (2:55) plus some other explosvie issues.
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