Madrugada - step in to this room and dance for me

closer, move in closer
closer now than
than ever before
i doubt it that you can survive
so far from your trenches and your friends
this is where competition starts and
and all that ends

i sense a lot of tension
loose, loose
pull out your arsenal
dance

step into this room and dance for me
step into this room and dance for me
come on, lady, dance for me
come on, come on, dance for me
step into this room and dance for me

by now we should know the music and the steps
oh, me, i never asked, i never set you up
a little something for me?
a little something thrown back at me?

this is the floor, these are the rules
these are the moves
this is the room in which we dance
close the door, say you will dance

step into this room and dance for me
step into this room and dance for me
come on, lady, dance for me
come on, come on, dance for me

تو دیگه مارو بی خیال شو!

Arsenal opens its bid for title with Liverpool in Anfield. it should give an idea on how good we are. with two three additions like Chamakh, let see if we can pull it off this season.

leading by example

leading by example, an essence of modern Project Management and Leaderships. when we read about PM and Leadership, it is often suggested that a good manager who leads will have to lead by example. meaning, stick to what you say. show you believe in them and that they actually count. 

i was reviewing the events in my career in during past four years and i remember my Project Technical Manager. we often talked about his narcissistic attitudes. he kept on talking about his experiences and how good he was blah blah blah. it was pretty dull. suddenly today it struck me that maybe he was trying to do the "Leading by Example"!

too often we will see that in our career whether it is our PM or we and a Project Manager that instead of leading by Example, we talk about the examples ignoring the fact that we gotta walk the talk.

now i have a reason to understand his narcissistic attitude!

rebuilding despair

the more i think about it , the more i get scared. what? the time and effort that it takes to rebuild this country. this land that despite my desires to go away and not to look back, just drew me back here. the attraction of this environment, the city set up, the heritage, it all are so strong in me that i could never convince myself to migrate from Iran. i went away and worked for few years. in Dubai, Spain and Libya, but when it comes down for me to decide between Iran and living outside, i chose Iran. one of the reasons was the hope that it will change for better. well, it has changed but for worse, at least for now. and we are yet to see if it will take a twist for better in future and how soon a future?

the desire in me to live in Iran and be Iranian was sop strong in me that i was totally caught by surprise. i never knew i would have that much love for this country.

rebuilding, is what i constantly think about. the task that seems a mission impossible in most of the days. where do we start? people need to change their attitude. attitude is what i believe we mostly misunderstand as culture.

mostly the incumbent government and for a large part of it (not larger tan the incumbent) previous governments are responsible for where we are today. insisting on commitment of the officials and decision makers rather than their knowledge and competencies, their skills; had led to massive and expanded fraud. it's just (to a large extent) hopeless. 

yet, we have no option but be patient and strong with one thing in mind. to redeem our country and make it from the scratch. total overhaul of the country in every level, education, Oil & Gas and other industries, police and security forces (i still have hard time figuring out how can a police live on his wages), government, parliament. we need to establish democracy and transparency. we need to get rid of false beliefs and fictions. 

long way we have in front of us. so many tears are to be shed. that would be the expense, the cost we have to pay for the moment of peace and pride.

drop the leash or get outta my fucking face!

drop the leash we are young...

my favourite lines from QOTSA

the mysteries of life, they just ain't my thing
if i told you that i knew about the sun and the moon
I'd be lying (untrue) 
the only thing i know for sure
is what i wanna do, anytime, anywhere and i say
i wanna make it with you, anytime, anywhere