Thursday, March 12, 2009
special friends
one of the benefits of having special friends is that they have a lot to offer and it is out there for you to pick, there's no price tag on them and some of the are priceless. i am lucky to have 2-3 of them around.
one of them just had a baby boy and he's one of the cutest that even though 6-7 months old, had already taught some lessons to his daddy, which then i had learnt from my friend. a couple of them is amusing and stunning:
- how to enjoy every details of your surroundings
- how to stare to someone you love for hours
it's however depressing how we forget that we have a lot and we cannot enjoy them anymore. a joy without hassle.
one of them just had a baby boy and he's one of the cutest that even though 6-7 months old, had already taught some lessons to his daddy, which then i had learnt from my friend. a couple of them is amusing and stunning:
- how to enjoy every details of your surroundings
- how to stare to someone you love for hours
it's however depressing how we forget that we have a lot and we cannot enjoy them anymore. a joy without hassle.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
new year
our new year is approaching and there's nothing like it here in libya. it's not fun. it's even worse than the time in dubai. at least back tehre i had many iranian friends and we celebrated the norouz together. now, it's even emptier.
i used to love this day very much.
i used to love this day very much.
oppressed (mos'taz'afaan)
my mind is pretty busy with upcoming elections and can say i monitor it as close as i can through the media, only though. today i read that mr. Mousavi, a foundamentalist but a reformist, had announced his candidacy. he's somewhere in between. not a reformist but a reformist, with values of fundamentalism but a fundamentalist!
he's a reasonable individual. i don't know if how he handled the situation, at the time he was prime minister, was the best and we sure did suffered, but it worth considering we were in war and even tehran which was 1000 kilometers away from baghdad, was being bombarded and missiled.
i read part of his candidacy announcement article today. it was a flash back to 20+ years ago. here's what he said:
مهندس موسوي در اين بيانيه با اشاره به اين موضوع که "مستضعفان مطمئنترين پايگاه براي ارزشهاي برآمده از انقلاب اسلامي هستند" تلاش کرده است بر نقش ميانه خود در ارزشهاي اصلاح طلبي و اصولگرايي تاکيد ورزد.
(link to article here)
translation: mr. Mousavi stated that oppressed (mos'taz'afaan) are the most reliable base for revolutionary values (to protect them) and he had emphasized on his balanced approach toward fundamentalism and reforms.
the phrase was very discomforting and disturbing. what's not clear here is the definition of oppressed.
30 years ago, by the time of revolution we had a definition of oppressed, which could be very different from what we have today. there's a senselessness in the phrase. the profile of oppressed had changed. i wonder whether he understands that or not. that's what i am scared of. someone living in 20 + years ago who intends to run for presidency. however, at the end i think he would do a much better job than the incumbent!
he's a reasonable individual. i don't know if how he handled the situation, at the time he was prime minister, was the best and we sure did suffered, but it worth considering we were in war and even tehran which was 1000 kilometers away from baghdad, was being bombarded and missiled.
i read part of his candidacy announcement article today. it was a flash back to 20+ years ago. here's what he said:
مهندس موسوي در اين بيانيه با اشاره به اين موضوع که "مستضعفان مطمئنترين پايگاه براي ارزشهاي برآمده از انقلاب اسلامي هستند" تلاش کرده است بر نقش ميانه خود در ارزشهاي اصلاح طلبي و اصولگرايي تاکيد ورزد.
(link to article here)
translation: mr. Mousavi stated that oppressed (mos'taz'afaan) are the most reliable base for revolutionary values (to protect them) and he had emphasized on his balanced approach toward fundamentalism and reforms.
the phrase was very discomforting and disturbing. what's not clear here is the definition of oppressed.
30 years ago, by the time of revolution we had a definition of oppressed, which could be very different from what we have today. there's a senselessness in the phrase. the profile of oppressed had changed. i wonder whether he understands that or not. that's what i am scared of. someone living in 20 + years ago who intends to run for presidency. however, at the end i think he would do a much better job than the incumbent!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
nothing else -Archive
Archive, quite an impressive band. their trip-hop, rock altervnative mixed tunes are dark and yet intense. it becomes more attractive to me as an iranian, when i listen to their earlier works, which sees singer and archeologist Roya Arab as singer. her voice and lyrics are quite a complement to the music. this song is from the album Londinium:
my angel clipped wings i know
wonders in darkness on grimy ground
in a forest unclean unsound
everything everything's gone wild
make land for the cows to graze
leaflets scatter around to advertise sell out
a swamp in it hands stretched out
to catch a passing dime
donations to the rich widened
pavements for the poor
somewhere else to lie
but my friend the carriage door
stands slightly ajar
and i know clipped wings make uneasy flight
but we've got to reach
a place where the feast never ends
a moment when the music celebrates
and a time when darkness belongs
to night skies and nothing else
tomorrow my spirit seen
fears today my mind
soul aches so deep
always craves my body to reach
my angel clipped wings i know
wonders in darkness on grimy ground
in a forest unclean unsound
everything everything's gone wild
make land for the cows to graze
leaflets scatter around to advertise sell out
a swamp in it hands stretched out
to catch a passing dime
donations to the rich widened
pavements for the poor
somewhere else to lie
but my friend the carriage door
stands slightly ajar
and i know clipped wings make uneasy flight
but we've got to reach
a place where the feast never ends
a moment when the music celebrates
and a time when darkness belongs
to night skies and nothing else
tomorrow my spirit seen
fears today my mind
soul aches so deep
always craves my body to reach
Monday, March 9, 2009
Election
for iran's future, next iranian preseidential election, i blieve, is more important and decisive than the one back in 1995, when khatami got elected for the first time. maybe the most decisive ever. i truely believe those who run for presidency now are selfless and very very dedicated. socially, the situation is much worse than it was before; economy is down and investors are not even near to keen on investing in iran.
i believe khatami is the best choice and i don't agree with most of people around me that it's a choice between the bad and the worse, it's the choice between a reasonableness and lunacy.
i do hope that khatami and the rest of reformists come to an agreement and run united. they need to play everyone and need to attract the unions, especially teachers and labour unions and use them to attract votes. external affairs in this capaign, is decisive.
i believe khatami is the best choice and i don't agree with most of people around me that it's a choice between the bad and the worse, it's the choice between a reasonableness and lunacy.
i do hope that khatami and the rest of reformists come to an agreement and run united. they need to play everyone and need to attract the unions, especially teachers and labour unions and use them to attract votes. external affairs in this capaign, is decisive.
10 years after
10 years after is probably one of the most underrated bands in rock history. they never get the commercial recognition, i personally belive, they deserved but definitely had a good part in forming the rockmusic of 70's during 60's. the name is claimed (by others and not themselves) to be a milestone of their existance which was 1965, 10 years after elvis. other says it was taken from a radio station in UK with the same name. the riffs, effects on guitar and progressive nature of their work was well ahead of their times. they were had performed in newport jazz festival & wood stock. their first comemrically successful solo is i'd like to change the world. a conscience decision to move towards more commercial music. it's still is a great song for me. being commercially successful doesn't necessarily mean it is a bad piece
here's the lyrics:
everywhere is freaks and hairies
dykes and fairies,
tell me where is sanity
tax the rich, feed the poor
till there are no rich no more
i’d love to change the world
but i dont know what to do
so i'll leave it up to you
population keeps on breeding
nation bleeding, still more feeding economy
life is funny, skies are sunny
bees make honey, who needs money, monopoly
i’d love to change the world
but i dont know what to do
so i'll leave it up to you
world pollution, there's no solution
institution, electrocution
just black and white, rich or poor
them and us, stop the war
i’d love to change the world
but i dont know what to do
so i'll leave it up to you
(source: wiki)
here's the lyrics:
everywhere is freaks and hairies
dykes and fairies,
tell me where is sanity
tax the rich, feed the poor
till there are no rich no more
i’d love to change the world
but i dont know what to do
so i'll leave it up to you
population keeps on breeding
nation bleeding, still more feeding economy
life is funny, skies are sunny
bees make honey, who needs money, monopoly
i’d love to change the world
but i dont know what to do
so i'll leave it up to you
world pollution, there's no solution
institution, electrocution
just black and white, rich or poor
them and us, stop the war
i’d love to change the world
but i dont know what to do
so i'll leave it up to you
(source: wiki)
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