Days Of Song & Sorrow

1. A good friend of mine sent me the above poster, he himself is great Dr.
What shall I say! I think just laugh loud to express myself!

2. As I always say Iran's today has many problems. We have been lagging behind the world community because of many reasons to name a few cultural, religious suppression and lack of tolerance towards one another. So, here I am not sociologist to do any major analysis. My intention is to give my own point view:-)

3. I am big fan of Faramarz Aslani . I saw in BBC that him and Babak Amini have started a joint project. This is great news and I hope I hear soon some of their duet work.
have a look at this photo.
These days the work is uite difficult and seems time is flying! I am lagging behind!
we shall see....

Sad and remorseful!

I feel sad! I feel down! why, you may ask?! simply because Iranians, in particular young Iranians, have noone to look after them! you may wonder what am I talking about!?
simple, today the world has become much closer than ever before. We are in global village per say. We have European Union, consists of old Eastern Eurpean countries like Poland and Czech Republic. New economic powers like China and U.A.E. All young people from these countires get to go to the different coutries for vacation, interacting with other cultures and building up friendships!
Today for example, the colleague of mine who is from Poland just came back from Poland. She has got a multiple visa to stay in US for 2 years as a visitor. How she got it? She got the visa within 3 days while she was back!!! and how is that working for Iranians? For young Iranians in particular?
This Chinese guy who works in one of our Institute's departments who many have hardtime to understand what he says, and has heavy chinse accent, tells me:
Oh,I Me... travol,...whole [entire] Europe in summer! me shood see the [e]urope! [Yo]u [are] from Ilaqe[Iraq]? No,... [yo]u a[re]l from ahan Ilan [Iran]...!!! Anyhow, so many young talented Iranians in Iran wish to spend a short period of time outside of Iran to do internship.However, they are unable to do so!!

Satire with current State government!

I am not sure if many find what is going on in current government looks more like a satire than anything else. The way they talk is quite amusing! I take your attention to two news from Baztab.
Please you be the judge!

الهام: احمدي‌نژاد در حال شكوفا شدن اس
غلامحسين الهام در گفت‌وگو با همشهري تأكيد كرد: شايد واقعا احمدي‌نژاد بعد از انتخابات احمدي‌نژاد ديگري شده باشد و شايد فردا هم احمدي‌نژاد ديگري در راه باشد.

سپاه و بسيج 340 ميليون متر مربع فضاي سبز ايجاد كردند
فرمانده كل سپاه اضافه كرد: تنها در يك مورد از اين اقدامات، خواهران بسيجي در استان گلستان، 600 هزار نهال توليد كردند. همچنين در اين مدت بيش از 5 ميليون اصله نهال توسط بسيجيان توليد شده !!

The life of mine! Stereo vision!

photos taken from last night lunar eclipse with digital camera with no zoom lens!!

0. I usually don't get so much opinionated on religious issues! but I read that a few days ago in a 11 years old girl Muslim student was not allowed to participate in a soccer game in Laval, Que., because she was wearing a hijab, a headscarf worn by many Muslim women. The Quebec Soccer Association said the ban on hijabs is to protect children from being accidentally strangled.
Read the Story here.
I understand she wishes to save her from being seen by those who are not supposed to see her. but I think like any tradition and religious ceremony, football has also its own rules and when they say it is dangerous to wear any extra clothing, that is the rule. Either don't play or if you play comply with the rules!

0.0.I know in Toronto area there is big winter storm! but here it has been raining constantly for past 10 days and it will rain more! but I missed Toronto, Canada. I think that is my home!

1. I can see my readers are getting less and less, so I think I can start to write things happening here in my life more often! So, I can review them later in my life!

So, before anyone reads further, I have to warn that the following writings are about my own life and in eyes of too many viewers are boring and nonsense!

After a few months I got an appointment at the University hospital to have a checkup on my right eye. My appointment was at 10 am. I arrived around 9:30 am. After usual paper work I went straight to waiting area.
While sitting in the waiting area, many memories passed in scenic form in front of my eyes. My right eye accident when I was only 7 years of age, operations, seeing my parents aging so fast behind my operating room, years of wearing contact lens and glasses, difficulty to wear them, those years due to Iran sanction there was no solution to buy to preserve contact lenses, etc. Then, I came to think how clean and neat this hospital is compare to Iranian hospitals. The pleasant gesture of the nurses and doctors. The other fact was to see all residents’ specialist were women except one. Observing, I was the only young person in the waiting area sitting there among all other elderly patients. I start to day dream if there is possibility for me to simply see stereo!
Where was I? It all started with a visit to the local lens fitter and he diagnosed me with internal infection and some white spot. After two months of curative follow up I was told that my condition is back to normal. Therefore, I may go fit a new contact lens. The doctor asked me if I am comfortable with the contact lens. I told him I wish to see if there is a possibility of lens transplant. She referred me to the university hospital to be seen by a specialist!
Herrn Alireza A..., I felt someone was calling my name. I got up and shoock hand with the madam Dr. and she started to review the file and check up everything possibly about my eye from pupil to cornea and retina. After one hour of diagnostic, she said I should be seen by the head of the department who does this type of job. It is not up to her to decide.
I finally see the gentleman, head of department the Oberarze. Here it went our conversation with an almost 50 years old looking man with Tom cruise hair style and big belly.
After a short review of my file,

Dr.: Wie so willest du ein implant haben?
Me: wie bittle? Wie So?! Es functioniert fuer mich besser! Shall I explain that in English!
Dr.: Yes, said him with smile, you may but you should pay taxes for that!
Me: Firstly, I have been wearing contact lens for the past 25 years, it has been too long, secondly, my work is somehow that I have to read long hours, I am tired of removing my contact lens and getting head aches afterwards. It seems my functionally is only during those hours of the day when I wear my contact lens. Thirdly, I wish to reduce my double vision and see stereo!!

Dr.: we can do it, but you won’t be able to throw away your double vision and it is risky! So, you’d better not do it.
If you get infection of retina or inside and can’t be done anything then we shall do it! You see with contact lens 90%! Many people wish just to see a little. So, have a nice day!!

2. Yes! I am happy to see those I know previously or dated become successful in their life and move on. So, you don’t become jealous if you see them with other guys dating! No, why should I? If I don’t date them and they are happy, why shouldn’t I become happy on their happiness! but I can’t, I still become jealous when I see my exs with new girls, She said to me!

3. I have finally realized that I am in state of something known as bad characteristics which are leading to my bad attitudes. Those desperately need to be improved. So, calculating all those years I need to improve myself, I never can do that in my current life and the time I have. Therefore, I should never start a family and let firstly anyone suffer from these bad attitudes, secondly, preventing my bad genes from transforming to the next generations by reproducing!!!

Mystery is ...: Iran!

1. I think for many, including myself, Iran is considered a mysterious country! A land of contradiction! A land of mishmash (meaning everything can be found there!).
I came across the work of Paolo Woods. it is a photo essay about Iran. I think it worth viewing it.

2. More and more things getting messed up in regard of Iran nuclear ambitious.
On all tv and radio channels you see there is talk when and how US will attach Iran!
Once again attaching Iran with Nuclear bombs is discussed!
Read the folloing transcript from CNN, it scared the hell out of me!
I don't want see Isfahan, Shiraz or other cities become ground zero!

Getting Opinionated!

1. After a few weeks once again I am getting serious in regard of what is going on around Iran.

Today, UN has accepted that Iran has not complied with UN resolution after 60 days deadline. I wonder how come the Iranian state does not understand the depth of what is taking place? US has mobilized almost the entire world against Iran because of Iran nuclear activities, regardless of its truth whether is for energy use or else. Of course, many may say that Islamic Republic (IR) survives through creating enemy and showing that world is against them! Let’s accept this theory. What makes me wonder why west is complying with request of Iranian state, then?
Who will benefit/detriment from implying broader sanction on Iran? Of course nobody except ordinary Iranians!

No regime members or people who may have the connections will be feeling any disadvantages! So, what is the point! conspericy theory, perhaps?! Isn't that better to supply and give everything to Iran and then sit and watch if they can do any good?!

It is even deeper satire some people, like Mr. Derekhshan, say if a war between Iran and US start, they (he) will go back and defend Iran against US!
Although this is very nice of them, those who think like Mr. D. will be arrested as soon as they put their feet on Iran soil. Considering this doesn’t happen, why would they only consider defending Iran during a war? Why don’t they defend Iranian people right now!
Defend Iran against sanction! Voice out Iranian people, those who don’t have any voices! A definite right of us is not only nuclear power;
there is no need to advocate Iranian right to have nuclear bomb! Iranian definitve right is also having clean air in Tehran, proper job for young, pension for elderly!

Anyhow, destruction brings nothing! Nuclear energy also brings nothing for us at current events when we have such wide range of green energy!

2. Zig Zag is a internet magazine which is for those who are apparently studying Journalism.
They have this article about a comic strip of Iranians outside of Iran. I loved the characters! I think it truly resemebles Iranian community abroad!
read it here.
Ahah, Bachehaye sharifi is the greatest:D

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]

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))

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!

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?

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!

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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.

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!

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

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!!!:)