<![CDATA[GupShup Forums - Blogs - Ansoon's thoughts.. by Ansoon]]> http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/ The largest Pakistani Bulletin board and portal en Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:07:58 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.paklinks.com/gs/images/misc/rss.jpg <![CDATA[GupShup Forums - Blogs - Ansoon's thoughts.. by Ansoon]]> http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/ halaat-e-hazra http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/64622-halaat-e-hazra.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:18:25 GMT so the time is coming near.. my trip is almost a week away and i am excited.. and a bit sad at the same time.. anyways.. i am planning on taking a pocket camera with me so that i can make videos whereever possible.. interview a few young ppl .. show a different side of Pakistan.. or... so the time is coming near.. my trip is almost a week away and i am excited.. and a bit sad at the same time..


anyways.. i am planning on taking a pocket camera with me so that i can make videos whereever possible.. interview a few young ppl .. show a different side of Pakistan..

or whatever is the real-side.. khair we shall see

right now i need suggestions for which pocket camera should I buy? ]]> Ansoon http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/64622-halaat-e-hazra.html Planning a trip http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/63839-planning-trip.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:21:55 GMT So finally I have figured out what to do with my vacations this year .. going to a quick trip to Pakistan. I am planning to land in Islamabad, go quickly to Lahore and then off to Karachi.. Should be a fun trip.. But the purpose behind this trip is to do evaluation.. of everything.. my... So finally I have figured out what to do with my vacations this year .. going to a quick trip to Pakistan.

I am planning to land in Islamabad, go quickly to Lahore and then off to Karachi..

Should be a fun trip..


But the purpose behind this trip is to do evaluation.. of everything.. my ideas, my thoughts, my concepts, my ambitions.. i won't call it a reality check, but that would be a close term as well.

If you are in any of these cities, it would be great to meet up with you for a coffee session ]]> Ansoon http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/63839-planning-trip.html An hour a day... http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/62794-hour-day.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:57:04 GMT We all have goals in life. We all want to achieve these goals. But if you find yourself procrastinating lately -- well you are not alone. So from today I have decided to use a new approach. I am going to spend an hour a day on a task that is of my personal choice. It can be going to gym or... We all have goals in life. We all want to achieve these goals. But if you find yourself procrastinating lately -- well you are not alone.

So from today I have decided to use a new approach. I am going to spend an hour a day on a task that is of my personal choice. It can be going to gym or sketching out an idea or just working on some side project. Whatever it is, I am going to spend an hour a day on it.

I believe that this approach will help me focus on finishing off my personal task list, as well us get me refreshed for the rest of the day.

Think about it, an hour a day = 365 hours per year. And I am pretty sure I can do great things in 365hours. :) ]]> Ansoon http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/62794-hour-day.html Stop Waiting For The Perfect Time.. http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/62694-stop-waiting-perfect-time.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:04:17 GMT Posted this on my blog today and wanted to share it here on GS as well.. Stop Waiting For The Perfect Time.. Random musings (http://www.obaidahmed.com/2009/10/07/stop-waiting-for-the-perfect-time/) -------------- I am not sure about you but a lot of people around me have advice me to wait... Posted this on my blog today and wanted to share it here on GS as well..

Stop Waiting For The Perfect Time.. Random musings
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I am not sure about you but a lot of people around me have advice me to wait for the perfect time to do something.

When I was young, I was told to wait for the perfect time to start having fun, and concentrate completely on my studies. I was told that this is the most important part of my life and once I graduate, with that shiny degree I would be able to do whatever I wish.

Once graduated, I was told to grab a job – start saving and once I have saved enough, paid my dues to the society I would be free to do whatever I wish.

And so on, I wonder when this cycle of advice will end and when will I be able to do “whatever” I wish?

The common theme across all the advice that I received was to meet a certain personal set of conditions before I can make the next move in my life. Now think about all the advices you received, the choices you made and realize that those were nothing but excuses. Blaming some outside force that we can’t control, creating obstacles that aren’t actually there. Soon I realized that this becomes a never ending trap. All sort of thoughts start to come to our mind. “I can’t pursue this dream unless I leave my job and I can’t leave my job since I need to pay bills”.

Another scenario is when we start thinking that we have thousand of problems in our life. We start to rant about anything that’s causing us to stress and fail to do anything to correct it. We get overwhelmed by our thoughts and eventually just give up.

The problem is that perfect time doesn’t exist. It’s illusive. It’s misleading. You will end up waiting for it all your life.

There will never be a perfect time to pursue your dreams, to do something valuable, to make a difference. No matter when you make these choices, there will always be a risk factor.

So my only advice to myself and people around me is to stop waiting. Create change in your life; create change in other people’s life. There is no such thing as “perfection” and there certainly isn’t any perfect time. ]]> Ansoon http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/62694-stop-waiting-perfect-time.html sigh http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/62349-sigh.html Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:25:29 GMT i feel like quiting.. i am tried and just overwhelmed by things around me.. i hate my job.. well not really hate.. its just a drag to wake up every morning and drag myself into this cube and spend the next 8 hours thinking why am i here? life has been disappointing so far.. i was told to... i feel like quiting..

i am tried and just overwhelmed by things around me.. i hate my job.. well not really hate.. its just a drag to wake up every morning and drag myself into this cube and spend the next 8 hours thinking why am i here?

life has been disappointing so far.. i was told to study hard and then once i graduate i can enjoy my life as much as i can.. but look what happened? I am stuck in a stupid cube.

and why do desi parents have to make relationships hard? why does everything revolve around them?

i wanna throw something somewhere ]]> Ansoon http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/62349-sigh.html Settling down... http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/60609-settling-down.html Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:41:20 GMT So I have been graduated from university for about 1 year or so .. for the past 5-6 yrs of my life i have been living alone, away from the family.. with a new roommate almost every year. I have been living a "student" life to the max.. lol just getting by with the minimal stuff required to survive..

now i am thinking of "settling down".. setup my living room to be more than just a "crash landing zone for friends"..

So off i go to furniture store to look for couches and holy cow!! they are expensive.. :( $600 for the couch (i am sure that is the regular price lol, i just haven't made this sort of investment before)

also i am debating if I should stick with having roommates or just find myself a 1bd apartment and set it up as my "bachelor pad" lol..

how does one transit into this stage of life? my family are 5 hours away from where I live.. they want me to move back with them.. i have no problems in moving back, except I don't wnt to loose the freedom of living alone.. i like cooking and experimenting with food, but i know that once i move back, kitchen will be off limit.. most of my friends are in this city and that is another thing that i will loose..

hmm another decision to make.. tips? suggestions? your experience in life? gupshup?


PS: I didn't get to eat anything in sehri.. so now my stomach is making weird noises .. and i am at work.. doh! ]]> Ansoon http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/60609-settling-down.html Finding passion takes faith and sacrifice http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/60440-finding-passion-takes-faith-sacrifice.html Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:57:15 GMT For us to find our passion in life, we must be willing to take risks and make sacrifices. We have to give things up. Sometimes you work hard to get them but it's worth it.

From Steve Jobs’s 2005 Stanford University Commencement Speech:
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.

You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.

Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful, that’s what matters to me.
]]> Ansoon http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/60440-finding-passion-takes-faith-sacrifice.html life.. http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/60352-life.html Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:31:23 GMT life..what can i tell you... you have always been able to surprise me when i least expected. you try to throw me off by these little twisters that erupt out of nowhere.. you mix my day with different emotions.. sometimes happiness and then sometimes sadness.. but i don't think it will all last for that long.. i have found a recipe to cure you.. i have found refuge from you.. someone far more powerful than you.. yes life itself.. I pray to HIM to make my days go easier.. to make my nights go restful.. I pray to HIM to keep my happiness intact.. to keep my heart at content.. nothing that you throw at me is going to change that.. ]]> Ansoon http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/60352-life.html We keep running... http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/59714-we-keep-running.html Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:51:59 GMT I have been noticing a trend in our society. Actually this trend goes beyond my generation, it exists in my parents generation as well.

We keep running ... running after that ultimate "security" .. big houses, high paying jobs, 401k, investments, money, fancy cars, strong friends etc.. and we forget during this run that ultimately none of this is going to help us. None of this helps us attain the true comfort. We are restless. These days we are emotionally and physically draining ourselves, in the name of "productivity"

we are losing ourselves.. and losing it fast..

sigh.. its getting tougher.. ]]> Ansoon http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/59714-we-keep-running.html kiya khoob lagti ho.. http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/47771-kiya-khoob-lagti-ho.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:39:15 GMT barriii sundaar dekhti hoooo barriii sundaar dekhti hoooo ]]> Ansoon http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/47771-kiya-khoob-lagti-ho.html oye kidher ghaibe hogaya hai? http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/47530-oye-kidher-ghaibe-hogaya-hai.html Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:31:47 GMT ok that was meant to be yelled at myself..

it seems that i have disappeared for a while from blogging.. not that anyone would've noticed.. but yeah .. started my own blog and that kept me busy .. along with work.. things are moving fast..


so approx 1 month left till i go back to Pakistan.. i am excited but sad.. :(

this is my first trip in 10 years.. i am so excited to see my country again.. i knw i knw its sorta pathetic but really i miss that place.. I am sad coz of many things... but can't do much about it..

ain't this a confusing world... ]]> Ansoon http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/47530-oye-kidher-ghaibe-hogaya-hai.html Startup in these tough times... http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/46773-startup-these-tough-times.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:00:51 GMT So the economy is going down.. the sky is falling and Google stocks are going down fast... what this all mean to those who are trying to create a meaningful startup? it means that we need to have the ability to burn through our existing cash pile very very carefully. It is going to be tough... So the economy is going down.. the sky is falling and Google stocks are going down fast...

what this all mean to those who are trying to create a meaningful startup?

it means that we need to have the ability to burn through our existing cash pile very very carefully. It is going to be tough to get big clients to spend like they used to we need to tighten our belts.

I have been thinking of how to proceed with our next 6 month planning to ride through this tough wave. Contracts will get hard to get, big companies are putting a lot of their projects on hold to maximize cash in hand..

so i think this is a perfect time to work on our own products.. something that we will be able to launch at the end of 6 months and utilize our time sitting around into building something productive..

:) ]]> Ansoon http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/46773-startup-these-tough-times.html finding which university to attend.. http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/46679-finding-university-attend.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:35:34 GMT So i have been thinking and wondering how do people in Pakistan/India get to decide, or get to research on which university to attend? :thinking: something for me to think about while at lunch... So i have been thinking and wondering how do people in Pakistan/India get to decide, or get to research on which university to attend?


:thinking:


something for me to think about while at lunch... ]]> Ansoon http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/46679-finding-university-attend.html ik teray anay sey pehlay ik teray janay kay baad http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/46666-ik-teray-anay-sey-pehlay-ik-teray-janay-kay-baad.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:40:58 GMT aur bhi cheezain bahut si lut chuki hain dil kay saath yeh bataya doostoon nay ishq farmanay kay baad issi liye kamray ki kar ik ik cheez check karta hoon mein ik teray anay sey pehlay ik teray janay ka baad aur bhi cheezain bahut si lut chuki hain dil kay saath
yeh bataya doostoon nay ishq farmanay kay baad
issi liye kamray ki kar ik ik cheez check karta hoon mein
ik teray anay sey pehlay ik teray janay ka baad ]]> Ansoon http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/46666-ik-teray-anay-sey-pehlay-ik-teray-janay-kay-baad.html urdu dieing? http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/46614-urdu-dieing.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:17:04 GMT my heart just broke into like a gazillion pieces when my roommate, who just got here from Pakistan like a month ago and lived all his life in Pakistan .. can't read urdu :( ]]> Ansoon http://www.paklinks.com/gs/blogs/ansoon/46614-urdu-dieing.html