বাবার আমেরিকাতে থাকার সুবাদে জানতাম একদিন আমিও আমেরিকাতে আসব। আর আসার কিছুদিন পূর্ব থেকেই স্বপ্ন দেখতে শুরু করি। স্বপ্নগুলো ছিল এমন যে – আমি লিফটে করে অনেক উঁচু বিল্ডিংএ উঠে যাচ্ছি। ইউএসএ আসার পরে অমন অনেক উঁচু বিল্ডিংএ উঠেছি। এমনকি চাকরির সুবাদে ট্রেনিয়ের জন্য যখন...

United States Postal Service won’t try to deliver your parcel if you miss it the first time even though postmen come to deliver mails six days in a week. Instead they will leave a pink slip which says you can pick it up after a certain date. First of all, postmen...

We have a comedian at our workplace. One day, during the beginning of my carrier in this place, I asked him if I could check my e-mail from my work computer. He responded, “Go crazy, just keep the pants on”. I didn’t laugh, so he said it again. I just smiled and went...

There is no doubt social media is very powerful - Turkish President was able to thwart a coup by posting his video message in twitter. Recently, I was able to use it for my benefit too. I fought with Whirlpool's supervisor (over the phone) to fix my microwave oven but...

Yesterday, I was waiting in line to get this year’s flu shot at my work. Two women ahead in the line were loudly expressing their personal opinions about other people they knew, what movies and movie stars they liked etc. It was quite annoying. Afterward many others...

I thought working for our government is rewarding in itself. I am sorry to say that our legislatures love to belittle us every chance they get. We were deprived of any pay raise for the last two years when living and insurance costs went up. We already got 2% pay cut...

I was shocked to hear that our neighbor, Michael Brown, passed away on May 2, 2024, and even more so to find out only after thirty days had passed. I had gone to see him because I noticed his house was up for sale. I assumed he was moving to Florida or somewhere else...