Yaar, Bhai loag!
Please!! Kaam kya hai?! Unless your problem is of a nature that you don't want to discuss on the list [in which case, you can write to me directly], please! please!! please!!! This is the second time this month I have seen a mail from an NEDian saying "Is there anyone at xxxx? Please contact me via e-mail." Of course there's NEDians that know a *lot* about San Jose State University! It's in the middle of Silicon Valley. And even if it wasn't [like the other university someone mentioned last week], there is most probably some NEDian on God's blessed earth that can help you. I live half a mile from SJSU. Several of my class- and batchmates got their Masters' from it. If you need some help with it, we can most probably help you. But if you write such a vague and curt mail, I might not pay attention. If I pay attention, I might not forward it to one of my ex-SJSU friends. If I do, they might not get round to writing to you. HOWEVER, if you wrote "I have gotten admission into such and such University, I! h! ! ave having problems with getting my I20 shipped to me [for example], can someone please help?" I might just pick up the phone ask the admission office what the issue is and then [like I have done for several people] maybe even have the I20 shipped to you by courier [just for example]. So, please brothers and sisters, be direct, to-the-point, and as respectful and relaxed as possible. I might have [as I have today] written back; others might be too busy to follow up such a vague lead. Also, you are talking to your fellow NEDians -- mostly your seniors -- so be relaxed and respectful. Coldness and curtness will not get you as far as being friendly and respectful will. My apologies if I am sounding like an old, ornery person. I just wanted to give some blunt useful advice. And please don't be distracted by my references to SJSU, the e-mail I am replying to, or I20s. I am trying to make a general point. BTW, Asim, kaam kya hai? Sabahat. [Sabahat Iqbal Ashraf, CSE, '87-88] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (408) 472 3659 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: syed asim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 12:28:01 +0500 >aoa All > >Any NEDian studying ib San Jose State University >please contact me through email. > >Regards > >Syed Asim >Batch 95-96 ----------------------- More Info? ------------------------ NED's Official Website: http://www.neduet.edu.pk NEDian.ORG.PK : http://nedian.org.pk NED Alumni USA : http://NED-ALUMNI.org ECN List: http : http://nedian.org.pk/ecn/ecn.html List Archives : http://nedian.org.pk/hypermail/ ECN Members' Blurbs : http://nedian.org.pk/ecn/blurbs.html ---------------- http://nedian.org.pk ---------------------
