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A Short Summary of World Religions 2008-05-30 14:45:25 I found this on another blog; it was just too good to pass out so, that’s why I posted it. If you’re religious and you follow one of these faiths, just note that this is not meant to insult any religions; it’s just the viewpoint of someone.
From Arnab’s short guide to different religions:
Taoism: Shit [...] Read more:Short
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Applying the Law of Attraction 2008-05-29 22:48:04 This topic may turn away some people and attract and fascinate others. The following is a post totally dedicated to the law of attraction and it’s over 1000 words so, reading this post may take a while.
I’m fascinated by the law of attraction as you can tell. The universe is like a catalog [...] Read more:Attraction
Don’t Let your Blog Strain You 2008-05-27 23:44:41 As mentioned before, updating your blog should be a daily thing but it should not be a chore. Blogging everyday will keep your content fresh and it will get you a flow of traffic.
What I see in some blogs is that bloggers do not update daily instead they update their blogs in a day with [...] Read more:Strain
Pehli Pehli Baar 2008-05-27 23:01:00 This is one of my favorite songs. For the non-desis you may not understand this but try listening to the music, it’s soothing and refreshing. As for Desis I know you will understand the lyrics and you’ll recognize that this song is a romantic song, usually used in weddings and in wedding videos.
Pics Which you Will Never Forget 2008-05-26 23:31:15 These are some interesting pics in some cities. All of the people are fake but it’s interesting to see other people’s reactions as they are passing by the artwork. I know I posted them in my old blog but I have to have these pics on this blog as well.
The Easiest Way to Keep your Writings Straight 2008-05-25 23:19:09 As you know one of the factors that determines a good writer is not how much you write but how well you write. I know I made little errors here and there in my writings but I’ve seen bloggers with horrible grammar; their writings are so bad that I had to read their sentences [...] Read more:Writings
, Straight
John Chow dot Com Traffic Going Down? 2008-05-25 20:29:03 For those who don’t who John Chow is, he is a Chinese origin Canadian and a pro-blogger who is making at least $28,000 month from his blog; that’s at least $336,000 a year!
I recently went on Alexa.com and I saw John’s site’s traffic is going down the hill. I’m sure John expected that; as [...] Read more:Going
RSS: It takes Credibility to Gain Credibility 2008-05-24 20:02:10 Bloggers, what ever you with your site, do your best to increase the number of RSS subscribers to your blog. Over the last few months I have seen those who have higher subscribers are the ones who gain more credibility. Remember “it takes credibility to gain credibility”, much like it takes money to [...] Read more:Credibility
Coolest Advertisement 2008-05-24 19:41:35 The following has to be one of the most clever advertisements I have ever seen. It’s a simple ad for Honda Autos; however, there is not CGI animation involved. It basically involves simple physics applied to car parts. Want to see what I’m talking about? Play the video below.
Get the Flash [...]
Don’t Over Do it With your Blog 2008-05-23 20:31:31 Let’s face it, blogging isn’t easy it takes a lot of time and energy to make a blog successful. However, to gain attraction that doesn’t mean you have to load it up with numerous buttons and so many other unnecessary graphics. I go to some established blog and I see a lot of them have [...]
Lord of Ramadan by CoTU 2008-09-25 15:40:19 As most of you know this month, from September 1st to September 30th, is the holy month of Ramadan. Due to the fasting I am unable to blog often this month. I was surfing through YouTube and I found this Muslim band from Europe, CoTU (Companions of True Unity), who sang this [...]
What Happened to $0.99/Gallon of Gas 2008-09-13 16:52:59 I remember when gas was $0.99 per gallon in 1999, the good old times are gone and the Arabs are just getting greedier. Gas prices are hiking up and American consumers like us are being hurt financially. I stayed in line in a BP gas station for 30 minutes to fill up my tank [...]
The Struggle to get Recommendation Letters for Medical School 2008-09-11 12:47:51 The hardest part of medical school is not the medical study, but applying and getting accepted. Prospective medical students have to get at least one recommendation letter from an academic or a medical professional to be considered to be accepted to medical school.
I’m currently taking Organic Lab II and I already discussed my request [...] Read more:Recommendation
, Letters
, School
, Medical School
Ramadan Mubarak 2008-09-06 20:52:30 I know it’s a little late but I like to wish to all of my Muslim readers Ramadan Mubarak. In Urdu/Bangla we say Ramazan instead of Ramadan; however I like sticking with the Arabic word. The following is a great Urdu song about the holy month called Ramazan Assalam by Dr. Aamir Liaquat [...]
Praan: Chapter 6 2008-08-29 21:24:40 It was a Friday night and I finished all my homework. I called up Sultana to see what she was up to. She talked a bit strange, not in a normal tone like before. I asked her what was wrong but she denied anything was wrong and just asked about my day [...] Read more:Chapter
Praan: Chapter 5 2008-08-28 17:34:54 The loud Bengali music resonating all over the auditorium, the dancers practicing in the stage behind the curtains, the models trying on their outfits in the backstage; it was the night of our show, Bangla Utshob 2005.
We chose Meadowcreek High School as our venue since a school was going to be easier for some of [...] Read more:Chapter
Bangladesh Can be Self Sustainable in Food Production 2008-08-28 14:43:39 Bangladesh, a 100% fertile land country, currently has food deficiency which is hard to believe; however, the agriculture sector has not fully reached its potential for reaching a surplus level of food.
Expand Vertically and not Horizontally
Bangladesh, when it was in the proces of being East Pakistan, was supposed to compromise of Assam and [...] Read more:Bangladesh
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, Production
Law of Attraction Video 2008-08-27 13:36:46 I always believed in the law of attraction, but there are times when I need to be reminded over and over again. The movie “The Secret” presents the law in a creative manner.
I recommend you buy the DVD. I bought it new from Amazon.com for $12 plus shipping. So, [...] Read more:Attraction
Praan: Chapter 4 2008-08-25 14:42:04 “Bappi, I’m lost yo,” said Shaarek on the phone with me.
“Where are you at buddy? And what are you trying to find?” I asked with great eagerness to know what he’ll say next because Shaarek is a character and he always makes me laugh just by being himself.
“I’m at downtown, I’m trying to [...] Read more:Chapter
Let’s Hit the MCAT Prep Books 2008-10-07 17:05:37 MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) is considered to be the hardest test in entry of a post-grad school. In requires the test taker to apply his or her knowledge of the pre-medical sciences: Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. On top of the sciences, the AAMC board (the people who administers the [...] Read more:Books
We Need More Bangladeshi Doctors in America 2008-10-07 15:06:03 It’s appalling to see that there are not that many Bangladeshi origin doctors in America
. It’s not that they don’t have the opportunities, it’s just they are lazy. I’ve noticed that a lot of Bangladeshis are too worried about the time that it’ll take to finish their medical education. A lot of [...] Read more:Doctors
Praan: Chapter 7 2008-10-06 12:25:26 Pohela Boishak, a 1300-year-old celebration of Bengal, is celebrated with pride and colors in a park in Atlanta. The event seemed very colorful, with young girls and women wearing red and white sarees and salwr kameez, and the guys wearing white dress shirts and blue jeans or white paijama with red churni. A paijama [...] Read more:Chapter
Al-Farooq Masjid, the Rise of a Majestic Mosque in Atlanta, Georgia 2008-09-27 19:02:54 In America and else where in the Western World, Muslims have a hard time establishing a house of worship at times. Muslims are not that rich so, they can’t build gorgeous masjids or mosques out of the blue like the Christians or the Jews do in building churches and synagogues. It usually takes [...] Read more:Georgia
, Atlanta
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, Majestic
Lord of Ramadan by CoTU 2008-09-25 15:40:19 As most of you know this month, from September 1st to September 30th, is the holy month of Ramadan. Due to the fasting I am unable to blog often this month. I was surfing through YouTube and I found this Muslim band from Europe, CoTU (Companions of True Unity), who sang this [...]
What Happened to $0.99/Gallon of Gas 2008-09-13 16:52:59 I remember when gas was $0.99 per gallon in 1999, the good old times are gone and the Arabs are just getting greedier. Gas prices are hiking up and American consumers like us are being hurt financially. I stayed in line in a BP gas station for 30 minutes to fill up my tank [...]
The Struggle to get Recommendation Letters for Medical School 2008-09-11 12:47:51 The hardest part of medical school is not the medical study, but applying and getting accepted. Prospective medical students have to get at least one recommendation letter from an academic or a medical professional to be considered to be accepted to medical school.
I’m currently taking Organic Lab II and I already discussed my request [...] Read more:Recommendation
, Letters
, School
, Medical School
Ramadan Mubarak 2008-09-06 20:52:30 I know it’s a little late but I like to wish to all of my Muslim readers Ramadan Mubarak. In Urdu/Bangla we say Ramazan instead of Ramadan; however I like sticking with the Arabic word. The following is a great Urdu song about the holy month called Ramazan Assalam by Dr. Aamir Liaquat [...]
Praan: Chapter 6 2008-08-29 21:24:40 It was a Friday night and I finished all my homework. I called up Sultana to see what she was up to. She talked a bit strange, not in a normal tone like before. I asked her what was wrong but she denied anything was wrong and just asked about my day [...] Read more:Chapter
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