freedom of choices!

babam jan, Something I can't understand, aren't we saying we are leaving in 21 century, where we have realized a person has freedom of choices!!
talking about freedom of choices, Ms. Golshifteh Farahani would like to stay outside of Iran to develop her career. Who are we to tell her what to do and what not to do!
In a Country like Iran that the basic individuals' freedom (what to wear, what to say) is jeopardized and under moral control of state police, why such a person with "normal" (if not better than normal) talent must obey and stay in Iran and waste her development in her career she enjoys!!
how many of us has done that!

I personally wish her a best of luck and hope she gets tons of better offers in up coming movies.

To see what I mean, have a look at this link and those comment by people! at bottom of the page.

this part is added:

to support what I said read in Persian a report on BBC
tendency of Young Iranians to drink alcoholic beverages!
excert:

از تفریح جوانان در ایران می گوید: "هیچ، تفریح که نیس، در واقع این سالم ترین تفریح در ایرانه، برای اینکه بیرون که بری هیچ جایی نداری بری مثلا یه قهوه بخوری با خیال راحت یعنی دغدغه نداشته باشی که ای وای الان پلیس میاد می گیردت یا یه کسی میاد یه ایرادی می گیره."

He says of entertainment for young Iranians in Iran: there is no entertainment, in fact, this [drinking alcohol] is the healthiest and safest entertainment in Iran, if you go out in a coffee shop, you may wonder any minute a moral police will come and arrest you, or perhaps picking on you for what you are doing."

TOO much of freedom, I have heard!!

Stories of the Arab guy!! ANDAR Ahvalate this Arab guy!

1. No, it is not me! that I want to avoid writing about this but, he makes me to write it down!!!
oh, what is the story, did someone asked?
It is late evening at work, he is back from laboratory to the office and he looks little down!

Arab Guy (AG): I had a big fight with my landlord!
me: how come? you really fought with your landlord?!!
AG: not really a fight, but we had a [major] argument!!
me: I am sorry to hear that!
AG: He has complained of me to my supervisor!!...He asks me to do things that it sounds strange?!
me: like what?!
AG: he thinks I should say hi to his guests!!!...He thinks after 9:30 pm I should not cook! I should try all the dishes I washed properly as he says!!
Me: I see, but what has he complained to your supervisor about? I think that is important, if I could know?!!
AG: He has told I am an arrogant person! I don't comply with the house rules, and I left the main door open, I don't clean the kitchen after I have used the pots and dishes and etc.
Me: hum, I think it would be for you to comply with the rules of him, since you are staying here not more than end of December!!
AG: No, there are certain things you can't go on and not answer, you should stand for your bases [dignity:me]!!
me: as you wish!

related to somewhat related conclusion: This is where I say many Arabs can't differentiate between human dignity and what they gain and lose to comply with some rules put up!!
somewhat on related: After seeing this guy radical views which I said previously, I was once in the coffee room, with my boss and him, I was trying to pretend that I am busy with a paper I am reading to avoid talking to him!
I overheard he was talking to my boss who just get to know him the the coffee room in that very minutes! He was telling him with his heavy Arabic accent how my boss should pronounce the name of his supervisor. My boss had initially asked him so, you work with [name of his boss]. and He replied, who? and then he started to tell him, my boss is pronouncing Arab guy's supervisor name wrongly!!
Funny enough, that supervisor of him is Swiss-Hungerian who works here for more than 15 years and he has been all his life in Switzerland, I am sure everyone knows how to pronounce his last and first name, especially himself!!!!
This guy was saying, everyone is wrong in English it should be pronouce like he was saying!!!
talking about ....

strange but the truth!! would you get married to me!!

I was send the above statment by a firend of mine!!
I was reading BBC Persian service news. I encountered a kinda bizzare discussion which is apparently, true!! what is the discussion there has been a threatening of some south Pars oil development refinery in South of Iran about the marital status. The head of moral police (Herassat) of the South pars has written to all employees that within next few (I think it is 3 months) months they either should get married or they will be fired from work. Read in Persian.

So, I figured since this is short period and apparently, the communication include men and women of the same.

There are couple of possibilities:
1. either all men and women in that department get married to one another, either as short marriages or long one! for men to have 4 wifes, that is all right, other way around can be also worked out!! as long as both sides are happy!:)

2. Those who want to get some one from outside of company will do as follow:(write an ad)

I am a young man, with muscles at good and proper places, with head to be where it belongs and the special tool to be on the place where it belongs!.
With deep hope and sorrow to make some money for my ends meat and hoping to finally get out of Iran to live in one of the lands of free and prosperity in west or east!!

Due to reality of Iranian government and their nose are in private matters of any Iranians's life, I have to get married!!

So, looking for a fit, beautiful bride, who can live without me for 9 months out of 12 months! I promise to be back for holiday season!
The candidate should not complain, just live and have fun:)

interested candidates write me back:))

Iranians are either smarter or more hard working than average other middle eastern people!!

I just recently (in March) attended a biomechanical engineering conference in Portugal.

One of the interesting aspect of this conference was the number of of Iranian delegates who were originally Iranians and were now representing other universities. (There were a few Iranians who were also from Iran, I will get to that later!)

on average there were 40 oral presentations per 3.5 days. So, that makes about 140 presentation! (This is quite rough estimation, though)

Out of these 140, there were 7 oral presenters who were from Europe or US and the presenter was Iranian in origin. Add to this three more presenters who didn't show up, according to head of the conference because of sanctions towards Iranians, they didn't get visa to attend the conference!

On the other hand, I looked at the presenters with Arab origin. To my knowledge, there was only one I saw who was from a University from Finland! I attend his presentation, he got quite disappointing respond from experts!

I also saw one seeming Arab name who didn't attend. so, in total there were 2.

Having said that about 7 to 8 percent of the conference can be said were Iranians.
This percentage may be extended and extrapolated to other conferences. Just ask a few non-Iranians in your university!

I wonder with all these sanctions and lack of support in science and technology Iranians participate in such a great number at science stages, what would have happened if Iran was part of greater world community!

Death, the truth nothing but the truth!

imagine you are told that you have few months to live. What would be your reaction! that has happened once for me and for a month until I find out that the Dr. was wrong, made me to realize many things around me that I had never realized before!
that is of course past, but there is real one!
That is about Prof. Randy Pausch who is having pancreatic cancer and is given about 1 to 5 months to live by the Drs.! He has 3 childern. He is professor at Carnegie Mellon University
. As he put it: "in this clip he is giving his last lecture."
It trully worth wachting!


2. Why am I write a lot less than before!
Simply, I am focusing on my work these days! I have a student to look after. I am looking for a student to do some work for me! besides, I have to develop a few things like a protocol for motion capture analysis.
The truth is I went to Portugal for a conference and got some constructive and positive feedback. I feel I should do more to finalize my work.
Add to the above to many things I do besides my work. So, virtually no time to write!
Another reason is when I read Iranian news, so much lie are there, that I wonder when people start to realize that IRI lies, continously! that make me sad and uncomfortable!

A short of what I think!

My comment to Doste khobam (motasefaneh esmesho nemidonam) Yek Dokhtare


Aval az hameh azat ozr khahi mikonam, man motasefaneh balad nistam, farsi type konam, so I write everything in English. I hope that does not get interpreted to “Jafar khan rafteh farang.” By Writing this in English that does not mean I am intending to say I am better than you or understand better than you, not at all. So, I want to say that before I start to answer your comment.
( just write now on CNN there is report of a Egyptian-American father killed shut his own girl who was dating a none-Muslim boy!!)

I think the location of whoever picks up to live in any part of this earth is something we are entitled to choose and this is part of human right. Having said that, everyone has many reasons for leaving or staying in the place they were born. So, rest assure that my reasons of leaving Iran have not been due to political or even to gain a better living standard! Because if I had stayed in Iran, I would have had a more comfortable life style than I am having here. Trust me on that!
Let’s not play any type of accusation or labeling that is common among us, Iranians. As I said I have had my reason to move out of Iran.

I am not trying to fix anything at once. Never! I would have liked it but not possible in my view! This is something I never intend to do. What I emphasize on is something little children do, take one step at the time!
I agree, that Iran's problems are 100% related to culture. People do many unjustified act, killing their siblings for nothing, But does this justifies us (by us I mean those who understand that is incorrect) care not to do anything towards these cultural issues!?

I do not mean, to go out and start to change people or tell them either you change your mind or else I do something to you, not. Completely contrary. That is what our fathers did in Iran during revolution, from what I understand!

What I mean is simply I should first start by myself. For example, if I ever have child would I give her/him hard time as it is done by many traditional families in Iran? Will I ask my girl to stay virgin until she gets married or else she has been a disgrace to her family! Or
I would choose another approaches, for example, provide her with the information needed for such a situations if she ever decides to have sex.

When I say we should act upon us than others. This idea simply comes from the fact,
You wouldn’t litter your own room/home, would you? So why not stop throwing litter on streets? So, I start with myself.
When I say we shall start with ourselves, I mean to open our own eyes to realities and avoid superstitious. To provide the real information to people around us, not to refrain the information from flowing. Show the truth, and not the lies!

The last thing but not the least, I don’t think you should judge me for anything you have not even seen or done! I never criticize you for why are you going out with Dr. (unfortunately I don’t know his name), so therefore, you are not good girl! One of those unnecessary conclusions!
Let’s forget that idea of accusing, just be on the side that accept each other with what we are.
What you do is great, I am sure. Learning to survive and enjoy, as you put it, in Society of Mashhad and in greater extend in Iran. And I am not there to judge you.
all I am saying is that we,in Iran, need more freedom, easier flow of information and I think avoid judging people, especially young people like you!

We are on the same side! let's not think what I have written for you is something against you.

So, my entire opinion goes around this fact: Give information, let the person to decide for her/himself.

by theway, if you got time, read my old posts: just click and read some of them:
something I wrote!

My long list wish, never come true! and what I missed.

What I miss the most when I look back!
I am sure everyone, who is completely satisfied with his/her life; there is something they have missed in their life or wished they had!
What did I missed or wished I could do the most, I tend to ask myself!

1. I miss those years that I could spend with my high school and primary school friends and just have fun without fear of revolutionary guard in Iran.

2. I missed simply a sit out at a cafe-shop in Tehran and greet at my fellows who I know!

3. To fall in love at young age and have crush on someone I admired!

4. I miss those fun times we could have with friends. The time we could simply get together rather than just sitting at home. Go all out to a local club where we lived in Iran, talk to the people spoke my mother tongue. Just drink and have a fair laugh at ourselves and good time.

5. Those years that I was away from my family and friends can be recounted to be with them again. I wished I could change a few things in my family life without hassle!

6. I wished I could see smiling women hand in hand with their partner not wearing veil on streets of Iran. I miss to see that. I have seen that in europe and North America why not in Iran?!

7. I wished everyone including my friends can get a visa to come to this side of the world!

6. I wished and I missed...
if anyone, you could add more...

Have got time again to mumblling!

1. For those who asked me how I am doing. I feel much better. But that hitting my head by a truck (the description I say, how I felt during that week of virus attack!) lasted almost one complete week!

2. Finally the few days of Christian New Year has started. I feel I truly need a recovery time after so many intensive working days even if it is for a few days! Today we had our Christmas lunch together and one of our technicians got retired. The guy was originally from chez and Slovakia and was working in light structure testing and later turned to cable car testing (The Swiss love their cable cars!) division. I love this idea that our colleague made. Projecting photos of years of his work in the laboratory. The two series of present we all contributed and most important of all inviting many of those who started or the guy used to work. According to my colleague many of those were passed away or were so old that they would not be able to make it. However, he managed to bring in about a dozen of them and especially the guy who to used to teach and was head of the laboratory. Later, one of the other colleagues of the guy said something funny. As a new Swiss Citizen you should be doing three things to prove you are Swiss: 1. to open and close a gun and make it ready! 2. to milk a goat! And the 3. sing a famous song that I go to pick cherries!!! This was quite interesting for me.

3. I am reading a novel by Khali Hosseini is called the kite runner. I heard about it when I was in Canada through CBC radio program. It is quite well written and developed story describing a Pashto guy life from when he was around 10 until his later years. He described vividly the situation of Afghanistan in 70’s when Zahr shah was in power until Taliban ruling. He describes about what has people gone through including himself by running from the country and got refuge to the US. It is well written novel and I just find out yesterday that the movie is also on the screen under the same name staring two or three Iranians actors and actress. Hoping to watch it, soon. It is quite interesting that during 70’s or to be exact 1974 the guy describes that they didn’t have TV in Afghanistan and to watch the World cup of football they were going to Iran!!! The Iran he describes seems it was a big power in the region and sad to see what we are today!
Kite Runner

4. The interview of President Ahmadi Negad with Islamic Republic Borad Cast has been funny. Apparently he has blamed, drop of dollar value, previous governments, as well as unknown hands to create inflation. This totally reminds me of Ayatolah Khomaeini speech who once said: economy science belong to donkey!!

too much work would kill you!

1. Last night I woke up around 2:00 shivering and feeling cold. I could not sleep until this morning. So, I decided to go to a doctor. After sitting about 4 hours, I was able to see a Dr. who told me that I have 38 degrees fever! He instructed me to the laboratory to have my blood test taken. The lady poke me the routine to my hand vein and interesting enough, after a few drops the blood stopped. I explained to here that since last night I have not eaten anything and I feel extremely tired and weak! She asked me to put my legs up and my head down so blood flow to my upper body! She then poked my finger for further blood extraction and after 30 minutes I still shivering the result indicated there could be a bacteria or virus in my body! I was prescribed antibiotic for only three days and Ibuprofen 400 mg! Anyhow, I still feel horrible and seems my head is exploding! But at least the temperature has gone down!

2. I finally moved out from my old place where I was living with Chinese. I have to write something funny about him. This was my last encounter.
The sotry goes:
I went to take my ADSL modem and router, so I asked him if he could bring in his old single modem which was USB port and install it on his computer. Making long story short, he brings the modem and then with his accent asked me to install it. After installing, we had to enter a password and userid. I asked him if he recalls. He said: No. I asked him to call Swisscom to find out about the password. So, he did so. I was finalizing my moving and cleaning my room, he called me and said that can I talk to the customer service on the phone! I agreed. I picked the phone, they guy was speaking with French accent, told me that he can’t understand the Chinese what he is saying! After rectifying and sorting out the problem. He asked me to make sure everything works, do as I instruct you.
He said open a web browser open google and type something there to see if the websites work. I open google page. I think many know that google can be set to remember the searches you have already done! You may wonder what he was looking for, I mean the entire pull down menu of the google search had words like this:
Gay pictures!!
Man and man movies!!
Gay going hardcore!!!
And many more gay related photos and movies searches.
There was no search for gay information!
Finally, this was the last observation of the Chinese guy and since first of this months he is back in China!

3. Chris de Burgh and Arian just recorded a song!
Chris has recently completed recording with ‘The Arian Band’. The song, ‘The Words I Love You’, is in English and Farsi and will be included on The Arian Band’s new album for release in Iran this December.
This is an exciting project as it is the first collaboration between Western and Iranian artists. For further information on The Arian Band please visit www.arianmusic.com.
check out the news here look for Arian

Couple of observations!

1. While in Canada I came across an advertisment in one of the local Iranian newspaper in Toronto which is seen above. The ad reads: I am 24 years young, residence of Shiraz, looking to get married for purpose of immigration to Canada with a woman who is citizen of Canada. All spending will be taken care of!! [I make no comment!].

2. What is with all the reality TVs in North America? Eerytime I was passing by a TV it was one of these crappy programs like: The Bachelor, The Survivor, Dancing with Stars, etc. all the none senses! I think North American programs simply brain washed the viewers!

3. I like this guy Anderson Copper. I recall his work as reality show known as The Mole. He does not do such a bad job of reporting the news. He is now doing an investigation reportage for global warming known as Planet in Peril which worth watching.

4. The Truth behind the movie 300!
this is link a friend sent me and worth reading. it has some good points.