Author Archives: Ayaz Noor

To be honest throughout the whole thing I wanted to just get up and leave, but since I had to stay and listen I did listen and it was actually very beneficial. The lady who was presenting seemed like a very nice person and I felt like all of her advice was sincere. We learned what to wear to interview’s, what to say in interviews, how to answer some common interview questions, what NOT to say in interviews, how to format and write a resume, what to put in one, and so many other things which i found to be very useful. I like how they handed out sheets for us to look back at if we decided to not pay attention during the presentation. So basically this was far better than the Panel Discussion since I was actually able to hear what the lady was saying and it actually helped me in some way.

The workshop was certainly very interesting. I learned so much from Mr. Li’s accounts of how he wrote his book, his thought process, and his personal experiences in Communist China. I learned never to take the freedom I have in this country for granted because it gives me a sense of individuality. Although if I did grow up in Communist China I could also write a book and make a fair amount of money. Overall I thought it was interesting. One thing, may I add that I saw people sleeping and talking and texting and listening to music during the workshop and I got very very angry and wanted to tell them to STOP but you know people these days. I cant believe it.

I’ve said many many times before that my motto was “Don’t worry, be happy.” I said that before and that still holds true today. Today I want to talk about having a good time. I consider myself a guy that doesn’t worry all the time because I love being happy! You know what? So should all of you! Why? Well, I’ll tell you why. think about it. If you’re not havin a good time, what else can you have? A bad time! And I’m sure nobody loves bad times, now do they? When you’re in a bad mood, everything is upside down. Nothing seems to go the way it’s supposed to. On the other hand, if you’re in a good mood, everything seems to go so much more smoothly. Everyone seems nicer, you are nicer, the whole WORLD is NICER!!! Let’s give yall an example. Let’s say you’re cooking. If you’re angry about something, then you’re gonna put too much of everything or too little of everything and nothing will come out right. And then someone will eat your food and get angry because it is ANGRY food. However if you’re in a good mood and you’re cooking, then your food will turn out delicious, well maybe not if you’re a terrible cook, but even if the person who eats your food is about to puke it out, he’ll be happy because it will be HAPPY food. So that’s why you should all try and be happy. Sure it’s natural to be sad sometimes when bad things happen. Cry. Let it out. Don’t bottle it up. It’s weird to be happy all the time. But don’t be sad all the time either, because as the popular saying goes, behind every cloud there is a silver lining. So don’t worry and be happy. Have a good time. Trust me; it’s worth it.

Here’s a picture of me that I think shows that I do in fact adhere to the motto: “Don’t worry, be happy.”

I would describe myself as laid back (sometimes way too laid back), friendly, and goofy. I don’t take myself too seriously, although I can worry myself a bit too much, and I can appreciate a good joke. It doesn’t take much for me to be your friend; you just have to be able to kick back and just be able to have a good time. As for whom I think I am? Well to be honest, not much. I am an 18 year old Muslim male from Long Island, and an undergraduate student at Baruch College. I really have no impressive credentials under my belt and I can hardly say I’ve achieved anything truly noteworthy.  I look at this as my motivation to excel in everything I do in college, so that I actually become someone that can hopefully make a difference in this world, small or big.  My main goal in college? Become somebody.

I have 3 big concerns in college (in no particular order). 1, is that I will procrastinate. In and out of high school, I’ve always been a procrastinator. I have a habit of doing things at the last minute and rushing things. Sometimes my papers end up actually getting good grades, but sometimes they are major flops. However I do realize that college is a lot more work than high school, and there’s no time to slack off. I’ll try not to fall into the trap of procrastinating ever again. My second concern is coming late to class. I honestly don’t know what it is about me that loves being late and rushing things so much, but it’s certainly not good. I’ve already been late to English class a few times and I’m pretty ashamed of myself. That’s another habit I’ve carried with me from high school that I must change. My third concern is that I won’t become more serious about my work. At times I don’t have my priorities straightened out and I prioritize some menial things over the things that actually matter, like my schoolwork.

I can already tell college will be drastically different than high school. In high school people are all tightly bound together, because students have the same classes, and there are less students. Baruch College seems like a more independent environment with way more students. College also provides a greater workload than high school, which is something that I’m really going to have to get used to, because in high school I don’t think I’ve ever written a paper exceeding 6 pages. In college, I’m going to have to write 10, 20, 30 page papers. Insane.

My first year at College is like a transitional year. I’m going to have to learn to change my high school habits and adapt to the College environment. By sophomore year I expect I’ll be more mature and more serious about my work. I plan to get my priorities straightened out, and I will learn, hopefully, the value of true hard work.