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		<title>The Boiling Frog</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2011/07/09/the-boiling-frog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 05:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consider the story of the boiling frog. It may or may not be true, but the point it makes certainly is. Toss a frog into a pot of boiling water and it instinctively jumps out, self-protectively. Next, place the frog into a pot of cool water. Not surprisingly, it swims around, happily. Now heat the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flat No. 2601</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2011/06/25/flat-no-2601/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 08:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=1159</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this so called busy day and age that we have created for ourselves, our strength of faith weakens with every day. We are part of this daily rat race that runs like a perfect routine with minimal time for spiritual revival. We turn back to our faiths only in times of distress and otherwise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capitalism vs Volume Selling</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2011/01/14/capitalism-vs-volume-selling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=1148</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OK the topic seems like an unrelated match-up. I somehow feel there is a link. Let&#8217;s see if I can put my thoughts together. A few random thoughts have converged to how Volume Selling beat the concept of Capitalism through the recession. First lets put both these in perspective. This is how I define and understand both. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sympathy Selling</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2011/01/08/sympathy-selling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=1142</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Very recently my focus has turned towards entrepreneurship. While I am part of the corporate slave community at the moment, the thought of entrepreneurship has been recurring. I have a feeling, something’s gotta give soon. Proud to be married to an entrepreneur who actually has creativity and has the courage to go out in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beirut &#8211; Paris of the Middle East</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2010/12/24/beirut-paris-of-the-middle-east/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 06:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=1136</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now almost at the end of the project, I reached Beirut, Lebanon this December. With Germany, Egypt, Jordan, Korea, Morocco, Tunisia, UAE, Pakistan &#38; Russia implemented, it is already quite an impressive resume. Isn&#8217;t it, head-hunters? Beirut also known as the Paris of the middle east and it did not disappoint at all. Though much of it was destroyed in the local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia &#8211; Spacibo!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2010/11/20/russia-spacibo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=1131</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The project travel started in winter, Feb&#8217;10 when I went to Germany. Since, with the year going on seasons changing, the weather turned hotter from Egypt to Jordan and then to Korea, Morocco &#38; Tunisia. UAE &#38; Pakistan were towards end of the summer in October and we are pretty much done the round circle with Russia in November. Russia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tunisia &#8211; Europe or Africa?</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2010/09/10/tunisia-europe-or-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=1125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The project took me to Tunisia in September. Its been the most challenging place work-wise compared to Germany, Egypt, Jordan, Korea or Morocco.  However, that&#8217;s what makes this whole year interesting. I had entered into my comfort zone, not for long. Tunis reminded me that its not over until its over. As for the city, well, it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cynical Independence from the Cynical Expat</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2010/08/14/cynical-independence-from-the-cynical-expat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=1106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are different types of inspiration I seek at different times. Sometimes it is religious, spiritual which I get from getting closer to God, Sufism. At other times, it is inspiration to do well at work. Strangely but true, that you need that as well to keep going. My family, my responsibilities and my plans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morocco &#8211; Girls, Girls, Girls &amp; &#8230;Phosphate</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2010/08/07/morocco-girls-girls-girls-phosphate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 07:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=1101</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I travel, my world travels with me. Absolutely, mindless quote with no philosophy behind it. If you want, I can create some logic or thought behind that. Okay, lets leave it there. Morocco, is where the project took me next after Korea. From +5 hours from home to now, -3 hours. Quite a time zone switch. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cookin&#8217; Nanta!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2010/07/10/cookin-nanta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay I saved this post right till the my last day in Korea. Now publishing this from the airport on my way back. As I had promised in my last post on my trip to Korea that I am going to dedicate a separate post on Nanta, well folks here it is. Cookin&#8217; Nanta was [...]]]></description>
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