MyLifeDumpMyLifeDumpMy twisted blog where I ramble about My Life, My Views and My Thoughts. I talk about My Life, SFSU, Politics, Islam, Books, News, Technology, Internet, Music, Movies and My Websites. Articles
It?s All About JUNO
2008-02-16 22:04:00 Lately the movie JUNO has been receiving quite a bit of air time almost everywhere you look. I watched this movie few days ago and thought that no one would even remember its name after it is out of the theaters but I guess I totally missed it. The movie has now been nominated for Oscars ... More About: Movies , Stupid , Juno
Collection of Valentine?s Day Poetry on PoetryKafe
2008-02-14 02:03:00 Most people are not aware but I do run a poetry website which has a quite a big collection of Valentine ’s Day poems and poetry. Valentine’s day is tomorrow so you still have some time to look for that perfect poem that you need to impress your significant other. Some of the Valentine’s Day poems I ... More About: Internet , Poetry
Islamic Ruling about Valentine?s Day
2008-02-13 20:09:00 This morning, I got this email, a day before Valentine ’s da, from a good friend of mine who resides in Dubai. Here is the email with my response to some of the flawed reasoning…. Firstly: Valentine’s Day is a jaahili Roman festival, which continued to be celebrated until after the Romans became Christian. This festival became ... More About: Islam , Islamic , Issues , Ruling
My Experience with Google AdSense
2008-02-09 03:35:00 I have been using Google AdSense to serve text advertisements on my websites network for over 5 years now. Last year was the best year for me since I started using AdSense. I made well over $2000 in 2007, you must think I am crazy because $2000 is such a small amount but that is ... More About: Internet , Adsense , Money , Google Adsense
DesiMusicVids - Watch Desi Music Videos Online
2008-02-06 20:45:00 Internet can be a jungle when it comes to desi music videos, or Indian/Pakistani music videos. Lots of websites, lots of content but not a niche that concentrates on just Desi Music Videos . Well, I decided to do that very thing and my newest creation is DesiMusicVids.com. My desi music videos website nicely organizes music ... More About: Internet , Watch , Music Videos
15th Century Illustration of Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H)
2008-02-05 21:05:00 I recently received an email that asked me if I could sign a petition that asks for removal of Prophet Muhammad ’s (P.B.U.H) illustration from Wikipedia. Here is the illustration that is making quite a few people angry: 15th century illustration in a copy of a manuscript by Al-B?r?n?, depicting Prophest Muhammad (P.B.U.H) preaching the Qur’?n in Mecca. Keep ... More About: Internet , Prophet Muhammad , Illustration
ACCT 307 with Mark Landis
2008-02-04 20:32:00 Last semester I took ACCT 307 with Mark Landis. I wasn’t initially enrolled in the class but was able to add. I had four classes last semester and if there was a class that made me feel energized and excited, it was ACCT 307. Mark is an excellent professor because of his excellent teaching style ... More About: Personal life , Accounting
Top 100 Companies of the Muslim World
2008-02-02 21:17:00 Check out this list of top 100 companies of the muslim world. It is heavily dominated by oil companies and countries in the middle east. Pakistan has only 2 companies on this list, that’s sad ! addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mylifedump.com%2F2008%2 F02%2F02%2Ftop-100-companies-of-the-musli m-world%2F'; addthis_title = 'Top+100+Companies +of+the+Muslim+World '; addthis_pub = ''; More About: News , Islam , Middle East
Microsoft and Yahoo! against GOD!
2008-02-02 20:13:00 When I say GOD I mean GOOGLE. Whether you like it or not, Google is now more than a big brother, it is the GOD we all worship on the internet. But wait, there is someone out there who wants to take out GOD now, it?s none other than our beloved Microsoft . Microsoft believes that if ... More About: News , Internet , Yahoo , Money
Six Months In Berkeley
2008-01-31 23:54:00 It is been almost six months since I moved to Berkeley from Santa Clara. At first, things seemed really different in Berkeley. Narrow roads, ambulance every 2-3 hours, cops around every street corner, lot of homeless people, damaged roads, and really cold weather. Well, I didn’t expect any better. I had no choice but to move ... More About: Personal life , Months , Mont
FunHomeVids.com - Funny Home Videos
2008-01-28 22:40:00 I have just launched my newest website, FunHome Vids. Like the name suggests, it is a website that collects the funniest home videos from youtube and categorizes it for easy viewing. Searching for latest funny home videos on youtube can be little cumbersome because of the size of youtube. On FunHomeVids, you can find funny home ... More About: Videos , Funny
Who Benefited from Benazir Bhutto?s Death?
2008-01-27 23:09:00 Soon after Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, I decided that I will wait for few weeks because facts are never readily available and it is very hard to conclude theories based on emotional public outburst. Its been almost a month now, maybe it is a good time to talk about who exactly benefited from Benazir Bhutto ’s ... More About: Islam , Pakistan , Death
So Called Stimulus Package!
2008-01-26 00:34:00 Let me first start by saying that I personally don’t seem to believe that the U.S is in recession or will fall into one anytime soon. Things are gloomy but that doesn’t mean it is a recession. For the past few years, U.S has made average american believe that there is sunshine all over the ... More About: Money , Package
PakQuest is now a Pakistani News Aggregator
2008-01-23 21:41:00 I have experimented with PakQuest in the past few years by implementing different ideas. First I created a Pakistani web directory, promoted it heavily but it failed because I never received any submissions from Pakistani websites. Second, I created a digg style websites where people could vote for news worthy stories but then gave up ... More About: News , Aggregator , Blogs
Looking for a Part Time Job?
2008-01-22 21:40:00 I am currently looking for a part time job in any accounting related field and have been doing so for the past one week. Even though I have spent all my life on the internet, job hunting on the internet is first time for me. I make sure that I check out Hotjobs and BAJobs ... More About: Internet , Finance , Money , Time , Accounting
Third Season of LOST
2008-01-21 07:18:00 I just finished watching the third season of LOST. It was actually not that good as I feel they have dragged the show little too long for people to start suspecting that there is no story ahead. Last few episodes of third season are quite revealing as to what exactly is happening on the island, ... More About: Television , Lost , Season
David Walker on CBS 60 Minutes
2008-01-17 00:33:00 This video is little old but I think I am right when I say that we have started to see the affects of everything he is talking about in the stock market these days. Credit crunch is the result of fiscal irresponsibility and someone has to pay for it. David Walker, the US Comptroller General of ... More About: Videos , Finance , Money , Accounting
Rattle Noise in Nissan Altima 2007-08 Models
2008-01-16 23:16:00 I recently bought a brand new Nissan Altima 2007 2.5S. Soon after I bought it, I started to hear engine rattle at low speeds and during startup. I took the car in and I was told by the Nissan service department that it is a very common issue with Altima ‘07 and ‘08. They told ... More About: Models , Noise , Nissan Altima
Sold 125 SGMO Shares Last Week
2008-01-12 23:27:00 The stock market was tumbling last week and because we are little cash poor these days, we decided to get rid of SGMO. Nida bought 125 SGMO shares in 2006 around October. It was a forgotten investment for her but then we got married last July and the SGMO stock came up when we were ... More About: Finance , Week , Shares , Sold , Ares
Happily Married?. Siblings!
2008-01-12 05:16:00 What would you do if you got married to someone you and then one fine day found out that you are both siblings, meaning, brother and sister? I would flip! This is not a joke, it happened in real life to a British couple. Apparently, they were twins, separated at birth and adopted by different families. ... More About: News , Funny , World , Stupid , Siblings
I watched The Kite Runner
2008-01-09 07:51:00 I finally got to see The Kite Runner last night. AMC wasn’t showing it any place when I first checked in November but now they definitely are after the two golden globe nominations the movie has received. Let me start by saying that the movie is not exactly the book, which means, it’s not word by ... More About: Islam , Books , Kite Runner
Benazir Movie - Bollywood vs. Hollywood
2008-01-08 00:18:00 Anila Khan, a Pakistani producer, approached Mahesh Bhatt to direct a film on Benazir Bhutto after Bhutto’s Assassination. Mahesh Bhatt of course agreed and Shabana Azmi was considered for the role of Benazir. Mahesh Bhatt was willing to go through all the hurdles to get this indo-pak collaboration off the ground but life has its ... More About: Hollywood , Bollywood , News , Movies , Movie
Sand Sculpture of Benazir Bhutto
2008-01-06 09:19:00 Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik creates a sand sculpture of Pakistan i opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, following her assassination, at a beach in Puri, close to the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneshwar, December 28, 2007. (Sanjib Mukherjee/Reuters) More About: Sand , Sculpture , Benazir Bhutto
U.S Economy Headed for Recession?
2008-01-05 23:31:00 I asked this question to myself when I saw the stock market plummet last week. The reason is of course the housing melt-down, the credit crunch and the unemployment rate which is now 5%. It was expected that the economy will add 70,000 jobs but it added only 18,000 and that is certainly not a ... More About: Economy , Finance , Money , Recession
Evaluating Stocks using Dividend Discount Model
2008-01-05 01:10:00 Dividend discount model is a widely accepted financial tool used to evaluate stocks based on the net present value of the future dividends. It works by analyzing and making assumptions related to growth in dividends and interest rates. It?s a tool that is heavily based on speculation but what sets it apart from other financial ... More About: Articles , Finance , Stocks , Model , Discount
New Year, New Look
2008-01-05 00:46:00 If you are regular to my blog then you probabbly have noticed a difference. Yes, I have changed the WP theme to something different and changed my color choice. If this is the first time around that you are coming to this blog then you missed it, my previous wp theme was Black, Orange, Pink ... More About: New Year , Year
Gift Cards and Financial Reporting
2007-12-31 22:25:00 Gift cards have recently become very profitable for retailers because of the ease it can be purchased and the fact that 10% of the consumers don?t use the entire amount on their gift cards. The article discusses ways in which different retailers deal with gift-card reporting and disclosures in their financial statements and outlines issues ... More About: Articles , Money , Financial , Gift Cards , Gift
Khuda Key Liye is Beyond Excellence
2007-12-29 20:06:00 When was the last time you heard something good a Pakistan i movie that makes a point and achieves excellence as far as cinematic expression goes? Probably never…. Khuda Key Liye has done just that. It has excellent direction, thumbs up to Shoaib Mansoor, and thought provoking story line with a somber ending. This is all packaged ... More About: Movies , Islam , Issues
Shock, Disbelief and Anger
2007-12-29 02:47:00 Yesterday, 27th December 2007, Benazir Bhutto was assassinated while leaving a political rally for the PPP at Liaquat National Bagh. She had just given a campaign address to party supporters in the run-up to the January 2008 parliamentary elections. After getting into her bulletproof vehicle, Bhutto stood up through the sunroof of the vehicle to ... More About: Politics , Islam , World , Shock , Pakistan
SFSU won?t buy back its own books
More articles from this author:2007-12-22 03:50:00 I spent around $500 this Fall semester on books. $300+ was spent on books “CUSTOM MADE FOR SFSU”. If a book says custom made for SFSU, it basically means… HAHAHA WE GOT YOU SUCKER! Custom editions prepared just for that specific University is a new trend in the text book publishing industry. Why would anyone spend ... More About: Books , Money , San Francisco , Stupid , Personal life 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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