Sunday, February 18, 2007

Me, Chinese and myself!

1. Not sure how many of people recall father and son stories in German?!
This Chinese housemate of mine and I have got our own stories! Besides the food; I wish to write something about his attitude!

I am not sure if I mentioned this gentleman is about 42 years of age and is doing post doctorial work at our institute! Recently, a Chinese student has come to our institute to work in one of our departments. As a traditional job of this Chinese roommate of mine he had invited him for a dinner. So, the entire night they eat and talked. I'd better say my housemate talked and the other guy moved his head as an affirmative acceptance!

Dinner ingredients: vegetables plus horse meat! (This horse meat has its own story which I will write about it little later)

So, this event is finished and I was on Friday in Zurich to see a contact lens specialist! on my way back in a station after Zurich I met the same young Chinese guy who get on the train and coincidently sits in front of me! Seeing a plastic bag written on it with Chinese signs conceived me that he is back from Chinese shop!
so, our conversation goes like this:

me: hello , said I and pulled up my sun glasses so he could see me and recognize me!
young Chinese: looking at me with disbelief!
me: have you recognized me?
YC: looks closely, yoooouuu yooouuuu ar theeee...
Me: yes I am Dong's housemate!
YC: jumping to my words, Ahoooa, yes, you are teachers, Dong Zhong roommate!
me: excuse me, what do you call Dongs? (I wonder why he called him teacher!)
YC: Teacher! what you call him?
me: Dong! why teacher, if I may ask!
YC: because he is-OHA-tea-cher in university! you ha-ve teachers in university isn't it?
me: ahan, teacher, yes you can call them teachers! but why is he teacher at university!?
YC: Oh, as he told me, he is teacher at university in China and he is here for a post doctorial position for past 2.5 years!
me: looking with exclamation in my eyes! ahan! But he has been here for more than 2.5 years and if he is a teacher on sabbatical shouldn't he go back by now to China?!
YC: no, he stay as long [as], he wants but he go[es] in short time back, S—ix mon—ths and come!

I started to think; according to this Chinese housemate of mine he has no job in China! Before coming here he was in Japan for almost 3 years and now he is desperately looking for a job in China or somewhere outside of China. However, he cannot well speak English or pronounce English words therefore, it is difficult for him to get a job abroad! or very likely he will go back!
I started to think, unbelievable Iranian nationals are not the only one who think they should exaggerate about their status!

2. About the horse meat: This gentleman has a great tendency to buy meats from different animals. to name a few horse, rabbit, ... which I suppose is normal for them!
About 2 months ago he bought this horse meat. The meat was smoked, so not needed to be cooked! He prepared this past Monday for his guest and served it! THe remaining of that meat he cooked it about two times more for the other days after his guest until the meat was completely turning to black color! and eat them with appetite!
God bless
[I usually write my weblog between 5 to 15 min. So, that is why there are many errors and I tend to realize that the next day, I read it, my apologies for that]

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Laugh and cry!

1. Today, I came across this video today! President Ahmadi Nejad talks about a 16 years old girl produces Nuclear energy at home!! see and laugh and then cry!
Please see and make your conclusion!!!
Ahmadi Nedjad speech!


I am quite busy, as everyone else is, so no time to write!:)

2. Damn getting Phd is not that easy!

3. Tomorrow is Valentine's day, known as lovers day. not sure, with many girls as are in the world and perhaps in area I live! why do I still feel lonely!? I read about Iranian equivalent of that day is known as Sepandar Mazdegan. Many women around the world express their love and affection to their lovers. So, in honor of women and I think this write up worth reading for an Famous Iranian woman: taken from www.z8un.com site.

حرفهاي آذر فخر عزيز در مورد گوگوش :((مي داني، از نوشتن و طرز فكرت خيلي خوشم ميايد .ولي در نوشته اخيرت مطلبي نوشتي راجع به گوگوش كه كل زندگي اين زن را در 3 شوهر و دلار و اقامت در كانادا خلاصه كردي . البته تو حق داري كه هر طور كه ميخواهي ببيني و اين آزادي را هيچكسي حق ندارد از تو بگيرد . من فكر كردم شايد بدليل وحشت از بخطر افتادن امنيت جوانان پدران و مادران هيچ زمينه اي از زندگي نسل گذشته به انها نميدهند و شايد هم با زمينه مذهبي شدن شديد جامعه دچار انفعال شده باشند از نوع زندگي كه قبل از انقلاب داشتند و ترجيح دادند كه سكوت كنند خودم را موظف ديدم بايد در اين مورد حقيقت را برايت بنويسم. فايقه اتشين را پدرش از كوچكي گوگوش صدا ميكرد بزبان تركي به گنجشك ، گوش ميگويند چون ريزه بود و ورجه وورجه ميكرد . گوگوش 2 ساله بود كه صابر اتشين مادرش را طلاق داد و خودش دخنرش را نگهداشت . صابر با برادرش و چند نفر ديگر در كاباره شكوفه نو ( پشت اين كاباره شهر نو بود كه فاحشه خانه رسمي بود )برنامه اكروبات و رقص هاي قفقازي بين برنامه خوانندگان اجرا ميكردند . بر خلاف اينكه اين كاباره در جنوب شهر و محل بدنامي بود ولي خواننده هاي معروف در انجا مي خواندند در نتيجه مردم بالاي شهر و از طبقه خوب براي ديدن برنامه انجا مي رفتند . چون پدر گوگوش كسي را نداشت كه در خانه از گوگوش مواظبت كند او را از اول شب با خودش به كاباره ميبرد و در پشت صحنه مي نشاند تا نيمه هاي شب كه برنامه اش تمام مي شد او را خواب الود بخانه ميبرد دخترك تا وقتي بيدار بود از پشت صحنه برنامه ها را نگاه ميكرد . برنامه اكروبات صابر كمدي بود . و گوگوش هم دختر تيز و باهوشي بود يكشب صابر به او ميگويد كه بدود بيايد روي صحنه و از سر و كول پدرش بالا برود . او هم اينكار را كرد . صابر چاق بود و شلوار اكروبات هم گشاد و اطلسي بود و كمرش مثل پيژاما كش داشت . صابر دخترش را از روي شانه اش بر ميدارد و ميكند توي شلوارش . گوگوش 3 ساله كه قبلا با پدر تمرين كرده بود انچنان توي شلوار به پاي پدر ميچسبيد كه با انهمه حركت پدر كنده نميشد و ناگهان پدر دوباره او را از شلوارش بيرون ميكشيد . مردم خيلي براي گوگوش كف ميزدند . چون صابرعلاقه مردم را به اين دخترك كوچك ديد به توصيه صاحب كاباره او را هم وارد كارهاي اكروبات كرد گوگوش شعر هاي خواننده ها را هم ياد گرفته بود و بدستور پدر روي صحنه هم اجرا مي كرد . كار بجايي رسيد كه مردم بخاطر اين دختر بچه و استعداش ميامدند به كاباره . دستمزد گروه اتشين چند برابر شده بود . وقتي به سن رفتن به دبستان رسيد ،مجبور بود مشقش را پشت صحنه بنويسد و چون تا نيمه هاي شب بايد برنامه اجرا ميكرد در نتيجه نزديك صبح ميخوابيد و نميتوانست به مدرسه برود . پدر برايش معلم خصوصي گرفت و گوگوش هرگز نتوانست مثل يك بچه عادي زندگي كند . گوگوش ستاره شده بود و در پيش چشمان مردم رشد ميكرد . صبح هاي جمعه هم در سينما برنامه هايي براي كودكان ميگذاشتند و پدرش او را ميبرد در ان برنامه هابخواند . برايش كنسرت ها ترتيب داد ولي تمام پول را پدر برميداشت هيچ قانوني نبود كه از اين بچه حمايت كند . زن پدر گوگوش رفتار بسيار بدي با او داشت و بارها او را كتك ميزد و گوگوش هم سخت از پدرش ميترسيد . ديگر دختر جواني شده بود كه در كاباره ميامي كه مال قرباني بود و پسرش محمود قرباني مدير داخلي اش بود طبق قراردادي كه پدرش بسته بود بايد برنامه اجرا ميكرد . انجا عاشق محمود قرباني شد . پدرش سخت مخالف بود ولي قرباني او را عقد كرد و گوگوش فكر كرد از ستم پدر ازاد شده . اين بار قرباني پولهايش را نمي داد گوگوش پسرش را بدنيا اورد كه نميتوانست از او مراقبت كند . پرستار بچه او را بيشتر ميديد مادر شبها در كاباره باكارا هم با قراردادي كه شوهرش بسته بود بايد برنامه اجرا ميكرد . شبها بيدار و طول روز در خواب . قرباني به او زور ميگفت و حتي كتكش هم ميزد . در فيلم هم بازي ميكرد كنسرتهاي خارج از كشور هم بايد ميرفت . خسته شده بود . كار اختلاف با شوهرش بالا كشيد . از شوهرش جدا شد بدون يكشاهي و حالا فقط در باكارا ميخواند و در فيلم بازي ميكرد كه با بهروز وثوقي اشنا شد . عاشق هم بودند و ازدواج كردند . شرط بهروز اين بود كه ديگر در كاباره نخواند . گوگوش به كاباره نرفت ولي ارباب كه امضاي او را در قرارداد داشت برايش حكم جلب گرفت كه زنداني اش كنند . ارباب شوهر جميله رقاص معروف عربي ان زمان بود و مافياي عجيب و وحشتناكي دلشت . بهروز ناراحت بود و گوگوش نميخواست به زندان برود با ناراحتي از هم جدا شدند چون گوگوش نميخواست بهروز را اينهمه ناراحت و عصبي ببيند . تازه داشت پولش را خودش استفاده ميكرد كه انقلاب شد . ان زمان گوگوش براي احراي برنامه به امريكا امده بود . پولش هم تمام شده بود خانه اي داشت در تهران تصميم گرفت برگردد وقتي به ايران امد از همان فرودگاه گرفتندش . خيلي به او توهين كردند نا مادري اش رفت پيش ايت الله طالقاني و دست به دامن او شد او باعث ازادي گوگوش شد ديگر حق نداشت بخواند . پولي در بساط نداشت وضعش خيلي بد بود مسداقي كه پولدار بود با او ازدواج كرد . ولي تنهايي . در خانه نشستن و اينكه بعلت محبوبيت حتي نميتوانست از ترس پاسدار پايش را از خانه بيرون بگذارد كشاندش به استفاده زياد از قرص هاي ارامبخش .اختلاف با شوهرش بالا گرفت و دوباره كتك خورد . .جدا شد . بي پولي وتنهايي . جدا بودن از يگانه پسرش زندگي را سخت تر كرد . كيميايي كه دوست مشترك او و بهروز بود امد سراغ اش . زندگي شان را شروع كردند . فيلمهاي كيميايي پولساز نبود هيچ تهيه كننده اي هم حاضر نبود ميليونها سرمايه گزاري كند برايش . شروع كردند به قرض كردن . شديدا بدهكار بودند . طلبكار كه ادم با نفوذي در جمهوري اسلامي بود و از طرفي پولش را ميخواست پيشنهاد كرد كه پاسپورت و ويزاي خروج براي گوگوش ميتواند بگيرد بشرطي كه خودش براي او در خارج برنامه بگذارد . قبول كردند چون كيميايي سناريويي داشت كه ميخواست ان را بسازد و با پولي كه قرار بود ان شخص به گوگوش بدهد ميتوانستند اين فيلم را در كوبا بسازند . ( براي 10 اجرا در كانادا و امريكا 3 ميليون دلار ) گوگوش امد برنامه هايش در استاديوم هاي چند هزار نفره جاي سوزن انداختن نبود . به گوگوش يك ميليون داد و قرار شد بقيه را بعدا بدهد كيميايي با بيشتر پولها رفت كوبا كه مقدمات را تهيه كند . قرار بود گوگوش هم بازي كند بعد از كلي خرج در كوبا وقت شروع فيلمبرداري از طرف دولت اجازه ندادند . كيميايي دست از پا درازتر برگشت . اقاي كنسرت گذار 2 ميليون پول گوگوش را برداشت امد ايران . گوگوش امدنش به ايران مصادف است با زندان اوين . خانه كوچكي خريد در كانادا و الان انجا زندگي ميكند و ان اقا را هم سو كرده كه طرف در ايران است . كيميايي هم با مقداري پول و پسرش پولاد برگشت ايران و گاهي ميايد كانادا . تمام دلخوشي گوگوش حالا شده نوه اش و پسرش كه مجبور شد خانه اي براي او بخرد و بزندگي پسرش سرو ساماني بدهد . دارد چندين اهنگ تازه اماده ميكند . در هنرمندي گوگوش شكي نيست . او استثناي عجيبي است در مقابل مردم تبديل به يك پارچه احساس ميشود . سلين ديان امده بود كنسرتش و از او بنام يك اوازه خوان استثنايي نام برده بود. زيتون حان . اين داستان زني است كه از 53 سال زندگيش ، 50سال است مطرح است ولي هميشه مردي در زندگيش اصل تلاشش را گرفته . از پدر تا شوهر و پسر . يك زن ايراني بجرم زن بودن چقدر بايد بپردازد ؟ به اميد ازادي تمام زنان دنيا . شاد باشي نازنين. آذر))

Monday, February 05, 2007

Sushi: I finally made it!


One of the very unforgettable experience of mine just happened on this past Saturday which desperately needs to be mentioned!:-) Those who know me, know that I am a Sushi lover! Perhaps even more than Chel o Kabab! So, I finally made Sushi right from scratch!! Except the seaweed that is used to wrap the Sushi everything else was created from original ingredient indeed I wrap them, too! I even made Wasabi paste! This was an amazing experience for me! But the resultant Sushi rolls were not optimal, I have to admit. Not to my own tongue! I think the rice was little over cooked. About 8 people ate the Sushi rolls I made and they are still alive and have gone to work the next day and today! I made sushi rolls with raw salmon, raw tuna, California rolls (cucumber, avocado) as well as red Caviar!! During the shopping of these ingredients I saw Iranian Caviar was sold as well (written on it Iranian Caviar) of course not on the shalf, though ! The price was amazing: for 250 gr. CHF 2300

You can see my photo with the Sushi just made!


2. The universe has its own terms to set the things even! I think I should start to believe in that!
or may be not!

Monday, January 29, 2007

Do you like yourself!?

1. I don’t like myself but I admire myself! So, the only thing I truly rely on is gaining something for what I deserve! what is this tiring chalange when there is more into life or perhaps nothing!

1.1. Dr. Ehsan Naraghi is a sociologist who I admire for his work. I read one of his books under name from Place to the Prison back in Toronto, Canada in English and I felt for the first time, I got a great understanding and analysis of days of Iranian revolution since I was just a child then. Because many books I had read about Iranian revolution were so biased that there were so difficult to conclude anything from them. I read someone has produced a documentary movie about his life. If you read the above article I put the its link (It is written in Persian). by the end of the article Dr. Naraghi apparently appears in his own biography documentary says a line which I quite like it and got impressed: 'I am ready to die and I have no fear from death.'Says Dr. Naraghi.

2. Today somehow while working I felt I should be listening to Ebi Iranian singer. So, I started to listen to Ebi songs on bia2.com Somehow, some of his old songs brought me to tears for no reason...

3. Good news: There is Asian winter Olympics, Iranian team is participating at both men and women venues, Which is great news. Good luck to all of them.
عليداد ساوه شمشکی‪پوريا ساوه شمشکیحسين ساوه شمشکیباقرکلهر
آلپاين (زنان)سميرا زرگریمرجان کلهرميترا کلهرفاطمه کيادربندسری
صحرانوردی احمد کاويا نسيدمصطفی ميرهاشمی حسين ساوه شمشکی سيدستار صيد
اسنوبرد:عليرضا قاسم زادهسيدامير حسين شريف نيا

4. Why we have different mood?

Monday, January 22, 2007

Trust, Acknowledgment!

1. One of the most interesting qualities that I think we should honor in here is matter of trust! On the daily bases it is common around 10:00 o’clock students, employees, directors shall go to the coffee room to have tea, coffee, or cake as someone may bring in. There is list in this room that everyone’s name is written on it. Simply, whomever drinks a coffee draws a line in front on his name under the given date and if drinks tea he will be charged a flat number for every months, if he acknowledges he has had tea! Any money collected is deposited to an account and it is spent for coffee beans for our coffee machine, couple of different tea bags and also our yearly Christmas lunch. What makes me to appreciate this attitude is the fact that everyone who takes a coffee or anything else does the routine and they never cheats or if they cheat it is because they have forgotten!
Another example is when I go skiing! You can sit in another compartment of the train and leave your skis in another, I have yet to see someone steal the equipment.

2. As a graduate student we are trained and get paid to think! But I wonder does this procedure turn out to be well!? I have always heard that people who receive big cashes are the one who can think of earthshaking ideas and start changes! I once read this story about Einstein that is probably fictional, but I like it the message it conveys. Supposedly, Einstein was confronted by a student who said that he kept pencil and paper by his bed in case an idea surfaced while he was sleeping. “do you do that’ he asks from Einstein. Einstein replies: ‘I seldom get ideas!’ He replies.
I think great ideas do happen as we have seen all along but it does not happen when we expect them most. They happen when we least expecting them!

3. I have to acknowledge Dr. wanna be Salman knowledge in continuum mechanics who delighted me with his help. babam jan, he is genius. Iran loses such a great talent! what shame! His looks at these equations and digesting them all with no time it is amazing!! I want to tell him my high appreciation and thanks for his unweaving support!

4. Diet of my Chinese flatmate:
1. Fungus + leeks and vegetables!
2. Fungus water with micro rice!
3. Dry Fungus with dead fish!;-)
4. Deep Fry fungus with pork meat and no additive
5. soup with pickles (normal Pickles)!
6. Add to above big time chili spice!

Sunday, January 21, 2007

No comment

I am as usual busy, and don't get chance to update my weblog. Sometimes I feel my brain doesn't support what I am doing. Becasue I have to read many things several times!
I wish to update my weblog sometimes soon, to write something happy and cheerful, but then news coming from Iran doesn't accompany me!
have a look at this movie from Shiraz about addiction and prostitution.
Viewer discretion is advised, people who are sensitive to graphical scenes must avoid seeing this movie.

Tuesday, January 09, 2007

don't know why!?

I have this 'bad' habit (I am saying bad, becasue I should not doing so!) to read Iranian news! Everyday I read these news I get more and more upset! Because rather than any good news I see no good news coming out of Iran.
I think I just put a few of them here for others to judge for themselves:

1.
افزايش مرگ و مير ناشی از آلودگی هوا در تهران

استفاده شهروندان از خودروهای شخصی از عوامل اصلی آلودگی هوای تهران معرفی شده است
شهرداری تهران اعلام کرده که آبان ماه امسال ۴۵۰۰ نفر به علت سکته قلبی در شهر تهران جان خود را از دست داده اند که آلودگی هوا علت ۸۰ درصد اين مرگ و ميرها بوده است.

Mayer of Tehran has reported that more than 4500 people died in October and Novermber of pollution and related illnesses to pollution. (I think the number of Amercican soldiers died in Iraq from beginning of Iraq war are about 3000!!)

2. مديركل مبارزه با جرايم جنايى آگاهى ناجا:
بازداشت ۳۰۰ متجاوز در ۸ ماه
۳۰۰ مرد متجاوز در ۸ ماهه ابتداى سال جارى بازداشت شده اند.مدير كل مبارزه با جرايم جنايى پليس آگاهى ناجا با بيان اين مطلب به ايسنا گفت: ۴۰ درصد تجاوزات به عنف در پى اغفال قربانى و ۱۵ درصد از سوى مسافركش نماها رخ داده و اين در حاليست كه پليس بارها به زنان و دختران جوان هشدار داده كه براى تردد از ناوگان غير رسمى حمل مسافر استفاده نكنند.سرهنگ تواضعى گفت: بر اساس تحقيقات پليسى، مشخص شده است ۱۸ درصد از عاملان تجاوز به عنف با تهديد چاقو نيات پليدشان را عملى كرده اند.
Director of Police division of crime in Iran has reported that in past 8 month about 300 rapist were arrested!! (considering this is done in Hokomate Adle Ali, or as Islamic Republic calls it a government which is from god on earth!!) (taken from Iran newspaper)

3. مشاور رئيس جمهور در امور روحانيون
مشروعيت ولايت از ناحيه خداست
خبرگزاري فارس: مشاور رئيس جمهور در امور روحانيون گفت: مشروعيت از ناحيه خداست و مردم وظيفه دارند براي تحقق آن تلاش كنند.
The president’s of Iran advisor in clergies affair: Legitimism of the government is given by god and people must put effort to keep that going! (taken from farsnews)

It is very hard for me to ignore these news! and say I am out of Iran so, let them think about those problems!
you be the judge!

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Blog-tag a game for every season!

This blog-tag has become quite interesting game. Iranians around the world started this game for Shab e cheleh. So, with some delay since Nataly, Maryam and Arsh have asked me to participate!
sorry for delay:

1. I would like to analyze anything happens around me and find a tools to described them. This makes me to stay too logical in many occasions that are not necessary!

2. I am quite environmentally conscious! I had lots of disagreement with my own family in regard of garbage disposal especially when I was young. When I was 8 I got into big disagreement with my uncle (daie) in the car when he throw orange skins out of the windows of the car, I recall I cried until he said he won’t do it again!!!

3. Up to around 9 years of age I was very quiet and shy! As time passed I become the most talkative person alive!!

4. I sometimes weep like a little girl for something has happened around me!

5. My highest dream and hope is that I contribute to improve and wellbeing of living condition of humans around me! That is why I do Phd.
I invite whomever reads this weblog to leave comment and participate including these few for the time being:

1. Dr. Anahita
2. Spooky witch
3. Tigerfish: hoping things have gone well with her dad.
4. Kimia
5. Nirvana

Monday, January 01, 2007

Happy 2007




1. Greetings and best wishes for 2007! I thank you those who wished me a best in the coming year! I wish everyone who celebrates this occasion or not;
have a healthy and successful year ahead! I am may be a day late since I was gone two days of Skiing!
2. I went skiing in
Grindelwald
The ski was not so great as this year it has not been snowing so much! There was lots of stone and I had to look for stone on the piste. Today, when I was leaving the place, it was raining!!! which apparently wasn't happening in many years!!
I also visted
Jung Frau Yoch which was quite amazing. According to the history video there, the construction this tunnel was started in end of 1800 and was taken about 16 years!! I was quite impressed with what they have done! I am wondering what Iranian were doing that those time!

3. Somthing I read in the news is that: Either register your domain in Iran or get blocked! The news talks about Iranian minstery of Islamic guidance has given a due date 2 months either they have to register their websites and pages or they will get their websites blocked!
So, welcome to new rule of law in Iran! morality was first regulated! now let's pass law for internet since the first one works fine!!!:)

Friday, December 22, 2006

Missed that very much!!

0.0. Life- .... may be great news -- for mice I found this pretty cool for those who want to know more about....!

0.1. Dizin Ski resort will be operation in the coming week. They have added two new lifts and 2 restaurants in on the runs are now running. So, Dizin welcomes skiers!

it is unfortunate that Switzerland has no snow this year!!


راه اندازى بزرگترين پيست اسكى كشور



پيست بين المللى ديزين براى پذيرايى از علاقه مندان به اين ورزش مفرح از اوايل هفته آينده فعاليت خود را آغاز مى كند.
افزودن چند خط جديد بالابر در منطقه در جهت افزايش ظرفيت پيست و بهره بردارى از ابنيه و بخش هاى مختلف پيست نظير ۲ رستوران در محدوده پيست كه تاكنون امكان بهره بردارى از آن وجود نداشته و افزايش ضريب امنيت دستگاه ها و تأسيسات بالابر موجود در منطقه وايجاد قابليت هاى جديد نظير پيست يو و پرش از جمله اقداماتى هستند كه على آبادى رييس سازمان تربيت بدنى به آنها اشاره كرد.
معاون رياست جمهور و رييس سازمان تربيت بدنى با بيان اين موضوع كه منطقه ديزين پتانسيل جذب بالاى توريست ورزشى و امكان فعاليت ورزشى و تفريحى در تمام فصل هاى سال را نيز داراست ادامه مى دهد: با تدوين طرح جامع توسعه منطقه ورزشى ديزين در ۳ فاز كوتاه مدت و بلند مدت در پى رسيدن به اهداف تدوين شده و بالفعل نمودن پتانسيل هاى بالقوه اين منطقه توسط شركت توسعه و نگهدارى امكان اين پيست در سال هاى گذشته فقط براى فصول اسكى به بهره بردار واگذار مى شد كه با توجه به كوتاهى زمان امكان استقرار سيستم مناسب مديريتى براى پيست مقدور نبود.

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Yalda and Naser Abdullahi!

1. Naser Abdullahi is prominant Iranian singer died at age of 36 in Tehran. He was known for southern Iranian style (Bandari) of singing and some nice work of mixture of Iranian and Spanish rythems! I attended his concert while I was in Iran and found him quite entertaining. One of the songs I heard for the first time and I liked was this:

اینسان نمیابی ز من . حتی نشان ای دوست
من در تو گم گشتم مرا در خود صدا میزن
تا پاسخم را بشنوی . پژواک خوان ای دوست
ای دوست ای دوست ای دوست ای دوست
در آتش تو زاده شد حروف شعر من
سردی مکن با این چنین آتش به جان ای دوست
گفتی بخوان . خواندم . اگر چه گوش نسپردی
حالا که لالم خواستی. پس خود بخوان ای دوست
ای دوست ای دوست ای دوست ای دوست
من قانعم . آن بخت جانی دار نمیخواهم
گر میتوانی یک نفس با من بمان ای دوست
یا نه تو هم . با هر بهانه شانه خالی کن
از من . ولی بر شاخه ها بار گران ای دوست
نامهربانی را هم از تو دوست خواهم داشت
بیهوده میکوشی بمانی مهربان ای دوست
آن سان که میخواهد دلت. با من بگو . آری
من دوست دارم حرف دل را بر زبان ای دوست
ای دوست ای دوست ای دوست ای دوست
ای دوست ای دوست ای دوست ای دوست

محمد علی بهمنی

you can also listen to its mp3 here.

2. Tonight is Shabe cheleh and as a tradition I always put up this text to provide some information about what shabe Cheleh stands for and its mythical aspect in Persian tradition.
To those who are far from family (including myself:-) and can't gather for the occasion I wish the best. you can read Ghazaliyat Hafez on line here in both English and Persian.

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Career Planning for Junior Scientists and Researchers!


In the days that I have tons of work and study to do, I have this tendency to become crazy and put myself under more stress and pressure than usual! So, having said that I felt there is a need for me to attend a so called “Career Planning for Junior Scientists and Researchers” workshop! Somebody should have told me: am I close to graduate? No, I would reply! So, what is the point of attending!? Yeh!
The workshop outcome: I didn’t learn much! become depressed, learned that Switzerland is Saudi Arabia for women! Now I am afraid talking to women so my conversation may be interpreted as not supportive and consider equalities!!
My first intention was to compare European attitude in career planning compare to North Americans, specifically Canadians since I have already attended in such a workshop in Canada. I have to admit there are many differences between these two nations! I truly got surprised for such a big disparity.
The storey I wish to write here happened in the second day of the workshop.
After an hour of presentation of the instructor about how women are underestimated and underrated in scientific field in Switzerland and Germany! They are not given fair chances and how they were not offered the jobs they deserve, we started a group workshop to identify what people would suggest us in light of our observation and skills we contain. The group was supposed to be conducted as following:
we were given an A3 paper, we would draw a happy face in the middle and think of any career we ever wished to do and write it down and connect them to our picture by lines. After that we were asked to write on two series of colored papers each of three about the three skills and values we feel them most important to us in any job. At behest of instructor we made group of three to conduct the workshop. One would volunteer in the group and explain what s/he has written on those pages. The two others would ask him/her questions and then the person whose turn is will turn back and listen to what the two others would suggest about the career path may be suitable for him/her.
I wrote the following jobs for myself: A comedian, a write who writes about fun and how to have fun in doing anything (I wished), a biomechanicst in corporate world, a instructor and researcher!!
I will not get to mine, though I wish to write about a girl who seemed in her late 20s. She was in our group. She, biology major with wondering face, with anxious eyes! She started to explain she have never had tired another job except what she was describing and currently has! She can’t see herself working in any cooperation and no other institution than where she knows plus she hates teaching. When I asked why? “I have had given lectures to some first and second year students and they were like: why should be learning this!!, so, I was always feeling they are there because their parents insist to be there. Don’t have a happy memory!” She explained. Add to that she was going to get married to a boyfriend who lives in Koeln, Germany and who is a teacher. So, on top of that she wished to have a child some time soon! Her intention to be in this workshop. How to juggle between career and family! She felt girls should truly get married before latest 29!
So, After careful listening to her when she turned her back to us. I give her my 2-cent!
What I am going to tell you may not be so pleasant but I want you to think about it! I said:
You have not so much of experience except what you have in field of your study and you don't seem very satisfy from those experiences. You have only had tired your chances in one field of study. You yet to know if there are any jobs are available for you in corporate world. Top to that that you have never tried any other job so you would know if this is what you really wish to do!
So, forget about you boyfriend, don’t get married. You still have to gain experience. Forget what you are told about marriage in latest of late 20s and have children, soon! First try to see what you like and what you want then decide if these are what you really want to do! These are relationships in my opinion where in a few years after marriage you will see major disagreement appears in them.
Consider that the instructor in the workshop had explained a few minutes before that that in Europe if a girl is 26 and older and still single, people would assume there is something wrong when her. Same thing for boys over 30 was told!

Sunday, December 17, 2006

Some political commentary!




Photos courtesy of Z8un and Baradar Abtahi

1.Yesterday, in Iran was municipality, assembly of experts and some second round of parliamentary election. In Parliamentary and assembly of experts there were not what so ever a person who wishes to help things get better. But in municipality election the storey was completely different. Three major groups (Reformists, Old conservatives and reformed conservative belong to current Iranian President Dr. Ahamdi Nedjad) in Iran were on the scene for battle plus those independent candidates. The well described name that those close to Iranian President have chosen is: The good scent of services! Rayeheh khosh e khetmat! This was totally sounds funny motto name! Since their estabilishment they have done a horrible job for country and so called poor! The inflation is at highest level. The foreign policy is nowhere! so, the scent of stinky services are all over the Iran! I think it stinks and the scent is perceived by people any time soon!

2.Why do we have this tendency to ignore the work of previous group who has been in the power!? The Asian games are finished and Iran finished 6 in overall medal receipt. THe best ever record of Iran in Asian games!
should not we thank the others (managers, experts and bureaucrat) who took time and prepared these teams or individuals for the current Asian games! Rather than saying this was just work of today bureaucracy! Let’s be fair! if we want to judge people, that should be done in next Asian games!

3. Iran Promises to pay Hamas 250 million dollars!! I think many young Iranians are dieing of hunger plus many have no job and money to support themselves and their families! and now we pay Hamas 250 000 000!!! good for us!!!

Saturday, December 09, 2006

Happiness


1. catch a cold and have to meet everyday and lots of assignment from this continuum mechanics! I am quite lost! may be I will be kicked from Phd program so I can do other venue in my life. people here telling me I should have studied Law!!

2. about 10 days ago I was drinking some hot sugger added tea right beside of my laptop! My hand tip the glass and it was all over my laptop!! the laptop was plugged in and I quickly unplugged it, fearing it will be exploded! So, then I turn it upside down and let it dry! make it long story short, the computer still works!!! but the keyboard I should punch the keys with lots of force!!!

3. Just watching a program about happiness on CNN. The commentator was interviewing a physchologist about happiness! He explained that throughout a day dose of happiness changes! for example, if you ask a family if they are happy to have a child it depends on when and what time of the day you are asking them! If it is during shpping or sleeping they may say not! but during familly gathering it is different!
when he was asked if money brings happiness! He replied: Money for a person who makes 5000 per year if changes to 50000 per year makes a big difference and brings happiness, but from 50000 to 300 000 they have done some studies and they showed it really does not make any difference!
So, I draw this conclusion it is true if you make average money it is up to you to try to make yourself happy! Be happy!

Sunday, December 03, 2006

And the winner of the Liberal party leadership is...




1. I write because I just feel to write nothing more or less can be said or written on it! whether they worth publishing or not or they worth to be read!I don't quite care, personally! Just a note to myself! :-)

2. Finally, Liberal party's leadership in Canada has a elected person and that is nobody than Mr. Stéphane Dion! I truly wish him all the best. I recall him during his post of minister for intergovernmental affairs in Jean Chrétien government. His formal style with a black backpack can't not be forgotten. Hope he does a great job for future of Canada.

3. Last week I was invited to the Chris de Burgh concert! the reason I was invited was the fact that I have this tendency to tell stories! It was thought that I should like to attend the concert of a singer who is known as story teller and has a Album under that name! The concert was great and he did some of the special effects that Pink Floyd used to do! showing and synchronize his song with video on the big screen behind him. So, I enjoyed it quite well. He sang many old and new songs which were mostly narrative. The photos above are taken from there.