Friday, July 23, 2004

What is up?

1. ... Since I was a little girl, this blanket has felt like a huge, warm hug. Its softness comes from being wrapped around others for years, and, combined with the weight of it, feels like they’re still somehow there....Read the rest at Alex's site.

2. For those who like Alireza Asar the Iranian pop singer. Here is latest
Asar's Album

3. Thanks to narges who send me ththe followings: bugger Link:)
Olympics

4. Something about one of the comments I received for my last write up. As I indicated I knew Mr. Kasravi from not so many close encounters. In any case, he just passed away and despite his view I believe he didn't deserve any of the comments a fellow left in my previous comment area. So, I wanted to erase that comment but I did not. People are entitle in their opinions however, they should refrain themselves from insulting one another.

5. Murphy's Love Laws
All the good ones are taken.
If the person isn't taken, there's a reason. (corr. to 1)
The nicer someone is, the farther away (s)he is from you.
Brains x Beauty x Availability = Constant.
The amount of love someone feels for you is inversely proportional to how much you love them.
Money can't buy love, but it sure gets you a great bargaining position.
The best things in the world are free --- and worth every penny of it.
Every kind action has a not-so-kind reaction.
Nice guys(girls) finish last.
If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Availability is a function of time. The minute you get interested is the minute they find someone else.

Sunday, July 04, 2004

Fred Kasravi; Manjil...

1. It is sad day for me I just read in eyeranian.net that Mr. Fereydoun Kasravi (Fred Kasravi), one of early Iranian immigrants and political activists in Toronto, passed away. I shall write this following paragraph about the way I first met him in person in Toronto. The following is in his memoriam.
It was a rainy night in November of 1998. I was sitting in university laboratory trying figure out content of one of the papers I was trying to use in my work. The entire day I was reading it and as much as I read it the less I understood! I was aware of the classical concert in Glen-Gould studio of CBC radio in down town of Toronto at very same day at 8:00 pm. An Iranian conductor who had recently come to Canada was conducting the symphony orchestra, which was called Symphony of Nations. So, I as a big fan of classical concerts decided to go there. It was around 7:30 pm, all of the sudden, I decided to take a subway (Metro) to the CBC. I knew that finding a ticket might be a difficult task. However, I said to myself that it may a miracle happens and I would get hold of a ticket since I am a single audience per say. So, I arrived about five minutes to the program and went directly to the ticket desk. At the desk the cashier stated that all the tickets are sold out. I was quite getting depressed. While standing there, hoping for a miracle to take place; Mr. Khosravi with his typical outfit came towards ticket desk. The cashier told him: Mr. Khosravi your tickets are ready, they are 6 of them. Would you like to pick them up, now? As soon as he received the tickets there were about 5 women ran towards him with fancy cloths asking simultaneously for extra tickets. I, on the other hand, slowly approached him and asked him for a ticket with a low voice. Apparently, he needed the 4 tickets and then he turned his face to me and said you said you needed a ticket, did you say so? You are only one person? I positively confirmed it. So, he handed me a ticket and when I told him how much shall I pay for it, he answered: “Be my guest, don’t worry”. I thank him and ran into the theater. I was honored to watch the work of Rimsky-Korsokov, Scheherzade. It was memorable night since I also met Ms. Barbara Hall, the ex-Mayer of Toronto. And get to enjoy a very beautiful work like "The young Prince and the
Young Princes" of Rimsky-Korsokov. I met him, couple of other times in charities and aid organizations he was a man with pride.
He will be missed. May his soul rest in peace.
It is raining in Tehran. I shall say: I do my crying in the rain.


2. I went a way last week to take a part in a National Competition of white water rafting.
Apparently, it was first of its kind in Iran for women. The competition was held in Manjil. A city, which is famous for its high-speed wind and its wind turbine and not to mention Olives gardens.
I have to admit that I ate so much olive that I was almost seeing Olive in my dreams for a while!! Moving on, I have taken couple of pictures. Enjoy them here.




3. This is ridicules that http://www.geocities.com is banned by Iran telecom!! I have no comment on this issue than we have really lost the path.