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March

I need to write more….. I will write more…. I WILL WRITE MORE!!!

I promise I will… I WILL!!

I have been struggling for inspiration for a long time. I think it hasnt been restricted to blogging, and day to day life had been a drag until recently. In any case, here is a vow to begin active blogging again – and this is how I plan to do it! (in no particular order)

The blog will get a new look and feel in March 2010!
Introduce additional resident bloggers.
I am going to open the blog to guest bloggers.
I’m going to guest blog more.
I am going to read more blogs and posts and articles….
Get back to commenting – I have REALLY stopped doing this.

Baby steps to get me going, but more ideas in the pipeline – you will hear about them when the time is right!

I also have this feeling that I won’t be in London for too long. My nomadic senses have kicked in, and perhaps a move to a different part of the world may be part of the act at some point this year. Let’s see. What is certain is that this year has a whole new adventure coming up, and life will definitely get interesting!

Next up on this blog – a guest post supporting freedom of speech…. keep an eye out for this!

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10 Things to Look Forward to in 2010

January

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Resolutions for the new year – have you kept yours as yet? More importantly, how many have you broken already?

I’m not sure what resolutions are meant to be. For me, resolutions are things to look forward in the year to; I don’t believe in working hard to achieve them, they have to be something which occur as part of my natural routine of life.

I have great expectations from 2010. 2008 and 2009 were horrible and decent years respectively, but this is what I am looking forward to in 2010:

Getting Married – For the longest time in my existence, I have thought of myself as someone who is slightly held back when it comes to being in the relationship. Then I met my fiancee, and she brings out my quirks, behaviors and mannerisms which generally stay shut away somewhere. Together, we can switch between multiple mental ages to deal with the challenges of life – that is what makes me love her even more, and I cannot wait to begin our life together in 2010.
Growing up – In 2010, I hope to ascend to a higher level of maturity; working hard on our marriage, managing our home, and pushing hard and upwards in my career – these will no doubt help me think about things from a more mature perspective; let’s hope that maturity does begin to kick in too.
Being part of the 8 Day Academy – This is something which I really am looking forward to. Find out more about the 8 Day Academy [here] and [here]. I am a huge advocate of education, and 2010 is earmarked as the year where more should be done to educate women. Education doesn’t translate to reading a book and passing exams; education is about having the ability to use any and every skill you have to move ahead and achieve in life. The 8DA aims to achieve this and raise awareness in communities that you don’t have to be book smart to be someone.
Stepping up a level or two in my career – Four and a half years as a professional, I am closing in towards the end of the 5 year plan. The time has come to start a new chapter, and progress up the ladder; I haven’t had a niche path in my career to date, but a solid career is built up on a particular specialization and add-ons are always a bonus around it – this is the plan for the next 5 years.
Traveling to new places – I haven’t had many opportunities to travel to new places, partly because I enjoy company when I travel. Starting this year, I will have that permanent companion with whom we can “see the world”!
Reading more books – One thing is absolutely certain – we are going to have a massive bookshelf at home – the both of us are readers and collectors of good books and publications. One aim this year is to read more than the 10 or so books which I read last year.
Achieving new qualifications – I love to study in bursts; being a huge believer in keeping life moving and refreshing your career, I really think constant education plays a huge part in shaping ones career. In 2010, I will be working on gaining 2 PRINCE2 certification.
Attending TEDx or even the TED global event – I have attended one TEDx event [TEDx London] and watched a huge number of [TED talks]. These are inspirational messages and words from people who are unique revolutionaries. In 2010, I will be looking to meet these speakers and swap ideas in person. The TED and TEDx events are massive networking opportunities and provide an avenue to gain inspiration and insight to the rest of the world.
Meeting new people from twitter – I met almost 30 people, from twitter, in person in 2009; most of them were excellent personalities, and some outright strange and weird. The fact that I am typing this post is an assurance that I havent met a serial murderer tweeter so far. I loved the tweetup in Dubai, and it was great to put names and faces together, and also swap contact details with a couple of people.
Being happy – The biggest and most important thing which I want from 2010 is to be happy. The last 3 years have progressively worn out my happiness, and I have met and hope to spend my life with a person with whom I know I can be happy. Happiness will be achieved by keeping things simple, and staying humble; I trully believe that it is as simple as that.

What things are you looking forward to in 2010?

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Memories…..

September

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I have always been interested in British culture. TV shows, bands (Oasis, Take That, 5ive, etc), etc. My first boyfriend was from Manchester. I have always wanted to visit London. I finally got the chance to do that in October of 2008. October was the cheapest time to fly. And since it was a last minute trip, that was the only time we could go. It was so cold we could barely walk anywhere. Note to self: Don’t travel to the UK past September.

I was so excited when the pilot announced that we were landing at Gatwick. I was happy because I could finally get off the plane after sitting for 8 hours and that I could go to the hotel and sleep a little before our Hop-On Hop-Off bus tour (which I wasn’t up for booking the same day that we arrived. I can blame that on the travel agent and my friend, CC). CC and I grabbed our bags and made our way to the Gatwick express. We had no idea what we were supposed to do with our tickets. Do we get them stamped? There was a lady sitting at a closed window and we just thought we would sneak over and ask. We got the dirtiest look ever. Sorry. After a transfer flight from Edmonton to Calgary and then 8 hour flight from Calgary to London, I wasn’t about to stand in the line just to ask a question when you are sitting there doing nothing. Whatever. We were exhausted at this point, as both of us had been up at 4am Saturday morning, flew all day, and it was now about 730-8am Sunday London time (1130pm-12am our time). We just wanted to get to our hotel.

We arrived at our hotel exhausted, after taking the Gatwick express, and then taking the tube from Victoria station to Bayswater (taking the long way around, thanks in part to my lousy navigational skills. Luckily, our travel agent had lived in London, so was able to give us directions from Bayswater tube station to our hotel.). When we arrived, our room wasn’t ready. They put a rush on it. 2-3 hours later, it was finally ready. CC and I were both cranky due to being tired, and due to the ridiculous service at the hotel. We got to our room and found out that we got a double bed instead of the two twin beds that the travel agent had arranged for us. Eventually, they arranged for us to get one of those rooms the next day. CC and I had planned to sleep before the bus tour, but it didn’t happen. We went to buy a cheap mobile phone, so that we could contact our families, because neither of our phones worked in London. CC and I had a quick lunch at Mc Donald’s. Mc Donald’s food is not the same every where you go. And having a sickly stomach already (chronic acid reflux), I was nervous about eating. I thought I was safe ordering Chicken McNuggets. I asked for sauce (for my nuggets). They gave me ketchup. “Not ketchup, I want sauce. You know. For the nuggets.” She hands the ketchup back to me. “No. To dip my nuggets in”. Ding ding ding. The light goes on. I get my sweet and sour sauce. We finished eating our tiny meals (bigger and tastier here), and headed over to the phone place.

CC and I arrived at the phone place, shortly after stopping at a internet cafe and emailing our families and letting them know we made it safely. We grabbed the cheapest phone and the guy showed us how to put the SIM cards in (we had never seen SIM cards before). Then he continued talking to his co-worker while ringing our purchases in. They were discussing a TV show and the co-worker asked if we had seen it. I mentioned that we have that show in Canada. INSTANT ATTENTION. And instant niceness. Okay…..so you like Canadians? I should have tattooed a maple leaf on my forehead. Then he proceeded to tell CC and I that we can use the phone we just bought in Canada. Um no thanks. We both have BlackBerries.

Finally we get out of the store and laugh at the fact that we got different treatment once we mentioned that we were from Canada. We phoned our families and made our way to our tour bus. I still had my Mc Donald’s pop in my hand and looked all over for a garbage can in the tube station. Nada. I looked frantically on the street for one. Nada. I walked blocks and finally found one. I found out later, from a co-worker that used to live in London, that the lack of garbage cans was due to the IRA and bombs. CC and I went on our tour and it was fantastic! All the beautiful buildings with all the great history. This is why I came here. However, CC and I had been awake for about 30 hours at this point, and fell asleep a few times on the tour. I felt guilty and horrible because the guide was fantastic. We ended up doing the tour again a few days before we were to go home, and that is where the majority of our pics came from because it was too cold to walk around. And I ended up getting a bad cold, not helped by the drafty hotel windows. It was interesting trying to get cold medicine from the drug store. Didn’t know what half the brands were, and most of the stuff was behind the counter. Strange.

We had a couple more mishaps with the hotel and hotel staff. When we arrived, the little blonde boy at the counter forgot to give us all of our continental breakfast tickets. The night staff were fantastic. They gave us upgraded ones. Our toilet in the first room decided to run continuously when I flushed it right before bed. I called down to get it fixed. “We’ll send maintenance up to fix it”. Half hour later, we wanted to sleep, and the toilet was not fixed. We called down again, and they came up. Our shower also sprayed all over the place. In our new room, CC blew a fuse with her hair straightener. We told the staff at the desk on our way out. When we came back HOURS later, it still wasn’t fixed. Apparently the guy at the desk had wrote down the wrong hotel number. Tired of fast food, CC and I went one night to Tesco to get some sandwiches and fruit. We decided to chill in the hotel room and watch TV. Well the TV didn’t work. So we called the desk. “We will send up housekeeping”. An hour later, she shows up, flicks a switch, tells us we have to press certain buttons when turning on the TV, and then leaves. Okay then. I was so glad to check out of that hotel, and I am sure they were happy to get rid of us.

Not all memories of London were bad. The good ones included the museums we visited (Natural History, Science, and Sherlock Holmes), Madame Tussauds, Picadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace, the Hop-On Hop-Off bus tour, Oxford Street, The London Eye, The Rainforest Cafe (which I had been to in Las Vegas and loved!). We had another…”Oh your Canadian” encounter at The Rainforest Cafe. CC and I were so excited that there was Iced Tea on the menu so we told the waitress that is what we wanted. “Are you guys American?” she asks us. “No, we are Canadian” I said in my hastiest tone. “Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.” Instant niceness. Well if this is what it took for better customer service, I would have told everyone that I was Canadian! Haha. In all fairness, I was warned by a few people to wear Canadian flags, or pins, or tshirts, because “people in London will think you are American, and they don’t like Americans.” Note to self, next time I am in London, I will wear a nice big Canadian sweater! I love London, and want to go back. I will not be detracted by the lousy customer service I have had.

I am Sarcastically Bitter. Yes I am.

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The one about my sexuality issues…

August

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So you know how I sometimes seem sensible and what not…. yea… this is how my friends and tweeties hang out on an average day… The cast in question were @nagham, @alexandermcnabb, @masarat, @binmugahid, @lhjunkie and @malizomg. [Love how lhjunkie was standing up for me towards the end (I think) ]

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My Honesty…

August

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According to the Free Dictionary, the definition is as follows:

hon·es·ty (n-st)n. pl. hon·es·ties

1. The quality or condition of being honest; integrity.

2. Truthfulness; sincerity: in all honesty.

Honesty can be defined or viewed from a multitude of angles; not one of them will be 100% accurate (it’s a harsh truth). It’s very narcissistic (I think) to have an honest opinion of yourself; everyone likes to believe they are x, y or z, but the truth can only come from the mouths of those who observe you…. yet theirs is just an opinion too…

A fair few bloggers have posted 10 honest things about themselves; I have tagged myself via Americanising Desi. Have you watched the movie Reservoir Dogs (one of the best movies EVER btw!)? My 10 answers are the strangers which gang up to commit the perfect crime that is Me. Here goes:

1) Mr Reliable – This is a nickname which I picked up at uni, and also at the cricket club where I played for 3 years. Reliability is a tricky thing – there is no scale to measure it; how do you trust someone with a task, and know that it is in capable hands? How do you know that past experiences are a benchmark for future forays?

My reliability comes from 2 facts – When I say that I will take care of it…. it gets taken care of, as expected. Always. I also keep things simple and clear so that everyone can see and knows what is what. My past results and failings prove that in every instance I have been the best choice. My reliability is my greatest asset, and hence comes out at the top of the list.

2) Mr Take it Easy - Patience is something which has taken years to develop, yet even now, it is lacking in me. I am an observer. I look around me, I look at people, I look at events, I look at happenings. I watch events unfold, and I react accordingly. The art of patience is something which one learns and develops as they mature. My parents, and my mentors demonstrate their knowledge upon me, and I am quick to absorb what they spill around me. My belief is that patience is the greatest gift given to a humankind; use it and enjoy it wisely.

3) Mr A Lotta Words - Communication is one of my strengths. I can listen, and then respond to anyone on anything. I love being involved with intimidating and stubborn people because the challenge to drive home a point is even greater; the manipulation of words to the desired effect is a tool in the skill set of a good communicator. I like to keep things simple; I break things down for you, I will draw pictures for you, use my hands a lot (A LOT) to signify my point. The most important point of communication is listening – if you don’t listen, you cannot sensibly respond. I listen well, and respect someone else’s opinion. Without listening to a point of view, one cannot cover all bases – which ofcourse is violation of all sensible thinking.

4) Mr Respect – Respect for any person or anything is something which has been instilled in me as a child. I am lucky enough to have had good parents, family, friends and teachers around me to make sure that my feet stay on the ground. Experiences have taught me that no matter how annoyed or angry you may be at a grown up, you should always respect the fact that they are an adult; you can restrict your talk to just a greeting, but greet them with the respect that you would command for yourself.

I have realised that little people deserve a lot of respect too! Those younger than us look towards us as role models, and our behavior towards them will dictate (to a certain extent) their behavior when they are in our shoes. Each person is unique, and each person deserves their own respect… but the respect must be at par or greater than the minimum that you would expect for yourself.

5) Mr Connoisseur – Over the last 27 years, I have learned to appreciate the finer things in life. There are 4 distinct individuals with whom I can be open with on almost everything. They probably don’t know this themselves, but their value and existence in my life means a great deal to me. I call these 4 people my friends; I know two of them will be reading this. I appreciate the roof above my head and the food on my plate; I have spent time where these basic necessities are a luxury for people – I am thankful for these blessings.

I am a great believer in “I came here with no possessions, and I will depart in the same way” – hence I live a minimalist lifestyle, owning only the essentials. However, I take care to enjoy and own the essentials in the right way too. Enjoying the finer points in life is largely down to fully enjoying what you already have as opposed to what you COULD have.

6) Mr Competitive aka Gen. Stubborn – My competitiveness, drive to win, wanting to never give up – my stubbornness in both a positive and negative form comes from my mom’s side of the family. I grew up in an environment of excellence in education and sport; in both areas, it was the fittest who survived and the weak dissolved into the background. Right through the ages I have been driven to achieve, with varying results I must admit, but I have pushed hard nonetheless. Sometimes, in the heat of competition, I forget that there is an edge to the cliff, and I go falling down like Wile E. Coyote.

In competition, you will face defeat, and acceptance of defeat with grace is a requirement for a true competitor… although it is probably a violation at many levels of the code of conduct of stubbornness. Defeat intensifies the hunger to win, and ofcourse – in the words of the king – Eric Cantona – “You play to fight the idea of losing!”

7) Mr Smile’n a Laugh – I was given the most amazing and surprising compliment last week while on a lunchtime walk with a colleague; we were talking about how each one of us deals with difficulties at work, and I supposedly deal with everything with a smile and a laugh. I never thought others would notice, but it actually is pretty damn true!

Life has dealt me with a lot of lemons; I stopped counting the number of times that I have dusted myself while standing up again after a fall – at the end of it all, one could either sulk and mope at the misfortunes, or pick out the lessons to be learnt, smile at the past and move on. Laughter is a permanent fixture with me, and I try and surround myself with the people who smile, grin and laugh with me, and people on whose faces I can bring a smile to.

Life is a dark alleyway; show it your smile, and its warmth and brightness will show you the way.

8 ) Mr Perfection - It would be dishonest of me to highlight qualities that only show the positive side to me. Here’s a newsflash – I AM Arrogant. Period. I am very subtle about how I portray my arrogance, and I mix this trait like carbon monoxide in the open air. My arrogance is driven by my pride in who I am, what I do and the ideals that I represent. This playground called life is a tough place, and moving ahead requires looking after number one. Too humble, and you will get sucked into a black hole, never to return.

9) Mr Non Conforming Non-Conformist – Everyone is a non-conformist – how? Well, everyone is unique; but my style and ways are above the rest. I always stand out on my own but not on purpose; you can be my mentor, but I will lead from the front – follow me if you like. Maybe I don’t meet the expectations of those around me, my mannerisms don’t match my personality; my decisions are always made by me, based on my thoughts. I am who I am and I do what I do; does that make me a non-conformist….. or does that make me… me?

10) Mr Smooth Criminal – I live life with a passion which I love to share. I am a people person, and connect with almost anyone; I am easy to trust. If a friend sits in front of me, and talks, bitches and moans to me all day – I will sit and listen, and give my opinion – I have plenty of it, and I am always fair. The respect which I gain from anyone is in proportion to what I give them, and I am always grateful of that; these are all small things, but the little specs of paint make a bigger picture. I will fight for you, and I will fight alongside you, I will share this life with you with a hundred smiles and a thousand laughs. I strive for an imperfect perfection in the place where nobody goes hunting; this is a testament to who I am. But there is just one thing more.

I am a heart breaker. I will make you spill those tears…. but of the good kind. Gals, beware… guys, i’ll get you too! I can’t help it if I love you all so much… but love you all, I do.

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15 Truths About Life You’ll Need to Memorize….

August

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I love life bloggers – people who take life into perspective, look at areas of improvements within themself, bring about those changes, and then spread the word to others so that they can benefit from their wisdom too. One such blogger is JamieVaron from Intersected, and this blog post of hers is just too brilliant to let pass.

Do check it out, and comment on the original post [found here].

This are how Jamie said it…

1. Age is absolutely the worst predictor of someone’s maturity, intelligence, or general ability to operate with any sort of common sense. Related: At any given moment, most men are 20, 30, 45, 68 going on 13.

2. Love doesn’t happen when you’re not looking for it. This is a made up, fairy tale, bullshit, passive-aggressive way to view love. When love happens when you’re not looking for it or ready for it, it’s called divorce down the road, so yeah, watch out for that.

3. When you’re happy, people want you to be unhappy. When you’re unhappy, people want to cheer you up (but are probably secretly happy they are happier than you). The only way to actually be happy is to stop using anything external to determine your well-being.

4. Any time you get really nervous about doing something and want to crawl in a hole to hide, then that’s, 9 times out of 10, the thing you need to do (the scary thing, not crawl into a hole and hide). Unless you’re nervous about jumping off a cliff, then, dude, use your discretion.

5. Whatever you believe you are, you are.

6. Whatever you think you deserve, you’ll get.

7. If you learn something necessary. If you grow in the process. If you go on to make something better, more efficient, or useful. Then, you did not fail.

8. Most of the stuff you think you’ll use or want later will either end up in the trash or hauled around through every move. Your physical and mental being will thank you for letting go of all the baggage. Plus, moving sucks, why carry around all that crap?

9. As a general rule, people who do not completely lose themselves in music are not to be trusted.

10. Most of the things people say that are general rules are actually wrong. We’ve just never taken the time to challenge them.

11. The quicker all the “shoulds” get out of your head, the better off you’ll be. Related: The reason most people are unhappy? Terrible expectation management. Actively pursue the meaning of your expectations, question their legitimacy, wonder why you have them, throw them out if superfluous, and move on. Quickly.

12. If humor is not the number one thing you look for in the opposite sex, then reevaluate. The only thing that will keep a relationship together (and healthy) is being able to laugh at yourself and each other. It’s not always going to be lollipops, all day sex romps, and unicorns.

13. There’s really never a reason to lie. If your thoughts, motives, and actions are pure, then you’ll never have a reason for dishonesty. Ever.

14. Transparency on the internet isn’t about using a tactic, it’s about forcing yourself to live a life with nothing to hide (and to have a company without so many skeletons in your closet, you’ll go under if you get exposed).

15. Loving yourself is, hands down, the only way to universal compassion. When you love yourself, you can’t help but be loving towards others. If you are critical of yourself, you will be critical of others. This is a simple equation.

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100 Essential Skills for Geeks…

August

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I picked up this brilliant post on Wired, and wanted to see what level of geekdom my readers can achieve!

For the record – I can relate to 30 /100 (I am still a nerd…. I am NOT a geek!)….although check out #95 in the original post (#27 on my list)… and then check out the pic…

Properly secure a wireless router.
Leech Wifi from your neighbor.
Work from home or a coffee shop as effectively as you do at the office.
Understand what “There’s no Place Like 127.0.0.1” means.

Identify all computer components on sight.
Troubleshoot any computer/gadget problem, over the phone.
Install a Linux distribution. (Hint: Ubuntu 9.04 is easier than installing Windows)
Remove a virus from a computer.
Dual (or more) boot a computer.
Boot a computer off a thumb drive.
Boot a computer off a network drive.
Protect your privacy when using a public computer.
Buy a domain, configure bind, apache, MySQL, php, and Wordpress without Googling a how-to.
Basic *nix command shell knowledge with the ability to edit and save a file with vi.
Google obscure facts in under 3 searches. Bonus point if you can use I Feel Lucky.
Build amazing structures with LEGO and invent a compelling back story for the creation.
Understand that it is LEGO, not Lego, Legos, or Lego’s.
Build a two story house out of LEGO, in monochrome, with a balcony.
Fix anything with duct tape, chewing gum and wire.
Know the difference between skills and traits.
Be able to calculate tip and split the check, all in your head.
Explain that the colours in a rainbow are roygbiv.
Understand the electromagnetic spectrum – xray, uv, visible, infrared, microwave, radio.
The meaning of technical acronyms.
Understand the difference between a comic book and a graphic novel.
Know where your towel is and why it is important.
Sleep with a Cricket bat next to your bed.
Identify evil alternate universe versions of friends, family, co-workers or self.
Be able to convince TSA that the electronic parts you are carrying are really not a threat to passengers.
Talk about things that aren’t tech related.

In the corner of the room, next to my bed, sit my 2 cricket bats… they’re always there, and are my sporting pride and joy. Yes… no trophies for me because I have never been part of a tournament winning team – rather, the tools that win trophies.

How much of a geek are you?

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People…

August

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Following my post on Aiysha [what? you havent read it? Please do!], a couple of my tweeties asked me to do similar posts on other twitter folk. I’m a bit 50-50 on that… but if you think I can guage you well as a person, then leave me a comment, and I will surprise you with my thoughts!

In the meantime, can I introduce you to an excellent excellent person who I have come across on twitter; I intro’d her on the Aiysha post, but a more formal hello to Humera.

I connected with Humera when she was out in KSA* (now back in the States). One thing which strikes me over the span of 140 characters is the composure and sensibility which she seems to have – it is a very impressive quality! I do really hope that the 140character persona spills into reality as well!

Humera is participating in NaBloPoMo this month [check out her blog], with an aim to get back to regular blogging. Her views, opinions and advice over 140 characters is always fantastic, and as a premise to this propostion is that a bunch of us tweeties will participate in our own NaCoPoMo [i.e. we will comment on posts everyday!].

I love the big sister figure which Humera seems to be (can we call you Baji? ), and it would be awesome if you guys would join in and participate in reading and commenting on her words.

* Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Starry eyed guest blogging….

August

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One benefit of having curiosity of OCD proportions is that you get to meet and communicate with loads of people (those questions have to be asked, no?). Some people – you meet ‘em talk to them, move on. Others, well, you keep coming back for more.

When Falakk-ji (-ji is a suffix added for additional respect) out a call out for guest bloggers, one couldn’t refuse making an appearance on her awesome blog – Starry Eyed Book Lovers. Why is this blog awesome? Simple – Falakk-ji is one amazingly hilarious little lady; it’s laughs galore without her even trying to be funny!

This August, she has lined up an array of guest bloggers to be part of her space. Do flick over to her blog, and contribute to the party that we will be having in the August Blog meet-up!

To kick it all off – she pulled my name out of the hat… check out what I had to say!

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The Initiator…

August

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I picked this up from Seth Godin’s blog; they say that one should practice what they preach…. I’m glad that this is something which I definitely do… do you?

“I’m just here to learn.”

Learning is fine. Listening is good. Consensus is natural.

But initiating is rare and valuable and essential.

How often do you or your brand initiate rather than react? How often do you tweet instead of retweet? Invent rather than exploit?