Inspired by a blog I’ve read somewhere on the web…that was only about programmers/ developers… like what we were coding 5 years ago.
sometimes its nice to look back at what we were doing, a certain period of time ago, and try to figure out whether we need to turn around, keep going, take a break, bring some change or what? this time its not about programming or something specific, lets look back at our lives generally 5 years ago…i’ll start myself.
When I look back, in the start of the year 2002 I find myself deciding whether to take one more year of my BCS course to make it BS and completing required credit hours or not. Was employed by a software development firm in Karachi, and was working on first of its kind project, an instant messenger which could let us communicate in Urdu and English in a single window the IM-way. Back then, used to work mostly in VB and ASP.
in the start, i was having a very hard time due to some relations…ALHAMDULILLAH the friends i had (and I still have), helped me find my way out. They proved not only to be friends, but teachers, guardians, supporters, critics (in a good way) and what not. In healing the wrath of time, the biggest part was of my parents of course. Things changed, I see myself being attracted more towards religion – than I ever was, and calmed.
Used to spend a loooong time roaming in PAF museum, walking with railroad tracks, reading books, articles on web and yes the good old msn : ) Joined gupshup again.
Today, living with a very helpful and caring person – my wife, i hope to keep moving in the same direction, with a little more dominance of Islam, INSHA ALLAH.
Where were you 5 years ago? Where are u today? Where u want to be next?
Being in café its of course going to be flooded, but along with flooding, lets plz just post a few on-topic replies too : )
waves
but that’s that… I dodged the cop on every such light:barbie: …
and my thesis viva date was the same as my walima date 
kehnay ko PHD thay 
. I knew at that time I have to work hard to make way out from there. Went through all the obstacles, and didn’t do too good in my first semester. Second semester was little better.
oh yeah..i was taking drivers ed…thinking if I got my license, i’d get lots of freedom, go here and there and wherever I wanted…thinking that after high school, i’d move out, and live in a dorm..