<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Rants n Raves</title>
	<atom:link href="http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com</link>
	<description>the Rants n Raves of one just passing through this world...</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:10:12 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>[Photography] &#8211; Through the eye of a lens</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2009/11/photography-through-the-eye-of-a-lens/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2009/11/photography-through-the-eye-of-a-lens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Experiment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sigma]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=230</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t really done much in the photography space in a while. I must apologize to my readers. This blog has not been updated in a very long time. I got attacked by some pretty nasty viruses and it took me a while to get up and running again.
Its a relief to finally come to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2009/11/photography-through-the-eye-of-a-lens/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>[Food] Grilled Salmon with mixed vegetables</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2009/05/food-grilled-salmon-with-mixed-vegetables/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2009/05/food-grilled-salmon-with-mixed-vegetables/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 21:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=209</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
The plated dish
Here&#8217;s a really quick recipe to make a very easy, tasty and healthy dinner. All you need is a fillet of fish (I&#8217;ve used salmon here) some spices and a packet of frozen mixed vegetables from the super market.


Waiting to get dressed up
First you make a light marinate for your salmon.
In a bowl [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2009/05/food-grilled-salmon-with-mixed-vegetables/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>[Photography] Spring Flowers in California</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2009/05/photography-spring-flowers-in-california/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2009/05/photography-spring-flowers-in-california/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 18:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flowers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=204</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve said this before and I&#8217;ll probably say this many more times. I really do like Spring. Everything wakes up and starts blooming. The trees get a new breath of life and flowers start to peak out.
Here are some pictures I snapped a week or so ago.

Is it just me or do you also think [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2009/05/photography-spring-flowers-in-california/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>[Photography] Sri Lankan cuisine</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2009/05/photography-sri-lankan-cuisine/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2009/05/photography-sri-lankan-cuisine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 00:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[String Hoppers. Ohh how I crave a good string hopper feed. Well, I finally decided to make some. I hope you&#8217;ll enjoy some of the pictures.
String hoppers piled up on the plate.
see more pictures after the jump.
String Hoppers on a place with some Pol Sambol and Chicken Curry in the background
My plate just before I [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2009/05/photography-sri-lankan-cuisine/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Sunsets in San Francisco</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/10/sunsets-in-san-francisco/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/10/sunsets-in-san-francisco/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Francisco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunset]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trees]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=194</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Northern California is by far considered a very pro green, nature friendly and every tree huggers delight. Nevertheless it still had a decent amount of pollution in the air. Part of the blame can be put on the constant fires we have as extended dry spells visit. San Francisco&#8217;s smog content is not however the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/10/sunsets-in-san-francisco/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>[Video] War Photography &#8211; In Harms Way</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/10/video-war-photography-in-harms-way/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/10/video-war-photography-in-harms-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Photography has been a very strong passion of mine. But, why? There is a beauty in being able to capture an instance in life that in turn becomes part of history. Being able to capture not only a still of that instance but also the passion, the energy, the life that is packed into that [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/10/video-war-photography-in-harms-way/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>[video] &#8211; Amazing Hug</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/10/video-amazing-hug/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/10/video-amazing-hug/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=186</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recived this via email today, and I must say, the video completly blew me away. It is completely safe for work, so go ahead and watch it.
The text of the email read:
The woman in the video found this lion injured in the forest ready
to die. She took the lion with her and nursed the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/10/video-amazing-hug/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>[Photography] &#8211; Red Shoes&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/09/photography-red-shoes/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/09/photography-red-shoes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portraiture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red-Shoes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=184</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is something very fairy late like to a pair of red shoes. here are some pictures from this weekend of some red shoes.



and finally here is the last of the set&#8230; 

Feel free to leave comments either here on my blog or on flickr if you liked any of these pictures.  Thanks.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/09/photography-red-shoes/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>World&#8217;s First Awake Cardiac Bypass &amp; Valve Surgery, India</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/09/worlds-first-awake-cardiac-bypass-valve-surgery-india/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/09/worlds-first-awake-cardiac-bypass-valve-surgery-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=182</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For this post, i don&#8217;t think there is much for to me add in the post. The video tells the whole story much better than I can. The only thing i can add is WOW&#8230; an hour after a cardiac bypass and valve surgery the patient is enoying a nice cup of coffee.

]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/09/worlds-first-awake-cardiac-bypass-valve-surgery-india/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Balancing stones and the sound of the ocean</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/09/balancing-stones-and-the-sound-of-the-ocean/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/09/balancing-stones-and-the-sound-of-the-ocean/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stones]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=180</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One thing that I absolutely love is the spending hours at the beach and listening to the sound of the ocean. To me that is the most calming sound in the world (other than the sound of the bell that tells me that the guy selling Bombai Mutai is coming &#8211;  I really love [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/09/balancing-stones-and-the-sound-of-the-ocean/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Candles and Negative space</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/09/candles-and-negative-space/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/09/candles-and-negative-space/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=176</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is something very compelling about negative space. It can both tell you so much and leave so much to your imagination both at the same time. I hope you enjoy this picture of negative space and cadles that i shot.

Here is another variation of the same picture..

]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/09/candles-and-negative-space/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>My Cell phone can make me popcorn</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/08/my-cell-phone-can-make-me-popcorn/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/08/my-cell-phone-can-make-me-popcorn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cellphone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=174</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[About two years ago I wrote a post about the effects of cellphones and how two Russian guys cooked an egg using two cell phones. It seems that since then some astute scientists (aka students of physics / college blokes fooling around) have learn how to use a cellphone to make popcorn.
The good news: you [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/08/my-cell-phone-can-make-me-popcorn/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Stanford University</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/08/stanford-university/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/08/stanford-university/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=173</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Stanford University, originally uploaded by AbraCadabRa 13.
Stanford University is such a wonderful campus. Set in the heart of sillicon valley it boasts the title of being the ivy league college is that fresh and not stuffy. Its stately buildings and rolling gardens are an absolute beauty to walk through and see. I recently vent on [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/08/stanford-university/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The little girl who silenced the United Nations</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/08/the-little-girl-who-silenced-the-united-nations/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/08/the-little-girl-who-silenced-the-united-nations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=172</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is not much more i can add to this so let me just go ahead and give you guys the video. One word of advice. If you are standing take a seat. This girls words are powerfull.
watch the video after the break.


]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/08/the-little-girl-who-silenced-the-united-nations/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Learning English is HARD. Especially when its your second language</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/07/learning-english-is-hard-especially-when-its-your-second-language/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/07/learning-english-is-hard-especially-when-its-your-second-language/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jokes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=171</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is bound to offend some people but it is pretty funny. My Apologies to those who no do find this funny, but as a person growing up in Sri Lanka and learning 3 languages at the same time while growing up I can really appreciate how hard it is to learn a new language [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/07/learning-english-is-hard-especially-when-its-your-second-language/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Sunset at the wharf</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/07/sunset-at-the-wharf/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/07/sunset-at-the-wharf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Sunset at the wharf, originally uploaded by AbraCadabRa 13.

Sunsets are absolutely beautiful to watch. They pass on such an amazing feeling of serenity that you cant help but feel no matter how busy or hectic your day may be.
I shot this picture at the wharf in Redwood City while waiting for the July 4th fireworks [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/07/sunset-at-the-wharf/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Question about the movie Wall-E</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/07/question-about-the-movie-wall-e/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/07/question-about-the-movie-wall-e/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=169</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I just got back from watching Wall-E. All in all quite an entertaining movie about some cute robots who develop personalities and fall in love.
For those who have not yet watched the movie, i implore you to go and watch it. It&#8217;s cute and funny. I&#8217;ve embedded the trailed for you to have a peek [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/07/question-about-the-movie-wall-e/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>G.W. Bridge &#8211; New York</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/06/gw-bridge-new-york/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/06/gw-bridge-new-york/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bridges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[


G.W. Bridge &#8211; New York, originally uploaded by AbraCadabRa 13.


New York has many many absolutely wonderful sights to keep the first time visitor&#8217;s jaw permanently open. Of of these no doubt is the George Washington Bridge.
Having lived right by the bridge for many years I would always make it a point to go to the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/06/gw-bridge-new-york/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Watermelon</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/06/watermelon/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/06/watermelon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Random Musings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bizarre]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=167</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On a nice hot day there is nothing quite as refreshing as biting into a juicy slice of watermelon. Depending on my mood I do prefer the seed type. Even though this can drastically reduce the speed at which you can eat your slice it does introduce a certain fun factor into eating a watermelon [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/06/watermelon/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Its 97 degrees outside and I just had a hot steaming cup of tea</title>
		<link>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/06/its-97-degrees-outside-and-i-just-had-a-hot-steaming-cup-of-tea/</link>
		<comments>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/06/its-97-degrees-outside-and-i-just-had-a-hot-steaming-cup-of-tea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yusuf Asgerally</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random Musings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tea]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yusuf.asgerally.com/?p=166</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Am I crazy? No, Just Sri Lankan. By all means given the heat wave we&#8217;ve been having here in the bay area I should be sipping on an ice cold lemonade or an iced milo for those who know what that is [Flashback memories of pillawoos], but no; I have to choose a hot cup [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://yusuf.asgerally.com/index.php/2008/06/its-97-degrees-outside-and-i-just-had-a-hot-steaming-cup-of-tea/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
