Tip 17: Research Everything

Hi guys, long time no see! That’s my fault, sorry for that. I have no excuses this time so if you want to stick my head on a pike, feel free to do so. 😀 Anyway, today I wanted to talk to you guys about the importance of research. Research is very important! I know I’m repeating things. Shh. No one asked you! 😀 Okay, so research. Here’s an easy way to explain why research is necessary. Remember that time when your friend or teacher or sibling told you that opinion of theirs and you accepted it as fact? No? Wow, what life do you people have? 😀 Anyway, by taking their view on things, you ignored your own and without research, you were unable to form your own opinion.

Here’s another example. Let’s say people are sharing conspiracy theories with you, telling you things like Hitler didn’t really commit suicide, he ran off to South America. (By the way, I didn’t just make that up. That’s an actual theory with a certain amount of evidence backing it up. If you want to know what evidence, feel free to search for more. Oh yeah, I just helped you on your way to becoming better researchers. 10 points for me. :)) I’ve also lost the point I was trying to make. If someone tells you a conspiracy theory and you believe them, you take away your own thinking ability. You basically allow them to form an opinion for you that you could’ve formed yourself through a good old fashioned Google search. Or Bing, whatever suits you, but really, who uses Bing? 😀

I don’t really think I need to relate a personal experience here to show you guys how and when not researching has happened to me. I think we all know that it has happened A LOT in our daily lives. I’ll go ahead and tell you one experience though, just to show you that research is applicable in all subjects. Today, my parents shared with me some things about Islam, my religion. I won’t get in to any of the details but as they talked, I realized that compared to a lot of people, my knowledge of my religion wasn’t very high. So, when people stated things that had occurred according to Islam, I couldn’t say otherwise because I lacked in knowledge myself. Since then, I’ve been researching the topics I don\t know much about. This was a case where people weren’t trying to change my opinion on a matter but where I simply lacked the knowledge to debate a topic. Only after this experience did I actually think back to all the times I could’ve won arguments or known not to listen to certain people if I’d simply done my research before or after that day.

That’s why I want you guys to research everything that people tell you and do it to increase your own knowledge. Don’t let other people dictate their opinions to you because all of you have a right to make one yourself. Don’t simply accept “facts”. See if they are true. Apply your own mind to a matter. Ask questions. Seek answers. Who knows, one day, researching everything might actually pay off, like getting back at the brother who thought he knew more than you. I don’t know about you guys but I look forward to that day. 😀 Thanks for reading everyone. A new post will be out soon. Stay tuned and have a nice day. 🙂

Tip 16: Keeping In Touch With People

Hi guys, it’s been a few days since my last post. A lot has gone on since then. I’ve been writing articles for other blogs as well as working on a book I’m writing. Between that, I’m managing my fasts (it’s the fasting month for me) and trying to deal with my lack of sleep. Busy. Busy. Busy. Of course, you guys don’t care about that. You’re just here for the tips which is perfectly fine with me. 😀 Anyway, today, I wanted to talk to you guys a bit about staying in contact with people over time.

This is something that I’ve particularly struggled with in the past. It may sound easy, just send this guy a message or that guy one. Some of you may be thinking, I’ll never forget old Sam here, he’s been my best friend throughout university but then you hit adult life, make new friends and boom, all is forgotten. The problem that I’ve actually experienced when I try to talk to my old classmates after a long time is what to say to them. I haven’t spoken to them for years. What do I say? I mean, it’s not like I’ve lacked in effort to try to reconnect but how do you suddenly talk to someone that you haven’t met since you were 11? It’s difficult.You run out of topics to talk about fast.

The key is to never lose touch with them. I talked to my old friends on and off. I wouldn’t message them for two or three years and then one day, I’d suddenly talk to them. I know. I’m weird like that. 😀 If you message them regularly or at least periodically, like every few weeks, not YEARS like me, then you can have normal conversations with them. My dad is a pro at it. He still keeps in touch with his old friends from middle school and that is big because he’s in to his 50’s now. Imagine maintaining contact with your old friends for that long. The thing is, once you take a job, you never know when you might bump in to your old class fellows again so it’s always better to keep in touch.

Also, when you talk to your old fellows, it can feel great at times. There was this man I was friends with and he was under my dad’s employment for some time last year. He and I became good friends. We would talk a lot. He would tell me of his problems with his family who lived back in his village and the trouble he had finding a house for them in the city. I gave him suggestions on what to do. He gave me suggestions on things in my life. He was a great influence on me but he left after a while. The reasons were personal, he started to miss his family too much and couldn’t handle the life he was having without them so he left.

For months after he left, I busied myself with work, thinking that I would talk to him as soon as I was free. I prayed for him every night since he left so that he may find success in his goals. His biggest regret was not finishing his education. He never studied past high school so I told him to go back and pursue his degree but he always used to tell me that it was too difficult. Then one day, my dad told me that that employee had come to visit him and had told my dad to tell me that I had helped him get his life back together. I immediately called him and he told me how he was studying at a university, finally getting a degree and when I talked to him, I realized how much I missed him. That’s something that you’ll always feel with old friends. No matter where you go, no matter who you become, at some point you’ll look back fondly and think, those were the times. That’s something that my dad, throughout his life, maintained. He never let go of his friends and those times that I and probably a lot of you look back to, he still has them whenever he meets any one of them.

After talking to that friend of mine, I realized that I needed to keep in touch better with my past because I want to know how those guys I knew from a long time ago are doing and one day, hopefully meet them again. That’s something that I thought I should tell you all about so that you may do the same because as tough as it may be to rekindle with your past, it always pays off in the end. Thank you guys for listening. I’ll be posting again in a few days. Have a nice day everyone and stay tuned! 🙂

Tip 15: Make Informed Decisions

Hi guys, how are you all today? I apologize for not being on the last few days. The thing was….you see the problem was…..what I mean to say is….alright, you caught me, I got a little lazy. I was more tired actually. You see, it’s the fasting month so I wake up at like 4 for morning meals and then have my next one in the evening at 7 so between that time, I mostly just sleep. Again, I take the blame for it. I’m sorry but I’m only human. But, you know, I’m sorry. You know. 😀

Anyway, today I wanted to talk to you guys about how you should make decisions. A lot of the time in life, people everywhere do things or take decisions without knowing every detail there is to know. Somewhere in the world right now, a judge may sit who’s just put the wrong man in jail. He may not have conclusive proof to do so and he may do it anyway, just to close the case. In this case, it would cost that accused man a lot of pain. Therefore, there are a lot of factors to consider when doing anything. You should always, always consider them all carefully, going over each one before you arrive on a decision. Otherwise, it could cost you.

It sure cost me, but not too dearly, just a few days back. My parents pressurized me to get an internship so I found a good one with WWF. They had a registration fee for interning that was 1500 rupees or $15. (Seriously though, if you’re working for them for free, why do you have to pay? Makes no sense to me. :D) Anyway, I took the money and headed to their office to deposit the fee and collect a registration form. I filled it out, gave it back and expected to start work immediately like I had been told on the phone. However, they had apparently shifted the start of the internship to the end of July. I blindly accepted the change and headed back home. What could I have done differently at this point. Think about it, I had been given some new information suddenly, but what I should’ve done was tell my parents about the change. That way, any possible hurdles that came up could be avoided. But no, thinking there was no obstacle in my path, I happily accepted the change…..until I got home.

My mom asked me how I went and I told her. She freaked out when I told her the starting date. The reason? We had a 10 day trip planned close to that date for a short vacation. Hey! It’s the summers, you’re supposed to value fun over work! 😀 Anyway, had I asked her, I could’ve avoided going back to the office but that wasn’t the main problem. The main problem was that I had blindly handed over some money without knowing every detail that I should’ve known. I thought that I would lose that money now. So, I called them up and asked WWF if I could start my internship by the time I got back from my trip. I know, I know. When you say it out loud, valuing your holidays over helping out a noble cause doesn’t sound very good. I felt uneasy saying it but honestly, I had messed up and I wasn’t sure what to do. Luckily, the kindhearted people over there said that it was okay if I missed a day or two of the internship as long as I was in time for the rest. This time, I asked my parents if we would be and they said we would.

So, it hadn’t cost me much more than a bit of a panic but it was a good reminder to me that before taking major decisions, you should know all the details, you should consult and you should take some time to sort an issue out. So, whether it’s just a few minutes you have to sort out tactics before a sports match or it’s up to you to hire or fire an employee, whether it’s knowing the date of a particular test in school or starting an internship, make sure you know everything there is to know so that you succeed and if you don’t, at least you’ll know you gave it your all. Thanks for reading guys. I’ll be back in a few days with a new tip and I hope you all stay tuned. Have a nice day folks!

Tip 14: Sometimes, It’s Better To Leave Things Alone

Hey guys! How are you all? Good? Bad? Let me know! Today is about what you should or shouldn’t do in certain situations. To help illustrate this, I have the perfect example today which I’ll get to in a minute. What this tip is really about is knowing when enough is enough or when to stop. Often, we, in our anger or hurry to get something done, say something or do something that has consequences. It’s hard to stop ourselves from making those mistakes but stopping them from happening is essential in our lives.

Who knows, if you practice restraint or caution now, ten years down the road, when you’re in a heated argument with your friend, it may save those years you had together. That’s why it’s very important to leave things alone when it seems like they may get out of hand. I saw the perfect example of this. Actually, I saw two examples of this. The first was in the car with my brother, on the way to the cinema. We were discussing how the media chooses to report or rather misreport certain things, often distorting facts. Then my brother said something that I didn’t agree with and instead of letting the matter go, I pursued it in a fit of anger.

It was not a fun time guys. He’s entitled to his opinion and I should’ve recognized that or I should have composed myself and tried to calmly tell him my side of things. I didn’t do that and the outcome was a heated argument which my parents and sister had to break up. That was the first instance and the personal experience. The second one was not so much personal, more what I saw. It was a movie. 😀 Yep, you read that right. Now, before you close this tab, the movie was Jurassic World. In IMAX.

Got you interested now huh? I thought I would. 😀 Well, I won’t release any details. I don’t want to spoil things for you but the main theme of the movie was that scientists created this hybrid dinosaur (named, I kid you not, Indominus Rex, which sounds really douchey but oh well :D) that was bigger and stronger than a T-rex. They couldn’t control it which led to chaos. In their rush to maximize profit from their dino-theme park, those scientists created something that they could not control. The movie was actually a brilliant example of staying away from things whose outcomes you can’t predict.

For many of us normal, non-Jurassic world people, that unpredictability comes from arguments with family members or that guy who steals your lunch at the office but the reason behind those arguments and the mess ups in Jurassic World stem from the same source. The lesson learnt in the end is the same as well. Sometimes, it’s better not to mess with things because if you do, you have Jurassic like mistakes.

Thanks for reading guys. By the way, the movie was crazy good in IMAX. You guys absolutely have to check it out whenever you can. It had a good plot, the right blend of action, a bit of comedy and stunning visual effects. Also guys, my next tip comes out in a few days so stay tuned and have a nice day! 🙂

Tip 13: Taking A Break Is Essential

Hi guys, I know it’s been almost a week since my last post and I apologize for that. I was on vacation and I forgot to inform you all on it. Sorry. (Please don’t chop my head off. :D) Anyway, the trip was a lot of fun. Thank you for not asking by the way. The entire trip was spent away from technology and was focused on going out everyday to different places. I visited Islamabad, which is the capital of Pakistan in case anyone was wondering. Such a trip was a blessing in disguise.

You see, for the past week or so, I had been feeling down and I didn’t know why. So, I decided to step away from it for a bit. I decided to switch my life off, to go away and have fun, without any worry. Guys, the trip did wonders. Honestly, I’m back home now and I feel like I could take on the world. Honestly, throw some assassins in my face and I’ll smack ’em down left and right! I’m not kidding. (Actually, I may be. :)) But seriously, that’s how I feel right now. That’s sort of what I wanted to talk to you guys about today.

Life can at times be frustrating. More often than not, it is actually. New obstacles come up every day. Then comes a time when everything seems annoying to you. That’s why everyone needs breaks. You guys need to cut loose every once in a while. You need to take that break early on so that when the harder times come and you’re overworked, you don’t lose your mind. That’s how it was for me. Everything around me became a nuisance and every day became another obstacle in my path.

I went to Islamabad, a city with a small population and a peaceful atmosphere. That was what I needed. It also made me realize that I need to take breaks more often. A break does not mean you take a month off of work. I went for 5 days. It means you go out and have fun. Clear your head for the night, the weekend, a week or longer. Just have fun so that you can be ready to get back in the game. What I’d actually recommend is going out every weekend and doing something, even if that something is taking a walk in the nearby park or going to that lake next to you and just watching nature. That way, you stay happy and it really helps you to look at your goals with a new perspective, a fresh perspective.

Thank you everyone for reading. I hope you all have a very nice day and I hope I was able to help you out. The next tip will be out in a few days and I look forward to talking to you all again soon. 🙂 Oh, and remember to try to go out every weekend!

Tip 12: Sometimes, It’s Better Not To Mess With People

Hi guys! How’s everyone this fine day or night or afternoon or evening, (this is getting annoying :D) depending on where you live. So, today, I thought I’d share something interesting that happened to me. Today is about knowing which people you can mess with and those that are better left alone. Your interpretations of what I mean may be different but what happened to me is more comical than serious.

Guys, seriously, don’t pick a fight with those who you can’t take on. Like, if you go and take on an uber, black belt samurai master, you know you’re over stepping your bounds. I wish what happened with me was that cool. Instead, I shall have to use something way less awesome to show you guys where I overstepped. 😀 Yeah, so about 6 months back, I believe, I went to Canada for vacation. A cousin of mine lives there and this guy can (ahem ahem) hack there. I hope no one is listening in on this. 😀 Anyway, he left his Facebook on one day and I messed around with it.

I think you can see where this is going. Me, a guy who barely knows anything about…well, anything, messing with a hacker’s profile. I laughed it off at the time. Today, 6 months later, I told my sister to check out this post I uploaded and she said she couldn’t see it. So, I checked who could see that post I uploaded and it said Custom. Then, I checked my general settings and had a look at who could see all my posts. It again said Custom. I clicked the custom button and listed under it was my cousin’s name. For 6 freaking months, every post that I uploaded could only be seen by him!!! Not only did I feel insanely dumb that I hadn’t noticed it before, but in that instant, I knew not to mess with superior people.

If they have more skills than you, you’re better off staying either far away from them or remaining on their good side. 😀 So, whether it’s a fellow employee at work who secretly is an MMA fighter or a cousin who is familiar with hacking, from hardcore gamers to insane street racers, if they’re better than you, warning bells should be going off in your mind! Stay away! This guy/girl ( no discrimination :D) could own me anytime. That should be your brain. Listen to those words and I guarantee, you’ll have a far less painfull or humiliating future. 🙂 Thanks for reading guys. There will be a new post in a few days. It’s always fun to talk to all of you and I hope you all have a good day!

Twitterview The First: Screenwriting 101

Hi guys, don’t kill me for the image! 😀 Anyway, as promised, I’m releasing the first Twitterview today. Hopefully, I will release more as time goes on. Anyway, I just wanted to give you a little background on what this is. I basically talked to the writers of an NBC show called Undateable about some questions I had about screenwriting. Ah, you got the name now? I’m glad! No, I’m kidding. I know you understood what it meant before. 😀 Anyway, I plan to ask a variety of people in these Twitterviews about their jobs or something their good at and how to get started in these industries. I’ve changed some of my words around and their responses but not the meaning of the words. I’ve done this to make the conversation seem a little more presentable and I’ve also cut questions down in certain places which may have already been widely known.

So, the following is my discussion with Adam Sztykiel, Chris Luccy, Craig Doyle, Bill Lawrence and Jon Dewalt. I’ve taken out the comedic moments of the conversation (sorry guys!) but if you guys want to see those, I’ll post images of the conversation soon as well.

Me: (To Adam) I’ve been considering going in to screenwriting and since I love your work on Undateable, I wondered if I could ask you some questions on it.

Adam: Fire away! Tagging in CraigDoyle who is a Jedi of screenwriting. (At this point, Chris Luccy also took part in the discussion of his own will. Bill came in for some humor only. :D)

Me: The best thing to happen to me is to have the attention of all of you. Anyway, I’ve heard a lot of discouraging things about screenwriting but I love the prospect of doing it so how hard was it for each of you to get to where you are? I don’t want to load you with questions so I’ll go one by one if that’s okay.

Adam: It was hard 12 years ago and it’s only gotten harder to break in. But not impossible! I wrote 10 scripts (dozens of drafts of each) before selling 1 and I was incredibly lucky. Cliche advice, but you just have to write. Recipe: HardWork+Talent+ThickSkin+Luck+Perseverance.

Craig: Write like crazy. Move to LA.

Chris: Agreed. Then try to get Assistant job for a show and learn first-hand. And apply to the writer workshops. I did the Wb one (which I can only assume means Warner Bros) and that’s how I got my first job.

Me: “Move to LA”. Hmm, can’t say that’s the first time I heard that one. The secnd thing i heard is that selling your script is the hardest thing, you have to know people to get anywhere. So, did all of you guys start off like chris said, as assistants? And did you all need connections to start?

Chris: My only “connection” was a friend from Ohio U(University). who ended up working for an agency. She heard about a job as an assistant to an EP(Executive Producer). I got that job and did it for 3 yrs. I find most people spend about 7 years in L.A. trying before getting their 1st writing gig.

Me: 7 years? Wow, for like a staff writer position? Can’t you take your script directly to networks, like if it’s really good? I’ve heard networks take a greater look at your past positions rather than your actual script in deciding to take you. To what extent is this actually true? (Jon Dewalt now enters the chat.)

Jon: If you’re a performer and super funny you can try stand up or improv. A lot of people break in that way, it’s a great way to meet with everyone. Either path you go, it takes forever and is very hard. But worth it.

Me:  Just 2 more questions. 1, is it true that if you take a script to a network and they accept but after a few drafts, they can fire you and keep your idea? I’ve read online that this can happen. I just thought of another question. Would it be easier to break in as an author?

Adam: Write what you love. If movies/TV, write those. If books, write those. In movies you have a contract that guarantees you writing “steps”, but after that, it’s up to the studio to keep you writing or to hire someone else in your place. It takes a while to build up a body of quality work, meet people and make fans.

Me: (Very crucial and a common misconception) Last thing, have you throughout your lives written what you want to write or what people like at the time because I am strictly against following the market, my belief is that if your work is good then people will come to read your work and you don’t need to write what you don’t like.

Adam: Don’t chase the market. You have to write what is true to you and your voice.

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That was basically what we explored through our conversations. I hope that you found this interesting and that it gave you an insight in to the world of screenwriting and what it takes to have your name along the likes of Vince Gilligan, Chuck Lorre and of course, Adam Sztykiel and the gang at Undateable. Thank you for reading guys. I’ll post pictures of our conversation in a few days if you want those and the new tip also comes out in a couple of days! Hope to see you all again soon! 🙂

Tip 11: Avoid Gaining Weight!

Hello guys, great news. My exams are over! They’re done. I’m free! Yaaaay. Now that I got that out, I wanted to share with all of you today, the importance of maintaining your weight. Maintaining your weight to an extent, is very important. It helps you stay healthy. It keeps you away from prying and judgmental eyes. It also helps to keep you happy. The reason I’m telling you guys this is that I haven’t been able to do this of late. You see, during my exams, my parents said that I couldn’t lose weight because I needed energy to focus on my studies.

So what happened? I’m sure you have a pretty good guess but for those who don’t, I got fatter. I’m not talking I put on a few pounds fat. I mean fat, like the big round blob you call a stomach kind and it sucks. It is not something that any of you who are thinking of eating more and more junk food ever want. Trust me on that.

So, obviously, today I hit the gym in the evening to lose what I had gained. The gyming (is that a word?) did not go well. I mean, sure, I lost some weight but I burned myself out. I didn’t drink any water before going. I jogged/walked the entire time. What? I don’t have much stamina okay? 😀 My stamina literally starts and ends after the first minute and a half. 😦 Yep, it’s that bad. Anyway, I did manage to push myself and do 20 minutes before taking my first cup of water and then 40 minutes before my next. Now, my body hurts all over. There’s just so much pain and it’ll get worse in the morning. This completely sucks.

Please, do yourselves a favor and don’t go my way. If you feel like you’re weight is a little high or someone points it out, fix your diet a little bit. Don’t wait and keep eating the entire month. Don’t force yourself to that point where you’re dissatisfied with your body and you have to do a lot of work with it. Don’t let it get that far. I have a lot of work to do before I can get myself in to shape and I resent the fact that I didn’t maintain my weight before. I don’t want you guys to feel that resentment. What I’m asking you all to do today is to do something about your weight when it gets out of control.

Don’t sit around and let the work pile up. That will just create a headache for you. Do it as is required. Take action today so that you don’t regret it tomorrow. Thank you everyone for listening. 🙂 I hope you all stay tuned. My next post will be that Twitterview I promised! I know you guys have no idea what I’m talking about but for once, could you let me enjoy ze moment? No? Oh well. 😀 Anyway, see you guys soon.

Tip 10: A Great Place To Search For Things is Where You left Them

Hello guys! Today, we have a milestone to celebrate. No, my exams are not over yet though I’m sure a lot of you couldn’t care less about that. No, I’m just joking, you people are nice. Right? Right?? Anyway, the milestone is that today is tip number 10. Yaay, our first milestone together, this is exciting. On that note, I thought I’d share something….interesting that happened to me today. Believe me, when I say interesting, that is the only word I can find to describe what happened. 😀 Today is about finding things. Picture the following. You just bought new shoes for yourself from Nike. You’ve brought them home, taken them off in your lounge, then have gone to sleep in your room. A few hours later, you wake up and all of a sudden, you can’t find your shoes.

It can be such a hassle to look for your belongings when you lose them. It’s like playing a game of Where’s Waldo but without the fun. It’s irritating beyond reason actually but here’s a big hint. This is something that we take in to account and then go on to ignore because we think, nah, that’s too obvious. Guys, stop watching crime dramas on TV! It’s affecting your brain. You guys are literally thinking, it can’t be in the obvious place I left it because that’s too obvious. Time to wake up! Even TV shows lie. Most crimes in the real world are actually pretty straight forward. The people who commit them aren’t Houdinis and the cops that track them down are, though apt, normally not Adrian Monks or Sherlock Holmes.

I’m getting really off topic now but basically, it’s the same with your belongings. The first place you should go back and look for them in is the place you left them in! What happened with me further justified that. So, my sister is having exams these days. Tomorrow, she has a Maths exam. She was using sample papers and solving them today. The papers were compiled in to a book. She needed to go to the bathroom and left her book somewhere. When she came out, she couldn’t find it. She looked around a bit and asked me if I had seen it. I said no, but that she had last been in my elder brother’s room so it could’ve been there. Then I got up to go in to my elder brother’s room because he had a fridge with chocolates inside and I was hungry. (Don’t judge me. 🙂 ) Anyway, my sister thinking I was going to magically lead her to the book, followed me.

I got to the fridge and opened it. Meanwhile, she says to me, “Oh yeah, I’m sure I left in the fridge. I mean why wouldn’t I.” That was sarcasm in case you didn’t understand. I’m not doubting your ability to catch that at all. 😀 Anyway, so as she says it, lo and behold, I find her book inside the fridge. So, yes people your belongings can end up in weird places sometimes but odds are, that weird place is somewhere inside the general area you left it in. That’s why it’s a good rule of thumb to retrace your steps but start from the end and work backwards. Start with the last area you were in and slowly work back to when you last had that belonging with you. I’m sure you’ll find it then and if you don’t, I’m sure you can buy another (unless it’s a family heirloom or an Iphone 6, in those cases your pretty much busted.) 😀 I wish all of you a good day and hope to see you again soon….very, very soon. Ciao for now guys! 🙂

Tip 9: Support Local Businesses, Support your Country!

Hello everyone! Long time no see. It’s glad to be back after so long even if it is for only some time. I’ve been really busy as I told you guys before too and I apologize for that. It’s just, the schedule you know with the lack of sleep, all the studying and the tension was all I was doing. It’s a few days till my next exam so I thought I’d hop on really quick and share something with you guys today.

Today is about giving support. I don’t mean to others though that’s equally important from time to time. I mean giving support to your country or region’s businesses. In Pakistan, there’s this huge culture to take your money and your time to the nearest international brands. I know that also rings true for a bunch of other countries in various ways. I also know that the term businesses is very vague but that’s the thing. Every country out there has a particular type of business or sector that it strives in and another where it doesn’t. As citizens of these countries, we should try to improve our local products and get them on the global market. Yes, I know this sounds like a pitch. 😀 It’s not or is it? You’ll never know for sure…..

Anyway, I went out the other day to buy a new pair of slippers and it occurred to me that I was buying an international brand. It was at a good price, on a 30% discount, but it wasn’t local. It made me think of how many things I had bought in the past from all these huge global brands, whether it was in clothing or in food or even glasses. I bought these things and then I used to wonder where the local products were, why they weren’t as famous. Someone could argue this by saying that local brands aren’t famous because they aren’t good. To that, I say, really? Do you really believe that there is not one brand in your entire country that can produce something to an international standard?  There has to be. I have this friend who’s from Ohio and he told me that there aren’t many recognized American mobile phone companies out there. In that case, it’s the same thing. You wonder why these products aren’t striving in your country.

The thing is that people are making them but they’re not getting the support that they should. So, we should take an interest here and promote our local products. I mean, I can’t be the only one who thinks it’s a matter of great pride when you see your nation’s company mentioned in the news next to the likes of Microsoft or Apple right? Right?! I’m kidding. 🙂 Don’t lose what I’m trying to say here though. Try to support your brands whenever you can. Even one can make a difference and who knows, one day it might be that brand down the road from you that turns in to the next Pizza Hut. 🙂 I wish you all a good day and stay tuned. Don’t leave town! There’s more where this came from!