May 2009
7 posts
Have you heard of the Stanford Prison Experiment?
The Stanford Prison Experiment occured in 1971 at Stanford University, and it was to see how average college students reacted and behaved under these unique circumstances. The men were chosen from a group of 70 applicants. The 24 men were randomly separated into groups, either prisoner or guards.
This is one of the things they did to the prisoners to make them feel less like an individual and...
Unemployment and Me
So I am 23 years old. I am unemployed, and I think there are quite a few of us on this boat of the the unemployed. I got a job offer yesterday but it was for the exact industry I just left. They see that I can be a great sales person and relate well to people, which I can do. I can do that job and I believe I can be a top performer, but, it is not my passion, and I need to go for my passion...
Job Market
So today I got a job offer. I’ve gotten kind of a few actually, but I don’t know…I want ONE particular job.
I am a total idiot though because today I kind of accepted a job offer that I really do not want. They just told me, they really like me and they want me, what do I say? and I said okay ya…but my heart was sayingn no no no no no. I am such a pushover. I...
Life and Death
Yesterday evening at approximately 10pm…my beautiful aunt passed away and left behind her five children. I have tried so hard today to be strong for her babies, for her family, for my mother, I don’t know how to mourn. My way of mourning is writing this here
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What Kind of Job Am I Looking For?
I kind of know the type of position I am looking for, yet I am having a great deal of trouble finding it….I don’t want to do menial office work. Yet, I need a paycheck!!
Currently, I am sitting at Borders, reading books titled Get Hired Fast!, 200 Damn Good Resumes, 100+ Winning Answers to Interview Questions, and other such books to help me tweak my resume and find a fantastic job. ...
JOB HUNT!
Job Hunt Day 243850248q50485???
So today, I woke up and purposely decided to miss my 1st interview, and I don’t know, it just didn’t feel right so I chose not to go. I hope it was a shitty job, so I hope I missed it for the right reasons! I started to get ready for my 10:45 interview out in Sherman Oaks…I hoped it would be good! This company is a Sports Marketing Firm and they work with sports...
ramblings
I find it completely mesmerizing reading my old Political Science notes, learning about political theories that try to explain the governance of our world. I find it completely fascinating the way that realist theory has become so popular; so popular that people often forget that this is simply a theory and not reality. or is it? The world’s only superpower invade Iraq, Afghanistan, and is on...
A take on Privacy....
Okay, I know no one reads this, and that’s kind of how I like it…because I’ve unfortunately come across many, many backstabbing people in my past and I don’t know who to trust. I don’t like sharing extra personal information with those who are hungry for information and like to stalk me because my life is kind of interesting ( I like to keep it that way) but the very...
Master Cleanse
Has anyone done the master cleanse diet? I am considering it. Being 23 takes a toll on your metabolism. I am not a fat porker by any means, but I am gaining a tad bit of weight I think. I’m trying the master cleanse..but the whole drinking lemonade/cayenne pepper/maple syrup concoction for 14 days is a bit out there. The idea of not being able to eat any solid foods is a bit ludacris,...
March 2009
1 post
Callin it Quits!
So I did something that is maybe a bit crazy…but so so exciting. I quit from New York Life today…and I couldn’t be happier. I am just so excited to get out of there…it was such a downer and no place for me to be long term. I am looking for a new job and I got a good opportunity but I don’t think I’m going to do it. I did Salaat Istikhara for it and it became...
February 2009
3 posts
The Job Market
So I kind of wonder why it is that, when we’re in high school and college, we get to do almost everything we want. We get to plan amazing large scale events, photograph public events, concerts and sporting events, be editor of a publication, design aesthetically pleasing layots, write amazing political stories for newspapers, write thoughtful pieces for magazines, and become politically...
Letter I want to give to my idiotic manager for...
I really, really want to send this to him for being such an idiot. I am planning on resigning from my company because my manager is completely incapable of doing what his title requires—“managing.” It is a bit mean and I may not send it to him, but God, I wish I could! Read, laugh, enjoy.
I had been thinking of leaving the company long before you suggested it this past...
Changes
I hate when the kid behind the counter called me “ma’am” when I ordered food, or when I bought a smoothie, or bought coffee. I’m not fucking old, ok, I am two weeks shy of my 23rd birthday, that does not mean I should be called “ma’am.” It’s really annoying.
I do realize I’m not a child anymore and that I have adult responsibilities, but...
December 2008
1 post
MPAC Banquet
Tonight’s MPAC Banqet at the Long Beach Convention Center has inspired me to write and reflect on my evening. I loved everything about tonight. I couldn’t believe how amazing the speeches were, and how really wonderful an event it was. It was so well put together, and it wasn’t tacky at all. It was a highly professional, interesting, informative, inspirational event.
I think...
October 2008
1 post
why i think my mom is my most difficult client...
so, i’m getting into this whole business a little bit, and i think I like it, and I’m learning that what someone told me earlier is so true—-that people you thought would buy from you quickly don’t, and that people you would never think would do business with you, do.
that being said, i am so annoyed at my mom right now. we talked about her policy a month ago! A MONTH! ...
August 2008
6 posts
Rex!!
I got a kitten today! he is so cute..his name is Rex. my mom was not at all pleased to see him. she got kind of annoyed.
anyway I have my first appointment tomorrow. nervouse, but excited. wish me luck! :)
first day of training
Hi!
Today was day one of training. I had to wake up at 6:30am so I could leave my house at 7:30am and get there by 8:30am. I stopped by Robeks on my way to work so I could get a smoothie, and then I headed over to Irvine! I got to the office around 8:49 after parking, so not that bad. It took me about an hour. Boy was I happy I was ON TIME. The MAIN managing partner, like the big boss,...
life at New York Life
Yay, today was the day I got officially contracted for NYL. I am so beyond excited! I think going in today I felt a little bit nervous…nervous mostly because I wasn’t sure how things would turn out for me in the future.
Walking in the doors reassured me, big time. The guy doing my contract, Eric, was really nice and funny, and then Emilie, the really sweet hiring manager walked in...
Anam got her driver's license..but Sajid isn't...
My baby cousin Sajid and my 16-year old cousin Anam on how she got her driver's license.
Anam: (to her 10 year old brother) I am SO happy I have my license!!
Sajid: I think they should have you take the test again...just to be sure.
OC Fair...to be a kid again!
Yesterday I went to the OC Fair with my BFF Farida and with Nick. It was so much fun, eating unhealthy but yummy food, walking around and looking at the booths, laughing about the products that were made to be seem to have been sent from heaven, and of course…catching up with Farida. It was so weird to remember that the last time the two of us went there was 2 years ago, with Tammy. We...
July 2008
1 post
wedding season is in full bloom
My roommate from Freshman year got married today. I wish her and Ahmed the best of luck! The wedding was so nice, and I was so happy to be able to help the wedding planner decorate. It looked really nice, and I was so surprised that the wedding, planned a week and a half ago, looked as great as it did.
Good luck Ahmed and Nooreen!! :)
Pictures of the beautiful decorations to come soon!
May 2008
1 post
I'm a 22-year old child?!?!
I do not understand how in the South Asian community, a girl is only viewed as a woman and a true adult when she gets married. She is not allowed her freedom, she is not allowed to be curious, to be driven, to be honored, to be respected, to be herself unless she is married. How unfair is that? I am about to graduate college, I have lived in an apartment for the past four years, I haven’t...