Monday, February 3, 2014

Perfect shot from Beijing

Anyone who has visited Beijing (specially the old town) knows Beijing is like a fort. It feels like a military spirit has covered the whole city. You could think yeah right, this is typical communist countries, however in other grand Chinese cities you do not see such thing and actually see the police in charge. However in Beijing it looks like the red army rules ...
This said, it doesn't mean one would not enjoy the ancient cultural spirit which could be found overall in Beijing. It for sure is one of the best cities I've visited and for last but not least where I tasted one of the best foods, the Beijing duck :-)

This photo which I saw on the news, really stunned me for a minute and had to post it on my blog here and write about it. I don't know the photographer, but I should admire her / him to the highest regards. Perfect shot, showing the military spirit of Beijing and even shadows are reflecting typical Chinese faces ...

Source: TIME

Source : TIME magazine website

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Family Table ...

One of the best collection of touching photos called Family Table from Steve McCurry weblog :-) These pictures first of all made me miss my own family table even more ... Anyway enjoy the perfect collection :-)

The family is the nucleus of civilization.- Will Durant
ITALY-15021 (1)
Perugia, Italy
Researchers have confirmed what parents have known for a long time;
sharing a family meal is good for the spirit,
the brain and the health of all family members.

- Anne Fishel, Ph.D.
01062_ 018, India 50 years after 10/96, INDIA-11301NF
India
In family life, love is the oil that eases friction,
the cement that binds closer together, and
the music that brings harmony.
– Eva Burrows
VIETNAM-10031
Viet Tri City, Vietnam
LATIN_AMERICA-10088
Honduras
There is no better classroom
than the family table.
- Kaye Earle
TIBET-10522, 1999, Kham
Tibet
BURMA-10147NF
Burma
Other things may change us,
but we start and end with the family.

- Anthony Brandt
SRILANKA-10167 
Sri Lanka
INDIA-11828NF2_es
India
Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family.
Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.

- Jane Howard
LEBANON-10086
Lebanon
INDONESIA-10016
Indonesia during monsoon season
You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you,
but at the same time you carry them with you
in your heart, your mind, your stomach,

because you do not just live in a world.
A world lives in you.

- Frederick Buechner
YUGOSLAVIA-10154_esMacedonia
PAKISTAN-10083_sf
Pakistan
BURMA-10556Burma
Our family dinner table was like Speakers’ Corner in London.
We discussed, debated, argued, declaimed -
all of us at the same time.
- E. Thomson Earl
YUGOSLAVIA-10123_es (1)
Hungary
AFGHN-12163NF2
Afghanistan

Friday, December 6, 2013

R.I.P. Mandela

Mandela is not among us any more ... It's sad to loose a peace prize winner that actually acted the same way after coming to power ... A human rights activist that the power did not change him ... Not everyone is like him, not even peace prize winners ...

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Morsi left, I am happy, but I am worried for democracy ...

Tanks are tanks & a coup is a coup ... When there are demonstrations out there and people are chanting in the streets why the hell should the army bring the tanks to the streets ??? Morsi with all his mistakes and (evil) plans was an elected president. The elected president seat should be respected and what army did was not something to celebrate in my eyes. People have the right to remove even an elected president, but not the military !!! Yesterday Egyptian military started a tradition that made me worried. Not about this Egyptian government (as I dislike conservatives), but the next chosen ones who might also have conflict with the military.
Update : There is no next one with free election. It was a coup and president Mubarak is free now !!!

Photo taken from CNN.com on 04.07.13 (Spender Plant Photos)

Sunday, February 3, 2013

& another life would go on, but in memory of a beloved one :-)

Almost one year ago my grandmother (Mamanjan) passed away. Exactly one year ago I started Mamanjan Family Foundation in memory of my dear grandmother. One year has passed and Mamanjan family foundation has now proudly sponsored a child in Iran in this period of time. This girl is a talented girl which we have put our hope in her. 

We hope she lives her life, enjoy each second of it and make her own choices for her future life. 
May our mamanjan rest in peace ...

I had my serious differences with my grandmother. I had a huge generation gap with her. I did not believe in her believes, made fun of her believes and got mad at her because of some of her believes and vice versa. I think she also prayed numerous number of times so I would find my way back (her way). Not surprisingly non of us did change our mind, however the love between a grandmother and grandson remained :-)

Rest in peace Mamanjan :-)

Shahab
03.02.2012
Officially ME ...

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Missing her ...

It's a while since my grandmother passed away (January 2012) ... I got used to it, but not my mom, aunts and uncle ... Anyway today I felt that I miss her quite a lot :-| A lot ... Rest in Peace Mamanjan ...


Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Egypt, another sad story?

What's happening in Egypt? The army is taking over the whole country and the whole world is only watching ?!?!?!?!?!?