Yesterday like most Muslim-Americans, I woke up to the horrific news about the Orlando shooting. In terms of casualties, this shooting tops the list of the worst mass shooting in the U.S. history. It’s a… Read More
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Posts in Life
Taking My First Pre-requisite Test
As I walk into the beaten door, I see a huge auditorium filled with students from all over the world. Hunched, some in deep thought, others scribbling away. “Oh, yes. I am late,” I say… Read More
Silicon Valley’s Middle Class Exodus is as Real as Uber for Marijuana
Silicon Valley has housing crisis. And cost-of-living problem. And “someone please create an Uber for X” problem. To address the problem, lawmakers and local governments in Silicon Valley are doing everything, except build new housing…. Read More
Brandon Stanton to Donald Trump: You are the hateful one
This election cycle has been dominated by one character that is part reality and part delusion. He is real enough to hurt, delusional enough to not see it. Yes, I am talking about Donald Trump…. Read More
Listen Up Silicon Valley Startups, the Music has Stopped
Many people have been saying that we are in a bubble – since 2011. I wrote about it in 2011 right after LinkedIn IPO and to some extent, was proven right about LinkedIn and its… Read More
Another Well-Deserved Oscar for Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy
Yesterday, during the 88th Academy Awards a.k.a as The Oscars, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy received an Oscar for ‘best documentary‘ for her film A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness. This is Sharmeen’s 2nd well-deserved Oscar. She… Read More
2015 in Political Cartoons
“One day Aya, you will be the voice of refugees”
I was mentally crushed when I first saw Aylan, the 3-year old boy who washed up on the beach in Turkey. My son is 3-years old. Every time I saw that photo on my newsfeed, I… Read More
View from the 148th floor of Burj Khalifa
View from the 148th floor of Burj Khalifa overlooking Sheikh Zayed Road. #tbt #burjkhalifa #dubai #nofilter
You need a great team when buying your first home
We recently closed on a Townhouse in San Jose, CA. Yay. Our first home. We had been in the market for a while. First, it seemed like 2014 was not the year we make the move. Bay area housing market… Read More