^{i need to write... inspire me!}

^{... anybody there?}

<sup>Finally, after about 6 months of winter, I can hear the birds chirping again. Four o'clock in the morning, I look outside my window, I see raccoons and cats and other animals running around on cool, moist, grass. The spring breeze has once again begun blowing in the atmosphere, with the hint of raindrops. The aroma of summer is lingering in the air.

*inhales*
*sigh*

Yes. Spring, has sprung!</sup>

[link]

iPhone or Blackberry?

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the pie is a lie, and the cake is fake!</sup>

<sup>SOMETIMES IT'S REALLY TOUGH BEING MR. AWESOME. PEOPLE EXPECT SO MUCH FROM ME. I HAVE TO THANK MRS. AWESOME BECAUSE IF I DIDN'T HAVE HER TO HELP ME WHEN I NEED HELP I WOULD HAVE QUIT MY JOB A LONG TIME AGO!

THANK YOU MRS. AWESOME.
AND I LOVE YOU!</sup>

^{...you guys are crazy! haha}

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I'm loving this weather though. This extreme coldness, with a lot of sunshine. You get blinded from the brightness of sunlight shining on the bright white snow. You have wear sunglasses, especially if you're driving. This kind of weather makes me feel like going parkouring. Time to pull some of them downtown parkour missions!

But you know what's more fun? Climbing onto someplace high and belly flopping shirtless into a fresh pile of snow. haha

I'm a bit pissed off about snowboarding though. Every time I go snowboarding there is always a n00b with us, who needs to be taught how to snowboard. And I get nominated 'cuz I've taught all of my other friends how to snowboard, and supposedly just supposedly, I'm the best teacher. I mean, I do like teaching and helping people, but, I haven't been able to excel in my snowboarding skills at all, while all of my 'students' are now as good as me. Same goes with parkour and workout and stuff. I'm being held back because I'm always pausing and teaching my friends parkour, or giving them advice about workout and such. I need to make friends who are better than me at these things. That way I'll get some inspiration, motivation, and good advice.

I'm sick of snowboarding on these tiny ass hills (Lakeridge and Dagmar, for those who know). I wanna go snowboarding on a huge, full-sized mountain. These hills are too small. But they are far and no one would be willing to go with me, 'cuz my friends aren't that good yet.

Bah, whatever.

Yeh, I'm broke, phonless, and carless, and in debt actually. But oh well, I know things will be back to normal soon, and I'll forget about it all, so all there is to do for now is smile.

Thanks for your time.
Hope you're all doing well in school, work, life.
Take care.

Peace.

P.S. Obama is shutting down Guantanamo Bay prison. I was asked this question a while ago, 'what's the first thing I would do if I became the president?', and I said shut down Guantanamo Bay prison. So I'm quite happy that he is doing it. I'm actually starting to like President Barrack Hussein Obama, now!

]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/22500429/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/22500429/ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:12:46 PST VAAAT?!

10K?! Are you funking kidding me? Wow, this is like a major milestone for me here in deviantART. I remember a few months ago when I reached 1K, I was like wow, I had never thought I'd reach that. This is like, I wasn't even dreaming about reaching 10K. And who better to have caught my 10,000th pageview than one of my very bestest friends, ~najmo!

There are always 3 winners in a race; the first, the second, and the third. So, in the race of catching my 10Kth pageview, I will award prizes for the top 3 winners who came close to catching my 10Kth pageview! (To whom it may concern, 10K+1 does count! )

The first prize goes to ~najmo for catching my 10Kth pageview!

~najmo is a wonderful artist, and a lovely friend with a crazy personality! I've known her for over a year now, and I'm glad to have met her. She is one of the few persons who have changed my life downside up! She loves to smile, she loves to laugh, she loves to enjoy life no matter what kind of calamities life is throwing at you. She instilled in me some of her cheerful spirit. Also her enthusiasm and dedication towards learning about Islam and getting close to god had a great effect on me! If you're a friend of mine, get to know her. I can guarantee that she will be able to make you smile on your most miserable of days!

A taste of ~najmo's gallery:
i) Al Quran
ii) Praha
iii) Salam

The second prize goes to =beautyOFeternity for catching my 10K1st pageview!

=beautyOFeternity, is, a very interesting girl. The word oxymoron comes to my mind when I think of her (...with all due respect, that is). She is a paragon, of paradoxes. She is a girl who has been through hell and back, metaphorically speaking. If you know =beautyOFeternity you'd know exactly what I mean, and if you don't know her, get to know her. You'd lose nothing but rather gain faith and patience and a little push to make you do better in life and cherish every moment in life. Her gallery is full of masterful works of art in the area of photography and photomanipulations.

Some of her masterpieces include:
i) Hideaway Haven
ii) Frigid Spendor
iii) stare down

The third and final prize goes to ^FaMz, for being the third to inform/congratulate me about my 10K pageviews.

^FaMz. Ahh, what can I say about ^FaMz? She is just a loner Caribbean girl with an annoyingly high pitched voice! Haha! Nah, I'm joking. ^FaMz is one of my oldest friends on deviantART. She is a kindhearted person who loves to help people out, even if she has to go out of her way. She is a very hardworking girl. She puts a lot of time and effort in everything she does, whether it is doing photography, doing homework, helping people out, being a gallery moderator, everything. She always puts her complete effort and dedication to her work. If you know her, you know every word of this is true. I have seen her photography skills evolve with my own eyes and I can tell you, she has come a long way. She used to be an amazing photographer before too, but now her skills have increased tremendously!

Though her specialty is photography, she is an artist of many talents. If you go to look in her gallery, you will find a variety of artworks including poems, drawings, fractals, photographs and photomanipulations. For a more detailed biography of ^http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/22475484/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:55:06 PST Tinuvil. I think I'm supposed to write 6 weird things about me or something.? So here they are:

1. Ever since childhood, my dream is to become a hermit and go live out in a forest.
2. Instead of studying before tests and quizzes, I study after.
3. I don't sleep at night, I take little naps throughout the day.
4. I love sleeping on hardwood floor.
5. I love learning new languages. I know English, Arabic, Urdu, French, and now I'm learning German.
6. I'm in love with a zombie who came from outer space, who now lives under my bed.

Anything else you need to know about me?

Oh, and by the way, who is planning to catch my 10K?

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]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/22122587/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/22122587/ Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:20:48 PST aaaaahahahaahhahaahahahoohhhoohehehoohoohhhhahaha omgomgomg naahahahahihihi numumumumumumumaaaahahhohohohoho mmmmmmmmmmaaaahahahahaha haha haha haha ha ha ok i will stop .. mmm aaahahahahahahahhahaha !

]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/22018700/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/22018700/ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:10:11 PST Renew my health card. (should have done this in October)
Fill out the OSAP form. (shold have done it in August)
Fill out the change program form. (should have done it in October)
Book days off work for RIS. (should do it ASAP)
...there is more, but I can't remember at the moment.

Aaah, I need some weed to clear my head!

]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21812148/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21812148/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:17:00 PST [link]

<sup>All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad World
Mad world
Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday
And I feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson
Look right through me, look right through me
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad World
Mad World
Enlarging your world
Mad World.

Mad World - Gary Jules</sup>

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It's midday, the sun is shining brightly in the midst of a deserted land. With no sign of civilization around. Nothing but small, abandoned buildings here and there.

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*crash*
A train cart full of gagged and tied up hostages crashed into a building. I remember. I was one of them. We were laying in the cart, unconcious, until finally we came to our senses. We woke up. Rolled out of the cart. Untied and ungagged each other. There were men, women, and even little children there with us. By the grace of God, everyone had survived this petty attempt of mass murder. We were hugging and jumping around maniacally in joy. Until...

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*spark*
My name is Khalid. I am a doctor- well, I used to be. I was one of the hostages in that horrible attempt of mass murder, carnage, massacre! We all thought this whole thing was a petty attack to kill us. But then I felt a spark in my lower abdomen, in the pelvis area. I looked under my shirt. I felt a huge bulge near where my intestines should be.

"I HAVE A BOMB!" I shouted out in a state of panic, "THERE IS A BOMB IN ME".

I ran as fast as I could away from everyone. I could hear the bomb ticking. I could hear my heart beating faster than the ticking of the bomb. It was as if my heart knew it was the end and wanted to beat as much as possible before the end.

I kept running, away from everyone. People had stopped rejoicing, eveyone was quiet. They were watching me with confused stares. Talking among themselves- whispering. I ran to the forest to get out of people's sight.

There was one man following me. Keeping his distance. Didn't say a word, but I could experience the sympathy in his eyes. Oh, how much I wanted to go up to him and hug this person now. I looked back and smiled at him. I wasnted to thank him for being with me before I...

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*BOOM*
I didn't know who he was, but the amount of sympathy I felt for him was unbelievable. I followed him to his death, keeping my distance. Oh, how I wish I could save him from his horrific demise.

Before he died, he looked back at me and smiled. That put me in a state of confusion, because he was panicking like a madman, then all of a sudden he started smiling. It made me wonder, was he one of us, or one of them? Though, it mattered not. He was no more.

"May God bless his soul." I whispered.

I turned around, and started to walk back to where everyone else was. As I was walking, I saw some buildings and signs of population in a distance. The sun shining brightly in my eyes, I couldn't see much details. I saw a few people on horses, racing towards this direction.

Were they one of us, or one of them? I wondered.

I arrived back at the train crash. More people had been blown away. It appeared that there was a bomb inside everyone of us, because people were being blown away at random. Everyone was going berserk. It was as if they were intoxicated with fear- no one knew cared about anything except himself. Even little children, running around, crying fiercly.

Those of us who were still alive (and still sane) started digging a ditch for those who had died, and whose bodies were still intact, enough to be buried. We gathered up bodies and threw them all in the ditch. Everyone was silent; except for those who had lost their minds and were laughing, crying, screaming their lungs out.

The horsemen that I saw at the distance were here. They stood at a distance... ]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21788839/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21788839/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:24:36 PST beautyOFeternity

THE FIRST LETTER OF MY NAME: T!

FOUR LETTER WORD
Tofu

BOY NAME
Mr. T

GIRL NAME
Tira

SURNAME
Tillerman

OCCUPATION
Tillerman

COLOR
Turquoise

SOMETHING YOU WEAR
T-shirt

BEVERAGE
Tea

FOOD
Tea biscuits

SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM
Toothbrush

A PLACE
Timbuktu

REASON FOR BEING LATE
Tardy

SOMETHING TO SHOUT OUT
Total anarchy is the only answer!
Tea for the Tillerman!
Toilet seats rule!
THIS IS SPARTA!
This tag is GAY!

]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21741578/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21741578/ Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:16:37 PST


<sup>DEC 01: BUSI 1900
16:00 | ASSIGNMENT 10

DEC 02: EDUC 1050
21:00 | BUSINESS PLAN

DEC 03: GRMN 1001
In-Class | PRESENTATION

DEC 04: EDUC 1050
23:00 | ASSESSMENT 3

DEC 05: BUSI 1830
23:59 | LAB 4

DEC 05: INFR 1500
8:00 - 11:00 | EXAM

DEC 05: BUSI 1900
15:30 - 18:30 | EXAM

DEC 10: GRMN 1001
In-Class | SAM; ASSIGNMENT 3 & 4

DEC 10: GRMN 1001
In-Class | EXAM

DEC 13: BUSI 1830
15:30 - 18:30 | EXAM

Oh, damn! I better get started on it FAST!

See you in a couple of weeks!

Peace.</sup>







]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21722705/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21722705/ Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:26:32 PST ^{While Vincent backed slowly against the wall,
The room started to sway, to shiver and creek.
His horrid insanity had reached its peak.
He saw Abercrombie, his zombie slave.
And heard his wife call from beyond the grave.
She spoke from her coffin and made ghoulish demands.
While through cracky walls reached skeleton hands.
Every horror in his life that has crept through his dreams,
Swept his mad laughter to terrified screams.
To escape the madness he reached for the door,
But fell limp and lifeless, down on the floor.
His voice was soft and very slow,
As he quoted the Raven from, Edgar Allen Poe:
"And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted - nevermore!"}

Vincent - Tim Burton

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You think life's not fair?

I do. I think life's not fair. Seriously, Rappa's exams are in less than a month; final projects due in less than a week. Been working his ass off nights and days. And now that he's so close to all the deadlines, his laptop dies on him, with all his work that he needs for the exams and the final projects? Yep, I don't know about you, I and Rappa both, think life's definitely not fair for him!

(Rappa = fictitious character)

But you know what I, along with Rappa and many other people, don't realize? We don't realize that life is not just unfair for him, it's unfair for everyone and everybody! And THIS is why we must consider life to be fair.

Life has ups and downs for everyone. And what is the most interesting is, no matter how down in the gutters our life may seem to be, there are always, ALWAYS, people who's lives are more miserable than ours.

We must look at the lives of others who are less fortunate than us, and thank the Lord for all the blessings he has provided for us. They are everywhere, you don't need to look hard at all. Take a long walk around your town in the day time today, you'll come across things/people/ideas that will chill your heart and spine.

If you still think life is unfair, I will show you something.

A 21-year-old man, named Abu-Ubaida Atieque, has been missing for about a week now. I don't know him personally, but from what I heard about him from his friends and family, he was a very active member of the community and a very positive person. He has been missing for over a week now. God knows where he is, what kind of situation he is in, or if he's still alive. Is it fair for his family, to have lost a beautiful, healthy, young man? A son, a brother, a friend? Not at all. I cannot even begin to imagine how his family must be feeling right now. May the God protect Abu-Ubaida, and give his family patience and strength to deal with the situation.

Also, one of our friends, here on deviantart, died a few days ago due to a heart attack. A young life, taken away at the peak. Fair? Definitely not. Though, we must realize it is the God who controls life and death, and can take it away at any time. May Almighty, bless his soul and grant him a place in heaven.
(I apologize I have misplaced the link to his gallery, and I have also forgotten his name. If anyone knows who he is, please feel free to provide a link to his gallery)

Also, take a look at `DCZed's journal. She tells us about Max. A 25 year old man. A man in his prime, damaged his brain in an accident. He had been in a hospital for quite some time, just recently been released. The doctor's say he will have to learn many things all over again, like a newborn child. It shook my soul when I heard of this news. A middle-aged man, dependent on others like a newborn child.

Life is most certainly not fair for him. I would not want to live if living meant being dependent on other at all times.



The ferris wheel of life goes up and down and back and forth in a circle. One day you are at the top, the next day you're not. Don't indulge yourself in the happiness so much that you're too intoxicated to see that happiness will not last forever. And don't get too overwhelmed by the negativity, and give up, thinking that life is unfair. Because life is always the same, it is YOU who decides whether your life is fair or not.

Take control of your life. Don't take it for granted. Look around you and thank the God for all the blessings. Be grateful for what you have and cherish every moment. Help others when they are in need, because you may need help tomorrow. There's no telling when your life will turn upside down. I don't even know if I will be able to finish this sentence, let alone be able to submit this journal.<... ]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21590387/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21590387/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:05:20 PST

Finally, I get some time to write. Well, not really, I got loads of work to do, but I'm writing this instead because I've been trying to write, but I rarely get time. Especially now that the semester is about to end.

I have many things to say, but I don't want to bore you guys with my blabbering. So, I will bold the important parts for people who are not interested in my rant, they can just read the bolded part.

I will begin with a question that has been on my mind for quite some time now. Here it is: does anyone else study for their tests/exams/quizzes, after it's done? Or is it just me?
I need to know. Is anyone else on the same boat as me?

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I woke up today and looked outside the window. The whiteness of the snow half blinded me. The first snow fall of the winter. I am quite excited because it means I can go snowboarding soon!

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A very good friend of mine, ^FaMz, some of you may know her, has just recently become a gallery moderator! It is definitely a well-deserved position for her, and a wise decision of the person who nominated her to be a gallery moderator. (What is a gallery moderator you may ask? They are like, the keepers of deviantart. People with authority. You have any concern, you go to them.) For those of you who don't know Famz, look at For those who don't know Famz. And definitely browse her gallery. You're really missing out if you haven't looked at her gallery yet!

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Insomnia. What do you know about insomnia? After experiencing numerous sleepless nights, over many years, I have come to a conclusion that sleep deprivation, or insomnia, is very much like weed/marijuana and other intoxicants of that nature. When you come to a point when you are able to control your insomniac abilities, you can use 'em as a drug.

Similarities and differences between 'controlled insomnia':

- Your adrenaline level rises, to provide your body with the energy required to function.

- This adrenaline rush numbs your brain cells to the point where they can't do heavy thinking, and require a lot of rest (this causes daydreaming, when your body is functioning but your brain is sleeping).

- The overload of adrenaline also causes disturbance in your neurons. The side effects of which are, laughing maniacally for no reason, freaking out/paranoia, anxiety attacks, heavy breating, etc.

- The excessive energy can create some turbulence in your senses, for example, seeing funky colours, noticing the background sounds with higher clarity than the actual audio, feeling the bass in your temples, talking as if you're drunk, and such.

This is all basically what you experience when you do mind altering drugs. And there are no major differences, other than the fact that there is no law against insomnia.

So, basically my point is, if you're looking to get high, but don't want to go against the law, you should master the art of controlled insomnia (sleep deprivation).

And if you add redbull to your system is that state, these effects will become of an exponentially greater magnitude.

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Speaking of insomnia, I would like to welcome ~Insomniacs-Dreamzzz to deviantart. He is the friend of mine who converted to Islam just recently. Some of you may know him, his name is Mike. Go browse his gallery and make him feel welcomed!

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That's all I have to say I think. Back to the load of work I have to do. Ah, I can't wait till school is over! I seriously need to go live in the forest for a few days to find some solace!

Alright, I believe I should shut up now and get back to work.

Peace.



]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21412646/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21412646/ Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:17:37 PST najmo.

1. What would you do if you had 2 weeks to do whatever you wanted?

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I would spend all the time with the zombie under my bed!

2. If you woke up one morning to find a stranger standing over you, what would you do?

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Kick him in the nuts!

3. What would be your first action if you became king / queen / whatever?

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I would get all the people who are held captive and getting tortured in Guantanamo Bay, out of there. And eliminate those camps. And Behead those responsible of running those camps, for doing inhumane torture on many innocent souls!

4. You wake up one morning to fine you’re in the prehistoric era. An Australopithecus walks up to you. What do you do?

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I would say WTF, haha!

5. At school, a chemistry lesson goes wrong and the lab explodes. After a 3 month coma you wake up to find you have supernatural abilities. What are they and how’d you use them?

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I can fly, and shoot energy beams out of my eyes! I would fly into space with the zombie under my bed. And I would kill anyone who pisses me off with the energy beams out of my eyes.

6. What would you do if your best online friend knocked on your door?

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7. What would you do if you met your twin?

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Kill him. Because there can only be one of me!

===

I don't tag anyone, but this is an interesting tag; do it people!



Peace

]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21291311/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21291311/ Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:52:08 PST

You remember that Tom and Jerry cartoon? The one in which the lion gets loose from the circus and ends up in Tom and Jerry's house.

That cartoon is what I remembered when I heard that there is a mountain lion loose in my city. I don't live in a very big city, so there's a good chance that the lion could be in my neighbourhood. Also, in the news it says that the lion was sighted in a park very close to my house.

About a year ago, there was a bear loose in our city, and it was also found in my area.

I'm not surprised one bit, though. On a regular basis, I see all kinds of animals roaming the streets at night time. I've seen deers, foxes, raccoons, rabbits, cats, dogs, skunks, wolves, etc. roaming the streets all the time. Especially if you go in the forests, which I do a lot, you'll find a variety of footprints!

Yup, I'm living in a jungle.

And guess what? I love it!

I'd rather have wild animals loose on the streets than have gunshots and stabbings every night! I think animals have more intellect than our wannabe gangster youth these days!







]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21273864/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21273864/ Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:22:45 PDT beautyOFeternity again!

RULES
● You must fill out EVERY question! No skipping!
● Tag five people afterward.
● Leave a message on their page telling them their tagged.


ARE YOU?

1. Perfect?
There's no such thing

2. Tall?
Taller than a few. Shorter than a few. So, in the middle?

3. In your pajamas?
No.

4. Left handed?
Ambidextrous.


LAST:

1. Friend you saw :
My friends at work.

2. Talked to on the phone :
a friend from highschool.

3. Person to text you:
Eli

4. Was today better than yesterday?
The probability of us dying increases as the days go by. It's mathematically proven.


FAVORITES:

1. Number:
I'm supposed to have a favourite number? Why?

2. Color(s):
All colours are nice and unique.

3. Fruit:
All fruits are good.

4. Place:
Under my bed.

EIGHT EMOTIONS:

1. Are you missing someone right now?
Yes.

2. Are you happy?
Yes.

3. Are you sad?
Yes.

4. Are you bored?
Yes.

6. Are you nervous?
Yes.

8. Are you tired?
Yes.


ABOUT YOU:

1. Real name?
Taha

2. Nick names?
hata, redbull, angry man, mr. macho (haha havent heard this one in a wihle )

3. Eye color?
Brown

4. Zodiac sign?
Libra

5. Male or female?
Don't worry about it.

6. Slut?
Yes.

7. Smart?
My friends say I'm a "geek in disguise".

8. Hair color?
Black

9. Long or short?
Relatively short.

10. Sweats or Jeans?
SWEATS! Sweatpants, sweatshirts!

11. Phone or Camera?
Phone with camera.

12. Drink or Smoke?
Shisha.

14. Righty or lefty?
Ambidextrous.


FIRSTS:

1. First best friend?
Don't remember.

2. first crush?
Don't remember.

3. First pet?
Parrot.

4. First big vacation?
Don't remember.


CURRENTLY:

1. Eating?
No.

2. Drinking?
Water.

3. I'm about to:
Go get more water.

4. Listening to?
The cold, autumn wind, howling through my partially open window.

5. Plans for today?
The usual.



WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX?

1. Shorter or taller?
Shorter.

2. Romantic or spontaneous?
Spontaneous.

3. Sensitive or loud?
Sensitive.

4. Hook-up or relationship?
I don't believe in hook-ups.



HAVE YOU EVER:

1. Drank bubbles?
Physically impossible. Bubbles are not liquid.

2. Lost glasses/contacts?
Lost glasses, and never found 'em. Never wore 'em since. Been over 5 years.

3. Ran away from home?
Wanted to.

4. Broken someone's heart?
I don't know. I hope not. I sincerely apologize if I did. Let me know, and I'll make it up to you.

5. Been arrested?
Surprisingly, no. Been threatened for it a few times, though.


DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

1. Miracles?
Define "miracle", and I'll tell you.

2. Yourself?
I have to.

3. Heaven?
Whoever doesn't believe in a heaven, has no reason to live. (No offense, but that's my belief.)

4. Santa Claus?
I am Santa Clause

4. Love?
I guess, yeah. I don't believe in "hollywood" love, though.

5. Do you like someone?
Yes

6. Do you believe in God?
Yes, I'm one of the fortunate ones.

7. Answered the truth on all questions?
Why would I lie about these silly things?



Q: What was the first thing you did this morning when you got up?
A: Said "hi" to my best friend. The "Zombie" under my bed!

Q: Do you have anything bothering you?
A: The fact that I haven't been able to invent a time machine yet.

Q: What's the last movie you saw?
A: The Nightmare before Christmas.

Q: Where is the last place you went?
A: Work.

Q. Do you smile a lot?
A: No.

Q: Do you wish upon star... ]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21256325/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21256325/ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:44:14 PDT
Before I begin with the tag by ~beautyOFeternity, I'll give you guys an update on what I've been doing lately. I've been busy with school lately. Either I'm studying, or writing papers, or running/working out, or catching up with sleep. If I were to give you a percentage of how much of what I do in a week, it will look something like this:

25% of the time, I'm sleeping.
50% of the time, I'm at school.
25% of the time, I'm writing papers, working out/running/or at work, or doing things around the house
(This is a rough estimate)

For those of you who remember my sexy phone, and what happened to it, and how it died on me, and how much I used to love it. I got it fixed! Yes, after 4 months, I got it fixed finally. It cost me a lot of trouble, a lot of money, a lot of time, but it's all good now, and it's working properly. BUT... there is one problem. It's not recognizing my SIM card. I put it in and it says, "Insert SIM". I tried my sister's SIM card and it works, but not with mine. So, even though it works fine now, it is of no use to me! I'm a bit pissed off.

Anyway, there's nothing interesting in my life that I can talk about. You guys should expect a drawing to be uploaded soon. It is a request by ~beautyOFeternity.

Now, on with the tag I go.

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Choose one of the following.

1- What's your favorite marshmallow shape?
(Normal white - Pink Hearts – Yellow moons – Orange stars - I don’t care)

Answer: Normal white

2- Which is worse?
(A black cat crossing your path - Breaking a mirror)

Answer: Breaking a mirror, 'cuz then you gatta clean it up.

3- Which adjective best describes you?
(Sweet – Trustworthy - Smart – Natural – Funny)

Answer: You tell me.

4- When you were little, what did you collect?
( Dolls - Stuffed animals - Stickers - Bugs - Coins – Dust: I wasn't very active)

Answer: I used to have a collection of stickers, and also coins.

5- Fortune cookies. What's the best part?
(Eating the cookie - Reading the fortune)

Answer: I don't believe in fortune-telling, so I'll say "eating the cookie".

6- When flying, do you prefer the window or the aisle seat?
(Aisle - Window - No preference)

Answer: Window.

7- The best way to flirt is to use your:
(Looks - Brains - Laughs – Wiles)

Answer: Haha, combine it all together.

8- Honestly now. You often have your:
(Feet on the ground - Head in the clouds - Eye on the prize - Mind in the gutter)

Answer: Head in the clouds.

9- Face it. Fate is:
( Fact - Fiction – Flexible)

Answer: A flexible fact. (good answer by ~beautyOFeternity )

10- When it comes to relationships, you can be a little:
(Naïve - Bossy - Stubborn – Sentimental)

Answer: All of the above.

]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21164325/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21164325/ Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:57:07 PDT
Remember when we were kids. We used to cry about every little thing. If we wanted something, and people wouldn't give it to us, we'd just start crying. Or, if someone told us to do something and we didn't want to do it, we'd just start crying. Or if we didn't want to go to school, we'd just start crying. We used to cry every 5 minutes, just to have our way with things.

It would be awesome if we could do that still!

Have a paper due in a few days, and don't want to do it? Just start crying to your prof. and he'll be like, "ok, fine. Don't do it." Don't want to go to university? Start crying, like when we were kids. Don't want to get a speeding ticket? Just start crying to the cop.

It'd be awesome; to be kids again; to have no responsibilities; to have no worries; to have people pampering you all the time!







]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21025050/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/21025050/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:30:12 PDT
I love post-midnight junk food shopping!

And I love driving around on empty streets and breathing in that damp, cool, and fresh air of autumn.

Nothing is better than a bag of potato chips, perhaps some juice or some carbonated beverage, and some funny/cool videos on youtube, to celebrate the night before the exam.




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Anyone out there prefers Notepad over Microsoft Word? I love Notepad.

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I learned how to cook pasta today. It's pretty easy!


]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/20963188/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/20963188/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:18:29 PDT
Can someone be so tired that he falls asleep after every two seconds, while constantly trying to keep himself awake?

For some reason, I was so tired a couple of days ago, that I kept on falling asleep while driving! It was about 4AM, and I was going from my friends house to my house. I couldn't keep myself awake. I kept on falling asleep and going in and out of lanes, it felt like I was drunk driving. I was trying so hard to focus on where I'm going and maintain the speed limit, and all that. Then finally I gave up, I pulled over to the side and took like a 5-minute nap, which gave me enough energy to drive the rest of the way properly. It was soo frickin' weird. But I made it home alive and well, so it's good, thank God.

I got my midterm exam tomorrow, and I haven't even started studying yet. That's not good at all. When am I ever gonna learn?!

My friend Dave, ~EisenheimDJ, has just recently joined DA. Go to his page and give him a warm welcome. Although he doesn't have anything uploaded at the moment, he's got some good stuff and will be uploading soon. I reckon he's busy with university and all. But he's got some cool stuff which he'll be uploading soon.

If you liked Law and Entropy, then you should definitely watch his gallery because he's god some crazy, trippy drawings. and also some non-trippy drawings that he'll upload very soon!

So, yeh, check him out at ~EisenheimDJ!

]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/20867585/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/20867585/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:03:40 PDT
Pardon the lack of activity here. I've been busy university and work. Haven't had to do much lately.

For those of you who were actually following along with my "Lives of the Prophets" series, I haven't given up on it yet. In fact, I've got the next story all researched and written up, and it's sitting here on my desktop waiting for some finishing touches. As soon as I'm done polishing it up, I'll upload it. For those of you who haven't read them and are interested in reading the stories, check out the links at the end up this journal.

A friend of mine from work has just recently converted to Islam. It was quite shocking because it just happened so fast. One day he finds out about Islam, and the next day he says to me, 'I want to convert, what do I have to do?' I was like, wow, God guides to the straight path whom he wills. It was also quite shocking because he was the last person who I'd expect to convert. Since he was not interested in religions in general, at all.

But, it happened, and I'm happy for him! I've been helping him out quite a lot lately. Providing him with reading material, teaching him Arabic, showing him how to pray, etc. He's learning pretty quick, although he is a little overwhelmed by all this change. But that's perhaps my fault, since I've been throwing information at him all at once. I should slow down a bit, perhaps.

In the past 2 years, 3 of my friends have converted.

Besides that... University is somewhat fun. I don't fully enjoy it because I'm not in the program I wanted to be. I will be switching to the other program next year and then I can take courses that I've always wanted to take, that I actually enjoy.

I am taking German this semester, it's fun. German is a very interesting language (some people don't like it but i think it's interesting ), it is very much like English. It is very easy to learn for anglophones, but the fact that I know French as well, makes it very difficult to learn. Because when I think foreign language, I think, "French". If a language is not English and it uses English alphabets, I think, "French". So, the whole time I'm learning German, I'm thinking French in my mind. Trying to apply French grammar and pronunciation rules in German, and it never works because German and French are like the opposite. But, in time, I will get used to the fact that German is German and French is French.

I like the fact that no one cares if I go to school or not. I'd be sleeping the whole day and no one would know if I went to school. It's fun being free and all.

Anyway, I should close off now. Can't be wasting too much time these days, my schedule is tight.

I'm hungry, I wonder if I should go get something to eat. It's 3AM
Alright, you guys go have fun, while I figure out if I should eat or not.

Peace,

Lives of the Prophets
1. Intro.
2. Adam
3. Sheeth & Idris (Enoch)
4. Nuh (Noah)
5. Hud

]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/20610025/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/20610025/ Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:13:44 PDT


~t-amjad has a bad headache because of the load of work, and lack of sleep, and lack of food, and fever and cold, and stress, and... well, the point being I don't feel good.

I'm gna put the Lives of the Prophets series on hold for a while for 2 reasons.
1. I'm busy and don't feel good.
2. The person who inspired me to write the series, and the person for whom I'm writing these detailed stories is away and won't be seeing these for a while.

So, I'm gna take a while to rest, and catch up with work. I hope you guys have been enjoying the series so far. And to tell you the truth, It only gets more interesting from here on as we move on to the later prophets and discuss their stories.

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I think I'm gna give up on art. It doesn't seem to interest me lately. I may upload a thing or two from time to time still.

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Anyway, my head is killing me. I'm gna hit the sack. (i.e. go to sleep)

Peace.

Lives of the Prophets
1. Intro.
2. Adam
3. Sheeth & Idris (Enoch)
4. Nuh (Noah)
5. Hud

^{”[Allah] has increased you amply in stature... and keep your duty to him. Hear him who has aided you with all things that you know. Has provided you with livestock and children. And gardens and water resources.”}

^{”And do you beget yourselves palaces, as if you will live forever?”}

^{”Aad: the land of pillars. Which Allah created no land similar to.”}

^{”And to Aad, their brother Hud said, ‘Oh my people, worship Allah. You have no other god but him. . certainly you do nothing but invent lies.”}

^{”Oh my people,. Seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to him”}

^{”Oh my people, ask forgiveness from your Lord, and then repent to him. He will send you from the sky abundant rain, and add strength to your strength.”}

^{”They (Aad) said, ‘Oh Hud, no evidence have you brought us, and we shall not leave our gods for your say and we will not reason with you.”}

^{”Aad denied their messengers.}

”All that we say is that some... ]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/20399542/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/20399542/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:51:11 PDT

^{...a new messenger}

Nuh was the first "messenger" of Allah (refer to this [link] to see the difference between a prophet and a messenger). Nuh is also one of the five greatest prophets mentioned in the Quran including: Mohammad, Moosa (Moses), Isa (Jesus), and Ibrahim (Abraham).

Very much like all the other prophets and messengers, Nuh came with the same message.

^{"And indeed we sent Noah to his people, and he said I have come as a plain warner that you worship none but Allah."}

He came with the message of monotheism; to guide people out of the darkness, and to worship one god, the god.

^...unwanted

^{"Oh my Lord, verily I have called my people night and day. Then verily, I called them openly. Then I called to them in public and in private. But all my calling added nothing, but to their flight from the truth.}

Noah tried all methods of preaching and bringing people to their Lord, night and day. He tried every way possible. But the more he tried the more his people ran away from Allah.

^{"And verily, every time I call unto them that you might forgive them. They press their ears and cover themselves in garments. And persistent in their refusal, magnify themselves in pride."}

Whenever he would speak to them about Allah and call them to the right path, they would ignore him, and mock him and be rude and arrogant to him. Yet he did not give up. He was patient with them for 950 years.

^{...virtues of forgiveness}

^{"So I said to them, 'ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, he's all forgiving.'"}

Noah is telling them about the benefits of forgiveness.

^{"And he would send rain to you in abundance. And give you increase in your wealth and children. And bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers."}

This is the result of repentance. Not only will Allah forgive us but he will reward us with his blessings. So we must keep that in mind to never give up hope, if you commit a sin, and we all commit sins, it's never too late to repent. And be sure that Allah will forgive you if you're sincere in your repentance. Even if we feel that we have not committed any sins, we must ask Allah for forgiveness for the sins we committed unknowingly. Even the greatest of the people, Mohammad, peace and blessings be upon him, used to ask Allah for forgiveness night and day. So who are we to not worry about our sins?

^{...the end of dispute}

Nuh had been preaching for 950 years, and he did not give up. He persisted even though he was alone. The people of Nuh, though, gave up.

^{"Oh Noah,you have disputed with us and you prolonged this dispute with us. Now bring upon us what you threaten us with, if you are truthful."}

They want it to end. They say to Noah that he's been trying to argue with them for too long, and they want proof that what he is saying is correct. They want him to bring them the punishment of Allah for being disbelievers as a proof.

^{"If you seize not, you will surely be among those stoned to death."}

Now they are threatening him. They want him to stop or they will throw stones at him till he dies. So Nuh starts to make a prayer against them.

<sup>"My Lord, they have disobeyed me, and followed the ones whose wealth and children gave them no increase or loss."

"And it was inspired to Nuh, 'none of your people will believe except those who have already believed"</sup>

Nuh continues his prayer,

^{"O Allah, leave none of the non believers on the face of the earth. If you leave them, they will mislead your servants and they will beget none but wicked disbelievers."}

Nuh is praying to Allah to destroy all non believers because if they survive they will lure the believers back into being non believers, and cause a great deal of trouble.

Allah's commandment came,

^{"And construct a ship, under our eyes, and with our inspiration. And address me not on behalf of those who did wrong, they are surely to be drowned."}

^{...Noah's ark}

Noah started building the ark, then and there. The people would mock him for building a ship where there is no water, on top of a hill.

"If you mock at us, so do we mock at you likewise, for your mocking. And you will know who it is on whom will come a torment... ]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/20349261/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/20349261/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:59:24 PDT

"Allah has revealed 104 scrolls, 50 of them on Sheeth."

Some of the Islamic scholars have mentioned that Sheeth was one of the sons of Adam, and Adam gave him the responsibility to carry out the message when he was passing away.

Other than that, we have no knowledge of who he was, what he did, or anything.

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Idris (Enoch) peace be upon him, is believed to have come before Nuh (Noah) and after Adam. Allah mentions about him in the Quran:

^{"And remember in the book Idris. He was truthful and he was a prophet. And we (Allah) elevated him to a high level."}

From these verses we know that he was a great prophet, who Allah had elevated to a high level, meaning his status in society and in front of Allah.

And that is all we know of Idris, peace be upon him.

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Next is Nuh (Noah), peace be upon him. A great messenger of Allah. With a very interesting story. I will try to get my research done quick so I can present it to you.

]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/20326967/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/20326967/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:51:00 PDT ^...prelude

How did all of this happen? How did it start?

"In the beginning, there was Allah. Nothing before him. His throne was on water. He wrote down in the tablet everything. And then he created the heavens and the earth."

"The first thing Allah created was the pen, and he ordered it to write, and it wrote everything that will happen until the day of resurrection."

These are a couple of ahadith (sayings) of Prophet Mohammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Both signifying the events that took place before the creation of heavens and the earth. Before the heavens and the earth was created, Allah had already planned and written down in the preserved tablet what will happen in the heavens and the earth.

Our fate is sealed. Often times we worry about our wealth; we worry about tomorrow; paranoid; how will we make it in the future, we think.

^{"Allah wrote down the sustenance of the creation 50,000 years before he created the heavens and the earth."}

Prophet Mohammad, peace and blessings be upon him, is telling us to not worry about our wealth, our income, our sustenance, because it has already been prescribed for us long before we came into this world. And we will get our share one way or another. Why must we worry ourselves to death about that which is not in our control? It makes very little sense.

^{...two other beings}

Before Adam was created, there was already 2 creations living in heavens and the earth. Namely (1)angels, and (2)jinns.

1. Angels are created from light. They are very different from humans, unlike the jinns. Angels do not have the ability to choose from right and wrong. They can only do good, and are unaware of evil. They are the all-righteous beings, with very little intellectual abilities.

2. Jinns are created from fire. They are very much like humans. They can choose between right and wrong. Because jinns are created from fire, they are often referred to as "energy beings". Which means that they are not bound by this 3-dimensional world. They exist among us within our world, but we cannot see them because they do not have a physical appearance. However, they can take form of 3-dimensional objects, both animate and inanimate (among various other extraordinary things they can do).

2a. Iblis is a special character in the story of Adam. I decided to mention him separate from angels and jinns, because he was a jinn, who was so pious that Allah had elevated him to the level of the angels and he used to live in the heavens with the angels.

These 2 creations had been living in the heavens and earth for eons. Then Allah created Adam.

^{...Adam moulded out of clay}

Adam, unlike the other 2 energy-beings, was created from earth. He was created from dirt that ALlah picked up from different parts of the world, Allah mixed it with water and it became mud, then it was left to dry to become clay. Adam was honoured such that Allah moulded his form with his own hands. He was moulded in his adult form as he was, and he didn't go through the process that all other human beings have to go through. The process of a single cell, creating tissues and organs, forming an embryo, then a fetus and then finally a baby.

[Just as a side note, I would like to take a moment to elaborate on this point and the significance of Adam being created in his adult form. The fact that Adam was created in his adult form clearly opposes the theory of evolution. Theory of evolution states that all things, objects and living beings were created from a single cell which evolved into the form that it is in today. That is, man was an ape-like creature before it was finally evolved into a human. Whereas Allah crealy says in the Quran that he created Adam with his own hands in his adult form.

I would also like to mention that although Islam opposes the theory of evolution, it doesn't discard all aspects of it; it approves of some, and disproves of some. For example, the theory of evolution states that species have the ability to adapt to the environment, and can change drastically over time, and Islam hsa no argument against that. Species can adapt to the environment because Allah has given them the ability to do so.

There are many other examples of how Islam proves and disproves the theory of evolution, but we will get into that at another time in another journal.]

^{...superiority over angels}

Allah, the most glorious, told the angels that he will place on the world humans. The angels replied, "will you place therein those who will cause mischief and shed blood therein, while we glor... ]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/20300092/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/20300092/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:11:05 PDT


<sup>>I'm gonna put my "LIMIT" research on hold for a while. Not like anyone was interested in that anyway, but whatever, I enjoyed doing it.

Since we are in the holy month of Ramadan, I thought it would be appropriate if I enlighten you with whatever little beneficial knowledge I have.

(By the way, happy Ramadan to all!)

I would like to share with you the stories of the great Prophets, may they be in peace.

Allah relates the best of stories in the Quran through Mohammad, may he be in peace, to us. Why? Not for our entertainment. Allah wants us to know these stories so that we may reflect and ponder; so we learn from them, from the mistakes of their people, so we don't fall in the same ditch as their people did. By analyzing their lives, we can get guidance from them, since they were the most guided people. If we do not know about someone, how can we love him/her? And if we do not love the prophets, how can we be good Muslims? We cannot appreciate someone if we do not know what they did, and what kind of calamities they faced.

In short, the reason I decided to share the stories with you is so we can love and respect them more and learn from their lives.

Is there a difference between a prophet and a messenger? What is the difference?

As we all know, Allah chose thousands of prophets over time to carry out his message of worshipping one god. Not all of those prophets were messengers.

The scholars differentiate the two as such:
Messenger (rasool): A prophet who is given a law (books, tablets, etc)
Prophet (nabi): follows the law of the previous messenger.
For example, Moses (Moosa), was a messenger because he was given the Torah. Whereas his brother Arron (Haroon) was a prophet because he followed the laws of Torah that was given to Moses. Peace be with them.

In the next few journals we will be covering the lives of various prophets including:
Adam
Idris
Sheeth
Nuh
Hud
Saleh
Ibrahim
Lut
Sho'aib
Is'haq
Yusuf
Moosa
Yusha
Taloot
Dawud
Sulaiman
Zakariya
Yahya
Isa

I hope we all find these stories not only interesting, but beneficial too, and we can all learn from them.

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I have a few things to say before I begin with the story of Adam (may he rest in peace).

Firstly and most importantly, all the information and the data that will be presented to you will come straight from Quran and authentic ahadith (sayings of Prophet Mohammed (peace be with him)). So those of us who are very strict about where the information is coming from, and how trustworthy it is, don't have to worry about it.

Second, I'm going to write these stories and upload them as deviations in the "prose" section, so people who do not follow my journals can benefit from these stories as well. Good idear, or no?</sup>



]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/19906025/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/19906025/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:54:04 PDT

Do you believe there is a limit to how fast a man can run?

An epiphany.

Man is a limited being. There is a defined limit which humans cannot exceed because it is beyond the power of any human being. But what is that limit?

First of all, let us define, what is "limit"?
Limit is the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.¹. This is what most people believe. Limit is that fine line that separates possible from impossible.

Now let us take running for example. Is there a limit to how fast a man can run? Most of us would say, "yes, there is a limit", but when asked what is the limit, they have no answer. That is because no one knows what the limit is in reality.

Why can we not derive the limit? Simply because no one has reached it yet. Every year or so there is a new world record for the fastest runner. New athletes overtake the throne of the fastest runners and every few years these new athletes are replaced by newer athletes who are faster than them. So where does it end? Or does it end? Is there such thing as a limit to how fast a man can run?

Observe the chart² below.

Time Athlete Country Year Location
4:06.2 Gundar Hägg Sweden 1942 Goteborg, Sweden
4:06.2 Arne Andersson Sweden 1942 Stockholm
4:04.6 Gunder Hägg Sweden 1942 Stockholm
4:02.6 Arne Andersson Sweden 1943 Goteborg, Sweden
4:01.6 Arne Andersson Sweden 1944 Malmo, Sweden
4:01.4 Gunder Hägg Sweden 1945 Malmo, Sweden

This is the History of the Record for the Mile Run. As you can see between the year 1942 and 1945, two athletes, Gundar Hägg and Anre Anderson (both from Sweden) had been competing for the world record for the fastest runner.

In 1942, Hägg held the record for the fastest runner, but was replaced by Anderson the same year, who was, again, replaced by Hägg the same year. Then in 1943, Anderson took the lead and broke his own record in 1944. This gave Hägg enough time to word on his sprint, and get back in the game and take the lead. In 1945, Hägg was again the fastest runner.

This was a case study to demonstrate a few key points of my argument. The world's fastest person has not necessarily reached his limit. If given time and opportunity, he would be able to break his own record as Anderson did in 1943 and 1944. Similarly, if other people are given the time and opportunity, they could also turn out to be faster than the fastest person at the time as Hägg got back in lead in 1945.

After observing this case study, it is evident that we're far from the threshold of limit of human beings and there are many factors that restrict a man from reaching his limit. And since we don't know what the limit is, how can we even come to a conclusion that it exists?

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Now, the only factors that is preventing us from believing that there is no limit is time and resources. If we take time out of the equation we can easily assume that there is no limit. Thus, if a person was given infinite time and resources, would he be able to run fast enough to be able to fly?

If a person somehow becomes fast enough, by working out his legs and cardio, he would be able to take long strides without having to touch the ground for long periods of time. That is, virtually, flying, if one looks at it from today's viewpoint.

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Thus I conclude by answering the question, "is there a limit to how fast a man can run?" No, there is no limit, however, there are factors that restrict men from exceeding beyond a certain level, such as time and resources and health issues, etc. Nonetheless, if one is dedicated enough, all of those factors can be negligible and limit will not exist for him.

It would be safe to say, "I believe I can fly", because if you do believe that you will be able to fly. But... you have to give it all you've got! Every single ounce of energy, and every single second of time.

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^{References:
[1] [link]
[2] [link]}

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Ain't convincing enough? Part 2 is coming shortly with more theories and hypotheses and observations and experiments. In the next part we will be discussing how to actually fly in the air without touching the ground. (yes, it is possible)



]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/19709029/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/19709029/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:29:36 PDT

<sup>...quite weird. Just now, I got inspiration to write. I had a few ideas hovering over my head. Usually I just ignore them, and let them fly into the abyss of my imagination and get lost, but this time I decided to reach out and grasp them because I haven't written in a while. However, as I was putting these ideas into words, I felt a sudden urge to let go of them, and give up. I felt bored, and irritated while writing them, though I thought it would have made a fascinating poem. But perhaps I was wrong; perhaps I would have made it worse; perhaps the feelings were so strong that words wouldn't go 'em justice, especially my words. Perhaps happiness cannot be harnessed, that's why I cannot express happiness, whereas misery needs company and is easy to attain. Perhaps...

You can't cure. I can't be cured.
You were made for me for sure.

I find that I enjoy writing about melancholy and despair and sorrow and themes of such nature. I find it quite weird. Although I'm happy, I sometimes feel that I need to go back to my old self, and get some inspiration to write. I used to be able to write so much, with such deep meaning, now all I do is rap. I can't upload the rhymes, because like most other rap songs, my lyrics are inappropriate and unworthy of uploading too. Yeh, a thousand apologies.

Our love is like an infant,
So innocent, and pure.

Nonetheless, I'll give writing another shot. Hopefully I will be able to conjure up a piece or two out of thin air.

Your love omits through your eyes,
it pours and sinks into my pores.
Energy so strong, that can bring dead to life,
and be away from you no more.
My love for you will never die
I will be with you forevermore!

Just a 5-minute poem, aroused by inspiration. Needs refining; serious refining. And needs elaborating. Probably won't even upload it, ever.

Sometimes I feel that I should take a day off, hide in a cave, and just write, write, write...</sup>

]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/19528716/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/19528716/ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:30:28 PDT

^{...any idea how much money I can make selling all this coc-SUGAR, I said sugar, you heard nothing else!}

I got quite a lot to say. If you're not interested in reading, now is your chance to leave, cuz once this sentence comes to a stop, there's no going back!

Now, to those of you who are interested in reading. First of all, I got accepted to the university I wanted to go to! Yes, it took them long enough, but at least I'm in. Actually I wanted to go to this university 2 years ago, I don't even wna go there anymore, but whatever, I'll switch to a different university next year. The university I will be going to now is about 1/2 hour away in a city where there are farms and plain fields. It's a nice place, very peaceful, and away from noise and light pollution. The other university I wna go to is in downtown Toronto. A lot of buildings, a lot of people, a lot of noise and light pollution. Now I have to choose between 2 opposites. We'll see what happens.

By the way, this university didn't accept me last year because I was half a mark off their minimum requirement. They wanted a 70 average, mine was 69.5. SIXTY-NINE POINT FUNKING FIVE! Can you believe that? 0.5 off! And I had to waste a year because of 0.5 of a mark; it's not even one whole mark! But, whatever...

^{Where the stash at? Bring it here. Hahaha, that's a lot of sugar!}

Now, I need to get a car. And I have just got this stupendous idea! It may sound crazy, but, you bet your ass, I'm gna go through with this! Okay, here's what I've decided to do. I'm not gna buy a car. I will get it imported! Why? Because I want a car that they don't sell in Canada. Like the sexy RX7, or Skyline, or something like that! And I will get a right-hand drive, manual transmission! While the rest of Canada will be driving, left-hand drive, automatic transmission cars, I'll be ballin' in my right-hand drive, Skyline! But I have to wait for about 2 or 3 years to save up money to do all that. Besides, I can't buy a car yet, cuz my drivin' record ain't good. I have to wait a year for my record to get clean, then I can buy a car. Otherwise insurance will rape me! As it is, it will be high for me even if a get a normal car because I'm young still. And if I get a (1)right-hand drive, (2)stick-shift, (3)black, (4)sportscar, the insurance companies will rape my ass 4 times as hard!

^{Get me the blade, I need to line it up and even it out.}

I don't want to go to school again! I swear, highschool is the most useless thing. It's a waste of our precious youth! Like, seriously, they teach you so much crap, which you realize is all wrong when you get to university, is insane. Like, seriously, highschool physics for instance, is a whole lotta bullshit! If you do your own research you will realize that half of the stuff in the books about quantum physics is wrong, and/or not even a part of quantum physics.

^{That's a nice, long line of sugar, hehe!}

This is why I never went to highschool. I made a point to skip at least one class a day, if not the whole day. According to my teacher's calculations, I skipped 52% of the classes. And the funny thing is, I never failed a course. And not only that, I used to tutor my friends in certain courses, even though I'd not go to class and never do my homework. I heard the lectures, read the books, that's all I need, I don't need to do homework. That's why I don't mind university too much, because all you have to do it listen to the lecture, take notes, read the books, and do a final project/exam.

^{Sniff sugar, kids!}

I still haven't got my phone fixed. I tried doing whatever I can to fix it, but it appears that I will have to get it fixed by someone professional. But I doubt it is fixable now, I think I will have to just buy another phone. I think I will get the Nokia N95. iPhones are shit, any iPhone fans here?

^{Kids, are you sniffing yet?}

Since i dont have a cellphone to write down my "to do list" , im gonna write it here as a reminder..

- go to the bank
- pay the goddamn ticket in 2 days! [important]
- call uoit
- take care of visa
- deal with ryerson
- go to the rec centre
- make a resume

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Alright, that's about it, methinks.

Peace out.

P.S. anyone payin' attention to the subliminal messa... ]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/19499046/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/19499046/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:59:41 PDT Berhane-Negus. It caught me off guard since I haven't been tagged in a few months. It's an interesting tag, I look forward to doing it.

There was something funny that I wanted to share with you guys, but it seems to have slipped off my mind.

No matter, on with the tag we go...


<sup>1) Do you like blue cheese?
I love cheese. All kinds of cheese!

2) Have you ever smoked heroin?
HA!

3) Do you own guns?
No, But I plan to.

4) What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic?
Sonic?

5) Do you get nervous before doctor appointment?
Why do I need to be nervous?

7) Favorite Christmas song?
I don't celebrate Christmas, but I suppose "Silent Night" would be my favourite song.

8) What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Usually, I don't got time to eat/drink anything in the morning. Water is what I drink mostly. But what I "prefer" to drink? I like orange juice!

9) Can you do push ups?
Ha, two-handed or one-handed? Either way, I can do both!
One-handed is a little tough, I can only do a few. But two-handed is no problem.

10) Can you do a chin up?
Yes. It would be weird if I could do push ups so easily, but not chin ups.

11) What's your favorite piece of jewelry?
I don't wear jewelry. I used to have a Rolex watch, but I lost it. (Yes! I lost a Rolex... Imagine how pissed off I was when it happened). I'm too broke to buy anything expensive now. Plus I have a bad history of losing things.

12) Favorite hobby?
PARKOUR! 'nuff said!

13) Ever been in a car wreck?
Serious ones? No. Not-so-serious ones? Quite a few times.

14) Do you have A.D.D.?
Don't know what that is.

15) What's one trait that you hate about yourself?
I make the best of who and what I am. I don't hate anything.

16) Middle name?
We get to have a middle name?

17) Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment?
hmm.. what to write? ... i can't think of anything... did someone turn on the AC? ... what the hell, I hate these types of questions!

18) Name 3 things you bought yesterday?
Pizza, movie tickets, gas (thats "petrol".. for my european buddies)

19) Name 3 drinks you regularly drink?
water
water
redbull

20) Current worry?
goddamn university!

21) Current hate right now?
Hate? I don't hate.

23) How did you bring in the New Year?
mmm... don't remember. It was a long time ago.

24) Where would you like to go?
I'd love to go to heaven!
Also, on a world tour. Parkouring in all the major cities in the world. Toronto, NYC, London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris, St. Petersburg, Tokyo, Beijing, Jakarta, Karachi, Dubai, Riyadh, Cairo, Athens, Rome, Mexico City, and... that's all I can think of off the top of my head. But yeah, I would love to travel the world.

25) Name three people who will complete this?
I don't know. I can't look into the future.

26) Do you own slippers?
No.

27) What shirt are you wearing?
"Zoo York" t-shirt

28) Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?
Hell, no!
I love sleeping on the floor! Carpet is good, hardwood floor is better!

29) Can you whistle?
I've mastered the backwards whistle.

30) Favorite color?
Seriously, I don't know.

31) Would you be a pirate?
It'd be cool, if they weren't gay.

32) What songs do you sing in the shower?
I don't sing.
Actually, just recently I started singing on the roller coasters. haha. It's fun! I think of the most randomest songs to sing on roller coasters. Buffalo Soldier, Hero, Kung Fu Fighting, I Believe I Can Fly, are on the top of the list for roller coaster songs.
Also, I was singing the Family Guy song to a friend, haha. That was funny

33) Favorite girl's name?
Something that has nice meaning.

34) Favorite boy's name?
Something that has nice meaning.

35) What's in your pocket?</sup> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/18940063/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/18940063/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:18:47 PDT

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Dark Knight was tooo sick!

the theaters were PACKED! I left my house at 9 to watch the 10pm show... we got there at like 9:45 cuz the theaters we wanted to go to are like an hour away.. but they're HUGE! .. we didnt get to watch the 10pm show.. they were all sold out.. 10pm, 10:30pm and, 11pm shows were all sold out.. so we got to watch the 11:30pm.. the movie ended at like 2:30am.. i wanted to get home quick, cuz i had to drop my friends off, so i had to drive super fast on the highway, to make it before 3am.. the place is an hour away.. we got back in 20 minutes.. hahaha.. (180km/h .. shh.. dont tell anyone!) but yeh.. i made it home at 3am so it was good!

The joker!
dark knight was all about the joker.. serious! forget batman.. the joker was too sick! .. he kinda reminded me of sweeney todd! .. but yeah.. i like the way the joker thinks.. i respect his way of thinking.. if only he wasn't evil, he woulda been a great person!

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since i dont have a cellphone to write down my "to do list" , im gonna write it here as a reminder..

- go to the bank
- call uoit
- take care of visa
- deal with ryerson
- go to the rec centre
- make a resume

... thats it i think

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anyway, im out
peace

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<sup>Dark Knight! I'm going to watch it tonight.. it's gonna be SICK!

But seriously, I need my cellphone back. I'm so lost without it! There are ideas, hovering over my head from time to time, but I can't snatch 'em cuz I don't got anything to write 'em down in. I used to use my phone for that!

There are things that I have to do, and I used to write down a list of things to do on my phone and that way I used to remember and actually get things done on time. Now I can't do that. Let alone "do" things, I can't even remember what I have to do anymore.

There are lectures I gatta record, which I can't because of the phone.

Every once in a while, when I'm out, I gatta use the internet to, perhaps, check the balance in my bank account, or check the bus schedule, or something, and I can't!

I can't plug my phone to my car to listen to music as I'm driving.

like.. seriously.. what the hell!
I'm so disoriented without it!</sup>

]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/16410346/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/16410346/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:25:26 PDT

...a journal update is in order because it's been a while since I told you guys what I've been upto. Not that you guys give a shit about what I do with my life but I can't sleep again, that's why I'm writing this journal.

10:30PM - I still see the glow of the sun on the western horizon.

You know you live near the north pole when the sky is still somewhat blue at 10:30PM during the summer, and it's still fully dark at 7:00AM during the winter. If I drive like 5 or 6 hours up north it would be like I'm at the north pole where it's day for 6 months and night for the rest. I find it quite weird.

Movin' on... The new DA, it's gonna take me a while to get used to. I don't like it too much. I mean, it has some cool features, but still... it'll take me a while to get used to.

What am I up to these days? Good question. The answer is: nothing! Nothing too interesting, that is.

I've been busy with the same old stuff. I work, and on the days I'm not working I chill with my new best friend all day haha. And parkour every once in a while. I've been going to Wonderland (an amusement park, click the link to see what it's like) a lot lately. Roller coasters are fun. My friends and I go like once a week. Oh, and still waiting to hear from universities!

^{You know you're high when, you feel the bass in your temples!}

Anyway, nothing too interesting besides that. I'm happy still, but I'm not content. I've realized there's a difference between being happy and being content. I'm trying to be content these days. I've just been chillin', doin' nothin' productive, parkouring, ridin' roller coasters, talking to my new best friend, and that's about it. I haven't worked out for a couple of weeks, I feel so outta shape. I need to get back on that, before I get possessed by the fat ghost of laziness. I also need to get beat up soon, haven't done that in a while either. Oh, and I also need to get another job, I'm sick of working where I'm working right now. I need something different, something that reflects my personality! (if that makes sense)

Oh ho ho... I almost forgot! I have lost the most important thing in my life (well, not exactly the "most" important but still "very" important).

So there I was, with my family on a two-day vacation somewhere up north by the lake. My sister and I decided to go kayaking. We grabbed a kayak and went off in the lake. As we were getting closer to the island on the other side, I had to jump off the kayak in the middle of the lake, and swim the kayak to the island. I was in the water, trying to swim the kayak to the shore, then the water got shallower so I walked the kayak out of the water and parked it on the island.

We started exploring the island, and started taking pictures and such. I thought I should take some pictures too. And I use my phone to take pictures as most of you know, so I reached into my shorts' pocket to grab the phone and ... that's right! That's exactly what happened!

Let me continue the story just in case you still haven't realized WTF has happened!

My phone was in my damn pocket and I was swimming in the lake for like 10 fucking minutes .

I didn't just lose my phone, I lost all the features that come with the phone!
I used my phone as my camera, my mp3 player, my voice recorder, my agenda, MY INTERNET, and all the numbers I had saved in the address book, and all the notes I had written down (ideas for short stories/poems, reminders, etc), special dates I had marked down on the calendar, and like EVERYTHING...gone! I'm so lost right now without my phone. I can't do anything.

Okay, I am exaggerating a bit, but still I used to actually use all those features that come with the phone, unlike some people who still think a phone is only to call people and receive calls.

I am so pissed off, I'm going to transform into hulk!

...

Bahh, whatever... I gatta deal with it until I fix this phone or get a new phone. I prefer fixing this phone because it's a special phone. Not many people in Canada have this phone because they don't sell it here. I'm one of the very few who actually owns this phone.

Anyway, enough rambling. That's all I had to say. If you read the whole thing, all I can... ]]> ~t-amjad http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/13064457/ http://t-amjad.deviantart.com/journal/13064457/ Fri, 25 May 2007 22:58:06 PDT
1. Something about you.
2. Challenge you to try something.
3. A color that i associate with you.
4. Something that i love about you.
5. First memory about you.
6. An animal that you remind me of.
7. Something that I ever wanted ask you.
8. Now you must copy and paste this in your journal.

and...

The first 5 to comment, I will feature 3 of your best pieces!
BUT... you must copy and paste this in your journal, and do the same with the 5 first persons who comments on your journal.

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1. ... her gallery is full of colours, and various
emotions... your visit to her gallery will not be dissapointing!
here's a few of her 'deviations'!

i) [link] ADORA, her cute kitten!
ii) [link] a beautiful manipulation! .. ana el3bd... must listen to the nasheed through the link provided!
iii) [link] a beautiful macro shot of the holy Quran.. truly, we can learn a lot from even reading a couple of verses from this Book.. must listen to the story through the link provided!
iv) [link] the simplicity of this abstract shot, and the tone and the colours, just work together to make this shot wonderful!

2. ... if you like beaches and sunsets.. her gallery is for you! ... she's also got a lot of abstract photography as well! ... if you like to solve riddles, check out her abstract photographs.
here's a taste of her gallery:

^{i) [link] this is my personal favourite! i love the colours in this one.. she managed to capture a beautiful scenery!
ii) [link] i love the concept.. its brilliant.. and the title goes well with the photograph.. Time Awaits No One.. the world keeps on spinning, and the time keeps on passing by.. while we live our oblivious lives...
iii) [link] i love the angle... this shot is one of a kind.. theres something about this shot that captures your eyes!
iv) [link] the colours are outstanding in this one... it is a beautiful capture of a sunset, with a very creative title!}

3. ... emotions... and emotive photography.. if you like it, check out her gallery! she manages to trigger our emotions through various means.. both photography and poems.. in her gallery, you will find conceptual photography, emotive portraits, landscapes, sceneries, and everything you can imagine! ... and the best part about her gallery is that all of her titles are backed up and further explained by the 'rhyming triplet' that she includes in the comments!
see for yourself:

^{i) [link] ... love the focus on this one.. simple, yet powerful!
ii) [link] ... this is an astounding emotive portrait.. "FEEL MY TEARS" is the perfect title, and colours, the lighting and the make up, all work together to make this shot one of a kind!
iii) [link] ... a wonderfully written poem... so well organized, and so calculated, that it just hits your heart like an arrow
iv)}