How to take a country to the next level

What can YOU do to make your country a developed nation?

You can't do anything.



Really. YOU can't do anything. Neither can I. Neither that person wearing a jacket across the room. Not as an individual. TOGETHER, however, that's a different story.
Few years back. I used to think that America is a good country because it has big buildings. (Later on I came to know they are called skyscrapper.) I though Japan is a good country because it has great electronics industry. I've been living in Japan for more that 2 years now. Now I see that this isn't really the case.

What makes these countries "developed" isn't the skyscrapers, nor the smooth road. Its the PEOPLE. Really man. Its the old lady by the road, the shopkeeper dusting his carpets. It is them. Not as a singular entity, but as collective nation.


The park bench scene in the movie "Men in Black" is one of my favorite. I couldn't grasp the meaning of the dialog until many years later.

Agent K (Tommy L. Jones) says, "The person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it.) I see his point now.

Take the latest BitCoin fiasco for example. So many 'experts' yet the market swings like a circus pole.


We really need to start focusing on the collective well being. The whole nation will move forward when everyone will understand instinctively what action(s) will bring betterment for the larger group. And "instinct" it doesn't develop in a day. It takes years of practice and preaching. So the sooner we start, the better.

My review of "Passenger"

Passenger. I was skeptical of this movie at first. We are very skeptical of any movie which relates to space. A bit of professional bad habit you can say. But my god it was beautiful. Just the right amount of science with some fiction. Kudos to the writer for coming up with such a beautiful storyline. It's one of those stories where it keeps you thinking even when the movie is over. Like the fabulous pastry that leaves a good flavour.

It's fascinating to think, how man fails to his value of ethics and morals at critical hours.How survival instinct redefines us. How we fail to suppress our inner demons. How we decide whether to let a severe crime go unnoticed or take action against it.

I also loved how subtly writer brought out mankind's greatest weakness, our lust for more. We never seem to settle. It's good in one sense that it keeps us on the edge, keeps us going, thriving for more. On the other hand, it never really let us have peace of mind. We remain so busy gazing into the distance future that we completely miss our present. We haven't really managed to live the moment yet.

How the future is changing us. Our need for more performance, forces us to ignore the beauty of mechanics; mechanics of the machines around us. Our need for a better life, enabling companies to profit out of nothing.

Truly a brilliant piece of story telling. In the end it is upto you which message you want to take with yourself.

Checkpoint saved!

I used to pray to God, that I wanna be somebody who will make a significant contribution to science and I want to work in a big Lab in some corner of the world. Although I haven't been awarded Nobel Prize or anything, I kind of made it. It is not as awesome as I dreamt, but the important bits are there. I wanted be a big scientist that people would remember my name. I could not get my name on children text books, but I did manage to get a picture of me on the newspapers. I rent a beautiful studio apartment overlooking Mountains in a peaceful neighbourhood. Since I'm already here, I realize I forgot to make some other wishes.

About Recent "Terrorist" attack in Bangladesh

More or less, we are all aware of the recent "Terrorist" attack in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 9 Italian, 7 Japanese and 3 Bangladeshi citizen were brutally murdered. Murdered for no reason at all.

I'm keeping the word Terrorist within quotation for a reason. These five gunmen had no other agenda then to kill people and be killed. They had no purpose, no demand and came without any warning to the surprize of entire Nation. They say they represent ISIS. But for my tiny little mind it is not possible to guess what ISIS gains by murdering in a muslim country, during muslim month of prayer (Ramadan), while it is time for Muslim Prayer, including 3 muslim Bangladeshi who were held hostage.

From my small little room, I cannot say who initiated this heinous act or who benefits from it. But I can say for sure, those five "Terrorist" do not represent my country. They are not Bangladesh.

Dear World. Please forgive us for we couldn't prevent this for happening. Please don't hate us for 5 "Terrorist" who chose to blow themselves up with innocent people. Please remember us a country of Tradition, Language, festival and peace among brothers and sisters regardless of race or religion.

Sincerely,

Maisun Ibn Monowar.

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What we've become?

1. Eid is one of the few days you have better chance for forgiveness from The Almighty. It offers you a chance of cleansing. Right now, I can think of only other event that provides similar opportunity, Hajj. Mere thought of punishment of hell should make you tremble in fear. For some reason I could never connect to those emotions. Is it because my heart made of stones? I think not. I like to think my heart is made of Plastic. Recycled Industrial Plastic. It works. Durable. Easy to repair. Artificial.
2. Speaking of artificial, there is one more thing I was able to fake flawlessly. Smile. Want to land that next business deal? Present yourself with a smile. Want that job? Present yourself with a smile. I got so good at faking, that it actually ended up looking original.
3. I used to have fun on Eid. Then life happened. Me and my friends got scattered across country. Across entire globe. Only few remains within my immediate reach. I could go and hangout with them. This would mean Hiring a cab only to pay him at least double fare for driving me 5 minutes in this empty city. Then go for a snack in some coffee shop with the whole group. As a freelancer, I make decent amount of money now and then. But I never managed enough courage to get inside one of these coffee shop to get myself cup of coffee. The problem doesn’t stop there. As a student, DIYer, curious mind; I want to share my ideas with people. Have a fruitful discussion. Only way I can do that is by spending a fortune on coffee shops. It’s all about money now a days. If only there was a concept of a place where you could relax on a summer afternoon, chit chat with your friends, spend a good time with your family. Oh wait! There is something like that. It’s called public park. We HAD some of those here in Dhaka. Not sure what it has become now.
4. There will be good and evil sides of all entities. It is not unusual for people to have 2 faces. I can handle people with 2 faces. In face we all have few faces. I’m not the same person when I’m with my little sister, in comparison to when I’m with my professor, my friends, my boss. Now we have few more faces to put up. One for Facebook. One for Twitter. One for instagram. Yes, the image I have of myself on Facebook, doesn’t match with my real life image. The image of myself on my BlogSpot site, doesn’t match with my main web site. I understand that. When I interact with a person I remember these facts. What I’m afraid of, when I’ll look myself in the mirror after 40 years; who will I be?

Connecting ... with People !!! [part 1]

I never really had friends. From the very beginning. I can't remember why, but I always preferred staying at home and reading a book rather than going out and breaking a leg. I did find cycling interesting, but that too was short lived.

I remember Pokemon (Yes! Pokemon. Yellow mouse with electricity) gave me a common ground to talk to other people around me. That was the first time I actually made friends. Then again Pokemon caused a lot of controversies among us. To elders, it was simply childish. To me, it was nonsense. It was way too much effort for me to set the records straight.

I military school, not many had interest on emerging technology. Therefore, my friend circle was actually few dots. 

Same goes to college. I could never actually caught up.

In University, I never really bothered to expand my friend circle. Or even, make it a circle. 

This has left me with a peculiar problem. I have absolutely no clue how to interact with my fellow earthlings. I could hide this fact easily before, but now things have changed. I mean, when you are that guy who stands in the corner with an empty glass on a conference dinner, you are kind of hard not to notice. Same applies to other social gatherings.

To this day, I could connect with very few peoples around me. They give me a great source of comfort. I have my gratitude to express to the following people.

1. Ocean >> For letting me join with him to form a BiCycle gang.
2. Towkir >> For compensating me for my broken scale
3. Azim >> Joining me on a quest for computer from within the closed campus
4. Turkey >> For simply being him
5. Imran >> The first Sonnetier
6. Arranya >> The second Sonnetier
7. Tanzir >> The third Sonnetier 
8. Asif >> Fellow EEE
9. Shakil >> Kind of my arch enemy, the guy with an Apple
10. Essa >> Adults, but still watching cartoons
11. Sadaf >> The CSEEE
12. Zafor >> Dude, come to the good side. Come to Ubuntu.
13. Kafi (vai) >> For being technical badass with people skills.

So forgive me people. If you ever find me staring at you, saying nothing, I'm probably trying to figure out what communication protocol to use.

[Disclaimer: I have more names to express my gratitude to. Stay tuned and enjoy music by James Blunt.]