Work-Life Balance: Why you should not do it
I met an old friend. Works in one of the largest banks in Pakistan. He has a high ranking post: he manages the operations for…
The Labour Movement: What a trade off!
The labour movement in the early 1800’s had the following as one of their slogans: 8 hour work. 8 hour recreation. 8 hour rest. More…
This was my first business, man.
Do you know how much a SIM costs? You know, SIMS, that small, usually-rectangular piece of plastic that you put in your phone – do…
Do This to Live a Boring, Mediocre Life
Beginner’s Luck is the ultimate mistress, always there to seduce me into thinking I am good enough. You try something for the first time, and…
Bike Update: Installed them sideviews
Installed the side-view mirrors. The round ones from Suzuki (Ittefaq Autos, on McLoad road). The two, Japan-imported sideviews cost 350/-. Ride comfort: priceless. 🙂 The…
The Well-Connected Hard Worker
Tell me if you know someone like this: doesn’t work that much, just enough. But the “higher ups” are friends with him, they like him.…
Why Attend Conferences
I am writing this perched over a makeshift work place: a table in front of a bed. I am in Islamabad right now, for the…
Journey of a Thousand Miles begins with THIS
Journey of a thousand miles… Someone somewhere is baking a cake for the first time. The cake comes out OK: it’s eatable. But it tastes…