As he lay down on the pyre
I reached out and touched that mole on his chest
One last time
The same mole I have on my chest
Reminding me of the bond we shared
The smiles we shared
The moments I missed
Amazon reviews cannot be trusted any longer. Recently I have seen a lot of reviewers ending with " I received this product for a discount in exchange of an unbiased review" but if you notice all of them are either 4/ or 5 stars. The indebtedness of getting a product for a discount translates to higher ratings for sure but see the image below screenshot from craigslist.....can you trust the reviews?
Sharing my student loan and refinancing experiences
Student loan while in school
I used Citizen's bank as based on my research they are the best for low rate interest. If you have a co-signer even better. This is what I used while in business school (https://www.citizensbank.com/student-services/)
Loan Refinance
SOFI: I consolidated my student loans from Citizens with a fixed interest loan from sofi. Loved the experiences and the interest rate. Apply here if you would like to refinance (https://www.sofi.com/refer/4/13767)
Earnest and Credible: When you are interest rate chopping check them out as well, with me I had already selected sofi and both these guys were only able to match sofi and not beat it so no reason to switch.
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) E1 Residential rates schedule still make sense for a lot of homeowners
I did some basic calculations and compared ETOU with the older E1 rate schedule. My analysis shows for an average single family home the new time of use (ETOUA) do not make any sense unless you really shift your energy usage and start all your cooking after 8pm. PG&E currently has two time of use rates ETOUA(3pm-8pm) and ETOUB (4pm-9pm). I honestly think ETOUB is even worse than ETOUA as it means that you start watching TV after 9pm.
I compared a single months bill of June under the two rate schedule scenarios and my calculations show that traditional E1 rates would still make sense for a lot of homes.
A spreadsheet for people to plug there own energy use numbers and check how their monthly bill would compare between ETOUA and E1 residential rate schedules can be found here
Papon is the most under-rated singer of your times. I had the pleasure to listen to him live and the man is a singer/performer par-excellence. His sur, expression and presence were mesmerizing. Enjoy this great song from Papon.
credit for translation: http://www.englishcyber-literature.net/creations.html
(Dil-e-Nadaan tujhe hua kya hai
Akhir is dard ki dawa kya hai?)
Oh my naïve heart, what has befallen to you?
After all, what is the remedy for this pain?
(Hum hain mushtaq aur woh bezar)
I am impatient and my beloved is weary.
(Ya ilahi ye majra kya hai?)
Oh! God what is the matter out here?
(Main bhi muh mein zuban rakhta hun)
I too have a tongue in my mouth
(Kash pucho ke mudua kya hai)
May I know what the matter is?
(Jab ke tujh bin nahi koi maujud)
When there is no one besides you here
(in this world)
(Phir ye hangama ai khuda kya hai?)
Then oh God! what is all this commotion?
(Ham ko inse wafa ki hai umeed) I have hopes of faithfulness from her (Jo nahi jante wafa kya hai) Who knows not what faithfulness is. (Jaan tumpar nisar karta hun) I would give my life for you (Mein nahi janta dua kya hai) I know not what the prayer is
Timeless classic. I think Parle introduced me to the music of Gaman, have loved this song for a while but chanced upon its video for the first time. Thanks to Youtube and music lovers.
Tamasha is a fantastic movie on self-discovery and highly recommended. The subject is Imtiaz Ali's core competency as he has made these wanderer soul centric movies in the past as well. AR Rehman nails the music. Both the leads Ranbir and Deepika are outstanding as is the supporting cast.
Bajirao Mastani is a really well made movie with great performances. I have no liking for SLB but this movie is well directed after the stupid Ram Leela.
