09.08.06

I Am Still Alive!

Posted in Personal at 6:29 pm by Abbas

Been a while since I posted. I apologize, but I have been extremely busy with work and other related activities. I remember I used to complain that I have too much time on my hands. How things have changed . I have been working on this project for work, which is coming along pretty well (will discuss later). I am working semi-independently, which makes it ten times harder. I am the only real Bioinformatics person there! But, alhamdulillah my boss is great. After being stuck on a problem for three hours he would give me some suggestions and advice, which would help me ultimately. Being challenged is good for your brain anyway. Do I enjoy my job? Yes, its nice. It is great so far. I get an awesome view of the ocean and a nice ocean breeze . InshaAllah, will take pictures of it soon.

Other than work, I have been going to the local masjid here. Some people come up to me and start speaking farsi! And may I remind you, I do not look like an Iranian . One man came up to me and was like.. “Were you not here last year? And then disappeared?” (was in SD last year for an internship during the summer). So, people do remember me, but that is probably because I am the only brown skinned person here . Overall the community is slow, but it is coming along. They are trying to take new initiatives, so inshaAllah it will definitely improve. For example, the first initiative is keeping the center open for all the daily prayers, inshaAllah it will work out. By the way, I will be going to a Sufi gathering this weekend just to “check it out.”

The Crocodile Hunter (Steve Irwin) is gone . He was so fun to watch and I loved his accent. He was not afraid of anything. He died with a bang; a stingray pierced his heart. Visit his website here. A lot of other stuff has been happening in the world, but I am too tired to post/comment on it right now - will later inshaAllah.

Anyway, I use Google Analytics to track and see who is visiting my blog and what not. I have three strong-holds: Buffalo, San Diego, and Tuscon, with Buffalo winning out. I also have visitors from India, Pakistan, Lebanon, Australia, Morroco, Bahrain, Russia, and Europe. I am missing people from South America and Africa! Anyway, the count has gone down, but I thank all of you for visiting and commenting!

May Allah grant us victory… Ameen!

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