Does being secular mean -

1. Not having the need to display a personal form of religious tradition at a gathering?

2. Allowing the display of all religious traditions at a gathering?

3. Having a need to display all religious traditions at a gathering?

4. Not allowing the display of any religious traditions at a gathering?

5. Not having anything to do with any religion in any gathering?

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Is it only fitting that Serendipity should find its place in the top 10 most untranslatable words in English language? How else can life be going on with such monotonous tic-tocs yet reveal so many ways to give you aah-hah moments… my moment of serendipity of today, age and education are no barriers to forge lasting bonds.

These days I am in tall grass most of the time. I have no clue, no idea how to do somethings. Mostly I try to listen or remember what people I consider wise told me but mostly, I make things up and pray they work.

Which is good in a way, no? My deeds, my actions and my failures. I cannot tie them back to someone. Maybe this is what my mind really meant when it was pushed to be more creative/more original – Originality is over-rated, doing things better is the key!

So what I keep searching at times like this is advice. Not selfish words but advice that stems from voice that does not calculate “what’s in it for me”, blunt, harsh but honest. Friends help, I am glad I have a handful who do that but I am guessing its age and that people are becoming less critical and more accepting. But on a few days, I really need advice and it sucks that there is so little of it available. So so few wise men around!

It was not pressure when you have to put in 80,90 hr weeks to complete projects,
It is not pressure when you have to complete a presentation in a hr for a meeting that was just announced,
It was not pressure when you had to invent work arounds when things fail continuously,
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What pressure as of today is when you are told you have a ship to steer towards a particular destination without knowing if there is water, space or land beneath your feet.

Pressure!

… 2 months since I last posted here. Life has been hectic, crazy, long and a whole lot of more things.
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I finally went full time at my company after more than an yr of contracting. Had too, the market is too volatile for me to take a chance. Plus there is the visa thing.
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Moved to Berkeley! Finally a dream to live in a college town. Fabulous place, close to a hill, perfect commute to SFO. It’s a very very old place, in all senses.
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My first trip back home is inching closer and closer. 60 days to go. Really can’t wait. It’s been way too long.
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Got a photo blog finally setup after more than an yr of planning and planning. Will keep adding more to it. As always, I am still in search for a good template and a java app for displaying pics. 
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I got myself together and watched CNN-IBN last friday night for more than 4hrs for the election results. There seems to be no place for grace in victory or grace in defeat anymore. Pathetic host with a wonderful panel, totally wasted.  As far as the results go, I am disappointed, i guess, as always. 
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F1 is turing out to be intersting, finally. (Have to do a post on this soon?!)
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Was at IFFLA last month, watched 13 movies in 3 days. Quite an achievement for me. Some amazing films, some downright boring, as always. Sita Sings the blues is a wonderful film that i discovered there. It’s online, check it out.
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Have to start writing, again and need to find more things to do. Just been working and working and working…