This is where I collect Random Things

Things often look more beautiful in photos than in reality. By limiting our field of vision, we are forced to focus on the details. Life is like that. Zoom in … Continue readingZoom In

The other day, I went to this restaurant. They gave me three menus with pizza, pasta, fried rice, noodles and what not! I sat there shuffling menus for five minutes … Continue readingChoice Paradox

Even our moral values are subjective. Even our moral values are subjective. My Pathao rider claims himself to be a pious man, but he asked me to go without the … Continue readingMoral Values Being Subjective

One way to think of people is to think of them as random and unpredictable. A better way is to think of them as strategists. They know exactly what they … Continue readingMaking sense of people

Much of the memes, quotes and relationship advice people share on Facebook are kinda toxic. Maybe the word toxic isn’t right. People just use them in the wrong context. But … Continue readingLearning From Toxic Memes

To my grandma telephone was magic. Every once in a while, it would carry one of her son’s voice from a far land she had only heard of. She had … Continue readingTelephone

Vehicles in Dhaka move pretty close to one another. At this high speed, even if one car takes a wrong turn, a disaster will happen. But they rarely take wrong … Continue readingFaith

People often say life is short. I disagree. If you didn’t have to sleep for 8 hours a day, if you didn’t have to brush your teeth, comb your hair … Continue readingLife isn’t short

The first thing that I always try to learn about a new place is its story. From the picture, this looks like an ordinary tree house. But, this tree house … Continue readingThe story of a place

I am lucky that I get to monitor my niece closely. Though that won’t be for long because I am moving out. I always try to frame language in a … Continue readingWhat language or tools can we use to build constancy?

One of my favorite movie quotes from Total Recall. I don’t exactly know why it reminds of my own identity crisis. Before you jump into a conclusion, I didn’t mean … Continue readingDouglas Quaid: If I am not me, then who the hell am I?

Take emotions off the equation. Then relationships are nothing but mutual exchange of values. Conflicts occurs when we do not understand this fundamental principal. You give more than you take, … Continue readingRelationships are mutual exchange of values

Some things don’t translate well across cultures. Why the sign? We don’t drink tap water here. And sometimes, the designer sacrifices usability for aesthetics. Yesterday, I was at BRAC Bank. … Continue readingDesign and Relevance

It’s much easier to overspend with a credit card than by cash. Because, with cash, the pain of departing with your hard-earned money is immediate. So you think a lot … Continue readingThe Pain of Paying

Making sense of people is hard because of those little variations. For example, I am mostly an optimist. But there are things in life where I am extremely risk averse. … Continue readingVariations

Back in our high school days, hacking was something different than what it is today. It wasn’t breaking into people’s houses or stealing credit cards. Nurturing such exotic hobbies, passionately … Continue readingHacking in our days

Mom had been asking me for a while that I talk to my brother about his career. She believes that he doesn’t listen to her, but me. I had been … Continue readingReady to Learn

Exactly one month till my next birthday. And I am moving out. I met my new landlady yesterday, who started by laying down all the rules and a mention that … Continue readingConflicts and Relationships