Moon River!!

1. I first received the LP of Andy Williams from my uncle who had a great collection of the 60s LPs while him and my dad were studying in US.
In any case, I felt it would be to listen to that since throughout these years things has changed a lot!
I wished to find a version with Shelly Basie but unsuccessful!
enjoy,



2. The other day, I was thinking being in Switzerland and getting paid from Swiss fund, is not such a great idea. Swiss Banks are famous for accepting any money. Specially from current Iranians who are directly or indirectly involved in Iranian government. Then on the second thought, I thought where does that money has come from ? the answer is from export of Oil from Iran! The money rather than being used in Iran and its development is transfered in Swiss banks!
So, technically talking I am getting paid from money that is made in Iran!!! (just a thought!)

3. It seems I have not much to write, recently. perhaps, I should move from this house to a new one! for every start there is an end!

A real threat!!

One of the worst threat that I am seeing in Iranian diasporas is is dread of Iranians from one another!
For the past 18 years being out of Iran I am seeing the many new comers to western world they have bring in with them those hatred and revulsion that are existing among Iranians in Iran especially between political and intellectual figures, not to mention the ordinary individuals and families.
I have witnessed the wave of first large educated Iranian immigrants in late and early 90s to Canada. Many of those who arrived in Canada in early 90s and earlier were simple and young people who ran from IR and came to make a better world for themselves. They learn from the communities and then they give back.
Later, those who came in late 90s already had money and were educated and influential in their own faction. Since they were seeing that they are now not as important and influential as they used to be, many of them tried anything to become what they were. Those arrived I have seen have promoted their needless rivalry as well as “I am better than you” culture. You hear sentences like: which university have gone to? was it Sharif university of Technology or Tehran university? if there is none of them, "oh you are not worth talking to!"
Those intellectual, on the other hand, came in under big suppression from their own editors or government's biases and felt since they are now free, they should question any activities the other intellectual or journalist is implementing or proceeding.
Let me give examples, A friend of mine who emigrated to Canada in 2000 once invited me to a coffee shop for a drink. While walking on the street of Toronto he greeted many fellow Iranians who were also new immigrants. After each greet he would explanation to me: “ this guy you just saw, he stole about couple of millions and now is here!, he is just smart to forging something! he was bribing everyone and getting his way going!” to my amazement there were so many Iranians who my friend regarded as being "technically talking mentally corrupted" or forging and stealing! but regarded them as quick and smart! Since then I have witness many with that categories.
The journalists: Mr. H. D. who arrived on shore with his ex-wife and now according to him already owns “Canadian passport”, traveling around the world to promote what I call as Libel and slender against his own fellows. at least that can be seen in his webpage!
Engineers: Many rather help the non-Iranians than Iranians when it comes to job hunting and providing correct info.
University Professors: rather than backing one another, they put each other down!

I simply believe this is a big threat and if this way of unhealthy relationship continues among Iranians, I think we shall lose more than what we have lost. Perhaps someone can help to improve these relationships.

[this short article is written in less than 15 min, my apologies for mistakes and spellings!]

why looking for a magic?

Reading Financial Times newspaper, it had an article about the Iranian's student movement and what has happened to it in current time. Basically, concludes that the demand of students and new generation has changed, they need job, freedom of own expression and means to get married! Therefore, no one wants the political freedom as those were asking for fighting for during Khatami erea. As long as those means are materialized new students are happy!

President Ahmadi Nedjad, along side Mr. Ali Larijani the chief Iranian negotiator are in power for past 2 years. I think it is simple to see what is calibre of these leaders in foreign, nuclear, as well as inside of Iran current policies!

1. According to articles of 41 and 42 we are quite close on verge of war.
See here my own writing.

2. last year Iran only made about 50 billions dollar in Oil income. Such money has been injected to the Iranian society economy. This has created about 50% inflation for housing not to mention daily food basket of every family!

3. Iranian banks are and will be under economic sanction. Foreign investment has been the lowest in 10 years in Oil and gas industries (where Iran has largest turn over).

4. Many families more than ever according to Iranian member of parliaments are under poverty line.

5. Iran automotive industries are expanding, the production of Iranian assembled car gone over one million! However, the use of gasoline and benzene is also sky rocketing. We have no new refinery for past 30 years in Iran. and we are spending more than half of our export money to import fuel!

Iranians are losing so much against ability to enrich uranium? Does that worth it? I think generation next will ask today’s generation this question. As we asked our parents about 1979 revolution.

Add to the above, there (is) are Iranian diaspora on this part of world claiming not everything is looking black!
He(they) saying people who are saying that everthing is black and seems going no where are from mafia. And therefore, are promoting these ideas to bring up people of their own interest. "Mr. Ali Larijani with very young and talented group of people is leading well Iranian team of nuclear negotiators with big time confidence..."! and they are doing great!!!

Yes, I would say not for you and perhaps your family members in Iran. But for many Iranians it does looking bad.
I think there was this expression I can’t translate it in English, yek Sozan be khodeton bezanin, yek jealdoz be baghiyeh.

A joke?!

I think a while ago I was reading in Molla Hasani webpage that before he moved to Canada, he was under impression that Iran is center of world! having said that, Mr. Ali Larijani the chief Iranian negotiator apparently is thinking this way as well.

He explains to the press conference according to the Farsnews agency:

"Sometimes in our meetings, they (western negotiators) tell us that their opposition to Iran's progress in nuclear science is due to the fact that Iran enjoys a very remarkable strategic position, its revolution is inspiring and influential and it has powerful and efficient human force while it is not dependent on the East or West," he continued.

read the rest here.

what is quite funny is apparently the English piece of news is translation of the this Persian news to English.

The Persian one, targets Iranian dissident inside Iran and the fifth column idea as those telling foreign negotiators that if they impose economic sanction Iran will suffer (no kidding)!! However, the English one, just says Western team of negotiators must realize our right! There is no mention if Iranian dissident!

The Persian version

So, this is representation of famous Iranian expression we all have experienced is our families: one roof, two tops! Yek bam 2 Hava

Sprint Canada anywhere, anytime...

In 90s in Canada when the long distance communication compnanies started to initiate, there was this Sprint Canada commercial which became somehow synonymous with the popular culture. The famous American actress would appear and say, you can call anywhere, anytime in Canada for one cent!
Today, you can be journalist anywhere, anytime, anyhow. with a simple mobile with a Camera. with information highways (internet) and software you can achieve anything.
so, having said that I have become pretty much facinated with these movies made by people. I came across this interesting short move about recent new in Iran, which provides quite interesting view of today Iran society.
War of tomatos!

Is it human naturally corrupted!

1. I am not sure if human is rooted in corruption or power spreads corruption!
in any case, I always wonder about the statement, you are not guilty until it is proven otherwise, when does this statement becomes true and when does not!
what I always wonder is if you look at the logo of any Judiciary from any country,for instance, Iran judiciary, a woman which is blindfolded is shown and has a scale in her hand!(I realized this was from Previous government, now there is only scale shown!) does that mean the law must be blinded when a verdict is issued! Or the fairness is accomplished if the verdict is blindly implemented based on described laws!

I am not sure if you have heard about the study of infamous 1971 Stanford prison experiment, where a group of students were randomly assigned to become prisoners or prison guards. The experiment demonstrated the power of the situation in producing acts of 'evil'. apparently, some student who were performing as a guard were so brutal that they had to stop the experiment.

p.s. added today: I just came across this link today: interesting topic about what Mr. Stéphane Dion (the current head of Liberal party) has said about power and the author of the article point of view.

you can read on:
The podcast features an interview with Philip Zimbardo, the director of the original prison study and professor of social psychology at Stanford university. The interview was originally broadcast on the19th April 2007, being featured in the BBC Radio 3 programme Nightwaves.





2. This Chinese flatemate of mine makes me to write about him.
He always watch desperate housewife. Today, when I walked in to our apartment seeing him screaming!
I started to ponder what is happening? I notice there is scene that one of the actresses going to cut the other actress main vein or artery. I had to tell him, this is just a movie!
Then after movie, he walks around and starts to sing Chinese song!!

National interest over anything else!

1. I think many of us have been under different circumstances where the interest or means of a group are regarded as a higher interest compare to our own interest. In today's Iran, the words like reinvention, renewing or pumping different idea is something remote and does not have any values. Simply, people come in power and stay until either they are kicked out or die! or their interest dies!

How many of us truly really leave a job or a position when we feel we no longer are effective!
On the other hand, I believe Iranians life would have been different if the decision made by those at higher authority, simply put aside their own interest and considering high percentage of Iranians' interest!

I just read this intereview with one of the football goalies of Iranian national team, whose name is Taleblou. and I quite appreicated his stand in current affairs of football.
طالب لو ادامه داد : متأسفانه برخى ها انتقاد مى كنند كه چرا طالب لو در ديداربرابر مكزيك به ميدان نرفت. در پاسخ به آنها بايد بگويم زمانى كه خسته بودم چرا بايد به ميدان مى رفتم و با عملكرد ضعيف خود آبروى تيم ملى را به خطر مى انداختم؟ براى من بازى برابرمكزيك بهترين فرصت بود كه خود را نشان دهم و توانايى هايم را اثبات كنم اما زمانى كه احساس كردم شرايط حضور در ميدان را ندارم، خودخواهى نكردم و به جاى توجه به خود به منافع ملى فكر كردم. (Iran-varzeshi interview)
translation:
Taleblou in reply to the journalist why didn’t you play for Iran-Mexico game. He says: unfortunately, a few criticize why I did not play for Iran Mexico game. I have to answer them simply by saying I was tired. If I am tired and go to play, with low performance I may jeopardize Iranian national football team interest.
For me Iran-Mexico game was the best game to show off myself and prove that to myself. But rather than being selfish I thought of national interest and didn’t play.

2. By the way, I donot understand it seems some can see YouTUbe videos in Iran some not!

Ey Iran!

wowo, I loved this work of Babak Amini, ey Iran.


this one from Red movie:



Gole Gandom:



there are lot more, see Lily Afshar and more on your own:D

pick you choices!

1. As time passes by I realize that Us is doing great job to building up the alliance for a war on Iran! see my argument which I said based on UN resolutions and articles!
I hope Iranian side realize that this is not what they do to their own people and no one replies back!

2. time flies. there was a time I never felt it is possible to see time will passes by so fast. But I feel it quite well these days.

3. No comment, I came across this video clip: Just funny:)

My opinion...

1. For the past few weeks everywhere on the internet you turn, you see that Iranian government is imposing some type of pressure on Iranian people. Everyone speculates about the reasons that IR of Iran government does that.
My analysis is simple: the government is trying to evaluate and measure the restrain of the society towards the state. Government is pushing women, young men and others, to see how far they can sustain these pressures. If they fight back, they realize that the restrain of people is not so high. If they take the pressure without any argument, then the government can impose any pressure or idea that it wishes for.

2. This Chinese guy, the housemate of mine, is quite funny. On the weekend, I was vacuuming and cleaning the apartment. I wasn't aware that he was sleeping in his room.
He comes out and sees I am cleaning the place. He went to the kitchen cooked his lunch, eats it and then goes back to his room.
I finished the cleaning watching TV, he came out once again out of the room.
I was under impression that he is not feeling well, so I asked him,
Zhong, are you feeling well?
Z: me, mia! oaoa, yes, yes, yes, I feel good!
so, then I realized yes, he just wanted to sleep.
there was nothing wrong with him!
then after he went started to get ready for his dinner!

Musical Me!

1. These days I have become musical again. Once in a while that happenes!
Starting with formally knownCat Steven now Yousef Islam. I like some of his songs. one of them is here!



Well, if you want to sing out, sing out
And if you want to be free, be free
cause theres a million things to be
You know that there are

And if you want to live high, live high
And if you want to live low, live low
cause theres a million ways to go
You know that there are

Chorus:
You can do what you want
The opportunitys on
And if you can find a new way
You can do it today
You can make it all true
And you can make it undo
You see ah ah ah
Its easy ah ah ah
You only need to know

Well if you want to say yes, say yes
And if you want to say no, say no
cause theres a million ways to go
You know that there are

And if you want to be me, be me
And if you want to be you, be you
cause theres a million things to do
You know that there are

Chorus

Well, if you want to sing out, sing out
And if you want to be free, be free
cause theres a million things to be
You know that there are
You know that there are

2. Many have heard of Canadian group called Nickelback. I am quite fan of the group.
Especially this song:

From underneath the trees, we watch the sky
Confusing stars for satellites
I never dreamed that you'd be mine
But here we are, we're here tonight

Singing Amen, I'm I am alive(i am Alive)
Singing A..Amen, I'm, I am alive

If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
We'd see the day... when nobody died

I'm singing

A..amen I, Amen I, I am alive
Amen I, Amen I, Amen I , I am alive

And in the air the fireflies
Our only light in paradise
We'll show the world they were wrong
And teach them all to sing along

Singing Amen I'm, i am alive(i am alive)
Singing A...amen, I'm, I am alive

If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
We'd see the day... when nobody died(x2)

(no body died...)

And as we lie beneath the stars
We realize how small we are
If they could love like you and me
Imagine what the world could be

If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
We'd see the day when nobody died....(x2)


We'd see the day, we'd see the day
When nobody died....
We'd see the day, we'd see the day
When nobody died....
We'd see the day when nobody died
The following is just the song, I couldn't find their video clip!

life goes on!...

I wish to write a lot, whenever I do laundry or in the commuting mode, there is a lot comes to my mind and I wish to write about. however, when I sit behind the computer screen many things flies away from my mind!

one of the items which pisses me off these days is not being able to get what I want in my Phd Project!
I am tired of trying and not getting the answer I wish, perhaps here is the best place to complain!
I can scream here! who would hear! not much!
so, life goes on...

2. I recall the famous song of Fleetwood Mac (Originally sang in 70s) during the 90s when Bill Clinton campaign was going on for presidency of US.
I think reminding myself that:

If you wake up and dont want to smile,
If it takes just a little while,
Open your eyes and look at the day,
Youll see things in a different way.

Dont stop, thinking about tomorrow,
Dont stop, itll soon be here,
Itll be, better than before,
Yesterdays gone, yesterdays gone.

Why not think about times to come,
And not about the things that youve done,
If your life was bad to you,
Just think what tomorrow will do.

Dont stop, thinking about tomorrow,
Dont stop, itll soon be here,
Itll be, better than before,
Yesterdays gone, yesterdays gone.

All I want is to see you smile,
If it takes just a little while,
I know you dont believe that its true,
I never meant any harm to you.

Dont stop, thinking about tomorrow,
Dont stop, itll soon be here,
Itll be, better than before,
Yesterdays gone, yesterdays gone.

Dont you look back,
Dont you look back.

here from you tube:

What is not good for me is also not good for my neighborhood!

Despite all the busy schedule I have I wish to write about the following point!
....
I just read in the news that Iranian police has beaten up Afghani workers. Iranian police by force are kicking them out of Iran according to the news. One has even died due to injuries they conceded.
According to one of them, police has gone to the where (usually construction site) these workers and asked them to leave. When they beg to have time to ask their employer for their wages, they were throw from higher floor down!!!!
I agree we should fight for freedom of Iranian women's, teachers and people.
How about advocating Afghani rights! to shift ourselves to democracy, we shall respect also Afghani's right! These Afghani are also human, first of all, and they have been in our country working in the jobs many Iranian wouldn't like take them.

I think we, bloggers, should also protest against this inhuman action.
to see entire article see: Iranian police beaten up Afghani workers!
here, the cut and pasted version!

منابع دولتی در هرات تایید می کنند که یک کارگر مهاجر افغان که 'بعد از ضرب و شتم توسط
پلیس ایران' از این کشور اخراج شده بود، در بیمارستان درگذشت.

به گفته این منابع، سه مهاجر اخراجی دیگر نیز، در جریان آنچه ضرب و شتم توسط پلیس خوانده شده، زخمی شده اند و هم اکنون در بیمارستان مرکزی هرات بستری هستند.

شمس الدین حامد رییس اداره مهاجرین ولایت هرات با تایید خبر ضرب و شتم چهار کارگر مهاجر افغان توسط پلیس ایران، که به گفته وی، به کشته شدن یک تن از این کارگران انجامید، این اقدام را محکوم کرد.

او گفت مقامات محلی در هرات، به زودی این مساله را بررسی خواهند کرد.

آقای حامد گفت سزاوار نیست کشوری که خود را دوست و برادر مردم افغانستان می نامد، با مهاجرین افغان، چنین رفتاری کند.

صدای شما برای افغانستان: اخراج افغانها از ایران (کلیک کنید)

دولت ایران روز گذشته اعلام کرد که در ده روز نخست طرح اخراج مهاجرین "غیرمجاز"، پنجاه هزار افغان را از این کشور اخراج کرده است.

مصطفی پور محمدی وزیر داخله (کشور) ایران، گفته بود ماموران پلیس این کشور سعی دارند با کسانی که اخراج می شوند، "به شکلی مناسب رفتار کنند".

'پرتاب از ساختمان'

دکتر برکت الله محمدی مسئول بخش عاجل (اورژانس) بیمارستان هرات به بی بی سی گفت سه کارگر مجروح اخراج شده از ایران، می گویند که توسط ماموران پلیس آن کشور ضرب و شتم شده و سپس از ساختمان پایین انداخته شده اند.


'مهلت'
یک کارگر مجروح افغان که می گوید کمرش در اثر پرتاب شدن از ساختمان شکسته است
ما در ایران کار می کردیم. یک روز ساعت هفت صبح ماموران پلیس وارد محل کار ما شدند و از ما خواستند سریع حرکت کنیم و با آنها برویم تا ما را به افغانستان رد مرز کنند. ما شروع به التماس کردیم و از آنها خواستیم تا به ما مهلت بدهند که حقوق خود را از صاحبکار بگیریم، اما هنوز حرف مان تمام نشده بود که توسط آنان به زور از ساختمان به پایین انداخته شدیم

یک کارگر زخمی افغان
آقای محمدی افزود: این کارگران ابتدا به یک بیمارستان در داخل ایران منتقل شدند ولی گویا به دلیل نداشتن پول، در آن بیمارستان پذیرفته نشدند.

یکی از کارگران زخمی این حادثه به بی بی سی گقت: "ما در ایران کار می کردیم. یک روز ساعت هفت صبح ماموران پلیس وارد محل کار ما شدند و از ما خواستند سریع حرکت کنیم و با آنها برویم تا ما را به افغانستان رد مرز کنند. ما شروع به التماس کردیم و از آنها خواستیم تا به ما مهلت بدهند که حقوق خود را از صاحبکار بگیریم، اما هنوز حرف مان تمام نشده بود که توسط آنان به زور از ساختمان به پایین انداخته شدیم و وقتی به هوش آمدیم خود را در شفاخانه (بیمارستان) هرات یافتیم".

شمس الدین حامد رییس اداره مهاجرین هرات، از دولت ایران خواست عاملان این حادثه را هر چه زودتر دستگیر و مجازات کند.

دولت ایران و نمایندگی های این کشور در کابل و هرات، تاکنون در این مورد اظهار نظری نکرده اند.

خبر کشته شدن کارگر مهاجر افغان در اثر ضرب و شتم توسط پلیس ایران درحالی منتشر می شود که ایرنا خبرگزاری دولتی این کشور، در گزارشی ادعا کرده که "افغانها هنگام خروج از ایران، این کشور را الگوی انساندوستی دنیا معرفی می کنند".

این خبرگزاری می گوید که شماری از افغانهایی که به کشورشان باز می گردند، در گفتگو با گزارشگر ایرنا در استان جنوب شرقی سیستان و بلوچستان، ایران را "تنها الگوی انساندوستی در دنیا" معرفی کرده و از "مهمان نوازی" دولت این کشور قدردانی کرده اند.

Kiosk and my fascination

Kiosk as a new tone of Iranian music industry has shown creativity and richness in tackling Iran's today subject.
Once again another work of these guys. The music is not so exciting but the clip and lyrics are quite interesting. So, play it and watch it!:D

Anniversiry of Sohrab Sepehri

3. Cool Photo:))


1. I think, if I am not mistaken, yesterday was 25 anniversary of Sohrab Sephri death due to leukemia. So, as an admirer of him I wished to write down translation of one of his works which I found nice to be mentioned. and that is where is friend's house!

Address

“Where is the friend’s house?”
Horseman asked by twilight and,
The sky paused.

The passerby presented sands, the branch of light that he had in mouth
And pointed to a poplar tree and said:

“Before reaching the tree,
There is a garden alley that is greener than God’s sleep
And in it, love is as blue as the feathers of honesty.
Go to the end of the alley which stops at the back of adolescence.
Then turn to the flower of loneliness,
Two steps short of reaching the flower,
Stay by the fountain of eternal myth of earth
And you feel a transparent fear.
And in the fluid sincerity of the air, you will hear a scratch:
You will see a child
Who has gone up the pine tree, to grab a bird from the nest of light
And you ask him
Where the friend’s house is.”

I am big fan of his simple drawings, too.


2. First I heard Kiosk work a few years ago which I think was copywrite of Dire strait work. So, I didn't like it so much but this new one I kinda like it, though it is again the same style.