My Weekly Blogs

2007-01-09T17:42:00.000-08:00

The best cell phone ever! I cant wait to get rid of my crappy Windows Mobile 5.0 phone that cant even run meeting reminders on a consistent basis.

2006-02-19T22:07:00.000-08:00

Liquid Vision. 2005

2006-02-19T13:27:00.000-08:00

London Calling. Early 2005.

2006-02-10T22:48:00.000-08:00

A deserted backroad. London early 2005

2006-02-09T21:52:00.000-08:00

Good old Harrow. Early 2005

2006-02-06T21:58:00.000-08:00

Lost In Chinatown, London. Sometime in early 2005.

2006-02-05T22:16:00.000-08:00

Carnaby Street April 2005

2006-02-02T21:52:00.000-08:00

Funny English Road

2006-02-02T21:41:00.000-08:00

Stonehenge Nov 2005

2004-12-23T10:11:00.000-08:00

Bfast in Dallas

2004-12-10T10:06:00.000-08:00

The Grill

2004-11-11T14:02:00.000-08:00

Images I Wake Up To

2004-10-28T21:55:00.000-07:00

Night time photography with a twist

2004-09-17T14:57:00.000-07:00

"Looking Through The Glass" UK

2004-09-16T11:17:00.000-07:00

The Leaning Birdfeeder

2004-09-16T09:05:00.000-07:00

Yup !!! Testing Aperture F2.5 at a medium shutter speed 1/30.

2004-09-15T23:14:00.000-07:00

Yup !!!

2004-09-13T11:27:00.000-07:00

"Yellow Girl" 2003 Alki, Seattle

2004-09-13T10:27:00.000-07:00

"Girl In Motion" 2003 Alki, Seattle

2004-09-13T10:20:00.000-07:00

"Girl In Motion" 2003 Alki, Seattle

2004-09-12T19:26:00.000-07:00

"Bi Motion" 2003 Alki, Seattle

2004-09-11T23:28:00.000-07:00

"Smoke, Shadow and Motion" 2004 Dallas, TX

2004-09-11T23:14:00.000-07:00

BBQ Dallas, Texas

2004-09-11T13:38:00.000-07:00

Ford Rajo at Alki Beach, Seattle, Washington

2004-09-11T11:13:00.000-07:00

"Untitled" 2003, Alki Seattle

2004-09-11T08:51:00.000-07:00

"Car Owner Staring At The Sea" 2003 Alki, Seattle

2004-09-10T14:36:00.000-07:00

"Walking by the Car" 2003 Alki, Seattle

2004-09-07T10:59:00.000-07:00

"Wish" colorized. 2003 Alki, Seattle

2004-09-06T13:44:00.000-07:00

"Bird Feeder" 2004.

2004-09-04T19:03:00.000-07:00

"Sepia Boat" 2003 Alki, Seattle

2004-09-04T15:01:00.000-07:00

"Telescope" Alki Beach, 2003.

2004-09-04T14:41:00.000-07:00

"A Flourescent Day" Alki, Seattle 2003.

2004-08-31T23:53:00.000-07:00

"Distorted Life" 2003. Alki, Seattle.

2004-08-31T23:52:00.000-07:00

"Distorted Life" 2003. Alki, Seattle

2004-08-27T20:20:00.000-07:00

Alki Beach, My cherished log.

2004-08-27T20:18:00.000-07:00

Some tour boat I have never been on !

2004-08-27T20:16:00.000-07:00

Female gulls using the bathroom after a heavy ingestion of alka setzer :p

2004-08-27T20:14:00.000-07:00

Some guy saling !

2004-08-27T20:11:00.000-07:00

Dubya and Kerry !

2004-08-27T20:07:00.000-07:00

Alki, Seattle... A sunny day spent watching seagulls feasting on alka setzer ;-) JK

2004-08-27T20:03:00.000-07:00

MY TURF !!

2004-08-27T20:00:00.000-07:00

The real inhabitants of Alki, Seattle.

2004-08-16T15:03:00.000-07:00

Flood waters have receded in Dhaka but that really does not necessarily bring an end to the misery. www.newagebd.com

2004-08-08T09:06:00.000-07:00

Two Bangladeshi children look through steel nets at a shelter in the capital Dhaka, July 31, 2004.
http://www.fiscalstudy.com/2004-global-photo/

2004-08-04T21:06:00.000-07:00

With flood waters almost gone rickshaws have again taken the place of boats at a village in Bangladesh. The Daily Star, Anisur Rahman

2004-08-04T21:03:00.000-07:00

Life goes on as usual in a flooded village in Bangladesh. www.newagebd.com

2004-08-03T20:59:00.000-07:00

2004 Bangladesh flood: Children in Dhaka line up to collect food. AP

2004-08-03T08:10:00.000-07:00

2004 Bangladesh Flood: A villager walks through the flooded streets of Dhaka to collect relief. Pavel Rahman / AP

2004-08-02T14:13:00.000-07:00

August 2004 The boat building business is booming in Bangladesh as 70% of the country remains flooded. www.thedailystar.net

2004-08-02T14:11:00.000-07:00

With most of the country under water people have resorted to using boats in Dhaka as the primary mode of transportation. www.thedailystar.net

2004-08-01T18:51:00.000-07:00

How to help the flood victims of Bangladesh ?

You can go to www.hsbc.com.bd/bd/comm/flood.htm or you can click at the banner above and send money directly to the Red Cross through HSBC.

2004-07-31T21:47:00.000-07:00

2nd full moon of the month... called the Blue Moon.

2004-07-31T21:34:00.000-07:00

The second full moon of the month. It happens once in a while :) and often called a blue moon.

2004-07-31T14:25:00.000-07:00

Water water everywhere not a single drop to drink. www.newagebd.com

2004-07-30T18:31:00.000-07:00

2004 flood - A wowan holds a sack of rice as she makes her way through flooded streets in Bangladesh. www.newagebd.com

2004-07-30T18:29:00.000-07:00

2004 flood - Children eat from the same bowl at a relief center in Bangladesh. www.thedailystar.net

2004-07-29T22:23:00.000-07:00

Bashundhara City (shopping mall) in Dhaka.

2004-07-29T19:07:00.000-07:00

Bashundhara City - The largest shopping mall in South Asia in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The mall consists of 2,900 shops and is about 20 floors tall.

2004-07-27T21:39:00.000-07:00

Villages in Bangladesh are staggering in the worst flood to hit the country since 1998. www.newagebd.com

2004-07-27T21:33:00.000-07:00

Dhaka capital of Bangladesh under water. www.newagebd.com

2004-07-27T21:28:00.000-07:00

Displaced ! Over 30 million people have been displaced in Bangladesh in the worst flood since 1988. www.newagebd.com

2004-07-27T20:33:00.000-07:00

Against all odds ! The Bangladesh Flood of 2004 www.newagebd.com

2004-07-27T20:32:00.000-07:00

70% of Bangladesh is flooded !!! www.newagebd.com

2004-07-27T20:28:00.000-07:00

The worst flood in Bangladesh since 1998. www.newagebd.com

2004-07-27T20:23:00.000-07:00

This is Motijheel (downtown Dhaka) under water in the worst flood since 1998.
ABU TAHER KHOKON www.newagebd.com

2004-07-27T20:18:00.000-07:00

Flood victims in Dhaka on Tuesday grapple for a piece of bread as relief materials remain inadequate.
M SHAFIQUL ISLAM www.newagebd.com

2004-07-26T12:50:00.000-07:00

Now thats one date you don't wanna mess with :)

Another Reason Why Dell SUCKS !!

2004-07-25T20:16:00.000-07:00

... Because every time u get a hardware under warranty u get a refurbished one ! My first HD in my laptop was brand new... after it blew up I was sent a refurbished one eventhough my laptop was under warranty and after the refurbished one blew its head too I was sent another refurbished one.... So as I see it Dell is just waiting until my laptop warranty runs out and then they can just say sorry but we cant send u another hard drive !!! If they sent me a new HD after my original blew its head I don't think I would be in the situation I am now.

2004-07-25T20:15:00.000-07:00

An American Hero !

Heat Issues In Dell Inspiron 5100 and 5150

2004-07-21T22:36:00.000-07:00

The other thing i noticed a few months back was the excessive heat my Dell Inspiron 5100 would generate... I didnt really pay attention to this until today when my laptop just shut off all by itself while I was transferring gigs worth of data from my backup server... no beep no reboot... just totally went dead. Initially I thought I might have installed the HD incorrectly and the OS just shut off but then I didnt remember seeing the hard ware related blue screen error. So I did some research and found out that thousands of people all around the world are having this issue with Inspiron 5100 and 5150.

Apparently, according to many it is a design flaw by Dell that does not dissipate the heat properly... however, a few simple things might keep ur Inspiron and the heat sink working the way it should. Here is the article that one should follow and install the software... I was able to bring my CPU temp down from 68 in idle to 46 ... and thats a tremendous jump !!!! Nevertheless, I am pissed with this laptop.... i have had to go thru two hard drives and now the flaw that heats the laptop like hell... some times its worse than hell !!

PLS go to this site and send dell an email and sign this individual's guestbook... I dunno if Dell is listening and I dont know about Michael Dell but 1400 bucks is a lot of money for most people.

Dell Inspiron 5100 SUCKS !!!!

2004-07-21T17:18:00.000-07:00

I just got my new hard drive from dell because the one I had before blew its head.... but thats not all... this was my second hard drive because the one I had before this was a replacement for another one that blew its head too.... and so after two hard drives in less than eight months I am really starting to think if spending $1,400 on my Inspirion 5100 was worth it. As far as Dell's customer service is concerned it was a JOKE... I was on hold for TWO FREAKEN HOURS... yes I am not making this up... it was TWO HOURS !!! But I do have to admit the Indian guy from Dell's call center in Banglore or some city was pretty courteous and I did get my HD by DHL on the 2nd day after I made my call. However, now I have to return my old hard drive back and that really makes me mad because it has all my personal information !!! So I will fight that !

I was always a big fan of Dell products... I even convinced my investment firm to buy only dell products (which they did) and we are talking about a lot of computers and related equipment. So yeah Michael Dell, I feel totally betrayed.

GWB In Israel ????

2004-07-21T15:25:00.000-07:00

Believe it or not this is a real picture. Apparently this Macaque in an Israeli zoo had a stomach ailment and almost died ... in other words had a near death experience. When it woke up it started walking like GWB. If you don't believe me here is the real story from MSNBC.com.

I don't believe this !

2004-07-17T07:21:00.000-07:00

I have never been duped before but I really thought the documentary about Shyamalyan was true... well it turns out it was false.... it was all fake and part of this huge campaign. This really got me !!!

Bobbie Jean applies to an online job and goes to jail for felony !

2004-07-12T15:43:00.000-07:00

Yes its true ! Bobbie Jean (not real name) applied for a job using Careerbuilder.com for an overseas firm. Within days of her hiring she was arrested for felony at a local bank in Texas. Whose fault is it ? According to her attorney "She has a pending felony theft case, who's going to hire (her)?" She lost her house now because she couldn't make payments. She is living with family. ... You have to wonder what are the duties of the job sites in terms of policing their own ads."

Don't Let THEM In !

2004-07-11T21:31:00.000-07:00

Let the bad color not be seen. It attracts them.

Never enter the woods. That is where they wait.

Heed the warning bell. For they are coming.

I just cant wait to see Night Shayamalan's The Village this July 30th !!!!!

The way business should be run !

2004-07-10T09:54:00.000-07:00

Ingvar Kamprad
77 , self made

Source: Ikea
Net Worth: $18.5 bil
Country of citizenship: Sweden
Residence: Lausanne, Switzerland
Industry: Retailing

Founded $14.3 billion (sales) furniture chain Ikea in 1943; the Swede still runs the show from tax-haven Switzerland. Despite 186 stores in 31 countries—11 new ones in the last year including five in North America—Ikea achieved a modest 3% increase in sales in Fiscal Year 2003. His three sons work at Ikea and one will eventually be named successor. He flies economy, avoids wearing suits and drives a ten-year old Volvo. Said to shake the hands of all 1,000 employees who attend company's annual meeting. Kamprad derives his wealth not only from the stores but also from ownership of most of the land Ikea stores sit on.

Source: www.forbes.com

I am now part of a statistic !

2004-07-10T09:34:00.000-07:00

Air bags saved my life too including that of other 14,999 people.

Why do good things always happen in Washington state ?

2004-07-09T13:03:00.000-07:00

Here we are again in the middle of another Alien controversy :) 4400 people dissapeared and after a number of years they all appear on Mt Rainier.... jeeeeeeeeeeez whats up with that !!! I think everything that has to do with Aliens and the paranormal has one way or another connect to Washington state. This is just way too cool :)

2.5 years later ....

2004-07-08T07:50:00.000-07:00

.... finally an indictment for Lay. According to the article "Kenny Boy" as he was affectionately called by Dubya now has less than 20million in fortune that once stood at 400million. Hmmmm... if you ask me I think he still has enough to pay back the people who lost their life savings by investing in this crook.

Ballmer rallies the troops by taking away towels from company lockers !

2004-07-07T18:54:00.000-07:00

Hahah yeah cost cutting is the name of the game in Redmond aka Microsoft... first went the options, then the bus passes and now the towels .... and free sodas are next ! I wonder whats up with the 56 billion in cash ... maybe they are saving it to fight the EU :)

The Cure Is Back

2004-07-07T15:10:00.000-07:00

... In the states :)

Oracle Financials

2004-07-04T20:10:00.000-07:00

Went to the book store here today looking for a good book on Oracle Financials (11i). NO LUCK ... I dont know why its sooo bloody hard to find a good book that breaks the Financial modules down and gives step by step user level instruction.

The Rizvis

2004-07-02T19:28:00.000-07:00

I was bored (as usual) so I googled Rizvi.... to my surprise there are a million rizvis all over the place ... whats up with that ? where did they come from ? Maybe we are all related. Not to mention there are thousands of Sajjad Rizvis running around... didnt know my name was so popular. I am thinking of changing my name ... gotta be unique ... gotta be unique ... gotta be unique ...

Interesting info re: Dhaka

2004-07-02T15:08:00.000-07:00

A few good things to know

Goodbye low interest rates !

2004-06-30T11:37:00.000-07:00

So as we all expected good ole Alan Greenspan with his 80 yr old buddies from the central bank decided to raise the interest rate by a quarter point while smoking a Cohiba Pyramid and feasting on Beluga Caviar and a 1787 bottle of Chateau d'Yquem. Kinda wish I had millions stashed away in my money market accounts like Grandpa Greenspan :).... but since I am like the majority of Americans I wont be looking forward to buying my next Audi TT Coupe or a new condo... nor will I will be looking forward to paying more on my CC bills.

Finally !!

2004-06-29T18:24:00.000-07:00

I am finally dun working on my site... uploaded all the pics .

My Weekly Blogs

2004-06-26T23:23:00.000-07:00

My Weekly Blogs
Nothing much happening today. Kinda bored. Worked on old family pics... was able to digitize them and dump them into photshop for noise cleaning, sharpening, etc. Hmmm... feel like drinking coke from Jack in the Craps... none here :(. Well its late I guess I am gonna retire.

Today !

2004-06-24T16:16:00.000-07:00

Hmmm lets see what was the hightlight of the day. I think watching a new VW Bug getting towed by an older Bug was definately very interesting... I wish I had my camera. Anyway, the day is not over... I am at Starbucks getting slurping my ice cold vanilla mocha... maybe something exciting will happen !

Wondering

2004-06-24T15:39:00.000-07:00

How am I going to put my own header and menus here :| ... Can I ? Heloooo

TESTING

2004-06-24T15:02:00.000-07:00

1 2 3 ... testing !!!