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جمعرات 17 جولائی 2008Thursday, July 17, 2008
Geocaching
It's a fun treasure hunt game using a GPS.
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پیر 3 مارچ 2008Monday, March 03, 2008
How Zack Buys a New PC
I decided to build my own desktop again after my Dell laptop troubles. Finding everything at Fry's was easy and assembling it was fun.
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جمعہ 7 دسمبر 2007Friday, December 07, 2007
A Date That Will Live In Infamy
Someone once said that today is the date that will live in infamy. It does, but may be the reasons are different from what he envisaged.
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ہفتہ 1 دسمبر 2007Saturday, December 01, 2007
Thirteen
Are you afraid of Thirteeen? Is it better or worse than Seven? What happened 13 years ago today? Find out at my blog!
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بدھ 8 اگست 2007Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Dell and Blogging
Dell came through, thanks to my blogging, and replaced my laptop with a brand new Inspiron 1501.
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جمعہ 20 جولائی 2007Friday, July 20, 2007
Avoid Dell Hell
My Dell laptop is again giving me trouble. It looks like Dell gave me a defective motherboard last month.
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اتوار 3 جون 2007Sunday, June 03, 2007
More Dell Trouble
My Dell Inspiron 5150 is causing me trouble again. It is off to Dell for a motherboard replacement. This would be the third time in 4 years the motherboard would be replaced, not counting the replacement of the computer once.
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پیر 26 مارچ 2007Monday, March 26, 2007
ناپسندیدگیاں
آجکل کا اردو بلاگز کا میم ہے کہ اپنی ناپسندیدہ باتیں لکھیں۔ سو میں بھی لکھ رہا ہوں۔
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بدھ 20 دسمبر 2006Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Weird Me
There is a tag going around asking about anything weird about yourself. Here are my weirdness list.
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جمعرات 7 دسمبر 2006Thursday, December 07, 2006
مزید درجن
آج میری سالگرہ ہے۔
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جمعہ 1 دسمبر 2006Friday, December 01, 2006
درجن
آج ہماری شادی کی بارہویں سالگرہ ہے۔ اسے منانے آج ہم سٹیک کھانے گئے اور سینما میں فلم دیکھی۔ فلم کا موضوع بھی محبت تھا اور میری آج کی پوسٹ کا بھی یہی موضوع ہے۔
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جمعرات 23 نومبر 2006Thursday, November 23, 2006
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Turkey Day.
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جمعہ 10 نومبر 2006Friday, November 10, 2006
والدین کی شادی کی سالگرہ
آج میرے ابو اور امی کی شادی کو 39 سال ہو گئے ہیں۔ شادی کی شالگرہ مبارک ہو امی اور ابو۔
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جمعرات 26 اکتوبر 2006Thursday, October 26, 2006
Happy Birthday Amber
It is my wife Amber's birthday today. Happy Birthday, Amber.
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اتوار 21 مئی 2006Sunday, May 21, 2006
Blast from the Past
On our recent trip to Pakistan, we wanted to document, photographically, all the places with which we had some association in our past. We didn't succeed completely. But here are some photographs.
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جمعرات 6 اپریل 2006Thursday, April 06, 2006
Where Are You From?
Everybody asks where I am from. Some are satisfied with my current location, others want to know where I am from originally. Some people also like to guess, usually wrongly. Some Pakistanis even want to know my ancestral village.
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بدھ 11 جنوری 2006Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Chaudhry Muhammad Asum
My father-in-law, Chaudhry Muhammad Asum, passed away today around 5:30pm at his home in Wah Cantt, Pakistan. May his soul rest in peace.
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جمعرات 5 جنوری 2006Thursday, January 05, 2006
Back in Atlanta
I am back home, but very tired right now. Regular blogging to resume soon.
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منگل 20 دسمبر 2005Tuesday, December 20, 2005
In Pakistan
Safely in Pakistan. Travel with a child is not that easy, but not as bad as we thought either. More thoughts on Emirates, Dubai airport, child meals, etc.
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بدھ 7 دسمبر 2005Wednesday, December 07, 2005
میری سالگرہ
آج میں ۳۵ سال کا ہو گیا ہوں۔ میں ۷ دسمبر ۱۹۷۰ کو پاکستانی وقت کے مطابق صبح سوا گیارہ بجے پیاوایف ہسپتال واہ کینٹ میں پیدا ہوا۔
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جمعرات 1 دسمبر 2005Thursday, December 01, 2005
گیارہ سال
آج عنبر اور میری شادی کی سالگرہ ہے۔
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ہفتہ 12 نومبر 2005Saturday, November 12, 2005
My Ride
I never did tell you which car I bought. So here it is: Infiniti G35 Coupe, 6-speed manual transmission with navigation system.
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ہفتہ 29 اکتوبر 2005Saturday, October 29, 2005
سالگرہ مبارک عنبر
عنبر کو بلاگ پر تین دن تاخیر سے سالگرہ کی مبارک دینے کی کوئی سزا تو نہیں ہے؟
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اتوار 23 اکتوبر 2005Sunday, October 23, 2005
Ocoee Whitewater Rafting
My umpteenth trip whitewater rafting was a lot of fun. We rafted the upper and middle Ocoee. Here are some photographs.
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پیر 10 اکتوبر 2005Monday, October 10, 2005
"Bomb" Scare
There was a small explosion at Georgia Tech today. Two other explosive devices were also found. My guess is it was some sort of prank.
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اتوار 21 اگست 2005Sunday, August 21, 2005
Heart Rate and Running
What target heart rate to run to achieve better endurance? Most methods and websites suggest a target heart rate below 150 bpm for me. I had been running at a much higher intensity before. Is that the reason for my lack of much progress recently?
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پیر 4 جولائی 2005Monday, July 04, 2005
Happy Fourth of July
Happy Fourth of July and a belated Canada day. Also, Amber is 1 billion seconds old today.
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بدھ 22 جون 2005Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Dell Trouble
In the last couple of months, my Dell Inspiron laptop has had trouble with the processor fan, AC adapter, motherboard and hard disk.
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جمعہ 11 مارچ 2005Friday, March 11, 2005
Blog Interview Meme
This is a chain interviewing game for blogs. Here are its rules: Leave me a comment saying “interview me.” The first five commenters will be the participants. I will respond by asking you five questions. You will update your blog/site...
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جمعہ 7 جنوری 2005Friday, January 07, 2005
New Year Resolutions
Pregnancy is, indeed, a great fattener. More so for the guy than the woman, if I may say so. The year 2004 (at least the first half) wasn’t good for me health-wise. I had some minor surgery in March which...
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منگل 7 دسمبر 2004Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Pearl Harbor Day
Is it Pearl Harbor Day today? Or is it my birthday? I turn 34 right around this time (11:15am Pakistan Standard Time). Instead of posting photos of me as a toddler, I’ll use my birthday as an excuse to post...
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بدھ 1 دسمبر 2004Wednesday, December 01, 2004
10 + Michelle
It’s been exactly 10 years since “I” became “We”. On December 1, 1994 in Wah Cantt, Pakistan, Amber and I got married. That day, we thought we knew what love was. But we weren’t really aware of the bond between...
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اتوار 31 اکتوبر 2004Sunday, October 31, 2004
Zakaria, Zachary, Zachariah and More
I was wondering about my name which by virtue of being in the Bible and the Quran has spread into many languages. So I tried to find the original Hebrew version. This is how it is written I think...
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جمعہ 29 اکتوبر 2004Friday, October 29, 2004
Drive to Atlanta
I have driven between Jersey and Atlanta a number of times, taken the outer route (NJ Turnpike to I-95 to I-85 through Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina), the inner route (I-287 to I-78 to I-81 to I-77...
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جمعرات 18 مارچ 2004Thursday, March 18, 2004
Semi-Hiatus
I am going on a semi-hiatus. What that means is that I’ll still be posting but more irregularly. I am trying to get Amber and Captain Arrrgh to write more regularly. Let’s see how that works out. I have got...
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جمعرات 26 فروری 2004Thursday, February 26, 2004
Snow
Forgive me for getting excited, but this doesn’t happen often here in Atlanta. Since I have been here, I think it has happened only 2 or 3 times. In fact, today looks like the rare event where the snow stays...
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پیر 9 فروری 2004Monday, February 09, 2004
Busy Procrastinating
I am kind of busy with work. So posts will be somewhat infrequent. I am not going on a hiatus, however. I’ll post whenever I am procrastinating from work. And what better way is there to procrastinate than to tinker...
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جمعہ 30 جنوری 2004Friday, January 30, 2004
John: (extends cape and takes a bow)
In what follows, I do not harbor any intention of making myself clear. I went to school in the hope of knowing, but I discovered that university is concerned primarily with learning. After flirting with industry, it became apparent that...
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جمعرات 15 جنوری 2004Thursday, January 15, 2004
CRVO Update
Like I posted before, I got CRVO (Central Retinal Vein Occlusion), or Papillophlebitis as it is sometimes known, in my right eye. I had a followup visit with my retina specialist this week. I had already noticed that the dark...
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پیر 5 جنوری 2004Monday, January 05, 2004
Back in Atlanta
I am back in Atlanta. School starts tomorrow today. End of vacation. This is going to be a really busy semester. Let’s see how much I can blog. Why is it so warm here? Isn’t this supposed to be winter?...
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جمعہ 19 دسمبر 2003Friday, December 19, 2003
Sick
It seems like I have got that martian flu that’s doing the rounds right now. The only place I can think of where I could have gotten it from is PhotoDude. But flu viruses can’t travel through cyberspace, can they?...
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جمعہ 12 دسمبر 2003Friday, December 12, 2003
Going Home
I am going home (New Jersey) for the holidays. I’ll be there for 3 weeks. Blogging will continue regularly on weekdays while weekends will be spent away from the computer with Amber....
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اتوار 7 دسمبر 2003Sunday, December 07, 2003
December
December is an important month in my life. I got married on December 1 and got engaged in the same month as well. But a long time ago, I was born in the same month on Pearl Harbor Day at...
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ہفتہ 6 دسمبر 2003Saturday, December 06, 2003
Last Time Grading
This is my last time grading, as a TA that is. I might have to grade stuff for the rest of my life if I join academia. Anyway, for now I am happy that this is the end of grading....
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پیر 1 دسمبر 2003Monday, December 01, 2003
9
It’s been 9 years since December 1, 1994, the day Amber and I got married. It’s been a wonderful 9 years. I have discovered what love really means in this period, not that I wasn’t in love when we got...
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بدھ 26 نومبر 2003Wednesday, November 26, 2003
Happy Thanksgiving
An early happy thanksgiving to all of my readers (well, actually a very late one to Canadians). I am going home today to cook a turkey and may be a pumpkin pie as well. Blogging will be almost nonexistent until...
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پیر 24 نومبر 2003Monday, November 24, 2003
CRVO
If you were wondering why I ranted about God or why my family is pressuring me to not spend so much time on the computer, you should really get a life. grin. I guess I am going to tell you...
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ہفتہ 22 نومبر 2003Saturday, November 22, 2003
Grading and More
In case you are wondering, I am alive and well. Just busy with work. Today is grading day for part 2 of the project. So a whole day dedicated to the task. In addition to work, I am being pressured...
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بدھ 5 نومبر 2003Wednesday, November 05, 2003
A Useless Rant
I have four half-written posts, but you won’t get them today. Instead you will have to read this rant. For I have to deal with some shit in my life. Shit caused by God. Yes, God the All-Powerful. You must...
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اتوار 2 نومبر 2003Sunday, November 02, 2003
Busy with Work and Play
I had to do some work and run some errands on saturday. Then in the afternoon, all of us in the apartment played Hearts of Iron, a World War II real-time strategy game. It was part of our (my friend...
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پیر 27 اکتوبر 2003Monday, October 27, 2003
Imitation Fitness Blog II
Unqualified Offerings was wondering whether I would be posting regular fitness updates. He gets half his wish: I’ll post updates, but irregularly. As I posted in my first fitness post, I am trying to increase endurance and muscle strength but...
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اتوار 26 اکتوبر 2003Sunday, October 26, 2003
Happy Birthday
To Amber, my lovely wife. Many Happy Returns of the day. And don’t worry that you are old. Thirty is just the start of life. Obviously, there won’t be any blogging today as I bake a carrot cake for her...
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ہفتہ 18 اکتوبر 2003Saturday, October 18, 2003
Fools
Curse the stupid person(s) whose actions resulted in a fire alarm at 4am. Crazy time to get up, quickly get dressed and then go out of the building. I couldn’t sleep for a while afterwards and feel tired today....
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بدھ 15 اکتوبر 2003Wednesday, October 15, 2003
Back
I am back. The Maine trip was a lot of fun. Blogging will resume later today....
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پیر 29 ستمبر 2003Monday, September 29, 2003
I am Back
So I am back in Atlanta. The trip back is always much worse than the trip out. But such is life. We watched Secondhand Lions and Matchstick Men. Both are good entertaining movies....
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جمعہ 26 ستمبر 2003Friday, September 26, 2003
Going Home
I am going home now for the weekend. Will be back sunday evening. Hopefully with more regular blogging....
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بدھ 17 ستمبر 2003Wednesday, September 17, 2003
Busy Busy Busy
Sorry for the lack of posts. Amber was here for the weekend and I have been really busy with work and stuff. I have a couple of Kashmir posts in the pipeline. Hopefully, I should post them in a day...
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بدھ 3 ستمبر 2003Wednesday, September 03, 2003
Imitation Fitness Blog
Inspired by Unqualified Offerings, I thought I would post about my fitness struggle. My problems are somewhat different than his. For one thing, weighing 166lbs and being 6ft tall means I don’t need to reduce my weight. My problems come...
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پیر 1 ستمبر 2003Monday, September 01, 2003
I am Back
I am back from Jersey. It was such nice weather there today (except for the rain) and it’s so HOT in Atlanta. Our weekend was eventless, though we did wander around Long Island (the Hamptons specifically) and watched the movie...
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جمعہ 29 اگست 2003Friday, August 29, 2003
Labor Day
I am going home for the long weekend. Amber has made me promise that I won’t surf the net while I am there, so no blogging until I return Monday....
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پیر 18 اگست 2003Monday, August 18, 2003
Back in Atlanta
I am back in school as the fall semester starts today. For the first time in more than 3 years, I am car-less. Not the first time in my life though and I live on-campus, so lack of a car...
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جمعرات 7 اگست 2003Thursday, August 07, 2003
World War II and Me
I forgot that yesterday was August 6: the day that the A-bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Ampersand links to a couple of articles which seem to show that dropping nuclear bombs on Japan was not necessary to end the war....
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پیر 4 اگست 2003Monday, August 04, 2003
Off to New York City
To meet the Head Heeb....
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جمعہ 1 اگست 2003Friday, August 01, 2003
Home Now
Got home 11pm last night. It rained part of the way and I hate driving in the rain, especially at night. Anyway, rain’s got something for me since it has rained a majority of times I have gone camping. It...
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بدھ 30 جولائی 2003Wednesday, July 30, 2003
Going Home
I am going to drive to Jersey tomorrow (thursday) for the break. I’ll be there for 2 weeks. If any readers in the NY/NJ area are interested in meeting for drinks or something, please let me know....
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منگل 29 جولائی 2003Tuesday, July 29, 2003
Grading Today
I will be busy grading final projects today. I hope to finish in one day today rather than the two it usually takes. Grading can be such a pain. UPDATE (7/29 6:25pm): Finally it’s finished....
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اتوار 13 جولائی 2003Sunday, July 13, 2003
Been Sick
Sorry for the lack of posting recently. I have been sick. Feeling much better now, though still not completely healthy....
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جمعہ 27 جون 2003Friday, June 27, 2003
Why I was fined
You might want to read my previous posts on this topic first. In December 1991 when the incident referred to in my first post happened, IJT had disappeared from campus and MSF ran the place. They intimidated students, faculty and...
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Student Politics at its worst
I apologize for the delay in explaining what the old letter from my undergrad was about. But I am a graduate student and life was just too busy. I went kayaking over the weekend and then scrambled to do all...
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جمعہ 20 جون 2003Friday, June 20, 2003
Letter from my Undergrad School
I am thinking of writing about my undergrad years. Not personal stories, but more tied into education and politics in Pakistan. Instead of first giving the background, I’ll post the translation of a letter that my parents got from the...
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اتوار 4 مئی 2003Sunday, May 04, 2003
Move Complete
I just finished moving into my new apartment. Now I have to unpack everything. It was a hot day in Atlanta today, so moving was tough. Also, I have a lot of stuff, so I had to get a friend...
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اتوار 27 اپریل 2003Sunday, April 27, 2003
Grading
I am busy grading the final projects. It takes two full days, so I should be finished tonight. BTW, this is my first post from my laptop with a 802.11 wireless connection....
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منگل 22 اپریل 2003Tuesday, April 22, 2003
Exam Update
I passed. Going out to celebrate with Amber. Regular blogging to resume tomorrow....
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Oral Exam
It’s about time. I have to give a 45 minute talk starting at 12:30pm....
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پیر 14 اپریل 2003Monday, April 14, 2003
No Blogging Until April 22
I have my Ph.D. proposal oral examination on April 22. I have to prepare a 45 minute presentation and read up for any questions from the committee or the audience. Therefore, I’ll stay away from reading blogs or posting on...
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پیر 7 اپریل 2003Monday, April 07, 2003
Miscellaneous
If you are wondering why the posting recently has been sparse. Wonder no more. Spring semester winds up May 2. My teaching assistantship is more demanding work during the last month of the semester as the project is assigned and...
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جمعہ 21 مارچ 2003Friday, March 21, 2003
Going Home
I am going home for the weekend. Blogging will resume after I return sunday night....
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پیر 17 مارچ 2003Monday, March 17, 2003
Dentist
I had a long dentist’s appointment today and my teeth and gums are still hurting. So the series on marriage will have to wait till tomorrow....
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اتوار 16 مارچ 2003Sunday, March 16, 2003
Julius Caeser
I went to Shakespeare Tavern today with a few friends to watch the play Julis Caeser. The performance was not great but it was interesting....
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جمعہ 7 مارچ 2003Friday, March 07, 2003
No Blogging over the weekend
I haven’t been posting as much as I would have liked to as I had some personal errands to take care of at home. Anyway, I am driving back to school over the weekend. So, there won’t be any blogging...
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اتوار 2 مارچ 2003Sunday, March 02, 2003
Sleep, Drive, Sleep
I was so tired on friday that I slept for 17 hours. Then I drove for 14 hours to home. And went to sleep again for 8 hours. Now I am fresh and blogging would start again soon....
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جمعہ 28 فروری 2003Friday, February 28, 2003
Work, Lack of Sleep, Spring Break and Blogging
So finally the report is done, the project design is almost complete and under testing and spring break is on to us. There are two problems however. I am really tired right now because of lack of sleep. I have...
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جمعرات 20 فروری 2003Thursday, February 20, 2003
Busy
Blogging will be light until March 1 as I try to design a project for the VLSI class I TA and work on a research report due next friday....
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پیر 17 فروری 2003Monday, February 17, 2003
Weekend Stuff
If you are wondering what I did over the weekend, wonder no more! On Friday, Amber and I went to Restaurant Serenade in Chatham, NJ for our Valentine’s day dinner. It’s a nice (and expensive) comtemporary French restaurant. The food...
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Snowstorm
I arrived in Atlanta 3 hours late due to the snowstorm in the northeast. This might be the biggest storm I think since we started living in Jersey in 1999. I think the previous record for us was the 15...
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جمعہ 14 فروری 2003Friday, February 14, 2003
Going Home
I am going home for a Valentine’s day weekend. Blogging will be light....
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بدھ 5 فروری 2003Wednesday, February 05, 2003
The Early Bird Bites Dust
I did my taxes really early this year and e-filed my federal return yesterday. Today, I received a W-2 from a company I had interned for a couple of years ago. They paid me a bonus or something last year....
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جمعرات 30 جنوری 2003Thursday, January 30, 2003
Valentine's Day Dinner
I thought making reservations for dinner with my wife in a nice French restaurant on Feb 14 two weeks ahead of time would be enough. However, it seems everyone is booked solid. Finally, after calling about a dozen restaurants in...
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جمعہ 17 جنوری 2003Friday, January 17, 2003
No Blogging over the weekend
I am tired and going home for the long weekend....
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جمعہ 3 جنوری 2003Friday, January 03, 2003
Back Home
Happy New Year! I am finally back home in Jersey. Blogging to resume soon....
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جمعہ 27 دسمبر 2002Friday, December 27, 2002
Feeling Better But Busy
The flu is gone and my allergies are under control, but I have been really busy with my brother’s wedding, which included a trip to Karachi as well. Tomorrow, we are going to Wah Cantt. to be with my in-laws....
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پیر 23 دسمبر 2002Monday, December 23, 2002
Down with Flu
I have got flu and am drowsy under the influence of Nyquil. Blogging will resume when I am feeling better....
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بدھ 18 دسمبر 2002Wednesday, December 18, 2002
Light Blogging
I haven’t had much time to blog for the past couple of days. Real LifeTM has intervened. Fall semester has ended and I have travelled home to New Jersey. Now, I have to run to see The Lord of the...
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بدھ 11 دسمبر 2002Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Grading is a Pain
Blogging will be light for 2 days as I try to grade student projects. Scratch that. I’ll probably blog when I am tired of grading, though it will be brief items....
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ہفتہ 7 دسمبر 2002Saturday, December 07, 2002
I am Getting Old
Today is the 61st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It is also my 32nd birthday. I can’t believe I am still in school at 32. An interesting factoid: My dad was born on Aug 6, the same...
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بدھ 4 دسمبر 2002Wednesday, December 04, 2002
Atlanta Weather
So it seems we might have freezing rain here. Freezing rain or a trace of snowfall can be a disaster here. Everything closes down. We did get an email yesterday about the procedures for closing the school due to inclement...
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منگل 3 دسمبر 2002Tuesday, December 03, 2002
My Advisor
I just learned that my advisor is having minor heart surgery tomorrow. Fortunately, the problem was diagnosed at an early stage at a regular medical exam. He’ll be out until January. Hope he gets well soon....
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پیر 2 دسمبر 2002Monday, December 02, 2002
Long Distance Relationships
Don’t do them. Seriously, they are tough. It takes a lot of committment and very good communication to sustain a relationship long distance. So why am I talking about long distance relationships today? Because I just returned to Atlanta from...
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Back
I am back in Atlanta now. The thanksgiving weekend was great. Yesterday was also our wedding anniversary. Been married for 8 years now. That’s why there was no blogging yesterday....
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جمعرات 28 نومبر 2002Thursday, November 28, 2002
Happy Thanksgiving
I have a flight to catch to New Jersey in a couple of hours. Blogging will be light over the next few days as I enjoy the holidays with my wife. Regular blogging will resume on monday. Enjoy your turkey....
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