Let's Learn Together! Part Two

Let’s learn
together Part 2
(June 2009 till September 2009)
June 2009
behnam June 1st 2009

Dear Friends,
I've missed you terribly. It is difficult for me to open this site at my office. I don't know
why. Also, my computer that I used to use at home stopped working two days ago! I think
it is old and tired(lol).
Dear Maryam, thank you for your long writing. I enjoyed reading it. Thank you for some
good advice. Your writing is closed somehow. I mean, there is no topic in it. I don't know
what I should write as an answer. Please make it possible for me to write to you. Please
don't close it. You can do it easily just by asking some questions and making some
comments. Please give me some excuses to write to you Thanks. (lol)
Dear Marina, so many thanks for your great writing. I really enjoyed reading it. I will
answer it in the future. This is just to let you know that I have read it, and I have enjoyed
reading it. Thanksssss(lol).
Dear Nana, I have answered your writing about strong cow! Please try to find it. I don't
know in which page it is. I just know that I prefer to be strong, but not a strong cow! By
the way, strong bull is better, isn't it?(loool)
Dear Andrew, where are you my friend? I hope to read more from you soon.
Dear Cathy, I've missed you and your writings. Please keep on writing and make this
thread a nice place to be in.
Dear Mohsen,thank you for sharing your great thoughts with us. You are always helpful
for me. I hope to hear more from you.
I have to leave. I have no time to name all friends. Please forgive me.
I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

Behnam, 1 June, 2009
nanazhong June 1st 2009

dear Behnam,
Thank you for your so detail answer,i can learn more from it.
I'm so exciting because one of my friend whose i lost touch with two years ago keep touch
with me again.I can't how to explain my feeling?As a result i think about some problems:
1.what's your best friend in your different period,the classmates in your primary school
or middle school,university;the colleague in you job;the friends you know in other way.
2.how many years between you with the friend you know the longest time?
3.Have you regret that you lose touch with one of you friend?
Best regards
NANA
JUNE 2,2009
nanazhong June 1st 2009

dear Cathy ,
Thank you for your watermelon.I also ate a watermelon yesterday(i dig it by a spoon).In
my city the price of water melon is so cheap,1.6/kilo.I like the summer because i can eat
many kind of fruit in Guangdong,such as
apple,pear,grape,peach,durian?Mangosteen?litchi,and so on.Is it many kind of fruit in
Beijing you can eat?
Happy children days!
NANA
Jan 1,2009
behnam June 2nd 2009

Dear Marina,
How are you my close friend? I hope everything is ok with you. I don't know how I should
thank you for writing that wonderful friendly writing! Thank you very much indeed.
It is time to have a look at your writing again and then write something as an answer.
Actually, what I am writing isn't worth considering as an answer to your lovely writing.
I'll just write something, in order to make you sure that Behnam does care about his
friends and their writings.
Women are really fussy. They shop all day but they bring nothing to home! They try a lot
of clothes, but they buy nothing. That is too loose! This is bright. That is dark. This is
large. That is small. It doesn't suit me. It doesn't match with my bag. I look awful in it. It
doesn't fit me, etc.
These are some common sentences that you can hear in all shopping centres in all over
the world. It doesn't matter that someone is from China or England. People are the same!
Thank goodness that Marina has brought something to home with herself! (loool)
What kind of noise do they make? I don't know. Some of them roar, some of them bark,
some of them make a sound like a goat, some of them make sound like birds. To be berief,
they make many kinds of sounds. It is as many as the number of animals. hahahah
(looooooooooool). Joking aside, you know the sounds that boys make. Please let us know
some of them. (loool). I make noise like a cock, and then I gather women around myself.
(looooooooooooooooooooooool) hahaha...
You are definitely right. Universities are one of the best places to make different noise,
because there are many boys and girls in them. There are many excuses to make noise.
By the way, according to the curve I explained in my last writing, it is a good and proper
time to make noise and to find partner, then to make nest, and then to lay.(looooool)
There is a witty question which is forgotten to be asked yet. I have been at universities for
more than 12 years, but I ... Oh my God, what is wrong with me? (loool)
Books have got personality. Some of them speak with us. Some of them say; "Come and
read me!". On the other hand, some books make us hate them. They often say;" Get
away!"(loool)
What chikens do? It's clear. They just listen and wait for their turns.(loool) They are so
humble in this situation!
About Microwave, I got what you wanted to point out. That is true. It is about intefereing.
If some noise interferes with signals, it stops us from getting correct information and
good connection. In the world of human beings, it often happens. That is true that some
noise interfere with real signals. We should try to produce the proper signal, and at the
same time we should use special devices to reduce the noise on the output signals of our
detectores. (loool) It's difficult, but possible!
I'm not confusing at all. All your writing is as clear as a bright day.
Thank you for using some good sentences. Thank you for saying some possitive things
about me. Thank you for your kindness. Thank you for your possitive thoughts.
Thank you for reading. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Mohsen,
How life is going with you? I hope you are happy and healthy.
Thank you for writing in this thread. That is very nice of you to visit this site and our
thread regularly.
Dear Mohsen, to tell you the truth, I didn't get the text. In other words, I understood the
text, but I didn't get your point. Could you please let me know what it means?
About sitting with someone and eating or drinking something with someone I should say
that I don't care. I dislike to sound selfish or proud, but I think, sitting with some famous
people won't make us strong and famous. We have to make ourself important just by
doing some important deeds. I always think to myself; "Behnam, you have been fan of
someone or something for years, what have you gained? Is there anyone who supports
you?"
I know, it is very strange to think as I think, but it is a fact. It is a fact that speaking about
some important people won't make us important. It is a fact that sitting with some
important people won't make us important. It is a fact that....
I don't want to write about importance and who is important. It is really a long story. It is
so philosophical. Some people know that when such and such person(famous one) gets to
sleep and when gets up! A friend of mine knows that how many cups of coffee such and
such person(famous singer) drinks during a day. What is the use of such knowledge? My
father supports a football team in a crazy way. I don't know why he cares about that
team. I often say to him; "Dad, if you cared about your degree in Mathematics, as much
as you care about football and those silly players, you were a professor in it, and you
could give a new theory in the world of Mathematics." He often looks at me in a way that
a wise man looks at a stupid person and says; "Well, you Behnam, It is your turn! You do
it instead of me and don't bother me!"
Anyway, I gave you an alive example from my own family to let you know that taking
photo with someone, being fan of someone, supporting someone in a silly or madly way,
etc is not good.
I believe, that man should take photo with Mohsen. That man should pay for sitting with
Mohsen, etc. In this sentences, that man and Mohsen are two imaginary people.
Oh my dearest friend Mohsen, sorry to sound like a teacher or writing in a fatherly way. I
hope you won't get upset. By the way, Mohsen, I am familiar with your thoughts. I just
took this topic as an opportunity, or maybe as an excuse, to write something. Please
forgive me for sounding like a strict friend.
All the best,

behnam June 3rd 2009

Dear Nana,
How are you keepig? I hope you are fine.
You have got a special personality. You often come late, but with full hands. I mean, you
bring many useful things with yourself. Imagine there is a man who has got a wife and
some children. He is on a business trip, and he is late. His family are worried about him.
Finally he comes, but brings many things with himself to his family.(LOL)
What you have brought to us? Well, you are not able to bring us some food or some
presents. You have brought us some things that are much better than those stuff.
Food and other stuff has got a very short life. We eat somethig, it's finished. There are
some things which are everlasting! Kidness, love, etc are some examples, but I'm not
looking at this angle, although there is no doubt about your kidness. All I am saying is
making people think about some important issues! Yes, dear Nana, you made me think
about my life and my friends. You made me review my life from the past until now. I won't
answer your questions, because the answers are private somehow. I hope you forgive me.
Friends are like books; they should be a few but useful! By the way, friendship has got
many levels. All people are our friends from some points of view, but the levels of
friendship are different.
Everything is interesting and favourite when it is new, but friend is interesting and
favourite when s/he is an old friend.
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder." A friend is helpful even though s/he is not near
you physically. You have got his/her good impression on yourself, emotionally from a
distance. You feel alive when you think of him/her. I believe, it is one the laws of the
world that we are alive when our hearts beat quickly thinking of some human beings. In
the world of friendship it happens regularly. For example, my heart is beating quickly
now.(loooool)
I hoope to hear more
m from you
y soon.
All the best,

Behhnam, 3 June, 2009
Marina1
M Junne 3rd 20099
Helllo Behnam,
Thaank you so m much for youur great wrriting , your points and your answeers. It's veryy nice
to meet
m someonne understand what I mean m and wrrite it in a different
d wayy and makee it more
cleaar. That's beecause of yoour knowleddge and undderstandingg me :) , so II'm so pleassed for
your answers.
Deaar Behnam, clothes havve changed ! in cave men time , theey worn dreesses which are
madde from leavves , they were short annd cover jusst few parts from their bodies, thenn in
otheer times eveerything wass changed , it was sham
me on a wom man to makke he legs orr hands
w returned to the cave men time fr
apppear , now we from clothess point of vieew (LOL),
everrything is alllowed to bee appeared !!!!
Theere are lots of

o points in our current life have developed
d , but on the oother hand I think
we are
a returninng to past sttep by step, even some laws whichh are used byy some kind ds of
peopple, but whaat a pity!!! Cave man was
w doing some actionss because he h wasn't knowing,
but now some ppeople are doing
d some actions eveen if they knnow!!!
Deaar Behnam, I've a greatt morning thhis day , I w woke up with h great smille , in fact th
his
morrning will afffect on all my day :) , so don't think that I'm serious andd in a bad mood
m
beca
ause of my w writing todaay , but I just saw a terrrible moviee , its name " a date witth
darkkness " andd I didn't likee it.
Deaar Behnam , about yourr " Mr. comp mputer" :) , pplease tell HIM
H that HE E should bee ok ,
andd HE must have a brighht- faced andd a beautification operration . and if HE didn''t make
thatt , we are gooing to makke his upsidee down andd make HIM M a live amm
munition andd put
HIMM in house aarrest , nothhing more (LOOOOOO
(L OOOOOOO OOL).
Deaar Behnam, thank you for f reading my writing , and it's yoour turn to give
g us a toppic , so
thinnk deeply deear friend , we
w want a fresh
f one :) .
I'm very much llooking forw

ward to heaaring from you
y as soon as you cann.
Marrina.
2066

Dear Cathy,
How are you? I hope all is well with you. So many thanks for offering of watermelon!
Watermelon is a fruit that everyone likes it. I thought a lot (I tried to take my friend's
advice. She is your friend too. Hahaha) about what I shall write to Cathy. There wasn't
any particular topic. Finally, I found poor watermelon a good excuse to write about.
Writing about watermelon! So funny, isn't it? (looool)
Have you ever seen the tree of walnut? Have you ever eaten walnut? You know that the
tree of walnut is very large. It is a kind of tall tree. However, the fruit itself is small.
Without exaggerating, the fruit is too small (nothing) in comparison with the tree.
A funny man saw the tree of walnut. He said; "Oh my God! When the tree of walnut is
extremely large, what should we say about the tree of watermelon? How big is it?"
(loool)
Watermelon is a cold fruit. We should be careful with its bad effects. At night it is so
dangerous for some children. (loool)
I am only joking. Although I am joking, there is an important point in every joke. The
point of my joke is that it is much better for Behnam to write without
thinking!!!(loooooooool) Whenever he thinks about a topic, he ruins that topic and spoils
himself.(loool)
Okay. It is time to be just a little bit serious.(lol) Dear Cathy, you don't write as before.
What has happened? Does your boyfriend prevent you from writing, or the lack of time is
the main reason for being so late and brief in writing? If your boyfriend prevents you, he
is right, but if the lack of time bans us from reading your great writings, just let me know.
You know, I'll send you some time, because it is summer. Teachers and students are
usually free in summers, so that there is a lot of free time in my country during the
summer. (loooooooooool).
Thank you for reading. I hope not to sound rude. Please forgive me for making any
mistakes. I hope to read more from you soon.
All the best,

Cathy Li June 3rd 2009

Dear Behnam,
Thanks for your great friendship and your attention. I'm pretty good and enjoying every
minute of early summer. Unluckily, I'm neither a teacher nor a student, but I am working
in an educational consultants institute which offers services to teachers and students, so
when teachers and students are enjoying the leisure time, we usually devote maximum
attention to work. I'm eager to and longing for writting more to you and dear friends here
every day. However, poor Cathy, she fails to do that.
Cathy writes here as before

Less words, strong feeling
Small walnut, big tree bears
big watermelon, friends eat
If dear Behnam holds the same friendship to Cathy, if all friends love Cathy as before, I
can give up small walnut and big watermelon. I'm here only for you this moment, coz I'm
destined to live and to love friends.
Who can sing without fear?

Friends
Who can warm your tired heart?

Friends
Who can always be your side?
Friends
I don't know why God creat this special word "Friends". When Friday ends, Friends are
still be here, and always be everywhere.
Cathy

Dear Nana,
A million thanks for your kindness and care on me. I can easily taste fruits you listed.
You are just like a special fruit which can moisten my heart.
I've been more certain that how fond of each other the sisters are in real life.
Love you
Cathy

Dear Maryam,
Tell me, do you like eating grapes?
I'm just gazing at the round "Rosy Grapes" which are like a strings of purple beads. I
hope you won't be upset if I descirbe you as "Rosy Grapes", coz You are a strings of
pearls to me. Every bead can move me strongly and let me enjoy different tastes of life.
I miss you strongly, Baby.
Hope you are living in the balance of life in the new city.
Cathy

Dear Marina,
You can clearly see that fruits are so popular among friends from the above writings.
Which kind of fruits do you prefer? I get close to you and clearly see a bowl of cherries
on the table beside you. The cherry trees blossomed early this year. Now, the cherries are
quite ripe and let people feel the passion of youth. I love this kind of passion. It makes life
full of tastes of love.
Take time to love, it's a joy of life.
Cathy
mary June 4th 2009

Hi Marina,
How are you? How's life? I hope you are in a good mood and enjoy your time the best.
As I told you before, now I am at home, in front of my computer and writing to you. It
feels really great.
Thanks a lot for having sympathy with me. But it's not completely my case. Let's forget it.
I think I complained about it a lot.
As a matter of fact, I love cooking, but for sure I can not be a cooker! :) If I try my best
and practice, I will be a good cook. Thank you for offering me to cook for me.
By the way do you like to eat out or at home? and why do you prefer it?
Who do like to eat out with?
I hope you get a good job as you wish very soon.
Thank you a lot for keep on writing to me and make friendship keep going.
I hope to read more from you.
Best wishes,
Maryam
mary June 4th 2009

Hi Cathy,
How are you my lovely friend? I hope wherevr you are and whatever you do, be healthy,
happy and successful.
Thanks a lot for your hositality. You are so kind towards friends.
About grapes, for sure, I likke eating them. They are juicy and sweet and sometimes kind
of sour. I really like them.
Don't worry dear. I like the way that you describe things. Feel free and write whatever
you like. I truly enjoy reading them. You are so special and it's clear in your writings.
Thank you for your beautiful description.
Always be happy, always wear a smile not because life is full of reasons to smile, but
because your sweet smile itself is a reason for many others to smile.
All the best,

Maryam
iddiom999 Juune 4th 20099
we can
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m
nanazhong
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June 4th 200
09
dear Behnam,
I'm so happy when

w i read your
y so long
g letter.At thhe same tim
me,i am sad that i can't write
so loong letter too you becau
use my wordds is limitedd.When i cann write letteer longer than
longger?
As far
f as you are
a concerneed,friendshiip has got manym levels.How many levels in yoour
heart?What's thhe basis forr judgment,ttime,interessting?(If youu think thesee are prive,yyou
can't answer me
m in public))
Havve a good weekend

w
NAN
NA
Jan 4,2009
metzean
m June 4th 2009
Deaar Behnam,
Hoppe you havee a bright daay and feel happy,

h thannks for writiing your maassage for me.
m
Peopople need to feel like a winner

w , whhen they aree complimennted, they geet a warm fuzzy,
fu
maggical inside.. This is impportant for people
p to reeceive recoggnition .Som me people do
d not
go beyond
b and above theirr duty even when they know k it willl help otherss, because they
t
thinnk nobody will
w recognizze their effo ort. Their atttitude is "evven if I do thhing, noboddy is
goinng to noticee anyway.
Forr example Behnam is a diligent teaacher in university, but he never reeceives reco ognition
by faculty
f or unniversity dirrector. He may
m think thhat they undderestimate his abilitiess, a bad
feelling comes inside
i of Beehnam and he h will probbably stop working
w if hee find betterr job.
On other hand if the univeersity praisees Behnam iin a way thaat shows theey receive
recoognition aboout how Behhnam acts ini his job, Behnam
B willl be more seerious and
induustrious for his perform
mance. For example theey can arraange a cerem mony for Beehnam
andd during cerremony Behnnam is given a certificaate, gift or plague
p by a celebrity e.g. the
minister of education , his hard working would be appreciated .It would motivated
Behnam to work better than past and feel happy inside. This is what celebrities do on
ceremony and people recognize the feats of elite performers like behnam.
Who are the celebrities? In my opinion the genuine celebrities are scientists, national
champions who defend against enemies and people who devoted their life for humanity.
But unfortunately some people like actors in cinema , soccer players are recognized as
celebrities for average people of society. Because the can effect on the feeling of this
people.
I know that you do not watch T.V. there is Korean serial film on T.V which is call
'Jumong Saga" .In this movie there is an actress called SU-SA-Now. I have heard that a
boy from Khoramabad ( a city in Iran) who eagerly watched this movie ,fell in love with
SU-SA-Now and asked his father to send a letter to SU-SA-Now and ask her for
marriage. But his father do not show any feed back to his boy and after few weeks the boy
committed suicide.you see how actress effect on his feeling .
Their Behnam , The invitation for dinner with Obama is just a cheating letter. The writer
wants to get 5$ or 10$ from people and some na�ve people pay the money and never
receive the invitation for dinner. I postet it here for LOL .
Always be happy,
Mohsen
207
behnam June 6th 2009

Dear Cathy,
You cannot imagine how happy I was when I saw your writing. You cannot believe how I
felt when I read it. Thank you for writing in this thread. You make this thread a warm
place to be in. You make the atmosphere of this thread friendly. Your way of writing is
special.
Thank you for your close friendship which smells like big watermelon and small walnut.
Please keep on writing. I think it is time to write about our countries. I am supposed to
write about Iran, and you are supposed to write about China. I know that China is a big
country. Iran is so tiny in comparison with China. When a country is big (Wide & vast) it
is very difficult to write about it, due to the fact that there are different people with
different ideas and cultures.
It is the same in Iran. I mean, there are different people with different cultures in Iran.
Cultures vary from province to province.
I am eager to know some things about marriage or wedding ceremony in China.
I hope to read more from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Marina,
How are you? I hope you are fine.
I will answer you soon.
All the best,


Dear Mohsen & Nana,
I will answer you soon.
All the best,

asal June 6th 2009

Hi.i am asal.i have been reading your writing.they are so interesting the more I read,the
more they attract me.i?m not good in writing but I do my best although I need your help.
Asa I see,you are very kind and helpful that I rarely could and can find this
characteristicamong other people. You can consider it as a gift that GODgave you. As I
told you,I read some of your writing and liketo tell you my feeling about some of you if it
doesnot hesitate you.
Cathy li:I like the way you write,the way you express your feeling. They are realy
enjoyable and I love them.i think you see the world with thei details and can use
them,describe them with your words,ofcourse with your nice feeling.
Bhnam:I think you were the first one who could gather other member with his
encouraging words.you like to help people and this shows you are realy good teacher .i
think you see world so seriously.your words praise me for writting although I know there
is a long way to improve my writing but I am sure if everybody wants and practice,it will
make the climb easier.you are so logical and I think you are a good person that are
dependable.
Andrew;dear old man,it is not easy to know you well but it seems you like to make others
smile and also you are a helpful man.
They are only my feeling by reading your words and hope you do not mind.
I like to hear and read from you soon.
Best regards
asal
asal June 7th 2009

hi everyone
i like to be friend with you but it seems nobody wants to read it.i can be a good friend you
can see it

Dear Asal,
So many thanks for putting message on this site, in this thread. Welcome to this thread.
Thank you once again for saying some positive things about me. Yes, you are absolutely
right. I often take life so seriously. I like to take it easy, but I cannot. I don't know what is
wrong with me. I believe, someone is human being when they help other people. Anyway,
that is very kind of you to consider me a helpful person.
I am not exaggerating- but, your English is great. You writing is wonderful. How did you
learn English? What level are you at? I am so happy that you usually follow our writings.
That is very nice of you.
Would you possibly introduce yourself to us? Could you please write about yourself?
This thread belongs to you. Please try your best to make this thread a nice place to be in.
Thank you for joining us. Please share something with us.
So sorry for the delay in replying. I am looking forward to hearing more from you very
soon.
All the best,
mary
m June 8th
8 2009
Hi Behnam,
B
How
w are you m
my friend? I hope you are
a well andd enjoying yoour time.
I'm terribly sorrry for answ

wering late. you
y know, thatt day whhich I was att home(Sarii) and
answwered to Marina
M and Cathy,
C I turnned the com
mputer off beefore answeering your writing
w
andd doing otheer things. Buut unfortunaately, I coulldn't turn it on later. I don't
d know exactly
e
whaat the probleem was. Anyyway, sorryy for being sso late.
We have a sayiing, "The en njoyment whhich is in forgiveness iss not in reveenge." (Loo ooL)
Youu wanted mee to give youu an excuse for writingg. Ok, now iff you want, you can an
nswer
the following
f q
questions?
If yoou could intterview withh God, whatt would youu choose to know
k aboutt? And why??
Whiich favor woould you assk him?
By the
t way, youu wrote that my writingg was closedd. I don't knnow who cloosed it. (LoL L) And
if it was closedd, you couldd knocked att the door off it. Did you
u do that? (L
(LooooL)
I goot what you wanted to tell
t me. Althhough my wrriting is nott very good,, I try my beest to
writte it that waay.
I kn
now you willl tell me after a long tim
me just this short letterr! My answeer is, "It's sh
hort but
sweeet." (LoooooooL)
I diddn't mean too offend youu or make you

y upset. I jjust wantedd to play som
me jokes witth
worrds. I hope nnot to botheer you.
I loook forward to reading from

f you ass soon as yoou can.
Best wishes,
Marryam
metzean
m June 8th 2009
Deaar friends,
Thiss is a matheematical chaallenge, andd it's been ssaid that:
If yoou're an enggineer (or history

h majoor) , you shoould be ablee to solve
it inn (under) thrree minutess, if you're an
a architect,, in three hoours; if
you're a doctor, in six hours; if you're an accountant, in three months
and if you're a lawyer, probably never.
if you're good at math or logical problems, solve this challenge and the
answer is the password to open the spreadsheet to which you can add your
name to the hall of fame.
What is the missing number in this logical series?
1, 2, 6, 42, 1806, ____???
All the best,

Mohsen

Dear Maryam,
How life is going in Tehran? I hope everything is going well with you.
The weather is changing from time to time! It is spring, but we often have four seasons on
just one day! How come? Well, as you can see, these days it smells like spring in the
mornings, cool and nice. At noons, it is like summer, hot and dry. In the afternoons, it
looks like autumn, windy and leaves are flying in the dusty sky! In the evenings, it is like
winter, could and feeling less!
I strongly believe that women are like the weather of spring! They are very changeable!
Men cannot make a plan, because they cannot rely on their actions and sayings!
(LOOOL)! Men should know that it is not good to count on women sayings. They often
say different things. They tell us something in the morning, after half an hour or less, they
will forget what have said before. They have got a very good memory to keep all bad
things from the far past until now, but they don't keep their promises. They have not got a
steady friendship with a positive fixed slope. Their feelings and thoughts fluctuate
between minus and plus infinity! This is a strange habit of them!(LOOOL) Their beliefs,
ideas and feelings change as quickly as the weather of spring.
Dear Maryam, that paragraph is a common idea of me. Please take it easy. I just
remembered it right know. I hope you don't take them personally. They are not meant to
criticize any one person in particular.
About your question I should say that it is a witty one. I haven't thought about it. I maybe
asked about managing the whole world. How could you manage these creatures, plants,
etc? What kind of feelings have you got when you know that you are the only boss of the
entire universe? I maybe asked about women's strange behaviours! (looooooooool
joking) How do you feel when you know that there is no the start and the end point?
How has closed it? Well, the writer! Don't you believe so? (loool)
Dear Maryam, do not worry about making me upset, annoyed, angry, and so on. Just
write what you want to. It is very good to be polite to people, and to be considerate, but
sometimes, it prevents us from being ourselves. I reckon, we should be polite to people as
long as it works. In some cases, being polite means being stupid. Being polite is one
thing, but worrying about other people's feelings is other things. I think, it is not good to
be so obsessed with people's feelings. According to this way of thinking, you are free to
make jokes, to play jokes on words, even on me. I'll never get upset. Sometimes, I pretend
to get upset, just to take more attention from someone, or to have emotional blackmail.
(looooooool) What a brave man Behnam is! Who has the nerve to tell people such a
fact???!!!! (loooooooooool) It is a fact in the world of human beings.
Please write regularly. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

jackerrol June 8th 2009

hello benham
i am jack from philippines. just new to this site, learning good command of english makes
everybody a citizen of the world. i joined to have many friends all over the world and to
learn better english. Good afternoon to both of you benham and hossain.
jack
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Dear Mohsen,
So many thanks for your great message and nice question. I found an answer for it, but
I'm not sure whether my answer is true or false. I don't mean to boast, but I found it as
soon as I saw the question. It only took one minute, or even less than one minute for me
to solve it. I hope my answer is true. If so, what are you going to give me az a prize?
(looool)
1
1*1+1=2
2*2+2=6
6*6+6=42
42*42+42=1809
1806*1806+1806=3263442
So, I think the answer is "3263442". Am I right?
About your last writing, I completely agree with you. Thank you for writing in this thread.
Please keep on writing. Please don't leave this thread. I hope to hear more from you
soon.
All the best,


Hello Jack,
Thank you very much for putting message in this thread. Welcome to this thread. That is
very kind of you to choose this thread for sharing some things with people and making
friends with them.
It seems that your English is rather good. I am a learner myself. I have been learning
English for years. I really love it. For me, living without English and Physics is
impossible. If I get married, I will have got three wives, Physics, English, and that
person. (loool) Oh my God! How will I manage that hardship and bad situation? It will
be a very chalenging thing. (loool) God help me when they feel jealous of each other!
Hahaha... You should know that women's jealousy has got two sides. It's like fire. It
makes life warm, but sometimes it burns all things.(loool) It is a man's art to manage the
temperature, so that the life is always warm and friendly. It's really an art! (loool)
Could you possibly introduce yourself?
Thank you for joining us. Please do not hesitate to write me.
By the way, I guess you have just visited the first page of this thread. I hope you will open
the last pages to visit the new messages.
All the best,

Sorry Mohsen, 42*42+42=1806. It was just a typing mistake.
Best Regards,

Dear Idiom999,
Thank you so much for putting message in this thread. Welcome to this powerful site. Do
you know that the runner of this site is a kind English teacher? I am a teacher, but not
kind. I am a strict teacher instead! By the way, I teach Physics rather than
English.(loool) When it comes to considering English language, I'm a beginner. I hope
our friendship would help us with improving our English skills.
Of course, we can learn together. There is no limitations and restrictions. Just try to
share something with me and my friends. There are many people in this thread from
different parts of the world. They are so friendly. We would learn a lot through
friendship.
Would you possibly introduce yourself? Could you please write a little bit about
yourself?
Thank you for joining us. Please do not hesitate to write in this thread. I hope to read
more from you.
All the best,

nanazhong June 8th 2009

dear Behnam,
I think you answer for Mohson is right becase the same as me.I think Moshson will give a
sweet kiss to you for prize :)
best regards
NANA
JUNE 8,2009
dear Cathy
Thank you for your writing.How lucky i have a chinese sister as you!
Do you belive in fortune?Do you think everthing is decided by someone?I do.Just like i
can know you,Behnam Mohsen and so on in this way.This project is a little
strange.Anyway i am happy i can know you.
Do you belive something can give luck to you?My friend is so lucky since he bought a
house.He is promoted and gain a lot of money,have a girlfriend.
GOOD LUCK
ANAN
JUNE 8,2009

Dear Nana,
How are you? I hope you are healthy, happy, glad and fine.
How can we write long? Well, it is so easy. Just put letters together to make words,
combine words to make sentences, join sentences together to form paragraphs, and
ultimately combine paragraphs to form a text. You see, it is very easy. Hahaha... LooooL.
I'm only joking.
Your writing is really good. You always make sense. If you try to explain something about
your country to us, you will use many sentences, because it is not possible to explain
something without writing some sentences about it. For instance, describe 'The World
Biggest Ancient Wall' which is in China. You should know that most of us never have
been to China, so we know a little about it. We have seen some photos of it, or maybe,
some different stories. Now, try to give us a feeling of being in China, over that wall.
Imagine that you are going to describe the wall to some children. It confines you to use
some special simple sentences, everyday language, and plain English. If you try, you can.
I believe, it isn't a matter of ability or something like that to write a long test; it is a
matter of time instead. For ladies time is very important. They don't like spending time on
writing. They prefer to spend a lot of time on wearing make-up, cooking some delicious
food(If they can! Modern ladies often hate cooking, because they believe that cooking is
not an interesting thing!(loool))
A friend of us has written that "quality is better than quantity". (I'm not sure about using
the same words). According to their belief, it is not an important thing to write long, but
meaningful or sweet. So, I suggest you following their strategy and policy! Don't worry
about the length of your text, because we are not going to weigh it!(loool). I know that
you are confused with my writing. I have to write more to make it clear, but I am in a
hurry. I have to leave soon. As a hint I should say that I have made some sarcastic
remarks in my writing.(looool). Only joking.
About the levels of friendship and heart... To be frank, I didn't understand what you
mean. Would you please make it clear?
Please keep on writing, and keep our friendship going. I hope to read some long texts
from you soon.
All the best,


WOW! Dear Nana, we are writing at the same time. Oh my God! Heart talks to heart! It
is about 20:20 In Iran, what time is it in your city?
With regards,
Behnam, 8 june, 2009
Mohamad June 9th 2009

Dear friends,
Behnam,Mohsen Maryam,Marina, Nana,cathy,Andrew,and?.(ladies and gentlemen)
How do you do my intelligent and kind brother and sister salam to you all.
I can write just these words,
1.salam (Hello)
2.I hope you are in good health, and
3.I am so sorry
I am here and I am reading your writing everyday, I lost my password and didn?t open
my reply box, so I registered again.
Experience show that reading your writing helps me promote a motivity attitude toward
life and toward communication , so thank you for being such a good friends to me and
making my times with the best words you write.
With special thanks,
Araghi,
9,June,2009
Hello dear Mr Araghi,
How are you my old friend? "Hardasan Kishi? Niya bizi tak ghoidin?"
I hope you are in a good mood, enjoying your beautiful life, trying to achieve your golas,
following success, making the world a good place to be in.
Thank you for putting message in this thread. Welcome! You have lost your password! It
means that you have forgotten it! Oh my God! It means that you haven't used it for ages,
at least you haven't written for ages! Why? What have we done to deserve this
punishment? Why have you punished us with your continuous long silence? Please have
a mercy on your friends. We really need to feel your presence!
Thank you for putting message. I had been missed you terribly. I became so glad when I
saw your message.
Please try to write regularly. Your writing is great. Please share something with us. Your
thoughts are great. Don't keep them as a secret. Please keep on writing in this thread. I
hope to see more writings from you.
All the best,

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Cathy Li June 9th 2009

Dear Behnam,
Thanks for your nice words which lets me much happier.
Thanks for your close attention which lets me keep on writing on hard days.
Thanks for your great friendship which always touches my heart.
Dear friend, I found you favor me a big watermelon-a big topic about marriage and
wedding ceremony in China. It's hard for me to digest, and all I can do is just to enjoy a
tiny slice of it. Different regions have different customs in China. But one thing is similar
that the people should abide by monogamy. Following the traditional customs, the male
always affords a house ready for the marriage. However, nowadays, the young people
bear great pressure on how to live a life. It's not easy for one to buy a house in big cities.
I personally think the modern marriage in some big cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai,
Shenzhen and Guangzhou, is very simple. The young lovers will choose the way which
suits for their situation to get married, irrespective of the traditional way.
I can't tell the difference clearly, but I can promise that I will definitely invite you to
attend my wedding ceremony in near future. I think by this way you will enjoy more.
I'm looking forward to sharing your views.
Cathy

Dear Maryam,
Welcome home! With a big hug, welcome you back.
From your writing to Marina, I got to know that you were at home and enjoyed cooking
some nice dishes. I firmly believe that you must be a good cook, coz you always do things
seriously and diligently.
Even thought I am poor in cooking more delicious food, I love cooking much. I used to
cook some special food to invite some good friends over for dinner, but recently it's hard
for me to balance the time. Cooking can help me remove the troubles away and let me
relaxed. I plan to cook some food this weekend and enjoy it with couple of friends. So,
enjoy yourself and cook much, good luck will follow soon.
Good luck to you, my girl.
Cathy

Dear Nana,
I believe fortune will follow our friendship. I believe God has bestowed all attributes to
our human beings, and that's the best luck to all of us, and that's why we can embrace
each other and immerse in this warm place. Sometimes, when I meet some people at the
first sight by chance, I just feel that I have been so familiar with them. That's kind of
predestination, I personally think, and I take it as sort of predestination. Some people
also think that love can only be found by accident and not through seeking, but we know
that the true luck is we cherish and fully enjoy all we had. I am enjoying our great
friendship.
I love wearing amethyst bracelet, coz amethyst always brings good luck to me. Is there
any ornaments special to you? I am sure good luck will be doubled by sharing.
Good luck to you
Cathy

Dear Cathy,
How things ar going with you? I hope everything is going well with you. I hope
everything is going according to what you wish! I hope the future comes according to
what you expect.
Thank you very very much for writing something about the marriage in China.
Dear Cathy, as you know, I'm not an intelligent clever sharp man. I cannot understad
things easily. You should write about something, like marriage in China, in a simple way.
Let's suppose that there is girl, and her name is "Z". There is also a boy, his name is "X".
Now, countinue writing about their lives. Follow their lives until graveyard! I mean,
write a short story about them.
Another thing about your country which is very interesting for me is the number of girls
in comparison with the number of boys. According to statistics, there is only one girl for
four boys! We have heard that couples in China are not allowed to have more than one
child. On the other hand, almost all families, prefer having boy to having girl. I don't
want to speak about the reasons of it, surely traditional way of thinking is one of them.
Families often like to have someone as an inheritor who is a male.
Well, nowadays, it is so easy for couples to know what is the sex of the baby before giving
birth to it. I am not sure, but they can become aware of the sex of babies in the womb
after two weeks. When they find out that the baby is a girl, they abort it. I mean they stop
growing before being complete. Abortion is maybe forbidden, I don't know. However,
some families will finally find a way to abort the famles babies. They will try their best to
have a boy.
I have also heard that nowadays it is possible to make decision about the sex of the baby
that you are going to have it in the future. Oh my God. Some people advise couples on
how to give birth to whatever you want; boy or girl. SO FUNNY(LOOOL). What do you
want? A girl. OK. You should do this and that. Hahahaha...
Anyway, they; not all people, but the majority of couples, prefer boys to girls.
The question is this: What will happen in the future for boys who cannot find partners?
Will your government import females from other countries? It seems funny at the first
glance, but it is a fact. Facts are often hidden among other things. Facts are not easily
caught by ordinary people! Anyway, what is the solution?
I hope to read my answers very soon.
All the best,

asal June 10th 2009

Hi Behnam,
How are you my friend? I hope you are well and enjoying your time.
I am so glad to write in this thread.i know ,because of lacking in English knowledge that I
have, it made my writing not clear to understand.but I do my best and will be realy happy
if you tell me about my mistakes if you have enough time and donot mind.
I am studying in an english institute but I have been taking part in this class less than two
years.
I have teaching at home and some institute math and physics. My sister encourages me to
continue my education.i like to receive my M.S in iran and for P.H.D in another country.
I know azari,too but not as much as you know as a native.
I am looking forward to reading about you.
Best regards,
Asal
asal June 10th 2009

Hi Behnam,
How are you my friend? I hope you are well and enjoying your time.
I am so glad to write in this thread.i know ,because of lacking in English knowledge that I
have, it made my writing not clear to understand.but I do my best and will be realy happy
if you tell me about my mistakes if you have enough time and donot mind.
I am studying in an english institute but I have been taking part in this class less than two
years.
I have teaching at home and some institute math and physics. My sister encourages me to
continue my education.i like to receive my M.S in iran and for P.H.D in another country.
I know azari,too but not as much as you know as a native.
I am looking forward to reading about you.
Best regards,
Asal
asal June 10th 2009

Hi Dear Maryam
Thank you for studying this writting
I am Asal a new member of this site.as I have read ,you are so kind and optimistic,and I
like to have a friend like you .i had lived in your city (sari)for four years.i like
mazandran.because of my father?s job I have lived in different cities.
I like the way you write and think . when I read your writing, I feel that my close friend is
near me. She lives in another city far from me.i hope I donot bother you with my
writting.it is my e.mail address:(yasi.asal6@gmail.com)
I like to hear from you soon.
Best regards,
Asal
asal June 10th 2009

Hi Dear Cathy li
I am Asal a new member of this site. I would appreciate the way you express your feeling.
They are realy enjoyable and I love them.i think you see the world with its details and can
use them,describe them with your words,ofcourse with your nice feeling. it is my e.mail
address:(yasi.asal6@gmail.com)

Best regards,
Asal
asal June 10th 2009

Hi Dear Marina
I am Asal a new member of this site.you are so sweet person.
I like arab people.i hope we be the best friend. it is my e.mail
address:(yasi.asal6@gmail.com)

Best regards,
Asal
asal June 10th 2009

Hi Andrew
I am Asal a new member of this site. I like to communicate with you and other member.as
I read it seems you like to make others smile and also you are a helpful man.I hope I
donot bother you with my writting.
Best regards,
Asal
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lotus3008 June 10th 2009

Hey, Behanm.
Your questions and your thought are very recommendable here. I think you are a man
relish of thinking. Now let me tell you the idal i think.
Yean, you are right. It is un-balanceable in the number boys comparation with girls these
year.
But one thing you should know is that the thinking prefer to have a B-baby is very few
now, escepcially in City like Beijing, ShangHai or ShenZhen. Maybe ten years ago the
thought is natural as the integrated development, include cultrue and economic or level
of people's life is very slow. But now, you know, the economic of China can have a
challenge with America.
Another thinkg is that the rate of man to female is about 119:100, but not 4:1. O(?_?)O
??~ If i will have a baby later, i like he (she) wharever she is girl or boy, she is my honey,
also my parent and family.
So, do not worry about it or fell confuse about it althougn there will over 5 million can
not find the other patner.
Wish what i said will be helpful to you.
By the way, I work in a India Company in ShangHai now. Glad to have a discussion with
you.
Best Regards
Shawn X

Hi Asal,
How are you keeping? I hope you are happy and healthy. It was very nice to read your
writings. It put me in a good mood. Now, I am happy because an energetic friend has
come to this humble thread.
Your English is great. Your writing skills are very good. Please devote a little of your
time and energy to writing in this thread, to sharing some things with us.
Since I'm a learner myself, I'm not able to correct your writings. My knowledge about
English is not good enough to correct someone's mistakes. I firmly believe that correcting
people's mistakes is not a good policy. At least, it'll never work in this place. My learning
strategy is based on writing without worring about making mistakes. Whenever I've made
a mistake, I learnt something from it.
Let me give you an example: If you read my last writing to Cathy, you will find a big
mistake in it. It is full of mistakes, but one of them is very big!(LOOOL) I am sure that
you and all my friends have noticed it. It is a grammatical error actually. Just look at this
structure "suggest someone doing something!" Is it a grammatical sentence? Of course,
not! There is no such structure as it in the English language. It must be "suggest doing
something", or "suggest someone do something". Well, I've made this mistake, but I'm not
worried about it, because I have learnt from it the true structures of using "suggest" and
"recommend". I'd seen those structures in different dictionaries for many times, but it was
useless!
Here, we learn through writing and reading.
It is very nice making friends with a person who is interested in English, able to
understand Azeri language, likes Physics, teaches Physics and Maths, and intends to
continue studying in order to receive M.S and Ph.D degrees. Oh my God! We have got
many things in common!
I am still in the dark, because you didn't tell us about yourself. Would you please
introduce yourself? At least, let us know what is your gender, and how old you are?
I hope to read more from you as soon as you can.
All the best,


Dear Shawn X,
So many thanks for responding to my last writing to my dear friend, Cathy. It is very kind
of you.
First of all, it should be mentioned that I wasn't criticising. I respect all people, all
cultures, all countries, and all religions. It was just a question. I hope you didn't get upset
with me and by my words.
You are absolutely right. Nowadays, people's beliefs and attitudes have changed. It is the
same in all parts of the world. In my country, females are respectable. They are treated
with respect. A point should be made that women have always been treated with respect
in my country. It isn't my own idea, that is what the history shows.
The ratio of females to males is 119:100??? How come? That's great. Because of many
reasons, the rate of females to males in all countries is more than 1, but it seems that the
reverse is true in China!!! How come? Why?
China is the most populated country in the world. It has got a population of more than
1.4 billion. Let's play with numbers and make a calculation(lool):
The number of men=1400000000/(119+100)*119=760730593

The number of women=1400000000/(119+100)*100=639269406
The difference between those two numbers=760730593-639269406=121461187!!!
Oh my God! A huge number of men who haven't got partner. This number is about 1.7
times more than the population(all females and males) of my country, Iran!
There is no doubt that China is a very wide and vast country. In compariosn with it, Iran
is so tiny. By the way, it is powerful as well.
Dear Shawn X, I am not sure about those numbers. Also, I am not sure about the ration
of single males to single females which was 4:1. I think this ration is based on facts if we
consider only single people.
I believe, all countries are facing with such serious problems and challenging facts.
Thank you for reading this writing Shawn X. I hope you won't get upset with my words. I
needed an excuse to write something in this thread. At this time, China and the number of
single females and males was a good excuse to write about and to play a joke on my dear
friend, Cathy.
Your English is great. Please do not hesitate to write in this thread, and to share
something with us.
All the best,


Dear Behnam,
I am glad for your reply and discussing with this topic. I think you have misconstrued my
words.
Like you, I really respect you and your thought, even i am inspire by your passion that
you are so interested in China's problem.
OK, let's continue the discussion. Maybe you have a wrong reference to my words: "The
ratio of females to males is 119:100??? How come?"
I said it is male:female about 119:100. And this is the statistic in 2005, sorry i have not
declared of this.
I have search the rate carefully agian, but no one can give me the exact result of rate.
Even we have the data of rate,
You know, it is still not accurate as so many reasons, such as the area, period and so on.
In fact, the rate is not the peoblem, the main thing is that there is the true that China will
have increasingly more men than women of reproductive age for a long time. China will
have too many men for a generation to come.
I think there are 3 measures to alleviate the current situation. One is that China will still
hold the policy, one family one child.
And another is to spread propaganda in everywhere of china: girl is also the successor
and inheritor. And the third, sex?selective abortion accounts for almost all the excess
males now, so it is forbidden in every hospital.
Thanks for your care and interest about China's population problem. Most chinese,
include me, have not thought this for a long time for many years. But many friends aroud
me, know or un-know them, have the same idea that we love our next
era no matter they are girls or boy.
Can you tell me something interesting about you and your country ? I know nothing
about your culture.
Thanks.
Shawn X
Thanks for your reply , Dear Winnie.

What is your job, would you mind tell us.
Thanks.
lauri June 11th 2009

Hey y'all,
I joined this group tonight because I couldn't sleep and wanted to do something to
entertain my mind. English is my first language but I enjoy learning about other places in
the world. I'm female and 18 years old. I graduated from high school (secondary school)
in May and college begins in August.
You all write English very well. I took spanish as a second language in school and it is
difficult to learn a new language. I'm not fluent yet but I'm happy I did it because my
parents let me go to Mexico on holiday. And I will continue learning spanish in college.
Behnam, I read that you are a teacher. I want to be a history teacher once I finish school.
Can you answer a question in your next reply? Khadijah, Muhammad's first wife, was a
merchant and was independant. I don't understand why, in some strict Islamic places,
women don't have equality.
Peace,
Lauri
asal June 11th 2009

Hi lauri
how are you .i am so glad to know you. i hope to be a good friend with you.
best regards,
asal
winnie li June 11th 2009

Dear Shawn X,
Thanks to remember me
You can not image how excited and happy am i to join here.
I am from Guangdong China,work in apparel trade,American company.Have you ever
gone to Guangdong?
Dear all.
Good evening.it is 10PM in China.
I am a new menber here.
let us learning english and share with our mind freely in this forums.
I think u are all well in english,would mind teach me ?
Best regards,
Winnie

dear Cathy,
I'm exiting when i read your thread everytime."predestination",this word is perfect,which

i cann't express this meaning,you do.
As you are concerned,you believe in falling in love at first sight?For me,I am suspicious
of it.Though we may have a special feeling with the person at the first sight,it is just
feeling not love.We are not crazy.Do you agree with me?One of my friend don't agree
with me,she says love is a feeling,you should believe your heart.
Tomorrow is Friday near to weekend.I am becoming happy again.The same to you.
NANA
June 11,2009

dear Winnie & Lauri,
Welcome to the longest thread in this forums.welcome to our family.You will love here
because we have "the thread's father---Behnam".He can treat you as his
children.?HAHA.....,When Behnam see it,his moustache will be tilted.Don't
misunderstand,our Behnam is a very very handsome man)
Let's learn together!!
NANA
June 11,2009
samor June 12th 2009

Hi Lauri,
your question draw my attention and i would like to answer you ,sorry Behname i can't
be patience untill i see your reply,
i got this article from the website http://english.islamway.com/
also there are alot of articles belong to women and family you see them if you wanna to
know more about the postion of woman in islam.
http://english.islamway.com/bindex.php?section=all_article&topicid=40
Women in Islam: Oppression or Liberation?
For centuries, Muslim women in all corners of the world have been aware of the
liberation that is achieved by adhering to the concept of hijab. Current world events have
once again brought the issue of women?s liberation in Islam to the forefront of people?s
minds.
Can a Woman Who Adheres to Hijab Be Liberated?

Can a religion that considers morality to be a part of faith clearly define the equality of
men and women and their rights and responsibilities? The answer is a resounding ?yes.?
In a day and age when the basic tenets of Islam are being questioned by Muslim and non-
Muslim alike, we must be cautious when evaluating Islam.
The general picture that is painted by the media is biased and unsubstantiated. The
impression that some Muslims give to the world is often not a true reflection of the
religion, one that is the completion of all religions. Islam, the religion for all people in all
places and times, which takes the equality of men and women very seriously. It sees the
liberation of women as essential and considers modesty, good character, and manners to
be the way to achieve such liberation.
Too often, the image of a covered woman is used to represent what much of the world
views as oppression. Her very existence is described in terms that convey ignorance and
unhappiness. Words like ?beaten,? ?repressed? and ?oppressed? are bandied about by
the Western media in a desperate attempt to convince the readers that women in Islam
have no rights. Descriptive and intrinsically oppressive terms such as ?shrouded? and
?shackled? are used to portray an image of women who have no minds and who are the
slaves or possessions of their husbands and fathers. In the 19th century, T. E. Lawrence
described women in Arabia as ?death taking a walk,? and from that time forward, the
true status of women in Islam has been shrouded by misunderstanding. The truth about
women and Islam is far from this melodramatic portrayal.
Over 1,400 years ago, Islam raised the status of women from a position of oppression to
one of liberation and equality. In an era when women were considered possessions, Islam
restored women to a position of dignity.
In order to gain a true insight into the real and lasting liberation that Islam guarantees
women, we must first examine the concept of liberation as viewed by the West. In Western
countries where liberation encompasses unlimited freedom, many women are actually
finding themselves living lives that are unsatisfying and meaningless. In their quest for
liberation, they have abandoned the ideals of morality and stability and found themselves
in marriages and families that bear little resemblance to real life.
What is liberating about working all day and coming home at night to the housework?
What is liberating about having babies who, at six weeks old can be deposited in
childcare centers to learn their behavior and morality from strangers? Girls as young as
6 years old have been diagnosed with eating disorders, teenage pregnancy is rampant,
and women who choose to stay at home to raise their families are viewed as old
fashioned or unemployable.
Women in the West are liberated: liberated to the point that they are no longer free to
choose the life that is natural for them. They are free only to choose from the selection of
consumer goods offered to them by their masters. The so-called liberated women of the
West have become slaves. Slaves to the economic system, slaves to the fashion and beauty
industries, and slaves to a society that views them as brainless machines, taught to look
desirable, earn money, and shop. Even the career woman who has managed to push her
way through the glass ceiling is a slave to the consumer society, which requires her to
reside in a spacious house, wear only the latest designer clothes, drive a luxurious car,
and educate her children at the most exclusive and expensive schools.
Is This Liberation?
The natural inclination of women is to please, comfort, and support their men: their
husbands, fathers, brothers, or sons. The natural inclination of men is to protect, support,
and provide for the women lawfully in their lives: wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters.
Islam, the only true religion and infallible guide to life, requires that we follow such
natural inclinations. It allows us to abandon ideas that are intrinsically foreign to human
nature and supports us in developing and sustaining natural family relationships that
spread out to form part of the wider Muslim community.
A Muslim woman knows her place in society and knows her place in the family
infrastructure. Her religion is her first priority; therefore, her role is clear-cut and
defined. A Muslim woman, far from being oppressed, is a woman who is liberated in the
true sense of the word. She is a slave to no man or to any economic system; rather, she is
the slave of God. Islam clearly defines women?s rights and responsibilities spiritually,
socially, and economically. Islam?s clear-cut guidelines are empowering; they raise
women to a natural and revered position.
Women in Islam have no need to protest and demonstrate for equal rights. They have no
need to live their lives aimlessly acquiring possessions and money. With the perfection of
Islam as the natural and only true religion came the undeniable fact that women and men
are equal, partners and protectors of one another.
{So their Lord accepted from them; Never will I allow to be lost the work of any of you,
be they male or female. You are of one another; so those who emigrated or were driven
out from their homes, who suffered harm in My cause, and fought and were killed, I will
verily expiate from them their evil deeds and admit them into gardens under which rivers
flow: a reward from God; and with God is the best rewards.} [Quran 3:195]
{And whoever does righteous good deeds, male or female, and is a true believer in the
Oneness of Allah, such will enter paradise; and not the least injustice, even to the size of
a speck on the back of a date stone, will be done to them.} [Quran 4:124]
Women in Islam have the right to own property, to control their own money or money
that they earn, to buy and sell, and to give gifts and charity. They have formal rights of
inheritance. They have the right to an education; seeking and acquiring knowledge is an
obligation on all Muslims, male or female. Married Muslim women are completely free
from the obligation of supporting and maintaining the family, yet may work if they wish
too.
They are in no way forced into marriage, but have the right to accept or refuse a
proposal as they see fit. Women in Islam have the right to seek divorce if it becomes
necessary, as they also have the right to save their marriages.
Islam teaches that the family is the core of society. In Western cultures, the fabric of
society is being torn apart by the breakdown of the family unit. It is in these crumbling
communities that the call for the liberation of women arises. It seems to be a misguided
and feeble attempt to find a path of security and safety. Such security is available only
when the human being turns back to God and accepts the role for which he or she was
created.
Liberation means freedom, but not the freedom to do as one pleases. Freedom must never
be at the expense of oneself or of the wider community. When a woman fulfills the role for
which she was created, not only is she liberated but she is empowered.
The modestly dressed or covered woman you see in the street is liberated. She is liberated
from the shackles that have tied the feet of her Western counterparts. She is liberated
from the economic slavery of the West, and she is liberated from the necessity of
managing a house and family without the support of her husband or the help of a wider
community. She lives her life based on divine guidelines; her life is filled with peace,
happiness, and strength. She is not afraid of the world, but rather embraces its tests and
trials with patience and fortitude, secure in the fact that true liberation is only achieved
by full and willing submission to the natural order of the universe.
Oppression is not defined by a piece of material, but rather by a sickening of the heart
and a weakening of the mind. Oppression grows in a society that is crumbling because its
members have lost sight of the true purpose of their existence. Liberation arises and takes
root in a society that is just, cohesive, and based on natural order and divine guidelines.
Islam is such a society, and this is what makes a Muslim woman is liberated.
Are Muslim women oppressed?
Are Muslim women oppressed?
Among the many topics of interest to non-Muslims, the status of Muslim women and the
theme of their rights -- or rather, the perceived lack of them ? seems to be foremost. The
media?s portrayal of Muslim women, usually outlining their ?oppression and mystery?
seems to contribute to this negative perception.
The main reason for this is that people often fail to distinguish between culture and
religion -- two things that are completely different. In fact, Islam condemns oppression of
any kind whether it is towards a woman or humankind in general.
The Quran is the sacred book by which Muslims live. This book was revealed 1400 years
ago to a man named Muhammad ?peace be upon him-, who would later become the
Prophet ?peace be upon him-. Fourteen centuries have passed and this book has not been
changed since, not one letter has been altered.
In chapter 33, entitled Soorah Al-Ahzaab (The Clans), verse 59 Allaah The Exalted
Almighty Says (what means): {O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the
woman of the believers to bring down over themselves (part) of their outer garments.
That is more suitable that they will be known (as free respectable women) and not be
abused. And ever is Allaah Forgiving and Merciful}. [Quran 33:59] This verse shows
that Islam makes wearing a Hijaab necessary. Hijaab is the word used for covering, not
only the headscarves (as some people may think) but also wearing loose clothes that are
not too bright.
Sometimes, people see covered Muslim women and they think of this as oppression. This
is wrong. A Muslim woman is not oppressed, in fact, she is liberated. This is because she
is no longer valued for something material, such as her good looks or the shape of her
body. She compels others to judge her for her intelligence, kindness, honesty and
personality. Therefore, people judge her for who she actually is.
When Muslim women cover their hair and wear loose clothes, they are obeying the
orders of their Lord to be modest, not cultural or social mores. In fact, Christian nuns
cover their hair out of modesty, yet no one considers them ?oppressed?. By following the
command of Allaah, Muslim women are doing the exact same thing.
The lives of the people who responded to the Quran have changed drastically. It had a
tremendous impact on so many people, especially women, since this was the first time
that the souls of man and women were declared equal -- with the same obligations as
well as the same rewards.
For the first time in history, women were granted economic independence in Islam. The
money they bring in to marriage is theirs as well as the money they earn. In Islam,
women are allowed to choose their own husbands and in extreme cases, ask for divorce.
A woman has the right to be educated, contrary to what the contemporary world might
think. The responsibility is that of the person who is raising her.
Islam is a religion that holds women in high regard. Long ago, when baby boys were
born, they brought great joy to the family. The birth of a girl was greeted with
considerably less joy and enthusiasm. Sometimes, girls were hated so much that they
were buried alive. Islam has always been against this irrational discrimination against
girls and female infanticide.
The Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ?alayhi wasallam, said: �Seeking knowledge is

mandatory for every Muslim (male and female)� [Narrated By Ibn-Majah & was
classified as Sahheeh By Al-Albani but other scholars have classified it as weak]. Men
and women both have the capacity for learning and understanding. Since it is also their
obligation to promote good behavior and condemn bad behavior in all spheres of life,
Muslim women must acquire the appropriate education to perform this duty in
accordance with their own natural talents and interests.
While maintenance of their homes, providing support to the husband and bearing, raising
and teaching children are among the first and very highly regarded roles for a woman, if
she has the skills to work outside the home for the good of the community, she may do so.
However, this is allowed only as long as her family obligations are met and as long as
she complies with the Islamic code of dress and conduct, with no intermingling with men
in the workplace.
Islam recognizes and fosters the natural differences between men and women despite
their equality. Some types of work are more suitable for men and other types for women.
This differentiation in no way diminishes the effort or benefit of one gender over the
other. God will reward both genders equally for the value of their work, though it may
not necessarily be within the same sphere of activity.
The two great roles a woman plays in life are that of a wife and a mother. The Prophet
?peace be upon him-, once said to a group of Companions:
Concerning motherhood, the Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ?alayhi wasallam, said:

�Heaven lies under the feet of mothers� [Classified as Weak By Al-Albani in Daeef al
Jamea']. This implies that the success of a society can be traced to the mothers who
raised it. The first and greatest influence on a person comes from the sense of security,
affection and training received from the mother. Therefore, a woman having children
must be educated and conscientious in order to be a skillful parent.
�A man came to the Prophet, sallallaahu ?alayhi wasallam, and asked: "Who among my
kinfolk is worthy of my good companionship?" The Prophet ?peace be upon him-,
replied: "Your mother" three times before saying: "Your father� [Bukhari]. This
indicates the impact that a mother has in a person's life. So women are highly honored in
this great religion.
Islam is a religion that treats women fairly. The Muslim woman was given a role, duties
and rights 1400 years ago that most women do not enjoy even today in the West. These
rights are from God and are designed to maintain a balance in society; what may seem
?unjust? or ?missing? in one place is compensated for or explained in another place.
From: Al-Jumu?ah Vol. 14
�The best among you are those who are the best to their wives� [Narrated By Ibn-
Majah & Classified as Sheeh By Al-Albani in Saheeh Ibn-Majah]. This shows that Islam
highly encourages treating the wives well. They should be shown love, respect and care.
To foster the love and security that comes with marriage, Muslim wives have various
rights. The first of the wife's rights is to receive dowry, a gift from the husband, which is
part of the marriage contract and required for the legality of the marriage.
The second right of a wife is maintenance. Despite any wealth she may have, her husband
is obligated to provide her with food, shelter and clothing. He is not forced, however, to
spend beyond his capability and his wife is not entitled to make unreasonable demands.
sorry again behnam for interference
Regards
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Dear Shawn X,
How are you keeping? I hope everything is going well with you.
Thank you very much for replying. I completely agree with you. I know nothing about
such things, I just wanted to play a joke on Cathy, as a good excuse to force her to react?
(loool)
About my country Iran, there are many topics to write about. Please specify your
question. I'll surely answer it as completely as I can.
Dear Shawn X, I saw that you have written something about Winne. You have thanked
him/her for his/her reply! I tried to see his/her writing or message in this thread, but
there was nothing! How come? Did you mean that she/he has Emailed you? Anyway, it
was a little bit confusing.
In the past, the majority of people were farmers. As you know, farming is a very difficult
job. Men often are stronger than women, from physical body point of view. They are
created for farming(loooooooooooool). Therefore, families prefered boys to girls. I don't
want to list all farming activities, because everybody knows them better than me. It is a
fact that they people in the past prefered boys to girls, not only in your country, but also
in all countries. Nowadays, the life has changed. Farming is doing with so many
machines. In other words, farmers use many different machines.
On the other hand, girls are so kind to their parents. In this dog eat dog world, people's
first needs are love, kindness, friendship, affection, and tolerance rather than food. Who
doubts or doesn't believe that women are the mine of those important things which I
named? Women are the sources of love, kindness, affection, etc.
There are many reasons for the fact that in the past, people often prefered boys to girls.
Also, there are many reasons for the fact that almost in all countries, nowadays, there is
no difference between them and people have no preference for boys and girls.
Thank you for reading. I hope to read more writings from you soon.
All the best,

lauri June 12th 2009
Dear Sameer,
Thanks for answering my question so in depth! I really appreciate it. I guess people from
one cultures see things differently than those from other cultures.
Peace,
Lauri

Dear Lauri,
Thank you so much for putting message in this humble thread. Welcome!
In my country, when someone tries to make some excuses to do some good actions,
people often give them a sort of compliment in order to show that they are surprised. For
example, imagine a person who was not in touch with their friend for months phones a
friend and says,"...I am phoning to say you 'Happy Mother Day!...'" In this situation the
person who is on the other side of the line often says, " Happy Mother Day to you too. I
wish it was always Mother Day, and then I was able to hear your kind voice." It is not
common, but some people give such compliments in order to show that they are surprised
and they have expected to have that sooner.
I am not sure whether this Persian based expression and compliment will work in this
situation or not. I wish you always could not sleep soon, and then wrote in this place to
entertain your mind! (=I wish I had your writing sooner, and I am very surprised by your
writing).
Spanish language is the second widely spoken language in the world. According to what
some experts has said, after fifty years, it will be the first widely spoken language in the
world. Therefore, you are one of the luckiest people, as far as most important languages
are concerned.(loool) Well done!
Your question is so good and a tricky one at the same time. First, it should be mentioned
that I know nothing about such things. On the other hand, I am in no position to answer
it. I only know a little bit Physics. I am going to write my own idea and way of thinking
about your question.
Short answer to your question:
IN ISLAM, WOMEN ARE COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT FROM BUSINESS

ACTIVITIES POINT OF VIEW.
Your question is a good excuse to write something about women and men. In addition,
your question is worth being dug much deeper.
First of all, we should know that in terms of Geography, your question is related to three
parts of the world; Iran, Arab countries, and other countries particularly the world of
west! Unfortunately, I have not been neither to Arab countries nor to most of western
countries. Therefore, it is not good to judge about them. However, in my country (=Iran),
women has been treated with respect from the begging of the history of human beings.
Iranian people are Aryan. Our race is Aryan. If you like to know some facts about Iran
and other races in the world, you should try to study history of human beings carefully.
I am a Muslim, and I believe Islam. You should know that I have studied about other
religions then I have chosen Islam. From Islam point of view, my friend Sameer has
written some useful sentences. I hope that helps.
Now, it is time to write my own idea about your question. Equality, and equality between
men and women! What does it mean?
1. Men are different from women, and vice versa! They are just different. It does not
mean that there is something wrong with them. Women are also different from men; it
does not mean that there is something wrong with them. Do you believe that women and
men are different from each other? Please pay a careful attention; we are not speaking
about preference, or about who is better than other is. Being different does not necessary
mean that one of them has got preference. Both women and men are human beings.
2. If you believe that women are different with men, you will maybe ask why. Well, God
should answer this question!(LOOOL) However, we have brain, so we can think about it.
I am sure that you know the reasons much better than me. If you do not believe in
differences, just look at your mother and father, and then compare them!(lol). Please do
not get upset.
3. It is a fact that women and men are different from each other. Therefore, do you
believe that different creatures need different things? If you do not believe this fact, just
ask from your mother and father about what they expect from each other. If you believe
this fact, please read number four.
4. We need different things; therefore, we have to have different tools in order to be able
to fulfill our desires and needs. God have given men and women different needs and then
different tools. Our needs are different. Our tools are different. On top of that, our duties
are different. Why? Well, it is the strategy of our God. God have got some aims of
creating human beings, and the entire universe.
5. We need different things; we have different tools; we have different duties and
responsibilities. It means that we need different rights, therefore different policy. An
important point should be made that when it comes to speaking about human beings and
their rights, women and men are the same. They are two parts of a complete thing. When
we put them next together, they become complete. In other words, they complement each
other.
6. In Islam, there are only three jobs that women are not allowed to get them; to govern
or to rule, to judge or to be a judge, and to fight(to take part in a war as a real killer, but
it is okay to participate). We do not know why, but this is what God have said in the Holy
Koran. Sometimes, we try to give some reasons about why God have not allowed women
to have those jobs. Speaking about the reasons cases fighting with each other.(loool)
7. According to what I have heard, studied, known, seen, experienced, learnet, be
thought, Women are sentimental and men are sage and wise. I know that using these
words (sage, wise) will case a fight, but please do not get upset. Almost all women are
easily affected by emotions such as love, sympathy, sadness etc. When it comes to judging
fairly, governing in a justice way, and fighting with enemies, those characteristics do not
work at all.
8. In order to prove that women are sentimental, western culture is a good example. In
the western countries, according to what they claim, women and men have got the same
opportunity to get those mentioned jobs. Let us count; how many women are judge,
leader, and commander? There are as many as the number of fingers in a person's hands.
How many women are dancer, singer, painter, nurse, cinema star, musician etc.? The
number is mentionable in comparison with the former jobs! On top of that, how many
physicists, mathematicians, and Nobel Prize winners are there in the western countries?
Why? What are the reasons? This is what our friend Lauri should answer.
9. In Islam, from making money and business point of view, women have got much more
freedom than men. It is men's duty to pay the expense of life. They can make money and
save it for themselves. You will not believe if I say that women (I mean married women)
can ask money for doing housework, even for feeding the child that they have given birth
to it!
10. I am not a priest, although I sound like it. Islam is the first religion, which has
considered women real human beings. According to what I have learnt from Islam,
particularly from the Holy Koran, women are the cloths of men and vise versa. It means
that they cover the weaknesses of each other. They make each other complete. It is not
possible to think about living and life, without considering the rights of them fairly, not
equality. Equality is meaningless.
Dear Lauri, If you want to study about Islam, do not pay attention to what people say
about it, do not pay attention to some countries, governments, people who pretend to be
Muslim. There are many confusing things in the world of Islam. Some of them are
because of our own misunderstanding. Some of them are because of the policy off other
countries. Some of them are because of our laziness. Do not pay attention to the actions
of people who say something, but do other things! Even do not pay attention to what
Behnam has written. Please, make time for studying about it. Islam is independent. We
should know that Islam has not got any border. You are Muslim, even though you are
living in the centre of the world of west; if we consider actions and deeds. Behnam is not ,
maybe, a real Muslim! Being Muslim is not just a name or an adjective to carry! Muslims
must do according to what God have said in the Holy Koran.
Dear Lauri, so many thanks for reading this writing. I have tried not to make you get
upset. I hope you will not get upset. Please forgive me if used some strict structures.
Please forgive me if I sounded like a priest. I hope my answer helps!
Please do not hesitate to write in this thread.
All the best,


Dear Lauri,
I am terribly sorry for making many mistakes. There are two spelling mistakes. "...It is
not possible to think about living and life without considering the rights of them fairly,
not equally." The second spelling mistake is using "cases" rather than "causes" twice! I
am not worried about making mistakes, but I am really worried about making people feel
confused!(loool) I thought these mistakes may be confusing, or may make you confused!
Therefore, I tried to correct them. In my learning strategy, making mistakes is an art!!!
(LOOOL)
Anyway,I hope you forgive me.
All the best,


Dear Sameer,
So many thanks for answering that question. Thank you for writing in this thread. Your
answer is complete and clear. Thank you for sharing it with us.
I respect you for two main reasons:
1. Firstly, I respect all human beings, and I have deep respect for people who write in
this place.
2. Secondly, I respect you because you are a friend of my ex-friend. I am not sure whether
you could get what I am saying or not. I hope you can get it, as I expect.
It will be a great honour for me if you make friends, and keep in touch with me by writing
in this humble thread, and through sharing some things with us about yourself and your
country.
Although there is no need to search for excuses to make friends, I think we have got
enough things in common, which are good excuses for us to make friends with each
other. How do you think?
I am looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.
All the best,

mary June 14th 2009

Happy Woman's Day
I hope all my female friends have a great day and enjoy their time with their families.
And of course, it's Mother's day too, so Happy Mother's Day to all mothers in the world,
especially my mom and I want to thank her for all she has done to me.
Best wishes for all of them,

Maryam
winnie li June 14th 2009

Hi Maryam,
Thanks for your blessing.
You know,Our mother's day is in second week of May in China which is different from
your country.
Some children make blessing cards to their mother ,or give a present ,or go out to have a
dinnier household in this special day .
Can you write more about what u do and greet Mother's Day?
Best wishes and Hopefully can get your reply soon.
Best regards,
Winnie
mary June 14th 2009
Hi Behnam,
How are you? Is everything all right? I hope so and I hope you feel great and enjoy your
time the best.
Thank you for your long writing and sorry for being late in answering.
You wrote that women are like the weather of spring. I think you, men, should thank God
for it. As you know, variety is the spice of life. (LoooooL) So it's a good characteristic of
women.
Feel free, Behnam. I have taken the habit of reading your general ideas in your writings
to me. But remember that it doesn't mean that you wrote very long to me. (LoooL)
Thank you for answering to my question. In my idea, you answered it in a very clever
way. I can't say anything about it. Oh, just one thing. If it had been necessary for you to
know about women's strange behavior, for sure God would have let you know. By the
way, there is a saying, "curiosity killed the cat." (LoooL) So be careful with what you
want to know. Sometimes knowing something will get you in trouble like, the story of that
man who wanted to know the language of animals, but after reaching his wish, he
regretted.
You are frank, Behnam and I think it's one of the reasons which make us to see you as a
real friend. Thank you for being brave and frank.
I regularly write on Fridays, don't I? :D

Believe it or not, I really like to write more and read my friends writings every day, but
it's really hard for me. I did it before and maybe in the future I will be able to.
Ok, this time you give me an excuse to write about, but please give me a simple one. I'm
not as experienced as you. I'm a beginner in writing.
I've just read your writting to Lauri. It is really great as always. I really enjoy reading
your writings, especially when you explain something. Thank you so much my friend.
I look forward to reading more from you.
Best regards,
Maryam
mary June 14th 2009
Dear Araghi,
How are you? I hope you be healthy, too and be happy.
It was surprising to see your writing here again. Please make time to write something to
us from time to time. I know that sometimes it's really hard, but there is always a way if
we want.
Let us use your knowledge and get advantages of it. Please share your ideas with us as
before.
Best wishes,
Maryam
mary June 14th 2009

Hi Cathy,
Thank you for hugging. I believe that it's one of the ways to transfer feelings well.
Thank you for your compliment, but I don't cook when I'm at home. I just eat and sleep
there and spend time with my family and friends, but here in Tehran I do it. If I don't, I
will be hungry. :)
I agree with you about cooking. I enjoy it, too. Of course, I must have enough time for it.
I don't like to hurry.
I hope one day, I be one of your friends whom you cook for. I'm sure your food tastes
very good, because you do cooking with love.
Let's hold a party and prepare some drinks and foods for our friends and have a good
time together as we learn.
I hope you have a good feeling in all you do.
Good luck,
Maryam
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mary June 14th 2009

Hi Asal,
Thank you for writing to me. Thanks for your nice words and compliment.
I like to read my friends' writings, so feel free and write whatever you like. Actually, it's
an honor for me to be one of your friends.
I think you know Sari well after living for four years, because it's not big. Which streets
do you like the most? Do you have any friends there? And could you please tell me where
you live now?
Please share your ideas with us about the topics which we discuss.
Best wishes,
Maryam
mary June 14th 2009

Dear Winnie,
Thank you for reading my writing and answering to me. Thank you for making friend
with me.
You are completely right. It's Mother's Day in my country, but I just wanted to share it
with my friends and thank all mothers around the world.
In my country, we may greet our mothers just by hugging her and kissing and saying,
"Happy Mother's Day" or may give her a red rose or bying a present or... . On the whole,
we try to do something to make her happy. Actually, this way we want to show our
appreciation.
Thank you so much for your explanation about this event in your country. I like to know
about such things in different cultures. I really appreciate if you write about such things
from time to time or when the time is ripe.
I look forward to read more from you.
Best regards,
Maryam

Dear Maryam, Mitra, Asal, Roghayyeh, Saba, Rayhaneh, and all Iranian ladies who visit
this site and this message,
Happy Mother's Day to You! Happy Woman's Day to You! Happy Ladies' Day to You!
Without any doubt, the best word in the all literature is 'love', and the puriest and the
most unconditional love is mother's love towards her children. Some of you are mothers,
and some of you have the capability to be a mother. Therefore, it is alright to say;
"Happy Mother's Day!"
Women are the mines of kindness and love. In fact, these two words cannot be explained
without considering the real sources of them; Females!
All the best,


Dear Maryam,
Thank you so much for trying to keep our friendship going. Thank you once more for
attempting to make this humble thread a nice place to be.
I have written many times that a person is like an unread book. How could we read a
book? First, we have to believe that there is a book, good to read. Secondly, we have to
be able to read. Finally, we have to page through the book.
How can we be able to read a book? In addition, how could we page through a book?
This is an extremely important matter.
Is it possible to read a book, written in English, without having the English language
knowledge? The answer is no! We have to be familiar with alphabet, words, grammar,
etc.
Two issues should be discussed:
1.What language are human beings written in? 2.How can we page through, and then
read a human being?
Dear Maryam, you have asked me to give you some topics to write about them. I believe,
those two questions are very important, and they deserve consideration. Please write
your idea about them.
Thank you for admiring my way of writing. Come on Maryam! Your English is much
better than mine is. Are you kidding?
Sometimes, a change is as good as a rest. It is an old proverb, I think. You have written
that changing and being changeable is a good characteristic of women, because it makes
life interesting and tolerable. I know these sorts of thoughts teach us to look on the bright
side of something and be optimistic about it. I am one of the most optimistic people in the
world; at least I am so optimistic about women. I agree with your thought up to a point,
but there is something I disagree!
When the weather is changeable, and you had four seasons just on one day, it added
variety to life. That is definitely true. However, imagine I am going to go out, what should
I take with myself? An umbrella, a jumper, or a raincoat? What should I wear on my
feet? Boot or sandal?(looo)
Men's attitudes towards some things change quite fast. Therefore, men love
variations!(loool) We smell many kinds of flowers, because we love variations and
making various!(looool) I won't dig this subject anymore!(looooooool)
I do not know how to end this writing! Ahan! I understand now.(loool)
Dear Maryam, I firmly believe that things are not black and white. I have told my friends
this sentence repeatedly. There are many numbers between zero and one (0-1); in the
same way, there are many colours between black and white. In addition, there are many
situations between hatred and love. I do not know why women are not able to understand
it. I think, their measuring system is based on digital.(loool) We should know that the
universe is based on analogue technology not digital.(lol)
Dear Maryam, you will get confused with reading these strange sentences. Please forgive
me for writing them.
Thank you for reading. I hope to see your reply very soon.
All the best,

asal June 15th 2009

Dear Behnam
I am so sorry for answering so late .please accept my apologize. thanks a bunch for your
positive words about me.they make me over the moon.may I ask you how you come to a
conclusion that my English is good?
And about my being late,my husband was sick and I devoted my time and energy to look
after him.so I am sure you know my gender.About your other question ,I do not know
what you want to know about me.
I want to know your idea and also other friends?idea about what you would do if you
could not use one of your sense?i mean if you could not see,hear,?only for one day.
Please tell me your point of views .it is realy important to be aware how people live in
this world ,how they see God?s creature.you can test your sense. I hope I could express
my question explicity.
Hope to hear from you soon
Best regards
Asal
asal June 15th 2009

Hi Maryam
I am so happy to know you and to have another nice friend.
Yes, I know sari but certainly not as well as you .i like Tajan bridge because there, I was
more at peace with myself where I could speak with my kid when I was in the family way,
specially in the evening.But they are about many moons ago. I like to see the sea
,river,?those places make me calm.
And the other famous place (that is my idea)is where a lot of people go there,sell and buy
things.as you know it is in molamajdi street.I clean forgot to tell you ,I live in Gorgan
,now.
My new friend, I want to know your idea about the question that I express on Behnam?s
thread.

Best regards
Asal

Dear Asal,
Thank a million for replying. Although you are late, it was so nice to see your reply.
Your English is great. Why? Well, it is clear. Sentences speak loudly. They tell us that our
writer is a skillful person.(loool)
You were looking after your husband! I can't believe it.(loool). I've got two reasons:
1. Nowadays, women don't care about their husband.(loool)

2. You are likely from the north part our country. Women who are originally from north
part of Iran aren't kind to their husband.(loool)
The lack of one sense! I've never thought about it yet. Surely, the life will be so difficult. I
can't imagine it. What could I do? Nothing, because it isn't a matter of doing something.
It's a matter of feeling something.
How would I feel? This is meaningful. I'd be very sad. Anyway, it wouldn't be end of the
world. There are many people who aren't able to see, but they live like other people.
One day without ears to listen! That's okay! What I often hear on a typical day are not
important at all. They are the same, routine repetitive sentences!
One day without eyes to see! Well, it depends on many things. For instance, If it's my
wedding party, bride and many beautiful ladies, I couldn't help seeing!(loool). However,
on other days that's okay. I'll sleep all day.Hahahaha...
One day without a sense is not so difficult for me. Joking aside, the life would be so
difficult if someone had a sense lost! God help them.
Thank you for reading. I was only joking in writing some sentences. I hope you won't get
upset.
All in all, it's a fact that some women aren't kind to their husband. Why? I think, there is
a psychological problem! You maybe say; "Well, Behnam your mother maybe doesn't
care about your father, and then you judge about women in that pessimistic way!" No,
never! My mother is originally from Tabriz. She loves my
father!(looooooooooooooooool)
I'm only joking. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Sorry, I have seem that you use the 'lool' or 'looooool' frequently in you replys everytime.
Would you mind tell me what it is mean ?
Haha. Thanks.

Dear friend(Lotus3008),
Mobile phone text messages, chat room messages and sometimes emails can be written
using the smallest number of letters possible. In this regards, "LOL"(=lots of
love/laughing out loud) is one of them. I often write it at the end of some sentences which
are funny for me, strange, or make me happy while I'm writing them. As you know, there
are different ways of laughing. In other words, there are different ways to show our
happiness. By the way, we should show how happy we are, or how funny a joke, a
sentence, etc. is. In the real life, we show it by means of many ways. In the virtual life, we
often use emoticons to show our feelings. Emoticon is a special sign that is used to show
an emotion in email and on the Internet, often by making a picture. For example, the
emoticon :) looks like a smiling face and means that you have made a joke. In the case
that our feeling is strong, we often use some of them by putting them next together.
In this place, using "LOL" means that I am laughing at my own way of writing.
Sometimes there is hidden point in my sentences. Sometimes it is a funny thing, etc. When
I add "O", I show its strenght.
Let me give you an example. Just look at my last writing to Asal. Pay attention to this
sentence:
"My mother is originally from Tabriz. She loves my father!

(looooooooooooooooooooooool)"
There are too many points which are hidden in this simple sentence. For example, women
who are from Tabriz are kind to their husbands, but you are from other place, and then
you aren't kind to your husband! This isn't a proven fact. This is just a comment. In fact,
I'm pulling her leg! You see, it is not good, even not possible to speak with a lady in this
way. All people consider it impolite. However, I have written such an impolite sentence.
My friends are familiar with my special personality. They know that Behnam often plays
joke on his friends. Therefore, they don't get upset, even though the sentence is strange.
"...She(my mother) loves my father!" This sentence is so funny. People often don't speak
about the love which is between their parents. I know that I'm writting strangely, and
because of that I laugh at myself.
Finally, "LOL" is like "Haha", or "Hehe". When you add "o", it is, as if you add "ha" to
it.(looool)
I hope that helps!
All the best,

asal June 17th 2009

Dear Behnam
Thank you for your replying.
I read all your words without considering lol. I mean about that part which you wrote
about my writing. why?because I could not realize a connection between your positive
words and LOL.
Pardon me my teacher, may I ask you ,you are sure about what you wrote ?it can be
either you are single and so young or you have not seen north of Iran(people of this
part).I should hope not the other girls who live there see that part of your
writing.why?you can be on dangerous ground in the near future .poor you ,only God can
help you.
I wonder why and how you jump to conclusions that I am from the north of Iran
originally. no ,my friend, I am not.
Your words made me think, you are racism. are not you? OH my God that was realy
LoooooooooL.
PLEASE do not say such a lol words to your wife if you are married or to other women.it
is only an sisterly advice.LoL^10^100
Women love their husband if their husband are not only as a person who is registered
their names in their register(an official list,I am not sure about this word in English).
you said ?I believe, someone is human being when they help other people.?
I think you close your eyes and also your other sense not to see that part of women?s
heart which is so powerfull?
I do have to say that it is better to change my idea .you are not as serious as you were.:)
Thanks for sharingyour point of your views.
I am sure you devote your energy whenever you write .as you know energy will never
waste. waste not, want not.
They are only my idea about women,and hope to not get you upset.you are a perceptive
young man.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Best regards,
213

Dear Asal,
How are you? I hope you are happy and healthy. Thank you for the fast reply. It made me
very happy. It was so nice reading your writing.
I think, you are so sensitive about your English skills. I have written that your English is
great. I have just wanted to encourage and motivate you to keep on writing in this place.
I've understood what you have written. It means that your English is good enough to
make yourself understood. Please forgive me if I've judged about your English unfairly. I
didn't mean to make you upset.
Thank you for your sisterly nice advice. I'll try my best to take your advice in all my life.
By the way, I've been to north of Iran so many times. I have written it on purpose. Besides
you, there are many people who are originally from the north part of Iran and vist this
thread regularly. Actually, my best friends are from north. I was just telling some untrue
things, in order to tell a joke, or to pull your(their) leg.
Dear Asal, I didn't understand this part of your writing:
*you said ?I believe, someone is human being when they help other people.?
I think you close your eyes and also your other sense not to see that part of women?s
heart which is so powerfull?
I do have to say that it is better to change my idea .you are not as serious as you were.:)*
Would you please let me know what you mean by saying them? I am really confused with
those sentences. Why do you think that my eyes are closed and my senses don't work?
Please do me a massive favour and make them clear.
*...They are only my idea about women...* What do you mean? Your ideas about women!
Are there any ideas? There aren't any ideas about women in your writing! If you mean
"...Women's heart is so powerful." It isn't an idea at all. It is only a comment which is
made in an unfair and unfriendly way. I haven't closed my eyes to such facts. I adore
women and their abilities. Women and men complement each other well. I've given my
idea about this issue over and over again. All people who visit this humble thread know
my idea about women and men.
I'm not the representative of men to speak about men's and women's write. I don't care
about such things anymore.
*...you are racism...* In order to make you happy and to give you the illusion of being
witty and a good fortune-teller, I have to say "YES". I am a racism. I do belief that
different races of people have different characters and abilities. If this way of thinking is
considered racism by you, I am a reall one.
I read my last writing to you again. I understood that I have made a very big mistake. I
shouldn't have written something about you and your life. Although I was speaking with
other people indirectly, It was a stupid thing to write such things and I bitterly regret it.
I hope you didn't get upset. I never meant to make you upset. In my last writing, I was
actually joking. I just wanted to give you some excuses to write, and then to practise
English. Please pay attention that those sentences are written in order to send some
messages to some people who are hidden in this thread. These people read our writings
regularly, but they don't write!(be dar migoftam ta divar beshnave. Baz mano nakoshi ke
loghate dar o divar ra bekar bordam. In yek zarbol masal ast!) I hope you will forgive
me.
Hope to read more from you.
All the best,

saamor June 17th 2009
Deaar Behnam,
It giives me mucch pleasuree to be your friend,sorry

f y for lating in reply cozz i was alitttle bit
busyy last days i have to prrepare my seelf for the online exam next week if god wills i will
do the
t online exxam of micrrosoft windo ows server 2003 in nettworking so pray for mee
friennds, when you
y said i'm the friend of o your ex-ffriend i got what u meaan surly but i didn't
undderstand whyy u said ex-f-friend arenn't u still in contact
c withh her?????
takeecare and have good niight.

Reggards
Sam
meer
metzean
m June 17th 20099
Deaar Behnam,
Youu ability in answering

a thhe puzzle iss unique, you gave the correct
c answwer, thankss a lot,
you are deservee to get the first
f prize ,. I should deliver
d it to you
y throughh your emaiil.
I enj
njoyed readiing your wrriting about man and woman
w rights
ts in Islam aas well as thhe
answwer of Sameeer, they weere explanaatory and guuidance for the people who
w have fa aith to
Godd .
I waas engaged in the presiident electioon for a weeek and had not
n enough time to wriite here.
Obvviously peopple had diffe
ferent ideas and choosee different caandidates. B
But extremiist in
eachh group maade a suitable situation for the enemies as theyy made .
Agaain the menaacing trianggle of USA, UK and Isrrael with a smile

s in their face came to
batttlefield and leaded theiir mercenarries in Tehraan to attackk people, priivate and
governmental ppossessions and some blindb mind people
p someetimes suppported them. As
yestterday all paarties announced that the rioters are
a not beloonging to thhem, the riotter will
be crushed
c andd arrested very soon byy policemen.
Thee triangle is very angry and very daay send his tricky advicce through B
BBC channnel to
provvoke peoplee, but their policy
p have been stuck in a dead line.I am surre.
Deaar Behnam, you alwayss write that woman andd man compplete each otther,but you
u are
not competed yyet. where iss the lost haalf one of yoou?
All the best,

Mohhsen
Dear Sameer,
Thank you for replying. Your writing made me so glad. I hope everything is going well
with you. I am keeping my fingers crossed for you and your success in your forthcoming
exam. I am sure you will be successful in it.
It is a great honour for me to be a friend of you. I really take pride in making friends with
you.
I have written something and, fortunately, you have understood it. Dear Sameer, I don't
like to put blame on other people, or to pass the buck! Maybe, there is something wrong
with me, and I'm not aware of it. Anyway, at the moment, that person is my ex-friend.
Dear Sameer, I have never made decision unless I have kept the plan. When I am going
to do something, I often think about it carefully. If I decide to do it, I'll do it, and nobody
or nothing can stop me! I am so determined to achieve my goals. I don't like to boast, but
nothing can stop me on the way of achieving!
Friendship and making friends with people is one of them. Friendship has got many
levels, as you know. I hate to be like the weather of spring!
Some people are not able to be steady. Their friendship isn't steady. Their thoughts
change unexpectedly! Their behaviours change unexpectedly. Changes often bother us.
At least, such changes bother me.
I often don't make promise, but I keep it if I make. This is a habit of me. Unfortunately,
some people are fair-weather friends. They are with you when you are happy. They leave
you when you are sad, and facing some problems or difficulties. They made promise
easily, but they don't keep. They start easily, but they don't continue.
It is not good to gossip about other people. Let's stop speaking about our sadness.
I hope to hear more from you.
All the best,


Dear Mohsen,
How can I thank you for asking that very good question? You cannot imagine how happy
I am. Thank you very much.
Women and men complement each other! What does it mean? It doesn't necessarily mean
that single people are incomplete. Please look at the earth and the moon. They attract
each other because of the force of gravity. The closer they come together, the stronger
attraction is. The gravity force is always there, between them, even though they are far
from each other.
There are two sexes in every society. They are different. Each of them has got advantages
and disadvantages. They get benefits from each other, even though they aren't couples.
The highest level of being complete is getting married and having children. There is no
doubt. I do believe it. However, what I am saying is that I am flying in this sky(sky which
is made by women), or I am swimming in this ocean, even though I am single. I have a
very kind sister, and a very kind mother. I feel their special kindness with all heart and
soul. Also, I get some particular things from my father. Whenever my father isn't at home
for more than one day, I understand that there is something lost. It isn't just a simple
habit. It is a fact! The same goes for whenever my mother isn't at home for more than one
day. The life is very beautiful when they are both at home. When they are both at home, I
feel calm and relaxed.
We get a lot of benefits from the sun, even though we don't touch it. Whenever the sun is
in the sky, all creatures get different advantages.
I am sure that you have ubderstood what I mean. If you want to understand it well, just
think about a place, or a society there is only one sex. Think about military service, you
will get my point.
There's no denying that getting married and establishing family is the highest level of
growing and becoming complete. I can't deny it. I hope that I can meet my partner and
get married soon. Please pray for me(lend to me some money:)).
Dear Mohsen, these days, I am a little bit nervous. I don't know why. I often make a lot of
mistakes in my writings. I hope you forgive me for making any kinds of mistakes.
Please reply soon.
All the best,

asal June 18th 2009

Dera Behnam
Thanks for everything you wrote.I wish every thing around you is Ok.
I wrote your nice sentence in order to complete what you said ?Nowadays, women don't
care about their husband.?you know it is realy hard to find a person who is able and
wants to help others.your sentence about humanbeing is realy wonderfull.and obout
other sentences which I wrote ,I can not believe that a woman as a wife be unkind to her
husband with no logical reason.maybe there are some women and men that are not kind
to eachother but as you wrote it is a a psychological problem that they suffor from.
why do you think that my belief about women?s heart is only a comment which is made in
an unfair and unfriendly way?i am sure about it.someone told me that our brain has such
a powerfull ability that can cause people be able to overcome the gravity of the earth.it is
amazing.but about other part of our body ,I mean heart,maybe it is not able to do like
brain but it has its own abilities.
I asked you to be my friend and I wrote them only to express my opinion and did not want
to be upset with me .(allah mani baghoshlason istameidim sani injidam).
By the way, I am not a killer.
Best regard,
Asal,

dear Behnam
How's it going?Everything is OK?I got the news it turns to be unpeaceful in Iran from TV
because of the prisident vote .Someone was be assassin ted,the death toll now stands at
13.Is that true?Where are you?I'm so worried about.
GOOD LUCK
NANA
JUNE19,2009
mary June 19th 2009

Hi Behnam,
How are you my naughty friend? I hope you feel great and enjoy every minute of your
life.
Firstly, thank you for Mother's Day greetings. Thank you so much for writing those kind
words.
Actually, I don't think that my writing is better than you, neither in English nor in Farsi.
The only lesson which I never liked was writing composition. I think the reason was not
to be able to write beautifully. Maybe I can write in English good, but in Farsi it's
terrible. Actually, I never liked to read my composition in the class.
About your example for going out, you asked what you should take or wear. That's ok,
but I think you are the man, so you should know/find the answer yourself and I'm sure
that men know how they should treat in these days.(LooL)
And when you, men, want to smell flowers, just be careful about the bees which are
around the flowers and also some thorns. (LooooL)
In your last paragraph, you wrote something about the way through love and hatred. In
my idea, our measuring system is not digital, we don't see just black or white and we are
not just in the step of love or hate, but sometimes we move quickly from one step to
another and therefore reaching from love to hate soon or vice versa. Sometimes this
process happens very quickly which may causes others not to be able to understand it
well.
I hope my friend Asal write her ideas about this matter. I'm sure it will help both of us. As
we know, two minds are better than one.
Now it's time to answer your question. I think I should have written to give me a hard
topic to write. Maybe this way you gave me a simple one. (LoL)
Books are written in different languages like Farsi, English, German? . As you wrote, for
reading them we must know that language. Of course, sometimes we know the language,
but we are not completely familiar with it, so we can read the book, but we are not able
to understand it completely and get all the concepts as well. For example, in English we
have lots of idioms and expressions which we don't translate them word by word. If we do
this, we don't get the meaning correctly. So when we read a book, we understand it
according to our knowledge. The more we read different books, the more knowledge we
gain.
Personally, I think, if we want to liken people to books, those things which I have written
about books are true for people, too.
People are written in different languages. Of course, they are similar in some words
(characteristics), but there are some special words for each person. At first we must know
the general words to be able to read(communicate with) people, then for understanding
them better, we must learn that special words. On the whole, by communicating (reading)
more and caring carefully, we understand people better.
I hope not to confuse you by this way of writing.
By the way, you asked how we could page through a book. It depends on the paper of that
book. Some papers are thick and you can page through it anyway you like, but some
papers are tender, so you should page through it very carefully and gently. (LoooooooL)
I'm very eager to read your points of view about this matter.
I hope to read from you soon.
All the best,

Maryam
mary June 19th 2009

Hi Asal,
How are you my friend? Is everything ok? I hope a healthy and happy life for you and
your family.
I like Tejan river, too. It's a beautiful place. I and my friend went walking along the river
in the evening. Our house is near the river. It takes only 20 minutes to go there.
I like sea, too. I love walking at the beach with naked feet and then feel the sand and
coolness under your feet. It's really enjoyable.
I think you mean Torkaman bazaar in Molamajde din street. It's a nice place for walking
through and finding something to buy.
About your question, for sure if I don't know that I will lose that sense just for one day, I
will cry during that day and become very upset, but if I know that it's temporary, I try to
look at it as an opportunity to understand the value and importance of that sense.
We often take these blessing gifts of God for granted and we don't appreciate them,
because we have had these senses and abilities from the beginning, so we never feel
lacking in these senses.
Thanks God for being healthy and having the ability to use these senses and God bless
those who don't have such abilities.
Best wishes,
Maryam

Dear Asal,
You cannot imagine how happy I was when I saw your writing, especially something in
Azeri language. My heart jump from its place, it beat much more quickly, I was walking
on air. Overall, I got surprised. Thank you very much indeed.
Azeri language is my mother tongue. I really love it. In spite of living in Tehran, being
born in this polluted city, I love Azeri language. I believe, Azeri language is much more
convenient than Farsi to show my feelings.
Dear Asal, your comments gave me a good excuse to write something about heart;
particularly women's heart! You have written that women's hearts (the part of them that
feels strong emotions and feelings) is so powerful. That is true. However, there is
something, which is very important and deserves consideration. Let me start by asking a
question: Is it merely enough to have a powerful heart?
As it is clear, everybody has got a heart. Having a heart is not enough. It is only like a
good tool. Women must know how to use it. If they know how to use that powerful heart,
they will be successful in their lives.
What is the use of a heart, which is filled with doubt, mistrust, suspicion, and some
negative things? This heart is not powerful at all. This heart will bother people who are
around its owner. This heart will make all meetings like a court: Why did you tell it? Why
did you do that? What did you mean? Why did you laugh? Why did you go there? Why
did you write this? Why, why, why?
Dear Asal, although I am writing these things in replying to your writing, I do not mean
you. I am speaking generally.
A heart, which is filled with some negative things, causes many problems, to both its
owner and other people. How was it filled? Who has filled it? There are different issues. I
am in no mood to write about them. I just want to say that when a thing (like a woman's
heart) is so important and favourable, its enemies are powerful too, and there are a huge
numbers of them.
Why do people kill birds? Well, they have got some delicious meat. Why do people kill
peacocks? Well, they have got some beautiful feathers, etc. What I am trying to say is that
a heart is a gift from God to its owner; they must keep it safe from all dangers and bad
things.
A heart that is full of hatred, hostility, anger, doubt, mistrust, grudge, suspicion, and
some other bad emotions cannot be powerful. A heart is powerful when it is full of love,
kindness, affection, sincerity, honesty, and some other good emotions and humanity.
There is a very famous saying in Farsi language; 'people often get what they have got in
their hearts'. That is true. We often reap what we have sown in our hearts.
Heart is human beings' best part of bodies. There is a good place for love and hatred,
friendship and hostility, God and devil. Someone who keeps his or her heart safe,
achieves their goals, meets success.
All the best,

P.S.. 21st. of Juune is an exttremely dayy for a friendd of mine. Since

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Tehhran which tthey will be arrested veery soon.
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w born in 1932 in Teehran in onee of the poorrest
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breaad. Chamraan was in crrowded family and he always
a honoored about hhis family because
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his father
f taughht him gaining a clean sustenancee (however if be very litttle) is a holly war
(jiha ad) for Godd.
At age 15, he began his activities with Islamic associations, participating in classes of
interpretation of the Holy Qu?ran instructed by late the great Ayatollah Taleqani and
those of logic and philosophy by martyr Morteza Motahhari.
He was so clever and so wise because of that he accepted in the Alborz high school (the
best high school in Tehran) And after that he went to Tehran university in Mechanical
engineering (I think my field is only similitude between me and him!) which he was best
in there.
He obtained a government scholarship; he went to the United States for a period of 14
years and earned his master?s degree from the University of Texas. He then proceeded to
get his Ph.D. in electronics and plasma physics with honors from the University of
California at Berkeley. He was then hired as a senior research staff scientist at Bell
Laboratories and NASA"s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Chamran became politically active, and became a
leading and founding member of the Islamic revolutionary movement in the Middle East,
organizing and training guerrillas and revolutionary forces in Algeria, Egypt, Syria, and
especially southern Lebanon,
I think it?s enough to say that in the southern of a Lebanon he managed a high school of
the poorest of the people who lived there and the Great ayatollah ?Seyyed Hasan
Nasrollah? was a student in there!
And after Islamic revolution in Iran he came back. He was appointed commander of
Iran"s Pasdaran, as well as Iran"s Minister of Defense, personal military aide to
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the latter"s representative to the Supreme Council of
Defense.
And at last he was martyred t by Saddam?s Army on 21 June , 1981 in Dehlavieh (A

place from south of Iran)
Remember, it?s not a complete description about him. I can?t describe him at all.
References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mostafa_Chamran
http://irandaily.ir/1385/2587/html/panorama.htm#s151917
http://www.answers.com/topic/mostafa-chamran
http://www.irib.ir/occasions/chamran/chamranen.htm
Best Wishes,
Mohsen

Hello Nana,
So many thanks for worring about me. That is very kind of you to care about me.
Unfortunately, I never watch TV nor read magazine. I know nothing about what you have
asked. I hope you will forgive me.
I am doing my routine tasks as reading books, shopping, helping my mother, making

myself ready to set students an exam, spending my free time on improving English skills,
etc. I know nothing about politics. I never could understand it.
Don't worry my kind friend. I am still alive. I hope to read more from you soon.
All the best,


Hello Maryam,
Thank you for answering.
analogy between human being and book is wonderful. How could we read them? Well,
everybody has got two important parts; brain and heart. Brain is considered as the
center of someone's thoughts and heart is considered as the sourse of feelings and
emotions. If we want to study that book(a human being), we must pay an especial
attention to these two places.
How could we page through that book? Well, we have to make her/his thoughts come out
from brain, and let him/her reveal her/his feelings. How? Well, we have to make him/her
speak, and then we have to listen to them. We have to focus on their body language.
When it comes to studying human beings, alphabets are more or less the same. I mean,
all people have got, more or less, the same feelings, the same emotions, and the same
needs approximately.
As you have written, we often judge about other people according to our beliefs, feelings,
and thoughts. That is alright, because we have not got other choice.
All people have got five senses. People are different from each other in that the intensity
of senses varies from person to person. In terms of basic needs, people are almost the
same.
We often see people are very different from each other. The main reasons for these
differences are cultures and some habits.
I am in no mood to write more. I hope you will forgive me. I hope to read more from you
soon.
All the best,

Hello Clare,
Thank you for worring about Iranian people. Thank you for your wishes. Actually, I know
nothing about what is happening in Iran. I just know that it is too difficult to visit some
sites. For example, I often download some weekly audio files from
www.bbclearningenglish.com, but I couldn't open it last week. I thought to myself that it
is just because of the speed of the Internet which was so low during last weeks. Now, I
understood that they are blocked by the authorities.
Since I never watch TV nor read magazine, I know nothing about politics, so I have no
idea about it.
I know how to play joke on people, and it is time to make a joke. I hope you won't get
upset. Although such difficult time is not good for common people like Behnam, at least
I've got a golden opportunity to be in your thought, and particularly in your heart, even
though for a very short time! How can I thank God for this chance?!!!
I am only joking. I hope this difficult time will be finished soon.
Thank you for the worry and care.
All the best,

Clare June 21st 2009

I like jokes! You and Andrew used to joke a lot and poke (very gentle) fun at people...
Anyhow I'm glad that this site doesn't seem to be blocked and that you can read and post
messages.
Best wishes
Clare
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com
Marina1
M Junne 22nd 20009
Deaar Behnam,
It's a bit hard for

f me to wrrite an apoloogy , maybee the reasonn is of beingg Syrian or a part
fromm my familyy , or maybee because off me ,I don'tt know.
But?..
Behhnam, pleasee forgive me if I've donne somethingg, written something , ssaid someth hing ,
I've never meannt to make you
y upset , thet wrong iss with me. Reading
R youur writing about
a
me made
m me exxtremely sadd , but whenn I saw yourr writing onn the websitee after two days
abseent made mem so happy.
Behhnam, forgivve me for making mistaakes and lots ts of faults.
Theere is a senteence you wrrote to Sameer , that soome people leave their ffriends wheen they
are sad and be with them whenw they are
a happy. Am A I like thaat??? I preffer to kill myyself
thenn. Anyway , if I'm like that
t , pleasee forgive mee and tolera
ate me , just don't get uppset
from
m Marina .
Pleaase take carre of your seelf and yourr family, I hhope everythhing will bee okay very soon.
s
Marrina.
behnam
b Junee 22nd 2009
9
Hi Clare,
C
Thaank you for the

t fast replly. It is not fair
f to comppare Behnaam with Anddrew. Andreew is a
proffessional in making jokkes. He has got a greatt sense of huumour, whereas, poor Behnam
B
is ann amateur. Behnam is nothing, in comparisonn with Andrrew and his abilities. Anyway,
thannk you very much for friendly
fr messsage!!!!
Oh my God! "P Poke fun at somebody"

s means som
mething bad and negativve, I think. It
I is
bettter to say, "BBehnam, yoou are a wittty person". Anyway, yoou are the teeacher, and
dI
resppect you a loot. By the way,
w I didn'tt mean to bee rude with you.
y Pleasee forgive mee if I
soun nded like thhat.
Sincce you are a good teachher, it is connvenient to ask you a question.

q Ass far as I knoow,
"useed to" show ws that a parrticular thinng always haappened orr was true inn the past,
espeecially if it non longer happens
h or is
i no longerr true. Behnam and Anddrew used to t joke a
lot...is a little bbit strange, because
b I sttill play jokke on peoplee. What is yoour idea about it?
I hoope to read my
m answer soon.
All the best,
leyli June 22nd 2009

friends thanks alot for your pity on iranian people.my sisters and brothers are kiling by
iranian teroris governor just because they want them vot tha government cheat on it. and
than behnam says " i dont know what is going on in iran" shame on you behnam. you are
an enamy every body in this site should know . frinds behnam is not Iranian. he is a thug.
dont talk whit this anamy that dont know what is going in his contry

frieands all i have said is going back to Metzean more than behnam .Metzean soon god
will answer you who is rioters in iran! innocent people or your grate leader " Kamenei"!
every body if you want to know what is going in iran go serch in twitter and youtube....
"God please help iranan people"
215

my Email adress is lili_carina@yahoo.com
Andrew June 22nd 2009

Dear Clare,
did I poke fun at you or didn't I poke eventually fun at you?

Anyway thank you very much for admission my merits.
I make efforts to do my exercises in a gentle manner though sometimes I might go too far.
It's like an addiction I can't oppose to. By the way, I've picked that infection along with
studying English so I wonder if there is not the language itself what bear some slight
virus of misbehavior. Am I right?
Yours sincerely,
Andrew
nanazhong June 22nd 2009
dear Behnam,
I'm so glad that you live a life as usual though the TV said the situation in Iran was
serious.
Where's your wheather in your city?In here it is very hot. Yesterday was the Summer
Solstice in China in which the day is the longest.The temperature was 35'C and it was so
hot.In this festival,some people used to eat noodles,some people used to eat dog meat.Do
you have this festival?
GOOD LUCK
NANA
JUNE 22,2009

Well done Behnam!
It is a very good idea sometimes to show natives thier grammatical mistakes. These
British can be so self-confident as to their language. Do you believe they are absolutely
innocent like angels with the wings? Do you ALWAYS speak right even speaking your
own language? I notice (and not very seldom) what a jumble can I say in Russian,
especially after listening English too much.
So...
Thank you for your patience and ask for
to consider the whole message
as just one more hoax.
My best wishes to you, use difficult times for to strengthen your spirit:)
Andrew

Dear Nana,
I don't know where is the Behnam's weather in Teheran store at:))))

but in my city they keep it obviously in some big powerful refrigerator and just after that
spread it all around. I've no any acceptible idea why they do so, maybe for a weather
didn't get sour?
Yours sincerely,
Andrew

Dear Marina,
Thank you so much for coming back to this thread. This thread feels your absence, and
all friends have missed you. Welcome!
You haven't made any mistakes, have you? There is no need to apologize.
Please continue to write in this thread. Please do not leave us alone. Please keep
friendship going. Please do not lose contact with us. Please keep your promise. Please
care about friends and friendship. Please be here. These are what I want you to do.
(loool)
Thank you for putting message. It really put me in an excellent mood.
I hope to have your great friendship forever.
All the best,


Hello Leyli,
Thank you for putting message in this thread. Welcome to this place. Thank you for
joining us. Finally, thank you once again for worring and caring about Iranian people.
Unfortunately or fortunately, I know nothing about politics. I neither watch TV nor read
newspapers and Magazines. I used to read newspapers, but finally I got so depressed. My
doctor told me not to read newspapers and watch TV (Particularly, for me it is forbidden
to follow news).
What crime have I committed to deserve that punishment? Anyway, please forgive if I've
done any bad actons.
I know nothing about what is going on Iran. Am I guilty just because of being unaware of
new
ws? Is it a seerious crimee not to be aware
a of som
mething, orr not to be innterested inn
som
mething?
Do you
y know what
w is the main
m differeence between a wise annd a foolish?? Well, a wiise
what he sayys, but a foolish says whhat he know
persson knows w ws!
Havve you ever seen and loooked at a flockfl of birds

ds flying in the
t sky. The bird, whichh goes
in front
fr of the oothers, onlyy knows wheere it is goinng to go. It chooses
c thee path, wherre to
landd. The otherrs just follow w it. They know
k nothingg about thee place wherre they are going
g
to laand. They aren't
a choosers.
Let''s end by wrriting a famous proverbb; 'a word iss enough foor a wise maan'.
Althhough you hhave used soome bad woords and youu have chossen bad langguage, I don n't
blamme you. I woould like to make friends with youu. Could youu please intrroduce yourrself?

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

Marina1
M Junne 23rd 20009
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Deaar Behnam,
Thaank you for being

b so nicce and kind with me, thhank you forr putting mee in an exceellent
moood too.
Theere is and olld saying abbout sadnesss and happiiness, it conntacts betweeen tears annd
frien
nd ship : " You
Y can't reemember whho were witth you whenn you were ccrying from
happ
ppiness , beccause they were
w many , but you can rememberr who were with you when w
you were cryingg from sadnness , becauuse they werre few ". Deear Behnam m , I hope yoou will
not be sad in alll your life , but if you were
w once , remember that Marinaa is here, allways
heree, with you.
Behhnam , " ex-ffriend" a woord which made

m me exxtremely sadd , this wordd made my eyes
e
like two swollen pillows, I just could saw
s my motther's handss , my brothher's legs , my
m
sisteer's hair (LO
OL), do you
u want me too have that eyes again??? If not , ddon't call mee your "
ex-ffriend" agaiin , and be patient
p , keeep your prommise too.
Deaar Behnam, I know youu from long time ago , and a all friennds know yoou too. I thinnk you
are a great brieef for Iran , and I'm sure that all Iranian
I peop
ple are prouud of you.
I hope to have your great friendship forever too. Just be patient. :) .
By the way , you always say that you are from Azerbaijan which is in the northern west of
Iran , some people consider you ( that region citizens) as very reach and comfortable
people. Emmmmm , so are you reach and you hide it??? (LOOOOOOOOL). I'm just
joking , only to make you smile. In fact , now I know lots of things about the geography of
Iran , and I'm fascinated by its nature and all its cities. God protect it and all Iranian
people.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Marina.

Hi Andrew,
Many thanks for the message. I had missed you terribly.
Dear Andrew, please be in touch with me, and with this place. Please don't leave us.
Yes, the same is when I speak Azeri.
All the best,


Hi Nana,
Thanks for the message. It made me very happy. I hope you are happy, in an excellent
mood.
Well, it is summer now. Fortunately, the weather is so nice in this part of Tehran. It is
cool; not hot and not cold.
It was raining during spring. We had got a lot of rain. The weather is very good. 35
degrees Centigrade isn't so hot, is it? I hope you can tolerate it.
We haven't got such festival in Iran. At least, I'm not aware of it.
Havve you ever eaten dog meat?
m If so, how was itt? Muslims are
a not alloowed to eat dog
meaat. I know, it is red like other animmals meat, but it is forbbbiden to eatt dog meat. I don't
know why! Thaat is what God G have saiid to us in our
o holy boook; Koran. II'm not suree, but I
thinnk dog meatt is forbiddeen in three famous
fa religgions. Musliims, Christiians, and Jeews are
not allowed to eat dog meaat.

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

2166
metzean
m June 24th 20099
Deaar Friends,
Forrtunately maany rioters were

w arrestted and conffessed that they
t had deesigned a plo
ot
befoore election by help of Zionism
Z reggime, UK annd USA .
Somme innocent Iranian peoople who lissten to the fakef news which
w broadc
dcast throug
gh
BBC C,CNN and other treaccherous cha annel like FAARDA weree provoked tto come to streets
s ,
helpp rioters andd fire the buus and otherr treasury things.
th Thesse people miight be shott and
killeed by the riooters in ordder to claim that the pollicemen aree killing peoople and som
me
na�ve Iraniann people likee Leyli who live in Cannada believee it ,but the policemen
p are not
armmed with gunn to avoid killing
k some innocent peeople. Leylii should knoow that the foreign
f
channels neverr tell positivve and correect news to people.
p
Whoo believe in world that some goverrnment like Israel .UK and USA suupport natio ons
,theyy should bee ashamed for fo what theyey had downn with otherr nations durring historyy. The
bigggest Joke is when they speak
s abouut democracycy in other countries.
c
All the Best,

Mohhsen
Clare
C June 24th
2 2009
"Po
oke fun at soomeone" isnn't negative - it just meaans that youu like to pulll people's leegs.
Yes - "used to"" means thatt you had thhe habit in thhe past but not any moore. I only ussed it
becaause I hadnn't seen Anddrew's posts in a while. On the otheer hand, I ddon't come by
b this
foruum every daay, so I may have misseed his posts...
I'm really glad to see you back, Andrew, and I can confirm that we've also had the big
powerful refrigerator phenomenon in Italy. Where did all the rain come from??
Lily / Mohsen: I know that you have strong feelings about what is happening at the
moment, but this is not the place to discuss the ins and outs of politics, or to make
personal attacks on others. There are plenty of other places on the internet where you
can do that, but here is a place for friends to stay in contact and talk about other things.
Please keep it nice!
Clare
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com

Dear Marina,
Thank you so much for the reply. It made me feel very happy. How are you? I hope you
are enjoying every minute of your life.
My parents are originally from East-Azerbaijan province of Iran. Both they are teachers.
Unfortunately, we aren't rich. We have got a flat, two cheap cars, some books and some
old furniture. However, we are a happy family. We understand each other very well. The
atmosphere of the house is so relaxed, warm and friendly. As all people, we have got
some problems, but those problems and difficulties cannot make us give up.
Iranian people are very kind. They are much better than me. I am not a good
representative. I am not, and I cannot be a sample of Iranian people. Anyway, that is very
kind of you to think of me like that.
You are absolutely right. I'm an impatient person. I hope I could manage my behaviour in
difficult condition.
I do believe that friendship should be kept growing with a little slope, with a very small
angle from the horizontal. It is wrong to sleep up, and then to sleep down over and over
again. Friendship is like a road, and people are like cars. The road should be smooth, not
bumpy. No one likes driving on a bumpy road. We should avoid making roads of
friendship bumpy!
How can we make it smooth? Being stable is one way. Keeping the slope of friendship
growth smooth is the other one. Finally, we have to try to avoid sleeping up and down
again and again. These ups and downs are like bump in the road of friendship.
Please do not lose touch with me. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,
Marina1
M Junne 24th 2009
Deaar Behnam,
I'm fine
f thank yyou , but I'mm not enjoyiing every minute of my life , I'm boored , and I need a
change , the chhange is comming soon GodG willing , but I'm boored from w waiting. Som metimes
it's hard
h to waiit for somethhing that yoou know thaat will happeen sooner oor later , mo
ore than
gettting surpriseed from som
mething uneexpected. Liffe is so diffi
ficult sometiimes , it makkes us
gettting nervouss and worried, anywayy being with God and feeel that he iss very closee to me ,
makke me feel reelaxed.
Whaat about youu Behnam ??

? I hope evverything is going well with you.
Deaar Behnam, I was jokinng when I saaid that you are rich annd hide it , bbut it seems I was
righht, you are vvery rich annd you have something which is woorth more thhan money , your
warrm life with your great parents
p , I think
t a a real treasure and I think you know
they are
thatt very well.
Be stable!
s I havve learnt the lesson, thank you.
I hoope to read more

m from you.
y
Marrina
Marina1
M Junne 24th 2009
Deaar Clare,
Youu are the owwner of this site

s , you wrrite for lots of people here
h , but I'vve found out that
you don't writee for me. It'ss a real factt , but I don't know the reason,
r mayybe it's my way
w of
writting or the ttopics that I talked aboout , or maybbe the reasoon is me, I ddon't know.
But in order off being the owner

o of thiis site , I'm aasking you to
t write to m
me, even on nce. In
factt I've no queestions abouut English so s I can't wrrite in " helpp me " forumm , I just wa
ant to a
have a converssation with Clare!
C Pleaase write to me , about anything
a orr any topic you
y
wannt. And I've to warning you , that I'll I not give up , I'll write for you everywhere
e until
u
seeiing your repply. :). In faact I'm goingg to use my nephew's way w of askinng , he is 3 years
y
old , his birthdaay was on 19 1 June , myy family maade a simplee party for hhim , we gavve him
the main seat inn the table , and put the candles on the cake and a began tto sing for him
h "
happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you?." But he started to cry , he just wanted a
piece of cake! He didn't care about five ladies' singing(LOL).
I'm very much looking forward to hearing from you as soon as you can.
A member of your website. Marina.
Clare June 24th 2009

Hi Marina!
I'm so sorry if you think I've been ignoring you, but I haven't needed to "say" anything to
you! I don't know much about you, but I think you're from an Arab country. Is that true? I
know that you like friendships, that you're not married, and that you often post on this
forum!
Do you have any other hobbies? Why are you learning English? What do you find
difficult about it?
Clare
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com
Dear Mohsen & Friends,
Politics does not interest me much, but I have to write something about it now. Although I
have expressed my opinion about it by making an analogy between a group of birds and
people, I think it is not clear enough to be understood easily.
If we study the history of wars between people and countries more closely, we will see
that there are some things common among them. The main reasons for all wars are
selfishness, power, pride, and wanting more. In brief, it is just because of destructive
human emotions such as greed, envy, revenge, etc.
According to what God have said in the holy Koran, there were only a few people (maybe
four people, Adam & Eva, two boys and their wives) when the first war broke out in the
history of human beings. In fact, two brothers fought with each other, and finally one of
them killed the other one! Some people believe that the main reason of war was the
difference between their wives. In other words, the wife of murderer was uglier than the
wife of killed. If we take everything into consideration, we will understand that the
war,(all wars) has broken out because of destructive human emotions.
When two or some countries are at war, the leaders know why they are fighting, but the
troops often do not know. The commanders also know some facts, but not all of them.
They often say to their troops, "We are fighting for justice, freedom, self-esteem, self-
respect, humanity, peace, keeping our country, etc."
Imagine, two countries are at war, and their leaders are making speech to the
commanders and troops. Now, imagine there is a hidden camera in each place. What will
we see and hear? I am sure; it will be the funniest joke in the world. They will say exactly
the same sentences: "We are fighting for justice...We must keep our ideology, which is the
best in the world. As soon as you die, God will give you a great reward. God is waiting
for you in heaven. I will pray for you!!!"
"I will pray for you!" What a ridiculous sentence! If you could say, "Well, let's change
our position. You go to the battle and fight with enemies and let me stay here and pray
for you." What would you hear as an answer?
"No, it is not possible. We know how to pray. We have to stay here. We have got some
important duties, much more important than taking part in war"!
If we think about it, and pay a careful attention, we will understand that we are fighting,
killing, going to be killed just to fulfill our leaders desires.
I rarely see films. So many years a go, when I was watching a film about lives of people
in the past in Europe, I heard a very nice sentence a woman (actress) told a priest, when
the priest was advising her. The priest said, "Oh honourable lady. Be afraid of God.
Don't do that!". The woman answered, "Yes, be afraid of God, not be afraid of the
priest." This sentence is meaningful. I love this sentence.
I know that people will ask me immediately, "What should we do? Our lives felt empty
and meaningless, if we were so pessimistic. "I believe, we should study such issues
carefully. We should consider everything. We must try our best to recognize fate from
fact. We have to use our brain. We should think about the result of our actions. We
should believe in the cause and effect law. We have to work hard. We should improve our
lives and country. We should work and work. We must respect our people, experts,
engineers, doctors, students, and all people in the world. We must care about our genius.
Hard working is the key secret of success. It is not useful just to use some nice sentences
as mottoes. We must practice what we preach.
I am a teacher. I teach Physics. I have to care about my students, way of teaching, family,
and what God want me to do according to the Islam, which is described in the holy
Koran. I do not like to be an entertainer, then to make some people smile and laugh, or to
amuuse them.
Thaat is my poliicy in my liffe. What I haave understtood, what I was taughtt, or what I have
learrnt, leads me to think soo. I do not mean
m a my way of thinking is the
that I am right, and
bestt. Not at all.. What I am m own ideaa. I am like this.
m saying is my
I lovve "Nahjolbbalaghe" thee second moost famous book

b (the first one is thhe holy Koraan), in
the world of Shhiite. I love Imam
I Ali (ppeace be upon him), thee first philoosopher in thhe
worrld of Islam.. Let me havve a look att this book. I am going to translatee the first ad
dvice
(Heekmatha va sokhanane
s kootah) from Arabic innto English::
[Ghhala Ali alayyhe salam: KonK fel fetnnate kabnel laboon; la zahron fayoorkab, va laa zaron
fayoohlab](In caase of seditiion, be like the child off a camel; itt has no hum
mp, then peoople
cannot ride it, and
a it has non breast miilk, then peoople cannott milk it.)(Thhis is the firrst
'advvice and shoort sentencees').
Deaar Mohsen, this site is not

n ours. In other wordds, we are not the owneer of this sitee. We
are like some gguests. We have
h to folloow the ruless of the hostt. A sense off moral dutyy tells
us too notice andd obey the rules
r of "host' and 'gusst'. Before evverthing, wee are expected to
undderstand succh things in this modernn world!
Deaar Mohsen anda all friennds, please stop

s writingg about poliitics. For thhe sake of God,
G for
the sake of frienndship, pleaase stop writing about politics.
p
I hoope to read some

s intereesting thingss from you soon.
s
All the best,

Marina1
M Junne 24th 2009
Deaar Clare,
Thaanks a lot for your replyy, you reallyy made me hhappy. At laast Clare wrote to me! :) .
Yes dear Claree , I'm from Syria
S whichh is a part fr
from Arab world,
w it's onn the
Medditerraneann , it's very near
n to Euroope , it means that Syriian girls aree very beautiful
(LO
OL).
Deaar Clare, I have

h no maiin reason foor studying English,
E alll what I knoow that I lovve it. I'm
as an
a engineer should havve strong Ennglish , and it's very intteresting forr me to studdy it
afteer 5 years inn the universsity with eleectrons movving up andd down (LOL L), Networkks and
lots of hard subbjects , I finnd English a good way ffor spendinng time , beccause I can throw
two birds by onne rock " fulll my free tiime and be happy".
h Maaybe God made me be
inteerested in Ennglish to prrepare myseelf for travelling abroadd(LOL), whoo knows!
Recently I have some difficulties by saving some vocabulary, I'm trying to save five words
a day , but when I see a movie , I see that there are lots of words which I can't understand
it. I think it's my main problem with English.
About other hobbies , I like painting , even if I'm not a good painter. When I was studying
in the university , my friends know what are the most difficult papers in every lecture for
me by count how many paints I have painted (LOL) on it. I like walking but not alone , in
fact I don't like to be alone even in my home , because I feel afraid(LOL).
I'm going to begin my job soon , God willing , I'm still waiting for the sign of beginning
(LOL). I'm very bored these days, and at the end, I'm not stable as my dear friend
Behnam said.
Dear Clare , how do you manage your time on this website ??? do you feel bored from
time to time ??? what kind of sports do you like to do ??? and what's the most important
thing in your life???
Sorry for writing so much , I hope I didn't make you get bored.
With my best wishes .

Marina.

Dear Clare,
I have been thinking of how to keep Clare in this thread. Finally, my friend Marina
helped me with this matter. :)
Since you are the runner of this powerful site, people who visit it are interested in writing
to you, or reading something from you. Some people (me included) are obsessed about
your message. :) Good for you! I wish I were like you. :):):)(LOL)
Unfortunately, I disagree with your explanation. 'Poke fun at somebody' means to make
fun of someone in an UNKIND way. This is what you will find if you look it up in
dictionaries. I also disagree with the way you used 'used to'. Although it is, maybe, right
if we just consider Andrew's absence and his habit of making jokes, it isn't a grammatical
sentence. You were speaking about me and Andrew, so it isn't correct.
I think, it is just because of the weather of Italy.(LOL) :)
There is a better guess. When I was a child, and then was learning my mother tongue, my
parents (especially my mother) used to use some incorrect structures and sentences
deliberately in order to check my improvement in learning language. For example, one of
the ways was this:
Mother: Behnam, the sky is green!

Little Behnam: No mum, it is blue!
Mother: Well done my little boy!
Little Behnam: Well mum, buy me an ice cream then.(lol)
Mother: Ice cream is hot.
Little Behnam: No mum, it's cold.
Mother: Yes, sorry. You're right, but there is no money im my bag.
Little Behnam: sighing, screaming, crying, pretending to be in sulk, etc. depends on
situations. (I have been aware that which one works in a particular situation.) :)
......
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Anyway, you are the boss. I was only joking. The English language is yours. You can do
whatever you like. It is like your own money in your bag. You can spend it on whatever
you wish. It does not matter at all, if you change all rules and grammar. (loool)
Now, I am pulling your leg. You know, Behnam is a strong man. He often pulls people's
legs firmly. He has made many people lame, because he has taken their legs out from
their normal places. You should be very careful with him and with your leg as well.
(loool) :)
I cannot help laughing at my own way of writing. How funny man Behnam is! He pokes
into everything. I hope you won't get upset.
I think, you are right. Now, it sounds like poking fun at you. Please forgive me. Your
kindness lets me feel free to write such things.
Please reply soon.
All the best,

Clare June 24th 2009

Funny man!! Maybe I should have said "tease" instead of "poke fun at", but remember I
said "poke gentle fun at". I didn't intend anyone to think I meant you were being mean -
not at all.
Thanks for replying Marina! I don't have lots of time to spend on the site and there are
lots of things I'd like to do with it to improve it for everyone. But I also work a lot, so
don't always have much time. Like everybody, I think!
I'm extremely lazy.
l The onnly sport I reeally enjoyeed was boxing. I did something callled "fit
boxing" where it's more a keep fit thaan a violent sport. We usedu punch bags ratherr than
hittiing people, but I'd like to just warnn Behnam that
t he'd bettter watch oout for my boxing
b
movves if he's gooing to pulll out people's legs!
Anyyway, what'ss your new job?

j I bet you're
y reallyy looking forward to it!!
BTW W, I'd love to

t visit Syriaa one day. I've
I read a llot about Daamascus annd it sounds
beautiful. I'm rreading a boook at the moment
m abouut a journallist who folllows in the
foottsteps of a 66th century monk
m from Greece, thrrough Syria,, Turkey and Israel to Egypt.
E
It's called "Froom the Holyy Mountain"" and it's fasscinating. Lots
L and lotss of connecttions
betwween Islam and Christiianity. Anyw way, I digresss!
Hoppe to read more

m from you, but pleaase don't woorry if I donn't reply imm
mediately ;)))
Clare
PS: Thanks Behhnam for yoour lovely, articulate

a post about wars
w and pollitics.
--
Clare,
engglish-at-hom
me.com
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Marina1
M Junne 24th 2009
Hi Clare,
C
Thaanks a lot for your greaat reply. It's very nice too hear that you
y love vissiting Syria , you
are completely welcomed by all its peeople , Syriaan people arre very kindd and nice more m
thann me by thouusand time. I'm not froom Damascuus , but I vissited it twice , it's really ly
beautiful as youu have saidd. So please come , thenn I can meett you , and I will invite
Behhnam , Maryyam , Mohsen , Cathy and a Andrew w , then it wiill be a big title on the website
" Ennglish-at-hoome in Syriaa" !!! it's veery lovely.
Deaar Clare, it seems

s you have
h dividedd your time for lots of things
t , I wiish I were liike you
m really eagger to fill myy time with lots of thinggs , nowadaays I can selll a lot of freee time
, I'm
for everyone
e , ddo you want some??? :) : :).
Emm mmmmm, fiit boxing !!!!! please plaay with Behnam , but don't
d worry I'll
I be theree to take
caree of all of yoou :) (LOL)).
To this
t momentt I've no ideea what kindd of workingg I'm goingg to do in myy job, I'm reeally
eager to begin , I feel sometimes that I'm busy with my family's problems , and poor
Marina has no problem to be busy in , I sometimes looking for a problem , but I always
fail , all of that , because I don't have anything to fill my time with. In a brief way , if you
opened the top of my head , you wouldn't see anything , you would just see a very thin
line which contact my ears to my head , so if you cut it , my ears will fall down
(LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL). :) :)
Dear Clare, what is your favorite color??? And what is your favorite clothes ??? do you
like to be " in" in fashion ????
By the way , it seems , you like to read some writings in this place, would you please let
me know which topics did you like??? And do you have an idea about new topic???
Thanks Clare for your writing to me , you writings are welcomed in anytime you want ,
just be here!
Marina.
leyli June 25th 2009

I am so sorry for you dear Clare!
Now I undrestand exactly the duty of this site but be aware you can ignore me but you
cant ignore god.

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Every body finally Iran will become free contry .
Dear Clare I will tell every body that your site is a place that................
Good luck.

Dear Leyli,
Thank you for putting message on this site, in this thread. As I guess you know, we are
some learners from different parts of the world. We are improving our English skills
through writing to each other. Apart from that fact, we are learning many useful things
which are vitally important in our lives.
Who has given us this golden opportunity? This person is Clare. She is the runner of this
site. We should take this opportunity and fully appreciate the value of this powerful site.
Please do not use bad language! Please be a good sample of Iranian people.
We are not interested in politics. This site is a nice place just to practise English. For the
sake of God, stop writing some words which are so insulting. For the sake of God, do not
miss this great opportunity to make friends with us. For the sake of God, do not make us
miss this chance to share some useful things with each other.
We are not interested in politics. It is very dirty. A coin has got only two sides, but dirty
politics has got more than a million sides. There is a nice saying in Farsi, 'Politics has no
mother and no father!' That is absolutely true. Do not support this motherless &
fatherless dirty thing, you deserve more than it.
Dear Leyli, please control your strong feeling. Please calm yourself down and enjoy
making friends with us.
Please do not use bad languge! Nobody likes bad languge.
Would you possibly introduce yourself? Would you mind if I asked why you care about
Iran, but your flag does not identify that?
Your English is very good. I think, we have got a good chance to make friends. We often
pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities. Please join us
and let us forget the differences and concentrate on similarities. I would appreciate if you
could share something with me.
I am impatiently looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.

Stayy happy andd healthy.
Marina1
M Junne 26th 2009
Deaar leyli,
I saw your messsages for mym friends Behnam

B andd Mohsen froom a couplee of days , but
b I
didnn't write anyything beca
ause Behnam
m and Mohssen have got mind , heaart and hand ds to
answwer you.
I'm in this site from

f long tiime ago , I knew
k lots off Iranian friiends ( Behnnam, Maryaam,
Mohhsen , Asal and Araghi) i) all of them
m are great , and as I thhink they reepresent Ira
an in a
espeecial way , and
a I can saay freely thaat they are the
t most imp mportant perrsons on thiss site.
It's a big honorr for me to be
b a friend for
f them.
I thiink you are Moslem , and

a I think youy have reaad the holy Koran. What does ourr God
say???? He sayss : " La Taddkholo Biotaan Gair Biootekom Hattta Tastaazenno wa tosallemo
Ala Ahleha?.." , what is thhat mean in this case??? , it means , if you wannted to openn this
site and write in
i it , you shhould respecct the runneer of this sitte " Clare " who is veryy kind
andd respectable, then you should worrk with its ruules. That iss what our ggreat prophhet "
Mohhammad " has h learnt anda taught us u , we shouuld learn froom his goodd manners, he h was
poliite and treatting all peopple with resspect.
Leyli , we are here

h , as Behnam said , for learninng English , there are llots of sites to write
aboout politics , so if you wanted
w to wrrite about itt , just choosse another pplace , it's a very
simpple issue.
All of
o us here aare educatedd , especiallly Iranian fr w are not nna�ve to
friends , so we
o by a sentence from here or therre , everyonne has his/her
undderstand whaat is going on
prinnciples and way of thinking , so yoour sentencees are not doing
do anythiing.
At laast , you are welcomedd if you wannted to be heere , to learrn English aand to speakk about
life topics , in fact
f you aree welcomed here becausse you Iranian in the first fi place , because
b
all Iranian
I peop
ople are greaat , especially our friennds here.
I'm writing noww , to put myy hand on Clare's

C and Behnam's hands
h , pleaase we don'tt want
to write
w about politics
p here, please reespect what we ask you for. Pleasee read what
Behhnam wrote about polittics.
Thaanks in advaance.
Marrina.
Marina1
M Junne 26th 2009
Hi Behnam,
B
Howw are you mmy dear friennd??? How w is it going???? What arre you doingg in these days??
d
Are you busy with
w your stuudents' exam ms??? What about your family???? I hope all of you
are okay , fine, happy andd healthy.
It's Friday,
F andd it's a holid
day in Islam
mic countriees, some peoople like to ggo outside with
w
theiir families, but
b I prefer be at homee to be " Maarina-at-hom me" :) :) :) ::) :)
Behhnam , you are

a a teacheer , and all teachers haave a long vacation
v in SSummer , what
w are
your plans??? Is there anyything especcial ???
Deaar Behnam , I'm writingg for you in order to let you know that I've miissed you soo much ,
whyy didn't you write to mee???? :( :( :(.
:
With
h my Hope to read youur reply soonn . Take carre of yourseelf.
Withh my best w
wishes.
Marrina.
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behnam
b Junee 26th 20099
Deaar Marina,
It iss very nice reading

r youur friendly writings.
w Thaank you verry much for valuable
contribution to make this thread
t a nicce place to bbe in.
Yes,, as you saidd, I am goinng to set som

me questionns to give myy students final
f exam. In
I
sum
mmers, teachhers are freee. We (my parents
p andd me) will bee free as all teachers. We
W will
go to
t Azerbaijaan (Tabriz & Marand actually).
a w stay theere for ten ddays, then I will
I will
com
me back. Myy parents wiill stay theree by the endd of the summmer. I havee to be in Teehran
beca
ause of havving some taasks to do.
I waas in the parrk (There iss a park neaar our housee). I did som
me exercise.. It was veryy
crowwded. Manyy people weere enjoyingg their time. I don't know what hass happened, women
are much moree interested in doing exxercise than me. They do d care abouut their bod dy and
health. I saw mmany men whho were loooking after cchildren, prreparing dinnner! I thinkk, the
worrld has channged a lot. Poor
P men arre getting exxhausted byy the big ressponsibilitiees for
the life, but women are getting happieer and healtthier, slowlyy but surelyy. I don't feeel
jeallous of wommen at all. However,
H I believe,
b dutiies are not balanced.
b T
This will cauuse
manny problemss in the future. Do you know why? Well, a heaalthy (physiically strongg and
relaaxed) lady nneeds a heallthy man, dooesn't she? :) (loool) Juust imaginee we have goot two
boxes, what will happen, if we fill onee of them annd make thee other one eempty? Wha at will
happ
ppen if womeen don't feeel hungry, buut men feel hungry? Well,
W it is likee climbing a
mouuntain, but women
w havee started soooner than mmen, therefoore they wonn't reach thee top of
the mountain toogether! :) Unbalancedd life will caause many troubles.
t It is just a ma
atter of
timee. In other words,
w only time will teell us what wwill happen in the futurre.
me people beelieve that men

Som m are gettting lazier thant before. I am not ggoing to focu us on
the reasons of unbalanced
u d life. I just want
w to menntion that iff we don't try
ry to find a proper
p
soluution to this problem, inn the futuree we will havve some fat men and thhin (slim) wo omen,
so thhey won't match.
m (loooool)
Theere is a hiddden point in the last parragraph. It w

will be conssidered imppolite if I ma
ake it
cleaarer. I hope all my friennds (particuularly Marinna) will get it themselvves.:)
Sorrry for the deelay. I hopee to read mo

ore from youu soon.
All the best,

Marina1
M Junne 26th 2009
Hi Maryam
M andd Cathy,
Wheere are you dear friendds??? What has happenned ???

I'm sorry becauuse of beingg absent for a couple off days , so I didn't writee for you, please
forggive.
I'm writing to let

l you know
w that I've missed
m you so
s much , pllease write aagain .
I'm really very much lookiing forward

d to hearing from you as
a soon as yoou can.
h my best w
With wishes.
Marrina.
Marina1
M Junne 26th 2009
Deaar Asal,
It's very nice too meet a new

w Iranian frriend on thiss powerful site.
s Nice too meet you.
Thaank you for writing
w to me
m some nicce words , itt's from your kindness.
Pleaase feel freee and write whatever yo
ou want.
Hoppe to read more

m from you.
h my best w
With wishes.
Marrina
Marina1
M Junne 26th 2009
Hi Andrew
A andd Mohsen,
Howw are you m

my friends???? I hope evverything is going well with you.
Howw are your families
f , esspecially your wives :) on this Summmer???
Deaar Andrew , how is it thhe temperatuure in Russiia this dayss???
Pleaase write soomething, do

on't keep sillent.
Hoppe to read more

m from you.
With
h my best w
wishes.
Marrina.
Marina1
M Junne 26th 2009
Hi dear
d Behnamm,
Emmmmmm , youu do some exercises

e in a park full of slim andd beautiful ffemales!!! I think
you were happyy, weren't you???
y ;) .
Deaar Behnam , did you saw all that womenw who were playinng sports ???, ok, let mee tell
you a secret , bbut don't telll anybody :)), all that women
w are playing
p sporrts maybe beecause
theyy have to bee in lots of parties
p soonn .:). Do youu know whatt would happpen if a wooman
wennt to a partyy and she waas the fattesst one in thee party ??? the answer is very clea ar , her
husbband wouldd have the mostm hard niight in all his life :) :) :).
:) so don't wworry about men ,
theyy are okay when
w their wives
w are okkay (LOOO OOOOOOL).
Wheen a womann wants to be b in a partyy , she shoulld wear the most beauttiful dress , make-
up , and shoes ( believe mee , I don't kn now what iss that mean in women'ss dictionaryy even if
I'm a girl :)) . From
F 9 yearrs ago , my cousin got married , his wedding pparty was full f of
beautiful ladiess , my motheer didn't likke what the hair
h dresserr made to her hair , shee was
upseet in all time of the parrty , my uncle's wife waas very upseet too , for thhe same rea
ason ,
but I was happyy because thhey made me
m laugh (LO
OL).( oh myy God!!! Hoow much I'm
m
nauughty(LOL)))
It's women's naature , but too tell the truuth , men arre the main reason for making wom
men
caree about theiir beauty , so
s they shouuld tolerate what is happpening thesse days (LOOL).
Deaar Behnam , I was writiing on the computer

c whhen I saw yoour writingg , so I answ
wered
you immediatelly , do you know
k why???? Because you are myy best friendd , so there is
i no
need
d to think , I just write , words com
me directly , besides I know
k that B
Behnam undderstand
me.
By the
t way , seet easy questtions for your students , don't be very
v strict ;)). My sister big
sisteer who has 3 children is
i going to graduate
g this year (Good willing) , she is goingg to has
her last exam on
o 30 June , you can't imagine
i howw much she is afraid , oon the otherr hand ,
her husband is dreaming of o sea and swimming
s evveryday , hee is waitingg impatientlyy, as he
sayss he wants tto have a " beautiful
b liffe" again , without
w studdying(LOL)..
Thaank you Behhnam for you

ur reply, it made
m me veery happy.
I hoope to read from

f you sooon.
With
h my best w
wishes.
Marrina.
metzean
m June 27th 20099
Deaar Behnam,
Youur writing iss always help lpful, usefull and I enjoyy reading itt. You analyyze the subjeects
artffully and sciientifically, but I think a little diffeerent in som
me points. Thhe similaritties
betwween group of birds annd people arre not workeed out for people p who aare follow their
t
leadder by awarreness. In yoour writing people are analogizedd with the biirds which innate i
theiir instinctivee feeling annd their leadder as a boddy in head of group is vvery importaant, but
peopple who chooose their leeader base on the ideollogy and beelief, the criiterions and d values
thatt are held inn common between
b peop
ople and theeir leader arre very impoortant.
I aggree with yoou that the reason

r for all
a wars are destructivee human emootions ,but in all
warrs one side iis invader and
a the otheer side is deffender ,so what
w the leaders of two
b the fact is different.. If I
countries in waar say to theeir troops iss apparentlyy the same but
wannt to write many
m contemmporary exaamples, mayy Clare findd it as politic and I don't want
to bother
b her ,sso I refer to history andd bring you the examplle of Mongoolia attack too Iran.
Onee side Monggolian leadeer (Changiz)) with a desstructive hum man emotioons ,looted our
o
country and thee other sidee Iran leader (sultan Jaala E din) who
w defendedd against
Monngolia attacck until he was
w killed. Also
A there were
w many wars
w that prrophets andd
Emaams took paart it withouut any destru uctive humaan emotionss that we caall it War forr God (
Iahad) ,in this way all troops know exactly why they are fighting.
You mentioned a narrative from Emam Ali about sedition, thank you very much . We have
many aphorisms which were narrated by our prophet and Emams , Also the holy books
Koran, the interpretation is very difficult,why ? Because we should know the history ,the
situation and what kind of people were addressed for.
Our prophet mohammad told: "Atghan nasse man ghalal haghgha feema lahoo va alaih "
The most piety is the person who say the truth whether he gain benefit or loss ,so we
always should say the fact although we know the cause and effect law.
Some words are intentionally were entered to our culture, like "the policy is dirty" or
"policy has no father and mother". The purpose is that people will be indifferent to what
is happening in their country.
Thank you again for your kindness. I think you are very patience and never get upset for
my poor writing.
I would like to thanks Clare with respect that she give us this opportunity in this thread to
write each others.
I want to send my special regard to affectionate Marine who always warm the thread
with her nice writing. I wish one day come to Syria and drop my ancher in Tartos port to
visit her and Syria.
B.Wishes,
Mohsen

Dear Marina,
So many thanks for so nice writings. I really enjoy reading your writings. Do you know
why people like reading your writings? People like them, because you always write what
you think. You never pretend. You are always yourself.
I understood your sentences very well. Thank you very much for writing in a very friendly
way.
There were some beautiful women, but they had got their owners! :) None of them were
mine. (LOOOL)
According to your way of thinking, or at least, according to what I have got from your
writing, women are material possessions like other personal possessions of men! Do you
beliieve so? (LO
OOOL)
I doo not think liike that. If it

i is so, how
w do you thinnk about thee owner who is weakerr than
the possession?
p ?
"Woomen make themselves ready for men.m Becausse of men thhey do thosee things..I was
w
Oh my God! let's
laugghing at theem..." What do you meaan? Don't yoou make yourself...? O
stopp writing in this way. I hope you won't
w get upsset.
I am
m in a hurryy. I hope to read
r more from
f you.
All the best,

Marina1
M Junne 28th 2009
Deaar Mohsen,
It's very nice off you to wriite such kindd writing , thank
t you veery much inndeed. It's a big
honnor to receivve a friend like
l you in Syria
S , so weelcome!
It seeems you knnow " Tartous" which is

i a Syrian ccoast city , in
i fact I visiited it once , it is
so beautiful
b , we
w can say itt becomes bigger
b and bbigger everyy year. So wwe can say that
t it's
an old
o and new w city at the same time. I've got lots
ts of friends from Tartoous.
Thaank you Mohhsen for youur kind worrds again , thhey made me
m very happpy.
With
h my best w
wishes.
Marrina.
Marina1
M Junne 28th 2009
Deaar Behnam,
Thaank you so mmuch for youur lovely woords about m my writingss and towarrds my persoon. I
reallly appreciaate your wayy of thinkingg about pooor Marina.
Deaar Behnam, we see lots of birds everyday flyinng in the skyy, and we ennjoy seeing them ,
evenn if they aree not for us. The same for
f women , you can ennjoy the beaauty , even if it
wassn't yours ;) .
Godd is perfect , and he knoows his creaatures moree than us , so

s he knows men and women
w ,
so when
w he speeaks about " Paradise" for the twoo genders in the holy Kooran , whatt he
says??? He promises men to meet too much beautiful ladies " Alhor Aleen" , and to live
with them their, those beautiful ladies are beautiful from face and body point of view as
the explanation of the holy Koran. Why God promises good men to meet and live with
those beautiful women??? The answer is very clear , is there any need to write it???? ;)
;) :).
Dear Behnam , women should take care of their beauty for themselves in the first place ,
and for partners in the second one. It's not my opinion , it's the fact of life , and all
women who say that they don't care about men's opinions and they just be beautiful for
themselves , they are liars.
But dear friend , I've no partner , I'm free , I'm like a small bird flying in the sky , I just
care about my wings , weather and my group :) ;) , so what are you asking me
about???(LOL).
By the way , women should care to be slim , because clothes' sizes are not in their service
nowadays(LOOOOOOOOOOOL).
Dear Behnam , I wrote lots of things about women intelligent in past writings, I'm
strongly believe that men aren't equal and women too, some women are so stupid , and
others are very intelligent , the question is " who is the intelligent woman and who is the
stupid one????? Would you please let me know your answer?.
To this moment I don't know if I'm intelligent or stupid in marriage life because I still
single. I don't know if I'll be successful or not, all my writings are theories , and as you
know dear Behnam , I should know the results for my theories to know if they are true or
false , to that moment God only knows :) .
Thank you for reading , I'd be grateful to read your comments soon.
With my best wishes.

Marina.
Andrew June 28th 2009

Hello Marina,
I'm fine , thank you. My dear wife slave away as usual. I work too but not so hard (as
well as usual:) Our short summer comes to it's middle, the weather is just good for
everything whether it be a work or a walk so I can abstain from complaints temporarily:)
Last night there was a wonderful lingering rain which made local hooligans to stay home
and I had a chance to sleep with no any earplugs. Do young people shout in the night in
your country?
Just now I try to attach a plinth to the wall in the kitchen and after that our appartment
can be considered to be ready for our relatives to come (they are supposed to be here on
Tueesday). Thatt's good. Myy hands usedd to be not in a habbit to work witth a hammer and
screewdriver so it needs som
me rest.
Whaat's new in your
y world?? Have somme special pllans to spennd holydays?
Nicee to see youu Marina,
be happy
h and don't
d worry,
Anddrew
2199
Marina1
M Junne 28th 2009
Hi Andrew,
A
Thaank you so mmuch for youur writing, youy made m me really smmile.
Deaar Andrew, II'm a membber of my fam mily , so I always
a in myy big bossess (my parennts :))
planns, and therre is nothingg new in theeir plans , soo I do nothiing especiall at the mom
ment.
Mayybe I'll spennd some dayys in anotheer city, but I'm
I not suree yet.
Yes Andrew, yooung peoplee ( of coursee only youngg men :) ) shout a lot inn my countrry too,
all of
o this becauuse of extraa energy, buut for luck I live in a very quite neiighborhoodd from
young men poinnt of view but
b not from m cars' soundds point of view
v :) .
In brief
b , I spennd my time as
a an old wooman , sittinng on a com mfortable seeat , under the
t air
condition( becaause it's verry hot in Syrria ) , eatingg seeds andd drinking coold juice, taalk by
phoone with my friends
f andd talk aboutt people (gosssip :) ) andd at the endd writing on this
webbsite.
Deaar Andrew, it's very nicce to contact with you again.

a Pleasse feel free aand share
som
mething withh me.
Be happy
h too and
a healthy.
With
h my best w
wishes.
Marrina.
behnam
b Junee 29th 20099
Deaar Marina,
How
w are you tooday? I hoppe everythingg is going well
w with yoou.
I doon't know hoow to thank you for lovvely writingss. They are really great.
Wheen I am readding your id

deas about women, I offten think too myself thaat women might kill
Marrina if they could catchh her.
(looool)
I kn
now that God have prom
mised to givve men beauutiful ladiess in heaven. What will God
G
givee to women?? Why God have not sppoken aboutt things whiich will be ggiven to wom
men in
heaven?
At thhe moment, I have no idea

i about intelligence
i e and stupiddity. I cannoot judge abo
out it.
Howwever, I will write someething abouut it in the future.
fu
I hoope to see yoour reply sooon.
All the best,

P.S.. I am not able to checkk my mailboox. People who

w have seent email to me would forgive
f
me. By the wayy, I am not able
a to sign in Yahoo Messenger.
M
Marina1
M Junne 29th 2009
Deaar Behnam,
Thaank you veryy much for youry writingg. I'm so dellighted becaause you likke my writin
ngs.
In fact
fa my handds can't stopp writing these days , I don't know w why , maybbe if I stoppped
writting on the website
w , I would
w o a book , because theere are lots of
writee a novel :) or
thouughts in my mind, so thhey are fightting togetheer , some off them are trrying to escaape, but
I tryy my best too keep them under arresst (LOOOL)) :) .
Whaat have I wrritten aboutt women ???? I didn't wrrite anythinng, did I??? :)))))))))). God
G
prottects me?. Amen.
A :) .
Deaar Behnam , our societiies consist of o families which

w are thhe smallest units in eveery
sociiety , so if evvery family was built inn a good waay , all societies wouldd be ok.
Whoo are the baasic parts foor every fam mily???? Thhey are husbband and wif ife. The hussband in
the first
f place , and wife inn the secondd one. It's noot my opinion , God crreated men with w
lots of specificaations to bee the leader to built a goood family.
Ourr God says in i the holy Koran
K " Alrrejal Kawam moon Ala Alnesaa ?.". but on the othero
hannd God creaated women to share theeir husbandds the duty of o building good
g familiies , so
theyy are partneers , men caannot live without women and vicee versa. Every woman should s
undderstand herr role in herr family , theen she can be
b smart ennough to plaay her role in i a
perffect way to sshare her husband
h in her
h life.
To talk
t in shortt , women shhould be su uccessful witth their hussbands in the first placee to be
succcessful in otthers. So if her
h husbandd was happyy , calm , reelaxed and ccomfortablee with
her , she wouldd looking forrward for all
a her otherr abilities which
w God ggave them too her.
She can work because God gave her mind and heart as all people which are the most
important parts of our bodies, and she can be successful, and her husband will be beside
and next to her in all her plans , and he will motivate her too.
To sum up , we should have a strong basic to success in our life , this strong basic is " the
family". I hope I could explain my idea in an understandable way , and I hope you can
understand what I mean exactly. Forgive me if I was a bit boring. :) .
Dear friend,Your question is very great and I've got the answer, but I think if I answered ,
I would write about something I don't prefer to talk about it , because I've some
limitations. But maybe if I thought about suitable way for answering, I would write it
immediately , I promise. Or as old Syrians say when they want to promise someone : I put
my hand on my mustache (LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL) :), but I don't have
mustache , so let's keep it : I promise. :) :)
Dear Behnam , don't worry about your friends , because they can understand. Just feel
free , relaxed , comfortable , calm and happy , all your friends ( me included ) are with
you , and they are waiting for your active writings again . I'm sure that everything will be
okay very soon , it just a black cloud and it will go away sooner or later. So please be
sure that all your friends are not upset or sad from you , they just miss you so much.
I'm very much looking forward to hearing , seeing , and reading from you very soon.
Please stay happy.

Marina.

Dear Marina,
It is great reading your writings. Thank you for all efforts that you make to keep our
friendship going. That is very kind of you. Thank you very much indeed.
It seems that you are in an excellent mood these days. Thank God. Your great writings
imply that you are very happy. I am happy too. In fact, your happiness makes me feel
happy too. I like to call it 'induction happiness'.(Lool) :)
My question remained unanswered. Do not worry! I know that it is a very direct question,
so it is difficut for you to give a direct answer. I understand you very well.
I really like what you have written about family and the real foundation of every society. I
couldn't agree more!
These days, you are not able to stop writing, as you have written. Please take this perfect
opportunity and write as far as you can. (loool)
You have written a wonderful "Aye" from the holy Koran. I mean 'Alrejalo ghawamoona
alanesa...." Dear Marina, we do not know why God have said so, but women often
consider this "Aye' as the unfairness and cruelty to themselves. They believe that women
and men are equal.
I have written somethings about equality before (I have written to Lauri, I think). It is
better not to focus on it now.
Dear Marina, please write something about your routin tasks at home. What do you often
do on a typical day?
Do you like cooking? Do you often help your mother with housework? Do you like
washing? What about ironing? What is your favourite fruit?
Let me ask you a funny question. How many times, on a typical day, do you look at
mirror? (loooooooooool). What is your main concern in the life?
I know that it will take a lot of time for you to answer these questions, but do not worry,
answer some of them. :)
All the best,


Dear Cathy & Nana,
Where are you my Chinese good friends? What has happened to you? This is just to let
you know that I have MISSED you terribly. Please do not leave this thread and me alone.
Please do not lose touch with me. I do need to your friendship. I hope to hear something
from you very soon.
All the best,

Mohamad June 30th 2009

My dear friends,
Behnam, Mohsen, Marina, Maryam, Cathy, Nana, Asal, Andrew, Leyli and Clare
Hello to you all, I hope every thing goes well and you are in good mood.
This site be strewn with flowers every day with your lovely and wisely words.
As you know I read your writing everyday and remember you all every moment when I
turn on my computer at work. There are many useful things in your writing especially
about men and women. These days there are many problems and hardness in my country
particularly for young people (of course I am not young) like what lili has wrote . please
be sure this is not politic issue but it is just to tell out one?s grievances. You know when
we have a difficult in our life we say it first to friend, this make our be carefree. From this
point of view I think lili was in the right . I think we must let everybody in this world
,world with fullness problems ,write about her/his opinion and about her/his sadness.
Saadi is a world known Persian (Iranian) poet. One of his most famous poems is the
following:
Human beings are members of a whole,

In creation of one essence and soul.
If one member is afflicted with pain,
Other members uneasy will remain.
If you have no sympathy for human pain,
The name of human you cannot retain.
Once Behnam has wrote it here before.
By the way I hope everybody are in good mood and good health and have a life without
any problem and country without any cruel.
Best wishes,
Araghi,
30,June,2009

Dear Araghi,
How are you my good friend? I hope you are fine. Thank you for putting message. It
made me very happy.
I understand you and what you have written. It is okay to write about our feelings;
sadness and happiness. In fact, we share our feelings with each other. Sometimes, our
feelings are so strong. For example, imagine we are extremely happy, then we make a
loud voice, or we dance. We like it, but we often bother other people. It is very
reasonable in our eyes, but what about other people? How do they think?
I believe, people are free to do whatever they like as long as they do not make other
peoplem get into trouble. People are free as long as they do not cause any problems to
other people in the society. This is an obvious principle in the world of human beings
which is beyond question.
In this site, we are some people, as some guests, from different parts of the world. We can
give information about everything. We can share everything, but we cannot judge about
other people, some politicians etc. It is unfair to judge about someone or something when
we have not enough information. By the way, it is not good to be a guest, but do not treat
the host with respect.
In the first place, we are practising English in this powerful site. We make friends with
other people through writing to each other. We share many things with each other.
However, we are not allowed to write about politics, because we all know from our
experience that speaking about politics comes end with a lot of hostility. It spoils
friendship as fire does with dry wood.
I have to dash right now. I have no time to check my writings. Please forgive me for
making any mistakes.
I hope to read more from you soo.
All the best,


dear Andrew,
I am glad to read your message.As you said,the refrigerator maybe made the temperature
low down in your city.It ris so hot that i would rather walk and holdi a air condition at
hand if i could.However the worst is living in India in summer.Where the tem is over 40'C
and the water and electricity had to be cut sometimes because it can't be supplied.Can
you tell me something about your city?
best regards
NANA
JUNE 30,2009

dear Behnam,
Thank you for your message.You reply so fasty make me shame.
I also wouldn't eat dog meat because i think dog is a piritual animal ,maybe it can hear
andd understandd Man,it is the
t friend off Man.Do yyou think thaat?
Thiss day some ppeople in chhina began to eat vegeetarian foodd no meat for health.Som me of
them
m (the whitee collar)only
ly drink the juice
j of veggetarian or fruit
f in popular.They belive
b it
makke body is healthy and no rubbish.I don't agreee that.
GOOD LUCK
NAN
NA
JUN
NE 30,2009
Ju
uly 20009
i009skandar JJuly 1st 20009

hi i''m adi. i am
m newbe here,, can i chaat for anyboody becausee my englishh it's worse
Ym i_skandar22000
thannks
2200
Marina1
M July
ly 1st 2009
Deaar Behnam,
Thaank you so m much for youur great wrriting for poor Marina. Marina feeels happy wh hen her
frien
nds are happpy too, so when
w I feel that Behnam m is smilingg when he iss reading myy
writting I feel soo good.
Aboout that Ayaa , I love it , I'm strongly

ly believe thhat God saidd so becausee it is so. Women
W
andd men aren'tt equal , menn do lots off things we can
c feel them m around , who is makking a
livinng?? who iss protect thee whole fammily?? who iis protect thhe country ??? ........ Men
n are
doinng so.
Godd gave wommen lots of thhings , he seent lots of messages

m forr women in the holy Ko oran, I
thinnk women shhould read the
t holy Kooran carefullly , then theey will noticce that the road
r to
the " Paradise " for women is shorterr than men , what we wantw more???? :) :).
It should be mentioned that I'll write something about men duties toward women ,
otherwise , lots of women will kill me :) , but I'm still young , I want to live more
(LOOOOOL), so I'll write about it soon. ( PLEASE WOMEN ! WAIT FOR MY FUTURE
REPLY THEN JUDGE) :).
Dear Behnam, you have asked lots of questions, oh my God!!! they are many and a bit
hard to write the answers :) , but I'll write some of them as you have said.
I love chores, I like to see everything clean around me , so I like washing dishes , tyding
the house , ironing and cooking , but I'm strongly believe that everything has its time , so
I don't like to do chores in all time of the day , I like to fininsh everything in the morning ,
then do what ever I want in the afternoon.
I wake up everyday at 6:00, I watch TV ( the news ) :) , eat breakfast which is a central
meal in my day. When my father go to his work I start cleaning the house . My mother
likes to wake up late , about 11:00 , so when she wakes up we start to prepare for lunch ,
but before that I often check this website and write something if I have a time. after lunch
I help my mother with lots of things , then check the website again. I like to walk one hour
a day with my best friend .
I watch TV , but very rarely . At the moment I'm waiting for my job, so when I'll start I
think everything in my life will change.
Dear Behnam , I think you feel that my life is a bit boring , but I don't feel so, because I
prefer to stay at home if it was hot , and I've got lots of private activities to do , like
learning English , I spend about one hour a day in studying English , I really love it , do
you know why ??? ok, because it made me meet lots of great friends , especially you. :)
Dear Behnam , I'm going to write about men , would you please write about the same
topic . Then we should compare our writings :)
Some of my relatives are comming these days to see my little brother who had a broken
arm recently, now he is okay , Thanks God. So forgive me if I answered a bit late.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you very soon.

Marina.
Andrew July 1st 2009

Dear Nana,
Saint-Petersburg was built by decree of Russian Tsar Peter I The Great (declared as first
Russian emperor) having been designed to replace the former capital - Moscow. New city
has given it's name in honour of apostle Peter who (together with apostle Paul) gonna be
considered as a saint patron and defender of St.-Petersburg. So it has become a capital
of Russian Imperium and was a capital in 1712-1728 and 1732-1918
Our city changed it's name several times:

in the beginning of World War I (1914) it was renamed in Petrograd (because an old
name construction sounded german-like and Russia was at war with Germany),
in 1924 it's got a name of Lenin - Leningrad and was gonna stay under that name up to
1991 when the state of SU radically changed ( SU ceased to exist, socialism as a state
system in Russia died etc.,etc.) So as you understand an author of these lines was born
and came to be adult in Leningrad. It took efforts to become in habbit for a 'new' name -
S.-Petersburg which was considered as a historical before that time.
In all times S-Pet was (and gonna be) one of the greatest cities of Russia, the second by
size after the Moscow, developing powerful industry, scientific researchs, Arts, having a
politic influence and attracting millions of tourists (in summertime mostly because a
weather is definitely nasty in other seasons:((()
Just now the weather is rather good - sunny and the temperature is about 20-24C - the
best for walking and excursions by bus or boat. Great! Are you ready to buy a
ticket?:)))))))
Best wishes,
Andrew
nanazhong July 1st 2009

dear Andrew,
Thank for reply.As you said,you city-Moscow had change named as Saint-
Petersburg.However in my memory,we called it Moscow for many years in China and
with which we also are familiar.I know her because a song---Moscow
nights(???????????? ??????,it's right in Russian,i don't know).Even now this song is
very famous so someone will sing it when we go to Karaoke.
As far as Lenin is concerned ,i knew him since young.We learn to him from our history
book.Even now we had to study Leninism.Sometimes we had to refer to it in writing
articles.
Can you image them?We have close relationship.
I want to know more about Russia,please write to me.
NANA
JULY 1,2009
Hi Nana,
I obviously expressed a thought not clear enough. Moscow is Moscow. It stay in it's own
place for more than 850 years.
It was a capital of Russia most of the time since the middle of 16 century EXEPT a time
when Saint-Petersburg was a capital.
Moscow is a capital of RF till now and nobody gonna change it's status as far as I
know:))
Moskow is placed almost in the middle of the country, whereas Saint-Petersburg is in the
North-West end of it and historically designed to be a link to Europe.
I hope you understand me now correctly:)
Best wishes,
Andrew

By the way, do you know that Lenin is just subverted idol in Russia nowdays?
Though some people go on to worship him and his memory till now.
behnam July 2nd 2009

Hi Nana,
How are things? I hope you are enjoying the summer.
It is so hot now. I dislike hot weather! It is boring. I drink plenty of water, and then sweat
a lot. I have to have a shower each day. Last night I couldn't sleep well, because it was
very hot. It was really difficult to breathe! You cannot believe it. By the way, I cannot use
air conditioning system, because I have got a sort of sensitivity, or maybe an allergy to
air conditioner. As soon as I switch it on, I start to sneeze, then I catch a bad cold.
I hope you are not facing with such problems, anyway. I hope to hear more from you.
All the best,

Behnam, 2 July, 2009

Hello Adi,
How are you? Welcome to this thread. Thank you for putting message on this site.
Could you possibly introduce yourself?
All the best,


Hello Marina,
How are you doing today? Are you having a good day? Are you enjoying every minute of
your life? I hope so. I hope you are feeling good and enjoying the summer.
I really enjoy writing to you and reading your writings.
Dear Marina, nowadays, it is not easy to sign in Yahoo Messenger, to visit this site, to
check mailbox etc. It often takes a lot of time to sign in. It is really boring. Sometimes, I
write www.english-at-home.com in the address bar then press the Enter button firmly.
Afterwards, I put my head on the desk and take a rest. I check it; it is still trying to open
the site! How silly it is!(loool)
After a while, I see the green site! Oh my God! Thankfully, "Let's learn together!" is on
the home page! I click on it and wait! And wait! And wait! When will I see the first page
of my thread? How knows? After 15 minutes (sometimes, after 30 minutes) I see the first
page! Then I happily scroll down to view the end of the first page! Okay. I am there right
now! I click on 220, for example! (loool) I wait, and wait and wait! Only God know when
it will do me a favour, and then will be openned! Will it be openned for the honour of
poor Behnam? (I'm not sure about this structure! It is Persian based. I have to check it
later! LoooL)
Oh, Yes, I am able to see page 220! Oh, God, Thanks! Finally, I am seeing Marina's
writing on the top of that page! Great!
OKay. Nice, lovely, friendly writing! Thank you Marina!
I am going to answer it. Oh my God. The box isn't there! I mean the place that we write!
What is the matter? What is wrong with it? Yes, I have to log in! But, I haven't logged out
last time! Well, this is Clare's new policy! It is expired!
Oh noooooooooooooo! I have to repeat this process!!! Oh again!!! Noooooooooo, it is

not fair.
f How m
much time have
h I got?????!!!
Stuppid Behnamm, you have to try againn. Nobody iss hear! Donn't yell! But, you are alllowed
to cry! It was bbad, in the past,
p for a man
m to cry! These
T days, it is ok! Crry! Cry and get
relaaxed! Cryingg is very heelpful!
Welll, Behnam, you haven'y 'y got enouggh time to annswer Mariina's writingg! But, Marrina is
veryy sensitive. SShe is waitiing for yourr answer. Yoou know, shhe often givees people tipps on
beinng patient, bbut she isn'tt patient!!! (LOOOL)
(
I kn
now, what caan I do? Noothing. It is not my faullt. It is not because
b of m
my shortcom
ming.
Nobbody can blaame me, I am
a a very goood man. I am a a self-diiciplined, siinless, neat and
tidyy person! (looool)
Behhnam, time iis flying. Wrrite somethiing to this A

Arab. She is an easily aannoyed girll. She is
so sentimental.
s Don't hurt her feelinggs. (LooooooooooL)
Stuppid ego! Stoop bothring me. I am writing

w now. Are you bliind? You muust try yourr best to
booost my morale rather then lose my self confideence! I won''t forgive yoou! Now, I
undderstand thaat you (ego) are my firsst enemy in the
t world. (LOOOOOO
( OOOL)
Thaank you for reading

r me to checkk. Forgive foor mistakes. I have to dash.
Maarina. No tim d
Mayybe next tim
me. Byebye
All the best,

Behhnam, 2 Julyy, 2009
metzean
m Julyy 2nd 2009
Deaar Marina,
Thaank for yourr hospitalityy, I am sure that one daay I will com
me to your ccountry as many
m
Irannian people travel to Syyria on pilggrimage to hholy zainab shrine, Youu never told me
wheere you live in Syria, I heard
h about one imporrtant port off Syria /Torrtuos. How many
m
impportant portss are there in Syria. Which
Wh one is the best forr swimming??
I likke swimmingg and everyy year in sum mmer I go too north of Iran
I to swim
m in Caspiann sea,
but unfortunateely I cannott go there thhis year , myy boss is kinnd but very uncomprommising
andd don't let me leave absence. He ad dvise me to save my mooney and noot to spend iti as an
excuursion in seeaside or moountain andd forest . he justified
j it with
w help off imaginatioon as
folloow " when yyou are in a pond ,closse your eyess and imaginne too muchh water like when
you are in a seaa. When youu look at a tree ,imaginne 10000 off trees then yyou are in a forest
?ann so on. I listen to his ad
dvice, smilee and feel soorry for him
m.
He always says" We have a lot of job to do ,every thing is slow ,we have shortage of time
, he shouts Mohhhssen?!!!sooner or later your patience kill me.. so on. In response I tell
him " may I kiss you my dear boss and kiss him , then he became a little calm and tell:
well well ..,go and do your function well and quit talking ,I like my boss very much and I
always play a joke on him. My boss always limping ,because he lost one his leg in Iraq-
Iran war and his leg is artificial.
One of my friend is a doctor, a surgeon, he like climbing because he should stay on his
feet for many hours when he is busy in surgical operation, so every week he goes to the
mountains. last week he asked me to join his climbing and I accept it, because he is a
humble person and we have close idea in many things. Then, on last Friday we went with
our family toward the mountain ,and doctor and I decided to climb the peak. As we
arrived in the first slope we did some exercise and warmed up our body and then
continued ,after half an hour climbing ,I felt my heart was beating 150 beats/minute ,felt
of nausea ,but I did not want to tell the doctor about it as I did not want to accept the a
doctor is better in climbing . He was climbing like a wild goat, his hat had a long brim
?turn it down and he did not see anything except the spots in front of his feet
,I had to continue even I was killed , i thought ...I follow the doctor like an elephant
which was chasing a goat, so the distance was became loner and longer, suddenly I
turned intentionally on right and went behind a big rock and lied down in a shadow
place, drinking a little water and got better. After a time my cell phone rang ; hey , where
are you Mohsen? ,I cannot see you.
I told Where are you doctor?
I am here near the antenna mast on top of the mountain ,Doctor replied.
I think I have missed you ,I said, one hour later I will meet you beside the cars , good
bye..
One hour later when we join each other and were eating our breakfast ,I told him the
story and we laugh a lot, specially our wives .
I want to go the mountain again on Friday and take over the doctor.
Dear marina ,do you like climbing, what is your favorite sport?
B.Wishes,
Mohsen

Hello Mohsen,
Dear Mohsen, I just read your writing one hour ago! Unfortunately, I hadn't seen it. I
was actually waiting for the answer of my last writing. The more I keep waiting, the more
worrried I becom me. Finallyy, I thought to
t myself, "BBehnam, Mohsen
M neveer ignores yoou and
your writing. Nakoneh
N naddidish!" Theerefore, I deecided to haave a look too the last paages. I
founnd it. Thankk you very much.
m
I amm terribly soorry, but I hadn't

h seen your
y nice writing.
w Pleaase forgive m
me for being
g very
latee in answering.
I co
ompletely aggree with wh hat you havve written. YYes, fightingg for God (JJahad) is rea ally
diffe
ferent from oother wars, but we shouuld know thhat it is not fairf to call alla wars figghting
for God. I do not know how w to make myself
m clearr. We must knowk that thhere is a verry thin
linee between faate and fact, or betweenn fighting foor God and fighting
f to ffulfill our leeader's
desiires. When iti is fightingg for God, thhe leader iss the first onne who is reeady to be killed!
k
If Emam
E Ali orr prophet Mohammad
M c a war liike fighting for
call f God (Jaahad), they are at
the battle themsselves!
I beelieve, it is not
n good to spoil such great
g facts bby comparinng our actioons with theem. It is
not good to com mpare our leaders
l withh Imam Ali (Janam
( be fadayat.
f Alii, dar alamee hasti
tanhha to boodi ke hokoomaat barat zahhmat bood, va khalife boodan
b az aabe biniye boz
b kam
arzeeshtar boodd. Ali, joz to hich bashaari chonin nemitavanadd bashad. Alli, tanha ba araye to
hokkoomat masoooliyat dashht...) and ouur silly actioons with fighhting for Good.
Deaar Mohsen, we are on the

t same waavelength. I have great respect forr your opinio
ons. I
undderstand youu very well.
Thaank you for writing.

w Pleease keep onn writing. I hope to reaad more from
m you soon.
All the best,

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Marina1
M July
ly 2nd 2009
Deaar Behnam,
Am I sensitive ???? :) , noo Marina yo ou are not seensitive, jusst Behnam ssays that you
u are
senssitive. so whhy am I gettting upset when
w Behnam m being latee in answerring??? ok, that's
becaause you likke to contacct with Behnnam , you loove to read hish writingss, and love to
t feel
his friendship
f .:)
dear Behnam , to share yoou your probblem , the earth phone line is brokken :( in my home,
so I can't be onn Internet thhese days , so
s if you cann write harddly , it's imppossible for me to
checck or to wriite here. Now I'm in myy sister's homme , she hass finished hher final exaam , and
she is preparinng for her grraduation project
p , she wants me to
t help her , so I'm heree in her
home , helping her , and taking a little bit of time to write here.
dear Behnam , after all writing about openeing this site , and how much it's difficult to do
that for you, I still want you to reply for me everyday , why??? I don't know , it's girl's
nature, they like to be annoying (LOL).
Dear Behnam, I've seen a movie , there was a great part in it , the main actor was
fighting with lots of people to save his girlfriend , lots of people kicked him everywhere ,
but he could reach to his girlfriend's place and statred to take off the rubes which was on
her hands , his girlfriend yelled at him and kicked his leg , he said to her " oh my God!!! I
just saved you " , she said to him " yes , but you came late"...:) :) .
What do you think about this part Behnam???? I think it is very interesting, isn't it??? :).
Dear friend, My sister's child who is 3 years old is trying to play with me, now, when I'm
writing , so what should I do ??? it seems I should finish this writing because he is
yelling in my ear , oh my God!!! please stop, I'm writing to my best friend. :)
Thank you Behnam for writing to me in these days , I really appriciate your care for
writing to me , thank you very much indeed. You make me very happy in every time that
you write to me ...why??? I don't know , I just be happy.
Please write to me always , write to me more. :)

Marina.

Hi Cathy,
How are you? Do you read this message? If so, why don't you answer? If not, where are
you?
I hope everything is going well with you. This is just to let you know that I have missed
you terribly. I hope to read your message very soon.
All the best,


Dear Marina,
Many thanks for writing in a very friendly way. Your way of writing is great. Many
people have written something in this thread until now, but your way of writing is
different. I know, you aren't patient (looool), and then will ask: 'What do you mean
Behnam by saying that Marina's way of writing is different from other people's?" Don't
worry! I will tell you.
Marina's writing is different because it always smells females way of writings. I mean, it
is clear that the writer is a female. Everybody can get it just by reading only one of her
writings!
Another point which is more important than the first one is that Marina always writes
what she thinks. Marina never pretends to be someone else. Marina is herself. Marina
has got no problme with her personality. She loves herself!
All my friends believe that I am a very frank person. Of course, I am a frank person. I
really love being frank. I am a straightforward person too. I am honest about my feelings
or opinions and I hate to hid them. Why did I write these things? I just wanted to
emphasise that I am not writing some positive things about you to praise you. I am not
praising, not exaggerating, not flattering.
I believe, the worse thing in the world is flattering. Human being mustn't flatter!
If someone asked me, "Behnam what is the most valuable thing in the world?" I would
answer; sincerity is the best thing in the world. Sincerity is really priceless.
There are many definitions of "Mankind". In my opinion, someone is a real human being
if their actions are the same as their sayings. To put it another way; there is no difference
between their speech and deed!
Nowadays, it is so difficult to find such a person. These sorts of people are not human
beings, they are some angels indeed. They are even much better than angels. They
deserve to be worshipped by other people, but we are not allowed to worship someone
else. We must only worship God.
I do believe that sincerity is the most valuable thing in the world. If you have got someone
in your life, who is sincere, do not lose them, keep them with your two hands firmly. A
sincere person is a real treasure. Pay for the price of their friendship, although it is not
easy to pay for the price of their friendship, because they cost a lot! I will write
something about sincerity later.
Dear Marina, reading Behnam's writings is like drinking some salty water! You drink it,
but the thirst is still there. The more you drink, the thirstier you feel.
(LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL)
It is about 00:30 in Tehran right now. Tomorrow I will sit an exam. I have to take an
English exam. I hope I will pass this exam. If I pass it, I will finish intermediate level.
Please pary for me.
I hope to see your reply soon.
All the best,

sami July 2nd 2009

Hello Behnan and all of you in this site,
I'm ROSA, from Spain. I have been reading the writings in this threat for a long time,
maybe more than one year. I love reading it, I enjoy your writings and they make me
learn a lot.
I am a teacher and I have studying very hard during this year in order to improve and
find a good place to work as a teacher. I have to say that in Spain it is hard to work as a
teacher in a public school, you have to pass important examinations, and it is hardly
impossible to work in a private school unless you have a close friend who works there.
Now, I have finished my exams, and I am waiting for the results, let's see if my dreams
will come true...
I dont know how you are going to receive my writing here, this is my last try to say that I
am still here, and I will always be. I think this is enough.
Behnam, good luck for your exams, although it is clear that you will pass exam
successfully. Your English is great.
Rosa, 3 July 2009
Cathy Li July 3rd 2009

Dear Behnam and all friends,
Thanks for your warm concern and good advice.
I've been busy with work for a couple of days. Anyway, say hello to you and wish you
enjoy every minute of life.
Behnam, thanks for your message online this moring all the way.
Cathy
zura July 3rd 2009

please show me the correct answer fi i'm wrong...your help i'm very
appreaciate......because i'm very bad in writing or speaking
zura July 3rd 2009

hi...behnam..
are you still there to reply my message??

where do you live????
could you chat with me???...
thanks... :-)
behnam July 3rd 2009

HOLA ROSA,
You cannot imagine how happy I was when I saw your writing in the morning. Today I
got up very early in order to do some homework, and to make myself ready for exam.
After a while, I became connected. I visited this site and saw your writing. It energized
me. Thank you very much indeed.
Your English is excellent. We are some learners on this site. We need someone to correct
our mistakes. You are an English teacher, so it seems that we have finally found a proper
person to help us with our English. Should you be our teacher?
Thank you for putting message on this site, in this humble thread. Thank you for joining
us. Thank you once again for following and reading our writings.
It is a great honour for me to make friends with an English teacher, who is from Spain,
and then Spanish is their first language, or maybe their mother tongue. Spanish is the
second most important language in the world.
Dear Rosa, please introduce yourself if you do not mind. You have given some useful
information about your career and your country, but it is not enough.(loool). I,
personally, like to know my friend's gender and age. (I hope you do not mind if you are a
lady, because ladies often consider it impolite to be asked about their age by a man. I am
a real gentleman. I often do not ask about the ladies' age! looooooooool)
My friends, maybe, find it mysterious and strange that why Behnam wants to know
something about his friends' gender and age. I understand them. I know that it is just
because of their curiosity. Well, the answer is this:
When you (I mean people who want to know why I need to have someone's gender and
age) are going to write something to someone, you had better know their gender, because
it affects your way of writing, and then the kinds of sentences, or the words you use to put
next together! Men are physically strong and rough, so that it is okay to use rough words
in the texts when we write to them. However, women are sentimental, smooth, soft and
easilly annoyed. We have to be very careful with our behavious, sentences, words,
especially, we have to talk to them smoothly. (loool)
Age is another important factor when it comes to dealing with someone. There is a big
difference between talking to an adult and talking to a fully grown person. (loool)
Thank you for admiring my English. What I know is some general knowledge about
English that my friends have taught me.
I took my exam in the morning. It was great. I was the first person who finished it. The
teacher checked my homework. He said; "Well done Behnam! That is excellent! I have
nothing to say. You have done it perfectly. I will miss you." Then he gave me his email
and said, "Behnam, please write to me and be in contact with me. You are an inspired
person. I am very much interested in being a friend of you rather than your teacher."
Finally, he signed his name at the bottom of a page in my book.
I said to him, "That is very kind of you, actually. It was a great honour for me to be your
student. Thank you for teaching. Thank you for all you have done for me. I hope to see
you next terms again. I will miss you." Then I shook hands with him and left the class. It
was a sad situation, by the way.
Thank you for reading. I hope to read your reply soon.
All the best,

ahmedomerj July 3rd 2009

Learning is power ..... who said that
thanks
Hello Cathy,
Thank you for message. I hope you can make some time for visiting this place and writing
something to your friends.
Stay happy and healthy.

All the best,

222

Hello Zura,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Thank you for putting message in this thread.
If you want to chat with me, please add this ID:
you.believeme@yahoo.com
These days, it is so difficult, sometimes impossible for me to sign in and then chat. I hope
this problem will be solved soon. By the way, I am really pressed for time. However, I
promise to chat with you, whenever we can meet each other online on the Internet.
"Please show me the correct answer..". I could not understand. What do you mean?
Would you please introduce yourself?
All the best,


Hello Ahmedomerj,
Thank you very much for putting message in this thread. That is very kind of you.
Welcome!
I think, knowledge is power! How do you think? I do not know who has quoted that, but
there is an 'Aye' in the holy Koran. God has asked from people:
(Are knowledgeable and ignorant people of equal value and importance?)
The answer is "No" and all people know the answer instinctively.
Dear Ahmedomrej, I believe we have got many things in common. Please share
something with me and my friends, and write in this thread regularly.
All the best,

sami July 3rd 2009

Hello Behnam
How are you? I am happy to read your reply to me, it seems I have been accepted in this
wonderful place. Thank you very much for accepting me here.
Congratulations for your English exam, there was no doubt you were going to pass it
successfully with the highest mark.
Something shocked me when reading your writing to me, I said that I am a teacher, but
how did you find out I am an English teacher????Oh my God!!!! I didnt say it! (jejeje)
You are a very wise man!!!
Yes, I am an English teacher, but as you can see in my writings I make mistakes, my
English is not perfect, this is the reason why I am almost always engaged with English.
Anything I say, I think, I do, I imagine.....is related to English and the English world.
I think I have not level enough to be your teacher here (Come on!!!! Your english is much
greater than mine) but I am here as always to help you and your friends with anything
you need.
This morning, I got up early and I went shopping with a friend of mine (It is summer and
it is the season of sales, I bought some nice clothes). I think up to now you dont have any
doubt about my gender...I am young woman, dont worry about asking me my age, I have
no problem to say it, when a woman has nothing to hide and is happy with herself there is
no problem in telling her age. So I am 28 and I am single. I live in the South of Spain, in
Andalusia and this is a wonderful place, it is worth visiting it! So you are welcomed here!
We Andalusians are people with a good sense of humour and our policy at home is "when
there is lunch for two, there is lunch for three". This means there is always a free place at
home for some guests. Forgive me, I have translated it literally from my mother tongue,
Spanish.
It seems you know a little bit of Spanish (HOLA) you could learn much more if you
wished.
I'm going to finish this long writing, I dont want to bore you or your friends. I hope you
can give me an excuse to write more, I like this place, you know why.
Have a nice time, enjoy life as much as you can.
Rosa, 3 July, 2009
behnam July 4th 2009

Hello Rosa,
How are you? I hope all is well with your life. Thank you for a fast reply.
This place belongs to you, and you belong to this place. Thank you very much for joining
us.
You are absolutely right. You had not written anything about teaching. You had not
mentioned that what you teach. A little bird told me that ROSA is an English teacher.
(looooool and jejejeje)
I am not a wise person at all, but let us take this issue as a problem and solve it. There is
someone from Spain, so it is very likely that his/her mother tongue is Spanish. However,
s/he has written an excellent text in English. What does it mean? In the first place, it
means that the writer of that excellent text is an English teacher. I just made a guess. My
best guess was that Rosa is an English teacher. (loool)
Nowadays, women are very intelligent. Rosa is surely an intelligent woman. Therefore,
she will immediately say, "Behnam, you are from Iran. It is very likely that Persian is
your mother tongue, but you have written many texts in English. By the way, you have
said that you were a teacher. It is very likely that you are an English teacher! However,
your mother tongue is Azerbaijani rather than Farsi and you teach Physics instead of
English. Therefore, making guess is not good. It does not work."
That is a logical reasoning. Well done! However, I would like to criticise this reasoning.
Firstly, my English is not as good as yours is. Secondly, there are many people on this
site, who write much better than I do, but they are not teachers at all. On top of that,
whenever and wherever I have said that I am a teacher, I have added that I teach
Physics. You have said nothing about what you teach. It automatically means that the
writer has deliberately let us make guess about what s/he teaches. In such cases, the most
likely guess is what I have made before. (loooooooooool and jejejejejejeje)
Finally, Iran is a multicultural country. There are many different people, who live in this
country. It is very likely that someone lives in Iran, but his/her mother tongue is not
Persian.
Thank you for inviting me. I wish I were able to visit you and your country. What a pity!
You went shopping and bought some clothes? Great, but what did you buy? Some
summer clothes, well what colour is it? Are you fussy about the clothes you buy? Are you
fussy about your looks? What do you like more about your country and your city? You
have written that Spanish people have a sense of humour; could you possibly give us
some example?
I know only a few Spanish words, but I like to learn more about it. Please write to me
something about Spanish. I am really interested in knowing more about it. In the future, I
will try to learn Spanish. This is one of my goals.
Your writing is not boring at all. I really enjoy reading your writings.
Please keep on writing. I hope to hear more from you.
All the best,

sami July 4th 2009

Hello Behnam
I am very happy to know you are well. I am fine, I feel relaxed, calm, at the same time
with lots of energies to face anything it may come.
I love those little birds which say things to people. Your logical reasoning may work
sometimes but as you yourself have proved, it is not a mathematical rule. So I prefer to
believe the theory of little birds!!
As I wrote, yesterday I went shopping with a friend. I was really looking forwards to
doing it because I, as most of women in the world, love shopping. It has been difficult for
me to do it during the last 8-9 months, because I have been mostly engaged with my
studies. Yes, I bought some summer clothes, some skirts, a dress, some shirts...In general
I love bright colours, especially bright pink or red. I think these colours suit me, due to
my skin colour. However, this time I didnt buy anything pink nor red, the predominant
colour was blue, which is also a very nice colour.
I am not fussy at all with clothes, all I want is to feel comfortable and also to feel
beautiful. I am not fussy about my looks, I am not obsessed with it but I like looking good.
You know Behnam, I am a woman, we all like to look beautiful, and I am not an
exception. I like to be well dressed, but always feeling comfort.
You ask me about what is that I like the most aobut my country. I think you should have to
come to Spain, you will soon fall in love with it.
Spain is full of great mountains, forests, it has also very beautiful cities, but what I like
the most are the beaches. I live in the south west part of Spain, in a small city in
Andalusia, I live less than 15 minutes from the sea. We have wonderful beaches, with a
great quality of sea water and sand. For me the beach is my paradyse. Whenever I feel
weak or worried about something, I use to have a walk on the beach and I go back home
full of energy. My parents have a house in the beach and there I use to spend my
summers. My home there is 3 minutes from the beach...my paradyse, the worst side of it is
that this beach has the coolest water in the south of Spain. Sometimes it is very difficult to
have a bath because you can feel your toes become ice! However, some doctors say cool
water is great for blood movement inside your body...
You should come to this place, it is really nice to spend some time in Andalusia.
What is what you like the most about Iran? and about your city? (please, dont tell me
what you like the most are the beautiful women who live there!!!!) ; )
If you are interested in learning Spanish I can help you with it. It is not so difficult,
although English is much simpler and easier than Spanish. Anyway, I know you wont
have any problem when learning it.
Behnam, you have said you are a teacher at university, have you finished your work?
Have you finished with exams and results of your students? What kind of teacher are
you? Is it difficult to pass exams with you? I am sure you are a great teacher and your
students love attending your lessons.
You have said it is difficult for you to sign in yahoo messenger, however I would like to
enjoy chatting with you soon. By the way! there is a great place for English teachers
which is eslprintables.com, could you please visit it? ;)

LOL
Rosa
Marina1
M July
ly 4th 2009
Deaar Mohsen,
So happy
h to reaad your loveely writing about your manager annd going cllimbing with h your
friennd. It seemss you like too make lots of
o activitiess , and climbbing one off them.
I doon't like clim
mbing mounntains , in faact I've everr thought abbout it , mayybe becausee it's
veryy rare sportt in my coun ntry, or mayybe becausee it needs ann athletic peerson , with huge
musscles , and I don't have them :).
Eveen I don't knnow how to swims , my family

f prefeers going to the mountaains and make a
barb beque in thee nature witth lots of treees around us , or eatinng in a restaaurant theree.
Mayybe my father used to take t us theree because all
a his familyy's memberss are femalees , so
it's better
b to staay in the nature insteadd of going too the beach :) , I don't kknow.
But to tell the truth

t ,I'm strrongly belieeve in our prophet's ( Mohammad(
M (peace be uppon
him))) hadis bouut what kindd of activitiees should bee taught by the parentss , I'm going g to
writte it in Arabbic , then traanslate it to
o English : " Allemo Aw wldakom Alssebahata wa a
Alreemaya wa rrokob Alkhaail " , " teachh your childdren how to swim , ridee a horse an nd how
to thhrow arrow ws( javelin)"". But my fatther didn't ttaught me all
a of those , so what should I
do???? :) , but tot be honestt he knows how h to swim m but he doeesn't know tthe other tw
wo
actiivities. :) :) , so I should dn't blame him
h :).
Parrents shouldd do what ouur prophet said

s but by m
modernize them.{
t Ridinng a horse = ride
a ca
ar, throw arrrows and jaavelin= shoooting}. Whaat do you thhink Mohsenn??? :) :)
dear Mohsen , there are tw wo main porrts in Syria , Tartous anda Lattakiaa , both of th hem are
beautiful to swiim and to sp pend lovely time in. in ffact all Syriia is beautifful in my eyye , and
all Iranian
I peop
ople are wellcomed! , in fact I'm so happy to knnow that Iraanian peoplle are
inteerested in Syyria.
Thaank you Mohhsen for youur writing , please

p keepp going writting , all youur writings are
welccomed.
h my best w
With wishes.
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 4th 2009
Deaar Mohsen,
So happy
h to reaad your loveely writing about your manager annd going cllimbing with
h your
friennd. It seemss you like too make lots of
o activitiess , and climbbing one off them.
I doon't like clim
mbing mounntains , in faact I've everr thought abbout it , mayybe becausee it's
veryy rare sportt in my coun ntry, or mayybe becausee it needs ann athletic peerson , with huge
musscles , and I don't have them :).
Eveen I don't knnow how to swims , my family

f prefeers going to the mountaains and make a
barb beque in thee nature witth lots of treees around us , or eatinng in a restaaurant theree.
Mayybe my father used to take t us theree because all
a his familyy's memberss are femalees , so
it's better
b to staay in the nature insteadd of going too the beach :) , I don't kknow.

t ,I'm strrongly belieeve in our prophet's ( Mohammad(
M (peace be uppon
him))) hadis bouut what kindd of activitiees should bee taught by the parentss , I'm going g to
writte it in Arabbic , then traanslate it to
o English : " Allemo Aw wldakom Alssebahata wa a
Alreemaya wa rrokob Alkhaail " , " teachh your childdren how to swim , ridee a horse an nd how
to thhrow arrow a of those , so what should I
ws( javelin)"". But my fatther didn't ttaught me all
do???? :) , but tot be honestt he knows how h to swim m but he doeesn't know tthe other tw
wo
actiivities. :) :) , so I shoulddn't blame him
h :).
Parrents shouldd do what ouur prophet said

s but by m
modernize them.{
t Ridinng a horse = ride
a ca
ar, throw arrrows and jaavelin= shoooting}. Whaat do you thhink Mohsenn??? :) :)
dear Mohsen , there are tw wo main porrts in Syria , Tartous anda Lattakiaa , both of th hem are
beautiful to swiim and to sp pend lovely time in. in ffact all Syriia is beautifful in my eyye , and
all Iranian
I peop
ople are wellcomed! , in fact I'm so happy to knnow that Iraanian peoplle are
inteerested in Syyria.
Thaank you Mohhsen for youur writing , please

p keepp going writting , all youur writings are
welccomed.
With
h my best w
wishes.
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 4th 2009
Deaar Behnam,
Theere are few people

p who can affect on o others deeeply. They are very raare , we meeet them
by accident
a , loovely accideent , just oncce in all ourr life.
They
ey walk throough our spiirits, egos, anda hearts , then live inn minds. Wee can't forgeet them.
Whoo are those people???
p What are thheir specificcations?? hoow do they affect on otthers??
I doon't know. AAll what I knnow that I'm m writing forr one of them
m , I'm writting for my dear
d
sinccere friend B Behnam. :)
Deaar friend, soome feelingss aren't ablee to be writtten or descrribe , they aare like a freesh air
and fresh water , very rare. We can feel them and keep silent. Why do we keep silent???
We can't translate our feelings to suitable words , so we hide them somewhere which is a
good place to be in, or translate them to some actions , but in my state , in my situation I
can't describe my feelings by actions , so I keep silent.
Sometimes, keeping silent is a way for saying something, telling something and describe
something. It's an encoded message , will reach safely to its decoder , even though there
is a lot of noise everywhere . :)
Thank you Behnam for your sincere , honest, direct , affective and frank words. They are
great words from great and dear person. THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart.
Your reply confused me , I didn't know how to write, begin , loge in , sign in and sign out.
So , the most important question now : DO YOU WANT TO KILL ME BY YOUR
KINDNESS????

Marina.
PS: Congratulation for your exam ! I think it was as clear as sun that your English is
great , and I was as sure as a gun that you will pass it. :) :) :) , so you passed it.
Congratulation! Are you going to complete in the next level soon???
By the way, forgive me for being late in answering , I'm asking you again to be patient
(LOL), oh my God!! Impatient Marina wants Behnam to be patient! What is this
paradox???!! I'm suffering from the same problem , I hope it will solve soon.

Hello Rosa,
How are you today? I hope you are fine.
Thank you very much for your nice reply. It made me feel so happy.
You prefer the theory of 'little bird', but all life is a kind of making guess. There is no
need to prove it, because it is a proven fact. We make guess about something because our
knowledge and information about it is not complete. Anyway, now I know that I am
writing to an English teacher.(lol)
Your father has got a house near the beach! Good for you! What a lucky lady! You like
walking on the beach and playing with sands, maybe, writing something on sands like:
'let's learn together!' or something like that. I like designing on sands; I often design the
shape of heart, an arrow passed through it, and some drops of blood around it. Once, I
was designing it on the beach in the north of Iran (on the beach of the Caspian see), a
sentimental lady was walking there. The design was big, so that she did not see the whole
shape, so she put her feet on the part of the shape! I said, "Oh, lady, lady, noooo! Do not
put your foot on my heart!" At first, she got deeply shocked, but she saw the whole shape
and laughed. She played a joke on the design, saying, "Whose heart is this? It is so big; it
means that the owner of that heart is huge like elephant!"
I answered, "I am the owner of that heart." She felt embarrassed and apologised for
saying that. I told her not to worry about it, because elephants are not so bad animals.
She felt ashamed more. I understood that the lady was so sad because of using the name
of elephant for describing the shape in a bad way. I wanted to make her forget the entire
story, and then I said, "I love elephants because of their long trunks!" Her face went red
and said with a bitter smile, "How naughty you are!" (looool jejejeje)
My students will take the final exam on Thursday, 9th July, 2009 at 8:00 am. I am a strict
teacher, but I am kind as well. I love teaching Physics. It is in my blood. I was born to
teach Physics. I can explain the most difficult things in a very easy way, so that even
children can understand it. When I am teaching, I am very serious, so nobody has right to
speak or make any kind of noise! The students know my habits very well. When I finish
teaching an especial topic and put the marker on the desk, it means that it is time to ask
questions, to speak, to... I set easy questions. My questions are easy, simple, but tricky. It
is very easy to pass Physics with me, because I am so kind, and often in a generous mood
when it comes to giving exams and marks. The girls are not interested in Physics. Only a
few of them are good at it. You should know that Physics is sweet, but so difficult. In the
world of Physics, memorising does not work at all, but the girls are very good at
memorising!
I live in Tehran, the capital of Iran. It is the most important, expensive, populated and
crowded city in Iran. I live in the northeast of it. This part of city is green, quite quiet,
next to mountains. The weather is so nice, so that we rarely switch air conditioner on.
There are many parks and museums in this city. I love green places. On the other hand,
the traffic is very heavy in this city. It is always bumper-to-bumper. Therefore, it is very
dirty in the city centre, and the weather is very bad there. It is very boring. Whenever I go
to the city centre, I get a nasty headache. I really become ill. The most famous university
in Iran is in Tehran. I love Tehran because of its great mountains, universities, and many
excellent facilities.
So happy that you like blue, I love it. I love pink and red, but not to wear, to look at.
(LooooL)
All the best,

Hello Marina,
How are you? I hope everything is going well with you.
Many thanks for lovely writing. Thank you for using some wonderful words to describe
impression that I have made on you through writing to each other.
Imagine we need a machine, a toy for example. First, some engineers put their heads
together and design it. Afterwards, factories manufacture it. There is a station, named
quality control. There are some employees, who control and check whether the produced
toys fulfill the designed function or not. In case of working according to what it is
supposed to, they let the factory send the production to the market.
The same is in the world of human beings. If someone's heart beats for somebody or
something, it means that this machine (this human being) fulfills the designed function.
Therefore, Marina, good for you! You are a right human being!
What are the important characteristics of a good friend? If you carry out a global survey
to find out what makes a good friend, you will hear different answer to this question:
What makes a good friend?
Well, why will be the answers different? The answers will be different, because people
look for different things in friends.
I think, a good friend is somebody who you can trust and tell secrets to. They are sincere.
They will never lie to you. A true friend is someone who you can feel completely
comfortable with and you do not have to make yourself into someone you are not. They
should accept you for who you are and not try to change you. They listen to you but, at
the same time, do not just agree with everything you say.
Some people call someone a really good friend, when they see eye to eye on all things!
I do not know why I wrote these things to you. Maybe, I wanted to say that your way of
thinking, or your attitude towards friendship makes you feel so.
In many cases, we cannot describe our feelings by words. I completely agree with you.
I really like what you have written about yourself, and about good impression that I have
made on you. It made me fly over clouds. Thank you very much. In fact, it is just because
of your own kindness. You have got a heart of gold.
Today, I went to the institute, and registered. I have passed the exam with merit. I will
continue to learn English at upper intermediate level.
I have written this text while I was in a hurry. I could not concentrate on what I wanted to
write. I think, this writing will be a little bit confusing. Please forgive me for making any
mistakes and making you get confused.
All the best,

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My dearest friends Mohsen & Araghi,
Tomorrow is birthday of Ali the great, and Father's Day! Happy Father's Day to You!
I hope everything is going well with you.
Stay happy and healthy,
Best Regards,
mary July 5th 2009

Hi,
Happy Man's Day to my male friends.
And also Happy Father's Day to all fathers.
I hope you all be healthy and happy.
God bless those who are not with us and I hope they are in peace.
Best regards,
Maryam
mary July 5th 2009

Dear Behnam and Marina,
I read you writings to me. Thank you.
I'm sorry that I have not answered your writings, but these days I'm not in the mood of
writing.
Please forgive me.
Best regards,
Maryam

Hello Maryam,
Thank you for the message. When I opened the home page, I saw that "let's learn
together!" has got 2222 replies. I thought to myself, who has posted the 2222th message!
I decided to thank him/her.
After openning this page, I saw your message, then I found out that Maryam has posted
the 2222th(four two) message. I became very happy. I really was walking on air.
I would like to take this perfect opportunity to express my especial thanks for writing the
'four two' message. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Happy Father's Day! May God have mercy on the souls of all dead people! :(
Maryam, please do not lose touch with me and with this thread. I really love reading your
writings. I really have missed your writings.
This thread belongs to you, and you belong to this thread. Please share something with
us from time to time. Please do not leave us alone. I need your help to make this thread a
good place to be in. Let's put our heads together and try our best to improve our English
skills, and to gain experience through friedship and writing.
I am very much looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.
All the best,

sami July 5th 2009

Hello Behnam,
I am very well, your reply makes me happy. How are you today? I hope everything goes
well with you.
I would like to wish you a HAPPY MAN'S DAY too. You have also written that it is
Father's Day too. I makes me remember that some time ago you wrote that your father
had a health problem. I hope he is completely well now and you can enjoy this important
day with him.
Probably, in the near future, someone will tell you happy father's day to you. Would you
like to have children? I am sure you would be a great father. Lucky the woman who
makes you a father!
I love children, however I am not a mother up to now. I have a little niece who is the love
of my life. There is a special kind of connection between her and me, (a good friend of
mine once asked me if she was my niece or my daughter!!!) I use to play a lot with her
and I am even teaching her English! Even though she is just 3 years old, she knows some
words, I think in a few years she will be speaking English better than me!
Sometimes it is very hard to concentrate on doing something when she is at home. The
other day I read what Marina wrote, something like that she was not able to type because
her nephews wanted her to play with them. I have felt the same lots of time!
Please Marina, forgive me if it is not exactly what you wrote,I think I read it two days
ago and I cannot remmember the exact words. By the way, I would like to take this
opportunity to say that I would be very happy to make friends with you. I usually read
your writings, and I truly admire your way of writing and thinking. Your thoughts are
clear as crystal and it makes you be a special girl. If you agree to make friends with me,
please, write to me and give me an excuse to write to you.
Mmmm my mind has flown away! Please, Behnam forgive me, you see, sometimes one
thing leads to the other and my writing has nothing to be with what I really wanted to
write to you. Forgive me please!
I think it is time to finish this writing, I would like to read from you as soon as possible.
Please, ask me things, and I will be happy to answer them and write about them.
Kisses from Spain.

Rosa July 5, 2009.
Hello Rosa,
Thank you for replying. How things are going? I hope you are enjoying every minute of
your life.
Would you possibly let us know a little bit more about the beach? It is summer, and there
are many people from different parts of the world, on the beach now. Am I right in
thinking that? (This is the first excuse to write! LoooL).
My father is well. Thank you for asking. Thank you for thinking that I will be a great
father, but I believe men make women become mothers! I doubt if the reverse is true!
(The second excuse to write! LoooL).
Everybody likes children. This is one of the human instincts to get married! (The third
excuse to write! You can dig this topic more by writing: No Behnam. I do not think so. I
have met many people who hate children...Or, I completely agree with you, but if you like
children why you did not get married yet? ... LOOOL).
My female friends have got niece or nephew very close to them! It is very strange.
Anyway, your niece is my rival, I think! (The forth excuse to write about. You can write
e.g.: Do not worry Behnam. Do not fear. There are different parts in ladies' hearts. Some
of them are for... LOOOL jejeje).
Her English will become better than yours! That is wonderful. It means many things: 1.
Her teacher is a great one 2. She is very sharp like her aunt. ...(The fifth excuse to...)
Do not worry about writing to Marina while you are writing to me. I do not mind at all,
because there is no difference between me and Marina! (The sixth excuse to write! This is
a wonderful excuse! looool jejejejeje)
Dear Rosa, there are always many things in my writings to take them as some excuses to
write about. I often write those things on purpose, just to let my friends feel free in
writing to me.
If you want a specific topic, how do you think to write about "friendship, love, happiness,
kindness"? For example, in your opinion, what makes people happy and who is the
happiest person in the world? You should know that there is no need to name someone.
You are expected to write: In my opinion, such and such things make people happy, and
the happiest person is someone who has got Behnam as a friend! (loool jejeje).
Dear Rosa, If you had read the writings in this thread, you would have known that, more
or less, all people are interested in reading something about men and women. I do not
know why this topic is very interesting for all people. I guess, it is just because of
different worlds that men and women belong to, but both men and women live in this
earthy world!(loool) How do they belong to different worlds? I have learnt from
expeerience thatt writing abbout the worrld of men aand women has always welcomed by the
readders. I do noot know what is the maain secret? (loool
( jejejee) There aree many excu
uses in
this paragraph. What are you y searchiing for? (loooool)
Youu have sent some

s kisses from Spainn. That is veery kind, braave and gennerous of yoou. It is
reallly amazingg, becuase itt strengthen ns my belief.
f There are many couplles in the so ociety
thatt have not kissed
k each other,
o althoough they haave been wiffe & husbannd for yearss.
How wever, a frieend from Sppain sends kisses
k to herr friend! A close
c friendd of mine (H
He lives
in Irran!) once said
s to me that
t it is just because off our attitudde towards life, our way
ay of
thinnking, our w
way of upbriinging, etc. That is truee, but I thinkk, in Iran, mmen do not know
k
wom men, and woomen do not know men n! Our mindds are filled with some uuntrue belieefs by
our parents! Thhe grils minnds are filled d with somee stupid thinngs that theiir parents
(parrticularly thheir motherss) have taugght them. Annd the samee goes to booys minds!
A mother
m is teaaching her daughter:
d Iff this->do thhat, if that->
> do this... H
How this fu
ull CD
willl work? It iss exactly likee a rubbish--filled CD. We will heaar what is w written beforre!
It iss because off the culturee gap between Iran andd Spain! Peoople often ccall it culturre
shocck. Howeveer, what makkes culture gap?
g What are the reaasons?
Anyyway, I belieeve, we have to changee our attituddes and beliefs. I do nott mean to sppoil our
cultture at all. There
T are many
m things we can do, without ruiining our anncient culturre.
Thee sky is not bblue in Tehrran! It is duusty. I have not

n seen likke this beforre! Some expperts
saidd that it is because of Irraq! It is appparently wiindy in Iraqq, so that it m
makes the sky
s of
Irann become duusty!!!
I haave digresseed into an otther topic. Sorry

S to be boring.

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

Marina1
M July
ly 6th 2009
Hi Behnam
B andd my new frriend Rosa,
Thaank you so m much for youur writing to

t me , it maade me really happy.
t Behnam , I didn't got what yoou wrote to me , it was really conffusing,
it means
m you arre confusingg me on porrpuse , arenn't you???? :)
I've got somethhing to writee , but not now

n , I've noo time , but I wanted to write someething
anyway in ordeer to say " Hi
H Behnam, I'm alive!:)))))) "
Deaar Rosa, it'ss a big honoour for me too be your frriend , thankk you for givving me an excuse
for writing
w to yyou. It seemss you are a great persoon with an excellent
e Ennglish, pleasse feel
freee in writing to me . As I said to Behhnam , I've ggot somethiing to writee for you. I promise
p
to write
w very sooon. Thank youy for saying some goood words about
a my wrritings and my
persson , It's froom your kinddness.
Pleaase wait forr my next rep

eplyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. :)) (it's a new
w end for a rreply:)))) , oh
o my
Godd!!! Marina is a discovverer)
h my best w
With wishes.
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 6th 2009
Hiiiiiiiiiiiii Marryam,
Thaank you so m
much for wrriting to me. I'm so happpy to see yoour writingss again.
Takke it easy annd feel free , but don't leeave us. write for us aggain and enjjoy your friiendship
andd English wiith us.
I'm waiting forr your activee writing .
h my best w
With wishes.
Marrina.
saami July 6thh 2009

Helllo Behnam
Youu cannot imaagine how happy

h I am when I readd your writiing. Thanks a lot for
answwering. Youu are very kind.
k
I am
m very well, I am free from
fr studyinng, I am enjoying my hoolidays, gettting up latee,
swim
mming in thhe Atlantic Ocean,
O sunbbathing...I feel
f very happpy but at thhe same tim
me
anxious to knoww the resultts of my exa
am, I will knnow them in 10 days, I cannot
c waitt more!
Woww! You havee given to me

m a lot of excuses
ex for w
writing! I will
w write aboout some off them
now
w, all are very interestinng from diff
fferent points
ts of view.
As you
y have said, the beacch is now fu ull of peoplee from differrent parts off the world,
espeecially my beach.
b It is a very attraactive place ffor rich forreign peoplee, mainly German
G
andd British. Thhey can do here
h lots of things, theyy love our suun and nice weather, th here are
lots of places where
w they can
c play gollf (I dont knnow why theey are so intterested in playing
p
golf! Do you know the reason?) This is an attractive place for them, and their presence
here makes it an attractive place for me! In the last summers I have worked in a hotel
where the 80% of guests where German and British people, I loved working there
because I had the possibility of using my English and also improving it. At the end of
each summer I could feel my Enlgish was a step beyond with respect to just some months
before.
Unfortunately this summer I wont work in the hotel, it was nice due to foreign people but
it was a hard work, and now I feel I am very tired to work there. It has been a hard year
to me, I think my mind mainly needs a rest.
I dont agree with your second excuse for me to write. You have said that "men make
women become mothers". You are right up to a 50%. It is true that we need a something
of a man to be mothers, but how can a man become father without a mother?? What I try
to say that both of them are important, there is no mother without a man, or there is no
father without a woman... This is the general belief, I think, because nowadays a woman
can be a mother without having any kind of contact with a man. I give you an example.
My mother has a friend who has a 37 years old daughter. She hasnt found a man for her
and she is a very independent woman, she lives alone in a different city, she is a police
woman...Then she thought she wanted to be mother, and the reason of not having found
her man or getting married was not going to stop her. She is going now to a hospital to
get pregnant without having any kind of contact with a man, and this is not new, lots of
women do it.
To tell the truth I personally prefer first finding the right man and then marrying and
having children. I dont think I could do that, I think that pregnancy is a matter of two
(Man and woman) and living a pregnancy alone can be a little bit sad. This is just my
point of view. What do you think about it?
Now I have to leave, I have to do some things for my sister. She is going on holidays to
Italy with her husband for two weeks, and she needs a credit card to use it there...I am
going to look for that card. I would love to go on writing later if not today, I will continue
tomorrow.
I hope not to bore you with my writing, ha ve nice day, enjoy as much as you can.
Again kisses from Spain (here we use kisses as a hello and bye bye, in Spain we kiss
eachother a lot ; ) )
Rosa, July 6, 2009

sami July 6th 2009
Hello Marina
It makes me very happy to read your writing to me, thanks for your nice words towards
me. I will love to read your next writing, actually I am anxious to read it.
As I have said to Behnam, I have things to do now, I will write to you later.
A kiss to my new friend!

Rosa, July 6, 2009
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Andrew July 6th 2009

Hi my friends (by week voice),
Nobody recall old Andrew..

Not that I can't ggget up from my bed and make a cup of coffee, I can!..yet..(sneezing)
But anyone deserve...
No! Stop your moaning old bum!
Of course I understand: you all are so young, so vivid, you have strengths...and talent...
to fill this pages by beautiful, meaningful consisting-from-one-million-words-posts about
women, women and women again...while poor old Andrew is hardly able to reach his
computer chair and if he even did it he hardly could type more...(coughing)....(which one
is it??)...more than just few silly lines before leaning back in exhaustion..
Well, what was I gonna say by the way? Hmm, amnesia..
Anyway my dear friends..

and friends of my friends,
I wish you TO DO what everyone happy young people's supposed to do: enjoy your life,
find interesting job, develope every possible hobbies, fall in love, fall in love, fall in love
again, get married, born children, care about their nieces and nefews and don't forget
old friends. Like me:)))))))))))))))))))
So Araghi, Behnam, Marina, Maryam, Mohsen, Rosa (nice to meet you dear lady!) -
(if I try to put in the list ALL of the names of people ever visited this thread it'll be looking
as a "house that built by Jack" -
Good luck
and See you,
Andrew
asal July 6th 2009

Dear friends
How are you?
Happy man's day i wish you a day full of joy.May God help you in everythings you do.
Best regard
Asal
nanazhong July 6th 2009

dear Andrew,
I'm so sorry,i make a big mistake that i confused Moscow and Saint-Petersburg.I
sincerely apologize to you for the misunderstanding.I know you live in Saint-Petersburg.
As you said,this city is beautiful and i hope i have a chance to there.But i'm frightenned
at the cold weather.I havn't live below 0 ^C?in my city the lowest tem is 4-5 C.I havn't
skate,too.Can you tell me this feeling?
GOOD LUCK
NANA
JULY 6,2009

Hello Nana,
if you're planning to visit S-Pet in summertime don't worry - a day temperature even for
bad summer can hardly be lower than about +6C:)) But it could be the worst. An average
temperature for the middle of summer (July) must be much higher, something like +20 -
24C And of course you can get weather report on-line every moment you need it.
As to skating, I must admit than I could never learn to do it.

Skiing is another matter. I adored it as a boy and a youngman.
The best weather for skiing is calm, sunny and -5-10C and everything is good and a snow
scroop under the skies and a soul of skier sing a song of happyness:))
Best wishes,
Andrew
Hello Andrew,
How are you my old (a friend I have known for a long time) friend? I hope all is well with
you.
Thank you for writing again. It really made me happy.
Although you have got wife and children, your way of thinking and behaving implies as if
you are young. You are young at heart! This is what all people judge about you. Good for
you!
Dear Andrew, in some tersm I am the opposite pole to you. For exapmle, you are young
at heart, but I am old at heart. Who must be sad? I think, Behnam must be sad.
Yesterday was holiday in Iran. As I guess you know, the sky is so dusty in Tehran. Dusty
weather is very bad for my father, because he has a weak heart. I took my parents to a
mountain, not to climb it, but to enjoy it. We love mountains. There was a river, a small
one. I searched for a flat place then we put up our tent. Then I searched for some wood to
make a fire. It was very difficult to find some wood, but I did it. I found a dry tree which
was so difficult to climb. I climbed the tree and broke it into small parts. Finally I made a
fire. Afterwards, we had a barbecue. I am an expert in making fire and cooking outdoors
meals! We enjoyed all things there!
Two blond ladies were hiking. It was clear that they weren't Iranian. We can easily
recognise Iranian from other people! (loool) My mother wanted to check my English,
whether I can make myself understood or not. She wanted me to make an excuse to start
speaking with them. I am an expert in making excuse to make small talk.(loool)
I said to them, "Excuse me! Sorry to bother! This is my mother. She wants to check if her
son can speak English or not. Could you possibly make a short conversation with me in
English?" One of them smiled and said, "That's ok, where are you from?"
I answered, "I am Iranian, and I live in Tehran."
She asked, "But your accent is very good, how did you learn English?"
I told them the story of learning English. They were tourists. One of them was from
Germany, and the other one was from Ireland. German lady wasn't able to speak English
very well. She had a especial accent. The other one said, "Your pronunciation sounds
British, have you ever been to England?"
I smiled and said happily, "Come on! Do not try to make me happy with this awful
pronunciation I'v got! Although I am trying to speak in British accent, my accent is a
combination of Persian, Azerbaijani, and English."
The German lady said, "Oh my God! You are from Azerbaijan. Can you speak
Azerbaijani?"
I answered, "My parents are originally from East-Azerbaijan province of Iran. I didn't
mean the Azerbaijan republic! However, I can speak Azerbaijani very well."
The German lady knew some words in Azerbaijani.
They sat in our tent for 20 minutes, ate some fruit and left!
Dear Andrew, we came back to our home in the evening. I enjoyed it, but there were
something which made me so sad. For example, I saw many young boys and girls who
were smoking, using hookah, etc. It was very sad to see young girls and boys in such bad
situations. For them, it is better to eat some nuts, some fruit, some food, Instead of
smoking. :(
Also, some stupid people spoil the appearance of such nice places by dropping or
throwing away some rubbish like papers, bottles, cans etc. I don't know why people drop
litter! There were many litter bins, but unfortunately some people do not throw litter into
them. There were so much rubbish.
Dear Andrew, today is holiday too!!! It isn't a traditional holiday, this time. It is dusty-
weather holiday! (loool) The government has announced that the weather is dusty. It is
very dangerous, especially for old and sick people. We have two choices, staying at home
or going to some safe places like mountains! At the moment, the family is negotiating in
order to reach an agreement either to stay at home or go to somewhere! (loool)
I hope to go somewhere to meet some foreign ladies again! (loool)
All the best,

Clare July 7th 2009

Ooh Behnam - a hit with the foreign ladies!! I hope your mother was impressed with your
English conversation skills!
Best wishes
Clare
--
Clare,
engglish-at-hom
me.com
Marina1
M July
ly 7th 2009
Deaar Behnam,
Thaank you veryy much for your

y writingg , even if yoou confusedd me (as usuual :) ) but I can
get your
y sincerre and pure feeling
f from
m it , and thhat's enoughh for me. :)
Deaar Behnam, you gave siix or more than

t six exccuses for ourr new friendd Rosa for writing
w
to you,
y what abbout poor Marina???
M D you forgget her???
Did
But as you know w, Marina can

c get excu uses by hersself :). I've read
r somethhing you wrrote
aboout daughterrs and mothhers in Iran. I agree witth you up too a point and disagree in
anoother. I'm strrongly belieeve that motthers affect on daughteers. How do they affect??? It's
a biit difficult too talk aboutt it, but I'm going
g to wrrite my own experience from treatiing with
my mother.
m I reeally love my
m mother , but b we(my m mother and I) can't havve the same
opinnion about something.
s But I alwayys take her aadvise , she can open hhidden doorrs , so I
can got more knowledge.
k B I've eveer took her opinion
But o as a rule , I alw
ways think about
a
advantages andd disadvanttages then make m my owwn opinion. But B I still annd I'll alwayys take
her opinion in a serious way w even if I disagreed with w her. I sometimes
s kknow the rigght
thinng from her acting withh my father , and from tthis point off view I always disagreee with
her :), but I've learnt a lott.
Deaar Behnam, you are rem moving girlss' personaliities when you
y talk in ggeneral abou ut an
issuue with lots oof braches. You have written
w a lott about wommen , do youu think they listen
thenn do ???? do
d you thinkk they have no n opinion tot know??? ? Don't you think that girls
g are
depending on their
t own liffe and problems to act in a good way
w in otherr times????
Theere are somee men who take

t their mothers'
m opinnions and th
hey obey their order( without
w
thinnking) more than girls. What can we
w say abouut them????? Why do theey do so?? AreA
theyy few or manny??? Belieeve me Behnnam, the sam me for men and womenn.
A frriend of minne was engaaged , she haad an argum ment with heer ex-fianc� , she didn n't
speaak with himm for a weekk , she thougght and thouught , then heh called heer for a meeting ,
theyy sat with eaach other annd spoke a lot
l , what w was the result ??? they bbroke up beecause
of an
a idea that " she is talkking by her mother's toongue and mind"
m in his opinion , soo he
enggaged to herr , not to herr mother, annd he will liive with herr not her moother.
He didn't
d acceppt her opiniion , becausse of wrong judging.
j Hiis mind wass wrong , bu ut he
wass taught by his
h family or
o his motheer that if shee didn't makke this or thaat , it's becaause of
som
mething she ggot from heer mother.
Mayybe we shouuld name it " mothers fighting"

f :) :).
:
Deaar Behnam, we should remove
r thiss idea , I thinnk nowadayys each onee has her/hiss
perssonality , soo we shouldd stop thinkinng like thatt. Do you aggree with mee???
(Ohh my God!! Marina

M hass written a loot even if shhe didn't has an excusee to write , what
w if
she has one ??? (LOOOOOOOOOL).)
Deaar Behnam, all what I wanted

w to saay , that buiilding a righht society beegin with me
m and
you , her and him.
h I'm stroongly believve , everything will be good
g then.
Noww about a reeal friend , what

w you haave written it's absolutely right. I can't
c agree more.
Wheen I'm mistaaken you should say " your
y are misstaken in thhis?" and the same for me. m
Theen we can buuild a strongg foundatioon for any frriendship. Itt's absolutelly right. Theere is a
provverb in Arab culture " I'll
I always remember
r w made cry,
who c but I'll nnot rememb ber who
madde me laughh".
Deaar Behnam, I've got a questions

q forr you , what should meen give to women to havve
happ
ppy life with them??? How
H can men make theiir wives happpy???
Thee sun is shining , birds are

a singing and Marinaa is writingg! What a niice life! :)

With
h my best w
wishes.
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 7th 2009
Deaar Rosa,
At first
f let me say
s that youur name is very
v lovely. Rosa
R , Rosie, and Rositte are beau
utiful
nam
mes , they soo feminine. And
A in Arabb culture , wwe are stronngly believe that everyo
one got
som
mething from m his/her naame, so Rosa
a is a beauttiful and verry feminine lady from her
h
nam
me point of vview.
Whaat about herr writing Marina???

M O she is ann educationaal lady withh great Engllish.
Ok,
Whaat about herr country Marina???
M S is from beloved
She b cou
untry and grreat place (
Anddalusia) whiich represennts the heavven in Arab minds.
Deaar Rosa, theere is a common historyy in some paarts from Sppain betweeen Arab and d
Spaanish peoplee, Andalusia a is a beautif
iful place with
w great naature, there are lots of Arab
A
builldings and palaces
p therre, I'm stron
ngly believee that Andallusia is a paart from Araab's
heart , we havee a special history
h theree. In short , Andalusia is the heaveen on the eaarth. I
wishh someday I can particcularly visit it , and visiit all Spain in general tto see bull fighting
f
andd buy the fam
mous Spanissh dress whhich is madee from lots of o layers , and maybe see s ,
Antoonio Bandeeras there :).
A Spanish woman can translate the whole Spanish culture with her strong look , magic
physical appearance and her dark hair. When she dances , she dances with a lot of pride.
There is something hidden in her way of dancing. I'm really fascinated by Spanish women
, they are very beautiful, and I think Rosa like all Spanish women , very beautiful too. :)
Please Rosa, when you are walking in Andalusia , remember that there is an Arab lady
her name is Marina loves it , especially Cordoba. So remember me in Andalusia streets
and neighborhoods , when you are smelling its air and the fragrance of its flowers.
Dear Rosa, about your kind words toward me, I really thank you. It's very nice of you to
say so. My mother always say to me " Marina, you are very young , your spirit and
thoughts are very young , you should be stronger ". I don't know how to be stronger , I'm
trying anyway :).
Dear Rosa, it seems you have a close niece to your heart , and I've got a nephew who is
very dear to me, and they are in the same age , what are special things about her??? My
nephew has three kinds of kisses: 1) a very soft kiss. 2) a strong kiss( my cheek hurts me
when he kisses me) :) . 3) a kiss with a lot of noise and a high sound (LOL).
I'm strongly believe that boys and girls are the same in their parents' opinion , they love
them in a same way , but there are some families which like boys more than girls in
oriental world , especially Arabic one. What about your country?? Are they the same??.
Nice to meet you Rosa, thank you for your writing to me. I hope to see your reply soon.

Marina.

Hello Asal,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Where are you? did you read my last writing to you?
As far as I can remember, it was about 'women's powerful hearts'. Why didn't you answer
it?
Thank you for writing. It made me feel happy.
* Some people criticised me for writing "It made me happy!" over and over again, to all
people who put message in this thread, actually. They believe that it is just a simple
compliment which I often give people. One of them had sent an email and had written:
You are pretending. You are not yourself. You trick people! You are a big cheater!
THEY ARE WRONG!
Let's suppose that Behnam is a cheater and he tricks people. What is he going to get? You
should know that we are neither selling something in this thread nor buying. Someone
often tricks someone else in order to get some advantages, or to get something from them.
I STRONGLY BELIVE that we must trust people, as long as we are not making deal with
them. In case of making deal (buying something, selling something, getting married to
someone, going out with someone, spending time with someone, etc.) we must be very
careful. Otherwise, it is a total waste of time to be careful in all everyday situations.
I am practising English through writing to people. This is the main reason of being on
this site. The second reason is understanding how other people think about life and about
differet topics.*
Your writing makes me happy. I do mean it. When I see a message in this thread, I
understand that a human being has tried to visit this site, then to click on this thread, then
to open the latest page, and then to write something, even though a simple sentence. I do
respect his/her effort. I find out that there is a hidden connection. This connection makes
me feel happy, even though there is no a long text.
Dear Asal, although I have written these things to you, I didn't mean you. I just
remembered it now. I hope you do not get confused. I just took this opportunity to write
some clear sentences about myself, my aim of being in this thread.
Do not leave us alone, Please share something with us from time to time.
All the best,

Behnam, 7 July 2009

Hi Behnam,
Thank you for a wanderful story!

I hope you keep your family safe in any bad weather conditions. Do you go to the
mountains by car or by walk?
To have a casual conversation with the foregn tourists is a good chance to train your
language. I usually go to my work through the places a lot of tourists are walking and
everytime I hope that some of them ask me: "Excuse me please? Do you speak English?
How can we get...." But unfortunately foregn people don't address to me or at least they
do it extremely seldom. So my rich conversational abilities stay dead for a while:)
How can I change the situation?
Should I stick to the forigners pretending to be a forigner myself and ask them: "Excuse
me please, etc.?":)))
I need your advice.
Yours,
Andrew
225

Hello Clare,
How are you keeping? I hope you are happy and healthy.
Thank you for putting message. I became so gald.
The conversation was great. I proved myself! :) Actually, I had chatted (voice chat I
mean) with many people on the Internet, but it wasn't enough to prove myself. My mother
wanted to check my abilities in a real conversation with people.
Thankfully, It was great. Unfortunately, it had a bad side as well. My mother felt proud of
me. She said to my father proudly, "See man! This is my son."
My father said hopleessly, "He is my son too, isn't he."
She added seriously, "But he takes after me."
I tried to play a joke, then I said, "Whenever I do some good things, or behave well, I take
after mum, but whenever I do bad things, I take after poor dad!" I used these words and
sentences, but my intonation said something else! :) It hurted my mother's feelings. She
became a little bit sad.
I tried to finish that discussion by asking, "Is it ok to divide myself into two parts, one for
mum and the other one for dad? Give a knife, a sharp one!" They both smiled, and peace
came back to the family again.
All the best,

mortaza.abta
m a July 7th 2009
2
Deaar Behnam
Thiss is my first visit to thiss website. Affter I registtered and looged on succcessfully, I noticed
n
Irannian flag onn the bottom m
of my
m page andd I was curioous to find what w it is. I saw your
postt and I readd it carefullyy enjoying iti very lot. I think I have
founnd an invaluuable websiite to improve my English!
By the
t way, myy name is Mortaza
M and I am a mathh professorr.
Youurs sincerelyy
behnam
b Julyy 7th 2009
Helllo Nana,
Howw are you? I hope you are

a fine. I have
h answerred your lasst writing. If you are wa aiting
for my
m answer, then to wriite me after reading it, please searrch for it, I have
h answeered
you.
I hoope you could find it at previous paages. Sorry,, the pages are filled faast by differrent
peopple. It is verry interestinng, but this is only its ccolourful sidde. On the oother hand, it is
conffusing someehow! (looool)

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

Marina1
M July
ly 7th 2009
Hi Andrew,
A
So sad
s to hear that you are ill after beeing absentt for long timme. God bleess you!
As I remember I've writtenn somethingg to you withhout answerr, so where is your ansswer
andd reply???!!! Is it under the sofa or in an otherr place:) .
Deaar Andrew , there is an old saying to Sukrat (tthe famous philosopher

p r) : a good wife
can make her husband
h happpy , and a bad one ,wiill make him
m a good phhilosopher. :) .
whaat do you think about itt???

Marin

Hello Marina,
The weather is filled with dust, and it is very difficult to breathe. It is because of Iraq and
its shortcoming in preventing dust spreading to the sky. To make it clear I should mention
that it has been windy in Iraq since the beginning of this week. A lot of wind, a lot of dry
land, what will happen? Nothing especial, some people in Iran will be sick and will die,
some days will be holiday, and people won't be able to drive, because it is not possible to
see farther than one hundred meters! (An important topic and excuse to write about. You
can write about the benefits of Iraq to Iran and its disadvantages. Please be fair and
morally right!)
How are you Marina? How life is going in Syria? I hope everything is going well with
you. Be carefull when you are walking in a famous city; in Spain! (loool)
If you had read my last writing carefully, you would have found more than ten excuses to
write. At least, there are two important questions: 1. What are the important
characteristics of a good friend? 2. What makes a good friend? You could write a book in
answering to these questions, rather that a letter! (lol)
I have made an analogy between a right human being and a right machine. I have written
that a right machine is something that works exactly according to what it has been
designed to, by engineers. I made that analogy just to point out that Marina, you are a
right human being, because your heart beats for someone or something (You care about
someone or something. You have got many nice feminine feelings, etc.) This anology is
not a good one, but it makes my idea become understandable:
a) A machine works very well. How come? Well the department of quality control has
accepted it when checking.
b) You are a right lady. How come? Well, your heart is kind to someone. You care about
someone, etc.
You were able to criticise my analogy, because it is not fair to compare a human being
with a machine. However, we are free in making analogy, as long as we do not insult
someone, and we make something clear to someone.
What I have written to Rosa was about some girls in our society; Iran. There is a nice
saying in English; 'like father like son' which is used to say that a boy behaves like his
father, especially when this behaviour is bad. It was a good excuse, maybe an unfair
misuse, to change it in this way: Like mother like daughter! If 'like father like son' is true,
it goes without saying that 'like mother like daughter' must be true too!(loool)
There is no difference between boys and girls when it comes to being ignorant. I do
believe that, in some parts of the world (First, I wrote about Iran. You made me broaden
it to other parts of the world, included your county! (loool)) women and men do not
understand each other very well. Let me explain it more. I am a boy, an old one in fact.
How can I understand the opposite sex?
Did I studied about it? No!

Did I have girlfriend in the past? No!
Did I make friends with girls in the past? No!
Did I ask from someone about girls? No!
Did I have any girls in our close or distant families? No!
Did I...? No
I just have been studying at university for years. Well, Behnam, there are many girls at
university, aren't they? I know, there are many girls at university, but you have got only
one choice; to be a good, and successful student, or to spoil your life and mess around!
You go to university and come back home. You live with your books. You get married to
them. They are all your life!
You have got parents. Whenever you want to know how a man does in a particular
situation, an image from your father is in front of your eyes! You define men as your
father is. You define women as your mother is. Why? You have not got other sources.
How many boys are like poor Behnam, from this point of view? A lot of!(loool)
It is clear that knowledge is not like injection. Nobody can inject themselves with
knowledge. Learning a lot is largely a matter of trying hard, gaining experience, and
being in different situations. Also, understanding the opposite sex is not simply a matter
of reading some books.
I do believe that we are suffering from misunderstanding!
Although I STRONGLY BELIEVE that one of the most important difficulties in many
societies is the lack of knowledge about the opposite sex, the door of criticising is not
closed. All kind of criticism, constructive or destructive, will be welcomed with open
arms.
Dear Marina, please read my writings carefully. I didn't mean to hurt someone's feeling.
I didn't mean an especial person. I was speaking generally. I cannot scape the fact that
my knowledge is limited, so I could not take everything into consideration, when writing
about some important topics. I just tried to epress my idea, even though it is wrong. I
really don't care about its accuracy. It is not a matter of life and dead! Therefore, let's
take it easy.(looooooooool)
Dear Marina, how do you feel now? Have you got enough excuses to write? There is no
need to search for an excuse to write, you yourself can create many excuses, but please
be carefull. Do not create conflict! (looooooooool)
"Allaho maak!"
All the best,


Hello Mortaza,
Thank you very much for putting message on this site. Thank you so much for joining us.
Welcome to this humble thread.
Your English is great. It is a great honour for me to make friends with you. I hope both of
us will improve our English skills, and will learn a lot through friendship and writing.
Dear Mortaza, your name emplies that you are male. Would you possibly give us a little
bit more information about yourself? I guess you are Iranian.
By the way, you are a maths professor. That is great! You are an educated person. I
respect you a lot. Where did you study?
I wrote something about 'trust' to my friend Asal, yesterday. I believe, we should trust
people as long as they do not cause trouble. Trust is an important issue, when it comes to
making a deal with someone. We have got two kinds of deals; material-based which is
mainly selling and buying some goods, and spiritual-based which is mainly like selling
and buying some feelings! :)
You are a maths professor, so you will have my special attention and respect. This is a
sort of deal! As you know, mutual trust is one of the foundations of friendship.
I enjoyed calculation when I was at high school. Our maths teacher was very strict. He
often set difficult math problems for maths exam. I clearly remember that one of the
questions was this:
integral[dx/(1+x(power four))]=?
Couuld you pleaase help me with solvinng that?
I am
m looking foorward to heearing from
m you soon.
All the best,

mortaza.abta
m a July 8th 2009
2
Deaar Bahanam
m,
Thaat's right, I am
a an Iraniian male perrson living
currrently in Iraan! I teach mathematic
m cs.
Manny people, and

a almost all a studentss do not likee
matthematics annd I think itt is because of their
lackk of knowleddge and info
formation abbout this
basiic branch off science. As
A I rememb ber, you Bahhnam
are a physicist and you knnow that whaat a major
rulee MATH is pplaying in scinece!! (Evverybody reeading
this passage, please let mee know what are my
misttakes gramaatically. I also would be
b grateful tot
hear your comm ments about my opinions!).
Deaar Bahnam, you asked me m more infformation aabout

mysself. I do nott know exacctly what kinnd of
infoormation youu like to kno
ow.
I aggree with yoou about 'truust'. By defaault, people

are trustable (ifif I use the word
w correcctly),
of course, everyybody had to t put a limit on it. Thee
dommain in whicch a person trust peoplle depends
on his/her
h expeerience and many otherr factors, suuch
as family,
fa job, ... I think, with
w no doubbt, that
trusst is necessaary for a goood friendship.
Aboout mathemaatics and thhe ways one can make ppeople

be more
m interessted in mathh, I would liike to exchaange
our ideas here. I welcome everybody''s tip and
advice which help
h me deall better withh my studennts!
Bahhnam, the inntegral you put

p at the end, is a goood
challange to me! I will try to see what I can do with
w
this problem!!
Yours sincerely
sakeena July 8th 2009

Hello Behnam
My name is Sakeena and I'm persian but i'm from Azerbaijan.My english is quiet in
advanced level(sorry for not being modest).I visited this site last week and i found it very
useful. I wanted to have friends from foreign countries in order to help them with their
English .I have been learning my native language (farsi) for 5-6 months since I cannot
speak so well in this language :( I would be very good to have friends from Iran and to
share experience related to English language.
Khoda Hafez
Good luck
Cathy Li July 8th 2009

Dear Behnam,
It suddenly started to shower this morning when I was on the way to British Embassy.
July showers made my heart empty completely. There was only an earnest voice echoing
in my ears welcome home, baby. It strongly made me run quickly and now I'm here
writing to you.
How are you, my dearest friend?
Haven't seen you for ages, I was wondering if you still remember the last dance we had.
Time flies, new friends come in and usher the flowers into full blossoming. I see you are
smiling happily with friends, old and new.
Thoughts are floating with fitful showers
I am gazing ruminatively out of the window
Are you there smiling at me?
Cathy
Dear Araghi,
Hello to you. Thanks for your wonderful writings on June 30th, 2009. It really touched
my heart and made me refreshed.
The room is strewn with flowers with lovely words of friends. It is blossoming, everybody
can see that, and your writings are just like the seeds of nice words.
I hope you can keep on scattering more seeds to this room.
We are all looking forward to seeing beautiful flowers everywhere.
Cathy
226
Dear Asal,
Hello. I'm sorry for this delayed response. I'm really glad to read your writing to me. I
deeply appreciate with what you?ve said to me. Thanks for your cordial greeting. It
reaches my heart.
I believe we will know each other better by writing more.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Cathy

Dear Marina,
Hello. I'm happy to know you stay both in health and vigor. Thanks for your writing on
June 26th.
I've been busy with work these days. As Behnam said, please don't put busy work as an
excuse. But it's a fact that I've been working overtime.
Now I'm extremely happy that I can bask in the sun within this room. To make a deep
breath, read nice writings from friends, bury my face in flowers and smell the fragrance
of great friendship.
Thanks, my dear friend, for your care as you always did.
Cathy

Hello Mortaza,
Thank you for the fast reply.
Your English is excellent. I personally cannot correct you, because your English is better
than mine. As I know from experience, people in this thread are not interested in
correcting someone. Therefore, we have to correct ourselves through writing and
reading.
Maths is a very difficult subject. I am not bad at it, but I am not excellent. A successful
physicist is good at maths, but the reverse necessarily is not true. Maths is like a powerful
and right tool for physicists. I think, maths plays a vitally important role in sciences, but
it is not science itself! Maths is not science; it does not necessarily mean that there is
something wrong with it. For example, love is not science, but all people love 'love'!(lol)
When I was studying at Sharif university, a famous professor once said, "There is no
doubt that maths is the mother of all sciences."
A naughty student asked immediately, "That's true, but what is the father of sciences
then?"
All student burst into laughter. The professor answered calmly, "I don't know, but I'm
sure it isn't civil engineering!" (Addressing the student who had asked...).
Another naughty student said, "I can't believe that maths is the mother of all sciences,
because she is extremely ugly, nobody is ready to get married to her. Therefore, I doubt if
it can become a mother. If it is, how come?"
Some students were whispering something to each other. I heard that one of them said a
little bit loudly, so that almost all students heard, "Like the Virgin Mary, like the virgin
Mary..."
The atmosphere of class was so friendly. The students and the professor got on well with
each other. In fact, we did not mind, at all.
Some people do not like maths. There are some reasons. I believe, both teachers and
students cause this hatred. As you know, teachers, at schools and high schools, are not
specialist in making maths sweet and easy to understand. The teachers often are not
skillful at teaching. They do not love their careers. If someone does not love his/her
career, s/he cannot have good impression on someone else. How can I inspire my
students to like physics when I don't love it myself? It is impossible to inspire someone to
do something, unless you yourself has being done it before. This is an importan principal.
Another reason is the students themselves. Maths needs a brilliant brain. A bird-brain
student will not be successful in maths until his/her dying day. It is not easy to be
successful in maths, unless you be an intelligent person.
One of the main reasons is its(maths) especial nature. Like physics, memorising does not
work in the world of maths. Being successful in maths is a matter of trying hard, having a
good barin, working hard, and having love towards it.
Information about yourself could be: Where do you live? Marital status:
married/single/divorced? Your age? And so on.
I am looking forward to hearing more from you soon.
All the best,


Hello Sakeena,
Thanks a million for putting message on this site, in this thread. Thank you for joining us.
Welcome!
As you stated yourself, your English is great, how did you learn it?
I am a little bit confused with you. You are from Azerbaijan, so it means that you are
Azerbaijani, doesn't it?
"What do you mean by saying "I'm Persian"? Could you please make it clear?
Would you please give us some more information about yourself?
I hope we will improve our English skills, through writing to each other. Please do not
hesiate to share something with me and with my friends. I hope you help me with my
English.
Please reply soon.

All the best,
Marina1
M July
ly 8th 2009
Helllo Behnam,
I haave thanked God that I''m not in fro ont of you when
w you weere reading my writingg and
wheen you weree writing to me! Oh my God!! Angrry Behnam, what have I done???!!!! I just
wroote somethinng about girrls. I didn't mean
m that you
y meant an a exact perrson, I didn''t mean
it att all , I just talked abouut a real pro
oblem in myy society tooo. POOR MA
MARINA , Good bless
you! Poor Marrina have evver searchedd for conflicct , it's not herh nature , she just disscusses
:(.

t , I'm haappy becau
use I felt thaat Behnam iss angry, it'ss a new feeliing ,
but it seems thaat Behnam is i the same Behnam in all cases, friendly,
fr pollite and chaarming
:).
Deaar angry Behnam :), whhat should Iraq I do if it was next too Iran ??, w
what is the crrime
thatt it has madde??? What can Iraq doo if God sennt lots of winnd in these ddays??? Iraaq,
itsellf is sufferinng from winndy weatherr. Aren't Irann and Iraq friends???
f IIsn't possible to be
toleerated by yoour friend???? :).
Theere are two cities

c in thee east of Syrria which arre suffering from
f the saame problem m in
Irann , and I thinnk for the saame reasonn. Those cities are Alhaasaka and D Dair Alzoor , they
are very near too Iraq. Therre are abouut 1175 Syriian people who w went too the hospita als
beca ause of dustty weather. So dear anggry Behnam m , see the full
fu side from m the glass " Syria
, Iraaq and Iran have lots of common things t betweeen them , anda dusty weather
w is on
ne of
them m" :) :) ,bessides they arre few days , and everyything will be b okay soonn, don't worrry , but
you should takee care of yoourself and stay s at home in these difficult
d dayss. So is it go
ood
noww??? Am I fa fair and morrally right now???
n :) :)) , I hope soo. But there is a good question
q
shou uld be ask , how is the weather in Marina's ciity??? Okayy dear , the weather is great
andd very sunnyy , there is no n cloud in thet sky , it'ss very good to be near tto the beach h and
go tot mountainns these dayysssss. :) :) ( please Behhnam , don''t get upset , God will give g you
the same days in i the near future).
f :) :))
Deaar Behnam, you gave loots of excusees to write , thank you very much , but I'm a bitb
conffused how tto begin witth them , I wrote
w about one of them m, and I'll w
write about some
s of
them
m too, but I can't write about all off them at thhe same timee.
aboout what youu wrote about machine and humann being , I understood iit , and I fou und it a
goood explanatiion , your way
w of compaaring betweeen human beings b and Machine is really
inteeresting. I'm
m as an engineer undersstood it. I knnow that theere are diffe
ferent peoplee with
diffe
ferent mindss , some peop
ople like to explain
e thinngs with commparing witth other thin
ngs. So
I LIKED IT , so I didn't say anything about it. :)
There are some questions ,you wrote them and answered them, there were different but
they had the same answer " No" , but you asked them in a clever way , by using PAST
TENSE :) ;) , I think some answers will be different if you asked them in the present or
present perfect tenses.(LOOOOOOOOOOOOL).
Dear Behnam, please don't get upset from poor Marina , you know very well that Marina
respects all your opinions , your explanations and your thoughts. I highly admire your
knowledge , I feel sometimes that I know nothing if I compare between my knowledge and
yours. But you said once that girls have " narrow view" and I agreed with you , do you
remember ??? So Marina in a way or another has a narrow view , would you please
tolerate her ???? isn't good to tolerate your friend??? I'm strongly believe that you are
one of my best friends , so I know that you'll tolerate me, will you?? :).
Before ending my writing , I want to say that my heart with all people who are suffering
from dusty weather (Iran, Syria and Iraq) God protects all of them , God be with them , I
hope everyone will be in safe .
Dear Behnam , thank you so much for your writing, you made me happy , even though
you were a bit angry , but I found " angry Behnam" is really charming too.
I hope to read from you very very soon. " Allaho Maak" :)

Marina.

Dear Behnam and Mortaza,
I beg your pardon.

You see dear men of science, I would..!
I would obviously do a challenge to you both and put some math or physics riddle (or just
a dozen of them:)
if not my flat-out shortcoming of knowledge about these matters.
(if not to recollect childish story about great mathematician Lobachevsky being a
schoolboy had got a riddle from his teacher or another story about little green stone-
eater which is related to physics in my opinion:))
So it's a case when my ignorancy definitely exceed my impudence. Your luck guys!:))))
Well, so you are lucky and I limit my garrulousness by just prolonged preamble. How my
music literature teacher said me once:" Andrew, even if you know ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING on the subject, don't keep silence, say something. I can't give you a ball for
saying none. - ??? - Ok, just though open your mouth!""
Mortaza, I do not really understand your hesitations at the point of "you know that what
a major rule MATH is playing in scinece!!" - everything's clear
Mistake in a word 'science' is not a mistake but missprint definitely, idea about huge
significance of Math should hardly been disputed. I agree. Everyone agree. Just
unavail to understand a lot from a moment we hear 'integral equation':)
Another matter when you write "by default, people are trustable" - sorry, but I don't
understand just TWO points in this phrase, "by default" and "trustable". You might say:"I
usually trust people" or "People are trustful mostly" or "I'm in a habbit to trust people in
advance(by default, ok:)".
And at last, how can teacher make a subject interesting?

No way if a teacher is not interested him/herself!
You have to donate not your knowledge only on your lecture but your attitude, your
talent. Good teacher (or a lecturer) is a playwrighter and an actor at a time.
Did you watch "Hitch" movie? Hitch is not a school teacher, he is a 'date teacher', he
help a man 'to sweep woman off her feet" with him but the objective is the same - just do
it with flare, with a guile. A life itself is a game and a teaching is a game exactly. You
know how any subject can be interesting or dull depending on a teacher.
So, I'm finishing.
Bring your good personality before your knowledge and you achieve an excellent result.
Best wishes to both of you dear professors and accept my appologies for giving advices
being just a bad scholar:)
Andrew
P.S.
(by the way Behnam, to prevent a dust coming from Iraq it should be wiped by the wet
cloth. Just do it regularly:)

Marina,
It's my fault not answering you in time. I am very sorry.

So many long posts are written here! I have obviously missed your one among others.
Don't worry about my health - it's fine. I was kidding, you know my naughty habbit.
I agree with you about definition a difference between good and bad wifes, I wonder
where did you know it from?
If you will keep it in your mind you have a chance to become a treasure to your future
husbond:) (If your task will be not to make him just a philosopher:)))
So once again, please accept my excuses and a curtsey.
best regards,
Andrew
Dear friends,
Please stop make excuses for your English - it come to be definitely much better and
more skilfull than native's:))
I guess they just can't imagine how to use it right.
Andrew
sami July 8th 2009

Hello Marina!
What a nice surprise to see your writing to me. To tell the truth I have enjoyed a lot
reading it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your nice words to me. It proves
again you have a heart of gold! I have a special feeling after having read it! thank you!
Sorry for being late in answering, but I dont have internet connection at home in the
beach. I am now at a WIFI bar, having a diet coke, listening to a nice music...i like a lot
these types of bars, they are so comfortable and you can have access to internet without
being surrounded by crazy boys playing computer games as it happens in a ciber.
I have enjoyed reading your words towards my country (Spain) and the community where
i live (Andalusia). It seems you know it a little bit. Andalusia and much of our customs
are much related to the Arab world. There is also the sign of Arabs here in the past,
mainly in cities such as Cordoba as you have said, or Granada. But we can see the sign
of arabs in any part of Andalusia. I thank those Arabs who where here because thanks to
them Andalusia is a beautiful and special place to be. The city where I live is Huelva, the
one which is on the west coast, in the bord with Portugal. It is a not very big city, not
very crowded, I love it, and although I love travelling and I would like to travel to many
places of the world, in the future I would like to live here.
As you have also said the smell of the streets is very nice too. I really love the smell of
orange tree flowers when spring comes. Marina, if you have the opportunity to travel you
have a house to stay in Huelva. Of course my house is yours and it will make me very
happy to have you as a guest. I will also show you my flameco dresses, I like them a lot, if
you like one of them, I will give it to you.
When I was a child I was at an academy where I learnt how to dance flamenco. I stayed
there for five or six years, I could have learnt more and become a professional dancer,
but I quit. I dont know the reason why I did it, because I love it. I really like seeing people
dancing flamenco...I could show you some steps if you like it!
About my nice...she is my heart! She is very nice and I laugh a lot with her. Sometimes,
she comes into my room and tells me: "Aunty this room is my castle and I am a princess"
and I ask her, "Well, Laura, if this is your castle and you are the princess..who am I?",
she says "aunty you are the ugly witch!"
(LOL) As you see, sometimes she makes me laugh and some others she makes me cry!
My friend Marina, I have written a lot about myself! I owuld like to make you some
questions:
I think you are waiting for a job, arent you? What kind of job is it? I also think you are an
ingenier,this makes me think you must be a very intelligent woman because you get on
well with numbers and formulas... Numbers (the simplest ones) have never been a
problem for me but I think I cannot dig in it. I have always prefered letters to numbers!
Im going to finish this writing, again, I want to thank your words.
Enjoy your life as much as you can

Kisses
Rosa, July 8th, 2009
Veronicaho July 8th 2009

Hi Behnam!
For many weeks I have readed your and your friends tried and Im deeply impressed by it!
And you all diskussing importent and funny things!
I have thinking to write here earlier but I was scared because of my english. But today I
readed many times "no exuces for your english" so I took curage and I will try. I have
never read english at school because I was so schooltired and thought I schould never
need it! I made a big misstake have I learn :)
Now I hope Im welcome here.
I am a women from Aland Island. It is a small Island between Finland and Sweden. Aland
belongs Finland but everybody here talking only swedish. (100 years ago Aland belongs
Sweden, thats the reason). Today Aland belongs Finland but have self-governmet.
Im married and have three childs. Two of them have moved and only the youngest are
home. Im 46 years so I could be your mother :) Thinking that just Andrew are in my age.
Im a nurse practitioners and working at hospital in a medical division almost with
heartpatients. The reason to why I want to improve my english is that I want to go to
England for work.
Hope to hear from all of you!

Veronica
227

Dear Andrew,
Thank you funny man for writing in this humble thread. You have got a great personality.
I have the greatest respect for your personality.
In terms of practising English, there is a big difference between you and me. Do you
know? Well, when my mother wanted me to speak English with the ladies, I went to them,
and I made an excuse to start making a short conversation with them. They didn't start
speaking! :)
You like being attracted to people, but poor Behnam wishes to be accepted by them!
(loool) :):):) When I am walking in the streets, at parks, etc. Nobody even asks time from
me! :) Could you guess why? Yes, because I do not wear watch! (LOOOOL)
I have found you a clever, and a funny man. I respect you a lot. I am a little bit funny, but
that is not enough! I have decided to improve my sense of humour. Could you please help
me with it? I have to confess that I am a very naughty person. Unfortunately, I am not
naughty in all situations. I prefer being naughty all the time, but it largely depends on my
mood. I believe, you can inspire me to be funny in all situations. I hope so. I really love it.
Thank you once again for trying to keep our friendship going. I hope to hear more from
you soon.
All the best,


Hello Rosa and Veronica,
I'm glad to see you and your posts here.

Being a musician I offer you to listen "Bolero"
which is though not written by Spaniard but so good related to Spein
tum, tu-tu-tu-tum, tu-tu-tu-tum, pum
tum, tu-tu-tu-tum, tu-tu-tu tu-tu-tu tu-tu-tu etc.
and being a hospitable inhabitant of the forum I'd like to offer you cups of coffe:
)
((
(""""""")o
""""""""""
)
((
(""""""")o
""""""""""
So how are you ladies?
Feel comfortable here, it's a friendly place, nobody teach others, nobody are kidding
others (ohh, it's not true, I forgot about myself:)
Looking forward to hear from you soon,
Andrew

Dear Cathy,
How life is going? I hope everything is going well with you. Thank you for writing again.
It made me walking on air. I felt extremely happy when I saw your posts. Thank you very
much indeed.
You are the only nightingale of this thread. Whenever you are in this thread, it smells like
spring, green, happy, and beautiful. You bring us happiness and health! Stay in this
garden and as always make it a pleasant place to be in!
I am sure that people, who visit this thread, love your way of writing. They enjoy reading
your sentences. You are familiar with the language of love. Your husband will be one of
the luckiest men in the world. There is no doubt about this fact!
Oh my God! Both nightingale and owl are birds, but there is a world difference between
them! Whenever nightingale sings I am floating on air. It energizes me. However,
whenever I hear an owl crying, I feel as if the world, and then life is going to end!
Both of them are birds, but the result of their actions is difference! It is, more or less, the
same in the world of human being.
Suffering from hardship, when you have a kind partner, is better than eating honey with a
unkind one!
All the best,

Behnam,
'be naughty' means don't listen advices. Naughty person is one who acts on his/her own,
in other words independent, 'self-contained'. I guess it's not a bad quality especially for
creative people and I guess you ARE naughty one. But is this feature related to a sense of
humour?
I think there is some terminological confusion, huh?
And I guess that I am not so good as a joke maker. I am rather naughty too. When
something flows TOO plain (I mean talks, conversations) some little imp inside of me
demand to invade and say even just some nonsence for....
I don't know for:)))
Be yourself,
Andrew

Hello Veronica,
Welcome to this friendly place. Thank you for writing in this thread. Thank you for
reading our writings. Thank you once again for joining us.
I am not exaggerating-but your English is very good. Please do not hesitate to write in
this place.
Nursing is one of the most important careers in the world. Without any doubts, the nurse
in the hospital soothes patients and make them feel better. If we pay attention to this
matter a little bit closely, we will understand that in the hospitals, the role of nurses is
much more important than the role of doctors. Doctors visit patients for a short time
(someone must be so lucky to be able to stay in a surgery for more than five minutes. In
most cases, the prescription is ready there. As soon as someone enters the surgery, the
specialist offers them it and says a big goodbye! :))
Nurses are always there. They are with patients in all situations.
Well down Veronica! I have the greatest respect for you and your career. I do understand
your big responsibility in dealing with hopeless patients.
May God always be with you and help you.
Please share something with us. Feel free in writing to me. I would appreciate if you
could write more. I hope you will find a good job, a better opportunity, in England.
I am looking forward to hearing more from you soon.

All the best,

Dear Rosa,
I agree with what you have written about a real pregnancy. Normal and natural ways are
better!
You have promised to continue writing (answering in fact), because of that I am still
waiting to receive your complete answer. :)
It should be known that Behnam is like an eagle. He is flying in the sky, so he has got a
wide view, so that can see many things which are often hidden from the eyes of other
people!
You wanted to have some excuses to write about. I offered you many topics.
I am impatiently waiting for your complete reply.
All the best,


Dear Andrew,
Thank you my nice friend for your help.
You are absolutely right. "Naughty" is not a proper word to describe what I would like to
be. 'Naughty' is like zero and one. It is so rude, if we take its third meaning which is
involving sex. It means a word for describing bad children, as you have written. I do not
know what should I use. What I want to be is "witty", "humorous", and "funny"., but in a
complicated way so that people cannot get it easily. We have got many words in Farsi, to
describe such person, but I do not know what should I use. Could you please help me
with that word?
I think, Clare can help us in such difficult situation, but she does not care! :(
Thank you once again for your help. I hope to hear more from you.
All the best,
Marina1
M July
ly 8th 2009
Helllo Rosa,
So many
m thankss for your kind
k reply, th
hank you veery much indeed , I feell as if I know
w you
from
m ages. It's very nice too know Spannish lady wiith this wayy of writing aand educatiion.
Goood for your students , I'm really suure that theyy are so luckky because they have an
a
Engglish teacherr like you.
Spaanish languaage is one of the most difficult

d langguages , I have
h no ideaa about it , but
b I
heard your langguage in a TV show. You Y talk in a hurry :) , I just can reecognize thee letter "
R" , the first lettter of your name. :)
Deaar Rosa, I'm

m very happyy to hear thaat you like Arabs
A who were in Anddalusia , I lo ove
Araabs history there
t becausse they hadd a brilliant history, they ey made lotss of especiall things.
Anyyway I reallyy hope to viisit it, and too visit your city , it's froom my pleaasure, it's a great
g
honnor for me too visit you and
a your country.
Deaar Rosa, thee governmennt in Syria hash the respponsibility too hire all enngineers, wee
intrroduce abouut six choicees in six minnistries, andd we will be accepted by one of our
optiions. I've maade this stepp from 6 moonths ago, oro more than that. now I've been accepted
a
in one
o place, annd I'm waiting a sign too begin from m my job management , it should be b
throough this moonth, as I hoope. To thiss moment I'vve no idea what
w kind off work I willl do.
But I'm really eeager to staart. Two of my
m friends have
h startedd their job laast week , I hope
my turn will coome soon. Inn fact I'm boored from waiting
w , andd I'm thinkinng to go on strike
befoore starting (LOL).
Deaar Rosa, I doon't know iff I'm intelliggent or not, I sometimees feel that it's a miraclle that I
grad duated from fficult field. My love is painting
m such a diff p , I was preferrring to be an
a
archhitect more than being a communiication engiineer. But thhis kind of thinking
t is a waste
of tiime. I shoulld look forw
ward to my future
f with my
m field.
Deaar Rosa, it sseems , yourr niece like my nephew. He likes too make me aangry in purrpose,
andd he loves annd laughs when
w I get an
ngry. My mother thinkss it's becausse of his esp
pecial
lovee for me. Annyway , he iss really nauughty(LOL)..
I thiink flamencco is a very hard

h dance because off moving leggs in a fast w way. But I think
th
you should com mplete in leaarning it, I'm
m strongly bbelieve thatt dancing is a good wayy for
feedding our souuls. :)
Deaar Rosa, is iit your love being a tea

acher of Engglish??? Didd you like too have anotther
careeer???
I'm so happy too meet you, you

y can't im
magine how
w much. Pleaase keep in touch with me.
Andd let's know more about each otherr.
Kissses from Syrria on your left and rigght cheek.

Withh my best w
wishes.
Marrina.
Andrew
A Julyy 8th 2009
No way
w Behnam m,
andd certainly thhere is no reason

r to thrrust every thhings into one
o flask. Yoou can be fuunny,
hummorous, ironnic, sarcastiic, friendly, good naturred, dull, grrim, irasciblle and remaain to be
yousself.
Sticcking a tag yyou just makke an imagee of person (and an imaage of yours rself) monocchrome.
By the
t way whaat do you thhink about nicknames?
n
I meean not onees people takke on websiites but thosse ones peopple give (stiick down) other
peopple like scholars do, orr like criminnals do?
Sorrry if such a sudden turnn get you puuzzled:), it came
c unexppected in myy mind, but I
beliieve you cann handle it easily:))
e
justt after the coooking somee meal for my

m family,
Anddrew
Marina1
M July
ly 8th 2009
Deaar Cathy,
So happy
h to heaar from you
u. we are sm
melling yourr especial frregrance in all this threead.
Wellcome!!!!!
Pleaase Cathy, share

s sometthing with me.
m I'll be veery happy too continue wwriting to each
otheer. Our friennd Behnam gave lots of topics to w
write about.. Please choose one , an
nd write
to Poor
P Marinaa. :)
I'm really waitiing for yourr next writinng.
Withh my best w
wishes.
Marrina.
2288
Hello Marina,
How are you?
Thank you for writing. Would you please let me know how you understood that I had
been angry while I have written to you? It is very mysterious, and amazing. Could you
possibly let me know how you found out? Is there any especial sign in my way of writing?
(looool)
I STRONGLY BELIEVE that Marina read my writings carelessly! I do not know when she
will pay enough attention to my texts. (loool)
Marina, whenever you are walking in the streets and you enjoy breathing some fresh air,
remember poor Behnam who is suffering from dusty weather! Could you please save
some fresh air in a container and send me it? I am realling interested in breathing the air
of Syria. (loool)
You have written to Rosa that the Mediterranean girls are very beautiful. I cannot help
satying calm and quiet! In fact, my naughtiness bothers me! What is your idea about
yourself? Are you a beautiful girl? Do you consider yourself as a beautiful girl?
(looooooooooooool) :):):):)
In your opinion, who is beautiful and what is beauty?
I really enjoy reading your great posts. Please do not hesitate to write me as soon as you
can.
All the best,


Dear Andrew,
Thank you for the reply. Could you possibly make your question a little bit clearer?
Unfortunately, I could not get it. I mean, your question about nicknames?
Would you please chat with me(Voice chat I mean)? I am interested in hearing your
voice.
All the best,


Behnam,
my Skype nickname is 'justandrewdamnit'.

I must say that I speak and understand alive speech REALLY bad.
Actually I embarass to speak by phone or especially have video chat. But it doesn't mean
that I would try to avoid it.
Vice versa, I appreciate ANYONE breaking my solitary life.
So once again, phone me please by Scype on 'justandrewdamnit'.
It's for EVERYBODY !!
Andrew

Oops!
Just please not now. Daytime would be the best.

Dear Andrew,
You are online according to what 'Yahoo Messenger' implies! Would you please come to
Yahoo Messenger? It is not possible for me to use other software!
Do not worry. My accent is awful. I am sure you speak much more better than me.
Hope to hear your voice.
All the best,

behnam
b Julyy 8th 2009
Deaar Andrew, ddo not worrry at all. I am
a sure thatt you speak English muuch better th
han me.
I haave been writing all dayy. I am so tiired. I have to take som

me rest. It is time to go bed
andd to sleep. Thank
Th you foor contribution and a loot of help.
Havve a nice tim

me. Stay happpy and heaalthy.
Goood night,
Behhnam, 8 Julyy, 2009 at about
a 23:20 (GMT + 3::30) Tehrann
mortaza.abta
m a July 8th 2009
2
Helllo Behnam, hello Andrrew and helllo everyboddy,
Deaar Behnam, thank you for f complemmenting me. My Englishh

is noot good enoough to writte and talk comfortably
c y! In fact, I
sufffer from a reelatively poor vocabulaary so that my
m writing
doess not seem very
v rich!!
Herre, I would llike to ask everybody

e reeading this message to
o
intrroduce me websites
w andd books thatt would helpp me improvve
my vocabulary
v .
Deaar Andrew, thank you sos much for criticising m

my last writting.
I am
m going to gget "Hitch" movie
m and whach
w it.
Aboout teachingg math, you are absoluttely right! T

The teacher plays a very ry importantt role. It
is allso very impportant thatt how studen
nts deal witth the subjecct, not only in math; in
n any
classs!
I thiink some paart of the prroblem in teaching math th is its

appplication. If a student orr a teacher can not usee what s/he
have learnt in math
m fe problem, then s/he would possibbly start askking
to solvve a real life
him/herself queestions: Whyy do I have to learn theese things? and so on ...
In general
g mathhematics annd calculus it is easy too give manyy examples involving
i math
appplications. But
B when youu are studyiing advanceed math it iss not easy too see its
appplication aroound. In facct, it may takke many yeaars, maybe hundredes, for scientissts to
use a result in mathematic
m cs developedd by a mathhematicien years
y ago. O
Of course, thhis is
not an excuse
for me,
m and othher math teaachers, to noot try make their lecturre be more interesting.
i
Deaar Bahnam, the story yoou told abouut math as the
t mother of
o science iss so funny and
a I
laugghed a lot! Let
L me ask a question: Why people usually usse the word "MOTHER R" when
theyy are going to express the
t importaance of an object? For example:
e
MATH is the m mother of sciience,
Runnning is the mother of sports,
sp
Mottherboard (a hardwaree in computeers)
Goood luck
morrtaza,
Julyy 9, 2009
Andrew
A Julyy 8th 2009
Ok, my problem m is not acccent but slowwness and toongue-tie.
Afteer my show--off in writinngs it looks dissappointing:))
Calll me in a daaytime. It must be somee possibilityy to do it desspite of your hectic schhedule,
huhh? Or in the evening buut not late. Our
O GMT iss +3
Anddrew
Marina1
M July
ly 8th 2009
Hi Behnam,
B
Howw did I knoww that you are

a angry????? Come onn dear friennd, it was veery clear. For F
exammple the woord " No" , it's
i not in Behnam's
B dicctionary , he uses it verry rarely.
Whyy did he usee it??? Beca O maybe beecause you typed the leetters
ause he wass angry :). Or
firm
mly and harddly , I couldd hear your keyboard buttons'
b sounnd " help me!" (LOOO OOL).
Anyyway, a reall friend can at least undderstand hiss real friendd , can't he???? :)
Deaar friend, yoou've asked me some dif

ifficult quesstions , I'm sure
s you knoow that you
u've put
Marrina in a naarrow corneer. :)
Deaar friend , beauty is verry hard to describe

d , wee need a goood poet to hhelp us in
desccribing wom men's beautyy.
In my
m opinion , we can deffine beauty from f three ppoints of view :
1- Physical
P apppearance : which
w depennds on wom man's body , face , hair and lots off other
partts. Some peoople like bigg eyes , otheers like smaall mouth , dark
d hair, bblond hair, wavy
w
?etcc. from this point
p of vieew , it depennds on persoon's test. Annd I think it''s the main point
p in
menn's mind. :)
2- Religion:
R ouur prophet Mohammad
M (peace be uupon him) said
s : "a woman could be
marrried for fouur reasons : her family (the honor of her famiily) , beautyy , money annd good
relig
gion . gettinng married to the womaan who has the fourth reason
r will make her husband
h
the luckiest".
3- Spiritual side: here , it's very easy to explain: having a beautiful spirit is the deep
meaning of beauty.
The most important question is : who is the luckiest man in the world??? The answer is,
who gets married to a woman who is beautiful from all points of view. :)
Dear Behnam, I'm so beautiful , I really believe so. It's not of the highly self-confidence ,
but it's because of an old saying in Arab culture " be beautiful in your eyes , all people
will see you beautiful then". So Marina is beautiful from her eyes point of view :) :).
Dear Behnam, I want to prove that all Marina's parts ( eyes, heart and mind ) are caring
about all Behnam's writings :
I'm strongly believe??( oh Marina! Be careful to Behnam's writing ) ok, I'm strongly
believe ( Emmmmmmmm, again!)..ok, ok, I got it? I STRONGLY BELIEVE. ( now it's
right Marina!!!!! Good for you). :) :) :)
Behnam , I don't know how to thank you enough for your care about me and my English.
You don't know what YOU HAVE made with my English. For me it's enough to read your
texts to have more English knowledge , thank you for your patience . :). But you should
know that I read your texts carefully , I care about you , your thought and feeling in the
first place , then I enjoy learning English by reading your text with your simple and
understandable way of writing. I still remember your saying " writing in a simple way is
an art " , from this point of view , Behnam is a great artist. :)
I will not send Syrian air to you, I think if you breath in a sample from it , maybe you will
think " oh Behnam! This air is really great , I will always ask Marina to send some!" .
But I'll not send , with my hope to see you here in Syria , then I'll let you breath in from
its air as much as you can. :)
It's about 11:45 PM in Syrian timing , the window in front of me , I can see the moon , it's
a full moon today , it means I should have a wish , so Marina , close your eyes ?..and
wish! :)
Waiting for your answer. Please enjoy your time.

Marina.

Dear Mortaza,
Thank you for the reply.
I am not exaggerating at all-but your English is very good. It is not perfect, but it is very
good. Actually, I am not in a position to make a judgement about your English, due to the
fact that I am a learner myself. It is much more correct to say that your English is very
good from my perspective.
There are many books and sites that can help you with vocabulary. For example, the
vocabulary section of this site is very useful. Reading is one of the best ways of improving
your vocabulary. I have found 'Vocabulary in use' a useful book.
I believe, it is very easy to increase our vocabulary range, but it is so difficult to use it in
a real conversation and communication. There is world difference between knowing
something and being able to use it.
I know many people who have got a wide vocabulary, but they are not able to make a
simple grammatical sentence in English! Learning a language is not merely trying to
memorise some words and phrases. We must try to speak, to live, and to dream in
English.
There are many powerful sites. I have found www.bbclearningenglish.com and

www.listen-to-english.com very useful. There are some audio files on these sites you can
download them. These audio files are in British accent. If you are searching for American
accent, I have no idea! :):):)
Why do people use "mother of something" to refer to the origin or cause of something?
That is a very good question. Which of them is the main cause; father or mother? It is a
chicken and egg situation really. :):):)
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? If you answer to this question, I will answer
yours! (loool) :):):)
A friend of mine (Rosa) has written something useful about the importance of mother. She
believes that they are women who make men become fathers. She has written that
nowadays it is possible to make a woman pregnant without any sexual intercourse! I had
heard it before, it is not a new thing.
Jesus(peace be upon him) is a good example. I do believe that mothers are the reall
origins of lives.
Thank you for reading. I hope to read more from you soon.
All the best,

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Dear Andrew,
My problems are both slowness and accent! My accent is terrible. My way of speaking is
boring. Fluency and good pronunciation are good things, but they are not all things. :)
For instance, I have got two things:

1. Dogged determination
2. Self-confidence
Is there any doubt about their importance in achieving any goals?
When I am going to do something, first I think about it deeply so that I see all sides. If I
make up my mind and set an aim, nothing can prevent me from achieving it, and to
succeed.
Please give me a chance to hear your kind voice in 'Yahoo Messenger' no matter how you
speak, and how good your English is.
Eager to hear your voice,


Dear Marina,
Thank you for such a nice reply. I really enjoyed reading it. It really energized me so
much.
I know that beauty is only skin-deep. It means that how someone looks is not as important
as a good character. I know what our prophet(peace be upon him) has said many things
about beauty. I also know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It means that different
people have got different opinions about what is beautiful. However, I do not know your
own opinon about what is beautiful. (loool) :):):):)
Your cleverness and wisdom in answering to such tricy questions makes me burst into
laughter. I remebered old days, when I was at high school. We had a course of study
named 'essay'. The students had to write something about a particular subject. As you
know, it is very good to write a long text about a subject. Teachers often give a good
mark to a long text.
Some students were so clever. In order to make their essay seem long, they usually wrote
many unrelated things. It was a common thing among them to write:
"In the name of Allah, the merciful, the compassionate..."
Then some sentences about the famous people in the government as some nice
compliments:
"I begin my writing With saying hello to..."
Then some compliments to the teacher:
"Thank you very much for giving us this subject. It is wonderful. It is a very nice topic to
write about...."
Afterwards, giving some compliments to the students:
"Thank you so much for listening. I hope I will not be boring...."
And then writing the name of subject over and over again:
"You know, the topic is such and such... It is one of the most important subjects in the
world..."
Finally, writing some qoutations from some famous people:
"In this regards, such and such person has said... "
Writing some poems:
"There is a great poem about this topic in 'Masnavi'(A famous poetry book in Persian
literature)...."
And writing some Aye from the holy Koran:
"God have said in the holy Koran that..."
:):):):):):):) I cannot stop laughing at my own way of writing.
Once our teacher said to one of those smart students: "I know all those things, what is
your own idea about the topic? Where the hell is your own idea?"
(LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL) :):):):):):):)
Joking aside, Marina what is your own idea about beauty and being beautiful?
Dear Marina, the following paragraph is a general speaking. It is not for you. I hope you
do not mind.
Dear friends, if we pay a careful attention to the speeches of some people, we will hear
nothing, unless some poems, some compliments, some flattering, some Aye, some hadis,
some qoutations, some cock and bull stories, etc. If we notice a little bit more closely, we
will find out that it is a monkey business, rather than a useful speech!:):):):):) Like my
own writing! hahahahaha... (loool) :):):) jejejeje
Thankfully, Marina has seen "I STRONGLY BELIVE"! Could you please tell me you
yourself found it out or someone told you that poor Behnam has written it at least three
times in bold letters in order to let you know the correct structure..? :):):):)(loool)
Anyway, thank you for your given attention.
Today, I am in a very good. I have to finish this post before sounding like a stupid person,
although it is very good to be stupid from time to time. It really works. If you are in
doubt, check it out! :):):)
Very eager to see your reply,


Dear Behnam,
Good morning. Wish you enjoy every morning of the life and enjoy dewdrops of flowers
in the very morning.
The best time is morning.

The best practice is diligence.
The best principle for a family is harmony.
The best feeling between friends is mutual understanding.
I love your metaphor very much, but I deeply know no matter how hard I try, I can't
compete with nightingale, coz she never have a rest and keep singing at night. Her
beautiful voice always brings me beautiful nights and let me sleep tight without guilty.
Hehe? Anyway, I extremely feel happy that my dearest friend gives me too much praise
which keeps me live in the top of sky. Please let me live in this stage, don't stop praising, I
can't bear falling down. Hehe? Cathy is a greedy lady.
Dear friend, actually, I found you are very funny, hehe? you mother wanted you to speak
English with ladies. You followed. But maybe it could be better if you do as follows:
Get close to ladies

Offe
fer ladies sommething to drink
d or sm
mile lightly wwith them
Cattch what theey are talkinng about and listen to them
th carefully
Joinn them and ffind some taalk topics inn which laddies are interrested
Laddies care moore on detaiils. As a ladday, I feel it''s better to be

b with a kinnd partner and eat
honney all the tiime, hehe?
I'm sure you caan do it welll.
Cheeer you on practice.

p
Catthy
mortaza.abta
m a July 9th 2009
2
Deaar Behnam, dear friendds,
Thaank you for fast

f replyingg, and thank you very muchm for
intrroducing som
me very goood resourcee for studyinng English.
Imm mediately, affter I finished reading your

y messaage,
I puut one of thee addresses, namely, bbbclearningeenglish,
intoo my browseer's addresss bar and cliicked on thee 'go' buttonn.
A message
m apppeared tellinng me that
dear user, althoough we lovve you very much, althoough we

resppect you as a free persoon who can use the Inteernet,
BUT T you shoulld not be intteresting in exploring every
e part of
the Internet.
I Yoou do not knnow but we do that som
me contents
doess not fit youu.
Herre, I would llike to makee a confessioon. I am verry angry rigght

noww and I don''t know if it is right to write
w in situations like
this!
Anyyway, I would like to coontinue writting about fr

freedom andd
education as tw
wo indesputtable humann right.
Godd create hum man to be frree and Godd give him abilities
a andd
wannt human to use them too improve his h humanityy and his liffe.
(pleease correctt me if I am wrong.)
I jusst don't undderestand whhy some selflfish people (whom I
hatee very muchh) try to resttrict other people,
p by using
u the
pow
wer they recieved.
I beelieve that reestriction does

do not worrk at all. It iis clear thatt a
kindd father likees and wantss his childreen to be eduucated and to be respecctful. We seee here
in our
o society thatt some paarents
try to
t achieve this
t pupose by restrictin ng their chiildren; Don't
comme to home late!
l b a freind of that boy, that
Don't be
girll; they may harm
h you, and
a so on ....
I beelieve that thhe best way to put awayy our childrren, and gennerally the people
p who
om we
lovee, is to educcate them. A
persson's brain is the most powerful
p deefence tool. We just
have to learn him
h to use itt.
w I stop here and wait for

Now f your repply.
morrtaza
Julyy 9, 2009 - 112:15 pm
nanazhong
n J 9th 20009
July
dear Behnam,
I'm so sorry i ccan reply to you as soonn as quicklyy because my

m computerr couldn't work
w any
morre after i answered Anddrew severaal days beforre.I had to pay
p for a neew laptop byy
insttallments in my credit card.I
c am waiting
w my laaptop arrivee.No compuuter,no interrnet,my
life become blaack and whiite.Can you image it?
Best regards
NAN NA
Julyy 9,2009
Marina1
M July
ly 9th 2009
Helllo Behnam,
Thaank you so m
much for youur reply. It made me inn a very goood mood. Thhank you very
mucch indeed.
Deaar Behnam, , In fact Maarina liked what

w you wrote
w about some
s peoplle's writingss( me
don't worry , I've got ann open-mindd. :) I accept criticizingg with open arms.
inclluded), so do
So dear
d Behnam m , my cleverness and wisdom maade you bursst into laughhter. So nice to
hear that I could paint a big smile on your face.
Oh my God!!! How happy I am!! Behnam's writing made me in a mood for killing
someone , especially and particularly him !!! :)
Dear friend who wanted to make me angry on purpose:) , Emmmmmmm , you wanted me
to give you my own opinion about beauty . okay, what can I write when I'm in my current
mood , with my black eyes , oh my God!!! I can't see in front of me! There is some fire
coming from my eyes and head! You should be careful Behnam , Marina is in a different
state, but she is absolutely " NOT ANGRY AT ALL". : ).
So dear friend Behnam , THANK YOU for making me over the moon and clouds. You
made me walk on air by your especial writing to me. I feel as if my heart is going to stop
working from extra happiness, and for this reason I should finish this writing. :)
Calm , happy and not angry Marina hopes to see your next lovely reply.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dear Mortaza,
send you a copy of small article from 'bbclearningenglish.com'

That's about mice.
As you understand such a delivering come to be risky nowdays because it might content
some secret information.
I just hope you have some possibilities to sit out at some conspirational flat in a case
authority will gonna get you.
I from my part will continue supplying you by materials from the place been so well
secured by Iranian censor serice.
Have a good day!
BBC Learning English

Words in the news
8th July 2009
How mice went global
"Scientists who've been working on establishing historical patterns of human migration
have
found a new ally in their quest - the noble house mouse. It turns out that a study of mice
genetics can provide new clues about who settled where. David Bamford reports:
Did you know that very specific parts of north-west Britain are colonised by Viking mice
- mice that
originate from Norway? Or that there are mice families in New Zealand whose rodent
ancestors
come from India?
A group of scientists have published their findings after a global study of mouse genetics
that they say
will tell us more about human migration, and where early colonists - going back to the
Iron Age -
settled many centuries ago. Because, as it turns out, the colonists accidentally took their
home-grown
mice with them - and mice, like humans, have DNA and genetic patterns that can be
identified and
classified.
One of the researchers on the project, Jeremy Searle, a professor of biology at York
University in
northern England, explains:
JEREMY SEARLE: Mice have been moved all throughout the world by people and
clearly when you had
the voyages of the discoveries, and you had settlements all round the world starting off
from western
Europe, they took mice with them so mice are now absolutely cosmopolitan around the
world.
Identifying the chromosomes originating from these seafaring mice should provide useful
data to
back up studies such as the Genographic Project, in which the DNA of hundreds of
thousands of
people around the world is being catalogued with the aim of telling us where our
individual ancestors
came from and settled.
David Bamford, BBCpart"
No pasaran, amigo!

Behnam,
I know that someone has to make efforts to reach a goal. Learning a language (or a
learning any serious subject) is a very big deal. So someone should have a dogged
determination, self-confidence, ability to keep an interest to studying HOT for a long time
and so on.
I have no most of these qualities. Maybe it's a reason for my poor success in what I'm
weak at - oral speaking.
But as I already said many times (and I've already tired to repeat it!) I'm open to have a
voice chat ANYTIME (not LITERALLY anytime, but anytime when I have a possibility to
speak freely and it is a daytime mostly)
Why do you peruade me if I don't persist?
So, "fidgetdrowsy" on Yahoo messenger or "justandrewdamnit" on Skype and you are
welcome Behnam.
So the rest of you my friends are!
BEST WAGES,
Andrew

Dear new friends!
Behnam, tanks a lot for your friendship and tanks for your fast reply! It makes me to feel
in good mood! And this site will give me a very good opportunity to improve my english.
Again, again and again when I reading what you are writing I wondering, who are you?
You are a amazing young man! How do you know so much about everything and you
have a wonderful behavior to meet everybody! Your parents have to be proud of you! I
really mean what Im say, Im not exaggerating when I say, Im sorry my oldest daughter is
already married :)
As you writing about nurses care you knew exactly the point of this work. How could you
knew this? Im impress!
Im a nurse but last 3 years I have studied to nurse practitioners so I even can takes
anamneses, makes examinations, give treatment and have right to write prescriptions. I
think this must be the most optimal work a nurses can get. To have both "sides". Thats
why I want to go to England for short workingperiods sometimes now and then. They
have this proffessions since 15 years ago.
Andrew, thanks for your welcoming and thanks for coffee :) How do you know I like
coffee a lot. My favoritdrink! Nice to meet you on this site.
Marina, thanks for every laughter you give me. You writing so nice and funny. Specually
when you writing about womens and mens! I feel like you and I can recognice myself!
You know I have lived familylife 27 years (with husband and 3 childs) and have got some
life experience. (Somtimes peace and sometimes war). But Im absolute sure that womens
and mens are from two different planets!
Hope to hear from you soon!
Veronica
metzean
m Julyy 9th 2009
Deaar Behnam,
Youur approachh in writing encouragess people to write

w in youur thread. As I have opeened it
s how muuch writing covered
this morning annd find yourr answer to me. I was ppleased to saw
the pages
p until now .
I co
ompletely aggree with yoour idea aboout our propphet and Em mam Ali, buut I would liike to
expllain a little more.
Acccording to yoour idea, alll wars from m the beginnning of human creationn were conseequent
of destructive
d h
human emottions ( the both
b side off a war) but I could not accept it annd gave
you the examplle of religious wars likee what our prophet
p andd Emam PB BUT fought against
a
the oppressivess. I never coompared it with
w what we w behave now althouggh I don?t beelieve
to sit and only ppay lip servvice to Islam
mic principaals.
Youu know betteer than me that

t war forr God(Jahadd) is one off Islamic prinncipals likee pary,
fast,
t, visiting Mecca
M (Haj), Giving onee fifth of annnual benfitss to deprivedd people
(khooms)?and soo on. , we can not comppare our prray with the prophet's ppray.. can we?w But
we can
c not calll our pray a silly actionn. Our propphet behavioor is a symbbol for the
folloowers to praactice.
Forr example onne of our prrophet'c cullture was Itiikaf or etekaaf. And about 500,000 people
p
tookk part in eteekaf ceremoony in 13th ,14th and 155th Rajab month.
m Whatt is etekaf?
Etekkaf or Secluusion meanss to stay in mosque
m withh the intentiion of prayiing. It has some
elem
ments such as a intentionn, staying inn the chief m
mosque of toown or the fofour well-known
mossques for at least three days and faasting in thee seclusion period.
p
Etekkaf offers ann immense hidden
h beneefit, which iis protectionn from the ef
effects of exccessive
sociializing. Eteekaf also off
ffers protecttion from the evil conseequences off talking and d
eping too muuch, becausse a person usually doees Etekaf onn his own, tuurning to Alllah by
sleep
prayying (Nightt prayers), reading
r Qurran, makingg Dhikr, reciting dua, anda so on.
Deaar Behnam, you see thaat some peopple especiallly ?so calleed intellectuuals, called it silly
actiion, I have never
n practiiced etekaf, but not darre to showinng my partiaal views and d say
thatt this ceremony is belonng to our prrophet periood and peopple are too m much busy
nowwadays to sttay in mosquues for 3 daays.
Youu are right aabout the ruule of our prrophet in Wa

Wars ,althouggh he did noot took partt in all
of thhe wars. Sometimes he stayed in front
fr of his army
a as a coommander aand when he
h
estaablish the Isslamic goverrnment Ali ,Ommar
, and others weere in front of army. Thhis was
the style the sam me as all wars
w in world d on that tim
me. But nowwadays the ssystem of wars
w are
commpletely diffferent. Howeever our leaaders were in direct figghting with eenemies forr many
yearrs. They weere in jail annd bear upoon a lot of toortures and many of theem were vicctims of
terrrorism.
Thank you also for your father's day massage , wishing a long prosperous life for you
and your father.
Mohsen
230
sami July 9th 2009

Hello Behnam
How are you? Many thanks for your writing to me, you gave me lots of topics to write
about, and I will write about them all, but little by little man, I have no the same skill as
you and your friends... ;)
One of you topics was the difference among cultures, it was due to the fact that at the end
of my writing I always send kisses to you and Marina. You said that in some cultures wife
and husband even kiss eachother...how can they bear that?
We, in Spain, kiss a lot to the others, imagine, I meet my friends almost everyday and we
kiss on each cheek when we say hello, and the same operation again when we say
goodbye. Also, when you are introduced to someone, we also kiss each other on each
cheek (unless it is a formal introduction,case in which we shake hands).
Also, among lovers, the first kiss on the lips is the signal of the beginning of the
relationship. This is a very special kind of kiss, we just kiss on the lips to our love. I have
heard that people in some other cultures kiss on the lips to friends or relatives...
How are greetings in your country? Is kissing a usual greeting among people in your
country?
As I said before, I really love the differences among countries. I would love to know more
about the role of women in arab countriies (I would ask it to Marina), as well as in other
countries, as China, for example.
Neither culture is better or worse than the other, all are great, all are rich, all have a lot
to offer us. I think those differences are what make our world a wonderful place to live. I
wish I were a rich woman to be able to travel to all countries in the world and learn as
much as possible from all cultures and languages. I wish I could.
what do you think about this??
At this moment I am at the bar, listening to a song I like, it is "You are beautiful", by
James Blunt (I think it is the correct surname). I enjoy a lot listening to music, what
aboout you? Do you enjoy listening
l to music? whaat type of music
m do youu like? whatt type
do you
y dislike??
My friend
f Behnnam, you caannot imagine how mucch I enjoy reeading yourr writings, notn just
the ones addresssed to me, also those addressed
a t other peoople. You arre a great writer,
to w
your writing is simple andd meaningfuul, and it hass somethingg attractive and addictiive! You
shouuld write a book, have you ever thhought abouut this?
I haave to finish, I promise to write moore, I really like this room, I lovedd it when I was
w a
simp ple reader, but now thaat I write I love
l it moree.

m from you
y soon,
Sweeet kisses
Rossa, July, 9th,, 2009
Marina1
M July
ly 9th 2009
Hi Veronica,
V
A niice name gaain for a nicce lady too. :) . Thank yyou for writting to me , it made me happy.
Wellcome in thiis powerful site , particcularly in this threads. There are loots of friend
ds who
have sense of hhumor and they
t are eduucated and cultured
c as well.
I diddn't understtand which writing do you

y mean , but I'm happpy to know
w that you likked
them
m. :).
Deaar Veronica, if men andd women ca ame from diffferent plannets , where would theirr
chilldren live???? :) I think kids in a pllanet which is between men's planeet and wom men's
plannet. Then iff a mother off father wannted to see their
t childreen they shouuld travel , then
use more poweer which is a main probblem in our time, besidees it will off ffer more
enviironmental pollution
p . :) . So , all of
o them shoould be in thhe same plannet :).
Deaar Veronica, I'm just kidding , I unnderstood what w do you mean , but I don't thinkk so. I
STRRONGLY BE ELIEVE thaat men and women w can't live withoout each othher , but theyy like to
makke fights froom time to tiime , it's theeir nature (LLOL). Theree is an old ssaying in Arrab
cultture " fightinng in marriage life is thhe salt of liffe".
So happy
h to conntact with you.
y I hope to
t read morre from you.
h my best w
With wishes.
Marrina.
sami July 9th 2009
Hello my sweet friend Marina
How are you? How do you feel? I feel really well, and very happy to read your writings.
Thanks a lot for answering.
I hope you could start working soon. It really makes us happy and complete when we can
work as what we have studied. Here in Spain it is really difficult to do so. Lots of Spanish
people go to universities and are well educated, however most of them work as a waiter,
building, shops...
I knew what my profession should be since I was a child. I remember I loved going to
school, in contrast to my brother or friends. I enjoyed a lot going there. At this moment I
knew I wanted to be a teacher. Then, I started learning English in the 6th course of
primary education (now children learn in the first year of school), and I loved seeing my
English teacher. She was a young woman, full of life, and she motivated us a lot. I always
had the highest marks at school, and this is when I realised I wanted to be an English
teacher. From this moment now, I havent stopped studying and learning English, bith at
universities and academies. However, my English (written or spoken) is not perfect, I
make lots of mistakes as you can see in my writings. I think learning a language is a
lifelong process, so I would like to be learning English until my dying day! ;)
Now, I am working as a private teacher, I go to my students' houses to teach them. The

exam I have done is to get a place at a school for the rest of my life, It is well paid and I
can enjoy all holidays, summer, etc...I will know marks next 17 july, lets see what
happens.
As you can read in my writing to Behnam, I have written that i would like to know the
role of women in your culture. I think there is a huge difference between women in Syria
and Spain. I will write about the role of women in Spain, but not now, I am in a hurry, as
usual.
I have also asked him about music...do you like listening to music, Marina? what kind of
music do you like? dislike? Do you like dancing?
I hope to read your answer soon, my friend. I also feel I know you from a long time ago.
But there is a difference, I have read all your writings since you started writing here... :)
Sweet kisses to my nice friend
Rosa, July 9th, 2009

Marina1
M July
ly 9th 2009
Runnning Errannds and Doing Chores
Possted: 08 Jul 2009 06:000 PM PDT
An English
E teaccher from thhe Philippinnes wants too know the difference
d bbetween erra
ands
andd chores.
Thee word errannd is most commonly
c u
used in the ssense of a shhort journeyy taken to peerform
som
me necessaryy duty. Some examples of errands are: taking g or fetchingg clothes fro
om the
cleaaners; takingg mail to thhe post officce; filling the car with fuel,
f taking sacks of leaaves to
the compost center, etc.
Thee word errannd comes frrom Old Engglish �rendde ?messagge, mission.?? The messaage was
usuaally carriedd by a servant or low-raanking solddier.
Erraand still hass the connotation of soomething off minor impo ortance thatt can be carrried
out by anyone. An employeee might co omplain of bbeing ?an errrand boy? if all he?s allowed
a
to do
d is unimpoortant workk.
Thee expressionn to go on a fool?s
f erra
and means too set out to accomplishh something g that
turnns out to be impossible to accompllish. Similarr to going on o fool?s errrand is goin ng on a
wildd goose chaase.
A chhore can bee simply a necessary doomestic taskk such as vaacuuming orr taking out the
garbbage, or it ccan be usedd in the sensse of a reallyy tiresome, time-consuming task.
Herre are some examples from fr the inteernet of the two meaninngs of choree.
Choore as houseehold respoonsibilities
Let??s face it - ssometimes, doing
d your chores can be a drag!
Doiing househoold chores does
d not havve to be borring or a waaste of time. If you don??t have
timee to go to thhe gym and workout or stay at hom me and lift weights,
w youu can combiine
musscle buildingg with doingg householdd chores.
Theere are manyy ways to saave time doing your daaily chores. You can maake life easiier by
stayying ahead on o things innstead of pro ocrastinatinng. Daily chhores includde laundry, dishes,
sweeep, vacuum m and moppiing. Even washing
w up your
y sinks inn your kitchhen and bathhrooms.
Choore as an onnerous task
Thaat sure was a chore tryiing over andd over to geet you all the actual link.
Wasshing my toddler?s haiir was a choore?movingg around cauusing shamppoo and wa ater in
eyess and ears?which drove her crazy..
Com mbined withh more explo osions than the bombinng of Iraq withw Michael Bay?s pattented
swoooping cameera shots, thhe film was a chore to watch w from beginning to end.
Hello my lovely new friend,
I'm grateful for all your kind writing. I'm fine Rosa, thanks. But I'm a bit worried , I don't
know why. How do I know that I'm not in a good mood??? The answer is : Marina eats a
lot when she is worried :(. It's my state now. :)
I sit in front of computer and try to make myself busy with something else , in fact
learning English is a kind of eating , so I still eating anyway (LOL).
I've ever thought to be a teacher , do you know why??? Because teachers should be very
patiient , they shhould teachh their studeents in manyy ways. I jusst teach my little brotheer
(Maathematics, physics)
p aft
fter his school. I can addmit that I'm
m a bad teaccher , even though
t
therre is a big doubt
d about my brotherr's understannding :) (hee doesn't likke to study , he just
like to play football and inn computer games).
g
I diddn't know what

w do you exactly wannt to know about
a Syria
an women, II'll write som
mething
aboout them, but please dettermine som
mething , and I promisee to write.
Aboout music , I love it. But not everytthing. I like oriental muusic ( Arabicc and Turkiish) ,
but I'm not inteerested in foollowing sinngers or theiir songs. If I heard a loovely song , I
wouuld like to liisten to it aggain.
But I want to teell you secreet ( a deep one),
o when I was 15 yeears old , I w was fascinated by a
singger from Poortugal , his name is " Ricky
R Martinne " . :) :) :))
Deaar Rosa, Somme songs caan't be died , like " I'll always
a lovee you" , I thiink it singed
d by
"Whhitney Hustoon" as I rem
member , she singed it in i her film " the bodyguuard" which h is
reallly great.
I lovve dancing , as I said before

b it's a kind of feedding our souuls and spirrits. But Ara
ab's
danncing is easiier than foreeign dancin ng , we movee our hips, hands
h , wesst and some other
partts. Everyonee got his owwn way of da ancing.
Theere are somee differencees in men daancing in Arrab countriees, even in eeach country ry's
citiees. For exammple , theree is an especcial dance for
fo men in Aleppo
A (whicch is one off Syrian
citiees) , men hoold one napkkin in each hand , thenn they made their arms straight , an nd they
beggan moving themt up andd down , upp and down :) with som me steps by ttheir legs. But
B you
shou uld know Roosa, napkinns are very important
i inn this dancee.:)
It iss very intereesting to wriite to you. You

Y made me m relaxed after
af this wrriting . I thin
nk I ate
a loot from Engllish languagge , but I stiill hungry :))
Deaar Rosa, I'vee got a quesstion for youu. Why did you
y read annd didn't wrrite until now w on
the website??? I think youur English iss great, I'm as Marina can't recoggnize any miistake ,
in fact
fa I love my own mistaakes, I'm prroud of them m. :) , believve me Rosa , your Engllish is
greaat.
I'm impatientlyy waiting forr your next reply.
by the way , we always greet in thiis way : kissses in right and left
Sweeet kisses for you too.(b
cheeeks, but menn to men annd women too women :) )
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 9th 2009
Hello my lovely new friend,
I'm grateful for all your kind writing. I'm fine Rosa, thanks. But I'm a bit worried , I don't
know why. How do I know that I'm not in a good mood??? The answer is : Marina eats a
lot when she is worried :(. It's my state now. :)
I sit in front of computer and try to make myself busy with something else , in fact
learning English is a kind of eating , so I still eating anyway (LOL).
I've ever thought to be a teacher , do you know why??? Because teachers should be very
patient , they should teach their students in many ways. I just teach my little brother
(Mathematics, physics) after his school. I can admit that I'm a bad teacher , even though
there is a big doubt about my brother's understanding :) (he doesn't like to study , he just
like to play football and in computer games).
I didn't know what do you exactly want to know about Syrian women, I'll write something
about them, but please determine something , and I promise to write.
About music , I love it. But not everything. I like oriental music ( Arabic and Turkish) ,
but I'm not interested in following singers or their songs. If I heard a lovely song , I
would like to listen to it again.
But I want to tell you secret ( a deep one), when I was 15 years old , I was fascinated by a
singer from Portugal , his name is " Ricky Martine " . :) :) :)
Dear Rosa, Some songs can't be died , like " I'll always love you" , I think it singed by
"Whitney Huston" as I remember , she singed it in her film " the bodyguard" which is
really great.
I love dancing , as I said before it's a kind of feeding our souls and spirits. But Arab's
dancing is easier than foreign dancing , we move our hips, hands , west and some other
parts. Everyone got his own way of dancing.
There are some differences in men dancing in Arab countries, even in each country's
cities. For example , there is an especial dance for men in Aleppo (which is one of Syrian
cities) , men hold one napkin in each hand , then they made their arms straight , and they
began moving them up and down , up and down :) with some steps by their legs. But you
should know Rosa, napkins are very important in this dance.:)
It is very interesting to write to you. You made me relaxed after this writing . I think I ate
a lot from English language , but I still hungry :)
Dear Rosa, I've got a question for you. Why did you read and didn't write until now on
the website??? I think your English is great, I'm as Marina can't recognize any mistake ,
in fact I love my own mistakes, I'm proud of them. :) , believe me Rosa , your English is
great.
I'm impatiently waiting for your next reply.

Sweeet kisses for you too.(b
by the way , we always greet in thiis way : kissses in right and left
cheeeks, but menn to men annd women too women :) )
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 9th 2009
Sorrry dear Rossa for this sttupid mistakke. I've pastted somethinng in the saame page in
Miccrosoft wordd before starting writinng to you. Affter finishinng , I presseed ctrl+A , so
s every
thinng has deterrmined , then copy , passte and thenn send . How w fool I'm ! :)
Anyyway , what I've pastedd is a daily email

e from a useful webbsite "
www w.dailywritiingtips.com
m".
Thaank you for reading.

r
metzean
m Julyy 10th 20099
Deaar Marina,
I booarded a fligght that takee me to Banndar Abbas port,

p there was not anyy problem on o the
wayy , just beforre landing in
i Bandar Abbas
A airporrt ,the pilot could not ffind the runw
way
beca ause of dustty weather. We flew arround a while and he trried again, bbut no to avvail. At
this point we haad been in the
t air probbably 1.30 hhour and weere flying thhrough thesee dusts.
Somme people were
w in panicc and I was reciting a verse
v of ourr holy book ( Va en
yaka adolazina kkafaro?.) asking God fo or help.
Thee plane lurchhed violentlly up and doown to find a way for laanding andd the whine from
f
the engines wennt up and downd as we climbed
c andd descendedd. I thought what wouldd be
happ
ppen if so muuch dusts enntered the engines,
e the engines could not takee the breath
h well
andd without airr it failed too work ,the plane
p was oon its last leegs.
I haad been instrructed by my

m boss to go g on a misssion to Banddar Abbas, I was cursin ng him
but not from boottom of my heart, he ordered
o me " do this jobb , then havve a rest for one
weeek, you can have
h a trip with your family".
fa I assked god nott to let the pplane redireected
andd turn back. At this poinnt ,the pilot did his bestt effort and find
f a way ,we eventua ally
landded ,very rooughly. We landed
l safely and I thaanked the piilot as I left the plane.
We have receivved a cargo from Eroupp and I were supposed to clear it ffrom custom ms in
banndar Abbas. had to procceed many steps
s to colllect the gooods. Finally ,when the
containers werre loaded on
n a truck ,evverything waas finished and I decidded to come back.
The truck driver suggested me to drop me in Esfahan by his truck and I accept it although
it took 2 days to come back to Esfahan ,but was more safe than coming by plane in dusty
weather.
We eat a variety of cantaloupes and watermelons as the driver ate a lot and the same as
me having a good appetite, so my mission was completed on Wednesday and tomorrow I
departed to north of Iran to swim in KHazar lake (Caspian Sea).
Dear Marina , thanks for your last posting ,As you told your father did not take you to the
beach for swimming. I think because the beaches are not a safe place for women . in Iran
there are separated places in beaches that women can swim freely without bothering by
men.
I agree with you about learning some skills as our prophet advised and modernize them .
you know that on that time there was only few skills , at present parents are having moral
obligation to up to date their children with all modern skills .
B.Wishes,
Mohsen

Dear Cathy,
Thank you for your advice.
What I written about you is correct, because I mean what I say. You are the nightingale
of this thread, because of your especial way of singing. If we consider the world as a big
garden and people as some birds in this garden; I believe, ladies are like some
nightingales.
I am an eagle, in this wide and vast garden! (loool) hahaha?
I am very late in answering to my friends, so I have to write a lot. Therefore, I cannot

write to you more than this. I hope you forgive me. By the way, although my writing is
short, quality is more important than quantity. :):):)
All the best,


Dear Mortaza,

I agree with up to a point, but I believe people are free as long as their freedoms cause
no harm to others. As soon as we start speaking about harm, restriction and limitation
will be born!
"It is my life, and I am free to do whatever I like" is one of the silliest sentences.
If we consider the freedom of each person as a circle with a specific diameter, it will be
very easy to explain. For instance, let us imagine that there are two people in a society.
Each of them has got some freedoms. Let us assume their freedoms like two circles with
two diameters. If these two cirles do not cut each other, or do not join together, their
freedoms have no harm to each other. They(two people) are absolutely free without any
limitation! In case of cutting each other, their freedoms will join together. In order to
avoid any conflict, they have to make some law and obey it.
As everything, law has got two sides; pluses and minuses. Limitation and restriction, on
the one hand, are necessary, but on the other hand, they are the minuses of the law!
We have considered the freedom of each person as a circle. Every circle has got a
diameter. The diameter varies from society to society, culture to culture, etc. Why? I do
not know!
All people believe in restriction and limitation, but why they are different and vary from
society to society is another topic. I think, you have to study about the origins and the
sources of limitations!!!
I tried to answer you with the language of maths. I hope that helps.
All the best,


Dear Nana,
I think your computer feels jealous of our friendship! (loool)
Anyway, thank you for the message. Please keep in touch with this thread.
Rich lady, throw it awy and buy a new one. Spend the money on such things which are
like first needs in this modern world. What are you going to do with your possession and
the money you save and save and save?:):):):)
Although my imagination is not good, I imagine it. :):):)

All the best,
231

Dear Marina,
Have you ever tried to catch a fish with your hand? If you have tried, you understand
what I am going to mean, if not, have a try! :):):)
Fish is so slippery to catch and to hold. You are like a fish. It is very very difficult to get
the answer of a question from you. (LoooooL) hahaha...
Naughty girl, don't fly! Don't go to the Moon! Please stay in the Earth and answer to my
question. What is your own opinion about beauty and who is beautiful? :):):):) You still
do not know Behnam. He is too determined and as stubborn as a mule to get the answer
of his questions. (loooooooooooool) :):):)
I was only joking. Feel free! Thank you for writing, anyway.
All the best,


Dear Andrew,
There are some problems with voice chatting. I think it is because of the speed of the
Internet, which is so low. I hope we will be able to chat with each other soon.
Do not worry about your oral speaking. It is not an exam or a competition! We are going
to enjoy our English. Speaking a foreign language is fun. We will enjoy speaking.
My spoken English is awful. I have to improve it.
Thank you for writing.
Please do not lose touch with this thread. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

Dear Veronica,
So many thanks for your great writing. It made me feel extremely happy. It really
energized me. Thank you once again for saying some good things about me and my
abilities. I just know a little bit Physics. I know nothing, but what I know is from my
friends. My friends have helped me with my general knowledge.
Oh my God! There is a lady who wants me to be her son-in-law! I cannot believe it. Do
my eyes deceive me? I read that sentence over and over again. :):):) It gave me a lot of
self-confidence. In other words, it increased my morale. Thank you very much indeed.
Unfortunately, your first daughter has already got married. What a pity! Well, what a
bout the second one? :):):)
Dear Veronica, your kindness made me write and behave in this way. I hope you do not
get upset and annoyed.
You are a nurse and a doctor at the same time. Good for you and good for the patients.
They are very lucky to have such a kind and professional lady as a nurse. I am sure that
patients will get well soon if you nurse them.
In nursing, kindness, being tolerant and patient plays an important role. Experience,
wisdom, knowledge and other abilities are very important, of course. I believe, you have
got a good combination of all good things, which are important in nursing.
I wish you all the success.
Please do not lose touch with this thread. Please share something with us regularly. Your
English is very good now. It will be improved soon.
All the best,


Dear Mohsen,
Thank you for writing. Thank you for giving some positive energy to me. Thank you for
prassing.
I aggree with yoou. We havee got many things

t in com mmon. We really
r feel oon the same
wavvelength. I deeply
d belieeve in Islam.. I have studdied about it
i before. Ho
However, I diisagree
withh misusing tthe nice histtory of Isalm
m. It will sppoil and destroy the exaact Isalm, iff we do
not be careful.
We should not use all toolsls to justify ourselves.

o IIt is not good at all. Islaam must not be as
a to
ool for our aaims. Islam is a fact.
We should not think that we

w are the only
o muslimss in the worrld. I have aalready writtten that
justt saying som
me things in Arabic doees not mean to be a musslim. 'Actionns speak lou
uder
thann words.' W
We must be careful
c with our actionss.
We must not think that Good have forggotten all the world, he is only stannding over the
t
Irann, and is jusst focusing on
o Iranian people.
p Godd have creatted many crreatures. Hee pay
atteention to all his creaturres. He do care
c about aall things.
"Jahhad" is sommething, but our wars are somethinng else. It iss not good too abuse it. Saddam
S
alsoo believed thhat he was not
n fightingg with Iran, he was doinng "Jahad"!! If we do no ot be
careeful, all peoople will nam
me their figghts as "jahaad". Don't you
y believe?? Well, thinkk about
"Yazzid", "Maviiyeh", "Khavarej".
"Om
mar ebne saad" on "Ashoora" said too troops andd soldiers, "Hurry
" up toowards hea
aven.
Godd is waiting for you. Kiill Imam Hoossein and eenter heavenn" !!!!!
If misusing
m beccomes a rulee, all peoplee will use it as a tool.(E TER THAN US)
EVEN BETT
I am
m in a hurryy. I have to dash
d right now.
n I will not
n check my writing. P
Please forgiive me
for making
m anyy mistakes.

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

Behhnam, 10 July, 2009
Marina1
M July
ly 10th 20099
Hi Behnam,
B
I'm at home! Thanks

Th God!!!! I was in a picnic witth my familyy( parents , my little sisster, my
littlee brother , my
m big sisteer with her husband
h , my
m second siister with heer husband)). I
donn't know whyy my father is insisting in going alll together , although m my brothers in law
arenn't like eachh other. I waas thinking it's a bit funnny , but todday it was rreally annoyying.
Am I like a fishh??? Dear friend
fr I don't think so :)) , but to telll the truth , it's nice to be a
goldden tiny fishh :). So you are an eaglle ,you live in the sky anda I'm a tinny lovely fish h which
livess in a sea, what
w is that mean??? It
I means Maarina is not in Behnam''s coverage
areaa(LOOOOO OOOOL).
Deaar Behnam, my last wriiting was on nly to let youu know thatt Marina dissagree with h
Behhnam about his opinionn about some people's writings
w , beecause at thhe end , we built
b
our understandding to every
rything in liffe accordingg to lots of Hadis,
H Ayatt , old sayin
ng, and
provverbs.
But I agree witth you that beauty
b is a self
s opinionn or a personal one, but I tried to tell t you
in an
a indirect way
w that I don't
do know whatw to writee bout this topic.
t So I ggive up! I doon't
know what to w write.
Beaauty is moree important in men's life
fe, would you please lett me know yyour own
opinnion??? :)
By the
t way, I asked you soome questions but you didn't
d answeer me, so inn order to usse your
ownn way , would you pleasse answer them???
t :) , I mean " how can a mman make hiis wife
happ
ppy ??" , " what
w shouldd a man givee to a womaan to feel hap
appiness????".
At laast , it seem
ms you are a bit busy th
his day , I hoope it's becaause of something goodd.
Ensshaa Allah (God
( willingg).
I hoope to read your

y answeer very soon
n.
With
h my best w
wishes.
Marrina.
PS: about " I STRONGLY

S Y BELIEVE"" , I would say that I diddn't get it byy myself, in fact
the same bird who
w told youu that Rosa is an Engliish teacher , made me a big favor and
my mistake. ;) :) :)
toldd me about m
Marina1
M July
ly 10th 20099
Deaar Behnam and
a Mohsenn,
I woould say I'vee paid attenntion to yourr priceless topic.

t So if you
y don't m
mind , I want to
sharre you by seeveral lines,, again if yoou don't minnd.
Deaar gentlemenn , Muslimss (especiallyy Arabs) aree not strongg , and all w
what we are
sufffering from because of some kinds of Muslimss.
Somme kinds of Muslims

M waaste our time by speakinng about dif
ifferences beetween " Suunnis
andd Shiites" , thhey forget all
a problemss in Muslimms' life and they
t insist on talking abbout
them
m. I'm as a Muslim
M ( Suunni(sorry for
f talking in such a waay)) wantedd to know ab bout
Shiiite groups , I've read tw
wo books abbout them , and a I'm going to bring " Nahej Alb balaga"
veryy soon God willing.
I fouund out that people listten to otherrs' opinions without knoowing. I meean some peeople
beliieve what soome people tell them. Inn fact I searrched and searched and I'm still
searrching for ddifferences , but I didn'tt find any kiind of differrence in undderstanding
g Islam
betwween them. I think Sunnnis and Shiiites are the same. Theyy are drinkinng from the same
watter , the watter of Islam.
a I think who wants to make Islaam weak , he

It's my belief , and h talks aboout a little
ference whicch make Islaam healthy. At the end human beinngs have diff
diffe fferent mind
ds , so
for a result , wee would havve different understandding in somee small thinggs.
In my
m opinion, " Jehad " ju ust in Palesstine which is the cleareest issue in all Muslimss
minnds.
Anyyway , I didnn't want to be b boring orr talking in such a wayy , I just wannted to sharre you
som
mething , in fact
f you forrced me by youry great ttopic to writte some. Annd I tried myy best to
writte just severral lines. :)
I waant to beg your

y forgiveness in talkking in such a way , I sttrongly belieeve that all
Musslims are allike , just Good knows who
w is right aand who is wrong , a hhuman being g can't
judgge in this isssue.

r Alll your comm
ments aboutt my writingg is welcomeed.
Marrina.
mortaza.abta
m a July 10th 2009
Helllo Behnam, hello Andrrew,
Firsst, I would llike to expreess my gratiitude to Anddrew for

sendding a copyy of an article from bbcclearningengglish.com.
Behhnam!, abouut freedom and

a restrictiion, you aree absolutelyy
righht. The way you chose to
t describe your
y idea, the
t languagge
of math
m as you said, was very
v ingenioous and you clearly couuld
exprress your iddea to me.
Let me agian taalk about frreedom and restriction in this writiing.

Youu know, this is a very goood topic too write abouut, it may als
lso
be a disputablee and arguinng topic as well.
(Quuestion: Is reestriction thhe opposite of freedom?)

I thiink there arre many kindd of restricttions. I expllain my ideaa
by examples:
e F
First consideer a prisoneer restrcitedd in a jail annd
conssider my stuudents who are restrictted in a (borring math)
classsroom, at least for 80 minuts. Theere is differeence betweeen
thesse two kind of restrictioons, of courrse.
All my
m studentss know that they can leaave the classsroom wheen
theyy want but thhey don't. In fact, they are convincced that leaaving the claass will resuult to
losing lecture. But a (bad)) prisoner will
w escape thet jail as sooon as he fiind a way too do so.
Thee students arre educatedd that being restricted inn the classrroom is usefful for them and
for the society; the prisoneer is not eduucated for iff he was edu
ducated he nnever did
som
mething wronng that put him in the jailj !!
My second example involvves the red light,

l whichh many driveers
do not
n like it!! When a drivver meet a red
r light hee stop his caar and waitss untill it becomes
greeen. Even thoough the drriver can pass the red liight, he doees not. An edducated drivver
knows very welll that passiing the red light
l will haarm him andd other peopple.
It iss interestingg, because education,

e reestriction, and
a freedomm are closely
ly related, inn my
opinnion. A goodd society co ontains educcated peoplle who live together
t witth peace and
harm mony.
All the best
morrtaza
23:009 - July 100, 2009.
July
J 10th 20009
Deaar Rosa,
Thaank you for encouragem

e ment, kindneess and affeection. It maade me feel extremely happy.
h
Wheen we like ssomething or someone, our mind makes

m us thiink positivelly about theem. We
ofteen ignore theeir defects and
a faults unconscious
u sly. This is a proven facct in the worrld of
humman beings.
We are writingg here. We share many things with each otherr. In the futuure, we mayybe
pubblish these thhings as a book.
b How knows?
k write a book, but it
:):)::):):) It is veery easy to w
is quuite difficullt to find som
meone to reead it. (LOO OOL) Anywaay, thank yoou for your great g
advice. :):):) jej
ejeje
I beelieve, it is better
b to thinnk about sim
milarities raather than differences
d aamong cultuures.
Hum man beings are the sam me, with the same needss and desirees. We havee got the sam me root.
Adaam and Eva are our parrents.
In my country when people meet, they shake hands with each other; men shake hands
with men and women with women. When two families meet, they shake hands and kiss
each other as well. It depends on the degree of relationship. They often kiss each other
three times. On right, left, and then right cheek. Mothers often kiss their sons; sisters
often kiss their brothers as well. It largely depends on the cultures. I mean, it differs from
one city to others, from one race to others. It is not possible to generalize about all kinds
of greetings in Iran.
What you have written about kissing lips is very interesting. What I have seen in some
films, it is not kissing; we name it like eating something greedily. :):):):) jejejeje looool
I wanted to put emphasis on shyness and the lack of knowledge among some couples. It is
not a fact. I just wanted to make my point seem strange and interesting. By the way, I did
not ask from people what they do...(loooooooooooool) Sorry, I did not mean to sound
rude, it just went through my mind.
I like traditional music. I love Azerbaijani music. Nowadays, I have no time to spend on
listening music. I often listen to some audio files in English, which I have downloaded
from the Internet. When I am driving, I listen to an English cassette. No matter who is in
my car! Sometimes, my mother gets angry with me, but I often say, "Mum, it is English. It
is very important. If someone cannot be able to speak English, they know nothing!"
She susally answers, "What should we do, if we did not want to learn English, and then
did not want to know anything? What should we do if we wanted to be ignoran?"
Once I answered, "nothing especial, just do not listen to English." :):):)
She got angry and said, "Poor that girl who will become your wife. I do not know how
unlucky she will be with your silly behaviours!" :(:(:(:(:(:( How sad, isn't it?
You see, sometimes our lives is not so peaceful. We have got some rows, but it lasts less
than an hour.
All the best,


Deal Clare,
Thank you for running this powerful site.

My flag is changed? What is the matter? It is so funny. I am Behnam, from Iran. I logged
in with the same account. However, the flag is not for my country, as far as I know.
Would you please make it clear by giving some explanation?
I do not know what has happened, but it is not the flag of Iran next to my name, in my last
post to my friend Rosa! She will kill me, I think. :):):)
I hope to see everything goes well in this thread.
All the best,

sami July 10th 2009

Hello nice Marina
How are you my friend? I personally try to enjoy every minute of my life. Coming here
and reading your writings also makes me enjoy life!
Marina, please forgive my writings, when I read them, I just can feel mess and disorder. I
think this is the reason of going to bars and trying to write there. Next time, I will write at
home and then paste it here. As you can see, I am not good at writing...I hope you could
forgive me!
Don't worry about that mistake, we are humans, arent we? We can make mistakes!
About my last writing, when speaking about my career, I said I always knew what I
wanted to be. I am reaching my dream, but it is not complete yet.
If my life had taken another direction I am completely sure I would have studied
something which could help me help other people. I would probably have been working
at any ONG in the world helping the people who really need help. I think both of them
are related (teaching and working for a ONG) because in any or another way you are
helping people, At school we help children become real and good citizens, and in an
ONG I think we help people cover their basic needs to live. Of course there is a great
bridge among them, but I can see that connection.
Wow! You cannot believe it! When I was a teenager my "platonic love" was Ricky
Martin! He is not from portugal, but from Porto Rico. What a handsome man he is!
Moreover he sings well and dances better!!! : )
You asked me why I didnt write before. I dont remember the exact date but it is more than
a year ago, I found this site by chance, I read Behnam's writings and they seemed to be
quite interesting for me. I, as almost all people who write in this thread, fell in love whith
his way of writing and also with the writings of the other people who answered him.
Then, I was not only interested in his writings but also in other people's writings. I found
this a great place to visit each day, it became part of my daily routine, but just reading.
To tell the truth I have always beein shy to write because my way of writing has nothing
to do with yours. Another reason is that I have been very busy studying very hard and
working, so I had no time to spend on writing, so I prefered just reading. Believe me, the
writings of all of you made me happy, even though they were not addressed to me. You
became part of my life, but I thought I wasn't at your level, so it was better to remain
silent.
Eventually, I decided to write a few days ago, I felt I wanted to be part of this site, be
friend of you and share my happiness, sadness, etc with all of you. I am very happy to
write here and see your replies. So thank you very much for paying attention to me!
It is nice to see I make you relaxed. Friends are for making us relaxed, however, it is not
easy to be relaxed with all people. I personally get relaxed when writing to you. I can feel
you when I write to you, in fact our brains are connected when writing to each other. It is
a pity we dont live in the same country, I am sure we could get on well with each other. I
have a special feeling for you, and let me say, I am sure I am not the only one.
I hope to read your reply soon.

Have a nice time, sweet kisses
Rosa, july 10, 2009
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sami July 10th 2009

Hello Behnam!
It seems you are travelling! What a great destination you chose! I would love to travel to
China too!! ; ) Dont worry about that, I wont kill you!
This writing is just to say you I will write to you tomorrow inthe morning, now I am very
tired, but I will do it.
Sweet kisses,
Rosa, july 10,2009
Clare July 10th 2009

Hi Behnam
Your flag is back! I don't know what happened either, but I'll keep an eye on things.
Best
Clare
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com

Dear Marina,
I agree with what you have written about Islam. As you have mentioned, we have to focus
on our similarities rather than on differences. Thank you very much. However, our
discussion is something else. There is a hidden point between Mohsen and me.
I agree with your father. It is very enjoyable to go picnic with some close families. Some
people would prepare the meal, some people would put up the tent, some people would
take care of children, some people would play with children, finally the ladies will eat
and enjoy gossiping, etc.:):):)hahaha (loool)
It makes me wonder that in my country two sons-in-law are like cat and dog. They do not
get on well with each other. I believe, it is because of jealousy. Apparently, it is the same
in your country! (loool):):):)
Dear Marina, I am not married, so I do not know how to make my wife happy. (loool)
How can I make someone happy when she is not in my life?(loool). If you ask me about
how my wife (in the future) can make me feel happy, I can answer you, but unfortunately,
your question is about something else.(loool):):):)
Again, like a slippery fish you ran away! It does not matter. We will meet each other in
the future.(loool):):):):):):)
I am not as busy as before, but the speed of the Internet is low. It is very difficult to sign
in Yahoo Messenger.
I will kill that little bird, which talks behind my back. I will have barbecue, or will make
kebab with the meat of the nosy little bird. It seems that the little bird is a multilingual
one. It speaks in many well-known languages like English, Arabic, Spain, and Persian. I
think this sort of bird is so dangerous; it should be killed soon. Hahaha (looool):):):):)
All the best,


Dear Mortaza,
Thank you for answering.
This one phrase, "It is my life, I will do what I want," has done more damage than good.
People choose to ignore the spirit and derive the meaning that is convenient to them.
Such people have tied this phrase to selfishness and I am sure that was not the intent.
These people forget that we do not live in isolation. What you do affects me and what I do
affects you. We are connected. We have to realize that we are sharing this planet and we
must learn to behave responsibly.
Let me give you an example. Imagine someone takes drugs. How can guarantee that
when someone takes drugs, and when they get behind the wheel of a car and have an
accident, the only thing they will ever hit is a tree? If there is someone who guarantees, it
does not matter to take drugs. However, if nobody can guarantee that when they take
drugs and have an accident, then you or your families or I or my families could be dead
under the wheels, we had better believe it is our business. We have to get this person off
the road.
So far, we understood that in a society there are many people, and then many circles of
freedoms. Many people impose rules and rules impose restriction and limitation on
freedoms. In other words, there is law because the freedom circle of someone cuts the
other one's circle. Now, it is normal to ask, "Why the diameter of freedom is different
from society to society?"
In order to answer to this question, we have to consider the diameter of freedom as a

function, and then know what the main variables are. There are too many variables and
factors that affect on the result; for example, in our country religion is one of the most
important variables. As you have said, education is one of the key variables as well. My
information and knowledge about such things is not good enough to discuss more. I hope
you will forgive me.
All the best,

Dear Clare,
On my screen, the flag is for China! It is red. Apparently, it is the same on the screen of
my friend Rosa, because she has mentioned it.
I do not know what has happened. I just know that the flag next to my name is not for my
country (I mean when I have posted to Rosa). Now it is correct.
Thank you anyway, it does not matter. I love chinese people and I have great respect for
their flag.
All the best,

sami July 11th 2009

Hello my friend Behnam
How are you? Please, dont kill that little bird! It is great that it can tell us things about
other people. I would love to have that little bird behind my ear telling me things about
the people I meet, in this way, I would have "hidden" information about the others and I
think it could be very very funny, dont you think so?
I have read in your writing to Marina, that you think the reason of sons-in-law not
getting on well with each other is jealousy. Can you tell us the reason of that jealousy
between them? I have two sisters, older than me, who are married. Apparently, their
husbands dont have that kind of problem. They dont see eachother frequently, at least
once a week at our familiar lunch which is once a week, especially on sundays. On the
other hand, my brother had a girlfriend, and I behaved with her as if she was my sister.
She used to spend a lot of time at home, and we talked a lot, we enjoyed being together. I
thought she was the perfect mate for my brother, however, it wasn't like that! We are still
friends.
For me friendship is the most valuable present for a person. I could live without a job,
without money, without food...however I wouldnt live without a friend. It is necessary to
say that not all people you go out with are your friends. I know a lot of people, I can go
for a walk with them, to have a coffee, whatever, but it doesnt mean they are our friends.
I remember the first year I went to University, it was 2000, I was 18. In my class there
were more than 100 people, among them, we made a group of around 10 girls who went
out together, and spent most of the day together. At the beginning I was happy, I thought
they were all my friends, however, as time passed I was putting a cross in the name of my
imaginary list of friends. From one reason or another, you become aware they are not
your friends, they are just people who want to take benefit from you. I started separating
them, and from those 10, now I have just two FRIENDS. I feel they are my real friends,
they want me just because of what and how I am, they have no problems with me, I have
no problems with them, they are always there when I need them, no matter what my
problem could be they are always ready to come to speak to me and help me. I have also
another friend from my childhood. We have been together since we went to the nursery
school, 28 years have passed from that and we are still friends. If you asked me who is
my best friend, I would say without any doubt her name.
Someone said who has a friend has a treasure, so I am the richest person in the world.
My friend Behnam, I have a question for you. Do you think there could be a real
friendship between a man and a woman? or a man is interested in making friends with
women just to try to find love in her? I hope my question is clear! I cannot generalize but
up to now almost all men who have tried to make friendswith me finally resulted that they
wanted friendship but anything else. It annoys me. What do you think about that?
It finally seems you have arrived to your country again! What a quick travel! You are in
Iran again and a few hours ago you were in China! Great!!!
I will write more and more, I will answer all your questions, but one answer each day, it
is ok?

Sweet kisses,
Rosa, 11 july 2009
sami July 11th 2009

Hello Andrew
How is life going? I dont know the reason but I have been in a very good mood during all
this week. I am very happy and healthy.
I saw your writing some days ago, but I couldn't answer you because I havent had
enough free time. However I dont want to sound impolite after your welcome. Thank you
for your bolero and for your cup of coffee. I love coffee and I cannot live without music,
so you hit the nail!
Nice to meet you

Rosa 11 July 2009
mortaza.abta
m a July 11th 2009
Deaar Rosa,
Thiss is my first writing to you.

y In averrage, every 3 hours I viisit
this thread andd read all (nnew) writinggs here from
m all peoplee. This is useeful to me inn two
wayys: First, I leearn many things abouut English suuch as new vocabularies, how to writew
nicee and simplee, etc.
Seco fe. You peopple here are very talentted, energetiic and
ond, I learnn many thinggs about life
(spiiritually) young and I enjoy
e readinng your postts.
In your
y last writting to Behhnam, you asked
a a queestion aboutt
frienndship betw ween a man and a woman. Let me talk a
littlee about thiss. Here I donn't want to be
b an interppoler
(thiss is my firstt using of this word!) annd I hope yoou both
donn't mind.
As you
y said, friiendship is ana importannt need in thhe life of anny
(norrmal) persoon. And I thiink having good
g friendss from both
sexees leads to a healthy livving. Here, in my country, having
frien
nds from oppposite sex isi unusual, at least in almost
a all
midddle class faamilies and this is a verry important problem.
I thiink the benif

ifits you recceive from a male persoon as
your friend is different
d from what youu receive froom a
female friend. Of
O course, there
t are ma
any things iin
commmon.
At thhe end, I woould like to introduce a movie to yyou which

is abbout friendsship betweeen a man annd a woman.
Thee movie is caalled "Whenn Harry Met Sally". Whhating this
movvie would bee fun; it is of
o the genre of comedy.
I am
m waiting foor your reply
ly.
morrtaza
19:000 - July 111, 2009
PS. Once Behnnam said thaat people heere usually do d not

critiisize each oother, I would be very happy
h if eveerybody
readding my messsages let mem know whhat are my m mistakes in writing.
w
Marina1 July 11th 2009
Hello kind Rosa,
I can't thank you enough for all your kind and nice words toward me. You really made me
very happy, I just can say THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. I hope I deserve
what you said.
So dear Rosa , you (as me) don't want to see that little bird killed by Behnam , what is
your plane??? It seems Behnam insists of killing him. So what should we do??? :)
Behnam doesn't know that girls like to know what is happening behind their backs , but
you and me we know it very well, so we highly appreciate this kind of birds. Anyway, God
bless that lovely bird!! :)
Dear Rosa, there are so many things in common between us, it's so amazing , let me list
them:
1-we have the same taste (Ricky Martine ) :).
2-I'm the third member of my family , and the third girl :) , my two sisters are married
too. :)
3-I'm single as you. :)
4-It seems we know the same little and lovely bird :) :) :)
I think it's really interesting to know some people who live in other countries but they are
very close and near to you at the same time. Let me say , that I'm really grateful that you
decided to write here, you made this website eventful with a taste of Feminine feelings
and writing. :)
Dear Rosa, I've read your writing to Behnam , your questions are priceless , I would like
to answer them , but of course after our friend Behnam.
By the way , do you have an especial tan as almost Spanish ladies?? :) , what is your
favorite color ? what kind of clothes do you like to wear ?? what is the character of your
ideal man???
I'm really happy in writing to you. Now , you are in my list for the most best English in
this website ( Behnam, Cathy and Rosa) . :)
Thank you for reading, I hope to see your reply soon.
With my best wishes to have great days ,

Sweet kisses too.
Marina.
mary July 11th 2009

Hi Behnam,
B
Thaank you so m
much for youur nice worrds.
n friends and conseqquently lots of writings.

As I see, there aare lots of new
I'm not going too lose touchh with this thread,

th but I don't know
w when the nnext time will be to
writte here. Tom
morrow? Neext week?...
I hoope you enjooy summer'ss holidays.
Best wishes,
Marryam
233
Marina1
M July
ly 11th 20099
Helllo Behnam,
How w are you tooday??? Hoow is it goinng??? How is it the weaather in thesse days??? I hope
it beecomes bettter and betteer.
I aggree with yoou about goiing into a picnic with ssome close people
p and ffriends, butt I didn't
enjooy yesterdayy , I tried too open doorss for talkingg in order too make them
m refresh , but
b
nothhing workedd. The weathher was clooudy, even iff it was sunnny :). I agreee with you about
cat and dog theeory. :)
Deaar Behnam, I've asked you y some quuestions, buut you didn'tt answer mee because yo ou are
not married!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Behnam
m, come on,, my questioons could bee
imaaginary , of course
c you have thougght about your future liffe with you wife, so I innsist on
answwering my questions
q :)) ;).
Aboout that poor lovely birdd, please livve him alone , in fact I''ll not let yoou barbequee it, it is
in my
m region noow , I will not
n accept too be eaten. Have
H mercyy on him!
(LO
OOOOOOO OOOOL).
Deaar Behnam, I'm very muuch lookingg forward too hearing yoour answerss to my and Rosa's
quesstions. Now
w you can't do
d anythingg , Rosa andd I made a dealing
d in a secret. isn''t true
Rossa???:)
:) :))
With
h my best w
wishes.
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 11th 20099
by the
t way Behhnam, we wiill meet eacch other in thhe future! I really hopee so.
Youur sincerely
Marrina.
mary
m July 111th 2009
Hi Marina,
M
Thaank you my friend

f for understandinng me and thank
t you foor your kinddness.
I hoope I can wrrite activelyy soon. Someetimes I misss writing here.
Enjo
oy your time the best,
Marryam
mary
m July 111th 2009
I've read a beautiful poem
m from Saaddi's Golestann. I tried to translate it.. I hope the
meaaning will be understanndable.
If yoou are hurt by people, don't be sadd

beca ause you doon't get comf
mfort or pain
n from peopple
a all from God

Youu should knoow the thinggs that yourr friend and enemy do are
becaause their hhearts are inn God's posssession
Althhough an arrrow passess throuhg a bow

a wise person ssees the bow
wman
Best regards,
Marryam
Marina1
M July
ly 11th 20099
Hi dear
d friend M
Maryam,
So nice
n to see your
y lovely writing agaain. but in fact
fa I'm a litttle bit worriied about yo
ou. is
therre anything make you feel
f sad??? I don't know w why, but I feel you arre sad. I hop
pe I'm
wroong.
waiting for youu....
my best
b wishes...... Marinaa
Marina1
M July
ly 11th 20099
Deaar friends,
I waant to paste this writingg , it's also an

a email froom
www w.dailywritiingtips.comm . I hope yo ou'll enjoy itt.
Onee Space or Two

T At the End
E of a Senntence?
an wrote:
Susa
I waas always taaught to douuble-space at a the end of a sentencee. I recentlyy began worrking in
a la
aw office whhere I was suurprised to find
f that many of the attorneys
a . . . do not folllow
this practice, evven when drafting
d formmal contracts and docuuments. Is doouble-spaciing at
the end of a senntence a strrict rule, juddgement calll or just oldd-fashioned punctuation?
Bobb Dylan saidd it, Susan: ?The Timess They Are a-Changin?
a ?
Bacck when we used typewrriters there was a reason to spacee twice at the end of thee
senttence.
It?ss not so neceessary now.
this is what thee Gregg Refference sayss about it:
Noww that the sttandards off desktop publishing typpically applyy to all docuuments prod
duced
by computer,
c thhe use of onne space is recommend
r ded after thee punctuatioon that occu
urs at
the end of a senntence. Yet this standarrd should noot be mechaanically appplied.
In all
a cases, thee deciding factor
f shoulld be the app
ppearance of the breakss between
senttences in a given
g documment. If the use of one space
s does not providee enough off a
visuual break, usse two spacces instead.
Thee Chicago M
Manual of Sttyle says it not
n once, buut three timees:
A peeriod markss the end off a declaratiive or an im

mperative sentence. It iss followed by
b a
singgle space
A siingle characcter space, not two spaaces, shouldd be left afteer periods at the ends of
senttences (bothh in manusccript and in final,
f publiished form)
In tyypeset matteer, one spacce, not two (in other woords, a reguular word sppace), follows any
marrk of punctuuation that ends
e a senteence, whetheer a period,, a colon, a question mark, an
excllamation pooint, or closing quotatioon marks.
So, Susan, one space, not two. And th

hat, accordinng to the CM
MS, goes noot just for peeriods,
but for
f ?any maark of punctuation thatt ends a senntence.?
I?vee know abouut the new practice

p forr a very longg time now, but I still hhit the spaceebar
twicce more ofteen than not.
Marrina.
mortaza.abta
m a July 11th 2009
LaT
TeX, a typessetting progrram
Helllo friends,
Afteer reading thhe last postt of dear Maarina about space afterr
a seentence, I thhought it maay be interessting for you to know
aboout a typesettting progra am that do the
t job autoomatically.
Thee problem with

w typesettiing mathem matic materiials using
welll-known woord processoors, like MSS Word, is thhe existencee of complexx formulas; it is
hardd, and in soome cases im
mpossible, to
t typeset a formula
f usiing these sof
oftwares.
Theerefore, matthematicienss have theirr own progrram for typeesetting theiir notes, artticles
andd books. It iss called LaT
TeX (www.la atex-project.org).
(Maaybe Behnam m is familarr with LaTeeX. Many yeears ago somme people aat Daparmennt of
Commputer Engiineering in Sharif Univversity created a progrram called FFarsiTeX, based on
LaT
TeX, for typeesetting perrsian texts.)
Anyway, when LaTeX meets a word starting with a lower-case letter and ending with a
period [.] or a question mark [?], it leaves a blank space after the sentence which is a
little more than an inter-word space, but it is not as twice as an inter-word space.
Thank you Marina for sharing the article.
Sincerely yours,
mortaza
23:30 - July 11, 2009
sami July 11th 2009

Hello Marina!
I dont know if it is the same with you, but I am addicted to this site. It is great to read
here the thoughts of many people around the world, particularly yours. They are very
meaningful.
About that deal against the killing of that little and poor bird we must do something. I
think Behnam will finally leave it alone, we are two girls asking him something...Do you
think kind and polite Behnam is going to contradict us?? I dont think so. So happy bird
will live and tell us more things about people, especially from our Iranian friend. ;)
It is true my friend it seems we have many things in common, this is the reason why I
think we can be good friends. I really hope so.
I would like to read what you think about the question I have made to Behnam. It is not
necessary to say you can give me your opinion about everything I write here, whether itis
addressed to you or not.
I like your questions! I'm going to answer them all and I would like you to answer them
too.
About tan....my skin is usually light and pale, some people say it is also bright. But now it
is summer and I spend a lot of time on the beach, I love sunbathing so my skin is now
naturally tanned. Most girls like to be tanned all the year and they go to special places to
have UVA rays, but I dont like it. I think it cannot be good for the skin. Even on the beach
I am very careful because the sun can be very dangerous too. I use gel with a high
protection factor from the sun.
My favourite colour is pink, but not the soft candy pink, it is fucsia pink. I love this colour
for everything, clothes, colour of the walls in my room, lipstick, nails... My second
favourite colour is red, it gives me energy and I think it suits me.
For clothes, I always like to be well dressed, in general I like to be comfortable, elegant
and fashionable clothes. However I am not clumsy at all. For example, now I am wearing
a dress made of soft and thin jean fabrics. It is a summer one, it is short (up my knees)
and it is sleeveless. In winter or autum I usually wear jeans and sweaters. And I love high
heeled shoes, in fact I cannot walk with a plain sole shoe. I always wear them unless I go
to the gym, where I wear trainers. Do you like high shoes?
Your last question is a great one. It is also useful for me to think about what type of man I
would like to be with. So, I need time to think about it, and will write probably tomorrow.
In general I want a man who respects me, this is the essential feature of my ideal man.
Could you please write about your ideal man? I would love to read it.
Thank you very much for putting me in that list of best English, it is very nice of you.
However, after reading my writings I see lots of mistakes and I still have a lot to learn
about English. Thank you also for putting me in the same list as Behnam and Cathy, but
with this respect they are too far from me! Thank you Marina!!
I am impatiently waiting to read your answers to your own questions! Write also your
opinion about friendship between men and women.
A pair of kisses from Spain

Rosa, 11 July, 2009
sami July 11th 2009

Hello Mortaza
Nice to meet you! I'm glad that you wrote to me. I cannot see your flag, could you please
tell me where are you from? To tell the truth I have nothing from you, I see you usually
write here, but as I am busy when I sign in here, I go straight to answer the people who
have written to me. Please, forgive me. Are you male or female? How old are you?
Forgive me also for asking these quesitons, I dont mind your age or whether you are a
man or a woman but I have the stupid custom to put an imaginary face to the people
here.
Of course I dont mind you answering to my question to Behnam, in fact it was a question
for everyone who wants to answer it. I would like to know opinions about this from
different people. I agree with you. I think friendship can be between man and woman, I
think so. I could be a friend of a man, I would treat him as a friend, just this. What I said
is that most of the men who wanted to make friends with me wanted something else.
Here in Spain it is not unusual for a woman to have a male friend, but I havent had such
a priviledge yet. thanks for suggesting that film, I will watch it if I am able to find it and I
will tell you my opinion about it.
Your English is very good, dont worry about mistakes, it is normal to make mistakes, they
are part of the learning proccess. You see, I am an English teacher and I do make
mistakes. I think writing and reading what others write can help us learn more.
Thank you for what you say about us here (talented, energetic, young...). It is very kind of
you to say that. I feel the same about all of you, reading posts here gives life and energy.
You all make me happy. Thanks Clare for creating this site and thanks Behanm for
writing that 3rd day of december.
Dear Mortaza, again, nice to meet you, I would like to read more from you soon.
Have a nice time,

Kisses,
Rosa, July 11, 2009

Hello Rosa,
How are you my Spanish friend? How life is going on the beach? Do you enjoy walking
on the beach, swimming in the sea, sunbathing on the beach during the day, and maybe
lying on the sands and counting stars at night? How about speaking with some native
English speakers?
Thank you for writing in this thread. Your posts have made this place a nice one to be in.
Your writing in this thread is a real shot in the arm.
Your question is very tricky. You, yourself, know completely well that it is a very difficult
question to answer. Someone must be very frank and straightforward to answer such
questions.
Apparently, I have no choice. I have to answer it. What can I do? Two nice ladies; one of
them is from Spain, and the other one is from Syria, have put pressure on poor Behnam
to answer some difficult questions.(loool) jejejeje
The popular image of wolves is not a pleasant one. In children's stories, they are often
portrayed as cruel, evil creatures, and many people are brought up to fear and dislike
them! Poor wolves are created in a way that they have to eat meat to continue to exist.
What is wrong with them?
Nothing is wrong with them, actually. Human beings' selfishness makes them rank
creatures in order of advantages and disadvantages. In reality, nothing is created bad,
and there is at least an aim of creating them, but we are ignorant about it. By the way, we
cannot blame human beings' silly behaviours. In fact, there is nothing wrong with them.
They are created in this way.
As we know, human beings are social animals. We have got some basic needs, in order to
live normal, healthy, and comfortable. One of the basic needs is having someone as a
friend to share your sadness, happiness, etc. with.
'Necessity is the mother of invention', and need is the mother of action! Why do people
make friends with others? The main reason is 'need'. This is a rule, a principal, or
whatever you call it.
There are two sexes in every society; females and males; women and men. These two
sexes have got many similarities and differences. Both of them are human beings, but
they are different from each other in that men's needs are different from women's needs.
They are just different. It does not mean that one of them is better then other.
We make friends with people, because we have got some needs and desires, and then we
like to fulfill them.
When a man makes friends with a women, both of them are trying to fulfill some needs
and desires. Women's needs and desires are different from men's. Although they have got
many things in common with each other, they have got different needs as well.
A man can have a real friendship with a woman, but we have to understand what a 'real
friendship' means? If a man asks for some kisses, or for example some physical activities
from his partner, there is nothing wrong with him. He is a man with some especial needs.
However, women often misunderstand, and then get poor men wrong!
Women believe that their hearts (feelings and spirits) are the best things that they have
got. In their opinion, their hearts are the best parts of their body, but men do not think so.
Men search for something else, beside women's hearts. I have to mention again and
again that this action is a part of men's nature. There is nothing wrong with them.
I have thought about it a lot. It is really mysterious and amazing. To be frank, it is very
difficult for me to close my eyes, and then not to look at a lady's breasts. People give tips
on how to gain more self-confidence with eye-to-eye contact with someone while you are
speaking with, but for me it is eye-to-breasts contact. I have to confuss that I really love
ogling. hahahaha jejejeje (loooool) I hope you will pardon my French. I do not know why
I am not able to control myself. The only thing that makes me different from other men is
that I often look at those kinds of things when the ladies have no attention to my eyes and
behaviours. Maybe, they are pretending to be unaware, I do not know, anyway. (loool) In
addition, it is very difficult for me to stop looking at a lady's posteriors. To thell you the
truth, have tried very much to change these behaviours and break these habits, but I have
been unsuccessful yet.
To sum up, your short answer is "yes", but it is rare. Although it is very hard for a man to
ignore his needs and desires, it is possible.
An important point should me made that in almost all cases, men and women make
compromises.
A normal man cannot control himself, unless he has some operations on his body.
Unfortunately, I have no time and it was not my aim to write something about your
question from psychology point of view. Sex is a taboo for many people, although in
western countries it is no longer taboo! However, if we study the nature of women very
carefully and much closely, we will understand that almost all normal women still
consider it as a taboo subject. Thanks to this fact, which is instinctual somehow, women
often are doubtful about men's attitude towards them. They are created in this way,
because God have wanted to protect their wombs from all impurity.
Thank you for reading. I have written whatever came to my mind. I hope you will forgive
me for making any mistakes, for being rude and impolite. I did not mean to be impolite
and rude.
All crticising and suggestion would be welcomed with open arms. I hope to hear more
from you soon.
All the best,

234

Hello Maryam,
Thank you for writing, although it was so late and I had missed you terribly.
What has happened to you? What is wrong with you? Could I help you? Please share
your sadness with us. There are many kind people in this thread who will help you. At
least, you will get relaxed by speaking, because women get relaxed by talking and
speaking. (loool)
What do you mean by writing those poems? Please be kind and generous to share your
feelings with us. By the way, please write them in Farsi. I would like to check your
translation. (loool):):):):):):):)
I hope you will be in an excellent mood soon. I am impatiently looking forward to

hearing from you soon.
All the best,

sakeena July 12th 2009

Hello Behnam
I'm from Azerbaijan and my origines from Persia(of course know Iran).They of course
speak persian but i'm learning it.I speak English very good 'cause we lived in UK kind of
7 years and I can speak in Russian a little bit cause in Az-n I attended Russian
school.Amazing? It would be nice to communicate with you in WWW so that I could help
u with English u with Persian.
Yours sincerely

Hello Marina,
How are you my kind, Arab friend? I hope everything is going well with you and you
enjoy going on a picnic and going to mountains with your families.
I believe, I have answered to your questions in my post to Rosa yet. First, I wanted to
address that post to both you and Rosa, but the fear of your anger made me write you
privately.(loool) You see, how fearful Behnam is!
As a rule, we feel happy when someone fulfills our desires. For example, you have got
into a trouble, or you have a hard time, someone helps you; it will make you feel happy.
As I have said before, I am still single, so it is impossible for me to answer your questions
in a proper way. In addition, I am very bad in imagination, although it is more important
than knowledge. However, I will answer to your questions just by referring to the fact
that 'necessity is the mother of invention' and need is the mother of all actions.(loool)
It is very easy to make someone feel happy just by giving him/her what s/he wants. To put
in another way, it is easy to make someone feel happy just to fulfill his/her needs to the
best of our ability.
The only thing that I have to know is the nature of women, especially the nature of my
wife. Although I have no experience, I have seen that when my father bought some
flowers to my mother, it made my mother feel extremely happy.(again my parents are my
teachers, so my theory about the lack of knowledge among men and women is a fact!)
Therefore, I know that flowers make women feel happy. I know that women are
sentimental. They like flowers, sunset, beauty, some birds (especially the small birds).
Some women love the jewelry, for example, my mother does not care about jewelry, but
my sister does care about it. Therefore, I will check whether my wife likes jewelry or not.
If yes, I will try to buy her some jewelry in different situations.
I know that women do care about their birthday. I will not forget my wife's birthday at
all. I will buy some flowers, some sweets, and some jewelry on her birthday.
I also know that some women do care about the wedding anniversary. I will not forget it
at all.
I will take her to some romantic places, like some places, where we have had some good
time with each other.
I know that a woman is looking for someone to rely on him. I will try my best to be as
reliable as possible.
I know that women, more or less, are worried about their beauty. They are so sensitive
about their looks or physical attractiveness. I will not forget to assure that everything is
okay with her beauty. I will recall speaking and remembering her beauty, for example by
saying, 'how are you the king of eyes? How are you the king of eyebrows? How are you
the king of hair? How are you the king of cheeks? Etc.' depends on her especial beauty.
On top of them, I know that women get relaxed and feel calm if they speak. I will be a
good listener, and I will listen to my wife carefully. I will not pretend to listen to her.
I will be a real gentleman; for instance, I will open the door of car for her.(loool)
I will not forget to whisper in her ear three words repeatedly: I LOVE YOU.
Thank you for reading. I hope you already have taken the answers of your tricky
questions.
All the best,

Marina1
M July
ly 12th 20099
Helllo Rosa,
Thaanks a lot for your nice answers. Again

A we have lots of thhings in com
mmon , I lovve red
andd pink colorss too. Some people thinnk that peopple who likees red color , like to maake
peopple look at them, but I don't agreee with them. Red color is the meaning of life anda
lovee. Besides itt suits me tooo.
All people
p in Suummer like to be tanneed by sun, buut I don't. inn fact I go tto the beachh very
rareely. We usedd to go mouuntains and have a barbbeque, it's my m family orrders
som
mehow(LOL)). My fatherr prefers to go their beccause as hee says it's noot good to sw wim in
a veery crowdedd places for his belovedd daughterss:) . Once I asked
a my m
mother " doees my
fathher think thaat his daughhters are thee most beauutiful ladies in all over the world????" ,
the answer surpprised me , it was " yess" :). I thinkk parents alw ways think that their chhildren
are the most beeautiful chilldren, maybbe it's a kindd of Mercy from
f God. LLet's imaginne that a
motther doesn't like her child's physicaal appearannce and his bad behaviiors too, wh hat
wouuld happeneed??? (LOL) L).
Deaar Rosa, I'mm as a Musliim , my cloth thes when I ggo outside is

i so differeent from my clothes
inside. Outsidee I should makem sure to wear Islam mic clothes. I really lovee it!
I lovve jeans tooo , it suits alll people. Innside, I can wear whateever I want.
Deaar Rosa, I'vee read Behnnam's answeer to you, hee made me open my moouth , starin ng by
my eyes,
e he maade me stop breathing.((LOL), he made
m me thaank God thaat I'm not in front
of him
h (LOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOOO OL). But to tell
t the truthh I agree wiith him,
frien ween men annd women iss very rarelly and it's noot exist (kinnd of) , and what
ndship betw
Behhnam said about himself lf , proving that point.
A frriend of minne who is veery "free", and she is "oopen-mindedd "somehow w , has lots of
o men
frien nds , they always go ouutside, eatinng in restaurants and such things. Once she was
w
speaaking aboutt a party , itt was mixedd (men and w women) , shhe danced wwith two of her
h
malle friends , then
t she satt down becaause of beingg tired. Onee of her malle friends was
w very
conffused , he was
w looking left and rigght , but he didn't
d look at
a her. She aasked him " what's
wroong with youu my friend???" , he saidd " if I answwered , would you pleasse forgive me??"
m
,,,,, anyway hiss answer waas " I couldn n?t stop lookking at you when you w
were dancin ng, and
I'm very sad abbout this facct , because you are myy friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!".
All what
w I wantted to say , even "free"" people whoo say " we are a friends , what are you
y
talkking about!!!" , they knoow very welll that they aare not friennds in a wayy or anotherr.
Anyyway , men anda women can be classsmates , coo-workers and very sim
mple friends , but
absoolutely theyy can't be cloose or nearr friends.
Thaank you Rosa for readinng my writinng, I hope yyou could geet my point of view. by the
wayy , about thee ideal man , I've got veery short annswer, so I prefer
p to reaad yours , in
n order
to motivate
m youu , maybe iff I answeredd you , you will
w say " juust this!!!!!"" (LOL), theen you'll
be confused
c abbout your annswer. :)

y very sooon.
A paair of kissess for lovely Rosa.

R
Marrina.
behnam
b Julyy 12th 2009
Deaar sakeena,
It was
w so nice tto see your message
m in this thread.. Thank youu very muchh indeed.
Thaank you for offering,

o I need
n someonne to help m
me with my spoken
s Engglish. My spoken
Engglish is awfuul.
I hoope you addd my ID:

you.believeme@ @yahoo.com
m in order to
t chat withh me.
Youu can also em

mail me at:
behrampednam m@yahoo.coom
I am
m you as sooon as possibble.
All the best,

mortaza.abta
m a July 12th 2009
Helllo Behnam, hello Rosaa, and hello everyone,
Deaar Behnam, you asked me m more infformation aabout myselff. Dear Rossa, you also want to
know more aboout me. So, in i this writiing, I am gooing to writee a little bit about myseelf
hopping it helps us to conneect to each other more easily!!
My real name isi Mortaza, and I am a man of 32. I am marriied and I haave 2 childrren: my
boy,, Amir-Ali 4 years and 5 months, and
a my dauughter, Negaar 5 monthss !!
Currrently, I am
m living in Damghan,
D a small city in
i the Semnnan Provincce in Iran. The
T
weaather here iss dry, it is hot
h in the Suummer and cold
c in the Winter!! Pisstachio is th
he main
agricultural product of this region, and it is very delicious, isn't it Behmam! I promise
here that if I ever come to everyone of you I will bring some Pistachio as souvenir!
I have got a Ph.D in Mathematics in 2007, and I am a fculty member at Damghan

University since then. The distance between my home and university is so short, so that I
always walk to work, it takes usually less than 10 minuts! I don't like living in big and
crowded cities, like Tehran, so I am glad to live here, however, it has its own
disadvantage.
I don't know why my flag is gone! Actually, it has never been next to my name!! If anyone
can help me put it in its place, please let me know!
Good luck
mortaza
15:10 - July 12, 2009

Dear Maryam,
It's happy to see you updated information, but sorry to feel sadness welling up from your
poem. I hope you live far away from bad mood and smile heartily in the sun soon.
Haven't seen you for ages, I miss you terribly. I hope my simple greetings can bring you a
flicker of comfort. Cheer up, baby, you will be much stronger by experiencing pain and
sufferings.
Baby, find a way out, if you want to cry, cry on my shoulder, coz girls enjoy that
privilege. Never stop writing and I love your writings which are all out of your heart. If
you still feel kind of down, just think a while, through the oceans and space, there is
somebody here who cares much for your happiness. Sometimes, when we were trapped in
troubles, there is nothing better than knowing we are still loved by someone in this world.
We should live happily and smile heartily again and again, coz we know we are lucky
being loved.
Girl, find a way out

Here I am, be your part,
Wipe your tears and hug you tight
Lucky you are
God predestined all good for you
Enjoy it and take advantage of it
Smile and keep smiling
All good things are around you soon
Hug, hug always for you.

Catthy
Marina1
M July
ly 12th 20099
Helllo Behnam,
Thaank you veryy much for youry reply, I'm

I so pleassed by yourr answer, it w was compleete ,
greaat and bravve, and it's not
n strange to t read suchh a writing from
f my esppecial friennd
Behhnam. :)
But I've got a ccomment , Marina
M has ever
e been angry
a , she even
e didn't ppay attentioon
aboout a sentencce you wrotte to my deaar friend Roosa, Marina is very simp mple
Andd to prove thhis fact , shee didn't saw
w this sentannce : " two kind
k ladies, THE FIRST T ONE
is Rosa,
R and THHE SECON ND ONE is Marina
M " . SSo you see , Marina diddn't pay atteention,
so what
w are youu talking abbout???? (L LOOOOOO OOOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOL)
:) :)) :)
Deaar Behnam, after your writing

w I thiink you willl get all girlls hearts. :)
Noww people will stand in queue
q to seee both of you ( Rosa annd Behnam) , Rosa whoo is very
beautiful , and Behnam whho will treat his wife inn a very espeecial way. What W about poor
Marrina???, noo one will waait for her. :( (LOOOO OOOOOOO OL)
Deaar Behnam , although you y wrote in n a personal way , but you

y have poointed out too lots of
impportant points : the diffe
ferences betw ween womeen (each wom men care abbout certainn and
diffe
ferent thingss (flowers/jeewels )) , knnowing wife's cares andd men shoulldn't compa
are
betwween womenn( some men compare between theeir wives annd mothers or o other frieends'
wivees and so onn).
In especial
e dayys women likke flowers, After
A " probblems" theyy prefer jeweels :) . My second
s
sisteer who got married
m froom about 5 months
m , had two ringss as a gift , rrecently we knew
thatt she had them after two problems :) :).
Deaar Behnam, there is a good

g point to
t talk about it. Behnam
m who just llived with tw
wo
wom r) , and who hasn't gotten a good im
men (motherr and sister) maginationn ( as he saidd) , it
seemms he knowss about wommen more thhan women themselvess :) , it seem
ms men are so s
danngerous (LO
OL).
Deaar Behnam, I would poiint out to ann importantt issue " flow wers' colorss". Flowers' colors
are very imporrtant and meen should knnow what coolor is suitaable and whhich one is not.
n
Whiite flowers mmean sometthing, red co olors mean something else?etc. buut they shouuldn't
brinng yellow floowers , the meaning off them is nott good " jeaalously" :) :)) ;)
Behhnam, I thinkk you noticeed that Marrina's naggiing got what it wants. O
Oh my God!!!! And
menn wonder whhy women like to nag (LOOOOOO
(L OOOOOOO OOOOL).
Deaar Behnam, I'm so imprressed by yoour braveryy in writing youry opinioons, it is som
mething
veryy especial and
a it makess you in a trrust place. II'm really veery impresseed.:)
At laast , I want to say that all what yoou wrote is rreally great, t, I hope youu can make this
stepps in your fuuture life wiith you futurre wife. I caan freely envvy her, becaause she willl have
an "especial
" maan". She is very lucky.
In fact
fa your wrriting to Rossa and me made
m me thiink about lots of things , but if I wrrite
them
m now , my writing will be so longg, so I'll write my extra thoughts laater, I don't want to
be boring.
b :)
I've no more tricky questioons, I'll givee a time for rest :), but not a rest fr
from writingg. I
wouuld be delighhted to readd more wonnderful writiings from yoou very veryy soon.
h my best w
With wishes.
Marrina.
PS: I saw in TV V news that it will be a dust storm in the midddle east , it'ss beginning in KSA
, annd it will be through thiis week , it seems
s it's veery strong, they
t talked about Iraq too , I
donn't know aboout Iran , annyway pleasse take caree. :)
Marina1
M July
ly 12th 20099
Hi Mr.
M Mortazaa,
It's very nice too see anotheer Iranian friend.

fr Thannk you for shharing us inn this place, and
thannk you one more
m time for
f commenting on the article whicch I pasted yyesterday .
I likked your dauughter's nam

me, would you
y please llet me know w its meaningg??
Thaank you for giving
g ome informaation about you. All your writings are welcom
us so med.

r
Withh my best w
wishes.
Marrina.
mortaza.abta
m a July 13th 2009
Deaar Marina,

w to me.
m It makess me very haappy and I get
g
a goood feeling when I see a message addressing
a to me in thiis
thread.
You asked me the meaning of "Negar", my daughter's name.

First, I would like you to know that "Negar" is a pure Persian word. You know, most of
people, here in Iran, choose arabi names for their children because of the infusion of
Islamic culture in their life.
However, there are many many beautiful Persian names that

are used by Iranian family; "Behnam" is one of those Iranian
name for men!!
Anyway, to answer your question, "Negar" means

beautiful drawing,
beautiful image,
beautiful design.
Thank you for reading,
All the best
mortaza
July 13, 2009
235

Hi Behnam!
Thanks for your fast reply! I hope everything is going well with you!
First I will answer you that you never needs to wondering about if you makes me upset
with your answer! I like humor and jokes a lot! I am older than you but I have had
childrens and teenages in our house last 27 years and I dont feel like a old lady as 46
years. In my head Im still 28, I finish to have birthdays after that so soon my oldest
daughter is in the same age as Iam. :) (As a matter of fact people very often think that we
are sisters. And I like it !!!)
Yes you have right! I forgot that I have a younger daughter so maybe its possible for me
to get you as a son in law :) But maybe you dont want to waiting so many years for a
wife....she is just 12 years. But Im sure, your wife will be lucky! You have so many nice
"sides". Do you have some "bad sides" at all? Please let me know :)
My bad sides are that Im very obstinate sometimes. If I think I have right I never change
my opinions. My mam often tell me that Im lucky because my husband is so kind. She
think that someone else had throwed me out of my house. Thanks Im still living in my
house!
But sometimes this obstineteside helps me much. When something is difficult nothing can
stop me, I never give up! If its nessecery I will go to the moon :)
Now I have holiday staying at our summerhouse. A nice place at the sea. We have nice
weather with sun and 25 degreeze. This is my paradise in the world.
What about you? Do you have holiday? How long is a holiday in your country? Here is it
5 weeks if you are working full time (38 hours per week) and then someone have few
weeks in the winter. I not sure, but I had heard that Finland have most holiday in the
world?
Hope to hear from you again!
Veronica

Hi Rosa!
As you know Im new here on this site and as you, I like it a lot. This site give me
opportunity to improve my english and I really hope I will success. As I write to Behnam
one of my "bad sides" are that Im obstinate and I think it can help me now. I was very
schooltired so I never read english at school. Just a low level. A big problem now for me.
My english have I learn in Romania.
You writing nice and I always reading your letters. In one of your letters you had a
question about friendship. Who are a real friend? I have a lot of friends but only few are
real friends.
Once I have been burned a lot. It was a real friend of mine I thought. We had felt each
other many years, our childs was friends and we had a lots of fun. I dont know why byt
one day she started to lie about me. Even in this day, many years ago I havnt found any
reasons for why she done it. In this time she devorsed from her husband and sometimes I
thinking that was the reasons. She was jealous of me and she wanted me to do the same. I
think she felt bad in this time. Im not sure but I think it can be the reasons. Many years
after I missing her and I suffered a lot. But this event learned me a lot. There is only few
you really can trust.
Sometimes I think that womens doing things like this more than mens. What do you think?
Are women more envy and jealous than men?
I have many friends who are womens and even mens, but I have one real friend who are a
men and I feel it is a big different between how womens and mens thinking. Im really
happy I have this friendship with him. He thinking in a other way and often he give me
answers I never should thought about. Ofcourse I speak to my husband but it is nice to
have this outsider person.
Can I ask you where in Spain you living? Many years ago I been there many times with
my husband. It is a very nice country and the culture are different to Finland.
Once I never forgot from our trips. It was the bullfencing (I dont know the word, hope
you understand). But as turists we should go on it and our child was 2 and 6 years. 6
years old daughter got trauma for rest of her life! :)
Have a nice day and hope to hear from you,
Veronica
sami July 13th 2009

Hello Behnam
How are you? I hope you are fine. I am very well.
First of all I have to confess that I have enjoyed a lot your last writing to me. First, it has
a great quality as a writing, and second, it surprised me because of what you have
written.
Thank you for your words to me. For me, it is a great pleasure to receive these words
from you. I just hope that shot in the arm doesn?t hurt you so much! ;)
Life on the beach is going quite well. Could I say anything different? I am enjoying
holidays, it is the first summer I am going to enjoy it after the last 10 years. Before, I
spent 9 months studying and when all my friends here were free, enjoying summer,
beach, parties?I was always working. This summer I have decided not to work and I am
just going to relax sand to write here!!! ? If it is God?s wish, I will start working next
September, let?s see?
You ask me if I enjoy lying on sand at night looking at stars. For a moment I imagined
myself with a nice person besides me, both looking at stars?could it be a better moment?
It would be a magical one, I?m sure. When I was younger I used to go to the beach at
nights with a group of friends, I?m talking when I was about 15, we went there to tell
stories and have some drinks; we used to spend a nice time there. Unfortunately, I don?t
go to the beach at nights, I don?t have that nice person beside me? Moreover, the beach
is very dark at nights and I am scared of going there alone! (LOL) Have you ever gone to
the beach at night and counted stars? If so, who did you go with? What did you talked
about?
About speaking with English native speakers I haven?t had such opportunity yet. I can
see many of them in the streets, but I am shy to speak to them. I wish I could.
Your writing about men and women is great. I was also surprised to see what you have
written about looking at women?s breasts. I couldn?t stop laughing. It is great. It shows
you are a very brave man. I am sure you (men) all do that, you all like ogling and looking
to some parts of women?s body, however, not all men say it. Just one thing about this,
you think you do that and women don?t realize or are unaware of it, but dear Behnam,
we women are very wise, we have a sixth sense and we know perfectly well when a man is
looking at us and to which part of our body. Maybe they don?t tell you anything about it
mainly for two reasons: one, they are shy to tell it; two, they like it! If one day I meet you
I will never lose contact with your eyes!! Be sure!
But what will happen once you marry? Will you go on looking at other ladies? breasts?
Poor you wife-to-be?I hope you can abandon this habit, if not she may abandon you! I?m
joking. I know this is part of men?s nature, most of you cannot do anything about it, but
what will happen if women looked at men like you look at other women? Please tell me,
imagine you are married and you look at other women and also your wife look at other
men in the same way. Would both of you have the same reaction?
Don?t worry about your way of writing, I haven?t thought you are impolite or rude, in
fact, some parts of your writing were very funny. This way of writing is what makes you
special and this thread so attractive to other people. Please Behnam, NEVER CHANGE,
you are unique.

Sweet kisses,
Rosa.

Hi Marina!
Thank you for your answer! I just had write a letter to you but when I should send it
internet wasnt connect so I lose it!!!! Oh....Now I had to write it agin but ofcourse it will
get practise!
I agree with you about womens, mens and planets. I was thinking about which planet the
kids are living and I think everybody are on the same planet. But there is big diffenents
between womens and mens. I like what you told me is saying in Arab culture, that
"fighting in mariage life is the salt of life.
I told this to my husband and he asked where I get everything :) I told him about my new
hobby, this site. He just laughter!
Are Marina your real name? Is it a Syrian name? In Finland and Sweden Marina is a
usual name on girls and real swedish! Ok but I know even in Romainia they have Mari,
Mariam and Marina but on boys.
Can I ask about your age Marina? I think you are 25-28 years. Again I can tell you how
much I like to read what you are writing. You know everything and have answers and
own opinions on everything. Asolute nothing negative or bad...I really like it and I can
recognize myself.
In our family we have travel a lot to many countries (never to Syrien Iran and countries
there around) under 28 years. For me it is very important to show and learn our childs
about other countries, culture and religions.
Even that I know you just a little bit I think you are the person who can answer me for a
question about islam. (Nothing bad, I promise) I have thinking on this question many
times when we have been to countries where the religion is islam. But I will ask you a
little bit later!
Hope to hear from you again and take care,
Veronica

Hello Marina,
How are you my dear friend? I hope you are fine.
Thank you very much for saying a lot of good things about me and my writings. That is
very kind of you. That shows you have got a heart of Gold.
Dear Marina, I did not mean to hurt your feeling by writing your name after Rosa. You
know, Rosa is our new friend. We should treat her with great respect. By the way, she is a
westerner and so sensitive. She is like a slippery fish. She will leave us soon, if we do not
give enough attention to her. (loool) Do not get jealous of her. Be kind to her. :):):):)
I read your writing carefully. I enjoyed reading it. However, I do not know what to write.
Do not close it. Make it open; give me some excuses, and let me write to you. :):):)
You have got two brothers-in-law.They do not get on well with each other. What will
happen if they become three(Your husband be added to them)?
All the best,


Hello Veronica,
It was very nice reading your great writings. Thank you for writing in this thread. Your
name is a nice one.
Your second daughter is twelve years old. The age gap between us is considerable. I
believe, age gap between couples is an important factor, which affects the marriage. It is
normal to have five years difference (husband is five years older than wife), I think.
Regardless of some exception, the marriage will be unhappy and loveless, if the age gap
between couples become more than five years. How do you think about it? What is your
opinion about age gap between couples?
It is a great honour for me to have such a kind lady as my mother-in-law. What can poor
Behnam do, when the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak?(lloool:):):) However, thank
you for your kindness. Even, imagination was like a sweet dream, which made me calm
and relaxed. :):):)
Being obstinate is not a weakness, as long as you do not bother other people. By the way,
obstinacy makes our mind narrow. Sometimes, it is very good and positive, as you have
written. In such cases, it is considered as strength rather than a weakness. I am a serious
and very determined person too. My dogged determination often helps me with achieving
my goals.
We get four weeks' holiday each year. Teachers are on holiday during the summers.
There are many traditional and religious holiday in Iran. I think, Iran is number one in
the world, in terms of holiday.
Finland is a very good country. Finnish people are so kind. I am very much interested in
your country. Please write me something about the lifestyle in Finland.
I have got a question for you. I saw you have written that you have got a male friend,
whereas you are married and you live with your husband. It sounds strange for me! It is
very difficult for me to believe such things, because of the different cultures we have, I
think. In my country, couples are supposed to be loyal, although having a male friend
does not necessarily mean disloyalty. However, it is an illegal thing in Iran.
Thank you for spending some time on reading this post. I hope to hear more from you
soon.
All the best,


Hello Rosa,
You cannot imagine how happy I was when I saw your writing. It really made me feel
happy.
In my last post to you, I had written some unusual things. I was worried about making
you get upset or angry with me. Thankfully, you did not get upset and annoyed; at least
there is no sign of physical or emotional upset. Can you guess why I mentioned sign of
both physical and emotional upset? Was it just to make my sentence sounds beautiful?
What is your guess about sign of physical upset? Jejejeje hahaha (loool) It seems that
you are an open-minded lady.
Although I am not as rich as you are, and I have not got any private beaches, I have been
to the beach of the Caspian Sea in the north of Iran many times. Our friend MARYAM is
from the north of Iran. If you are interested in getting some information about the
Caspian Sea and its beautiful beach, ask from her. I am sure, she is a kind Iranian lady,
and she will answer all questions about the Caspian Sea.
I love sitting on the beach and watching waves. The waves are so powerful and very
large at night. I really love sitting there and watching and listening to the different
sounds, they make when breaking on the beach. I also like drawing and writing on the
sandy beaches.
Thank you for saying some good things about my writings, and my way of writing. It
really encourages and motivates me to continue writing.
Would you possibly write something about the women's sixth sense? How can they see
where men are looking at, whereas they do not use their eyes? It is very amazing,
somehow. They often pretend not to give any attention, because of liking it (being ogled)
and being shy! I could not understand; what do you mean? (loool)
About the question concerning men's feelings when walking in streets and their wives
looking at someone else?I should say that I have discussed this matter with many people;
men and women in different situation. I found out that it is very difficult, even impossible
to make women convinced that men and women are very different, at least from this point
of view. Finally, I decided to answer such questions by questions!(loool)
Imagine these two situations and please let me know which of them do you prefer; and
why? Please write about the reason (in answering to 'why') to the best of your ability.
1.There is an office in a company; five people are working in the office. One of them is
Rosa, and others are all males. I mean four men.
2.The same office and five people, but one of them is man and others are four females
(Rosa included).
I will answer you, after receiving your answer to these questions! (loool) jejejeje jajajaj
hahaha hehehehe
All the best,

sami July 14th 2009

Hello Marina
How are you my sweet friend? How is life going? I hope everything goes well with you. I
am fine, happy to see your writings here.
You tell me your father prefers going to the mountains rather than going to the beach.
This is because he is with protective with his daughters. All fathers are like this. He sees
you as his untouchable, unlookable princess, and he wants to protect you from other
men?s looks. Arent fathers great? Just put yourself in his shoes, imagine you have a
beautiful daughter, wouldn?t you do the same as he does? ;)
About your clothes, I guessed you wear Muslim clothes, it makes me glad to know you
like them. But, aren?t they a little bit uncomfortable for hot weather? There are many
Muslim women in my city, some of them wear freely and some others wear their
traditional clothes. I think you must be very proud of your religion, this is why you like
wearing them. When I wanted you to tell me about Muslim women, my question was
related to this, but I didn?t know how to formulate my question.
Some months ago I watched a film, which is called ?Not without my daughter?, have you
seen it? It is about a couple who lives in Iran, I think, the woman is not a Muslim
although she is married to a Muslim man. She was forced (by her husband) to wear like a
Muslim woman, even though she didn?t like it. Is there any problem if you go out without
these clothes? Please, forgive me, I know this is a very dangerous topic, and I am talking
from my ignorance, I know not much about your religion, although I respect it a lot, and
it is very attractive to me. Tell me freely what you think about my question, and you don?t
have to answer if you don?t want to. Again, forgive me, I don?t want to make you upset
by asking it. I respect you a lot.
Behnam?s answer to my question is funny, isn?t it? I was surprised and I couldn?t stop
laughing when reading it. I imagined him talking with some women, his eyes must be
crazy not knowing where to look at! ;) Writing it shows he is a very brave man, he knows
very well what he wants in life!
By the way, Marina, in your writing to Behnam you say people will stand in queue for
Behnam?s special way of treating his future wife, and Rosa?s beauty �? Have you seen
me? I think you haven?t, so who has told you this big lie? (LOL) I am not beautiful at all,
I am just a normal girl. I hope our little bird is not responsible for that, if it is a liar I will
go to Behnam?s side and think about eating it! ;)) I think you praise me to heaven, you
have to look at yourself my friend, you have to think you are the best, no one is better
than you, at least, Rosa is not better than you.
About ideal man?I have thought about it a lot and for me it is very difficult to give a
definition of ?ideal man?. When thinking about it, respect and love are the necessary
qualities he must have to be my love. I don?t need jewelry or flowers, I don?t need
material things. I think love and respect are the most important things, when there is love
and respect, there is everything. I would like him to be intelligent so that we can enjoy
nice and long conversations. I would also be happy if he was funny, I think a funny man
by your side makes your life easier? I don?t know, I would write a lot of positive qualities
and this writing would be endless. I have mentioned four qualities (love, respect,
intelligence and fun), although the most important one is his love towards me. I would
like to feel he loves me more than anything in the world, and also I would like to feel that
my life is complete with him. He should make me feel I have butterflies in my stomach, if
that happens, I think he is my ideal man. Up to now I haven?t found him yet, he must be
hidden or running away from me. ;)) It is necessary to say that I am not looking for him, I
am waiting, If that man exists, I believe, life will bring him to me. Have you ever been in
love, Marina? I know you are single, are you in love now?
I know very well that my writing is very simple, not so good as yours, I just hope you can
understand what I mean, I have not the skill of putting it in a clear way, please forgive
me.
I am waiting to read about your ideal man, He will be very lucky to have a love like you.
Kisses from Spain
Rosa, July 14, 2009.
sami July 14th 2009

Hello Veronica,
Nice to meet you! We have the same feeling for this site, sometimes I feel it must be bad
for our health, I am addicted to it! Something which is addictive mustn?t be good! No,
no, no, I am only joking, I love this site, it gives us the opportunity to learn and improve
our English and writing skills, and it also helps us learn about many different aspects of
life.
Thank you for praising my writing, as you can see from them I am not a professional
writer, I had to write a lot when I was at university but I have forgotten everything about
it. Sometimes I take some of my university papers and I get surprised, I say to myself:
?Oh my God, did I write it myself?? As almost everything, when you don?t practice
something, you forget it how to do it. I hope this site will give me back my great writing
skill from the past!
What you write about your friend is quite usual, sometimes we have someone as a close-
real friend, and at the end it comes out they are not friends at all. You find out, as you
say, that they tell some lies about you, or many other things. It is better to be alone than
to have friends like these. I tell you another example, I have a cousin who is the same age
as me, we have always been together, we have done lots of things together, then she
married and now Rosa has disappeared from her life. What has happened? Whenever I
want to see her I have to go to her home, she never calls me or comes to visit me. This
fact makes me very sad. Does it mean I am not important for her, now and never? I know
people?s life changes when they marry, for some women there is no more world apart
from her husband, but I am her cousin, I have always been with her, I am not talking
about going out with her and leave her husband alone, I just say she could phone me and
tell me ?Hey, cousin, let?s have a coffee together? Just this. As it never happens it makes
me think she doesn?t care about me?It makes me very sad. This has been my big
deception up to now it terms of friendship. Of course, as you say, this makes us learn
about life. All learning is a positive change in our life, but sometimes the process of
learning it is hard and painful. And I agree with you when you say only a few are real
friends. I really don?t care about the number of friends I have, I do care about the quality
they have.
You say you have a male friend and sometimes you are surprised by his answers. It is
great, because men are different from us and makes us see the world in a different way
and from a different point of view. I have a brother who is a year younger than me,
sometimes I have long conversations with him, and it is difficult for us to agree on some
topics. He sometimes says he cannot understand the way we (women) think. He
sometimes gives me his point of view which makes me understand things better. He thinks
some of the problems we have with our female friends are nonsenses, and for sure they
don?t pay attention to them. I have heard many times there is some envy among women,
to tell the truth, I have never envied someone or being jealous for something she may
have. I think we are all the same, and no one is better than other. I don?t know if this
answers to your question. I hope so.
I live in the south of Spain, in Andalusia, more precisely in Huelva. It is a not big city on
the west coast of Andalusia. You say you have come some times to Spain, where have you
been to? Did you like it? What is what you like the most, what you didn?t like of Spain?
Yes, I understand what you mean, you mean bullfighting. It is typical here, bullfighters
are considered to be important men and they are paid a huge sum of money for what they
do. It is considered an art, and bullfighters are considered artists. Bullfighting is
attractive to many foreign people. I have to say that I am not for it, I do nothing against it
but I don?t like it. I cannot understand that type of ?art? as it is called. Where is art when
someone is killing an animal? Why do these animals have this slow death? I don?t like it,
and I cannot understand why people pay a lot of money to buy tickets to see this. It is
normal that you daughter was shocked when seeing it. I have never been able to see it, I
always bursts into tears when I see that poor animal losing its life little by little. From my
point of view, they should be forbidden.
Tell me more about you, what is your career? Do you think mothers/wives should devote
themselves to be just a housewife? Why are you learning English? Do you like travelling?
How many countries have you been to? Please don?t take my questions as something
personal, it is just for us to continue being active in this thread. ;)
Kisses
sami July 14th 2009

Hello Mortaza
How are you? I hope you are fine. Thank you for your information about yourself. It
really helps me make my imaginary picture of you. So when reading or writing to you
that picture comes to my mind and I know who I am talking with.
Congratulations for the family you have. I think you and your wife must be very happy
with your little children. Your boy is in his first year of school, isn?t he? In Spain,
compulsory education starts at 5 but they can go the infant schools before that. And now
I think the queen of your house must be your little daughter ; )), just 5 months! I like her
name a lot, Negar, it sounds great. What is the behavior of your son with her? Is he
jealous of her? Sometimes I think there would be a problem at home when my sisters
have another child. As I have said other times I have a niece, from my eldest sister, she is
the only child at home, and sometimes when my sister, her husband or even me say
something to other children, she (my niece) gets angry! It is a problem for some parents,
I hope it is not for you.
I love dried nuts, especially pistachios! They have a special taste, I like it a lot. In Spain
olives are very typical, especially in Jaen, another city of Andalusia. If I see anyone of
you someday, I will give you some olives, or olive oil, which is said to be the best in the
world! What will the rest of you give us as a souvenir if we meet?????
Happy to know you work at university teaching math. Is this what you wanted? I have
always known I wanted to be a teacher, is it the same with you? Are you happy with your
job? What is the best and worst of it?
I hope to read more from you, by the way, your English is great.
kissses
Rossa, July 14, 22009.
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Marina1
M July
ly 14th 20099
Hi Mr.
M Mortazaa,
So many
m thankss for replyinng.
Youur daughter''s name is reeally beautiiful, and it hhas a lovelyy meaning.
Youu've pointedd out to an im

mportant thing, about names
n and cultures
c or countries. It's
I very
greaat to know tthat Iraniann people aree interested in Arabic names,
n becaause Arab
them
mselves are trying to geet names froom other coountries , esp
specially weestern counttries.
My relative gott three daugghters , theiir names aree" Fatima , Natalie andd Nancy " , he likes
wesstern names , so he chose just one Arabic
A nam
me(his motheer's name) ffor one daughter.
Araabs are searrching thesee days in thee holy Korann in order tot find somee Islamic an
nd
espeecial namess. " Sedra " is a name from
fr the holly book, its meaning
m " tthe heaven"" , I
donn't know exaactly the Ayee which conntains it , buut this namee became verry famous in Arab
worrld , at leastt in Syria.
I reaally like youur daughterr's name , I will put it inn my list whhen I'll get married
m and
d have a
nicee girl. " Godd willing". Would
W you please
p tell me
m other Peersian namees ??? it wou uld be
veryy kind of youu.

m from you.
y
h my best w
With wishes.
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 14th 20099
Deaar Veronica,
Thaanks a lot for your nice words abouut my writinng. I don't thhink that I know
k everytthing , I
hoppe I deserve what you saaid. Thank you
y very muuch indeed.
Deaar Veronica, Marina is not my real name, my real name is i an Arabicc one. I kno ow
Marrina is a verry famous name
n in som
me western countries
c likke yours, Itaaly and otheers. I
lovee my real naame , but it's
's lovely to have
h anotheer one, Marrina is a goood one, isn'tt it???
:)
I'm 25 years. T
Thank you foor putting my
m age between 25-28 . a friend off mine thinkss that
my thoughts likke a woman who is 32 years
y old :((.
Deaar Veronica, traveling is

i a way to know
k other countries , I wish I cann travel wheenever
andd wherever I want. My mother
m alwaays says thaat I'll travell a lot when I'll get marrried.
So I'm
I still waiiting (LOOO
OOOOOOO OOL).
Pleaase Veronicca, feel free and ask whhatever you want . all your y questioons and commments
are welcomed!
Pleaase forgive me for writting very sho ort. But I'm a bit ill, myy stomach iss angry with h me, I
feell as if I don''t have strenngth to raisee my hand. Forgive
F forr making lotts of mistakees.
m from you.
y
With
h my best w
wishes.
Marrina.
saakeena Julyy 14th 2009

Deaar Behnam
If yoou have anyy questions related to English

E u caan ask me thhrough yahooo messengeer
too,since I alreeady added you.
y
Youurs sincerelyy
mortaza.abta
m a July 14th 2009
Deaar Rosa,
Thaank you so m much for wrriting to me. What a lively

threead is this thhread!! Peoople here arre very frienndly,
theyy write to eaach other veery nicely annd reply fasst,
so thhat, sometim mes, I feel iff I can not walk
w with yoou
neckk and neck !! Simple phhrases are used, u but veery
deepp meaningss, feelings an nd emotionss are conveyyed!
Youu know, manny people arre a little annxious whenn they

are going to haave a new baaby, specially the first one!
But,, accordingg to my expeeriences (!!!)
!), there is nno need
to be
b worried about
a havingg a new babby. In fact, asa you
saidd, having a new
n baby make
m your lif
ife be more ffun, it
brinngs happineess to the fam
mily.
Befo
fore our dauughter, Negaar, was bornn, we used to t give
all our
o attentioon to our boyy, Amirali. After
A Negarr was born,
we could
c not coontinue in thhis manner any longerr.
Thee new situatiion was (annd still is) unnacceptablee to Amiralii.
So he
h started behaving likke he was jeaalous of hiss little sisterr.
We always try to bahave inn such a waay that helpss our boy
have good feeliing about thhe new bornn baby!!
It iss interestingg, because we

w realized that, in factt, Amirali
lovees his little sisiter.
s He loves
l her veery much so that
wheen he is awaay from her,, for even 1 hour, he staarts
askiing me wherre NINI is, whenw NINI come back, ...
(Ammirali calls hher sister NINI
NI !!)
Herre, in Iran, cchilderen sttart going too school at the

t age
of 7.
7 Before going to schoool they havee the opporttunity
to exxperience a two-year pre-school
p (
(kindergarteen). So
we are
a going too register Amirali in a pre-school
p f the
for
nextt two years.
Deaar Rosa, youu gave me many

m subjeccts to write about.
a
Thaank you! I will
w write about all of thhem in the future.
fu
But,, if you don't mind, let me
m ask you to
writte about youurself. In fact, I do not know very much
m
aboout you and other friendds here, beccause I am a newcomerr
andd you have bbeen in conttact for a long time andd you
know each otheer very welll.
By the
t way, myy oldest sisteer has 7 chiilderen!! Annd her
oldeest daughterr is going too have a weedding this w week,
andd I am goingg to attend her
h weddingg. Since we aare
not living in thee same city,, right afterr I post this writing,
w
I am
m going to ddrive to theiir home;
the distance is 500 kilometers and it will w take 6 hour
h to
reacch there.
All the best
morrtaza
Julyy 14, 2009

mortaza.abta
m a July 14th 2009
Deaar Marina,
Thaank you so m
much for repplying. I willl write to you very sooon!
Goood luck
morrtaza
Marina1
M July
ly 14th 20099
Deaar Behnam,
Thaank you for your

y reply. Even it wass TOO shorrt , but it waas kind as ussual.
I diddn't close m
my writing but
b on the otther hand I didn't gave you some eexcuses to write,w So
you are right , but I didn't know whatt to ask, or what
w to writte. Anyway , I'll not cloose my
writting again in order to " avoid silennce in Engliish" . :) , noo more silennce. I promiise.
Aboout putting R
Rosa's namee before myy name , It ddidn't hurt my
m feeling , bbut as you know,
k
com
mpletely welll in saying names
n we accord
a the aalphabet ( M,M n,o,p,q, thhen R)
(LO
OOOOOOO OOOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOO)
Deaar Behnam, I don't know w what wouuld happen w when I'll geet married, I think my brothers
b
in laaw with my " future hussband" willl play ( micee, cat and dog)
d game (L(LOOOOOO OOL).
Godd help my faamily then. :)
:
Deaar Behnam, I've got a question

q for , I'll not leaave my writting withoutt a question :)
Youu said once that
t girls arren't interessted in physics , becausse of their fe
few marks , is
i there
any other reasoons for noticing that???
Let me say thatt I agree with you, girlss haven't a good

g relatioonship withh physics , Itt was
my biggest
b problem in the high schoool , and evenn if my fieldd is strongly connected to
m hard thhing for me when I studdied
Phyysics , but I ffound it harrd to undersstand. The most
aboout electroniics , especiaally when soomething haappened bettween electrrons , some of them
go in
i a way , annd others goo in the opp posite way , few of them
m leave theiir places ,
sudddenly, oh my
m God!!! Where
W are yoou going???? Wait?. Pleease wait . M Marina didnn't
undderstand whyy are you leeaving , pleaase stay andd let's drinkk some coffeee!
(LO
OOOOOOO OOOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOOL L).
To tell
t the truthh, I still havve lots of quuestion markks about phyysics, but I decided to beb a
veryy simple frieend to it. I see
s it from time
t to time (LOL).
Deaar Behnam, I've asked you y that queestion becauuse there was
w a subject in the univversity (
I waas in the third year) , when
w the teaacher was exxplaining soome of my pprofessor wrriting ,
he started
s to laaugh suddennly , when he
h stopped , we asked him about thhe reason , heh said
with a big smile " the class is divided , girls sit here and men sit there , I looked at girls
faces , all of them looking at me angrily , some of them painted question marks on their
faces" .:) :)
So dear friend , what about your students??? :)
I've got another question for you, would you please tell us something funny which
happened when you were teaching in a class???
Thank you Behnam for reading. Sorry for making lots of mistakes, but I'm a bit ill as I
wrote to our new friend Veronica. I'm like children , whatever they make mistakes they
say " because of my illness" (LOOOOOOOOOL) .
I hope to read more from you very soon.

Marina.

Hello Marina,
It was very sad to here that you do not feel well. I hope you will get well soon. I am
keeping my fingers crossed for you. I think, it is beacuse of taking a shower and sleeping
direct the air conditionar. Please cover yourself, especially your stomach, whenever you
are lying in front of air conditioning system.
Thank you for the fast reply.
Dear Marina, girls are not interested in Physics, because Physics is not interesting.
There is nothing wrong with girls. (loool):):):) I said, "girls are some soft creatures, but
Physics is a rough subject, so they do not match." :):):) However, there are many hard
things that girls like them, so my sentence is not true! :):):) It is better to say that my
sentence cannot be a rule, because there are a lot of exceptions. (LOOOL)
Anyway, Physics is difficult, because it is speaking about too many things. Physics is
responsible for the answer of all human beings' questions about the entire world. On top
of that, you have to understand it instead of memorising. Frankly speaking, girls have
good memories, but in the world of Physics memory is not enough. You have to use other
important tools, memory is a tool but not a right one in the world of Physics.
I dislike speaking about Physics in this thread. I hate to sound like a teacher. It will be so
boring. I do not like to lose my friends. :):):)(LOOOL)
Many funny things has happened at classes. For instance, the pronunciation of some
worrds in Physics, sounds so
s funny in Farsi. Someetimes, theyy are embarrrassing. I really
r
feell embarrassed when proonouncing those t wordss. Once my Zipe was unndone!!! Giirls
werre smiling annd laughingg. I got it sooon. :):):)
I wiill write aboout "funny thhings" ay cllasses moree.
Deaar Marina, what

w wouldd you do if you decided to make youur husbandd happy? Do o not
writte, "I wouldd cook his faavourite foood." I know that
t the wayy to a man'ss heart passses
throough his stoomach, but please
p writee about som
me other thinngs you mayy do to makee your
husbband happyy. This question is so trricky. Be carreful with itt. :):):)
I haave to dash right

r now. I hope to heear more froom you soonn. Please let me know if you
beco ome compleetely well orr not. I am worried
w aboout your heaalth.
I haave no time to correct my

m mistakess. Forgive me.
m
All the best,

Marina1
M July
ly 14th 20099
Deaar Behnam,
So many
m thankss for your care
c about Marina.
M I hiighly apprecciate your hhonest feelin
ngs.
Thaank you for being
b with me
m in all caases.
Youu are right aabout air coondition. But it seems I''m sufferingg from a kindd of sensitivvity in
my stomach.
s I think
t I shouuld eat somee boiled veggetables, but my father insists on taaking
me to the doctoor, it seems I'm going thhere.
Deaar Behnam , your questtion is very tricky :) , I''ll enjoy ansswer it. I proomise to wrrite very
soon
n. I just wannted to say " THANK YOU"
Y for myy dearest frriend.
Havve a nice daay, stay happ

py and heallthy
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 14th 20099
Deaar Rosa,

y answerr , it made mme really haappy.
Youu have askedd an importaant questionn about Islaam. I shouldd say that I got
g what yoou want
, whhy should I be
b upset???? Your quesstion was veery clear , annd we've ussed to discusss
everything in Islam. In fact lots of Islamic instructions came from discussion. Discussion
make everything healthy.
But , please forgive if I wrote it later. I'm a bit ill and I don't know how to answer, I've no
strength to think. I promise to answer you as soon as I feel okay.
Have a nice day.

Marina.

Dear Friends(Cathy, Maryam, Mohsen, Mortaza, Nana, Lauri, Araghi, ...),
How life is going? I hope everything is going well with you.
As you see, the thread has become very active, due to attempt of some hard working
people. Therefore, the pages are filled, one after another, quickly. Someone maybe writes
something today, but does not check the thread e.g. for two days. After two days, there
are new posts and new writings. S/he will not see her/his answer, becuase the pages have
changed during her/his absence time.
What I am saying is this: Dear friends, I have tried my best to answer all writings. It is
my strategy in managing this thread. I have tried not to keep anyone waiting for answer.
Sometimes, I have forgotten to answer someone, but it has been rare.
Anyway, this is just to let you know that I have answered your last writings to me, now I
am impatiently waiting for your responses. DO NOT KEEP ME WAITING!
I am very muvh looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.
All the best,

237

Dear friends,
Many site- runners have emailed me and wanted me to visit and write on their sites! I
have answered them:
I have started practising English on this site with its kind runner and some friendly
people. I have got many bad parts in my character, weaknesses and faults, but I am sure
ingratitude is not one of them. By the way, my friends have accepted me, in spite of
having many faults. Therefore, I will not leave this site and the thread, as long as it is
active, or is running.
Dear friends, each of us is like a member of this big family. It is okay to leave a family for
a while e.g. for months, a year or even years, but it is not good to leave it forever.
Do not start doing something if you do not want to finish it! We have started together,
and we will finish it together.
Is there a finish line? There is no need to think about the finish line, because finish line is
equal to giving up! However, we are learning something (English) to use it in our lives.
Whenever we use it, we are in the pitch, and then far from finish line.
It is a little bit confusing, I know. I wanted to avoid writing that finish line for real
learners of a new language is their dying day! I hope you pardon my French!
I did not mean that you are obligated to write in this thread forever. No never! I just
wanted to point out that learning a new language is a lifelong process, and then needs a
lifelong ambition.
Please do not lose touch with this thread, and devote, at least five minutes a day on
writing and sharing something with some eager people.
Some people emailed me and want me to make friends with them, and then to be their pen
friend. I am really pressed for time. I have no time to spend on emailing. I am terribly
sorry, but I promise to answer to whoever writes in this thread.
Dear Maryam, Cathy, Nana, Andrew, Lauri, Mohsen, Araghi, and all visiters, I am
impatiently waiting for your replies.
Sorry to bother, but I had to write these things.
All the best,


Hi Behnam!
Thanks a lot for your answer, it made me really happy. And always nice to read :) I really
like this thread and I improve my english a little bit every days and I can see that you
understand my letters. It makes me to feel good! And not only that, I even learn a lot
about so many meaningful things.
I readed in some of your letters that you write that girls not like physics. :( :( I really do
it. In my schooltime it was the subject I liked most. And I had a very nice and capable
teacher. Before I choose to read to a nurse I wondered about to read natural science. So
maybe Im not normal :)
You asked me what Im thinking about age gap between couples. Im not sure that I agree
whit you that relationship can be unhappy if the age gap are more than 5 years. I think
there is so many things than age what have a big significance.
As example, love to each other, that you have funny, that you trust each other and give
space to each other.
I can understand what you mean byt there is some couples with more than 5 years age
gap who have a very nice and good marriage.
Sometimes you can hear that "childs from similar families playing best". Hope you
understand! But Im not sure about that too. For me is the most importent that you trust
each other and always are honest to your partner. And that you talk about everything and
are equal people. That you even when you are marriage can be yourself and not only a
husband or a wife. And doesnt matter age, color, religion, sex and other things. Do you
think Im wrong?
Only in one case a women should married with a younger man. And thats because mens
are more illness (when they are old) than womens and often they die before thems wife so
the wife will be alone. If a women married to a younger man she should have him longer
:) :) (My husband is one year older than me) Im kidding with you, but there is a little bit
true in this!
About to have a malefriend for a married wife as me looks very strange for you and I
understanding you. There is a big difference between Finish and Iracish culture and
religion and I have full respect for that!
For me is it a very important friendship and it is ONLY friendship, never nothing else! I
have know him since 20 years and he give me a lot of knowledge and I really appreciate
that I have him. For my husband it is ok and he too know this man. In Finland this is
nothing wrong but what I told you before I understanding why this is illegal in your
country.
You asked me to tell you about the lifestyle in Finland. Oh my God! What should I tell
you. I must thinking.
Finland is neighbour to Sweden and we are the same people with same cultur. But I think
that finish people are more taciturn than swedish people. Finland are a very equal place
and finish womens got right to vote already 1906! Finish people are reliables. Young
students studying a lot and after they finish they often lives the life and often travelling.
They
ey move to a own aparttment arounnd 18 years old and they ey want to m
marriage firsst
arouund 30 - 355 years old. Late!
L Oftenn they stay w
with a girl or
o boyfriendd before. Whhen they
have childs thee mother or father
f can stay
s home withw the chilld for 3 years (with sallary)
but then childreen going to kindergardden and wom mens for wo ork. Nobodyy are a homewife
heree. The standdard of livin
ng is high heere. Thats not
n always good
g becausse children are
spoiilt.
Aboout Finland I can say itt is a nice coountry with nice peoplee. We have wwinter, spriing,
summmer and auutumn. I hatte wintertim me when we have cold and a snow. B But the summ mer is
nicee and the suun is shining
g all the dayy and night. Then the nights are noot dark. It iss light
as inn daytime!
Finlland have N Nokia and makes
m mobilplphones andd maybe youu have a nokkia! Santa Claus
C
livinng in Finlannd in north...:) And finiish people like icehockkey and Form
mula 1. Mayybe you
know Kimi R�ikkonen, hee is a driverr at formulaa 1.
oh...how much I have writte now! Hoppe you undeerstand my english e and not get borring!
Hoppe to here frrom you agaain and I reeally like if yyou will telll me about IIran and thee
lifesstyle there.
Takke care / Verronica
nanazhong
n J 15th 20009
July
dear Behnam,
Thaanks for youur message.II am boringg without coomputer.

Youu are wrongg.I am so pooor so i had to but the laaptop by insstallment.Foor the moree i only
eat bread each meal for saaving moneyy. :(
I heeared about the news People
P in Ira
an took a hooliday becauuse of the saand storm.IIt wasn't
truee?How abouut the situattion now?
Best wish
NAN NA
Julyy 15,2009
Marina1
M July
ly 15th 20099
Deaar Rosa,
How
w are you m
my nice frien
nd?? I hope you are finne , ok and enjoy
e your llife's momennts in
Sum
mmer.
Youu've asked m
me lots of quuestions , I'lll try to answ
wer them onne by one, I promise :)
Dear Rosa, Islam is a system for life, it's not just some laws which we have to do. It's
renewed and vital , we can feel it more with every minute in our life. God knows his
creatures more than us, he gave us some instructions in order to make our life more
happy , healthy and meaningful at the same time , he speaks with our minds , he gives us
the orders with lots of reasons , we know reasons for everything in Islam , even God -
through our prophet Mohammad(peace be upon him)- explained the reasons for all the
holy Koran's chapters (Ayat). Because of that all Muslims adores Islam. We adore it with
our minds.
Dear Rosa, I know completely well that people in western countries don't like Hiejab (
Islamic clothes) , they think it's a way for making men stronger , women weaker, and
women who wear it a sample of weakness.
All western countries ask for freedom and the equation between men and women , but on
the other hand they remove their trying by ask Muslims "why ???" , in fact the question
should be " why not??? ".
Dear Rosa, heijab's reasons are social in the first place. All of us know that sex without
getting married is taboo in all religions( Christianity , Jew and Islam) , even in Jew's
laws , it's taboo to think of your sexual desires. Islam admits that there are many kinds of
sexual feeling , and " making sex" is a need for every person , and marriage is the
suitable establishment in order to fulfill your needs and build a family. God created us
and he knows that we have this kind of feelings, so there is no wrong with us. And he
knows that men think about this kind of things more than women. Let's say man's sexual
feeling is more stronger than women's. women have it , but they don't think about it , it
comes with emotional moments , all women's feelings come from love. But men not.
Heijab is a confession that women are so attractive, beautiful , and affective. it's a way
for protecting women and men, not from each other but from themselves. And it's a kind
of respecting for both men and women. I know you'll say " women can protect themselves
without wearing it??" and that's absolutely right, because each woman depends on her
mind, heart and good manners can protect herself. But as educational people , we
shouldn't ignore life's facts , we should admit that there are lots of differences between
men and women , otherwise , there is no need to create two genders, and when we accept
this idea , we will know how to make modern and healthy society , and that is what Islam
wants.
Dear Rosa, when a woman wear Islamic clothes she can feel that she can treat with men
peer to peer , men themselves they will treat her like that, no desire , no bad feeling , they
can treat each other by their brains. It makes her somehow feel that she's equal to him.
She's not a " creature" to fulfill his desires or make him have some kind of feelings. The
woman in Islam is much more important , and she is a kind of pride and honor in Islamic
culture.
Dear Rosa, I want to point out that Heijab is not just for Muslims , in the past and to this
moment there are lots of Christians and Jewish who wear clothes which are very similar
to Islamic ones. There are two small cities which are near to Syria's capital , it's "
Sednaya" and " Maalola" , there are lots Christians there , and there are lots of Christian
tourists who come every year from all over the world to visit them because they are very
important in their history , they come to make pilgrimage. And as you know, completely
well that Arab land is the place which all religions come from, so Christians here are
origins :) ( I hope you'll get what I mean), I saw lots of them in TV show , I got surprised
, lots of them wear clothes like Muslims, all light in the world was coming from their
faces.
All what I meant , that all religions tell people lots of similar things , all of us from all
religions believe in God and his instructions, but the wrong is with our understanding.
I'm as a Muslim respect all people from all religions , and I strongly believe that we
should read and read , then everything will be clear. God says in the holy Koran that he
is not looking at our faces and shapes , he is looking at our hearts. So our hearts are very
important. We should keep it in safe, we shouldn't make them busy with wrong feelings.
At last I'm going to talk with Rosa , who is a beautiful woman and she knows women's
favorites, she knows that women as like as diamonds , beautiful bright and priceless.
Women in Islam are so priceless , they are daughters , sisters , wives ,lovers and mothers.
And you know what women do to keep priceless things( like diamond) in safe.
Thank you for reading. I'd ask all my Muslims friends on this website to add or correct
my writing I know that I didn't write so completely , please forgive me. All comments and
questions are welcomed , so Rosa feel free!
I hope to read your reply soon.
Have a nice day.

Marina.

Hello Veronica,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Thank you so much for the reply.
My mobile phone is Nokia. I am so happy that I have got something with myself, which is
made in your country. Now, I have got an especial feeling on it. I think, I like it more than
before. This feeling about it is just because of our friendship.
What is the need to have a male friend when a woman is married? She can get whatever
she wants or needs from her husband.
There are many married men, who have got female friends, even some men have got
mistresses. More or less, men are the same in all countries. It sounds normal for men to
have female friends. It is a part of men's nature. However, it sounds a little bit strange for
a woman to have a male friend.
You can ask the same question from me:
What is the need to have a female friend when a man is married? He can get whatever he
wants or needs from his wife. You have rights to ask this question, but I do not know the
right answer of this question. If I say men and women are different from each other, it
will sound selfishness and then will bother you.
This is one of the questions that I have got no answer for it. Although, I have written
something about this subject to my friend Rosa, it was not an answer actually.
If we study farm animals, we will see that there are a few males in a flock. For example,
there is only one rooster among hundred hens! It is the same in a flock of sheep,
somehow. This fact cannot be a good reason, because people often get angry immediately
and say, "Young man! We are not like animals. We claim that we are human beings and
advanced."
Although, I personally believe that some human beings are much worse than wild
animals, it is not a good reason to this fact. I hope nobody minds me saying so!
We have to prove this fact that a man is happy and he has got good feelings, when he has
got more than one wife, but a normal woman is unhappy and she has got bad feelings,
when she has got two men in her life. We have got no way to prove this fact, unless we
make some detectors and sensors to measure the level of happiness and other feelings
among men and women. I believe, it is possible to prove this fact, just by considering a
defined criterion, and then measuring the level of it among people who have got more
than one wife or husband at the same time.
Dear Veronica, although I have written about this subject in answering to you, I never
meant you at all. This question is in my mind for ages. I could not find a reasonable or a
logical answer for it. It is my hope that my female friends help me with writing about this
important topic.
My sister is living in Sweden . She has told me that in Sweden six months of a year is
summer and the Sun is always in the sky. It is not pitch - black at nights. I know the
reason, because Physics helps me to understand such things. However, it is so amazing.
How do you feel when you see the Sun in the sky for six months? How do you sleep, when
it is not completely dark? According to this theory, it must be winter for six months!
There is no enough light, and then it is dark, on days and at nights! How do you feel in
winters? I will be very happy if you send me some photos of summer's nights in your
country.
About the lifestyle in Iran , I am ready to answer any question. Please specify your
questions clearly.
Dear Veronica, I have to repeat that although I have written some strange things or ideas
in answering to you, I have never meant you. I was speaking about people in general. I
hope you will not get upset. Forgive me if I have sounded rude.
I hope to see your reply soon.
All the best,

sami July 15th 2009

Hello Behnam!
How are you my friend? I hope you are fine. I am pretty well. Today, I am happy because
I know the marks of my exams. I have got 7.88 out from 10. But I still don?t know if I will
have a place at a school or not. Now, I have to put in order all marks, and if mine is
among the best 60 I will get a job for the rest of my life. I will have it on Thursday or
Friday at last, I am dying to know it, I cannot wait more! Let?s see what happens.
Having a place for the rest of your life is very important nowadays. I don?t know if it is
the same in your country, in Spain thousands of people are losing their job day after day,
lots of companies are closing, many families cannot pay the banks or other facilities and
it is each day worse than the previous one. We are in an economic crisis, so getting a
place for me is extremely important. Not only for this, as you know, teaching is my life, so
I will be complete (professionally) If I finally get it.
I don?t understand the last lines of your first paragraph. Of course, I was not upset by
your writing, it made me smile and laugh. I am in dark about your ?physical and
emotional?. If I am upset, this is an emotional state, which will be show physically, I
guess by having a sad face. But I don?t really know what you mean, also when you say at
the end of that paragraph that it seems I am an open-minded woman. Please explain it
carefully to me.
Why do you think I am rich? Little bird? If it is, definitely it is a big liar. I have no money,
I have always worked in summer to have some money, This summer I am not working,
what does it mean? I have less that 100 euros in my bank account, am I rich? Moreover,
who has private beaches? If you mean Rosa has a private beach, well, she shares it will
thousands of people everyday! Jejeje
You want me to tell you about women?s sixth sense. Well, I am going to tell you
something which happened to me the other day. Before working in the hotel, I used to
work every summer in an ice-cream shop. There was a young man who went there
everyday, at the same time to buy the same ice-creams for him and his wife. We were four
people working there, but he always waited for me to give ice-creams to him. I never
shared with him any word which was not related to ice-cream or the beach, actually, we
spoke just the necessary for his shopping. I have worked for the last three years in the
hotel, so I never saw this man again. No more than a week, I was in a terrace with some
friends having a drink. For a moment, I felt something strange, I felt someone was
looking at me, I turned my back and I saw this man standing and looking at me. Who told
me he was looking at me? I was backwards, I have no eyes at the back of my head, it was
my sixth sense which told me that. Has this ever happened to you?
Behnam, I said some women don?t say a word to you while you look at her body, first
because they like being ogled (it is grammatically correct?) or because they are so shy
they cannot tell you anything to stop looking at them. I think it is clear, if you want to
know more about this ask me, please.
I am afraid of answering to your questions, I am sure they are tricky, however, I will do
that! Well I would choose number two, being with three more women and a man. I prefer
this because I think I would feel better and more comfortable when being surrounded
mostly by women instead of men.
I am impatiently waiting to read you reply.
Have fun 15, July 2009
sami July 15th 2009

Behnam! I have seen on the news there has been an plane accident in Iran, I hope you
and all your relatives are fine. My God be with the relatives of those who have been
injured and dead in that accident.
Rosa, 15 July, 2009
sami July 15th 2009

Hello all my friends
Please, forgive me if I am late in answering, I visit this site everyday, as you know I dont
have internet at home now, so what I do is coping your writings and then I read it at
home, I write also at home, where I can think what I write, and then paste it here the
following day.
This is the reason of my delay in answering. I will answer to you tomorrow.

Have a nice time,
Rosa 15 july, 2009
Hello Nana,
How are you? Thank you for the late reply. ;)
I think, you are bored with the lack of computer. I hope you will buy a new one soon. It is
a good idea to save money. If you like to buy a computer much sooner, I suggest fasting
all days and nights. =)=)=)
Yes, it was terrible. Sand storm made people stay at home for three days.
There are many countries which give us some gifts. Sand storm was a gift from Iraq!
Topolov is an airplane that is a gift from Russia! :)):)):)) Swine flu is another important
gift from Mexico. AIDS is...Some kind ladies are gifts from China. Oh Behnam, be careful
young man! What are you going to write? :):):)
All the best,


Dear friends,
A little bird told me that I had written a bad sentence to Rosa! It told me to give some
explanation about "You are an open-minded lady", because it is a negative sentence. It
said, "Behnam, open-minded means being easily tricked, and it is considered as a
negative characteristic, when using to describe a lady"!!!
I do not think so, at all. "Open-minded" means willing to consider and accept other
people's ideas and opinions. I meant this. I do not care about other people's
misunderstanding.
I do respect all my friends, particularly Rosa from Spain is a respectable lady.
In my last writing to Rosa, the first paragraph is confusing, but I never meant to use bad
words. Anyway, I hope my friends, and the little bird will forgive me. Henceforth, I will
try my best to write much more clearly than before.
Thank you for criticising.

All the best,
2388
behnam
b Julyy 15th 2009
Helllo Rosa,
So many
m thankss for the greeat reply. I really enjoyyed readingg it.
Conngratulationns on passinng one of thee most difficcult exams in

i your life. It was a go
ood
piecce of news. It
I really maade me happpy. WELL DONE!
D YOU
U DESERVE E IT. <:P <:P <:P
<:PP <:P <:P
Yes,, it was justt because off old Russian Topolov, and the U.SS sanction oon Iran.
Unffortunately, 158 peoplee died! :(:(:((:( Thank yoou for offeriing condoleence!
I wiill write to you

y more, but now I am
m not in the mood for writing.
w
All the best,

Marina1
M July
ly 15th 20099
Deaar Behnam,
How w are you mmy Iranian kind

k friend???? How is it
i going??? I hope you are okay ,
enjooying the beeauty arounnd you. How w is your parrents??? I hope
h they arre okay , fin
ne and
enjooying being with their great
g son.
Todday I'm betteer , Thanks God. I go on o healthy ddiet , just som

me boiled vvegetables :( :(. My
littlee sister wass eating onee of my favorite cooks, oh
o my God!!!! I felt as if I didn't ea
at it
fromm ages :).
Deaar Behnam , I strongly believe thatt my future husband wiill be very hhappy just byy
lookking at me , so in orderr to make hiim happy , II'll let him loook as muchh as he wan
nts
(LO
OOOOOOO OOOOL) :) :)
Beinng happy inn marriage life

l is sometthing very eeasy to do, sometimes
s a smile is likke a
meddicine, a flow wer would beb a very niice gesture. But for sorrry all couplles use thesse tools
afteer at least 1000 fighting :) , they preefer at first being
b seriouus and do w
whatever theey want
, then when there is no result , they begin with some nice things. I mean at first each one
wants to say " I'm sad , you should start " , and by waiting no one starts.
Anyway , there are lots of important things which make a man happy. He should always
feel that he is the leader , even if he often makes all decisions with his wife (together). His
opinion should be taken in all issues, and he should know everything in his home. When
he come from his work , he should be received with a big smile and with lots of warm
words in order to feel that his wife's missed him, and she is grateful that he is working
everyday to make a good living for them. Then ( we should talk about cooking :) ) he
should eat a very delicious food which is prepared with his beloved wife. He should feel
that his wife take care of his details' life , like his health , his shower , his looking , his
clothes. Everything about him should be important for his wife.
His wife should always take care of her physical appearance , wear what he likes , wear
make up, and follow the fashion, he should always see her beautiful and renewed ( she
should make new looking from time to time).
Her love and her passion are very good tools in making man happy.
Dear Behnam, there are lots of details in marriage , I can't speak about them, because
I've no idea about them . but I think when a woman wants to make her husband happy,
she can make it. Just she should think about her duties, and try her best to make her love
helps her in all life details. A couple like two lovely birds , they can't live without each
other. I really believe so.
Thank you for reading, I'm so happy that I could know Behnam. So we can feel happiness
in details , we just should think ;)
Have nice dreams.

Marina.
Chan July 16th 2009

Hi Rosa, This is Chan from India. I have read the posts sent by you. It sounds great. I just
want to communicate better in English. So I joined here @ E@H.

Hello Sakeena,
Thank you for adding. I hope I will make time for chatting with you. Please write in this
threead from tim
me to time, and
a share so
omething w
with us.
Hoppe to hear more

m from you.
behnam
b Julyy 16th 2009
Helllo Marina,
Thaanks a millioon for the lo

ovely post. I really enjooyed readingg it.
Thaank you for greeting

g waarmly, my paarents are w
well. I am fine.
fi How abbout you?
Youur answer iss excellent, but

b it is not complete. =
=)=)=) Theere are manyy practical
actiions, but youu did not mention. :)):))):))
Let me point ouut just a sim

mple sentencce. A womann is supposeed to be kind, affective,, and
toleerant. Thesee are womenn's tools, in general. If a woman iss not kind, she is not a woman!
w
Youu can call heer whateverr you like, but not a wom man!
In order
o to inteensify my iddea I shouldd say, a kindd woman is like
l water fo
for fire. Wheen a
mann is angry, ttired, and deepressed, hee is on fire. A kind wom man does what some water
w do
withh fire!
I hoope my malee friends do not mind me

m saying thhat when a man
m is angry ry, he is likee a wild
animmal. A kind woman knoows how to domesticatee this wild animal.
a Theere are a few w
wom men in the w
world, maybbe 10%, whoo know howw to treat wiith their menn.
A man
m is like thhe gravity centre
c of a family,
fa in terrms of physsical actionss, thoughts,
supp porting, prootecting, etcc. A woman is like the ggravity centtre of a famiily, in termss of
emootional actioons, love, aff ffection, kinndness, etc. A marriagee is like a loong and heavy bar.
It iss stable if thhere are twoo points (if it
i is put on two
t points, each
e side onn one of theem); the
physsical gravity ty centre and the emotioonal gravityy centre!
I wiill write aboout this anallogy more. I have to daash right noow, becausee I am in a hurry.
h

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

July
J 16th 20009
Hi Behnam,
Thanks a lot for your reply, you as always highlight at lots of great points.
Your writing made me remember a short story , it is a bout a couple. The husband was 66
years old , and his wife younger than him by few years. She had an old box from the
beginning of her marriage, but in order to make the wife feel that she has private things
the husband didn't care about this box in all their life together. Once his wife was very
sick , she told him to bring that box , he brought it and opened it as she asked him to do.
He found two dolls and 25 thousand dollars. He was surprised and asked her about these
dolls. She said to him " my mother taught me to make a doll in every time you make me
feel angry " , her husband felt happy because his wife felt angry just two times (
according to the number of dolls '2' ) , then he asked her about the money , she said " it's
the money which I got from selling the dolls which I made in my life with you ". :) :) :) :)
Dear Behnam, all people do their best to get more knowledge in their life before
marriage and after marriage, but few of them do what they know. It's a complicated thing
, to do what you know!
Dear Behnam, I've heard from TV that there is a British girl who has two hearts now,
after making an especial operation for her. My mother comment was too funny , she said
" oh Marina, look ! there is another creature who has two hearts in addition to your
father " :) :) :) , according to Mom my father has two hearts , one of them to live and the
other one to make a hard discussion with her. (LOOOOOOL).
This surgery made me think about giving organs after death, I thought about it , but I
didn't know if it's good or not. It was good for Hana ( the girl who made this surgery) , he
could live with a heart got it from a dead kid. I don't know, I think it's a little bit
confusing to know if it is true or not. What is your mind???
Dear Behnam , in fact I've got lots of private questions for you, I'll ask you some of them
now :
What is your favorite fruit??? What is your favorite vegetable?? If you wanted to give a
gift to someone, what kind of gifts do you to choose and what kind of gifts do you like to
receive??? Do you know how to cook :) ??? when did you say to your self " I've to
change!"??? you have said , there is no finish line in learning something ( in our
situation 'English'), when was your start line and why??
Thank you for reading. I would be very grateful to hear from you soon.
Have a nice day.

Marina.
mary
m July 166th 2009
Hi Marina,
M
Thaank you, deaar for your care.

c
In fact,
fa I don't ffeel good geenerally, esp
specially whhen I'm not at
a work. Buut don't worrry. you
know, every clooud has a siilver shiningg.
I should learn my
m lesson from
fr what haas happened to me. I hope h to undeerstand it so
oon.
Sorrry, I know that

t my writting is not clear, but theere's no wayy. At least, I don't know
w
anoother way.

r
All the best,

Marryam
Marina1
M July
ly 16th 20099
It seeems I wentt to china tooo (LOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OL)
Thaank you Clarre! I'm goinng to visit my

m chinese friends
fr now.
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 16th 20099
Hi Behnam,
B
Thaanks a lot for your replyy, you as alw

ways highliight at lots of
o great poiints.
Youur writing made

m me rem member a shhort story , iti is a bout a couple. Th
The husbandd was 66
yearrs old , andd his wife yoounger than him by few w years. She had an oldd box from thhe
begginning of heer marriagee, but in ordder to make the wife feeel that she hhas private things
t
the husband diddn't care abbout this boxx in all theiir life togethher. Once hiis wife was very
sickk , she told him
h to bring g that box , he brought it and openned it as shee asked him to do.
He found
f two dolls
d and 255 thousand dollars.
d He was surprissed and askked her abou ut these
dollls. She said to him " myy mother tauught me to make
m a dolll in every tim
me you makke me
feell angry " , her husbandd felt happy because hiss wife felt anngry just tw wo times (
acco ording to thhe number ofo dolls '2' ) , then he assked her about the monney , she saiid " it's
the money whicch I got from m selling the dolls whicch I made inn my life wiith you ". :) :) :) :)
Deaar Behnam, all people do

d their besst to get morre knowledgge in their llife before
marrriage and after
a marria
age, but few
w of them doo what they know.
k It's a complicateed thing
, to do what youu know!
Deaar Behnam, I've heard from f TV thaat there is a British girl who has tw
wo hearts now,
afteer making ann especial operation
o foor her. My mmother comm ment was tooo funny , shhe said
" ohh Marina, loook ! there isi another creature
c who has two hearts
h in adddition to you
ur
fathher " :) :) :) , accordingg to Mom myy father hass two heartss , one of them to live and
a the
otheer one to maake a hard discussion
d w her. (L
with LOOOOOOL L).
Thiss surgery made

m me thinnk about givving organss after deathh, I thought about it , bu ut I
didnn't know if it's
i good or not. It was good for Hana Ha ( the giirl who madde this surgeery) , he
could live with a heart gott it from a dead
d kid. I don't
d know, I think it's a little bit
conffusing to knnow if it is trrue or not. What is youur mind???
Deaar Behnam , in fact I'vee got lots off private queestions for you,
y I'll ask you some of them
noww:
Whaat is your faavorite fruitt??? What iss your favorrite vegetabble?? If you wanted to give
g a
gift to someonee, what kindd of gifts do you to chooose and whaat kind of gif ifts do you like
l to
receeive??? Do you know how h to cookk :) ??? wheen did you say to your sself " I've too
change!"??? yoou have saidd , there is non finish linne in learninng somethinng ( in our
situation 'Engliish'), when was your sttart line andd why??

r I would
w be verry grateful to
t hear from
m you soon.
Havve a nice daay.

Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 16th 20099
Hi Maryam,
M
Thaanks a lot for your writiing, even it was very shhort.
I waant to tell yoou that therre is no wronng with us if we made some

s mistakkes , becausse we
learrn from it. A
At the momeent I love myy mistakes, because theey make me stronger. so s feel
freee Dear , andd live the life
fe.
I hoope to see yoou as we used to see Maryam

M veryy soon.
Havve a nice daay.

Marrina.
2399
mary July 16th 2009
Hi Behnam,
You always care about your friends. Thank you, dear.
For sure, there are many kind friends in this thread and you are completely right about
women's relief by talking, but I can't talk about it, because I promised. Anyway, thank
you.
About that poem, you can find it in the first chapter of Golestan. Then you can check it.
I hope you always be happy and have a smile on your lips.
All the best,

Maryam
mary July 16th 2009

Dear Cathy,
Thank you for your kindness and your great writing.
I missed you too my sincere friend.
You are right about challenges. I know they make us stronger and I think God want me to
learn something through this happening. I'm not very sure about the lesson which I sould
learn, but I hope to get it soon. This way I can pass through it and forget it.
During this period the thing that everyone has told me is, "It's God's willing." But
sometimes we don't understand why. we must accept it anyway and it's hard.
Thank you for your tender shoulder and your warm embrace.
Thank you for your love. It surely heals the wounds. I love you too, dear.
I hope not to confuse you by writing those words.
Keep smiling, because it makes me smile.
Best wishes,
Maryam
P.S. Let's hold a party and dance. I'm sure it makes me feel better. I'm waiting for your
annoucement.

Hi Maryam,
Thank you for the reply. It made me happy.
I hope everything is going well with you. I meant to write something, but I was afraid of
making you feel worse. By the way, I often sound like a teacher, a priest, or like a father,
whenever I write to my best friends. It makes my friend become sad, because they do not
like to be treated as students. I hate to sound like a teacher, but I do not know what I do. I
do not like advising people, because I myself need a lot of advice. Anyway, I hope you do
not get annoyed by reading my sentences.
Dear Maryam, life has got ups and downs. We all know it. What makes life be like that?
We ourselves, or others? I believe, almost in all cases we are choosers, and we make our
life. Of course, God always control our actions, but his way of controling is different
from what we do when controling something.
The only law, which controls all actions in the entire universe is the cause and effect law!
God have created this law, and this law controls all actions.
You know better than me what that law means. I am not going to describe it, but what I
want to say is that we have to have deep believe in this law.
People often run away from this important law, because it is sometimes very difficult,
even impossible, to find out what the cause of such and such thing is, or what the effects
of such and such cause are! Albert Einstein has said, "The most difficult thing for human
beings is thinking!" Thinking about facts is the most difficult thing to do, so people often
try to find some easy ways. This is a bad habit of human beings. They do not like to be
under pressure, in hardship, in hard situations, etc. They solve the problems just by
saying, "It was the act of God!" All phenomena are somehow the act of God, so what
human beings are doing? What are our duties? What are our roles?
'God help people who help themselves!', as an old saying goes.
I am not going to make you get worse than you are now, but I hope you will open your
eyes to some facts around yourself, and you will not put the blame on someone else. In
other words, you will not pass the buck, which people often do in such situation.
I do not know what is wrong with you, and why you do not feel fine, your sentences and
short messages imply that you do not feel well.
You yourself are an expert in giving positive energy to your friends. Of course, being
patient does help.I wish you all the best in the world.
Stay happy and healthy, I believe everything will be okay soon.
All the best,

P.S. Dancing is very useful for ladies. In fact, sometimes it is very difficult for them to
manage some bad condition or situation. Therefore, listening to music and dancing is
very good for them. They make ladies forget all things, particularly their sadness and
difficulities! For ladies, dancing is like drinking some ..., I did not taste even a drop, at
all, but I have heard that it makes people forget their sadness. =))
It is a perfect opportunity to invite some ladies, from China, Syria, or even from Spain,
and then have a party, full of fun and relaxation. I hope you will fully enjoy the party, but
please remember poor Behnam who is not invited to your party! ;););)

Dear Mayram,
Good afternoon. It has been raining all the morning. The heavy rain washed the entire
city. The colorful umbrellas constituted the special landscape around the city. Dear baby,
I didn't know what's the weather like there, but I held a big purple umbrella this morning
and wanna share it with you.
I was extremely happy to learn your idea. Yes, let's have a party and dance heartily.
Within the last month, there are many new friends joining this love club. The number of
friends has been growing day by day which makes me find myself in an entirely new
world. It clearly shows that this room is really a place of attraction.
Dear baby, what's your idea for this party?
Do you love the rhythm of rain? Shall we play this music? What about if every friend
holds an umbrella and makes a dance? hehe...Can you imagine?
I'm eager to hearing more from you soon.
please smell my smile and smile more
Cathy
Cathy
C Li July
ly 17th 20099
Deaar Marina,
I'm happy to reead all yourr writings too friends, esppecially to me,
m hehe... Thanks for your
wonnderful writings which make this roomr acitivee and refresshing. In myy eyes, you are
a a
prod
ductive writter indeed. Please
P keepp writing, yoour writingss are just likke nurishmeents
which keep the flowers bloooming in thhis garden.
Deaar Marina, have

h you evver danced under
u the coolorful umbbrellas in a rrainy night?? Hehe,
I am
m just kiddinng. But I reaally hope we
w can hold a rainy nighht party andd enjoy our
frien
ndship. Whaat's your ide
dea to the paarty?
I'm looking forrward to heaaring from you

y soon.
Catthy
a make a renewal off acquaintannce. I wish eeach friend, old

P.S..: Let's dancce happily and
andd new, can fu
fully enjoy inn it.
Marina1
M July
ly 17th 20099
Deaar Cathy,
Thaanks a lot for your writiing. It madee me happy and confused somehow w.
A prroductive wwriter can puublishs lots of books , oor at least some essays in a newsp
paper,
but Marina just write theirr thought which are noot complete, but she enjjoys writing g them
anyway. :)
Deaar Cathy, yoou visit this thread from

m time to timme, and you
u always speeak in a veryy
uniqque way , it makes this thread a goood place too be in. but you
y don't shhare somethhing
withh us, I'm surre that you are
a a girl with
w lots of thhoughts. I hope
h you'll choose
c sommething
to write
w about to
t your friennds, Marinaa is one of them.
t
Deaar Cathy, it''s Summer , It's very hoot. I prefer winter

w becauuse of rainyy weather. So
S I
lovee rain , but isn't
i dangerrous to dancce under it???? ;) ;)

w to me,
m I hope you'll
y write soon.
s
Havve a nice daay,

Marrina.
Hi Behnam!
Thanks a lot for your answer! And nice you have a Nokiaphone :)
Since I got your answer I have thought about this with malefriends for womens!
Ofcourse, we have different opinions about this questions becaus our religion are
different. And here in Finland and Sweden everything should be so egual as a women and
men.
But anyway I can thinking about: What is so wrong and strange with it? I cant find a
answer! And I Im suprised that you havnt no answer too :)
In that case a women have many malefriends and "make bad things" , I cant accept it!
Never! But in my situation I have a malefriend and he is like my brother, exactly the
same. An other example is my daughter. I have a friend since over 30 years and we got
childs in same time, 28 years ago. Iv got a daughter and she got a boy. Our families have
spend a lots of time together and the results are now that our childs are like brothers and
sisters. And they have a very close friendship today. Both are married today. What should
my daughter do? Only forgot this friendship? Thinking on this and try to find something
wrong with it.
An other question is. "It sounds normal for men to have female friends but strange for
women to have malefriends". What is the different? Both gender are the same and have
the same needs.
And what about this friendship on this thread? Can it be wrong because Im married and
talk with you and other mens? I hope not because I really like this site and I want to stay.
Dont be afried that you made me upset with your answer. You dont do it. But now Im a
little bit nervous I have make you upset! Hope not! Because thats not my meaning. Please
tell me if you feel that!
Im very interesting about religions and I have readed about Islam, Buddism and other
religions so this questions are interesting for me.
Now something else :) Your sister living in Sweden! So nice! Why? How? That means you
know a lot about this countries? For how long time had she been here?
About the lifestyle I meen. Tell me about the life there, how childs growing up, how long
is normal in school, when marriage, are a wife homewife or is she working? And tell me
please about the especually things in Iran. I dont know much about Iran, only that it is a
big country and I think you have oil?
But I have heard a little bit because I have a nursefriend on my division and he is a male!
A very nice and capable nurse. And at the hospital here we have a surgery doctor too.
Hope to hear from you soon and take care!
Im now at our summerhouse and internet is slow here. But when Im home again I will
send you pictures from the night!
Veronica

Dear Maryam,
I had an English class in the morning, I got home just 45 minutes ago, had lunch, and
now I am here; at my desck. It was terribly hot, isn't it? Thankfully, our home is cool. I
hope you are fine, lying on the floor, in front of air conditioner.:))
I reread my writing to you, I saw many msitakes. It is okay to make mistakes, but some
mistakes make me sad. For example, I was pronouncing "belief" when I was writing, but
I do not know who has written it incorrectly! :))
...we have to have deep belief in this law. Or even much better "..we have to have a
strong belief in this law." Some mistakes are silly, this is one of them. =))=))=))
There are many chapters in 'Golestan', and the order of chapters is different from one
Golestan to other. Would you possibly do me a massive favour and let me know what the
name of the chapter is?
If you have promised to be silent, keep it and do not tell anything! ;)
Of course, every cloud has a silver lining. I do believe in it. What a nice saying! Thank
you for sharing. :O:O:O
All the best,


Dear Marina,
How are you my knowledgeable friend? How life is going? Does hot weather bother you?
I hope evrything is going well with you.
I read your writing at least three times. As far as I know, I was speaking about something
else. In my writing, the man was angry, then on fire, and the woman was supposed to put
out the fire. In your story, the woman has become an expert in making dolls. She is one of
the main doll producers in the world. =))=))=))
Anyway, thank you very much indeed. Every cook admires his broth! :):):)
Thank you so much for writing some nice practical points about a good relationship
between couples. I do not know what is wrong with ladies, they are skillful in theory, as if
they know all things about a happy marriage, but in practice they are not! :)):)):))
(loooool)
I have got some questions for you. In you opinion, what is the main reason of divorce?
According to the statistics, one in three marriages ends in divorce! Why? Does it mean
that marriage is an easy topic in theory, but it is a complicated subject in practice?
All the best,


Dear Behnam,
I enjoyed your philosophy a lot. About the cause and effect law, you gave a wonderful
new conception. Million thanks for a role you played perfectly in this room. Indeed, it's
impossible for me to define what an important role you played, more than a philosopher,
a priest, a teacher. I just affirmed that you are a true friend.
A basic truth of life is that people will always move toward anyone who understands them
and tells the truth. Your simple words interpret a powerful point: never stop thinking and
making self-reflection. Every cloud has a silver lining. I prefer this word a lot. Maryam is
a thoughtful lady who is a dear friend to me. I didn't know why she got annoyed and kept
silence. But I am sure that she will soon restore herself and be back to enjoy more with
friends here.
Dear Behnam, dancing is good both for gentlemen and ladies. Besides words, it is
another way to express one's feeling. Moving steps, dancers spun in a swirl of skirts.
Always, lookers-on see most of the game. Putting thinking aside, now I'm inviting you a
dance.
Thinkers sunk into the dancing

Dancers learnt to think
The changes of roles
Make the world move around
Dear friend, hold my hands, move your step, dancing can make you light-hearted.
Cathy
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crossover July 17th 2009

hey friends. Nice to meet you.
I am new here, also working hard to improve my English. In my opinion, speaking
English is the most important skill. I hope we can talk in English someday.
ok?
sami July 17th 2009

Hello Marina
How are you? I hope your problems with your stomach have disappeared and you feel
know healthy and full of life.
First of all, please forgive me for being late, I am a little bit busy these days, my sister
and niece are at home, and it has been impossible for me to write something. However, I
have read your last writing to me many times (about Heijab), let me CONGRATULATE
you for it. I think it is a great text, very rich, it shows you know very well about your
religion and you are proud of it.
I wanted to put a tick to the paragraphs I liked most but, then I realized that I was putting
a tick to all of them! I like the way you explain things, I love the way you talk about your
religion.
It is true what you say about our opinion about wearing Heijab, but it is not that we
don?t like it, it is just that we know nothing about it. We don?t know the reason why you
wear it, so we see it as something negative, as a sign of women being inferior to men. You
have explained it to me, and I think it is just the contrary, you see women as something
priceless and as way of preventing damage, you use it.
It is even better for you women to use it, so when a man is talking to you, you know it is
just interested in you as a person, not as an object of desire. I hope you can understand
me with this last sentence. It is great! I have to thank you because you have taught me a
lot about this topic.
I personally have always been interested in it, I wanted to know the reason why you wear
it, I wanted to know your opinion. As said in my last writing to you, I think it is very
magical, it creates a velum of magic about you (Islamic women).
It is nice to see you are so much connected to your religion. I am a Christian, I believe in
God, I pray almost every night, but I seldom go to church unless there is a wedding
ceremony or something like that. I also respect all religions and I have interest for it, as I
said before I knew nothing about heijab that is why I was so ashamed to ask about it. You
have done it pretty well, Marina, I love your post, I will never delete it!
What are you doing these days? What do you do in your free time, apart from writing
here? Do you like reading? If so, What is your favourite book? Do you like watching
films? What is your favourite film? I love reading, I like reading in bed at nights, before
getting asleep. The last book I enjoyed reading was ?The Shadow of the Wind? It is really
good, have you heard about it?
Whatever you do, I hope you have a great time, enjoy as much as possible. Again forgive
me for being late, even though I don?t write just after reading your posts, I think a lot
about them and all of you. You now are part of my FAMILY, thank you for this.
Kisses
Rosa, 17, July, 2009.
sami July 17th 2009

Hello Mortaza,
Thank you very much for your reply. Forgive me for being late, the thing is I am a little
bit busy these days. As I have said to Marina, my sister is now spending some days at
home with my niece and it has been impossible for me to write.
What about the wedding? How was it? Could you tell us about that wedding? How do
you celebrate weddings in Iran?
You told me you wanted to know more about me and other friends here, please ask me
direct questions and I will be very happy to answer them. : )
Have a nice time and enjoy your family
Rosa, July 17, 2009
sami July 17th 2009

Hello Chan,
Nicee to meet yoou. How aree you? I hoppe everythinng is going well
w with yoou. Thank you y for
your commentss about my posts.
p If youu want to im
mprove you English
E thiss is the righ
ht place.
I am
m new in thiis site, but I am sure all members will
w be happpy to commuunicate with h you.
Telll me somethhing about you,

y how oldd are you? Why are youu learning E English? Teell me
aboout yourself,
f ask me queestions and I will be veery happy too make friennds with you
u.
Rossa,
Julyy 17, 2009.
saami July 177th 2009

Helllo Behnam
Howw are you? I hope you are

a fine,
thannk you very much for congratulatiing after myy results in the
t exam. Itt makes me so
s
happ
ppyyyyyy : )
My friend!
f Youu all write a lot here, I love
l readingg all writinggs but as I ddont come write
w
everryday I feel a little bit lost
l when I come! :(
I woould like to have internnet at this hoome, so I wiill be able too read caref
efully all wh
hat you
writte.
I haavent forgottten what yoou asked mee to write abbout, I will do

d it, I just need
n to thinnk about
it. I will do it sooon.
Pleaase, Behnam m, Marina and

a all friennds here, doo not forget me, I love bbeing a mem
mber of
this site, I love being friends of you. ;))

f you sooon,
Kissses
Rossa, July 17, 22009
Marina1
M July
ly 17th 20099
Hi Behnam,
B
Thaank you for your

y reply, thank you once
o again for
f your askking about m me. I'm finee thank
you,, hot weatheer is botherring me too much, as yoou know I prefer winterr, I feel as iff I'm
refrreshed in wiinter, but air condition is doing some useful thhings in thiss hot life. Itt
beco omes more hot every yeear , God helps
h peoplee in hot counntries , I thiink Iran is one
o of
them. In Syria it's hot , in my city it's about 32 degree centigrade , and Ramadan is going
to be in August , God helps me! :)
Dear Behnam, it's very normal to understand the contrary sometimes, in my situation , I
think my mind had a holiday :) ;), anyway sorry for interrupting your idea, I agree with
you , I wrote something is not connected to your main idea. Please be kind enough and
continue writing about it, I'm really eager to read the rest of it.
Dear Behnam, as far as I know I've asked you lots of questions , and as you said , you
read my writing more than three times, so what has happened with them???? ;)
Dear Behnam, I'm not knowledgeable at all , in fact my knowledge is nothing if I

compared it with yours , I just write what comes to my mind , because as I said before I'm
writing to my friends , and I feel free in writing. :)
What you have asked is really important , in fact I wanted to ask you about the same
question with some side questions which are connected to that topic, I should think about
it before writing , I promise to answer you soon , but I want to say that the main reason in
getting divorce are men. :) :) :) :)
Thank you for reading, I'm very eager to read your answers to my questions very soon.
Have a nice day.

Marina.
mary July 17th 2009

Dear friends, Marina, Behnam and Cathy
Thank you for staying in touch with me. Thank you for your tolerance and reading those
boring words. And thanks for those kind writings.
I'm terribly sorry for spreading sadness and making you worry.
I never forget your kindness towards me.
Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
I hope you be healthy and happy.
Yours,
Maryam
mary July 17th 2009
Hi Marina,
I agree with you about becoming stronger by learning from our mistakes, but what would
happen if I didn't want to be stronger and had a strong person beside me? :)
Please join us to the party and help us with it. I'm sure your happiness and beautiful
smiles make our pleasure double, so be kind as always and make our party warm with
your presence.
And do not worry about dancing in rain and getting wet and consequently catching cold.
When we are all together nothing can hurt us.
Now what is your idea? Will you join us?
Best wishes,
Maryam
mary July 17th 2009

Hi Behnam,
Thank you for your efforts to make me feel better. It really worked.
Your writing didn't make me feel worse at all, instead, it showed me that my friend,
Behnam, wanted to stay beside me and carry my sadness on his shoulders. Thank you a
bunch.
Don't worry about sounding like a teacher. Whenever I feel like that I will let you know,
so feel free in writing and give me some pieces of advice. I sometimes need them.
I like these sentences, "Life is full of ups and downs" and "Life is not always a bowl of
cherry." They sound great. Thanks for writing it.
I do believe in the law of cause and effect. Thank you for writing it in a simple way. I
enjoyed reading it.
You know, I think I expressed my thoughts wrongly. I didn't mean to blame someone or
deceive myself by saying that God did this. If I want to think this way, where my choice is.
No, I'm sure that I'm a chooser. I know that I made some mistakes and also I know that
I'm a human being and like others I make mistakes. Besides, I can learn from them and
go ahead.
But there was something that I couldn't understand. The more I thought, the less I got. I
think I tried my best, but it went wrong. Now I tell myself maybe I went wrong and God
wanted to tell me that my way was wrong. Maybe I shouldn't have done something. I
don't know. They are all some guesses. Only God know.
I have decided to leave myself on God's hands and let him lead me through it. I'm fed up
with it and need him who always support me.
Now I want to be ready for Cathy's party. You are right as always. I love dancing and it
makes me feel relief. Listening to music and moving your body at the same time. It's
really good.
You are welcomed to the party. We are all friends and we share our happiness together
as the sadness.
About Golestan, that poem is in "In character of kings." I hope it will help. :)
By the way, thank you for your correction. Sometimes I don't know the meaning of some
signs. What does :O mean?
Best wishes,
Maryam
mary July 17th 2009

Hi Cathy,
Thank you dear for such a wonderful party. Your offer is just as unique as you are.
I love rain and I like walking in the rain. I think, firstly, we can dance with our colorful
umbrellas, then put them away and dance under rain drops without being worried about
getting wet, because friends love keep us warm.
As you wrote all friends are welcomed. The more friends, the more hearts, the more love
and the more happiness and enjoyment. Let's enjoy it together.
You can sing and you can play any music that you like. I'm sure you choose the best.
What is your idea about a white dress with some spring flowers on it?
Thank you for your beautiful smile. Please keep it. :)

All the best,
Marryam
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Marina1
M July
ly 17th 20099
Hi Rosa,
R
Thaanks a lot for your nice and kind writing

w , thannk you oncee gain for unnderstandinng my
ideaas, in fact I wasn't worrried becausse I know that Rosa is an
a educatedd lady. All in n all
THA ANK YOU vvery much inn writing inn a very frieendly way annd saying soome good and a
posiitive words about my writing
w , youu made me rreally happyy. My healthh is okay no ow, my
stom
mach plays ffrom time too time , but I made a deeal with it. :) (LOOOO OL). Thank you
y for
cariing.
Deaar Rosa, I loove readingg , it's my favvorite hobbyy , books made me forgget the time,, it
madde time passses too fast. I like sociaal books andd romantic stories
s , oncce I cried when
w I
readd a story " JJain Ayer", I'm really fascinated
f bby this storyy , I've read it more than n5
timees , everythiing about itt is great ( characters,
c p
personalitiees, events, ddialogue and d the
end)
d) , it is uniqque. I saw th
he film but reading
r it iss much moree interestingg. About thee book
which you menntion it , I diidn't hear abbout it.
In fact
fa there arre lots of books and greeat stories inn my home. I tried to reead " war and a
peace "for 'Lion Tolestoy ' who is a veery famous Russian wrriter but I coouldn't comp mplete it
beca ause I coulddn't understtand , or eveen to save thhe persons'' names (LO OOOOOOO OOOL),
theyy were really
ly hard to saave or to keeep in mind. Russian naames are haard , it's a
factt(LOL).(excuuse me Anddrew , but yoour name iss not difficullt :) ). But I read a storry to the
sam
me Russian writer
w I was two ssides in this novel ,
, it's " Anna Karrrinine" , it'ss especial. It
one of them aboout Anna's life and the other abouut another person's
p life,, we can
disttinguish betwween being happy , andd not happyy. I really loove it.
n all of theem, again I like social and historiccal (somehoow)

I likke watchingg films, but not
film
ms , I hate ficction films. I like " the mask of Zorro" very muuch , " the loord of the riing" , "
the Godfather"" and lots off films which h I don't rem
member theeir names.
Deaar Rosa, thaank you for reading

r andd please feeel free , we always
a waitt for you. I really
r
apppreciate thatt you are tryying to writte even it is a bit hard for
f you. I reeally enjoy reading
r
your writings, thank
t you for
fo being a part
p from ouur family.
Pleaase let the innternet com

me to your home,
h and leet's see you everyday. :))

m from you.
y Pleasee write abouut your favorrite movies and books.
Havve a nice daay.
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 17th 20099
Helllo Maryam,,
Of course
c I'll jooin your party, in fact I've
I got a loot of time , please
p acceppt me. :)
But at first let m

me say that I'm really happy
h to seee your writiings again iin the same week :)
, it'ss making mee feel good about you.
Deaar Maryam, we will facce more problems in ouur life if we wanted or nnot. So it's better
b to
thinnk about thee good side from
f these problems.
p IIt's my belieff.
By the
t way, whhat are you going
g to weear , becausse I want to wear sometthing suitabble to
yours :).

r Woould you pleease write about
a Behnaam's topic aabout divorcce and
let'ss know yourr opinion.
Havve a nice daay.

Marrina.
behnam
b Julyy 17th 2009
Deaar Marina,
Now
w I have gott some time to answer some
s of youur questionss.
Whaat is your faavourite fruit? Apple. I really adorre apples, esspecially whhen they are hard,
not soft. I do noot know howw to describbe, but I likee them whenn they makee especial so
ounds
wheen biting. :))):)):))
Whaat is your faavourite veggtable? I am

m not sure, bbut I like tom
mato.
I oft
ften give boooks as gifts to my friendds, and I likke to receivee fountain ppens as giftss from
my friends.
f I likke books as well, but itt is a little bit
b risky, beccause I like especial boooks,
not all sorts off books. =))=
=))=))
Do you
y know how h to cook? I know hoow to cook, and I like cooking, butt I can cook some
foodd, not all soort of food.
When do you say to yourself, "I've to change!"? Whenever there is a failure in my plan, I
often revise it, and change something if necessary. I have to say that the whole plan never
changes, but the ways to achieve it maybe change.
When were your start line to learn English, and why? I have been learning English for
many years, at schools, at high schools, and at university. For example, all my course
books were in English when I was studying at university. However, it was just about half
and two years ago I started learning English seriously. I have took every opportunity to
improve my English skills. During these half and two years, I have always been involved
in English. I have tried to achieve this target from four battles, reading, writing,
listening, and speaking. Although I am not satisfied with my improvement, I have done
my best.
Why? Well, in the first place, I needed it to be able to study Ph.D, although unfortunately
I faied. In Iran, English qualification is one of the main needs to be able to register for
entrance exam. I failed, beacuse my professor was not in Iran. He was abroad.
Please answer to your own questions. I like to know your answers to these nice questions.
=))
Dear Marina, a friend of mine came to chat with me, I have to dash right now. I hate to
keep my friends waiting. I hope you do not mind. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

sami July 18th 2009

Hello my nice friend Marina
How are you? I hope eveything is fine with you. I am very well, I am living the happiest
days in my life. I have written many times about my exam and I dont want to bore you, I
just want to share with you that I will never have to worry again about job. I have got a
place as an English teacher at a school for the rest of my life. I have reached my dream,
my biggest dream has come true...I hope you can feel the same soon when you start
working because I'm sure you deserve it.
My friend Marina, I am happy to know you are fine again, Summer is a very difficult
season, people who has never been ill in all the year are ill in summer, especially
stomach problems. I dont know the reason, but they are common. I hope your stomach
dont give you more problems ; )
Marina, I love reading, especially novels. I know many men think that women love
novels, they are right, but I think it is not just a genre for women. This topic reminds me a
boook I read at university.
u It
I is called "Northangeer Abbey" written
w by Jaane Austen. I
recoommend it tto you, I lovved reading it, I couldnt stop doingg it and I waas very sad when I
finisshed readinng it, becausse I really looved it. I thiink the one you mention is "Jane Eyre"
E
by Charlotte
C Brronte, am I right? I alsso read this book at uniiversity andd I can tell you
y it is
one of my favouurite books and storiess. So If you liked l Jane Eyre
E I am coompletely sure you
wouuld enjoy reading Northhanger Abbbey. If you reead it, let me m know youur opinion about
a it.
I alsso watched the film (Ja

ane Eyre) buut I didnt ennjoy watchinng it, it wass so dark, I
imaagined the chharacters inn my own way
w and theyy were so dif ifferent in thhat film.
At university
u alll my subjeccts were in English
E andd related to the english language,
t read lots of English book, both written by British
literrature, histoory and cultture. I had to B
andd North Ameerican writeers and from m all genress and topics.. The novel was my favvourite
genre.
Now w all the boooks I read are

a in Englissh, people kknow very wellw what too give me ass a
pressent and whhat languagge it should beb written in. The bookks I am readding now arre those
which are not sso difficult to
t understannd, I read for
fo pleasure,, I dont wannt it to makee me
thinnk to get its meaning. I like books which
w makee me laugh. Once of thiis type I enjo oyed
readding was "B Bridget Jonees' Diary". Have
H you reead it or waatched the fi
film? With thhis
boook I did the ccontrary. Fiirst I watched the film, then I readd the book. IIt was very nice.
n
I doont like watcching fantasstic films, I hate them, I am not intterested in tthem, a few days
agoo I watched "The Mask of the Zorro o" (of Antonnio Banderaas (Andalussian ;)) and
Cattherine Z Joones)!!!! Whhat a coinciddence!! Onee of my favoourite films is one I watched
wheen I was a teeenager, it is
i a version of "Romeo and Juliet"", the actorss were Leonnardo
Di Caprio
C and Claire Dannes. I have watched
w it thhousands off times. I reeally love it. Have
you watched it?? If not I amm sure you know
k about Romeo andd Juliet's stoory.
Wow w, I have wrritten a lot!! Marina whhen I write tto you I feell as if I am w
writing to my
m
sisteer, maybe we
w are not sisters of bloood but my heart
h feels you
y are my nice Syriann sister,
this is why I feeel very comffortable wh
hen writing tot you.
I hoope to read your

y reply soon.
s thanks
ks for undersstanding myy situation. In Septemb ber,
ends
ds of August,, I will be at home, in my
m city, wheere I have innternet connnection, so I will
be able
a to writee to you more frequentlly.
Lotss of kisses,
Rossa July 18, 2009
2
Marina1
M July
ly 18th 20099
Hi Behnam,
B
Thanks a lot for being so kind and answering my nosy questions. It seems we have the
same test in vegetable, I like tomato too , it's my favorite , I sometimes eat it as a fruit :)
:) .
I love all fruits kinds , especially yellow watermelon in Summer , it's a great meal. I love
Apples too , especially green and yellow Apples. So I understood what you mean about
hard apples , most red apples are soft , they are good for people who don't have enough
teeth to bite.(LOOOOOOOOOOL). It seems your teeth are excellent :) ;)
About cooking , I know how to cook lots of food but my mother doesn't agree to try by
myself. I sometimes cook something for me in order to eat something when my mother
cooks food with lots of meat, because I don't eat meat.
When there are onions , tomatoes, paper and rice in my home , I can find something to
eat in tough predicaments (LOOOOOOL).
I say ' I've to change' when I feel there is a lot of routine in my life , so I try to change
something in order to break the routine around me.
I like to give Crystal gifts , I really like them, but I like to be gifted something I can feel
that this gift from this friend, and the other one from that friend. I mean I like to feel the
taste of persons from gifts. So when Behnam will give me a book as a gift I would be very
happy because I know that it's what he likes. :) :)
I'm here , in this website to improve my English , it was my aim , when I was in the
middle of the fifth year in the college , I wanted to begin something by something , so I
started with English.
Behnam, it's so sad to know that there are some difficulties in continue your study in Iran
, for some reasons. It's so sad that someone like you with his hardworking and knowledge
and especial personality can't do it. But I think it's not the end , you should try to got your
PH.D from another country. Dear Behnam, I'm talking very seriously, you should take it,
otherwise the world of teaching will lose a great man. I really believe so.
Thank you for reading. Good for your friend who wanted to chat with you, it seems he
/she is an important person for you. :)
Have a nice day.

Marina.
sami July 18th 2009

Dear Mary and Cathy
It is my first writing to both of you. I know you come here from time to time, but you
belong to this place. A little bird has told me there is going to be a party here, I think I
am not invited but I will be very happy to go to a party with you and the rest of friends
here ; ) It would be a multicultural party and I love everything which is multicultural...
P.S: Oh!! Please forgive me! I forgot introducing myself! I am Rosa, 28, from Spain. I am
here to improve my English and my writing skills. I love visiting this site. And I owuld be
very happy to make friends with you.
Kisses
Rosa, July 28, 2009
sami July 18th 2009

Hello Veronica
How are you? I hope you are fine and enjoying every minute of your life.
I am very happy these days, but a little bit sad :( My friend Veronica I wrote to you 4
days ago, I made you some questions and I havent received any reply from you. I visit
this site almost every day and I see you write frequently but there is no writing for me. Is
there anything wrong with my writing? I hope not, if it is, please forgive me, it was not
my intention.
I hope to read your reply soon,

Kisses
Rosa, 18 July 2009

Hi Rosa!
Thanks a lot for your replay and forget me for my late answer! Im at our summerhouse
for holiday and my daughter and her kids (daughter 4 months and son 2 years) are here
too. Thats nice and I really love them but it means I have no minutes free!!! Sorry!
Your english is exellent and you too writing so nice.
Yes Iv been a lot in Spain many years ago when my husband who are a truckdriver drove
at Spain. I liked Spain a lot, especually the mountains and the see. And peoples was very
frien
ndly. For thhe most we been
b to Murrcia, Almerria, Sevilla, Valencia, MMalaga andd
Barrcelona. I reemember ouur childs likees to pic oraanges from the tree.
I reaally like to travelling,

t a every years our fam
and mily going for
f a long trravel in the winter.
Last year we beeen to Phukket in Thailaand and now w we are plaanning for next
n trip. Thhis will
go to
t Malaysiaa in februaryy and we arre going hom me in marshh from Thaiiland. We haave
beenn to Thailannd 8 lastest year and we w have learrned to know w few familiies in Thaila
and so
we want
w to go there
t to meeet them. I allways thinkking Im bornn on a wronng place in the
t
worrld. I hate wwinter and thhe cold weaather.
We have travellled since ouur childs waas very younng because it has been importent forf us
to shhow them other
o countrries, peopless and religioons. And evven now wheen two of thhem
have moved theey always caaming with us with theems partnerss and kids. A And we havve very
nicee and funny together!
Aboout me, Im a nurse pracctitioners working

w at hoospital on a medical diivision almo
ost with
heartpatients. I love my woork but I waant to do something elsse now. I finnnish my lasst
studdies last yeaar to a nursee practitionners. (It wass 3 years moore after nurrseeducatioon) so
noww I have righht to make patientanam
p mnesis, exam minations, give
g treatmeent and writte
presscriptions. TThis professsion they haave had sincce 15 years ago in Enggland and no ow I
wannt to go therre for work sometimes now n and theen. Iv been in London llast novemb ber for
2 weeeks work.
Thee reasons whhy I need too improve my english iss just becausse I want too work in Lo
ondon.
Do you
y like traavelling? Where
Wh have you
y been? H
Have you eveer been in F
Finland, Sw
weden,
Norrweig?
Youu asked me w what Im thinnking aboutt homewifess? I really respect them

m but for mee I want
to work.
w In Finnland it is ussual that eveerybody woorking and its
i so imporrtent the eguual
betw
ween womenn and men. What about Spain? Wh What do you think
t about this things??
w I need to make
Now m dinner for everyb
body (ofcourse the otheers helping me) :)
Pleaase tell me about

a you. Hope
H to heaar from youu soon and take
t care!
Veronica
Marina1
M July
ly 18th 20099
Deaar Rosa,
Thaanks a millioon for nice and

a compleete writing, iti seems we have the saame taste inn books
andd films. :). But
B before taalking aboutt your writinng , I wouldd like to conngratulate you
y ,
you deserve whhat you got. I'm really very
v happy for
f you. A permanent
p jjob is reallyy a gift
for any person in this life. So CONGRATULATION! From the bottom of my heart. :) :)
Dear Rosa, I've not read the book which you mentioned , but if it was near to " Jain
Ayer" , I would be very pleased to read it. I will try to buy it.
Dear Rosa, it's really amazing that we can talk with each other almost everyday, I'm like
you , I feel that I'm comfortable when I write to you, I think I can imagine you and
personality. So in order to know about you more, would you please have a look at my
writing to Behnam, I've asked him some questions , he answered them and me too, please
be kind enough and answer them. :)
Behnam and me like tomatoes , in Spain there is a festival , I think its name " tomatoes
festival ", would you please tell me why are you doing this festival and what is the
reason??? ??.I personally feel sorrow when I see this big amount of tomatoes are used as
a game , it's my request to Spanish people " Please keep tomatoes alive" :) :).
Rosa, I've got another question for you, would you please tell me something about the
most difficult problems which are facing the Spanish society???
Thank you very much for reading. I've made lots of mistakes , and as usual , they are
many :) :) :), besides I've asked you lots of questions, but I'm a little bit nosy , you can
ask my friends here about this fact :) , so please tolerate me.
Have a nice day.

Marina.

Hello Veronica,
So many thanks for the great reply. How lifeis going? I hope you enjoy your life and have
a good time in your summerhouse.
Summerhouse is the term used in the Scandavian countries to describe the popular
holiday homes or summer cottages which are often located near the sea but can also be
in attractive areas of the countryside. Most of them are timber constructions, often
suitable for year-round use. Increasingly they have additions such as saunas, heating
ovens, fireplaces or attractive gardens. (I just searched for it on the Internet.:):):):))
Both women and men are human beings. They have got similarities and differences! For
example, they need food, sleep, clothes etc. but in some points of view, they are different.
Women need something, and men need something else! You expect something from your
husband, and he expects something else from you! If you do not believe, ask him! :):):)
Being different is not bad. Do not worry! Being different does not necessarily mean that
one of them has got privilege.
Anyway, have a good time!
Iran is an important ancient country. According to the history, we are Aryan. The
majority of people are shiite; one of the two main groups in the Muslim religion.
Women are free to study, work, make money, etc. There are equal rights for women. For
example, According to the statistics, the number of female students at universities is much
more than the number of male students.
Young People can vote when they are older than 16. They can get driving licence when
they are older than 18. They can get married when they are older than 18. Compulsory
education starts at 7. All young men are required to do two years (less than two years, it
depends) of compulsory military service.
Women are treated with respect. Children are treated with respect. I believe, Iranian
married men are the most miserable men in the world! They work for more than 12 hours
a day outside, and they cook, clean up, wash up, and do a lot of homework at home as
well. Not all men, I mean the majority of men; particularly in big cities. =))=))=))
hahaha
In terms of climate, Iran is a four-season country. I meant, at the same time it is very hot
in some places, and very cold in other places. Therefore, if someone makes a journey to
different parts of country, they will enjoy summer, autumn, winter, and spring. The
climate is good for growing all kind of fruits and vegtables.
If you come to Iran, you can take carpet, pistachio, and saffron as some souvenirs.
If you want to know more, please let me know.
All the best,

242

To all my friends,
As all people, I have got some unforgetable time and days in my life. Yesterday was one
them. I was very happy and extremely delighted.
In the morning, I went to the English class. I really enjoyed speaking English. I spoke
English fluently. It was very easy for me to express my idea, to put words next together, to
make nice sentences. I was, as though flying in the sky, and the English languge was my
wings!
In the evening, I heard that my hard - working friend; Rosa, has passed her important
exam. As far as I know, she has been studying for more than half and one years. She
proved that trying hard is the secret key of all success. This was a piece of good news,
and it makes me feel very very happy. I would like to take this opportunity and to say
WELL DONE Rosa! congratulations on passing the exam and getting a fixed place in
education system of Spain. You deserve it. I wish you all the best in the world.
You cannot imagine how happy I was when I was chatting with a nice friend of mine in
the evening. I really enjoyed chatting with my friend.
Another thing that made me delightful was Rosa's post to Marina. In fact, my old friend
Marina has proved that she is an educated, knowledgeable, thoughtful woman. She
showed that she is a good representative sample of Muslim women! Nobody can imagine
what a nice feeling I had, when I was reading her writing to Rosa, and Rosa's answer to
her about "Hejab" in the world of Islam. Only God know! I would like to take this
opportunity to thank Marina for her excellent post about "Hejab", and to say WELL
DONE Marina!
In the middle of the night, I saw Maryam's post. It made me really happy when I
understood that my good friend Maryam is going to get better, and she finally overcame
her sadness. We all know that Maryam is a real treasure for all people who visit this
thread. Nobody will forget her excellent writings and many handy idioms, proverbs, and
saying. Dear Maryam, thank you for coming back.
This garden has got a nightiangle. Undoubtedly,she is lovely Cathy with lovely way of
writing. She always speaks in the language of love. She often throws a party to make her
friends happy by dancing and having fun. Thank you very much indeed.
I would like to thank Mohsen, Mortaza, Nana, Andrew, Asal, Veronica, Araghi, and all
people for their help, contribution, encouragement, support, friendship, and all they have
done for me and for this humble thread. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
We are some people from different parts of this earthy world. The only connection
between us is friendship and humanity. We shared many things with each other. All our
success was thanks to Clare, the runner of this powerful site. It is unfair to leave without
saying an especial "Thank-You" to her. Dear Clare, "Thank-You" is not enough or a
proper phrase to say to you, the to show my feelings towards you but I have nothing to
offer! Therefore, I would like to express my especial thanks to Clare for her powerful site,
and for support, motivation, and good management.
Some lovely friends, lots of success, lots of nice posts; what else a man needs to be
happy?
Deaar friends, thhank you foor making me
m happy.
It iss very hard for

f me to sa ay that I am a little bit tired.
t I havee to take som me rest. I am
m
goinng to leave this thread for
f some daays, or somee months; only o God know! I promiise to
comme back as soon
s as I can. At the mooment, the nnumber of pages
p is 2411, and the nuumber
of posts
p is moree than 24100. I hope to see
s the num mber of pagees 300 and the numberr of
postts 3000 wheen visiting thhis thread again.
a I hoppe so.
Pleaase carry onn writing inn this threadd. Please keep this thread active.
Youu know perfe fectly well thhat nobody is

i perfect. A
As all humann beings, I hhave got maany bad
quaantities. I hop
ope you all forgive
f me because
b of m
my bad deedds. God knoow that I didd not do
them
m on purposse! The reasson of my bad actions was w simply one thing. I AM A HUM UMAN
BEIING, SO I AM A NOT PE ERFECT!
We go, time gooes, everythiing goes, onnly kindnesss is everlastting. I will nnever forgett your
kinddness. Stay hhappy and healthy.
h
Withh lots of lovve,

Marina1
M July
ly 18th 20099
Deaar Behnam,
I jusst read yourr writing. Inn fact I didnn't understannd!!!!!!! I still can't understand!!!!!! And
I'll not
n understaand!!!!! Thaanking and killing at thhe same tim me!?
w you??? What has hhappened??? I don't knnow why, buut I have
Is thhere anythinng wrong with
a feeling that you'll
y not wrrite for a lonng time.
I'm really sad, you

y can't im magine how w much. Youu should kno
ow that I'll nnot write aggain if
you didn't conttinue writingg. To that moment,
m I'm waiting.
Marrina.

Helllo Marina
It haas also beenn shocking for

f me to knnow Behnam m's wishes ofo leaving thhe site for a time.
Forr a moment, I thought itt was a "goo od bye" butt after readiing it many times I am
commpletely suree it is a "bye for now".
It is sad to know he is going to leave us for a time, I think this thread is going to be like
an orphan boy without his dad...But we are also here, maybe he needs some rest, he may
need a holiday, or he needs to pay attention to other things now.
I think we can continue writing here without him. Of course, it won't be the same, but I
am sure he is not going to leave us for a long time. He loves this thread, he loves writing,
so he will come back soon (I hope so).
My friend, what would happen if Behnam goes, and now you say you won't write here
unless he writes????? Just think about it. You are one of the most contributing members
(apart from him), you write a lot, your writings are wonderful, are you going to leave us
alone too without your art???? If he goes, and you go to...I am afraid there wont be
thread for long...
Just think about it, it is normal you are shocked or maybe angry, he wants to leave and
we know nothing about it, just respect his decision, I am sure he cannot be away from
this thread for long.
If he is the father and he goes, you are now the mother of this thread...are you going to
leave your children alone????
Rosa, July 18, 2009

Hi Behnam!
I was shocked when Im readed you are going to leave us for a time! And really sad.....
When I was thought if I had potential to write here and I was a little bit scared, you gave
me strength and hope! But now you leaving from this thread :(
I have thought about the reason and why and I thinking you need a rest! You are the
father of this thread since a long time. Every days, many hours you have spent to wrote
answers and write new letters to everybody.
I have full understanding that you need a rest from this site and to make something else.
Enjoy you life and try to forget everybody here for a while and Im sure you soon coming
back and can see on this thread with new eyes.
Im sure and I hope we other still can have this thread alive! The thread will not be the
same as before but Im sure you are not leaving us for the rest of your life. We waiting
until you are ready to be back. Marina and Rosa are so good writers and I will do my
best.
Take care and I hope to see you here when you are ready and motivated.
Veronica

Hi Marina!
As you I was very shocked to read that Behnam leaving us for a time. But maybe he need
it? I dont know but he have spent a lot of time last 1,5 years here so maybe he need a
rest.
He coming back soon Im thinking an hope.
But please Marina, dont leave us you too :( :( As Rosa said, If Behnam are the father You
are the mother and you cant leave your kids. What should we do?
Try to stay here at the thread. We have to "work" here as a team and stay together even if
someone needs a break and rest. If Behnam are tired and need a rest we will help him if
we havnt a demand on him.
Hope to hear from you soon!!
From the kid Veronica
sami July 19th 2009

Hello Behnam
I dont know if you are on your rest now, so it is possible you dont read this post now.
Well, I hope you do it whenever it may be.
First of all I would like to thank you for your last post. You say two days ago was one of
the happiest days for you. One of the reasons is your great English, it makes us happy
when we speak freely and we are able to do it without any problem. Hoever, for me
sometimes I feel as if I know nothing, as if I have never studied English. Thankfully, it
doenst happen everyday, so I can speak English well or at least make the others
understand me. As it is not easy, I congratulate you fro your real and native-like English.
Secondly, I want to thank you for something from the bottom of my heart. You say my
news about passing the exam and getting a fixed job is another reason which contributed
to make your happy day. You cannot imagine where these words went when I read that.
These words went straight to my heart. My success makes you happy; your happiness
makes me happy too. It means you are not only a good writer, a good Physic
teacher...you are a great person. I will never forget these words from you.
As you say hard-work and effort is the key for success, I have worked very hard, you
know it, but I have had some help. : )) I had a written exam and an oral one, both in
English, and reading this thread (among other things) everyday has helped me with my
English. So, part of my success is thanks to you. Maybe you dont know it, but you have
helped me a lot. For this I want to tell you THANK YOU VERY MUCH BEHNAM!!
Then you write lots of kind words to other friends here, and it seems it is hard for you to
leave, you say we have made you happy, but what you dont know is that you are the one
who has made us happy with your kind, polite words, even with your jokes, with your
great wisdom...Behnam we are sad because you leave, what does it mean?? It has got a
deep great meaning. It means we consider you a great person, and above all I consider
you a GREAT FRIEND.
Dear Behnam, just enjoy whatever you are going to do now, you as all people deserve to
have a rest, you are the one who is going to decide how long this rest will take, but dont
worry, we are going to be here writing until you can back and delight us with your
refreshed ideas and news.
ENJOY YOUR LIFE BEHNAM, YOU DESERVE IT.
Kisses,
Rosa, July 19, 2009
sami July 19th 2009

Hello Veronica
How are you? I hope you are very well, enjoying your summerhouse! I understand you
very well when you say you have no time enough to write, and internet connection is low
there. As I have written to other friends, my parents have a house in the beach, so I spent
there every summer. I guess this house may be called summer-house too! : )) I dont have
internet connection there, so I go to a bar where there is wifi and I can read what you
and other friends write here. For this reason, I am sometimes late in answering.
You have travelled a lot! Wow, I wish I had travelled more. I love travelling and learning
about different countries, languages, customs, etc. I think travelling gives wisdom to a
person. SO for me you are a person who knows a lot about everything. To my eyes, you
are a rich person, I am not talking about money, I am talking about knowledge from
other countries.
Veronica,from the countries you have visited, what is the one you liked the most and
why? What is the one you liked the least, why?
On the contrary I am a very poor person ;) I havent had so many opportunities to travel
yet. I have always been studying, I went to university twice, first to study "English
Philology" (5 years) and then to study "Teaching" (3 years, but I did it in 1 year). Then,
10 years ago I decided not to take money from my parents (even though I still live with
them), so I had to earn my own money to pay my studies and my things. I have worked
each summer of my life since I was 18. So I have not had time to travel.
I have travelled through Spain, mainly the south, and I have also been to England. I went
there some years ago to spend a few weeks. I stayed in Manchester, and from then we
went from some place to another, we went to London, Liverpool, Sheffield. I love
England, one of my dreams is to spend some time there, at least a year.
I have never been to Finland, Sweden nor Norweigh, I really hope I can go there in the
near future.
I went there because the sister of one of my friends was working there as a nurse. It was
easy for her to find a job there than in Spain. She worked there for 2 or 3 years, I dont
remember very well, and now she is working in Spain. It may be easy for you to work
there ; ) I really hope you can get a job in London as you wish. London is a wonderful
city to be in, I really love it!
About housewife in Spain, I think it is similar to your country. Both man and woman work
outside home, and couples usually say that they are going to do the house chores
together, the man says he is going to contribute, but dear Veronica, in general it is not
true. It is always the woman who does house chores, pay the most attention to their
children, and they also work 8 hours outside home. We are all trying this situation
changes soon, but I think it is a problem of education with boys. I mean, mothers never
let their sons do anything. I tell my personal experience. I have two sisters older than me
and a brother a year younger than me. My mum has been teaching us (girls) how to cook,
use the washing machine, wash the dishes, clean and tidy home...and we have done it
since we were children. However, my parents didnt the same with my brother. My biggest
question has always been WHY???? I see my brother is the same as me, same age, same
parents, same everything, and he has never moved a finger. Whatever he wants, my mum
hurries to give it to him.
Imagine I come home at night, I want to dinner, so I have to cook my dinner, however, my
brother comes home and wants to dinner, and my mum cooks dinner for him. Why this
differentiation??? Like my mother there are still many mothers in Spain, and many are
young women. So we will always be the same if there are women like these.
Young women want this change, if two (or more) people live at home we all have to share
house chores, it doesnt matter if it is a man or a woman. We are the same. Arent we tired
when we come home after 8 hours of work? I think if we both man and woman in a
couple work outside, both of them have to do it. A different thing is if just the man works,
in that situation, if is normal that if the woman is at home she does it.
What about salaries?? Is it the same salary for a man and a woman in exactly the same
job?? In Spain equality in this sense in not always a reality. WHY????
Well my friend, I hope to read more from you soon. Our friend Behnam wants us to
continue writing here, I hope you continue doing it. I will.
Enjoy your family and summer.

Kisses,
Rosa, July 18, 2009
Nguyen Thi T July 19th 2009

Hi Rosa, this is the first time I've posted reply here. I am not a member of this family,I
know. Frankly,I just wanna thank you for what you've written to Beham. It reminds me of
my close friend,she nearly had the same style of writing as you. I like that style so much. I
wish you a happy life and that Beham will come back to all of you as soon as possible.
There may be miracles when you believe. Nice day!
sami July 19th 2009

Hello Nguyen Thi
Thank you very much for what you have written to me. Thank you for praising my writing
to Behnam, it wasn't me who wrote that, my feelings did it. Although I haven't been a
member of this site for a long time, I have read it without writing for more than a year. I
know Behnam as if he were someone of my family, a relative of mine, I have read his
ideas and thoughts for a long time. Directly or not he has done a lot for me and for many
people, I'm sure. So I had to thank him, in order to do that I let my feelings write it for
me. He deserves the best, and I wanted to transmit it. I dont know whether Behnam is
going to read it or not, but I wanted to write it just in case he does it.
Dear friend, what is your name? where are you from? It seems you know Behnam or you
visit this site frequently, at least this is the impression I have after reading your writing.
You say you are not a member of this site, I would like to invite you to write here
frequently so you can become a member. Our friend Behnam wants his thread to be
active when he comes back (I hope he comes back) and if you and more friends write
here we can keep this thread active.
Please tell me things about you, I will be very happy to make friends with you.
Thank you for wishing me a happy life. It tells a lot of you, you dont know me and wish
me a happy life. It means you are a great person.
Finaally, it is truue what youu say, there may be mirracles whenn we believee something and
wheen we have faithf on it. So,
S let's beliieve that Beehnam will come
c back ssoon and th
hat our
frien
nd Marina is i going to continue
c wrriting here ((even if Behhnam is not here).
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f you sooon.
Marina1
M July
ly 19th 20099
Deaar friends Rosa and Verronica,
Thaanks a lot for your nice feeling tow

wards me. Your
Yo devotion made me ffeel very ha
appy.
Thaank you veryy much indeeed.
Yestterday I wass very sad , and I still sad.

s But let me say that I found thee way to keeep
Behhnam keep ggoing writinng . I know that
t he is veery tired , buut the owneer of this hom
me
shouuld always be here, eveen from time to time. H He told us thhat he is an eagle. Eaglles
always fly but they
t return home.
Anyyway, thank you from thhe bottom of my heart. You made me

m feel thatt I'm a rish girl
g
becaause of havve friends likke you.
Pleaase write too me, and annswer my writing. I stilll waiting foor your replies.
Havve a nice daay.

Marrina.
PS: dear Rosa??..I'm waitinng for your answers to my nosy quuestions. :)

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Deaar friend Beehnam,
We are , all youur friends, in

i your hom
me, you shouuldn't leave us alone inn order to feeel that
we are
a welcom med! :) :) :).
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ut you.
I strrongly belieeve that you are the cennter here.......
Behhnam, dear , my dearest friend...CO OME BACK K...
Youu friend...... Marina.

Marina1
M July
ly 19th 20099
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Marina1
M July
ly 19th 20099
Helllooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
I'm Marina.
Marina1
M July
ly 19th 20099
Goood evening everybodyyy
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MAR
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Marina1
M July
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M July
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Marina1
M July
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Behhnam...... Yoou see! I cann make this place activve , but withoout any tastte... in fact I think
som
me people wiill think thaat Marina iss a bit fool :)) , do you want
w them too have that
feelling??? :( :((
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e for twoo days. Say
som
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Marina1
M July
ly 19th 20099
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t way new
w visitors, I''m a right human beingg , believe me......
m :) :) ::)
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Marina1
M July
ly 19th 20099
Deaar Behnam?? all what I meant that you y are nott allowed to o take some rest. :) . no one
takee a rest from
m his friendss. Please wrrite here in order to maake us feel tthat you aree okay.
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a a meessage like that
t from yoou " Hello Marina,
M I'm fine , what about you???? "
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f that youu are okay anda you cann write as ussual.
Goood night ( I hope I'll seee Good morrning from you

y tomorroow):)
Marrina.
sami July 19th 2009
Hello my lovely friend Marina
It is wonderful to see you are going to be here, and you are not going to leave us alone.
Of course I want to anwer your "nosy questions", I think they are not nosy at all, they are
just to know more of your friends. I am glad to answer them. I maybe ask you some
questions too.
1. What is your favourite fruit? ?

I like many different types of fruits, I have three favourite fruits. In winter and autumn I
like eating bananas. In spring I love eating strawberries. And in summer I love eating red
watermelon. So watermelon is the fruit I am eating now, I eat it everyday and I can eat it
at any moment. As summer is hot, watermelon is a help to refresh my body. I love it.
2. What is your favourite vegetable?

Like Behnam and you I love tomatoes, especially the red ones. I usually eat it at night for
dinner within a salad. My second favourite vegetable is carrot. I love a green salad with
tomatoes and carrots.
3. What will you give as a present?

When I am going to give a present I first think of the person to whom I am going to give
it, so depending on the person I choose one gift or another. I like giving books, perfume,
pieces of clothes, some accessories like a bag, a necklace, a ring...Something like this.
For me the perfect present would be a book or a new perfume. For the last one the
person who is going to give it to me must know me very well, because I dont like all
perfumes. Sometimes a perfume can make me a headache. So they should be careful when
choosing it.
4. Do you know how to cook?

Yes, I know it and I enjoy doing it. I enjoy it more when the person who eats it likes it. I
like making cakes, so I think when I have a family I will have my husband happy (because
of my cooking) and my children too (because of cakes). The cake I like the most is
chocolate cake, made with biscuits, it is very easy to do and I love eating them! : )
5. When do you say "I have to change"?

This is a good question. I say it to myself many times. Life consists of "trying". Whenever
I try something and I dont like the result, I say it to myself. I give you an example.
Sometimes I dont do some things because I know the others won't like it. And it makes me
feel very sad. In such situations I say to myself "I have to change". I cannot stop doing
things because the others dont like it, or the contrary, I cannot do things to please the
others. I have to be myself, however, it is sometimes hard for me to do it. If there is
something I dont want in my life is to hurt the others.
6. Start line in learning English?

I started learning English at school when I was 10. I didnt do it on purpose, it was a
compulsory subject at school. From that moment I felt I was good at English, I studied it
in hight school. Then I wanted to learn more English, I knew I wanted to be an English
teacher, so I convinced my parents to take me to an academy to learn more. Then
University came, I decided to study what will take me to be an English teacher...and up to
know, when I am 28 I continue learning English. I hope this line never ends, I think you
have to continue learning eNglish up to your dying day if you dont want to forget it. So, I
think this line will finish the day I die (I hope not soon!)
Marina, you also ask me about "Tomatoe Festival". Let me tell you it is celebrated just in
a city of Spain, most precisely in Valencia. This festival is called here "Tomatina". Well I
have heard of this festival and watched it on Tv, but I have had to read about it in order
to tell you about its origin. It seems it started in 1945 in the center of a town. There was a
fight among some young men, in the place there were some out places where vegetables
was sold. So, these men, when fighting against each other took what they had at hand to
throw it to the others. What is what they had at hand? Tomatoes. This was repeated year
after year, and it has become a Festivity.
I agree with you, I see no fun in it, I think there are lots of people dying of hunger and in
that place they use food as toys. I am Spain, that is true, but it does not mean I agree with
everything that is done in Spain. This is one thing, another one is bullfighting.
My dear friend Marina, as you say, Behnam is an eagle, he himself has said it many time.
Someone once taught me: If you want / love someone, let him free, if he loves /wants you,
he will come back to you soon. I am not talking about love between a man and a woman,
but love between friends,no matter genre. So, we here all love Behnam, let's let him free,
and let's see whether he loves us or not. Meanwhile, let's be here writing, learning and
enjoying everyday with our writings.
I hope to hear from you soon, I havent forgotten to make you questions, I just have to
think my questions, I will do it soon.
Lots of kisses.
Rosa, July 19, 2009
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Hi Rosa!
Thanks for your fast and nice writings. Hope everything is well with you.
Ofcourse we must continue writing here and have the thread active like Behnam want. In
this situation we have to stay together even when someone wants to take a break or a
rest. Im sure Behnam coming back again. But I think he need something else to thinking
about for a while. And we can wait.
Yes, as you said Im a rich person because I have travelled a lot. But Im sure your time
will coming! Now when you have got a job (congratulations) you get satisfactory
opportunities of travel. I really wish you get travels in your life. It gives so much wisdom.
You asked me about what travel I like most and thats very difficult to answer on because
you can like a country in different ways. But one country I never forgot is Romainia. Iv
been there as a nurse on a hospital for childrens -91. It was after Cheauchescu fall and
Romainia needs help from other countries. I been there for 3 months. That work gaves me
more than something else. In this time it was very hard and strange to be there. It wasnt
safe for us to be there, nothing to eat, no water to wash in and very hot and dirty. But I
loved it. The childs you could help and people was so friendly. And the country was so
nice with mountains, donkeys on the roads, the language and everything else. My best
trip in my life!
In an other way Thailand is my favoritecountry. There is so nice weather. And people

takes days as they coming. No stress and nothing is a problem. Thats because thems
religion buddism. And that is a very safe country. I dont know why but nothing happen
there and you are never afraid in nighttime outside. In Stockholm and Helsinki I should
never go out in nighttime. Very much drugs and criminality.
I thinking and thinking but I dont know what country I like at least. I like every countries
and where else I coming I feel I could live there. Sometimes I feel Im rootless.
Intresting what you told about differences between girls and boys. You have so right! But
I can tell you from my own home. I have a sister and a brother. My mam done everything
for my brother. Even in this time he only work and have a domestic servant? in his home.
Bad!!! I have 2 daughters and a son. So when my son was born I said that I will learn
him as his sister. He got a doll from the beginning. I learned him to wash, dishes, look
after his younger sister and things like this. Doesnt matter. It is a big different between
girls and boys even if the mothers educated them in the same way. My son never
understand how to play with a doll. He use the doll as a airplaine and throw it in the air.
:) :) Ok a little bit he have learn. Now he washing, dish and things like that because his
girlfriend tell him to do it! Good, I like it!
It makes to be egual between genders here and thats good but about salaries it is
diferences. Men get more for same work. But often they call it a addision to salary for
language, some work, many years in the same work.
Rosa, please tell me about your new job. Somewhere I readed that you give privat english
lessons? Am I right? I should need a course fulfil 2 study points. On high shool lewel. Is
it possible to buy it from you and have it at distance? Do you understand?
Please tell me about your life there. You told me you live in your parents home. Its very
good if that is possible when you are studying. Are you looking for some apartment? Is it
difficult to find one there or? General how much is a rent for a apartment?
Hope to hear from you soon. Take care / Veronica

Dear Rosa,
I'm glad to read your writings. It's a crystal fact that you ushered the fresh air into this
lovely place. Thanks a lot for your first writing to me. You are full of passion and
strength, just like a bird which are flying into my window.
Rosa, come to our party, we're happy to invite you. That's why I named it a rainy night
party. The rain must be full of uncountable numerous raindrops. In my view, each of
friends here is just like a single drop. Only when we gathered together, the rain did knock
at the door of the earth. Every friend can hold a special umbrella and join this party.
Actually the colors of umbrella just stand for the people who they are. We're all different
from each other, but we surely can embrace each other in the name of Love.
Rosa, come to the party, dancing and singing.
Can you recommend some wonderful music to me? We can play them in the music.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Kiss you
Cathy
P.S.: Actually, we are in the same age. I've never been to Spain before, but I love
Barcelona a lot. I think I will travel to it down the road. And thank you for opening a
door for me first, hehe...
mary July 20th 2009

Dear Marina,
Welcome to the party! I'm so glad that you joined us. Try to enjoy it the best.
As I wrote to Cathy, I like to wear a white dress with colorful flowers on it. What is your
idea? What do you want to wear?
Thank you for your nice writing. I try my best to follow your good and friendly advice.
I will write about that topic, "divorce" latter.
Have a good day,

Maryam
mary July 20th 2009

Dear Rosa,
I'm so sorry that I have not told you welcome before. I should have done it sooner. Please
accept my sincere apology for the delay.
I'm so happy that you wrote to me. It's an honor for me to make friends with you. Please
keep on writing and I try my best to answer you as soon as I can.
I'm almost the same age as you and I like writing to my friends and then to share our
feelings and thoughts together.
Both I and Cathy welcomed all friends to the party, so you are welcomed, too. We will be
so glad if you join us and share your happiness with us.
By the way, what do you want to wear? I like Spanish dress and dance. I saw it in some
movies. Would you please teach us that?
I look forward to reading from you.
Best wishes,
Maryam
mary July 20th 2009

Dear Behnam,
Thank you so much for your kind words to me. Actually, you praised me to the sky. Thank
you my friend, indeed.
Your writing was very beautiful, especially the last paragraph. I hope wherever you are
and whatever you do, be healthy, happy and successful.
Feel free and do whatever you think is true.

I hope to read good news from you as soon as you can.
Best wishes,
Maryam
mary July 20th 2009

Dear friends,
Today is a holy day for Muslims. It's the day of the appointment of Mohammed as
prophet.
I want to take this opportunity and wish a happy day for all Muslims, especially my
friends here.
Prophet Mohammed said, "The best people are the ones who behave good towards
others, without thinking if they are good or not."
God bless us to be on of them.
Have great times,

Maryam
sami July 20th 2009

Hello Veronica!
First of all good morning! I dont know what happens today, but this is the third time I
write to you. The two other times before, this pages disappeared when writing it. I hope
the third is the good one.
Thank you for your answers, it is true what you say, there is not "least countries" in terms
of liking. I think all countires have something to offer us, many positive things from which
we can learn a lot. I hope to start travelling next summer!
It is funny what you say aobut your son. I imagined him throwing that doll on the air!
Poor dolls! Boys dont use them properly! jejeje It is very funny. By the way Veronica,
how old are your son and daughters? Do they live on their own? I think so, because you
have said your son lives with her girlfriend. Is it normal for young people in your country
to leave home soon?
In spain it is a little bit difficult. We stay at our parents homes until we have a good job
which allows us paying a rent or bying a house. I have to say it is up to our 30s. First, it
is very difficult to find a good job, and second, houses are expensive and banks dont
concede loans so easily. Soe years ago it was completely different. For example, my
parents married when they were 20 and 22, and my mum had 2 of her 4 children at my
age. I am 28 I have no house, no boyfriend, no children...So I live at my parents home. I
have to married sisters, they married around their 35 and this is the usual age to marry
here, although there are lots of exceptions, as always.
You cannot buy a normal house here for less than 100000 euros, and this is a normal and
small house. If you want to rent, it will cost you around 500 or 600 euros. Imagine the
salary of many people is no more than 900 euros, if you pay 600 for renting, it is
impossible to live a whole month with 300 euros (paying water, electricity...)
I am not looking for a house to live. I am very well at my parent's home! : )) I would like
to stay here at least one more year or two, the time necessary to save money and buy a
house on my own. And believe me, it is normal here.
I will start working next september in a public school as an English teacher. In Spain
there are two types of schools; private (where you have to be a close relative of the head
master, otherwise it is hardy impossible to work there) and public schools, held by the
Andalusian administrations. To work in a pubic school you need to pass difficult exams,
passing exams is not enough, you need high marks to get a place. I have just passed this
exams and I will start working very soon.
About private lessons, I have been giving private lessons to students since I was at
university. My students went from beginners to advanced English learners, I went two or
three times a week to their home and I helped them. I did it as a way ofgetting some
money while studying. I will stop doing it, since I will have my own job at a school (which
is my biggest dream). Tell me what is what you need, I will be very happy to help you.
Dont talk about buying Veronica, I am your friend, I am here to share things with you.
Just tell me the grammar points, vocabulary, expressions... which you need, I will send
them to you along with lots of activities which you can send me later, and I will correct
them. But please, be precise with respect to what you need.
This is my email: rosammd@hotmail.com you can add me and tell me what you wish.
Kisses,
Rosa 20 July, 2009
sami July 20th 2009

Hello Cathy
Thank you very much for welcoming me and for inviting me to your great party. It makes
me nervous, I am going to meet my friends for the first time... ; ) and have fun with all of
them.
I would like to wear whatever makes me comfortable, and about wearing an umbrella it
is ok. I would take a pink umbrella, we will dance the umbrella's dance together! It will
be a funny party I think.
We can listen to music from different countries, I will show you how to dance flamenco
and how to sing it, although I am very bad at singing! :)
Cathy it is a great honour for me to write to you and to receive your writings, please
share your thoughts, feelings ... with me. Tell me about you. What do you do? What do
you like doing in your free time?

Kisses from Spain
Rosa, 20 July, 2009
sami July 20th 2009

Hello Mary
As I say to Cathy it is a great honour for me to receive a writing from you. I have read
your writings in the past, I really loved them, some of them were too connected to my way
of thinking about life.
Thank you for inviting me to the party. It will be a very funny party, I think, We all will
dance and sing, and chat a lot with each other. It will be wonderful!
I will definetely wear the typical Spanish dress, I love it, we use to call it "the gypsy
dress". I think they are very feminine and fits very well to our body. I love dancing
"Flamenco" (typical spanish dance), I learnt it at an academy when I was a child, I really
love it, I wish I could go on learning it now. If you wish, I will show you how to dance it,
it will be my pleasure?
What about the typical dancing in Iran? Will you teach it to us?
I think you are now a busy girl, you are working, what kind of job do you have? Do you
like it? What is the job of your dreams?
I hope to hear from you

Kisses,
Rosa 20 July, 2009
sami July 20th 2009

To all my muslim friends:
HAPPY HOLIDAY!
:))
Rosa, 20 July 2009
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kami99 July 20th 2009

To Marina, Behnam and Sami
I have read your posts regarding the absence of Behnam from the thread for the next
days or might be months. I think it is good to be a story for Indian movie. The way you all
wrote made me feel that it will be a tragedy for the participants when Mr Behnam is not
being in the thread.
By the way,Indian films exaggerate sense of the narrative drama in an illogical way.
I offer you my condolences for that sorrowful event.
You should have a self-confidence, replace him.
Sorry for being tough in critisizing you.
All the best
Kami

Dear Maryam,
I'm so happy to know you are happy with my idea. And I'm much happier to take your
advice in the party. I really love the white dress, hehe... It's quite interesting to imagine
that Fairies come down to the Human World. Especially, it clearly reminds me of the old
times when I was 18 years old.
Pitter-patta pitter-patta. The rain fell down slowly onto the umbrella, and we can clearly
hear the rain sound, and with the rhyme of it, we are dancing trippingly. Each friend
holds his special umbrella and dance alone first, then move slowly to the dance pool.
When we dance to the center, we exchange the umbrella each other and send our hearty
smile. The rain sings happily and notices us dancing in a good mood. I just imagined the
first round of dancing, how do you think of that?
On the second round, we can fold the umbrella and put it aside, one by one stepping into
the dance floor. Andrew will play the piano and Marina will sing a romantic song.
Behnam controls his nerve and keeps doggedly to his place, but he never notices that so
many female friends are waiting to be invited by him. With the beautiful song and music
performed by Andrew and Marina, Mohsen and his wife time steps to music. I smile to
you, dear Maryam, are you happy?
Rosa comes late, but she wears the special dress and soon invited by a gentleman and
steps into the dance floor.
Dear baby, how to arrange the third round?
Please help me.
Cathy

Dear Marina,
Are you willing to sing a song for friends in the rainy night party? I love listenting to
your beautiful song and appreciate your elegance.
In terms of your last writing to me, I have to say that Cathy is willing to share her love
with friends, especially to Marina. I will try to follow you and friends here later. It
seemed hard to follow you closely, coz you always run fast and write diligently. Hehe...
Anyway, I am really enjoyed a lot from your writings. Please keep writing to me, I will
share more with you.
By the way, what's your idea toward this party? What kind of food we can offer to let
friends really happy?
I'm eager to hear your voice soon.
Cathy

Dear Nana,
How's going recently, my naughty girl? I'm basking in the endless classes these days.
Happily, it rained last night once again. I just wonder if that's just like what Behnam said
the other day" God helps those who help themselves." I pray to God, please let me have a
rest and embrace the acquitance of friends. God didn't respond to me. But it rained, I was
fully washed and got to know that I need to work hard and improve my efficency. I've
been having classes on Saturday and Sunday for the past two weekends and will keep this
successively by the mid August. Actually, I have to say it's vey hard for me to pursue part-
time postgraduate studies after graduation from university. Hehe, I need more energy.
Dear Nana, come to the party, and I want to talk more to you.
Hug you.
Cathy

My dear friends!
I am sad to watch this terrible alarm caused by the declaration of our great thread-
founder Behnam about his presumable prolong absence. And of course I am sad to
imagine that he gonna perform his intention. I can understand if a man break some
woman's heart, but to break so many women's hearts at a time??? Unbelievable! Hey
Behnam, don't you hiccup yet?:)
On the other hand dear all, PLEASE don't make tragedy ahead of time. I have a feeling
that every things will be ok.
Obviously it take a time to make a good Indian movie (good idea Kami!) but you know
they do it very fast:))
Everyone needs to have a rest from time to time. It is necessary to have a rest for to
remain fresh-minded, seeing good, thinking quick. It's our important right eventually.
This site is really powerful and this very thread is just incomparable regarding an
amount and a quality of posts, subjects discussed, positive thoughts and feelings
expressed.
I participate some other forums on different sites and I can approve - this place is unique.
It's like wonderful garden staying full of beautiful flowers in a middle of huge dusty
megacity. And we are all it's gardeners:)
Just keep in mind - a rest is a necessity. There is no need to approach a chief gardener
for being tired. Be sure that he never leave it alone for a long time.
***
Dear Nguen Thi, I'm very glad to see you at this thread. I have to say that I read some of
your recent posts and I've come to belief that your speaking became much better. So
WELL DONE to you too.
Dear Maryam, I'm really sorry for not answering your mails in time. I'm in a state of
resignation now (resignation from the post of a lot-of-posts-maker:)). It's maybe not good
defence to admit that a reason of my periodic silence is not just fatigue and definitely not
being busy but (what a shame!!) an addicting to silly pc games:((
Please don't worry about my smoking habit - I'm just one of millions of my stupid
countrymen doing that. And nevertheless I hope to overcome the habit. How about
watching movies in English? Have a possibility to do it sometimes?
Dear Cathy, how are you?

Missing a serenade?:)
Unfortunately I have very very few gigs (jobs) in summer and definitely come to be worse
as a piano entertainer (I just wonder if I can entertain my cat playing at home on detuned
piano?:))
Dear Marina, accept my sincere apologies for my long absences and not doing proper
amount of compliments to my lovely, clever and vivid Syrian friend:) Have some things to
discuss? You see I have to be induced to start a conversation sometimes being in a lack of
my own ideas, alas! Have nice holydays!
Dear Veronica,
what about traveling? Do you plan to visit Saint-Petersburg yet? I believe every things is
fine with an Aland Island and it's inhabitants. I notice that your English become
advanced pretty fast.
Dear Rosa,
nevertheless everybody knows how old Andrew actually is, please consider me as a friend
of 'approximately' your ages regarding my curiously boyish origin and availability for
jokes and kidding every time:) Just prick me and I pay you back the same. Ohh please,
prick me, don't make me feel been alone!
By the way we have the same problems with buying or renting properties in Russia.
Actually most of people can't allow themselves to do it at all and have to huddle in small
apartments their whole life. We say: "to calm down, bring a she-gout to your house and
then you'll understand how good it was to live without it":))
My dear men friends, everyone I have not incidentally addressed personally to, be
healthy, be lucky with your business, keep your families safe and visit this room. I'm in a
lack of stories about black cat dear Mohsen:)
See you friends,

Andrew
Chan July 20th 2009

Hi Rosa,
i am fine. i am very happy for getting a response from you. i do agree this is a place
where we can improve our English better than anywhere else.i am 23 years old. i am
working as a software engineer at a reputed software company in India. i want to
communicate better. that's the reason i am here. now it is your turn to introduce

Hi Rosa!
Thanks again for your answer, it made me happy! I really like to write and read here
because I improve my english every days. Already I can read a little bit faster and my
vocabulary are bigger for each days. Every new word I dont understand I writing them
on a paper and then learn them.
It is so nice to read the threads so thats the first I do in the morning!
You was wondering about my children. It is like this: My oldest daughter is 27, she is a
nurse too. She is marriage with a cruise captein and they have 2 kids. A boy who are 2
years and a daughter who is 4 months. We got her very early, I was just 18 years. But I
never regret I had childs early even if it is very early when someone is 18.
The second one is my son, he is 23. Now he have taked a free year from studies because
he dont know what he wants to do. Now he working as a truckdriver in Sweden one week
work and the other week free. He thinking to be a police maybe. He have a girlfriend who
study the first ground to be a nurse. Together they have a nice dog.
My lastest child is a daughter who is 12 years old. A small lady :)
In Finland its usual for childs to move from thems parents when they are about 17-19
years. Often when they are going to high shool. My daughter was 19 and my son 22 when
they moved. They are living near us so we see each other often. And our grandchild like
to be here with us doing something fun. Tonight there is a Rock festival in town and my
daughter and son in law are going there and my grandchilds coming to me.
In Finland its usual to study at the first and then "live the life", maybe travelling and
when they are about 30-35 they married and have childs. This will be later and later for
every years. Maybe bad, I dont know? In Finland its usual with childs around 35 and
over and sometimes the age are a problem when couples didnt get childs.
I even think that the finance crices in the world make young peoples to wait with a lot.
They wants a job, and thats not easy in this time. And they want money, own house or
apartment.
Here is relative easy to find a apartment to rent. Then you have to pay the same as there,
around 500-600 ?. Its very easy to borrow money from the bank for young people if
parents vouch for it. My son bought his apartment because the money to pay is the same
as if he rent.
My daughter starting to build a house in october but thats very expencive. It will coast
3500000 ?. Pricces are goingg up every time.
t
Aboout salary, I think a norrmal salary after tax is about 15000-2200 ?. But Im not su
ure. In
my case
c I get 2200-2500
2 fo a monthss after tax. But
for B I work even
e weekennds and eveenings.
Do you
y know thhe salary foor nurses theere? Do youu think it is the same?
Bacck to travelss. Where do you want too travel? Which

W countrry do you waant to visit to the
firstt and why? Do you speeak some othher languagge than spannish and engglish? Is'nt easy to
undderstand itallian, french and romainnian languaage when yoou speak spaanish? Som metimes
I thiink I have hheard this bu
ut Im not suure. But thiss language are
a coming ffrom latin likes
l
span nish?
To the
t last I wiill write, I will
w congratuulation you because yoou passed yoour exams. You
have had a harrd work andd now you fiinish. It is a nice feelingg! I really rremember th
he
feellings. I felt I was in heaaven and waalked arounnd on cloudss :)
Youu made me so s happy wh hen you writed you cann help me wiith my engliish. You aree a
valuuable suppoort, I promisse. I will sennd you an e--majl aboutt what Im neeed. But I have to
pay for it, Its veery importeent for me annd It will feeel better forr me. Even if we are friiends
heree.
Enjo
oy the summ
mer and sunn!
Veronica
Marina1
M July
ly 20th 20099
Deaar all friendds Rosa, Catthy, Maryam
m and Andrrew,
Thaanks a lot for your writiings. It seem

ms you are enjoying
e preparing forr that party.
Thaank you Rosa for your great
g answeers , thank yyou once aggain for beinng a good frriend.
Todday is a veryy especial day
d in Musliims culture , thank you forf sharingg us. It's very
ry nice
of you.
y I'm stilll waiting forr your questtions :)
Deaar Maryam and Cathy, I still don'tt know whatt to wear , I'll I think aboout it. But we
w
shou
uld be differrent from eaach other. :)) , girls likee to be uniquue.
Deaar Andrew, thank you for

fo your wriiting, it's verry nice of yoou to remem
mber me :) , of
course I'm goinng to write for
f you andd other friends. :)
All dear
d friendss , today I began
b my jo
ob :) :) :) , itt was my firrst day. all ppeople theree are
oldeer than me by
b lots of yeears. When they knew that t my birthh year in 19985 , they sttarted
to laaugh. They looked at mem as a strannge person, looking at me up and down. But they t
werre very kind , all their speaking
sp witth me aboutt my motherr, it seems thhey want to o know
my mother
m morre than me, because shee is in theirr age (LOOO OL).
I've lots of thinggs to say. I promise to write moree. But you knnow that Maarina didn'tt stay
alonng time out of home. I'm m tired, eveen if I didn'tt do anythingg. :) :)
I prromise to wrrite more , at

a night , orr tomorrow. Thank you very much ffor being nice
friennds.
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 20th 20099
Deaar Kami,
Thaanks a lot for writing inn this humblle thread. Thank

Th you foor being herre and readiing our
writtings.
It seeems you arre an Arab, so you know w that it's bad

b to enter other's hom
me and say
sommething bad to its citizeen. Respectin
ng other people is one of the mostt important things
in Arabs
A and M
Muslims cultture.
Anyyway, you arre welcomeed! If Behnaam was heree , he wouldd say " Welccome!" to yo
ou. I
thinnk Rosa willl say Welcom
me too.
Thaank you for your

y nice coomplementss , would yoou please inttroduce youurself???
Marrina.
Veronicaho
V JJuly 20th 2009
Hi Andrew!
A
Youu cannot imaagine how happy

h I wass when I saww your writiing to me abbout my eng glish! I
readded it manyy times! YOU UR ENGLISSH BECOM ME ADVANC CED PRET TTY FAST.
Thaanks a millioon for thosee words! Myy english is nnot good buut I learningg every dayss from
this threads. Thhank you evverybody whho writing too me.
I hoope everythiing is well with

w you. Buut one thingg made me a little bit woorry! I saw you are
a smmoker! :( :( As a nurse I cannot lett it past me. Why do yoou smoking?? You want and a like
it orr is it a badd habit? Try to finish wiith it. I dontt want to scaare you butt do you knoow that
60-770% of smookers get canncer in the lungs after around 30--40 years? A And that is not
n a
nicee disease! AndA its very unhealty foor your hearrt, a big riscc for infarctt in your hea art!
Makke a decisioon and finishh, already tooday! You aare a winneer!! The mosst importentt for
you is your heaalty. Me too, I have beeen a smokerr but I have finish f 15 yeears ago. It was
veryy easy that day
d when I really wantted to finish. Im sure yoou will fix itt!
Anddrew, I haveent been to Saint

S Peterssburg yet buut I still thinnking aboutt it. I already
dy have
T ticket are open so I can go whhenever I waant. I think it will
a ticcket by a crruise ferry. The
be in
i autumn. F From the beeginning waas it summerr.
I haave holiday now and enj

njoing the suummer. Me and my fam mily have beeen at the seea and
at our
o sommerhhouse wherre we are buuildning a new guesthouse and a fi finish sauna. So you
are welcome evverybody. Do
D you know w sauna? Is it usual in Russia
R too??
Whaat happen inn your townn in this timee and how ddo you spennd your sum
mmertime?
Thaanks a lot aggain for the word about my englishh!
Hoppe to hear from

fr you sooon again!
Veronica
2466
Marina1
M July
ly 20th 20099
Deaar Cathy,
Wouuld you pleaase explain your endlesss kindness towrds me???? I really think that it's
i not
beca
ause of Marrina, but it'ss Cathy's naature to be so
s kind. :)
Deaar Cathy, I llike singingg , but my vooice is reallyy bad :( , whhat would hhappen if Marina
M
singged a song iin your partty???? YOU UR GUESTSS WILL GO O AWAY :)))))))) =)) beliieve
me.
Be happy.........
h and enjoy your
y party.
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 20th 20099
Deaar Behnam,
I've felt your niice feeling, and I can feel

fe your kinndness towards me. I str
trongly belieeve that
Behhnam didn't write to mee in the thread , becausse he writes to me in hiss heart. Andd
Marrina read thhe message. :) :)
Youu have writteen lots of tim
mes that partners are looking
l for their
t needs , each one wants
him/her to fulfiill his/her neeeds. It's thee main reasson of gettinng married. Of course there
t
are lots of otheer reasons , like buildinng a family or o even havve children , but they coome
afteer that reasoon.
My dear friendd Behnam, women

w and men
m are maaking lots off mistakes inn choosing their
parttners, and because
b of that
t divorcee is increasinng every yeear. In fact iit becomes a
seriious problem
m in all societies.
Wheen a man geet married to t a woman , they will fulfill

f their desires
d andd needs from m their
boddies and sexuual feelingss point of vieew. after a year
y , it willl not be thee same passiion ,
theiir life will become moree stable witth calm egoss. They willl look at eacch other as a
humman beings , have the saame interessts and hobbbies. If they chose eachh other from m
perssonality andd spirit poin
nts of view , their marriiage will bee forever. Buut when theyy
choose each otther from exxternal thinggs ( beauty, money) point of view, the pleasurre will
disaappear veryy soon and thhey will findd themselvees in front eaach other. T They will no
otice
thatt they don't have the
Marina1
M July
ly 20th 20099
Deaar Behnam,
I've felt your niice feeling, and I can feel

fe your kinndness towards me. I str
trongly belieeve that
Behhnam didn't write to mee in the thread , becausse he writes to me in hiss heart. Andd
Marrina read thhe message. :) :)
Youu have writteen lots of tim

mes that partners are looking
l for their
t needs , each one wants
him/her to fulfiill his/her neeeds. It's thee main reasson of gettinng married. Of course there
t
are lots of otheer reasons , like buildinng a family or o even havve children , but they coome
afteer that reasoon.
My dear friendd Behnam, women

w and men
m are maaking lots off mistakes inn choosing their
parttners, and because
b of that
t divorcee is increasinng every yeear. In fact iit becomes a
seriious problem
m in all societies.
Wheen a man geet married to t a woman , they will fulfill

f their desires
d andd needs from m their
boddies and sexuual feelingss point of vieew. after a year
y , it willl not be thee same passiion ,
theiir life will become moree stable witth calm egoss. They willl look at eacch other as a
humman beings , have the saame interessts and hobbbies. If they chose eachh other from m
perssonality andd spirit poin
nts of view , their marriiage will bee forever. Buut when theyy
choose each otther from exxternal thinggs ( beauty, money) point of view, the pleasurre will
disaappear veryy soon and thhey will findd themselvees in front eaach other. T They will no
otice
thatt they don't have the sa
ame frequency. Each onne of them iss singing allone, walkin ng
alonne and livinng alone.
Bad choices is the most important reason in getting divorce. Life needs is one of them
too. Living this life without feeling it is another reason. Needing the change and?.etc.
Dear Behnam, in short we should try to search about our soulmates! This is the medicine
of marriage. Beauty goes , money goes, just soul and spring's spirit is going to stay.
Dear Behnam, you've asked me about this topic before. I've thought a lot about it. But
what I've written is the center of my thinking, maybe I couldn't explain it in a good way. I
promise to write more.
Take care, I hope you will write to me soon.
Marina.
Cathy Li July 21st 2009

Dear Marina,
Congratulations! I just send a bouquet of Lilies to you, for your first job and for your
kindness to me.
In terms of kindness, you explained it fully. From your endless writings to friends here, I
can see how generous your kindness is. If you feel kindness from Cathy, and you can see
that's not because of Cathy, that's just only because kindness is one of Marina's
attributes.
Dear Marina, if you feel nervous about singing, just forget it. I was so sorry about my
idea which made you upset. Please free to do whatever you like in the party. It's not my
party, it's ours. I just want friends taking this opportunity to enjoy more, to brighten the
chain with old friends and to get to know new friends.
Enjoy your first day of working
Wear the dress you like and then enjoy our party.
Cathy

Dear Andrew,
Thanks for your wonderful writings, especially the first part to describe the true friend
Behnam. You made me laugh and amused me more. I am sure you are enjoying every
minute of life and making the people around you laugh heartily.
Dear Andrew, I don't want to praise you more, but I was overawed by your deep insights
to the lives once again. Million thanks for your wonderful explanation about Having A
Rest and Returning.
Please come to the party and play the piano and sing the serenade. Let your cat have a
rest and enjoy a happy weekend without your perpetual nagging, haha...
if you want to see how our dear Behnam breaking so many women's hearts, just come.
I'm sure you are not one to leave a friend in the lurch, especially, he is Behnam. But who
knows, maybe Behnam is learning dance secretly these days, that's why he is absent and
works hard. I believe he wouldn't let friends down.
Come to the party, man.
Cathy

Dear Rosa,
Please feel free to come to the party and wear whatever makes you comfortable. I love
your pink umbrella which is just like the tender blossom with pleasant and sharp
fragrance in the garden. I'm eager to learn Flamenco both singing and dancing from you.
I'm sure that the flamenco will flame the party fully with its unrestrained passion.
Cathy once dreamed of being a dancer long time ago, but she didn't meet Rosa at that
time, hehe... Then she is working as a secretary in an educational agency which mainly
provides domestic students with overseas education. From Monday to Friday, I work
regularly and contact with foreign schools and domestic students. For students who want
to study overseas, we make documentations and submit the files to the relevant embassies
to get study permission. Sometimes, I need to work overtime, especially these days, so
many senior students just finished their university entrance examination, they need to
choose the universities and colleges where they will finally to pursue their advanced
education before this September, in China or foreign countries, and part of them want to
study overseas to pursue advanced education. That's why I always work overtime these
days, hehe... Fully enjoyed it.
I spent my spare time sleeping these days, but please don't take Cathy as a dozy girl.
Besides Monday to Friday working, she participate part-time postgraduate studies
majored in Pre-school Children Education Psychology on weekends, both Saturday and
Sunday. Please don't worry, because she is strong enough to handle it. She just wants to
enriich herself mmore. Actuaally she used d to spend sspare time reading
r andd watching movies,
m
espeecially watcching love and a romantiic movies. Sometimes,
S s is easilyy moved tea
she ars by
the touching loove stories. Better
B part of days, shee smiles all the time. I hhave to say that
Catthy is just likke a little chhild in her heart.
h Hehe...
Deaar Rosa, what do you do?

d How do you spend yyour spare time? Tell m
me your story
morre.
Kisss you
Catthy
P. S.:
S Your nam me is very beautiful, annd it just rem
minds me off beautiful rroses. The ro
oses
are blossomingg soundlesslly.
Veronicaho
V JJuly 21st 20009
Hi Marina!
M
Its nice
n you aree still here! Ofcourse, you
y are a sm
mart womenn and underrstand that nothing
n
willl change if you
y too leavving us.
So nice
n you havve got a jobb. Is it a sum mmerjob or ppermanent?? If I remem mber you haavnt
finissh your studdies yet. Pleease can youu tell me abbout the job? What are you doing there
t
andd for how lonng time? Pllease tell mee even abouut your studiies.
Forrgive me forr short letterr but Im a babysitter

b too my grandcchild and they dont let me
m stay
at thhe computerr. Sorry!
See you/ Veronnica
Marina1
M July
ly 21st 20099
Deaar Cathy,
Thaanks a lot for your nice reply. It waas really froom your kindness.
Thaank you for your
y nice feeeling aboutt starting my job.
Wheen I began mym job I waas so happy because I'm m going to prove
p myself
lf and have my
m
freeelance incomme. But wheen the hourss was runninng I missedd being at hoome , I misssed my
pareents too. Annyway , I hop
ope I'll enjoyy it. As I saiid all people there are kind.
Deaar Cathy, I w
wrote sometthing to ourr friend Behhnam about getting divoorce , what do you
think about that topic??? Is it easy in China ???
What about getting married in your country, which is the suitable age for getting
married( for both men and women)???
You know Cathy, nowadays it's very hard for a man to buy all what he needs for his
marriage , because of that , men are getting married when they are more than 30. Before
? in Arab countries- men was getting married when they were 25 or maybe less than it.
Everything has changed! What about China???
Thank you for reading! I'll write about lots of problems in Syria which are annoying the
both men and women.
Have a nice day.

Marina.
sami July 21st 2009

Hello Kami
Nice to meet you. when reading your message I didnt see criticizing at all, moreover I
dont know what you say about tragedy and Indian films. Who said anything about
tragedy?
I agree with Marina, it is not a good way to start writing in a place, however, you are
welcome.
Have a nice time
Rosa, July 21, 2009
sami July 21st 2009

Hello Kami
Nice to meet you. when reading your message I didnt see criticizing at all, moreover I
dont know what you say about tragedy and Indian films. Who said anything about
tragedy?
I agree with Marina, it is not a good way to start writing in a place, however, you are
welcome.
Havve a nice tim
me

2477
saami July 211st 2009

Helllo Chan
How
w is it goingg? I hope evverything is well.
As you
y say now w it is my turrn, well, I can
c tell you I am 28, Im
m Spanish annd I am an English
E
teaccher. I will start
s workinng next Septtember in a school, teaaching Engliish to childrren. Let
me tell you thiss makes me the happiesst woman inn the world. I have alwaays loved teeaching
andd in a few timme I will seee my dream m come true.
Im here
h if you want
w to impprove your English,
E minne is not so good, but w
writing and
readding can heelp us improove.
Telll me somethhing about your

y countryy, what do yyou do in yoour free time, your hob
bbies,
etc, tell me whaatever you want
w and assk me questiions.
Hoppe to read from

fr you sooon,
Marina1
M July
ly 21st 20099
Deaar friends Behnam, Rossa, Cathy, Maryam,
M Veeronica, Mohsen and Andrew,
Afteer thinking a lot why married peopple are gettiing divorce, and why itt's increasinng
everryday. I found out that there are loots of side pproblems whhich are connnected to our
o
topiic.
Lifee needs, makke men think about marrriage whenn they are a bit old, whhen they havve
marrriage's neeeds. Men seaarch about women
w whoo are youngger than them
m by a few years.
y
for example
e in Syria it's veery normal for
f a womaan to get maarried to a m
man who is older
o
thann her by 12 years or ma aybe more(n
(nowadays).
Let's imagine that a man who is 35 years old got married to a woman who is 20. what
would happen??? I think their life would be good for about 10 years. Then the man will
be 45(a bit old), and his wife in her bright age (30). If they had children , it would
become very hard for their children to contact with them when they will be very young.
The age difference between them would very big. And problems will begin to be more
between the parents and between the parents with their children!
On the other hand, if the man was equal to a woman from age point of view, when they
will be in their thirties, the woman will look older. It's a fact , the woman always looks
older when they are in the same age. Because women give a birth and some other
physiological matters. Again a kind of feeling would be between them , the man will feel
that he is very young , and the woman will feel she is a bit old. Some men will start
looking for a change ;)
I don't know if you understand my idea or not, I know there are lots of differences
between cultures, maybe Iran and Arab world have lots of things in common. But maybe
in China, Spain and foreign countries , have different problems.
Dear friends, it's a complicated topic, I hope you'll help me by your priceless opinions.
Please feel free. All what you write is welcomed! I know that I didn't explain my ideas
completely , but it will be very interesting to discuss them.
I'm very much looking forward to hearing from you very soon.
Have a nice day.

Marina.
sami July 21st 2009

Hello nice Veronica
How is life going at summerhouse? Mine is quite well, I enjoy being here, the problem is
there are lots and lots of people everywhere. This fact makes me very nervous, especially
when I dont find a place to park my car!!!
Today it is a hot day, but it is cloudy, so I dont feel like going to the beach. I prefer
having a walk or being here at the bar surfing the net. also, as every Tuesday, there is a
street market, there are lots of shops at the street where we can buy clothes, shoes, bags,
fruits, species, furniture...It is great, I have gone there with my mum and she has bought a
pair of red high heeled shoes for me just for 6 euros! My mum is the best at bargaining! I
am often shy to bargain with tenders, so whenever I want to buy something I tell my mum
to come with me! Do you like street shops? what do you usually buy at them?
About nurse's salaries, to tell the truth, I have no idea, but I think it must be around 1500,
not less and not much more. So in your country salaries are higher than here! do you
know the salary of teachers there??
I would like to travel all over the world, as many countries as possible. I would start by
going to England again. I love visiting it, I would like to go to Ireland and Scotland.
Then, I owuld go to France, Italy, Finland, Sweden...I am interested in going to India, I
think it should be a wonderful place.
What you say about French and Italian is right. They also come from Latin, so it is easy
for us to understand it, well, not easy, but not so difficult. It is the same with Portuguese,
we can understand it well. Apart from English I have studied French and German, I like
them, but I am not able to communicate in them as well as in English. Maybe in the future
I will study them more profoundly.
I did also a course at University of Arab language and culture. It was just an
introductory course to the language and culture and I loved it. I took the greatest mark,
however, as i havent used it, I cannot remember it. I wish I could learn it in the future.
Please, email me with what you need, I will be happy to help you. Again, dont talk about
paying, please.
Hope your email,

Rosa, July 21, 2009
sami July 21st 2009

Hello nice Marina,
How are you? I am happy that you write more, I love reading your writings, this last one
about divorce was great as usual, I will give you my opinion about soon.
I have some questions, maybe these are not nosy but silly questions, but I think they will
help us know more about the others.
Imagine you go to a desert island and you are allowed to go there just with one person:
who would you choose?
just one kind food to eat: which one?
just a personal object to take: which one?
which kind of clothes?
how would you spend your time there? (you have lots of free time there!!)
these are silly questions, I think, but I would like to read your answers.
Marina, congratulations!!!! you have got that job you were waiting for. Enjoy as much as
possible, and also learn as much as possible. Dont let the others think you know less than
them because of your age, you are young but very intelligent and I am sure you can do
your job pretty well.
I have no time to write more, moreover, there are a few mosquitoes here which are
bitting me!!! It makes me nervous, so I will leave and continue writing to you soon.
Kisses to my sweet friend.

Rosa, July 21, 2009
Chan July 21st 2009

Advanced wishes for you Rosa becoming a lecturer and fulfilling your DREAM. It sounds
great you love teaching. I do love teaching. Before coming to software, I worked as a
lecturer in an Engineering college. I do love this profession. That?s why I have started a
Communication development center in my hometown to serve people especially
Engineers.
I am an Indian. I have been living in southern part of India since I born. I love to be in
my home. I used to play cricket. I am a big fan of Sachin Tendulkar. Hope you don?t
know about him. Let me give a brief introduction about him. Sachin who is a best
cricketer I have ever seen. Not only me there are billions of people who love sachin.
People used to call him Master Blaster.
I am interested very much in exploring many technologies to grow up. So Most of the
times, I hang up myself in reading technical books. I am much interested in making
friends. So you could find me most of the times online.
To tell about my country, it is ranked as a second country in the world in terms of higher
population. India is a place where you could find rich people less in numbers and a huge
number of poor people. You can find hell lot of religions here in India. Though there are
lots of religions, people maintain their unity. This is strength of India. I am very proud to
be named as an Indian.
Can you tell me about Spain? What is your hobby? Are you married?
Regards,
Chan
Chan July 21st 2009

hi benham,
can i join with you guys to discuss why married people are getting divorce?
Cathy
C Li July
ly 21st 20099
Deaar Marina,
Happpy to know w you fully enjoy

e your first
fi day of working,
w and you are energetic
e to doing
everrything. I addmire your strength. Tender
Te Marinna is full off passion annd energy, I'm
happ
ppy to see thhat.
Marrina, I just w
wonder whaat makes you always thhinking so much. m It's cleearly to telll that
you are care more
m not only
ly for friendds, but for thhe world wee live in. I ussed to escap pe from
answwering big questions, coz
c I thoughht it's easy to t tell but haard to handdle. However, I
changed my ideea with your endless caare and passsion. I thinkk you are riight. We sho ould
caree more for tthe world we
w live in and try to findd the rule it runs.
In teerms of gettting divorcee, Chinese Academy

A off Social Scieences demoggraphic exp perts
receently released a report and pointedd out that siince the latee 1970s, Chhina's divorcce rate
continued to risse. The divoorce rate in China is much
m higher than that off the neighbboring
Japan and South Korea. What's
W the reeason for thhe rising divvorce rate, I personallyy think
thatt the rising divorce
d ratee in China can,
c at leastt in part, bee attributed to spousal
incoompatibilityy, disparitiess in educatiion levels, cchanging social attitudees and the
incrreasing upw ward mobilitty of the youunger generration. At th he same time, age for thhe first
marrriage has bbeen gradua ally postponned. In old days,
d men would
w get maarried beforre 28
yearrs old, and women did before 25 years y old. B
But nowadayys, men wouuld normallyy get
marrried beforee 35 years old and wom men did befoore 30 yearss old. Of couurse there are
a
som
me exceptionns. Maybe thhat's kind off fact that thhe world deevelops so fa fast. Most peeople
have to strugglle for how too survive th he changingg world, andd getting maarried usuallly
meaans laying a burden on them.
I diddn't get marrried yet, thhe thing I caared is one llife, one ma
arriage. Sureely marriagge
shou uld be estabblished in soome basic economic
e foundation, but
b more impportantly, asa you
saidd, it should be
b establish hed in a spirritual founddation.
I'm looking forrward to shaaring more views

v from you.
Catthy
Marina1
M July
ly 21st 20099
Deaar Rosa,
Thaanks a lot for your nice questions! I think you put me in a narrow corner, God help
h me
withh this hard situation!
s (L
LOOOOOO OOL).
Deaar Rosa , a desert
d island would be very boringg , I can't taake who I want , but I th hink
whoo loves me , will come with w me.
I'd prefer
p to takke fruits, annd if one kinnd, I would choose
c Appples becausee they are fu ull
vitaamins and w will give me the strengthh to stay aliive! :) :)
An object,
o I'd taake a book for
f readingg. Maybe it should
s be about 10000000 sheet (LOL). In
an island
i , I caan write by a rock or a piece
p of woood on the saand and I can draw lotts of
shap pes too. So then I can write
w and reead :).
I'll wear
w what w would proteect me from sun beams and what would w make me feel
commfortable.
I thiink I would spend my time by cryin ng at what I had in my home
(LOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOOL L), or maybee I'll try to bbuild a boatt to
retuurn home :) , but then I should havve a knife, caan I take annother objecct ?? :)
Deaar Rosa, youur questionss aren't sillyy at all, theyy are a bit trricky. You w wanted to kn now
lots of things liike love andd interests because all ppeople chooose what theey love and need in
hard d circumstaances. But I think I'm veery clear Roosa, you donn't need succh questionss to
know me :). In fact,
f I'll nevver go to a desert
d m nature too live alone. I
islannd, it's not my
always need lots of peoplee around mee, a person will w not be enough.
e I sttrongly beliieve that
Godd have creatted human beingsb to livve with eachh other. Livving alone with
w one perrson
willl make both of us a bit crazy.
c :) onn the other hhand, I can'tt live with oone object, I should
have at least 3 things " a tent,
t an umb brella and a very greatt and comforrtable pillow w" too
OOOOOOO
(LO OOOOOOOO OL) :) :) :).
Anyyway, thank you. It wass really interresting to answer them

m. Please wrrite your ow
wn
answ wers to youur questions. And please be kind ennough and write
w about " divorce" , we
willl make a ricch conversattion then.
Havve a nice daay.

Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 21st 20099
Deaar Chan,

w in thhis place. Itt would be very
v nice off you to sharre us our toppics.
Behhnam is not here thses days,
d he willl come veryy soon(God willing)let''s hope to seee him
todaay or maybee tomorrow. Anyway, You Y are welcomed to write
w about wwhatever yoou like.
Pleaase write abbout divorcee , and let's know your opinion.
Thaanks again.
Havve a nice daay.

Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 21st 20099
Deaar Mohsen,
Howw are you ouur Iranian friend???

f a Where aare you??? I hope yourr absence beecause
and
of soomething goood in yourr job and fam
mily.
Pleaase be kind enough andd write something in thhis thread. We

W are misssing your seerious
topiics and disccussions.
I reaally hope too hear from you very sooon.
Havve a nice daay.

Marrina.
2488
Marina1
M July
ly 21st 20099
Deaar Andrew,
How w are you ouur Russian friend???

f H is it gooing??? I hoope everythiing is goingg well
How
withh you, your wife and yoour childrenn.
I kn
now, and eveerybody knoows that An ndrew is an especial person who caan always make
m us
smille in hard situations.
Wouuld you pleaase let us knnow the secoond side froom Andrew???? would yyou please share
s
us our
o topic " divorce"
d ?? would you please writte somethingg about youur own expeeriance
in marriage
m annd how couldd you continnue to this moment
m witth your nicee wife???
Deaar Andrew , I hope you will be withh your wife fforever andd to stay happpy and hea
althy
withh her. :)
I reaally hope too read your writing very

ry soon.
Havve a nice daay.

Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 21st 20099
Hi Veronica,
V
Thaanks for youur nice replyy. It was froom your kinddness to wriite to me.
Veronica , it seeems you reaad my writiings carelesssly :( , I FIN

NISHED M
MY STUDY LAST
L
AR. :) :)
YEA
It's a permanennt job God willing.

w To this
t moment I don't knoow exactly w
what I will do,
d but
it seeems it's som
mething harrd. I hope I''ll like it.
Deaar Veronica, you are married

m too ( like Mohseen and Andrrew), and itt seems fromm your
writting , that yoou had som
me problems with your hhusband. Soorry for beinng nosy , bu
ut you
have written it to me beforre. Would yo
ou please teell us how could
c you staay with you
ur
husbband to thiss moment???? Would yoou please tell us your seecret ??:) :))
My dear Veronnica, I hope you'll contiinue your liffe with yourr husband , and I hope you'll
be happy
h with him
h foreverr, God give you y the great happinesss for both ofo you.
Pleaase write too me soon.
Havve a nice daay.

Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 21st 20099
Goood evening Behnam,
B Hoow are you my absent dear
d friend??:) :)
I'm writing now

w to let you know that I've
I missed yyou so mucch. I hope too see you beetween
us very
v very soon.
Havve a nice daay and stay happy

h and healthy.
h
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 21st 20099
Helllo Maryam,,
How w are you m

my dear friennd??? Howw is the life with
w you?? how h do youu spend yourr time
thesse days??? I hope you are
a fine, okkay and enjooy your life with your family
fa and friends.
fr
It's so nice to fe
feel that youu put everythhing behindd your back and continuued your lovvely
life. But to provve this fact :) you should write moore for us. Please
P be alw
ways here and
a
sharre us our top
opics. I've written
w someething aboutt " getting divorce"
d andd other sidee topics
, off course you'll make ourr discussionn more valuaable by youur own opiniion. I strong
gly
beliieve that thee magic of any
a discussiion is havingg different ideas
i and oppinions.

m from you
y soon.
Havve a nice daay.

Marrina.
Chan
C July 222nd 2009
Manny thanks foor acknowleedging me. That?s
T veryy kind of youu and it?s m
my pleasure to
scriibble somethhing here allong with yoou all.
Let me come too the topic, as

a far as I am
a concerneed divorces are happenning when the t gap
betwween the couples are keeep on buildding. Now mym questionn is why did they give a room
to build
b that gaap? Instead they wouldd have talkedd with each other and mmight get riid of
thatt gap betweeen them. I guess
g peoplee who marrried after lovving each other
o are moostly
appplying for divorces. Whyy is it happeening? Are they loved truly?
t I donn?t think so,, if they
loveed truly, thinngs may not end up in divorce. Bef
efore marryiing to someeone, a person
shouuld think froom many asspects such as characteer, lovable, beautiful, aand cared ettc...
Finaally he/she does ensuree that they have
h made a right choiice.
As there
t is a saaying in Engglish ?Marrriages are decided
d in Heaven?
H andd marriage is the
mosst importantt thing in onne?s life. Soo before marrrying somee one, I requuest all to thhink
twicce or thrice to make a perfect
p choiice in order to avoid diivorces in feeature.
mortaza.abta
m a July 22ndd 2009
Deaar friends,
Beccause, durinng my trip, I was away from

f the Intternet, I couuld not be inn contact with you
for the last 10 days.
d Now I am back and
a I will tryy to write reegularly!
Herre, I would llike to quotee a MATH joke

j from
"http
tp://www.maath.ualbertaa.ca/~rundee/jokes.htmll"
Q: What
W is the most eroticc number?
A: 2110593!
2
Q: Why?
W
A: When
W 2 are 1 and don'tt pay at10tio
on, they'll kknow within 5 weeks whhether or noot, after
9 months, they''ll be 3...
Goood luck
mortaza
July 22, 2009
kami99 July 22nd 2009

To Marina
It seems that you are an arab also,because you did understand my previous message
well.I'm sorry for disturbance. It looked so funny, don't panic. I'm elder than you,I'm in
40s of age.when we get old we view things alot difference than we do when we are
younger.I didn't mean to make fun of you, because i know what it feels like to be joked by
others.
In your reply in return, the begining and the end of the mesaage were so kind, but in the
middle of the message you were offensive.
Anyhow, you are an arabian lady, there is an arabian saying" intimate friendship comes
after enemity"
Hope we could be friends later on,i'm always busy with work, i don't have enough time to
write constantly in this thread.
As a married man with 3 kids, I will wrtie to you about your current topic "devorce" to
give you some tips to make it happy relationship, tips from my past experience regarding
the married life.
wish you all the best, without hard feelings
KAMI
Amman-Jordan
Chan July 22nd 2009

hi marina, can you say something about your likes and dislikes? what is your take on
divorce? are you agree with whatever i said? if not, please tell a reason. hope to read
from you soon. take care.
Veronicaho July 22nd 2009

Hi Marina!
Thanks a lot for your answer!
Sorry a million times because I missed that you finish your studies! Maybe I was
careless!! Sorry again and it will never happen again. Please forgive me.
One of the reason why I want to improve my english is to move away the
missunderstandings what happen when Im not abel to speak good enough english!
You are not nosy! I really like your nosely, honesty and frankly way you are asking me
when you wondering something about me. That is just what a real friend will do, not just
thinking! Thanks! And in the same way I will answering you.
I thought you thinking about my writings to you when I wrote " I have been marriage 28
years and have a lot of experians from it, sometimes peace and sometimes war"
That is tru! But I living in a very lucky marriage with a husband I love a lot! And I dont
want to change him!!! :) :)
Oh my God if I could explain this for you in my language! But I will try.
We meet each other when I was 17 and he 18 years. So young and childish! Really fast I
was pregnent (!) in the same time when I was studied to be a nurse. But we loved each
other and we had the same target (?, Im not sure about the word) We wanted to fix it
together! It was a hard time. Just a small apartment, studies, no money, no "teenagelife"
as everybody else of our friends and both very childish, and a BABY! But we both wanted
to take responsibility to this and made it in the best way we could. Ofcoures our parents
helped us a lot.
Our marriage have gone up and down and thats normal. No marriage are like roses
everytime! Many times when it was down we could had leave each other and taked an
other way. Example when our kids was small and it was a hard time and not so much
sleeptime, no money at all, or when our daughter was teenage and we had different
opinions about how to educated her or when my husband worked a lot in Spain and I was
alone home. Then we had war-time!
In that time it was easy to start a argue with each other. But we always talked about our
problems and what feelings we had and then we tried to solve them and make it to the
best.
And I think this is a good way to have a nice marriage. And through problems, up and
downperiods couples growing and being stronger!
An other thing we doing is to let each other to be that person you was before you
marriage. We make a lot together but sometimes you need to do somting just you and
some friend as example. So you are not ONLY a wife and mam or a husband and papa.
As everybody know I love to travel and I want to go sometimes to Stockholm, London or
Copenhagen for few days. But my husband travel so much at his work so he dont like it.
And he hate shopping. So sometimes me and a friend of mine do it together. The lastest
travel I done to London was with a friend in june. Very nice. We was to Madame
Tusseauds, London eye, saw a musical and shopping. Just 4 days! And to do this gives me
a lot of energy and good feelings. Next time my husband go for ischockeytravel
somewhere as I dont like.
I thiink its very importent to
t give eachh other respeect and space. And alw
ways give the truth,
be honest
h and never
n lie. Annd to underrstand that m
marriage is a hard worrk to make
togeether.
Aboout why manny people diivorse so eaasy I thinkinng they dontt give enouggh respect to o each
otheer, they takee it so easy to leave theems marriagge and they dont tryingg to fix it. In Nordic
areaa it is so usuual with divvorse. I think 40-50% ddo it. They change
c them
ms partners and
soonn they have a new famiily and childds. Everythiing should be b so easy ttoday. Nothing is
enough for peooples today, everybody wants moree and more. Nobody waants hard work, w
evenn in the marrriage!
Now
w I really hoope that youu understannd what I meeaning Marrina! :) :) :) And if you even
now
w have somee more obsccuritys, pleaas let me knoow!
Pleaase let me hhear from yoou as soon as

a you havee possibility!
Havve a nice daay! / Veronicca
Marina1
M July
ly 22nd 2009
Deaar friends,
It's an email froom " www.ddailywritinggtips.com " , I've foundd it really usseful. I hopee you'll
enjooy it.
Twoo readers wonder abouut the practiice of using nouns as iff they were vverbs.
Nannerl wonderrs if journalled is acceptable.
Marrilyn writes:
My colleagues, at a reputaable academ mic institutioon, all use the

t word "aaction" as a verb,
suchh as: "we must
m action these
t items"" and "beforre these itemms can be actioned."Thhis
drivves me crazyy because I'm sure 'acttion' does noot have a veerb connotaation, but thee word
is ussed so frequuently with this connotaation that I am no longger sure.
I?d guess that we

w all have our lists off "verbed" nnouns we haate to hear or
o read. Wee may
not, however, all
a agree as to which arre abominations and which
w are noot.
Some examples from the web:
1. Clause said all three girls were initially conscious at the scene. Swanson and Zeien
were flighted to the Milwaukee Area Medical Complex. (An arrow may be flighted with
feathers, but injured people in a helicopter are being flown to a hospital.)
2. How many People Were Impacted? and How Severely? (What's wrong with affected?)
3. Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton (Hamilton was the author. He

wrote the document.)
The capacity of English for turning nouns into verbs is both its glory and its bane.
This line from Richard II shows how Shakespeare managed to "verb" even such a noun
as uncle:
Henry IV: My gracious uncle?
Edmund of Langley: Tut, tut! ?Grace me no grace, nor uncle me no uncle:?I am no

traitor?s uncle;
As long ago as 1870 Henry Alford noted that the tendency to use nouns as verbs is so
much a part of the nature of English speakers that it?s futile to rail against it:
I do not see that we can object to this tendency in general, seeing that it has grown with
the growth of our language, and under due regulation is one of the most obvious means
of enriching it. Verbs thus formed will carry themselves into use, in spite of the protests of
the purists. -The Queen's English.
In Alford's day people were objecting to the use of experience as a verb.
As for journaled and actioned, I think the first is possibly OK while the second is
abominable.
Sometimes a "verbed" noun fills a void, but too often it is the lazy expedient of a
thoughtless writer.
The best course of action I can suggest is to take the trouble to consider appropriate
verbs that already exist before taking a noun that has not previously been used as
anything but a noun and turning it into a verb.
In deciding whether or not to use one of these fairly recent coinages, consider your own
sense of aesthetics. If you feel that the word is ugly, don?t encourage the spread of it by
using it.
What can we call this tendency to use nouns as if they were verbs?
Howw about antthimeria? Then
Th we can anthimeriaa this term and
a warn peeople againsst
anthhimeriaing nnouns!
In rhetoric,
r antthimeria, traaditionally and more pproperly callled antimerria (from thee
a �, "agaiinst, oppositte" and ??????, m�ross, "part"), iss the use of a word
Greeek: ????, ant
as iff it were a member
m of a different word
w class (part
(p of speeech); typicaally, the use of a
nouun as if it weere a verb.
Herre are some rants and observation

o s you may enjoy:
e
Wriiting, Clear and Simplee

Katthy Schenckk
Thee Grammar Curmudgeoon
Judy
dy Muller
imppact as a verrb
Thaanks for readding.

Marrina.
2499
Marina1
M July
ly 22nd 2009
Deaar Clare,
Mayybe I know the reason ofo your abseence. And I respect it. But
B please , if you don't mind
, woould you givve me your opinion
o aboout my writiing and my English???
E ? do you thinnk it
becoomes betterr??have I made
m a goodd progress on it??
I hoope you are reading myy writing , and

a I'd be veery gratefull to know yoour opinion.

y very sooon.
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 22nd 2009
Deaar Kami,
Thaanks a lot for your writiing and reply.

Kam mi, I undersstood what you
y wrote about Indiann movies, beecause in Arrab world " Arabic
, Inddian and Ammerican " movies
m have got differennt meaning. So it was vvery easy to know
whaat you meannt.
I waasn't upset tthat you " made

m fun of me
m " becausse I don't caare about others' opiniions as
longg as I know what I wannt and what I'm doing. But B , I got upset
u becausse you are an
a Arab
, annd I like to see all Arab have Arab manners.
I'm not an enem my for anybbody, I hopee so. You aree welcomedd as I said before, pleasse feel
freee and write about
a whateever you waant.

m from you.
y
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 22nd 2009
Deaar friends( Cathy,
C Chann and Veronnica),
Thaanks a millioon for your wonderful writings.

w Yoou really maade me veryy happy , diffferent
peopple with diff
fferent ideass , but at lasst all of us are
a thinkingg in a good wway.
Theere is an amazing senteence , our friend Cathy wrote it , itt's as I remeember " onee life,
one marriage" , it's very meaningful
m , we should think aboutt it deeply. T
Thank you Cathy
C ,
I thiink you wroote about thee main ideaa.
Ourr new friendd chan gavee us a secondd thought , and I agreee with her oppinion , shee is
abso
olutely righht. Love is not everythinng, we shouuld think aboout lots of oother things to
makke the marriiage everlassting.
Deaar Veronica, your own story reminnd me of an American movie m , I don't know exxactly
whaat it's name. but I thinkk your feeling about lotss of things in
i your life make
m your
marrriage contiinue , even if you were very young and your husbandh too. Congratullation
Veronica! I thinnk lots of peeople will leearn lots off things from
m your storyy.
Deaar friends, thhank you foor sharing me

m your opinnions and iddeas , your writings wa
as so
beautiful.
I'll write
w sometthing very sooon for all of
o you. Forggive me if I didn't writee separatelyy, but
I'm a bit nervouus today, I don't
d know why.
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 22nd 2009
Deaar friends,
Pleaase write thhis short storry. I found it

i in interneet. I think it''s very meanningful.
Onee day, there was a blindd man sittinng on the steeps of a buillding with a hat by his feet
f
andd a sign thatt read: "I am
m blind, please help." A creative publicist
p wass walking by him
andd stopped to observe hee only had a few coins iin his hat, he dropped a few more coins in
his hat
h and with thout askingg for his perrmission toook the sign, turned it arround, and wrote
w
anoother announncement. He H placed thee sign by the blind mann's feet and left. That
afteernoon the ccreative pubblicist returnned by the blind
b a noticed that his hatt was
man and
full of coins and bills. Thee blind man recognizedd his footstepps and askeed if it was him
h who
hadd re-written his sign andd he wantedd to know w what he wrotte on it. Thee publicist
respponded, "Noothing that was
w not truee, I just rewwrote your sign
s differenntly." He sm
miled
andd went on hiss way. The blind man never
n knew but his new w sign read: "Today is spring
s
andd I cannot seee it."
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 22nd 2009
pleaase read* :))
ahmad
a safarrz July 23rdd 2009
Hi Marina
M
Im ahmad
a and Im new in this
t thread. My age is 333 old and my m english iis not good.. I hope
you and your friend
fr in thiss thread cann help me. Your
Y writingg is very goood and i enjjoy
wheen you writee.
m from you.
y
Veronicaho
V JJuly 23rd 2009
2
Hi my
m new friennd Rosa!
Thaanks a lot for your answ

wer and sorrry Im late! I dont have any excusee for it. I cannt
blam
me(?) my grrandchild thhis time!
But I had a harrd work yesterday to exxplain for M Marina whatt I meaned w with "war-time
withh my husbannd". :) :) I thhink she haad understannd that I havve some prooblem with my
husband. Have you readed it? How do you understand it? But I really hope she
understand now :)
Missunderstandings are results when a person cant speak english enough. How much
more have everybody missunderstunded? I dare not think about it! :)
Im still at my summerhouse and enjoying days and the sun. We have had very nice
weather here. I hope even you have nice at your parents summerhouse.
The markets you talked about, we dont have it here!!! :( :( There is just very small with
nothing to buy. But I have visit markets in many countries and I love them. It is so nice to
walk there and looking to find some bargain(?). Even if you need nothing you always will
find something!
When I been in London we was to Portobello Road, a small road whith markets and
small shops. Have you been there when you was in London? And ofcours I shopped! I
often buing small things, shoes, bags, cd's, tins of tea and things like that.
I can recommend you to visit nightmarkets in Bangkok! They always have it in full moon
time. I have never seen anything like it! So big! I think arean was 1 km x 1 km. Clouds,
shoes, guns, foods, massage, beerbars, bags...yes everything you needs. And a million !
peoples, everybody smiling. And it is open from 8 in the evening untill I think 2 o'clock in
the night.
My mam is a teather and have pupils in nine-year compulsory shool. The pupils are 7 -
16 years. She told me Finland and Sweden have not so high salary as Denmark and
Norweig have. But maybe doesent matter because there is more expencive and they have
high tax to pay.
She said that a new teatcher get 36000 e /year in the same classes she have. And a little
bit more when work with teenage. In small class its not so many hours/week as it is in
higher classes.
She also told me that a teacher in high shool have around 43-45000 e / year. For both
this is that for every year you work, you get extra money. You even have 3 weeks free in
Christmas, 1 week in february, 1 week at easter, 3 months at summer and 1 week in
october free with full salary.
Tax in Finland is around 22 - 26% for a normal salary like this. Mayby you start reading
swedish and coming here for job? :) :) For teachers here is a lots of work!
What is tax in Spain? I think it is lower?
But it is difficult to compare the salaries of various countries. You have to take cost of
living into consideration.
Now to the questions! What do you think about EU? Is it good or bad? What is good and
what no good?
Have a nice day / Veronica

Ds, I havent sent an e-majjl yet but I will
w do it as soon as posssible!
metzean
m Julyy 23rd 20099
Deaar Marina,
Afteer a long deelay I opened the Behnaam's room , oh my Godd, how manyy pages had d been
coveered and neew friends , it was wodeerful to readd all of them
m,it was likee a book and took
me one
o month readr all of them.
t but I try
t it.
I hoope evrythinng have gone overwell for f you.
As I told you I took a trip tot north of Iran

I by my car .I traveled throughh Tehran ,th he town
of Bahnam
B andd Sari ,the toown of Mary
ryam , then stopped
s in Babolsar
B foor 5 days in a
mmer house which was overlookedd to the Casppian sea . itt was really a time for me
sum m to
swim m in the seaa. I managedd to swim at
a early morrnings and thet nights beecause the beach
b
wass not very crrowded andd also not leet the sun rayay harmed my
m skin. It w was 7 days passed
p
of my
m travelingg to the nortth of Iran which I called my boss and a asking hhim to let me m
exteend my jourrney for 3 more
m days. He
H did not leet me down ,but as usuaal he shouteed from
otheer side of phhone, "You know how manym job haave been droopped behinnd, Are you u crazy ,
t rerriblee hot weatheer for such a traveling"" and many other
whoo spends hiss money in this
advices. I told him
h that he was clearlyy right and I try not to repeat it aggain. Finallyy he
acceepted my reequest and I continue my m journey . I departed from Babollsar to Masshad on
lastt Friday andd stayed theere for 3 dayys. Finally after
a a 10 daays trip whiich I traveleed
aboout 3000 km and passedd through many m cities, m
mountains, forests,
f andd deserts , I came
back home.
Wheen I came back to my office

of I facedd with a maass of jobs which
w I despperately gott busy
withh. It was a laaborious joobs that I should cope with
w them . I hope to finnd more freee time
to write
w in nearr future .
B.W
Wishes ,
Mohhsen
mary
m July 233rd 2009
Hi Cathy,
C
Thaank you so m
much for youur kindnesss. I've reallyy enjoyed reeading your writing, deear.
I'm happy that you

y liked thhe white dreess. I think w
we can wea
ar the shoes which are the
t
sam
me color as our
o umbrelllas. What doo you think??
You truly described the party well. I can imagine it easily, even our friend Behnam who is
seriously sticking to his chair. :)
I like your idea for the first and second rounds very much. I am sure we enjoy it a lot.
And for the third round, I'm thinking of making a big circle and hold each other hands
and sing a song together and at the same time move our body slowly. Now what is your
idea?
You always make me happy with your kind smile. So please, keep smiling, dear.
See you soon in the party.
Have good times,

Maryam
mary July 23rd 2009

Hi Andrew,
How are you? I hope you feel great and enjoy your life the best.
It's ok with me. Sometimes we don't have time or we are not in the mood to write, so feel
free.
But could you please answer my e-mail with an e-mail? I mean when you write here
about my e-mail, I feel confused. Thank you in advance.
You can't say, "Others do that, so I do." It's not a good excuse. And I'm worried about my
friend, Andrew, and his family, so please try to overcome that habit soon.
Nowadays, if I have time, I read books. I'm looking for something. And I'm not in the
mood of watching movies, but sometimes, I watch for about 30 minutes. I just want not to
forget listening skill. What about you? Do you watch movies? What was the last one?
Send my best regards to dear Kati.
Best wishes,
Maryam
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mary July 23rd 2009
Hi Rosa,
Thank you for your warm and kind words. Thank you for your friendship.
You are completely right. We will enjoy the party the best.
I love your dress. I think it's colorful. Am I right?

Thank you for teaching me how to dance "flamenco?" I really like to dance it. Pleasure is
all mine for having such a good friend.
In Iran, every region has its own song and dance. I come from Sari which is in
Mazandaran Province, so my typical dance is called "Mazandarani." If you like, I will
show you how to dance it. It's easy and I'm sure you will enjoy it. Of course, I'm not very
good at it.
I'm busy, because I live in another city alone and I should do everything myself. I work as
a seller in a company which produces wooden furniture. Of course, I'm not standing
behind a counter and talking with customers. Most of our customers are building makers.
When they build their buildings and want to design inside them and buy some furniture or
cabinet, they call us and we(a seller, a designer and an installer) go to the place and
start our job. Of course, I work in the part which sells office furniture and partition. I like
it and sometimes enjoy it a lot, but it's not my favorite. I love to be a researcher or a
librarian.
By the way, I'm really happy that you have started your dream job. Congratulations!
Good luck, dear Rosa.
All the best,

Maryam
P.S. Thank you so much for congratulating us for the holy day.
mary July 23rd 2009

Hi Marina,
I'm so happy that you found the job. Congratulations! I hope you be successful and enjoy
doing it, dear.
I'm busy with the same things as before and as I wrote I don't have much time during the
week. It takes about one hour to go to work and the same time for coming back.
Nowadays, I'm looking for a place, something like a dormitory, for living. I want to leave
my cousin's home.
I like to read my friends' writings everyday and write to them at that time, but I can't. You
know that I did it before(when I was at home in Sari.)
I don't want to promise, but I try my best to write more.
Thank you, dear Marina, for trying to keep this place alive and active. Thank you for
your affection and kindness.
I've read your writing about divorce. I agree with you up to a point. I will write about this
topic today, but later.
Best of luck,
Maryam
mary July 23rd 2009

Dear Veronica
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and thought with us. It is truly great. I've
really enjoyed reading it.
I agree with you in many cases, especially about talking about problems and feelings.
The other thing that you have mentioned is acceptance. It's the thing that our friend,
Behnam, talked about before. Even about taking everything easy and not to try to fix their
relationships.
I don't want to rewrite your words again. I just want to show you that I really enjoyed it.
Thank you, indeed.
I hope you share your experience with us more.
All the best,

Maryam
Chan July 23rd 2009

Hi marina. i think you are mistaken. i am not a girl. i am boy and 23 years old. may be
my name sounds you that i am a girl. but it is not true.
thanks a million for reading my take on divorce. i wonder if you could tell something
about you.
BR
CHan
Chan
C July 233rd 2009
Hi marina,
m i haave read youur post about the blindd man. it's awwesome. it ttells us we have
h to
be creative
c to succeed
s in whatever
w wee are doing.. and not onnly that we hhave to thin
nk
diffe
ferently but that
t differen
ntial thinkinng should m
meet everyonne's expectaations.
Marina1
M July
ly 23rd 2009
9
Hi Ahmad,
A
Thaanks a lot for putting a message in this threadd. It was very

ry nice of yoou to join uss. All of
us are
a trying too make a goood progresss in our Engglish skills. Please writte and talk about
a
whaatever you wwant. All your writings and commeent are welccomed!
Wouuld you pleaase introducce yourself ( country, w

work,...)?

f you sooon.
Marrina.
mary
m July 233rd 2009
"Maain Reasonss for Gettingg Divorce"
Theere are factoors which may

m lead to divorce.
d Som
me of them are as folloows,
-Weeakness or lack
l of commmunication
Parrtners can knnow each other and bee aware of eeach other's feelings, thhoughts, neeeds,
expeectations, desires
d and hopes
h by talking. It creeates sincerity.
With hout talkingg and a good communiccation theirr small probblems changge into big ones. o
Whiile talking hhelp them soolve their prroblems prooperly.
If thhey don't tallk, their parrtners don't know what is happeninng with them m and it creeates
disttance between them.
Alsoo, it should be mentioned that in a good conveersation, booth partnerss should talkk. It's
not good that a person talkks and neveer wants to listenl s/her partneer. Actually, they
to his/
shou uld respect each other's rights.
-Lacck of suitabble reasons for

f marriagge
Folllowing reassons are nott enough forr a successfful marriagee,
A deesire for having childreen
Lovving someonne
Monney matterss
Beinng tired of lloneliness
Beliieving that he/she
h is thee only one whom
w you ccan marry
Believing that you can change your partner by being kind towards him/her
.
.
.
They show that such a person doesn't know the real meaning and the goal for marriage.
-Weakness or lack of commitment to marriage
-Alcohol addiction or drug addiction

It prevents marital bliss, because it changes behavior patterns of such a person. So it
affects their relationships. Also their partner may feel unsafe.
-Sexual problems
Some partners don't satisfy their sexual relationships and it may lead to disloyalty.
-Differences in personal and career goals

A good partner accompany with his/her partner and help him/her reach their goals.
-Intellectual incompatibility and inflexibility
-Change in priorities
For example, when a child is born, they become busier and it causes they don't care each
other the same as before and day by day, it will create distance between them. While they
should remember that they have this gift because of their partner's presence.
Usually after facing some problems, we think, we cannot be good partners for each other
and come to the decision about getting divorce. Actually we're looking for quick
solutions, but the simplest way is not always the best one.
Sometimes we should sacrifice to keep our marriage going. We should be patient and
forgiving.
Also we should be aware of the differences between men and women and accept them and
respect each other.
The most important thing is, it's a mutual relationship, so both of us should work on the
relationship and we should remember that for having a successful marriage which lasts
forever we should work on for the lifetime.
Thank you, friends, for reading. And sorry for such a long and boring writing.
I'm looking forward to read your ideas.
Have good times,

Maryam
mary July 23rd 2009
Dear friends,
I hope all of you are fine and enjoy every minute of your life.
Today, I've read something in a magazine which I thought you may like it. I hope so.
the title is, "Sometimes look at the sky"
God! Thank you for all blessings which you have given me.
Thank you for al sunny and all cloudy and rainy days.
Thank you for peaceful sunset and also dark and long nights.
Thank you for health and sickness, for sadness and happiness which you have given me.
Thank you for all the things which you lent me for some time and then you took them
back.
God! Thank you for all kind smiles, helpful hands, and all love, affection and wonderful
things which I have received.
Thank you for all flowers and stars, for children and dears who love me.
God! Thank you for my loneliness, my job, problems, all doubts and tears, because all of
them make me close to you.
God! Thank you for continuation of my life, for having a shelter, for food and providing
all my needs.
God! I want the one which you want for me and I just want from you.
God! Give me that much faith to see you and your willing in every thing and situation
which you put me through.
That much hope and courage which I don't feel hopeless.
And that much love and kindness, everyday more than the previous day, love towards you
and the people who are around me.
God! Give me patience, humility, yielding and satisfaction.
God! Give me a obedient heart, hearing ears, conscious mind and powerful hands to
surrender to your satisfaction and accept what you wanted for me by heart and soul.
God! Give all my dears blessing and prosperity and govern peace, friendship and
calmness in people's hearts.
Yours,
Maryam
Clare July 24th 2009

Hi Marina
Sorry for not replying earlier to your post. I don't check this forum as often as the other
one, and whenever I come to this particular thread, there are always pages and pages of
new posts!
You asked me if I think your English is improving. I wanted to say "yes"! In fact, the level
of English on this thread is extremely high. The writing is fluent, expressive (interesting
images) and clear. Writing in a clear way is one of the most important aspects of effective
communication in my opinion, as it means there is less chance of misunderstandings.
People on this forum are very careful to write in such a way that others are not confused
or offended.
Best wishes
Clare
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com
Niloofar71 July 24th 2009

Hi there!
I am a high school student and i am trying to improve my English and luckily i think that
I've found the right place:D
Please help me with this.
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mary July 24th 2009

Dear Niloofar
Welcome to this thread. It's so nice that we have another friend here.
Actually, we are all here to improve our English and learn something through our
friendship.
By the way, we have a party. I think you came here at the right time. Would you please
join us at the party? (If you read past writtings, you will know about the party.)
Feel free and write about what you like.
Best regards,
Maryam
mary July 24th 2009

Dear friends,
I just want to say that there are some gramatical mistakes in my previous writing.
I hope you forgive me with your highness.
Best regards,
Maryam
Mai July 24th 2009

Hello everybody!
My name's Mai.I'm a student.I live in an area of Viet Nam called Buon Ma Thuot,a
highland.My English is very poor...Uhm...So, i was daunted by the thought of addressing
you...I hope that being talked to you that... help me learn English better and better^ ^.
Write to me soon!^ ^
Bye bye

Thank you Maryam for your quick reply.I thought that this is an expired thread and
nobody is going to answer to me.fortunately i was wrong.
And about the party,would you explain it more???
cuz the number of posts is too much and i dont know were to read about this party thing.
Thank you!!:X
Oh I think i got it.It is a kind of virtual party,isnt it???
I would like to join you people:D

By the way I was just taking a glance at the posts in this thread and I realized that
you,behnam,chathy,Marina and some others [if I'm right]are the most active members
here.
Would you mind introducing yourselves a bit???
And please let me know if my writtings make you bored.
Mai July 24th 2009

Hi Niloofar!
At present, you are the most active new member^ ^

So what am I supposed to do???:D
Nguyen Thi T July 24th 2009

Hi Rosa,
(I'm so sorry to reply without being allowed by the owner-Beham)
It's been a week since I came here. As you thought, I'm actually a member of this site, I've
been here for a year. I found it useful for my Eng writing skill. And moreover, the friends
here help me to solve my problem, to share thoughts, to compliment when I achieve
success in my school life, to give advice when I'm exhausted and so on. I do believe you
enjoy being here too much.
I wanna thank you once again for your lovely reply to me. How is everything thesedays?
Are you enjoying your life every moment? Ah ha, to me, I think life is so interesting when
we've got a lot of things to do, and to hope, exactly, I call it aspiration. I was so happy to
receive reply from you.
Have a nice day, Rosa!
Thi Nguyen
Friday July 24th 09
Mai July 24th 2009
=) you just smile and make friend with me,Niloofar^^
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Mai July 24th 2009

Hello Nguyen Thi!
Great!you are Vietnamese!
Mai July 24th 2009

At least,you are my compatriotism,Nguyen Thi^^.uhm...can i make friend with you?
mary July 24th 2009

Hi Niloofar,
Thank you for your writings. If other friends don't write, it means that they are busy and I
hope they are busy with good things.
You're right about the party. Welcome to the party. So could you please tell us about the
dress which you want to wear and the color of your umbrella? (you can read Cathy's
writing to me, then you will understand about the party more.)
I never get bored with your writings. Feel free and write whenever you want, but just
remember that I usually write here on weekrnds. It means that I may answer you next
week, but please don't think that I forget to answer.
I'm about 28. I graduated in Physics and now I work as a seller. I come from Sari, but
now I live in Tehran.
What is your subject? Do you like to go to University?
By the way, your English is good. Do you take part in any classes?

Best wishes,
Maryam
mary July 24th 2009

Dear Mai,
I'm glad that you have joined us. Here, we help each other with our English and share
our feelings and thoughts together.
You are welcomed and you can write whatever you like and share your opinion with us.
Also you can write about your country and culture. I really like to know about it.
Best regards,
Maryam
sami July 24th 2009

Hello Andrew
Thanks for addressing to me in your writing. I have no problem with your age (by the
way, I don?t know it), I am here to share my ideas with all of you, so you can write to me
whenever you want to. Life shouldn?t be so serious, I consider fun and jokes are part of
life and all like laughing and having fun, so your jokes are welcomed.
There is just one problem with me, I cannot understand your jokes, it is maybe due to the
cultural gap between you and me, and also my English.
I will try to understand your next joke. :)
sami July 24th 2009

Hello Cathy
I have enjoyed a lot reading your writing to me. Your way of writing is nice, maybe I am
wrong, but it makes me feel Cathy as a delicate girl, nice and kind to all people. When I
imagine you, you are always smiling, so it is always nice to talk to you.
Your field of study is connected to mine. I have always been involved in theories about
teaching, all of them related to the psychology of children and adults. Moreover, your job
is related to education, so here I find another similarity between you and me. I think your
job is very useful to those students who want to study abroad and don?t know where to
go, or what to do. Do you like your current job? This is what you wanted to do?
Cathy! Many people consider sleeping as the elixir of beauty, so you must be a very
beautiful girl ; ) I don?t use to sleep so much, I sleep around 8 hours at night, and I don?t
sleep ?siesta? (a short sleep in the afternoon, after having lunch) because I like to be
active. I think the time you sleep is time you are not living, experimenting new things,
emotions, etc. However I know there are lots of people who like sleeping, I just can say :
good for you! The more you sleep, the more beautiful you are!
About me?I don?t know whether you have read or not, I am an English teacher, I have
been working as private teacher and at an academy teaching adults. However, it is not
regular and not well paid, so I have been studying for an exam proposed each two years
by the Spanish State. After having passed it I have got a job at a public school as an
English teacher for the rest of my life. It is now, at 28, when my life begins. I have always
been busy studying and now, with this job, I will have lots of time to enjoy life. I really
hope so.
Then, as well as you I love reading. Every night before sleeping I read some chapters of
the book I am reading at that moment. At this moment I am reading a silly story, it is
called ?The WAG?s diary? by Alison Kervin. It is a funny book, written by a woman who
is married to a famous footballer. She writes a diary to help other women how to behave
as a WAG (Wife and Girlfriend of footballers). It is maybe a silly book, but I really enjoy
reading it, it makes me laugh. There is a kind of comparison of the life of the protagonist
and her husband to the life of Victoria and David Beckham. I have to say I am not
interested in football nor in footballers, but it is a funny book, that?s why I am reading it.
Apart from reading I love going to the beach, having fun with my friends, walking,
practicing some sport like swimming, aerobics, cycling?
Tell me Cathy, what is the best book you have ever read? What is the best film?
Rosa, July 24, 2009
PS: Im happy you like my name, in fact, Rosa is the same word for the rose flower in
Spanish, as well as that of colour pink!
sami July 24th 2009
Hello Chan
How is it going? Thank you very much for your wishes towards me. It is nice to see you
also like teaching. After reading many people?s writings I realize all of us have
something in common to one another, this is maybe what makes us be interested in
reading the writings of all friends here. Would you like to teach again? I think teaching
engineers is a very hard work, I personally think I wouldn?t be able to do it. For me, all
engineers are very intelligent people.
I live in the south of Spain, in Andalusia, most precisely in Huelva, it is called the ?city of
light? due to sun light. It is a lovely place to live, lots of sun, light, good weather, better
food, wonderful people? :) I wouldn?t stop writing good qualities of my city and country.
Here, most of people are Christian, it is the predominant religion, although there are
many people who consider themselves as atheist. I am a Christian, I do believe in God,
although I don?t usually go to church.
You are right, I know nothing about Sachin Tendulkar. In fact I know nothing about
cricket too. Here in Spain people don?t play cricket, at least it is not famous. Famous
sports in Spain are football, basket, tennis, car races?From all of them football is number
one. I don?t know why people are so interested in football, mainly men. They stop their
lives to watch a football match, they shout to footballers and insult the referee (poor my
brother who is a referee)? Footballers are paid huge sums of money for just one football
match. If you are a good player, you play just one match and you wont need to work for
the rest of your life?I can bear it while there are lots of people dying of hunger and many
people are committing suicide nowadays because of the economic crisis we are living in
Spain?there are thinks I will never understand!
My hobbies, as I have just written to Cathy are reading, going to the beach, practicing
some sport, walking, having fun with friends?
About your last question I have to say that I am not married, in fact I?m single.
Ah Chan! Yesterday I watched in the news that there was going to be an eclipse, which
couldn?t be seen in spain, but it was possible to see it in Asia. Have you seen it? Do you
like to see eclipses?
I hope to read more from you,
sami July 24th 2009

Hello Marina
How are you my friend? I hope you are enjoying your new job and every minute in your
life.
Please forgive me if I am late in answering, I have no excuse, I know, but as you know, I
don?t have internet at home, moreover I have been receiving some news about my new
place of work and it has kept me busy, and to tell the truth, not in the mood of writing.
Please forgive me. I will have internet at home in September, I promise to write
regularly.
I have been thinking a lot about ?divorce? and the reason why couples decide to live
separately after some time together. I have never been divorced ; ) So it is a little bit
difficult for me to talk about it. However, I have some ideas, which maybe helpful to you.
First of all, people here are free to marry whenever they want and with whom they want.
I mean, marriage is something couples decide by themselves, there is no interest in any
other thing rather than love. So the starting point for a couple to marry is love. Many
couples spend lots of years together before they marry (2years, 3, 5, 8, 10, etc), during
this time they check whether the person they are is the one they want to share the rest of
their lives. If the answer to this is ?yes? they marry, if not they may break up and after a
time, find another person? Well, imagine two people get marry after 5 years being
together and after some years of marriage, they decide they want to divorce. What would
be the reason?
There may be lots of reasons for divorce, we can not say ?it is due to men, or it is due to
women?. We should not say that. Sometimes a woman is the responsible for divorce and
some other times it is the man. I know many people who have divorced from their
couples, and I can say that the main reason among them (at least what they said) is that
?love is over?, ?we finished our relationship because there was no love any more??
Something like this. If when they married they were in love and they loved each
other?what has happened to love after some years???? I think it is clear, in my opinion
when two people are boyfriend and girlfriend they pay lots of attention to each other,
they are interested in the other, they usually buy presents to each other?lots of things
which makes the couple be happy together, and so love is alive. However, when people
marry they stop paying so much attention to the other, what in my opinion should be just
the contrary, I think it is even worse when children come, because the man may say the
woman just pays attention to the child and doesn?t pay attention to him anymore?Maybe
some men wants to find that care outside marriage and problems are bigger and bigger.
Marina, all I want to say is that maybe one of reasons of divorce is that once they marry,
people forget watering love (of course, love is like a plant you should have to take care
and water it every day, if you stop watering it, it dies). I am not an experienced woman in
terms of marriage and divorce, but what I say is just my opinion after what I have heard
to many people. I don?t know whether I will marry some day or not, but Im sure I will
never forget watering my love! ; )
I haave to finish now my deear friend. I hope to reaad your opinnion about this writing
g soon.
Oncce again, forrgive me if I cannot coome here eveeryday.
Lotss of kisses fo
for you Marrina,
metzean
m Julyy 24th 20099
Deaar Friends,
Theere was a sccandal in Geermany, where one of tthe biggest crime

c in human historyy was
happ
ppened and thet state off
fficials in Geermany hadd not shown any reactioon on it. Imaagine ,
if su
uch a crime had been committed
c inn reverse byy a Muslim in middle east ,they miight
deciide to destrooyed a natio c in their media makking the natiion accused
on, the out cry d of lack
of human
h rights
ts and savaggery ...
I reaad this articcle which was

w publish in a lot of media,
m I expect my friennd Mrs Clarre dose
not consider it as a politiccal affair ,beecause this is what wass written in many newsppapers
evenn in Britain.
"Onn July 1, thee 31-year-olld pregnant Egyptian Marwa

M El-Sh
Sherbini wass slaughtereed with
a knnife in open court in Drresden. Herr killer was the Germann citizen Aleexander W.,, a
raciist who hadd been foundd guilty of defamation
d aagainst El-S
Sherbini. A ppolice officer in
atteendance didd nothing to aid the striccken womenn, instead shhooting dow
wn her husbband,
caussing him serious injuryy.
At thhe end of laast year, El--Sherbini, who

w worked in a pharm macy, asked A Alexander W.,
W 28
yearrs old and unemployed
u d, to let her small
s son play
p on the swing
s in thee local playgground.
He immediatelyy insulted thhe woman, who w wore a headscarf, f as a ?slut, terrorist an
nd an
Islaamic fundam H was charrged and found guilty of
mentalist.? He o defamatioon, and wass fined.
An appeal
a was subsequenttly lodged; however,
h it is unclear whether
w it w
was Alexandder W.
himself or the ppublic proseecutor who had lodgedd it.
Taggesspiegel reeported as follows

f on the
t events inn the courtrroom where the appeal was
beinng heard: ?The examinnation of thee witnesses w was concludded, when tthe German n citizen
askeed to addresss the courtt. He asked to be allowed to ask a question, too which the court
did not object. Alex W. turrned to Marrwa El-Sherrbini: ?Do you y have any ny right at all to be
in Germany??
G There was silence
s in thhe room. ?Y You have noo reason to bbe here.? Alex W.
becaame louder. And he thrreatened, ?IIf the NPD [the [ far-rigght German National Pa arty]
commes to powerr there will be an end to t all that. I voted for thhe NPD.?? He then thrrew
himself on the defenceless
d woman andd began to stab
s her witth a knife. H
Her defence
counsel is said to have thrrown a chairr at him, buut this did noot stop him..
El-SSherbini?s 332-year-oldd husband, Elwi

E Ali Okaaz, came to his wife?s aid
a and the court
soun nded the alaarm. A courrt official annd two policce officers who
w were inn the buildin ng
storrmed into thhe courtroom m. Without warning, onne of the off fficers immediately bega an
shoo oting Ali Okkaz, also ann Egyptian. Okaz, who had alreadyy been serioously injureed in the
kniffe attack, waas shot in thhe leg. A litttle later, Maarwa El-Sheerbini succuumbed to heer
injuuries, havingg been stabb bed 18 timees. The coupple?s three-yyear-old son witnessedd the
entiire proceediings.
Whaat has been the reaction in Germaany to the murder of Maarwa El-Sheerbini? Pra actically
nonne, initially. The politicaal establishhment at firsst said nothiing at all, and the popu
ular
presss merely reeported it inn the marginns, talking about
a ?a groowing contrroversy oveer a
swinng.? Saxonyy?s Justice Minister
M Geert Mackenrroth said that in future the principple of
?oppen justice? would no loonger be poossible, meaaning that coomprehensiive security checks
wouuld be introdduced in alll courts?."
It iss a long painnful report all

a people of
o world reaad it with teaarful eyes, m
more over sorry
s
for silent
s of meedia in Germmany
With
h sorrowfull look
Mohhsen
mortaza.abta
m a July 24th 2009
Helllo Dear Maarina
Firsst of all, I appologize forr the long delay!

d As I said to Rosaa, I was in a trip to my sister's
s
hauuse which is far away frrom where I am currenntly living.
Let me continue writing abbout names chosen by people p in

my country,
c Iraan. When yoou said thatt Arabian peeople are noot
veryy interestedd in names coming
c from
m their own culture andd
insttead they tryy to get nam mes from weestern counttries, I was
actuually a littlee bit surprised!
Araab world hass a very richh culture annd heritage, just like otther nationss in the midddle east
andd other partss of the worrld. I think, as
a a Persiann individual, I should ttry to keep my
m life
veryy close to my
m culture annd heritage (I am not ssure if I can make myseelf be clearlyy
undderestood!) and
a one verry little thingg to do so iss choosing Persian
P nam mes for my
chilldren.
I seee many peopple around who are veery interesteed in westerrn names buut they are very
v
few.. Most of Iraanians preffer to get Iraanian namees. Arabic naames, such as Mohammmad,
Morrtaza, Hassaan, Hossainn, for men, and a Fatimah, Zahra, raaziah, for wwomen are thhe most
common religious names here in Iran. However, recently and especially among the young
eneration, these religious names are not prefered very much. (This is also an nteresting
topic to write about.)
I think Persian names fall into three categories:
(1) Historical names which are usually the names of Iranian kings, their wives, and their
children. Examples (boys):
Kourosh: First king of Iran,

Afshin: An Iranian army commander in old times,
AnoushiravAn: Name of a Persian king,
DAriush: Name of a Persian king
(girls):
AtoosA: Name of an Iranian princess
AzitA: Name of an Iranian princess
PanteA: Name of Kourosh's Daughter
2- Names coming from Persian literatures.

Shahnameh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahnameh),
an enormous poetic opus written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi around 1000 AD, contains
many many characters with beautiful names. Some of them are historical and many of
them are mythical.
Examples:
Rostam: A hero in Shahnameh

SohrAb: Rostam's son,
RoudAbeh: Rostam's mother
3- Names coming from the nature.

Examples, (boys):
BAmdAd: Early Morning,

Behrang: Good color,
BornA: Young, youthful,
MehrdAd: Gift of the sun,
(girls):
Arezoo: Wish,
asal: Honey,
Banafsheh: A flower (Violet),
Ahou: Deer,
Guiti: World, universe,
I should mentioon that I briing these exxamples from
m:
"http
tp://www.annvari.org/cools/Originall_Persian_N Names.htmll"
Thaank you veryy much for reading

r thiss long and possibly
p borring text.
Best regards
morrtaza
Julyy 24 - 2009
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Andrew
A Julyy 24th 2009
Helllo Rosa,
Sorrry, I don't uunderstand what

w a joke of mine youu mention:)) Of course sometimes I can
writte somethingg like compplete mess. I try to fix itt, promise!
Tooo late to conntinue, I'll write
w you aftter being baack from couuntryhouse where I go to
tomorrow mornning.
Best wishes,
Anddrew
mortaza.abta
m a July 25th 2009
Helllo Dear Rossa,
I appologize for the long deelay. In yourr last writinng to me, yoou asked mee to write abbout
weddding cerem monies in Iraan. You knoow, people inn Iran are devided
d intoo many tribees and
each h of them haas its own wedding
w cerremony, of ccourse, therre are manyy things in common.
I raised in a ruural area at the east of Iran.

I When I ask my mother
m about her wedding she
tell me interestting stories. The way thhey used to celebrate
c thheir weddinggs is more
beautiful than what
w is done nowadayss; actually mmany parts of it have bbeen faded by
b
passsing of timee (and I donn't know whyy?).
I wiill try to gett all the detaails from myy mother annd convert itt to Englishh, which is quite
q a
challenge to mee. What I caan tell you now n is that, in the locall area wherre I come fro om, a
typiical weddingg, in the passt, took at leeast 3 days!!! Many peoople and neiighbors werre
invoolved, they were
w helpinng cook the foods
f and eentertain thee guests andd they were very
happ
ppy of that situation. Isnn't it interessting Rosa!
Thaank you so m
much for reaading. I waiit for you reeply.
morrtaza
Julyy 25 - 2009
Niloofar71
N J 25th 20009
July
Deaar Mary
I'm really surprrised aboutt the party and
a i have too think abouut my dress and preparre a
speccial one.I'll share my iddea with you as soon asa I decided what to wear.[I have a vivid
imaagination]
Aboout my Engls lsih,Actuallyy I do love English
E andd I attend Ennglish classses since chiildhood
andd I'm doing m my best to immprove it.[w
[with your help]Besidess I watch fillms a lot.
I haave two morre years to Konkoor
K .Abbout the maj
ajor I'd like to study i haaven't decid
ded
yet.AActuallly I choose
c s.th then immeddiately I chaange my minnd:D.But att the time beeing I
wannt to study CCumputer annd that sortt of stuff.Thee thing is,I'm
m scared stiiff of
Konnkoor[Althoough I'm a goodg student]and I reallly don't knoow how to fface it.The closer
c it
getss,the more upset
u i am.
I'm looking forrward to heaar from youu.
Best Wishes
Nilooofar
mortaza.abta
m a July 25th 2009
HEL
LLO EVERYONE!
IS THERE
T ANY
Y BODY HE
ERE WHO CAN
C HELP
P ME PUT MY
M FLAG N
NEXT TO MY
M ID!?!
THA
ANK YOU
Niloofar71
N J 25th 20009
July
Deaar Mai
I'd love
l to be yoour friend.A
Actually I'm
m hear to finnd friends!!::d
Niloofar71
N J 25th 20009
July
Deaar mortaza.aabta did youu choose yoour country when you registered
r here???
mortaza.abta
m a July 25th 2009
Deaar Niloofar,
Manny thanks foor respondin

ng.
Yes! I have choosen my couuntry, but thhe problem exists.
e
By the
t way, I coome from Irran.
morrtaza
ahmad
a safarrz July 25th 2009
Helllo dear marrina.
Thaanks for youur reply andd your kindnness.
I livve in tehran the capitall city of irann. Im an acccountant. My interest iss computer science
s
andd my field att university was animall science. Prrogress in english
e is myy wish. I co
oudn't
beliieve my eyess when i saw w this forum
m and your anda others frinds
f writinngs. I hope i can
impprove my engglish here.
My friends,
f i haave got onee question. Could
C you answer
a it pleease?
If toomorrow is yyour last daay what do you y want too do, say, orr see beforee you go?
Niloofar71
N J 25th 20009
July
It iss a really haard question
n to answer..
If thhat were mee,i would proobably try to
t call peopple who I bo
othered and beg them too
forggive me for the things I've
I done an nd then maybbe I'll buy gift
g for my mmom and kisss her
as much
m as I caan and thannk her.
ahmad
a safarrz July 25th 2009
Thee purpose off life
A loong time agoo, there wass an Emperror who toldd his horsem man that if hhe could ridde on his
horsse and coveer as much land
l area ass he likes, thhen the Empperor wouldd give him the t area
of laand he has covered.
c
Suree enough, thhe horseman quickly juumped onto his horse and a rode as ffast as posssible to
coveer as much land area asa he could. He kept onn riding andd riding, whipping the horse h to
go as
a fast as poossible. Wheen he was hungry
h or tirred, he did not stop beccause he waanted to
coveer as much area as posssible.
Cam h coveredd a substanttial area and he was exxhausted and was
me to a poinnt when he had
dying. Then he asked himself, "Why did I push myself so hard to cover so much land
area? Now I am dying and I only need a very small area to bury myself."
The above story is similar with the journey of our Life. We push very hard everyday to
make more money, to gain power and recognition. We neglect our health , time with our
family and to appreciate the surrounding beauty and the hobbies we love.
One day when we look back , we will realize that we don't really need that much, but then
we cannot turn back time for what we have missed.
Life is not about making money, acquiring power or recognition . Life is definitely not
about work! Work is only necessary to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and
pleasures of life. Life is a balance of Work and Play, Family and Personal time. You have
to decide how you want to balance your Life. Define your priorities, realize what you are
able to compromise but always let some of your decisions be based on your instincts.
Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of Life, the whole aim of human existence. But
happiness has a lot of meaning. Which king of definition would you choose? Which kind
of happiness would satisfy your high-flyer soul?
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Hi Mary!
Thanks for your kind answer!

As you know Im new here since 2 weeks... Please can you tell me about you? What are
you doing? For how long time have you been here? Where from?
Have a nice day, hope to hear from you soon!
Veronica

Hi Mai, Niloofar, Nguyen Thi and Ahmad!
Nice to find new people here! Im from Finland, a nurse practitioners, married and Im
here since 2 weeks ago for to improve my english.
I really like the threads and its helping me a lot.
Please tell me about yourself. Where from, what are you doing, why do you want to learn
english and other things.
Veronica
Dear Veronica
My name is Niloofar and I am a high school student.I come from Iran.
I think learning English is really necessary nowadays"as nurses that are indispensable
for a hospital:D"and every thing you buy ro you use has s.th to do with English.On the
other hand i do love English and I enjoy dealing with it.
Looking forward to hear from you.
Best wishes
Niloofar

dear Cathy,
How are you this day?I hope this message finds you healthy and in good spirits.Please
forgive me that i have a long time to log in this web because my computer couldn't
work.Now i have buy a new laptop.It is a red dell,i love it.
You are so diligent .After work you spend you weekend to have the class.I agree with
what you said ---it's very hard to pursue part-time postgraduate studies after graduation
from university.I also try learning french for two month.The live enrich and you can learn
more knowledge and know more people.But you feel some tire.By the way,what's your
class?
Keep at it
NANA
July 25,2009

dear Behnam,
How's it going?I got my new laptop at last.I can surf online at night again.This feeling is
perfect.In china the price of laptop turns cheaper than before.My laptop only need 4000
yuan RMB .In Iran is it the price of computer cheap?
Where are you?I turn up last pages,i can find your message.
Do you like movie?Have you see the new movie--Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen?
Best wishes.
NANA
July 26,2007
Mai July 26th 2009

Hi Maryam, Niloofar and Veronica!
I'm very pleased that hearing from you.I am really happy(^_^).
I have read this web site many times.You and others write well.Your writing skill are
expert.I want to be participant but i'm a shy girl, i'm worried about having no talent for
maintaining consersation.You know it is difficult to communicate with foreigners when
not being good at English (>.<).Sometimes, i would like to write but i haver.I
thought:"What will i write? I want they to understand my meaning but rather backward
in expressing my ideas".I'm stumped and disappointed(>.<).
"Be confident!",my mom said, "they will sympathize with you.Everybody has problem
with English.They will help you.Make yourself comfortable about that".
My mom is right.If i don't write,i won't improve.If i have a vicious style, you will show
me,won't you?I will know countrys where i never move towards, and i will have new
friends, from far-away places, are warm-hearted, boon, cosmopolitan,includingyou,
Maryam, Niloofar, Veronica(^ ^).
I hope that we will have a good friendship.
Write to me soon!
Mai July 26th 2009

Dear Veronica, Maryam, Niloofar!
I'm very pleased that i have new friends.I'll tell you about myself, and you can do the
same when you write to me.
I am eighthteen years old.I live in DakLak, a province on the west highland where coffee
is the most important industrial tree,with my parents and my younger brother.DakLak
has the largest coffee area.People like drinking coffee here.Buon Ma Thuot coffee is
famous for high quality.
I completed the higher education entrance exam.I am looking forward to publication of
the exam results.I hope that I will be successful candidate of Ho Chi Minh architectural
university,which i love.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you!
Write soon!
mortaza.abtahi July 26th 2009

Just a test!
Mohamad July 26th 2009
??A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than who is at hand. Is not the
mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the
valley than to those who inhabit the mountain???
(Gibran Khalil Gibran).
Hi my friends
Absent Behnam, Marina, Mohsen, Maryam, Andrew, Nana, Cathy , Rosa
,veronica,Mortaza , Mai , Ahmad?. Hello and slam to you all. How are you ?I hope every
thing be nice with you. I am very pleased and very happy because have a time for writing
you and saying hello to you all from miles away. As you know I am a member of this site
and read your writing everyday .
Once this year in May I write your nice name on a paper and put it in the center of a big
flower bed and take a photo , this photo is saved in my p.c . and in my mind and heart
too.
Now I see more friends here , these are new flowers that grow in this nice garden, maybe
you know why I talk about garden , yes I am a gardener , I work in a big garden with
difference part and region from Iran and other countries , this is botanic garden indeed
.we are working for this issue : save the plants for saving the plnet.
I think you know something about plants like flowers and trees , they are same as a one
month baby need food and care. for this reason I am very busy at work and this is
because of late in writing here , please forgive me.
My friends I look at this site as well as garden with many beautiful flowers , and you are
the flowers of it, as each flower has own smell , your writings have their own perfume so
I enjoy reading them always .I believe that a life without friends , is like a garden without
flowers.
These words just for saying that you are my friends and you are in my heart garden .
Best wishes,
Araghi,
July,26th,2009
zita July 26th 2009

Hi my dear friend Behi!
At last I am here writing to you in your page. Thank you for your invatation. I hope to
learn English language more... As you know my English is not so good, anyway I will try
to do my best. Also it is so nice to know a little bit more about you.
Bye
Zita
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zita July 26th 2009

Hi Araghi Mohamad!
I ma Zita from Brazil and Behi is my friend. I have read your letter and I love this part: I
believe a life wthout friends is like a garden without flowers. You are completly right.
Congratualion for your idea about friends. I hope to hear from you a little bit more.
Bye
Zita
ahmad safarzadeh July 27th 2009

Hi dear Mohammad.
Hello to you and other flowers in this thread.
How is it going. I read your writing. your descriptions were very nice and beautiful. your
view to your friends is nice. I love friends like you with this nice view. you are my
countrymen. I like Knowing more about you. your city, university, field and so on. please
write to me more about yourself.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you!

Hi Zita,
How are you , I hope everything goes well with you .Thank you very much for your
message in this thread and thanks for joining us.
Dear Zita as you see ,my friends and I are here for learning English and find nice friend
around the world and you can see our success and prosperity .you see wise friend from
China, Iran, Syria, Russia, Finland, Egypt, and other country and now a new friend from
Brazil. Welcome Zita . please share us your idea and opinion about your country ,
Brazilian culture and everything you like.
Good luck ,
Araghi,
July,27th,2009

Deaar Ahmad,
Helllo and greeeting, Thankk you for youur attentionn , salam to my friends all in this th
hread
andd hello to theeir finger when
w they daancing uponn the keyboaard and writing nice wo ords
andd good senteences and frriendly messsage to us. I must say I can not seee them but canc feel
theiir smell andd odor .
I spend time wiith this writtings and deeeply think aabout what their wordss trying to teell us. I
thinnk if everyboody read ouur friends (B
Behnam , Marina
Ma , Mohhsen , Andreew , Nana , Cathy ,
Asaal , Niloofar ,Rosa ?) writings , cann feel that thhere is warm mth in theirr .
But about me . I work in a research innstitute in Tehran,
T andd my major iis natural
resoources . andd what abouut you?
With h many prayyer,
Araaghi,
Julyy,27th,2009
(Sallam=Hello))
Marina1
M July
ly 27th 20099
Deaar Friends ( Behnam, Maryam,
M Roosa, Cathy, Veronica, Chan,
C Araghhi, Mohsen,
Anddrew, Zita , M
Mohammadd, Ahmad annd all friendds here)
It's very nice too meet all off you again.. I'd like to say
s " Hello" to Zita whho is a new
mem mber , and ""Welcome again"to
a Araaghi, thank you for joinning us again, what you u wrote
aboout friends iss absolutelyy amazing.
Deaar Mohsen, thanks a lott for all youur writings , especially about Marw
wa Alsherbiini,
thannk you for ccoming backk again too.
Deaar Rosa , it'ss really greaat what youu wrote abouut divorce, I think all of us sharing g the
sam
me ideas. Alll in all, divoorce is a kinnd of solutioon, but it is sometimes
s a kind of
selfi
fishness , paarents shoulld think aboout their chilldren beforee doing anyything. All human
h
beinngs have thee right to haave the bothh mother and father. It makes me tthink about what
you wrote to Beehnam oncee about beinng a motherr without a father, f it maakes my idea more
cleaar. The selfiishness makke some wom men to havee babies by somes wrongg ways with hout
reall relationships , womenn then are absolutely
a w
wrong , theirr selfishnesss push them m to do
thatt just to prove that theyy can live allone without men , and even they ccan do whattever
theyy want withoout them, thhey don't thiink about thheir childrenn who can't know theirr real
fathhers. What would
w happeened then???? Isn't it thheir childrenn right to knnow the bothh
motther and fathher? Isn't thheir right too say " dadyy" as all children??
Anyyway, it's reaally a compplicated topiic, and whaat Maryam wrote w is the summary for
fo
reassons , I thinnk they weree complete. Thank you M Maryam!
Deaar Ahmad , nice

n to meeet you. All frriends here know that Marina
M is faascinated byy Iran
:), so
s you are aalready welccomed just by
b being Iraanian :).
Deaar Zita , thank you for joining
j us thhis place. Itt seems Behnam is alreeady your frriend ,
wouuld you pleaase tell us soomething abbout him? W What does he
h do these ddays? And when
w is
he going
g to com
me back?. Would
W you please
p introdduce your self?
s What iss your age//
worrk?.???
Deaar friends, pplease forgivve me for beeing late in answering, I was a bitt busy. I'll trry to be
heree more.
I've received ann email aboout professo ors' ways off making queestions for ttheir students, it
wass really funnny, I'll try too translate it
i to Englishh. For me, I felt it deeplly :) :) :)
Wouuld you pleaase write soomething funnny which happened
h w you wheen you (werre , are)
with
at thhe university
ty or work????
I'm really very much lookiing forward

d to hearing from you as
a soon as yoou can.
Havve fun.
Marrina.
ahmad
a safarrzadeh July 27th 2009
Deaar Mohamadd
Helllo to you annd your nicee and meaningful writinngs and thaanks for youur reply to my m
quesstions. Im aan accountaant . Im worrking at Beaautification Organizatioon of the Ciity of
Tehhran. I calcuulate the sallary of persoonnel and somtimes
s i record
r the innformation of
accoounts and trransactionss on the systtem. I like leearning engglish very much but im very
busssy and i cann't taking paart in any cllassses. I haave to learn english myyself. Couldd you
tell me about thhe ways thaat i can learn n english myself.
my I appreciate you in advancee.
I'm looking forrward to heaaring from you!y
Marina1
M July
ly 27th 20099
Deaar Clare,
I doon't know hoow to thank you enoguhh , I just cann say

" THHANK YOU U FROM TH HE BOTTOM M OF MY H HEART" :) :)
:
you made me really happyy by your wrriting and opinion,
op it means
m a lot tto me.
Pleaase forgive me for beinng late, but I was a bit busy,

b besidees as you saaid the pagees are
runnning too fasst, many new
w friends arre here. Theey are makinng this placce better. We
W just
needd our friendd Behnam too come agaiin. :) :) I thiink, you as a manager to this site should
s
do something
s with him. is he allowedd to take all these days off
w o ??? PLE EASE DO
SOMMETHING. :) :) ;)
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 27th 20099
Deaar Mortaza,
Conngratulationn! your flag is here :) :)) :)
Thaanks a lot for writing abbout perisann names. In fact they arre a bit harrd. In Syria there is
a fa
amous Iraniaan name " Shereen"
S for girls, it's really
r beauttiful.
I'll write
w aboutt this topic soon.
s
Thaanks.
Marrina.
Niloofar71
N J 27th 20009
July
Deaar Mai
My English is nnot as perfeect as the oth her guys heere,so I'm noot allowed tto judge you ur
Engglish.But jusst to say my opinion I th hink your English
E is grreat and I reeally mean
it.N
Nobody is flaawless.We'rre all here too progress.
Andd I think youur my motheer is right.L Lack of confi fidence is a severe
s probblem which I
mysself suffer frrom it.But wew must get through thiss together.
I haave to say I sstill believee your Engliish is reallyy good.
Be confident.
c
Best wishes
Nilooofar
Niloofar71
N J 27th 20009
July
Deaar Friends
Reccently I havee designed a forum aboout English.It just show ws my love too English and
a to
incrrease it's levvel I need yoour help.
I neeed your exppertise.(espeecially CLA ARE, Behnam m, Maryamm, Rosa, Catthy , Mai ,
Veronica, Mariina , Chan, Araghi, Moohsen, Andrrew, Zita , Mohammad,
M , Ahmad , Mortaza
M
andd all friends here and fo orgive me iff I forgot to mention thee others nam
mes).
If it is possible ffor you andd if have tim
me visit it annd help me with
w this == => http://sw
weet-
engglish.forumootion.com/
Best wishes
Nilooofar
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Mai July 27th 2009

Dear Niloofar, Veronica, Maryam!
I have been expecting to hear from you.
Hello Mohamad!
Glad to meet you(^ ^).
Yesterday,i onlined to seek my higher education entrance exam result.My mark is 20 (In
Viet Nam, we have to take 3 subjects in higher education entrance exam,the highest mark
is 10 poin/subject). It's high mark,but,there are too many students have mark higher than
me. I'm very worried about that.And i am afraid of not being successful candidate of my
university which i'm most interested.
I always enjoy hearing from you.Please write.
Best wishes,
Mai

Dear Mai
I had written to you.Didn't you see it???
Congratulations!!
Don't be afraid,and rely on god.
Wish you luck.
Niloofar
sami July 27th 2009

Hello Veronica
How are you my nurse friend? : )
I hope you are fine, enjoying life. I also have to apologize for being late in answering. It
is not easy for me to come here (wifi bar) everyday, but I am not going to give excuses, I
hope you and the rest of friends understand it.
Veronica, I read your writing about ?war with your husband? and I understood it very
well. I think it is normal to have ?wars? with him, to start with, you (you and your
husband) are two different people, two different ways of thinking (woman and man
different way of thinking), lots of years together, so it is natural to have small fights or
arguments with him. But, how do you think about these arguments? Of course, I guess
after an argument you may feel sad, but I think they are very positive for your
relationship, they make your relationship with your husband stronger, and you are closer
to your husband than before the argument (closer, not physically, but emotionally).
All relationships have ups and downs, not only with your husband, but also with your
parents, friends, brother, sister?As I have read from Behnam, life is full of ups and
downs, ?downs? make us stronger, in a relation with your husband, those downs make
your love stronger. This is just my point of view.
I also liked what I read about being together but having your own life. You are married,
but it does not mean you can not continue doing things on your own. You can go out with
friends for a coffee or whatever, and it doesn?t mean you are not a good wife. I think,
apart from having your husband it is essential for a woman to have her own ?freedom? to
continue being herself, your own parcel of freedom, always respecting her husband, and
the other way round.
Veronica...after reading about salaries for a teacher in Finland?do you have any free
room at home??? : )) Wow, what a high salary!!!! I am not sure because I haven?t
started working in a school yet, but I think a teacher in primary education gets here
around 20.000 euros, and I think it is a good salary taking into account the amount of
hours we work a day. I guess price of everything there is higher than in Spain, isn?t it?
Let?s compare with some items, here you can buy a bar of bread for 1 euro, a coffee 1e
too, the cheapest car is no less than 6.000euros, a laptop around 400e...What about your
country? If it is the same, I will definitely start studying Swedish and start working
there!! ; ) You say there is a lot of work there for teachers, what is the procedure for
selecting teachers? As I have said other times, in Spain we have to pass hard exams, is it
the same in Finland?
I have to admit that I have had to ask my parents about taxes : ( I had no idea about it.
They say that for a normal salary of around 20.000e per year, the tax is 14- 16 %. So
maybe the salary in the end is the same here and there.
You ask me about EU, I don?t think it is bad, but I am not personally interested in going
there. I love English, and of course English is spoken there too, but I have always been
interested in Britain. Don?t ask me for the reason, because there is no reason for saying
this. I think it is a rich country, it is number one in many ways, rich history, rich diversity
of people, also lots people are interested in going there, lots of people who want to
succeed in music, films?go there, but I don?t. A cousin of mine is in Chicago, she studied
the same as me, to be an English teacher, but she finally went there and she is working as
a Spanish teacher. She has been there for more than 20 years, and I don?t think she is
coming here again. I cannot say it has something bad, because to know that you must be
living there for a time, as I haven?t lived there, I cannot say it. Just to say something
negative about going there is the long flight, more than 12 hours from Spain, I don?t
think I can bear that?This is just to say something, but I know for many people it is worth
the effort.
Do you like it? Have you ever been there? What do you think about it?

Kisses,
Rosa, July 27, 2009
sami July 27th 2009

Hello Maryam
I know you are a busy girl, and this is why your writing makes me so happy. Thank you
very much for doing it.
As you say, my dress is colourful, the typical Spanish dress is full of spots. Spots maybe
small, medium, large?I love a red dress with big white spots, I have another one which is
white with blue spots, I like it very much.
I will be pleased to learn how to dance ?Mazandarani?, it will be a pleasure for me. I am
not good at dancing, although I like it. I think when you like something and you put all
your energies into it, you will finally do it well.
Maryam, I have been reading this thread for a long time, I used to read what you wrote
on the past because I liked your way of expressing your thoughts, they were clear for me.
I wish I had the same ability as you to express myself clearly! I think you went to
University, what did you study? Was it related to commerce or selling? I ask it because I
thought you studied something related to physics, am I right? Forgive me, but I don?t
remember it well. If you studied something different from selling, why your job is related
to it? Was it difficult for you to find a job?
Maryam, do you like living alone or you prefer being close to your family? I ask this
because it is very probable that I start teaching in a different city from mine. I live in
Huelva, and maybe I will be sent next September to Cadiz( I will know it next 31st july) . I
like to live the experience, some time alone, living on my own, doing everything myself. I
think it makes you grow up personally, and I also think it is necessary for all people.
What is the best of living alone, from your point of view? What is the worst?

Kisses
sami July 27th 2009

Helllo Thi Nguyyen
Howw are you? I hope every rything goess well with you.
y Don?t worry
w abouut not having
ga
welccome from Behnam,
B hee is absent, he said he wwas going too leave the thread for a time,
this is the reasoon why he hasn?t
h writtten to you. I am compleetely sure hee would wellcome
you and he is vvery happy tot have you here as a nnew active member.
m
I amm very happpy to see youu reply, andd forgive mee for being late
l in answ wering, but as
a I
have said manyy times, I doon?t have innternet at hoome now, soo I have to ggo to a bar to get
inteernet connecction. Even though I doon?t come hhere everydaay, I come hhere regularrly.
Thiss is a very hhappy summ mer to me. I have reached my dream after a loong time of hard h
worrk, I will staart working next Septem
mber at a scchool, and thhis is my bigggest dream m. Now,
I am
m having tw wo months hoolidays andd as you cann imagine I am a the happpiest personn in the
worrld. Apart frrom this, I enjoy
e spendiing time witth my familyy, meeting m my friends, also
a
enjooying time ofo reflectionn alone whicch I think it is necessarry from timee to time?so
o?what
elsee can I ask for?
f
Whaat do you doo? How do youy spend your

y free tim
me? Please,, write moree about you, and
ask me things, I will be verry happy to write to yoou.
Im waiting?
w

Helllo Mortaza
Howw is life goinng after a loong time in absence? I hope everyything goes well with yoou. As
you see, lots off new peoplee write heree everyday. A As I dont coome here evveryday, I always
see new peoplee and it is dif ifficult for me
m to follow
w it. But donnt worry if itt happens th
he same
to you.
y continue writing heere.
It iss nice to reaad from wedddings in yoour country, I would lovve to read mmore after you
y ask
your mum. Youu are marrieed, aren't yo ou? Would you
y please share
s with uus how was your
weddding day? What did yoou do? Did you y go on holidays
h afteer it with yoour wife?
I woould like to hear more from

f you. Write
W to me and make me
m questionss, I will be happy
h
to answer
a them
m.
Rossa, July 27 , 2009

Marina1
M July
ly 27th 20099
Deaar friends,
I've received ann email, I hoope you cann help me w

with it.
IF ;
2+33=10
7+22=63
6+55=66
8+44=96
Theen What is 9+7=?!!!

9

f you sooon.
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 27th 20099
Deaar friends,
I thiink I've known the answ

wer. :) :) :)
whaat about youu?
Marrina.
Niloofar71
N J 27th 20009
July
Deaar Marina
I goot it too !! :D
D
metzean
m Julyy 27th 20099
Deaar Andrew,
I am
m in Saint P
Petersburg .II want to vissit Armitaz Museum, I don't know if the museeum is
in Admiralteysk
A kaa naberezzhnya streett or Dvortsoovaya naberrezhnaya sttreet . I am sure
s
thatt Andrew wiill help me, Andrew whhat is the Attrmitaz museeum addresss?
As I heard Atrmitaz museum is very old and have some hiding doors and places ? do you
confirm it ?
Andrew all of us have a skeleton in cupboard. When I was living in my father 's house
,there was a door which was opened in our neighbor's house and nobody knew it. When
we wanted to go to the neighbor's house ,we knocked the door and he let us entered his
house. not needed to trun our way to the street.
Andrew .what is your skeleton in cupboard?
I heard this joke about David beckham ,It was the second best joke in ranking of 2008,
some people burst into laughter when reading it
" all us have a skeleton in cupboard but David beckham takes his out to the public"
All the best ,

Mohsen
257

144
why not,
Marina?

Dear Maryam,
I really love your arrangement on third round which shows the harmony and unity of our
friends being together.
Since we have arranged each round of party, the last thing is to fix the date of party, so
that every friend can clearly know the date and join in time. Which date do you think of?
All is now ready to go, haha...

I can't wait to have this party.
Smile and smile, smell the smiling food, taste the friends' smile.
Cathy
Cathy
C Li July
ly 28th 20099
Deaar Nana,
I'm so happy too hear from you and hoope you can always keeep smiling.
By sheer
s coinciidence, my laptop is deell too, with the color of jelwery bllue. I just boought it
this early July ?July 5, hehhe, I just woonder if we bought it att the same dday. I studieed part-
timee postgraduuate program m in Pre-Scchool Childrren Educatiion Psychollogy at Instiitute of
Psychology, CA AS. Since my
m location is i far from tthe school, I have to geet up at 5:300 in the
morrning of weeekends to caatch the classses. The cllasses beginn at 8:30 a.m m. and end at 4:00
p.m. After classses, I alwayys feel tired but excitedd. Hehe, it's really hardd to learn so
ome
reguular course after graduuation. Anyw way, it's woorth doing.
I'm looking forrward to shaaring more with

w you annd eager to know more about you.
Havve fun.
Catthy
metzean
m Julyy 28th 20099
Hi Andrew,
A
I finnd the addreess of museuum,as you were

w busy with
w the ridddle , Your annswer is corrrect
,you u can say thhat again, exxellant. luckky you that Marine
M givee you the prrize !! why not
n
Mohhsen
pengfei
p July 28th 2009
How w's everyboddy doing? my m name's pengfei
p Li, 22years
2 old Chinese haandsome you ung
mann. I'm currenntly live witth my parennts in the U.S. I just fouund out this great webssite
todaay. What surprised me is that I am m not only abble to meet my Chinesee fellows heere, but
pepople come ffrom all aroound the woorld. Well, hhonestly, i am a nice guuy with a sen nse of
hummor. I don't care your nationality,
n s color, sstraight or gay,
skin g and edducation levvel. I
stroongly belivevve as long as
a we got soome respectt to each othher, we can be friends
togeether. I'm willing
w to maake more friiedns and prratice my English
E heree, and we caan move
foward hands bby hands. Soo ladies andd gentlemenn, if you wannt make a frriend with me, m
pleaase don't heesitate to repply this messsage. I willl be waitingg your guys !
Your sincere friend, pengfei.
7/28/2009
Eastern time 1:55 am

Dear Niloofar,
This is my first writing to you. You are a very young, active and lively person.
I read your writing to Mary (about 3 days ago). You said that you are a good student,
and that you are going to face Konkoor, the biggest challenge to Iranian students, in the
next few years!!
I am a MATH professor and I am 32. I passed many major exams in my life successfuly.
The first one was Konkoor, exactly 14 years ago. Let me talk to you a little about it.
It can be easily realized from your writing that you are anxious very much about the
exam (I hope I am wrong!) and this is not good at all. In fact, one major reason which
may result a student to fail an exam is that s/he underestimates her/his abilities and
therefore starts filling anxiety.
You should believe that more that 50 per cent of the contestants in Konkoor do not have
even a plan for their future! They don't know what they want to study in university. They
just want to go to university, some of them because of their family pressure, many of them
because they don't want to be idle at least for some years and part of them because they
think having academic education brings them more prestige, which they need, for
example, for a successful marriage!!
But you do know what you want to study. You passed the first step successfully. Next, you
have to control your fillings and stop being worried too much. However, being a little
worried about it helps you to keep working and preparing for the exam. Finally, before it
become too late, make a plan, pick your books and start working calmly.
Thank you for reading. I am waiting for your nice writings.
Good luck
mortaza

Dear Marina
9+7=?
I think I have the answer too!!
sami July 28th 2009

Hello Araghi
Thank you for your hello and salam to me, as well as other friends here. I am happy to
say Hello to you too. I have enjoyed a lot reading your writing about flowers and
friendship.
I feel completely what you say in your first sentence: a friend who is far away is
sometimes much nearer than who is at hand. It is completely true. At least, it makes truth
with me. I have a friend who lives in a different country, far away from Spain. I have
been in touch with this friend for a long time, we have chatted a lot, written lots of emails
to each other, talking about everything, and I can say I have never had a friendship like
this. I have felt this person much closer than someone who lives next door. Do you know
the reason of it? The reason is that it is a heart to heart friendship while what we see
near to us is not like this. What happens to me in this thread is just this, a heart to heart
friendship, I think this is the success of this thread.
I think your job is wonderful, you are always surrounded by nice and beautiful things, by
flowers. I love flowers, there are many kinds of flowers I like, however, as they have
technical names I rarely know the name of the flower I like most. One which I know its
name is rose, I love roses and they smell very well. The rose I like the most is dark pink
or fucsia pink. Do you know the one I mean? I like flowers but I don?t like to be given a
bunch of flowers as a present, because they die soon. I prefer seeing then in their natural
state without being cut.
I think you have been asked this question 100 times, here it goes number 101 ; ) I hope
you don?t mind. What is your favourite flower or tree? What is the strangest flower you
have ever seen?
I also like your sentence, a life without friends is like a garden without flowers, so I
would like to have good and true flowers (rather than lots of flowers) in the garden of
friendship.
I hope to read from you.
Rosa, July, 28, 2009

sami July 28th 2009
Hello my dear friend Marina
How are you sweet friend? I hope you are fine, enjoying life as much as possible. I have
enjoying reading your writing after a short period of absence, please Marina, don?t be
silent for a long time, we all here enjoy reading what you write. I personally enjoy a lot
and I feel identified with many of your writings.
Of course I understand that you are busier now, but please, let some of your time to write
something to us. ; )
Marina, reading your writing about what I wrote related to ?being a mother without a
father? makes me think about something. I would like to know your opinion about a
question I am going to ask you. I have my own opinion and my answer is fixed, I am not
going to change it. I will let you know it after knowing your answer. Does a woman who
is single and cannot find a man to marry have the right of becoming a mother? I think it
is partly answered by what you have already said, but please, answer it and give me the
reason of your answer. It makes me think about lots of topics related to this, I will write
about it soon. All of the members of this site are welcomed to answer this question. I
would like to know the opinion of as much people as possible.
I would like to read about that email you have received, that one of a professor?s way of
asking questions to students, it may help me in my future! ; )
I am going to tell you about something which happened to me at university. Maybe it is

not funny but I laughed a lot. It was the second year of my first studies at university. The
subject was ?Theory of literature?, the teacher was a man, he was I hope he still is) a
little bit strange, sometimes while he was talking to us he became completely inmovil,
looking at nothing, and he was in this position for at least two or three minutes, we called
him, said his name, but there was no reaction from him.
Once, he was telling theory to us, and all the students were taking notes, so we were not
looking at him, we were writing, he wanted to attract our attention and he threw
energically a piece of chalk against the blackboard. Imagine the situation, all writing, the
teacher was then silent and in the middle of silence the noise of the chalk in the
blackboard! I thought my heart stopped for a time, I was shocked and scared, we didn?t
understand it. And you know what? Whenever he took a piece of chalk we were all
frightened because we thought he was going to throw it to any of us. At such situation I
couldn?t stop laughing, I think it was a nervous laughing, I wanted to stop it but it was
impossible.
Can you tell me a situation like this one, one in which you should not laugh but you
couldn?t avoid it??
I hope to read from you very soon, my sweet friend.
Kisses from Spain, Rosa, July 28, 2009.

Hello Dear Rosa,
How are you? I hope you are fine and happy.
As I said before, I do not know you very much. So let me ask you some questions, if you
don't mind. I know that you are a 28 female and you are an English teacher. Recently, I
heard (actually I read) that you have been qualified for a job, congrajulations! What is
it? A position as a teacher? I also know that yau have never been married.
Where do you come from originally? I would like to talk to you about marriage and,
more generally, relations between man and woman in western culture. We, me and my
wife [Maryam], usually watch western movies, almost all of them American.
In Iran, and many other Eastern nations, it is not acceptable that a girl has sexual
experience before she is married. And many families, especially those from middle class,
do not like their daughter to have any relation with any man involved mature subjects.
I do not approve all of what we have in our culture, also I do not approve all of what we
see in Western movies concerning relations between women and men. I am very
interested to know what is your opinion in this subject.
I am waiting for your beautiful writings.
Good luck,
mortaza
July 28, 2009
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Dear Rosa,
Your words always make me happy. You are totally right indeed, Cathy is a delicate girl,
hehe... That's always because friends never stop smiling to Cathy. Nothing is more
beautiful than smiling. I always think of that.
I'm much happier to know the similarities between us. It will be much easier for us to
know each other better. Yet it will be better for us to learn from each other by exchanging
views, coz the lines we are engaged in are quite related. I love my current job very much,
maybe that's all what I wanted to do. Maybe I want to be a teacher likewise down the
road. Hehe...some of my friends always persuade me to be a private teacher.
Rosa, actually, I sleep less than seven hours per day, hehe...I love sleeping all day
though. Maybe that's the main reason why Cathy is not a beauty queen. Hope I didn't let
you down. Just keep your imagination, hehe... I will try my best to squeeze more time to
have a good rest.
Rosa, I believe that you are a good teacher, not only in teaching English, but also in
guiding students. It has been clearly seen from your writings. Patience, passion and
diligence are through your writings.
There is a good word that always makes me excited and satisfied, that is "Enjoy". Enjoy
just shows the highest level that appeals to my emotion. I enjoy reading a lot. But
regarding the best book I've ever read, I can't tell clearly. I love reading Pride and
Prejudice and Jane Eyre. Recently, I'm reading a novel Twilight written by Stephanie
Meyer, an American female writer, and this novel also was produced a good movie
shown to the public in this summer. This novel tells a 17-year-old girl falling in love with
a distant, stylish and disarmingly handsome boy, who is also a vampire. I recommend it
to you.
I'm looking forward to reading more from you.
Enjoy your life and keep smiling.
Cathy

Mohsen dear,
where are you? I've sent you an e-mail yesterday and waited for a phone call. Though I
am very bad as a city guide and I am so weak in voice conversation I'd be glad to face
you somewhere in the 'downtown' for to walk and talk. How long you're planning to stay
here?
Andrew
P.S. How much is the sum of numbers from 1 to 100 (that is 1+2+3+4 etcetera)?
Dear Mortaza, please don't help:))
Dear Andrew
An infinite crowd of mathematicians enters a bar.

The first one orders a pint, the second one a half pint, the third one a quarter pint...
"I understand", says the bartender - and pours two pints.
Quoted from
"http://www.math.ualberta.ca/~runde/jokes.html"
Mortaza

Dear Mortaza
I appreciate your concern,I really do.
To be honest I extremely need some advice about this Konkoor thing, though I have 2
more years to Konkoor.
About deciding what to study,I can't choose.I like a major one day,then the other day I
change my mind and it's my main worry.
I got help from many people.some of them say " Find a major that has a good salary,easy
occupation and blob blob blob....!"The others told me "Just listen to your heart and try
what you most like."
I'am really confused and I'm trying to gather information about different majors maybe I
can find the major that suits me the most.Having a goal is the first step and I'm failing in
this part:(
Dear mortaza my major in high school is math.This summer I decided to study

Hesaban,to decrease the pressure for the following year.As I have trouble making
decisions I attend Ooloom Institude classes then after one session I quit.The level of the
class was low and the teacher was reviewing the primary things.So I decided not to waste
my time.
In your opinion as a math professor,Is it necessary to study Hesaban this summer???(My
average in second grade was 19.95)
If it is beneficial to study Hesaban in advance let me know so I try to find a private
teacher.
I'm looking forward to hear from you and use your expertise.
Best wishes
Niloofar
P.S - Forgive me if it was a large writting.I had lots of things to say and you just show
up.I try to make it short next time.
Dear Pengfei
Welcome here!
Actually I found this place recently myself.I have to say this is a great place.You can
express your feelings freely and you will find alots of friends with different nationalities
and kind hearts.
Any way I'd like to be your frined:D
I'm looking forward to hear from you.
Best Wishes
Niloofar

Dear Mortaza,
"Bartender has lucky chance to count cash all the night through up to the dawn because
a mathematician has paid 1 cent for the smallest portion of beer, another one -2 cents,
third - 4 cents, fourth - 8, fifth - 16 etcetera, etcetera - a lot of cents"
(True Stories About Great Mathematicians)
Good luck!
Andrew
asal July 29th 2009

Dear Behnam
how are you? I hope every thing is going well with you.
I only can say that thank for your reply.
Best regards
Asal
asal July 29th 2009

Dear friends
how are you?I hope every thing is going well with you and your life.i read your writting .
they make me realy happy.your writting give me a helping handwith the English
language.
Thank you
Asal
metzean
m Julyy 29th 20099
Deaar Andrew,
I onnly wanted tot ask you thhe address ofo Museum to find it thhrough Googglearth, I wasw over
your town by Googlearth,
G thanks for your
y me to your ttown in future, i
kindneess , If I com
willl directly coome to your address, noow , I am buusy with youur riddle, I ttook a pencile and
a paaper to culcculate the su
um of 1 to 100. I think iti takes timee till eveningg ,as many people
p
disttruct me , sppecially my boss,meanw while if you wouldnot mindm please culculate th
he sum
of 200
2 to 300? ,then we ad dd the totalll and find thhe sam of 1 to 300.If othher friends like to
jionn a team worrking ,we caan continuee to 1000. w what is your idea ?
Deaar Andrew, D Did you reaad the Davidd beckham jjoke? did yoou laugh ?
Waiiting for youu,

Mohhsen
Andrew
A Julyy 29th 2009
Deaar Mohsen,
the result of adddition of alll these num

mbers (200 - 300) is 245550
Youu better try tto say:"We surely
s shalll see the sunn shine soonn." or "If I could
c I would! But
I ca
an't, so I wonn't!" or "Neever troublee about trouuble untill trrouble troubbles you"
Anddrew
2599
Andrew
A Julyy 29th 2009
Mohhsen, you'ree a deceiverr!
Youu've hoaxed me man! I wondered

w fo the wholle day:"wheere is Mohseen, why he doesn't
for d
calll?" while yoou just googgled me. Shaame on you, I was eageer to meet m
my penpal foor the
firstt time.
Ok then, what a sity do you live? I'll google
g you and make thhe same jokke.
Anddrew
Dear Marina,
How are you my friend? I hope you are fine and happy!
You said that "Shereen" is a famous name for girls in Syria! This makes me have a good
filling! Do you know what is its meaning? What is the meaning of "Marina", your name?
I don't know very much about you. So, let me ask you some questions, if you don't mind.
Where are you living now? How old are you? (men are not supposed to ask this question
from ladies!!) What is your occupation?
Syrai is a very beautiful country and it has a nice weather. I like to travel to Syria
someday.
All the best

mortaza

Dear Niloofar,
Please, feel free to write what you want. Speaking and writing to other people are two
good ways to find confort and get rid of bad feelings. Especially about Konkoor, talk to
your family, to your parents, brothers and sisters. Do you have a graduated family
member? If you have successful educated people around, consider them as a treasure.
You said that yet you have not chosen a major to continue your studying at university. It
is not acually necessary to determine what major exactly you want to study at the
university. You just need to realize which field of science is more suitable to you;
Mathematics? Physics? Chemistry? Engineering? Computer? ...
You can achieve this decision only by discovering your interests and abilities. If you are
good in MATH, probably you like it and you will be successful if you choose Mathematics
as your major in university. If you do not like chemistry, you better put branches related
to chem in second or third place when you are going to choose your major. Other factors,
such as job market, are also very important. But, in my opinion, they are not as important
as your interests and abilities. If I did not like mathematics I could not continue studying
it until I got a Ph.D!
You asked me what to study in this summer; I think studying Mathematics (Hesaaban),
Physics, Chemistry and other more important courses simultaneously is a good idea. Do
not focus on just one subject (for example Hesaban) for a long time. You know what I
mean?
Thank you for reading. I am waiting for your nice writings.

Good luck
mortaza
July 29, 2009
sami July 29th 2009

Hello Mortaza,
How are you? I am very well, I hope you are as well as me.
Yes, you already know a little bit of me! I am 28, female, English teacher, soon starting to
work in a school, it is a permanent job, it means I will never have to worry about looking
for a job. In Spain it is very hard to start working in a public school, we have to pass an
important exam (oposiciones) and we have to get high marks in order to be chosen for
the job. I have just passed them with a high mark, so I have been selected to work
teaching English to students.
Teaching is considered as a good job in Spain (in terms of working conditions, hours of
work, salary...), this is why I am so happy to get it. ; )
As you also say, I have never been married. I?m 28, people in Spain nowadays marry
around the age of 30, because it is hard to find a good job, then to buy a house to live in
after getting married. To give you some examples, I have two sisters who are oldern than
me, they married at 33 and 35. I am still a young woman, I think I have a lot to live and
learn before getting married.
As you know, I am Spanish, I live in Andalusia which is in the south, most precisely, I live
in Huelva, a small city in the west coast of Andalusia. Maybe, it is not the most beautiful
city in Andalusia, but it has great beaches, forests and the light from the sun is unique in
this place.
About what you see in movies, my friend, dont believe it word for word. Sometimes when
we watch a film we see how people die, and we even see blood coming outside their body.
Is it true? Is that person really dying? The answer is no, it is just a film. The same
happens with the relation between men and women, you can see it, but it doesnt mean it
is true.
You say you dont approve what you see in western movies about the relations between
men and women. I think movies always show an exagerated picture of reality. However, I
understand it can shock you because it is so different to relations between man and
woman in eastern countries.
Most of Spanish people are Christians, and a Christian girl is supposed to be virgin until
she marries. But it is not always like this. Some girls are, some others not.
My opinion? Well, it is a little bit hard for me to give you my opinion and also to talk
about this topic, but I will tell you my opinion. You have seen on films that a woman may
be one day with a man, and next month with a different one, and so on...I dont accept
this, it comes with my personality, If I were with a man the reason would be that I am
completely in love with that man, LOVE doesnt last 1 month or some days. For me, love,
true love, is for the rest of my life, so I would never be with one man, then another one.
About having sex before getting married...well, if a woman is with a man (then,
completely in love with each other), they have a long-time relationship, I dont see why
they shouldnt have sex before getting married. Let me ask you a question: Can a man
lose his virginity before getting married? Is there any way to check it in both sexes?
Gypsy culture has its own way of checking a woman. We dont do it in our culture.
Dear Mortaza, please forgive me, as I said before, it is a little bit hard for me to talk
about this topic, I?m shy, moreover, I know there are lots of differences between our
cultures and ways of thinking. Let me say that neither culture or custom is better than the
other, all of them are great.
I hope to have answered you with what I have said.

Rosa, 29 July, 2009.
sami July 29th 2009

Hi nice Cathy
How are you? I hope you are smiling too (in my imagination, there is always a nice smile
on your face). You say friends never stop smiling to you, do you know why? People
reactions are like a mirror to us, if you smile to people, they smile to you. Keep on
smiling and having a positive attitude towards life. I think this is the way to success and a
happy life.
I have always thought that a positive attitude can help you face problems in a good way. I
am a positive person, I am not the kind of people who is always saying: how sad I am! Or
everything wrong happens to me?or something like that. I think everything that happens
to us has a purpose, and I accept it. I think you are this type of person too. On the other
hand I believe that people who are negative, always thinking how bad life treats them,
attract problems themselves. I think it is not the way to enjoy this life which God has
given to us as a priceless present. So MY FRIEND CATHY, KEEP ON SMILING.
I have a question for you dear Cathy, do you believe in fate? Do you think our lives are
written before we are born?
Cathy, of course a branch of what you are doing now is teaching, so it is not a bad idea
to start working as a private teacher, maybe teaching English to other people,
individually. I can tell you that nothing can make you happier than when you see the
success of your students after your help.
Thank you for your nice words towards me about being a good teacher, I try my best to
help students and not only that, I try my best to help people around me. If there is
something I can do to make someone smile I do it as soon as possible. It is not a hard
work for me, just the contrary, it is my pleasure to help the others.
Yes Cathy, the word ENJOY is wonderful and full of meaning. I really like this word, it
can be applied to many aspects of life, and again, God created us to enjoy life, so we
should follow what he said. ; )
Again I see lots of similarities between you and me. It seems we enjoy the same time of
reading. Look! My favourite book is Jane Eyre too, I would like to read Pride and
Prejudice, I have watched the film, I have read a lot about this author and I love it. This
is the kind of literature I enjoy reading the most. I recommend you reading ?Northanger
Abbey? by Jane Austen (I am not completely sure about the author, please forgive me). I
am sure you are going to take pleasure in reading it.
And you know what? I have also read Twilight, I did it some months ago. I loved this
book. I read it in a weekend, I couldn?t stop reading, and I was sad at the end because I
finished it too soon. I wanted to know more and more about the story, and I could also
feel that I also fell in love with Edward Cullen!!! : )) After reading it I watched the film, it
was not bad, but I preferred what I saw in my imagination when reading the book. There
are more parts of this book, I think they are four, I will try to have all of them and read
them all.
Cathy! I have enjoyed (again this word) a lot reading your writing and also writing to
you. This is the reason why I cannot wait to read your next reply, I hope soon.
Lots of kisses,
sami July 29th 2009

Hello Marina
How are you my sweet friend? where are you?
I guess you are a little bit busy with your new job, but please, dont stop writing here. I
love reading your writings.
Tell us something about your new job. How do you feel when working there? What do
you think of the people who work with you? Is this job what you expected? or it is better
or worse
w in anyy sense?
Marrina, today I am extrem melly happy and I wantt to share myy happinesss with all off you.
Youu know, friennds are likee a treasure,, when you think you haave lost a fr
friend, you feel
fe the
pooorest person in the worlld. I thought I had lost a friend in the past, theere was no sign of
frien
nship. Todaay I have recceived greaat news of thhis person and
a it makess me very veery
happ
ppy. Dear MMarina, havee you ever felt
fe this? Haave you everr felt you losst a good frriend?
andd then you fiind out that that personn is still youur friend?
Apaart from thiss, i am excitted today. Today

T is the ffirst day off holidays inn Huelva, my
m city.
Theere is a fair in my city for
fo a whole week. This ffair is celeb brate every yyear, the grreatest
day is August 3rd,
3 commem morating thhe day whenn Columbus parted from m Huelva to
o finally
disccover Ameriica.
Durring these days

d there arre some conncerts, I thinnk a concerrt each day. Today I am
m going
to go
g to a concert of one of my favourrite singers. He is Manuel Carrascco, I dont th hink you
know him, if yoou have the change, pleease try his name in youutube and ttell me if youu like
the way he singgs. I love gooing to conccerts, have yyou ever beeen to a music concert??
Pleaase, Marinaa, share youur great thouughts with us.

u I hope too read from
m you very so
oon.
Lotss of kisses,
Marina1
M July
ly 29th 20099
Deaar Niloofar, Mortaza annd Andrew,
I thiink it's 144 too. :) :)
Best regards.
Marrina.
Marina1
M July
ly 29th 20099
Deaar Rosa,
Thaanks a lot for your kind,

d, nice and friendly
fr replly. I really don't
d know what
w shouldd I do
towards your E Endless kind
dness. I justt can say " Thank
T you" very much indeed.
Deaar Rosa, I goot home abo

out 3:00 pm m in Syrian timing.
t The weather is bothering mem too
mucch. When I rreturn homee, I take som
me rest. Butt there is som
mething annnoying , thee
electricity switches off for 4 hours a day these days, there is no main time, so sometimes
when I have time to write , there is no electricity :( :(, so please forgive me if I replied a
bit late. About my job, I still don't do anything, I'm a trainer now , but I told the manager
that I'd like to know about the work on the real land, he understood me , and said that he
will try to give me all information about it. So I'm waiting! :)
Dear Rosa, there are lots of feelings all human beings can't have them in their life. If a
woman could to be a mother without having a real partner , what can man do to have the
feeling of being a father???
Dear Rosa, mothers' feelings are so pure and unique , no one can feel them except them ,
but why mothers do have them??? Because those children are a result for love between
them and their husbands. I strongly believe that husbands are a part from this great
feeling, and without them , this feeling is not complete.
Dear Rosa, some people don't have partners , others don't have children even they are
married , others didn't have the real love yet , others live alone without their families. I
think we should think in general , then we should know what is wrong and what is right.
And as I said before women should think about their children, do they want them to live
their life without their fathers????
In short , mothers' feelings are apart from this world , women wants to be mothers,
because being a mother is a gift from God and it completes any woman, but I strongly
believe without fathers nothing is right, because fathers are apart from everything in
women, children and families life.
Dear Rosa, I hope I could make my idea clear enough , I really don't know how to
explain it. A single mother is the biggest fault in her child's right, because he/she has the
right to have a father too.
Thank you for reading dear Rosa, all your comments are welcomed. These days I don't
think very much because I gave my mind a small holiday :) , I wrote to you whatever
came to my mind.
Dear Rosa, I've ever gone to a concert yet, but personally I'd be very glad to go there, it'd
be a new experience. I like to know about other countries' music because the music is the
most global language in the world, all people understand it.
By the way , is it too hot in Spain ???? what about the humidity degree??? It is killing me
:(
I'm really happy for you about your friend, as you said a real friend is a real treasure ,
we should keep him/her forever. I've got two real friends in my real life , they are with me
, and I hope to be with them forever. All of you here real friends too, I hope that our
friendship everlasting.
Dear Rosa, thank you for everything, I really appreciate your devotion , Marina will
always write here, God willing. Please keep on writing to me , I really like to read your
writings too. :)
Have a nice day.

Marina.

Hi Mohsen!
I don't understand a joke about David Becham's skeleton.

What was it?
By the way, there is another Google map program - http://maps.google.ru/. You can
place little figure of a man in some point and "come to be" on a real street. Pity that it
works generally to America, Australia maps and some few places in Europe. Try it!
West wishes,
Andrew
pengfei July 30th 2009

Hey Niloofar
It's good hearing from you! What's going on, man? Sorry, i could not tell you are male or
female by your name. how have you been? you know what? I have never found any places
like here where I can write freely and communicate with people have different cultural
background. I'd like to say it's not just a place that we can know interesting things from
our mother countries, but a place that we are able to exchange our ideas. let's get to
know each other a little bit more. I'm currently living in Atlanta, Georgia. 22 years man.
I go to community college here and take some english courses and other. Since i have just
moved to here from China a short period, I am not a pretty good at speaking English. i
think some people may think i am dumb more or less, but the good thing is I am working
on it right now. by the way, i'm so excited get your replay. I hope i can know you more if
you don't mind,and i will happy to listen whatever you say. you take care. have a
wounderfull day!
pengfei
eastern time 10 p.m
260
metzean
m Julyy 30th 20099
Deaar Andrew ,
I likke you very much , Pleaase don't ca all me a deceeiver.no no say what yoou wish ,you are
righht ,but don'tt take it to your heart, I know that yyou are anggry and wraathful, how can I
makke you cool ,It is not a time
t to conssent you , I should be waiting
w , Anndrew is likee
expllosive capsuule I live in Esfahan, Esfahan
E is a historical town
t and maany skeleton n are in
peopple 's cupbooard . you welcome?
w
My boss I shouuting?
Byee
Mohhsen
Wendy
W Zhouu July 30th 2009
2
Deaar Mohsen,
It seeems your wwork is veryy busy. As i know,
k you are
a from Ira an. It is a myysterious coountry
for me.
m What i only know is i it's a midd
ddle-east couuntry and most
m of wom men wear scaarfs in
theiir heads. Plzz excuse myy nonknowleedge. Becauuse of this, I am eager tto know more
aboout you and your
y countrry. Now i am m working. My work iss not so busyy and i havee a lot
of tiime to spendd. Wo, it is 5 pm. I've got
g to go!
see you
y tomorrrow
Wenndy
Veronicaho
V JJuly 30th 2009
Hi Rosa!
R
I hoope everythiing is well with

w you andd that you eenjoying thee life! Here everything
e is
i well
andd Im still at holiday
h at our
o summerrhouse.
Ofcourse I havve a room foor you if youu are comingg here! I livve in a big hhouse with many
m
roomms and 2 flooors. The firrst floor is empty
e sincee my son mooved! Oh so nice it shouuld be!
:) You
Y are so Welcome!
W
It loooks there iss a big diffeerens with saalaries betw

ween our coountries. But you are rig
ight, I
thinnk its more eexpencive too live here.
A bar of bred is about 2-2,5 euros, a coffee in a bar is 2 e, cheepest car I think about
10000 e and a laptop 500-1000.
Food for a 4 persons family is about 700 e /month. Electricity about 100 e / month, petrol
to the cars 1,35 e / litre.
What about social service there? How much will it cost? Here to have children at school
is free and they get food there (in Norweig not), to go to a doctor is 20 e, and to stay at
hospital is 22 e / day including everything. To go by bus in town is free!
You told me about the procedure for selecting teachers. That you had to pass a hard
exam before you get a job. In Finland (and Sweden) you make a hard exam at the last
period in school before you graduate to a profession. After that you dont need to do some
other tests. Then you are qualified for a position and you can search for a work. So you
are qualified for a position in Finland if you want, :) but you must know swedish. So if
you coming here you speak english with me and I speak swedish to you! What a great
idea :) :)
I thought you missunderstand my last question about Eu. I mean Europeen union not
USA what Im think you tought. But doesnt matter.
About USA I dont think I like it. I have never been there but Im interesting to go there
sometimes. But I think its too big, many peoples and a big difference between poor and
rich peoples.
But ofcourse they have a lot there, influenses coming therefrom. Difficult to say so much
about USA when I never been there.
About Europeen Union I think its good. We have same value, countries stay together and
the doors between countries are open. Its easy to pass other countries, have work in other
countries and other things.
The bad things are that maybe we are more like each other here in the Nordic and
sometimes peoples here think that the ministers in Brussel controll us too much about
things they dont know from here. I dont know. What are you thinking? In general, whats
peoples opinions about it?
Today Im in a situation a hate! I know its normal and its the real life that childrens
fightings, not by thems hands but by words.
My daughter (youngest one) have a big fight with her friend. It started when they was 3
girls (as it often will do) Now they tell each others bad things and they hate each others :)
My daughter showed me what her friend had wrote to her at msn. I told my daughter to
not answer in the same way. That she schould stay more adult and not say so bad words
back. Those words make them both so sad! But she wants to give back! This is so
difficult. I shouldnt interfere what she doing but I cant let it be....Do you have some
advice?
Oh, I forgot, I must tell you (I tell everybody) about the trip next vinter. We are going to
Malaysia for one months and in the middle we going to Singapore for 2 days. I see
forward to it! It will be so nice. So now starting to safe money!
Have a nice day, hope to hear from you soon. Ds Today I sent you an e-majl.
Veronica

Hi Marina!
I think you are busy! I hope everything is well with you!
Dont stress, but when you have time tell me your opinions about divorse. I havnt heard it.
About childs right to have both parents I agree with you. I dont like divorses but if that is
the only way because the parents not love each other anymore or the have a lots of
"war", then Im sure it is better for the child if thems parents make a divorse. What do you
think? But then is it very importent to have a good relation with each other, even if the
parents "hate" each others. And make the best for the childs.
What do you think about homosexual peoples right to have childs? In Nordic area, I think
from the beginning of this year, homosexual people have right to adopt child.
From the beginning I was very thoughtful about this but Im not sure about it more. This is
very difficult! What do you think?
Do not take a stress of the answer! Write it when you have time!
Have a nice day / Veronica

Hi Mortaza!
I trying to speak with everybody here but in this time it is so many! Thats good but how to
get time for it?
I hope everything is well with you. I dont know so much about you, just that you are a
math.prof, married and have two childs.
Im Veronica from Finland. I living at Aland Islands, a small Island between Finland and
Sweden. Our language is swedish, even that we belong to Finland.
Im married too. I have three childs (27, 23 and 12 years, then 2 grandchilds who are 2
years and the second 5 months.) and only the youngest one living in our home. The two
older have moved to own houses.
Im a nurse practitioners who working at hospital in a medicin divicion.
I love to travel and yesterday I booked a travel to Malaysia in the vinter. I really waiting
for it! Do you travel? Where?
Please tell me about you, your family, where you are from (I know Iran), work.
Hoppe to hear from
fr you!
Verronica
metzean
m Julyy 30th 20099
Niha Wendy,
Herre is very hoot about 42 C and we can c not bearr it in middaay to go outt , the weathher is
alsoo dusty and polluted,
p thhe streets arre full of carrs ,bumper to bumper. Everyday people
p
eat watermelonn and cantaloupe and generally
g eaating food iss very important as well as
clotthes, we addd salt to all of foods, allso drinkingg of alcoholss is illegal hhere.
Deaar wandy, w what is the Han.
H Is it thee name of old
o China? WhatW about your culturre ,Do
your people addd salt to thee food? Is saalt expensivve in your country?
Goood Night
Mohhsen
metzean
m Julyy 30th 20099
Deaar Andrew,
Eveerybody has a skeleton in the cupboard" is an idiom. It means

m that evvery body has
h a
secrret in his liffe. You know
w that Davidd Beckham is a famouss soccer playayer and his wife is
too much thin llike a skeletton, so the jooke is meanningful whenn you know that his wiffe body
is sllender and bony
b
" alll of us havee a skeleton in the cupbboard ,but David
D Beckhham takes his out in thee
pubblic."
Deaar Andrew, D Do you knoow the storyy of Karl Friiedrich Gau uss when hee was in elem
mentary
schoool ? one off his studentts answeredd the riddle and it was 5050.
Cheeers Andrew
w, it is half past
p midnigght and I neeed to fall intto a profounnd and drea
amless
slum
mber as tom
mmorow earrly morning i should goo to the monntain.
Mohhsen
Andrew
A Julyy 30th 2009
Hi Mohsen,
Of course I knew the idiom but didn't know about David Becham's wife
That math riddle was told to me by my father many many years ago. He mentioned the
name of Lobachevsky. But let it be Gauss!
Good night and good mountaing in the morning:))

Andrew

Dear Rosa,
How are you? I highly enjoyed your imagination and your writings. As you said, keeping
on smiling and having a positive attitude toward life, that's the way to make the world
move round. Smile, smile, smile again, wish you smile a lot and enjoy a lot.
Actually, I'm very emotional, and sometimes I'm easy to shed tears. Weeping seems a
good way to reduce stress or tension. I also think it's a gift from God. After weeping, I
will smile more beautiful. The belief in either pessimism or optimism is a matter of
choice. Hehe... Girls seem have more rights to enjoy both of them.
No destiny, no life. Hehe... My father was destined to marry my mom, and I was destined
to see this world. All human beings are destined to live in the shield of God, and are
bestowed with good attributes. I personally think that one's life consist of a series of
choices. The fate is a gift for ones, but that didn't mean one can do nothing to get this gift.
Taking ours meeting as an example, I think it is kind of fate. I highly appreciate this
special gift. More luckily, we are eager to share more with each other and feel happy to
write to each other. That's because we all have done something to feed our friendship and
keep it smiling all the way.
Similar tastes always thaw friends out. I enjoy the similarities between us. Hehe...I never
read the book you recommended to me, but I will watch that movie first and then buy a
book. "Edward Cullen" is so charming, but I dare not love him, hehe...I won't break my
boyfriend's heart. Twilight is a saga with four parts. I've finished three of them, now I'm
reading the last episode. I just wondered if the writer wants to make each part as a
season, coz it is special in each part. From the first love to break apart, then reunion, and
having a baby, and stick to each other through life. That's ideals for lovers.
I'm looking forward to sharing more with you.
Smiling, hehe
Cathy
P. S.: I have to say that I really enjoyed your kisses.
Niloofar71 July 31st 2009

Dear Maryam
Here It comes the end of the week but you haven't showed up yet.

All The Best
Niloofar
261
Wendy Zhou July 31st 2009

Dear Mohsen?
Thanks for your letter. Now i am sitting in front of laptop and feel cozy. The temperature
is down to 30 degree after it was up to 40 degree several days ago. Just like your custom,
we eat watermelon almost everyday in summer. The other friuts, such as grape and peach
are popular, too. On account of hot weather, we always do dishes using vegetable of
water gourd, towel gourd and cucurbit at home. These materials are good for decreasing
our body temperature. We add salt into dish, sometimes sugar. But chinese people think
salty taste is the king of all the tastes. Therefore, the name of salt trademen in old days
comes down to now.
About Han, i will get back to you later. Now i am going to eat birthday cake.
have a nice day

Wendy
Niloofar71 July 31st 2009

Dear Mortaza
I know graduated people around me but they may have not time or they can't help me
with this.They say you yourself must discover your ability.
I'm not a genius person but I have a great persistence and with hard-work I can achieve
what ever I want.So I don't know which lesson I'm good at more.
About Konkoor I know a lot of studious and hard-working guys who weren't accepted is
Konkoor.That is why makes me worry and stressfull.
Thank you for your patience and consideration!
All The Best
Nilooofar
Niloofar71
N J 31st 20009
July
Deaar Pengfei
I aggree with yoou.Here is a great webssite and I haave learnedd loads of things here.
Actuually I'm fem male,17,a high
h school student.
I fanncy learningg English and I attend classes.I loove workingg with compuuter and I ta
ake
somme "Robocupp" and "Arttificial Intellligence" couurses.
It iss really nicee to hear froom you
All the best
Nilooofar
metzean
m Julyy 31st 2009
I've all my wisddom teeth

Twoo up top, tw wo beneath
Andd yet I'll recoognise
My mouth sayss things thatt aren't so wise
w
But when I singg my friend's praise
I knnow I'm righht, or close anyways
a
Forr he's a gem upon this earth
e
I knnow to me hee will returnn
Deaar Mr. Behnnam

I doon't know whhere you've gone
I'd load
l you upp with lead
To shoot
s myself
lf in The heaad
I'd wish
w you baack soon
Andd I really askk myself

Whaat do I do without
w you
I guuess I'll go and
a buy mysself some roope
Deaar Mr. Behnnam

I doon't know whhere you've gone
I neeed you righht now
Andd please donn't ask me why
w
I'd wish
w you baack soon
Cauuse your thrread ain't reeally worth doing
d
Youu're my kindd friend
Andd you'll takee me to The end
All the best ,

Mohhsen
metzean
m Julyy 31st 2009
Deaar Andrew,
Noww the block cat has estaablished hiss big family in the attic ,her childreen are all black
b
withh green eyess,now I shouuld be ready
dy for a banqquet party, I prepare a poem to sin ng for
her
Theere once wass a cat nam

med black,
she ran aroundd and smokeed crack,
till one
o day,
he was
w found a gay,
now w he is busy reproduct.
I am
m girding myy lions to addd some druugs to the ddinner
Mohhsen
metzean
m Julyy 31st 2009
Wenndy dear friiend,
We have two shhape waterm melons, wattermelon likke a big balll with greenn skin and red
r
inside and the other
o i like a big capsule witth light greeen skin andd red inside, the
kind is
weigght is 3 to 110 kgs.
As you
y said youu eat gourdd at home ,do do you cook it in boiled water? We use to fry it i in a
pann by oil, we have
h a wron i Iran that in cooking process
ng culture in p moost of the fooods are
friedd , also gouurd is not in our everydday dishes, bbecause many people ddon't like thee gourd
tastte, they preffer to eat eg
gg plant thann gourd ( coourgette or zucchini) .wwhat about youy do
you like egg plaant?
I hoope you have enjoyed eating in birrthday partyy

Mohhsen
Marina1
M July
ly 31st 20099
Dear Mortaza,
So happy to hear that you are interested in Syria and its nature. As you said Syria is a
beautiful country with friendly people, I hope one day you can visit us. I know that
Iranian people love to visit Zeinab shrine which is in Damascus and which means a lot
for all Muslims.
I'm from Lattakia which is a city in the coast line. In Summer, lots of tourists come here
to have nice days on the beach. Besides , there are lots of beautiful places in its
mountains.
Dear Mortaza, Marina as I said before is not my real name , but I love it. I love Arabic
names too. I liked the Persian names too, but they are a bit hard to keep in my poor mind
:)
Dear Mortaza, you are a professor , would you please tell us something about your way
of setting questions??? :)
Marina
August 2009
Wendy Zhou August 1st 2009

Dear Mohsen?
Thank you for your quick reply. First I?d like to answer your previous quention. Han can
be explained by two means.
one is it refer to one of the dynastes in old china. the other means Han nationality. Why is
Han remembered by you even the world?the reason is that Han dynasty is one of the
strongest countries in old world according to chinese history record. It is the center of
the world trade at that time. The famous ?silk road? begun from Han. The people were
called as Han people by the old world. Despite China is not so strong, the name Han
people is kept until now. I am one member of Han nationality.
I love to eat egg plant. We fry it by a lot lot of oil. It is not good at our heath. So i dont
eat frequently.
The mini birthday party is hold by the company at the end of month for those employees
whose birthday fall in the month. only cake is served at the party. It is very funny that we
always eat less lunch at that day and leave more appetite for the nice cake. Do your
com
mpany hold this
t kind off party?
Havve a good w
weekend?
Wenndy
metzean
m Auggust 1st 20009
Deaar Andrew,
Sorrry for type mistake
m I waas made in Black Cat
I revvise it as follow
Theere once wass a cat nammed black,

she ran aroundd and smokeed crack,
till one
o day,
She found a gayay,
now w She is busyy reproductt.
Anddrew ,I am in
i S Peter too visit the Armitaz Musseum,I don'tt know the ccorrect spelll of
mussuem name ,,I see an Islland in midddle river ,wwhat is the naame of this river ?
Thee tour I havee started froom caspian Sea to Astaarakhan Porrt, Volga rivver, S.Peressburg
thann continue tto Baltic Seaa -Aland Islland in Finlland ,then pasific
p oceann -Andalusiia in
soutth of Spain ,then Lattakkia in Syria.
Pleaase don't woorry,I am in

n Google Eaarth.
Mohhsen
mortaza.abta
m ahi August 1st 2009
Deaar Rosa,
I reaad your wriiting carefully. You wriites honestlyy and clearly. Thank yoou!
I amm very glad that you haave got a satisfying excellent job. In I my counttry, Iran, ha
aving a
posiition as a teeacher is onne of the moost demandeed jobs among educatedd people. However,
H
its salary
s variees depending g on the schhool level inn which youu are teachinng.
In Iran,
Ir public schools devvided in 3 leevels. The first
fi level, which
w I thinkk it can be
trannslated as "pprimary schhool", is a 5 years periood. The second level caalled "high school"
is a 3 years perriod and thee third levell is a 4 yearrs period. Thhen, usuallyy, students start
s
prepparing to taake a comprrehensive exxam to deterrmine if theyy are qualiffied to go too
univversity (thiss is the topicc which I wrrite to Nilooofar about it).
Anyyway, if A, B
B, and C aree, respectiveely, a teacher's salary in level 1, 22, and 3, and
d if D is
the salary of a faculty
f mem meber at a university,
u t
then in Iran usually A < B < C < D, D
which I think itt is absoluteely wrong!! In fact, the reverse shoould be adjuusted: A > B > C
> D !!
Let me explain my idea. Educating children who are in primary school and are in their
ealry ages is more important and more critical than those who are in high school or
university. A teacher in a school level 1 has a more difficult job than a teacher in school
level 2. If a student is properly educated while s/he is in first level then s/he can learn
lessons more easily while s/he is in level 2, and so on.
Unfortunately, in Iran, teachers are not paid as much as they deserve. As a result, they
have to work more and more to afford life expenses. Some of them have a second (part
time) job. This situation is harmful to the educating system. If the educating system in a
country does not work properly then the whole society might be in danger!
Dear Rosa, the purpose of writing here, to me, is two things: 1- Practising English, 2-
Exchanging ideas. Please, forgive me if sometimes my writings are long and boring.
There are many subject between us to write about. So please let me know your comments
about what I am writing here.
I am waiting.
Yours sincerely
mortaza
Auggst 1, 2009
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mortaza.abtahi August 1st 2009
Hi Veronica,
Thank you so much for writing to me. Everytime I visit this website I look for writings
addressing to me, and when I find one it makes me very happy!!
My real name is Mortaza and I come from Iran. I am a male person and 32. As you know
I have 2 children, a boy and a girl; my girl is now 5 months. I am living in a small city
located just where a desert ends and mountains start. Its weather is dry, it is hot at the
Summer and cold at the Winter. I work at a university as a faculty member and I teach
MATH. Do you like MATH?!?!
You are living at an island; well! that must be very interesting. How could be life on an
island? Please, write to me about it. Here, after driving on a road passing through
mountains and a jungle covering the mountains, it takes just 3 hours to reach the sea, so
we usually go picnic to jungle or beaches, when we have enough free time.
My language is Farsi or Persian. In this region people in a few countries speak Farsi,
including Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Farsi is a very old language and it is very rich in
literatures. There exist many invaluable books written many years ago (100-700 years
ago).
You said that, although you come from Finlad, your language is Swedish. Does this mean
that your country, Finland, have its own official language, yet people in your city speak
in Swedish?
You are a mother of 3 and a grandmother of 2, you are also a nurse. You are a treasure
here. I can learn invaluable lessons from you. In the future writings I would like to share
some ideas with you about lifestyle especially those related to family health.
You are going to Malysia, lucky you! I have never been there but I know that it is a very
beautiful country. I do like traveling. But honestly I do not have enough money to travel
abroad. I just try to travel inside Iran. Here we have many beautiful and historical places
and cities which I think any traveler must visit them. We can talk more about this subject
in the future.
I am waiting.
Your sincerely
mortaza
August 1, 2009
Veronicaho August 1st 2009

Hi Mortaza!
As you, Im very happy to find writings addressing to me! Thanks for your fast replay!
So nice that you have childs. How old is your boy? If I remember right I have readed he
is 2 years? Then your childs are in the same age as my grandchilds.
Ofcourse every age have something but in this age from half a year to about 3 have a
very especually charm. The kids learning so much, they learn to go and speak and they
get a personallity. And as parents you can see yourself at the childs. It is so nice! Take
care and enyoing this time, it will never coming back!
And the time going so fast when the childs growing up. Oh my God, I speaking as a old
lady!! But its real tru...
Yes I like math and physics. As a nurse practitioners I have readed much math because
we count so much at our work when we make infusions and other thretments.
My father was a matematic and I think he learned me a lot. And to think logical.
Often a person have easier to learn matematic or language. Two of my childs have easier
to learn language but more difficult with matematic. And I can be so angry when they
dont understand! I try and try to explain but they dont understand! But Im not a teacher,
and its lucky (?) because I should be a horrible teacher! I really admire teachers for the
work they doing!
About my country Finland I can explain.

At 1100 Finland belongs to Sweden and many people spoke swedish untill 1800 when
Russia took Finland. !917 Finland been a independent country and Finland even get the
Aland Islands from Sweden. Thats the reason why people at Aland Island speaking only
swedish and in real Finland 95 % speaking finish (the official language). A little bit
strange when we living in same country!
In 1922 Aland Islands got status as a autonom region. So it is a autonomous with own
government. We have a own flag and its likes the swedish flag (blu and yellow) but we
even have a red cross in the middle. So the finish flag is not the right flag on this site.
Maybe Clare can change it? I will ask her :)
We even have own stamps. Aland Islands cold The Peaces Islands because this is a
demilitary zon so it means that no military is accepted here and boys here never goes to
military as they do in Finland for 6-9 months.
It is a big difference to live in a small Island. Here living 27500 peoples and in my town
11000. We have everything here. Like a small town. And we have the sea around us.
Most importent industries is shipping, crusies, banking, farming. We have many big
cruises going to Finland and Sweden so we often go there. It take 2 hours to Sweden and
5 to Finland. If you are interesting go to www.visitaland.com There is good information
about Aland Islands in english.
Sometimes I should like to live in a big city. Especually in vintertime becaus then is it a
little bit dead here. In spring and summertime we have a lots of turists here and I like it.
I think one of the reasons why we travelling a lot is to see something else. Not only this
small Island. The second reason is to show our childs the world and differences on it.
I have a collega at my work, a young man who studying to be a nurse and he have told
me a little bit about Iran. He coming therefrom and I think he to speaking Farsi, but Im
not sure.
Is it usual with male-nurses in Iran or you havnt?
Ofcourse, ask me what you want about familyhealty or diseses and treatment and I will
answer and help you if I can!
Hope to hear from you again and forgive me for misstaks I have done in my writings.
Veronica
Andrew
A Auggust 1st 2009
9
Mohhsen dear,
donn't worry aboout me worrring about you:))

y
Gooogle everyw wehere you want.
w Beingg in S-Pet goo to the Norrth-East parrt of a city and
a look
for the metro sttation "Kommendantsky Prospect" - I live nearr to it.
Glaad to hear thhat everythinng's allrigh
ht with our fabulous
f Blaack Cat. Pleease advise her to
refrrain from sm
moking cracck at least foor the period of feedingg. Hope the kittens are safe?
I suspect that B Y but a natural GUY (taake it easy -

Black Cat's boyfriend iss not a GAY
everryone can mmiss these words
w includding me:)
Welll....so does your 'financial state' allow

a you too have traveels in a real life? My onne
actuually doesn''t:( Only chaance is to get
g a job abrroad.
rem
main sick, neevertheless happy
h to tallk and chat
Youurs,
Anddrew
Marina1
M Auggust 1st 20009
Deaar Veronica,
Thaanks a lot for your writiing, thank you

y once aggain for yourr understannding.
Deaar Veronica, I agree wiith all of youu about gettting divorceed. I stronglly believe th
hat it's
the last solutionn, when notthing workss. And when there is no love.
Wheen somethinng happens to the comp puter we tryy to do someething beforre using the last
chance " formaatting" , beccause of all the informaation on it , and maybe we can fix it.
Insttalling a new
w system annd moving th he importannt files from
m it to a flashh memory will
w take
a lo
ot of time.
I meeant from mmy example that there are

a lots of soolutions beffore makingg the hardesst one. I
stroongly believe that as lon an be alrighht even if there are
ng as there is a love, evverything ca
a lo
ot of problemms.
Deaar Veronica, about your hard quesstion " adoppting childreen for the hoomosexual people" p
I thiink I have nnothing to saay , becausee I disagreee with the whhole idea frrom the begginning
" hoomosexual".. So forgivee me, I don'tt like to talkk about suchh a topic, I'dd prefer to keep
k
silennt.
Deaar Veronica, your namee consists off 8 letters ( V, E, R, O, N, I, C, A) , would you

u please
tell me eight im
mportant woords in yourr life begin w
with them???
Ex: V : Vest :)
E: element
e ;) ..... And so on.
o

m from you.
y
Marrina.
Marina1
M Auggust 1st 20009
Forr Dear friend Rosa whoo loves goinng to the conncerts :)
How
w Do You P
Pronounce "Mozart"?
"
In some culturees names arre held to bee so importaant and pers

rsonal that m
members off the
cultture keep them secret from
fr strangeers.
Eveen in Westerrn society, names

n stir emotions. It bothers us to see our nnames missppelled
or hear
h them m
mispronouncced. Journalists try harrd to avoid offending
o thhe subjects of
o their
storries by doingg either.
I reccall the conf

nfused ripple General Colin
C Powelll caused onn NPR as annnouncers
stum
mbled over thet pronuncciation of hiis first namee. They werre used to thhe traditiona
al short
o prronunciationn of the nam
me "Colin" and requireed a day or so to settle to the long o with
which the geneeral pronounnces it.
Nott all the NPR

R announceers have yet figured outt that Bill Clinton
C does not pronouunce
"Cliinton" with a t, but withh a glottal stop.
s
Wheen it comes to living peeople, the prronunciatioon of a namee can be setttled by askiing the
persson to whom
m it belongss. That?s noot the case wwith the nam
mes of long--dead writerrs or
com
mposers.
Thee name of WWolfgang Am madeus Mozzart has beeen pronouncced the samee way by Ennglish
speaakers for a vvery long tiime now. It seems to mee that the trraditional prronunciatioon of the
nam
me can be coonsidered thhe correct pronunciatio
p on.
So why are some people beginning to pronounce "Mozart" as if they were saying "Moe's
art"?
I?ve heard more than one radio announcer pronounce it that way.
Can this be the thin edge of the wedge? Is the next step going to be pronouncing
"Beethoven" and "Bach" as [bee-thoven] and [bahtch]?
Heaven forfend!
Here, for the benefit of the young and inexperienced are the traditional pronunciations of
the Big Three as given at Inogolo, a site dedicated to conveying the correct
pronunciation of proper names.
Marina.
Mohamad August 2nd 2009

Hola Rosa,
Salam to you and to your family , how can I thank enough for your affection and
attention, thank you for your pure feeling and thank you for your nice and sweet writings
, I hope you are in good mood , I read your writing and enjoyed it. Miss Rosa you are a
teacher and you are a good writer, what a lucky student is to have you for her/his teacher
and what a lucky parent your mother and father are to have you for their child, I am
jealous of them ,but I am lucky too, because you are my kind friend , as you know life is
partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends. I find very useful things
in your writings , I read them 3 or 4 time , friend like you is really like perfumed flower
that grow in mountain , hard to find and lucky to have, of course my other friends in this
site ( Behnam, Marina, Maryam ,Cathy, Mortaza , Niloofar, Asal , Veronica ? ) are like
this.
You asked me about my favorite flower, this is a difficult question for me as a gardener. I
love every plant even weeds. I agree with you, roses are beautiful flower, we have more
than 100 species and cultivar rose in our garden. Some of this cultivars are very
perfumed and is obtained rose water from them , as you know Iranian rose water is very
famous in the world . I like tuberose too . this flower is called golemaryam in Iran.
I like my job and agree with this description about gardener by Paulo Coelho:
An anonymous text from the traditional says that , in life, each person can
take one of two attitudes , to build or to plant. The builders might take
years over their tasks, but one day, they finish what they?re doing. Then
they find they?re hemmed in by their own walls . life loses its meaning
when the building stops.
Then there are those who plant, they endure storms and all the many
vicissitudes of the season and they rarely rest. But unlike a building , a
garden never stops growing. And while it requires the gardener?s constant
it also allow life for the gardener always recognize one another because
they know that in the history of each plant lies the growth of the whole
world.
Brida, Paulo Coelho
Have a perfumed time,

Araghi,
August, 2th,2009
Andrew August 2nd 2009

Dear Marina!
Wrong pronunciation of foreign names is a story having old roots. How poles say
"Chopin" and how englishmen do?
English way sounds odd for the russian ear:) What about Haydn, Chaikovsky, Churchill,
Peron, Matiss?
We all know houndreds of very famous names, names of people who belongs to different
cultures and, what is the most important, to another language or even to another group
of languages! In a case you'd like to pronunciate ALL these names (and just words! Can
you say "adieu" like Frenchwoman?) correct you should speak ALL the languages like
native. And it is definiteky unsoluble task for the most of us.
So my advice is: learn everything you want to learn about the languages but don't try to
break what come to be a model of pronunciation in your own language - it's reasonless
and would bring to complete mess you countrymen:))))
Best linguistics,
Andrew
Veronicaho August 2nd 2009

Hi Marina,
Thanks for your answer and I was happy to see you here again!
You gave me a difficult task :) To put 8 importent words to my name. My vocabulary is so
small so it was difficult to find the words I wanted. I will do it again after half a year, and
I hope it will be more exact.
V - wisdom
E - enyojing my life every days
R - respect to everybody in this world
O - own time
N - never lie
I - importent to have good self-esteem
C - child at heart
A - ability to listening and see other peoples
Please can you do the same with your name?
About the question about homosexual peoples right to adopt childs.
I respect you about your attitude to this topic. And you dont need to answer it.
But I want to tell you something. I hope you will read it :)When I was younger I had many
"ideas of what is right and wrong". But for every year I being older I change my ideas a
little bit. Nothing is �"black or white"
Even for me it is a "mysterium" when a person is homosexual but I dont think its my right
to judge them. I will respect them for the person they are!
Sometimes I think people have so many preconceived notion about something.
Since I got childs I have change how to think because what happen and what should I do
if one of my child told me he/she is homosexual? Nobody knows about childs disposition.
Ofcourse I should be in chock but anyway, I love my childs depence what they doing! As
a mother you can never forgot a child!
Even in my work as a nurse I must accept everybody. (It doesnt means I agree with them.
) Doesnt matter who the person is. If they are homosexual, criminal, have an other
religion as I have, naughty or what else, I have to respect them all and they have the
same right to care and help as everybody else.
I hope you dont be upset about my opinions. And again, I respect if you dont want to
answer this topic! But Please think a little bit on it :)
Today Im ill. My nose runny, fever, headache and pain in whole my body! I have taked
painkiller but nothing happen. Maybe svineflu!!!!!!!!!! No I dont think it is that :) My
grandchilds was ill few days ago so its my turn now.
About svineflu. Have you got it in your country yet? In my area just one person have had
it but in Finland around 200 peoples. A lot in England, ~ 100 000! Many are very scary
for it.
Have a nice day and I hope to hear more from you!
Veronica
Hi Mohsen,
I readed in your writings to Andrew about your trip from St. Petersburg to Syria via
Aland Islands, by Google earth. Please call me when you coming to Aland Islands. I will
invite you for dinner :) :) And I will show you Aland Islands!
Maybe I can go with you to Syria and Iran! You know I really love to travel :)
Have a nice day in St. Petersburg
Veronica

Dear Veronica!
There is really nice time in Saint-Petersburg.

A summer is still a summer, though not so hot. For those who adore a mix of warm, cool
and fresh weather for a walk it is definitely the best season.
My wife and daughter had been back from Finland (real travel, not by Google:) last night
and just now they went to the 'dacha' ('dacha' = country house) I'd go with them if not
being sick. Some silly and inappropriate flu took possession of my nose and throat.
Though....to be honest, I'm not a 'journey animal' (it's my own idiom, similar to 'party
animal') and I feel actually relaxed exactly in my home chair.
So I am into it, checking posts, playing games, swallowing pills and enjoying to be
alone:) Yes, right, I love my family but adore to be alone sometimes.
Veronica, what do you think, is people really scare to speak by phone? I mean do many
people scare to speak foreign language by phone as I do? And isn't it exactly what we
should do?
So I address to you and
TO EVERYONE
IN THIS ROOM:
let's try to speak by voice! Use Skype or some different connection. Maybe for somebody
voice conversation is such an easy thing as writing but not for me. I'm bad at it and I
need practice.
My Scype name 'justandrewdamnit', Yahoo name is 'fidgetdrowsy'
***
If my friend, owner of black cat and Great Google Searcher Mohsen will ever visit Aland
Islands please pass him my friendly bow, little spell correction: not 'Armitage' but
'Hermitage' and remark: the Hermitage place on the left bank of Neva river, on
"Dvortzovay" embankment (not on the island), between two bridges "Dvortzoviy" and
"Troitzkiy", near to "Vasilevsky" island.
Sorry for troublemaking:))))
Best wishes,
Andrew
263

Hi Andrew,
Very nice to hear from you. And what nice that your wife and daughter has visited
Finland! Where have they been? Did they like it? Maybe they have been there before?
Im ill today with fever, runny nose, pain in my whole body and troath and tired. So we
are in the same boat :) Maybe svineflu? Who knows?
Your idea to connect at skype is good! We really need it everybody for to practice to
speak english.
I dont know if people are scare to speak in phone, maybe? When you are writing you
have more time to think about how to write, than you have when you speak by phone.
That can be a reason, I dont know?
Dont you speak at skype to someone from this site? Or have I missunderstand it?
But I like your idea so I will add you at skype in the evening and I hope our friends here
will do the same :)
Hear you at skype next time :)
Veronica
mary August 2nd 2009

Dear friends,
I hope all of you be healthy and enjoy your life the best.
I'm sorry for being late in answering. Actually, as I told before, I was searching for a
place to live in and I found it, so last thursday I went to Sari to pack the things which I
needed and came back on Friday. Then I should arrange my things. On saturday, I was
at work from 8:30 A.M. to 8 P.M..
I, myself, really missed you and wanted to see you sooner.
Now I'm here. Anyway, I hope you forgive me for making you wait for a long time.
Morning or night, you are light

Big or small, you are all
Young or old, you are gold
Far or near, you are dear.
Best wishes,
Maryam

Dear Niloofar,
Please hurry up and make your decision about the clothes. Be aware that the party is
coming.
As you wrote, you are a good student, so make plan and do your best and try not to think
about the result. Think about the process and be sure that you will succeed.
I try to visit that site, but not now. Whenever I visit, I will let you know.
Have good times,

Maryam

Dear Veronica,
Thank you for accepting me as one of your friends. It's an honor for me to have a friend
like you.
As I wrote before, I'm 28 and graduated in physics and now work as a seller in a
company which introduces office furniture and partition and cabinet. I'm from Sari which
is in north of Iran. I'm here for about seven month.
I don't know what else you want to know, but you can ask me what you have in your
mind?
Have a nice day,
Maryam

Dear Mai,
Thank you so much for your nice words. Thank you for making friends with me. I'm proud
of being your friend.
Dear Mai, try not to put label on yourself. As you write here, it shows that you are not
shy. Your mother is completely right. Don't worry about making mistakes. We all make
mistakes, but we learn from them.
Whenever you write something and we don't understand, we will ask you to explain it
more, so take it easy and keep writing.
I wrote about myself to Veronica. Please read it and if you have any questions, don't
hesitate to ask.
I like coffee very much. I think you can bring some coffee for us in the party. Will you
come? :)
I'm sure it's late to ask about your exam, but I hope you be successful in your life. Just be
hopeful, dear.
Have good times,

Maryam

Dear Araghi,
Thank you so much for you kind words and your nice description of friends.
I'm happy you had time to write to us, too. Thank you for making time in spite of being
busy. I really like your writings. You write little, but beautifully.
I really like to see that photo. Could you please do me a favor and send it to me whenever
you have time?
My e-mail address is,

mary_moon1981@hotmail.com
Any excuses is acceptable. There is no problem if you cannot send it.
All the best,

Maryam

Dear Sami,
Thank you for being kind to me. Thank you for your nice reply.
I love your dress. Actually, red and white are my favorite colors. Pleasure is all mine to
dance with you, Mazandarani.
I agree with you about putting energy into what you like. But also, you can enjoy doing
waht you dislike. In fact, it depends on your thoughts and the way you look at it.
I'm glad that I make myself undestood to you. Your writing is as clear as the day for me.
Feel free and keep writing, please.
You are exactly right. I studied physics, but here in Iran it's hard to find a job according
to your subject.
For sure, I prefer to live with my family, but now I'm sure that I made the right decision.
Now I got used to it and learned to enjoy it.
Maybe the best thing is becoming independant, but for sure, the worst thing is feeling
homesick and missing your family, especially when you are with them, for example, in
vacation and then you want to leave them and back to your home(another city.)
When you experience it yourself, please tell me your idea.
Have a nice day,

Maryam

Dear Cathy,
I'm happy that you like it. I think to hold it next saturday. What is your idea? If you have
a better idea, please let me know.
I can't wait eighter. I hope to see you and other friends soon.
Let us enjoy your sweet smile.
Kiss,
Maryam

Dear Marina,
How are you? I hope you are great.
Thank you for your nice words about my writing. Actually, my absence made not be
aware of what was happening here, but I hope to be able to write, at least, once a week.
Make yourself ready for the party.
See you,
Maryam

Dear Rosa,
I'm terribly sorry for writing Sami instead of your name. I hope you will forgive my
mistake with your kindness.
Best regards,
Maryam
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Dear friends,
Today, I read a beautiful sentence and now I want to know your idea about it. I want to
know how you get it and how you explain it. please share your ideas with me and others.
"A friend is one who is your friend even when he/she is absent."
Thank you all in advance.
Best regards,
Maryam
nanazhong August 2nd 2009

dear Cathy,
To my surprised,You get up at 5:30.You raise me up---when i read this thread,i think it

over this song which is singed by Donald Drasswell in America's Got Talent.Donald
Drasswell is a sales for car which has three children.He had been a professonal singer
but he lost his speaking voice for a traffic accident 11 years before.Now he begins to talk
and to sing.You can watch the video http://sunnydayqt.blogbus.com/logs/41905843.html
So keep it going.
GOOD LUCK
NANA
Aug 3,2009
mortaza.abtahi August 2nd 2009

Dear Niloofar,
How are you?
When you say that you have a great persistence and, with hard-work, you can achive
what ever you want, I can realize that you have great self-confidence. So I am really
surprised that what cause you to worry about the exam. In fact, you know the key of
success; persistence and hard-working.
Consider a running match. There are many good runners who want to win the match.
Each runner just focuses on his way and wants to reach the end as fast as he can. They
never pay attention to others, because this may lead to lose their focus and then lose the
match.
I think Konkoor is very similar to a running match, and the students are the runners! If
you want to make it, you just need to focus on your own way. Do not pay attention to
what your friends and other students say and do. Just because your friend, who is strong,
fails an exam does not mean that the same may happen to you. Every person has his own
reason for being successful or unsuccessful.
We can continue writing about this subject, if you want. I am waiting for your nice
writings.
Good luck
mortaza
August 3, 2009

Hi Maryam,
please accept my coming to be customary delay with an answer. I seem to become

negligent, shame on me!
I need some point to induce me to write. So now I have a point:))
What do you think about voice communication? Did you notice that people even having
constant intense corresponding with other people seem to avoid a possibility to speak by
phone? I had obviously asked you this question before; I've asked this question Veronica
in my recent post, I've asked myself and I've not got proper answer till now. I have maybe
some assumption but it's not completely clear.
Regarding with a target we all should use both writing and live speaking, but nobody do
it!
At least I have never talked by phone to anyone on this site.
(It's an answer to your question, Veronica!)
Behnam was only one who offered me voice chat but he had troubles with slow internet in
his PC so..
So why? Why many people studying languages avoid voice practice? It's a question and
I'm really interested to get an answer. I am really interested to know your opinion
Maryam, just don't say me that you have the same troubles with an internet:)
??
Sorry if I put the same question many times, anyway take it easy and once again please
forgive me my non-regular answering. Go on to be admirer of your wisdom, kind and
tactful personality and stay to be your friend, though even being absent sometimes:))))
Andrew

Mariam, "please accept my coming to be customary apologies for the delay....:)))))
Veronicaho
V A
August 2ndd 2009
Hi Andrew,
A
If yoou want to sspeak by skyype...just acccept me annd I will calll you tomorrrow!
Veronica
metzean
m Auggust 3rd 20009
Deaar Wendy,
Hoppe you are doing

d fine.WWe have celeebration in our compan ny for weddding anniverrsary of
empployees, We receive an appreciatioon plaque and also a goold coin in the ceremon ny,
eatiing candies and drinkinng fruit juicces, we also have cerem mony for holly leaders birthday
b
annniversary, likke our propphet birthdayy (Mohamm mad).
Nexxt Friday theere will be a big cerem mony in Irann for birthdaay of Imam MMahdi, the last
succcessor of Prrophet Mohhammad. Wee believe thaat Imam Maahdi never ddied in 1000 0 years
agoo; he disappeared, as God G wished and a he will come againn to save alll people and d make
an equivalent
e s
society in thhe earth. Thee advent off Imam Mahdi is similarr of advent of
Jesuus Christ. W
We also belieeve the Chrrist advent; we believe that Mahdi and Christ advent
in future.
fu
We have side dish

d of egg plantp pickle-- garlic pickkle- onion pickle-shallo
p ot pickle an
nd all
kindd of vegetabble or fruit which
w kept in
i vinegar, when
w we miix all fruits and vegetabbles to
makke a mixed ppickle we caall it Leete Pickle
P , manny Iranian like
l to eat pickle with th hier
foodd. What is yyour customm for pickle or
o other kinnd of side diish.
Onee of employeee in our coompany is veery sensitivve to pickle, he appearnntly hate picckle , so
everrybody call him Leete pickle
p to bother him annd play a jokke on him.
All the best,

Mohhsen
saami Augustt 3rd 2009

Deaar friends
w are you all?

How
I haave been abssent for som

me days, I haave been ennjoying holiidays in my city and alsso I had
a sm
mall trip to Portugal.
P S I havent had
So h enough time to wriite, but let m me tell you I have
misssed you veryry much! It is i when we are far from
m this placee that we reaalize how
impportant it is ffor us. I waas dying to come
c and reead all yourr writings.
I haave read theem all, and also

a copiedd them, I willl write to eaach of you tomorrow.
t I hope
you dont forgett me for being so late!
Now w, I am still in my housse at the beaach, as you know, I willl start workking next sepptember
at scchool. This month I am m going to be
b working ttoo, but in an a icecreamm shop. I havve
worrked there for
fo at least 8 years, the owner is a ffriend of myy family, forr me he is liike an
oldeer brother. HeH asked me
m to work thhere as a faavour, just forfo this month, and I amm going
to work
w there inn the morniings. As youu can imaginne, i love iccecreams! I love all
flavvours...so maaybe I will have
h to be on
o a diet nex
ext septembeer!!!!! Do you like iceccreams?
Whiich is your favourite
f flaavour?
Deaar Veronica, I have reaad in one off your posts that you sennt me an em
mail, I have
checcked my maailbox and I have no maails from yoou, I write my
m address aagain in casse there
wass a mistake: "rosammd@ @hotmail.ees". I wouldd be very happpy to readd an email frrom
you.
Deaar Maryam, dont worryy about callling me sam

mi, this is myy nickname, and my rea
al name
is Rosa.
R You caan call me how
h you wissh.
To the
t rest of yyou (Marinaa, Cathy, Arraghi and Mortaza)
M I will
w read agaain your wrriting
andd write to yoou as soon as
a possible, maybe tomoorrow.
I hoope you all aare having fun oying your life.

f and enjo
Kissses
Rossa, August 3,
3 2009
metzean
m Auggust 3rd 20009
Deaar Veronica,
I am
m honor to present
p my compliment
c t and thankss for your innvitation, I will
w pay a visit
v to
Alannd Island ass I finish vissiting the S. Petersburgg ,specially the Hermitaage Museumm, and
somme tete a tetee with my frriend Andrew.I hope yoou will be beetter and bee sure that it was
not a swine flu..
Deaar Andrew, I am very happy that you correct my m writing, this was allso the blackk cat
irrittated to appply the namee of gay for her husbannd. She refraain from sm moking crackk as she
is noow in love wwith husbannd and the kittens
k ,but I am afraid that if the llove diminisshes she
smooke over agaain .Andrew w you shouldd not expectt me too muuch. ,You shhould not exp xpect a
marrried man thhe correct words
w and sppelling, butt the single one
o are nott expected a
misttake. A marrried man works
w by half
lf of his minnd ,because his second half works for f his
family. Writingg correct speelling and grammar
g is a hard job and time coonsuming, I write
as soon
s as I finnd the wordss from my computer
c dicctionary annd write the sentence , so
s I can
not join
j to yourrs Skype Chhat, but if I install
i the skype softwaare I try it.
Anddrew I went to Hermitagge Museum m, my hair sttiffed by thee excitementts when I enntered
the Inverno
I halll ,it was rea
ally amazinng ,at first w
when I was going
g up thee marble sta
airs, I
saww a woman bustb statue stuck
s on thee wall, I rem
membered Behnam.
B
If I want to see 3000.000, painting
p booard and collection whiich are in thhe museum ,I
shou uld stay theere for one month.
m Andrrew have evver seen all part of the museum ? How H
mucch time it taakes?
All the best,

Mohhsen
Andrew
A Auggust 3rd 20009
Mohsen, I don't know acctually how much it takkes 'cause I hadn't
I doon't know M h been
n there
sincce my youngg nails. Mayybe not so much
m if you don't try to memorize eevery imagee by
heart:)
Anddrew
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metzean
m Auggust 4th 20009
Deaar Maryam,
I thiink you are very happyy to find a joob and home in Tehrann ,congratullation.
Whaat about youur accent , do d you havee special acccent of peopple in northh of Iran? orr you
have chenged iit to Tehranian accent.L LOL
Wheenever I com me to Tehraan I speak with
w Esfahannian accent, t, as people of Tehran like
l
Esfa
fahanian acccent,speciallly when i coome to largge companiees which thee sale person alway
is a woman.
Godd forbiden, ifi I come to you compaany for buyinng of some decoration and partionns, you
can control youurself ,not too laugh.. LO OL
Thaanks for beaatiful sentence "A friendd is one whoo is your friiend even when w he/she is
abseent." as youu know our friends
f Cath hy and Marrina have a nice tenderr taste in thiis
peroofessinal aff
ffairs like yo
ou, but i darre to write my m idea.
wheen a friend iis sick in hoospital , in jaail , in travlling or geneerally at tim
me of crisis, a good
friennd could hleep care herr childern, make
m her rooom tidy,takee notes for hher friend inn
schoool and givee her their homework
h a
assignments s when she isi absent annd sick at ho ome.
supp ply her withh proper mooney to relea as her form m jail and soo on..
A good freind never forget her friend even when she is in far distance, she can send her
letter Card, and send her a gift for her birthday. I think a good friend who is in heart
never been absent if she is far from her, she soothe her by her memories .
happy days
Mohsen
Hamed71 August 4th 2009

hello every body
i am new member in english at home. my name is Hamed
i like make friendship with you and make progress in english
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY
thanks
mary August 4th 2009

Dear Andrew,
How are you? How's life? I hope you feel great.
Thank you for your writing. As I wrote before, all of us have something to do, so
sometimes it's hard to answer soon. I do understand it, so don't worry and feel free in
writing. :)
About voice chat, as Behnam told, the speed of Internet is low at home. Of course, I can
do it in a cafe, but I really don't like it. Some years ago, when my family wanted to talk to
my aunt, who lives in sweden, they went to cafe, but I never did it. I prefer to call and
talk.
What I like the most is to see someone and talk to him/her face to face. But to show you
that I don't mean something else, I TRY to have voice chat with you the next time which I
go home(about 2 months later.)
I don't avoid speaking English generally, but when I feel that the other person wants to
see my ability in speaking, I prefer not to talk or when I don't feel good, I prefer to speak
Farsi.
Don't put so much presure on yourself, Andrew and write whenever you can. Thanks.
Have better times,

Maryam
Dear Rosa,
It's so good to see your writing and know that you have enjoyed your trip. Actually, I
hope you enjoy every minute of your life.
This summer I have not gone to the beach yet and I hope I can. Please look at the see and
smell it and walk on the sand instead of me.
WoW! Icecream. I love chocolate icecream the most. How you can resist. Can
you???????????
Please bring some icecream to the party. :D
I like to call you with your name, Rosa.
Hope to see you soon in the party.
Have good times,

Maryam
mortaza.abtahi August 4th 2009

Hi Veronica,
Many thanks for fast replying!
My boy is now 4 years and 5 months! So the difference between the age of my boy and the
age of my daughter is exactly 4 years. What do you think? Do you think that the
difference between the age of my two childeren is large or good?
My wife and I believe that the best difference between the age of two successive childeren
in a family is 4 years!! One of our reason is that 4 years is long enough for the mother to
get rest and recover from her last pregnancy. The second reason is that after 4 years the
child becomes grown enough so that s/he no longer needs especial cares. At this time the
parents have sufficient time to care about the new born baby.
To complete my studies in 2005, we went to Canada and stayed there for about 6 months.
In that time we had only 1 child; my boy. He was about 6 months. My wife used to come
to Family Center; a place where mothers with their babies come together, talk to each
other, get advice and learn many things, meanwhile the children enjoy playing with many
toys and eating lots of snack!!
We don't have such places in Iran, what a pity! Anyway, my wife says that she observed
many mothers coming with 2 or 3 children; the children seemed to be very close in age.
She started thinking if it is better that the difference between the age of two successive
children is not more than 2 years!!
Please write to me and let me know your opinion. I am waiting.
All the best

mortaza
August 04, 2009

Dear Mohsen,
Thank you for your writing and sharing your treasure thought with us. I really enjoy
reading your writing, so be kind and share your ideas with us as always.
You're right. I'm happy for finding a job and a place. Unfortunately, I don't know
Mazandarani very well, because we don't talk at home. :(
Most of our relatives whom we have connection with live in Tehran. Maybe it's one
reason!
I like Esfahani accent, too and I will be glad to see you in the company(Poonel.)
Whenever you need office furniture or partition for your company, let me know and then I
will send you the cataloge and resume. I hope you need them soon. :D
By the way, my rommate is Esfahani. She's kind. I like her and I'm happy for making
friends with her.
Maybe we have tender taste for such writings, but different ideas and way of writings
make a subject interesting, so thank you so much. In fact, your writing remembered me of
an expression, "Absence makes hearts grow fonder."
I like this sentence very much.
Have great times,

Maryam

Dear Hamed,
Thank you so much for putting message in this thread. Welcome to our friendly
gathhering.
As you
y see, we are all heree to improvee our Englissh and learrn somethingg through our
o
frien
ndship. So feel
f free andd be generoous to sharee your thougghts and ideeas with us.
I loook forward to reading more from you.

y
Best wishes,
Marryam
P.S.. I should saay that I don wer the writtings which is

n't write herre regularlyy, but I answ
adddressed to me.
m
Marina1
M Auggust 4th 200
09
Deaar Veronica,
Thaanks a lot for your kindd reply.

Howw are you ddear Veronicca? How is it going?? I hope you are
a fine , okkay and enjo
oying
this Summer inn every singlle minute off your life.
Ourr life consistts of lots off signals. Strrong , weakk , fast and slow
s signalss. Some peopple feel
aboout some of them
t , and it's
i dependss on them.
As you
y know deear Veronicca, all signaals depend on o sending devices,
d recceiving devicces and
the pass
p betweeen them.
If thhere were seeveral high mountains and other ssignals prevventers betw ween the sennder
andd receiver , ssignals will have two options
op : 1- the
t signal will
w be receiived as a weeak one
beca ause of refleections andd other bad effects.
e
2- thhe signal will reach as a strong onne because of the perfeect pass betw ween the sennder
andd receiver.
Deaar friend, I ddon't know why

w I am writing
w thesee words, butt they came to my mindd after
readding your writing
w to mee. I stronglyy believe thaat what I'vee written aboout signals is
stroongly connected with huuman beinggs world.
Aboout my namee:
M : melting heaarts :) ;)
A : Adam
A & Evve.
R : returning too my heart.
I : I'm
I bad in acting.
N : never lie , always
a the truth.
t
A : author! I'm a bad one :(
Deaar Veronica, your senteences were so

s lovely, itt reflexes yoour nice feellings and
perssonality , I really
r didn''t thought abbout my senntences , I juust wrote whhat came to
o my
minnd.
Thaanks a lot! Please

P motivvate me to write
w more. I hope to reead more froom you.
Marrina.
metzean
m Auggust 5th 20009
To whom
w it mayy stay at hoome alone,
To whom
w it mayy not go to dache .
To whom
w it mayy be sick annd need a caare,
I alm
most visitedd many partts of Museum m ,Jordaianna hall, Marrshal do Coompo hall, Raphael
R
halll, library off Catherine the
t second anda many ppaiting from m Picasso, VVan Gogh,
Mattisse,Giorgiione, Leona ard de vinci,Michel Angge an so on..
Theere is a crystal bowl in weight of 18 tons.
Thee foundationn of Museum m laid by Koonstantin UkUkhtomasky in 1861.
Anddrew who is Konstantinn Ukhtomasky?
Deaar Andrew ,w where is neearest sea poort in Balticc sea from S.Peter
S ,I waant to board
d a sail
boaat in Baltic sea.
s Is it posssible to go to Aland byy sailing booat.
Havve a suny daay,

Mohhsen
metzean
m Auggust 5th 20009
Deaar Ahmad,
I reaad your storry about ann Emperor and

a the horsseman, it waas an instruuctive story which
givee advice to people
p to coontrol their willing .covveting is enddless, the brrowbeat of human
selff cause that we close ouur wised eyees and do what
w we shouuld not do, then
t we fill with
remmorse ,but we
w have no more
m time ,w
what is the uuse of mourrning
pleaase share more

m story foor us
Mohhsen
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Andrew August 5th 2009
It is no use of wishing me sunny days dear Mohsen,
alas!
The weather gave Saint-Petersburg gallant bow and promised to be back next summer
and make strip dance so..
Nearest ports are Helsinki and Tallinn.
Prince Konstantin Uhtomsky is a famous Russian physiologist, the founder of

"dominanta" doctrine. It's about brain activitiy.
I believe my wife knows much more on this subject.
Bye! Going to dacha in spite of the weather absence.
An: an idle and venomous type

dr : drink in the evening
e : everyday 5 km walk (just wish to himself)
w : what else?

Dear Veronica,
how are you? Take care about your health.

I go just now so can't talk more. Be back soon.
Andrew
Veronicaho August 5th 2009

Hi Marina,
and thanks for your nice answer. Always so nice to read writings from you and everybody
else.
I am still ill with headache, pain in my whole body and trouth, fever and my nose runny.
This is the fifth day so today I going to my work and take a test to see if I have swineflu!
Im not sure, but why not? I really believe it today! I have had every symtoms. But I am a
little bit better today.
Do you have swineflu in your country?

Here media have writed so much bad about it, how dangerous it is and how many coming
to die so peoples are very scary for it. Everybody waiting for the vaccin we get in sept-
october.
Yesterday I been to Sweden (not so good when I was ill, it didnt make it better) with my
daughter, sister and her daughter. We went there in the morning by a cruise, and then
home late in the evening.
We made a lot of bargain and bought a lot of clouths and had a nice trip. Im going there
very often and now it cheep to buy there because swedish money fall in a price.
(Financecrices)
Tomorrow (if Im still alive after swineflu) Im going to a consert by swedish musician. I
really love music and I always listening music. What about you?
What you like Andrews idea to speak by skype? I think it is a good idea! We spoked to
each other few days ago. It was really nice and Iv got a face on him and his cat. You
should do the same and everybody else! Its good practice! Do you use skype?
From your word about your name and you writings I tried to make a face on you but its
difficult. Please can you try to describe yourself! How you looks like, your best/bad sides
and other things.
Next week Im going for work again after my holiday. Then I have been therefrom for 7
weeks! I have really enyoied the time and now it will be nice to start working again.
Now I want coffee to feel a little bit alerter! Im so tired!!! I just taked some painkiller but
they dont helping me...
Have a nice day, Im waiting to hear more from you.
Veronica

Dear Marina
It seems like these days you are busy so that you can not write here as much as you used
to write here. In Iran, during the summer, schools are completely inactive. The students,
as well as the teachers, have a lot of free time which is a great opportunity for them to go
traveling and enjoy the summer. Universities are also less active during the summer but
not completely inactive. Just a few students stay in campus to complete their studies.
Dear Marina, I am a Shia muslim. What about you? I am asking this question not
because it is important to me to know your religion, but because it may help us to
communicate more easily. Especially, since we both are living in muslim world, there are
many common subjects between us to talk about.
You said that you are aware of how much important is Zeinab to Iranian and, in general,
to Shia muslims. They come to Syria to visit Zeinab shrine and enjoy the beatuful Syria
itself as well. There are many other holy shrines in Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia. I see
people here who seem like they are desperate to get an opportunity to visit these holy
shrines especially those located at Iraq. Although every month they hear many bad news
about suicide bombing coming from Iraq indicating it is a very unsafe and dangerous
place, they insist on traveling there! I can clearly remember that a few months ago a
group of Iranian pilgrims, more than 100, were wounded and killed during an attack.
I personally can not underestand this feeling. I belive that it is not right to put your life in
danger even for visiting Kabah.
Dear Marina, you asked me about my way of setting questions! Well, that seems a hard
question to me! :) Honestly I even cannot underestand the expression "Setting Questions"
!! :) So I started googling this expression. The first result found by google contains other
questions: "Why to ask? What to ask? How to ask? ... "
Would you please tell me more about this expression in a simple way. Imagine if I am an
ordinary student who needs extra explanations!!
By the way, I asked you about your profession in my last writing to you. I think you forgot
to answer it:) it's ok if you don't like to answer the question:)
Good luck
mortaza
August 4, 2009

Hi Andrew,
Thanks for your thoughts about my health! As I wrote to Marina I go to my work and take
a test today. So to know if I have had swineflu.
I have to be healthy if Mohsen coming! And who knows !? maybe I soon going to Syria
with him :)
Wass nice to speeak at skypee! Just a litttle bit scaryy but we madde it!!!
Heaar you at skyype again when

w you haave time,
Veronica
Veronicaho
V A
August 5th 2009
Hi Mary,
M
Thaanks for youur kind writiings. Its a honor even for f me to haave you as m
my friend annd
everrybody else here on thiis site! I reaally like thiss place!
As I think everyybody know

ws Im still illl and feel baad! Tired, fever,
fe pain inn whole bod
dy and
elsee symtoms. M
My daughteer (12 years)) working aas my nurse now and shhe do it veryy well :)
(Myy husband iss at work).
Do you
y have skkype? What you like it?? Its nice to get "face" ata the persoons you speaaking
withh. I spoked to
t Andrew fewf day agoo. A litte bit scary but we
w made it! :)
I reaally want too have "facee" at you everybody so please, cann you descriibe yourselff? How
you looks like, best/bad siddes and others.
Waiiting for youur answer / Veronica
Marina1
M Auggust 5th 200
09
Deaar Veronica,
It's so sad to heear about yo our illness. I hope you''ll come bettter so soon.. Please takke care
of yourself.
y I sttrongly belieeve that swiine flu like other
o kinds of flues , juust be carefu
ul , and
any way , I hoppe it's not thhe swine flu..
Aboout my counntry , there are

a 14 peopple who havee swine flu , 12 becomee better andd their
health is okay now.
n
Deaar Veronica, I promise to write aboout your quuestions veryy soon. I jusst read yourr
writting about your
y illness.. I become very
v sad. Aggain Take caare of your health ..driink tea
andd think of mee.. :)
With
h my best w
wishes to be better and better?
Marrina.
Marina1
M Auggust 5th 200
09
Deaar Mr. Morttaza,
Thaanks a lot for your kindd writing. Thhank you onnce gain for having the care of my
abseence.
To tell
t the truthh , I have a time , but I think I'm a bit in a badd mood for ttwo reasonss : 1-
Thee hot weatheer. 2- Switchhing off the electricity ( 3 hours a day).
I reaad all friendds writings everyday , and I reallyy enjoy them m. Let me saay that yourr
Engglish is exceellent like alll Iranian frriends. I cann understandd it easily bbecause it's very
simpple and undderstandable , thank yoou for writinng in this waay.
Deaar Mortaza, I'm 25 yearrs old , an engineer

e , coommunicatiion departm ment. I got my
m job
justt from 18 daays ago. Pleease forgivee me if I didnn't write theem before .
I'm Muslim Sunnni. I stronggly believe that
t there iss no differennces betweeen Muslims groups
g
, because all off us are Musslims, we arre different flowers
f from the samee garden. Pllease
feell free in disccuss whatevver you wannt. Feel free in talking about
a whateever you wa ant. All
your writings aare welcomeed with openn arms . I wrote
w somethhing to Behhnam & Moh hsen
aboout Islam froom some dayys ago, pleaase read it.
Aboout setting qquestions, soome professsors like to make

m their students
s verry poor in th
heir
examms. They seet hard quesstions , or maybe
m they ask
a questionns from anoother planet :), then
the students will ask " are these questtions belongg to this subj
bject??" (LOOOOL). so howh do
you think about it???
I'm in a hurry , I've to dashh , I promisse to write m

more than before. Pleasse motivate me
withh some interresting topiccs.

r Pleease don't hesitate
h to w
write to me.
Marrina.
Veronicaho
V A
August 5th 2009
Hi Mortza,
M
Thaanks for youur replay! I hope

h you annd your fammily are greaat.
Im not,
n Im still ill but it is a bit better today. I jusst been to my
m work, toook a test to see
s if I
have swineflu! After 4 dayys I'll get thee result. Exaaiting!
Im not
n often ill and its nevver funny, buut I think itss importent for
f a nursee to feel the patient-
p
situation. To be a patient can learn a nurse very much! So there is something good and
positiv in this situation. Thanks for that :)
My daughter have training as a nurse. My husband are at work. She takes care of me,
make coffee and tea, make dinner, give me the newspaper, cleaning, speaking nice to me
and asking if I need some painkiller :) I feel Im in safe hands!
Every child like to feel they are nessecary, and I can see how my daughter like this
situation!
About age differences between childs I dont think there is no right or wrong. There is
advantages/disadvantages with both small and big age differences.
I have 4 years between child number 1 and 2. I thought that was very good because the
older child could help me with small things and she didnt needs me everytime so I had
time to child number 2. But! My daughter was a bit jealous! Sometimes when I didnt saw,
she could pinch her small brother or she took what he had in his hand! Just for to have
him to cry. :) But this is normal and nothing to make a big thing of.
One importent thing to not forget. An 4 years old child is very old and large(?) over a
night when they get brother/sister. But they are young and small and they need to get
time as a small child too.
If the childs with 4 years difference not are the same gender maybe they dont have such a
common of each other than they have if they are in the same gender. They dont have
same interests.
If the age differens is small, as my daughter have at her childs maybe they can have much
common and very funny but for the parents its very heavy to have it like that. 2 childs
with napkins, always some of them awake in nighttime, always tired, never a free minute!
I dont know? Sometimes I take the childs to us and let my daughter and her husband do
someting nice together alone and sleepingtime a whole night. Its very nice and I really
love my grandchilds but, Oh my God how tired I am after one day and night!
I prefer to have 3-4 years between the childs.
For me the age differens to child number 3 is big. Even that was nice and both the older
brother and sister really love thems sister. I have a lot of help from them. But the
differense between oldest and youngest is 15 years so the oldest one been a "small
mother" more than a sister.
But today they are like sisters. :)
Between my son and youngest daughter it is 11 years so they havent had so much
common together when the youngest one was small. When my son was 15-16 he "hated"
when his 4-5 years sister came to his room.
Now every child have a lot together and they are proud of each other and always help if
someone needs help :)
I think parents shall do what they feel is the best. Doesnt matter how other people doing,
the importent iss that it feells right for the
t parents.. Thats the best
b foundaation to stayy on for
to have
h a nice family!
f
Aboout that manny mothers have

h 2-3 chhilds in veryy close age can
c have maany reasonss.
Mayybe they waant that but the reason can
c be that they didnt plan
p for thee childs. Thee not
use contraceptiives?
I likke your wonndering abouut this and Im

I sure youu and your wife
w make thhe best for your
y
chillds. I think you
y are a loovely father who really thinking abbout your faamily and fuuture
togeether with yyour wife. You
Yo cant makke it better!! You are in the right w
way!
My daughter haave a "bloggg" (I dont know k the woord for it) att internet. She
S writing on
o a
ownn side at inteernet aboutt her life, chhild, houseplans and miillion other things and she put
phootos of them there. Go tot www.fameliasson.bloogg.se and you y can seee how life gooing
therre with 2 sm
mall childs inn same timees! Her husbband is a caaptein on a cruises so he h work
one week and home
h one week
w so my daughter
d is alone with the kids a loot.
In Nordic
N area its very commmon with those writinngs - bloggss. How is it there?
I reaad every wrritings here and I have readed aboout your relligion from ddifferent arreas.
Cann you pleasee explain the differencees about shiia-muslim, sunni-muslim
s m and otherr. Is it
justt small differrences? Hoow many difffferent religiions are thaat? Is it impportent to "sstay" in
your own groupp when you married foor example?
I am
m interestingg about reliigions so I waiting
w yourr answer.
All the best andd give kissess to your chhilds from me

m :)
Veronica
Marina1
M Auggust 5th 200
09
Deaar Andrew,
How w are you m

my old man friend??
f :) How
H is it gooing??? I hope you aree okay and
enjooying your ttime with yoour family.
Aboout my writing to Rosa (spelling soome foreign names for famous

f mussicians) it's not my
ownn writing. I sometimes
s p
paste some emails whicch I receivee from
wwww.Dailywrittingtips.com
m ? so it wass one of theem. .anywayy thanks a loot for your advice.
a
Hoppe to read from

fr you.
Marrina.
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Cathy Li August 5th 2009

Dear Maryam,
Happy to get your idea.
I wish we can hold this party on Next Saturday, August 15th.
I am looking forward to sharing with you and all friends together.
Hehe...
Sunk in the night and dream that party
Cathy
sami August 5th 2009

Dear Marina,
How is it going? I hope everything goes well with you.
Again forgive my delay, as I told you, these days there it is holidays in my city, there is a
fair, and I have been going out a lot, so I haven?t found time to write here.
I have done lots of things during these days, one of them which I have enjoyed a lot is
going to Portugal. I have spent two days there, precisely in Albufeira. As you know, I love
the beach, and there I have found the greatest beach I have ever seen. What a lovely
place, white sand, crystalline sea water. It is also a place for tourism, so there are lots of
foreign people there and I had the opportunity of practicing my English.
After this short holiday I have started working in an icecream shop, I was asked to do it
as a favour and I accepted. It is just 4 hours in the morning and it is an easy thing for me,
as I have been working there before. It is a great problem for my diet?I love eating ice-
creams ; ) Do you like icecreams? What is your favourite one? I have many favourite
tastes, but I really like dark chocolate one.
Dear Marina, your thought and way of writing says you are older than your age, it is
very good for you. I think you will have less problems in your life than any other girl of
your age. You have to congratulate your parents because they did a good work when
raising you up. I totally agree with you that a child needs both a mother and a father. But
as we know it is difficult to find a couple, and when you find it, it is hard to maintain
it?When I asked you that I did it thinking of those people who are alone and want to
complete their desire of being a ?mother?. I don?t know very much about it, I just can
say that a mother can make a child happy.
This topic lets me thin about marriage between homosexual people. In my country
homosexual couples can marry and form a family. They can adopt children, so, a child
would have two mothers or two fathers. They also have the right of having children, and I
think and believe they can raise up their children as well as a ?usual? couple. I think this
is a hard topic, I am sure you are not going to agree with me, but do not worry my dear
friend, I know our different way of thinking is due to our different cultures. What you
think is right, and what I think is right too. : ))
Marina you said weather was bothering you, there were high temperatures in
Syria?Summer in Spain is hot too. Our temperature is around 35-40 grades centigrades
during day, and around 25 at nights. I have to admit that I like hot weather, I love spring
and summer seasons, and I dislike cold weather. In Andalusia, temperatures in winter or
autumn are not so low, so happy I live in this part of Spain!
Thank you for your post about the name of important people,
I have enjoyed a lot when reading.
I hope to read from you soon my dear friend,
Have a nice time,

Kisses,
Rosa, July 5, 2009.

Dear Veronica,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Thank you very much for welcoming me at your house.
I am sure you will be a great hostess! It is great what you say about you teaching me
Swedish and we will practice our English together! I cannot teach you, because your
English is a good as mine!
I always enjoy reading your writings, I learn a lot from them. About social service in
Spain? just to compare with what you have written, public schools are free, food is not
included, so if we want our children eating at school we have to pay for it. Going to the
doctor is free as well as to stay in hospital. This is public health service, it is free for all
people and it is quite good, the worst thing about it is the long list to have any kind of
surgery. There is also a private service, you have to pay for it, and it is quicker, although
to tell the truth I find no differences between public and private. And to take the bus you
have to pay 90 cents (1euro=100 cents). I don?t usually take the bus, as my city is not so
big we can go everywhere by foot, or if I am in a hurry I prefer taking my own car.
Now you say I, yes! Sorry I misunderstood about EU and US!! So sorry! Do you know the
reason? In Spanish ?United States? (US) is ?Estados Unidos? (EU), so my mind didn?t
detect English when I read it! About European Union I am for it, I like it. I think it is
good to have equality among all the states together, we can get lots of benefit from it. As
you say we can travel freely inside the EU, and it is easy for us to find a job in any
country belonging to the EU. The worst side of it is when they try to unify all countries.
Imagine we have something good at Spain, and in order to be the same with the rest of
countries, they change it, so we lose it. It is supposed to be better, but changes aren?t
necessarily positive. In general, I think people in Spain like it.
So sorry again for not giving you advice when you needed it (about the problem of your
daughter and a friend of her). Dear Veronica, I am not in a situation of giving advice. I
am sure you have solved situations worse than it in your life. If I were in your situation I
would do the same as you, I will try to advice my daughter to calm herself, not to say
words she would regret later, and let them (girls) solve it by themselves. Forgive me for
not helping. : (
It is great about your travel to Malaysia. It is a job travel, or just for pleasure? I wish I
could go there with you. The worst thing of travelling is that you have to save money
unless you are a rich person! Let us know about it when you go there.
I hope to read from you very soon my friend.

Have a nice time,
Kisses,
Rosa, July 5, 2009.

Dear Veronica,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Thank you very much for welcoming me at your house.
I am sure you will be a great hostess! It is great what you say about you teaching me
Swedish and we will practice our English together! I cannot teach you, because your
English is a good as mine!
I always enjoy reading your writings, I learn a lot from them. About social service in
Spain? just to compare with what you have written, public schools are free, food is not
included, so if we want our children eating at school we have to pay for it. Going to the
doctor is free as well as to stay in hospital. This is public health service, it is free for all
people and it is quite good, the worst thing about it is the long list to have any kind of
surgery. There is also a private service, you have to pay for it, and it is quicker, although
to tell the truth I find no differences between public and private. And to take the bus you
have to pay 90 cents (1euro=100 cents). I don?t usually take the bus, as my city is not so
big we can go everywhere by foot, or if I am in a hurry I prefer taking my own car.
Now you say I, yes! Sorry I misunderstood about EU and US!! So sorry! Do you know the
reason? In Spanish ?United States? (US) is ?Estados Unidos? (EU), so my mind didn?t
detect English when I read it! About European Union I am for it, I like it. I think it is
good to have equality among all the states together, we can get lots of benefit from it. As
you say we can travel freely inside the EU, and it is easy for us to find a job in any
country belonging to the EU. The worst side of it is when they try to unify all countries.
Imagine we have something good at Spain, and in order to be the same with the rest of
countries, they change it, so we lose it. It is supposed to be better, but changes aren?t
necessarily positive. In general, I think people in Spain like it.
So sorry again for not giving you advice when you needed it (about the problem of your
daughter and a friend of her). Dear Veronica, I am not in a situation of giving advice. I
am sure you have solved situations worse than it in your life. If I were in your situation I
would do the same as you, I will try to advice my daughter to calm herself, not to say
words she would regret later, and let them (girls) solve it by themselves. Forgive me for
not helping. : (
It is great about your travel to Malaysia. It is a job travel, or just for pleasure? I wish I
could go there with you. The worst thing of travelling is that you have to save money
unless you are a rich person! Let us know about it when you go there.
I hope to read from you very soon my friend.

Have a nice time,
Kisses,
Rosa, July 5, 2009.

Dear Veronica!
I forgot to say!!! I have read you are a bit ill, I hope you get well soon. Take care of
yourself and rest as much as you need.
Kisses,
Rosa, July 5, 2009.

Hello smiling Cathy
How are you? I hope you keep smiling as always.
I really enjoy reading your writings and writing to you, your words are full of optimism
and they make people smile.
I too believe in fate, I know there is a fate for all of us, I have always thought that all our
life is ?written? at the moment we are born. In the same way, when something happens, it
happens for or because of anything else. I think it is how it works and on the other hand,
it helps us understand and accept things. In this way, it was written in our fate that we
had to meet at this wonderful site.
Cathy, I would like to see a picture of yourself, is it possible? I imagine you in my own
way, with the typical Chinese features, dark, straight hair, pale skin, nice eyes and lovely
smile. Am I right? I will send my picture to you if you write your email address here. By
the way, how do you think of me? What do you think is my physical appearance? My
email address is rosammd@hotmail.es
I would like to see a picture of all the friends here, if it is possible, just to have a clear
image of you. I love taking pictures and also I like to see the pictures of all people I
?meet?. So all friends? pictures are welcomed in my mail box. ; ))
Dear Cathy, you have a boyfriend, can I ask you some personal questions? : )) I am
going to ask them, you can answer to them just if you wish, if not, ignore these questions,
ok?
How long have you been with him?
How old is he?
What is what you like the most/the least of him?
Do you live with him, or you live separately?
He is still a boyfriend, would you like to marry him? If so, when?
Wow, too many questions, I hope you don?t mind ; ) Nothing will happen if you decide
not to answer them : )
I would like to hear from you soon.

Kisses,
Rosa, August 5, 2009.

Dear Mortaza,
How are you my Iranian friend? I hope you and your family is very well.
Let me tell you your writing is not long and boring at all, I really like reading your
writing, it is a different point of view, andI would like to learn as much as possible from
your country as well as that of the rest of friends. This site offers us the chance to learn
and to exchange ideas at the same time we practice our English, and I think we could
take benefit from it. All your topics and questions are very interesting, so please, continue
asking me questions, I will answer to them as well as I can.
In Spain salary varies too depending on the educational level, it is A<B<C
I also agree with you that a second part time job for a teacher is harmful for education. It
may let the teacher tired, so he/she is not preparing the following lessons and maybe his
/her performance in front of students is not as good as it should. But I also think that it
the best way to earn more money to pay bills and everything we need to pay. What do you
think it is the best solution for it? Do you have a second part time job? Does your wife
work outside home?
And finally, I cannot agree with you more when you say ?If the educating system in a
country does not work properly then the whole society might be in danger?. Children at
school as well as older students are the future of each country, I think teachers should be
motivated to be always ready to teach and do it in the best way.
Dear Mortaza, ask me more, any topic, it is great to know all points of view, so for me it
is not a problem if our thoughts don?t agree on some topics, it is normal, different
cultures my bring different points of view.
I hope to hear from you soon,

Kisses,
Rosa, July 5, 2009.

Dear Araghi
First of all, let me tell you I love your writings, you write so sweet?you write like a poet,
and your writing denotes kindness and affection. With this, you cannot be other than a
gardener, flowers need delicate hands, nice words and I am sure you do it very well.
Araghi, we have some plants at home, my father loves plants and flowers and he
sometimes speaks to them while watering them, do you do the same? The first time I saw
him talking to the plants I thought he was talking alone, to himself, and I thought ?oh, my
god, my daddy has lost his head? Then I asked him and he told me he was talking to the
plants? :?
Thank you for your nice words to me, those kind words can just come from a kind heart
which I think you have. And let me say I am the lucky one in having you as a friend.
Thanks again for reading my writings and praising them, I am not a skillful writer, it is
not my intention to be so either, I just write what comes to my mind. If you think I can
help you, here I am, ask me whatever you want.
I woould like to hear from you
y as soonn as you cann,
Kissses,
saami Augustt 5th 2009

Deaar Maryam
How w are you? I hope you are a enjoyingg life, even though youu are far froom your fam
mily. I
thinnk this oporttunity will make
m you learn a lot ass a woman, and you woould get you ur all
perssonality, I aam sure of itt.
Marryam it is a pity you haavent been to t the beachh yet this sum
mmer, you sshould go, it
i is
reallly good forr your healthh and also forf all your senses! I haave less tim
me now to ennjoy the
beach, I work ini the morniings and myy favourite time t in the beach
b is in the morningg, I
som
metimes go there
t in the afternoon and
a eveningg...Be sure I will enjoy iit on behalff of you,
nextt time I go tto the beachh I will thinkk of you, and you will feel
f it! : )
Aboout resistingg icecreams...it is a littlle bit hard for

f me, I lovve icecreams, one of myy
favoourite is choocolate too. Have you evere tried a chocolate milkshake
m m
made of iceccream?
I REEALLY LOV VE IT!! How w do you likke them? Wee serve them m in a cone or in a smaall glass,
I prrefer eating icecreams ini a cone! OfO course I will w bring you
y one, I w would bring
iceccreams for all
a of you iff you wish!

m from you,
y
Kissses,
Marina1
M Auggust 5th 200
09
Deaar Veronica ,
I'm here just foor you! :) :)

So are
a you bettter now??? I hope that from the boottom of myy heart.
Deaar Veronica, it's a littlee bit hard to speak abouut my physiccal appearaance. In thiss thread
we talked
t abouut this topic before , it was
w so interresting to knnow my friennds' imaginnations
aboout my appeaarance. So would you pleasep m about yoour own ideaa about me??? It
tell me
wouuld be very kind
k of you..
Aboout my specif ifications , I guess you know somee of them byy reading myy writings. Again
A
it's a bit hard too talk about such a toppic , but I wiill write sevveral things about me.
1-I don't
d like too know abouut other peoople more thhan what they tell me.
2-I treat all peoople with reespect. When someone bothers me,, I forgive hhim/her twicce , then
I'll take
t a serioous attitude(( which I thiink it's a neggative side in my persoonality).
3-Iff I didn't likee( feel comffortable) thee person whho I'm speakking with, I can't make a
continuous connversation , or maybe I'll I not speakk again ( I dod believe inn my first th
houghts
aboout people).
4-WWhen someonne hurts mee , I don't maake any kinnd of behaviiors , I just gget away forrever.
5-I'mm a bit prouud .
6-I do
d love mysself.
h lying , I'll tell the truth whateever the resuult was.
7-I hate
8-I sometimes
s f that I'm
feel m number onne in my parrents' eyes, so I must be always nu umber
one especially in my love'ss eyes (LOooOL). if I diddn't feel myy especial poosition from m people
whoo I used to hhave the fulll attention from
f them, I just get aw
way.
9-I'mm a little biit conventionnal , it's verry rarely to do somethiing unusual.. And if I did it , it
shou uld be someething so esppecial.
10-A A friend of mine
m said thhat I'm so seensitive andd impatient . ;)
11-II don't like tot go outsidde very much , but I do really hate being alone. I even do on't like
to be
b alone for some hourss in my hom me. I like to bbe alone in a room, buut all my fammily
shou uld be in othther rooms ini the same home (LOO OOOOOL).
12-II have two rreal friends in my real life , one off them is myy friend from m 17 years ago,
a
andd the other oone is my friiend from thhe first yearr in my colleege. So I alw ways keep real
r
friennds as muchh as I can, I forgive and try to keepp them withh me in hardd conditionss. For
themm I can say " I'm sorry" from the bottomb of myy heart.
Deaar Veronica, I wrote whhat came to my mind, maybe m if I thhought a litttle bit , I wo
ould
writte more, butt as I said before,
b I thinnk you yourrself alreadyy made yourr idea abou ut me.
Andd I accept it anyway. :) maybe I haave negativee sides moree than the positive oness , I
DON N'T KNOW W!
Deaar Veronica, I don't usee Skype , I use

u MSN meessenger and YAHOO m messenger , but I
donn't like makinng voice chatting withoout knowingg the personn who I talkk with face to
o face,
besiides I don't have time to
t chat anyw way. But I'mm really happ
ppy to have the
t opportu unity to
readd from and write for alll my friendss here. :)

r deaar Veronica
a, please takke care of yoourself.

m from you.
y Again MOTIVATE
M E ME TO WRITE
W MOR
RE.
Marrina.
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Marina1 August 5th 2009
My Dearest friend Behnam,
You are absent from about one month , isn't it enough???
I Think it's time to come back. Please Don't be late!
Marina.

Hi Rosa,
Thanks for your kind writings! I hope everything is fine with you. So nice that you had a
small holiday in Portugal. I have never been there but I think its a nice place and I
believe you about the beaches there. They must be very beautiful with clear blue water
and white sand :) And sunset to the water :):) Im envy! Me too I like to go to the beaches
and stay lazy with a nice book. And take sun even when it is dangerous...
Thanks for your generous words about my english, I really need them, but I have to
practice a lot to get my english so excellent as yours. You speak so fluent and your
vocabulary is big. But I am very obstinate so maybe I can fix it! And I have a lot of
support here :) Thanks everybody!
About my illness I think I am a little bit better today. But I was to my work and took a test
yesterday for swineflu. I will get the results after 4 days. Exciting!
The girls are best friends again by them self! Im happy for that and I belive they learn
something from this history.
I have readed in the newspaper there is very hot weather in Spain, Portugal and French
and many forest fires. Because of the weather I think you have a lot of job with the
icecream. I like icecream much and if I had that work my weight should go up a lot.
Today my husband coming home again after his work and then we going to our
summerhouse. We have really nice weather, sun and around 25 degreeze. In the evening
we are going to a concert with musician from Sweden if am not to tired.
Soon Im back to my work again after 7 weeks! I think I really believed that. I worked a lot
in springtime. Now I feeling It will be nice to going back.
In february we going to Malaysia and just for pleasure! Now we have to save money
because Im not rich in that way :) Thats the "backside" of travels :(
Rosa, what do you think about Andrews idea to speak by skype? We spoke to each other
few days ago and I think it is a good idea even if it was a bit scary :) Now I have a real
"face" at him and his cat!
Hope to hear from you soon and have a nice day!

Ds Have you got my e-mail?
Veronica
5 Aug - 09

Hi Marina,
Thanks for your thoughts about my health. I'm a little bit better today. No fever and no
runny nose. Just pain in my body but I take painkiller :) I will alive!!! After 3 days I get
results from the tests. Exciting!
What tasks you give me :) I try to give my imaginations about you!
You are not so long, about 160 cm with dark long curly hair :) :) You are your parents
first child! Im sure about this :)
You are a smart girl who thinking a lot. No birdbrain :) You dont like sports?
You have a good self-esteem and you are very self-confident. Your self-confident is very
good to have because you do what you want, you tell that you think its right and you take
responsibility for what you say. (Im the same) But your self-confident can sometimes be a
negative side at you. Thats because people who dont have same self-confident often can
be scare and they can think that you thinking you are "more and better than others".
You are very kind and you thinking about your family, friends and unknown people.
You respect all people Im sure (but what about homosexual people, think a bit of what I
was writing to you some week ago). I respect you and you have your culture but I think
nothing is right or wrong. If God didnt want this people, he shouldt create this people.
You love yourself and are proud of you! Nothing negative. Thats good.
I think you never lie and thats even because your self-confident. You dare to say the tru!
I think a negative side is that you have a bit difficult to take critic. When you get critic
you will be strange and "angry" and you choose to go or not speak anymore. And you
know this! Try to learn to take critic! Its very importent and as a person you can learn a
lot. (same with me) A person growing and be stronger with to take critic.
You write you are a bit conventional and I think the same. Thats good in many ways but
that means you can loose many things you never want to listen to, see, try and others.
Like Skype :) Even when you never have tried it you know you dont like it :) Marina! How
can you know it? Maybe you should try it and then you know! Open your eyes and mind
andd you can finnd a lot of nice
n and fun
nny things.
Youu are obstinaate in a goood way. Notthing bad! Y

You can go to t the moonn if you wannt!
who have yoou as a friennd, they havve a real frieend who theey can trust what
Thoose people w
You are honeest, humilityy and considderate. Youu are your own and youu are
everr happen. Y
uniqqe!
To sump
s up youu are a veryy nice persoon and I cann see myselff in you becaause your
perssonality is a bit same as
a me. Dont make the world
w "blackk or white". You are a real
r
frien
nd and Im very
v happy to
t be your friend!
f Yourr "sides" aree more posiitiv than neggativ.
Pleaase Marina! Dont be uppset on me and I want you to tell me

m if Im rigght? I waitin
ng for
your answer.
If yoou want I will
w be happyy if you makke the same about whatt you thinkinng on me :)
Veronica
6 auug - 09
Marina1
M Auggust 6th 200
09
Deaar Rosa,
So happy
h to heaar from youu again. I thhink Clare sshould do soomething wiith people who
w
donn't write in thhis site as usual.
u She shhould makee a punishment on them m. In this casse
abseent Behnam m should takke a about 1000
1 years iin writing here everydaay as a puniishment
:) :)) :) , and if you
y did it aggain you'll take
t the samme one(LOO OOOL).
Deaar Rosa! Goood for you for f two reasons : 1- Gooing to Porrtugal. 2- livving with icee
creaam(LOOOO OOOOOOL)), I really adore a it , it'ss my favoritee to eat a biig mug of dark
da
chocolate ice ccream, and a very deliccious ice creeam namelyy " San Georrge" .
Yamm Yamiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii , so deear friend , good for yoou!
Deaar Rosa, it'ss the first tim

me for me too go outsidee everyday in
i July and A
August , myy new
job makes me do d it :(. I haate Hot weatther becausse it makes all
a people a bit nervouss, I
adoore cold winnd and rain. In short , I LOVE WIN NTER :) :)
Rossa, I'm not oolder than 25, I swear to

t God ! (LO OOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOL). I undeerstand
whaat you meannt , maybe yoou are right , this kind of thinkingg makes me w
without prooblems
som
mehow. :) :)
Deaar friend, I sstrongly bellieve that th

here are lotss of things which
w we caan choose thhem by
oursselves , it's depends on the founda ation!!! Again, I have nothing to saay about
hom
mosexual peeople, pleasee forgive mee!
Deaar Rosa, I reemember thhat you askeed me once some

s questiions about bbeing in a desert
d
island , would you
y please write
w your own
o answerrs. ;) , You know
k dear R
Rosa, Marinna
doessn't forget anything
a (LO
OOOOOOO OOOOOOOOL), even affter long tim
me. :) :D ...

m from you
y soon.
Enjo
oy your time with ice cream,
c
Marrina.
gisele
g Augusst 6th 2009
I'm really glad to know thaat there aree other peopple interesteed in exchannge experiennces in
Engglish. I'm loooking forwaard to write in English in order to improve myy skills. If thhere's
som
meone intereested in exchhange it witth me my e-mail is: gis__azevedo@ @yahoo.com.br.
Reggards
Marina1
M Auggust 6th 200
09
Deaar Maryam,
Thaanks a lot for your writiings. I readd all of them , they weree really greaat and interresting.
I likked what youu said abouut the sentennce which yoou like. Youu are a thouughtful lady..
Deaar Maryam, do you thinnk that wom men are the same???!
s A men aree the same????!
And
Howw do you thiink about beeautification operationns ??? I knoow that in Irran lots of women
w
makke them for their noses.. Do you aggree with thiis phenomennon.
Pleaase share m
me your ideaa. I'm waitinng for your reply.
Marrina.
Wendy
W Zhouu August 7thh 2009
Deaar Mohsen,
Lonng time no see. Do you still remem mber me? I hhope you aree going finee.
I kn
now you makke a travel on o googlearrth. Where are a you now w? it's very ffunny becau
use you
needdnt step outt threshold but
b traval inn the world.. Its my honnor if i can iinvite you too visit
China, preciselly Shanghaii where i am m in. Shanghhai is close to east Chiina sea, andd
souttheast of Beeijing,the caapital. I thinnk you can rrecognise itt in googlearth. I wouldd like to
takee you to the 2010 Expo site.:)
Speak of side dish,
d we usually make itt with salt, sometime
s viinegar. Chinnese peoplee like
cooking conjeee as breakfa ast and havee it with sidee dishes made from veggetable or fruit.
fr It's
veryy tasty.
Thee big ceremoony has 7 daays countdoown, doesntt it? Is it holld by the whhole countryy or just
somme places? W aybe you aree praparingg something to
What will yoou do for it?? I think may
welllcome it.
It's friday.The
f w
weekend is coming, but the weatheer will be baad.The tyhooon will land in our
city and it will bring heavyy rain. The idea of goinng outside this
t weekendd comes up in my
minnd and dispeear soon. wuuwu.... (weeeping).
Deaar Mohson, Thank you for f keepingg replying too me. I reallly need to m
make a proggress in
Engglish. Soon or
o later, I will
w change my m job. Goood english skill
s is very important to
t find
anoother job. Thhank you aggain!!
Havve a good weekend!

w
Wenndy.
Marina1
M Auggust 7th 200
09
Deaar Veronica,
Thaanks a millioon for your nice writingg. You wrotte in details , you madee me wonderr if you
know me beforee :). Thank you for all your
y kind words
w aboutt me. Thankk you once again
a
for writing
w in ddetails.
To tell
t the truthh , you weree right , but I just have a commentt that I've evver thought that I'm
bettter than otheers, I stronggly believe that
t all humman beings are
a the sam me. But theree are
diffe
ferent personnalities withh different ways
w of treaating. Maybe keeping silent is a wrrong
wayy sometimess , but it's likke golden inn other timees. There is an old sayinng in Arab culture
" if speaking frrom silver, keeping
k silent from goldd ", anotherr old sayingg about the same
s
topiic " who talkks so much, makes faullts too muchh" , and I sttrongly belieeve in thosee
sayiings.
Sommetimes , as I said beforre to our abbsent dear friend

fr Behna
am , keepingg silent is a way to
say something and tell sommething , maaybe it's a solution
s som
metimes , annd resolutionn in
anoother.
Anyyway, I'd thaank you for giving me a piece of addvice , you made me reeally happy.. By the
wayy , I accept the
t criticism
m with openn arms, belieeve me :) , I even learnn from it , iff it's
righht or wrong!
Deaar Veronica, to close hoomosexual topic

t , I wannt to tell you somethingg. From thee past
therre were " wrrong " and " right" thinngs. Every mmother raises her childd up and triees to
teacch him/her wwhat is wrong and whaat is right. NNowadays everything hhas changed d , even
" wrrong" and " right" thinngs , sometimmes there iss no " wrongg" anymoree. I'd like to ask you
som
me questionss dear Veronnica , to leaarn and to kknow from you y , What w would happeen to
this world if theere was no " wrong" thhings or behhaviors??? What wouldd happen iff we
acceepted everyything even if
i it was forrbidden in all
a religions??? What would
w happeen if all
peopple chose human laws and leave God G laws???
Wheen we acceppt somethingg in the socciety, it meanns we acceppt it for our children. I believe
so.
Deaar Veronica, this topic is not the ennd of the woorld , there are lots of tthings we shhould
thinnk about , likke wars , killing poor and
a innocennt people everyday , poor childhoood for
lots of childrenn , suffering from food'ss decreasingg in Sudan and
a other ppoor countriies,
diseeases ?? etcc.
Anyyway , I hoppe you can understand

u my
m idea.
Deaar Veronica, I guess yoou are very white

w , with golden andd short hairr. You like too wear
jeanns ,T-shirt aand sports shoes. You are
a a nurse , so you aree absolutelyy a woman with
w a
heart of gold.
Pleaase forgive my way of writing,

w butt I know thaat you are veery kind andd nice and you'll
y
toleerate me! :)

r Pleease don't hesitate
h andd write to mee as soon ass you can.
Havve a nice daay.

Marrina.
Marina1
M Auggust 7th 200
09
Deaar Cathy,
I thiink you are busy with your

y Summeer, and you are enjoyinng your timee.
I diddn't see anyy writing forr you from long
l time aggo. Would you
y please w write someth
hing.
We have missedd you terribbly. Please write
w again , even few words.
w

m from you.
y
Marrina.
Marina1
M Auggust 7th 200
09
Deaar absent Beehnam, Mohhsen , Mortaaza, Maryaam, Araghi and
a all Irannian friends,,
I recceived an emmail, I founnd it really interesting,

i again from www.dailyywritingtips..com. I
hoppe you'll enjooy it.
?Peersian? is a Lovely Worrd
Possted: 04 Augg 2009 06:000 PM PDT T
Amiir Bahmanyyari raises a question about a the use of the worrd "Farsi" iin English:
. . . there is a well
w defined word "Perssian" in Engglish which refers to thhe languagee of the
Irannian people. Why is it that
t the Araabic word"F Farsi" [is] used
u in dailyy communiccations
by the
t English speaking peeople insteaad of the Ennglish word ?Persian???
I suspect that "p m have soomething too do with it. Since manyy
"political coorrectness" may
imm migrants from the Midddle East refeer to the lannguage as "F Farsi," it may be that
jourrnalists andd others thinnk they?re being
b ethniccally respecttful by doingg the same.
Unttil fairly reccently the wo ord "Farsi"" was little known
k to Ennglish speakkers. Even though
t
the country forrmerly know wn as Persiaa took on itss internationnal identity as ?Iran? in
i 1935,
the language sppoken theree continued to be knownn as "Persiaan."
As Amir
A points out in the rest
r of his coomment,
?Faarsi? is an A Arabic versiion of the orriginal wordd "Parsi" inn which the letter "P" was
w
repllaced with an a ?F? by thhe Arabic sppeaking peoople. . . therre is no letteer "P" in Arrabic . .
.
Althhough the peeople of Iraan have always called ttheir country ry "Iran," Ennglish speakers
andd most otherr outsiders referred
r i as Persia until 1935. The changee came at thhe
to it
sugg gestion of thhe Persian diplomatic
d delegation in Berlin.* The suggesstion may ha ave
been n promptedd by the fact that the woord "Iran" m means ?landd of the Aryaans" and th he word
"Aryyan" was veery popularr in Germanny at that tim me.
In English
E the words
w Persia and Perssian have coonnotations of exotic beeauty. The wordsw
sugg gest Persiann carpets, Persian
P catss and Persiaan literaturee. The namee "Iran" hass less
rom mantic connootations
Refeferring to thee Persian laanguage as ?Farsi? is a recent devvelopment tthat not all
speaakers of Perrsian are haappy with.
Acccording to thhe ruling boody for the language,
l T Academyy of the Perrsian Languuage
The
andd Literature (Farhangesstan), the teerm Farsi iss an incorreect term for the Persiann
Lannguage; an analogy
a woould be requuesting that the Germann language be called Deutsch
D
by those
t who sppeak Englissh.
Marrina.
2699
Marina1
M Auggust 7th 200
09
Deaar friends,
Wheen I was in the primaryy school , thhere was a subject

s nammely " essay"". Me and my
m
frien
nds used to begin our essays
e by faamous proveerbs. For exxample: at tthe beginninng of an
essaay about timme , we usedd to write ann old Arab ssaying " Tim
me like a sw
word , if you
u didn't
cut it , it wouldd cut you" :))
Our Miss didn't say anything about our rule of writing old proverbs or poems at the
beginning , but when I moved on to the intermediate school we discovered that it's wrong
linguistic to do that.
After finishing all school grades and university , my little brother gave me a piece of
paper and asked me to write him an essay about time. Do you know what did I wrote ???
I wrote the proverb at the beginning and continued, even if I know it's wrong in Arabic
language to write like that.
Dear friends, my writings holds a deep meaning , I hope you'll get it.
Thank you for reading.

Marina.
PS: the meaning is not that I write my little brother's essays , in fact I already know it's
wrong , but I also know that my brother will not write them by himself. Oh my God!!! I
can feel my fault. :) :) :)
hoang gia minh August 8th 2009

Benham Teacher hey !How to learn all right English language and physics.I write
properly
thanks teacher
Viet Nam pupil.
Minh

Hello Marina, my restless and inquisitive friend:)))
I notice that I have to say 'I don't understand' too often last time. And when I don't
understand something I stick about it, especially if it "holds a deep meaning", ok?
So you help your younger brother..... (not 'little' because he's definitely not a boy after
finishing school and university. He must be about 23 I guess)...... to write an essay. It's
not very typical when a guy of his age ask for to do his job in spite of to do it himself.
Question # 1 : why does he do so?
About a mentioned prohibition of using sayings and proverbs at the beginning of a

composition. Why??? I did it at school (or at least I COULD do it). Many authors use
quotations and put epigraphs on the top of the first page. It seems to be a world practice.
Everybody do it but ....who? Does this rule treat to a practice of writing accepted in Arab
literature, muslim literature? Is it's about proverbs only?
Queestion # 2 : what that ruule exactly says?
s
Queestion # 3 : why? what is a justification?
It must
m be very strict rule ifi you are soo happy to save
s your brother from
m doing thatt.
But if it IS and WAS a stricct rule why your 'miss'' (she was a teacher of E
English I
supppose?) saidd NOTHING G on the subj
bject?
Welll, you see I can be a reeal sticker:))

)) But when I don't undderstand the points it an nnoys
me. There are toot many vaague
andd difficult to explain maaterials in a life itself too allow yourrself to say vague. Don n't be
simp ple! Nooooooo! You havve brains, you have tasste, you havee style, you are well edducated.
But let me undeerstand youur every phrrase, every iidea definiteely.
It's not a questiion of Gram
mmar - you'rre good witth it. It's a question
q of carefulness.
c
Pleaase forgive me what seeems to be reeproaches. It's not.

It's just
j my view w of a probllem of commmunication. It's just a wish
w addresssed to myseelf as
welll as to otherrs. Too manny missundeerstandings::)))
Youurs sincerelyy,
Anddrew
P.S.. the proverrb is great, wise
w and bittter
metzean
m Auggust 8th 20009
Deaar Veronica,
I wiish you are doing fine and

a the recoovery for yoour illness came
c to endd
I finnished visiting S. Peterssburg, Andrrew is sick aand missed the boat ,hee can not to olerate
the voyage. I saaid goodbyee to S. Peterrsburg, I haad pleasure times theree and I enjoyy
visitting the musseum ,thankk you Andreew for very thing and goodbye.
g Iwwould have posted
p
you some photoos I had takken,but unfo ortunately m fe into the ssea while I was
my camera fell
boaarding the booat in Hilsinnki , now I ama on the w way to Alandd Island ,it is windy in Baltic
sea , anemometer shows 50m/h5 and soooner or later I will annchor in onee of Aland ports
p ,
as I see the Alaand is like an
a archipelaago. where is i the main Island
I portss?, some off island
are empty and no one livess there ,the views are very v sightly and also daangerous .Iff I miss
the way or my boatb crushss the rocks , I have to liive in one off island likee Robinson Crusoe
. I cann't
c imagiine the varieety of animaals which live there. May
M be the w white whale ,Mobi
,
Dick lives arouund here , white
w bears are
a at largee in this islaand..? i feel a little fearr..
Veronica pleasse answer th his questionns , please exxplain moree about geoggraphy of th his
areaa. I want to pay a visit to Aland ass a tourist ,wwhat is the most
m interessting placess in
Alan nd?
have a good weekend
Mohsen

Dear Marina,
Today is friday and in my country fridays are free-days! I am now sitting on a coach at
my brother's hause writing to you. I have just returned from a walk and I feel tired
especially at my knees, it's pleasing however.
I love doing exercise. I usually go swimming with my boy once a week and, since he can
not swim. he has to wear a special cloth filled with air (I don't know what it is called in
English). Occasionally I go running alone and sometimes I go for a long walk, about an
hour.
During the academic year, when all my calleagues at university

gathered at work and hence they are accesible, we use the gym to play football (succer). I
am not a good player but it is fun! Since we live in a small city and people here suffer
from lack of entertaining utilities [?], one of the best ways to stay in a good mood is
doing excercise.
What about you dear Marina? Do you usually do exercise? Swimming or running at the
beach?
Unfortunately, in Iran, women HAVE TO wear the Hejab outside. They are also not
allowed to do exercise in public, for example running or biking! In my opinion, this is not
convinient at all. I like to bike with my wife at fridays afternoon but I can't!
Here, men and women are not allowed to swim together at the beach, men have their own
part of the beach for swimming and women have theirs. With no daubt this is very good
that there are places at the beach for women which men are not allowed to enter, and the
same for men, but I think there must be also places that women and men can be together,
there are lots of people who want this. In a good society, needs of peaple are satisfied as
much as it can be.
I know that in Syrai women are free to wear the Hejab or not. This is very good, because
each person can come to public with its own choice of cloth. This is a good topic to write
about, isn't it? Please, let me know your opinion. What do you think about the Hejab? Do
you think a muslim woman should wear the Hejab?
Yours sincerely
morrtaza
Auggust 08, 20009
PS. about "settting questionns" I will write

w soon!
metzean
m Auggust 8th 20009
Deaar Marina,
It iss my pleasurre that I am

m in your minnd eye, thannk for postinng the articcle about Faarsi and
Perssian ,in Engglish commu unication I use the worrld Persian ,not Farsi aand I think iti is
corrrect.
Deaar marina , can you gueess ,where is

i Behnam, I think he iss in Canadaa or Britian. I think
he has
h gone theere for an university
u in
nterview .. what
w do you think?
Aboout your broother essay,yyou can nott help your w

wrong habiit. , there?s a part of yo
ou
which still worrks in the same way?annd you writee a famous proverb
p at bbegining of essay.
Mayy you feel thhat The forb

bidden fruit is always vvery attractiive ,I don't bbeleive you feel
f
so.. then I can sing
s with yoou i don't knnow!!meanwwhile how can
c we cut th the time?
B.W
Wishes,Mohssen
hoang
h gia minh
m August 8th 2009
Hmm....why noo one answeers me
metzean
m Auggust 8th 20009
Deaar hoang,
Whaat is your quuestion, if you

y have questions are about Engllish,i don't know
k ,but
everrthing else are
a welcom m.
Mohhsen
Marina1
M Auggust 8th 200
09
Deaar Andrew,
Youu don't knoww what you have
h done with
w me. Youu made me reread my w writing , rea
ad your
writting about 3 times.
At first
f let me ask
a you a quuestion : whhy am I inquuisitive and restless??!!!!!!
Sorrry , if my wrriting was a bit confusiing for you, but I think it was clear as sun. :).
Wheen I said " after
a finishinng all schoool?." , I meaant myself, because
b as yyou know , I'm 25
yearrs old , andd I graduatedd the last yeear. I said my
m little broother becausse he is 13 years
y
old, and as I reemember , I spoke abouut him once or twice. So he is 13 , in intermed diate
schoool. In this age
a there iss a subject namely
n " esssays" , all Arabic
A teachhers give theeir
studdents simplee topics to taalk about, time is one oof them.
Thiss subject is taken in thee secondaryy school too,, but in diffe ferent way( more
m hardeer).
It's not wrong tot write the proverb at the beginniing , but it'ss more rightt to use it duuring
the essay , the same
s for pooems. It's noot a strict ruule , but we learnt that it's better too write
themm during thee essay.
Araab languagee is differentt from otherr language. Arab languuage is veryy hard , espeecially
Graammaticallyy, all Arabs don't know everything about theirr language , in fact theyy are
inteerested in otther languagges like Engglish, Germ man , Frenchh, Russian > >> If you want
w to
know how much the Arabiic is a fantasstic languagge, you shouuld read thee holy Kora an
which is a greaat miracle from fr God. No N one can write w somethhing like thee holy Koraan ,
beca ause it's perrfect , its lannguage is trrue grammaatically andd words are Arab.
Anyyway, as I saaid that the rule is not completely wrong, but we should always use
everrything in perfect
p way.
Whaat I meant from

fr my wriiting, that people do whhat they werre taught when they weere
chilldren , and because
b of that
t we should focus onn our childrren and the strong
founndation!!! ! was it hardd to find outt the meaninng dear Anddrew??? :) , anyway , I'll
I try
to be
b more cleaar in other times.
t
Anyyway , thankk you for wrriting. By th

he way , I love being sim
mple. In facct I'm very simple.
:)
Takke care.
Marrina.
metzean
m Auggust 8th 20009
Deaar hoang,
I kn
now that youur country are
a invadedd by Americaan at 40 yeaars ago andd many innocent
peopple were killled by Ammmerican armmy,I read that some of your
y peoplee at war aree called
Viett kong, .Cann you explaiin about Vieet kong.
thannks a lot
Mohhsen
2700
Andrew
A Auggust 8th 2009
Deaar hoang!
Donn't wait for been

b addresssed, addresss yourself. Just join too some subjeect discusseed or
offeer your own one. Everybody is wellcomed in thhis room!
Anddrew
Andrew
A Auggust 8th 2009
Marrina,
I haave to go, wrrite you lateer.

Thaanks for an explanation
e n.
Byee for now
Anddrew
P.S.. ok, be simpple but neveer single:))
hoang
h gia minh
m August 8th 2009
Mohhsen !wheree do you livee?I know veery little aboout viet konng but I know
w the war has
h
desttroyed my ccountry is. orange,
o a boomb has desstroyed my country,
c millions of peo
ople
whoo sacrifice too protect thhe country
metzean
m Auggust 8th 20009
Deaar hoang,
It iss 3.45 PM, m

my boss is absent
a ,it is a good timee to write heere ,but at 4 i should leeave my
officce and go home,pleasee be kind enoough and annswer my question, I coome back here
tomorrow.
Byee
Mohhsen
Dear mohsen,
i didn't get that,you feel.Sorry,I have a question:
-What do you do?
-Where do you live?
Minh

My friends,
How to learn all right English language and physics!.I write properly
Thanks

Dear Rosa,
I am fine, thank you! How are you my good friend?
In my country, during the summer, schools are completely inactive and thus students and
teachers have a lot of free time. This is a great opportunity for families who have school-
going [?] children to go traveling all together and enjoy the summer. The west and north-
west of Iran has a relatively cold weather and it is chilly these days, and hence people
are very interested in traveling to those regions during the summer. During the winter, if
you want to travel to Iran, then centeral parts and sauthern parts of Iran would be my
suggestions:)
Economic situation in Iran is currently severe to most of people; school teachers are part
of them. In this situation finding a good job is difficult. You said that having a second job
is the best way to earn more mony to pay bills ... I agree, but does this mean that in your
country people usually have second job? You also asked me if I have a second job; the
answer is no! but I usually stay at work for a few extra hours during the week and thus I
can earn extra money for that. In university, professors like me have to work 14 hours a
week. I usually work 26 hours a week. What about you? How many haurs do you have to
work during a week? Do you think working 26 haurs a week might be tiring for a
teacher?!
Does my wife work? No, she doesn't! She is a hause-wife, I mean she stays at home, takes
care of our two children, cooks food, ... Of course she likes to have a job to earn mony.
She says that this makes her have good feeling if she can afford her own life expenses
herself!! I am sure you underestand what she means! We, me and my wife, do not really
know what would be the result if she works outside. We are both sure that it makes her
happy as an individual, but we are not sure if the effect of such situation on the whole
family is positive!! For example, if my wife also works outside home, we have to put
children somewhere to take care of them, which is bothering to both of us.
What is the situation in Spain? In a typical family, does the woman [have to] work
outside?
Dear Rosa, I am very happy that you find my writings and topics that I am talking about
interesting. I want you to talk about what you want, not neccessary about our current
topics. Please feel free, I would be very glad:)
All the best
mortaza
August 08, 2009
behnam August 8th 2009

Dear Friends,
How are you? I hope you are happy, healthy, and enjoying every minute of your beautiful
lives. I have missed you terribly.
It is not easy for me to describe my especial feeling after visiting this thread and checking
my mailbox! At the moment, my feeling is so especial. It is like a complex combination of
sadness and happiness. It is like a mixture of crying and laughing. I do not know how to
make it clear, so that you can get it as I wish. Have you ever beem in a plane which came
down suddenly? In this hard situation, people ( I am one of them. lol) often think that
there is no air to breathe, or they have not got any hearts. They feel as if their hearts stop
working and pumping blood through their bodies. I really feel like that.
Although I was absent for few days(lol), I have not seen you as though for ages.
I will be lying if I say that I have read all posts which are written during last days
(absence days! :):):)). In fact, due to the lack of time, it is not possible for me to read all
writings carefully, but I had a very quick look at all of them. I really enjoyed reading
some of them. Thank you very much for writing in this thread and for keeping it active,
alive, and a friendly place to be in.
I would like to thank some new friends for putting message on this site and particularly
choosing this humble thread to share something with other people. Dear Niloofar, Zita,
Wendy, Gisele, and Hamed thank you for joining us. Please do not hesiate to share
som
mething withh us.
A pooint should be made rigght here thaat poor Behnam has forrgotten Engglish. His Ennglish
wass bad, but noow it has goot worse tha an before. I hope you will
w help me with my Ennglish. I
hoppe to gain myy last ability
ty in writingg again.:):)::) Would yoou please heelp me?
It iss time to exppress my esppecial thankk to all old friends;

f parrticularly too kind Marinna with
her Eastern kinnd of feelinggs and emottions. Also I would likee to thank Roosa, Veroniica,
Mohhsen, Maryaam, Mortazza, Andrew, Araghi, Caathy, Asal, and a Nana foor their attem mpts to
keepp this threadd active. Thhere is no deenying that Rosa's postts are like some flowerss with
diffe
ferent smellss. They are excellent. Thank
T you my
m Western friend
f for trrying to keep
ep this
threead alive annd friendly.
Deaar Mohsen, although I said

s that I had
h just a quick look att posts, it dooes not mea
an that I
did not see youur great poeem about Beehnam. Thannk you veryy much indeeed.
I am
m happy when I am amoong my frieends. I am liike blind peoople when I am not witth my
frien
nds. My frieends are likke my eyes; I can see the world just with my frriends (eyes)
s).
I weent on a holliday. I went to many ciities actuallly. I saw maany people. I saw manyy
placces. I gainedd a lot of exxperience. I really enjoyyed my holiiday. I prom
mise to writee
som
mething abouut my holidaay in due tim me.
Deaar friends, aat the momeent I do not know

k what to write, hoow to start w
writing abouut
som
mething, andd how to finiish it! I wass actually faar from the world
w of thee English
langguage. I havve been speaking Azerbbaijani duriing my holidday. Therefo fore, my minnd is not
readdy to use Ennglish wordds. Althoughh I am tryingg hard to make it comee back to thee world
of thhe English language,
l itt firmly resiists! :):):)
I haave receivedd some lovelly emails fro

om a friendd of mine. Thhey really eenergized me and
gave me a lot of motivation to carry ono writing. They
T made me feel thatt Behnam iss not
forggotten. Theyy made me feel
f that Behhnam is impportant for someone.
s Th
They made mem feel
thatt Behnam iss strong.
A goood friend oof mine is wating

w for me
m to go andd to chat. I have
h no timee to check my
m
writting. I hope you will forrgive me for making anny mistakes.
I am
m you soon.
All the best,

Behhnam, 8 Auggust, 2009
Marina1
M Auggust 8th 200
09
Emmmmmmm Absent Behnam is here! come my friends and let's recieve him!
Hellooooooooooooo , Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, Good evening, Good morning, Salam ,
Marhaba, Ahlan Va Sahlan......
I've missed you so much.....Welcome in your home! It was nothing without you!
Marina.

Dear Hoang,
I am terribly sorry, but I forget to write your name in my last post. Please accept my
apology.
Thank you for joining us. Thank you for putting message in this thread. Please feel free in
writing and sharing something with us.
I have to say that as a rule in this humble thread, it is necessary to introduce ourselves to
people, who read our writings, or who write to us. Therefore, all our new friends are
supposed to introduce themselves as completely as possible. The information should be
about name, age, sex, job, nationality, etc.
I have not got a good feeling when I am reading someone's writing, or even I am writing
to someone, whereas I do not know him/her. I think, all people are like me. They have not
got a good feeling when...
I am eager to hear more about you soon.
All the best,

Behnam, 8 August, 2009
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Dear Marina,
How are you my Arab friend with a heart of gold? Women often wear golden necklace or
bracelet, but you have got a golden heart. I hope you are okay, full of energy and glitter
like the Sun forever.
Thank you for a warm welcome!

I wrrote something about necklece
n andd bracelet. W
Would you please
p let m
me know if you
y
weaar any sort oof jewelry? Do you likee jewelry? W
Why, or whyy not?
Oh yes,
y you cann play a jokke on me rigght now by saying
s that "Behnam, w
when my heeart is
goldden, it meanns that I am wearing jeewelry, arenn't I?!!!" :):)):)
Anyyway, it wass just an exccuse to motiivate you to write. You were self-m
motivated in the
pastt. What has happened to t you?:):):)) Only jokinng.
Hoppe to hear more

m from you soon.
All the best,

Behhnam, 8 Auggust, 2009
mortaza.abta
m ahi August 8th
8 2009
Deaar Behnam,
How
w are you m
my good frieend! Welcom
me back!
Eveery person hhere has its own way off writing, soo I can learnn very muchh about writting in
Engglish when I read our friends'
fr poststs here. You Behnam haave a very sp
special way in
writting. You usse very simpple and cleaar phrases w
with deep meaning so thhat everyonne can
undderestand yoou as you waant. I wish someday
s I ccan do the same:)
s
As you
y may seee, I usually write
w formaaly! This alsso happens when
w I writte in Persiann! So
my way
w of writing may be suitable forr some serioous subjectss!! I try to bbe friendly, but
b I
donn't know if I can put my feeling into
o words!
Youu said that you

y speak Azzerbaijani. Is I it your mother
m tonguue or you haave learnt itt?
Wheere do you originally
o c
come from? Which city?? My older brother hass been in Taabriz for
two years. He sstudied in Tabriz
T Univeersity. Durinng those tw wo years he brought
b to me
m
manny recordedd tapes contaaining beauutiful Azerbaaijani songss. Of coursee I can not
undderestand whhat the singger says, butt I can feel its beaty. Inn some casees it make me
m cry
!!! Last
L summeer we, me annd my family ly, had a tripp to Ardabil. I really ennjoyed that..
I am
m waiting foor your beauutiful writinngs:)
morrtaza
Auggust 08, 20009
metzean August 8th 2009
Dear Behnam,
You are most welcome, I hope you had the world by the tail and enjoyed your holiday.
We often don't pay attention to what is around us, what precious thing that we face with
and not understand the value and pass by it easily. what other conclusion I can reach
from the following experience is that we should not miss our friends and stick to our life.
Stop and Smell the Roses
Musician playing violin in a Washington DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in
2007
He played six Bach pieces for about 60 minutes. During that time approximately 2,000
people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After:
3 minutes
A middle-aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace, stopped
for a few seconds, and then hurried to meet his schedule.
4 minutes
The violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the till and without
stopping, continued to walk.
6 minutes
A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and
started to walk again.
10 minutes
A three-year-old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly, as the kid
stopped to look at the violinist. Finally, the mother pushed hard and the child continued
to walk, turning his head all the time.
Several other children repeated this action. Every parent, without exception, forced them
to move on.
45 minutes
The musician played. Only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him
money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32.
1 hour:
He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was
therre any recoggnition.
Thiss is a real sttory. The Washington

W P
Post, as parrt of a sociaal experimennt about
percception, taste and peopple's prioritiies, arrangeed the entiree scenario. Playing inccognito,
no one
o knew thhe violinist was w Joshua Bell, one off the best musicians
m in the world. He
H
playyed one of thhe most intrricate piecees ever writtten, with a violin
v worthh $3.5 millio
on
dolllars.
Twoo days priorr to this, Josshua Bell soold out a theeater in Bosston where the tickets
averraged $1000 per seat.
Thee questions tthe experim

ment raised:
In a commonpllace environnment at an inappropriiate hour, do d we perceiive beauty; do we

stopp to appreciiate it; do we
w recognizee talent in suuch an unexxpected conntext?
Onee possible coonclusion reached

r from
m this experriment couldd be:
If we
w do not haave a momennt to stop annd listen to one of the best
b musiciaans in the world,
w
playying some of the finest music ever written, witth one of the most beauutiful instrum
ments?
How w many otheer things arre we missinng?
B.W
Wishes,
Mohhsen
metzean
m Auggust 8th 20009
Deaar Wendy,
Yes ,I remembeer you ,you are a Chineese beautifuul girl, 22 ,single ,you aare looking for
f a
job in hospital, you wish too improve your
y Englishh, you like to
t eat conjeee at morninng and
so on..If
o you waant to be em
mployed as a nurse in hospital
h youu can ask Veeronica to help
h you
,herr experiencee and knowlledge is inva
aluable, donn't miss the boat.
Thee festival forr birthday off Imam Mah hdi was holld for last feew days but the peak tim
me was
on Friday.
F Thee festivals arre supported d by peoplee. there are not
n any offiicial organizzations
to organize
o it, people
p are divided
d in twwo groups. First groupp prepare a lot of eatab bles
suchh as candiess in differennt kinds ,icee creams, chhocolates, caakes , cookeed foods ,annd
manny kinds of drinking
d thee also decorrate the streeets and shoops ,festooning with ligghts and
coloored paperss .The seconnd group aree people whho visit the street
s and shops and enntertain
by eating
e and drinking
d andd if a singerr performs ,people
, clappping there.. I am a memmber of
secoond group visiting
v manny places annd eating annd drinking, I think my blood suga ar was
aboout 130 whenn I came baack home last night. Tooday I feel dizzy.
d
Wenndy what is a cook Con
njee which you
y eat for breakfast?
b
We have a cookk food for breakfast

b thaat we call itt Ash. Ash iss cooked byy using of
ingrredients mixx of meat, veegetable, beean ,pea, lenntils added spices and after cook ,it, was
grouund.
Deaar Zhou, how w do you wrrite your naame, I heardd that the Chinese
C writee their famiily
nam
me first and then their name
n (first name).
n
Goood fortune.
Mohhsen
Marina1
M Auggust 8th 200
09
Helllo dear Behhnam,
Nicee, very nicee , and so mu

uch nicer too read your words in thhis site , whaatever they were. I
like them! :)

y fast repply and youur friendly words,
w you m
made me feeel
relaaxed that Beehnam camee with a lot of energy. T
Thanks Godd! :) :)
Deaar Behnam, do you knoow what wouuld happen to you if yoou be absentt again??? I ,
mysself , don't kknow yet, buut I'm thinking of sometthing, and you
y know woomen's thou
ughts
(LO
OoooooOL), so be carefful! :)
Seriiously, you aare not alloowed to get away againn, especiallyy that I havee put an exp
pensive
gluee on your pllace on the site , do youu feel it??? :) ;)
Agaain seriouslyy, where didd you go???? Did you seee lots of beeautiful wom
men ( oh myy God!!
I ca
an see your smile,
s I thin
nk you saw and
a met lotss of them :) ) ????
Deaar my friendd Behnam, I'm

I really soo happy that you are heere again. :)) :)
Aboout jewelry , I like them

m but not tooo much. I likke to wear beautiful
b rinng , and a
neckklace. But again
a seriouusly, did youu brought soomething foor me??? :) :)
I lovve Platinum
m , I love it more
m than gold.
g But to tell the trutth I don't knnow why, buut I
always like to w
wear it. So if you are co onfused aboout my gift'ss kind, I've ttold you, buut don't
tell anybody , keep
k it as a secret (LOO
OOOOL).
Behhnam, I'm reeally in a veery good moood now , annd when Maarina is in a good mood d, she
doessn't know w mple! :) But I promise tto be angry ,
what to writee. How mucch she is sim
imppatient, and annoyed tomorrow theen I'll write more (LOO OOOOOOO OOOOOL).
Whaat about youu Behnam, what
w do youu like to offe
fer for your girlfriend,
g ffianc�e , or
o wife (
neckklace , ring , or?.) ?? and
a why? Annd where arre you goingg to dig youur name??? ?
Deaar , I will givve you abouut 1000000000000000 eexcuses to write

w , just be here and don't
go away
a :) :) :)) :)
Wriite always and

a more.
Marrina.
metzean
m Auggust 8th 20009
Deaar Minh
At 4 PM I finishhed workingg and comee back homee , In the eveening I went to the marrket to
buy a pair of shhoes, I alwa
ays buy my shoes
s from the same shhop for manny years, so the
shoppkeeper gott used to call me a friennd and grannt me a speccial discounnt. The pricee of
shoee was 30/US
USD, but I paaid 25/USD D and receivve 5/USD disscount. Do you receivee
disccount when you
y buy som mething from shops?
Pleaase don't forget to writte somethingg about Viet Kongs.
Goood night from here meaan good morrning to youu.

Mohhsen
hoang
h gia minh
m August 9th 2009
helllo dear Mohhsen,
I thiink viet kongg is southerrn liberation n army Viett Nam, affiliiated that soouthern Nattional
Libeeration Front is Vietnaamese and itt be a part oof Vietnameese people trroopss, acq quire
supp port from USSR,
U chinaa.Military thhem againstt the Republlic of Vietnaam. that the
miliitary governnment of thee Republic of o Vietnam (zach)
( beforre 1975. Established siince
19555 with a corre of militarry Vietnam National Union
U of Fraance, mainlyy Security Group,
G
the Safety Grouup. On tradditional (alsoo known as the Militaryy Day) is 199 months 6 days.
Forrcer Vietnam m Republic is equippedd with robusst consequennces of the Fire F and thee
stroong support of a positivve U.S., and d the league,, to combat southern liiberation arrmy Viet
Nam m.
Veronicaho
V A
August 9th 2009
Dear Behnam,
What surprice this morning when I opened the thread! (and e-majl) And you made me
and everybody else so happy! WELCOME BACK! We have missed you a lot...
Please let us know where you have been, what you have seen and who you meet in this
time when you didnt been with us :)
Veronica
Aug 9 2009
Clare August 9th 2009

Hi Mohsen
I loved your story about Joshua Bell - thank you very much for posting it here.
Welcome back Behnam! We all missed you! Now I'm going to stir things up and urge you
to read Mohsen's post about when he travelled to Russia and visited the Hermitage
Museum. There's one line in his post that made me laugh out aloud... Very naughty
Mohsen ;))
Clare
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com

Hi Mohsen,
So nice to hear that you soon arriving at Aland Islands! You are now at the cruise and
you wrote it's too windy, 50 m/s! Oh my God!!!! I hope you have a cabin so you can lie in
the bed because this wind is nothing to play with!
As you wrote you can see many small empty islands. Unique for Aland Island is the
untouched archipelago and the beautiful bedrock, worn smooth by the inland ice, with
the typical red colour of the �land granite. With its 6.500 islands �land offers an island
world where the sea is always present. The archipelago joining Aland Island to both
Finland and Sweden.
You felt a bit fear and wondered about bears and other bad, dangerous animals :)
Take it easy, you are now coming to The peaces of Islands! We have no military, because
of the demilitary zon, and no bears or other bad animals :) Just friendly people as me :)
If you send me a mess when you arriving I will pic you up at the harbour in Mariehamn.
You have been in St. Petersburg in a big city so now I think you need some holiday here.
Here is a lot to do, depence how long you will stay here. I can recommending you to visit
our castle since medival times, Castle Kastelholm, and The fortress of Bomarsund what
was built during the years 1832-1854. Aland was Russian at the time and the fortress was
intended for the Russian contingents on the islands.
I can even recommending you to see The 4-mast sailing vessel ?Pommern? who is the
only ship of its kind in the entire world that is preserved in its original condition!
One day I will go with you by a big sailing-boat for lunch in the archipelago of islands. I
hope the weather still are so nice as now. Sun and 25 degreeze.
If you want you can stay at our summerhouse few days. My husband can take you on a
fishing trip by boat. In the evening we eating the fishes you got with potatos, sallad and
black bread, when the sun falling down to the sea!
Before you leaving us you have to use a finish sauna! Have you ever done that? I dont
think so, so that will be an experience for you!
Hope to hear from you as soon as possible! Everybody waiting for you, even my family
wants to meet you!
See you / Veronica
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Hello my punisher-friend Marina! : ))
How are you? I hope you are fine. My sweet Marina, please, don?t ask for punishment to
your friends! I love this site, reading and writing, however, as you know nowadays it is
not easy for me to visit it everyday. So please??..forgive me and don?t punish me
pleaseeeeeee : ) As for me?I will try to write as much as possible.
Dear Marina, I have found something which differentiates us, among other things, you
love winter, but if you asked me about my favourite season I would say without any doubt
that I love summer. I like hot (bearable) weather, it makes me be in a very good mood,
maybe it is due to the effect of the sun on me. However, I dislike rainy days, in my country
it rains a lot in winter, it is very uncomfortable for me?
About my questions about desert island?I don?t remember very well the questions, but I
am going to tell you what would I do on a desert island or who I would go with.
First I wouldn?t mind living on a desert island for a while, maybe a month or so. I think
it would be a very exciting experience, and it will teach me we can really live without all
material staff we have at home.
If I were allowed to go with just one person I would choose a female friend, and I explain
it. On a desert island you would have a lot of free time and with another woman
conversation topics are endless : )) We can talk about one topic, then another, and
another?With a man is very different, they can give us conversation, but there would be a
point were no conversation is possible and I would be very bored. So I prefer a good
friend. Maybe Marina you would be my chosen one, it would be very nice to meet you
and talk day and night with you.
Food? I don?t know, I think there are fruits on desert islands, so I wouldn?t take any
food with me. I think it would be ideal for losing some weight. We women are always
trying to lose weight even though we don?t need it, so it would be perfect!
Any material item? Mmmm I don?t know, maybe something to light a fire, or a spray to
keep insects and strange animals away from me!
What to do? Well, I think we can do lots of things on a desert island, having a walk,
swimming in the sea, sunbathing, fishing, talk and talk and talk with your friend ; ), try to
build a ship with wood from trees and sail it? There are lots of things to do.
I don?t know whether I have asked all my questions or not, I hope to have answered at
least most of them. If you remember or you can have an easier access to the page where I
wrote them than me, please, write them to me, ok?
Please Marina ask me more things, I love writing here, and especially writing to you.
A pair of kisses,

Hello Veronica
How are you? I hope your health is fine now and that test on swine flu has a negative
result.
The whole thing about swine flu worries me a lot. Everyday I see on Spanish news more
and more people being at hospital and even dying because of it. To tell the truth I am a
little bit scared of it. Yesterday I heard the health minister saying that it was better not to
kiss or ever touch people, because it is dangerous since we can pass the virus to each
other. It is a little bit complicated for us, Spanish people kiss a lot and we touch a lot
each other while we are talking?I will try my best to follow her advice?
Again, thank you for praising my English, but I am sure I make lots of mistakes, and for
my vocabulary I feel many times that I need more words. A very good way to get your
vocabulary bigger is to read in English as much as possible. I think it helps me a lot,
however, most of this vocabulary I get is passive, and then, it is difficult for me to make it
active. So I think the best think in this situation is to try to speak in English as much as
possible. The idea of chat voice is great, either by Skype or by yahoo. I have used yahoo
and it is very very good. I personally don?t have skype installed in my computer, once I
had it and it gave me lots of problems.
Dear Veronica, lucky you who can go to Malasya. For sure you deserve it since as you
say, you have worked a lot in springtime. I have just remember something which a nice
professor used to tell us when I was at university. He used to say that after some work
our beer or coke will taste better. He is right about it. And it is the same with travelling.
After a long time of hard work, I am sure you are going to enjoy it to the most.
Veronica, I have read what you have written about Marina?s personality. You have
written a lot about her, it seems you know people by what they write or how they do it. I
think reading what others have written about you is wonderful, because among other
things, it makes you know yourself better. I mean, sometimes people can see in us
something which we don?t know we have, qualities or defect, I believe they can help us
grow and be a little bit better because we can learn and change what we don?t like. I
have to admit that I have enjoyed a lot what you have write about her, would you please
write about myself?? ; )
I have just read your email I will answer to it as soon as possible.
Hope to read from you soon

Kisses,

Uppps!!!
It seems I dont know even the day in which we live! Sorry dear friends, I have mistaken
today's date, it should be August 9, 2009.
This is because I am shocked after so many writing you all have written in the last days.
Welcome my friend Behnam! How is it going? Did you enjoy your rest? I hope you have
come full of energies and ideas to continue writing more and more. We all here needed
your writings, so thank you for coming back dear friend.

Rosa, August 9, 2009

Dear Mortaza,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Thank you for trying to keep this friendship going.
Thank you once again for saying some good things about my English. That is very kind of
you, but your English is better than mine; much better than mine actually. It is very good
to be humble, but not as humble as you are! :):):)
Both my parents are originally from East-Azerbaijan province. My father is from

Marand, which is a small city. It is so green and beautiful. Marand is covered by trees.
My mother is from Tabriz. As you know, it is one of the most famous cities in Iran.
Both my parents are teachers. My father teaches Maths at secondary school, and my
mother teaches Persian literature in high school.
Although I was born in Tehran and I have grown up in this crowded city, I love
Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani. I speak Azerbaijani very well. As a matter of fact, I show my
real feelings in Azerbaijani. Whenever I think to myself, I think in Azerbaijani. :):):) For
example, I start paraying (saying my prayers=Niyyat) in Azerbaijani. If you hit me, I will
make some sounds or some voice in Azerbaijani. :):):):), but do not do that, please!
LOOOL
I often write simple and use simple words because of the fact that my vocabulary is not
big and wide. It is very limited in fact. Your English is excellent. Do not worry about
writing in formal or informal English. We are not native English speakers and we are not
going to speak only with native speakers; also native speakers do not expect us to speak
like them. We just have to try to make conversation with people. That is enough, I believe.
All the best,

Dear Mohsen,
Thank you very much for the delighted posts.
Dear Mohsen, I understood and got the points I think, but I have got a different idea
about the reason of such actions. I mean people's ignorance.
I believe, the majority of people do not understand the precise meaning of beauty. I do
not know how to make it clear. For example, someone asks from some people, or even
speaks proudly among his/her friend like this; "Have you ever seen such and such place?
Have you ever listened to such and such music? Have you ever eaten at such and such
restaurant? Have you ever been to such and such city?" etc. S/he often adds;" You have
lost your life if you didn't do such and such thing yet!!!" The listeners often think that they
are like some losers in this situation. They think that the speaker is important, but they
are not!
What will happen? Well, next weekend the listeners will go there, will try to listen to
it,...just to have an illusion about being important! It is, more or less, a fact among
people. Only a few people know that what they really want, or what they really need.
In short, the majority of people are like sheep! If a sheep does some an action and makes
its especial sound "Ba ba.." other sheep will follow it without any thoughts.
I am so sorry to make an analogy between sheep and some people, but it is a proven fact.
I even believe that sheep are better than some people! At least, sheep are very useful for
human beings, but some people are very dangerous and harmful. I hope my friends do
not blame me. :):):)
Some people do understand the beauty of the nature. For instance, someone who paints,
draws or makes sculptures has got an especial talent, but many people only pretent to
understand such things.
I am not an artist person at all. I have no idea about paints, draws and art-related things.
However, I never preted to understand or to get the points from them. They are often
funny and meaningless for me.
I hope you have got my idea about the story. A few people have listened to the famous
musician, because a few people have understood it and its beauty. I will write about this
important fact among human beings in the future.
All the best,


Hi Veronica,
How are you my friend? Do you feel better? I hope now that you read these words feel
good.
I think you are a good mother and your daughter loves you because of looking after you.
What's her name? Is she your last kid?
Actually, I don't know about Skype. In Iran, if we want to chat(voice chat) we use Yahoo
or Windows live Messenger. I agree with you to some extent. I like to talk face to face,
but chatting with such a speed(speed of Internet) is disgusting.
About your question, do you mean my appearance or my character? About my

appearance, I wrote before and I prefer not to write it once again. I'm sorry, but if you
want I can send my photo for you. Also you can imagine it in the way you like, both my
face and my personality.
I hope not to make you upset by my words. Sorry again.
I look forward to reading from you more.
Best wishes,
Maryam

Dear Marina,
How are you keeping? I hope everything is going well with you. Thank you so much for
your very kind words, sentences, posts! They are really lovely and great. I do not know
how to thank or what to say; but I do enjoy reading your excellent writings.
Oh my God! Many questions! They seem easy when you just read them, but very difficult
to answer! Have a mercy on me!
I saw many beautiful ladies. Ladies are very beautiful. God have created them beautiful
for men to look at! However, I do not look at them, I stare at them! :)):)):)) My eyes need
some food, and I have to feed them, you know! By the way, ladies are beautiful because
our eyes see them and invent their beauty. If men do not look at them how they will
understand that they are beautiful? :):):) Ladies must appreciate, be grateful, and value
men's eyes and their looking at them. LooooL
I like to give her whatever she likes, but I love to see her wearing earrings. I also love to
give her necklace that my name is engrave on one side, and the shape of a heart on the
other side. LOOOL
I will try to be stuck at my computer's desk, but I do not promise. :):):):):):) Pleae
consider my lack of time. I am really pressed for time.
All the best,


Hi lovely Cathy,
How are you? It seems that you are busy. I hope what you do be happy and successful.
I agree with the date, so I will announce all friends to come. I hope they come. As you
see, Behnam is here. He has arrived for the party. So the time is ripe for gathering and
having fun and joy.
I'm eagerly counting days till due date.
See you soon,

Maryam

Hi Behnam,
How are you? How's life?

I'm glad that you are here again. Welcome to your thread. Welcome among friends.
Don't worry about your writing. You write as good as before. It didn't change. You are
just as humble as before. :)
It seems that you are here and answering your friends' writings.
I'm looking forward to read your beautiful writings about different topics.
See you at the party,

Maryam

Dear friends,
I'm delightful to invite you to the party on Saturday, the fifteenth of August.
Please join us and enjoy being together.
Lady's don't forget to bring your umbrellas.
I hope to see all of you there. Come and make it bright with your smiles.
Yours,
Maryam
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Hi Rosa,
Thank you for your kindness my friend. Thank you for thinking of me at the beach and
thanks for the icecream.
I hope I can go to the sea before autumn. As you wrote, I really need it. I want to breathe
the air in and to walk on the sand and feel the softness of the sand under my feet. I like to
hold my friend's hands and turn. I like to gaze at the sea and the sun, especially sunset.
Any way, thank you for remembering me.
I think you mean icecream with liquid chocolate on the top. I tried it, but I prefer the
chocolate iceaream. And I like the cone, too. I like fruity icecream in a cone with
chocolate. Actually, I love it. Have you ever tried cake with icecream instead of cream
between the layers? What do you think about this one?
Whenever you eat icecream, remember me. :D

Have a good day.
See you at the party,

Maryam

Hello Veronica,
How are you? I hope you are happy and healthy. Thank you for being here and trying to
make this thread a friendly place to be in.
You have made a big progress in writing. What did you done? How did you achieve this
goal? What is the secret of your success?
All the best,


Hi Marina,
How are you? How's your job? I hope you are successful and enjoy doing it.
Thank you for your nice words. Thank you for your compliment.
Actually, I didn't get your question well. According to what I understood, I think women
are the same in some way and also men. In my idea, it's true, because our nature is the
same, but we are different in some characters. Our environment, society, family... have
effects on our characters. So from another view, we are not the same.
I do like to say and think that we, all human beings, men and women, are the same.
I don't know if I get you right or not. Please tell me about that.
We discussed the reasons for wearing make up. I think the operations are the same. We
look for more beauty. If you remember, one reason was, women liked beauty.
Actually, they like to look better. They do what they can to reach this goal. We have a
proverb in Farsi, "Kill me, but make me beautiful."
I think it's very clear and shows our desire for looking more beautiful. :)
I both agree and disagree. It depends on the person and the situation.
Sorry, but I should go and cook something for dinner and tomorrow's lunch. If it's not
clear, please let me know.
Please tell me your ideas about these questions.
See you at the party.
Have good times,

Maryam

Hello Clare,
How are you doing? I hope everything is going well with you. Thank you so much for
writing occasionally in this thread. It is very kind of you.
Would you please let me know which post you mean? There are many posts and I know
that Mohsen has not visited Russia yet. I am a little bit confused. Is it an imaginary story
or something like that? Please let me know the number of page.
By the way, Mohsen is an Iranian man. Iranian men, with the exception of poor Behnam,
are expert at making ladies laugh. :):):) I am expert at making ladies cry instead! :):):) I
am very naughty, but there is a thin line between naughtiness and rudeness and I often
are not able to be careful with the line!!! It is a bad habit of mine. Due to this fact, I often
try to be silent rather than play jokes on people! :):):):):)
Dear Clare, as you know, many people have posted a lot of interesting posts in this
thread. This site and its materials are a part of their lives actually. To put it another way,
we are not only writing in this thread, but also living. HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT
ABOUT THE BACK UP OF THE SITE AND ITS MATERIALS? It is vitally important to
think about this matter.
I will not ask you to write regularly in this thread, because I know you do not care. :):):)
However, I will be glad if you even write occasionally. Whenever I read your posts and
comments, and then understand them, I have got a sweet illusion that my English is good.
I know it is just an illusion, but it is sweet and I love it. Imagination is very important; do
not blame me. LOOOL
Thank you for reading. I hope to hear more from you.
All the best,

Niloofar71 August 9th 2009
Dear Friends
Sorry for the delay!

I'd gone on a camp for a week[actually it was RoboCup competitions] and I really didn't
have time to post here.It was a great time for me with my friends,boys and girls from all
over Iran,in a same place.I enjoyed it alot.It was the best trip ever!!!
Dear Behnam
It is really nice to see you sending posts here.I've heard from you alot.It seems that you
are so popular amoung all.It's a proud for me to be here with you and every body else.
Dear Maryam
I'd missed you.Congratulations for finding the palce.
Dear Mortaza
Thak you for your guidance.I will work hard and I know I will succeed.But a little bit
stress is natural.
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
All The Best

Niloofar

Hi Behnam
I'm not sure which page it was, but let me explain what happened. In your absence,
Mohsen has been travelling! First he descended upon Andrew, in Russia, and he visited
the Hermitage Museum - which sounds absolutely fantastic. It's enormous, and packed
full of cultural treasures. But Mohsen is an observant traveller. While he was at the
museum he saw a bust of a lady on a wall and thought about you.
(That's the post I meant!)
Then Mohsen started travelling towards Finland and he's off to visit Veronica. The Aland
Islands sound beautiful, by the way. I hope he enjoys his Finnish sauna - I'm sure that
will be an eye-opening experience for him!
Where next for our intrepid traveller? Will you travel to Andalucia to visit Rosa? Italy to
visit me??
Don't worry Behnam - the site is regularly backed up so we shouldn't lose any materials.
I'm an enormous fan of this thread and I read the posts regularly. I don't always
contribute, because it's not my thread, and in any case, I don't want to put people off from
writing. But rest assured I read it and - I have to admit it - feel enormously happy that
people can find friends from around the world.
It's not just Iranian men that make ladies laugh - everyone on this thread has got a very
funny sense of humour!
Enough from me - I'm going to sit back and read for a while ;))
Clare
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com

Hello Rosa,
How are you? I hope you are happy and healthy. Thank you for trying hard to keep this
thread active. I appreciate all your attempts.
What are you doing? Are you still on the beach? What are you doing there?
I was on the beach of the Caspian sea for one day, last week.The Caspian Sea is the
largest inland sea in the world, between southeast Europe and Asia. It is surrounded by
Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. I sat there watching the waves
breaking on the beach. The beach was so sandy. Actually, I dislike sandy beaches,
because it makes my clothes and feet dirty. I know, the sea with a lot of water is there, but
if I wash myself and then become wet, the sand will stick more. I like beaches with big
sands, stones and and rocks.
I do not know why, but I dislike naked(partly naked) men. In Iran, the beaches are
divided into two parts; one for men and the other for women. I did not see any naked
(partly naked) women, but I think they are ugly too. I believe, clothes make human beings
beautiful, and without clothes human beings are one of the most ugliest creatures in the
world. Do you agree with me? If not, why?
I have missed you and your writings a lot. Please be kind enough to post something to me
and use my nasty name sometimes. :):):):):):):) Only joking. If I do not play joke on you, I
will lose my fairness. :)):)):))
Dear Rosa, when you paste some written files in Microsoft word format, you should
rewrite inverted comma, comma, apostrophe, and other signs. There are many ? in your
writings and they often made me confused. They also are not beautiful; like naked people.
:):):)
I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
All the best,


Hello Maryam,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Thank you for writing in a very kind way. Your
writings are great.
You are always speaking about party. What do you mean? Is it an imaginary one; like
Mohsen's journey to Russia, Finland, Spain, Syria, Italy, etc.? Why has he started from
Russia? Ladies first! :):):):):):):):):):):):) I am not sure about this sentence. Do you know
what the proper sentence is for this situation? I mean he must start from other places.
LOL
People are supposed to bring an umbrella! Why? Is it raining or snowing??? :):):) Very
funny. :):):):) Maybe party is outside, and it is sunny! :):):) It is a picnic rather than a
party. :):):) How many people are there? Any man? :):):) It is so dangerous for a man to
be at a women's party. LOOOOL
Dear Maryam, I was at the north last week. Actually, I was there just for one day. I
visited many cities. You should know that I visited "Grdaneh Heyran" and "Amol"! How
many cities did I visit? Can you guess? :):):):) I was on the beach in "Gisum". It was so
beautiful.
What are you doing? How about life in Tehran? Did you change your home? Did you
move from last home? You have got flatmate, roommate!!! How come? What about the
job? Do you like it? Are you satisfied with it?
All the best,

Hi Marina,
Thanks for your kind answer to me!

It was nice to read that my description about you was right! Funny!
Only once I will explain. I didnt meant that you thinking you are more and better than
other people. But I mean that sometimes when people like you and me with a good self-
confident speaking, and think our ideas are so smart, THEN other people can thinking
about us, that we think we are more and better than them. This was difficult to explain
but I hope you will understand it now :)
I really like your ideas and I will tell you that I agree with you in many cases.
You asked me about what would happen if all peoples chose human laws and leave Gods
laws. Even for me its very importent to be a good human with right ethics code. I think
people need rules and laws. From the beginning when my childs was born I have tried to
learn what I thinking is right and wrong.
I hope you understand my ideas and about homosexual peoples I thinking that its not my
right to judge them. As you wrote, there is many other topics like war, no food in Sudan,
diseases and other things what are very bad in the world. More importent than
homosexual peoples.
My idea is that a good human are a person who not do something bad to someone else.
I hope you understand because I can see my writings are incorrect!
About my health I can tell you that Im ok again! I havent got the results yet but
tomorrow.
You had right about my appearance, Im blond with hair to my shoulders and blue eyes.
Have you ever heard that blond people are stupid? Some peoples say that!!! But I dont
think so! :) About my clouths you had right, I often use jeans and t-skirt. But not sport-
shoes. I dont like sports.
I have big self-confident, im obstinate and my tolerance is big! I thinking to other people
and I want to help everybody who need help.
But when Im angry, I will bee very angry and then I can bee very naughty. But that is not
often...Thanks for that!
In this time I cant find a question to you ? :( Please ask me something, what ou want!
Veronica
August 9, 2009
Hi Mortaza,
I hope everything is well with you and your family! I send you a post 4 days ago but no
answer :( Maybe you didnt seen it or you are busy?
Dont stress, write when you have time :)
Veronica
August 9, 2009
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Mohamad August 10th 2009

Dear Maryam,
How are you my intelligent sister, I hope you are ok. As you know because of seeds love
to grow and be attractable so when you put them in suitable earth they turn into beautiful
plant and flower, I think words in your writings like this , when they come in your heart
and mind turn into beautiful sentences and appear in the monitor , on the other hand I
see words in your fingers is the same as beeswax and you can shape them to every form
and this is your sagaciously art and this make your writings very sweet and beautiful .
thank you for your reply me it is clear that you are a accurate lady,I am sure you will be
a successful business person in your life. I wish you much success for the future. Have a
great day.
Araghi ,
August , 10th, 2009

Dear Rosa,
Sorry for my delayed confession to you, hehe... hope you didn't make your decision who
you will mary with. Give me one more chance, hehe... It's just kidding. I enjoyed a lot
writing to you, I just finished my examinations on two courses which are part of
postgraduate program. Upon completing them, I feel more excited and light-hearted.
In my mind, Rosa must be as beautiful as rose. Big flashing and smiling eyes, long
curling hairs with fragrance, straight nose and rosy lips, shapely figure with elegant
manner, Rosa can fully interpret the beauty of rose. When she dances, the flow of passion
will melt all hearts, when she stands still, the mystery of tranquility will comfort all
hearts.
Dear Rosa, I just wonder who will be that lucky man to cut out all rivals for your
affection. Hehe... Can you share with me later?
Dear Rosa, I'll send my photos to you soon. I wish the photos will clearly answer your
questions.
Smiles
Cathy
P. S.: my E-mail is greenkiss1981@126.com, I'm looking forward to meeting you soon.

Dear Behnam ,
Salaam and welcome ,
How are you , we are glad you have decided come back and join us again ,words can not
express how deeply happy we are for your come back. what?s up? (other what?s
up?)LOL.
Yesterday one of my kind colleagues sent me an email ,now I writ that here and present it
to you .
With many prayer
Araghi,
August,10th,2009
''The best moments of life from Charlie Chaplin point of view''

To fall in love,
To laugh until it hurts your stomach.
To find mails by the thousands when you return from a vacation.
To go for a vacation to some pretty place
To listen to your favorite song in the radio.
To go to bed and to listen while it rains outside.
To leave the Shower and find that the towel is warm!
To clear your last exam.
To receive a call from someone, you don't see a lot, but you want to.
To find money in a pant that you haven't used since last year.
To laugh at yourself looking at mirror, making faces.
Calls at midnight that last for hours.
To laugh without a reason.
To accidentally hear somebody say something good about you.
To wake up and realize it is still possible to sleep for a couple of hours.
To hear a song that makes you remember a special person.
To be part of a team.
To watch the sunset from the hill top.
To make new friends.
To feel butterflies!
In the stomach every time that you see that person.
To pass time with your best friends.
To see people that you like, feeling happy.
See an old friend again and to feel that the things have not changed.
To take an evening walk along the beach.
To have somebody tell you that he/she loves you.
To laugh .......laugh. ........and laugh ...... remembering stupid things done with stupid
friends.
These are the best moments of life....
Let us learn to cherish them.
"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a gift to be enjoyed"

Hi Love Maryam,
As you guessed, I was fighting with examinations on two courses over the last whole
week. Now I'm fully free from the examinations and hope we can have fun and share all
together.
I'm smiling to the coming party and happy to know that our dear brother Beham returned
back from his blinding date, hehe...
Be reday, Be happy.
With you, with all friends
Cathy
metzean
m Auggust 10th 20009
Deaar Veronica,
Thaanks for youur warm wellcome.it is nice

n that youur health coome back annd no symptthons of
fluee are in yourr body.
Deaar veronica as the windd was blewin ng terribly ,I

, tried to liie down on tthe bed ,butt I
misssed my wayy ,I went to Bothnian
B Seea in north of
o Aland ,foortunatly I fo
found my wa ay
insttantly, I wennt reound tooward Marieehamn the m main Islandd and the Caapital of
Alan nd,near the harbour I saws an old ship
s which has been sttayed in the berth, so I decided
to berth
b near thhis ship andd landed on the Island. This ship was
w an old vvessel which h didn't
worrk anymore ,it was calleed Pommerrn , used as an Museum m, The museeum ship Pommern
is annchored in the westernn of Mariehaamn's harboours, V�steerhamn..
I paay a visit to the musem and they ga ave me a lott of infromaation about history
h of
Pom mmern ship .
Marriehamn waas the base for f the last large
l oceannic commerccial sailing ships in thee world.
Theeir final taskks were brinnging Austraalian wheatt to Britain, on which A Aland ship-oowner
Erikkson kept gooing until affter WW2, 19471 being his last yea
ar. The shipss latterly maade
onlyy one roundd-trip from South
S Austrralia to Britaain per yearr, after eachh marathon voyage
goinng back to Mariehamn
M to lay up foor a few months. The shhip Pommerrn, now a museum
m
in Mariehamn,
M was one off these last vessels..
v It was
w very intteresting as I never visiit inside
of old
o cargo shhip.Thanks Veronica
V for you recom mmend.
Veronica,I deciided to bookk a place inn ferry boat (cruiser or schooner) tto have a joourney
via many Islandds and riverrs, there weere famous passenger
p f
ferries line hhere ,called
d Viking
andd Silja , But ffirst I wanteed to buy a new camerra or repair my old cam mera which was
falleen into the water,
w so I decide
d to prrepare a tickket in Berghhamn port iin Eckero to o
Sweeden , Norrttalje .may I buy an Ericckson camera , Vernicaa ,what is thhe famous brands b
in Sweden?
S
Wheen I come back , I will visit Castle Kastelholmm, and The fortress
f of B
Bomarsund ,it will
be my
m pleasuree to have a dinner
d besidde your kindd family.
All the best,

Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Clare,
I am
m really happpy that youu find opporrtunity to reead my writiing, you knoow that I am m
travveling to som me parts off Europe ,I liike to come by your city
ty as I see yoou have plaanted
the Italy
I 's flagg over your posting
p ,butt I think youu live there as
a a guess.
If I come to visit you I'll assk Behnam to come aloong with mee. When youu visit behna
am in
Italyy you can ask him to do o everythingg for you ass Behnam will
w be underr your spelll unless
you button your shirt collaar.
holdd you desk ffirmly and LOL

L
Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Minh,
Thaanks for youur informatioon about Viiet Kong, thhey were a group
g of fighhters which
h fought
agaainst Americcan Army,thhey asked fo or their liberrty .this is what
w i 'v undderstood froom your
writtting.
I heeard from onne my friendd that Viet Kongs
K livedd in Tunnelss under the gground ,and d they
camme out from the tunnel at
a night andd attack to thhe enemy, theyt keep insisting on thhis kind
of operation
op tilll American Army had to t left Vietnnam.
Deaar Minh, Is it for growing of rice/

i always raaining in Vieetnam?. Vieetnam is verry famous fo
do you
y have a field
f of ricee?
B.W
Wishes,
mohhsen
Veronicaho
V A
August 10thh 2009
Hi Rosa,
R
Thaanks for youur writings! About my health

h I can tell you Im healthy andd back to liffe
agaain! But no rresults yet! I think theree is so manyy tests to annalysies.
Eveen here in Finland

F newsspapers andd Tv talks a lot about thhe swineflu.. Ofcourse its
i
impportent but it will make people scarre!
As your
y health minister saaid about to kiss and touch each otther is absolute correctt!
I haave got muchh informatioon at the hoospital abouut what kindd of epidemiic it is, how to treat
patiients and hoow to preven nt and reduuse virus sprread. All dooctors, nursees and helpn
nurses
have got the infformations because eveerybody cann be involveed if the epiidemic will be b big.
I doont think peoople have too be scare even
e if this flu
f are moree dangerouss as usual. This
T flu
makke mostly yooung peoplee illness beccause they hhavnt had a real flu beffore (like Ho ong
Kong and Asiatic) and got antibodies at the blood.
This flu is not dangerous as a flu, it is complications like pneumonia what can be
dangerous. But for that there is antibiotics to take. I dont think people have to be in
panic!
But everybody should think about 3 things!
1. Do not kiss anyone in this time and shaken hands - just say hi!
2. Do not touch anything (like door-handle, escalators, toilettes..) at public places.
3. Wash your hands very often! (with soap, not only wather)
If everybody doing this we can delay and reduse virus-spread untill we get vaccin. Then
we will hope that the vaccin can protecting us, nobody knows in this days)
Oh...you readed my descriptions about Marina! Have you readed her answer - I had
right!! :)
At my job as a nurse and even as a responsible person for nurse-students at my division I

have readed a lot about "body language", non-verbal language and how to know what
people want and needs. And to learn what kind of person a patient or a student are.
This is very interesting!! And I like to make descriptions for people :) If they are right I
feel good!
Ofcourse I will make one for you! Here it comes :) :)
You are 170 cm long with dark half long (?) hair. You are your parents middle child (I
know this since before, you have told me) so you are not so prominent as Marina and I
am (because we are our parents first child).
You are a soft, nice person who are very kind. You thinking about everybody and wants to
make everything in the best way. This is a very nice features, but be careful! Especual in
school when you start working. Childs are very smart and when they will see that you are
so kind they can made use of you!
Can you say NO, and how often are you saying NO if you do not want something?
Thinking of this!
You are a person who wants to "stay on your own legs".
You really respect everybody in this world and you are open for to see new things! This is
good!
You have good self-esteem, you take responsibility to what you are doing. You have good
self-confident but you can make it better! A little bit often you can say that your english is
not good enough....? It is!! Your english is EXCELLENT ROSA! Try to say it to yourself
in the mirror :)
You are a person to trust on! My feelings is that I can trust you to 100% ! In reality I
can't know you, but I know this to 99%.
You are a person who know what you want and you have goals for it.
You are a real friend and I think you are funny because you have humor and you have
your "eyes" open.
I think you will take "the middle way" if something is uncomfortable (I think the word are
wrong, hope you understand). Sometimes you dont tell exact the truth because you dont
want to make someone sad or angry. Because you are so conciderate! But I dont think
you are lieing! You just modify the truth a bit :)
To sump up you are a very nice, funny, kind and conciderate person! You will be a very
good teacher! And you are a independent person who take care of yourself. Good!
Please let me know if I have had right or not :)
Now my brain is so empty so I can't find a question to you, so please can you find out a
topic to talk about?
Have a nice day, hope to hear from you soon!
Veronica
10 Aug. 2009

Dear Veronica,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Veronica, my dear friend, I sincerely appologize for
the delay in ansewring to you. Please, forgive me! Actually I had not seen your post:(:(
Thank you so much for reminding me. You know what, I thought it was you who forgot to
answer!! Today, before I connected to the Internet, I decided to send a reminder to you
:):) but I saw yours, thus I searched the previous pages to find your writing, and I found
it:):). It seems funny, doen't it?
Today is Monday and I am sitting right now on a chair at my brother's house! My brother
is married; he has 4 children. We, me and my brother, are not living in the same city, we
are far from each other, about 550 kilometers away which it takes usually 6 haurs to get
here by car. Next week, I will be at home:):)
Dear Veronica, in your writing posted 5 days ago, you said that you had taken a test. Did
you get the result? If so, what was it? I hope you are fine and recovered from your illness
now.
Regarding the current subject in our writing, I have one sister and two brothers.
Actually, I had 3 brothers, but I lost one of them 22 years ago; he was killed when he was
serving the country as a soldier during Iran-Iraq war! It was a shocking event to the
family. At the time I was 10 years old and we were all grief-stricken, however after a few
years the life came back to its normal way.
Anyway, my sister is the oldest and I am the smallest! My older brother is 4 years greater
than me. My other brother and my sister are, respectively, 13 and 16 years older than me.
My older brother and I are not just brothers, we are also friends! I think we would be
even closer to each other if the age difference beween us was less than 4 or 3. I don't
have the same feeling to the other brother and sister.
Veronica!, thank you for complementing me as a father. I really care about my children's
future very much, as any father does. While training a child, I think the most important
step is to discover the child interests and then put him/her on its way. For example, I
have to realize if my boy is good for being a teacher, or a doctor or even a succer
player!! What do you think? Am I right? We can talk about this in the future.
Let me also talk a little about the number of children in a family. I think having 3 or 4
children is normal and it can make a family be more happy. However, my wife says that
two children is enough for us and she can not bear another baby! My wife also says that
she likes to continue her studies, and she will not be able to do so as long as there is a
little child in the family!!! She has a degree in management. I do respect her feelings.
You said that when your daugther and her husband are tired of taking care of their
children, they bring the children to you and you do the job! They are very lucky that you
and your husband, as the grandmother and grandfather of their children, are living close
to them so that you are accessible when they want. We are not in the same situation. My
parents are living in another city, my wife's parents are also living in a different city. So
we are living alone, almost with no relatives, and this makes our life be a little bit hard.
I think It would be interesting if you know that my sister has 7 children. The children are
all young and with lots of energy; it is so funny when all her family members come
together at home. This is what I mean, when I say that having more chilren can make
family be more happy provided the parents can afford their needs, of course.
You asked me to talk about muslims and related issues. I promise I will write a lot about
all of them. But, since this writing is already long and possibly boring, let me finish it
here. Just let me ask you a few questions. I am so interested in those parts of the earth
where you live. How is the weather there? How long is it freezing during a year? Do you
have mid-night sun? I heard that in parts of the earth which are close to the poles, the
sun appears in the sky even at night!
I don't know if you are close enough to the pole so that you can see this beautiful scene.
Thank you very much for reading. I am waiting for your beautiful writings.
Good luck
mortaza
August 10, 2009

Dear Clare,
Thank you very much for the quick reply, and thank you so much for making a backup of
all materials on this powerful site.
Thank you for telling the story of Mohsen & museum, but I have got some questions for
you. Why did Mohsen think of me when he saw the bust of a lady in the museum? I know
that this question must be asked from Mohsen, but what is your answer? You have written
that you had laughed out loud(LOL), so it means that you have gotten the point! Could
you please let me know the point?This is a little bit challenging, isn't it? :):):):)
You should know that poor Behnam is a very simple and naive person. He is very bad at
getting such complicated points. I hope you help poor Behnam with this matter. :):):)
Mohsen is going to take me with himself. He is speaking about Italy, button, shirt! What
does he mean? :):):)
Frankly speaking, I dislike your sentence; "this is not my thread..". This is not my site
too!!! This site is like a tree and this thread is like one of its thousand branches. When the
tree is yours, the branches are yours automatically. LOL Please feel free in making
excuses, but this one is not good at all. :):):):):)):)):))
All the best,

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Hello Mohammad (Araghi),
'Salam bizdan Azarbaijani doosta!' How are you? I hope you are happy and healthy.
Thank you for writing some beautiful texts in this thread. Thank you for sharing the
email. It was great. I really enjoyed reading it.
Now
w, I am in a hurry. I haave got to leave soon. Forgive
F me for
f the shorrt post.

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

Behhnam, 10 Auugust, 2009
Marina1
M Auggust 10th 20
009
Deaar Mr. Morttaza,
Thaanks a lot for your writiing.
It seeems you likke do exerciises like ourr dear friendd Behnam, are all Irannian like thaat???
Goood for all off you , it seeems in Iran lots of beauutiful park , beautiful w
women and athletic
a
menn too.
Syriia is a secullar country. We are not like Iran which w is an Islamic

I couuntry. Yes , in
i Syria
wommen wear whatever
w they
ey want, theyy are free , and that's because
b of-aas I said beffore- its
systtem.
Deaar Mortaza, I strongly believe
b thatt each counttry has its own
o way of living
l or wee can
calll it its speciaalty , and it's going witth lots of thiings like peoople religioons , nature and
otheer specifications.
Forr me as Marrina, I adoree Heijab, ass I said befoore. I love itt and know the value off
weaaring Heijabb. I saw lotss of Iranian girls on TVV , to tell thee truth , I goot surprisedd. I
thinnk all the woorld saw freee women who
w wear whhat they wannt. In Syria Muslim wo omen
donn't wear Heijjab like that , they put it more seriiously. I donn't think weaaring Heijaab
prevvent womenn to play spoorts and eveen ride bikess ( For me I don't like riding
r a bikke
(LOOOOOOL)).
I doo respect Iraanian and Syrian
Sy system
ms. Both off them know their peoplle specificattions.
I as an exxternal watccher , I like Iran with itts specialty and I do resspect it. :) :).
So I'm :) You
shou uld know thhat Iran is different
d from
m Syria , Syyria is differrent from Leebanon , an nd
Lebbanon is diffferent from KSA
K , becauuse each onne of them has h its SPEC CIALTY.
Deaar Mortaza, I can't hidee my wondeer about askking me aboout heijab frrom a Musliim man,
whoo is an educcated one. Dear
D Rosa who
w is a wesstern girl assked about iit before , bu
ut her
quesstion was veery normal,, because thhey don't know about itt. Anyway , I wish I couuld
answ
wer your quuestion compmpletely. If you
y have anyy more quesstions , I'd bbe happy to o
answ
wer them , please
p feel free.
f

r , I hope
h you arre enjoying your Summ
mer with youur wife. I know that
the new Studyinng year is coming,
c so enjoy
e as much as you can. :) :)

f you sooon.
Marrina.
Niloofar71
N A
August 10th 2009
Hi Dear
D Friendds
I haave to prepaare a writtinng for wedneesday in thiis topic"whoo is the persson that most
influuenced you??"
I thoought that It
I is a nice topic
t for wriitting and soo I decided to share it with you.I'dd like to
see who is the person,how
p w did you meeet,what aree his/her/theeir influentiial qualitiess and ...
I loook forward to hera from

m you
Nilooofar
Marina1
M Auggust 10th 20
009
Deaar Behnam,
So happy
h to seee your writiings to all friends
fr on thhis place. Yoou made it got
g a strongg light,
you made it acttive! You made Clare writew somethhing too! Frrom this point of view I'm
I a
bit jealous
j from
m Behnam dear
d Clare!!!! What aboout poor Maarina ??? shhe was abseent for
aboout one day((LOoOoOoO OoOoOoOooOL).
I've read all wrritings here just right now,

n they weere all greaat.
A neecklace andd earring! How

H nice!!!!! :) :) :) it shhows that Behnam
B inteerested in so
ome
partticular partts from wommen's bodiess! head ,necck and shoullders!!! So I can imagiine what
kindd of hair andd dress youu like (LOOO
OOOOOOL L).
Deaar Behnam, women aree beautiful, because

b Good has creatted them likke that. Wheen a
mann looks to a beautiful woman
w it meeans he enjooys God creeatures and he should say
s "
Sobbhan Allah" and he should thank God
G that he can look att them!
(LO
OOOOOOO OOOOOL).
I've received ann email from m a friend ofo mine, it wwas a bit nauughty , but iit talks abouut a
scieentific fact! II'll try to saay it in a saffe way:) :) :).
:) It said that looking aat a certain place
in women
w bodyy by men , willw reduce the t probabillity for caussing a heartt attack with h
menn!!!! So do yyou see dear Behnam :)) women likke a medicinne sometimees (LOL).
Somme women feel

fe that theyy are beautif
iful when thhey attract men's
m eyes, bbut believe me , the
righht woman juust enjoy and feel her beauty
b by feeeling that shhe is beautif
iful in her lo
ove's
eyess. I think so. Then all men
m in the world
w are noot importantt at all.
But Behnam, I''ve got a queestion for you! ( I'll dare to ask soome daring qquestions, maybe
m
justt today :) ) I know that there are soome especiaal parts in women's
w boddy which arre so
impportant for m men. Womenn's hands arre one of theem. Lots off poets talkedd about them and
theiir touch , annd what thiss tough can make!! ( it's
's poets opinnions not miine(LOOOL L)) so ,
whyy don't you llike to buy your
y lover a ring???? Don't
D you liike to see heer hands wiith
beautiful jewelrry??? :) :) :): :) :) :)
Deaar Behnam, I promisedd to give youu 10000000000 excuses to write or m more , I gavve you
one of them , noow I'm goinng to give yoou some of the rest (LO
OOOL), andd to tell the truth ,
it's a hard taskk for poor Marina.
M
1-DDo you believe in love from
fr one sidde???
2-WWhat would youy do if yoou loved a laady so muchh but she diidn't felt thee same???
3-WWhat would youy do if a girl
g came and a said " I love you" , but you diddn't feel the
samme???
4-DDo you thinkk men can lo ove just by looking
l at women???
w
5-DDo you believe in love from
fr the firsst look???
6-DDo you thinkk that men's opinions abbout womenn's beauty may
m change from f time to
t
timee????
7-............
8-.........
9-.........
10- .....
.
.
.
.
1000- (LOL) do you think th hat Marina is a suitablle name for me???
(LOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOL)
So dear
d Behnam m, now theyy are enouggh , I'll compplete soon.
But to that mom ment, I'm veery eager to read your answers
a , I hope you'lll answer myy
quesstions as coompletely ass you can , and
a you shoould know th hat Marina will not acccept
shorrt answers :)
: :)
Marrina.
Marina1
M Auggust 10th 20
009
Deaar nice Rosaa,
Thaanks a lot for your kindd reply. I proomise not too punish as long as youu are here. I'm
I not
a teacher, but I know that it's good too be strict frrom time to time, so in oorder to be strict I
shouuld punish! How can I punish????? By makingg some poin
nts in the real land. Whho can
helpp me???? CClare can heelp me! :)
It'd be from myy pleasure too go with yoou to a deseert island , but
b I'll take lots of thinggs with
me , can I??? ini fact I neeed, at least , 3 trucks (L
LOOOOOOO OOOOOOO OL). You sh hould
know that I'm vegetarian
v , so I shouldd take some potatoes with
w me, thenn I can eat
barbbecued potaatoes just byy using the sun
s light. R Recently, I'm
m very worriied about po ower
resoources , andd I'm very eaager to use solar poweer in all our life sides. II'm very worrried
aboout generatinng electricity , you knoow that dam ms are very expensive
e too be built , besides
b
therre is a serious problem with waterr these yearss , so even dams
d can't ggive the goood
targget. So from
m " English-aat-home" ass Marina I say s " PLEASE USE SO OLAR POWE WER IN
GEN NERATING G ELECTRIC CITY ". I hoope someone will thinkk seriously , at least in Syria
S
aboout that. Theere are lots of very sunn ny places inn Syria , so we can get lots of cleann
enerrgy from it.
Oh Marina!
M Wh
What are you doing??? You
Y are wriiting to Rosaa, have you forgot
yourself???? (L
LOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOL).
Deaar Rosa, I'vee asked ourr friend Behnnam (who came

c from his
h holiday , after goingg to his
city and swimmming in the Caspian
C seaa :) ;)) somee questions , would youu please shaare US
your answers too my questiions????
Rossa, I'm alwayys here , read and writte , enjoy annd feel happpy. You shouuld know th
hat I
apppreciate all your
y writinggs because you
y are an honest girl.. :)

Marrina.
Marina1
M Auggust 10th 20
009
Deaar Mohsen,
How
w are you m
my Iranian friend???
fr H is it goinng??? I hoppe that you enjoying yo
How our life.
It seeems that evverybody heere likes youur writings recently , esspecially Cllare! Good for
f you
:)
Thaank you for sharing

s me your thougght about myy writing, ass I said to AAndrew I meeant "
stroong foundatiion" :( , butt it seems I couldn't
c expplain my ideea in a clearr way. Anyw
way ,
thannk you.
Havve a nice daay.

Marrina.
Dear Marina,
You are an especial lady, and your questions are as especial as you are! :):):)
Women are created to be loved by men, and men are created to love women.:):):)
I would like to say that women are created for men, and men are created for women.
Women are created in a way that men like, and men are created in a way that women
like. It is a fact. There is no definition for one of them, when other one is not there. There
is no beauty, if men are not in the world. The reverse is true too. Men and women are not
perfect; they complement each other well.
Some abnormal people think and believe differently. We should know that whenever we
are speaking about human beings, or making comment on them, just the average is
always considered. There are some exceptions for each rule, but in this case exceptions
are not important at all.
My way of thinking about such things looks strange, but I do not care about the result of
my strange beliefs. I believe, the world of human beings is like a garden, and human
beings are like trees in this garden. They are expected to be fruitful trees; but some of
them are not fruitful. They are dry, fruitless, ill, and harmful for other fruitful trees. The
main aim of creating this garden is getting fruit; so the fruitless trees must be cut down!
In other words, the society is like a fruit tree and abnormal people are its ill and dry
branches. If someone cares about the fruit of the tree, they must cut the ill and dry
branches! Otherwise, bad branches will ruin the tree.
After giving this strange idea about such an important subject, I will be criticised by my
friends, but that is okay.
An important question is this: Assume that my idea is reasonable, but who has got
authority to cut down those ill branches or trees? This is an extremely important
question.
That's enough for this now!
So sorry, I have digressed, but it was necessary to express my idea about abnormal
people which are outside of the average!
I like women's narrow and long fingers, narrow waists, curved shape eyebrows, etc.
Fingers are beautiful themselves. There is no need to make a beautiful thing much more
beautiful; because it will be in danger of being spoiled. :):):)
You questions are witty and tricky, but I would like to write my own belief about them.
Your answer is so short: REAL LOVE MUST BE UNCONDITIONAL. If you love
someone, if only s/he loves you, it is like a dealing, selling some things and buying other
things. Sometimes, we need to be given a kiss or a hug or..., these are our basic needs;
animal instincts actually. This cannot be considered as real love, but it is a good step. It
is a good sign of willing and looking for something and someone outside of yourself. If
someone sticks in this first step and insists on these sorts of willings and desires; it
becomes a big limitation rather than real love!
If a girl says; " I love you Behnam!" I will say; "Love me please, but I have nothing for
you. I will not pay anything for your love. It is up to you." :):):) Fortunately, nobody has
said such sentence to me yet! :):):):):):):):):):):):):) Girls are so lucky! LOOOOOL
I have to dash right now, because my friends wants me to go and to chat with them.
Forgive me! This friend is so impatient. I have to leave if I want to be alive for some
years!
All the best,


Hi Mohsen,
Im glad to hear from you and that your travel went good. Your boat could foundered at
Baltic Sea!
But I really dont understand why you had to went to Sweden to buy a camera???
Ofcourse Aland Islands are very small but we have department store and shopping centre
where you could find a new camera!
When you went to Berghamn in Eckero you was just few minutes from my
summerhouse!!! In exact the same time, just before the ferry leaved the harbour I was to
the small shop there to buy some food. Then I saw a foreign citizen man! An long, thin
man with dark short hair, sunglases and just a small bag in his hand....It must have been
you!!!??
There was only once I wondered about? In the bag... I could see a small cat?? Did you
took Andrews cat with you?
Ok, now you are in Sweden, Norrtalje for to buy a new camera! Haha Go to a big shop
call Elgiganten, there they have a lots of cameras. You need a good camera I think. Buy
an system camera so you get nice pictures from your trip. I can recommending Nikon.
When are you coming back? So I will know with the dinner :) And when I have to "make
fire" in the sauna!
Hope to hear from you soon!
Be careful in Sweden
Veronica
11 Aug 2009

Dear Behnam,
How are you my friend? Thank you for your nice post to me.
Am I humble more than I should be? Probably yes :) You are not the only person who
tells me this, my wife and some of my friends also tell me similar comments. Is it good to
be such humble? As you said, the answer is no!! You know, I really don?t know why in
some cases this happens to me :) :)
Anyway, thank you very much for sharing with me some very interesting information
about yourself. It is very interesting to me when you say that you think in Azarbaijani. I
can not understand this feeling, probably because I speak in just one language, Farsi.
I can clearly remember a TV show has been broadcasted a few years ago during the New
Year vacations. It was very funny, and the story was about a mother who lives with her
son, and they are Azarbaijani. Its language was Farsi, but when the son did something
wrong then the mother told him something in Azarbaijani !!
Behnam, I am sure if someday I hit you then you will tell me many things in Azarbaijani,
but don't worry, I will never do that. The first time I see you I will give you a very very
worm hug:):) In this case, however, making some sounds in Azarbaijani by you would be
also inevitable LOOOOOOL.
For some reason I cannot continue writing now, so let me finish it here. Thank you for
reading. I am waiting for your nice writings.
All the best

Mortaza
August 10, 2009
Hello Dear Rosa,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Many days ago (I cannot remember exactly how many
days !!) I wrote to you, but no answer :):) It seems like you have not seen it! But don't
worry, to me waiting for something which is supposed to come from a friend is a sweet
feeling :) :)
I am waiting,
All the best
mortaza
PS. Or maybe you have answered and I have not seen your post !!
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Hi Behnam,
and thanks a lot for your writings. I was so happy to hear from you that I have made
progress in my english! Thanks again!
I havn't done something else than being here with so many nice friends, and answer
thems questions. And I learn a lot! Thanks everybody..
Many years ago I was few months in Romainia for work by "Safe the Cildrens". There I
learned english but I have forgot everything.
Maybe one sectret for my english learning can be that I have a little bit english deeply in
my brain and now something coming up? I dont know! But I'm so happy I improving my
english every days.
You arked me about midnight-time here at the summer. And how I can manage this time.
This time is no problem at all. In winter-time the weater is cold and dark. Sun going up at
8 in the morning and down around 16.00. This time is a long time between november to
the middle of march. So when this light period from march to august coming everybody
wake up. You can feel so much energy and you are so alert. You have more time in a day
because you dont need to sleep so many hours.
When we sleeping we use roller blind and get dark. No problem! :)
Sometimes I work in the night-time and then sleeping in daytime. Then I do the same and
sleeping so well! :)
I reaally hope thhat you will visit Finlannd and Alannd Islands one
o day! Theen you will see
middnightsun annd try finishh sauna! Both are fantaastic!
Youu told me bef

efore that yoour sister livving in Swedden, have yoou ever visiit her there?
? Why
she living theree? Moved, study...?
s
Havve a nice daay and I hoppe to hear frrom you sooon
Veronica
11 Aug
A 2009
Marina1
M Auggust 11th 20
009
Deaar Maryam,
Thaank you so m
much for askking about me.
m I'm finee, thanks Good!!! How ddo you know w that
Marrina is okayy??? By seeing her sittiing on a coaach , under the air conddition , drin
nking
som
me juice andd reading & writing to her
h friends on this beauutiful place :) :)
Deaar Maryam, I don't thinnk that wom men are the ssame , or men are the ssame. I strongly
beliieve that theere are deepp differences between thhem, and we
w can touchh these diffeerences
wheen we focus on our life''s details , and
a our rounnd.
Deaar Maryam, you can alsso know thee differencess by comparring betweeen all friendds on
this site. Of couurse I don't mean that there
t are soome friends better thann others , bu
ut I
meaan that theree are differeent women with
w differeent ways of thinking
t andd acting. Th
he same
goess with men here. Each one has hiss/her especiial way , no one can bee like the oth her ,
evenn if all of uss have the saame needs .
Aboout beautificcation operaations , I'm against folllowing it. I believe thatt every age has its
beauty. Even I think every person hass his/her esppecial organns ( noses, ??.). but I'm with
w it
justt in one casee , when thee part whichh will make the operatioon for is maaking some bad
affeects on his /hher inside. (very
( ugly)

r Maaryam. I'd be very happpy to read yoour commennts.
Marrina
Hi Mortaza,
Thanks a lot for your answer, always interesting to read!

I'm in good health and back to life again! I havn't get the results from the tests yet, if I
have had swineflu or not. Tomorrow I start working again at the hospital after my
holiday so then I can check the results.
I thinking exact like you about how to educate child to life and to an education. As a
parents I think its very importent to always support and help the child. To give them
possibility to try out what they want and to find good interests.
But its very importent to let childs even take responsibility to what they doing and what
they wants. Here in Nordic area some parents do everything for the childrens. We call it
to be a "curling-parents". I dont think this is a english world. This fenomen I do not like.
This make the childs very spoilt. They get everything and they do nothing because parents
do everything for them. I just wondering whats happen when this childs growing up and
moving to an own home. It will be a very difficult time for them! What do you think?
I agree with your wife when she dont wants one more child in this time and she wants to
continue her studies. But maybe later? :)
I think its importent for womens to not only be a mother and wife. If you study or work
you see other peoples (not only the child) and you develope as a person. And that give a
person a very good feeling to her body! And I think everybody in the family will win on it.
I was home few years with our 2 first childs but then we had them at a day nursery. They
like it a lot and got many friends there. And I could start working again. I tought I was a
better mother when I worked again.
I think it is a bit differences in this case between our countries. Here in Nordic area I
think 80% of mothers go to work when the childs are around 3 years. Am I right or is it
the same there?
But I know there is womens who really like to stay home and take care of many childs. As
your sister who have 7 !!! I really respect this womens. They are very strong and have a
big tolerance! Oh my God... I shouldn't fix it! Im not strong enough :) Please give my best
regards to her and tell her that Veronica from Finland respect her a lot! She must be a
nice women!
I readed in some posts from you about womens haijeb? You wrote about how difficult it is
to cycle with them. I can understand it. And that women and men can't go to the same
beach together as a family. I know thats because your religion but it seems a bit strange
for me.
m Sorry! It I is so impoortent to do
o things togeether the whhole family :(
Cann I ask abouut what happpen if you should do it?? Why is it a big differeens between
n
countries? In T
Thailand peoople who arre muslims can do thatt.
Youu have been in Canada so you havee seen how people p livinng there. Doo you think the
rulees will changge in Iran about
a those things. Is itt only positiive? Do youu think younng
peopple will chaange lifestylle?
Whaat happen iff I visit Irann? Can I go without haiijeb or must I have it? Ofcourse iff the
rulees tell me that I must haave it, I havve it! No prooblem for me
m :) I just w
wonder.
Youu asked me aabout weathher here. We have 4 seaasons. Startt with springgtime march - may
withh 10 - 20 deegreeze and the light cooming. Everrybody wakee up and geet energy aft fter
wintertime :) SSummertimee from june - aug (someetimes septeember) with around 20--25
deggreeze and mmidnightsunn ! Very nicee and beauttiful. Autumnn is from occtober to noovember
withh much rainn and dark everytime.
e O
Often very cloudy
c so so
ometimes wee didnt see thet sun
andd light for many days. At
A middle off december we w get snow w until februuary - march.
Aroound 0 - minnus 15 degreeeze. Somettimes minuss 30 but justt few days. A And if the winter
w is
reall cold we caan drive witth cars from
m this Islandd to Finlandd. The climaate has channge here
so its warmer than
t before and not so much snow w like beforee. Do you haave snow?
Hass the climatee change a lot there as here?
Yes we have miidnight-sun. It is very beautiful

b annd light whoole night :) SSend me youur e-
majjl and I will send you feew pictures.
(And if you wannt you and your
y familyy are so welccome to visiit my countrry and I willl show
you everything :) )
Hoppe to hear from

fr you sooon,
Veronica
11 Aug
A 2009
metzean
Deaar Veronica,
My boat have anchored
a inn the berth near
n the Maariehamn 2 days
d ago , I have comee here
in Sweden
S by a big ferry reelated to Liinjien shipping line com
mpany , I haad a safe trip
ip,
thannks ,as you recommendd I bought a Nikon from m Elgiganteen, it was Ammerican bra and (12
M pixel)
p 120 /E
Euro , but inn Iran Nikonn is Japan bbrand and more
m expenssive, We havve a
refrrigerator at my father'ss home whicch is Elektroohliose brannd ,made in Sweden ,it is
worrking for maany years annd never haad any kind of break doown. I like Elekrohliose
E e.
Deaar Veronica, I think all devices andd home apppliances aree working byy electricityy in
Alan nd, even ovens and stoves in the kitchens.
k Areen't they? What
W kind off Electric po
ower
stattion do you hhave in Alaand ,is it ato
omic power station? In iran ovens and stoves are
worrking by gass. The main fuel in Irann for kitchenns is gas whhich fed throough city pip
ipe line,
I thiink that the basic indusstry in Aland is fishing,, shipping and
a timbers,, am I right?
Veronica ,whatt a coincideence ,you annd me were in the samee shop , I saw a white ta all
blonnd woman wasw lookingg at me. .it iss a pleasuree time to seee a friend inn foreign country
Welll I hope to see
s you veryy soon maybe tomorrow w evening, I will have a dinner wiith you
,whaat is your faavorite foodd for dinner?
off course
c I resserve a room
m in Hotel Familia
F Connde in Huellva ,you knoow that Rosaa is
worrking in ice cream shopp for one moonth and I sshould visit her very soon,so after visiting
of Castle
C Kasteelholm, andd The fortresss of Bomarrsund I will leave Alandd.
If yoou want to ccome with me,

m have som me exercisee in order thhat your boddy be ready for a
longg time ,danggerous voyaage ,I want to
t ship throough Gulf sttream
All the best

Capptain Mohseen
Marina1
M Auggust 11th 20
009
Deaar Behnam,
I doon't know hoow to thank you enoughh for writingg about lotss of things inn your last writing.
w
Youu pointed ouut at lots of valuable
v thiings. Thankk you very much
m indeedd. I always feel
f that
we have
h got thee same opinnion in somee topics, butt I always believe
b that B
Behnam can write
themm more cleaar than me. I know thatt Behnam caan write andd explain thhe idea with h his
simp ple and undderstandable English. SoS for me thhere is no crriticism. In fact
f I can't agree
a
morre! Your opiinion wasn''t strange , it
i was right!!
Deaar Behnam , a friend off mine his naame is B... ;)

; said manyy times thatt Marina is an
imppatient persoon, but her co-workers
c told the conntrary. So why
w Marinaa is patient ini her
worrk and not patient
p with her friend???? :) :) :D
Deaar friend! Yoou always say

s that youu are going to
t chat withh your "impaatient friendd" ;) ,
so you
y have another impattient friend . I've got a question for you. Who is more
"imppatient", thaat friend orr me??? :) ;))
Noww to compleete the rest of o the excuses , I wouldd like to askk you to do ssomething : you
have lots of frieends , Marinna is one off them, would you pleasse say a woord as a kindd of
desccribing for each
e friendd . for exampple: Clare ....... power. :)
: .
Clare , Rosa, Cathy

C , Mohhsen , Maryaam, Araghi,, Mortaza, Veronica,
V annd Marina are
waiting for youur answer. Don't
D let us wait :) ... w
we are eagerr to read yoour reply. :) :)
h my best w
With wishes to havve a nice niight ......
Marrina.
metzean
Deaar Marina,
Forr young peopple like youu it is commoon to be imppatient. Thee young peoople are
enthhusiastic forr every thingg they are dealing
d withh,this is the youth properties, they need
morre changes ,if, they do not
n receive a positive reeaction from m what theyy are anxietyy for,
manny of them would
w be treeated for booth depression and anxiety.
i consider the impatient

i a positive
p facctor,but it shhould be controlled, W
When you pla
ant a
seedd ,your are impatient too see the plaant and furiits, or like a prognant m
mother who
o is
imppatient for 9 months to see
s her chilld,or Marinaa who is waaiting for heer answers
All the best,

Mohhsen
Wendy
W Zhouu August 12tth 2009
Deaar Mohsen,
Thaank you for your
y letter. You have a lot of friennds here, so you made a mistake. I think
anoother Wendyy ever appeaared. :)
I, Wendy,
W 30, mmarried,worrk as a saless assistant. But I perferr to be a nurrse. It lookss a
spou use-seekingg post :)
Deaar Mohson, Which grouup did you belong
b to whhen the celeemony was been holdin ng? If i
werre you, I wouuld be in the second grroup, walkinng in the strreet and eatting a lot off food,
it's so
s beautifull.
Mohhson, the coonjee is not exactly the same as Assh. But we cook
c such foood smilar to
t Ash
as breakfast.
b D you like to
Do t eat Ash? What's is yoour main coourse? is it rice?
My name is ZH HOU Weidi in Chinese. The first naame is my family
fa namee. Mohson iss your
engglish name oor Irianian name?
n
Keep writing to me and have a good day
All the best

Wendy

Hi Mary,
How are you? I hope everythis is fine with you!

Im in healthy again and today I going to my work again with mixt feelings. I love my
work but I even love to have holiday :)
You asked about my daughter. She is child number 3 and she is the last one. Her name is
Hanna, 12 year and a "small lady".
What about your name, Maryam, is it your real name or nickname?
Today in the newspaper I readed about threat of climate. I readed about the ice at north
pole witch melting away and ice-bears dying. It is warmer than ever before. People over
the world, especual in Africa are dying because of starvation and diseases. Peoples leave
so much exhaust discharge to the air...and so on.
What should we do to safe the world? Have you seen how the climate has change in your
country? We can see many things in the nature witch has changed. It's warmer here than
before, not so much snow at wintertime, more alga at the sea and many other things.
At saturday it is the Earth hour over the world. Everybody have to swith off the lamps
and light. Do you do it?
Hope you will have a nice day today! Let me hear from you soon.
Veronica
12 Aug 2009

Dear Marina,
How are my Syrian friend? I hope you are fine!
Yes, I do like doing exercise regularly, and moreover I think I have to do it. If several
days pass and I don't do it, then I feel tired and fed up. What about you? You said that
you do not like biking, but what about other kind of exercise?
Yes,, Iranian girrls and wom
men are veryry pretty, annd men are very
v handsoome :):) In fact,
f we
Irannian are well-known foor being beaautiful and handsome
h L
LOOOOOO OOL. But, I have
to saay that wheen we talk abbout beautif
iful women then
t mediteerranean countries, likee
Lebbanon and Syria,
Sy come to mind :):)):)
Aboout Hijab, ass you know there are many m levels. For exampple, I see maany Arab wo omen
whoo live in ourr neighbourhhood countrries just acrross the Perrsian gulf, tthat wear th he Hijab
in itts highest leevel; they evven hide theeir face undder the veil. The same case
c happenns in the
soutthern provinnces of Iran n. If you havve a journeyy from southh of Iran to its capital,
Tehhran, then yoou will obseerve that thee way womeen wear the Hijab variees significan ntly. In
the big cities, liike Tehran, most of woomen wear sstylish clothhs, parts of tthier hair iss
visibble.
To be
b honest, a few years ago a BIG question q waas arisen to me? Whichh level of Hij ijab is
the best? I believe that it iss not necesssary to wear the Hijab like what women
w in so
outhern
partt of Iran do,, and I belieeve that it iss not convennient for thee women annd the societty as
welll that womeen appear inn the public almost likee they appeaar in thier home!!
h
Yet, I have not found

f the answer.
a I askked my wifee and many friends,
f butt no perfectt
wer. Dear Marina,
answ M you
u as a musliim women w who is educaated and whho lives in a
country where the Hijab iss free to chooose, pleasee write to me about my question annd let
me know
k your opinion
o (you already toold me what you think about the H
Hijab but I would
w
be grateful
g if yoou explain in
i more detaails).
By the
t way, youu said that posing
p thesee kind of quuestions by an
a educatedd muslim ma an, like
me, seems a litttle strange to you :):) while
w it seemms normal if a person llike our frieend
Rossa, who doess not know very
v much about
a it, askk them. Whyy? Actually,, there are lots
l of
otheer questionss about Islam which I don't
d know ttheir answer and I wannt to get the
answwer. We cann talk aboutt this later.
m the current topic is very interessting and I like writingg about it. B
To me But anytime you
y feel
boreed, please feel
f free to tell
t me and we w can starrt new topicss :):):)
All the best,
morrtaza
Auggust 12, 20009
Marina1
M Auggust 12th 20
009
Deaar Mr. Morttaza,
Thaank you so m
much for youur reply. Thhank you onnce again foor being so hhonest and clear.
Theere are two points
p that caught
c my eyes
e in yourr last writin
ng. One of thhem that theere are
lots of Muslimss who don't search deep ply about thhe golden laaws which thhey have. And
A the
secoond one is about
a Iraniaan society.
Youu have said that

t in southhern placess the heijab is better thaan in the miiddle and no
orth
Irann. I can say freely
f it's because
b of being
b a bit rreach in the northern places , and being
in a normal staate from finaance point of
o view in thhe southern places. I thhink so.
I thiink sometim mes reach peeople think in a differennt way. I'm not criticizing Iranian society
, I juust speak inn general. This
T fact is also
a in Syriaa. There aree lots of reacch families who
thinnk that wearring heijab in i the compplete way is not good inn their situation. Being
"Moodern " from m their poinnt of view is more better.
Agaain I'm not criticizing,

c I speaking
I'm g in general.
Aboout the perfeect Heijab , I don't knoww. But I thinnk you (menn) know which parts fro om
wommen's bodiess should be covered moore than woomen themseelves. As M Marina I thinnk, the
entiire hair andd all the neck should bee covered seeriously. it'ss my opinionn. I think so.
Aboout exercisess, I like to walk

w everydday. It makess me feel haappy and caalm. But in theset
hot days with thhis humidityy degree I'dd prefer to ssit at home more
m than w
walking. Waalking
at night
n is veryy good, but I can't walkk at night. I hope
h when this period will go, I'll be able
to come back too walking.

r I'dd be gratefull to read yoour comments about myy writing.
Marrina.
2777
Marina1
M Auggust 12th 20
009
Deaar Veronica,
So happy
h to knoow that youu are much more
m betterr than otherr days. I'm hhappy too thhat my
imaagination is working in a good wayy. :)
Deaar Veronica, In fact I need an espeecial topic too write about. I've saidd before that I need
a kiind of motivvating. Pleasse MOTIVA
ATE me, Askk me, write to me and sshare your ideas i
withh me.

f you sooon.
Marrina.
Hello Veronica,
Thank you very much for the post. You write very well. Your reason about the
improvement is logical. The English words are in the depth part of your mind. In other
words, they are passive. Now, with spending some time on writing, they come up and
become active.
I saw the photos. They were very interesting. Your country is very green. I really love
green places.
My sister is living in Sweden with her husband and two sons. She is a chemist. She has
got Ph.D in medicine. Her husband is working as a mechanical engineer for a car
company. I have been to Sweden twice. When I was there, I spoke English, almost all
people understood me. People were so friendly and happy. They are always smiling at
foreign people. The bad side was its weather. It bothers, especially in winters. My sister
suffers from a nasty pain in her leg. Her doctor has said that it was because of the
climate.
It seems that you have been to many countries. You have got a lot of experience. Good for
you, and good for your husband. He is a lucky man, I think. :):):)
For me, it is a great honour to visit Finland, and then to meet you. The spirit is willing
but the flesh is weak! I love to do it, but I have got too many limitaions. Lack of money is
only one of them. :):):)
By the way, I am a very well-known person in all countries, so girls will enter a
competation to get me as a husband. :)):)):)):)):)) It is not bad for me, but so bad for my
mother; she maybe will lose her son! :):):) This is the second reason and limitation
actually. Being limited to leave your home or your country is the first price of fame!!!
:):):) LOOOL
Joking aside Veronica, writing to you in this thread is like visiting your country. I am as
though in Finland; sitting with you and your family fact to face, and speaking about
different interesting topics. Thank you for giving me this imagination.
Dear Veronica, I believe that for a man having a mistress is like a habit. It means having
a woman that a man has a sexual relationship with, even though he is married to
someone else. This is a part of men's nature. Do not believe if a man says that he did not
care about having a mistress. If a man says, "No, I am so faithful to my wife; there are
only two possibilities: 1. He is lying. 2. He is not a normal man.:):):)
I wrote this long preface just to give you a good excuse to write about. It seems a little
rudee; I hope yoou forgive me.
m
My question is this: Why do

d men alwaays search for
f someonee else, even though his wife is
num
mber one in all femininee parameterrs?
Pleaase do not say,

s "Behnaam, ask this question froom a man."" Actually, I know the answer,
a
but I want to knnow your oppinion as a western eduucated wom man. By the way, do nott say,
"Behnam, you area wrong; in my counntry men aree not as youu have descrribed." Behn nam is
a man himself, and he knoows men verry well. :):)::):) Men aree the same; in Iran, in
Finlland, in Maars, in heaveen or hell! There
T is no difference from
f needs aand desiress point
of view.
v
Pleaase think abbout this maatter carefullly and answwer it. I hop
pe not to maake you upseet and
annnoyed. Actuaally, being the
t mother of o three chilldren make me think yoou as my ow wn
motther too, andd then ask you
y such a childish
c queestion.

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

metzean
Deaar Behnam,
It iss difficult to swim againnst the strea

am course, when
w a mann separates form
f otherss he
willl be sufferedd from whatt he hear annd what he ssee.
Whaat does a maan get of cooncept of arrt, especiallyy natural arrts which arre gifted by God?
whyy the percepptions are diifferent? Why
Wh her imprression is quuite differennt from him?? All
humman have a similar
s systtem. Five seenses, a body
dy, a head annd two legss. No one is better
thann others. Noo one is guillty, becausee the cause of
o perfection is the effeect of enviro
onment
andd our mind grows
g by itss surroundinng environmment.
So if a person iis not impreessed by what others coonsider it ass an Art is nnot s/his guiilty and
alsoo if a lot of people
p conffirm an artisst and applaaud him we can not juddge them ass a
sheeep, may be they
t undersstand the reaal art in theeir belief.
Goood night
Mohhsen
behnam
b Auggust 12th 20009
Deaar Marina,
How w are you? I hope you are

a fine. It seems
s you aare online right
r now. T
Thank you fo
or being
in thhis friendly place.
Do not worry about

a the an
nswer of youur nice postt. I will answ
wer it tomorrrow.
By the
t way, theere are manny hidden thhings in my last
l writingg to you. Pleease focus on
o one
of thhem and wrrite about it.. The life is full
f of topiccs! :):):)
Wriite about thiis one:
Whaat is advanttages and diisadvantagees of gettingg married soo soon (youung) and so late (40
for boys
b and 300 for girls, as
a an exampple!)
Youu have to divvide this top

pic into fourr individuall parts:
1. The
T advantaages of gettinng married so soon.
2. The
T advantaages of gettinng married so late.
3. The
T disadvanntages of geetting marriied so soon..
4. The
T disadvanntages of geetting marriied so late.
Finaally, please let me know

w your own
n opinion abbout the best age to marry for bothh boys
andd girls.

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

metzean
Forr attention of sales assisstant ,
Sorrry for the mistake

m I havve made, Yees I like eatiing Ash parrticularly in winter, Ash h is hot
andd delicious , but in summ mer a comm mon breakfaast is cheesee, cucumberr , tomato an nd
breaad which many people eat for breaakfast . Beccause tomato o cheese annd cucumberr color
is liike the colorr of our flagg ( the colorr of Iran flagg) ,we call it flag or in Persian wee call it
Parrcham( in Arrabic the flaag is calledd Bayragh orr Alam, Maarina you knnow it ..!!?) what is
the flag
f in Chinnese languaage?. Do you eat tomatto cheese annd cucumbeer for breakffast?
Deaar Wendy, as
a I write in my last posst to you, I was
w in secon
nd group annd my blood d sugar
wass about 130 at the end of
o ceremonyy, our main course is meat
m and ricce and vegettables .
I am
m an employyee in a ecoonomical commercial company, yoou are a salee assistant ,I, hope
moted to the rank of mannager of your companyy, it is easy yyou should try
you ,ll be prom
your rivals leave the arena . What is the scope of your company?
I hope you and your family are being safe as I see in our TV a heavy downpour and flood
in west of china .
Have a Good Day

Mohsen
ahmad safarzadeh August 13th 2009

dear friends.
The true love is made without any foolish sexual tension. the heightest sexual tension
without any true love will ruin.
My idea is that for the win in this competition we must follow the combination between
this sexual tension and the true love, but it needs too many chance. If the sexual tension is
not true love then whats that? One of the signs of the true love is the tendency of
supporting and taking care of our partner and make he/she happy and helping he/she in
her/him success. This is different with the sexual tension that only make your partner
pleasure you. If you really love somebody never make he/she to love you. Of course you
want they love you too. But if they want somebody else you give them freedom because
you want he/she become happy and glad always. You protect of her/his great decisions in
life. Even if you don't be of the same mind(or opinion). But if this was the only reason we
must have true love with all our relatives. because of this we say that we need some
tension too. Of course this tension isn't like the sexual tension that we have spoken about.
But some loving and romantic relationship is enough for the start.
Yours Sincerely,
ahmad safarzadeh

"If I was a solton I'd had three wives"

Hello Marina,
I have promised you to answer your question as completely as this place allows me to
write about such personal issue. Each friend of mine has got some especial
charactristics. It is not possible, even it is not good to name all friends and list their
charactristics, because theey have not asked me. However,
H yoou have askked me. Thaat is
okayy. Do not w
worry! I willl answer. :)::):)
As far
f as humaanity is conccerned, Marrina is not a human beiing! :)):)):))) Therefore,, what
is shhe? I do nott know what she is, butt I do know that she is notn a humann being. :):)):) She
is ann angel; but it is not goood to be likke an angell in all asspeects! :)):)):))):)) For exa
ample,
anggels are not capable to give
g birth too a baby! O Oh my God! Naughty Beehnam! Stopp! Stop!
Stopp! LOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOOOL L
Wheen it comes to considerring friendshhip and behhaviours, shhe has got a golden heaart. She
has got a heartt of gold. Shhe is extremely kind.
Wheen it comes to speakingg about som me serious toopics, she soounds like a philosopheer. She
is soo thoughtfull and celevrr in dealingg with differeent problem
ms in the woorld of huma
an
beinngs.
In teerms of fem
minine feelinngs, she is a normal wooman with trrue feelings. On top off that,
she is always herself
h withoout any prettending. I believe everyything has ggot its price, but a
persson who is always
a him//herself to his/her
h friennds is pricelless.
Marrina is a verry good reppresentative sample of tthe world off Isalm. Shee is familiarr with
all subjects
s relaated to the politics
p andd other impoortant probllems in the ssociety, which are
undder discussioon in the woorld. For exxample, she knows veryy well what women's rigghts
meaan; and whaat is the ultimate purpoose of these sorts of mottos. She haas got her esspecial
opinnion about every
e subjecct in every area.
a
It iss not fair to look at thiss matter onlyy from an especial anggle. I have too look at diffferent
anggles. Marinaa is very imppatient! Shee is so sensitive. She is pretty
p prouud. She often
n does
not reveal her feelings
f in the
t real life.. She has noot got enouggh self-conffidence in th
he real
life. I do not knnow why, buut I think shee suffers froom somethinng in the reaal life.
Thoose are whatt I have gott from her writings

w in thhis thread. About
A her pphysical bod
dy and
apppearance I hhave got no idea, becauuse of the faact that my imagination
i n is not goodd.
Deaar Marina, I have writtten whatever went throuugh my minnd. I hope noot to make you
y
upseet, insulted and annoyeed.

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

metzean
Greeting to S. peter Sultan,
Oh majesty .please wake up and leave your bed. If the first lady of town let you please
write something to people. Your Excellency, they are worry for highness healthy.
Harem Steward,
Mohsen

Hi Mohsen,
How are you? I hope you are happy and healthy.
It is difficult to swim in the opposite direction (against the stream) of a river, but fllowing
the same direction, which a river flows does not mean swimming! If you put a dead
person in a river, it will follow the river, like a piece of wood actually. There is nothing in
following other people. There is nothing in an old path, unless someone looks at it
differently, otherwise the destination is the same. If some people have done some useful
things, surely they have looked at things in a different way. Doing something over and
over again and expecting new results is the exact meaning of insanity!
I have no idea about art and art-related things, but I have great respect for people who
are artists. I have not said any bad things about them, I just said that it is not good to
follow other people like sheep. I still believe so!
Many people see a film and do not understand what the main goal of the director was.
When it comes to speaking they say, "It was a terrific film!" Some people read something
in the newspapers and describe it in a way, as though they are the inventors of such and
such thing. Some people go somewhere and talk to other people about it. Next week there
are a huge number of people there! What is the matter? Well, this place is so nice. Is
there nice? No, there is not. People just have followed others like sheep! :):):)
The world of art is very interesting and strange for me. I have no idea about it. I wish I
could understand this world.
Thank you for interesting topics. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

278
Hello Ahmad,
Thank you putting message in this thread.
Actually, I did not understand what you mean! Why have you considered love and loving
as a competition? You believe in winning, but there is no win or lose in a real love. When
you still believe in being a winner, so there is someone else as a loser! Without any loser,
there is no winner. Some people speak about win-win situation. Speaking about losing
and winning reminds me making deal; buying something and selling something.
Almost all people in this thread know something about me and have read my love
memory! I was in love with someone many years ago. She is married now and has got
two kids, but I still love her. She does not know that I love her, and I do not care whether
she knows or not. By the way, I really do not care about meeting her, and do not think
about her physical body. If I meet her, I will not look at her! When I am in Tabriz, my
heart works differently and breathing is in a different way. Her voice is like a nice music
in my ears. I just remeber it.
I do not know what call this feeling, but I know that my feeling is unconditional. I want
nothing from her.
Love is so complicated. If supporting someone means love, we support many people and
things. If having sex means love, ...I do not know! I just know that it is so complicated.
However, it is a very nice feeling. God have put this feeling in human beings' hearts. I
believe, the start point is sexual desires, but the finish point is the center of this univers;
GOD!
Dear Ahmad, I just understand a little bit Physics. I know nothing about other things. My
idea about love is reasonable just to myself. I do not try to persuade people to agree with
me.
I will be very glad if you share something with me from time to time.
Thank you for making comment on love. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Andrew,
How life is going? I hope you are fine. Thank you for the short message!!!
A: If I had a lot of money, I would buy an island.

B: But you have not got a lot of money.
A: I know. But if I had a lot of money, I would buy an island.
B: If you bought an island, what would you do?
A: If I bought an island, I would live on it.
B: If you lived on an island, you might be ill.
A: Of course, I would not live there unless I had three wives.
B: If you had three wives, what would they do?
A: One would cook, one would clean, and the other would take care of me.
B: I am sorry you have not got a lot of money.
:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
I just told this imaginary story to make you know that your sentence must be: "If I was a
solton(maybe soldan or sultan), I would have three wives."
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL Take it easy! The owner of black cat always

thinks of white mice! :)):)):))
All the best,


Dear Veronica,
Thank you for fast replying. I am very glad that you are fine and you started working.
For people who usually work, it is hard to be idle for a long time. During the summer
universities in Iran are less active so students and professors have a lot of free time.
Actually, I am a little tired of these free days and I am waiting for the new academic year
to start and I can go back to work!! The academic year in Iran starts at the middle of
September, it lasts approximately 9 months and then it ends at the end of June.
I completely agree with you that parents must provide the children with the opportunity
to experience new situations as long as it is not harmful. One day my boy, which is now
at the age between 4 and 5, wanted me to start the car. You know, It is an easy task but
very exciting for the first time!! At first, for a moment, I thought I must say to him that he
is not old enough to do that, but then I thought allowing him to do it may have many
positive effects. So I said "there you go". He failed at the first try but, after I explained to
him how to do it, he could start the car successfuly. At the time I felt his good feeling. I
think these kind of experiences makes me and my son be more friendly and also help him
be more sefl-confident in his life. Don't you think?
Someday, my boy wanted to sit on my lap while I am driving, so that he can experience
the situation of being a real driver !! Of course I did not allow him to do that, and I
explained that this is a very dangerouse situation.
Dear Veronica, we have a proverb in our culture, which says that when your child falls
on the ground, put your foot on his/her hand !! This means that not only you must not
help the child to stand up but also prepare conditions that make it even harder to him/her
to stand up!! I know, it is very exaggerating, but what we can learn from this proverb is
that, as you said, parents must allow thier children to solve thier problem themselves.
Sometime I criticize my wife for helping our son too much while he is doing something.
You are a mother and you underestand her feeling.
My wife is now 27 and, as I said before, she wants to continue her studies. So, if she
postpones her next pregnancy to, for example, 8 years later then she will be 35. Is it
healthy for her (and the baby as well) to be pregnant at this age? However. if I take a
look at my mother's life, or other women in her age, I see that they have been pregnant
even at the age of 40 and they have delivered healthy babies!
My wife does not work outside home. She stays at home, cooks the food and takes care of
our children. She likes to find a job so that she can earn money and afford her life
expenses herself; she says this makes her have good feeling. My wife and I both agree
that working outside is very good for her as an individual but we don't know if it has also
positive effects on the whole family.
Dear Veronica, you asked about the Hijab and its effects on a mulsim woman's activities.
This is a very long story and I love to talk about it and other subjects related to Islam. As
I said before I will write about them in the future :):) What I can say here briefly, is that
according to some verses in the holy (book) Quran, mulsim women should cover some
parts of their bodies, especially those parts which are related to their feminie beauty,
from all men except from men who are family members, like husban, father and brother.
So if a mulsim woman wants to get out of the home and appear in the public, she should
put an scarf on her head to hide her hairs, and wear a suitable dress so that it covers her
body; in fact she is allowed to show only her hands and her face. Moreover, covering the
body, for a muslim woman, is necessary but not sufficient; in outside, a muslim woman is
also not allowed to wear kind of clothes that displays her body curves.
In some Islamic countries wearing the Hijab has become a law, and Iran is one of them
which I personally don't approve that. So if someday you travel to Iran you have to wear
the Hijab otherwise the police will arrest you :(:(:(. But, as I wrote to Marina, there are
levels in wearing the Hijab; some women believe that they must even cover their face
under the veil, and some women take it very easy.
Wheen I write too you, I open your last writing (to me) in a sepparate winddow so that I can
readd you questiions and annswer to theem one by onne. Now I can see theree is remaindd lots of
your questions and my wriiting is alreeady long. So
S let me finish it here.
By the
t way, I visited your daughter's blog at "ww ww.fameliassson.blogg.sse" but I cou uld not
readd it for it is not in Engllish! So I staarted watchhing its beauutiful photoss and I enjooyed a
lot. You have very
v beautifu
ful grandchildren :):)
Andd finally, myy email is mortaza.abtaahi@gmail.ccom

(moortaza[dot]aabtahi[at]gm mail[dot]coom). I am eaager to see what
w you waant to send to me:)
Goood luck
morrtaza
Auggust 13, 20009
metzean
Deaar Behnam,
Youu were suppoose to writee somethingg about yourr traveling, please

p sharre the fruits you
have picked upp from Maraand 's Gardeen.
If a man don't know

k how too swim, he can not eveen follow thee river, let alone
a in opp
posite
direection, A maan priority isi to learn to
o be a goodd swimmer , and good sswimmer sh hould
wattch up that rocks
r , whirrlpools and canyons not to divert him
h from thee main courrse.
Sommetime swim mming in opp pposite direcction make a person a wrong
w doerr. Some peopple
thinng that they more talentt and never follow the rules.
r Back to history when
w prophets
claiim for their religions, many
m ordinaary people jjoin to them
m, but few exxceptional who
w
beliieved themselves thougghtful and taalent objecteed to prophets and evenn encouragge
peopple to restraain prophetts, s claims. this is my l idea aboutt general peerspective off life.
But for behavioor, culture, living approoach, I am in 100% aggreement wiith you.
Havve a safe weeekend,

Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Veronica
Thiss morning I came backk from Norrttalje and deecide to havve a tour thrrough Prastto
Islaand , sceneriies were speectacle, speecially the pure nature.
I waas walking ono the bridgge which coonnects Pr�st� islandd to Bomarssund ,there was
tunnnel beside thhe Bomarsu und wall ,I went
w into the manhole and a went too 1854, it waas a
timee tunnel, it w
was war andd the Bomaarsund was defending
d a
against Britiish-French fleet,
f it
wass bombardedd all placess and fire waas spreadingg all over thhe building , Bomarsunnd was
not able to resiist. Three huundred Finnnish grenaddiers defendding the forttress were captured
c
andd taken to Leewes Prisonn in the United Kingdom m.I was frigghten ,runniing toward the
tunnnel ,come baack to 20099 and passedd out behindd the wall.
Todday only a ruuin of wall with

w big stoones left oveer there
w I am goingg toward a sauna, I reaally need a massage affter one harrd adventuroous day.
Now
B.W
Wishes,
Mohhsen
hoang
h gia minh
m August 13th 2009
dear mohsen
How w are you?IIT is 11:15 Pm.Tam
P wrruting a letteer for you.aat 5:00pm,I went to th
supeermarket . I often buy food
f and boook in a suppermarket .II bought threee kilogram m
beeff,twenty appple pie ,dozeen eggs andd some bookks.they cost $100 and I paid $100 .I often
buy books and apple pie when
w i go to supermarkket .I like reaad a lot of bbooks such
as:ddiary of timeed brother,tthe old mann and the seaa,knigntenaant.I like Sinng a song. My
M
favoorite singer is aqua andd my favoritte song is B
Big Big Worrd,Cry on myy shoulder,D Dragon
fly.II word verryy hard But i think:" Summ up every one should have a hobbly to relax,h have
fun and reducee stress
gooogbye,Minh
Marina1
M Auggust 13th 20
009
Deaar Behnam,
How w are you mmy generouss friend??? How

H is it gooing??? I hope everythhing is going g well
withh you. I hoppe you are fine.
fi Ok, andd enjoying your
y life witth your pareents. God keeep
themm for you, aand keep youu for them!
I asked Behnam
m to describbe each one of us by a word,
w but Behnam
B wass so generou
us with
me, he gave mee more thann I deserve.
Behhnam, thankk you very much

m for sayying some good
g words about me. YYou really made
m
me glad
g by eveery word. Eaach one of them
t means that Behnaam is here , not only to write
to me
m and pracctice his Engglish, but allso to underrstand me, think
t of me and
a know me m very
well too.
There is a sentence which made me think about myself. Is that clear that I've got some
problems in my life??? Or it's a real friend's feeling???
Dear friend, there are some usual problems in my family which I used to deal with from
time to time. But I can't forget that they made me sad for plenty of time. They affected
deeply in my personality , but as I think in positive way. I don't want to write about my
family's problems , but I can say that they made me stronger and more knowledgeable,
they made me have a lot of self- confidence.
Dear Behnam, I don't show my feelings not because of lack of self- confidence but
because my feelings are only for me. Plenty of Girls know what I'm talking about , maybe
my writing makes you as a man a bit confused. But dear friend, there is an old saying in
Arabs culture , it is " if all men in the world come to understand one woman, they will not
understand her" (LOL), so it's normal not to understand me. :)
Dear friend, you said that Marina doesn't reveal her feelings in her real life , and it's
completely true , and to tell the truth I've ever felt something especial. No one made me
have an especial feeling. But here, on internet , in front of millions of people from all
over the world , I'd like to say that " I'm lucky because of having Behnam in my life". I
think all friends know how much you are important for me. You are a real treasure for
me, not only here , but also in my real life. You gave me your pure friendship, you made
me understand lots of things in an especial way. In a way or another , you gave me some
of your strength , and love to this life. You have learnt me how to be a good friend.
Marina will not forget you Behnam, in fact she wants to keep you with her as long as she
is alive.
Behnam, I'm a bit sad today for some reasons, but your words energize me. Thank you
very much indeed.
In English writing , my reply to you consider as " thank you message" , but in Marina's
writing, it's consider as " heart to heart message". I just wanted to say that Marina only
reveals her feelings to someone who deserves, and Behnam deserve more. :) :)
Thank you for being so patient with me, please be always patient , and don't leave me
alone!!!!
The second part of my writing will be about your questions about advantages and
disadvantage. I'd say that Marina will write about this topic very soon, but as you know
that Marina doesn't know what to write when she is in a good mood. I think I should be
impatient to write about a serious topic. :) :) :). I promise to write soon.
Write always , and make me happy. (impatient sometimes :) :) ).
Marina.
Dear Andrew, Behnam, and all friends
I want to introduce to you a "mathematician detection device" !! But I want you to think a
little bit about it first.
Imagine you enter a party and want to detect all mathematicians in this party by saying
just one sentence. You know, it would be impolite if you say "Put your hands up if you are
a mathematician" or "Who is mathematicien here?"
What would be your sentence?!
mortaza

Hi Behnam!
"If I was a sultan I'd had three wives.." is a begining of a song from old (80-th)good
russian comedy beloved by everyone till now.
The end is "If I was a sultan I'd be single!":)))
Andrew

Dear ladies, please don't worry to argue about above mentioned quotation - it's from
comedy so it is just a joke:)
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Hi Mohsen,
Im glad to see you are back at Aland Island again. I hope you are well and have had a
nice day at Bomarsund.
I have been at work today and came home late. Sorry for late answer :(
You wondered about what kind of electricity we have here. We have power plant, wind
power and a lot of our energy coming from Sweden by a cable i the sea. We dont have
atomic power station here. In Finland they have.
At the kichen to ovens and stoves we have electricity, no gas at all. Some people have
both.
Do you have time for dinner tomorrow? I will make smoked fish, potatoes, sallad and a
good sause. And black bread. To desert icecream with strawberry. This is real Aland
dinner.
At the evening I make "fire" at the sauna so you can try it. You will like it. From the
sauna you can go for swimming at the sea.
Here in Finland sometimes men and women go for bath in the same time together, even
friends. But I promise you can go there yourself! :)
Im really interesting to come with you at the voyage so tomorrow I will ask my boss if I
can have more holiday :)
Gulf Stream will not be a problem, I'm use to be at the sea by boat. I can navigate and
take courses so maybe I can give you a bit help. As a helmsman :) And I can make food!
Do you have GPS at the boat?
Im very tired and I have to go to bed! I will dream about to meet Rosa, Marina, Behnam,
Mortaza and Mary...:)
I will sleep with a smile on my mouth... You are so funny :) :) :) You give me so many
laugh, because of your sense of humor!
Veronica
13 Aug 2009

Dear Mortaza!
there is no any good idea in my mind, honestly, about that 'mathematician detecting'
riddle:))) Just shame on me!
But I am really intricated.

If you asked how to indicate physicists (and just exactly russian physicists) in the
crowded room I'd make some assumption, but maths???
To say loudly some scandalous (from the point of view of mathematician) heresy??
Submit for being a looser:((
Andrew

Veronica!!!
I'd so like to swim at sea after having sauna! The same about strowberry. May I join you
too?
Andrew

Gulfstream is not a problem, I swim like a frog. Just like a sea frog.

Andrew!
You've got the idea. I will give you the exact sentence after a short while, to see if other
friends have any idea:)

Hi Behnam,
'I would HAVE three wives' o my god!
It seems I come to be too absent-minded to study something more difficult than a bus
schedule. Or to count mathematicians.
By the way, what is your suggestion in occasion of Mortaza' story? Please don't evade a
discussion!
Andrew

Hi Niloofar,
How are you? How's life? I hope you always have great times.
I missed you, too. As you wrote, you were in a camp. Would you please tell us about the
place and what you did there?
You suggest a topic which is, "Who is the person that most influenced you?" As you
asked, it means who had the most influence on your life and I think they are our parents
who have had the most effect. But if you mean the greatest effect, I don't know him/her.
Maybe in the future, I will know.
Could you please write your idea about this question? It may help me remember
something. Thank you in advance.
The party is coming. Did you see the invitation? I hope to see you there.
Best regards,
Maryam
P.S. I visited that site and I saw the vocabularies which you have written there. Now I'm
sure that your English is great. Well done, Niloofar.

Hi Behnam,
Thank you for your praise and kindness. Thank you for your warm writing.
About the party, if you remember, before you leave the site for a while, we (Cathy and
me) were talking about a party. It's that party. We arranged it and I have announced it to
all friends. If you read it, you will see that all friends are invited and we will be so
delightful to see each friend there. We are waiting for that time. Please be kind and
generous as always and make your friends happy by taking part in the party. If you want
to know about the rounds and umbrellas, you can read about it on page 245(Cathy's
writing to me) and page 249(mine to Cathy.)
Don't worry, nothing will happen to you. It's not dangerous at all. :))
How lucky you are for being at the beach. Did you smell the sand and the salt? I just
know that "Gardaneh Heyran" is in Astara and I don't exactly know which towns are
between there and Amol. Actually, I don't know roads. I just see the nature and enjoy its
beauty. If you ask me which towns are between Sari and Tehran, I'm not sure to answer
you properly. :D Please tell me about them and also describe "Gisum."
In our last meeting with the manager of the company, we asked him for a summer
vacation and he promised to do so. I'm waiting for that time to go home and to the sea.
I'm busy with my job. Actually next week we have an international exhibition from
Monday to Thursday. I think I'm one of the people who must be there during four days.
It's my first experience and I've heard that it's hard because during the hours(from 9 A.M.
to 4 P.m.) we have to stand and talk with visitors and present our company. I think if the
manager isn't there, it will be better. :)
As I wrote, I moved from my cousin's home to another place. It's like a dormitory and I
have a roommate. I think it's good for me. Actually, it's a good experience. I didn't get
you about "how come." What do you mean?
About the job, I like it. Actually, it's challenging. I didn't know anything about it, but I'm
learning and always we should try to find a better way for a good connection with a
customer. As you know, people are different. So we cannot use a method for all of them.
It makes me learn more.
Now that you are free from teaching how do you spend your time? How's your English
class? Do you like your teacher?
Best of luck,
Maryam

Dear Araghi,
Thank you so much for your kind words. You praised me to the sky. Now I'm over the
moon. I don't know what to write. I just can say thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I'm really happy for having you beside me as a brother. Brothers are so supportive.
Thank you, indeed.
I hope all the best for you and your family.
I look forward to read from you from time to time.
Best regards,
Maryam

Hi Cathy,
I hope you pass the courses with flying colors.
Now you can enjoy the party more. It also can be a relaxation after the exams.
I'm good and ready. Let's have fun and good times together.
See you tomorrow,
Maryam
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Hi Marina,
I'm glad that you are fine and enjoying your time with friends. I hope you a happy life.
I got what you meant about differences between women or men, but I think we looked at it
from different angel. You looked in details, but I talked about the whole. From that point
of view, I completely agree with you.
About the operation, you wrote that you agree when the person (the organ) is very ugly,
but as you know well, being ugly is relative. So who wants to describe a very ugly thing?
I do respect your ideas. I just think we can put ourselves in their shoes and then look at
such things. Of course, it's easy to say, but hard to do. When one of my friends tells me
that she wants to do the operation, I try to persuade her not to do so, although I know it's
useless. :D
As you wrote, we are different, so we think differently. As a result, I may think that
something is necessary, but the other one thinks that it can be done, but not necessarily.
I hope not to make you upset by my words.
By the way, don't forget about the party. And don't forget to smile, because it makes your
beauty double.
I look forward to reading more from you.
See you tomorrow,

Maryam

Dear Veronica,
I'm so happy to hear that you are healthy. I hope a healthy and happy life for you and
your family.
To tell you the truth, I love holidays more than job. You know, I'm a lazy person. I cannot
do some things together. :D
Thank you for explanation about your daughter. I hope success for Hanna during her
lifetime.
Actually, Maryam is my real name. I don't have a nickname. I do love my name and if you
see Mary, it's because of my laziness. Sometimes I use it, because it's shorter in terms of
writing. :))
In fact, I don't know about the Earth hour and switching off. Could you please tell me
why you switch off the lamps? What does it mean?
By the way, tomorrow, we have a party. Would you please join us there?
Best wishes,
Maryam

Hi Andrew,
Nice to hear from you!

Ofcoure you are welcome to me for dinner, sauna and swimming at the sea! When are
you coming? I thought you dont like to travel :)
I think I will join with Mohsen at his trip by the Golfstream! Are you coming too? Do you
think this is a safe trip? Do you think he have GPS on the boat or we take out coures from
the stars likes in Columbus time?
Maybe this travel takes a long time. What should we take with us?
Maybe we need to ask Captein Mohsen? I will do it in the evening when he caming for
dinner :)
Let me hear from you soon!
Veronica
14 Aug 2009
Andrew
A Auggust 14th 2009
Hi Veronica,
V
My guess GPS will be goood.
I goonna take a night flight,t, just after my
m evening gig.
Whaat is a temperature in GulfG Stream m today?
Do you
y think I should takee my Seaman's Record B Book with me?
m
Anddrew
P.S.. my cat is worring.
w I saaid her thatt I wasn't pllanning to ta
ake her withh me but
neveertheless shhe still lookss troubled. It's
I definitelly that even an idea of ssea travel seems
s
crazzy for her.
metzean
Deaar Veronica ,
I acccept your innvitation forr dinner, today eveningg I will comme to your hoouse, pleasee take it
easyy ,for dinnerr a dish of salad
s is enoough althouggh I like eatting smoke ffish and icee cream.
In fact
fa I can noot bear the dry d or steamm sauna, but if you have pond besiide your sau
una I
willl be happy too use it althhough I have a bad expperience from
m sauna.
Yestterday, I waas tired andd went to finnd a sauna inn Aland. I went
w into a public
p saun
na, as
soonn as I was speaking
s to a person inn charge, a lady
l mpletely naked passed in
not com
behind me. I saaid sorry to the man an nd asked himm the addresss of a saunna which meen and
wom men go therre separatelyy. He gave me m the addrress of a sau una near thhe Evangeliccal
Chuurch. I walkking slowly toward
t the sauna,knoc
s ked the sauna' door, a person opeened the
dooor and inform med me that sauna only ly works on Saturdays. I talked to him h a lot ,asking
him let me havee a bath and d sauna, I toold them thaat I cannot go to the saauna with women
w
togeether, I whisspered something to thhat person he h accepted it immidiatlly and let me m have
a saauna. ( I whispered ? thhat a friendd of mine ,Beehnam told me the nakeed men are ugly
andd naked wom men are morre ugly, I caan not toleraate it LOL), I went to a hot room almost
a
warrmed to 80 ddegrees C , when I decided to leavve the room,, a man cam me into the room
r
andd instructed me to lie doown on behiind ,as I didd it ,he startted to beat me
m by a bouughs of
silveer birch. I feel
f pain in my back an nd cried, butt he continuues it and toold me this iss a kind
of massage
m thaat we do herre. I beggedd him to ignoore it and he left me aloone. Finallyy I went
out and jump innto cool waater pool.
yes Veronica, my m boat is equipped
e wiith modern facilities,
f G ,turbo eengines ,first aides
GPS
,paccked food foor one montth ..and so ono ,my pleassure to be with
w skillful navigator like
Veronica.
Anddrew, don't miss
m this eqquipped boaat, Take your cat to Alaand ,she neeed some cha anges.?
Mohsen,
14,Aug -13 GMT

Dear Marina,
Thank you very much for fast replying. Forgive me if sometimes I answer after a couple
of days. This is because I want to do my best in writing so I need more time to think.
I definitely agree with you that most of Muslims (including me) actually do not think
about their belief and they inherited Islam as their religion from their forefathers. During
theire life, most of muslims just learn how to pray, and they don't learn how to think or
what to think about. There are lots of questions that a muslim is not supposed to ask!! Not
because of Islam itself but because most of muslims do not have the right answer or they
are afraid of answering. This is a very complex subject and it can easily make two
muslim individuals argue:)
Drear Marina, I realized from your last writing that, in your opinion, the more a muslim
woman cover herself the better Hijab she has, am I right? I am not sure really; in fact
this is my big question! We know that in ancient Europe women used to wear very long
skirts so that the entire legs were covered. In this case, as I heard from a documentary
movie, for men it was very pleasing to see a woman's knee!! These days in Europe many
women appear in the public with naked legs, and it became normal for men to see these
kind of scene. What I am trying to say here is that in general restriction does not lead to
the desired result.
Marina, please write to me about your country more. Start with its educating system. For
example, in what age does children start going to school? How many levels do you have
in schools? Is education free? How many years does it take for a normal student to be
prepared to go to university? Is going to university free? Who is qualified to go to
university? What kind of universities are there in Syria? ...
There are lots of information that I am eager to know about Syria, and being friend with
an educated Syrian young lady like you in this place is a great oppotrunity for me:):) I
also would be glad to answer your questions about what you want to know, of course if I
have the answer :):)
Thank you for reading, and I am waiting for your nice writings.
Good luck
Mortaza
August 14, 2009
Hello Mortaza,
How are you?
First of all, please forgive me for being so late in answering you. To tell the truth I have
been very busy these days, and as you may know I dont have internet connection at my
summerhouse. Whenever I want to visit this site or a different one I have to go to a wifi
bar, this is what I do but sometimes it is not easy for me to go there. There is no excuse
my friend, but If I were at home in my city I would write more regularly and I wouldnt
make you wait. I will be there on September 1st, so from that moment I will be able to
answer you in the same day you write to me. ; ))
In Spain the situation at school is the same during summer season. I mean, summer is the
season for holiday, so schools are closed and students are free to do what they want.
Many families travel, or those who have to work take their children to some ?educational
camping? or with some relatives. Some others stay at home and go to the beach at the
weekened. What I have told you is what families do in general, of course, there are
thousands and thousands of things people do.
Thank you for suggesting the best places (in your view) to visit in Iran. To tell the truth, I
feel a strong interest in visiting your country, who knows? Maybe someday I can go
there.In this way, I will be happy to meet you as well as other Iranian friends : )
The ecomonic situation in Spain is difficult, it is very difficult to find a job nowadays and
it is even worse because lots of people are being fired from their jobs. However, there are
still lucky people who maintain their job or find a new one. Due to the economic crisis,
everything is getting more and more expensive, so people usually have to look for a
second job. It is not the general thing but lots of people do it.
Related to this and it answers to one of your questions, women usually work outside
home. Let?s imagine a situation: the salary for a medium job is around 1500 euros, it is
the man who is working, they have to pay 1000 euros to the bank to pay the house, then
they have 500 euros to live in a whole month. It is completely impossible for a family to
live with 500 euros to pay bills, food, etc. So, most women go outside to find a job. This is
one of the reasons why women work outside home. Another reason, and maybe the most
important one for us (women) is to feel complete and happy with ourselves. For example,
I am 28, I have been studying (to be a teacher) for more than 10 years. This has been my
main goal and wish for a long time. I have now reached that dream because I have the
job and I want it because it makes me very happy and helpful for the Spanish society and
future...This means it is very important for me, for this reason when I marry and have
children (If it happens someday) I will continue working outside home. I know it is
complicated, because I will be attending my home and children (working inside home)
and also working outside. It would be easier if men helped at home, but this is a different
matter...
Well, I know it is better for a family to have the woman at home fulltime, but we have also
needs which we have to fulfil to feel ourselves complete.
Nevertheless, there are many women who dont want to work outside and are at home,
and there are also some cases when the one who is at home as a ?housewife? , or lets
say, ?househusband? : ) is the man, although these are strange cases.
Talking about the number of hours at work, in general in Spain people work 40 hours in
a week, 8 hours per day from Monday to Friday. Depending on the type of job we work
more or less hours. I, as a teacher, have to work 25 hours per week, 5 per day. It doesn?t
mean that we are teaching all these 5 hours. We teach most of them, but there maybe an
hour when we are not teaching but preparing some material or doing something at
school. You ask me if I consider 26 hours is tiring for a teacher, if you asked it to a
person who is not a teacher and works 40 hours, the answer would be NO. 26 hours may
be nothing to them. But dear Mortaza, you have asked to a teacher, my asnwer is no too
because I love it, but I have to admit that in some situations our mind is tired and needs
some rest. Do you think it too? Do you sometimes feel that you are tired of your job? I
think Ihave never asked it to you, Do you like your job? Is teaching for you as you have
imagined before doing it? What is, in your opinion, the worst side of teaching?
Dear Mortaza, I hope to have answered to your questions, please forgive me if I am

boring and If I sound serious with my writings. I am not a so serious woman at all, I like
fun and laughing, but as I reread this writing I feel I sound tooooooooooooooo boring.
Please forgive me.
Have a nice time
Rosa, August 14, 2009

Hello friend Maryam
How are you? Are you getting ready for our party? ; )
I am looking forward to it, I cannot wait more! Summer is time for holiday and parties, I
love parties, and I am sure this will be a great one. I will be very happy to see all of you
and we will all have a good time together.
Do you know how you are going to wear that day? I imagine you as someone who wears
formal clothes, so in my imagination you will be wearing elegant, formal clothes, with an
elegant hair style, high heeled shoes. Am I right? Please, forgive me if you don?t like this
way of wearing?I am very bad at imagining ; ))
I have tried cake with icecream, and let me tell you it is delicious. I love it, especially
when the icecream is starting to melt. But my friend, I have a problem just with seeing
icecream everyday?I am putting on weight just by looking at them!!! I hope September
comes soon, and then I will start my physical activity again. Dear Maryam, do you have
problems with your weight? Do you take care of diet when you eat?
I hope to read from you soon,

Have a nice time

Hello dear Behnam
How are you my friend? Thank you for thanking!! : )) But let me tell you there is no need
to thank, I love this site, reading and writing, so it is not effort from me when doing it.
When there is no effort, there is no need to thank. ;)
I am still at the beach, enjoying summer holidays. I do lots of things like going to the
beach, having walks with friends, jogging, cycling, eating outside, reading books and
magazines?Apart from this I am also working in an icecream shop, supposedly in the
morning, but my boss changes my turn whenever he wants to. It was not my intention to
work there, but the boss is a friend of me and my family, I have worked there almost
every summer, and he asked me to work for him as a favour. So here I am. I will be
working here until August 30, then I will go home the following day and I will start
working at school on September 1st.
Dear Behnam, contrary to you I love sandy beaches. It is true that sometimes you feel
uncomfortable when the sand sticks to you, but there is a good solution for it, you can
have a bath. : )) You say that when wet it sticks more, so wait till you are dry and the
sand goes easily. I prefer sandy beaches because I love lying on the sand, it will be a
little bit uncomfortable if instead of sand there are some rocks!!
You say you dislike partly naked people on the beach?It makes me ask you one question,
What does people use to wear at the beach? Here most men wear shorts and no t-shirt.
Women wear a bikini or a swimming costume. Just this. So I guess this may be partly
naked for you, am I right? If you said completely naked people I would agree with you.
Many women, and the number is increasing each day, do topless, and it is allowed here,
although I don?t like doing it. I am sure you will like my beach a lot my nice friend
Behnam (LOL). However there are some beaches where people are allowed to be
completely naked, lets say it in a different way, there are some beaches where you are not
allowed to be unless you are naked. I don?t like it at all, for me it is not hygienic to be
naked on the beach, also it is not hygienic to see naked people while you are trying to
relax on the beach!
Thank you for your suggestion about rewriting, I have noticed that, but I am always in a
hurry when I go there, so I have no time to rewrite it. I will try my best to change it ; ))
Dear Behnam tell me something about your holidays please. Have you learnt anything?
Have you been to a place you had never been before? Have you done something different
to what you use to do at home?
Please, share your experiences with us. I hope to read from you soon.
Have a nice time,
Kisses

Dear Cathy,
How are you sweet friend? I hope you are smiling as always (always in my mind ; ) ).
Congratulations after finishing those exams, I am sure the results are great. Are you
doing anything special after finishing the exams? Something to celebrate you have
finished them? Ohh I forgot! Our party will be a celebrating party too. We will celebrate
the end of your exams, Behnams return, and so many things, it will be a delightful party,
I?m sure. I cannot wait more!!!
Lovely Cathy, I havent found that man yet (the man to marry with). Actually, I am not
looking for him. Who knows? Maybe I will find him in our party!!! I will let you know as
soon as it happens.
Thank you for your kind words to me. I love it, but just one thing, my hair is not curly
unless I curl it myself. It used to be curly when I was a child, but it is completely straight
now. I will be very happy to receive your photos, I will send you mine in september, when
I use my own computer where they are saved.
Dear friend, I remember I asked you some questions about your boyfriend and your
relationship with him. You havent answered to my questions, does it mean you dont want
to talk about it? Dont worry if the answer is affirmative, there is no problem, just ignore
this part of my writing to you. I just wanted to make sure in case you forgot answering
them.
We meet at the party, have a nice time till then!

281
Hello Veronica
How are you? Are you completely recovered? I really hope so. I continue watching sad
news on Tv everyday about swine flu. In Spain there are many people infected with this
virus, and around 10 people have died due to it. I am alarmed and afraid. It seems that
those people who have died is because they had a different illness apart from swine flu,
they had two illnesses, so their health couldn?t resist. How sad...
Well, to change this topic, dear Veronica...you hit the nail with my personality!! Wow, I
was amazed when reading it. Almost everything you have said is completely true. I write
what is not, for example I am not 1,70, I wish I was, unfortunately I am 1,64. I am not
going to put you as a liar because of 6 cm... ; )
About saying NO, you are right up to a point. Before, in the past, I used to do things just
to please people, even when I didnt want to do them. But there was a point when I learnt
to say it, I like helping people, I love it, but now I do what I want and not what the others
want. From this moment on, my life is much better.
I dont know the expression of being ?on my own legs? I think it must be something like
doing what I want, am I right? If I am, it is true.
I have loved reading it, and even more when what I read match to my personality. Thank
you very much for these nice words for me. I couldnt do the same with you if you asked. I
could say just a few sentences, but no more. It means you have met lots of people in your
life and it has given you the chance of knowing everything about people.
Veronica, about your email, I read it, I tried to answer it, but I cannot find it in my
mailbox now, so please, give me your address again. As I have told you, I think I can help
you, at least lets try it. It is not clear for me what you exactly need. Please, email me, with
more information about what you need, exactly, ok? I will help you, just, if you dont mind
I will do it in Spetember, ok? I will be at my home, with all my books and activities, and
lot of information which i have got in my personal computer. I hope you dont mind.
Dear, Veronica, what has been your most exciting moment at work? How long have you
been working?
Have you thought about what you will do in Malasya? I know you will go there for
pleasure, but please, share with us what are your intentions, so that we can compare it
after your back here again.
See you at the party!! Have a nice time

Rossa, August 14,
1 2009.
metzean
Deaar Minh,
I Likke music, boooks , newsp spapers ,TV,

V, computer ,,Game, spoort, travelingg,, generallyy I
donn't know whaat is in the world
w that I don't like it,
i I should think
t about it, oh I rem
member,
lastt year a blacck cat was living
l in ourr attic ,I wass disgusted with her soo I decided to
t catch
her and take heer to a deserrt, but whenn Andrew addvised me many m times to keep her at
homme ,I was litttle by little interested to
t her and I was convinnced to keepp her, she iss now
livinng with her kittens andd gave up sm moking cracck.
I likke children, young, midddle age andd old, I like all countriees ,but I wriite everywhere
agaainst two govvernments USA,U UK poolitics. Do you
y have annimals at your home, what w do
you like or disllike.
All the best,

Mohhsen

Deaar nice Marrina
How
w are you m
my friend? I hope everyything is welll and you are
a as healthhy as a rosee!
3 truucks??????????????????????????????? Wow w, it think yoou could nott survive in my

imaaginary deseert island. :)) We are jusst allowed to
t take with us a few iteems, few aree 3 or
4. So
S you are a vegetariann, can I ask youy the reaason? Is therre a reason to be vegettarian?
Is yoour family vegetarian
v too?
t Does it
i have to doo with Islamm? I know yoou, muslimss, don?t
eat pig
p meat, foor example. For us, pigg meat is higghly preciatted here, esppecially theeir back
legss. Being a veegetarian, what
w do youu eat? And wwhat it what you don?tt?
As well
w as you, I am for ussing solar power
p for geenerating ellectricity. I think
t the su
un is so
pow
werful and w we should taake more beenefit from iit in order too help the eearth. We haave just
one earth, lets sstop doing things whicch damage it!!
i
I wiill answer thhose questioons next tim

me, I hope too read your answers tooo.
Agaain, forgive me for beinng so late, August

A is a very
v busy month to me.
m also lookiing forwardd to hearing from you very soon. Seee you at thhe party!! ;)))
I am
Rossa, August 14,
1 2009.

Hi Captain
C Moohsen ; )
How w are you? This is my first

f time in writing to you.
y I havennt done it beefore becau
use I am
a litttle bit shy : (.
I haave to tell yoou that I reaad all your writings

w andd I like mosst of them. T
They are verry
inteeresting andd these last ones
o are verry funny, I m
mean the onnes about trravelling.
It iss great that yyou want too visit Spainn and especiially my cityy. Hotel Fam milia Condee is a
goood hotel in thhe center off Huelva, I think
t you woould like it!! Just one thhing, if you have
any free time teell it to me, we could meet
m and I willw be the beest guide yoou can have : ) Do
you know tihs hhotel? Or yoou have just searched in i google?
Thaanks for menntioning mee and my city

ty in your poosts, I highly
ly appreciatte it.
Willl you have ttime for ourr party??? I hope to meeet you therre!
Havve a nice tim

me,
Rossa, August 14,
1 2009.
metzean
Deaar Rosa,
Thaanks for youur warm wellcome, I am

m really eageer to meet you
y in Huelvva as soon as
a
posssible.
Noww we are around a nicee dinner tab ble in Veronican home anda waitingg for Andrew w, he is
ming by nighht flight if hiis cat gave him a hand,
com d, now Veronnica introduuce her fam
mily and
we have
h a lot too speak aboout, they aree very kind and t first timee they meet an
a this is the
Irannian person, Veronica wentw to the kitchen, maaybe she waant to checkk the smoke fishf
which is fryingg in a pan ,aa good smelll of food has been spreeading all ovver. We aree
speaaking aboutt Sauna ,andd I am listenning to whaat they are telling about their cultuure?..
I finnd Familia Conde

C throuugh Googlee earth, andd this is firstt time I go thhere. ,Whatt is the
meaaning of Fam milia Condee, I like you
ur language more than English.
See in Huelva,
Mohsen
14 Aug- 19.20 GMT
P.S I might visit you in the party.

Hi Behnam,
Thanks for your writhings! Sometimes Marina give me difficult questions to answer and
write in english! And now you too will do the same! What have I done? :)
You asked me why mens always looking for something else even if his wife is number one.
And that mens over the world have mistresses.
I dont know if I have the answer but ofcourse I have my own opinion and I really think
it's right.
Men will always feel they are big, strong, good-looking, powerful and ATTRACTIV. After
few years as a married man they start thinking if they still are attractive and can find
what they want! Then they will try it!
Men are very afraid to be old and without power and thats the reason for this behavior.
You said you know the answer on this question. Please tell me the answer :) What do you
think? Could you have it that day when you are married? I hope not!
But I dont agree with you about that every men wants a mistress. Never! Not in
Finland!!!! :) :) There is many mens who never have a mistress and dont want one. If a
men have good self-esteem and good self-confident and a good relation to his wife he
dont have this needs. And that man are absolute normal, Behnam!
I know that in some countries it's legal for men to have those ladies and they can even
have many wifes. In Nordic countries this fenomen are not legal. And I can promise you,
that day when I will know that my husband have an other lady than me... that day I throw
him out of this house! Directly!
But ofcourse I know some mens have mistresses and I dont like it. When you marry with
your partner you promise fidelity.
You will never make me upset with your questions :) You can ask me what you want! I
have heard everything :)
I'm a little bit tired because I have start working again after my holiday, thats why my
answer is short. Sorry!
Im very interesting to read your opinions so please answer as soon as possible :)

Veronica
14 Aug 2009

Hi dear Behnam.
Thanks a lot for your kind reply. you are an educated Person and you have many
knowledge in all fields.
I didn't disprove your idea about real love. I like your idea about it.
There?s only one kind of love that can fill us up, make us whole, and give us the
happiness we all want: unconditional love or true love. It is unconditional love that we
all seek, and somehow we intuitively realize that anything other than that kind of love
isn?t really love at all?it?s an imitation of the real thing.
Unconditional love?true love?is so different from the kind of love most of us have known
all our lives that it deserves both a name?Real Love?and definition of its own: Real Love
is caring about the happiness of another person without any thought for what we might
get for ourselves. It?s also Real Love when other people care about our happiness
unconditionally. It is not Real Love when other people like us for doing what they want.
Under those conditions we?re just paying for love again. We can be certain that we?re
receiving Real Love only when we make foolish mistakes, when we fail to do what other
people want, and even when we get in their way, but they don?t feel disappointed or
irritated at us. That is Real Love (true unconditional love), and that love alone has the
power to heal all wounds, bind people together, and create relationships quite beyond
our present capacity to imagine.
If we don?t have enough Real Love in our lives, the resulting emptiness is unbearable.
We then compulsively try to fill our emptiness with whatever feels good in the
moment?money, anger, sex, alcohol, drugs, violence, power, and the conditional
approval of others. Anything we use as a substitute for Real Love becomes a form of
Imitation Love, and although Imitation Love feels good for a moment, it never lasts and
never gives us the feeling of genuine happiness that Real Love provides.
Most people spend their entire lives trying to fill their emptiness with Imitation Love, but
all they achieve is an ever-deepening frustration, punctuated by brief moments of
superficial satisfaction. All the unhappiness in our lives is due to that lack of Real Love
and to the frustration we experience as we desperately and hopelessly try to create
happiness from a flawed foundation of Imitation Love. The beauty of Real Love is that it
ALWAYS will eliminate our anger, confusion, and pain. So how do we find this universal
cure?
ahmad.
Wendy Zhou August 15th 2009
Dear Mohsen,
Soerry for my late reply. I read almost all of you all writing. Some topics are really
interesting. I didnt address someone else because the questions is a lillle bit diffcult to
answer in english. after all, it is not my monther language. i am so sorry to stick to you
always. Luckly, it seems you dont mind and insist on replying me soon. Thank you,
Mohsen.
We call our nation flag Guoqi. it's red wth dotted five stars. i think you have recoginised
it in icon. I don't know why wu like the color of red so much. Is it because of the flag? or
because we like red, the flag is red? I don know which is the first cause. But I know as
long as there is a chance to present the image of country, red is necesssary. Which color
do you like most in your country?
Dear Mohsen, our company do the bussiness of High Speed steel. Its a branch of a french
company. I have met glass eiling and there is no chance to be raised. I hope you could.
Typhoon has been passed. Now we are safe enough. I have worried about heavy rain and
wind and destruction thay caused. It didnt happen. It rub shoulders with our city.
let's change topics. What's your opinion of behnam's question to veronica? its not a task.
answer if you like. Because i got married not that long, i am curious to read ideas from
other married men from their hearts.
Have a nice trip in Spain.

Wendy
Dear friends,
I'm right here waiting for all you coming.
All friends are invited to this party and have fun together.
For the sake of great friendship, watermelon and walnut are already tabled. Hehe...
forgive me gossiping, that is, Behnam prefers walnut much.
It's not rained yet, holding my purple umbrella, I'm standing still and could not stop
looking around. I wonder friends must be on the way to the party.
Thee imaginatioon began to dance: rainn was drumm ming on thee roof, windd fluting in the
t
eavees of the cottage, sea performing
p g
glissandi wiith the beacch, friends jooin the partty one
afteer another......
Igniiting my heaart and lighht the way frriends are coming

c
Catthy
ahmad
a safarrzadeh Auguust 15th 20009
Hi dear
d Behnam m.
I'm interested about
a your answers
a on the followinng questionns.
Can someonee be in love with two peeople at thee same time??
1-C
2-C
Can You Marrry Someonne You Don''t Love?
3-H
How to Find True Love??
4-C
Can You Makke Yourselff Love Someebody?
Youurs Sincerelyy,
ahmmad safarzaddeh
2822
Marina1
M Auggust 15th 20
009
Deaar Rosa,
Yes three truckks and maybbe more (LO OOOOOOO OOOOOL). So, S It seemss I'm not suiitable
to your
y trip, buut we can chhange the deestination , we can go to t mountainns and have a
barb beque , you'll eat barbeequed meatt and I'll eatt barbequedd potatoes :(( ?. Oh Rosa,
beliieve me , it'ss very hard in this life to
t be vegetaarian. As myy mother say ays that wheen I was
5 yeears old I was eating meet
m very muuch, my fathher( who likkes eating meet m very mu uch)
wass so happy because
b of that
t , so he made
m me eaat a piece off meet whichh is very useeful to
eat it without cooking
c , and you can im magine whaat happenedd to me , so ffrom that moment
m
I'm vegetarian. I don't eat meet , chicken , fish, dairy
d produccts. On the other
o hand, I do
like eating eggss but with lo ots of tomatto next to it :) , cumin , and salt. F
From my poiint of
view
w , it's not good
g to be liike this becaause our boodies need everything.
e B
But I'm tryin
ng to
eat something instead
i of soomething inn order to give
g my bodyy what it neeeds. Being
vegeetarian is reeally annoyying. In Islam m pork is foorbidden , but
b everythinng else is okkay.
Godd gave us thhe permissioon to eat eveerything exccept pork annd died anim mals' meet.
Deaar Rosa, I'd like to writte somethingg , it's relateed to my quuestions.

b his flowerr , as much as he caress about her, she
wheen a girl lovves someonee, she will be
willl be more beeautiful andd she will let him breathh in and smell her fraggrance. But without
care , a flower would wilt and die.
Love is not only remembering and living sweet days. Love is much more important than
them. I can't imagine love from one side, because in this case it's a way for making souls
suffer and pain. When someone hurts your body, after few days you will be better and
you'll recover. But when someone hurts your feelings, you'll suffer for the rest of your
life, and it's so difficult to forget. There are a lot of medicine for body's injures , but there
is no medicine for soul ones.
When I love, it means i care , worry , think of, make my love happy. And all of these not
because my love asks me to do or act so, but because they are my feelings , true feelings.
Nobody can ask someone to care or worry about someone if he/she themselves didn't feel
it. These sort of feelings are related to the person him/ her self. No body can give and
give without receiving. When I love , I do respect, care and worry. Love is not some
desires , needs or some sweet memories , love is a way to live and give life to your
soulmate .
Love is unconditional!!!! It's our decision to make it live or die.
I can't buy love, I can't ask for more care, I can't live without thinking of me, I can't ask
you to worry bout me. if you are in love , you'll do them by yourself and more than I
deserve or expect, I know about that just by looking at myself and noticing my
behaviours. If you don't want to love me, care , worry about me and thinking deeply of me
, please LET ME GO! Let me free ,don't make my love unconditional, I've got feelings.
Consider me as a human being and as child needs his mother's care, or a flower needs
your hands to stay alive. I can't love you in this way?.. if you don't LOVE ME, just LET
ME GO!
If my actions are important sometimes and not in others , if you don't feel my absence , if
you don't want me to be with you in your sadness and happiness , if you don't want to
CARE and WORRY about me , LET ME GO!
If my actions , words, and feelings are annoying , disturbing and bad ? leave me and LET
ME GO!
I don't want to love someone who likes my company or he likes to spend good time with
me , I need love , I do need care , worry and thinking of me. I need you to be with me
while I'm crying , I need your hands to put them on my shoulders , I need your care , your
phone calls , I should feel your sadness while I'm sad ..
I'm a girl , men need to be alone when they are sad or angry , but I can't tolerate this life
without feel your being with me while I'm sad, even if you were the reason. I WANT TO
OPEN MY EYES WHILE I'M CRYING AND SEE YOU BESIDE ME! if you can't , just
LET ME GO!.
This is my way of love , love me in my way ? keep me with you forever, but if you don't
feel me leave me and let my try your way of love.
Deaar Rosa, I wwrote what came
c to my mind , maybbe I couldn't write in a clear way and
didnn't write som
me useful pooints, but I hope
h you'll understandd my writingg.

m from you
y soon.
Marrina.
Andrew
A Auggust 15th 2009
Veronica, Mohhsen,
I enj
njoy swimmiing around the bay led by the smelll of smokedd fish.:)
Anddrew
Veronicaho
V A
August 15thh 2009
Hi Andrew,
A
Nicee to meet yoou! How waas your flyinng? I hope good.

g Dont you
y took yoour cat with you?
I'm sure she/hee should likee this trip. I like cats :)
I hoope you reallly enjoy your swimminng. I'm sorryy byt I havee to work todday but I ha ave
makke fire at thee sauna (I dont
d think Behnam
B will use it) andd I leave the door open to the
summmerhouse. Feel as youu are in your own house.. Finish work w 21.30 iin the evenin
ng. See
you then!
Havve a nice daay, the weath

her are beaautiful todayy!
Veronica
15 Aug
A 2009 att 12.00 o'clo
ock
metzean
Anddrew,
I am
m at the sauna ,I learntt how to masssage by booughs of silvver brich, coome on ,you
u need
masssage .we caan use saunna till 21.30 ,you lose all of extra fat,
fa at least 220 kgs.
Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Wendy frrom Han,
Youur Guoqi is very

v beatifuul, i like it .
I likke red ,pink and yellow w which are gathered

g inn a banch off Rose floweers and takee it to
the party
p ,preseent it to my esteemed friends
fr ,all of them, menn and womeen,specially owner
of party
p ,Cathyy, and say haappy day too all of you.
Deaar wendy , M My boat neeeds to be reppaired,I neeeds 2 or 3 roound bars oof High Speeed
steeel, if i come to the Shannghai, I willl meet you and
a get it, I think 2 barss price is veery
chea ap and you don't mind giving it to me as a sam mple of youur company's product, thank
t
you very much..
for glass
g eilingg ,please pouur some seeeds to the firre and take the fire to 4 corners off your
bosss office, it surly it effeccts and glasss eiling willl be broken.
Aboout Behanam m,s questionn I can onlyy say that Thhe grass is always
a greeener on the other
o
sidee of the fencce.
Steaam is killingg me in the sauna

s ,Andrrew is here and singingg a russian opera in the bath.
I haave a silver sstick in my hand,
Mohhsen
mortaza.abta
m ahi August 15th 2009
Deaar Rosa,
Manny thanks foor your nicee reply. I completely unnderestand your

y situatioon that you don't
have an Interneet connectioon in home, it is very diifficult. I am
m living on campus
c andd our
homme is providded with a fa ast Internet connection so that I caan downloadd a very big g file on
a minute! I likee it, but meaanwhile I am
m afraid of being
b addiccted to this ssituation:(. I can
feell it when, forr example, I am on a loong trip andd away from m the Interneet!
Youu said that you

y are now w in your sum
mmerhause,, and that yoou will be aat home on
September 1st. What is a summerhaus
s se? Do you mean you owno a hausee which is lo ocated
in soome area wwith chilly weather
w thatt is suitable for
f spendinng the hot Suummer therre?!?! If
so, lucky
l you:) I don't havee such a hause, but I liike to own one
o somedayy. We are liiving in
an area
a which is hot and dry
d during the
t Summerr; the city is located whhere a deserrt just
ends
ds and mounntains start. If you drivee through mmountains abbout one hoour or two, you
y will
reach places covered by a dense jungle with nice weather during the Summer; if I want to
buy a summerhause, it will be my first option.
When does the academic year start in Spain? I think it must be someday in September. In
Iran, academic year starts at the middle of September, it lasts for approximately 9 months
and ends at the end of June. I am a little tired of these free days and I am waiting to go
back to work. What about you? Is this a strange feeling to you?
I don't know how much you know about Iran. It has many historical places and cities
containing marvelous buldings and constructions remained from many many years ago,
some places more than 2000 years ago. So if someday you come to Iran, you will be
having busy days to visit all around it; of course, you will need a guide, and in this case I
will be at your service:).
As I remember, you said that you are living in (or near) the city of andalus. As far as I
know this historical city had been under the hegemony of muslims for a period of time so
that it has been affected by Islamic culture very much. Please, write to more about it. Are
Spanish angry or happy of this situation?
When I read, from your last writing, that the economic situation is also difficult in Spain,
I was very surprised, especially when I learnt that the salary for a medium job is round
1500 euros! You know, Spain belonges to the class of developed countries and I thought
the average amount of monthly wage for an employee must be much more than that.
To me working 26 hours a week is not tiring, but teaching 26 hours a week can be
exhausting! I am teaching math, so I use chalk and blackboard very much. A typical class
usually lasts about 80 to 90 minuts, and in some cases I have to teach all the time in a
walking or standing position:(. Teaching two sessions a day seems very normal, but I
hate days in which I have to teach three sessions!! What about you Roas? Do you usually
sit on a chair while you are teaching, or you have to walk in the class?
Do sometimes I feel that I am tired of my job? No, never! Actually I love it. But
sometimes I am very annoyed by the students. I think they are very weak, and they are not
qualified to study math in university!! For example, when I explain how to solve a
problem, I want them to pay attention to some important points, otherwise they can easily
make mistake. However, after the exam, when I see their answer sheets, it seems if they
did not attend the class at all!!
To be honest, when I was young and a school student, I had never imagined that someday
I would be a teacher. In those days I always imagined if I am a doctor or an engineer!
After I was qualified to go to university to study math, I was very interested in continuing
my studies to higher levels. So I worked very hard and after I got a bacheloar's degree I
became a graduate student. After I got my Ph.D in pure mathematics I got a position in a
university.
Regarding your question that what the worst side of teaching is, yet I don't know if
generally teaching has a bad side. What is your opinion?
Dear Rosa, your writings are not boring to me at all:):) In fact, believe it or not, among
all friends here, your style in writing is closest to mine and I enjoy reading it very much.
Once I also told Behnam that I usually write seriously and formally and I am not sure if I
can put my friendly feelings into words. Now I see that you write similar things to me
(LOOOOL).
All the best
mortaz
August 15, 2009

Dear friends,
How are you? I hope all is well with you.
As you see, there are many topics under discussion in this thread. Some of them are very
complicated. For example, love is one of the most complicated issu. Everbody has got
his/her own definition of it, and everybody thinks that his/her definition is complete!
I have decided to leave the word 'love' out from my dictionary. It really bothers me. I do
not understand it at all. I do not feel it at all. I just know a little bit Physics. I know
nothing about other things.
I read Marina's writing to Rosa. As a matter of fact, she was speaking with me, but Rosa
was only an excuse to address this post to her. I respect Marina and her way of thinking.
I believe, there are two kinds of people in the world; givers and receivers! The definition
of "love" according to what someone wants to receive will be different with the definition
of it according to what someone wants to give. Marina is speaking from her own stand
point. That is ok, but what is she going to give?
Anyway, at the moment, I am really confused. I prefer not to write about "love" anymore.
All the best,

Behnam, 15 Auguest, 2009

Dear Marina,
Thank you very much for your lovely post. It made me extremely happy. I believe, being
extremely happy is dangerous somehow, because you are in danger of being sad soon.
Therefore, I prefer being happy to being extremely happy!:):):):)
What you have written is coming from your heart. I have great respect for your feelings.
It is a great honour for me to deserve your true feelings.
I do not know how to write, what to write and how to deal with this critical situation. The
situation is critical, because of being so many files open at the same time. My mind is
going to stop working like a computer! :):):):)
Actually, I need someone to love me, to look after me, to cook, to care about me, to share
her sadness and happines with me, to rely on my shoulder, to trust me, to want something
from me, to nag, to ask, to live with me, to be the mother of my children, to make me feel
as a real man, to believe me and my ability in managing the life, to worry about me and
so on. I know very well that this one cannot be better than you. :):):)
Dear Marina, I do not know what to write and how, because there is nothing asked from
me in your post. I would like to say that thank you very much for posting such a lovely
writing.
I have been chatting with too many people, but since two months ago, I have chatted only
with you. I do not care if all people understand this fact.
You are the only person who has been with me from the beginning of the story of this
thread. I will never forget your support, affection, kindness, encouragement.
My strategy in being on the Internet is clear. I really know what I am looking for.
I know that this post is not the answer which you expect, or my friends expect. I have
forgotten all my English; so that I do not know what to write and how. I hope you forgive
me if my answer is not what you expect to read.
I admire your personality, I really love your true feminine feelings, and I do respect them.
I hope our friendship will be everlasting.
All the best,

Behnam, 15 Auguest, 2009

Dear all,
To my shame I have to miss the party - busy evening, damn it!

Devote my jingling piano tonight to all of you.
I believe it'll be an unforgetable event.
Shake hands and kiss cheeks.
Andrew

Dear Rosa,
Are you on the way to the party? I guess you hurry, take it easy, all will be here for you.
Actually, I've sent out my package of photos to you on August 10th, but only found the
mail was blocked. I didn't know how the poor network works. I just wonder if you have
another email address available for me to have a try.
Dear Rosa, I didn't mean to escape from answering questions. Actually, I think when you
see photos, you will understand more. But it seems that the plan A has been failed totally.
So now I would like to answer it all, especially after our brother Behnam was so brave to
tell his heart.
I've been falling in love with my honey for five years. He is a very nice man, just a year
older than me. I met him on the occasion of my graduation of university. In my view, I fall
in love with him almost at the very first sight. He is handsome, hehe... in my eyes. After
three days of our first sight, he confesses to me that he wants me to be his girlfriend. It is
beyond the dispute that I totally smile to him with " Yes". Luckily, my parents all love him
very much and his parents adore me much. We now live together... hehe...I'm still in love
with him, and will be in love with him for the rest of my life.
Dear Rosa, I fully believe there must be some men run after you now. Hehe...
Happy to share love story and chat with you more on the party...
Cathy
P. S.: After finishing examinations on summer intensive training, I will go on learning

academic programs on Sundays and the program will finally end by the end of this
November. After joining this party, I have to have classes tomorrow. Fully Enjoy the day
Today.
283
hoang
h gia minh
m August 15th 2009
Hi friends,
f
Cann we talk?
I beelieve:"Sum up,every onne should have a hoblyy to relax,haave fun and reduce
streess".Now,I aam listeningg to music. My
M favorite singer is aqqua; and Biig Big Word d, cry
on my
m shoulderr,Bamboo.B But I prefer playing
p foootball to listeening to muusic.I often play
p
foottball with my
m friend in scourt
s becaause it can help
h me morre healthy.bbesidesI likee Sniff
somme flower suuch as:peonyy flower, suunflower, chherry blossoon.Do you liike watching ga
mattch of footbaall ? My favvorite footbaall club are MU,JUVEN NTUS,LIVE ERPOOL....I also
like read book.II have a lotts of books such
s as : HE ERO,the oldd man and tthe
sea,,knigntenannt.
Whaat about youu?Don't forrget to writee to me
YOU UR FRIEND D
MIN NH
Cathy
C Li Auggust 15th 20009
Deaar Maryam,
I weear the whitte dress andd a pair of crystal

c pink high-heeledd sandals. H
Hehe...I wass not
usedd to wearingg high-healled sandals. Hope it will not ruin my
m dance.
Oh, I just see a beauty com

ming to me all
a the way. It's you. Yoour smile is shining, yoou
always look goood, and todday you lookk great.
I jusst wait you to say Let's Party.
Catthy
Marina1
M Auggust 15th 20
009
Deaar Mr. Morttaza,
So many
m thankss for your writing.
w I'm really so gllad to meet lots of Iraniian friends here ,
o you makee me like to visit Iran and enjoy itss nature andd have the hhonor to kno
all of ow its
peopple closely. But for sorrry, to this moment
m I'vee no chance to do it :( , I hope to have it
soonn.
Eacch Syrian ennter the primmary schooll when he/shhe is 6 yearrs old. After six years he/she
willl enter the inntermediatee school , affter three yeears the secoondary schoool. We enteer the
university when we are 18 years old. Schools are free of charge. At university we pay in
every year , but it's very cheap. There are lots of universities in Syria. Four of them are
related to the government , and others are private. Private universities are expensive.
Besides there is an especial university which is depending on virtual learning , it depends
on internet in the first place.
When we finish the secondary school, we have lots of options but our grades limit them.
For example if someone wanted to study electronic engineering , he/she should have
more than 225/240 degrees :). And so on. But there are lots of changes, I can say that the
education system is developing every year, so maybe there are new laws which I don't
know.
I entered the collage when I was 18 , I studied for five years then I graduated. I'll try to
register in order to take MS degree , but I'm not sure yet, besides I should think how I can
do the both , working and studying.
From my point of view, Syrian education system is really great, but it stills need some
changes. I don't exactly what kind of changes it needs , but they are working by doing
some experiments in some schools, I think it will be better and more developing.
Let me thank you for your care about Syria, it really makes me feel happy. I believe that
Syria is really a great place to be in , but Syrians should improve themselves.
Thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to talk about my home Syria, I hope
one day you can visit it and enjoy it by yourself. :)
Dear Mr. Mortaza, I've got a question for you. Here in Syria we know a lot about Iran
from lots points of view, we know that Iranian people are so smart and clever. What
about Syria??? How Iranian people think of Syrian people??? Have you ever met
someone from Syria???
It'd be very kind of you to answer my questions. I should say that I really enjoy reading
your writings, because they are very simple and understandable at the same time.
Marina.

Dear Veronica,
How are you doing? I hope everything is going well with you. Thank you very much for
writing in this thread. Your writing skill is excellent.
Thank you once again for the answer to my question. I prefer not to write my own idea
about that subject, because of the fact that I do not like your husband to leave the house,
or too be thrownn out of the house. :)):))
)):)):)) I am a man, andd I have to ccare about men.
m
=))
Whaat is your oppinion abouut women's rights? Whyy are there only a few lladies in thee world
whoo are memebbers of parlliment, pressidents, and ministers?

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

Behhnam, 15 Auuguest, 20099
Marina1
M Auggust 15th 20
009
Deaar my friendd Behnam,
At first
f let me say
s that it was
w very inteeresting to hhave this kinnd of writinng in public,, but it
seemms our writiings are going to confuuse our friennds :). But they
t shouldd know that Behnam
B
andd I always likke to make a kind of arrgument froom time to tiime, and theey should knnow
thatt Behnam wins
w in all off them.
Let me thank yoou for your kind wordss , even you were a bit confused
c , but
b your writing to
me was
w really great.
g
Marrina doesn'tt know how to explain, but dear friends my wrriting to Roosa was indiirectly
to Behnam,
B it's about a toppic we are discussing
d in our chattiing, but I'm as a girl likke to
writte in different way, a way
w can makke Behnam feel f confuseed (LOOOL) L). it's my waay to
provve somethinng, but as I said
s before Behnam allways wins.
So dear
d Behnam
m, again yoou win??!!! What can I do to win , just once????
(LO
OOOOOOO OOL). Pleasee give me thhe opportunnity to feel thhat I'm a wiinner
(LO
OOOOOOO OOOOOOL) .
Deaar Behnam, I wanted too write thesee words in oorder to make our friennds breath in
i
agaain, to let theem know thaat everythin
ng under control (LOO
OOOOOOOL L).
Now w, to answerr your questions, I'd saay that it's good

g for a girl
g to get maarried whenn she is
25 ( my age (LO OOOOOOO OL)) , becauuse then shee will be able to have thhe responsiibility to
takee care of a husband,
h hoome and lateer children.. Besides shhe should haave finished
d her
studdy .She can also make a living too by her ownn job. So shee will help hher husband d in
life''s needs.
Aboout a man, itt's ok when he is 30. th
hen he will beb more stroong from peersonality point of
vieww, besides thhen he can make
m a goood living forr his family.
I'm with a large differencee between th

he girl and her
h husbandd, for exampple for me it's
i okay
to get
g married to someonee who is oveer than 30. because
b of lots
l of reasoons, one of them
t
thatt the girl loook older in every
e new year,
y besidees she gives a birth, so tthere are loots of
affeects on her body.
b Whereeas the mann reach his golden
g yearrs physicallyy when he iss over
thann 30 or mayybe in his foorties. How lucky you are!!!!
a
I prromise to wrrite more abbout this toppic, but I'd bbe very happ
ppy to read yyour own
commments.
By the
t way, thaank you for making me happy by saaying goodd words abouut my persoon. I
reallly hope thaat you'll meeet your lovee and soulmaate very sooon who willl make you the
t
happ
ppiest personn in the worrld, becausee you deservve it! Besidees you shouuld tell her that
t she
shou uld be carefful , if she didn't
d make you
y happy , there is a Syrian
S friennd would doo
som p her in choores??? Do you
mething abouut that!!!! :)) :) , by the way do youu like to help
thinnk men shouuldn't help th heir wives??
Pleaase write soomething abbout this toppic, and makke your art. :)
Best wishes.
Marrina.
Marina1
M Auggust 15th 20
009
Deaar Behnam,
A little kind, lovely bird haas told me thhat Behnam

m pressed inn time. ;) Soo dear
Frieend,please ffeel free in answering.
a answer wheen you havee a time. Jusst be happy,, calm
andd comfortablle!
Marrina.
Marina1
M Auggust 15th 20
009
Deaar Maryam,
Howw are you m

my Iranian friend???
fr H is it goinng with youu??? How do
How d you spendd these
sunn
ny days??? I hope you are enjoyinng your timee.
I reaad your wriiting carefully, but I did

dn't see anyything annoyying, your w
writing wass good.
Whaat is that meean??? It means
m Marinna is an undderstandablle lady
(LOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOO OL).
Menn are the same, and woomen are thee same!! Thhat's right, ini general vview. but as you
know dear Marryam, girls have a veryy narrow vieew, and Marina one off these girls. I think
som
metimes it's okay
o to thinnk in generaal, but I perssonally don
n't do that.
Dear Maryam, would you please write something about Behnam's questions to me??? I
mean advantages and disadvantages about getting married very young or adult.
Marina

Dear Rosa,
How life is going? I hope all is well with you. So many thanks for posting some nice posts
in this thread. The atmosphere of the thread has become much more friendly than before.
Thank you very much for trying to keep our friendship going.
According to what you have written, you are very busy in August. Could you please let
me know when are you free? in which month? :):):):):)
I was on my holidays one week ago. I visited many places for the first time. For example,
there is an old church in Jolfa. I went there. It was very amazing. I was on the border of
Azerbaijan, Armania, and Iran. There is a river between Iran and those countries. Its
name is ARAX or ARAZ.
We pitched our tent up wherever we wanted to sleep at nights. We slept 4 nights in our
tent. I was driving during the journey.
On our way back to Tehran, we visited "Meshkinshaher". We slep there one night. The
weather was so cold. In the morning, I went to a bakery to buy some bread. There were
some people queueing to buy bread from the bakery. When they realized that I am a guest
in their city(my accent and way of wearing was different!) They all said, "You have not
got to stand in the line. Go to the front of the line and buy some bread. Do not keep your
parents waiting." It sounded very strange because it is not a common thing in Iran!
After buying some bread, I went to a supermarket and asked for some cheese. When the
seller found out that I am a guest, he wanted me to be their guest at his home! At noon,
when I was driving, my mother wanted me to buy some ice to make water cold. I stopped
in front of a shop and asked, "Where can I buy some ice?" The owner answered friendly,
"People do not sell ice here, but take these two bottles of cold water." He gave us two
bottles of very cold water kept in refrigerator!
I believe, people who live in small cities are much more friendly than people who live in
big cities. However, people in "Meshkinshahr", which is a small city in "Ardabil"
provinec of Iran was very friendly.
All the best,


Dear Andrew,
Lets epsilon be less than zero!

Does this seem funny to you?
mortaza

Hi Mortaza,
Thanks a million for posting some wonderful writings in this humble thread. Your writing
is excellent.
Unfortunately, I could not get the point in your question about Maths. Could you please
explain more?
All the best,

284

Hi Maryam,
What's cooking? I hope you enjoy every minute of your life. Thank you so much for trying
to keep this thread active and to make its atmosphere more friendly.
Is there any men at the party? When is it? What are people going to do? Will they dance
with each other? I mean men dance with women! If so, who is you going to dance with?
:):):):):)
There are many cities between "Gardaneh Heyran" and "Amol". I am not going to list
them. "Gysum" was very very beautiful. I enjoyed being on the beach in "Gysum". I think,
people at the north of Iran are not friendly. Please do not take me personality. I do not
know why, but surely they are not sincere and friendly. I know that it is not fair to
generalize, but this is what I found out from some northern people's actions and
reactions. I also know that two or three samples is not good for studying and getting
result, but "mosht nomooneyeh kharvar ast".
Anyway, the north part of the country is very beautiful, but people are not friendly. At
least, there were not friendly with people who have got cars with Tehran plak numbers! It
is not only my own idea but also a common idea among Iranian people, I think.
I do not know why. Have you got any reasons for this fact? In short, northern people are
not sincere! Why?
I hope to to make you upset or annoyed. By the way, all people in this thread know that
our friend Maryam is an exception. She is too much kind and friendly to foreign people.
:):):):):)
All the best,


Dear Maryam, I hope not to make you upset and annoyed... So sorry for the mistakes. My
keyboard does not work well. By the way, when I am typing, I just look at the buttons not
the screen. I often see my mistakes after posting. It is so funny, isn't it? I often do not care
about mistakes, but some mistakes are very confusing. For example, this one was very
insulting. As you see, I didn't press the 'n' button properly, so that 'not' has become 'to'.
Sorry anyway.
Byebye

Behnam!
Imagine you enter a room and face, for example, 20 people each of whom is a
mathematician or, say, a linguist. You want to detect the mathematicians by saying just
one sentence, not questions like "Who is a mathematician?" or "Please, put your hands
up if you are a mathematician!" What would be your sentence?
I know, it seems like a flat joke, sorry:(
mortaza

Dear Mortaza,
Are you really gonna make epsilon less than zero?

Is it what I believe it is? If so it takes a lot of time.
Andreas, hipothetical alchemist and inventor of perpetuum mobile

Is it a phrase for to indicate mathematicians in the room?

Hi Mortaza,
Thank you for giving explanation, but I didn't understand it well. I am going to write your
question, please let me know if it is as you mean or not.
There are 20 people sitting in a room. Only one of them is mathematician. Now, we want
to recognize the mathematician from others just by asking one question. By the way, we
are not allowed to ask, "Who is a mathematician?", or something like that. Am I right?
If your question is what I have written; there is no need to ask any question!!! I can
recognize the mathematician just by looking at their faces.. :):):):) They look strange with
untidy hair and thick lense glasses! Hahaha... Whenever they start to speak, they try to
look like a physicist; but they can't!!!!! :):):):):):)
Joking aside, I have got too many choices. For example, I can ask, "Who can calculate
the integral of [dx/(1+x(power4))]?" Then the mathematician will take a piece of paper
out of his pocket proudly and start writing on it. =))=))=)) LO L
I remember once I asked this question from Mortaza, but I am still waiting for the
answer. :):):):):)
Thee other question can be,, "How mucch is the areea of this rooom?", or "W
What is the
prob bability of ffinding a maathematiciaan in this room?" Poor mathematiccian will sta
art
giviing explanation. :):):)
I maaybe give thhem a cup of tea. All peeople will sttart drinkingg, but the m
mathematicia
an will
thinnk about thee volum of thhe tea in thee cup. :):):)
I waas only jokinng. I know that

t there iss a sweet facct, or a trickky question hidden in it.
i I just
wannted to preteend that I haave got a goood sense of humour! :)):)):))
:
m from you
y soon.
All the best,

behnam
Anddrew! -epsiloon is less thhan zero I thhink. LOOO
OOL
mary
m Augustt 16th 2009
Deaar Cathy,
I doon't know hoow to thank you for thiss imaginaryy party. Thaank you for aaccompanying
withh me all throough it. Thaank you from
m the bottom
m of my heaart.
Youu have a heaart of gold. All

A the writings about the
t party made me happpy. I've rea
ally
enjooyed them. Thank
T you, indeed.
Thaank you for those

t kind words
w to mee. You alwayys make myy day by youur beautiful words.
I hoope happineess and succcess in yourr life.
Keep
ep smiling as
a it makes your
y friendss smile.
Thaanks again for

f that loveely party.
Best wishes,
Marryam
Marina1 August 16th 2009
Dear friends,
How are you??? I hope you are and okay.
I met two of my friends who were with me in my collage, our meeting was really great
and funny, even we met each other just for one hour , and by accident , but I really
enjoyed the meeting so much.
We remembered our days in the university, especially funny events. I'm going to write one
of them, I want to share it with you.
The teacher was standing at the black board speaking about the subject which was about
one of the programming languages. There were about 20 computers , each two or three
students shared the same computer , I mean every computer had three students or two :) .
To tell the truth , the teacher was so boring , even though the subject was so interesting.
He was shy , confused and serious at the same time. My friends and I were trying to do
what our teacher was saying on the computer , we were laughing because nothing
worked , a friend of mine raised her hand and asked the teacher to come and see our
writing on the computer and to know which line is wrong and why. He came , hold the
mouse and started to move it , but the mouse's arrow wasn't moving. He tried and tried,
then he looked to his hand. Do you know what he was holding??? He was holding my
friend's mobile phone and he was moving it instead of the mouse
(LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL). My friends and I started to laugh , the teacher laughed too ,
but he was too shy. But to tell the truth we were so bad , we couldn't stop laughing, even
a friend of mine started to cry from laughing. :) :) :)
Maybe the situation wasn't funny too much, but the whole situation with our teacher's
personality made us be in that state, and laugh too much. :)
Clare, Behnam, Rosa, Mohsen, Andrew, Mortaza, Cathy, Maryam, Veronica, and all
friends here, Would you please tell me something funny which has happened with you
??? :) :) :)
Marina.

Hi dear Ahmad,
Thank you for some tricky questions considering "love". I have decided not to write about
the most confusing word in the world. However,you are a very good friend, and it is not
good to ignore your questions and keep you waiting! :):):)
1-Can someone be in love with two people at the same time?
If you define "love" as: to like something or someone very much, your answer is 'yes'. It is
possible to love all ladies in the world. =))=))=)) In this definition, 'love' and 'loving' is
like food and fruit, the more choices you have, the more enjoyable it is!:):):) It should be
mentioned that this is not my own belief, but new generation believe like this. My own
answer is 'NO'! =))=))=))
2-Can You Marry Someone You Don't Love?
Of course you can! Marriage can be done with love or without it. In getting married, you
need something else, although love can be a very powerful tool. I know many people who
started their life with 'love', but they didn't finish it. Although I know many people who
have started with a simple friendship, they are happy couples now. Nobody can
guarantee! People often say, "I love YOU!" without knowing its meaning, and without
considering its responsibility. It is very easy to say this simple sentence. There are only
three words in it; even children can say it, but its responsibility is so big.
By the way, people often 'love' someone else as long as she/he is useful for them! 'LOVE'
WITHOUT CONSIDERING ITS RESPONSIBILITY is action of some stupid people who
just care about their stomachs and ...!
3-How to Find True Love?
True love is not someone or something outside of yourself. It is just a feeling. It is not lost
or hidden, so there is no need to look for it. Just keep your heart open and try to care
about someone or something. Try to ignore his/her/its weaknesses and magnify his/her/its
strenghts. Try to make him/her happy, although you are sad yourself. Try to think about
how to give, and forget thinking of how to receive! Try to be a loser, because if you love
someone you will be happy when you lose, and sad when you win!
4-Can You Make Yourself Love Somebody?
I didn't get this question very well. I guess the answer is 'yes', and I have answered it
above. Sometimes, a simple smile at someone makes her/him love you, or even makes you
love him/her.
All the best,

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Hi Mortaza,
I hope everything is well with you and your family. And thanks for your always
interesting posts.
It's so nice to read your thoughts about your family and childs. You thinking like a very
modern father.... considerate, present in your childs world and always with the best in
front! Many fathers let the mothers take everything with the childs. But your childs have a
very nice and good father!
You asked me about pregnency in age of 35. There is no problem to be pregnent around
35 and even over...up to 40. (I was 34 with my last child). There is only one risk with
pregnancy after 35 years. There is a little bit higher risk to get a child with downs
syndrom. But with modern ultrasound the doctor can see it very early or the doctor take a
test from amniotic fluid.
Here in Nordic it's very use that womens have child around 35-40 because they want to
"live the life", travel and have a good education before childs.
Behnam have asked me a question about mistresses and why mens always looking for
something else even when his wife is number one. Would you, please answer this
question. Im very interesting to hear your opinion about this:)
Behnam didn't want to tell me the answer. And he told me he know the answer:) I dont
think that :) But I will force a answer from him :) :)
Hope to hear from you soon. I have sent an e-mail to you :)
Veronica
16 Aug 2009

Dear Andrew and Behnam,
epsilon, to all mathematicians, is supposed to be strictly greater than zero. So, if in a

party you say that "Lets epsilon be less that zero!" only mathemaicians will react to your
"joke" and will be laughing.
mortaza
Hi Mary,
Thanks for your fast replay, I have been busy so I'm a bit late with my answer! Sorry!
I hope you are healty and fine.
I asked you in the last post about Earth hour but you wanted me to explain it. Human
beings destroy the world a lot and climate have change everywhere. Thats why the world
(I dont know who) started with Earth hour. Every year, a day in marsch everybody have
to switch off the lamps everywhere. That means that cities been very dark and all people
have to thinking about how to safe the world. (At internet you can see big cities dark this
hour.) What can we do for to safe it. Have you never heard about it?
Do you want to tell me if you can see at the nature in your country, that the climate has
change. Here we can see it in many ways :(
I hope you understanding now! Whaitng for your answer,
Veronica
16 Aug 2009
edutheteache August 16th 2009

Hi there!
I would like to make friends by exchanging e-mails with people worldwide. Indeed
writing is a nice way to learn English. In the past I used to have penfriends, lots of them.
Now I would like to chat by e-mail, or even on messengers:
<> Skype: teachereduardo
<> MSN: teachereduardojf@msn.com
Or by e-mail: eduardomartinsjf@gmail.com
I'd love to check your reply!

Eduardo

Hi Rosa,
Thanks for your writings and I hope you are well!
I was so happy to read that my description on you was right! :)

About " you will stay on your own legs". It's a proverb here and it means that you are a
person who wants to manage yourself. You dont need help from someone else because
you are smart and strong by yourself to do that you want. Hope you understand now :) A
good thing!
You asked about my most exciting moment at my work! There are many! I love my work
and to have possibility to make people to be healty and feel good. It's a good feeling for
me.
But there are things and work I never forget ofcourse. One of them are when I worked for
"Safe the Childrens" (like Red Cross) in Romainia 3,5 mounths. (and even 7 work-travels
after that) It was after the dictator Cheauchescu fall. I worked at a hospital for children.
It was horrible; dirty, hot, no wather, no instrument, no medicin, 2-3 childs in every beds
and so one.....
It wasn't safe for us to work there, we had police who "looked at us", we was robbed, we
had no food, we didnt get visa for more than one week ....... We had to bribe everybody
for to get food, visa, passage... But I loved this place, the hospital, peoples and country. I
found so much nice and fine things at the life here. I was so happy to be there and to have
possibility to help the small childrens there. I have many friends there from this time.
Now everything has change there to the better.
An other event I never forget are last year in Thailand at the beach. There was a man far
away at the sea, swimming, started to shout in the wather. After some minute he went
down. Two guys with wather-ski went out and got him. They took him to the beach and he
was dead. I immediately started with CPR (cardio pulmonar rescue) and after about 3
minutes he started to breathe. There was about 100 peoples at the beach and nobody
done nothing, the just look whats happen. The ambulans came and took him to the
hospital then. Few weeks ago I received a letter from him! He was a German and he had
had an heart-attack. Now he was healthy again and he thanks me for that I gave him life
again.
Ofcourse I working with those patients and those things but it was so different to be alone
at the beach fightings with this mans life and about hundred people around just looking.
And how I felt without monitor, bloodpressure-meter.....just my hands and eyes! I will
never forgot it!
I have worked as a nurse about 20 years. I have worked with olderly people, childs,
patients who have medical problems like infections, lungdisease, strokes and many other
things. But almost with heart-patients and every diseases they can have.
Rosa, your question this time will be the question Behnam asked me about. About
mistresses and why mens always looking at something else. Please can you give me your
opinion on this topic. Do you think there are differences between western and estern
countries?
Have a nice day, I will send my e-mail again :)
Veronica
16 Aug 2009

Dear Behnam,
Thank you so much for your beautiful writing about mathematicians. It was very funny, it
made me laugh:):)
Actually, a thread of reality can be found in what you called it some "joking"! For
example, people who study mathematics always have a tendency to solve (math)
problems, especially challenging ones. Solving problem for a mathematician is the
purpose itself and they enjoy it very much. Maybe this is a reason why they start
calculating the volume of a cup of tea before they drink it !:):) -- they sacrifice the
pleasure of drinking a hot tea to enjoy solving a problem!! --
Let me also say a joke about mathematicians, I hope you did not hear it!
One day, while a man and a woman were flighting by a hot air baloon, they realized that
they were lost. After a short while, they saw a man walking on the ground. So they
decreased their altitude to get help from the man. "Where are we?", asked the man in the
balloon loudly. The man on the ground didn't answer the question immediately, instead
he started thinking, meanwhile the man and the woman were waiting for his respond.
After they were disappointed to get the answer, they flighted away. After a few minutes,
the man on the ground stopped thinking and wanted to answer them. He realized that
they had gone far away, so he exclaimed "You are there!!". They heard his voice. "He is
a mathematician" said the woman. "How do you know that?" asked the man. "Three
reasons: 1) Before he answered the question, he thought a lot, 2) His answer is
completely correct, 3) His answer don't help us at all (it is useless)"
I hope you enjoy reading my joke! In my next post, I am going to say another joke about
mathematicians; this time physicists are also involved:)
All the best,
mortaza
August 16, 2009
Hi Behnam,
Thanks for your answer, but....something missing!!!!! I want your opinions about
mistresses :) You can't let me be without your answer. I force you to answer me! And I
dont want to wait for it :) :) :)
I'm sure my husband stay in this house :) , even after your answer...
I will answer your question why only few womens in the world are ministers and
presidents after I have get your answer :)
Then I have a very interesting question to you!!
Have a nice day! Dont worry...I can hear everything, I have heard a lot!
Veronica
16 Aug 2009

Hi Andrew and Mohsen,
How was your day yesterday? Where are you? Are you still in sauna or have you drown
at the swimming-trip?
Veronica
16 Aug 2009

A Joke:
Three mathematicians and three physicists decided to attend a conference which takes
place at a city far from where they live.
They went to the train station. The three physicists bought three tickets, but they realized
that the three mathematicians bought just one ticket. They were curious how three people
can travel by a train by just one ticket!!
The three mathematicians and the three physicists sat in the same compartment and the
train started. An hour later, they realized that their tickets must be checked by an officre.
Before the officer came, the three mathematicians went to the toilet room all together!!
The officer came and checked three tickets belonging to the three physicists. The officer
realized that someone was in the toilet. So he knocked on the door and said "Ticket
please!" An arm appeared and a ticked was handed!
After the conference finished, they decided to come back home, so they went to the train
station. Imitating the mathematicians' trick, the three physicists bought just one ticket!
This time, surprisingly, they observed that the three mathematicians didn't buy any ticket!
"How can three people travel with a train without any ticket?" they asked themselves.
Anyway, before the officer came to check the tickets, the three physicists went to the toilet
room all together. After a short while, one of the mathematicians knocked on the door
and said "Ticket please!"
I hope you enjoy reading this very long joke!
Yours sincerely,
mortaza
August 16, 2009

Hi Niloofar,
Your name is very nice. It is the name of a lovely flower. How are you, young girl? I hope
you are healthy and happy. I hope you meet success in all your plans and life.
So many thanks for writing in this thread from time to time. I would appreciate if you
could write regularly. :)
I am very late; so sorry for the delay in replying. You have asked a very nice question
concerning Who has got a influence on me...?
In fact, there were many people who had got an influence on the way I think and behave.
Both my parents have had a profound influence on my way of thinking and behaving.
Some teachers and professors of mine have had got a deep influence on the way I teach.
It is unfair not to mention the name of my 'Quantum Mechanics' professor "Dr. Mehdi
Golshani". His way of teaching and explaining was excellent and unique. Actually, he
was great on all aspects and sides.
At high school my Maths teacher "Behman Azgomi( May God have mercy on his soul)"
had great influence on my way of understanding Maths and how to be a self-disciplined
person.
Also, my Phyiscs teacher "Mr Farrahi" was excellent.
How they have affected my live, or how my life is affected by them is clear. I am trying
just to copy their way of teaching and behaving.
In terms of the philosophy of life, besides my parents, there are two physicists how have
strongly affected my way of seeing the world. The first one is Richard Feynman. I really
love this physicist. His way of teaching and explaining is really number one in the world
of physics. There are three books (in fact one book with three volume mainly "The
Feynman lectures on physics"), which are very well-known in the world of physics. I have
got these books. I really love them. He had been a funny person, with a great sense of
humour. He has taught physics in a funny and simple way.
In terms of seeing the world beautifully, and believe that the world is beautiful and
simple; because God actually have created it in a simple and beautiful way, I usually
follow Albert Einstein.( However, I have not got any girlfriend! LOL)
When it comes to speaking about poets I am really interested in "Saadi" and his book
mainly "Golestan" It is wonderful. I often read "Golestan". It has got a profound effect on
the way of I think and believe in life.
I also like Dr. Shariati's way of writing; in a very sincere and clear way. "Motahari" is a
great writer too. I like his books very much.
I love "Allameh Jafari" and "Allameh Tabatabaee". I really love "Tafsir almizan". I am
familiar with "Tafsir Almizan". I often refer to it, when there is a religious question.
I am rather familiar with some western philosophers. I am pretty familiar with western
philosophies.
May God have mercy on the souls of all mentioned people in this post! Thankfully,
professor "Dr. Mehdi Golshani" is alive, but all other mentioned people are dead. I have
great respect for their souls.
Dear Niloofar, thank you for reading. I hope that helps.
All the best,

Behnam, 17 August, 2009 (00:35 AM Tehran)
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Dear Behnam.
Many thanks for your interesting answers to my questions.
My view to some questions is different from yours.
For the first question (Can someone be in love with two people at the same time?) my
view is that Being in love is an amazing thing. It can make you happier than you have
ever been in your life. That one person that makes you happy is the center of your world.
What happens when you are in love with two people at the same time?
Being in love with two people at once can be confusing. You are as happy as you can be
when you are with one of them. The problem is that you always want to be with the one
that you're not with.
It can get rather confusing as your time is consumed with thoughts of both of the ones
you're in love with.
The worse part about being in love with two people is that you often feel the need the
choose. The problem is that you don't want to choose. Merely thinking of having to make
a choice between the two people that you are in love with will make you feel sick to your
stomach. What do you do?
There isn't a simple solution, no matter which one you choose your heart is going to
break. When the two of them know that you are in love with someone else it hurts them
too. They can be constantly wondering if they're going to be the one that you leave
behind. How do you decide which one?
One of them has a heart of gold. They make you feel secure and loved. You go out and
you know that you are the only one for them. On the other hand you have fun without
having to make a decision either way. What you want and what you have chances
depending on the one that you are with. You want it all but being in love with just one
person doesn't seem to give you everything. Why is it that you can't find one person to be
in love with?
Are your expectations so high that no one person could fulfill all of them? You think that
you will be happy if you can somehow combine the two of them. This is an impossible
task. The fear of losing one or both of them overwhelms you but you know that eventually
you will if you don't make the choice.
The choice isn't logical or easy. Do you choose the one that loves you or do you choose
the one you can't live without? Often the one you can't do without is the one that can't be
tamed. This is why you ended up in love with two people to begin. You needed to feel that
overwhelming love as well as give it. Now you know that a part of your heart will always
belong to someone else.
I will express my idea and feelings about the other questions .
All the best,
Ahmad

Hi dear Behnam.
For the third question: How to find true love?
My view is almost like yours.
1.The first step to finding true love is to not seek it at all. I know that sounds crazy. How
can you find something that you are not looking for? But that's just it. As long as you are
looking, it will continue to evade you. Finding true love should not be your focus.
2.Step 2
If you are unhappy by yourself, you won't be happy with someone else. Focus on you.
That's right! The key to finding true love is actually loving yourself. The problem is that
most people don't do this. Too often we are looking for the other person to complete us.
The truth of the matter is that you have to already be whole before you enter a
relationship. Putting the responsibility for your happiness onto another person is unfair
and unreasonable. Misery loves company so you would just be creating an unfortunate
circumstance for your mate. You should be happy with yourself and by yourself before
you can be happy with someone else.
3.Step 3
Participate in activities you enjoy and you might be surprised to find true love along the
way.
Develop yourself. Since you are focusing on you, why not work on making yourself whole
and happy. Really get to know who you are and prepare yourself for the possibility of the
future yet to come. Decide what type of mate you would like and then determine if you are
"good enough" to attract that type of mate. You can't expect to attract someone who is
unequally yoked. If you are on two different levels then your relationship most likely
won't work out. Set goals. Go back to school, work on your career, stop smoking, lose
that weight, update your wardrobe, organize your house and get your credit in order.
Explore activities and hobbies you enjoy doing and do them. You just might find true love
in the process.
4.Step 4
Be confident. Focusing on your needs, goals, hopes and dreams will also build up your
self-confidence. When you are confident in yourself, your abilities and your direction,
you also become more attractive to others. Self-confidence can also build up your
feelings of sexiness. Confident people can be a lot more outgoing, alluring and flirtatious
thereby allowing themselves the opportunity to meet new people.
5.Step 5
Lauughter reallyy is the bestt medicine. Love
L and laaugh.
Havve fun! Givee yourself peermission too smile. Takke time for a little rest and
a relaxattion
wheen you needd it and playy hard. The more
m fun yoou have, thee less stresseed you will be and
the more open yyou will be to the possibility of romance. Peoople who arre sad, depreessed
andd have low sself-esteem also
a have a low capaciity to recognnize true lovve. Rememb ber to
lauggh so you caan love.
Best wishes,
Ahmmad
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far can
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bestt wishes,
Ahmmad
bolt
b August 17th 1 2009
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Thiss site is so excellent
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topiic in separaate thread.
bestt wishes
Hi dear Ahmad,
Please read my answer again and pay a careful attention to the last line. Thank you.
1-Can someone be in love with two people at the same time?
If you define "love" as: to like something or someone very much, your answer is 'yes'. It is
possible to love all ladies in the world. =))=))=)) In this definition, 'love' and 'loving' is
like food and fruit, the more choices you have, the more enjoyable it is!:):):) It should be
mentioned that this is not my own belief, but new generation believe like this. My own
answer is 'NO'! =))=))=))
All the bset,


Hi dear Behnam,
I'm agree with you in that question, I merely expressed my own view. your answers to my
questions are fantastic even very better than me. You are an educated friend and I am
proud of being your friend.
All the best,
Ahmad
razy August 17th 2009

Hi behnam
My name is narges and im frome iran im 23 and syudy electronic at university . i have
started english since last year . id like to be your friend . pllllllease help me . id love to
get acquinted to other culture and make new friend .
Please tell me about your culture
My e mail: narges297@yahoo.com

Hi Mohsen,
Waiting for me....!!!!!! My boss gave me few weeks holiday so I coming with you!
I just have to pack what I have to take with me. I dont think I need so much but I will take
some clouds, my lifewest, computer, pass and my nurses-bag if something happen! And
my visa card because I will go for shopping with Rosa!
Please can you show me the boat. What will be my work at the boat? Helmsman, steward
or cocking-wife :)
We must waiting for Andrew...I think he wants to come too.
Veronica
17 Aug 2009

Dear Veronica,
How are you? I hope all is well with you. Thank you so much for writing in this thread.
Your way of writing is great, because you know what to write and how.
I will answer to my own question soon. :):):) I have to point out that there are two ways
to approach this question; scientific way and funny way. Scientific way is so polite and
tactful, but funny way is a little bit rude. I am able to approach it from both perspectives.
Would you please let me know which of them you prefer?
All the best,

287

Hello Narges,
Thank you for putting message on this site, and in this thread. Welcome! Thank you for
joining us.
Your English is quite well. You will improve it very soon. Please try to practise, and
writing is a good way for practising. We all are here to help you with your English, and
to help ourselves at the same time. We do help ourselves, when we help someone else.
This is one of the most important laws in the entire universe. There are many proverbs or
nice expressions about this law. In Persian literature, for example, people often say, "You
will receive with the same hand that you have given." Also, there are two English
sayings, "What goes around comes around", and "You reap what you sow". I believe in
this law very strongly.
It sounds bad to speak about the benefits of help, I just wanted to make you feel free to
share something with us.
Electronic Engineering is one the most difficult courses. Could you please tell us more
about yourself?
Please do not hesitate to write in this thread.
All the best,


Hello Bolt,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Thank you for making comment about this thread. It is
a good suggestion.
Dear Bolt, who am I writing to? :):):) Would you please introduce yourself to me and my
friends? People are very interested in reading some information about you.
All the best,


Hi dear Behnam.
please give me leave (permit me to) to putting some short story in your lovely thread.
Cocoon and Butterfly

A small crack appeared on a cocoon
A man sat for hours and watched carefully the struggle
of the butterfly to get out of that small crack of cocoon.
Then the butterfly stopped striving it seemed that she was exhausted and couldn't go on
trying.
The man decided to help the poor creature.
He widened the crack by scissors.
the butterfly came out of cocoon easily, but
her body was tiny and her wings were wrinkled.
The man continued watching the butterfly.
He expected to see her wings become expanded to protect her body.
But it didn't happen!
As a matter of fact, the butterfly had to crawl
on the ground for the rest of her life, for she could never fly.
The kind man didn't realize that God had arranged the limitation of cocoon,
and the struggle for butterfly to get out of it, so that a certain fluid
could be discharged from her body to enable her to fly afterward.
Sometime struggling is the only thing we need to do.
If God had provided us with on easy life to live without any difficulty,
then we became paralyzed, couldn't become strong,
and could not fly.
I asked for strength, and
He provided me with enough difficulties to become strong.
I asked for knowledge and
He provided me with problems to solve.
I asked for prosper ting and promotion, and
He provided me with ability to think and hands to work.
I asked for bravery, and
He provided me with obstacles to overcome.
I asked for motivation, and
He showed me people who needed help.
I asked for love and
He provided me with opportunity to give love to others.
I didn't get what I wanted...
but
I was provided with what I needed.
Don't worry, fight with difficulties and
be sure that you can prevail over them.
Best wishes,
Ahmad

Dear Mohsen,
How are you? I hope you are fine. In order to have you boat be repaired as soon as it
can, i am busy with the work such as picking up steel, sending them to the port, loading,
paying transportation fee and so on. Now they are ready for shipment, But i find you have
repaired your boat and it works very well. So i cancel the booking of ship and wait for
you to pick them up at Shanghai seaport.:))
These days one idea comes up in my mind, doing excises to lose some weight. You know, i
have prepared for pregnancy for a long time. During that time i eat more than usual,
particually the foods with a lot of protein,such as egg, milk, shrimp, soybean milk and so
on. The weight goes up rapidily and it is beyond my controll. The worse thing is that i
havent have a baby until now. i decide to give it up for the time being and put priority to
weight reduction. Do you have any suggestion about that? Maybe i can get started with
learning dancing. After completion, i can attend the party held by Cathy.:)
best regards,
Wendy

Hi Behnam,
Thank you for your replay. Everything is well with me and I hope the same for you.
Also a big thanks for the words about my way to write! Thank you, it made me feel good.
Are you thinking about the answer ??? I believed you had the answer :) :) :)
I really hope you will answer it from my way to see on those things, scientific way and the
fanny way! And I waiting a lot for the answer.....
Have a nice day today and think about the answer:)
Veronica
18 Aug 2009
simonba August 18th 2009

Hi, everyone. I just register in and log in this website to study english with you together.
When I opened this website and saw many people write their stories, it's too exciting for
me. I think that this is what i am looking for. You are come from all over the world and
bring me many fresh things. I want to make friends with all of you and communicate
everything with you.
Recently, I always want to improve my english, especially in oral and listening. I need
your advices from your previouse experience. I hope I can get your full help.
Best regards.
Simon Wang
I like natural and social science.

Hi Simon,
Nice to meet you here. This is a very nice and good site where it's many friends and it's
easy to improve your english.
Im from Aland Islands, Islands between Finland and Sweden and the Islands belong to
Finland. But everybody speking swedish here.
Im a nurse practitioners working at a medical division at the hospital.
Please introduce yourself. Where are you living, what are you doing, age and else.
Let me hear from you again,
Veronica
18 Aug 2009

Dear Behnam,
I am glad to have a chance to read many of your writing in this thread. I feel that you
have rich experience of studying language and a good skill of writing. Language is a tool
that would be used as we want. I have learned English many years. But, I found that my
oral and listening is still poor. I have tried many methods, but, they are all useless.
Would you give me some advices?
Best regards,
Simon Wang

Hi, Dear Veronicaho,
I am very happy to see your reply so quickly. I am from China and an engineer of
chemistry. Finland is a beautiful coutry of west European in my mind. In my coutry, many
people want to have a chance of travelling to Finland and Sweden. Would you tell me
your coutry story and other funny thing?
Best Regards
Simon Wang.

Hi Simon,
Thanks for your answer and I hope everthing is well with you. About Finland I can tell
you.
Finland have 5,2 milion peopls and almost speak finish. The capital town is Helsinki .
At 1100 Finland belongs to Sweden and at 1800 Finland belongs to Russia and from
1917 Finland been an independet country .
Finland are a modern and hightecnologic country . In Finland we have Nokia
mobilephone inustri (maybe you have a Nokiaphone ), metal industri , forest industri and
electronic industri.
Finland needs to import oil and raw material. In Finland we have a lot of forest ( most in
Europe ) and 190 000 lakes. Very beautiful!
The neighbours in north are Sweden and Norway and in east Russia.
Finnish people are Christians . In the north of Finland in a place cold Lappland living
the Santa Claus Haha
From 1995 finland belongs to Europe unions whit the other European countries.
Aland Island where I living is an autonomos whit own goverment and we speaking only
swedish.
Unique fore Aland Island is the untouched archipelago. Most importent inustries in
Aland Islands are shipping, banking , farming and food industries.
Here living 27500 people and in my city 11000 !! Very small and I think a big difference
to your town :)
Aland Island have an own flag and it�s blue , red and yellow :D But here I use finish
flag.
We have own stamps.
Aland Island even cold The Peaces Islands because this is a demilitary zoon ( that means
no military are accepted )
Boys here never goes to millitary as they doing in finland for 6-9 months............
We have spring , summer , autumn and winter periods . In the winters we have snow fore
3 months between minus 20 until 0 degreeze.
In the summer we have 15 - 30 degreeze We have sunshine from May to August and we
have mid night sun then.
I like to live here but sometimes it feels a little bit small and cold ...
I love to travel and before I die I whants to visit the Chinese wall. It is fantastic at
pictures and I think it must be enormous in reality. I dreaming about to walk there :)
Where in China are you living? Have you been to the wall? What do you think?
Please tell me about your country, people there and other interesting things.
Hope to hear from you soon, now I have to go to my work :)
Veronica
18 Aug 2009
289
dear mohsen,
I think my message was not sent so I've written twice
Mohsen,I have a youger brother.he is 10 years old.He is fat and tall(1m56).he has a
round face, full lips,head ofa nain.His eye is fair.He is medium and he has a fair
complexion.IS HE A BEAUTYFUL?he is homours.He is always cheerful.He is verry
hard-working,he learns 9 hours everyday but he is talk ative.Now, he is playing soccer
with his friend but he prefer playing videogame to playing soccer.
I love my brother.What about you?
Good bye
minh

Hi cap Mohsen, hi Veronica,
please don't trouble waiting me. I am still swimming around the Baltic. It came to be
pretty long trip. I'm happy that the water is so warm. Would you be so polite to pick me
up half-way from Tallinn to Aland Islands, in a beam of Turku approx.
Just look for small fountain, like one of puny whale. Thanks in advance.
By the way I believe there are no sharks in Baltic, right???
Andrew

Hi Andrew,
Yes we will pick you up!

I jusst wonderinng what kindd of computter you havee? Is it wath
her-proof? ::) Some russsian
moddel???
No there are noo sharks in Baltic sea so
s you are safe!
s
Takke care....
Veronica
18 Aug
A 2009
metzean
Hi Veronica,
V
It iss a red-letterr day ,feelinng a millionn to hear youu come withh me, we caan waiting for
fo
Andderw, I flippped the radioo station to spain and listing
l the following
fo muusic
Amoor mio
Amoor mio por favor
f
Tu no
n te vas
Yo cuentare
c a las
l horas
Quee nadia hoy
Amoor mio
Amoor mio por favor
f
Tu no
n te vas
Yo cuentare
c a las
l horas
Quee nadia hoy
Vueelve
No volvere
v no volvere
v no volvere
v
No quiere
q recoordan
No queire
q recoordan
Vueelve
No volvere
v no volvere
v no volvere
v
No quiere
q recoordan
No queire
q recoordan
Lo laon
l lo la loo la
Lo la
l
Lo la
l
Lo la
l
have a good daay
Mohhsen
Andrew
A Auggust 18th 2009
Veronica!
Youu've got to thhe core! Off coarse I coouldn't swim

m in an openn sea and seend messagees to
you at the samee time with no support. One more penpal
p helpps me durinng this trip.
Carrlsson followw me on minni helicopteer supplyingg me for the proper foodd and sendiing
messsages from his own lapptop on behhalf of mysellf. He's Sweede and he nnavigate preetty
goood in these laatitudes as you
y understtand. But keeep in mindd that helicoppter is too small
s to
takee a passengeer so I hopee you find me
m before I ssink. I still see
s the Turkku lighthousse on
starrboard side. Hurry pleaase, I'm really tired. Soorry, I can't send you exxact coordin nates.
Carrlsson, accoording to whhat Andrew said.
metzean
Veronica,we arre near the Turku ,let me
m pay a loook by the binnocular ,, Y Yess I can seee a
persson who hass hugged thhe puny whaale fountain,, please steeering the whheel toward d the
Turrku..to save him. he is Andrew
A , isnn't it ,...or we
w should goo toward thee lighthousee..
metzean
Wenndy Dear,
Pleaase don't stoop your worrk and not cancel

c bookking your shhip ,you knoow that Vero
onica
andd me are in tthe harbor of
o Aland seaarching for Andrew ,W We have a long trip to Europe
E
andd middle easst .
I maake my deciision for com

mng to Shannghai ,whilee I am visitiing you in SShanghai myy boat
shou uld be repaired and maaybe be oveerhauled in the harbor, I also pay a visit to Beeijing to
have a talk withh Cathy andd Nana.
Deaar zhou, luckky you and your husba and for yourr pregnancyy, you shouldd be under a
doctor control. Men usuallly don't knoow anythingg abut pregnnancy. You kknow veronnica
welll ,she has saave many peeople from denger , Veeronica pleaase help Zhoou ,she wannt to
givee up her chiild ,?
Zhoou , about yoour companny.. Is your company
c a manufacturrer or tradeer, where is your
y
facttory..?
A banch of flowers for you
Mohsen

Heeey!!!
I'm here!
..thanks god you found me. Hey, slow down, don't get me drown!
Ok, ok, I just catch this rope ladder now..yes!
Nice to see you my friends!
Thank you Carlsson! Bye!
Mohsen, you have an eye of a real old salt! How could you find me in the waves?
Veronica, you're so pale, don't worry, everything's ok now!
May I get a cup of coffey? Yes, very hot please.
Thank you!
So, where we are going to?

Hi Mohsen,
I'm now 22 meters up at the mast and I can see something on starboard side in the
sea!.....Yes it is Andrew, Oh my Gud!! He looks like a creased raisin :)
We must safe him immediately and then I think he need a glass of vodka so he get warm!
Maybe two....
Veronica
60* 14'55.28" North 22* 01'23.61 Est
18 Aug 2009

Hi Wendy,
I hope everything is well with you!

We do not know each other so well but I always reading your post on this thread so I
know a little bit about you.
Mohsen asked me to help you with your pregnancy and I really want to do it if you want.
I'm a nurse practitioners and have knowledge about those things.
Please let me know your situation and the problem.
I hope to hear from you,
Veronica
290

Hello Simonba,
So many thanks for putting message in this thread. Welcome to this humble thread, a
beautiful garden with lots of beautiful flowers. I am one of them(flowers), but I have got
many thorns. :):):):)
Thank you for joining us. Thank you very much for praising, saying some good things
and admiring this thread.
I am sure that we will have much more lovely thread if you join us and share something
with us. Your English is excellent.
Would you please let us know more from you? I am looking forward to hearing from you
as soon as you can.
All the best,


Dear Veronica,
Thank you very much for being in this thread, and for writing. Your posts have made this
place so friendly.
Dear Veronica, I am not thinking about the answer of my own question. I know the
answer. It is in my mind, in my brain, I do not know where exactly it is! I just know that I
am able to write about it, even a book. :)):)):)):)):))
Nowadays, I am busy with my family. My sister is in Iran now. She will leave Iran in
September. I have to take part at the different parties. By the way, Ramadan is coming. It
is an especial month in Islam. People often try to finish all parties before Ramadan. If
you have got any question about Ramadan, please do not hesitate to ask it from Marina.
She is an expert at describing difficult words in the world of Isalam. =))=))=))
What I am saying is that I will answer to my own queston, as soon as I find time for being
stuck at my desck for at least an hour and half.
I hope my kind friend Veronica is patient enough to wait. She has got many patients (in
Hospital) I hope she is patient. :):):):) What a funny language!
All the best,


Dear Veronica,
Thanks for our reply. I have an overview of your beautiful country.
Just as you said that Nokia is a great company that provide many kinds of mobile phone
in China market. In the fields of mobile phone, Nokia is becoming the benchmark and
launches new products continuousely. It's becoming the top one brand in China market.
Many Chinese know Nokia more than Finland. We all like its design and operation
system. In my company and my family, we all use Nokia mobile phone.
Great Wall is a place worth to visit. No matter what you are Chinese or Foreigner, they
want to see this great construction if they have chance to Visit Beijing, China. For me,
It's a pity. I often have a business trip to Beijing, but I have no time to see it every time. In
China, there is a saying that you are not hero if you can not climbe up Great Wall.
China has more than 1 billion population and 56 nationalities that are lived on 9.6
million square kilometers earth. Beijing is the capital of China and is also the biggest city
as well as Shanghai located in southern China. Beijing Olympic games 2008 bring great
changes to city air, traffic and municipal construction. In Beijing, there are many places
tourist often vist. Such as Great Wall, the Imperial Palace, Tian'an men Square, etc. In
summer, northern China is cool and southern China is very very hot. While in winter,
north is very very cold and south is warm. Southern China economy situation is better
than the northern. Heavy industry is loacted in the northern. High-tech industry is locted
in the southern. I live on the south of China. Russia is the biggest country on the north of
China. India on the west of China. Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia on the south.
Spriing festival, Mid-autummn festival anda dragon boat festivaal are Chineese tradition nal
festiival. Of whiich Spring festival
f is thhe biggest annd importannt one in Chhina. Many people
comme back from m different places
p for thheir family unity and too celebrate new year. With
W the
deveelopment off society andd openess of economy, Christmas day is becooming more and
morre popular iin China. Thhere are maany christmaas gifts we can c buy in sshopping mall.
Sommetimes, Wee can see Saanta Claus walk w on the street and distribute
d sm
mall gifts. Many
M
young people aaound him too play eachh other. I likke this festivval atmosphere.
Wouuld you tell me hou youu spend you

ur Christmass Day?
Simon Wang
metzean
Deaar Minh,
Yes I think yourr brother iss beautiful, why

w he is faat, does he eat
e rice everry day?
My brother is older
o than me,
m before he h got marriied, he was slim and hiis stomach was w
flat,, he played ffootball 2 tiimes in a weeek , but noow he doesnn't play footbball ,he eatss a lot,
so his
h stomach is inflated like l a circlee , he alwayys look at hiss stomach ,ttouch it and d
regrrets.
I telll him, don'tt cry over thhe spilt milkk..,

Havve you inherrited fat likee you brotheer?
have a good tim

me.
Mohhsen
siimonba Auggust 19th 20009

Deaar Behnam,
I doon't know hoow to expresss my admirration abouut your rich knowledge.. From yourr
writting in this thread,
t you give me ann image of your
y wide innterest in diffferent field
ds and
likinng to study everything. Just as onee of your wrriting told us that physiics is your love
l in
your life. So, yoou are interrested in thiis hylic worlld and wantt to know thhe operation n theory
of world.
w
I am
m from Chinna and live ini Jiangsu Province.
P W
When I was a student inn senior highh
schoool, I am interested in physics
p andd not in chem
mistry. It's ironical
i for me to chooose
major of chemistry in college. After graduation, I work in a chemistry company. When I
get a degree of management, I have chance to change my job. But, I gave up and still
work in a chemistry company. Just like one of my customer said that we have to work for
life and not life for work. It can be said that I am interested in many things. It's a pity that
I have no time to study them.
Recently, there is always one question in my mind that how to keep balance of work and
family. My most of time is spent on my work. little time is saved for my family. Do you
have the same problem? Fortunately, I have 15 days of annual leave with salary except
normal legal holidays.
It's very happy for me to chat with you, my friends. I can learn something from you every
time. It always give me some illumination. I hope to hear more from you.
Best Regards,
Simon Wang

Hi dear Simon Wang,
You can refere to the following site for your problem.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/workandfamily.html
Best Regards,
Ahmad

Hello Veronica,
Now it is time to write something, as an answer to my question concerning the reason

that men often look for someone else, even though their wives are considerably better
than other women are.
First of all, it should be mentioned that I am not speaking about my own country, or your
country, or other countries in the world. I am only speaking about men and women
generally.
Let us suppose that there is a planet in the universe, and only one married couple (a man
and a woman) are living there, so there is no western or eastern culture.
The man notices that the woman has got whatever he needs, and the woman notices that
the man has got whatever she needs! Oh my God!
I am not going to list all their needs; 'a word is enough for a wise person'.
One day, the man asks for... the woman is unwilling! Tomorrow he asks for... the woman
is unwilling again. The day after tomorrow he demands to..., but the woman is still
unwilling!(Pay a careful attention that there is nothing, no films, no dirty jokes, no ladies,
no sexy things at all! The man asks, just because he wants, or his body forces him to look
for...
After some days, the woman menstruates; blood flows from her body. This seems very
strange for the man, but it is a part of his woman's nature and anatomy. The man is dying
of ... but it is not ready! This story will be the same for almost seven days, although it
varies from woman to woman, but there is only one woman in this planet, and she,
unfortunately finishes the menstruation after seven days!
Now, the menstruation is finished, but the woman of our story is not very interested in
saying 'yes'! She is a kind woman, and does care about the needs of her husband. She
says 'okay', but her body is not completely ready for a complete...Almost one week after
finishing, the woman is very lovely, and she loves making love! She is not a chooser. She
tries to do what her body offers; like the man of our story. In other words, the woman is
not excited by anything; her body controls she!
The man realises that the woman is very different from before. She will be different for
her husband approximately for ten days. After ten days, the story will be repeated again!
If we pay a careful attention, and just use maths for a simple calculation, we will find out
that the woman fulfils the man's desires (I mean sexual needs) only for ten days a month!
She loves her husband, but during her menstrual period, she is unable to... because of her
body, also some days before menstruation, and some days after it, she is unwilling.
The man of our story is very faithful. He is neither Christian nor Muslim. He is not from
Iran, not from Arab world, or even not from Finland! He is neither eastern nor western.
He is just a man with his especial anatomy! (Do not forget that there are only one man
and one woman in this imaginary planet.)
Sometimes the man thinks to himself and says, 'I wish my wife's mood was always like
what it was on those ten lovely days, with the same feelings, with the same willing, and
with the same fire in the flame!' He just wishes to such a lovely stable feeling, but he
cannot do anything, because of the fact that his wife's body is beyond her control.
What is the solution for this problem? In the mentioned imaginary planet, there is no
solution, but what about our planet, the Earth?
In thhe Earth, thhere is a sollution, but itt is not posssible. Why? It is againsst of laws, against
a
of women's
w righhts, againstt of many thhings! Thesee laws are made
m by som
me selfish peeople.
As a matter of fact,
f peoplee in many coountries havve tried to iggnore the problem itself,
insttead of tryinng to offer a solution.
Theere is a veryy elegant facct, which is hidden yet. We must knnow that folllowing rulees, or
obeyying laws iss a thing, buut what a man wants, oor his body wants
w is sommething elsee. A
mann, maybe, kiills her feeliing and igno ores it, but the problem
m is still there. Ignoringg
som t eyes for a fact, and trying to deecorate it, and
mething is noot a solutionn. Closing the a
tryin
ng emotionaal blackmaiil with somee mottos likee 'women's rights', 'faitthlessness', 'we are
the same', 'one heart, one person',
p and these sortts of stuff is not a goodd solution.
Thee last paragrraph is veryy important.. I would likke to put it another

a wayy. Someone obeys
lawss. He/she must
m follow the t rules, ottherwise willl be arresteed by the poolice for beiing
agaainst the laww. Being forcced to do soomething caannot be connsidered as a normal action!
a
In thhis case, givve a man freeedom, and
d then speakk about norm mality or abbnormality.

r thiss boring and
d long storyy. I hope I did
d not makee anybody,
partticularly you, get insulted or upsett. I hope to hear more from
f you sooon.
All the best,

metzean
Anddrew, you arre indebted to Veronicaa for your liife. She madde a risk to go up the mast
m in
20 meter
m heighht and saw you
y immersiing in the seea. , she is worthy
w to reeceive the baadge of
merrit. In fact shhe is very handy in navvigation; she is also a good
g qualifi
fied cook, I want
w to
cedee the navigaation of ourr boat to herr. She knowws the surrouundings welll here betteer than
us .What is youur idea, do youy agree with
w me?
Veronica, beforre we leavee the Baltic sea

s ,somethhing came too my mind, w we can have a
goood business ini Spain and Syria , I think
t it is beetter to loadd our ship w
with some gooods
andd sell them inn other countries, what is your ideea , do you know
k what is in Nordicc which
worrth to exportt . We can purchase
p soome articles and exportt them to Sppain and Syrria or
otheer countriess, you know that we havve friends inn Spain andd Syria and they can heelp us in
marrketing,. Whhat is your idea
i ? Andrrew do you w want to be a rich man??
We can kill twoo birds withh one stone.
I am
m going to thhe cabin to write downn this in the computer loog.
Mohsen

Oh Mohsen dear,
I'll never be a rich man... I take sunbath at the upper deck and can't disrupt the process
right now...say Veronica that I can help her with cookery a bit later.z-z-z-z-z

Hi Behnam,
Thanks for your answer:) I undertand your explanation but I'm not agree with you!
Ofcourse you can always find unfaightfulness and mistresses all over the world.
But the reasons to this is not that the men not get sex with his wife.
The reason are bigger than that! There are many reasons but the biggest are:
- He looking for comfort

- He wants to live double life
- He wants confirmation because his present relationship has been routine
- He is a sex or love-addict
- He looking for tension
- He wants to finish his relation
- Revenge
- Alcohol
- He looking for something he missed since he was a child
Besides of those things a man wants to feel he is young, he can get what he wants, good-
looking and to feel he is attractive!
In a good relation where you have equality, honestly and real love....there is sex not the
most importent!
In a relation in a life there are periods both for men and women when they are less
interesting about sex. (Even for mens!!!)
And if you have a good relation you have a good communication to your partner and then
you speaking about it. And in this time there are a lot of other things to do.
Womens dont have days when they are less interesting about to make love. But there are
few days in the midle of her period when she is more interesting. Those days are in the
midle of the period when the eggs are redy to impregnate.
Womens today very often use hormone-coil and then you have your menstruation just one
day (somebody lose it) so thats no problem. And it is possible to make love even under the
menstruationperiods.
I dont know why? But many people have a missunderstanding about mens and womens
needs. Men an womens have the same needs! There have been made thousands
researches about those needs and what women and men wants. And everybody show the
same. We have the same needs.
In Sweden 2-3 years ago mades an investigation where they asked many thousands mens
and womens if they have been unfaithfulness. 3 persons of 10 said yes! And most of they
who said yes was womens, 53% and mens 47% !!!! Anyway, from that investigation you
can read that not all mens have mistresses.
But men showing his needs and talk about it. Womens dont do it because womens are
educated to keep it for herself. Nothing to talk about.
And I can really tell you that every womens, if they are married or not, looking at other
mens! :) But it dont means we want to go to bed and have sex with them!!
I can tell you that I always have sean Patric Swayze as a very "sexy" and good looking
man! Just to see him... And many many years ago I told my husband. But he know in what
way I like him. So when he is at TV he say me that my "lover " is there. And he joking
with me. Hope you understand.
Im absolute sure about that in a good relation with communication both the men and
women are fidelity to each other. And if the marry are bad you talk about it and divorse
with "open cards".
I think I could talk and write about this much more but I finish here!
Veronica
19 Aug 2009
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291

Dear Marina,
How many days have I got to wait for receiving the complete answer to my questions? It
is too difficult to be waiting, please do not keep poor Behnam waiting. :):):)
How life is going? I hope evrything is going well with you.
Saterday will be the first day of Ramadan in Iran. How about Syria?
Friendship is not like a game, so there is no winners and no losers! Friendship is based
on mutual respect. It is not like selling something and buying another thing.
You have written something about your feelings. Do not worry about it. I understand you
very well. It is very barve of you to reveal your true feelings.
We are created to be loved and to love! As a matter of fact, one of the best definition of
humanity is caring about someone else. It is very mysterious that people care about each
other. I do care about you and your feelings. I do respect you.
So sorry for the delay in replying your last posts. To tell the truth, I had forgotten, but
today I remembered by accident.
It is very nice reading your writings. Your writings always make me happy. I hope to hear
from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Veronica,
Thank you so much for the fast reply. I agree with what you have written, but don't you
think that they are the effects of a cause? For example, you have written, "he wants to
live double life" I understood, but why? What is the reason? Or, "He looking for
comfort". Why?
This is one of the most complicated subject. There is nothing wrong neither with men, nor
with women. They are created in this way. They have got different needs and desires, but
both are human beings. I have written something about men's and women's needs before.
It is addressed to Lauri. I hope you refer to that page and read it.
Let us start from the first point. There is no one in the world, and God want to create
human being. Now, we are going to put ourselves in God's shoes, just for a while. What
should we do? How should we create? If we follow this story carefully, everything will be
cleaar. We will understand
u why God have put lovee in people''s hearts. What
W is the main
m
reasson for haviing s..? Is itt a simple need, like neeed to eat soomething, orr there is an
nother
purppsoe?
I beelieve, all ouur actions and

a deeds arre just becaause of our needs!
n Behnnam is writiing
noww, because he h needs to write!
w What does he neeed? Well, iti is somethiing, which is
i
hiddden! :):):) I think, peopple need diff
fferent things
gs( Please coonsider all actions,
a nott just
drinnking, eatingg, sleeping, etc. These kinds of neeeds are com
mmon.)
I thiink, it is nott good to digg this matteer anymore. For me, it is interestinng, but it wiill
change the atm mosphere off the thread. I am readyy to continuee discussingg this matterr
throough emailss.
Sorrry, I have too dash soonn. I did not check

c my wrriting. I hoppe you forgiive me for making
m
any mistakes. I hope to heaar more froom you soonn.
All the best,

Marina1
M Auggust 19th 20
009
Deaar Behnam,
At laast , there iss somethingg from you!!! :) :) , it seeems both of

o us are waaiting for a " reply"
(LO
OOOOOOO OOOOOL). Anyway
A , thank you forr saying som me good worrds, you aree as
always very kinnd and an understanda
u able man.
To tell
t the truthh , I really interested
i inn reading thhe writings for
f both of yyou and Verronica.
Thee topic whichh you are discussing
d iss really interresting. I'm as Marina can't write
com
mpletely beccause I'm a girl.
g I think men can sppeak about that t more bbecause theyy know
the reasons moore than wom men. Womeen in such a situation always blam me men , even
thouugh about 885% it's wom men's fault.
Behhnam, what yyou wrote isi the centraal reason off that situatiion, but to teell the truthh , it's
not the only one. Both of you
y ( you annd Veronica) a) are right, but Veronica's way off writing
didnn't gave the right meanning, she wrrote some reeasons whicch can be a rreason against the
mann and with him
h at the saame time. ( bilingual reeasons (LO OoooOL)) { fforgive me
Veronica, I'm not
n write peersonally , I just
j write some
s commeents, pleasee don't get upset
up
from
m them).
I strrongly belieeve that menn are differeent from woomen! all off them have the same neeeds but
in different
d wayy and perceentage, men looking forr something g which is dif
ifferent from
m what
a wooman is loooking for. We
W should mention that women's em motions andd feelings arre more
important than their bodies' needs, whereas men are interested in fulfill their desires
especially from bodies point of view. Are they mistaken???? Absolutely not. God have
created them so , there is no wrong with them.
To approach this topic from different angles , we should list what a man wants from a
woman , what is he looking for in his wife and partner??? I think all men need : kindness,
affection, care , smiling, laughing and lots of other things.
When we collect all those things we can notice that all this things make a man want a
woman! In short , men should know what their wives' needs and vice versa. When a
woman don't care about her husband desires it means that she asked him to search and
looking for others!!! A clever woman can make her husband between their home's walls
and door , she can make him stay at home as much as she wants ;)
So, dear Behnam, we can notice from this topic what are the advantages of getting
married to an old man (LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL), and what are the disadvantages of
getting married to an old lady. ;)
When the couple are very near to each other from age point of view , they can understand
each one's desires and needs, but when they are from different generations (LOOL) one
of them would feel something that the other one doesn't feel it, or even think of it in the
same level!!!!
Dear Behnam, I think all of us know what we need from our partners, all of us should
think in a pragmatic way ," in the real life theories don't work"!!! We should know what
we are looking for. I didn't want to write about that topic which you are discussing with
Veronica , but to tell the truth there are some sentences made me write something. All
what I made are some comments, I didn't mean to make someone upset or annoyed.
Dear Behnam, I know that you asked Marina to write about 4 topics, I really haven't
forgotten , but I'm trying to write them one by one with your help :)
Ramadan is very near , we - in Syria ? are waiting it on Thursday's night , some expert
will watch the moon, so maybe it's on Friday or Saturday. But as a last survey, maybe it's
on Saturday. We are going to eat at 7:30 PM in Syrian timing, it's a bit hard this year ,
but God willing , it will be easy by God's bless! I believe so.
In Syria we say " Kol Am Wa Antom Bekhair " in such occasions. I hope all Muslims in
the world be happy and satisfy. Being satisfied is the key of being happy!!! Please give
my best regards to your family, I hope God will give them happy days by seeing you as a
professor teaches in Sherif university :)
Don't forget to write to me again! God is here , seeing you :) :). I hope to read more from
you soon.
Marina.
Hi Captain Mohsen and Andrew!
Thank you Andrew for your help with the dinner! You are a real stewart...I really like
your russian Borstj soap :)
Mohsen, your idea about to take some goods with us at the trip and sell it is brilliant!
We have a nice trip, eating Andrews tasteful meals, have sunbath under the midnightsun,
meet friends and makes money!
I dont know why but German people really like elks. Sometimes when they visit Aland
they steal warning sign with elks from the road!
Yesterday I found 1000 of those and they was very cheep so I bought them for 1000 euro.
At our trip we take a stop at maybe Hamburg and sell them. We can take 250 euro each
and our profitz will be 249 000 euro!
They are on a small boat so we take them after our boat.
Do you have any ideas what we can sell in Spain and Syria?
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Have you heard the last weather-report and have you taken out our cours?
Veronica at Baltic Sea

19 Aug 2009

Well done Veronica!
You seem to be a good busineswoman.

I have not skills for selling but I think..what if I'll try to bet to spanish peasantes who
drink more wine at once? Ok, let it be my little business. Don't worry, I'm calm and sweet
when drunk. Just smile and say no word. I hope you'll can explain to Rosa if she see me
in such a state that I do it for the benefit of the whole affair.
Still have no ideas about Syria. I guess we shouldn't try to sell the Bible there. What do
you think, cap?
Men are unfaithful
What is that strange impulse that leads us to move closer to other women? Why are both
in the forbidden pleasure?
Deception is a word which nobody is immune. In regard to the couple, the deception
involves a violation of the rules of fidelity. Rules which, once broken, can mark a turning
point in the relationship, even though the other part of the couple did not know of the
betrayal. From now on, you have five seconds to guess what the main cause of divorce.
Correct. Marital infidelity is on the top. There are other cultures that openly allow a man
to have more than one woman, this is the case with Muslims. One of the richest men on
the planet today, The Sultan of Brunei, has more than 100 women. However, here in the
West, polygamy is not viewed as favorably.
Human beings exist in two planes or levels: the physical and mental. In this regard, we
strive to establish a puritanical set of moral rules that contradict our physical desires.
This is another one of so many ridiculous hypocrisies people try to impose on themselves
and on others.
Instinct and Suppression
If only we were honest with ourselves, we should recognize that we are sexually attracted
by more than one person. Of course, this is not a violation of a promise made love to a
woman is just instinct. And the instinct is like a computer program preloaded on your
brain.
On a purely physical, we all have instinct and hormones constantly influencing our
thoughts. This combination comes into play when a man, for example, sees an attractive
woman walking down the street. She stimulates his senses. He does not know or is
interested in what she is thinking only sees his physical attributes. They make you feel
good ...
He has fantasies about what it would be kiss her or feel her body next to yours, how
would you love. Seconds later, a second thought, the fault appears on the scene. "I am a
married man" or "my girlfriend" or "How could betray so?" Are some of the most
recurrent thoughts. However, it is absurd that a man feels guilt for something they can
not control, even for something that feels like a punishment.
Media and infidelity
Do not forget movies, television and print media. James Bond, the Don Juan for
excellence, is the first to come to mind. And what of those soap operas that millions of
women look bolted to their chairs every evening? In truth, the attraction of most of these
TV shows is to see the main characters having countless affairs.
Until recently, Fox aired a reality show starring young and eager couples living on an
island, called "Temptation Island" (the island of temptation) that really should be called
"Sexual Survival." Men and women were separated on opposite sides of the island, while
people were attracted by the opposite sex whose sole mission was to break the pact of
loyalty these participants engaged.
Where an infidelity was committed, was in charge of a video showing her everything to
the other side of the island. Of course, the spreadsheet demonstrated that the audience
show was a success.
And what's the news that made front-reel to the White House a couple of years ago.
Remember Bill Clinton saying "I have not had sexual relations with that woman"?
With the advent of the Internet, there is a new definition of deception. The affair through
the computer, the infidelity of the text. Men can have virtual sex with women and vice
versa. Appointments can be arranged through an instant messenger, much less
compromising the phone.
Guilt
Here, however, is where you should make a difference. Desire vs physical. emotional
betrayal. Which of the two you think is most important? A man can sleep with a
prostitute, and after the sexual act is over, turn it into nothing more than a vague
memory. Women generally do not have that capacity.
Since the world is world, men and women have fought and have been involved in
countless battles that often ended up eroding the relationship. Thus, marriages have
collapsed, and too much emotional agony has been wasted in attempts at resuscitation.
Today there is a crisis in marriage. The crisis in the fidelity, is something now?
Finally, it should be noted that men continue to feel attracted to other women and, yes,
and women continue to feel attracted to other men. When we accept reality, it might
begin to be a more mature society. You, what do about it?
Best wishes,

Dear Mohsen,
How are you? I hope everything is going smoothly for you. Thank you for introducing
veronica tome. I will write to her soon.
Dear captain, we all in China welcome you and will make a provision for your coming
Please keep us be informed of your agenda.
I am so glad to talk about my company. It is a global company and based on Paris. There
are 8 factories all over the world, two in French, three in Sweden, one in UK, one in
USA, the eighth one in China, taking operation in December, 2007. The office in
Shanghai is a trader. We sell steel from the factory in China as well as other factories
abroad in Chinese marketing. The price is much higher than that of steel made in
domestic, as its technology is unique. Of cause, its property is better. I talk so much just
because I ?d like to take this opportunity to review profile of my company. It?s benefit for
my job. I do like my current job. The atmosphere is friendly and I have a good
relationship with my colleagues. Everything is ok but salary. :) Mohson, how about your
job? Is it stable? And do you have the feeling of security?
Now I am eager to tell veronica about my hardship. Hope hear from you soon.
Wendy

Hi dear Behnam,
coud you please answer the following question:
Is it appropriate for men to have female friends and for women to have male friends? Is it
possible for people to be faithful to their partners when they?re lonely and have physical
needs? Do people in long-distance relationships cheat on each other because they?re less
likely to get caught? Why bother to be in a relationship anyway?
Best wishes,
Ahmad

Hi Ahmad,
Thanks for what you have wrote about unfaithfulness! You had so many points in your
writings...
Veronica
20 Aug 2009

5 Manly Points On Staying Faithful:
1-Check Your Ego

From what I?ve observed most men cheating problems derive from their desire to feed
their egos. Usually when women cheat, it?s because there is a lack somewhere in her
relationship. So when a husband or significant other cheats, many women get self-
conscious because they are thinking of cheating from a woman?s point of view. If you
look at it from a man?s point of view, you?ll realize it doesn?t have much to do with the
woman but more to do with his desire to have his ego stroked by another woman showing
and telling him he?s ?The Man.?
2-Avoid Dangerous Situations
Both women and men can identify flirting from someone of the opposite sex. If you?re
single, then it?s no big deal. However, if you?re married, you should think of yourself as
skating on thin ice with hot blades, because the longer you do it the more likely you are
to fall in, figuratively and literally. I don?t know of many men who will actually say that
they want to be an unfaithful husband or significant other (even the unfaithful ones), but
many are because they don?t avoid the dangerous situations.
The usual root of this problem goes back to the ego issue mentioned above. Attention
from a new woman is a huge ego booster for most men and many find it difficult to say no
to the woman?s attention and to their own egos. The best thing to do is not to leave any
opening, because even the ?innocent? flirting can grow into something a lot less
?innocent? over time.
3-Keep Your Wife Close By
An easy way to avoid the dangerous situations, mentioned above, is to keep your wife or
significant other close by as much as possible. Most men, who are in their right minds,
will not flirt or even look at another woman in front of their wives or significant others.
So a man, who wants and needs a little motivation to stay on the straight and narrow
path (especially when he knows he?s going to a tempting environment), should keep his
significant other close by. Of course, she can?t be around 24 hours a day. However, the
more she?s around, the less chances there will be for tempting opportunities to arise.
4-Have Sex With Your Own Wife Regularly
Well, I said before that most cheating done by men has little to do with the wife or
significant other. There is an arena where her participation plays a major factor and that
is the bedroom. If a husband is not having sex at home, his chances of cheating are
greatly increased. There is no magic number on how often is often enough and the
frequency will depend on the couple, but let?s just say that once a year might be a bit too
long by most people?s standard. When you feel the desire, act on it as soon as you can.
Life can get in the way sometimes, but try not to wait so long that the desire has faded.
5-Answer to a Higher Power
This is the last, but definitely not the least point. I don?t know what your beliefs are or
who you give credit to for your life, but during those times when no one else is around
knowing that there is a higher power than yourself should make you think twice before
cheating. If we only answer to ourselves, we do what makes us feel happy, even if it is not
necessarily the right thing. If we only answer to our spouses, we are tempted to think
what they don?t know won?t hurt them. If we answer to God, then there is no wiggle
room to deceive ourselves or someone else.
Someone may be thinking this is just another way for religious people to hold God over
our heads to try to direct morals. Well, why it is true you can refrain from cheating
without thinking about it from a spiritual point of view, having a relationship with God
will give you a much deeper reason not to. Coming full circle to the first point, if we
humble ourselves and take hold of the notion that we answer to an authority far greater
than ourselves, we?ll realize that if we cheat, we?re cheating not only on someone else,
but ourselves and our Maker.?
Best wishes,
Ahmad
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Hi Behnam,
Thanks for your fast replay. I dont want to "argue" with you but to the last I wants you to
think about this.
Everybody are different, men and women. What you are doing is depence of what etics
you have, what you have learn and seen from your own parents and whats quality your
marry and relationship have.
Whatelse, if you are a men or a women and your partner are unfaithful, it will makes
your relation very bad.
If you do not know nothing about it even means that your partner can give you many
diseases (HIV, gonorrea, syfilis....)
If you know it, it will hurt you a lot in your heart for the rest of your life! And it is a very
insulting treatment! If you remain in that relation that will influence everything in the rest
of that relation.
It's very importent to show our childs what the right way is. Childs never do what you
will tell them.They doing like thems parents and other adults are doing.
I dont say I'm right but I have knowledge only from a dependable science (at university),
I have my own experience from my marry and relation and a lots of experience from
friends, and from people I have met at my work and for me those things are very
importent. To have respect to your partner.
Maybe my way of thinking have a little bit to do with that Im older than you?
Many things change a bit when you been older. When I was around 20 I dident thought
those was so bad. But today in my realation and when I have my childs to educate it is
much more importent!
One of the most importent things for parents to learn to thems childs are honestly,
kindness, considerate to other people, good etics norms and respect to everybody in the
world. And this even including to be faihful because it is an respect.
I hope you dont get upset about my writings :)
Veronica
20 Aug 2009

Dear Veronica,
I am pleased to meet you here. Thank you for your addressing to me. I would like to share
my story with you so much although it?s not a joyful one. I am sorry if it would bring you
to sadness.
I have been married for three year. (to some extent, longer, as I lived with my husband
together before marriage?))). We haven?t had a baby until now. At beginning of this
year, we both went to see a doctor. The exam result from hospital made us shocked. My
husband got astenozoospermia. We didn't believe what we saw and heard. My husband
took a second test, but the result was same. The doctor suggested an operation of test
tube baby. We had no choice, only following her instruction. This July, I took the
operation, but it failed. I felt so sad because I did everything that I could. I searched on
internet to find what I should do before and after operation. I followed tips nearly fully.
However the consequence was unacceptable. We asked the doctor the reason of failure.
The doctor said to us that the reason is no reason and this time you were unlucky, maybe
next time you will be lucky.
Dear Veronica, you can see a desperate mother. The situation push me to take this road.
It must be a thorny road.
Dear Veronice, I know no one can help me out of hell but myself. I talk with you the fact
because you are a mother of 4 children, and a grandmother of ? (I can?t remember the
number) .You can understand me. I will take the second operation around the end of this
September. To be honest, I do appreciate it if I have your comments about the operation
of test tube baby in a professional way. Please forgive me the bad atmosphere caused.
All the best
Wendy

Didn't anyone find my fidelity? It seems I've lost it.
Thanks in advance.

Dear Wendy,
Thanks a lot for your post.

I'm so sorry because the tube operation failed. I really can feel with you and your
husband...
I can remember the feelings :( I got my first child whitout any problems but when we
want child number 2 the problems started. I had problem to be pregnent and when I was
it I always got spontan abortions. I started to bleeding in the week of 8-13. We was so
sadness and felt so incompetent. Both! After 3,5 year I was pregnent with my son and I
had much problems with big bleedings almost every days. Nobody could understand how
he survived. I was at bed nearly 8 months and then he was born early. But absolute
normal and we was so happy! After this pregnency and 6 spontan abortions I was sent for
a real examination and they found I had phosfolipide antibodies. I got treatment and then
we got child numer 3.
To be in situations likes this, to have problems to be pregnant is so hard and takes a lot of
energy from both. All the time you thinking about it in your brain and you see only
pregnant womens and newborn babies!!! And it hurts a lot....I really know and
understand you. And I dont know why but people dont talk about those things. It likes
something bad to talk about?? And about 20% of people in the world have some
problems!
To have astenozoospemia means that the spermia have no-one or low motility. They have
difficult to find the egg.
In this group there are even few different groups. Generally you can say that 85-90% of
infertility at the men can get help! (Im not sure about the word but means when the
problem to have a child are at the men) That means you and your husband have good
chanses!! :)
There are many things you and your husband can do yourselfs.
- Be sure you know when you have the best chanses. Do you know exactly when you have
the best days, when the egg are redy? (I dont know the word, hope you understand) There
is just 2 days with big chanses :) Its possible to follow the temperature and see when this
is 0,5 degreeze higher than normal.
- Dont make love all days. If spermia are few and with low motility you have to safe them
to the day when the egg are redy. Prevent 5-6 days before "the best" days.
- When you are making love do it so the spermia have biggest chanse to come to the head
of matrix. This is with women down and man over, or from "backside" . When you finish
put a pillow under your tail. Then the spermia have easier to swim in :)
- Try to have a normal weight. Not over and underweight.
- Dont eat so much carbohydrate
- Exercise
- Dont smoke or drink alcohol
- Try to not thinking about it so much (it's not easy)
If this not give a result you have to take help from the hospital.
There are many things to do.
- Sometimes its possible to treat the men with gonadotropines which can help spermia to
get more motility. Have your husband tried this?
- Injections to matrix with spermia
- Microinjection directly in to the egg what they have taken out from you. After this they
put the egg back again. (I think this is what you have done)
This is a very good metod but very often you have to try it few times. At couples who have
tried this 3 times around 75%-80% will have good results.
I can recommending you to do this again. I dont know how it is in your country if you get
this treatment or you have to pay for them. Very often they are expensive to do so this can
be a problem.
- To the last if those treatment will fail you can have a donator of spermia. Sometimes
someone feel that this is not a alternative but I shouldn't think like that. This is a very
good metod too if everything else have failed. The baby will anyway be yours and the
father your husband.
I really hope you good luck with this! Please send me a picture at the baby when you
have succeeded. You will have success one day..
I hope to hear more from you. If you want we can write with e-mail if you dont want to
write about your privat personally life here.
I hope I havn't made someone upset with my writings:)
Good luck,
Veronica
20 Aug 2009
Dear Marina,
How are you my friend?
During last 3 days, I was in Tehran attending the 40th Iranian conference in
mathematics. I had a 20 minutes talk. It was pretty good:).
For Iranians, visiting Syria became easier more than ever for there are many traveling
agencies, in each city nationwide, that provide a wide variety of tours of Syria and other
countries as well. So if I want to travel to Syria, I can easily visit one of these agencies
and register for their next program; there are also many options avaliable to me: I can
choose traveling by plane, train or bus depending on my budget and my interests and
preferences. If I choose traveling by bus or train I will have the opportunity to visit the
neighbourhood country Turky, and enjoy watching beautiful scenes from start to end of
my journey. Of course, choosing traveling by plane has also its own advantages and
disadvantages.
Apparently, the Syrians are not interested in visiting Iran as much as the Iranians are
interested in visiting Syria! The main reason, I think, is that, as you said before, Iranians
are very interested in visiting Zeinab shrine meanwhile they can enjoy the beautiful Syria
itself. What do you think? How many people do you know that are interseted in visiting
Iran? Do you think Syrian people have enough information about Iran that make them
travel to Iran?
Many years ago, my parents had a journey to Syria. They really enjoyed it and they like
to have their second trip to Syria very soon. They always say that Syrians are very
friendly and hospitable:). I have never met a Syrian:(. Actually, you are the first Syrian
that I am connected with. From your writings, to me and other friends here, I can
realized that you are a very kind, intelligent and energetic person:).
Dear Marina, thank you very much for giving interesting information about the educating
system in your country. I think I was not completely able to make myself clearly
underestood when I asked "Who is qualified to go to university?"
In Iran, age does not matter if a person is going to go to university. For example, there
are very young students under the age of 18, or even 16, who are qualified to go to
university. Why? Because they are smart enough to finish their schools sooner than what
is expected. In Iran, being qualified to go to university, first students have to finish their
schools and get their high school diploma. Then they have to take a comprehensive exam
well-known as "konkoor"; the exam is very stressful. (I am sure the word "konkoor" is
taken from an English word, but I can't remember it now.) Each year about 1.5 milion
people take this exam, but about half of them can go to univerity the next year.
By the way, in Iran every man have to serve in the military for about 2 years. So if a male
student, who is at the age of 18, fails the exam (konkoor) in his first try then he does not
have the chance to take the exam for the second time and he has to postpone his
university program for 2 years!! This is one reason why more than 60 per cent of
university students are female. What about your country? Is there similar situation? What
is the ratio between the number of male students and female students in universities?
In Iran, there are mainly two kind of universities; one is supported by the government
and is almost free, the other is not supported by the government and thus students should
pay for it.
Finally, as you and Behnam said, Ramadan is coming:) In Iran many people welcome
Ramadan by fasting during the day before the first day of Ramadan. Ramadan is a very
intersting subject, and we can talk about it very much:)
Take care
Mortaza
August 20, 2009.

Dear Veronica,
How are you? I hope you are fine. As I wrote to Marina, during the last 3 days I was in
Tehran, the capital of Iran, attending a mathematics conference. I had a talk, it was very
good:).
Veronica!, thank you very much for sending beautiful photos to me by email. You have
midnight sun!! That's very exciting for someone like me to see the sun while the clock
showing 1:00 AM! How many nights does the sun appear in the sky? Isn't it disturbing to
sleep? I can clearly remember a movie called "Insomia". It is about a police detective
from Los Angeles who is dispatched to a small Alaska town where the sun doesn't set, to
investigate the murder of a local teenager girl. During his stay at the town, he gets a
major case of insomnia due to the midnight sun.
If you have midnight sun during some nights at the Summer, then you should have
relatively dark days during Winter; days that there is no sun in the sky! Am I right? If so,
it must be glooming:( In Iran, the longest day in the Summer lasts about 16 hours. The
longest night at the Winter also lasts about 16 hours.
Let me now turn to your question about mistresses and related issues. I read your answer
in writing to Behnam and his answer in writing to you:). You know, this question and
questions like this are very hard to answer. I think everybody can give just a partial
answer to it. What I am going to write here is what I think it is also a partial answer to
this question.
First of all, let me say that I don't know how many married men want (or even like) to
have a (sexsual) relationship with other women, but I know that not all men want to do
that. In fact, those men who are in love with their wife barely can have a sexual
relationship with other women (this is just my opinion). A friend of mine said that once,
when he was a bachelor, he had sex with a woman. After he get married with the girl of
his dreams, I met him and we chatted a lot. I can clearly remember his words:"You know
motaza! I am very ashamed of what I did before, and I feel very guilty of doing that"
referencing to his sexual relation with that woman. Now, I cannot immagine how this
friend can even think about other women!
However, there are lost of married men who want to have a relationship with other
woman, even their wives are almost perfect. Lets take a look at human needs pyramid;
sex and food are in the first level. So there would be no surprise if I compare having sex
with having food! As there are many people who eat very much and also eating good food
are very important to them, known as gourmand or gutton I think, there are also many
people, men or women, who care very much about sex. Just like a normal person who
does not like to eat his/her favourite food every time, there are also many people who are
not interested in having sex with a same person all the time!! They want to experience
and enjoy different situations; I don't know if this is a normal behaviour or not.
I believe that, for an individual, the best way to keep himself/herself far from the situation
of having a (sexual) relationship with a person other than his/her partner, is to be in love
with his/her partner. Being in love with each other is not enough, they must also keep
watering their love, as our friend Rosa once said. I don't know how much you agree with
what I am writing here.
Veronica!, I think another reason, especially for married men, who make them want to
have sex with other women is that they make eyes at other women; they ogle. What do
you think? In a previous writing to you I talked a little about Hijab. A muslim woman
have to hide her feminine beauties from all men but her husband, her brother and other
men in her family. Do you think wearing the Hijab is a good way that helps men not to
pay attention to women other then their wives?
Thank you very much for reading. I am waiting for your nice writings.
mortaza
August 20, 2009
PS. Please check your email-box. An email from me is waiting for you!!

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if I had
h a good trade trip , I would bee rich and buuy 5 tons off Steel high speed. , Weendy I
have a questionn who do yo ou calculatee the price and
a issue yoour quotatioon? who is
respponsible forr the price?
B. wishes
w
metzean
Deaar Behnam,
I haave not any exprience of having a maid

m ,I have receive a joke
j for it.
A soon asked hiss father? Daad, what is politics

p ??
Dadd said
?Loook, I bring the money home,
h theref
efore I am thhe Capitalisst
?Yoour mother aadministrates the moneey, thereforee she is the Governmennt
?Grrandpa watcches everythhing, thereffore he is the Union
?Ouur maid is thhe Workingg Class
?Wee all want juust one thinng, your welll-being. Theerefore youu are the Peoople. And your
smaaller brotherr who is stilll in his napppy, is the F
Future
?Diid you underrstand that my son?
?Thhe little one thinks, andd tells his fatther he wannted to sleepp it over for one night
?Duuring the nigght the boy wakes up, because
b hiss younger brrother prodduces somethhing
withh an unbearrable smell from
f his nap
appy and is crying.
c
?Ass he doesn?tt know whatt to do, he goesg into thee bedroom of
o his parennts.
?Buut there is onnly his mothher in her bed,
b and shee is so fast asleep
a that hhe does not
succceed in wakking her up.
?Soo he goes intto the bedro oom of the maid
m where he finds hiss father havving fun with h her,
andd grandpa w watching theem secretly through thee window !!!!!
?Alll of them arre so engageed that theyy don?t realize that the boy is standding in fronnt of
themm.
?Soo the boy deccides to go to bed agaiin without having
h been able to solvve the probllem.
?Neext morningg the father asks
a his sonn if he is ablle to explainn with a few w words wha at
poliitics is.
?? Yes?
Y answerrs the son.
?Thhe Capitalist abuses thee Working Class,
C
?Thhe Union waatches withoout doing annything,
?While the Government sleeps,
?The People are completely ingnored,
?And the Future is in the shit.
?That?s politics
have a good weekend

Mohsen
292

Hi Captein Mohsen and Stewart Andrew,
We dont have elks in life with us! We have warnings plate of elk what you can see on the
road...:) Dont by food for them!!!
I think we can take nokia mobilephone to Syria, a good idea. Ofcourse we can take few
buses and volvo cars with us. But where to put them? We need a container... Do you have
one?
Oh, what kind of omelett is it? I think a russian one:)

Andrew, you asked me if I had more eggs :) What kind of egg? I think I have just one! Not
so much to make a new omelett on :) You are funny too!!!!
I took out the course, We have to go straight N. Est 240*. The distance are about 320 km
and I think we can be in Stockholm after 10-12 hours.
I lissening to No Volvere Amor Mio, It must be Gipsy kings?
The pilot Veronica

60*N 21*O
20 Aug 2009 at 16.00

Dear Veronica,
I couldn't agree more. Behnam agrees completely with Veronica. Well done Veronica!
Your writing is great. Thank you very much indeed.
What you have written is about the bad effects of it(unfaithfulness), wheras I was
speaking about the reasons. I have no doubt that it has very bad effects on the children
and the whole family.
In Azerbaijani culture, couples must be faithful. We have got many proverbs about it. For
example, "A man with two wives must live in a mosque." It means that he will be thrown
out of home by his wives. It is, more or less, the same in Persian culture.
My bad way of writing has made you and other friends get confused. I have not written
that it(having mistress) is a good action. I have only written something about the reasons.
By the way, there are too many reasons, but I have just looked at it from a particular
angle.
Whether we accept it or ignore, it is a fact in all societies. We cannot escape this fact.
I am a single old boy. I am still virgin. I have no partner, no girfriend. My father has got
only one wife, who is my mother. I am sure that my father only has got my mother in his
life. Therefore, speaking about it does not mean to accept it or to refuse. It does not mean
to give permission or something like that.
By the way, when we are speaking about human beings, we have to think about the
average of people. For exampe, if we invited all unfaithful men in the world, and asked
them about the reasons, and if they were honest in answering; the result would be what I
have written. It, maybe, would be a Gussian distribution, and the peak of it will be in
what Behnam has said. :):):):):) To make it clear, if we try to draw NUMBER OF MEN
WHO HAVE MISTRESS versus THE REASON, we will have a curve. This curve will be
very close to Gussian!
It is not enough to take a few samples and study them. In order to get some acceptable,
accurate, reliable, reasonable, validable, and valid results; we have to have a survey of
men. :):):)
The reason of an action is a thing, and the effect of it is something else!
I hope you and all friends will forgive me because of writing in a bad and confusing way.
All the best,


Yes, you are right Veronica, no more elks on board or we overturn.
Ok, you might call me 'a stewart' but I'm afraid I am more likely 'a ballast' - don't like to
work, sleep much, in some conditions I can make some meal like fried eggs (and
generally I eat up what I cook myself)
As to the idea about selling cars...?? it sounds a bit surprisingly to me. I belived we are at
yacht, not cargo ship?
Veronica, seriously, our dear cap looks little bit too active about this trip. It needs to do
something to reduce his activity before our holydays turn to be a business trip.
Good night!
P.S. I meant chicken eggs

Dear Marina,
Thank you very much for posting a good writing again. It made me feel happy.
I do not know what to write, because there is no excuse to write about. :):):):) Please give
me some excuses. :):):)
Give my best regards to your family. I hope Ramadan brings you happiness, health,
prosperity, and lots of good things. Happy Ramadan!
Dear Marina, you are a good Muslim. I hope you pray for me, when you are going to eat
at night.
When you are reading the Holy Koran, think of poor Behnam. Behnam really loves the
Holy Koran! My whole body vibrates when "Abdolbaset (May God have mercy on his
soul)" reads the Holy Koran.
I hope to hear more from you in Ramadan. Please do not forget our thread and us.
All the best,


Dear Mohsen,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Thank you very much for posting a funny and
meaningful text. It was great.
Happy Ramadan! I hope you will pray for Behnam.

Please do not lose touch with this thread. I hope to hear more from you.
All the best,


Dear Behnam,
How are you my friend? Yes, Ramadan is coming:) It is a great opportunity for Muslims
to do their duties in the best way, to learn how to do their duties in the best way. During
Ramadan people become more friendly and they care about each other more. During
Ramadan many people are reminded to do many good things and not to do many bad
things. It can be like an exercise for being a good muslim.
By the way, as you know, many muslims, at least in Iran, welcome Ramadan by fasting
during the day before the first day of Ramadan. What about you? If you ask me the same
question, honestly, I don't do it:(
Hope to hear from you.
Good luck
mortaza

Hi Behnam,
Thanks a lot for your writings! I dont think you are confuse:) I really like your questions,
answers and opinions!
I dont think you like unfathfullness and mistresses, I know you speaking generally...
But,....I think that you thinking that if a man not get sex home from his wife then he wants
to use mistresses.
I think that if the relation is bad, without a good communication, real love and respect to
each others....then it will be problems at the relation....and that can be a reason why a
women not wants to have sex, and men maybe wants mistresses.
If a relation have problems it will show at the sexlife!
Ok, we finish with this now...even if it is a little bit interesting :)

Do you have something else very interesting to write about?
You asked me before what I thinking about why not so many womens have work as
ministers or presidents.
I think the reason are that men sometimes believe that women are not competent. But
thats not what I thinking. Womens are very comperent and they are smart and cleaver
and many times much more "soft" than men. What do you think?
I belive that the world should need more womens at high positions.
In Nordic the laws tell that everywere at committies, government, banking and many
other places must be equal between women and men.
In Finland we have a female president! She is very nice and friendly with the people.
Everybody likes her.
For me it must not be egual between women and men only because the equality. I think
that the most importent are; who is most competent in every ways. What do you think?
Veronica
20 Aug 2009
sepehr August 21st 2009

hi friends.
I am sepehr from Iran.
I want to know how I can improve my speaking and listening.
I'll be happy if u introduce good sources.
best regards.

Hi Sepehr,
If you are not very strong in recognizing words while listening to an English voice, then I
have a suggestion for you which may be useful for improving your listening; it works for
me. Go to www.eslpod.com. You can then listen to its episodes online or you can
download its episodes as mp3 files and listen to them when you want. Another option
would be listening to "Special English" from voice of America. In this program, English
is sppoken in a rreduced speeed so that it
i helps you recognize the
t words.
Youurs sincerelyy,
morrtaza
metzean
m Auggust 21st 20009
Anddrew , I wass speaking about
a bus annd cars sparre parts, spare parts likke Disk and d
cluttches, Injecttor pumps , or other fasst wearing out
o parts, .....my idea iss to buy 10000 set
of Disk
D and cluutches, it is about
a 4 woooden boxes ,it doesn't occupy
o mucch place, you
u know
the our boat is a small shipp?.this is a spoof storyy .. everythinng is possibble..
Veronica ,the ship

s is in a thick
t white mist
m , the laand is hardly
ly seen .we aare about
Stocckholm andd we are ready to anchoor in one thee harbors , Are
A you reaady to ancho or in
one of the portss?
Anddrew , I havee brought my

m hunting gun
g , can yoou hunt one the bird flyying here an
nd roast
it onn the fire?
Capptain.
293
Wendy
W Zhouu August 21sst 2009
Deaar Veronica,
Thaank you for your

y advicee. You did thhe best to make
m it in deetail. Thank you indeedd. Some
metthods I neveer know befoore. You cann be my tutoor. :)
It?ss really a prrivate topic. I am shy too talk it withh friends, reelative and eeven parentts. But I
donn't mind talkking it here. If a problemm is hided ffor a long tiime and very ry deeply, while
w
you don't have a chance too tell it out, it will hurt your mind, then you phhysical body dy. I
ofteen go to a website which is opened d for those ppeople who have h to get a tube operration
beca ause of fertiility problem
m.
I finnd there aree so many peeople who area in the saame boat wiith me, I am m not alone. I knew
a month-in-be of o 40 years old who staarted to prep epare for preegnancy whhen she wass 23.
She was operatted for 7 tim mes and speent 17 years to have a baby. b Your aand her
expeeriences encourage mee not to givee up as longg as my heallth is well aand economyy is
soun nd. Speakinng of moneyy, the operattion is very expensive, 30000RMB
3 B, around 39900USD
for one
o bout. Itt can be onee year earnss for those people
p who are from ruural area wh hile
worrk in urban in China. Inn spite of big
ig expendituure, I don't know
k why soome of famiilies
choose this wayy to get a soon after theyy have daugghters whenn they meet a fertility prroblem.
ey think onlyy man can innherit theirr families. D
They Does this pheenomenon eexit in Finla and?
Deaar Veronica, I ensure thhat I will seend you picttures of my kids

k on the way.
Hoppe hear from

m you soon.
Havve a nice daay.

Wenndy
metzean
Deaar Behnam,
Happpy Ramadaan to you annd all Musliim friends.
I 'vee been on faast since 3 days

d ,beforee starting off Ramadan, because lasst year in Ra amadan
monnth , I was trravelling foor 3 days annd couldn't bbe fast on trrip , you knoow in shiism
m we
can not be fastss on trip.
Thee fasts of thee month of Ramadan

R arre obligatorry. When thee Crescent iis sighted we
w
shou uld declare to ourselvees that, we will
w keep alll fasts durinng this montth "wajib qu urbatan
ilalllah i.e", to aattain nearnness to Allahh. Just like Salat/Namaaz (prayers)) the Niyat of
o
fastting is mentaal, and is thhe case withh Niyat of evvery action. To declaree it in wordss cannot
onlyy be definedd as Niyat,
We used to invooke the folloowing Dua at the beginnning of thee holy monthh of Ramaddan, this
Duaa was said by
b Imam Zaainul Abedinn (A.S.) pressent it to myy friends
ABBEE WA RABBUKALLAAHU RABBUL

"RA R A'A
ALAMEEN
N ALLAAHUUMMA
AHIILLAHOO A'LAYNAA
A MAANI WAS SALAAMATI WAL ISL
BIL-AMNI WAL EEMA LAAMI
WALL MUSAAR RA-A'TI ILA
AA MAA TU
UH'IBBU WA
WAL TARZ'AA
A ALLAAH
HUMMA BAA ARIK
LAN
NAA FEE SH HARINAA HAAD'AA
H WAR-ZUQN
W NAA KHAYRRAHOO WAA A'WNAHO
OO
WASS'RIF A'NN
NAA Z'URRA AHOO WA SHARRAHHOO WA BAALAAA-AHOOO WA
FIT
TNATAHOO O"
My Lord and yoour Lord is Allah, the Lord L of the worlds. O Allah
A for uss let this month be
a peeriod of peaace, faith saffety and tottal submissiion to Thy will;
w make uus walk apacce
swifftly to that which
w Thou likes and approves.
ap O Allah pourr out much blessings
b on
n us in
this month, makke availablee for us its generous
g goood and asssistance, andd keep us saafe
from
m the harm, evil, misforrtune and mischief
m thatt may try to trap us in tthis month.
B.W
Wishes.
Mohhsen
Marina1
M Auggust 21st 20009
Deaar all Muslim
m friends,
Tommorrow is thhe first day of Ramadann in Syria.

In Ramadan
R wee should givve , and God d willing wee will receivve. I hope thhis month will
w hold
the happiness byb being witth God all the
t time. This month is the holy Kooran month,, please
rem
member me whenw you arre reading it.
i It's so am
mazing to feeel that all MMuslims are doing
the same thingss in this month, so wheereas I'm fassting in Syriia , there arre my brotheers and
sisteers who aree fasting in Iran
I and othher Muslim countries.
Let''s take the value

v of this great montth!!
Stayy happy andd healthy.

Marrina.
Veronicaho
V A
August 21stt 2009
Hi Marina,
M
I hoope everythiing is okey with

w you. Evverything iss well here with
w me andd my family..
Somme post ago you asked forf some funnny history which has happen
h withh us. This was
w
happ
ppened whenn my youngeest daughteer was 4 yeaars and the son
s 15.
We was at a bigg ferry in th he restaurannt and had eated.

e
Hannna (4 yearss old daughhter) was very activ andd learned a lot every daays. My sonn and
his friend
f triedd to learn heer to say badd words, even when theey knew theyy shouldnt. But
theyy like it andd I was angryry on them.
Thiss day at the restaurant my son had

d 2 of his friiends with him
h and wheen we had finish
f to
eat they went out
o from the restaurant.. I had beenn at the toileet and whenn I come bacck I
askeed my husbaand where mym son and his friend went.
w
Theen Hanna shhouted so evverybody at the restaurrant could hear:

h They aare going too have
sex!!!!! I thoughht I should die!
d Oh my God...I didnn't knew whhere to look.. Young peo ople
laugght, parentss who know how kids caan be laughht but you shhould seen tthe olderly people!
p
I ashamed a lot. I will never forgot it.
Childs can reallly give youu small (andd big) suprisses!

I haave readed aabout Ramaadan here annd that the time is now
w. Would youu Marina teell me
aboout it.
Hoppe you will have

h a nice day
Veronica
21 Aug
A 2009
saami Augustt 21st 2009

Helllo dear friends (Behnaam, Marina, Cathy, Mortaza, Vero
onica, Mohsen, Araghi...)
How w are you? I hope you all a are fine.. I am so sorrry for beinng so late inn writing to you,
y
but it has been impossible to me. The reason is thhat I have been b feelingg ill for this whole
weeek, it is a fluu, and they are
a going too make me tests
t on swinne flu.
: ((
I haate feeling illl and it makkes me be inn the mood of crying all day. Pleaase forgive me
m but I
am not in the mood
m of writting or thinkking. I hopee you unders
rstand me.
I prromise to wrrite to all off you and annswer your pposts as sooon as I feel well to do so.
s
A warm
w hug to all of you.
Rossa, August 21,
2 2009.
Marina1
Deaar Behnam,
How w are you m

my dearest friend???
fr H is it goinng??? I hoppe you are fine
How f , okay, and
a
enjooying being with your sister
s and all your famiily in this goood days.
Tom
morrow is R
Ramadan in Syria and lots
l of otherr countries, Iran is one of them. In Syria
we will
w eat at 77:30 PM , what
w about Iran???
I
Syriian's eatingg table is reaally great inn Ramadan , there are lots of foodd which we cook
c
espeecially in thhis month likke" Fattosh" which is a kind of Salad with frieed bread. Soup
S is
anoother central dish. But I think , in this
t weatherr we should make somee changes, like
soupp , so we caan make " icce cream" sooup insteadd of hot one.. (LOOOOL L). Anyway, God
helpp us in this hard
h weatheer :).
Ourr prophet M
Mohammad(( peace be uppon him) waas eating thhree dates before
b eating
g the
food. Nowadays we can read lots of surveys and reports about the benefits of dates.
Another survey about the benefits of eating fruits before meals not after them, again it's
really amazing to read this fact in the holy Koran , in Sura Alwaqua , when God said "
wa fakehaten mema yatakhayaroon , wa lahm tayren mema yashtahoon" , I think the holy
Koran is a miracle not only because of its great language but also because of lots of facts
that scientists (nowadays) discover them whereas they are in the holy Koran before
millions of years.
I really love the holy Koran , and I'm proud of being Arab because I talk the language of
the holy Koran. We should study it carefully , it deserves to be study , not only to know,
but also to take all the benefits from it. It's not only a holy book for Muslims , but also a
life style , not only for Muslims , but for all human beings.
Thank you for reading Behnam, thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk about the
holy Koran when you said that you love it, and you love Abed Albasset 's way of reading,
in fact it's 12:37 PM in Syrian timing, I'm listening to Abed Albaset from the near mosque
, they putting it before Friday salat, it's really amazing.
Please give my best regards to your family. Please write to me long, you should dig for
some interesting topics , you yourself are a hard, interesting, and valuable topic. :) :)
I hope to read from you soon. I'll always write here whenever I have time. I really can't
leave this place, what is the reason Behnam???? :) :)
Marina.

Hi Rosa,
I really feel with you...Dont take stress for to write. We waiting for your answer as long
as we needs. Dont worry about that! If you are able to read you can read and laugh! To
laugh is good for health..
Good they are taking test at you so you know what it is. My test was negative but they
said it could be because I took it at day 6 when I was ill. Better to take it easier.
Take care of you, take a lot of rests, drink a lot of wather (3 litre/day) and take
painkillers.
Soon Mohsen, Andrew and I coming there.....:)
Take care
Veronica
21 Aug 2009
Andrew August 21st 2009

Dear Mohsen,
I badly appreciate for you trust me a weapon. Great!

I promise to do my best to obtain a game bird.
However I have to admit that I NEVER shoot a gun before.
Also I don't know how Stocholm police treat to the people shooting in a port. Are you
sure that would be allright?

Hi Captein Mohsen and Stewart Andrew,
It's a little bit bad weather today but I can see where we can anchor.
Mohsen can you take the hawser at the stem and moore fast on the landing-stage?
Andrew, we are 20 meters from land! Throw away our anchor now......
.......................................
........................ Whats happen???? Oh my God! Are you swimming again? I thought you
had got enough with that?
Welcome to Stockholm!
We got a nice place here in V�rtahamnen in Stockholm beside the cruise ferries Viking
Line and Silja Line. I can see many people at the boats sundeck. They looking at us....No
I dont think they look at us, they looking at our 1000 elk plates!
Andrew, today Ramadan have start. When are we eating? Should we change the time for
lunch and dinner now? I dont know how to do. Doesnt matter for me if we eating in day
or night-time. Do you have some idea? Maybe a good idea. I really like to sleep in the
morning. We can change the whole day? What do you think?
Should we eat just a small bird today? Not so much :( I'm hungry. Or we devide the bird
between us and eating in daytime and leave the bones to Mohsen to night-time? Whats
your idea? But thats not so friendly!
Veronica
Hi Andrew,
No problem if you shooting in Stockholm. Everybody are use with that. They shooting a
lot there, almost human beings so if you only shoot a bird......
Veronica
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metzean August 21st 2009
Veronica , you are really an expert in seaworthy , how you drove skillfuly the ship in
V?rtahamnen. But you don't know that I am not fasting when I am in traveling , this is
one of Ramadan rules, If Andrew roast the birds, do not worry about the bones, because
you can't eat as fast as Iranian eats ,I am sure ? but don't be angry I let you to eat as
much as you want ..
Andrew, you should catch the birds. come here on the deck ,let me show you the shooting
,give me the gun, look at me .Put the gun firmly on you shoulder ,look at the bird through
front sight of gun and pull the trigger , you see ,one bird fell into sea, please jump into
the water and fetch it ? the table is empty, we have no eggs and Veronica is tired and
hungry?be sure no police is here.. it is not illegal ?.no excuse
mary August 21st 2009

Hi Rosa,
Thank you so much for your nice writing. Sorry for being late in answering.
In my idea, there is nothing wrong with your imagination. You know, when I want to go
to a party, which I'm not familiar with the host, I prefer to wear formal clothes. But at
that party with some friends which I know them and I'm comfortable with, I wore a white
dress with colorful flowers on it and my shoes were the same color as my umbrella, red.
Don't worry about putting on weight. Try to enjoy your time there. Maybe there is no
more possibility for being in such a place with lots of ice creams. :D
I have no problem with my weight. Of course, I have the ability to get fat, but I don't like
to think/worry about it. When there is a delicious food, if I want to eat more than usual, I
don't think that I may put on weight, instead, I try to enjoy what I'm eating. I take care of
diet, but not for being thin. I mean I try to have a healthy and nutritious food. I usually
eat five times a day. Breakfast which is the complete one, then at about 10:30, then lunch,
after that I eat something in the afternoon and finally, dinner. But I don't eat much at
each mealtime.
I think, the more you think about getting fat, the more it appears. So try not to think about
it and enjoy your meals. I've remembered a proverb which may not very suitable for
writing here, but I write it. It says, "Eat your breakfast yourself, eat your lunch with your
friend and give your dinner to your enemy." :)
Do like eating out or prefer to eat the food which is prepared at home? What is your
favorite food? And please tell me about your favorite taste(sweet, sour,?)?
Best wishes,
Maryam

Hi Marina,
Thank you my friend for such kind words. For sure you are an understandable lady and
I'm happy for being one of your friends.
Sometimes I read your writings to others(when I have time) and I enjoy them. You write
very well. I mean both your English and your knowledge about the topics are good.
You are completely right about women's desire for paying attention to details, but I,
myself, sometimes like to see something generally. Actually, it makes me feel better and
calm.
I asked about your questions from some of my friends and colleagues and here is the
result,
The advantages of getting married soon are 1) both partners grow up together and if they
can conquer the problems which they encounter with, they can make a strong union. 2)
there is not a long space between them and their children.
The disadvantages are 1) they are emotional and they decide emotionally instead of using
their mind. 2) they are inexperienced so they may not be able to find a suitable answer
for their problem and cause a small problem change into a hard one.
Now the advantages of getting married late(in comparison with getting married soon) are
1) they think more and use their minds instead of deciding emotionally. 2) they have
gained lots of experiences.
The disadvantages are 1) they grow up with their friends and when they meet each other
their personalities are made. So they are less flexible. 2) when they grow older they know
more, so they expect more. They are always looking for a better partner.
What has been mentioned above are the same between my friends and colleagues and I
agree with them, too.
But it doesn't mean that they shouldn't marry when they are so young or they can't when
they are old. I think, if we know about our weaknesses and remember them all through
our life, then we can deal with life better.
I couldn't write what was on my mind well, but I'm sure you will understand them well.
I hope to read your point of view as soon as possible.
Have fun,
Maryam

Hi Behnam,
What's cooking? I think it must be passive, "What is cooked?" or "What has been
cooked?"
Now there is a question, "When do you mean?" for dinner or lunch or? .
Oh wait, please. I think it's an expression which means, "What's up?" The answer is,
there is nothing especial to write home about. :)
Thank you for your kind words and compliments.
I think you missed the party. It was held in August 15th. But don't be sad. Maybe next
time.
You know men in the party. In fact, they are our friends in this thread, but there were
some which we didn't know, but we could be familiar, like Veronica's husband.
In the party, we danced and sang a song together and of course, enjoyed eating the things
which Cathy prepared for her friends. Thank to dear Cathy.
For sure, men danced with women. For example, dear Mohsen came with his kind and
lovely wife and danced with her. And about me, my partner was Cathy. We talked about it
before and we dressed almost the same.
I hope next time you will join us and make our happiness double with your presence.
I have no idea about what you have written about northern people. It's your feeling and
experience. I think there are some other friends here which they are from north. You can
ask them. Also you could ask from those who behaved you that way and made you judged
like this.
What do you think about your questions? What is your idea in this matter?
What do you mean by friendly to foreigners? Is it a joke?

I don't know if my friends, Mohsen, Niloofar, Araghi think like you. I hope not.
No matter. I understood that and I laughed before reading the second writing. Take it
easy.
Best wishes,
Marya

Hi Veronica,
Thank you so much for your explanation about Earth hour. It was clear and complete.
As you wrote, there are changes in climate, such as the hotter weather in summer and
little snow in winter. And for sure, they will cause some problems like in farming, lack of
water? .
I've read your writings to Behnam and his writings to you about . they are really
interesting. Thank you for discussing it.
Could you please tell me your idea about characteristics of a good mother? I asked you
for your experiences. Thank you in advance.
Best regards,
Maryam
behnam August 21st 2009

Dear Rosa,
It was so sad to hear that you do not feel very well. I do not know what to write and how,
in such a sad situation. I hope everything will be okay soon.
I was waiting to read your beautiful writing. I was so worried about you. I am still
wating, and will be waiting too. I hope you come back to this place very soon. You are
one of the flowers of this thread. I have no doubt that this thread will be like a ruined
garden, if we lose flower like you.
Please let me know how you feel. Please let me know the result of test. My fingers are
kept crossed for you to become well soon.
Your friends in this thread are waiting for you. Your students in school are waiting for
you! Hurry up girl! Be strong, as always. Everything well be okay soon. Do not worry!
I hope all is well with you, and you feel okay soon.
All the best,


Dear Marina,
So many thanks for trying to make this thread a friendly place to be in. You smell like a
flower, very soft and full of life and hope! You spread out happiness and kindness! Thank
you for being in this thread.
Happy Ramadan to you and all Muslims in the world. Ramadan is the best month of year.
It is a little bit difficult to fast, because days are so long. For example, the duration of a
day is at least 15 hours now! The weather is so hot. What should we do? I know that we
will overcome it, but it is so hard. May God help us!
As you have mentioned, the dinners are so different from other months. It is the same in
Iran. I do not know why people are much greedier in Ramadan than other months, and
they eat a lot, wheras it is against the philosophy of Ramadan and fasting. I am so sure
that there is something wrong with us. For example, two weeks to Ramadan, the price
starts going up!!!
There are too many books, papers, sayings, quotations, Hadis, etc about Ramadan and its
philosophy, but unfortunately our actions and deeds are so different!
Anyway, I hope we can fast, and get the maximum benefits from fasting.
Thank you once again for reading my writings, and for being hear. Please keep in touch,
although in Ramadan it is very difficult for you.
All the best,


Ok , I do it...
BANG!
Sorry... it seemed I made a hole in a sail of a yacht passing nearby. Oh my god!....
Or it was a police boat?
Why they're speeding away in a hurry?
Hey!!! We are not pirates, I'm just trying to hit a bird. Just one little duck. We have a
hungry woman on board. She starve about to have a meal...
don't mind... There are other birds in sight! wait...
BANG!!

Dear Mortaza,
Thank you very much for writing in this thread, and for the wonderful posts. Your writing
is excellent. I am not in a position to judge about your writing, due to the fact that I am a
lake but you are an ocean! A lake cannot judge about an ocean!
In answer to your question, 'no' I do not fast sooner than usual time.
All the best,


Dear Behnam,
Thank you so much for complementing my English; actually I don't deserve what you
wrote about me. I just try to communicate with you and other friends here and I hope I
can convey my feelings through my writings:)
When I want to write something in this thread, or elsewhere, it seems a little hard to me
to go straight to where I should enter my writing there, then write down what I have in
my mind and then click on the "send" button. Instead, I have to open a text editor, such as
notepad, and start writing. It takes a long time to finish a typical (not too short) post,
since I have to think to find the right words and then put them in the right order to obey
the grammatical rules. However, I am not very sad of this situation for I think it must be
normal for new starters in writing:):)
By the way, in your last post addressing to Marina, you made a very good point about
Ramadan and related issues! By fasting during the days in Ramadan, we, muslims, are
supposed to eat in Ramadan less than the usual times, at least to feel starving and
hopefully this makes us help needy people. Ironically, we eat more then usual! After we
break our fast in the evening we start eating many foods and drink many beverages until
the time we shoud start fasting; this might be harmful to our health. Dear Behnam, when
I use the pronoun "we" in the current paragraph I don't mean that what I am writing is
true for all muslims, you know what I am trying to say:):)
We can talk lots about Ramadan, but let me now finish it here. Thank you so much for
reading, and again thank you so much for writing to me. I am waiting for your nice
writings.
All the best
mortaza
August 21, 2009.
295

Hello Dear Rosa,
As all our kind friends here are expressing their feelings about you and they all want you
to be well and healthy, let me say that I am also very sad to hear that you are feeling ill. I
hope you recover from your illness very soon and come back so that we all can enjoy
your beautiful writings:)
I hate any kind of flu. It makes me cough a lot, I have to clean my nose all the time so that
sometime it hurts! During Spring and Summer, I also suffer from a kind of allergy. It
make me sneeze very much and, like flu, I have to clean my nose; I hate it. Can you
imaagine? I havve to put up with this sittuation duriing several weeks:(:(
Hoppe to hear from

fr you sooon,
Best wishes
morrtaza
Auggust 21, 20009
Marina1
Deaar Mr. Morttaza,
Thaanks a lot for saying som me good woords about Syria

S and Syrians.
Sy Let me say thatt
Syriians are inteerested in visiting
v Iran
n for lots of rreasons, coomplete their study is onne of
themm, as I said before , Iraanian are knnown as scieentists and religious. F For Marina Iran
meaans challengging! I reallly interestedd in Iraniann culture, poolitics, peopple, nature and
a
frien
nds :).
Deaar friend, I tthink I undeerstood yourr question , and I answ wered it. Butt maybe beccause of
the differences between ou ur educationnal systems we always think that thhere is something
abseent.
But I think therre is somethhing in comm mon , the military serviice ! :) :) . IIt was 2 yea
ars , but
noww I think it's less than itt. I don't follow the newws about this topic. :) Thanks
T Godd , I
donn't have to do it (LOOO OOOOOOOOOL). Malees can makee apart from m it during the
t
univversity , so for
f engineerrs they can serve for abbout 6 montths at univeersity , and the t rest
of itt after finishhing their sttudy. They can
c also payy money if they
t don't w want to do itt. But
malles (who donn't have broothers ) don't have to seerve it. For example, I have only one o
brotther , and because
b of being
b the onnly male betw
ween us, hee will not maake the miliitary
servvice. So beinng the only child(male)) in this situuation is a part
p of beingg lucky (LO OL).
Deaar Mr. Morttaza, as youu said there are three w ways for com ming to Syriia from Irann, to tell
the truth I'm suurprised , I thought
t that there is noo transportaation by usinng trains beetween
our countries, I know that they are pllanning to makem it activve, but I diddn't know tha
at it is
alreeady active. It's really so
s nice to heear so! In fact
fa you can also come by sea , butt it
wouuld be a veryy long voyaage, then ouur friend Moohsen wouldd enjoy it soo much, and d in this
casee he would come to Syrria at first th hen go to otther countriies. :) :)
( froom Persian gulf to the red
r sea thenn to the Medditerraneann )
Deaar friend, I m
met lots of Iranian
I wheen I traveledd to Damasccus , the cappital of Syriia. They
werre in Alomaw wi mosque. I noticed th hat they werre interestedd in taking pphotos whille they
werre doing eveerything. Thhey used parrticularly viideo cameraas. There waas an old laady who
spokke with me aand my motther in Farssi, in fact I ddidn't underrstand anythhing, but myy
motther could rrecognize thhat she wantted " Rokayya" tomb, wee were ashaamed that we w
couldn't be usef
eful ! :) becaause of beinng tourists , just
j like her. :) :).
At laast , Happyy Ramadan for

f you andd for your faamily, I hopee this monthh holds the
happ
ppiness and prosperity.
p
Pleaase forgive me becausee of making lots of misttakes. I hope to read frrom you soo
on.
Marrina.
Marina1
Deaar Rosa,
So sad
s to hear about your illness. Pleease take caare of yourseelf. And please don't worry
w , it
justt a normal fl
flu , and eveerything is going
g to be okay
o very so
oon. After rrecovering , you'll
be more
m beautif
iful than beffore, believee me :)
I haave a suggesstion for youu, if you waanted the fluu to get awaay , just say that you are a
friennd of Marinna, then it will
w run awaay :) :) , in fa fact I did som
mething witth "it"recently , I
tookk a bad photo for "it" when
w it was entering to a healthy body,
b "it" was really ug gly, and
I puublished thaat photo on internet
i (LO
OOOOOL), and I said to t " it" that I'll do the same
s
actiion wheneveer I meet " it"
i , so just say
s my nam me (LOOOO OOOOOOOOL).
I waas only jokinng, please beb happy, annd don't thinnk about this matter, evverything will
w be
okayy , it just beecause of eaating a lot of ice cream :) :)
I hoope you'll bee here soon,, active andd beautiful aas always.
Marrina.
ahmad
a safarrzadeh Auguust 22nd 2009
Hi dear
d friend,
Expplaining Ram madan
Ram madan is thee ninth monnth of the Isllamic Lunarr calendar and
a the holiiest of the four
fo holy
monnths. It begiins with the sighting off the new mooon after whhich all phyysically matu ure and
healthy Muslim ms are obligged to abstain from all food,
f drink, gum chewiing, any kinnd of
tobaacco use, annd any kindd of sexual contact
c betwween dawn and
a sunset. However, th hat is
merrely the physsical compoonent of the fast; the sppiritual aspeects of the fa
fast include
m gossiping, lying, slanndering and all traits off bad character. All obsscene
refrraining from
andd irreligiouss sights and sounds aree to be avoidded. Purity of
o thought aand action is i
para amount. Orrdained in thhe Quran, thhe fast is ann exacting act
a of deeplyy personal worship
w
in which
w Muslims seek a raised
r level of God-connsciousness. The act off ffasting rediirects
the hearts awayy from worlldly activitiees, towards The Divinee.
The month of Ramadan is a time for spiritual reflection, prayer, doing good deeds and
spending time with family and friends. The fasting is intended to help teach Muslims self-
discipline, self-restraint and generosity. It also reminds them of the suffering of the poor,
who may rarely get to eat well. It is common to have one meal (known as the Suhoor),
just before sunrise and another (known as the Iftar), directly after sunset. This meal will
commonly consist of dates, following the example of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be
upon Him. Because Ramadan is a time to spend with friends and family, the fast will
often be broken by different Muslim families coming together to share in an evening
meal.
Ramadan derives from the Arabic root: ramida or ar-ramad, meaning scorching heat or
dryness. Since Muslims are commanded to fast during the month of Ramadan, it is
believed that the month's name may refer to the heat of thirst and hunger, or because
fasting burns away one's past sins. Muslims believe that God began revealing the Qur'an
to the Prophet Muhammad during Ramadan (in the year 610 C.E.). The Qur'an
commands: "O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those
before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint...Ramadan is the (month) in which was sent
down the Qur'an, as a guide to mankind, also clear (Signs) for guidance and judgment
(between right and wrong). So every one of you who is present (at his home) during that
month should spend it in fasting..." (Chapter 2, verses 183 and 185). Fasting during
Ramadan did not become an obligation for Muslims until 624 C.E., at which point it
became the third of the Five Pillars of Islam. The others are faith (Shahadah); prayer
(Salah); charitable giving (Zakah); and the pilgrimage to Makkah (Hajj).
Another aspect of Ramadan is that it is believed that one of the last few odd-numbered
nights of the month is the Laylat ul-Qadr, the "Night of Power" or "Night of Destiny." It
is the holiest night of the holiest month; it is believed to be the night on which God first
began revealing the Qur'an to the Prophet Muhammad through the angel Jibril
(Gabriel). This is a time for especially fervent and devoted prayer, and the rewards and
blessings associated with such are manifold. Muslims are told in the Qur'an that praying
throughout this one night is better than a thousand months of prayer. No one knows
exactly which night it is; it is one of God's mysteries. Additionally, Muslims are urged to
read the entire Qur'an during the month of Ramadan, and its 114 chapters have been
divided into 30 equal parts for this purpose.
When the first crescent of the new moon has been officially sighted by a reliable source,
the month of Ramadan is declared over, and the month of Shawwal begins. The end of
Ramadan is marked by a three-day period known as Eid ul-Fitr, the "Festival of Fast-
breaking." It is a joyous time beginning with a special prayer, and accompanied by
celebration, socializing, festive meals and sometimes very modest gift-giving, especially
to children.
When Ramadan ends, Muslims give charity in a locally prescribed amount, calculated to
feed one poor person in that region for one day. This is known as fitra, and is meant as
another reminder of the suffering endured by many. Many Muslims also take this
occasion to pay the annual alms which are due to the poor and needy, known as Zakah
(2.55% of assetss).
At thhe beginninng of Ramaddan, it is app

ppropriate too wish Musllims "Ramaadan Mubarrak"
which means "B Blessed Ram
madan." At its conclusiion, you maay say "Eid MMubarak.
Best wishes,
Ahmmad
ahmad
a safarrzadeh Auguust 22nd 2009
Rammadhan Monnth's Prayeers,
Thee first day
[O' Allah be plleased with my fasts, inn this monthh, as
Thoou gives creddit to those who (sincerely) observve
fasttes; and (be pleased with) my speccial night prrayers,
in thhis month, as
a Thou gives credit to those who ppray
(sincerely) in thhe night; diirect me to be
b on guardd and
pay attention too free mysellf from the lethargy
l of
forggetfulness; OO' the God ofo the worldds overlookk my
wroongdoings, aand grant am mnesty to me,
m O' He who
show ws sympathhy tob the wrrogdoers.]
metzean
m Auggust 22nd 20
009
Thee jobs in Stockholm werre handled , the goods (Disk & Cluulches/10000 Pcs) were
colllected and pplaced in stoore under thhe ship deckk ,purchasinng price -4000 euro/set , selling
ratee in Spain orr Syria is ab
bout 1300 euro/set
e ? soo we can eaarn 900.0000,euro/1000 set.
Veronica ,theree is no moree jobs to do here ,pleasse be ready to weigh thhe anchor?
Anddrew, I am worry
w for Roosa .you knoow that Rossa is sick, pllease hunt ffew fat birdss of
preyy ,water fow
wl for her. She
S needs a nutrient souup with roa Andrew your
asted fowl. A
cooking adorabble , when wew arrive inn Spain , preepare them forf Rosa?.
Deaar Veronica and Andrew, I want too help me finnd a good namen for ouur small shipp,
pleaase let me yoour idea ..fo
for example by using the letters of our name.. mohandverr or?
behnam
b Auggust 22nd 20009
Dear Veronica,
How life is going? I hope everything is going well with you and you enjoy every minute of
your time.
Thank you so much for writing in this thread. I have no doubt that you are like a real
treasure for us. Definitely you are a real treasure! Let me explain further. You are an
educated lady, and you also have gained a lot of experience both in life and job. You
have got very good information almost about all things.
It is a great honour for me to have you as a friend. In a hospital, the role of a nurse is
much more important than the role of a doctor. You are the source of kindness, which
makes patients get well. Some people think that pills, tablets, injections, syrup, etc. make
patients well, but I believe the best medicine is kindness that a nurse offers to patients.
Thank you so much for being in this thread. I hope our friendship will be everlasting.
All the best,

behnam August 22nd 2009

Dear Maryam,
Thank you very much for trying to keep this thread active, friendly and useful.
Your way of writing is great. I often learn many phrases and words from your writing.
In my last writing to you, I just wanted to persuade you to write. I was only joking.
Your answers and opinion about my questions concerning advantages & disadvantages
of getting married soon or late was so interesting. I will answer to my own question very
soon, although it is not good to ask and then answer to what you have asked. =))
As you know, I have asked that question from Marina. Marina has got wonderful idea
about such matters. I am really interested in knowing her opinion. Unfortunately, she
comes across very busy. She did not answer to my question completely. I am sure that she
will write about this matter soon.
I dislike to make it much clear, but please try to get what I meant by saying 'Maryam is
kind to...'. I believe it is clear, and you know it very well. :):):)
Happy Ramadan to you! I hope you can deal with this month in best way. I hope you get
the maximum benefits from this holy month. Please do not forget to pray for Behnam.
Thank you for being a friend of mine. I hope our friendship will be kept for ever by us.
All the best,


Hi Mohsen and Andrew,
You are making good business Mohsen...What are we doing with all money we safe?
To the first I'm going for shopping in Spain with Rosa :) I have no clouths (as everybody
else womens, and I always need new)
You are absolute right...We need a name for our ship! I like Mohandver or Mohverand.
Have Andrew finish to hunt birds so we can leave? I havn't seen him? Where are you
Andrew? Sleeping???
Have we filled our wathertanks, tanking on fuel, bought food?

Which flag are we using? Iranian, Russian or Finish?
I will take the anchor if you Mohsen loose in stem?

I took the course. We sailing from Stockholm carefully and slowly because there are
many ships and small boats. We going to the Est and then we take stright to South 180*
Next stop must be Hamburg where we sell our elk-plates.
Crew take your place!
Veronica
22 Aug 2009

Dear Marina,
Thank you so much for your nice writing. When I learnt that Syrians are interested in
studying in Iranian universities, to be honest, it made me surprised! As you said, there
are many good Iranian scientists currently doing research and teaching in universities
inside Iran, such as Sharif University or University of Tehran. So, for any Iranian
student, it is a great opportunity to study in one of these universities. But, I have not been
aware that foreign students may also be interested in studying in Iran. Do you know any
Syrian student who is currently studying in Iran or who already has been graduated from
one of Iranian universities?
Although, in Iran, there are very good universities available to Iranian students, but each
year there are lots of students who find the environment unsatisfying and thus after they
get a bachelor degree, they start applying for graduate studies to Canadian or American
or European universities. What is the result? The country lose lots of its human
resources; the best students and the most intelligent people who can have a big positive
effect on the country get out of Iran, and become residents of a developed country LL I
am sure that Syria, as well as other developing countries, are in the same situation. I
would like to hear it from you, as a Syrian; please write to me about it.
To tell the truth, I also like studying in one of those developed countries, but as I said
before, I finished every level of my educations inside Iran. What about you Marina? How
much do you like to graduate from one of, for example, Canadian universities?
In your last writing to me, there are remained lots of interesting topics to write about.
Since this writing became already long, let me finish it nowJ I will write about them in
the future. Thank you very much for reading, and I hope to hear from you soon.
All the best,

Mortaza
August 22, 2009.
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Hi Veronica,
How are you? Veronica, my friend, have you forgot your poor friend, mortaza? :( I am
waiting for a nice and beautiful writing from you :):)
mortaza

Well, Veronica,
a navigation practice demand to carry a flag of country owner of the ship at sea and to
rise a flag of country you stay at in the port. As far as I know the owner of this vessel is
our cap.
Of course
c if he has no objeections (havve you Mohsen?) we coould create our own neew flag,
som
mething like 'Ideal Repu ublic Of Uniited Eurasiaa' - e.g. big yellow smillie on the
background off the contineent shape. Who
W can draaw it? Somee graphic edditor might be b used.
As to
t the name. I don't acttually like abbreviationns. The name has to be simple to reead, to
commprehand annd to say. As you namee a ship as sshe will go.
Whaat about "Fr Friend Of Mine"
Mi or just "Friend"?
***
Donn't worry abbout me sleeeping much.. My best iddeas usuallyy come to mee when I'm
sleep
eping.
Andd Mohsen, please
p take the
t gun out of me. It coomes to be tooo dangeroous in my haands. By
the way I'm reaady to becom me a vegetaarin but not to kill thesee poor seaggulls. And inn
adddition they are
a absoluteely uneatablle.
Whaat I am reallly worryingg about is: have
h we prooper amount of alchogool includingg
voddka,wine andd rum in our holds? I have
h to trainn everyday before
b we rreach Spain.. I'm
suree I can reimmburse all exxpenses if I'll be traineed good (by the way I coould drink after
a
the sunset in viiew of Ramaadan)
Andd why there are only thrree of us heere???

Letss invite otheers to join us.
u Everyonee who doesnn't afraid off sea sicknesss, huh?
Marina1
M Auggust 22nd 2009
2
Hi Veronica,
V

y writingg here. Yourr writings are
a very greeat and usefu
ful.
Thaank you oncee again for sharing mee your lovelyy story.
I'd like
l to thankk Ahmad whho has writtten about Raamadan in details. Please take a look
l ,
his writing
w is very clear.
Thaanks. Pleasee motivate me.

m I feel as if I don't knnow how to explain myy ideas in Ennglish :(

f you sooon.
Marrina.
Marina1
M Auggust 22nd 2009
2
Deaar Behnam,
How
w are you m
my dear friennd?? How is
i it going???? How is thhe first day of Ramada
an???
Fortunately, it's holiday in Syria , so I'm at home , under the air condition
(LOOOOOOOOL), helping my mother who wants to stuck in cooking from the beginning
of the day to the dinner :( :(.
Let me say that you are right, whereas Ramadan is the best month of the year to act as
our God says ( even though we should do that in all months ) some people use this holy
month to get more money. Everything is more expensive!!!
Dear Behnam, I'm going to write something about your questions. Maryam wrote lots of
interesting things, I'll try to write because I'm afraid to be killed by Behnam's hands
(LOOOOL).
In the past , in Arab land, men and women was got married very early. Some girls were
got married when they were 9 years old. And some men were got married when they were
15. in that time it wasn't wrong, it was very normal. The nature of all bodies for both men
and women is different from the past, I mean when the girl was 9 years old , she wasn't a
child from her body point of view , she was looked like a young lady. But nowadays a girl
in that age is a real child ( I mean from her body point of view). the same goes for men.
Osama Ben Zaid who is one of the most known warriors is old Arab history , was 19
years old when he had the opportunity to be the leader of Arabs army, he planned , and
his plans was successful enough to be a great and reliable warrior in that hard time.
What does a guy who is 19 years old do these days??? He still takes his money from his
father!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear Behnam, I said before that I strongly believe in this Aya " Alregal Kawamoon Ala
Alnesaa " , so when a girl wants to choose her husband , she should feel that he will be a
man who can depend on. To tell the truth my English doesn't help me enough to write :(, I
hope you'll understand what I've meant.
Dear Behnam, I know that I( to this moment) didn't list the advantages and disadvantages
, but I wrote something before when I replied and shared you and Veronica with your
topic , and I've written something in this reply, to tell the truth I'm not able to make a list
, I hope you'll understand my opinion from my writing.
Thank you for reading, please forgive if I didn't write about this topic before, but it just
because of my confused writing. :) I promise to write more, but you should motivate me :)
I'm eager to read your writing, I hope to read it soon.
Marina.
Wendy Zhou August 22nd 2009

Dear captain Mohson?
If you purchse 5 ton steel from us, you are one of our big customers. Needless to say, you
will get a special offer with low price and fast delivery time. In addition, for individual,
you will be treated dinner. So do you like western food or eastern food?we will choose a
very nice restaurant.its quite, well decorated,with soft lights and melodiou music.
Waitress always stand for you in a professional way. How enjoyable you are?Please send
your order as soon as you can. My manager will caculate price and offer you soon.
You are my God. I will have a bright future in my company. Thank you in advance, my
dear Captain. I would appreciate it if you keep me writing more.
Best regards
Wendy
behnam August 22nd 2009

Dear Marina,
Today was the first day of Ramadan. I fasted it successfully. I did not get neither hungry
not thirsty.
I got home sooner than other days. I took some rest, then my mother wanted me to take
her to buy some things. We saw some strange things:
1. The streets were packed with cars and people. There were no place to park, as if all
Iranians were out!
2. My mother went to do some shopping. I stood in a very long queue to buy some bread.
Guess, how many people were standing in the long line? At least fifty people; women and
men, were standing in a long line. The queue was like a line at the end, but the front of it
was so thick to call it a line! Jumping the queue was a normal action! I stood in the
queue for more than one hour; almost one hour and half. Finally, I bought some bread,
thank goodness! (A friend of mine called me, when I was stuck in the line! I could not
answer properly!)
3. I went to a gas station, because the car needed some petrol. Oh my God! Again a long
line! The price was 22350 Rials. I gave him 23000 Rials, but he did not give me any
money back!
4. Driving was so difficult, because people were in a hurry. Drivers did not care about
driving laws! I told my mother if it was the judgement day. It was very crowded, you
cannot imagine!
5. My
M mother ssaid that thee prices havve gone up. It
I is still going up!
Theese days, on TV, Radio, etc. peoplee often startt their speecch by sayingg some good
d
phraases about Ramadan.
R 'R
'Ramadan iss God's best month. Wee are blesseed with Ram madan...'
I beelieve, someething is wroong with us,, if Ramadaan is God's best

b month!! The situatiion is
awfful. Almost aall people thhink like mee. I have heaard that it iss the same iin all Muslim
countries. Therrefore, theree are two poossibilities:
a) There
T is som
mething wroong with Ram madan!
b) There
T is som
mething wroong with us!!
Thee second onee is true. Ouur actions are

a very far from
f the phhilosophy off Ramadan. This
sortt of Ramadnn is not a blessed thing at all.
Peop
ople are mucch more eagger than othher months. This kind of
o Ramadann is awful.
I fasst, I have faasted, and I will fast. I do

d believe inn Islam and
d Ramadan, but I stronggly
beliieve that theere is sometthing wrongg with us. W We have to chhange our bbehaviours very
soon n, otherwisee Ramadan will be the worst montth of year!
It iss easy to wriite a book about

a Ramaadan, and itss very goodd effects on oour lives, buut
actiions speak louder
l than words!
Mayy God blesss us! I hope not to makee my Muslim

m friends geet upset!

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

metzean
m Auggust 22nd 20
009
Deaar navigatorr, Veronica , tomorrow w we stay in Copenhageen for a shoort visit, I wa

ant to
by cheese
c for breakfast,
b I,vve heard tha
at Denmarkk cheese is very
v delicious, I am usee to eat
cheeese every daay.
o money ,we can visiit many placces in Spainn and Syria and buy a llot of Souvenirs for
By our
our families ,I know
k you women,
w can not save mooney ,but whhen you andd Rosa are in
marrket, me andd Andrew arre behind yoou helping you
y to save your moneyy ,at least half
h of
the benefits.
Forr the flag , Andrew

A ,s iddea is innovative and I seal it .. thee 'Ideal Reppublic Of Un
nited
Eurasia' is beautiful and its color? Andrew I confirm your idea ,but for the name of ship,,
Friend ? it may be lost between so many friend which always write here friend or even
friend ship, one of my suggestion is Mermaid ..don;t worry the discussion for maid has
been finished here and all men claimed that they hated maids ,..How do you find
Mermaid,what is you idea Veronica?
Andrew , I want to buy and new gun from Spain, may be a machine gun, you know we
must pass through Somalia?.please wake up and shoot a duck for our launch,I you have
not any practice in shooting what do you want to do in Somalia sea?Veronica asked me
to give her the gun several time..
We ask our friend to join us when we visit their countries. Do you want they join us by
Helicopter? or parachuting? I am bowing on the deck to say welcome..
Captain
ahmad safarzadeh August 23rd 2009

Ramadhan Month's Prayers
Second
O' Allah let me come nearer to Thy benevolence in this month; let me be
far from Thy displeasure and contempt; let me grow used to the recitation of
Thy verses (in the Holy Quran), through Thy mercy O' the Most Merciful.]
ahmad safarzadeh August 23rd 2009

Marriage Age
What is marriage age? It depends on different places. Some place it is 18 years some
place less or some place more than 18 years of age. Physically or naturally marriage age
is at puberty, if some one, a boy or a girl, wants to marry. Or say physically attracted to
the opposite sex.
In old days, even now, we read/heard child marriage. It is said child marriage is not
good. It is immature age for marriage. Early marriage spoils life of a boy and a girl.
If we look from parents' prospective, early marriage is good for children's life. Parents
always, most of the time, wants good life for their children. They look for a bride or a
groom for their son or daughter so that their (children's) life is secured before they get
'spoiled'. When a boy and a girl get marriage at early stage they (children spouses) can
play together, live together and spend happy life together for a long time. They know
each other from the very begging of their life. A boy or a girl does not need to search for
'unknown partner' for dating when one grows! There is no question of dating violence!
There is no question of HIV AIDS. Sex is right in the house for both of them; do not need
to go anywhere else when one needs, if one is already married at early age. It is a great
relief to the parents as well as to the 'children' spouses. The only point is that a girl gets
early pregnant and not good for the 'health'. It will affect the education and so on. If a
person is naturally (physically) matured there is nothing wrong. The parents need to
provide support as needed. What is needed is good health care. When there is no good
health care women are always at risk during pregnancy and child birth.
In modern days we read news about teen (parents) mothers and fathers. I read one of the
news that a girl at the age of 12 became mother. The father of the child is 13 years old.
This is worse than child marriage. Nowadays teen sex is increasing day by day due to
lack of guidance from guardians. In one of the African school, the news reported, a
principal issued circular that if any student gets pregnant she will be expelled from the
school. Teen sex is getting much more serious. HIV AIDS is increasing among teens more
than ever before.
Talking into consideration of these two extreme aspects: 'old type of child marriage' and
'new teen pregnancy' the better way is to adopt early marriage with modern concept. This
means early marriages before puberty of children, i.e. before children become conscious
about sex with adaptation of compulsory family planning measure until they are fully
equipped for life and until they finish education. By fully equipped for life I mean at a
stage when they will be able to live independently. If we practice this concept I am pretty
sure unwanted pregnancy (at early age) and HIV AIDS will reduce considerably saving a
lot of money and recourses of a country and the world.
Best wishes,
Ahmad
behnam August 23rd 2009

Dear Ahmad,
So many thanks for the wonderful posts. They are very useful, but I wish they were been
written in plain English. Would you please do me a big favour and write as simple as
possible?
My English is not good enough to understand some sentences and phrases without
looking them up in an advanced dictionary. In addition, it takes a long time to look them
up. As you know, it is Ramadan and people often feel bored and tired. Unfortunately, I
feel very tired and bored; particularly in the afternoon. I am very lazy! :):):):):)
Anyway, thank you once again for the effort you make to keep this thread active, nice
place to be in, friendly, and alive.
Your English is excellent. How did you learn it? Could you please give me some tips on
improving my English skills?
By the way, I think you did not introduce yourself yet. Would you possibly write a little bit
more about yourself?
All the best,

297

Dear Cathy,
I cannot believe that my Chinese friends have left this thread, but either I believe or not,
it has happened! I am so sad! :(:(:(
I made a journey, and then was almost one month absent, but Cathy did not care! I did
not mean that she would have to care about me, but everything has got its especial rule.
We have to follow rules. Friendship has got its rules like other things.
Some friends of mine have sent me emails and asked about the reason of your absence! I
have answered them that I knew nothing about it.
Please let us know that you are happy and healthy. This is second post that I have written
to you, but without any reply! :(:(:(
Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I have missed you terribly. I hope all is well
with you.
Please keep in touch, if you don't mind.
All the best,


Dear Nana,
How
w are you? I hope every
rything is gooing well wiith you.
Thiss is just to leet you know

w that I havee missed you a lot. Pleaase let me kknow if I am
m your
friennd or not? IfI the answeer is 'yes', soo I am very happy, but thirsty! Pleease give mee some
watter! :):):) Reemember that friendship ip is like a small
s tree. It
I must be w
watered fromm time
to tiime!
If thhe answer iss 'no', I am so

s sad, but I will try to make friends with peop
ople who aree not
Chinese! Hahaahaha... Do you know why? w Well, because
b of some
s bad exxperience! :):):)
:
Pleaase do not lose

l contactt with me annd with this thread, if you
y don't miind.

f you sooon.
All the best,

Andrew
A Auggust 23rd 20009
Hi Behnam,
B
I am
m solidary too you with your y fears ("it
( must be something wrong withh us"). Who''d be if
not old grumblling Andrew w:)
Nott muslims buut all "humaan kind" goees wrong. B But when didd it right? A human oriigin
neveer changes.
Ratiio of righteoous men andd sinners must m be abouut 1/1000!!
I ca
an mistake inn calculatioon but you understand
u w
what I meann.
Andd what this ''ratio' meann? - A 'ratio' between 'ggood' and 'bbad' in a hum man naturee itself.
So..
I'm doing my next virtual drink d with a toast:"Forr the lazinesss!"
beca ause a lazinness though is a sin itseelf but it preevent us for to sin moree:)
***
I stiill wait for yyour call. Itt can't be truue that theree is no solvaation for thee problem.
Anddrew
Marina1
M Auggust 23rd 2009
Deaar Behnam,
It seeems your fi
first day in Ramadan
R w a bit harrd, even though you diddn't get neith
was her
hunngry nor thirrsty, you goot both angry
ry and sad. Let
L me say thatt the sam
me goes in Syria!
S
Mayybe I don't kknow aboutt details beccause I'm a girl,
g but I hear some coomments froom my
fathher. Recentlyy to keep myy father fasting from his soul poinnt of view :) he is trying
g to
brinng all our neeeds in the morning
m orr after dinneer.
I remmember oncce I had a leecture beforre the dinneer in Ramaddan , I was in

i my way to t
homme, I was waalking so fasst when my father saw me while he was drivinng the car, he
hopping witth him. It waas before diinner for abbout 30 min. of
askeed me to get in to go sh
course my fatheer got angryy at first fro
om my mothher (LOOL) because shhe asked him m to
brinng some neeeds before th
he dinner, secondly
s he got angry because
b of tthe heavy trraffic,
thirrdly he got angry
a becauuse there waas no place for
f parkingg, and lots of other evennts
which made him m more andd more angrry, what a nice
n shoppinng with my ddad!!
(LOOOOOOOO OOOL).
Deaar Behnam, because off being the only o young m man in yourr family andd because off your
fathher's weak hheart, you haave to be inn his place inn some situations. Godd bless you!!!
Thaank you menn! Thanks God

G for beinng a girl :) :))
Forr this reasonn, and lots of

o other reassons men shhould be treeated in a veery kind way
ay,
espeecially in thhis month. I do really believe so.
Pleaase take carre of your seelf, and enjo

oy Ramadann. Don't loook at detailss. Try to ma ake your
ownn needs in yoour suitablee time. And forget
f all bbad effects. I'd
I like to saay that I
undderstand deeeply what yoou meant, anda I compleetely agree with you. B But we shoulld try
our best to takee it easy. Off course I'm
m not in a plaace to give you
y a piecee of advice because
b
I'm not in your place. I jusst want you to be happyy :) :)

f you sooon.
Marrina.
Marina1
M Auggust 23rd 2009
Deaar Mr. Morttaza,
Thaanks a lot for your writiing, it's reallly interestinng to know more aboutt your country.
Deaar friend, I'dd like to sayy that in the middle easst, or let me say that in all developing
countries , Irann is one of thhe strongesst countries, I know it's not the onlyly one, but itt's the
mosst known annd recognizeed. I know thhat there arre some limitations aboout some top pics,
but I think theyy are fewer than
t the lim
mitations in other develloping countries. I thinkk you
shou
uld see the ffull side froom the glasss! :)
Syriians interessted in comppleting theirr studies in Germany annd Englandd more than other
countries. I knoow lots of sttudents whoo are studyinng Germanyy because of that reaso
on. A
frien
nd of mine isi one of theem, she is going
g to takee her PhD in chemistryy there.
Forr me, I'm not planning to

t get my deegrees out of
o Syria, butt I promise iif I thought about
it ,Iran would be my choice :)
Please don't hesitate and write about whatever you want, it seems from your last writing
that there are lots of comments that you wanted to make. So please feel free!

Marina.

Dear andrew,
How are you my Russian friend? How life is going, my quick-witted friend? I hope
everything is going well with you.
Thank you so much for being in this thread, and writing in a very humorous way. It
comes across as you are travelling round the world with Mohsen and Veronica. Good for
you! Well done! What are you going to bring me as a souvenir of many countries you
visit? :):):)
The ratio is less than what you have mentioned. That is definitely true. However, God is
very merciful. He will forgive us on judgement day. He knows that we are human beings
with many imperfections and weaknesses. We are not angels, anyway.
There are three kinds of sins; sin against God, sin against mankind, and sin against our
ego. We have got some duties to God, some duties to other people, and finally some
duties to our ego! It may be a book if I write about duties, but it should be kept in mind
that God probably will forgive us because of our shortcoming in ignoring his rights.
However, God will not forgive us for sins against other people!
In order to make it a little bit more clear, let me give you some examples about three
kinds of sins:
1. God's rights are like saying prayers, fasting, and all in all, caring about actions, which
are forbidden to do by God. If someone does not care about God's rights, s/he has sinned
against God. In this case, actions and reactions are between God and each person.
2. Sins against mankind are like gossiping, lying, cheating, and actions which are related
to our relationship with other people. In this case, actions and reactions are between a
person with other people.
3. Sins against ourselves are like smoking, sleeping a lot, eating a lot, not to care about
our health, etc. In this case, actions and reactions are between ourselves(a person with
his/her ego).
If we pay a careful attention we will realise that many of them overlap. For example,
when someone smokes, s/he commits two crimes at the same time! The first one is the bad
effect of smoking on his/her body and life(sin against ego), and the second one is maybe
breaking law, because smoking is dangerous for other people as well (sin against
mankind).
There are some actions that all kinds of sins can be considered in them. As a merely
simple example, committing adultery(sex between someone who is married and someone
who is not their wife or husband) is only one action, but if someone does not care, all
three kinds of sins are committed by her/him!
After this so long preface, If my friendship with Cathy and Nana will be taken into
consideration, it will be clear that something is wrong with me, but I do not know what it
is! Why is it so clear? Well, Cathy and Nana are two angels, and then sinless, but poor
Behnam is a human being, and then capable to commit many sins!:):):):)=))=))=))
Now dear Andrew, would you possibly do me a big favour and let me know what crime
poor Behnam has committed to deserve such a cruel punishment?
There is very nice point, hidden in your funny sentence:
*I'm doing my next virtual drink with a toast:"For the laziness!"

because a laziness though is a sin itself but it prevent us for to sin more:)*
That is absolutely true! The justification is excellent, but let me pour a bucket of cold
water down your body, over your head maybe, by telling you a story!
There was a very cruel king. Once he wanted to pretend that he does care about God and
people rights. He asked a wise man, "What is the best action, which God will give much
rewards for doing it?"
The wise man answered, "For you taking a nap at noon is the best action, because people
will not be suffered from your cruelty, even though for a short time when you are asleep!"
You see my funny friend, even if you just have written a simple sentence, but there is a
long story behind it. =))=))=))
Dear Andrew, I often feel free when I am writing to you. I hope you do not get upset.
About calling, the problem is still there, and there is no solution for it. At least, I do not
know how to solve it. I am eager to hear your voice. I can give you my mobile phone
number, and we can talk to each other, at least once, because I know that it is so
expensive! If you don't mind, please let me know!

All the best,

Hello Veronica,
This is my second post to you without reply. That is okay. I am sure that Veronica is kind
enough to answer me.
Dear Veronica, when we speak about men and women, and mainly about the differences,
the situation often becomes confusing.
Men and women are different, in terms of physical body, and also in terms of the strength
of some feelings. Although they are different, nothing wrong is with them. Both are
human beings, with the same rights.
In terms of abilities and capabilities there is no differences between them.
When we say that men are different from women, we do not mean that, for example men
eat apples women eat something else! Noooooooooo! We mean that their physical body
and emotional feelings are different. It is a proven fact. You expect something from your
husband, and he expects something else from you!
According to some experts, women are more intelligent than men. That may be true. We
are not speaking about their abilities at all.
So sorry, I have to dash very soon. Forgive my mistakes, I won't check. I hope that helps
Please do not lose contact with me.
All the best,

Andrew August 23rd 2009

Hi Behnam,
I guess we shouldn't waste our savings for the phone calls. It is really expensive and,
what is more important, will hardly help. I assure you that if I only can tell something
worthy I do it in written words not by voice. In addition my speech physically :)) is of low
quality, it is too muffled, monotonous, not emotional, with no timbre, pronunciation is
vaggue. By the way
w I know it's not good to speak tto people, too friends byy SUCH voicce. It is
mayybe not a sinn but it is deefinitely nott a virtue:)
If yoou don't bellieve me askk Veronica anda Mohsenn, they havee to ask agaain everytime they
talkk to me. Andd at the same time they have to shoout because I am little bbit deaf too..
a you see pphone calls are not for me, at leastt when I muust speak in fforeign language.
So as
Videeo chat is different,
d it is:
i 1) for freee and 2) peeople have a possibilityy to help
themmselves by ggestures andd mimics:))
t the "cruel punishmennt", I didn't catch the ppoint. Do yoou mean thaat there is lo
As to ong
abseence of menntioned perssons???
I reaally don't unnderstand. ?????
Thee same abouut a tub of coold water. I have nothiing against to be poureed by cold water,
w I
wouuld be actuaally appreciate you for doing that, but what iss a point agaain? Is therre some
contradiction between
b my toast and your
y story? Yes, lazinesss is not a virtue, but inn definit
conditions it caan be preferrrable.
I muust be reallyy too lazy annd just can't dig deep.
Byee for now,
Anddrew
P.S.. Veronica, Mohsen wee're out of suupper tonigght, sorry. I''m playing FallF 3
metzean
m Auggust 23rd 20009
Deaar Wendy,
I waas impressed by your courtesy, I sh

hould visit your
y nice reestaurant. A
Are the tablees in
your restaurant turning? I will have a big portion of fried shhrimps withh mayonnaisse on
the turning table, a glass of
o pepsi ,som
me candies ,,finally a pot
p of steam med green teea.
I waas listening to BBC raddio yesterdaay it was about shanghaai new cultuure and howw the
cheeese, Champpaign form France
F and a kind of faamous brand of Englishh wine ( I do
on't
know the exactt spelling .., scatch or scach)
s are vvery poplar for
f people, they are expxpensive
,butt people usee them everyyday, how do
d you find this
t news...
all the
t best ,
Mohhsen
metzean
m Auggust 23rd 20009
Anddrew is clim
mbing up thee wooden ladder , Veronica .. lookk ,he is comiing up to ship with
a biig box on hiis shoulder, what is thaat..?
I bought a few boxes of cheese from Copenhagen port, as well as a fishing rod with
different hook. i Want to tie it in back of the ship, when a fish hooks in the sea ,the bell on
rod make a chleng clang ..
Andrew ,can you prepar a fish for supper.?
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mortaza.abtahi August 23rd 2009
Dear Marina,
How are you? I hope you are fine, and especially in these days, fasting days, you are very
good and strong so that you can do your religious duties in its best way. Ramadan brings
many many benefits to muslims. One of these benefits, in my opinion, is that it makes us
be more patient in many situations, for example when we are driving in a crowded street
and drivers are not in a very good mood, we can let others to pass; you know what I
mean?
We can talk very much about Ramadan, and I suggest in each writing we first write a
little about it:):)
Now let me turn to your previous writing to me and, as I promised, talk about some of its
interesting topics. I would like to start with writing about "2 years military service",
which each male person must do that. I said that if a male student finishes his high school
at the age of 18, or above 18, and he doesn't qualify for going to university, then he has
to introduce himself to a military center and declares that he is ready to serve the
country. But, if he qualifies for studying at a university then he can continue his studying
and after his graduation he must serve in the military service. Of course, the more an
individual is educated the easier would be his serving in the military. I think, Syria is in
the similar situation.
Like what you said, in Iran there are also many kind of exemptions on the serving in the
military. Let me talk about one of them which seems a little funny:):) I don't know its
details, but I know that if a male child is living with his mother while her parents are
divorced then he can be exempted from serving in the military. Does this seem funny? I
don't think so!! Let me continue.
Families usually become anxious when they learn that their (lovely) son is going to be in
the military and thus he would be away from the family. They don't like this situation.
They also think that serving in the military is just a waste of time! -- They may be right --
So, what they do? It is better to ask "What they can do?" They start searching the law
book and asking friends so that they can find an exemption law that fits their son, but no
avail !!!
They usually don't give up. They finally find the solution! Why don't we divorce, so that
our lovely son can enjoy not being a soldier? But there is a problem; they love each other
andd it seems abbsurd to divvorce!!
But,, they are noot talking about a real divorce, they are talking about a virtual one!! Let
me explain
e morre. The pareents go to a family court and tell the
t judge thaat they are going
g
to divorce,
d for ssome reasoons. The judg
dge, of coursse, try to tallk to them aand convincee them
thatt divorce is not a good solution annd they mustt consider itt as their lasst option!!!! They
say that this is the end andd they alreaady thought about it a loot. So the juudge does his/her
job and they diivorce. Afterr their somee proceeds all
a the process legally aand gets hiss
exemmption, his parent
p remarry :):) [ennd of story]]
Afteer many yeaars, the goveernment reaalized that thhe divorce rater was inccreasing! Affter a
littlee investigattion, they finnd that manny of these ddivorces aree virtual, so they canceled the
menntioned exem mption law :):)
Deaar Marina, the

t purposee of writing here, to me,, is learing English andd exchangin
ng the
ideaas! So forgivve me if som
metimes my writings beecomes longg and perhap
aps boring. Thank
T
you for readingg and I am waiting
w for your
y nice reeply.
Goood luck
Morrtaza
Auggust 24, 20009 - 00:37 AM
A !
metzean
My friends,
f Goood morningg
If yoou feel hot, move the mouse

m over the
t picture, to see the cool
c effect
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Mohhsen
ahmad
Ram
madhan Monnth's Prayeers,
Thirrd
[ O' Allah keepp me alive, in

i this montth, in a statee of alertnesss and
wattchfulness; aand keep mee away from m impudence and cyniccism;
let me
m share evverything goood there is in this monnth, which iss in
plennty, O' the L
Liberal Mosst Beneficennt.]
7 Rules of learning English
RULE 1: Always Study and Review Phrases, Not Individual Words
RULE 2: Don't Study Grammar

RULE 3: A Story (Focus on Listening)
RULE 4: Slow, Deep Learning Is Best
RULE 5: A Story( Use Point of View Stories )
RULE 6: Only Use Real English Lessons & Materials
RULE 7: Listen and Answer, not Listen and Repeat

God of all goodness,
Look with love on those who are ill, bless miss Rosa , watch over him and protect him.
Dear Rosa,
Salaam to you and salaam to your garden flowers ,this is just for greeting and
remembering you and wishing health for you , have a good time always,
Beast wishes,
Araghi,
August,24,2009
Hi Mortaza,
SORRY for being late in answering!! I have been a bit busy last day. I have work and
then been at our summerhouse where we have painted a new small summerhouse we
builded.
Thanks a lot for your writings, and for the pictures you sent me! Your kids are very
beautiful! Dark hair and brown eyes. I really like that! And they look very alert!
Even thanks for the pictures with historical buildings. Very nice adorned.
And I have got a "face" at you and your wife. Doesn't matter how a person look like but
it's nice to know the person behind the writings. Is'nt it?
About the big question about unfaihfulness and mistresses you have many good points
and I agree with you. And that every relations must be wathering to keep it alive as Rosa
saying. Thats rights!
But I dont know if wearing Hijab can help mens not to pay attention to other womens. I
dont think so? It is an respect to his wife to be faithful.
And I even wondering what kind of womens are "going to bed" with a married man?
Even they must be stupied. They must really have a birdbrain:) Those phenomenum
makes me so angry so do not never do that!!!! Then I will finish our friendship :):)
About midnight sun, there are no problem to sleep. And people dont need so many hours
sleeptime in this time. We using dark roller blinds and sleeping. Sometimes I working at
night time and then I doing the same at daytime when I need to sleep.
From the spring untill autumn he have very light nights but there are just 2,5 months with
midnights sun.
As you believed we have very dark months at the vinter, especually november - january
when we not see the sun much. I hate this period with dark and cold days with snow.
Thats why we always in wintertime going for a travel somewhere else where it is nicer
climate.
Can you see how climate has change there? Is it a lot? Here we can see at many things
that the climate changing. We have warmer than before, not so much snow in the winter,
alga at the sea in autumn and many other things. People in whole Nordic area are very
interesting to safe the world.
Everybody sort thems rubbish, trying to safe energy and using low energy lamps, keep
our nature and the sea as best as we can and ...Is it the same there? What are people
doing there?
I have readed about Ramadan that Ahmad had explain and I'm really fascinated!
Millions of peoples all over the world doing this. For a month... Is'nt it difficult? And
what about childrens? Can they stay without eating and drinking a whole day?
Here where I'm living, in this small Islands we have few families from Iran and every
years in Ramadan they have a party together at the end of this month where they invite
other people from Aland Islands to come there speaking with them and taste a lot of
Iranian food. The newspaper are always there and make a report to read. I have always
readed those and its looks very nice!
I have never been there but if I have possibility this year I will go!
Before Iran was only one country in the world but since I have met you and the other
from Iran my eyes have been "more open" and my interests for your country are much
bigger :)
As a nurse I'm interesting to hear about your hospital. Do you know something about it?
How it works? Who working there? Do you know salary? Are there male-nurses? Or the
nurses are female? Can a female nurse take care and treat a male? :)
Sorry again for my late answer!!
Take care and give your beautiful kids a kiss from Finland :)
Whaiting for your answer,
Veronica
24 Aug 2009
setayesh August 24th 2009

Dear Behnam,
My name is Setayesh .I'm a 22- year- old girl and I live in Tehran. I'm studying English
beside my main major at university. I'm studying English in a well known institute here.
Last year one of my friends introduced this web site to me but unfortunately I had never
visited this part of it till 2 month ago. It was the time that I found your perfect writings. At
first I decided to read your letters but those were a lot and I couldn't continue reading
them then I got tired and I wondered a person with such a lot friends would pay attention
to one more. So I gave up coming here. Anyway, today I decided to write something to
you. My new English term has started recently and I've faced with a terrible teacher.
If you think we can be good pen pals, let me know. I have lots of things to tell you about
myself and my proud teacher .
I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Setayesh

Hi Behnam,
Sorry for late answering! I have been a little bit busy....

Dont worry....you will dont loose me so easy! :):)
I hope everything is okey with you.
As you said womens and mens are different. Nothing wrong with that. I think womens are
more "soft" than mens and they are more cunning:) Many times womens are too careful.
And they have difficult to talk about themselfs.
Men are much better on this. And they always saying exactly what they want so
everybody know what he wants.
But I think it's good we are different from each other. I dont think we are the same. I
strongly believe (as Marina always say) that womens and mens have to complement each
others.
In my relation sometimes when we were younger (specually)we arguee about that we

should be equal and do the same. But it didn't work!
We both learned that we are different and it doesnt matter who are the person who do
something. The importent are that both help each other with all (homework, food, kids...)
so both can have free time and time together with the family. The importent was to work
together with our family as a team.
I really hope you a happy Ramadan!
I will try to go to a Ramadan party here if I have possibility :) I wrote about it to

Mortaza. Read it if you want.
Veronica
24 Aug 2009

Hello Setayesh,
Thanks a million for putting message on this website, and in this thread. Welcome to this
friendly place. It is better to say, 'welcome to this beautiful garden with beautiful
flowers'!
Thank you once again for saying some good things about this thread, particularly about
my own posts. That is very kind of you to think so.
Your English is excellent, but there is still room for improvement. It could be even better.
Anyway, it is better than mine. Would you please let me know which institute you go and
at what level you are?
About English teachers, I agree with you. It is the same in our institute. Teachers often do
not care about pronunciation, grammar, intonation, and strees on the words and in the
sentences. Some of them are terrible. A few terms ago, I had a teacher with an awful
accent. I criticised him for his strange accent, but he said proudly, "This is my own
accent, I do not care about British or American accent!"
Unfortunately, our class is not mixed.The students are male and the same goes for the
teacher! I believe a mixed English class can be very useful.:):):)
A friend of mine said that he went to an institute which has got different policy! He said
that their teacher was female, but class was not mixed. It is a little bit better, I think.
What is your idea about this matter? :):):)
It is a great honour for me to make friends with you. Please do not hesitate to write me.
Please feel free to make comment, to post something, to write in this thread. I hope to
hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Hi Captein Mohsen and Andrew,
Where are we? I have slept about 48 hours! Whats happen?

Was I tired or someone put something in my glass? :)
Veronica
24 Aug 2009
299

Hi Wendy,
Thanks a lot for your answer. I hope everything is fine with you.
You asked me about the phenomenon to have sons so the son can inherit their families.
It was the same here for about 80 years ago but not in this time. Doesn't matter if you get
a boy or a girl.
But I know this phenomenon exist in whole Asia too. When we travelling there people are
interesting about us and they always ask if we have childs. When we saying we have 2
daughters and one son they looks happy and say, Oh a son ... so happy for you! And I
always explain, doesn't matter daughter or boy.
Please can you tell me about you and your country and town. I dont know much about
you :)
And I really wants to be your tutor :)
Hope to hear from you soon,
Veronica
24 Aug 2009
Dear Marina,
Assalamu Alaikum,
Ramadan mubarak to you and to your family, may Allah bless you, please remember me
in your prayers in this holy month . unfortunately Ramadan this year is very insipid and
unsavory for me, especially when I saw recently election politic prisoners family was
eating their Iftar outdoor of a famous jail last night in Tehran capital city of Iran .
children of these families are in jail only for protesting to vote results, some of them was
killed during last months . I don?t know , do you follow Iran news or not? There are
many politic prisoners in Iran after president election skullduggery. Any way??
Dear sister one of my favorite writer is Ali shariati , his tomb is located in your country ,
have you ever heard anything about him. If you have any idea about this great man let me
know it.
With best prayers,
Araghi,
August,24,,2009

I'm very sorry Veronica,
It seems ther is something wrong with a teleport. I believe we are near New Zealand just
now. I'll try to clear up the situation, nevertheless I like this place. You see it's not far
from Antarctica. Do you see the lights on the portside?
Oh yes, it must be Dunedin, a town founded by scottish immigrants.
........
Somebody checked the nautical compass?...
Hey! There is an axe under it! Who could do it and why???
metzean
Anddrew, we aree in North sea,

s please turn
t the com
mpass, you should
s ajusst the scorpooin
toward the nothh...
I doon'nt know what

w was Anndrew bougght from Coppenhagen ,hhe probablyy has someth
thing up
his sleeve,
s now
w he is havinng a siesta on
o the sundeeck.
Veronica ...,wee are in Norrth Sea and our next deestination is Homburg, I didn't sleeep a
wink last night as I felt thaat our ship goes
g slow, tthe ship wass a little goiing down. I think
we have
h terriblle time heree ,I went to the
t store annd saw the water
w came into the store, I
couldn't find thhe hole ,mayybe Andrew w made a hole while he was huntingg the birds, I don't
know maybe a crack was made m when we clashedd a rock?
Noww we are in danger. The ship is sin

nking; we shhould throw
w all the stufff into the seee , elk
plattes and clutcches? loss some
s weights in order to
t save or liife or we 'lll be drown..
I haave an adhessive tube inn gadget boxx. If we draiin the waterr into the seea and repaiir the
cracck by adhessive , we cann prevent from bankrupptcy ,
Pleaase hurry upp , it is emeergency
Capptain
Andrew
A Auggust 24th 2009
Loook. look, loook, look, look, look Mohhsen, everybbody do misstakes!
So it's
i Noth Seaa... Really? It looks likee Pacific annd it soundss like Pacificc but it's no
ot
Paccific? Just chhecking..
Andd then..noboody said me I can't hunt a bird from m my cabin. Ok, I'll payy for the brroken
portthole, no prroblem.
So emergency
e i emergenccy. You can find me at the
is t galley.
Couuld someboddy occupy thhe pumps? It I comes to be too wet here.
Marina1
M Auggust 24th 20
009
Deaar Araghi,
Ram
madan Mubaarak for youu too!
Thaank you for writing.
w Yess , I follow Iranian
I new
ws and politiics. All whaat I know annd want,
thatt I hope all difficult
d dayys will go awway. I prefeer not to speeak about politics. But about
the mentioned writer,
w I reaad somethinng in a bookk about him,, he wasn't the writer ofo the
boook, but they wrote
w someething aboutt his opinionn in the boook's topic. I think he is a great
andd balanced man.
m Pleasee be kind enough and write
w somethhing about him.
h
I hoope to red frrom you sooon.
Marrina.
Marina1
M Auggust 24th 20
009
Deaar Mohsen,
I've an idea aboout the emeergency situuation! Just take the em mergency litttle boat whiich is in
your ship :) andd keep yourr life. But iff you don't hhave that booat, how couuld you travvel all
thesse days to all these couuntries???? I think a Caapitan shouuld think aboout this mattter. :)
:)
Deaar friend, the most interresting thingg in your writing

w that you
y like whaat you do, and
a you
madde all of us keep
k readinng your writtings. But issn't time to return
r backk home??? :))
I'm just
j joking, please com
mplete in wrriting about your journey , I'm really eager to
o know
the end!!!
Marrina.
mortaza.abta
m ahi August 24th
2 2009
Hi Veronica,
V

w to me;
m it makess me happy when I see a post heree addressingg to me.
I kn
now that youu are so bussy:):)
Let me start byy asking somme questionss about a "ssummerhousse". What iss a summerhhouse?
I rem
member thaat, in a prevvious writingg, Rosa alsoo talked aboout her summerhouse and
a then
I asked her aboout it. For some reasonn, she have not
n answereed yet.
I thiink a summerhouse muust be a house located iin an area, apart

a from urban areas, with
a niice weather at the Summ mer, where the family can
c spend their
t summeer time. But,, this
defiinition of a summerhou
s use makes seense only iff you are living in a reggion with a hot
h
weaather in the Summer, juust like wherre I am livinng now. Is it hot in the summer? Iff not,
thenn what exacctly is a sum
mmerhouse?
About changing the climate, I think it has been changed significantly since 20 years ago.
I can clearly remember that, when I was a kid or a teenager, there was lots of snow
during the winter. Due to the kind of houses we have in Iran, after a snowy day or a
snowy night we have to shovel the snow off the roofs to prevent any damage to the house.
I can remember that usually there was heavy snow at least twice a week and I was tired
of cleaning the snow. Sometimes the height of the snow on the ground became more than
40cm. It makes me have good feeling when I talk about those snowy days.
But, since 10 or 15 years ago there has not been much snow during the winters. While in
the past there was heavy snow at least twice a week, nowadays during a whole winter
there is at most 4 or 5 snowy days, and the snow is so light so that sometimes we even
don't have to shovel it off the roofs:(:( I wish someday those snowy winters come back.
As I said before, I have been in Canada for 6 months, and it was winter when I was there.
I was in the city of Winnipeg. Although, everyday the weather was freezing, and the
temperature dropped to minus 20, some people complained that it was not as cold as it
should be !!!
You are caring about the environment by using the energy in its best way; God bless you!
I have to say that, unfortunately, it is not the case in Iran :(:( People here do not care
very much about the environment and they usually misuse the energy:(:( For example, in
almost all houses, there are a few extra lights which are on during the night, or some
drivers don't stop the engine when their car is stopped for a while. Why? I think the main
reason is that Iran owns God given huge resources of oil. Therefore, the price of energy
is very low so that it does not encourage the consumers to save the energy. You would be
very surprised if I say that 1 litre of gas costs only $0.1, however, I should say that the
average income here in Iran is not as much as it is in your country.
I think the best way to force people to use the energy in its best way is that the
government raises its price as much as it should be, of course, during the process, the
government must consider the economic situation.
Veronica!, you talked a little about Ramadan and asked me a few questions. I am very
happy that you are interested in learning much about Islam:):) I would like to write about
Ramadan in a separate post. What now I want you to know about it, is that children are
not eligible for fasting during days in Ramadan unless they become mature. Although, the
age when a child becomes mature varies from one individual to another. Traditionally, in
Islam, girls become mature at the age of 9 and boys become mature at the age of 14.
Nowadays, fasting is hard for a girl of age, for example, 10 or 12. Therefore, the Islamic
experts are trying to interpret the traditional laws in a convinient way so that it become
more practical for muslims. This is a very complex subject and very hard to explain.
Please feel free to ask any question you have in mind, and I would be very glad if I have
the answers:). Thank you so much for reading. I am waiting for you nice writings.
Youurs sincerelyy
morrtaza, Augusst 24, 2009
Veronicaho
V A
August 24thh 2009
Hi Captein
C Moohsen and Andrew,
I ca
an't believe it...a
i hole at the ship! I found the hhole and haave sealed itt with a plugg.
Anddrew, have yyou start every pumps?? Everythingg is wet in our o cabins......Nice!? An nd I can
see small fishess in my cabiin...
We must hurry up now andd be redy!
Havve we find out

o the namee at our shipp?
I waant to go to Str�get inn the evening

g before wee leaving Coopenhagen. There are both b
smaall nice shopps and big shoppingcen
s ntre and wee can eat theere. And theere are a bigg
amuusement parrk...Can't we go there, just
j testing some attracctions :) So fanny!
Veronica
24 August
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M Auggust 24th 20
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l in answwering on pu urpose
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c here onn Thursdayys and Fridaays. She is very
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l to thankk you for alll your kind words abouut my personn and my writings,
w it's really
veryy kind of youu to think so
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a
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w it's absolutely
a riight. I thinkk when parennts are youn
ng ,
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c in their youth , then they can deal moore easily w with them. Itt will
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m think about dealing with w childreen, do you th
hink
thatt parents ( nowadays)
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m from you.
y
Happpy Ramadaan for you and
a for yourr family.
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w about to
t say goodd bye to Engglish at home , but we had h good chance in
timee ,we are likkely professsional in seaaworthy, I aadded some adhesive too the sealedd plug
andd be sure thee we can com mfortably continue
c ourr voyage . I visit the Coopenhagen port
p
yestterday and bought
b fourr boxes of chheese for brreakfast butt I think we should buy
som
mething for R Rosa and Marina
M , you
u can help,iff you want to
t pay a shoort visit to th
he
shoppping centrre, I will comme with youu..
Anddrew I killedd the Scorpiion by the axxe , but I foorgot to put the axe undder the comp
pass, I
lookk at the com
mpass ,yes thhat is right the
t pointer is toward thhe North annd we are inn North
sea near the Deenmark landd, what aree you doing in galley, we w are suppoosed to our lunch
in an
a amusemeent park. Doo you want to t try the fisshing rod , we
w need som mething to eat
e for
dinner.
Dear Marina ,thank that you are reading our traveling reports , yes we have some
emergency tubes in our small ship , but it really couldn?t help us , in North sea there are
many dangerous tiger shark, dugong, elephant seal ,
thanks for your advice.
Mohsen

Dear Marina,
How are you these days? How about Ramadan and fasting? Do you pray for Behnam
when you are going to break it in the evening? What often do you say? I hope everything
is going well with you, and you get the full benefits of fasting in this holy month.
Today I am going to write something about advantages and disadvantages of getting

married soon or late.
As I have said before, four topics must be discussed (If we consider both sexes, eight
topics must be discussed.) In other words, I must write about four topics, actually.
1. Advantages of getting married soon: First of all, it must be clear what we mean by
saying 'getting married soon or late'.
As you know, a variety of physical and emotional changes take place during puberty; the
stage of physical development during which someone changes from a child to an adult
and is able to have children. According to some claims, half of all girls in Iran reach
puberty by the age of 10, and this happens to boys by the age 15. This age varies from
country to country, or from place to place, but for the Mediterranean and the Middle
East, it is the same, I think! Do you agree? LOOOOL
The bodies are completely ready, but the thoughts are still childish! For this reason,
common laws and religious rules are different.
I am not sure, at what age girls and boys are allowed to get married by law. I guess it
might be 14 for girls and 18 for boys.
I believe, for a girl, getting married sooner than 15 is bad, from 15 to 20 is soon, from 20
to 25 is normal, and after 25 is late. For a boy, getting married sooner than 18 is bad,
from 18 to 23 is soon, from 23 to 28 is normal, and after that it is late. This is my own
idea! LOOOL
1) The advantages (The advantages from a boy's point of view!) of getting married at the
age from 18 to 23(=soon):
a) Easy to find a girl with empty heart

b) To get rid of the strong presser of sex
c) Easy to cope with wife
d) Less difference between couples, in terms of attitudes, beliefs, ways of thinking,
thoughts, tastes, etc.
e) Less criteria to marry (=easy to choose)
f) Less expectation of girls and families
g) Less age gap between children and parents
2. The disadvantages (from a boy's point of view!) of getting married at the age from 18
to 23 (=soon):
a) Childish thoughts
b) Making mistakes in recognising
c) Being narrow-minded
d) Facing with many difficulties, particularly financial problems
e) Big responsibilities to take
f) Hard to deal with both life problems and education
g) Less success in getting higher degrees
3.The advantages (from a boy's point of view!) of getting married at the age after 28
(=late) :
a) Having higher degrees

b) Having enough money
c) Having job
d) Having freedom
e) Being open-minded
f) Knowing yourself very well
g) Being understanding
4.The disadvantages (from a boy's point of view!) of getting married at the age after 28
(=late) :
a) Difficult (even impossible) to find a girl with empty heart

b) More criteria to marry
c) Being less interested in sex
d) Less enjoyment
e) More age gap between children and parents
f) Very difficult to fall in love with someone (even impossible)
g) So many complexes
h) Unhealthy obsession with being successful in marriage
Dear Marina, as you know, there are too many advantages and disadvantages, because
everybody has got his/her own idea about it. I have listed my own opinion about it.
Thank you for reading. So sorry for making you bored. I am looking forward to hearing
from you as soon as possible.
All the best,


Hi dear Behnam,
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw your writing to me,
You're my kind of friend, your writing skills are so good, I like your creative writings And
the way you Share your experience and help others.
Dear Behnam, I'm living in tehran city, I currently serve as an accountant in Tehran
Municipality's Beautification Organization. I'm a married man I've been married with my
wife for 7 years and i've know her since high school. I"m only 33 and we got married
young. I have a 6 year old girl.
Dear Behnam , My english was praised by you, But I'm not worthy of it.
Best wishes,
Ahmad.

Oh my cap!
You should notify the cook about your plans to have a lunch in an amusement park before
the time. And what must I do now with this amount of exellent fried cod and sweetest
shrimp cotletes, huh?? It's good while fresh.
And what was a reason for to kill that poor little crab by that horrible axe? There is a
hollow on the compass stand now.
Marina, there is no needs to complain on travellers being preoccupied with their daily
duties. By the way you could participate the discussion about a ship's name. We still
haven't got it. I like Mohsen's idea with a 'mermaid', but just 'A Mermaid' will be too
impersonal in my opinion.
Maybe 'Winged Mermaid' or 'Merry Mermaid' or 'Married Mermaid' or 'Mermaid&Sons'
or 'M
Mermaid With
W Beautifu
ful Green Eyyes Full Of D
Desire' or maybe
m the laast one is to
oo long
to be
b a name?
So everyone
e is invited for to solve thee problem. R
Remember, a vessel witth a wrong namen
mosst likely endds it's day inn Bermuda triangle.
t Doon't you wannt to get ourr save-soulss
signnal?
Behhnam, we neeed your anaalitic brainss,

Morrtaza, we neeed your knowledges and seriousnness,
Marryam dear:))))), we needd your excluusive way of thoughts, Cathy, wheere are you? ? what
is a voyage witthout a romaance,
Nanna, Rosa, wee need to knnow that youu are ok andd at least viisit this room
m for readin
ng
postts from timee to time.
Youurs still floatted,

Anddrew
Andrew
A Auggust 25th 2009
So, who's gonnna write a po
ost #3000?::))
Marina1
M Auggust 25th 20
009
Deaar Mr. Morttaza,
So nice
n to readd your clearr and simplee English. T Thank you foor your reply
ly.
We are here to practice ouur English and a to sharee ideas, thouughts and innformation, please
feell free in writting, and wrrite as muchh as you cann! :)
I reaally enjoyedd reading yoour reply, even

e it was sstrange thatt some peopple get divorrced
justt to prevent their sons from
f militarry service. I think goingg to militaryy service ha
as lots
of advantages
a a disadvaantages. Being strong aand know hoow to deal w
and with difficullt
situations are ttwo advanta ages, and wasting two years
y withoout making aany improveement
in educational a work life is the biggeest disadvanntage.
I'm with it, but just

j for onee year. I thinnk men now
wadays needd it (LOOOO OOOOL), th hey
needd to deal wiith hard situuations in order to rem
move the fearr and to havve the abilitty to
takee risks! It's just
j Marinaa's opinion :) : :)
Howw do you thiink about itt??? Did youu make it???? If there was
w no milittary service,, what
wouuld you sugggest for menn instead off it???

m from you
y soon.
Marrina.
Marina1
M Auggust 25th 20
009
Deaar Behnam,
Thaank you so m much for youur writing. Thank you once o again for
f your assking about me ,
I'm still alive :)) ! to tell thee truth I thin
nk everydayy is harder than
t the dayy before in
Rammadan. Now w I'm very thhirsty , I wo ould like to ppay my life to drink somme cold watter
(LO
OOOOOOO OOOOL). I thhink it's beccause of goiing to the un niversity. I w
went there in
i order
to Apply
A for MS degree, I took two opptions, and I'm I waiting for the resuult!
Deaar Behnam, yes I alwayys pray for you

y before bbreaking myy fasting. I ssay " God Give
G
Behhnam what hhe wants froom this life, and more tthan what he wants andd needs. Good give
him a good wiffe too :) ". I hope God will
w make my m prayers come
c true. W
What about you
dear friend, do you think of
o Marina inn that time???? :)
Deaar friend, I ccompletely agree

a with you
y , all whhat you havee written is completely right.
But dear , theree is a sentennce which I can't underrstand it. It''s late for a girl to get married
m
wheen she is 25 ???!!!! Com me on!!! I'm
m still singlee , don't ma
ake the worlld dark in mym eyes
(LO
OOOOOOO OOOOOOOO OOOOOOO OL).
But to tell the truth,

t I thinkk the numbeer of girls w
who have em
mpty hearts area greater than
girls
ls who are inn love with someone. In fact , thatt statement which
w you hhave written n, made
me think aboutt a question.. You know that easternn man likes to be the firrst and lastt man in
his partner's
p heeart. Do youu think that having a paast experiennce in love ffor a girl makes
menn get away ffrom her????
I'll write
w aboutt this topic soon,
s but at first let me know your opinion. I'm
m really verry eager
to reead your neext reply to poor
p Marinna! :)
Marrina.
PS: congratulaation!!! Therre are abouut 3000 writtings here , and all of thhat becausee of
U! :)
YOU
mortaza.abta
m ahi August 25th
2 2009
Anddrew!
If yoou want to ddo any calcuulation or solve

s any eqquation, I am
m seriously at your serrvice!!!
Take care!

Dear Behnam,
Thanks for your compliment. My English isn?t that much good. I mean, it could have
been better but unfortunately in one hand I don?t have much time to study English
efficiently because my university?s text books? studying takes most of my time during the
year on the other hand I?m not a perseverant person.
I?m studying in Kish institute and I?m at intermediate level .About one month later I?m
going to upper intermediate. Our class is not mixed and our teachers are female as well.
I don?t know exactly studying in mixed classes can be useful or not. I think it has lots of
cons and pores. For example one of my friends used to study in such classes she told me
that they had to work in groups of two- one male one female. personally, I used to think it
can be good and motivating. But she said although it is motivating, it has a lot of
problems for instance most of the time students talk about personal things instead of
lessons? topics. In addition always there are some guys who would like annoy girls in
these situations.
I think these kinds of problems come from our culture. Even at universities which are the
first places that we can have free communications we have these problems too.
Generally, boys and girls haven?t learnt that they can be just friend. Anyway, I think if
we were capable of these kinds of relationships, mixed classes would be the best.
Having a teacher from opposite gender can be good too. Our new teacher is too proud of
her accent. Honestly speaking her accent is absolutely admiring. But she is that much
proud that never wants to respect others opinions and always insist on hers. Two days
ago we were about to fight. But as you know my mark depends on her and she is an
obstinate person unfortunately I had to accept her idea.
Could you let me know were do you study English too? I think you are in advance level.
Am I right ?
I?m looking forward to hearing from you soon.
All the best,

Setayesh,25 Augest,2009
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Hello Marina,
Thank you for the quick and short(!!!) reply. Thank you once again for praying!
It is easy for me to fast. I neither feel hungry nor thirsty, but in the afternoons, I feel
really tired and bored. I cannot go to sleep, I do not know why.
I also pray for you, but I feel embarrassed to write it in this thread. Let it be as a secret,
between me and God.
You are still waiting! What for? I have written pages, what else do you want?
You are absolutely true. I wonder how you know this fact. It is amazing, and a little bit
fishy. :):):)=)=)=)(winking)
Human beings' hearts are not like compact discs (CD). It is not easy to fill it with some
memories, and after some months or years remove all files from it.
It should be said that there are some softwares which make us enable to recover the
deleted information from Hard of a computer! Yes, it can be done easily!
Mankind's heart and brain are much more complicated than a Hard. It is a simple fact,
and all people know it.
I am not familiar with the hearts of women, but I can remember all memories, from my
childhood until now, very clearly.
We cannot scape the fact that human beings never forget, but get addicted to new
situations. We cannot forget the past, it is impossible to forget the past, but we are
addicted to accept new situations due to the fact that we have no options! I mean, we
have no choices. We have to accept new situations!
However, you can ask, "Well Behnam, we cannot forget the past, but what is its effect on
our life? Although we cannot forget the old memories, they have nothing to do with us!"
This phrase is like a joke! According to the most important law of the nature, there is
always, at least one effect for any cause, and vice versa! I am not speaking about
Newton's third law. I mean cause and effect law!
A flower is lovely, when it is fresh. If someone smells it, it cannot be as lovely as before,
although it is still a flower!
A point should be made that the effect of smelling will be in both flower and someone
who has smelled it! It is not fair to blame the flower only! =)=)=)
Dear Marina, the world is not ideal. Let us stop thinking in an idea way. :)):)):))
At the moment, my mind and brain do not help me. I must stop writing! I am afraid of
writing some strange sentences! Hahahahahahaha loooooooooooooooool
=)=)=)=)=)=)=)=)=)
All the best,


Hello Mortaza,
there is a story demanding to have some skills in calculation:
Condrad was going to the Leningrad.

He's met twelve kids going towards him. Every kid was carring a busket. There was a cat
sitting into the every busket. Each cat had twelve kittens sitting into the busket with their
mother-cat.
The question is: how many kittens the kids were carring to the Leningrad?
Andrew

Hi Andrew,
I think the answer is zero or my calculator is malfunctioning!

Dear Andrew,
I still do not know what the problem is? What can I do? How can I help you? Is it about
choosing a name for your ship?
In being so, I have got a suggestion: There are three people in the ship. Their name are,
Andrew, Mohsen, and Veronica. How do you think if we make a name by using your
names? I think, it will sound good if you call the ship 'Andsenica'.
If there is another problem, just let me know. You enjoy your voyage, we are on the
ground, waiting for you. I promise to welcome you warmly in Iran. :):):)
Dear Andrew, why on earth did you make the voyage alone? Does your wife know that
you are in a ship? :):):)
Anyway, I hope you come back safely. Do not forget to bering us some souvenirs. Have a
nice trip!
About your question from professor Mortaza; I am not sure to get it properly. Is it 12
multiplied by 13? I mean 12*13=156
All the best,


Dear Andrew,
It's a riddle, maybe a joke. I couldn't get you funny man. OK. The answer is "Zero".
All the best,


Andrew!
How many eggs can you put in an empty basket?

Hmm................................
..............................................
one?
mortaza.abta
m ahi August 25th
2 2009
OW!! How ddid you get the

WO t answer, Andrew?
metzean
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Dear Behnam,
I read your writings with fixed feelings of joy and sadness.
Million thanks for your writing to me, even a compliance which makes me kind of sad.
How can Chinese Cathy have such great honor to deserve that?
How can Chinese Cathy do not care such a good friend?
How can kind Behnam do not read threads or msn messages clearly before making a
hurry judgment?
How can Chinese Cathy dare to argue with Kind Behnam's judgment?
The following is Chinese Cathy's message to Kind Behnam's address: Youbelieveme on

2009/07/21
Dear Behnam, how is everything going? I missed you terribly. Why did you keep silence?
Cathy is back to the Garden, all things are good, but only found that the Gardener
Behnam disappear soundlessly.
If one really cares or loves a friend, she can not stop mentioning him before others.
Cathy did that. She mentioned Behnam as Brother, from her writings to dear friend
Mayram, from her funny writings to Andrew on Page 246, from her love writings to Rosa,
from her imaginary part about Behnam on the party. Apparently, Behnam does not show
on the party announced by Maryam and Cathy. If showed, he would notice Cathy is there
for her brother.
It's true that Behnam is surely back from his journey, but it's sad that he has moved
Chinese Cathy out from his heart. Besides that, he announced that Cathy just does not
care her friends at all in public.
I just feel something piercing my heart, and I can not stop the pain...
Cathy still smiles, welcome you back, happy for your journey of finding heart.
Today is Chinese Valentine's Day. Happy Chinese Valentine's Day.

I kind of know that Behnam could not care Cathy much as he did before, but I still
appreciated this valuable writings. Coz Cathy just thought nothing can hurt herself so
much. But this writings proves that Cathy is totally wrong.
If my Iranian brother asks me go, please tell me which way I can go out.
Love me little, love me long
Best Wishes.
Cathy
sepehr August 26th 2009

Hi to everyone.
happy new Ramadan.
I live in the north of Iran. The weather is very good here like spring. Fasting is easy here.
In Ramadan I have much time for studying English and I have further free time. Because
my family is fasting, I don't cook for lunch. In summer I usually make a food for lunch.
By the way I am a new member; I like to read your writing. I'm very happy for I can make
friend all over the world and I can improve my language, my writing.
Best wishes.

Fifth
O' Allah let me be, in this month, from among
those who turn repentant and ask forgiveness
for their sins; let me be from among those who
do good and obey (Thee); let me be from among
those who are Thy close friends,Through Thy
kindness O' the Most Merciful.

WHEN A LIZARD CAN, WHY CAN"T WE?
This is a true story that happened in Japan .
In order to renovate the house,

someone in Japan breaks open the wall.
Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls.
When tearing down the walls, he found that there was a lizard stuck there
because a nail from outside hammered into one of its feet.
He sees this, feels pity, and at the same time curious, as when he checked the nail,
it was nailed 10 years ago when the house was first built.
What happened?
The lizard has survived in such position for 10 years!!!!!!! !!!
In a dark wall partition for 10 years without moving, it is impossible and mind-boggling.
Then he wondered how this lizard survived for 10 years!!! Without moving a single step--
since its foot was
nailed!
So he stopped his work and observed the lizard, what it has been doing, and what and
how it has been eating.
Later, not knowing from where it came appears another lizard, with food in its mouth.
Ah! He was stunned and touched deeply.
For the lizard
That was stuck by nail, another lizard has been feeding it for the past 10 years...
Imagine? it has been doing that untiringly for 10 long years, without giving up hope on
its partner.
Think, will u do that to your partner?
Think that will you do it to your Mom,
Who brought you after a big struggle of nine long months?
Or at least to your Dad, Friends, Co-workers, brothers and Sisters?

Imagine what a small creature can do that a creature blessed with a brilliant mind can"t.
As information and communication technology advances,
our access to information becomes faster and faster.
But the
Distance between human beings . . . is it getting closer as well?
Please never abandon your loved ones
Never Say U R Busy When They Really Need You ...
You May Have The Entire World At Your Feet.....
But You Might Be The Only World To Them....
A Moment of negligence might break the very heart which loves you thru all odds..
Before you say something just remember?It takes a moment to Break but an entire life to
make...
To Live Use Heart and to Survive use Brains.
Then Life would be a paradise Unfurling only Love Joy and

Happiness... ..
Spread this message to everyone you Love and Help them Live life and not
Merely Survive?..

Dear Cathy,
You cannot imagine how happy I was when I saw your post. Thank you very much indeed.
At the moment, I have got mixed feeling. I am happy to see you are back, and sad to make
you annoyed.
Dear Cathy, although Behnam is an old boy, he does know how to deal with his friends. I
do respect my friends; and all people in this thread know that Cathy is one of them.
I am going to copy and then paste my last writing to you. I hope my friends will read it
and will let me know what is wrong with my sentences.
*"Dear Cathy,
I cannot believe that my Chinese friends have left this thread, but either I believe or not,
it has happened! I am so sad! :(:(:(
I made a journey, and then was almost one month absent, but Cathy did not care! I did
not mean that she would have to care about me, but everything has got its especial rule.
We have to follow rules. Friendship has got its rules like other things.
Some friends of mine have sent me emails and asked about the reason of your absence! I
have answered them that I knew nothing about it.
Please let us know that you are happy and healthy. This is second post that I have written
to you, but without any reply! :(:(:(
Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I have missed you terribly. I hope all is well
with you.
Please keep in touch, if you don't mind.
All the best,

Behnam, 23 August, 2009"*
Well, dear Cathy, does it mean that Behnam does not care about Cathy anymore? How
have you come to the conclusion that Behnam has wanted Cathy to go out?!!!!!
I am terribly sorry, but I did not mean to hurt your feeling. I just wanted to complain
about your absence!
I hope my dear friends will read my last writing to you and will judge about it. It is not
fair to judge about poor Behnam, without considering all details. In our culture, "I have
missed you terribly" is one of the most emotional sentences that a person writes to his/her
friend, or tells him/her. This sentence is shining in my last writing!
Anyway, I still think of you as a best friend of mine. I hope you never make me lose this
great honour.
All the best,

Hello Setayesh,
How life is going? I hope all is well with you.
Thank you so much for the post. It was great. Without exaggerating, your writing skills
are excellent.
I completely agree with you about the downsides of a mixed class, but it is not all. It has
got many advantages as well.
I do understand what you mean, but for me the advantages of it are much more than the
disadvantages. Well, I am a BOY! :):):):):):):)
Dear Setayesh, the capacity of women is so limited, because of that your teacher feels
proud of her accent! :):):):):) I am afarid of making my female friends upset, so let me
say, "I am only joking" (LOL) When you are in a danger, deny facts! Hahahaha Surely, I
was joking. :)):)):))
Have you ever heard that "the more noble, the more humble"?
I am a student in Kish institute, at Upper-Intermediate level. As I guess you know, the

book has changed recently. Last term, it was 'True To Life (T.T.L)', but it is 'English
Today' now. The book is so packed with many phrases and texts. There is nowhere to
write something down, as a note for example. Anyway, I think this one is better. How do
you think about the new book?
Our teachers are not proud because of the fact that they have nothing to feel proud of it.
=)=)=)=)=). For me, teacher is not very important. I am a real self-learner! Self-
learning is a good policy! LOL
All the best,


Hello Sepehr,
How
w are you? I hope you are
a fine. Thhank you forr putting meessage in this thread.
Wellcome! Thannk you for jooining us.
Wouuld you pleaase let us knnow more about you? Could

C you possibly
p givee us a little bit
morre informatiion about yoourself?
Sepehr is used to name boy

oys. Am I rigght? Howevver, a boy dooes not cookk! It is conffusing,
som
mehow. I hoppe you will make it cleaar.
Youur English iss quite goodd, but there is still room

m for improvvement.

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

metzean
Anddrew is listening to the radio," Pollice say two people aree dead after their small plane
crasshed into H
Hamburg harrbor Saturdday afternooon??..
I am
m thinking aabout what would
w happpened if we were
w in Ham
mburg, we w
were in closse
shavve , no bodyy know abou
ut their fatee ,
Veronica is bussy in shoppiing center, I don't know

w why she iss late..
Anddrew, what is
i your ideaa about nam
me of phoeniix, does it match
m to ourr ship? Did you
y
thinnk about Behhnam Suggeestion, Thannks behnam
m for your suupport ,Anddrew did n't answer
..
Anddrew is dejected, becauuse his hot cutlets

c are being
b cooledd ,he heavess a sigh ,theen shout
at thhe top of hiss lung ?. ..V
Veronica
Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Behnam,
your fault is cleear , becausse when youu were abseent Cathy puut her messaage in the thhread,
but you
y missedd it , Cathy didn't
d forgott you ,she w
was waiting for
f your thaankful letterr. of
course your miistake was notn intentionnally, you shhould invitee her for a ddinner to show
your appreciation ..
B.wishes,
Mohsen
Oh cathy nothing i am expected when i am in Beijing..

Dear Mortaza,
it was just an assumption. If it came to be wrong I'd say 'two':)

303

Hi Andrew,
Actually, after putting the first egg into the empty basket, the basket is no longer empty
!!!!

Hey pal, you opened my eyes wide:))))

Mohsen,
seriously, "phoenix" would be good if not TOO HIGH probability to meet another vessel
having the same name.
Behnam's suggestion has a seed.
'Andsenica'? . I think 'Andsenica' is close to...
What about 'Al Monica'?
***
Mohsen, your assumption about crashed plane is just ridiculous. I can't do it!
Dear Setayesh,
I got home and checked the name of the book. It is "Total English', rather that 'English
Today'. It just was a silly mistake.
I apologise for making it.
All the best,


Dear Mohsen,
How are you? I hope evrything is going well with you.
Thank you very much for giving your idea. Please judge about my writing. I have missed
many posts, because I could not make time for reading all posts yet. Just please tell me
directly what wrong is with my last post to Cathy?
I saw the ship that you have drawn. That is great, but why your name is above and
Veronica is below? Veronica is a lady, so her name must be above. Please change the
draw. By the way, "phoenix" is the name of an American air-to-air missile! I am not sure,
but I guess so. It is not good to put the name of a missile on a ship. You are supposed to
change the name as well. As you know, phoenix is name of a bird, but unfortunately
Americans have used it already. Please try to be creative!
=)=)=)=)=)=)=)=)=)=)=)=)=)=):)):)):)):)):)):)):)):)):)):)):)):)):):):):):):):):):):):)
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLHAHAHAHAHAHAHEHEHEHEHR
I am sure that henceforth you will be very careful with your judgement! :)):)):)):)):)):))
Thank you very much for being my friend. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Deaar Marina,
Thiss is just to leet you know

w that I've missed
m you teerribly. Wh
here are youu? I hope yo
ou are
OK..
Deaar Marina, these

t days I make manyy mistakes in
i writing. Do
D you know
w why?
:)):))):)):)):))
Forr example, In writing too Setayesh, I meant to write

w 'ratherr than', but I have writtten
'rath
her that'!!! I have usedd this phrasee too many times, but .....=))=))=)))
I am
m waiting too hear from you soon.
All the best,

Marina1
M Auggust 26th 20
009
Deaar Behnam,
Thaank you so m much for wrriting franklyly. I really liike to read your
y writinggs, they alw
ways
holdd lots of thinngs to talk about.
a You have
h talkedd about flowwers , let me say that yo our
writtings like a fflowers' bannd , which contains
c lotts of especiaal flowers, each
e one haas its
fraggrance. :)
Deaar friend, I wwish I were like you, I'mm always thhirsty while I'm fasting,, maybe beccause of
eatiing salty foood at night :)
: , I like to add some ssalt on all foood that my mother coo
oks. I
lovee food with extra salt! :)
:
I'm like you, feeel bored at afternoons, but my mother doesn'tt make me ttake some reest. My
motther's logos in Ramada an " NO SLE EEPING BE EFORE EAT TING" & " COOKING
C ALL
THEE TIME" (L LOOOOOOOOOOOOL L), so you shhould take the
t benefit oof being a man
m ,I
som
metimes, esppecially wheen my motheer stuck in cooking
c , I wish
w I were a man. :)
Theere is an inteeresting toppic between you and thee new friendd Setayesh wwho is from m your
country , Iran. I think therre are lots of common topics
t to talkk about withh her and other
Irannian friendss , which alll of you know them veryy well. So you see, heree we are a mixed
m
course , not only from gennder point off view, but also
a from naationality point
p of view
w. :) :)
whaat we need else??
e :)
In Syria,
S everytthing whichh is not related to the goovernment is i mixed , boys and girrls,
espeecially in Ennglish cours
rses. I think it's better from
fr the agee 18 and aboove , all insstitutes
shouuld be mixeed, I think inn that age evverybody caan hold his//her responssibility, besiides it
makkes the bothh boys and girls
g do theiir bet in learrning, speakking and dooing homew work ;)
;)
There are some new schools in Syria which are mixed. I think they should thought about
that step more, especially that it's not a common thing in Syria. This matter has its
advantages , but in my opinion its disadvantages are more than them. What do you think
Behnam???
Dear Behnam, you wrote something which attracted my eyes, I'm really fascinated by
your way in writing. You said " a smelled flower...." , you didn't say " a picked flower....".
It is really great! smelling a flower is different from picking it! :) :)
Dear firend, I think girls shouldn't look for someone to love, but when something like that
happens, it should be by accident , and it should be especial and unique. Women's hearts
are different from men's hearts, men's hearts like a room's door, it would be opened and
closed lots of times ;) :) but for women it's very hard to forget, and to love again!
Some people call girls who didn't fell in love before " cold girls" and they call girls who
are everyday with someone else " girls without sense". How do you think about it???
What should a girl do in this world ??? how can they be normal and in the safe side at
the same time???
Dear friend, I would like to say that I deeply respect you, everything about you makes me
respect you. Keeping on your past love in your memory is one of the reasons. I think men
like you are very rare. In your situation I don't know who is more lucky, you or her???
Thank you for reading. I'm very happy that you are writing for me " long writings" , your
writings mean friendship, deep thoughts, great English and feeling happy with your sense
of humor :)
Write to me more....and always. I hope to read more from you very soon.
Marina.
bolt August 26th 2009

hi to everyone
dear behnam
excuse me for reply so late
i am "bolt" ; is this enough?
i am so weak in writing english " in the first excuse me for wrong "
this Thread has so many topic and i need much time to red !!!
dear iranian friend's plz descrip your country i am so enthusiastic to identify my
progenitor's country because i am mulatto ;my grandpa is iranian. many years ago he
marriage with my grandmother. despite i dont see him ;i heard vey about him
i hope to hear from you soon
all the
t best,
boltt ,26 augustt, 2009
Marina1
M Auggust 26th 20
009
Deaar Cathy,
I jusst read yourr writing annd Behnam'ss reply to yoou. I'm reallly very jealoous. Behnamm does
caree about youu too much, it appears in i every worrd in his wrriting. I wishh if I were absent
a
for a while, Behhnam would d write halff what he haas written too you.
I thiink Behnam
m does care about all off us, and noow I think paarticularly yyou. Good for
f
you!!! :)
In fact
fa , I shoulld try to be absent for a while....... :) I'm just joking
j :). Pllease write as
always, this thrread needs your
y romanntic view and your greaat friendshipp.... :)
Marrina.
Wendy
Deaar Mohsen?
Thaank you for your

y writingg to me. I hoope everythhing is ok fo
or you. I trieed to give yo
ou a
exacct name of the
t English wine you mentioned
m inn your last post,
p but i faailed. Anywway,
mayybe those kind of luxuriies you hearrd in BBC are a consumeed only by a small gruoops of
peopple, so calleed the up-cllass. Your poor
p Wendy never imag gine that and not want to be
one of them.
I reaad some off the posts off yours in which

w you weere talking about namiing the boatt. I think
? phhoenix?is veery good. An plane alsoo is named by it in an american
a m
movie. it is
inviincible and its people iss brave. Whhen i think of phoenix itt is equal too bravery,
couragement anda strengthh. Your boatt deserve it. I
hoppe your boatt is like the plane
p whichh is still alivve after goin
ng through so many
diffi
ficulites.
Deaar Mohsen?where is Veeronica? it seemss she iss absent forr two days. I hope she can
c be
seenn soon. I haavent finisheed telling moore about me.
m Let us caall her lounndly continu uously.
She will come up.u
Goood night. Haave a wondeerful dream

m.
Wenndy
3044
behnam
Helllo Ahmad,
How
a fine? How
H about R
Ramadan annd fasting?
Thaank you veryy much for thet posts. They

Th are great. An especcial thank fo
for the lovely
ly story.
It iss meaningfuul. I had heaard it.
Notthing can bee compared with mankiind. It is an animal, witthout abilityy to choose.. Their
actiions are bassed on instinnct and not involving aany thoughtss.
which are really

Theere are manyy stories, reelated to bvee, In the woorld of humaan beings w
minnd-blowing.
Anyyway, thank you for sha

aring it withh us. I hope to hear morre from youu soon.
All the best,

behnam
Helllo Bolt,
How
a fine.

w in thhis thread. Would you pplease introoduce yoursself? So sorrry, as
you see, many people
p com
me and leavee the threadd. It is reallyy difficult to memorise their
t
mes. By the way,
nam w I am really hopeleess at memoorising! LO OL
Thaank you for joining

j us. Please
P writee regularly.. I hope to hear
h more fr
from you sooon.
All the best,

metzean
Dear Andrew,
I can't believe it. you mean that Deutsche Welle radio was telling lie , you take
precautionary measures, Is your ID card in your packet?
'Al Monica' 'Andsenica',, are ok .. I am stiring the letters ...a few more alternatives ?Dena
monica , Dricamone , Versendrew Verdresen Ohdrica ..
Phoenix, Kid scorpion, Won Mustang....
Stir it Andrew, We have time ,Vernica is in shopping center.
Mohsen

Sorry I'm late but I found so much to buy... I have been at the shoppingcentre for many
hours and I found new clouths (everything are wet in my cabin), shoes and other things. I
was looking if I could find a Hijab. I think I need it in Syria? I couldn't found it so I think
to buy it in Spain. Rosa will help me.
I'm a little bit worry about Rosa! Please Rosa, just tell us you are better and soon back
here again!
After my shopping trip I been to the amusement park...Where were you? It was so funny!
I was to all attractions (with my bags) and when I rieded one of the merry-go-round
(carousel) I lost one of my bag when we was 50 meters in the air. My new shoes,
trousers, jumpers and make up flew around!!
After that I was forced to go to the shoppingcentre again...
Have you eaten already or we are going out for dinner?
Veronica
26 Aug 2009

Dear Marina,
Thank you for answering. It makes me very happy when I see a writing in this thread,
especially written by Marina, addressing to me. Thank you very much.
It is now 10:30 pm, and I am on my desk writing to you. I think, in these fasting days, the
best time to write (or to do anything involving our brain) is a couple of hours after the
time we break our fast. In the area that I am living, we break our fast a little sooner than
7:45 pm, which varies from day to day, as you know. At the afternoons, I am exhousted
and so I prefer not to do anything in that time!
I don't know how much it would be beneficial to an individual, in general, and to a young
boy, in particular, to experience severe conditions for a while, for example to serve in
military as a slodier for 2 years; I don't know how much it would be useful for him/her to
have a better life. We have a proverb in our culture saying that "Experience is the father
of knowledge". What I can learn from this proverb is that just knowing (lots of) facts is
not enough to have a good life, we also must experience (lots of) situations. When I teach
my students how to solve an specific type of math problems, they actually will learn how
to solve them, but they will never can solve any problem of that specific type if they do
not practise and experience the real situation.
You asked me if I have had any experience in military service; the answer is NO! Why?
Because, by the time I had to go for it, there was an exemption law (!!) that matched my
conditions, so I applied for it. (I swear to God Marina, my parents have been married for
nearly 50 years and they have never been divorced (LoooooooooooL)).
I believe that, especially for young people, experincing real (hard) situations is necessary
for having a better life in the future, but serving in the military is not the only good
experience! For example, in Iran, since the best universities are located in big cities,
those good students, from small cities and rural areas, who want to continue their studies
in one of these universities have to live apart from their families and old friends for 2
years or 4 years, or maybe more, until they finish their studies. During this period, they
usually live in dormitories; their room is shared by at least 3 other students who come
from different parts of the country. I think this is also a very good experience for
students; male or female.
I have been living in dormitories, apart from my family, for about 9 years! Can you
believe it? So I think I am prepared for being a good man, a good husband and a good
father (LooL). What about your country, Marina? Is it like what I just said about Iran?
Have you ever been apart from your parents for a long time? Did you study in a
university located in the same city you are living?
There are many interesting topics that we can write about. I will write to you more, I
promise. You can also write a lot (not so short!!); so don't hesitate and motivate me more
by your nice writings:):).
Good luck
Morrtaza
Auggust 26, 20009
metzean
Deaar Behnam,
I ca
annot believve that my Chinese
C friennds have lefft this threadd, but eitherr I believe or
o not,
it haas happenedd! I am so sad!
s :(:(:(
Yes Behnam, inn your writing you addr dress Cathy that why shhe has left thhe thread an nd it
show ws that you never readd her last poosting , she thinks
t that you
y didn't mmind her, yoou know
thatt girls are seensitive, youu should wrrite to all off them equally,.
I doon't know whhat is your mistake
m in writing
w thatt even Claree has not wrritten for a long
l
timee LOL, you should be more m carefu
ul to women or may youu will be sinngle for lastt.:(
Youu know that women are like a gem and shouldd be more keept in safe pplace, she iss
darlling of the crowds,
c thatt is I have written
w the name
n of Verronica blow w. You know that in
harbbors, ports many rascaals and villaains are proowling , it iss better theyy don't know
w about
wommen in our sship.
now the phoenix is the name

I kn n of a missile
m whichh launched by F14 fighhter, yes youu are
writte, althoughh it is a beauutiful name ,it is better to be innovvative.
All the best,

Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Wendy,
I hoope everthinng goes fine with you, th hanks that yyou shared your
y idea aabout the naame of
our ship, you are
a among thhe rare peop ople that cann be hardly find
f in our age . you are like
a peearl and perrfect ,that iss I find betw
ween you senntences wheere you havve written yo ou
neveer imagine to be one soo called up--class.
Behhnam said thhat being crreative is beetter than coopying of a used name , I am thnkiing
aboout it , what is your ideaa?
Deaar Wendy
I saw one whitee hair in thee mirror. Heeave a sigh ffrom bottomm of my heaart ,if there is love ,
we feels
f of beinng young. What
W I wrotee is a lyric which
w was song
s by one of the old Iranian
I
singger, when I ssaw in the mirror
m that one of my hair
h looks white
w ,I remeembered thiis poem.
m also loosinng my hair, do you thinnk Jay-sink is useful for strengthenning of hairrs?
I am
Whaat is other using
u of jay sink in China?
B.W
Wishes,
Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Veronica.
Froom dawn tilll know we were

w waitingg for you annd worry,
Youu came backk with a big sack crammmed a lot off clothes.!!!!!?
Anddrew cookedd a lot of shirmp cutletee and put thhem on the table.
t he waas so sad wh
hen i
toldd him that we
w go out forr dinner. it is
i better maake him happ
ppy and sit aaround the table.
t
he is
i waiting thhere..
Capptain
Clare
C Augusst 26th 20099
I've been followwing the ship
ip's progresss for the lasst couple off weeks. Where are you
u guys
noww? Let me knnow if you'rre going to stop
s in Londdon, then I can take yoou on a sight-
seeiing trip. Alternatively, if you then head south past Portuggal, I can allso meet youu in
Romme... It woulld be my honour to shoow you arouund two of thhe most beaautiful citiess in the
worrld!
I lovved your maathematiciaan and physicist joke M

Mortaza - didd you like itt too, Behnaam? I
thinnk he was teeasing you....
Wellcome back Cathy, andd a huge "hi" to other frriends (old and
a new) Marina,
M Wenndy,
Ahm
mad and Bolt.
Loooking forwarrd to readin

ng your writtings
Clare
PS Andrew
A - saave some off the shrimp for me!
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com

Hi Mortaza,
Thanks for your writings, always nice to read! I hope you and your family are well.
A summerhouse is a house where you spend free time and holidays at. Very often a
summerhouse is builded for summertime when it is warm outside. Often near the sea and
if the summerhouse are in Finland there is often a sauna too.
We are living in a town here and our summerhouse is at the other side of this Islands. No
neighbours at all.
I will take few photos there from next time I go there and send them to you so you can see
it:)
We are very lucky to have our summerhouse. My parents bought land at the sea 1960
when the prices was low. And we have got land from them. Today we shouldn't have
money to buy this land because its very expencive.
I understand people not take care about environment when your energy are so cheep. As
you said government should put higher prices! Do you know how much a liter gas cost
here in Finland? In dollar 1,79!
Please Mortaza, do you have some answer to my question about hospital and nurses who
working there?
Veronica
26 Aug 2009
305

Dear Behnam,
Thank you a million times for your replying. I?ll take every thing you said about my
writing as a compliment. But as I told you before I?m not satisfied with my English .
There is no doubt that the advantages of a mixed class are more than its disadvantages
for you. I have no interest in speaking about the difference between BOYs and GIRLs and
of course about the sex discrimination because it is useless.
I?m so glad that we study in a same institute. As you mentioned our books have changed
but its name is not ?English Today? it is ?Total English?. I agree with you. The new
books are much better than previous one. T.T.L was so boring for me. I could not find
any thing interesting in it. What about you? By the way, could you tell me which branch
are you studying at?
Although my teacher is not a capable person, the capacity of all the women is not limited.
You told every thing under the mask of joking. When you generalize subjects which refers
to the women it may bother your female friends even though they might pretend that they
haven?t made upset. But on the whole I like frank and humor people.
Surly self-studying is a good policy. But unfortunately I don?t know what should I do for
self-studying? Could you possibly tell me what do you do in your self- learning project?
Best wishes,
Setayesh, 27 Augest,2009

Dear behnam
My first post is in the 286 page and in the 287 page you want me to introduce myself
I try to be orderly
Please tell me about your country There was war? I hope there is no problem
I wish good health , For all the Iranian friends
Bolt, 27 Augest,2009

Dear Behnam,
All doubts, pains and complaints have slipped from me.
Writings from friends comfort me a lot.
I know it's not your fault, maybe I'm so greedy.

The first moment I stepped into this room, I was attracted by your writings.
The first reply from you, I was filled with joy.
The first misunderstanding between us, we face it and live it together.
All things are changing, our friendship either.
Through joy and sadness, I believe that the flowers of friendship will be in full bloom.
Welcome you back from journey.
Happy to share more either joy or sadness with you
Cathy
August 27, 2009

Dear Marina,
Thanks for your special writing to me. I'm really happy. I'm happy for Behnam, coz he
has such a good friend who is always considerable and reliable to him. Hehe...
To tell the truth, I'm kind of jealous of him. To great joy, I make friends with both of you.
It's true that Behnam care all friends, even Chinese Cathy always runs away from the
rules of friendship. I do appreciate his tolerance and care.
I highly enjoy your joke of "Absence", but please do not happen to you. Hehe... If it
happened, please do take Behnam away with you. I do agree with Mohsen that man
should keep a girl in safe place. So dear Marina, if you want to be absent for a while,
please do tell Behnam ahead of time, I do not want to see his broken heart.
True friendship long lasts

You and me
Share together
Best wishes
Cathy
August 27, 2009

Dear Mohsen,
Happy to get your idea that Behnam will treat me a meal, haha...
If my Iranian brother invited me for a dinner for a renewal acquaintance of friendship

upon his returning from journey, the misunderstandings would definitely not happen at
all, hehe...But now if he wants to invite me for a dinner, I do accept invitation.
Everything will be cleaned away upon having a dinner with friends, hehe...
Mohsen, I know you expect nothing, but I do expect your invitation...

Hehe... I'm too greedy, when I am in Tehran...
Cathy
August 27, 2009

Dear Maryam,
Haven't seen your smiles for days, I terribly miss you. From Behnam's writing, I know
that it's the deepest feeling to express someone's care: I miss you terribly. How is
everything going? Hope smiling things are around you here and there.
Dear Maryam, I just had a wonderful Chinese Valentine's Day last night, hehe...
In lunar Calendar, the seventh evening of the seventh moon is the love festival in China.
Later I will tell a legend about this festival to you.
I just hope you can find your Mr. Right soon and live a happy life together.
Cathy's Charming Smile, hehe...
Cathy
August 27, 2009

Dear Bolt,
How are things? I hope you are well.
You have not introduced yourself, have you?
I will tell you lots of things about Iran. First, please let me know who I am writing to?
All the best,


Dear Mohsen,
How are you? I hope you are very well.
I have seen all posts, but Cathy has not addressed anything to me since 21st of July.
Although she has written something indirectly, that is not enough.
You are absolutely true. Women are so emotional. However, I do not know how to treat
with them, in a respectable way! Would you please teach me something about this
important matter?
I am originally from East-Azerbaijan province of Iran. As I guess you know, we are so

frank. I believe, giving some nice compliments is useful, just for a short term friendship.
For a long term friendship, only frankness works!
All the best,

Sixth
O' Allah do not leave me helpless in the lurch,
during this month, because of my transgression,
as a forsaken soul esposed to loss; do not let the
whipping crack my back,remove and chase away
from me the causes and reasons that bring down
Thy displeasure instead of bringing in Tyh bounties
and favours, O' the Beloved Craving of those who
ardently desire and long for.

Dear Clare,
How are things in Italy? I hope you are well.
Thank you for the post. Thank you once more for asking a question about the jokes.
It is OK with me to hear such jokes. I love them. Mortaza is one of my best friends. I do
have great respect for his personality. In fact, I am a tease; his jokes never teased me!
Hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

306

Dear Behnam
I dedicate the following context to you,
I wish you can perceive it and the point of view of the previous story,
This is a spiritual writing and is meant to be read a minimum of four times. This is only a
partial teaching of the wisdom of the Honey Bee. This is a universal spiritual teaching
that begins to teach everyone how to glean spiritual truth, through the natural teachers
and messengers of the Creator God.
Honey, The Nectar of Life
Bees are the great spirit of love and caring whose purpose is to provide food for all of the
Children of the Creator God on Earth. They swarm the entire Earth making them a great
spirit. A Great Spirit is a billion beings operating with one heart, one mind and one soul.
Bees teach everyone how to love without discrimination. What Bees teach in North
America, they teach in Africa, China, Russia, and everywhere this great spirit dwells
around the world.
Human beings credit themselves for the many works of the Great Spirits of God, wishing
to appear superior to all beings. It is not man who grows food. It is the earth, wind, sun,
rain and bees that grow the food we eat. It is the wind that moves a plant to
consciousness and bees are the primary pollinators that enable the plants to bring forth
fruits as food, for every living being on Earth. When mankind makes food, only their
intent enters the food they prepare. The fruits of the Earth are gifts from the Creator God
and should not be taken for granted, for they are not produced by man. Let us remember
to give thanks for the Bees and all of Gods Great Spirits, that we are blessed to share
with.
Bees do not discriminate against any other beings. They look upon all beings as the
Children of God. Bees know their purpose is to provide food for all the Children of God,
whatever their appearance. Whether they are spirits that swim, fly, walk, or crawl, they
are all God's Children. Bees do not look at a snake and say "You are not a bee, therefore
you cannot eat the food I produce." The bees feed every living being without
discrimination, showing human beings how they are to look upon one and other. We are
one family under God, and our purpose is to love and care for one and other and live in
racial harmony without discrimination.
The Spirits of all Bees in every colony flow through a Queen Bee. She is a sole female
spirit which provides life for the entire colony making her responsible for them all. The
queen bee is an Alpha being, through whom all the spirits of her children flow. Without
her Great Spirit there would be no order or continuation of life in the hive. She is the
Heart of her family and her Love, the foundation of her family, keeping all in order,
thereby fulfilling her purpose, to the Creator God.
An individual Bee is not equal to her. It is through her, that all their spirits flow. Only
when all the bees in one colony act as one; with one heart, one mind and one soul, do
they become equal to her. Only then do they have the ability to carry out their purpose
and live in complete harmony, becoming a Life Force working for the Creator God.
The Creator gave them the colours yellow and black, to wear in pride, for all to see.
These colours tell you they follow the commands of their Father the Sun, carrying the
convictions of Wisdom and Respect. Yellow is the colour of the sun, the colour of light,
and light is knowledge that becomes wisdom, through time. The knowledge they carry for
all to see, is that by following their Father's example, they understand that all other
spirits are their Father's Children, part of the Family of God, therefor part of the greater
family of the Bee. The Bee knows that even though the other members of their greater
family look different from one and other, they are no less important and it is the Bees
purpose, to love and care for the greater family of God, as their own.
The colour Black they wear for all to see, tells everyone that they respect all life and that
all life should respect their family. For in carrying out their purpose of love and caring,
by feeding all of their Father's Children, they have a great purpose, that will not be
thwarted by anyone. Their colour black says "Respect my kind and respect my purpose."
Notice, bees will attack you in the thousands should you disturb their hive. In seconds, a
signal is sent and an army of bees swarm over you. It is not that you can destroy the hive,
that they fear, for the hive means little to them. They can repair or rebuild their hive in a
day. When you attempt to destroy their hive, you will be attacked, in defence of their
Queen. It is the Queen Mother, all bees will defend with their lives, not the destruction of
their hive.
Bees will attack you in the thousands and surrender their lives to protect their Queen.
Each and every member of her family will show their respect for her and willingly give
their lives for her in order to carry out their conviction of love to her.
When you interfere with the work of bees you will be attacked, for Bees protect one and
another. Should you a Child of God, disrespect one member of their colony, they will
purposely sting you, knowing that they will die. So intent in defence, they use 22 muscles
in their small bodies to sucessfully sting you. A sting from one bee is a warning, a notice
for respect is being issued forth, that they will not be swayed. Bees consciously die for
one and other, knowingly and with valour, surrendering their lives, to cause you to have
respect for their kind and their purpose.
When a beehive is attacked by others, the guards produce an alarm scent. An enemy is
stung, the barbs of the sting catch in the victims skin and break off, causing a sac of
alarm scent to burst. Although the bee will not live to defend his family further, his last
wilful and selfless act, becomes a marker, enabling others of his kind to zero in to where
a banana-flavoured scent cloud is thickest.
In this way they show that they will not be swayed in their conviction of love, nor
thwarted in providing food for all of the Children of Earth. Selfless, they will die with
valour for the sake of Love. Through these great teachers, bees demonstrate the
enormous love the Creator has for you, for He has provided All His Children with
everything one needs for protection and defence.
Showing further love and respect, knowing how special the queen bees are, the colony
produces a royal jelly, a sacred food, eaten by the Queen bee continuously throughout
her life and fed to all of her children for the first three days of their lives. Then most of
the larvae are fed bee bread, a mixture of honey and pollen. This Imprints her seal of
love and caring through the feeding of royal jelly, so her children will carry her
signature of spirit, setting the foundation of their lives, thus establishing family pride,
through unbreakable bonds of love. This first royal treatment bonds them throughout
their lives.
Royal jelly, then becomes the only food fed to the infants bees, that are to become future
queens. The royal jelly is a sacred food for Alpha beings. Whatever your children eat, is
what they become. Feed them goodness and light and they will become angels. Feed them
darkness and they will soon die. What enters your mind, body and soul, becomes you.
Bees pass food to one and other, sharing and strengthening the bonds of love in their
colony. As in our families, it is the sharing of food and water that shows love and caring.
Never forgetting their conviction of Love, the bee provides other beings with a gift of
honey. In sharing this honey(sugarbag) the Bee reminds and teaches you that living in
perfect harmony, fulfilling the purpose and conviction the Creator gave you, produces
something wonderful, through the sweet nectar of life. Honey, illustrates the abundant
blessings of living harmoniously with all life and the sharing of the sweetness of a life of
love. Sweetness is the product of their labour of love. Honey is the physical manifestation
of their actions and conviction. Carrying out your convictions unerringly produces the
abundance and sweetness in life. All human hearts have the memory of this knowledge,
that is why they say "Honey, I love you".
At this time, bees are far greater spirits than mankind, for they carry out the purpose that
God gave them without question, and provide food for all living things without any form
of discrimination. Mankind has the same purpose and conviction. Like the bee, Mankind's
conviction is to care for and live in harmony with every living being, sharing all things
provided by the Creator God to all his Children in love. The instruction is quite simple,
"Love one and other". Respect all life!
The bee teaches us that we are not to act as individuals. Nothing we do affects only us.
Every action produces a reaction that affects the whole universe. The conviction of love
overrides material possession and personal pride. Acting in love with thoughts for all
living beings, unifies us and allows our spirits to grow greater. Learning how to operate
with one heart, one mind, and one soul will produce harmony and will bring the
sweetness of Heaven on Earth.
Please do not hesitate to write to me.
Yours Sincerely,
Ahmad

Dear Behnam,
Any story has a contex clue, in reading a story you must pay a careful attention to it, in
the lizard story your attention turn to the instinct of the lizard but the context clue of the
story was another thing, we must take lessons from a story because any author has a goal
of narration.
Best wishes,
Ahmad

A Joke:
Four people were traveling by a train; an old lady, a beautiful young woman, a young
man, and a respectable (middle-aged) man who was the young man's boss.
For some reasons, the young man was not very happy with the way his boss was treating
him at work, so he always looked for opportunities to take revenge on his boss.
The train was pulled into a tunnel and everywhere [the environment] became dark, so
that nobody could see anything. At this time, everybody clould clearly hear a kissing
sound (a sound of kissing) and then they heard a sound if someone slapped another
person across the face!!
The train pulled out of the tunnel and everywhere became lightened. The face of the
middle-aged man (the boss) had become red so that it could be easily realized that he
was the one who had been slapped.
Everybody started thinking to figure out what was the real story:
The old lady: "this silly man (the boss) kissed this young woman and she slapped him
across the face."
The young woman: "this silly man (the boss) wanted to kiss me, but he kissed this old
lady mistakenly and she slapped him across the face."
The boss: "my silly employee kissed this young woman, she then mistakenly thought it
was me who kissed her, so he slapped me across the face."
(my friends, can you guess what the real story was?)
The young man: "After the train go into the next tunnel, I will make a kissing-sound again
and then I will slap my boss across the face."
I hope you enjoy reading this joke.
Yours sincerely,
mortaza
August 27, 2009

Dear behnam
I am bolt and,I am 27 years old,my Specialty is network designer. I want learn English
for my job
I read your writes , you are professional than other, do you speak English well
Plz GUIDANCE me to learn English I don?t know how I start I am just read some
website and some book in my job in English how years you learn English?
I hope to hear from you soon
August 27, 2009

Hi to everyone.
Dear Behnam
You're right. Sepehr is a boy's name. In our home my father sometimes cooks. Cooking is
only for women? It's not true.
I'm 23, student, female. It's odd. I explain.
I live in Iran but here something is so strange.
When I was driving, I saw driver (male) pass truck, but when I was wanting pass that
truck, truck driver came in my line, at first I thought that he made a mistake, then he went
to his line, again I wanted pass and he did the same work again. Is disgusting treatments
or not? Surely if I was a man, I would pass like other male.
I visited a doctor with my father. He spoke with my father, when they're speaking about
medical, his treatment was normal because my father is doctor too, even he asked my
father "how old is she?", the second time I went alone to visit. He said my dear many
times. in your opinion, these treatments are normal?
Maybe second time he feel familiar, I don't know, but I know the first time and second
time I don't have a good sense.
I think if I were boy, that doctor, that truck driver would behave in a different way.
I really hate such treatments.
Perhaps it's so difficult to understand that at first female is human being. I don't know.
And I don't know the reason of such treatment.
I prefer to use "sepehr" as my name. Maybe it's odd but I like sky and star too much.
Bye the way, are there such problems in other countries?
Best regards.

Dear Marina,
You cannot imagine how happy I became when I read your interesting writing. It goes
without saying that I like all your writings, but I like the last one very much. You, perhaps
will ask for the reason, but there is no reasons for liking something. It is just a feeling.
=))=))=))
Thank you very much for being in this thread and my friend.
Everything has got two sides. Advantages and disadvantages are two sides of the same
coin. I agree with you about mixed school. I think, its disadvantages are much more than
its advantages.
A flower is a flower when it is not picked! After being picked, it is not a flower, but a
fragrant thing!
Your analogy between door and men's hearts is wonderful. I completely agree with you,
but it is not good to generalise. :)):):))(winking)
There is no fixed difinitions of 'normal' and 'abnormal'. Do not care about what other
people say. Let me tell you a short story:
Mullah was going somewhere with his son and a donkey. They were on foot ( not driving
the donkey). Some people saw them and said to each other, "What a silly man, the donkey
has no loads, but he is on foot!"
Mullah's ears were so sharp. He heard the criticism, and then he rode the donkey. His
son was on foot. A group of people saw them and whispered, "What a cruel man! Poor
child is on foot, but big man is riding."
Mullah got off the donkey and put his son on it. Now, he was on foot, but his son was
riding the donkey. Next to a village, some farmers saw them. They told Mullah not to
leave a child on a donkey alone. It is dangerous!
Afterwards, Mullah got on the donkey too. Now, both Mullah and his son were driving
the donkey. They were passing a village. The village said, "What a shame! What a cruel
people! You are a Mullah. You are supposed to be careful with animals. Poor donkey!
Why don't you have mercy on this tongueless animal? Only one of you should drive it!"...
Dear Marina, if we care about people and they judgement, we will lose our lives! I do not
mean to forget all laws and rules, but I mean we should not care about how other people
judge about us. We must welcome any constructive criticism, but close our ears to
destructive comments and criticism.
I am not advising you, because I believe Marina is a very wise lady. I just wanted to write
you a long writings.
Dear Marina, it is 16:45 in Iran now. It is afternoon. I am extremely tired and bored. I
will not check my writing. Please forgive me for making any mistakes. Correct them
yourself. =))=))=))
All the best,


Dear Veronica,
How are you going? I hope everything is well with you. It?s a honor for me to be asked to
intrroduce you m
my country, my town annd me.
Deaar Veronica, I don?t knnow if you have

h been too China. If not,
n I herebyy invite you to visit
my country
c fromm my sincerre heart. It is worthy off your comiing from a loong distancce. I
rem
membered thhat one of mym teachers fromf USA aanswered th hat it was a m mysterious country
wheen we askedd him why hee came to China
C to teach English. I think it iss a common idea
m of wessterners. Woould you likke reveal its veil, my deear Veronicaa? There arre many
for most
landdscape, relics and scennic spots whhich attract lots of touriists from hoome and abrroad,
suchh as Great Wall,
W Terraacotta Warriiors, Bird?ss Nest and so s on. The fifirst impresssion for
you would be thhat there arre so many people
p in puublic area such
s as street, subway train,
shoppping mall, theater andd cinema. You
Y must fell unadaptedd, but after a short while, you
wouuld be comfofortable as thhey are all friendly
f andd hospitablee and eagerr to know ou utside
worrld.
Deaar Veronica, I live in Shhanghai, soouth of Beijing (the capital), middlle-east of Chhina
coasstline. The air
a is not soo fresh as thhat in Finlannd. It?s dirtty and polluuted and theere are
no stars
s shiningg in the sky at night. Inn spite of baad environm
ment, the Woorld Exposittion of
i fixed thatt your counttry will atteend it and thhere will be some
2010 will be hoold here. It is
luckky visitors w
who will be granted
g to experience
e Sauna in paavilion of F
Finland. I am
m so
expeecting that.
Deaar friend, I wwork as a saales assistant and 30 years old. I don?t

d have a strong deesire to
be successful
s inn my work. I think femaale belongs to family annd male bellongs to carreer.
Lovve, marriagee and familyy are whole world for a woman buut a small paart for a meen. Do
you agree with me? I woulld like to knnow your ideea if you likke.
Alw
ways hope heear from yoou soon.
withh best wish
Wenndy
Marina1
M Auggust 27th 20
009
Deaar Behnam,
Thaank you so m
much for youur praising.. I'm very 1)) HAPPY thhat you likedd my last wrriting.
2)G
GRATEFUL for f motivatting me betw ween lines.
3)D
DELIGHTED D because of
o reading some good w words from my dear friend Behnam m.
Deaar friend, yoou should knnow that I always

a writee to you with
thout thinkinng. I know that
t
Behhnam undersstands me, so s I don't thhink how to write this id
dea or how to formulatte that
thouught. I just write
w what come
c to my mind.
To be serious :), you said that you liked my last writing and found it interesting. COME
ON!!!! All my writings are interesting.(LOOOOOL).
But I've got a scientific reason that you liked it more than others: I wrote it before
breaking fasting for about 4 or 5 hours. My blood was focusing on my brain because my
stomach was taking some rest :) (LOL), so all my brain's abilities were focusing on my
writing. (LOOOOOOOOOOOL).
But imagine that I wrote it after dinner, all my blood would go to my stomach which is
working and screaming ( MARINA stop eating!!!!! I'm exhausted (LOOOOL)) whereas
my mind would has less blood than before, so my mind can't work like before eating
(LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Oh Marina!! How knowledgeable you are!!! (LOOOOOOOOOOOOL).
Dear friend, in a recent survey, people mentioned that women could remember numbers
more than men, of course after studying women's and men's brains. Because of that
women remember all dates for birthday, meeting, engagement , marriage....etc more than
men. Some women blame men because they forget such dates, but I think after this survey
they would excuse them :) :) :)
Dear Behnam, it's time to say that I enjoyed your writing a lot, it was really meaningful
and it's absolutely right. I think acting as we believe and want is much more better than
thinking how people would think about us. As long as our actions are not annoying for
our principles, manners and beliefs, we shouldn't think about others.
There is an old proverb in Arab culture " eat what you want and wear what is suitable for
other people ". I don't like it , I like this proverb " it's impossible to make people pleased
from you". Another proverb that I like " one person's meat is another one's poison" :) :)
:) :)
Dear Behnam, the last two days were really hard for me in my job. Even if lots of
annoying things have happened with me, but I was cool and calm :), I didn't get angry
and even didn't say any bad word between me and myself. (LOOOOOOOOL). But
suddenly I said to myself " oh Marina! You should be angry, you even should say
something about losing an important paper in the company! "
So brave Marina knocked the vice manager's door politely and get in to his office, I said
to him " I'm en. Marina , this and that have happened with me, I'll not accept it, I'm tired
whereas I should be at home from one hour!!"
The vice manager took the phone and called the employees and shouted at them, and a
lot! He told me after hanging up that everything will be okay, don't worry!
I get out with a big smile! I wasn't angry, and I smiled because of making a serious
attitude which solved the problem without getting upset or angry!
I got out from the company happy as I got in. Dear friend, is it because of fasting??? :)
I really hope that one day they will put the right person in the right position!!!
Please dear friend, write to me , all your writings are welcomed with open eyes...oh
Marrina , not oppen eyes...O
Ok, ok, all yoour writingss are welcomed with oppen arms :)) :)

f you sooon.
Marrina.
Veronicaho
V A
August 27thh 2009
Hi Captein
We have to leavve Copenhaagen and goo to Hamburrg where we sell our ellk-plates.
Theen my desiree are that we go to Lonndon! Clare has offeredd to show Loondon and I really
lovee London. We
W go for a sightseeing
s g trip...and no
n shoppingg before we arrive Spaiin! I
prommise!! We can
c not losee this opporttunity! Is it a good ideaa or you donnt want? TH
HANKS
CLA ARE!
Veronica
27 Aug
A 2009
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mburg harbbor
locaates beside Elbe
E river bank
b , the ho
omburg porrt is the seco ond largest port in Eurrope
,andd many gigaantic contaiiner ships arre unloadinng/loading.
Veronica , are you
y ready to t unloadingg the Elk pllates, do youu have any agenta in hom
mburg?
Anddrew , Veronnica Do youu agree to visit

v Londonn , you know
w that Clare respected us
u for
visitting of Londdon or Rom
me ?
I think we can continue our trip through Dover (Calais) Strait to the Munch Sea after
visiting the London, what is you idea..?
Captain
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Dear Sepehr,
Have you ever heard "What you focus on expands"? Last night I wrote to Behnam that I
am not interested in speaking about sex discrimination (because have found it useless)
and today I found your writing here which is related to it.
Unfortunately I could not keep myself not to write something about it.
I am not a critic actually. All the things that I am going to write about are only my
personal opinions.
I am a girl about your age. I completely know almost all the problems that we are involve
with.
Although there are lots of wrong attitudes about difference between males and females
which let some people think females are not as able as male, it can not make our abilities
limited .
From the childhood up to now I have heard "Men are wise, women are sensitive". "Men
are wise, women are sensitive"?.. I never want to deny that women are different from men
they are more sensitive than men but it never shows their weakness. But These kinds of
wrong attitudes could probably to be true in the past when women were not allowed to
have men's facilities. When they didn't have the same chance to educate, work and make
relationships. So they depended on men for existence. But nowadays I know lots of
women who are much stronger than men, on the other hand there are lots of men who are
absolutely emotional and unable to deal with difficult situations.
I think some of our problems caused by our wrong behavior. I wanna to tell you
something that recently happened to me which annoyed me a lot.
About some months ago I met on of my relatives after couple of the years. As he was one
of my cousins I behaved very friendly with him. But after some hours he said to me that
he would like to meet me out with out my parents' awareness. His manner and request
bothered me for a long time. Because he caused me lots of difficulties. But after a while I
found out it was not entirely his fault it could be my fault too. It was a long time that we
haven't seen each other after these years I have become a lady and I should have taken
care of my behavior. It was really my fault because I behaved as my brother with him.
Maybe if I had not behaved in that way he would not have let himself ask me that request.
Perhaps, it would not be important if a woman was called by a male name or visa versa.
Somehow, names are only words which we use to call people with, however, they will
influence their owner characteristics. But in my opinion, living under a male name for
running away from reality is not the solution. I do not mean, you should change your
name. your name is my favorite name. as you know there are some names in our country
which used by both gender. But spehr is not one of the .perhaps it will become a female
name in future if you use it.
Dear sephr, the only people who can do something against these kinds of discriminations
are ourselves. Men can do nothing for us unless we take first steps ourselves. While we
don't believe on our gender there is no excuse for men not to believe us. We choose how
people to treat with us.
I am not feminist at all. Personally, I think both gender have equal rights and they are
not complete without each other. I can not imagine the world without one of them.
Thank you for reading my long post.

Hi Captein,
I just spoked to my agent and he will meat us in Hambug. He will take the elk-plates and
we get money :)
We arriving after about 2 hours. Have you seen Andrew? What is the name of our ship?
We need it now when we calling the port director to ask where we can stay.... Mohsen !
you are the Captein so it's your choice.
I really want to visit London...In the evening we can visit a pub:) Just one glass of red
wine!
Veronica
27 Aug 2009

Hello Setayesh,
Thank you very much for the quick reply. How life is going? I hope you are well.
You are a student, right? Where and what subject do you study?
You have made a very good point. Men often mask their true feelings with humour.
However, there are some details should be discussed.
First of all, here is a place to share our thoughts. We are not going to please all people in
the world.
Secondly, my friends know me very well. They do not feel upset by my words. They are
familiar with my way of writing.
Finally, I often write such things just to force women to have reactions. It is a
challenging thing which makes ladies react. I like their reactions. It means that I often
write such sentences on purpose. =))=))=))
I believe, the world without women is like a ruined graveyard. This is not as a simple
compliment or motto, but my firm belief!
All in all, thank you very much for giving me some nice advice. I will try my best to take
your advice. I appreciate your concern!
As you said, the book's name is "Total English". It is much better than the old one.
I was learning English as a student in Resalat branch of Kish institute, but I have decided
to go to Nahid branch recently.
I almost spend all my free time on practising English. I usually write in this thraed, and
sometimes read some English books. I also chat with my friend. I often listen to some
English audio files. I am always involved in English. I am actually living with it. I go
class, just to have opportunity to speak with other students and teachers. There is nothing
to be taught by teachers. It is just hearing the same story over and over again.
Your writing is very good. I am not flattering at all. I really hate flattering. I just meant to
motivate and persuade you to write more.
All the best,

Hi Veronica,
How are you? It seems you are now busier than usual; you are writing a little less than
the past. It is ok, we are all very glad that you are fine and happy with your daily life.
Unlike you, these days, I have a lot of free time, but I have to go regularly to work about
2 weeks later.
In Iran, there are two kind of hospitals available to people; hospitals that are supported
by the government and I think they are called "state hospitals" in English, and hospitals
that are not supported by the government and I think they are called "private hospitals",
but I am not sure.
The private hospitals have better services than the state hospitals, except for a few
special ones, and their services are more expensive. The majority of people prefer to use
state hospitals for these hospitals are cheaper and moreover they can use the ensurance
in state hospitals more than the private hospitals.
You asked me some details about hospitals in Iran, but I don't have informations about,
for example, salaries and similar things:(:( But I think a majotity of nurses and doctors
are not paid as much as they deserve. In fact, due to severe economic situation in Iran,
most of employees, epspecially government employees such as teachers and nurses, are
not very satisfied with their salaraies.
We have both male and female nurses in our hospitals. The male nurses do not work in
women section in a hospital, a section which is devoted to just the women, because
female patients are more comfortable with female nurses and doctors. However, the
female nurses can work in men section. I think this is the same in other countries. What
about Finland, Veronica?
I have the experience of being a patient in hospitals. About 7 years ago, when I was very
young and passinate, I used to ride my motorcycle at high speeds. I clearly remember,
one day, I was riding on a road in a mountainous area. The road had been damaged due
to a heavy rain in a week before. Suddenly, I faced a big hole and I could not control the
motorcycle. I was injured very bad; a bone in my shoulder was broken.
Anyway, I was carrid to a private hospital and the doctor did a surgery on my shoulder.
He fixed the broken bone by screwing a piece of a metallic material to it. After one and a
half year I return to the hospital to take those metallic materilas out of my shoulder. To
be honest, while I was in the hospital as a patient, I didn't like the environment.
I am looking forward to hear from you soon.
Mortaza
August 27, 2009
Hello Cathy,
So many thanks for your post to bad Behnam. So sorry to make you feel sad. I do
apologise for the unreasonable words. Please accept my sincere apology.
I meant to let you know that this thread needs your delightful posts. However, it was just
a misunderstanding. Please be in this thread, share something with us regularly, and let
our friendship become everlasting.
I invite you for a dinner, at 20:00 (Tehran local time), on Saterday 29th August in a nice
restaurant. Would you come?
All the best,

Behnam, 28 August, 2009 (at about 00:30, Tehran)

Hello Behnam,
Thank you every much for your reply. How are you? I am fine at least now.
As I said I am a student . I am studying accounting at the shariaty university.
I did not want to advise you because you are older than me and it's not my business to
advise you.
I do know your purpose because I have read lots of your posts. I believe the way that you
have chosen works because it has motivated me to write.
It?s a loge time that I am writing here. I have already wrote along post to sepehr. I
decided to write a short reply but too quick to you. I am about to fall asleep at my
computer.
Good night,
Hi Mortaza,
Thanks a lot for your writings. I hope you are well.

As you think I'm busier than before because my work. But I'm here every days and
reading everything:)
Tomorrow I working the whole day. From 07.00 - 21.30. We work just 8 hours a day but
sometimes I working long days for to have more free days after. Sometimes if we have a
lot of work and many ill patients, it is very hard to work long days.
Even here we have state hospitals and privat hospitals. The different between them are
just that you can have faster care at the privat hospital. Otherwise the care is the same.
Here male and female nurses and doctors working at the same sections. And mens and
womens are at the same section but not in the same room:)
Male nurses can care female patients and vice versa. But if we know a female patient feel
uncomfortable with a male nurse we try to have female nurses there. (Sometimes olderly
womens.)
Many people dont like the environment at the hospital and thats very importent for nurses
to know. We always trying to make the care and the time at the hospital so comfortable as
possible. But I can really understand this because as a patient you are so undisclosed,
and it scares patients.
We always try to make everything comfortable.

As example, children are never without thems mother or father. All the time, day and
night.
Once we had a man who was in his last days in his life and he missed his dog so much so
we let the dog stay with him untill he died. But of course he was alone in his room.
Everything is possible to do if the nurses wants to make the best for the patients!
Mortaza I should be very happy if you would like to tell me about school for childs. When
are they start at school. Are there schools for boy and girls together or separatly? Have
they much homework? Many tests?
Sometimes I think the school here have change to the worse.

Children here do a little bit what they want at school. They have not much homework and
tests very rarely. No dicipline at all. I'm a bit worry about it! What do you think? What
should be the best way?
I have to finish here because the clock is already 23.45 and I think I need to sleep...
Hope to here from you soon and I promise to write more next time :)
Veronica
27 Aug 2009

Sepehr: I think problems that you describe are everywhere. We recently got a new
window in our kitchen, and the man who came to the house tried to explain to my
husband how to make a frame. I told him that it was useless - he'd better speak to me
because my husband is incapable of operating a drill... The man laughed - he didn't think
that women could do this sort of work or that a man could be so incapable... But I hate it
when people speak to my husband thinking that because I'm a woman I might not
understand!
Veronica, Andrew and Mohsen: when is your ETA? Look forward to showing you around
London! Tell me what sort of things interest you. I'll happily take you to a pub, but I'm
worried that this will cause problems for Mohsen, especially during such an important
religious festival. Do you also need a hotel, or can you sleep on your boat in the Thames
river? If you've sold your elk plates and made a profit, we can go to some museums, but if
you're short of money I'll find lots of interesting (free) things to do. Give me a day or so
to sort out an itinerary for you, though. Oh, and some useful phrases for shopping, eating
and getting around!
Looking forward to welcoming you to London!
Clare xx
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com

Dear setayesh
Thanks a lot for replying.
When I was in my teens I couldn't accept sex discrimination, I tried to fight these things,
but now I'm not in mood for these things and I don't want to speak or think about these,
but some happening make me sad and sometimes I feel hate. I know all men aren't like
each other.
U said some of our problems caused by our wrong behavior. can u tell me if my behavior
was wrong?
I became happy when I read your writing.
Dear clare
Thanks a lot for replying. I guessed women's situation is better in Europe.
Best wishes.

Dear Behnam,
I do accept your apology, hehe... Thanks for your tolerance. Actually when
misunderstanding happens, it's definitely not wrong only in one side. Here, I must make a
serious apology to you. Please forgive me, brother.
Thanks your invitation for a dinner. It really makes Cathy excited. Hehe... At the sight of
delicacies, my mouth is watering. I do love Iranian rice which is very different from
Chinese steamed white rice. I didn't know how it is cooked, but I do love its special
flavor. I was once invited by an Iranian couple who still live in Beijing now. The
housewife is really a wonderful cook. I love all dishes and desserts cooked by her. I love
the favor of spices. The spices give relish to dishes.
We have four hours and a half time difference, 20:00 (Tehran local time) on August 29,
2009 will be 00:30 (Beijing Time) on August 30, 2009. I do love this special dinner which
will exceed time and space, hehe... Do you mind me joining dinner at 20:00 (Beijing
time) on August 29, 2009?
Brother, what kind of gift do you like? I want to bring a gift to you. I knew Iranian people
do love drinking black tea. I just prepare Chinese Keemun Black tea for you. If you don't
like it, please tell me soon, I can bring other gift.
Ohhh, dinner, come, come

I can't stop dancing happily.
Cathy
August 28, 2009
P. S.: Brother, is there any rule of formal dressing in that restaurant?
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Marina1
M Auggust 28th 20
009
Deaar Mr. Morttaza,
Thaanks a lot for your nice writing. Annd good for you that yoou didn't maake the milittary
servvice! (LOOO OOOOOOL L). Even thoough I do prrefer it, espeecially in thhese days.
Fassting is a bitt hard , andd you know that

t to writee you shouldd be calm and relaxed or even
full of thoughtss. These dayys I've got only one thought , a bigg bottle of coold water :)) :) :)
Froom the first day

d that I caame here, I stuck in wrriting :) , I really
r like all friends an
nd I'm
hey weren'tt addressed to me.
imppressed by thheir Englishh. I enjoy reeading all poosts, even th
knowing more about friendds and theirr countries is one of myy stable houurs that I sp pend on
com
mputer.
I stuudied in a university
u whhich is loca
ated in my ciity Lattakiaa. It's is one of five univversities
which are relatted to the goovernment. I have everr been far frrom my pareents, my stu udy and
my job
j now is iin my city. But
B my littlee sister had studied in another
a onee. I think thiis
mattter got its ddisadvantagges which arre more thann advantages, of coursse for girls, I think
it deepends on thhe girls themmselves tooo.
Eduucational syystem is deveeloping in Syria.

S Even educationaal laws are cchanging. I don't
know about alll changes, but
b I they arre better. Thhere is a badd thing in Syyria, that sttudents
enteer the collagges which are
a matchingg with theirr degrees, soo they don'tt enter the collage
o course noot all studennts. And peoople who maake laws in the high edducation
thatt they like, of
are trying to move on this fact.
f
Deaar friend, whhat are the countries thhat you like to visit andd why? Whaat are your
hobbbies??
pleaase write freeely. Thankk you for reaading. I hoppe to read more
m from yoou.
Marrina.
Marina1
M Auggust 28th 20
009
Deaar Clare,
It's very nice too read your writings aggain. It seem

ms there aree some friennds who forcce you
to write,
w but I'mm not one off them
:(
Anyyway, I would like to thank you forr rememberiing me.
Marrina
Marina1
M Auggust 28th 20
009
Deaar Cathy,
I woould like to thank you for

f your wriiting. It seem
ms there is a private diinner with Behnam,
B
it means
m everytthing is okayy between you.
y :)
To tell
t the truthh, after readding your writing
w to mee I got two kinds
k of feellings , one of
o them
is goood and thee other one is not. In shhort, I was cconfused. Buut I believe that Cathy is a
nicee friend, so I believed thhe nice onee.

m from you.
y
Marrina
Marina1
M Auggust 28th 20
009
Deaar Veronica, Mohsen annd Andrew,
n to readd your writinngs, it seems you are ennjoying the voyage. Woould you pleease
So nice
writte about youur different feelings
f in that ship??
I woould like to say " Thankk you" for dear

d friend Veronica
V whho is shoppping these da
ays :) :)
:), would
w you pplease bringg me somethhing from Itaalia if you went
w to Rom me??? And don't
d
forgget to drink tea at 4:00 PM if you went
w to Lonndon, visitinng Evil toweer if you wen nt to
Fraance and seeeing me wheen you will be in Syria.. :)
Deaar friends, w
what is yourr feeling at night
n when the sea watter is under the ship an
nd the
blacck sky is aboove????

m from you.
y
Marrina.
PS: about the ship's

s name,, Esmiraldaa would be a nice namee.
Dear Sepehr,
I read your post and thought about it a lot. I also read Setayesh's and Clare's comments
about mentioned problem by you.
First of all, let me state that both women and men are human beings. They have got some
common talents, abilities, and capabilities. However, they are not the same. It does not
mean that something is wrong with men, or with women. IT ALSO DOES NOT MEAN
THAT MEN HAVE GOT SPECIAL PRIVILEGES. This sentence is extremely important,
so that I wrote it in capital letters.
A man cannot be a woman, and a woman cannot be a man! If they are the same,why they
have got different name; women, men?
A woman cannot be a man, even though she knows how to use a drill! A woman cannot
be a man, even though she drives a truck. A woman has got particular definition, and a
man has got particular definition too. Those definitions are different! Why? I do not
know! Ask from your creature!
Something terrible is happening in the world, and unfortunately women are not aware of
it! Women have to work late at the office, have to wash up, have to clean up, have to
cook, have to drive trucks, have to use drill, have to bring up children, have to blah blah
blah. Why? Well some greedy men have wanted to get full benefits of them, just by
prasing them!
A wise woman knows that she has got a lot of abilities and capabilities. She is not
worried about doing the same things that men do, just to show that nothing is wrong with
her! She has to firmly believe that nothing is wrong with her. When it comes to sawing for
example, such a self-confident woman will say to her husband or partner, "I know how to
saw very well; even better than you, but it is your duty lazy man!"
Nowadays, women have to work out of the home and make money. After work, they have
to look after their children. Where are men? messing around! If you do not believe, just
try to have a search about single-parent families. How many women are living alone,
look after their children, and pay for life expenses? where are their men? Nobody knows!
They have made their partners pregnant and have said a big 'Byebye".
A sense of moral duty and some motherly emotions force women to care about their
children, but selfish men are looking for another girlfriend; more beautiful than last one,
in a pub, club, etc.
Oh women, copying men's actions will not make you powerful. You should try to believe
in yourselves, to have faith about yourselves. You have to know that you are powerful,
even though if you are not able to do some men's work. God have given you some
especial talents, abilities, and capabilities that men have not got them. You are very
strong and powerful, if you believe in yourselves.
In terms of abilities and capabilities, there is no difference between women and men.
However, they are different!
Dear Sepehr, so far I was so serious in this post. I know that I have not written about
your problem yet. I am going to be a little bit funny, and make an analogy, in order to
write something about mentioned problem which is almost common in all over the world.
My analogy is not good. I hope my female friends will not get upset.
Have you ever seen a cat playing with a mouse? The cat lets mouse run away, but it
suddenly jumps and takes the mouse again. Now, if you put a piece of meat in the corner
of room, the cat will not forget the mouse. Therefore, the cat is not only looking for food,
but also for something to play with.
What is wrong with the cat? Nothing.
What is wrong with the mouse? Nothing.
The cat's strange behaviour and treatment with the mouse is a part of its nature! Nothing
is wrong with the mouse. The mouse must be careful!
It is very similar to some men's strange treatment with women. I cannot dig deeper, but
you should know that women's special sensitivities, shyness, coyness, etc. make men lose
their minds. In your eyes, their actions are strange, or maybe, ridiculous or silly, but men
are created in this way. Nothing is wrong with them. Some men are not able to control
themselves. Some men are very naughty. That is a part of their nature. Try to be as open-
minded as possible. However, you should be careful. It is very easy to manage a man, if a
woman uses her right tools that God have given her!
About the truck driver, your fear of driving and fear of car crashing has made him to do
that silly action. He enjoyed it when a lady was afraid of accident! Henceforth, try to be
brave in such situations. If you cannot be brave, so what does 'equality' mean?
=))=))=)). Can you be as brave as a man? If the answer is yes, so do not worry about the
truck drivers. By the way, some truck drivers do the same action with men. Well, their
cars are so big, then they feel powerful!
There are some men, who are mentally ill. In this case, the story is different.
I hope my writing will not make my female friends upset. I do respect women.
Sorry for making mistakes. I have no time to check and correct them! I hope to hear more
from you soon.
All the best,
metzean
Deaar Veronica,
Anddrew lay dow wn on the suundeck ,loo oking at the fish

f rod ,waaiting for thhe bell voicee, he
wannts to catch a big fish from
fr homburrg Elbe riveer. Andrew please
p speaak Germanyy to the
fish,, Here are pprejudice fisshes ,they only
o responsse to their own
o languagge .
Temmporarily thhe name of " Senior Rom

mancer" is suitable forr our ship, I call the port
direector ,.
Helllo sir ,this iis captain Mohsen

M fromm Senior Romancer
m asking forr permissionn to unload our cargo in
I am i homburgg harbour
Ok ,,yes
, harborr Nr. 8 , yess ..we are shhipping therre 3 hour la
ater .
Veronica , you can make an a appointm ment with yoour agent foor 4 next houurs in harbo
or No.8
, wee need a lot of money iff we are to visit
v Londonn, please reccheck the prrice with yo our
agent ,the pricee of meat is going up thhese days.
Capptain
metzean
Deaar Cathy,
I am
m Glad to make
m our frieends happy.. When a peerson reconcile two peoople ,he recceive a
goood reward frrom God ,annd I am deserve to receeive blessingg , or unexppected blesssing.
On 29th Augusst you have dinnerd withh Behnam , uunfortunateely I terriblyy busy in
Hom mburg/Londdon , I can'tt jion to you u , of coursee I do my invvitation lateer, but not in
na
resttaurant , I 'lll invite you to my homee for a dinnner preparinng by my wif ife.
B,W
Wishes
Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Clare,
We are pleasedd to accept youry invitattion, if everyything goes ahead accoording to ou ur

desiires , our ET TA is aboutt next 2 dayss , Thanks that
th you aree careful aboout my belieef and
Islaamic culturee, I should clear
c some Islamic
I lawss for veroniica ( Veroniica Alcohol
drinnking is illeggal in Islam
mic laws ,eveen a little) , when you are
a in pub w with veronicca and
Anddrew , I willl stay at youur home speeaking with yyour husbannd , It is a cconvenient time
t for
me to speak with a native.
We can afford rreserving a room in hootel as we haave a business income ,also visitin
ng
everrywhere..
All the best

Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Behnam,
Beinng frank leaads to separration , espeecially to woomen. You should

s acceept everythinng is
your fault ,in thhis way you have a calm m life ,otherrwise you loose your spoouse's love and
emootion.
Deaar Behnam thet physic laaws are nott worked ouut in Men annd women reelation, wheen you
see the effect, you
y are searrching for thhe cause, buut you never find it.
Youu know abouut this idiom m that say "hhis talking iis like a snaack stung ", sometime women
w
calll this idiom ffor a personn who speakk frankly ,itt is better too pretend thaat you alwaays a
misttake was maade and askk for pardonn.
Goood Luck,
Mohhsen
Wendy
Dear Mohson?
What does Jay Sink means? HELP.......
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Dear Clare!
Our ETA to London has not been estimated yet:)

At least I believe it is so. Maybe the captain or the pilot knows more. Two days?? + or -
three more:)), depends on weather.
I've already got a sort of geographical vertigo last days.
It's a reason that I never discuss a route. Let it be London or Seville or Johannesburg. If
you don't see me on a sundeck (I'm here now with a fish rod) I must sleep in my cabin. I
always sleep much at ships, it's so nice (shame on me of course!).
Don't worry about shrimps, I promise to bring you the whole lot of them. There is no lack
of that at sea.
By the way what are you doing in Italy? Living? Working? Enjoing the climate?
Dear Veronica,
we are lucky to have such a diversified crew member as you. A pilot, a businesswoman. 2
in 1.
Your elk-plates selling idea looks so original, so nontrivial one!
So we're staying at Homburg's harbour now under the name of "Senior Romancer", yes?
Good name. I'd approve it. What about you? Don't you think that "Romancer Junior"
would be fair?
Dear Mohsen,
thanks to your enthusiasm we have such a wonderful cruise.

What do you think, is it possible to extend our itinerary list little bit more. I'd like to visit
Brasil, Uruguay and Australia.
Please share your opinion with me.
Dear Wendy,
Who is that Jay Sink? Or what it is? If it's not a name someone hardly can help you.
When I asked my friend (who is native British) the meaning of some English words he did
not answer me directly. He usually asked me:"I'm not sire. What is a context?"
Without a context it might be everything, e.g. "enJOY everything, even getting SINK":))))
Ok, everybody, I must go. You can find me at the Panorama-bar playing cocktail-time
piano music.
See you

Dear Bolt,
Could you please let me know where you are from? I would be grateful if you could let
me know your gender too.
'Practice makes perfect', so we must practise! There is no way to learn a new language,
unless practising! We have to take every opportunity to improve our English language
skills. Writing in this thread is one of the perfect opportunities. :):):)
All the best,


Dear Marina,
Thanks a million for the interesting reply. Your writing was great, but it is excellent now!
:):):)
I do not know, but your reason is wonderful. You are, maybe right. Therefore, a woman
should not eat a lot! What about men? Are their stomach different? =))=))=))
Your writings are fascinating, because you do not think while you are writing. :)):)):))
Your policy is very good. There is no need to think about everything. We are here just to
get some relaxation by sharing something with our friend. Feel free my dear friend!
Dear Marina, when you go to someone and make report about someone else, be very
careful, because that person has got family too. His/her children and wife/husband
waiting for their parents to bring them some money, to pay for the living expenses. I know
that you are very careful with such things. I just wanted to remind it.
I am so happy that my friend is calm and relaxed, even if she is fasting in this hot
summer, with hot and long days. Please pary for me.
Dear Marina, women have got too many abilities and capabilities. If we look at the
history a little bit more closely, we will find out that women have governed the world, and
they are still governing. I am afraid to say that men are like scarecrows in a very large
field. :):):) Nobody can deny the extremely important roles of women in ruling the world.
=))=))=))
Of course, they remember all things much better than men. As a matter of fact, women
are employers and men are employees. However, this fact is hidden from people's eyes!
LOOOL
It is 19:55 in Tehran now. I am going to leave here, because there are only a few minutes
to break fasting. I am going to be the employee of my stomach again! I will do the same
things that did yesterday. =))=))=))
All the best,


Dear Veronica,
I am still waiting to receive answers to my writings. Please do not keep me waiting.
I really hope to hear from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Ahmad,
How life is going? I hope evrything is going well with you. Thank you so much for
sharing that interesting text.
Have you ever read 'The life of the bee' by "Maurice maeterlinck"? It is an interesting
book.
Hope to hear more from you.
All the best,


Dear Mohsen,
How are things? I hope all is well with you.
Thank you veru much for the nice posts. Thank you once again for nice piece of advice. I
will try my bets to take it, although it is against my policy. I will try to take it whenever I
need. First, I will be honest to my friends, because 'honesty is the best policy'. If I see that
honesty does not work, I will start to pretend. I will agree about all thoughts, even if they
are false, in my book.
Anyway, thank you for 'the right way to success'! I really appreciate it.
All the best,


Hi Marina
How are you? I hope you are keeping well, and not getting too tired from your fasting. I
wish you could also be on the boat with the others, then I could meet you too!
Clare
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com

Hi Veronica,
Thank you so much for fast replying. I always wait for your nice and beautiful writings;
they are very interesting to read.
Working from 7:00 to 21:30 must be very exhousting, especially for a nurse in a
hospital!! You must be very tired when you are back at home! However, I think it is an
advantage that you can collect your work hours (working time) in 2 or 3 days, and do
your job in these 2 or 3 days so that you can get the rest of the week free (don't have to
work at the rest of the week). How many hours per week do you have to stay at work? Do
you usually stay at work for some extra hours (to get extra money)?
For me as a professor at a university, I have to teach, or do an equivalent job, at least 14

hours a week and I must go to work at least four days a week. This means that I don't
have the permission to do my job, for example, in two days and each day 7 hours. I try to
adjust my work schedule so that I teach 4 to 6 hours a day. I usually stay at work for
some extra hours to earn some extra money:):).
Fasting, these days, is a little bit hard, since the days are long and the weather is hot.
Teaching is, in my opinion, one of the most tiring jobs; I have to speak loudly for about
80 minutes in a standing position, I have to write on a blackboard with chalks, so it is
very tiring to me; thanks god I don't have to teach these days, and I can stay at home,
read some books and help my wife to take care of children:). It is now 23:35 and it is
nearly 4 hours since we have broken our fast; I have eaten enough food and I have got
enough energy; so I am ready to write a long writings:):).
Veronica, please write to me more about your job. I know that you love you job. Do you
sometime find your job tiring. What is advantages and disadvantages of being a nurse?
When I was in a hospital as a patient, I could feel that the nurses are a little tired of
caring the patients so that sometimes patients complained of this situation. I think, a
reason for this situation is that Iran is a populated country and there are not enough
nurses, doctors and hospitals available to people and this makes their job hard.
About schools in Iran, I can write a lot. Children start going to school at the age of 7.
There are 3 levels of educating in schools: 5 years primary school, 3 years guidance
school (if I am right in translating), and 4 years of high school. Right after finishing the
high school, almost all students start preparing to take a comprehensive exam to qualify
for going to university. But only half of them can qualify to go to a university the next
year.
In all levels, schools in Iran are separated in the sense that boys and girls don't go to
school together. I think the government's policy on this matter is not right. Students
should make contact with the opposite sex. Actually, they need to learn how to
communicate and how to deal with the opposite sex. If a boy or a girl does not have the
opportunity to communicate with the opposite sex while s/he is a student, then when and
where s/he can do that. However, I should say that, the universities are not separated;
male and female students study in mixed classes together. It can be easily realized that
for many students, especially for those students who come from small cities, it is difficult
to communicate with the opposite sex in the university; they are now young and
passionate and they did not experience similar situations in the past.
About homeworks, I don't know how the situation is in schools now. When I was a student
I always complained of having a lot of homeworks!! A few days ago, I was listening to an
English voice, a podcast from CBC radio from Canada. It was an interview with an
expert in education in the US. He said that scientists don't know yet if homeworks
(especially lots of homeworks) is benificial for students or not. What is the situation in
Finland? Do the teacher give lots of homeworks to the students?
There is reamined a lot of things that I like to write in this post, but this writing has
become too long now and tiring to read. Let me finish now. It is easy for me to talk with
you:):).
mortaza
August 28, 2009

Dear Marina,
I'm sorry to make you confused. All I write to you is out of my heart. Maybe kind of
joking, but I didn't mean to make you upset or confused. If you had two kinds of feelings,
I am so sorry for the bad one. Even you said you believe the nice one, but apparently
there is a doubt between two kinds of feelings.
I just want to let you know that Behnam cares much on each friend: Cathy is one of them,
so does Marina truly. I'm happy to get a good friend back and I do not want to lose
another good friend.
Actually I've fed up saying sorry these days. In terms of our friendship, please enjoy
whatever you can. I will never put you and Behnam into any joking later.
Maybe Cathy is not good enough to deserve all trusts from friends, but Cathy is not a bad
lady. I do respect each friend here.
In short, sorry for making you confused once more.
If you think you can still regard Cathy as a friend, trust me, please.
Best Wishes
Cathy
August 29, 2009

Dear Mohsen,
You are blessed. Thanks for your warm invitation. Hope you enjoy your business trip.
I still remembered that you've once been in China before.
Hope you can travel to China again down the road. Cathy will surely invite you over for
a dinner, ohhhh, not a dinner, dinners okay. Hehe... my boyfriend will cook nice food for
you. Thank you once again. You do help two friends.
Best wishes.
Cathy
August 29, 2009

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The differences between women and men are not only well-documented, but frequently at
the heart of jokes, anecdotes, and good-natured (and not so good-natured) ribbing.
Experts have discovered that there are actually differences in the way women?s and
men?s brains are structured and in the way they react to events and stimuli. So the next
time your wife, boyfriend, or parent starts telling you how you should have done
something differently, then refer back to these big differences between men?s and
women?s brains.
Human relationships. Women tend to communicate more effectively than men, focusing
on how to create a solution that works for the group, talking through issues, and utilizes
non-verbal cues such as tone, emotion, and empathy whereas men tend to be more task-
oriented, less talkative, and more isolated. Men have a more difficult time understanding
emotions that are not explicitly verbalized, while women tend to intuit emotions and
emotional cues. These differences explain why men and women sometimes have difficulty
communicating and why men-to-men friendships look different from friendships among
women.
Left brain vs. both hemispheres. Men tend to process better in the left hemisphere of the
brain while women tend to process equally well between the two hemispheres. This
difference explains why men are generally stronger with left-brain activities and
approach problem-solving from a task-oriented perspective while women typically solve
problems more creatively and are more aware of feelings while communicating.
Mathematical abilities. An area of the brain called the inferior-parietal lobule (IPL) is
typically significantly larger in men, especially on the left side, than in women. This
section of the brain is thought to control mental mathematical ability, and probably
explains why men frequently perform higher in mathematical tasks than do women.
Interestingly, this is the same area of Einstein?s brain that was discovered to be
abnormally large. The IPL also processes sensory information, and the larger right side
in women allows them to focus on, "specific stimuli, such as a baby crying in the night."
Reaction to stress. Men tend to have a "fight or flight" response to stress situations while
women seem to approach these situations with a "tend and befriend" strategy.
Psychologist Shelley E. Taylor coined the phrase "tend and befriend" after recognizing
that during times of stress women take care of themselves and their children (tending)
and form strong group bonds (befriending). The reason for these different reactions to
stress is rooted in hormones. The hormone oxytocin is released during stress in everyone.
However, estrogen tends to enhance oxytocin resulting in calming and nurturing feelings
whereas testosterone, which men produce in high levels during stress, reduces the effects
of oxytocin.
Language. Two sections of the brain responsible for language were found to be larger in
women than in men, indicating one reason that women typically excel in language-based
subjects and in language-associated thinking. Additionally, men typically only process
language in their dominant hemisphere, whereas women process language in both
hemispheres. This difference offers a bit of protection in case of a stroke. Women may be
able to recover more fully from a stroke affecting the language areas in the brain while
men may not have this same advantage.
Emotions. Women typically have a larger deep limbic system than men, which allows
them to be more in touch with their feelings and better able to express them, which
promotes bonding with others. Because of this ability to connect, more women serve as
caregivers for children. The down side to this larger deep limbic system is that it also
opens women up to depression, especially during times of hormonal shifts such as after
childbirth or during a woman?s menstrual cycle.
Brain size. Typically, men?s brains are 11-12% bigger than women?s brains. This size
difference has absolutely nothing to do with intelligence, but is explained by the
difference in physical size between men and women. Men need more neurons to control
their greater muscle mass and larger body size, thus generally have a larger brain.
Pain. Men and women perceive pain differently. In studies, women require more
morphine than men to reach the same level of pain reduction. Women are also more
likely to vocalize their pain and to seek treatment for their pain than are men. The area of
the brain that is activated during pain is the amygdala, and researchers have discovered
that in men, the right amygdala is activated and in women, the left amygdala is activated.
The right amygdala has more connections with areas of the brain that control external
functions while the right amygdala has more connections with internal functions. This
difference probably explains why women perceive pain more intensely than do men.
Spatial ability. Men typically have stronger spatial abilities, or being able to mentally
reprresent a shaape and its dynamics,
d w
whereas wom men typicallly struggle in this area
a.
Meddical expertts have discovered thatt women havve a thickerr parietal reegion of the brain,
which hinders thet ability tot mentally rotate objeccts?an aspeect of spatiaal ability. Reesearch
has shown this ability in babies
b as young as 5 moonths old, negating
n anyy ideas thatt these
abillities were strengthened
s d by environnmental inffluences.
Suscceptibility too disorders. Because of the way men
m and wom men use thee two hemisp pheres
of thhe brain diff
fferently, theere are som
me disorderss that men and
a women aare suscepttible to
in different
d wayys. Men aree more apt to t have dysllexia or otheer languagee problems. If
wom men have dyyslexia, theyy are more likely
l to commpensate foor it. Womenn, on the othher
hannd, are moree susceptible to mood disorders
d suuch as depreession and aanxiety. Wh hile
hanndedness is not
n a disordder, these brrain tendencies also exxplain why m more men area left-
hannded than arre women. Men M are also more likeely to be diaggnosed withh autism, AD DHD,
andd Tourette?ss Syndrome.
ahmad
Seveenth
O' Allah
A assist me ,in this month, to observe
o
fastt in its nightts; restrain me
m from inddulging in
favoorities and ttransgressinng the divinne lows;
keepp me alive praising
p Theee day in annd day out
throough Thy guuidance andd grace O' th he Guide off
thosse who are apt a to go asstray.
Eigh hth
O' Allah
A let mee be ,in this month, fromm among thoose
whoo turn repenntant and assk forgiveneess for their sins;
let be
b from amoong those who w do goodd and obey ((Thee);
let me
m be from amon thosee who are Thy T close frieends,
throough Thy kinndness. O' the t Most Merciful.
Me
metzean
Anddrew is listening to Deuutsche Wellee radio while he lie dow wn in his beed :the radio says :
Ordder were to rroot out thee rioters ,at least 3 perssons were arrested
a lastt night undeer the
Elbee bridge witth wooden box
b full of Molotov
M coccktail , one of
o the rioterr confess tha
at the
woooden box waas obtained from a smaall ship in thhe harbour ??..
m carried off by the illussion ( I saw

I am w a wooden box
b in the store) I go hhurriedly to the
unately the wooden boxx is there .II open it there is 50 botttles of
storre under thee deck , fortu
Whiisky , 25 botttle was empptied , i takke a deep breath ..
we are
a going too have anotther meetingg with the aggent to disccuss about thhe price.
Anddrew , pleasse turn off thhe radio andd be ready for

f meeting , please call Veronica , Is she
stilll sleeping !!!
metzean
Deaar Wendy,
Sorrry for missppelling the word

w Jin sinng or ginsenng (plural ginsengs)
g
ginsseng is one of several plants,

p of the genus Pannax, havingg forked rooots supposed
d to
have medicinall properties.
Couuld it prevennt of hair reeceding??hoow people inn China usee it.
Havve a good daay,

Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Marina,
I feeel joyful in Ramadan,I

R am only needy for sleeep, somtime put my heaad on the deesk and
go to
t sleep ,unttile my bosss awake me.. of course ssomtime I awake my booss.. so he can't
c say
anything to me..
Youu share the bbeautiful naame of Esmiiralda, thannk you very much,
m I thinnk is practiccal ,
doess it mean soomething likke place or people
p nam
mes?
I tryy to drink 4 PM tea in London

L ,altthough I drink tea a litttle ,maybe oonce in a weeek..
Reggarding our ffeeling at night

n on the ship , I am sorry to sayy that I atteend to sleep all
nighhts, but Anddrew who slleep all day has a lot off feeling at night.
n the beest feeling is
i
beloong to Veronica who stteering the wheel
w all niight. She loook at the seaa as well ass sky.
Pleaase keep in touch with us,

Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Mortaza,
Todday I am pleeased to findd the opporttunity to preesent my coompliment too you. I alw ways
readd your writiing and adoore your wriiting style. YYour style iss fluent andd also contains rich
voca abularies.
I alsso learn maany useful thhings, although in somee points I thhink differenntly , but byy any
meaasure you arre a very effffective writeer and educcator
B. wishes
w for yoou and yourr family
Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Ahmad,
Thaanks for sharing us the prayers

p of Ramezan
R foor each day, I read it evvery day as you
writte it here, I read it alsoo in 3 languaages.
wheen I take parrt in masque for noon and

a afternoon prayers ,A person rreads the daay's
prayyer via massque speakers in Arabicc and Persiaan between the noon annd afternooon
prayyers.
I alsso got the leessen from your

y storiess, Lizard annd honey beee and I wannt to tell youu how
mucch I enjoyedd reading off your writinngs.
Thaanks a lot
Mohhsen
behnam
Deaar Cathy,
Thaank you veryy much for coming

c back to this thrread. It was a great loss to lose you! I
hoppe our frienddship will be everlastinng.
I am
m so sorry, but
b there is some limitaation to chaange the tim
me. I do not kknow what we
w
shou
uld do. As you
y know, itt is Ramadaan, and Musslims are sup fast (Do not eat and
upposed to fa
drink during the day). In other words, we are not allowed to eat and drink from 5:00 A.M
to 20:00 in Tehran local time.
As you have mentioned, Tehran is four hours and thirty minutes behind China(Where you
live in). In oder words, You are four hours and thirty minutes ahead of us.
I do not know what we should do. Have you got any suggestion? I am so sorry, but I did
not pay attention to the time difference between us when I was inviting you.
I believe, each problem has got at least one solution. Our problem has got a solution too.
Let me have a look at the distance between Iran and China. I want to know how long it
takes to fly from China to Iran. I think, this matter will solve our problem.
Therefore, in order to invite you in convenient time, I am going to cancel previous

invitation. I do not want to bother you. Surely, it is a great honour for me to be your host,
but I do not want to make you get into trouble.
About dressing, I will write very soon. However, do not worry about it.
The only matter that I must take into consideration is your boyfriend. I think, he will not
let you come to Tehran alone. Therefore, I am thinking of inviting you and your
boyfriend.
Please do not lose contact with me and with this thread.
All the best,


be careful of what you say
A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit
When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as
good as dead
The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their migh
The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead
Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He
fell down and died
The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs
yelled at him to stop the pain and just die
He jumped even harder and finally made it out
When he got out, the other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?" The frog explained to them
that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time
This story teaches two lessons
There is power of life and death in the tongue
An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it
through the day
A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them
So, be careful of what you say

Dear Mohson,
I think gensengs do have a medical function to root you hair. it is said from TV
advertisement that genseng is added to shampoos or conditioners as an ingredient to help
make hair more shining, healthier and more pliant. But Chinese people prefer it to make
a tea. First we slice it and then put it to ceramic cup(it's very important) and lastly fill it
with boiling water. after aroud half an hour, we drink the water while throw away
genseng after reusing it for several times. it also is used as a herb in Chinese medicine.
do Iranian trust chinese medicine herb to heal their illness?
Dear Mohson, I have the same experience when i am in front of a mirror. We are busy
with our work, lift and family all the time while dont notice time is passing so fast. When
we are aware of we need enjoy our life but find we are getting old. we have no enough
energy to do what we want. So enjoying this monent is the first thing for us. Hope that
white hair can return black soon or pull it out.
Best wish for you
Wendy
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Cathy
C Li Auggust 29th 20009
Deaar Behnam,
I doo live in thiss room, coz I think it's the

t soul homme of friendds. So pleasee do not sayy:
Catthy, coming back to thiss thread. It sounds like Cathy is a naughty guy uy who alwaays
disaappears souundlessly. I dod not like that
t kind off word. Actuually I neverr stay away from
this room. Pleaase forgive mym franknesss.
I'm happy to geet your reply ly on our dinnner and reeally apprecciate that yoou take every
rything
intoo account. I think it's ouur honor:myy boyfriend and I get innvitation froom you. I doo
apppreciate all you've
y donee to our frienndship. So, treating mee a dinner iss not imporrtant at
all, but the inviitation from
m you does move
m me a lot. That shoows Behnam m never leavves
Catthy alone.
Dinnner or not ddinner is noot a matter

I aggree with yoour idea that the tonighht dinner is cancelled.
c
I am
m happy to bbe your frieend forever.
Hoppe we can siit together, chat freely and enjoy ttogether onee day eitherr in Tehran or in
Beijjing.
Smiile to your kkindness andd considera

ation.
Catthy
Auggust 29, 20009
P. S.:
S I just knoow you are fasting,
f pleaase take carre of yourseelf and enjoyy living in the
t state
of prayer.
p I do believe that our great friendship
f w
will traversee the immennsity of heavven.
Marina1
M Auggust 29th 20
009
Deaar Behnam,
Thaanks a millioon for your nice writingg. It was fillled of your great
g sensee of humor.
As you
y said , women
w shoulld eat less , then their bbrains woulld work bettter :), but what
w can
I doo if I went uppstairs, thenn downstairrs and so onn, I lost lots of calories during the last
two days, so myy blood wass busy with my stomachh(LOOOL).
Deaar friend, maaking reporrts about soome people is

i somethingg , and whaat I done witth my
probblem is sommething else. Some peopple don't woork as they should
s be. BBut if someoone
whoo is in a highher level talked to them
m, they would do it bettter. So if thee time camee back
agaain, I would do the same thing, beccause no one will be huurted, they juust would do d their
job in a better way.
w But deear friend, thank
t you foor remindingg me, it wass very kind ofo you
to care about mmy behaviorrs and their results. It means
m you are
a a real frriend. :)
I reaad your repply to the neew friend Sep

epehr, I thinnk it was greeat from alll points of viiew ,
espeecially yourr English. You
Y always useu new worrds which are a very connnected to thhe topic
thatt you are disscussing :) :). Let me say that I reaally got surp m that analogy, cat
rprised from
andd mouse, how w do you think about su uch analogiies??? I reaally love it ;)), and I thin
nk it's
righht.
Aboout the menttioned topicc , I would say

s it's goodd sometimess for a womaan to know how to
use some instruuments and do some meen's work at home, butt it shouldn'tt be her duty ty to do
them
m. And I woould like to say
s to Claree ,Sepehr annd Setayeshh " Let's enjooy the fact that
t we
are females"
f :) :)
Deaar friend, whhy some peoople cheat on

o someonee that they loove??? Whyy is it a norm mal
statte these dayss??? You caan't imaginee how manyy serials aree discussingg this topic. They
talkk about cheaating on a friend,
fr family
ly, and love!!!!. Would you
y please w write someth hing
aboout that??

r Behhnam. I'm really
r pleaseed by your writings
w , alll of them arre
meaaningful , esspecially thee last one too Sepehr. :)..

m from you
y soon.
Marrina.
Marina1
M Auggust 29th 20
009
Deaar Clare,
Thaanks a lot for your writiing. It is a great

g honorr for me to meet
m Clare tthe great, bu ut
unfo
fortunately it was not poossible for mem to particcipate in thiis imaginaryy voyage. I hopeh I
willl meet you inn the futuree, in the reall life. It willl be one of my
m best dayys in my life..
Youu know that there are th hree passenggers in thatt ship, two of o them are men, so I caan't
travvel with them
m alone, myy family or my m future huusband :) shhould comee with me. soo I'm
not able to go iin this voyagge , but I'll be very happpy to receive them witth my familyy in
Syriia. :) :)
Havve a nice daay.

Marrina.
Sir:))
Dear Mohsen,
I'm not listening radio. You see I don't know Germany so why should I listen it?
What I am doing now (not JUST now, JUST now I talk to you. I mean "doing besides
talkig to you, dear Moshen") is a studying.
I study an article of Ahmad.
It will be long and deep reading. I suppose it takes the rest of my life.
The text is written in immaculate English scientific style, it's dedicated to such a vital
issue, it is interesting.... and almost absolutely uncomprehended:)
The same happened to me while reading my wife's work materials.

She says me:"Andrusha, you have a lot of time and you are pretty good in English.
Please, couldn't you translate just few page for me? That's really easy."
Of course I can! I am glad to render service to my wife and I'm eagarly want to manifest
my achievements. So I open a mentioned file and what I see?......
Only words which look vaguely familiar to me are something like "Invertebrata" and
"Hymenoptera". The rest of it seems to be complete mess for my underdeveloped
hemispheres:))
Dear Ahmad:)
please don't take offence on me.

What I've written above is just a defense reaction of a savage on something he's not able
to comprehend. "If you read something you can't understand make fun at it"
Your posts are really amazing. Your English is actually immaculate.

What I respect researchers for is their ability to express by words everything, no matter
understand listeners or not:)))
Thank you and once again please don't take offence on me!
Captain!
I seem to be ready now. What should I do? Wake up Veronica?

Veronica!!!
...
...onica!!
....ey!...
Dear Friends,
Do you Know the benefits and Problems with Fasting?
Benefits of Fasting
Your body stores toxins as a result of unhealthy foods that you eat. Fasting is supposed to
detoxify and cleanse your body. This leads to a healthier body.
Fasting is also used for weight loss. Fasters can lose several pounds over a relatively
short fasting period.
In addition, fasting can contribute to your sense of mental wellbeing. Fasting can help
break your focus on foods and make you feel better overall.
Fasting has spiritual benefits. Religions from all over the world recommend fasting for
given periods of time. This helps take the focus from the secular life to the spiritual life.
Problems with Fasting

Consult with your physician if you plan on going on a long fast. Fasting can lead to
serious medical problems that can make you quite ill and land you in the hospital. This is
because your body will not be getting the required nutrients that it needs in order to
function properly. In addition, your doctor will be able to tell you if you shouldn?t try
fasting at all. For example, pregnant women shouldn?t fast.
Your body doesn?t typically need extra help in getting rid of toxins. In fact, you
automatically eliminate toxins through normal body functions such as sweating and
excretion.
Most of the weight lost during a fast is water weight. This means that you will gain the
weight back after you return to your normal eating habits. In addition, as your body goes
into a starvation mode, your metabolism will automatically slow down. This means that
you will be burning fewer calories. Ultimately, your body will start to consume your
muscles in order to get the nutrients that it needs in order to survive.
If the purpose of fasting is weight loss, you would probably be better off looking at your
eating and exercising habits. If you continue to eat too many calories versus the calories
that you burn, you will continue to gain or maintain your weight. Get on a healthy, low
fat diet and start exercising on a regular basis. Not only will you lose weight, your
cardiovascular system will get healthier as you drop those pounds.

Dear Marina,
I enjoy reading your posts, thank you for writing:) It is now 15:10 and I have just arrived
at home; in the morning I went to the univesity to finish a job. You know, the new
academic year is about to start and we are preparing conditions needed to register the
students.
Right after I learnt that you are living in the city of Latika, I launched the Google Earth
program and found your location on the map. I zoomed on the city and I could see
streets, squares and buildings. I also recognized a football stadium. Then I navigated to
the shores and I could see the port; which I think it is the most important port in Syria.
Am I right?
There is a university in Latika; Tishreen university. Did you study in this university? Is it
the only university in the region? Is it a good university among other universities in
Syria?
In a previous post, you wrote that it is possible to travel from Iran to Syria using ships
and boats; it is a very long voyage: starting from the Persian Gulf, continuing through
the Gulf of Oman and the Red sea, passing through the Suez canal, and ending at the
Mediterranean sea. Last year, during the war between Israel and the Palestinian in
Gaza, Iran sent a ship (a larg boat to be precise) carrying food and medicine to the
Mediterranean sea to help people suffering the war. I remember that Israel stopped the
ship at a certain point far from the land, and they did not allow it to become closer. The
ship was there for about a month, finally it was delivered to the red cross (I think).
Now let me ask you some questions. However, I am not sure if you like to answer these
kind of questions. Please, feel free in answering:):) What do Syrian people think about
Israel? Do they want to recognize it as a state and to be at peace with Israel? What they
think about Palestinians, especially Hamas? You know, Hamas does not recognize Israel
as a state and they fight agains Israel. I think there are some people (I don't know how
much) who are tired of fighting and they think that there is no result with fighting. I am
sorry I am asking these kind of questions, but I am eager to know your opinion as an
educated Syrian who can analyse this situation.
Dear Marina, you aksed me about my hobbies and the countries that I would like to visit.
I like photography very much. When I was a teen, my mother had a journey to Mecca
(HAJJ) and she brought to me a camera as a souvenir. It was a good brand, but it had
only the basic features, so very easy to use. I start taking photos and after a while I
realized that I can take beautiful photos! Now, I don't use that camera, instead I have a
digital camera. This camera is also not professional and it has only the basic features, so
it is easy to use! However, since a couple of years ago, I have been feeling that I am not
enthusiastic about taking photos as much as I used to be enthusiastic. I would be very
glad to send you some beautiful photos taken from historical buildings and constructions
in Iran, if you want:):). Apart from photography, I like reading books, especially Persian
literatures. I love reading two books written by Sadi, a famous Iranian poet living more
that 800 years ago. Learning English is, of course, one of my main hobbies. What about
you?
I would like to write about traveling to other countries in this post, but lets talk about this
interesting subject in the future, to prevent this writing from being too long:):).
Mortaza
August 29, 2009

Dear Clare,
Thanks for your useful And creative site,
Dear Clare, could you please Let us be able to EDIT our comments,
Best wishes,
Ahmad

Dear Mohsen,
It made me so happy when I saw your writing addressing to me. Thank you very much:). I
hope this is a start point for a great friendship and for good communications to exchange
the ideas.
I am not very good in imagination, so, to be honest, I don't know what is going on when
you are talking about ships and traveling:(:(. Believe it or not, when you and Andrew
were talking about visiting Veronica, going to sauna and having dinner in her house, at
first, I thought it was real!
Sincerely yours
Mortaza

Hello Behnam,
I hope you are well after a week fasting. I read your reply to Sepehr. It made me think
more. At first your analogy made me sad and I was about to cry (I'm just kidding :)
because I don't like the mouse position in that analogy. Do you understand me? But I
should confess it was an interesting example. I had never looked at the relationship
between men and women in this way. You made my eyes open to some facts. Thank you so
much. Your analogy has completely occupied my mind. Although it doesn't seem nice at
the first sight, it is not completely awful if we think deeply.
I agree with you about the girls who think if they act like boys they can be accepted more
in society. I don't like to be treated like boy.
I am proud of my gender .I believe all the women should be proud because if we look at
our life we will find out the person who has given birth to us was a female. Giving birth
to someone is not such a simple thing that can be forgotten.
I hope to hear from you soooooon.
All the best,
Setayesh ,29 Augest,2009

Dear Marina,
Nice to meet you . I got delighted when I found out that you have read all the things that I
have written. I agree with you, women should be grateful because they are women.
I am sorry because of my short comment.
Please do not hesitate to write me.
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Setayesh ,29 Augest,2009
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Dear Behnam,
First, I would like to say that I am so happy that I am writing in this thread with lots of
good friends.
You know, in our culture, we, Iranians, compliment each other very much, so that
sometimes it become bothering!!. However, we enjoy some nice phrases that I think they
cannot be found in other cultures. For example, when we meet a friend coming back from
work, we say (in Farsi):
" ???? ?????? ".
Last night, when I was writing to Veronica, I was going to tell her a similar phrase in
English which conveys the same meaning. But, I could not find a souitable phrase
(searching my mind). Do you know what it is? Or maybe, there is no such a phrase in
English culture!
All the best

mortaza

Dear sepehr,
How life is going? I hope you are well after a week fasting. As I told you SOME
difficulties which we are involve with comes from our fault but not ALL of them.
The problem that you faced with on the road did not come from your fault.
I totally agree with Behman's idea about the truck driver. As he mentioned there are lots
of drivers who think roads only belong to them. You should not pay more attention to this
sort of people. People never act according to our willingness. It is better to accept them
in the way that they are.
I am looking forward to hearing from you .
Best wishes,
Setayesh, 29 Augest,2009

Behnam!
I put some words in Persian letters in my last writing, but I see that it has not been
appeared, instead there are some question marks [?]. The phrase is
"KHASTEH NABASHID"
Sorry!

Dear Cathy,
How are you? I hope you are very well. Thank you for being always in this thread. That
is very kind of you to be here; writing and reading. As a matter of fact, you are the
nightingale of this garden, please sing to the best of your ability. When you sing,
happines and life smile at us.
My dear sister, do not be so sensitive! Behnam does not lose his friends easily.
You are a best friend of mine, and I am honoured in fact.
I hope to participate actively in your wedding party soon.
Please be here and write a lot (=sing).
All the best,


Dear Marina,
How are you keeping? I hope you enjoy every minute of your life.
So many thanks for the delightful posts. Your writings are really interesting. I understand
them easily.
I am thinking about your topic, 'cheating'. At the moment, I do not know how to start,
what to write, and then how to finish. I promise to write my own idea about it as soon as
possible.
Dear Marina, after eating something at night, I do not feel ok. I do not know what the
matter is. I eat and drink very little, but I often have got stomachache. How do you feel
after breaking fast? I hope you feel Ok.
I am so sorry to write short. I have to dash soon. Please do not stop writing. Hope to hear
from you soon.
All the best,

Dear Setayesh,
How are things? I hope everything is going well with you.
Thank you very much for the posts.
Dear Setayesh, I do not know what I should write. There is no topic. The only topic which
I am thinking to write something about it, is Marina's topic concerning 'cheating' in the
world of human beings. Would you please write something about it?
You said that you lived in Tehran. Could I ask whereabouts you live? By the way, where
are you originally from? If you are originally from Tehran, what about your parents?
Please answer to these questions if you do not mind.
I just made that analogy to make my idea a little bit clear. In reality, that is not true. Both
women and men are human beings.
All the best,


Dear Mortaza,
Thank you for the interesting posts. Your writing skills are excellent.
Dear Mortaza, as far as I know, there is no such a phrase in English. Some people say
that 'Well Done!" means 'khasteh nabashi', but that is not true.
If you know the answer, please let me know.
All the best,

Marina1
M Auggust 29th 20
009
Deaar Mr. Morttaza,
Thaanks a lot for your writiing. Thank you

y once aggain for youur care abouut my counttry,
Syriia. It's great that you went
w in a jouurney in Latttkia which is the most important city
c in
the cost line, annd you saw my universsity " Tishreeem universiity" which is
i the third one
o
afteer Damascuss and Alepp po universitties. You knoow that Dam
mascus is thhe capital off Syria,
andd studying thhere is moree powerful.
As I wrote befoore , Lattakiia and Tartoous are the most imporrtant ports in the Syriann coast
linee.
Aboout your queestions abouut politics, I'd

I like to write
w about them,
t but the runner off this
webbsite "Clare" doesn't likke to discuss or write aabout such topics
t in ordder to keep the
atmosphere in this room friendly.
fr Butt I can say that
t Palestinnians are Arrabs, they are
a our
brotther and sissters. When they happyy ,we are so.. When theyy are sad annd paining , we feel
the great
g sadneess. And whhen they are strong we area strong too.
t I do bellieve that Palestine
P
justt for Palestinnians.
I thiink it's enouugh, I don't want to botther Clare and

a other frriends, and I hope you can c get
my point
p of view
w between mym lines. Dear Mortazaa, we are heere to practtice our Engglish ,
let'ss talk about general toppics. I wrotee a lot abouut politics beefore but I ffound it useless.
We should focuus on our liffe and all toopics which are relatedd to it. I do ccare about politics,
p
I alwways see the news lots of times a day,
d but I prrefer not to speak abouut it, as I saiid
befoore to keep this place friendly.
fr
Deaar friend, I'dd be very grrateful to reeceive the reest answers to my questtions, especcially
aboout countriess, and it'd be
b very kindd of you to shhare us the topic " cheaating" in the world
of human
h beinggs. Please taake a look ata my writinng to Behnam m.

f you sooon.
Marrina.
seetayesh Auggust 29th 20009
Deaar Behnam,
Howw's it going?? I hope youu are fine. Receiving

R a new post frrom you maade me happpy.
Esppecially, wheen I turned my computeer and founnd it as a reccent one.
In my
m last post I tend to assk you to givve me some clue to wriite a bout buut I ignoredd.
Youu told me thaat you are thhinking aboout Marina's
's topic "cheeating". I doon't have anny idea
aboout it .honestly speakingg I haven't had
h any expperience aboout it.
Youu asked me aabout my livving area .ooh it is a bit difficult to mention to the detail about
a
mysself. Anywayy, our housee is located around valliasr St.
My parents
p andd I are origiinally from Tehran. Buut my paternnal grand paarents who
unfo
fortunately passed
p awayy couple of years
y ago were
w Azari they
t were orriginally froom
Arddabil.
I thiink answereed to all youur questionss about my personal

p liffe now woulld you let me know
all these
t detailss about youu? Especially
ly the reasonn of being in
i Tehran.
In your
y first poosts I found out that youu are a teaccher. Are yoou still teachhing?
I woould like to suggest a toopic to writte about butt I was wonddering if youu have writtten
aboout it here orr not. That is"
i music".
Hoppe to hear from

fr you sooon.
Best wishes,
Setaayesh,29 Auugest, 2009
Marina1
M Auggust 29th 20
009
s to hear that you are suffering from

So sad f your stomach.
s I has
h a stomacchache from m two
monnths ago as I rememberr , it was awwful. Pleasee take care of
o yourself, I guess it's
becaause of changing your way of eatiing and the timing, or maybe
m because of gettin ng
anggry, do you gget angry thhese days??
?? :) :) ;)
I hoope you willl feel good very

v soon. Please
P don'tt drink a lott of cold watter at the
begginning of yoour eating. Take someththing hot likke soup.
If yoou were sadd from someething, don'tt think abouut it , throw it behind yoour back.
I'm impatientlyy waiting forr your writiing about ouur new topicc.
Marrina.
313
Veronicaho Auugust 29th 2009
2
Hi Captain
A
I'm awake now and I will meet my agent at 23.00. He will take the elk plates and we get
almost 250000 euro! Good business...Next London!
Whose are the wiskeyboxes ? It must be Andrews? Are we selling them or drinking them
:) ?? Sorry, I cant help to drink because I dont like wisky...
Marina, you wondered about our feelings in the night time at the boat.
It's no problems. Just a bit alone because the other two sleeping in night time. Andrew
are a bit lazy and sleep a lot. But he cocking good food at day time and when he sleeping
he dreams about nice ideas.
Mohsen have Ramadan in this time and eat so much in the evening so he falling in sleep
after that.
In this time I enyoj my time. Im use to live with one man in my house and now I have to
stay in a very small ship with two mens . Sometimes too much! They dont embed thems
bed, they leave clothes everywhere, smoking, they wake me up when I'm sleeping, shoot a
hole in the boat.......:):):)
It is very nice in this time. The town is sleeping, only ghosts are awake! I take out courses
and looking how to navigate.
I even trying to learn spanish! Ahora Ilegamos Espana! D�nde est� el mejor centro
comercial.
Me gustar�a encargar una paella si Sangria!
It is very dark at night time here, no midnightsun:( But I sitting at the sundeck with
candles, drinking a glass red wine and talking to the ghosts...and dreaming about
London!
Clare... I think we are in London after two days. I'm really happy if you will take us to a
sightseeng trip there. I'm interested to go to Madam Tusseaude, Piccadilly Circus,
London Eye, Tower bridge, maybe a tour at Themsen, Buckingham Palace and of course
shopping at Oxford and Regent street:) We have a lot of money in profit after selling our
elk-plates:) Do you think I can find a Hijab there?
Even the Musical Mamma Mia with Abba I want to see. What do you think? Is it
possible? Have I forgot something importent ?
Can you recommend some good hotel?
Andrew! Where are we eating today? Do you have some duck or fish to gnaw at?
Mohsen, I think you have forgot to write in the logg book. You shoud do it every days....
Veronica
29 Aug 2009
Hi Marina
Thanks for your sensitivity! I understand your comments, and appreciate what you want
to say. My problem with political comments on the forum is that not everyone will share
the political point of view of another person, and I don't anyone to feel criticised, or
alienated here.
Perhaps with the exception of Sweden and Finland (though correct me if I'm wrong
Veronica) everyone here comes from a country with a recent "turbulent" history. Wounds
may still be "raw", so by not discussing politics, perhaps we can avoid unintentionally
hurting others.
Maybe this sounds as if I'm trying to avoid involvement. I don't know. I've visited many
countries in the world, and seen evidence of human suffering, caused by greed, hatred,
and political ideologies. For example, I've visited Palestine, Israel, Vietnam and
Cambodia: countries whose people have all suffered greatly in the recent past. And the
strange thing is that every single person I met in these places was unfailingly kind,
hospitable and generous.
The only conclusion I can draw is that when you meet someone, talk and exchange
opinions, you get to understand that we're all pretty much the same underneath it all. We
might speak a different language, practise a different religion, believe in a different God,
but we all have the same worries and hopes; fears and aspirations. Take the politics
away, the wars away, and we're all human underneath. And it doesn't matter if you're
Jewish or Muslim, Christian or Buddhist: left or right or in the middle: we all share the
same range of emotions, the same things which make us great, and the same things which
don't!
I don't know about you, but I've learnt so much from reading everyone's posts here. It's
fascinating to learn about different countries and different cultures, and I particularly
enjoy the exchange of information. The jokes make me laugh, the philosophical fables
and stories make me go "hmm - interesting" and Ahmed's prayers make me wish I was
religious!
I know that people here are keen to improve their English, but I'm reading all these
fabulous posts and thinking that we should all go and storm the UN! If there was more
communication along the lines of what we've got here, there'd be fewer disputes and less
grief.
As that's never going to happen, sadly, I'm just going to continue enjoying the posts and
looking forward to reading the latest in the sagas of the ship's voyage or Behnam's
dinner invitations. The stories of how you get through your day, the difficulties of your
boss / family: all these aspects of your life are more fascinating, more illuminating, than
any political tract or discussion.
Anyway, enough from me. Over and out!
Clare
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com

Hi Behnam,
I hope everything is well with you.
You waiting for answers from me??? I have answer you 24 aug! That means that I'm still
waiting for answer from you:):)
Veronica
29 Aug 2009

Ninth
9TH Prayer:
[O? Allah give me, in this month, a very large share from
Thy boundless mercy, let me keep to the right way that
leads on to Thy evident clear Signs, and for the sake of
Thy love and kindness direct my behavior, from every
angle, unto that which pleases Thee, O? the Ultimate
Hope of those who eagerly desire fulfillment.]
Andrew
A Auggust 30th 2009
Youu said "sagaa" Clare?
Thaank you for promotion.

p
It's good
g PR moove.
I likke it!
Andd we're suppposed to be vikings? Juust let us be the most peeaceful vikinngs on the Earth.
E
We just
j spend ouro holydayys in a mannner we like. No fights, no n robberiees.
Are we really cheating
c theese sweet deeutsche burggers sellingg them elk-plates by 2500
ewrro/piece? Off course nott. I'm sure Japanies
J woould pay moore.
In fact
fa we couldd sell ice-cuubes in Italyy representiing them as the pieces oof an iceberrg (we
have lots of thoose cubes att the galley, to make 'em
m salty is no
ot a problem
m!) or the flaps
fl of
paraashut silk ass "Russian Special Trooops Souvennirs".
We could. But we w wouldn''t. Because wew are..
..by the way wee could adjuust moonshiining in the holds and sell s booze inn every portt. (And
we definitely
d shhould sell ouur wiskey sttore. I don'tt like it anyw
way).
Andd once againn about thatt bloody shuute. Indeed M

Mohsen, whhy on earth did you briing that
stuff
ff on board?? A ship saills, not flys!
So Clare,
C you ssee how manny possibiliities to comm o project we have. But we're
mercialise our
not gonna breaak any laws.. No bootleggging, no weapons
w smuuggling. Not this time.
Esppecially now
w, when we'vve got new mission
m - viisit UN.
Veronica, couldd you please think overr the probleem. Can we really reacch Geneve Lake
L by
the waterway? Thanks.
Ok Clare, bye forf now or I'm

I afraid thhe crew willl stay withoout of meal. Ohh my Goosh!
Thiss endless coookery makee me groggyy.
Oh!! It's good iddea! I meann to make grrog and subbmit it the suupper menuu tonight. Go
o!
Froom Baltic wiith love
Marina1
M Auggust 30th 20
009
Hi Clare,
C
Thaanks a millioon for your understandding and maaking comments on my writings. It was
veryy kind of youu to write thhem. I really
ly understannd each worrd in your reeply, and I do d
beliieve in it. I ddo respect you
y and all friends,
f I doon't want too lose any frriend becausse of
poliitics. Maybee I understoood this factt late, but too know it latte much morre better tha
an
ignoore it. :)
I aggree with alll what you said,

s all hum
man beings are the sam me even if thhey are from
m
diffe
ferent countrries. Emotioonally and from
f life's pproblems pooint of view they are thee same.
Wheen I feel theere is a friennd who knowws about mee, feels my happiness
h aand sadnesss in this
country or thatt, it made me really pleeased.
To complete
c wrriting here we
w should find
f a comm
mon area between us, annd this area
a is our
Frieendship. :) :)
:
Thaanks again. I appreciatee your replyy. Please keeep on readiing and wriiting occasio
onally ,
your posts are welcomed ini your ownn home. :)
Marrina.
Marina1
M Auggust 30th 20
009
Deaar Cathy,
Thaanks a lot for your replyy. It seems I was right, my good feeeling was hhonest moree than
the bad one. :)
Pleaase keep onn writing forr me, there is

i no need too talk about losing, beccause it'll not
n
happ
ppen. I hopee so.
Shaare me, Behnnam and othher friend thhe topic " chheating " inn the world of human beings.
b
It would
w be a good
g opporttunity to shaare thoughtss and to praactice our EEnglish. :)

f you sooon.
Marrina
behnam
Deaar Veronica,
I am
m terribly soorry, but I had
h not seenn your last post.
p Oh myy God! I am getting old
d.
Gettting old witthout wife and child! :):):)
I doo not know w why I did noot see your last

l writingg. Maybe, juust maybe I am a not suree, it is
beca ause of fastting. But, Marina
M has written
w that her barin works
w betterr because off
fastting. She hass got a scienntific reason; there is a lot of bloood in barin, due to the fact
f
thatt the stomacch is not bussy with digeesting! Therrefore, it seeems like a pparadox! Whhat is
your idea? Whyy did not Beehnam see your y last wrriting?
Whaat you have written aboout men andd women arre absolutelyy true. I do agree with you.
I haave to write something about 'cheaating'. Do yoou know whhy some peop
ople cheat? Can
you help me wiith this mattter?
Deaar Veronica, as you knoow, Muslims are suppoosed to fast in Ramadann. It means that we
are not allowedd to eat andd drink durinng the day ((when the Sun
S is in the Sky). I know
w that
in soome countrries, the Sunn is always in
i the Sky inn summers. Therefore, how do Mu uslims
fastt and break it in such coountries?

m from you.
y
All the best,

metzean
Deaar Veronica,
I ca
an't help eatting so muchh as Andrew w is a great cook, speciially he coook shrimp, I don't
know how he could find thhat my favorrite food is shrimp,
s that is that I am
m greedy fo
or food.
I am
m not on fassting ,as I toold you I cann not be on ffasting wheen I am travveling .
Do you
y know thhat Christoppher Colum mbus startedd his voyagee toward Inddia on Augu ust
14992,, it is saidd that after a big party he was drunnk so much that couldnn't navigate his
shipp correctly aand insteadd of turning the wheel too the east hee turned it ttoward the west
w
andd he could fiind the new lands, a new continentt. If you wan nt to drink w wine and Anndrew
drinnks vodka, I am afraid to say that we w are goinng toward thhe Island /not London.
Youu see Andrew w asked me yesterday to f Brasil, Uruguay annd

t extend ouur itinerary for
Ausstralia and ttoday he waant to reach Geneve!!!!!? , he felt a little vertiggo, and you see
how
w many bottlle of wiskeyy were empty ty, Andrew is
i steering the
t wheel noow ,be carefful if
you want visit London.
L
Logg
Todday is Sundaay, August 30,
3 2009, the wind is bllowing agaiinst us and the t turbo en ngine is
on. We are in middle
m of Noorth sea tow
ward Londoon. All crewss are in heaalth; this is the
t first
timee that Andreew help Verronica in naavigating the ship, the dinner
d is a rroasted big lobster
thatt Andrew hoooked it by fish
f rod.
Capptain
Just to notify Somalia pirates and any possible easy loot hunters:
we still have couple of harpoon throwers fixed on the stern, disguised in imitation of
telescopes, impressive-sized potato gun (very accurate and rapid-fire weapon, my
favorite one) and heavy-caliber machine gun in my galley.
So you are welcome!
For the rest of the world we are just yachtmen:)))
Andrew
314

Mohsen dear, don't worry, I am sober as a church mouse.

Hi
dear setayesh and Dear behnam
thanks a lot for replying.
These days we have guests, I don't have enough time for reading.
Maybe u read this poem.
This is a poem
Written by a teenager with cancer.
SLOW DANCE
Have you ever watched kids

On a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last
Do you run through each day On the fly?
When you ask How are you?
Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done
Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores running through your head
You'd better slow down
Time is short.
The music won't last.
Ever told your child,
We'll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste,
Not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch, Let a good friendship die
Cause you never had time
or call and say ,'Hi'
You'd better slow down.
Time is short.
The music won't last.
When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift.... Thrown away.
Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
before the song is over.
Best regards.

Hi Marina,
Thanks for your fast replying. I wish all humans in the world live in peace and harmony.
There are many countries and ragions that I am interested in visiting them. Starting from
the middle east, I love to have a journey to Saudi Arabia to visit the two holly cities
Mecca and Madina. Honestly, there is nothing else in this broad country that can make
me be interested in visiting it. I also would like to have a trip to the city of Dubai, the
most important city in UAE. You know, Dubai is just across the Gulf and it takes only a
couple of hours to get there by boat. However, as far as I know, Iranians prefer to go
there by plane. The other day I was reading an English book and I learnt that Dubai is
one of the most modern cities in the world. Dubai is well-known for its large markets with
a wide variety of goods. Lebanon and Syria are two other countries in the middle east
that I would like to visit someday. These two Mediteranean countries are well-known for
having a nice weather and beautiful environment.
In Asia, I love having a long journey to the far east countries, especially China, Japan,
Korea and Malaysia. I want to be familiar with their culture. While I am watching a
movie from Japan or China, it is very interesting to me when I see how they treat each
other.
Now lets take a look at the African countries. Well, visiting Egypt is my big wish. I have
seen many documentary movies about the Pyramids. They are still a mystery to the
archeologists and scientists. I also love to visit the city of Ciro. So far I am not interested
in visiting other African countries; lack of information is the main reason.
Almost all european countries are in my list that someday I want to have a journey. UK,
France, Italy and Greece are at the top of my list. I love visiting London and Paris. It is
actually very difficult to engage in writing details, all of these countries are rich in
culture and heritage. I wish someday I visit Aland Islands, where our good friend
Veronica is living; she says that during certain months in the summer, the mid-night sun
appears in the sky.
Marina, my dear friend, there are lots of regions, countries and cities that are worth
paying lots of money to visit them. Let me ask you the same question; I want you to write
your preferences for visiting countries:).
In your last post to me, you asked me why some people cheat on their partners (if I get
your question!). This is a very important question and I don't know yet how to answer it.
So let me think about it more.
Thank you for reading. Hope to hear from you soon.
Mortaza
August 30, 2009

Dear Setayesh,
How are you? I hope you are OK.
Thank you very much for the reply.
It is a great honour for me to make friends with someone whose grandparents are
originally Azerbaijani. About three weeks ago, I was in 'Meshkinshahr', 'Ardebil', and
'Sarein'. People in "Ardebil' province are so friendly. I really found them kind and
welcoming.
Let me tell you a story. One noght, we pitched our tent in a park in "Meshkinshahr' and
slept in it. I went to buy some bread from a baker's, in the morning. There were some men
and women standing in a queue. When they realised that I am a guest in 'Meshkinshahr'
they told me not to stand in the queue. They told me to jump the queue! They said, "A
guest must not stand in a queue!" As you know, it is unbelievable! However, it happend to
me.
After that, I went to a shop to buy some cheese and butter. The shopkeeper said, "Would
you mind coming our home at night, if you want to stay in 'Meshkinshahr'?" I answered,
"Thank you. We will leave today."
We were on the point of leaving the city. My mother wanted me to buy some ice. I stopped
and went to a shop. I said, "Excuse me, how can I buy some ice?". The shopkeeper
answered very friendly, "People do not sell ice in this city.". He opened the door of the
refrigerator, took two bottles of freeze water, and gave them to me and said, "Here you
are. Take them."
I wanted to take my wallet out from my pocket to give money. He said, " No need to pay
for it."
These kinds of behaviours are very rare among other cities. I have been to many cities in
Iran.
My parents are originally from East-Azerbaijan. My mother is from 'Tabriz', and my

father is from 'Marand'. I was born in Tehran, and grew up in it. I am a lecturer. I lectuer
Physics at 'azad univercities'. I have got two jobs. I work as a researcher for a company
as well.
I love music, but I have got no idea about it. I mean, my knowledge about music is very
little. I believe that music is a need for our soul. Mankind's body needs food to be active
and alive, and their soul needs music. I often play "Saz", but as an amateur not
professional.
All the best,


I am so excited! I've planned a guided tour for our sailors:
http://www.english-at-home.com/blog/2009/08/guided-tour-of-london-august-31/
Looking forward to meeting you all
Clare
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com

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Wow..

Sorry Clare, it seemed I've swallowed my tongue..

:))))))))
Clare!
Your Micia and my Busia must be twins! Trust me.
Just less of white on hind leg.
Wow, it's amazing! She has a sister in London!
ahmad safarzadeh August 31st 2009

Tenth
10th Prayer:
[O? Allah, in this month, let me be among those who

relyy on Thee, leet me be am
mong those whow succeedd in
Thyy way, let mee be amongg those are allowed
a neaarness
to Thee,
T as a faavour, O? thhe last resou
urce of thosse who
are needy.]
3155
metzean
Senior Romanccer Anchoreed in Thamees Bank
I am
m running too word the HMS
H Belfasst , I went onn the boardd to visit it , as I was a captain
c
from
m page 280,, I have gainned a good experience in sailing, so s one of m my favorite iss ship ,
speccially a navvel ship musseum like HMS
HM Belfast is very attraactive for m me , I went right
r
awaay toward thhe flashing light ,I madde a signal tto Andrew inn our ship iin morse code
askiing them to join
j me sooon .
I weent to the caaptain cabinn looking att the equipmment they ussed in ww2, no computeers or
GPSS in those days
d then, juust charts, ruulers and thhe phone to ring , I deccided to infoorm that
I waas there ,but the phone not workinng.
I weent on the board as I heeard the An

ndrew ,Veronica and Cllare talkingg there. Lookking
back from the fforward decck ,I saw thee 'A' and 'B' gun Turrett on HMS B
Belfast.I thou
ught
theyy must have been prettyy noisy when fired. We had a great fun when w we swinging g the
gunn around , I ppressed thee gun pedal and made the
t voice off gun by my mouth Te
tetetetete??Claare and Veroonica burst into laughtter.
Thee Shell and M

Magazine rooom lie welll below the compressor room andd protected by b
heavy armour. The shells were
w transpported up too the guns byy special tuubes behind them.
We also visitedd radio equip

ipment roomm, engine rooom, control station forr monitoring
g the
enggine, hung ovver sleepingg room.andd other placee?.
It was
w getting noon
n w finally leeft HMS Belfast, turninng back to taake one lastt look
when we
(andd photo) as we made ouur way to London
L ?
Deaar Clare , thhanks a milllion?for you

ur guide touur
Andrew
A Auggust 31st 200
09
So is
i it alreadyy AFTERnooon in Londoon, really? SSurprised.
Mohhsen???... How
H could you y don't taake me with you while visiting
v the ccruiser? Yoou
should, you had to wake me up!
It seems I oversleep the most interesting every time:(
Just do not say you've already been on top of an Eye.
Ok partner, I'm not angry 'cause I've still not woken up. When I refresh my body by cold
shower I'll say you more.
They say there is Big Carnival in London. Is it true?

(a sound of showering water and growling from the cabin)..

..But what someone can wait from a man who take a shute on board?...
...brr..

Dear Mortaza,
Thank you for your nice posts.
Dear Mortaza, you have written to Marina that you have seen her living place by using
'goole earth'. About 4 years ago I was able to use it. Today I tried to use it again. I saw
this meesage:
"Thanks for your interest, but the product that you're trying to download is not available
in your country."
However, we are from the same country! How could you solve this problem? Would you
please let me know what you have done and how?
All the best,


Nice to mee you Clare!
Thank you for such a good welcome. I'm really impressed.
Please don't worry about your cat, I promise she'll never be in a lack of care. Does she
eat fish, meet or preserves? My Busia is a very fastidious person, she doesn't like fish, I
don' no why.
So feeding crew members is my duty for I AM A COOK (not Veronica. Veronica is our
pilot. Being a pilot is a very important duty, the second by it's importance after the cook.
I don's say about a captain of course. He looks so impressive in that white single-
breasted coat and so skilled in treatment with a megaphone, huh:)
Well, what are we going to do just now? I've already make light breakfast. Would fried
eggs with bacon be good? There are shrimps as well, lobsters and oysters.
Everybody please proceed to the mess room! (ringing a bell)
Clare August 31st 2009

Hi Andrew
Micia is very partial to cat biscuits, but also loves ham and parmesan cheese. If you need
to stock up before leaving London, go to the Italian deli on Old Compton Street (Soho).
It's quite expensive, but worth it for Micia. She also likes boiled chicken and will eat
pasta if necessary.
You're right - today is the Notting Hill Carnival. Lots of fun, dancing and music for the
biggest street festival in the UK.
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com
ahmad safarzadeh August 31st 2009

Why Do We Cheat?
Some people cheat to become famous. Take Rosie Ruiz, who for a short time was the
women's winner
of the 1980 Boston marathon. But it turned out -- although Ruiz denied it -- that she
hadn't run the race
at all and had probably snuck in 1/2 a mile from the finish line.
According to most experts, Ruiz is the anomaly -- most cheaters aren't usually looking for
that kind of
public attention. Instead, people cheat to keep up, or to get by. That's why a college
student who
downloads a plagiarized paper off the Internet doesn't want an A paper, he wants a B
paper. He's not
cheating in school to win an essay contest; he just wants to pass the class and move on.
Callahan argues that our nation's emphasis on getting rich -- coupled with fear of
financial insecurity --
has fostered the spread of cheating.
"Societies [that place] the greatest emphasis on getting rich while having the fewest
avenues to get rich
in a legitimate fashion tend to be societies with the greatest amount of cheating," says
Callahan. While
there are plenty of legitimate opportunities to get rich in the U.S., Callahan observes that
they don't
extend equally to everyone.
He sees a nation that's obsessed with getting rich and terrified of losing out. We've been
encouraged to
think in Darwinian terms: We're all in a desperate struggle against each other to make it
to the top.
Failure is disastrous.
Experts note that the pressure starts when we're young. For some parents, not getting
their child into the
right preschool -- let alone college -- supposedly spells social and economic ruin. High
school students
are encouraged to fret relentlessly about college. They're pushed by their parents to get
perfect grades,
play sports, join a dozen extracurricular clubs, and take up esoteric hobbies or rare
musical instruments
in order to stand out to admissions officers.
"For young people, the pressure is greater than ever, and the competition is greater than
ever," Callahan
tells WebMD. It makes cheating in school an attractive option, he says.
That pressure doesn't let up when people get out of school. Many people feel insecure in
their jobs and
worry about the future. If staying afloat takes a little cheating, many people are willing to
do it.

Dear Behnam,
It is actually too easy! Go to softpedia.com, search "Google Earth". It will be found and
you can download the program.
Mortaza
Cathy Li August 31st 2009
Dear Behnam,
I'm sensitive to friends whom I think of important. Most of my friends do love my

sensibility which is a special part of Cathy. I don't know how you define "sensitive", but I
wish it is understanding that friends need. Sense and Sensibility, everyone has two sides.
It depends on how you eye on each of your friend.
I do love your praises. Praises always make a lady more beautiful and positive. Nice
words are always like the honey which sweetens hearts totally. Cathy is a lady who loves
praises from friends, hehe... please keep saying good words as possible as you can, coz I
believe that Behnam do not cheat friends. So I believe each word from you.
Basking in sunshine with honey words, I am smiling all the way.

Now I'm ready to take any criticisms and advices from friends.
Praises make me beautiful, and criticisms will make me grow up rightly
Behnam, how do you think of me sensitive or sensible?
When you call me "sister", I do get warmed and touched.
Thanks my brother Behnam all the way.
Cathy
August 31, 2009
Cathy Li August 31st 2009

Dear Marina,
Thanks for your support and great friendship.
Cheating, it's an interesting topic, but kind of hard to me. How do you define this word? I
just think cheating is kind of action with bad intention, not including white lies. Doing
something disfarily or dishonestly for the sake of getting money or making advantages of
oneself, that's the behavior of cheating.
CHEATING, hehe... Talk it more later
I have to be off now and catch the bus.

Best wishes.
Catthy
Auggust 31, 20009
3166
Marina1
Deaar Setayesh,
Nicee to meet yoou! And wellcome in thiis powerful site especiaally in this thhread. As you
y see
all friends'
f Engglish is greaat, and we help
h each otther by writiing. Maybe no one tellss others
aboout their misstakes, but each
e one can recognizee them by paaying attenttion to the writings.
w
Pleaase feel freee in writing,, all your writings are welcomed.

w

m from you
y soon.
Marrina.
Marina1
Deaar Mr. Morttaza,
How
w are you???? I hope yo
ou are fine ,ok and enjooying this hooly month w
with your family.
It seeems you haave a lot of money to viisit all that countries.

c :)) , and it seeems travelin
ng is
one of your hobbbies.
I likke traveling too, but I thhink I'm lim
mited becausse of lots off reasons, money is onee of
them m and beingg single is another
a one :). Recentlyy , there aree lots of grooups which travel
t
to Turkey
T , andd the cost off such a tripp is not expeensive, maybbe because of the good d
relaation betweeen Syria andd Turkey.
I likke Turkey, I find it a fasscinating coountry. In thhe engineerss group therre are lots of
o trips
to Turkey
T , I'd like
l to go on ne day, I hoope so.
Irann is one of m
my favoritess too, and too tell the truuth , I'm eagger to visit IIran to see all
a
Irannian friendss in the first place. :) annd to see itss great nature closely. I saw some photos
p
to Tabriz
T in winnter , it's reeally great, huge
h mounttains wearinng tall whitee dresses( snow)
s :)
I thiink winter thhere is veryy hard . Mayybe Behnam m can tell uss about it , bbecause his mother
origginally from
m Tabriz. :)
I like to visit Italy and Spain so much. There is something especial in these countries ,
maybe the great history and historical places. Or maybe because of their great nature ,
people and painters. I even a big fan to the Italian football team , what about you??? Do
you like to watch football ??? what is your favorite team??
I hope to visit all of them...... God willing :).
Thank you for reading. I'm waiting for your writing about our new topic.
Marina.

Hi Mortaza,
Thank you for the reply. I visited that site, and searched for 'google earth'. Now, there
are many files. Which of them should I download. Would you please help me more?
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
The first one, according to my search results; named something like:

Google Earth 5.0.11733.9347 Beta by Google.
Good luck
setayesh August 31st 2009

Dear Behnam,
How is it going? I wish you pleasant moments.
I am so glad that you had a nice trip to my grandparents' hometown. As I used to think
that you were born in Eastern Azarbaijan I asked you that question about being you in
Tehran. Unfortunately I have never been in Tabriz but I've heard it is a smart clean city
with understanding people who are very kind and hospitable as well.
It is a great honour for me too that a university lecturer has accepted me as his friend. I
would like to be a lecturer in my filed at university in future (I am doing all my best).
I have thought about the marina's topic for 2 days. I'm telling you what came to my mind
in my next post which comes following.
I am very keen on music. I used to play "santoor" (a Persian musical instrument) some
years ago but I am only a music listener now. My father would likes me to learn piano
but I haven't had enough time to pay attention to it up to now. I usually listen to English
pop music every day.
Some days ago I received an Email from one of my friends who is a professional nurse. It
was about the effects of music in decreasing the pain in many diseases. The account of
this method refers to many years before the birth of Christ. It was very interesting for me
when I found out that we had this knowledge in our country about 1400/1500 years ago.
Doctors and nurses had to learn to play at least 3 kinds of musical instruments in
"Jondishapoor university" in those days. One of the tasks that some nurses had was
playing music during the surgeries especially when a mother was giving birth to a baby.
I am looking forward to hearing from you sooooooooooon.
All the best,
Setayesh, 31 August,2009
P.S I am so sorry because of all grammatical problems that I had in my last post. I got
embarrassed when I reviewed it after sending. My English knowledge is not that much
limited :) I think it caused by my tiredness.
setayesh August 31st 2009

Dear Marina and Behnam,
After long time thinking about "CHEATING" and its reasons I couldn't find any especial
reasons for that. But suddenly a story came through mind that I thought it can be related
to this topic.
Many years ago, there was a nice charming prince in a vast kingdom who decided to
choose a desired lady to marry her.
His family held a huge party and asked the girls allover the kingdom to participate in it if
they liked to have a chance to become the prince's future wife. In that moment a chef who
worked in the palace got upset when he found out that his young daughter likes to attend
to that party in fact there was no chance for her because not only she was not as rich as
others but also she was not so pretty. But, she loved the prince from the bottom of her
heart. So her father let her to attend to the party. In the party the prince gave a seed to
each girl and said that the person who could grow up the prettiest flower after a month
would be his future wife. The chef's daughter did all her best. She called on lots of
experts to guide her but it was useless. When the promised day arrived the chef's
daughter had to participate in the party with a flowerpot which was devoid of flower
while other girls were carrying beautiful flowers in their hands. After observing all the
flowers, the prince announced the chef's daughter would be his future wife. All the girls
shocked. They said "It is not fair. She hasn't got any flower in her flowerpot ".The prince
told them all the seeds that I gave you were barren you could not produce any flowers out
of them". That was really true all the flowers which they had in their pots were not from
prince's seeds. The prince said that "Honesty is the most important thing in a
relationship".
Dear friends I think people sometimes cheat their partners or others because they don't
like to loss things which are important for them. In my opinion cheating is a negative
action by nature but each person can have his/her personal reasons when they cheat
someone. These reasons can be acceptable or not according to the situations.
All the best,
Setayesh, 31 August, 2009
Report from Senior Romanser,
Which day we have had! Tanks a lot Clare:) And it was so nice to meet you and your
husband!
The way up to London city throught Temsen was really nice. Tower Bridge is so old and
beautiful. It was really impressive to see the bridge open for us:) Only the water was very
dirty:(
The weather was even so nice today...We was sitting at the sundeck and Andrew offered
us a delicious breakfast with english tea, bacon and egg and toast. Where do you found
english tea Andrew? You are a real cook:)
We visited HMS Belfast which was a very imressive warship. Mohsen was so interested in
the ship and went through it thoroughly.
In Hamburg
H whhere we soldd the elk-pllates we gott all money, almost 2500 000 euro in a big
bagg. We had thhe bag with us in the mo orning but Clare
C didn'tt like this iddea becaus it
i
wassn't safe so she
s took us to the finanncial area too a bank.
We went to a caash and thrrowed up thee big bag onn the desk and
a asked thhe lady if wee could
put the money ini the bank.. This lady thought
t we were robbeers and conttacted the police!!!
Oh... we were sso scare eveerybody so no n one of uss could expllain the situuation in
engglish...Andreew spoked russian,
r Mohhsen iraniann and I sweedish! The police
p put
hanndcuffs on uss and took us
u to the carr. Thanks m my God that Clare saw us!!!! She came c
andd explained everything
e t the policeeman and thhey let us goo:)
to
It was
w close, wee would havve gone to prison.
p
Afteer this inciddent, I was quite

q shaky so
s we went to a pub. A small old ppub where th
hey
playyed Bob Maarley...Andrrew took a vodka,
v Mohssen some maango lassis and Clare and I
red wine.
Theere was a piaano at the pub
p and Anddrew was pllaying piano:) Many B Beatles songgs...
Froom the pub we

w was walkking to Oxfo ford Street. T Twice, it waas very closee to that I would
w
get run over! English
E peopple driving on o the left side.
s It was written on tthe road whhich
direection you w
would look ata but yet I almost
a get rrun over. Maybe
M I was a bit drunkk???
Whaat is the meaaning of lefft trafic? Arre their braiins flip overr ours? Hahha
w I'm going to John Lew

Now wis departm
ment, lookinng for a Hijaab....
Veronica
31 Aug
A 2009
Andrew
A Auggust 31st 200 09
Yeaah, that was something. I mean an incident at the bank. Everything
E hhappened in
n a blink
of an
a eye. I justt burst in laaugh havingg seen brasleets on Mohssen's wrist, I thought itt was a
hoaax! Silly situuation. I had
d the same feeling
f whenn custom off
fficer in Florida asked
me:"Have you any cash? How H much??" (there waas a limit off $10000) - ""Not much"" -
"Hoow much exaactly?" - "......$9990". HeH looked aat my pockeets, sighed aand signed my m
blannk:) Knowinngly my wife fe said me:"A
"Accomplishh credit cardd at last!"
metzean
Deaar Veronica,
Yes , I agree with you to put the moneey in a short profit accoount, it is saafe and also
o we
can use the creedit card , what
w we learrn here ( Ennglish ?at-home) is com mmunicatingg
throough writingg , so we caan not speakk English , in
i each situaation that w
we need
com
mmunicate w a for a pieece of paperr and a pen, to explain our
with other , we should ask
meaan to other.
I ca
an speak Engglish a littlee in Americaan accent , so when wee entered Loondon, I diddn't
undderstand whaat people ta alking about. Maybe Cllare help uss learn the different
d acccents
Deaar Andrew,
It was
w 2 in the aafternoon thhat you wakke up again , you got suuch a shockk the you can not
remmember the nnaval war ship ,you imagine it as a cruiser, you also see bracelets wrist
w
which gifted byy my wife ass a handcuff
ff, you need to rest a litttle more ,doon't worry a little
amnnesia is norm o day you will be bettter.
mal ,after one
Howw do you see it shute ,II don't know w what shoulld I tell you ,Is your tallent only forr music
? whhy you say it
i is a shutee, A big statuue of famouus writer , I got it in Coopenhagen to
t sell it
in Spain/
Sp Italy ,,not moon shiner,
s not smuggler
s orr contrabanndist, I paid ffor it lump sum of
60000 Euro.
It allso use for bbalance ...or ....when thhe unsealedd hole ,seepiing now, oppen again we use it
as a plug !!!
Takke a deep resst ,tomorroww we are inn John Lewis

is departmennt store ,I want
w to buy man
clotthe give youur breasted coat
c back, your
y treatm
ment with a megaphone
m is
unsp peakable.(:>>)
Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Wendy,
I waant to drinkk gensengs inn boiled waater, then ruub some gennsengs extraact to my haair ,how
mucch is it per Kg
K in Chinaa?
Do you
y dye youur hair withh natural leaaves ? , I usse sometimees a kind of hherbal pow
wder
conssist of 12 pllant's
leavves, it effectts on my haiir root and softness.
s
How
w is you sellling situatioon, have youu ever exporrt HSS to Irran ?
All the best,

Mohhsen
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Sorry my captain, I might be absent-minded but not lost-minded.
HMS Belfast IS a town-class cruiser. She patiicipated the battles during WWII in
structure of 18th Cruiser Squadron.
So sir:))))))

Hi guys,
I'm now in John Lewis department and need help!
What kind of dress do I need? Is it a abaya? Andrew...do you have any ideas? Have you
seen those before?
I have tried 42 abayas until now....How long must it bee? Is it some differens between the
colors?
I like black....Can I have this?....a black long abaya with some embroidery on (not much).
Can I show my foots.....or the abaya must be over my foots?
Mohsen......Can you see if there is any nice Hijab which suited to my black abaya?
Should I have some small scarf on my head first and then Hijab? Shall I just spin around
Hijab around my head or.... Lock at this....Oh my God!!!!!! I'm really happy that Marina
did not see me now:) How to do...Oh...now Hijab falling down over my eyes.
I can see few muslim womens in the shop and all of them staring and whispering about
me:( :( Marina......!!!! I need your help now! Where are you?
Veronica
31 Aug 2009 at John Lewis department
sami August 31st 2009

Hello friends (Behnam, Marina, Veronica, Cathy, Maryam, Mortaza, Araghi, Mohsen...)
How are you all? I hope you arevery well, full of heath and enjoying your life.
I am so sorry for being absent for a so long time, it seems to me an eternity. I am happy
to see all of you continue writing here, and there are also new friends, whom I invite to
write to me : )
The reason of my absence has been a pneumonia, I have been ill, at first I thought it was
a normal flu but as it never ended I went to the doctor (forced by my father) and she
finally told me it was pneumonia (thank God they found out it was not swine flu, I have to
admit I was scared of it). Now, it is over, I am fine, weak but full of energies at the same
time.
Now I am at my home, in the city, so it means I will be able to write here everyday.
Tomorrow I will start working at a school. I have been given a place at a school in a
beach near my city (15-20 min. by car) Now I just know that I have to teach adults but I
dont know what I am supposed to do with them! I hope to know everything about it
tomorrow and then be able to tell it to you. I have to admit that I am a little bit excited!!!
How are your lives going? I see Veronica, Mohsen and Andrew are travelling a lot. Did
you visit Spain during my absence? I hope not, you are welcomed to come here, and so
we can meet and have a coffee (at least) together. It will be nice to be your guide in my
city.
Dear friends, thank you from the bottom of my heart because I know you have been
worried about my health, thank you, it means you are real friends and it makes me very
very happy.

Sweet kisses,
September 2009
ahmad safarzadeh September 1st 2009

Eleventh
11th Prayer:
[O? Allah show love to me, in this month, by bestowing

favours, inspire me with aversion unto that which corrupts
my morals or lures me to sins, and through Thy help defend
me by granting immunity from penalty and flames of the Fire,
O? He who comes to the help of those who cry for help.]

Once a Girl when having a conversation with her lover, asked
Why do you like me..? Why do you love me?
I can't tell the reason... but I really like you
You can't even tell me the reason... how can you say you like me?
How can you say you love me?
I really don't know the reason, but I can prove that I love U
Proof ? No! I want you to tell me the reason
Ok..ok!!! Erm... because you are beautiful
because your voice is sweet.
because you are caring.
because you are loving.
because you are thoughtful.
because of your smile.
The Girl felt very satisfied with the lover's answer.
Unfortunately, a few days later, the Lady met with an accident and went in coma
The Guy then placed a letter by her side
Darling, Because of your sweet voice that I love you, Now can you talk?
No! Therefore I cannot love you
Because of your care and concern that I like you Now that you cannot show them,
therefore I cannot love you
Because of your smile, because of your movements that I love you
Now can you smile? Now can you move? No , therefore I cannot love you
If love needs a reason, like now, There is no reason for me to love you anymore
Does love need a reason?
NO! Therefore !!
I Still LOVE YOU?
True love never dies for it is lust that fades away
Love bonds for a lifetime but lust just pushes away
Immature love says: "I love you because I need you
Mature love says "I need you because I love you
Fate Determines Who Comes Into Our Lives, But Heart Determines Who Stays

The story goes that some time ago , a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting
a roll of gold wrapping paper . Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child
triedd to decorate a box to putp under thhe Christmaas tree . Nevvertheless , the little girl
brou ught the gifft to her fath
her the next morning annd said , "T This is for yoou , Daddy . "
Thee man was embarrassed
e d by his earrlier overreaaction , but his anger flaredfl again when
he found
f out thhe box was empty
e . He yelled
y at her , stating , "Don't you know , wheen you
givee someone a present , thhere is suppposed to be something inside ? The little girl looked
up at
a him with tears in herr eyes and cried
c , "Oh , Daddy , it's not emptyy at all . I bllew
kissses into the box
b . They'rre all for yoou , Daddy . "
Thee father was crushed . He H put his arms
a aroundd his little girl
g , and he begged forr her
forggiveness .
Onlyly a short timme later , ann accident took
t the lifee of the childd . It is alsoo told that heer
fathher kept thatt gold box byb his bed foor many yeaars and , whhenever he w was discourraged ,
he would
w take out
o an imagginary kiss anda remembber the lovee of the childd who had put p it
therre .
In a very real sense
s , eachh one of us , as humans beings , haave been givven a gold
container filledd with unconnditional loove and kissees . . . from our childreen , family
mem mbers , friennds , and Good . There isi simply noo other possession , anyyone could hold h ,
morre precious than this
metzean
m Sepptember 1st 2009
Deaar Veronica,
Weaaring abayaa with long scarf

s arounnd your headd look attraactive , but tthis kind hijjab is
for real
r Muslim ms, because you are Chhristian , onnly a loose shirt
s coverinng your boddy ,hip
lenggth with a sm
mall scarf on
o your head and troussers is enouggh in Iran , in Syria thee
weaaring Hijab and wearinng clothes iss base on yoou own williing.
I boought a form
mal suit from
m Oxford ciircus shops , I want to visit
v the houuse of peoplle (
parlliament) If Clare
C help me
m I want too visit a member of oppposition parrty.
Deaar Clare woould you pleease give mee the addresss of opposiition membeers ( not in Gordon
G
Broown side) ?
Anddrew, War sship/ not cru

uiser , you are
a right but it is War ship,
s do youu want to jusstify it -
a you telling to shopkkeeper , Doo you undersstand Britissh
town-class cruiiser , what are
acceent?
Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Rosa,
It has taken a long time that I have heard nothing from your side, I want to say that I am
very happy to know that you are health and you have come back to your garden, our kind
friend Clare invite us to London and now we are really enjoy with everything ,as soon as
we finish our London tour we will depart for Spain.
have nice day in your school

Mohsen

Sand and Stone
A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the
journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one
who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "TODAY MY
BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE."
They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The
one, who had been slapped, got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend
saved him. After the friend recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone:
"TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE."
The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you
wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?"
The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where
winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us,
we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."
LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND, AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS
IN STONE

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and
told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the
fence.
The first day, the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he
learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled
down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the
fence.
Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it
and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able
to hold his temper. The days passed and the boy was finally able to tell his father that all
the nails were gone.
The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, "You have done
well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When
you say things in anger, they leave a
scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how
many times you say I'm sorry the wound is still there. A verbal wound is as bad as a
physical one."
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Clare September 1st 2009

--
Clare,
english-at-home.com

Hi Mohsen
Here's how you can contact David Cameron, the leader of the Conservative Party:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_can_you_contact_David_Cameron
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com
Andrew September 1st 2009

Dear Mohsen,
I believe there is a kind of misunderstanding.

Whyy do you sayy it's not a cruiser
c wheen it IS WRIITTEN that it's
i a cruiseer. I don't assk you
to proove
p your statement because
b I knnow that you are wrong
g. Don't be stubborn.
Theere is short extract

e from
m Wikipediaa for the casse you didn''t read Clare's links carrefully -
"Claass and typee: Town-claass light cruuiser

Namme: HMS Beelfast
Buillder: Harland and Wolf lff shipyard,
d, Belfast
Laidd down: 10 December 1936
Lauunched: 17 MMarch 19388
Commmissioned: 5 August 1939
1
Deccommissioneed: 24 Auguust 1963
Stattus: Museumm ship sincee 21 Octobeer 1971"
If yoou ever havve any questtions pleasee don't hesitaate and adddress to me anytime.
Sinsserely yourss,
Smaart cook Anddrew
Deaar Veronica,
Ourr captain is completely right aboutt abaya andd hijab. His knowledgess on the subbject
seem
m to be deepp and thoroough.
Theere is also a quotation from
f Wikipeedia article::
"Coontrary to poopular belieef, the abayya is not manndated by The

T Qur'an. [1]
Traditional abaayat are blaack and mayy be either a large squaare of fabricc draped fro
om the
shouulders or heead or a lon
ng caftan. The
T abaya coovers the whhole body eexcept the fa ace,
feet,
t, and handss. It can be worn
w with the
t niqab, a face veil coovering all but
b the eyess. Some
wommen choose to wear lonng black glooves, so theiir hands aree covered ass well."
Goood shoppingg!
Deaar friends, fo
for I'm afraiid you must get tired annd hungry because
b of yyour busy scchedule
in London
L I gonnna take ouut that fine fresh-killed
f venison andd fry it in a red wine..WWow, it
smeells wonderfful!..
..(ohh my gosh, where
w do I obtain all thhese receiptts? I hope nobody'll
n haave suffered)
d)
Sinsserely Yourss,
Anddrew The Fiirst
metzean
Deaar Andrew,
Youu are right ,tthis cruiser is a warship

ip, thank you smart coook!!
I am
m detemindeed with no hesitatte
h to ask
a you a quuestion, Whhat is the Hij
ijab which is
i
manndated in Quran.
Unttalent captaain Mohsen,
PS: you didn't tell what yoou were talkking with shopkeeper, Can
C you speeak with Eng
glish
acceent
metzean
Deaar Clare,
I tryy his email (David

( commeron) , ask him to expllain some off questions and also assk him
to write
w his messsage in thiis frum.
Thaanks,
Mohhsen
Andrew
A Septtember 1st 2009
2
Helllo Rosa,
Glaad to see youu back!

Yes,, our imaginnable travell goes on. Itt seems to become
b endlless.
Sommeone particcipate our pranks,
p som
meone ignoree it and som
meone must be gigglingg
secrretly. So whhat is your choice?:)
c
Donn't worry, ouur itineraryy list providee some flexiibility so wee can changge it freely for
f to
visitt our friends
ds in proper time.
Yes,, coffee wouuld be ok. Wine

W and snaacks on me (someone must
m eat thaat huge storee of
shriimp:)
Goood luck withh your first lesson.

l I bellieve teachiing adults must
m be mucch easier tha
an
teacching childrren - you maay don't carre about to make
m them concentratee...
Yeaah... my daugghter just came back from

fr school looking exccited and huungry...
Byee for now,

Andrew

Dear Mohsen,
I'm not an expert in all these subjects, I mean wearing hijab, abaya and so on. As a
matter of fact I was looking for the meaning of these words this morning first time:))
I was asking a shopkeeper was there a toilet nearby. It took so much time because my
accent was bad but her accent was definitely much worse.
Yours,
Andrew
P.S. You are talented, my friend:)
Wendy Zhou September 1st 2009

Dear Mohson,
I hope you are well.
What did you do during your two-day absence?
In china, ginseng is not so expensive. It?s around 200RMB/KG,
Equal to 2900IRR.
Believe it or not, we always use powder herb for foot massage. (is it a shock for you?)
hehe?..
The selling business is good. It seems we have recovered for global financial crisis.
It?s a pity we have no business in Iran, only in China.
Dear Mohson, what dose your company sell?
Have a good day!

Wendy
mortaza.abtahi September 1st 2009

Dear Marina,
Well, I am not a rich man, but I am very passionate about traveling. Having a long list of
countries that I would like to visit does not mean I will visit them someday in the
future:(:(.
I am also very interested in visiting my country Iran. There are lots of places, cities and
natural scenes in Iran that I have never seen yet; it makes me regret and not very
happy:(:(.
In Iran, you can find dry deserts with absolutely no raining so that no plant and no
animal can survive. There is also mountainous regions with very high summits; mountain
Damavand, with 5610 meters high, is the highest peak in Iran. There are heavy snows
during the winter in these mountanous areas so that sometimes it causes the roads to be
closed for a couple of days.
In the north of Iran, there is a very narrow area with exceptional view and beauty located
between the Caspian sea and a thick mountanous area, where you can find beautiful
valleys covered with green grass and dense jungles.
I hope you have a trip to Turkey, and then to Iran in near future. Yes, the city of Tabriz is
a very important city in Iran. We, all Iranians, are proud of this beautiful city with a rich
history and culture.
What about Syria? Please, write to me a description of your country. Is it rainy? Do you
have snow during the winter? Is there any dry area or it is all green?
About football, I like watching football matches on TV!! I also like playing football in
small fields with small groups. You know waht I mean? I am not a good player, but I
think playing football with friends is very useful and help us stay in a lively mood.
In Iran, almost all important cities have football clubs and Tehran, the capital, has more
than two. Each year, these football teams fight each other to win the national champion
cup. Some people, especially the youths, are very interested in following the news related
to this event, I am not. Some of these football clubs have big fans. When the two major
football clup in capital are going to have a match, their fans wear colorful cloths and
paint their faces and they go to the stadium to encourage and promote their favorite team
to win the match. Sometimes, their actions become harmful, for example, it leads to
damage the public transportation.
I like watching the world cup matches and the european cup mathces. I like the italian
team too, but my favorite team is Argebtina.
Thanks for reading. Hope to hear from you soon.
All the best

Mortaza
Septemer 01, 2009
Dear Rosa,
How are you? I am very glad that you have recovered from your illness, and you are
back at your home in the city. I am also very happy that you already starte working.
Please write to me about your first day at work.
I am now at work, sitting in my office. The classes has not been started yet; students will
be in campus on September 19. In math department, we are preparing conditions to
register the new comer students.
I am waiting for your nice writings,
Good lucjk
Mortaza
September 01, 2009.
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Welcome back Rosa.
So sorry to hear you were ill, but hope you are now fully recovered from pneumonia.
Happy teaching!
Clare
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com
sami September 1st 2009

Hello Mohsen
How is it going? Thank you very much for feeling happy because of my recovery.
I see you are having a very good time with your travels around the world, it is great and
I'm sure you are learning a lot with it. Enjoy your stay in London, I wish I could go there
too. I have just been once to London and I fell in love with it, I hope to go back soon.
I'm waiting for you in Spain after your depart. Which city will you visit first??
Have a good day,

Rosa, September 1st, 2009.

Hello Andrew
Thanks for welcoming me back, I really needed to come back here and read all your (all)
writings which are interesting and funny. This is the best medicine for a fully recover.
I enjoy reading about your travels, it is great and I also learn from them, however, I have
not such imagination as yours, so I think I will be giggling secretly too. But for sure, I
will help you when you come to Spain.
Thanks for wishing luck to me, I was a little bit nervous this morning, but there was no
problem. I also think adults are better students than children, they are not forced to go
there and they go just because they want to learn. I think it will be a very enriching
experience for me.
See you soon,

Rosa, Sepember 1, 2009

Dear Mortaza
How are you? I am very well and happy to be here again. Today, it has been my first day
at work. It has been an exciting morning, because I have waited this day for a long time. I
was excited because I have no idea about my students, what I have to teach, the other
teachers...
I have got a good impression about it, all my colleagues are women, we are 5 women, so
I think we would get on well. They are older than me, they are around 45-50 and it is
easy to see they have been working there for a long time. It is not a problem for me to be
the youngest or the least experienced, I am sure I am going to learn a lot from them.
I am the English teacher, but apart from English I have to teach History and Spanish
language. You all know I love English, I love Spanish too, but ... : ( I have always been
very bad at history...it was very hard for me to study history when I had to, and I dont
know what to do, but I have to do something to like it... Do you have any suggestion???
Students start next September 15, and I have classes in the afternoon, from 16 to 21, I am
not sure about the timetable yet. And on Fridays lessons will be in the morning.
I have a very good feeling about it, I hope it doesnt change!

Tell me something about you dear Mortaza,
Hope to read from you soon,

Rosa, September 1, 2009

Hello Clare!!
It makes me very happy to receive a post from you. Thank you very much, it seems I am
fully recovered, although I sometimes feel weak. I will feel completely well soon, I hope.
Dear Clare, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you for this wonderful
website, I really love it, I have been addicted to it for a long time, and I have never found
a place like this. It is a great place to make friends with people all over the world, and by
doing it we improve our English without being aware of it.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH! I HOPE IT NEVER ENDS.
Enjoy your time,

Rosa, September 1st, 2009.
behnam September 1st 2009

Hi Cathy,
How are you my Chinese kind friend? I hope everything is going well with you and you
enjoy every minute of your life, dancing, eating, drinking, sleeping, etc.
Thank you very much for lovely writings.
Have you ever noticed that some people do not mean their gender? Some people are men,
in terms of some signs in their appearance. For example, they have some beard and a
thick moustache, but they act like a woman. In some cases, some people are women, but
they act like a man.
You are a real woman with real feminine feelings. Your writings shout that the writer is
an emotional woman.
You are both sensitive and sensible. It is great! We actually need both of them. However,
it is an art for a woman to manage them. You know when to be sensitive and when to be
sensible! Nothing is wrong with you.
About praising I should say that is common among all people. All people prefer being
praised to being criticised.
Dear Cathy, it is 19:40 in Tehran. Since I am fasting, I feel so tired and bored. The
screen of the computer is as if dark. I cannot see my sentences and words properly. I
hope you will forgive me for making any mistakes and for writing so short.
All the best,

Behnam, 1 September, 2009
behnam September 1st 2009

Hi Rosa,
You cannot imagine how happy I was when I saw your post and then realised that you
are back. Welcome back to this humble thread Rosa. I had missed you a lot.
Your illness has made me very sad and worried. I am so happy that you feel very well
now.
congratulations! Happy the first day of September! Happy the first day of teaching! Your
dream comes true. I hope you achieve all goals in your life. You deserve it! Trying hard
is the secret key of success.
It is 19:55 in Tehran now. I have to leave and break fasting. My parents are sitting at the
table, waiting for me.
So sorry to be late in replying. I just saw your post a few minutes ago.
All the best,

hmm..

..there is something unusual about this cat. She sleeps peacefully on the rocking chair all
day through. Once she moved by her ear, when I've put a piece of parmesan nearby.
But that's ok. I love sleep much myself.
..Strange thing's about mice. I almost didn't see them here before. No, I definitely have
never seen any mouse around here! Rats? Yep, there was a rat in a hold, I saw it once,
but mice?
Nice little things, walking slowly and very dignified.
Yeah, that's ok, but...
But they are WHITE! I don' no, maybe it's just a coincidence - Clare bring a cat on board
and someone else incidentally forget to lock the cage after feeding his (or her?) white
mice?
Veronica? Bring secretly couple of pets on board, take care about them and never blab
out during a month? No, unlikely. She's too ingenuous.
"Veronica!! I've just found your mice!!" ..???.. "Not yours? I had no doubts, just
checked."
So sweeties, confess me, you've come here from captain's suit, yes? Look, look, they are
absolutely tamed! Oh, please don't eat parmesan for it's not for you. It's for cat. Uuuhhh..
And what should I do with all this zoo?
Hey! If someone keep hedgehogs, tamed pythons or, say, puma in a cabin, please notify
cook first for it deal strictly to our food store, ok?
There is a piece of dry bread. Like it? :))) you are welcome.
Oh my god, Micia has awoken! Misia, don't catch 'em! You're not for that here, you are
here for...what? Your mistress assume that little shake-up would be just good for your
health. And there is a chunk of cheese you're supposed to be mad of..
Well, what if it's nobody's mice? No, they can't be. Noooo!
Hey captain! Cap!! Mohsen!! Do you here me?? ...?????...
MAN OVERBOARD!!!!! ....??..
Good morning captain! No, no, everything is ok over here. No, nobody shouted, why
should I? By the way, aren't these little rodents yours? -
Hello dear Behnam
How are you my friend? I hope you are fine, feeling strong to be able to bear Ramadan. I
think you dont eat during daytime, that you eat when the sun has gone, correct me if I am
wrong. If I'm right, I think it must be very difficult for you, I think I wont be able to do it,
or if I do it I will be weak and suffering from continuous headaches!
Let me thank you for congratulating me. You know it has been very important for me, It
has been hard, a lot of hard work for a long time and know I can see my dream come
true. I have to thank you because it wouldnt have been the same without your help, so
THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
I havent started teaching yet, but I have to be at school preparing the academic year,
revising contents and preparing everything. Students will come on September 15 and I
will teach English, Spanish and History. I am very happy with it, I like it (althought
History is not my favourite, I will try to do my best). I am anxious to see my students
faces and start teaching as soon as possible.
Dear Behnam, what are you doing now? have you started your new course? Tell me
about your life, about what you are doing these days, I am sure you have a lot to tell me.
I hope to hear from you soon. Happy Ramadan.
Kisses,
Rosa, September 2, 2009.
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Dear friends!
I'm still in Buenos Aires. Don't worry, it's not too far from London, thanks to sir Webber.
Completely captivated and little bit alone...
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|Someone knows what is that a music can never express?|
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Congratulate those of you who are teachers and all of your children in connection with
opening new academic year.
Good luck.
Andrew, under the impression of "Evita"..
I hope my cat haven't eaten my mice?
ahmad safarzadeh September 2nd 2009

Twelveth
12th Prayer:
O? Allah, in this month, beautify me with the trimming

and frills of modesty and chastity, let contentment and
(self) satisfaction be my daily wear, let me adhere to
justice and fairplay in my dealings with (fellow men),
and keep me safe from all that which terrify me, through
Thy support, O? He who gives support to the frightened.]
behnam September 2nd 2009

Dear Marina,
How are you? How life is goig? How things are in Syria? How are you keeping? How
are you doing? Kayfa halaK? Halet chetore? Najoorsan? I hope you are OK and
everythig is going well with you.
I am so sorry for the delay, but I was thinking about 'cheatig' all the last week! I am
afraid to say that I could not find any way to dig this topic! I do not know why, but my
spade is maybe blunt!:):):) It was not blunt before, perhaps something has happeed to it,
or the topic is so hard to be dug!:):):)
Dear Marina, I think there is no answer to this question; because all people know that
why they cheat! =)=)=)
Human beigs' actions are because of selfishness. We are not like GOD; to give without
any expectation! However, GOD even have said in the holy Koran that He created
Mankind just to worship him![Ma khalaghna al-jen va al-ens ELLA le yabodoon.]
Theerefore, evenn GOD expeects someth hing from the creaturess! This subjeect is so
phillosophical. I just wanteed to show that
t human beings' actiions are beccause of neeeds!
How
w can we fuulfill our neeeds? Well, there
t are onnly two posssibilities:
1) To
T be very ppowerful (inn tems of alll factors) annd to have all
a tools thatt someoe neeeds to
get whatever s//he wants inn life.
2) To
T follow soomeone whoo is powerfuul and has got
g all tools.
Let give you ann example. Lions

L often eat meat. T
They are veryry powerful, and then thhey can
kill other animaals easily annd eat them m. There aree also some weak animaals and bird ds
which are alwaays near lionns. They wa ait there as long as a lion kills an animal,
a eatss, ad
goess; then theyy eat what iss left!
I beelieve, cheatting is because of beingg weak and greedy. Peoople who chheat want to o get
somme things to use (all kinnds of uses). On the onee hand, theyy are not powerful enou ugh to
get what they w want and neeed. On the other
o hand, they are soo greedy. WWell, what will
ppen? Usingg some toolss (cheating is a tooll ass well, althoough it is noot a good onne!) to
happ
fulfi
fill their desiires!
Peop
ople cheat, because
b theyy need to geet things eassily!
Deaar Marina, I am so sorrry to keep you

y waiting, but believee me it is verry difficult to
t write
aboout this topicc.

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

Behham, 2 Septeember, 20099
metzean
m Sepptember 2ndd 2009
Hi S.R.friends
S
Wheere are you Veronica? Did you haave any probblem for payyment and hhand cuff inn John
Lew
wis department ?
I toook the subw msbury Squaare, ending up at a

way to Russeell Square, , walked aroound Bloom
nicee caf� acrooss from thee British Muuseum.
t take a breeak at the coomfortable place of thee caf�,

It iss 8 o'clock I am going to
Madam ,A pot of tea Please? She look at me with open eyes, What? A pot of tea !! yes ,I
have a chance that there was no R in my sentence , repeat it
I drink several glasses with sugar while, I am watching people in the square.
I ask for the bill,.. 15 Euro for a pot of coffee!!!!!! My God I practically have to beg for..
Yes Sir , Clare is a friend of mine . they know the Clare well and let me have a free of
charge tea. Thanks Clare.
I decid to taking a walk to Trafalgar Square .

Andrew, Are you talking with shopkeeper again ,please find me in Trafalgar Square.
Yes,the mouse is block ? it is mine , it is poor kitten, being far from his parents ,became
thin and slim like a mouse
Mohsen
Andrew September 2nd 2009

You see Mohsen, it's not a black cat dried to the size of mouse, it's a couple of nice white
mice (you see, these englishmen say 'mice' when they should say 'mouses'. It's funny, isn't
it?)
My friend! I was wandering all through downtown yesterday, I've seen Tower, London
Eye, Trafalgar Square, Lecestier Square, Sherlok Holmes' museum at the Baker Street
221b, Charlie Chaplin's statue somewhere around and much more places.
For I incidentally have moved to Big Apple last night and still walking Frorida street
there would be some problem to be back fast. Nevertheless I'd like to accept your
invitation to meet at..where we are supposed to meet at?? Ahh, Trafalgar square! Hope I
can find it again.
I have to pace at high speed now. If I get wrong just listen for the very loud hoofbeat, like
PARA-BOOM, PARA-BOOM!!!!
Seeya!
P.S. I'm really worrying about Veronica. If she get out wearing abaya and hijab she must
be in trouble. Are you ready to fight bobbies once again?

Dear Clare!
While crossing Atlantic may I ask you couple of questions?

Do you like Andrew Webber's musicals?
Do you know what a feeling, or what a state music can't express?
Yours,
Andrew
P.S. I address these questions to everybody.
P.P.S Maryam, where are you? Behnam, Marina, Cathy, why don't you talk to me? All
tricks I do here are designed for all of you.
You may giggle at me, you may even twist by finger at your temple, but don't ignore me
or I promise to catch swine flu and die a.s.a.p.
P.P.P.S. So what's about my question?????
P.P.P.P.S. Mortaza, it's to you too for I guess it's not forbiden for mathematician to talk
about music.
P.P.P.P.P.S. Rosa, don't try to disguise your presence for I see you anyway. The
mentioned question is absolutely serious, there is no kidding about it, no hoax, no riddle
as well.

Dear Setayesh,
Thanks a million for the great posts. So sorry to be late in replying. As you know, it is
Ramadan; regardless of thirst and hunger, people, who fast often feel sleepy, boring, and
tired in Ramadan.
I feel very bored and tired in the afternoons so that I am not able to concentrate on
writing. For example, at the moment I am writing these words, but I do not know what I
am going to share with you, what I should write, and what I should discuss.
I just wanted to let you know that I have not forgotten to answer you. I know that it is my
turn.
Like other Azerbaijnai people, I love tea. I often drink a few mugs of tea each day! My
mother sometimes plays a joke on me and says, "Behnam, please bering me a cup of tea
and a bucket of it for your father! If you like, a bucket of it for yourself too. It is ready!"
Therefore, just imagine what this tea addict Behnam should do these days! It caused
great hardship for me in this holy month. =))=))=))
If someone wanted to punish me, there is no need to hit me, to put me in jail, or to make
me pay a heavy fine! It is quiet easy: They simply would not let me drink tea for some
hours! :):):)
Oh my God. That is enough for speaking about tea! It makes my mouth water! =)=)=)
All the best,

Dear Mortaza,
Thank you for your help. Quality and speed of the Internet is so low to download such a
massive file. I could not download it yet.
How about Ramadan and fasting? What is your idea about it? What should we do in
these long days? What about people who live in northern countries?
As you know, near the equator daytime is roughly 12 hours in all seasons. In the
Northern hemisphere, it is more than 12 hours in summers. The farther from the equator,
the longer it is! For example, in Tehran daytime is about 15 hours now. There are some
cities in the Northern hemisphere that daytime is 17 hours, 20 hours, etc. now. What
should Muslims, who live in such countries, do in Ramadan? Are they exempt from
fasting?
All the best,


Dear Andrew,
How life is going? I hope you have become a good cook!
Dear Andrew, you have been to many cities and countries. At the moment, you are
travelling. You have visited many cities, and will visit some cities in the future. Could you
please let me know the daytime in some cities?
I know something from Physics about the duration of day and night in different latitudes.
Would you please write something about it? I would appreciate if you could be serious
just for a while, and then answer my question seriously!

All the best,

Critical error..critical error..mission impossible
321
Veronicaho September 2nd 2009
Report from Senior Romantica,
Hi Captein and the Cook!
You dont to be worry about me:):) It took a long time at John Lewis department.....I
tested 56 abayas and found a very nice one when Mohsen told me that I need just a loose
shirt and a small scarf......Now I understand why the womens in the shop staring and
whispered
Where were you Marina when I needed your help?
Then I had to find a new one.....I was at the shop 3 hours more:) But I found a nice short
dress and a scarf so now I'm redy for Syria and Iran:)
I heard from Andrew that we have mice at the boat...You joking!!! I cant believe it...I cant
stay there if we have those animals! Where are the cat? Andrew you must fix this before I
coming.
I been a a hotel last night, without mice! Before night-time I was around in London. I
walked through St. James park...a beautiful park, I thought I was in the country...not in a
big town.
Then I been to Madame Tusseaude and meet The Beatles, Pope, Obama, Britney Spears,
Arafat, Queen of England and many other.
I was to London Eye and my God..how high it was, 135 meters! I didn't like it. After this I
was for a small shoppingtrip to Harrods and there I bought some clothes for our cat!
They had a lots of clothes for CATS AND DOGS!!! You should have seen it!
In the evening I was at the Musical of Mamma Mia....very nice. When I was a teenage
they was my idols! I really liked it and I remembered my teenagetime:)
After the Musical end I walked to Picadilly Circus and then I took a taxi to my hotel Apex
City with view over Themsen. I saw you from my window at the hotel. But what did you
done...it looked really odd!?!?
What is our plans now?
Veronica
2 Aug 2009
mortaza.abtahi September 2nd 2009

Veronica! We are now in September:):)

Dear Behnam,
There are programs that help Internet users to manage their downloads. They not only
make your downloads faster, they also give you the opportunity to pause your downloads
for a short while or a few weeks and then continue downloading. This is an important
feature of this programs which is very useful for slow Internet connections; my favorite
program is
"Internet Download Manager".
I suggest using this program, and you will be able to download any file. It seems a littile
funny, since first you have to download this program from the Internet:):)
Mortaza
September 02, 2009.

Hi Andrew,
I am now listening to a piece of music from Andrew Lloyd Webber; the album is called
"The Phantom Of The Opera". Have you heard it?
Mortaza

Hello Behnam,
sorry man, I have no any special statistics about duration of a day/night time. I know only
that it can be different and that a difference depends on latitude. I'm not sure but it must
be latitude.
Indeed Behnam, if you even ask me how long is day and how long is night in my place
today I hardly able to answer the question.
Daylight time start decrease about 24 July and increase after 24 Dec in our latitude.
There are spring (March, 20) and autumn (Sept, 23) equinoxes, when day and night are
equal.
?????
There are polar days and polar nights in areas laying near to (and higher of course)
polar circle. I have little experiance about living in condition of polar night and can say
it's awful.
So really I've no statistics!

Once being in San-Diego (not far from LA) I was greatly surprised how early the day
ended. (I memorised the point because I was late on board that day). There was about
4PM when twilight came. On the other hand I'm not sure is twilight in my city start later
or earlier at the same date. So..
So if your task was just provoke me to write everything but fables you've succeeded:)
Made me to face some reality!Bingo..
I just hope it was not a revange for MY question about music, was it?
I think your approaching me for being not serious is unfair.

My problem is being actually too serious even playing fool.
Alas,
Ohh sorry,
Andrew
P.S. The day lasts now about 10 hours I think. Not for sure

Hello Mortaza,
I've heard the fragments of "Phantom Of The Opera". I have played it being a member of
show-band. But I've never seen the whole movie. "Phantom.." is downloading on my
computer just now so I hope I can watch it tonight or maybe tomorrow.
Does your internet speed let you download movies?
Are you going to answer my questions?
Andrew
:)
I mean those, 'declared' questions.

I am thinking about it! Your questions seem a little hard to me:)

Veronica, you're a sunshine!
So you've recognized me and Mohsen despite of our masquerade? Well done. I said
Mohsen if he wants to be inconspicuous he should put on the same clothes as everybody
wore this day. But he bought black raincoat, black hat, sunglasses and a cane and
became remind CIA agent which couldn't eventually not to attract your attention.
So yes, we followed you up to the hotel, alas!

Nevertheless our mission pursued a very positive objective.
Just to prevent some robbery or to help you in a case of trouble with a police. These
british policemen are so pedantic.
Just spit on the ground - next moment you're supposed to pay for it!
So what is our plans? I don' no. Clare was going to introduce us to her husbond. If not
this we could be off anytime.
I liked London, actually I've always adored it but we should really go.
Solt wind tickles my nostrils once again!!!!
And more else, Veronica. Mice are WHITE, FLUFFY, NICE and ABSOLUTELY
TAMED. They are under my protection now and I promise it never cause any harm to
you. They will live in a galley, in very separate and absolutely waste old pan. I was
gonna throw it out yesterday but now it found it's application.
So don't worry
Be happy!

Morrtaza, it's noot a riddle
Thiss question aapplay to ouur feelings not
n knowleddges.
Thinnk about whhat music make
m to yourr feelings. Itt's a hint
On the other haand my answ wer might be

b not an immperative to o agree withh. Or there might
m
be not
n one answ wer but few
w. All dependds on our abbility just to
o listen music and our ability
a
littlee bit analizee what we feel
fe while lisstening mussic.
Anddrew
3222
behnam
b Septtember 2ndd 2009
Deaar Rosa,
I thiink it is timee to write yoou. You aree a little bit lucky,

l becauuse I have bbroken fastiing; I
have drunk threee mugs of tea! It meanns that I am m not bored and tired noow.:):):)
It iss amazing thhat you havee studied th he English laanguage, buut you are ggoing to teacch
Spaanish, Historry, and Engglish! I hopee you will bee successfull. I am sure,, you will bee able
to manage
m it, although
a it iss rather diff
fficult.
It iss confusing that you have thanked me! What haveh I done?? Oh my Good! A lady meets
m
succcess in Spaiin, someonee is appreciaated in Irann! Actually, I could not understandd it!
I amm the same Behnam.

B Thhere is nothing unknow wn in my lifee since I shaare almost all
a
thinngs related tto my life with my friennds in this thhread. At th
he moment, I am workin ng for a
commpany five ddays a week. k. In Autumnn, I will decrrease it to thhree days a week. I amm not
suree, but I preffer working for
f this com mpany to leccturing at Azad
A uiversiity! Lecturin
ng is
repeetitive, and I dislike reppetitive taskks!
A frriend of minne is callingg me to go annd to chat with

w her. I have
h to dashh soon. I do not like
to make
m my frieend get sad..

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

Behhnam, 2 September, 20009
metzean
Deaar Wendy,
Nowwadays I haave a lot of jobs
j to do inn London , you
y know thhat Andrew , Veronica and me
are as a guest of
o Clare, Noow I am preessed for timme ,but neveer forget othher friends. I am
veryy happy that read your answer andd I hope youu never givee up this thrread.
m really nott shocked that you use the

I am t herb forr foot massaage. Because using of herb
h
meddicine has a long story in Iran
In Iran
Ir herbal rremedies beeck to manyy years ago and it has been
b handedd down form m old
generation to ppresent geneeration .for a while witth the growtth of artificiial drugs ,th
he use
of herb
h becamee unfashionaable ,but in resent yearrs there hass been renew wed interestt in
herbb mediciness and studennts of pharm
macy at univversity can continue
c theeir studies in
i
herbbal medicinnes as an specialist.
Deaar Wendy , oour companny produce some s spare parts for Cars
C , railwaay ,Industria
al parts
?so on , generaally our products are according too our custom mer's requessts. I work as
a an
finaancial and ccommercial expert directly under tthe managinng director which his doord is
nextt to my roomm and he allways come to my room m to set a disscussion abbout our salee ,
contract and buudgets . I likke him veryy much althoough he apppears like a monster whhen he
is anngry. How isi your reacction when your
y boss find
fi a probleem with youur job ?
All the best,

Mohhsen
metzean
Anddrew I am gooing to the Bernard Strreet lookingg for Sami Yusuf

Y office.. I want to buy
b his
neww CD in whiich he has soong in threee language of English, Arabic andd Persian. thhen I
willl come backk to hotel .
Anddrew , we shhould be reaady to leavee London haave you gathhered your things?
t
Deaar Andrew , women afrraid of mousse , you know a leopardd cannot change its spoot
,please keep the mice in onne of the ho ole on the shhip wall andd let them livve there forr a
monnth, like that lizard , buut be carefulll don't ham
mmer a nail on their feeet , one foott is
enough!!
It iss raining, I am
a runing , oh the micee gathered hhere besidee the gutter !!!!, leopard
ds are
get away.
Mohhsen
Please don't scare my mice Mohsen.
They will live in a galley. Look, Micia already recognize 'em!
So if we gonna go, let's go!
I adore to departure at night. There is some mistic about shape of a ship leaving harbour
on background of dark sky.
Why do I want to cry at these moments?.......
..to cry and to eat. Both. At a time.

Hunger cook? That's good! A cook must be merry and hunger!
C'mon brother, you may drop tears or make fun whenever you want but just now you
must cook something and you should do it fast!
pengfei September 3rd 2009

Dear Rosa?
how are you doing? I'm taking the liberty of writing to you. Since I registered in this site,
it's my second time come here, because I have too many stuff to do in school. Today i got
plenty of time to sit in front of my computer to read the messages that you guy have
exchanged, I really have learnt from it. I have to tell you that the original intention I
came here is to learn English, but I found it is also a good place to make some friends.
You know what, I have been always interested in your country since i was in high school,
because the adventure spirit of Spanish and Portuguee, our world stared connected to
each other.
I am Chinese and currently living in the U.S. 21 years old young man. I really wanna
know some interesting and new thing about today's Spain. I have heard from a friend the
life in Spain is much like relaxing. People there are really enjoy there lives, and you guys
spend your weekend in the bar or the beach. Is that right? Im extremely curious about
spain. Please rely me as soon as possible. It's ok if you return it late because i know you
have stared your school teaching. Can we make friends? getting to know each other a
little bit more. no other intention! LOL! Oh, one more thing, when and where you guys
have a party? I would like gey the invitation!:)
Ronnie
behnam September 3rd 2009

Dear Sepehr,
Thank you for the poem. It was very good. I enjoyed reading it.
How life is going? You did not tell us where you live(there are many cities in the north)
and what you do. Could you please tell us more about yourself?
What about guests? Have you got any guests? Are you still cooking and preparing food
for guests?
Please share something with us if you have got any time. I hope to hear more from you
soon.
All the best,

ahmad safarzadeh September 3rd 2009

Thirteenth
13th Prayer
[O? Allah, in this month remove from me the impurities

of foul immorality and tendency to turn from good with
disgust; let me be calm and composed in the face of events
and accidents that have to happen; let me attach myself to
piety and make friends with the pious, through Thy assistance,
O? the Light of the eye of the docile.]
Mohamad September 3rd 2009
Oh my God what a nice morning , I started my day with a nice words from my nice
friends in a nice site, fantastic,
Salaam dear Rosa,
Thanks Allah for your fully recovering and coming back with huge positive energy , good
for your students , I hope you are always full of health and peace ,I hope you are doing
very well. I pray for peace in your heart and for safety for you and your family and all of
our friends here. When I read your and other friends (Behnam , Marina, Maryam,
Mortaza,Veronica and,,,,,,,,)writings here I think God picked up a bunch of flower and
dipped in a dew , lovingly touched it which turned in to you and gifted to your family and
to who is your friend . friendships and communications in this site and forum is like wine
( in our culture vinegar) they get better as they grow older .Thanks God and thank you
Clare too.
Best wishes,
Araghi,
3,Sep.,2009
setayesh September 3rd 2009

Dear Behnam,
How are you? I hope you are well. Thanks for your reply.
I read all the things that you said about the tea. that was really funy. As you said, most of
the azari people drink tea a lot. My maternal relatives are not azari but it is amazing that
they drink tea more than my paternal relatives :))
After being accepted at university I got familiar with a girl who is azarbaijani. She has
come from Tabriz she is seriously addicted to tea. I can swear that you haven't seen a
person like her. During each classes she asks permission to leave the class in order to
drink a cup of tea. As all the prophesiers know her problem, they let her have a short
break to drink tea. Poor girl :( :( I am worry about her in this month. How can she
tolerate this condition?:(:(
Dear behnam, it is about a weak that I have joined you. writing here is very interesting
for me. It has motivated me to study more. Every day I read all your friends posts. Those
are very interesting for me and I learn lots of new things from them. Your friends
Veronica, Mohsen and Andrew are very interesting. Their traveling is wonderful. In
advance I didn't understand what they were doing it was confusing for me. Andrew's
writing skill is perfect. Unfortunately, as a result of my lack of knowledge his writings are
still a bit confusing for me. Ahmad's prayers let me start my day with the name of God. it
can be interesting to know that I had faced with the problem that you had about
downloading Google Earth software before joining to this thread I asked some people to
help me but no one didn't know how can I solve it and your friend's guidance helped me
too.
I guess I am the youngest person in this thread. Please help me to stay among you,
although being me here is not that much important for you. When you say "I don't know
what I am writing about" or "I don't know what should I write about?" I become a bit
upset. I will gradually lose my motivation :(:( I am not a spoiled girl who nags all the
time I hope it is clear from my writings.
Please, write to me after breaking your fasting and drinking some mugs of tea :):) Maybe
Ramadan to be my last opportunity to write here. I probably won't be able to come here
regularly during academic year, although I don't like to lose the communication that I
have made hard recently with you.
Take care!
Have a good weekend.
Setayesh, 3september,2009
P.S my mother is watching a documentary about horses. She is calling me to join her. I
do love horses:):)

Are you a random-intuitive-creative individual trapped in a logical-sequential-analytical
world? So what if you were born with a tendency to over-utilize the right hemisphere of
your brain. I mean, is that your fault? The cold hard fact is that you still have to make it
through some
fairly left-leaning academic subjects, and I'm not talking politics. How would you like to
multiply 43 x 47 in your head faster than Napoleon Dynamite can reach for his TI-84.
Here are a few multiplication tips & tricks that will give you an edge in basic
multiplication, boost your confidence, and help you move beyond math to really
important things!
As a foundation for these techniques you need to memorize the squared integers up to 30.
In elementary through college math these simple computations come up again and again
and again. Instead of rummaging around in your backpack for a buried calculator,
pulling these facts out of your mind will save you a surprising amount of frustration and
time.
By squared integers I mean 1 x 1, 2 x 2, 3 x 3, 4 x 4 etc...Memorize them all the way up to

30 x 30 so you can say the answers in your sleep. Writing these problems out by hand on
a piece of paper and repeating the products out loud will help cement them into your
gray matter.
For the larger squares such as 18 x 18 or 26 x 26, multiplying the unit digits will give you
a nice little memory jog as to the product of each squared pair. For example, for 18 x 18,
the 8 x 8 = 64 and so I know the answer will have a 4 in the units position - in this case
324. Multiplying 26 x 26, will give 6 x 6 = 36 for the units multiplication, and therefore a
6 in the units position - in this case 676.
Enough of the boring stuff. In algebra we know that (x + 1)(x - 1) = x2 - 1. Just trust me -
Ok? This may not be the most scintillating fact you've ever come across in your life, but
to the left-brainer this is almost nirvana. What this means is that if you take a product
such as 19 x 21, to find the answer you just square the number between the two (20) and
subtract one. So 19 x 21 = 20 x 20 - 1 = 399. How about 24 x 26 - that would be 25 x 25 -
1 = 624. And 29 x 31 = 30 x 30 - 1 = 899
323

Dear Setayesh,
Thank you very much for joining us and being here. Thank you once more for nice posts.
Dear Setayesh, your English is excellent. I often learn many new words from your posts.
Andrew and Mohsen often write in a professional way. They ususally use a lot of new
words in their writings. When I am reading their posts, I have to have a dictionary with
myself. Sometimes, I am not able to understand, or even guess the meaning of some
words and phrases used in their writings.
Other friends often write in a simple way. For example, Marina, Mortaza, and Rosa are
always clear.
Unfortunately, You have understood my sentence wrongly! When I write that "I do not
know what I should write", I mean there is no topic to write about. In some cases, I mean
your writing is closed. For example, have a look at your last writing and put yourself in
my place, what should I write? There is no excuse, no topic, no direct question.
Therefore, it makes communication very difficult.
About the girl, who was addicted to tea, it is better to say poor her husband rather than
poor girl! :)):)):))
It is very nice to have a young girl in this thread. Young people have got new ideas,
which are challenging. I really like challenging things. Although you are young; since
you have said yourself, your thoughts are big.
Thank you for making a joke about tea and mugs. It made me laugh loudly. You have got
a great sense of humour.
Do not speak about leaving this thread and stopping writing. It makes me and my friends
sad. Please try your best to visit this thread regularly. Please make time for your friends,
even though you have to study hard.
By the way, I have been student for eight years. I have been lecturing for six years at
different universities. I am familiar with the universities and students. I am sure that you
will have a lot of free time. Just spend some time on this thread. Please be generous
enough to write in this thread regularly.
I really love horses. I love horse riding too. I have ridden many horses before. It was very
interesting. I felt as if I was flying. It gave me a feel for power! :):):)
Dear Setayesh, do not worry about writing to other people in this thread. They will
answer you. All people in this thread are very kind and supportive.
Now, I am going to give you some excuses to write:
Have you ever been to abrod? Where?

How do you spend your free time?
Do you consider yourself to be a patient girl? What about being a kind one?
That is enough for now.
I have to say again that your presence in this thread is a great honour and a perfect
opportunity for me to improve my English language skills and to expan both my horizons
and thoughts. I hope our friendship will be everlasting.
Please reply soon.
All the best,


Dear Friends (Marina, Rosa, Cathy, Andrew, Clare, Veronica, and all foreign people
who visit this site),
Would you possibly please let me know daytime (the time during the day between the time
when it gets light and the time when it gets dark) in your city or country?
I am waiting for your reply.
All the best,

mortaza.abtahi September 3rd 2009
Dear Rosa,
How are you my friend? I hope every thing is fine.
I don't like neither studying history nor teaching it. When I was a student at high school,
we had a course on history. We had to memorize numbers and names and I hated it.
However, I do like reading history books. and I want to improve my knowledge about the
history of (at least) my country.
Currently, I am reading a book written by a French historians; the book is about the
history of Iran during 1740-1800. I don't know French, so I am reading a translated
version of the book. Anyway, in that time Iran was a despotism. The king, who was a real
tyrant, ordered to blind his own son, for he was afraid of loosing his power. He forced
people to pay hug taxes every year. In each province, the governer was in charge of
collecting income tax; if the head of a family was not able to pay the tax, then the
governer send his head, instead of the money, to the King.
Dear Rosa, have you seen a movie called "Braveheart"? The movie is the partly
historical, partly mythological, story of a Scottish rebel who fights for his country's
freedom from English rule around the end of the 13th century (more information see
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112573). I like this movie very much and I have watched it
for at least three times. You know, in general, the history of countries look similar, and it
is interesting to note that sometimes part of a history occurs again in part of the world.
You said that, apart from teaching English and history, you are going to teach Spanish
language. What do you mean? Are you going to teach some people who don't know
Spanish and want to learn it? Or, you are going to teach Spanish literature?
Thank you for reading. I am waiting for your beautiful writings:):).
Good luck
Mortaza,
September 03, 2009.
Andrew September 3rd 2009

Hi Behnam,
there is a link on the subject you asked about:

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=352
In a case you can't open it there is short extract presenting sunrise/sunset time and
duration of daylight time in Saint-Petersburg these days
3 Sept 2009 06:58 20:56 13h 57m 35s

4 Sept 2009 07:00 20:53 13h 52m 14s
5 Sept 2009 07:03 20:50 13h 46m 53s
6 Sept 2009 07:05 20:47 13h 41m 32s
7 Sept 2009 07:07 20:44 13h 36m 11s
8 Sept 2009 ?. 07:10 20:41 13h 30m 49s
9 Sept 2009 ?. 07:12 20:38 13h 25m 28s
Regards,
Andrew
P.S. what are all these calculations for?

Mortaza, don't ever kids study their native language?:)

Andrew!
I think Behnam is curious about fasting in other countries especially those countries that
are close to the north pole; how can one fast for 18 hours, for example?
By the way, I think Rosa is going to teach adults, according to her statement in a
previous post:):)

Why not kids as well?

I don't know how people can bear fasting for I've never tried.
I don't understand how daylight time duration relate to fasting.
Someone can sleep as much as usual when day is long. Why not?
During Ramadan, we, muslims, have to stop eating and drinking from approximately an
hour before the sunrise until the sunset

Yes, I missed that point:)
If I don't mistake ortodox christians do it differently. I mean that allowed meal time is not
tied to sunset and sunrise.
But as far as I know some truly believers don't eat anything at all during Holy Week. Just
drink water.
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If I wasn't afraid to be blamed in heresy I'd advise people during long fast pass to the
night shift for they could have breakfast after a sunset and a snack an haur before a
sunrise.
elham_z September 3rd 2009

hi friends
iv seen your thread and your comments.you all write english very well and i like t5he
topics u write about.
im really interested in making new friends and learning new things .
i whish you accept me as your friend.
whish u the best

elham

Dear Andrew,
Thank you for your help. Mortaza is right. I am thinking about fasting in different parts of
the world.
Oh yes! I have forgotten. What was your question about music? Could you ask it in a
simple and clear way? For the sake of God, just once in your life be serious! =))=))=))
All the best,


Hello Elham,
Thank you for putting message in this thread. Welcome to this thread.
Your name is familiar to me, have you ever been here before? Would you please write
more about yourself and introduce yourself as completely as possible?
Thank you for your interest. Please do not hesitate to share something with me and with
my friends. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
All the best,

Mohamad September 3rd 2009

Dear Marina ,
saying salaam to you and wishing health for you from kilometers away . how are you ?
and how is it going especially with fast? I hope God be with you every moment and help
you. After I read your reply last week I received an email from one of my friend . that
email was just one sentence from Ali Shariati . that was this : " I prefer walking in street
by my shoes and thinking about God to sitting in Mosque and thinking about my shoes ."
I think this is truth , sometimes our worship is meaningless , it happen many times for me
that I do some things as worship but my heart and mind is another place.
Dear friend let me continue this post toward other friends among Behnam and Mortaza,
Salaam friends,
Have you heard or read about brain drain ? about people of one country leaving their
home country and go to other country . maybe you know it is a huge brain drain in Iran.
on the other hand Iran has the highest rate of brain drain in the world , some says every
year more than 150.000-180.000 educated Iranians leave their home country to pursue a
better chance for living abroad (Iran leading country in brain drain among developing
and nondeveloping countries). As an Iranian I think about this problem and want to know
my friends opinion about it. Marina how is your country situation about this issue?
I wish the gladness of Ramadan give you hope , peace and blessing .
Araghi,
3,Sep.,2009
ilya September 3rd 2009

hi to everyone
I'm mahta,student.I love english,and I wanted to improve my english.
I read some posts.I read some of them easily,and some of them had new word for me.
like elham i wish u accept me as a friend.
best wishes.
Veronicaho September 3rd 2009
Hi Behnam,
In London where we are now the sun going up 06.15 and down 19.43. At Aland Islands
up 06.38 and down 20.36
Veronica
3 Aug 2009
Wendy Zhou September 3rd 2009

Dear Mohson?
My situation is not better than you when my boss find a problem in my job. He is differet
from ordanary people and easy to get angry. He like picking bone in an egg(its a Chinese
saying, i dont know if there is the same saying in Iran). However, i have accompanid him
for three years. i know what should i do before i am ask by him. I have found way to fight
him hehe....
I will go to HongKong for pleasant trip tomorrow. Hope you have a good weekend.
Wendy
setayesh September 3rd 2009

Dear Behnam,
Thank you for your reply. All your writings are really interesting for me. That was full of
positive points and energy. You are a real positive thinker. I do my best to stay among
you.
Yes, students have so much free time to do extra activities.(I said EXTRA: I love this
program which is broadcasted from GEM TV , do you watch it?)
You are right, my writing was somehow closed I'll try to make my notes a bit challenging.
(After a short while I accepted all the things that you mentioned. such a sensible person I
am :):)
To night all my family are invited to my uncles' house for breaking our fast so I should
prepare myself to look well. As you know when women are going to attend in a part it
takes a long time to prepare themselves.
So I prefer to answer to all your questions directly.

About the first one, I have never had the chance of being abroad but my mother would
likes me to continue my education in other countries which are more skilful than our
country in my major such as US ,England ,Australia and India. After recent events my
father has got for her. do you think it is a good idea? I am not sure that I can live alone
in abroad for a while.
About the free time, I just stay English, listen to English songs especially Enrique's songs
and sometimes play cards and backgammon. What about you?
I know you play chess. Unfortunately, I haven't got any clue about that.
And finally about your last question, I think people who are around me should answer to
it because most of the people consider themselves the best person in the world. if you ask
my father whether Setayesh is a patient girl or not. He would reply "no, she is very
impatient. She often makes rash decisions. She would like to know every thing directly
and sooner than its expect time. And she can't stand people who do their tasks slowly" so
I should confess that I am not patient at all:(:( But if you again ask him about my
kindness surly he will tell you "if she was not that much kind she was not involved with
some difficulties". My grandpa was a very kind man all my relatives say that I am like
him. I have got a big problem in my life, I can't say NO easily. I can't keep myself not to
help others. So it sometimes causes me get into trouble. What about you? Could you let
me know more about you?
All the best,
Setayesh,3 september,2009
Veronicaho September 3rd 2009
Hi Mortaza,
AGAIN LATE!! I'm so sorry...You should put me in the same situation...to wait for your
answer. Maybe I should learn to be a little bit faster :)
I hope you are well and enjoying your life and feeling good in the time of Ramadan.
Here everything is well except that I have a lot of work. I working 38 hours a week. I do
my own work lists and I always working 7-9 days. Sometimes morning and sometimes
eveningtime and few "long days" 7 - 21.30. I want to work a lot and then I'm free 5 - 7
days! But of course, if I have very much patients and many who are very ill, I feel very
tired when I coming home.
You asked if I sometimes feel tired at the patients. YES! But I think it is the same in all
works, sometimes you are so tired and feeling so bored. But I always trying to not show
the patients my feelings and always be kind and helpful with respect to all.
I'm a personal responsibility for nurse students at my work and have a lot of work with
the students too and sometimes I thinking about to be a teatcher in nurse education. I
miss 60 studiepoints for to do that. That means 1 years study. But I dont know? First I
want to go to England for work! I always like to develop in my work and trying new
things.
Many years I been in Romania in a hospital for childs. I dont know if I has told you this
before. It was after the dictator Chauchescu fall and the situation there was really bad.
The benefits to be a nurse must be that no day is ever the same. Medicin and nurses work
change constantly so you learn very much.
The cons? with nurses work must be bad salary! My salary after tax is about 2500 euro
and I have studied 7,5 years after highschool for my profession as a nurse practitioners.
An other thing is the time we working. A hospital are never close so that means you have
to work in day,- evening and nighttime. All days in the week and even christmas evening
and other importent days when everybody else are free. But I like my worktimes.
You asked me about homework from school. Yes the pupils have homework about 3 days
a week. Not much. I think this is importent because it learns childs how to study
independently. In higher classes and highschool they have a lot of independent works
without teatchers. Is it the same there?
Do you read about Senior Romantica (Mohsen, Anderw and my trip)? I have learn a lot
about abayas and hijab, haha! Soon we are in Iran...
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Mohhsen
hi dear behnam
i got so happy seeing your reply to my comment.yes your right .last year i wrote to u.but
with starting fall and going to university i got so busy and somehow forgot to continue my
contact.yesterday i suddenly remembered u while i was hoping to find some good and
worthy friend to talk to them in english.
im 20.studing chemical engineering in esfahan university of technology.
well recently i feel a extreem need to haivng more friends in order to talk to them and
exchange ideas together for i have been alone whith my thoughts and now i think i need
to organize them and....
well i wish i could write better and find more proper sentences to express my self.
may God bless u with joy and peace,

elham
sami September 3rd 2009

Hello Behnam
How are you? I hope you are fine and doing your best during Ramadan. This is a very
important day for most muslims, do you have to fast during all month? If I were you,
eating less than usual or not at usual time I would be always angry and not in a good
mood. Is it the same with you? How do you put it up (not eating during those hours)? It
may be a stupid question, but for sure it has got its own meaning... : )
You say you are surprised because I have to teach Spanish and History apart from
English. You are surprised because I studied to be an English teacher...Well, the fact is
that while studying English at university I also studied Spanish language (which I have
been studying all my life). For us is essential to know Spanish and then be able to study
and teach English. So it is not strange to be asked to teach Spanish.
It is a little bit strange to be asked to study History, but there is not history teacher at this
school and I am going to do it. I havent chosen it, in fact, I had no choice but taking the
positive side of it, I am going to refresh my knowledge about history!
You are working know for a company and you are going to continue in autumn,,, does it
mean you wont lecture at university this year? In Spain people will fight to get a job at
University, lucky you who can choose!
I hope to hear from you soon, enjoy...

Rosa, September 3 ,2009
Dear Veronica
How are you? I hope you are fine and enjoying the time with your family as much as
possible.
This is just to tell you I sent you an email, have you read it? I did it some days ago.
Answer it when you can and want,
I will be waiting for it.
Have a nice time,

Clare September 3rd 2009

Hi Mohsen
Glad you liked the trip to London!!
There are many different accents in the UK, and many different regional words for the
same thing, as well as some different grammatical patterns to standard English.
There aren't many different dialects, although of course, many different languages are
spoken in the UK: apart from English, Welsh and Gaelic (in Scotland) people also speak
Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Cantonese, Farsi, Greek... Over 140 different
languages in London alone!
I understand most accents in the UK, though I have difficulty with Geordie (the accent
from the Newcastle area of England). Most regional accents are recognisable - a native
English speaker from the UK can probably tell quite quickly if you're from London /
south west / north east / north west /midlands etc as soon as you start speaking!
It's definitely a good idea to spend time in the UK if you want to learn English quickly,
though I'm not sure how many families want a male au pair - try and get another job
instead!
You can also learn a huge amount from just living in a different country. The culture and
traditions are different, the climate and food may be strange, but it's a real eye-opening
experience.
Many negative things are said about Britain, but it's a pretty good place to live in, in my
opinion. By and large people are tolerant, kind and super-polite, and there are very few
individual restrictions. British people believe in freedom of worship, and freedom to vote,
and public institutions try to be accountable and transparent to the public. There are lots
of government and privately-run schemes to help people set up businesses, get involved in
community projects and so on, which means it's often easy to get the help and support
you need to get ahead.
Best
Clare
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com

Hello Mortaza
How are you? How is everything going with you? I hope everything goes well, I hope you
and your wife are full of health and be able to enjoy your little children as much as
possible.
Yes, as you say studying or teaching History is a little bit boring, unless you love it,
which as you know, it is not my case. I dont know what I am going to do to attract my
students attention and dont feel bored and so abandon this subject. Do you have any
suggestion for it?? All suggestions from all of you here are warmly welcomed!
As you say using films is a very good way to learn history, but there are at least two
problems: 1) there is no time to watch a movie with each point of our history, and 2)
there may be no films for some points. But we can take some benefit from it, we can
choose some films from time to time, and for sure, studetns are not going to forget it.
I have watched Braveheart many times, I like this film very much, and I have watched
many films of Bruce Willis, the male protagonist. I remember the first time I watched it
was at high school, and then it has been shown on TV many times.
By the way, which kind of films you like? Do you enjoy watching movies? Do you prefer
the cinema or home to watch a movie? Tonight I am at home, there is nothing to do, and I
am going to watch a movie on TV, it is called "Unfaithful", the male protagonist is
Richard Gere and I have seen almost all his films, he is a good actor, Do you know him?
(I mean, not personally jejeje, Have you ever watched a film of him?)
You ask me about teaching Spanish language. What I teach is Spanish grammar and
orthography and some techniques to write texts and essays with cohesion and coherence.
It is a compulsory subject at school, and this is one of the main subjects. Students have to
learn their mother tongue first, sometimes they speak perfectly but the written language is
awful. So it is very important. I like this subject and I love teaching it. It is not my first
time, before getting this job I used to work at an academy and I taught English and
Spanish language, I love it and I think I am good at it (leaving modesty aside ;) )
Most of my students are Spanish, but there are also some chinese and arab, there are lots
of people of this nationality working in my city, and so they want to learn Spanish.
Dont you study your mother tongue at school? Yes, they are adults, their ages are from
18 onwards but it continues being compulsory at this stage.
Dear friend, are you fasting too? How do you bear it?
Dear Mortaza, it is always interesting to write to you and to read your writings, I hope
you dont make me wait for long ; )
Have a nice time,


Dear Marina
How are you? Where are you? I havent seen you here these days, I hope you are fine and
enjoying your life as much as possible. But please, dont leave this place, we all here
enjoy reading what you write.
I guess you must be busywith your job or something else, but please, dont forget your
friends here.
Are you fasting too? Can you tell me something about this month, what you usually do or
something to let me know more about Ramadan???
Have a nice time,


Hi Behnam,
According to your advice I try to rephrase my question once again and rephrase it in a
simple way.
Don?t hope it will be really simple. I'm sure that it will be long story as well. Please
accept my apologies in advance:)))))
So..
Music affects to our emotions and aesthetic feeling.
What means ?music affects to our emotions??
It?s simple. If a listener is sensitive, some music (not every:)) cause emotional respond in
him/her.
We listen beautiful ballad and our soul get filled by sadness. We listen vigorous
rock?n?roll and get ready to dance, to shout, to make fun. Music can make you to
empathize stranger?s grief while watching a movie; it can make you to feel easy and
comfortable or to strengthen your spirit. Or to feel fear, horror. Music can express rage,
pain, state of falling in love. It send you some specific signals and your feelings respond.
And note! ? respond always correctly.
Do you agree with that?
Ok, then the next.
What means ?music affects to our aesthetic feeling??
It?s simple too. If a listener has some experience as a listener he/she might say: ?What a
beautiful melody, gifted guy must has written this song!? or ?Nice arrangement! Actually
it?s the best arrangement I?ve ever heard? or ?This soundtrack is fantastic! For the
script is complete shit, actor?s play ? so-so, music makes a day!?
As you see great music cause a feeling of aesthetic ecstasy by it?s beauty, harmony or
something else (or doesn't:).
Great music makes you to admire by itself like you admire by great painting or some
other product of Art.
And what?s the next??
Well,
There is one feeling in a row of feelings that music is NOT able to express. Even if music
try to send you SUCH a signal you don?t respond it. Never. Absolutely. Music never
address to our feeling of??.?
W H A T I S T H I S F E E L I N G?
:))
Behnam, that was my question!
(But I?m afraid you don?t get me again:)
Ok, I won?t bother you any more by the riddles. I answer my question myself.
It?s not a feeling!!! In my language it is. But in English it is a sense.
S E N S E O F H U M O R.
So it?s my answer. Music never make you respond the same as you respond to a good
joke or comic situation.
Don?t agree? I see you don?t!
You said just recently: ?Music can make us laugh,?..? Become merry ? yes of course, to
laugh ? never! You WILL laugh while being in a merry mood but not because of music.
You will laugh because something else make you to laugh. Music in this case just helps
you to relax.
Still don?t agree?
Look, you?re watching a comedy. Charley Chaplin?s one. Some one that makes the
whole room of people burst in laugh every second and moan in agony.
Does music work? Of course it does! Invisible pianist plays very brisk ragtime. He plays
brilliantly, creatively, joyfully. His music perfectly suit the action taking place on the
screen. It create background, it provide a mood of overall fun.
Now, imagine that you have never seen that movie. Your friend put a CD into music
center, switch on..... and offer you a cup of coffee:)
You discuss some subjects, maybe serious, maybe not and at the same time the music
from THAT movie sounds. It?s light, joyful, it makes you feel relax and safe, but do you
really think that you and your friend will burst in laugh after the every successful
passage?
You know the answer.
So, it?s all
Bye,
Sure you?ll respond my short music research in your simple, clear, immaculate manner.
Andrew
P.S. By the way?ok, I can say it tomorrow or I start miss ?i? and ?o?
Andrew September 4th 2009
Ha-ha!
Behnam, as you can see my key phrases looks wrong. I did not write them with no space
between the letters intentionally.
I've written them with E_N_L_A_R_G_E_D space between the letters that you could read
them easy and wouldn't say it's not clear enough:) but integrated text editor corrected my
"mistake".
Yeah, sometimes intention to make things dramatic can bring someone to deplorably
comic results.
So is my explanation simple enough to comprehend, my serious friend?;)
48�05'N, 1�41'W
Andrew
mortaza.abtahi September 4th 2009

Dear Rosa,
Yes, I fast during Ramadan; this means that during all days of Ramadan, a month in
Islamic lunar calendar, we are not allowed to eat or drink. We have to stop eating and
drinking from approximately an hour before the sunrise untill a couple of minutes after
the sunset.
There is a very interesting points in dealing with lunar calendar. As you know, the lunar
calendar is based on the cycles of the moon phase. In lunar calendar each year is 354 or
355 days; 11 or 12 days less than a solar year. This means that if, in the present year, the
first day of Ramadan is August 22, then next year the first day of Ramadan will be August
10 (or 11 or 12).
How can we recognize the first day of a month in the lunar calendar? Well, just by
watching the sky carefully right after the sunset, with naked eyes. If an individual become
successful in observing a crescent moon then the next day is the first day of the next
month. It is critical to watch (seek) the new moon just after the sunset, because the new
moon will be disappeared very soon.
When I was a teenager and I was about to start fasting, Ramadan was in the Spring.
Each (solar) year, Ramadan shifts backward about 11 days and now it is in the Summer.
About 33 years from now Ramadan will be again in the Summer. When Ramadan is in the
Winter, fasting is too easy for days are too short and nights are very long. 7 to 9 years
from now Ramadan will be on June and/or July, and it will be very hard to fast during
those long and hot days!
To make it easier to fast, we wake up an hour before the time we have to start fasting,
and we eat a meal. It is recommended that the meal contains nutrient foods; eating date
is very common.
------------------------------------
I enjoy watching movies. I usually don't watch TV very much; I watch movies on DVD. I
like Bruce Willis; I have seen many movies acting this powerful actor: Pulp Fiction, Sin
City and The Sixth Sense are the most remarkables. Have you seen these movies? I am
going to watch them again:):) especially I would like to see The Sixth Sense for one more
time!!
Did you see Unfaithful? Did you like it? Me? I have seen it but, to be honest, I did not
like it; I don't know why but I think there is nothing that I can learn from it (unless
helping me to improve my listening) - this is just my own opinion. Yesterday, I watched
"The Usual Suspects"; Kevin Spacey with a couple of other well-known actors are in this
movie. I liked it very much. However, I missed some important points in this movie:(:(.
Why? Because I don't underestand its English voice completely! Actually, I think, listen
to an English movie for people who are learning English, is one of the most difficult task
in listening skill. However, there are many movies which are very easy to underestand.
I like talking about movies a lot. We can exchange our experience in this matter.
Dear Rosa, there are many things remained that I would like to write in this post, but let
me finish here since I don't want my writings become too long.
Thanks for reading. I am waiting.
Moratza
September 04, 2009.
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Attention please!
Dear friends,
I have to say sorry!

As a matter of fact I've already answered my own question designed for you.
It's about couple of posts above (Look at the long post addressed to Behnam).
I believe that not each of you had a time and wish to solve the riddles (though as I said
before I don't consider my question as a riddle but just one more subject to disccuss).
Nevertheless the fact that I answered the question which I've put myself doesn't mean that
there is nothing more to say:)
I think the subject is worthy.
So once again.
SENSE OF HUMOUR IS A THING MUSIC NEVER DEAL WITH.
It's a statement. It's my opinion.
So I'd like to know what you think about that. I want to know your opinions. I advise you
to read mentioned post first to understand my points.
EVERYONE INVITED!
Andrew
behnam September 4th 2009

Dear Andrew,
Thank you for the explanation. In fact, thank you for the answer.
I DISAGREE WITH YOU! Hahahaha..:):):)=))=))=)) I hope you do not name me 'Mr

Disagree!" LOL
According to some experts, laughing and crying are from the same source. In other
words, they are from a particular part of someone's body or mind. The region is the
same, anyway. It means 'Someone who cannot laugh, cannot cry as well'.
There's no denying that music is connected to beauty and feelings. In my opinion, music
is the food of our souls.
If we consider every human being made of two parts; physical body (hand, fingers, feet,
head, chest, etc. Dangerous to list all parts!!! Hahahahaha) and souls which is not
physical, each part needs some food and music is the food of soul!
When I said that music is the food of soul, it automatically affects on all things related to
soul.
Now, we have to list things, which are connected to soul. My knowledge about this matter
is little, but I know that happiness and sadness are two famous feelings connected to soul.
I have no idea about music, but it goes without saying that music and its effects are so
mysterious. For me, as a physicist, it is easy to get familiar with it. Why? Well, it is made
of waves, frequency and vibration which are some physical facts. I can formulate it.
LOL=))=))=))
Anyway, thank you once again for giving a nice topic to discuss. I am so sorry that I
could not get it first, but please do not blame me more; my English is not as good as
yours.
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
so you may call me "Mr. Disegrew" as well.

'A source' producing smile and laugh as a reaction on fun situatin, joke, witty word is
different that one which make us to empathize, feel sad or feel happy.
First one comes from our intellectual abilities,
second - from emotions. It's an axiom my dear physicist!
Yes, music is not more than physical waves, acoustical vibrations.

But music doesn't originate from nothing.
It is created by alive author, performed by alive player and perceived by alive listener.
And all of them - an author, a player, a listener do their job according to their emotional
and intellectual experience.
My experience as a musician and a listener says me that I hardly ever will burst in laugh
while listening any, even the most joyful music. It just can't send me the proper signal:))
Andrew
setayesh September 4th 2009

Dear Andrew,
I thought about your topic a lot it seems a bit complicated because I have never noticed
to this feature of music. Answering to your question may need academic knowledge about
music that unfortunately I haven't.
So let me ask you some question:

1-Do you consider music as a language?
2-Does music TRANSFER an especial feeling to others or cause a feeling to be
CREATED in people?
3-Do you think a particular music transfers/create same feeling to all listener?
All the best,
Setayesh,4 September, 2009

Dear Setayesh,
Thank you so much for the post. It amde me happy.
As you have said, it is not easy to speak about ourselves. To be honest, I am not a patient
person. I sometimes get angry easily. I think, it depends, to a large extent, on situations.
I am a kind person, but my kindness is hidden. :)):)):))
Emagine there is a beautiful garden with many different fruit trees. There is also a very
tall wall around the garden, and the wall makes it too difficult to enter the garden. If
someone can pass the wall and enters the garden, s/he will enjoy being there. This
garden is Behnam. Hahahaha LOOOOL =))=))=))
Joking aside, as all people I have got a red line. Fortunately, my red line is sharp,
narrow and clear. I dislike people who have got a wide red line!
I spend almost all my free time on practising English. I write, listen to some audio files,
read some texts, and chat with my friend in English. Sometimes, I go on a picnic with my
family. I often do the shopping as well. =))=))=))
Today I had English class. We would have to do an exercise concerning a small survey
about 'after work activities'. The teacher arranged us in group of four. There were three
groups in the class. I was the manager of my group. What a group! LOL
We set ten questions, then I went to a class, next to our own class, in order to ask the
questions from the students. There were 14 students in the (next) class. I asked them and
wrote down the answers. Then I came back to our class and gave my report:
The majority of people said that they prefered listening to music to watching TV. Nine out
of fourteen people listen to rock music. Nearly half the people regularly listens to news
on TV!
Only a few people said they read book or magazine. Nobody liked going out with
friends!( It is really amazing!) 25% of the people had visited chat rooms! ...My group got
maximum! =))=))=))
What about you and your class? Could you tell me something about your class? What
kinds of exercise do you do? Does your teacher force you to do some 'fill in the blanks'
exercise, like what we all have had at schools and high schools for years?
Which accent do you like? I mean which one do you like more; British accent or
American? Why?
I think that's enough for now.
All the best,


Dear Setayesh,
thank you and welcome to discussion!
Try to answer you questions

1-Do you consider music as a language?
- Yes, it is a language and everyone who want to understand it should learn it first. Most
of people learn it intuitively, just listening some kind of music either at their own choice
or at random.
Professional musicians make much more efforts for just to comprehand some part of this
subject. For even dance, pop-music in different parts of planet can be significantly
different. What to say about serious music which is usually much more difficult and
various?
2-Does music TRANSFER an especial feeling to others or cause a feeling to be

CREATED in people?
- I guess both. Music like electric cable transmit some definit info (more often emotion or
state) and being accept by listener cause adequate respond=feeling
3-Do you think a particular music transfers/create same feeling to all listener
- in general YES, but in real of course NOT:)))) We all are so different ourself! And in
addition our emotional respond on listening depends on our current state.
Example:
Someone passing by funeral procession hear sad sounds of 'marchia funebre' and does't
react while the same sounds induce poor widow to cry and moan.
Setayesh, I must go now but I promise to end this post later, ok?
Nice to meet you,

Andrew
P.S. Did you read about our virtual travel? Do you like it?
Can you cook? Just in case I'll have incidentally drowned?:))
Veronicaho September 4th 2009

Hi Captein, Andrew and Micia!
Thanks a lot Clare for everything. I will always remember our visit here!
And I miss London already!
Mohsen!....Which way are we sailing? From Dover to Calais? Where next? Outside
France and Spain or through the rivers into the Mediterranean Sea? Is it possible that
way?
Andrew...Do you have your mices with you? If so, I have Micia in my cabin the whole
travel:):) I have bought a lot of parmesan to her and chocolate to me, so she will like to
stay with me:)
I took a hammock with me from London. I'm so tired after all shopping so I take Micia
with me and going for a rest at the sundeck.
I wondering what we get to dinner today:)
Veronica
4 Sept 2009

Dear Veronica,
Thank you so much for the answer. How are you? I hope you are fine! I hope you enjoy
travelling with Mohsen and Andrew. They are good men.
You have been to London in the past. How did you find people in London? I have heard
the English speak so fast; is it true? Was is easy for you to understand them and to make
yourself understood? Have you got any bad or good memories of London? Could you
possibly share some of them with us?
What do you like and dislike about London? Is it easy to get used to driving on the left?
All the best,


Dear Andrew,
Thank you for trying to discuss, but you should know, as a proven fact, that if someone
cannot cry, cannot laugh as well.
I agree with you 'Mr Disagree'! :)):)):)):)):)):)):)):))
Dear Andrew, would you please let me know something about different types of music?
Please let me know something about famous kinds of music.
I am waiting to your reply.
All the best,


Hello Mahta,
Thank you for putting message in this thread. Welcome! Thank you for joining us.
We all are here to learn English and to improve our skills through writing. We share our
experience and knowledge with our friends as well. I personally have learned a lot from
my friends.
Would you possibly tell us a little bit more about yourself?
Please feel free to write in this thread and to share something with me and with my
friends.
All the best,

327
Hi Wendy,
Thanks a lot for your writings and sorry I'm late in answering!
I have never been in China but I have a great desire to visit China. My sister been there
few months ago and she said it was fantastic! She show me a lot of photos from the
Chinees Wall, Terracotta warriors and other very interesting places.
I have heard about the World Exposition and that Finland will be there. I really hope I
will see a lot from China at the TV in this time.
You asked me about me idea for womens:)

I think marriage and family are much in a womens life but absolute not all. I'm a person
who always want to do new things and develop my brain. Thats why I always study,
reading and working a lot.
I dont know if this is right? I always feeling that I dont have enough time with my
childrens and my family. It gives me a bad conscience everytime.
But I dont think I schould be a good and nice person if I just stay home without work.
When are you going to have your new operation? Soon?
Here in Nordic area some people use acupuncture. I have heard that acupuncture are
one part of health care in China. Beside the traditionell healt care. Is it tru? Here is not.
Please let me know about this if you know. How widespread is it? Do you like it? Do you
use it?
Veronica
4 Sept 2009
Hi Behnam,
Thanks a lot for your writings to me! I hope you are well and enjoying every days!
I'm a little bit busy because too much work (and my travel, haha). I feel I do not have
time enough for all that I should....
Normal feelings for a women...
Yes I have been in London twice in reality:) I have traveled a lot through the years and
one of the places I like mostly is London.
London is a big city but everything is close. There are people from the whole world and
you can find everything there. London is a very international city and everything is
normal there.
People are very friendly and what I think there is not much criminality. (In Stockholm as
an example, there is a lot.)
In London city they have few very big parks and that means you can whenever you want
go there and then you feel you are at the country. I really like it.
But they driving at left side! I have drivinglicens and I have droved a lot in many cities
but I do not do it in London! I have to be very careful not to get run over. It is so
mysterious:) My brain have difficult to understand where the cars coming from:)
The prices in London are good without to rent a apartment or to have a hotel. Thats
expencive. They have good salaries. I can as a nurse practitioners get about 1000 euro
more than in Finland.
I can really recommending you to visit England! I think you will love it! It is a easy
country to stay at.
You asked if I had memories from my times there. Of course, I have many.
If you going there, go to Madam Tusseaude vaxcabinette. There you can find a lot of
known people, very nice and good maked. Example The England Queen, Pope, Britney
Spears, Arafat, Obama, Beatles and so on.
You can also visit Tower Bridge at the river of Themsen, London Eye (to high for me, I
dont go with it), Picadilly Circus, Trefalgar place, Hyde Park (a big part in middle of
London, very beautiful), Go for some Musical (I have been at Abba and Grease there, I
love it). Oh there is so many places to visit. You need many weeks to have time to see
everything!
And to go to pub in the evening. Everybody do it after work. You dont need to drink bear
there. Coffee, tea... But to sitting there and feel the puls and look at people...it is english
culture. Very nice! Many pubs looks that they are from Wild Western:)
I have been in London for both holidays and works. I dont think that it's difficult to
understand english there. I understanding British english better than american english.
And people understanded me without problems. Some people speaking very fast and then
it could be difficult to understand. But then I asked them to speak slowly.
Do you have some plans to visit London?
Veronica
4 Sept 2009
sami September 4th 2009

Hello Ronnie,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Forgive me for being late in answering to you, as you
have said I am busy these days with school. Apart from busy I am too tired! It is a little
bit hard to finish holiday time and start getting up ealy and working outside! I hope to get
used to this situation soon!
Of course we can make friends, we are all here to improve our English and we do it
through friendship. I think it is the best way of learning English, unless you can go to any
English speaking country. ; )
You say you live in the US, where do you live exactly?
I live in the south of Spain, in Andalusia. I really love my country and the city where I
live, even though it is one of the smallest cities in Andalusia.
I dont know what you have heard about Spain and Spanish people. Do you think we have
a relaxed life? If so please, come and spend some time here, and you would see
relax....No no, dear friend, ask to people, they will all tell you they are very busy and
stressed. We need to work a lot to earn money to live. I think our mind is different from
others, maybe. In some others countries, people live to work, just for working, and here
in Spain we work to live. Can you get the difference between these two sentences?
Of course, we think our live is a present from God (or from someone or something else)
and it will finish someday, so we try to enjoy our life as much as possible. We normally
work 8 hours a day and then, after job, we try to enjoy our time with family or friends.
How do we enjoy? just doing the things we like, some go to the cinema, some to have a
walk, some stay at home, some prefer going to a bar...I bet it is not so different from
other countries. We work from Monday to Friday or Saturday, and at the weekend we try
to have rest and have fun as I said before.
We enjoy, yes, but it doesnt mean it is the only thing we do.
Please, tell me what do you do? are you student? or are you working? I would be glad to
read what you do after studying or working.
Which are your hobbies? Do you have in mind any travel to Spain?
I hope to read more from you soon,

ENJOY YOUR TIME :))

Salaam dear Araghi
How are you? Thank you very much for your nice words to me. With no doubt you are a
great person, it is a pity you dont share more time with us here. I really like reading your
writings, they are wonderful and they show you are a kind and sweet person with positive
feelings to the rest. I bet you dont have enemies!!!
What are you doing these days? why dont you share more time with us? Are you so
busy???

Have a nice time,

Hello Elham,
Your reason for friendship and being in this thread is wonderful. Please share some of
your thoughts with us.
As I guess you know, this thread suffers from the lack of topic. I am extremely happy that
you have decided to share your thoughts with us. Please do not hesitate to write in this
thread. I promise to participate actively in dicussions.

All the best,
Behhnam, 4 September, 20009
saami Septem
mber 4th 20009
Helllo Dear Moortaza,
It iss great to knnow more ab bout Ramaddan. It is alw

ways interessting to get knowledge from
diffe m very much interested
ferent culturres, howeverr, and I donnt know the reason, I am d in
arab b culture. Maybe
M d to arab ancestors in Spain, wee descend frrom arabs and
it is due a
mosst of what we w have know w is due to them...This
t maybe one reason, I ddont know.
Theere are manyy things I like and some others I cannot agreee, but these differencess are the
oness which make each cullture biggerr and richer and better.
I haave heard abbout all filmms you havee mentioned,, however I have just seeen Six Sense. It is
greaat and mostt of the timee I got goosee bumps witth it. I have watched it more than once,
o I
firstt saw it at thhe cinema, and
a then moore times att home. I enj
njoy going too the cinema, I like
it, however,
h its price is eacch day highher and highher, so mostt of the timees I downloa
ad the
film
m and I watcch it at homee.
Yes,, I saw Unfa

faithful last night.
n I had
d seen it befo
fore, but I diidnt remembber it well. I
wattched it, andd it is true thhat there is nothing goood to learn from
f it. It iss not good to
t learn
to be
b unfaithfull to your huusband, not good g to learn how to kill
k your wife fe's lover...S
So, yes,
the best is imprroving Engllish! It happpens the sam me to me, whhenever I w watch a movvie I
donnt get all words each chharacter sayys, and I misss some poiints too. I thhink they speeak too
fast,
t, so sometimmes it is harrd to us to follow
fo them. Fortunatelly we are abble to get th he
globbal meaningg from convversation wiith body lannguage!
We can speak aabout moviees any time you

y wish, I love watching films annd then talkking
aboout them!
Deaar friend, doont leave anny points in your writinngs! I dont mind
m if yourr posts are long
l or
not, I really enjjoy your wrriting.
Havve a nice tim

me,
Rossa, Septembeer 4, 2009
Marina1
M Sepptember 4thh 2009
Deaar friend Roosa,
Wellcome back again! I'm very happy that you arre here, writting and enjjoying yourr time
with us. Thanks God that you are okay! And congratulations for beginning the new year
in schools. On Sunday 6/Septemper/2009 students will begin their new year in Syria. My
brother count days not because of his adoration to school, but to enjoy his free time as
much as he can before it.(LOOOL)
I still remember the day before the first day in the school, I wasn't sleep early because my
mind was busy with lots of thoughts, about teachers and lots of other things, my new
school clothes were one of them. :)
Dear Rosa, thanks a lot for your writing to me, believe me I'm always in this place even if
I didn't write. But as you said I'm a little bit busy with this holy month. I really got tired
before breaking fast but I can't sleep , so after it I really become very tired .. I often sleep
very early.But I promise to write more. Please motivate me.
Dear friend Rosa, I'm really so happy that you are here again. Please take care of your
health. :) :)
Marina.

Hi Rosa,
To the first...I have sent a e-majl to you:) So nice to see you here again, I think everybody
have missed you.
Are you completely healty now? I was so worry about you, if you had got swineflu!
Have you started your new job now? How is it? Do you enjoy it? I really hope that.
What about your weight (after a lot of icecreame) :) Do you have those problem? I dont
have it but sometimes I think I have 3-4 kg of highly and then I starting a very healty
line:) Not much carbohydrates, no sugar, no fruits, no fat. Most proteins and a lot of
wather. Now I'm in this period after nice food, to much chocolate and wine at the last
summer.
Now I eating a less than before and trying to walk every days. And I get results:) I'm in
my second week now....
Have you readed about Mohsen, Andrews, Micia and my trip to London? Haha Soon we
coming visit you! I really waiting...

Veronica
4 Sept 2009
pengfei September 4th 2009

Hey Rosa(Amiga)
It's great hearing from you, and thanks for the valuable time you spend on the last thread.
To be RESPECT, let me answer your question first. I live in Atlanta,Georiga,which is
located in the southeast of the U.S. People here are from many diffirent countries.
Chinese community in Atlanta is just kinda small. I have lived in the U.S about 3
years,and currently studing in a community college. After school I like playing basketball
and watching ESPN channel. That's why i know spanish NBA star Pau Gasol. Since the
financial crisis came through the world, it is hard for people to find a job, including me,
even a part-time. :) so i am jobless. if you can introduce me a job after my college
graduation, i would make a try!!! *_*
Then, I really wanna travel to Spain, but the precondition is you gotta go to airport pick
me up, because I don't know anyone, and I promise i will lost my friend. that is no good!
(big smile)
I understand some of your points. you mean some people make money for a living, and
some of them work but no for money. Am i right?
I am strongly agree with you that we need enjoy our lives as much as possible. we are the
luck ones , because we are chosen to come to this world. Am i right? sometime I got upset
and mad at people who don't respcet to me, I just use this method, let them go and will
not make deal of it. You know it has been always people out there are rud. They don't
really respect me because they might think i am a outsider and come from aother country.
Sorry for the complain! let's move on. have you seen many chinese made product sold in
spain?
Here are few questions that i want to know from you if you are willing to answer: are you
a high school teacher of college proffesor? what class are you teaching? do yoy like your
job?
how old are you?( no offensive) do you have bf? or you married?
i'll be waiting ur reply
u have a wonderful day. do not work too hard!:)
Sincerely? Ronnie
Sep 4 2009
Marina1
Deaar Mr. Morttaza ,
Thaanks a lot for your replyy. It was intteresting as usual. I thiink what happpens in Ira
an in
som
me football games
g , happ
ppens in Syrria too. I donn't know whhy :)
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L theere are two football
f teaams " Hetteeen" and " Tishreen"
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when there is
i a
gamme between them, all peeople know about it beccause of carrs sounds, ppeople yellin
ng , and
hearing about some
s fightinng here or there.
t :)
Deaar friend, abbout Syria, there

t are loots of especiial places heere, particuularly historrical
placces like Palmmyra whichh is located in the midddle of Syria . There is a famous queeen who
wass very bravee , and Palmmyra known by this greaat queen whho was in Romanian tim me, her
namme is " Zannnobia". The weather theere is very ddry , but seeeing the greeat ruins and d the
honnor of this ciity make peoople go therre from all countries.
c
In coast
c line, we
w suffering from humiddity degree, especially in July andd August. Whereas
Wh
the weather is dry
d in innerr places likee Damascuss and Aleppoo. In winterr , the rain is
i very
heavy in the cooast line, whhereas the snnow is veryy heavy in thhe inner citiies.
Theere are somee places in Lattakia

L whhich are very
ry high abovve sea, they have a grea
at
weaather in Sum
mmer and a very hard winter.
w
Deaar friend, soo sorry to bee late in ansswering butt I was a bitt busy , I proomise to wrrite
morre.
Hoppe to hear from

fr you sooon.
Marrina.
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Veronicaho
V SSeptember 4th 2009
Anddrew,
Havve you seen our captainn? Where iss he? I'm afr
fraid we havve lost him....or is he sleeeping?
Veronica
4 Seept 2009
Marina1
Deaar Setayesh,
So sorry
s for beeing late in answering.
a I always read all your writings, thhey are veryy nice
withh a great Ennglish.
I thiink there is an interestiing topic abbout music, I just can saay that the music
m is thee
commmon languaage for all peoples
p , wee can underrstand it eassily. When I listen to "
Pavvarotti" I lovve his way of o singing even though I don't like this kind off music beca ause it
need ds a lot of tiime :) , you know that we
w are alwaays in a hurrry these dayays, even in
listeening to mussic, so a son ng with 3 orr five minuttes are enouugh :)
Theere is an Araab singer, her

h name is Fairouz,
F heer songs aree very soft. T
The governmment
ordeered all pubblic transpoortation to play
p her sonngs in the moorning, in oorder to makke
peopple get relaaxed. :)
Pleaase search about

a her, and
a try to do
ownload some of her soongs, they aare really great
g ,
espeecially in thhe morning.
Hoppe to hear more

m from you.
Marrina.
Marina1
Deaar friends,
I've received ann email from
m www.Daiilywritingtipps.com , I foound useful , I hope youu'll like
it.
"Female" or "W Woman"?

Possted: 27 Augg 2009 06:000 PM PDT T
Katthy Stroupe wrote:
Herre's my pet ppeeve?peopple using "wwomen" as an adjective.. Just this m
morning I heeard
NPR R say, "wommen senatorrs took to the floor?"
Shoouldn't this have
h been "female
"f senaators"? Sincce when hass the word "f
"female" beeen
tabooo?!
No wonder people get so hot about language. Different words set us off.
Unlike Kathy, I see nothing wrong with saying "women senators" as long as the fact of
their being women is relevant in the context. For example, they're acting as women to
promote legislation that does not interest the senators who are men. I would object to
hearing someone refer to Michael Enzi as a "senator,"but to Jeanne Shaheen as a
"woman senator." In that context both are senators without need of qualification.
On the other hand, the use of "female" in certain contexts irritates me.
As a noun, female has no place in ordinary conversation unless one is speaking of an
animal species.
Ex. Can you tell if that lizard is a female?
Using "female" in place of "woman" in other than a clinical setting smacks of
depersonalization and contempt.
Ex. At Thanksgiving the females watched a chick flick in the living room while the men
watched the game in the den.
Substituting the word "male" for "men" in this context would not improve matters. In
Western culture the words "male" and "female" are not merely designations of
reproductive roles. They are terms frequently used to imply superiority or inferiority.
Among the many definitions given for the word female in the OED, we find:
female: n. Applied to various material and immaterial things, denoting simplicity,
inferiority, weakness or the like.
I'm not objecting to the use of female as an adjective, as in "female reproductive organs."
My objection is to its careless use as a noun substituting for "woman" in ordinary
conversation.
NOTE: When woman or female is used in "woman senator" or "female senator," the
word is not an adjective, but a noun in apposition. It stands as "an explanatory
equivalent" of the other noun. (Someone may argue that the "female" in "female senator"
is an adjective, but consider: wouldn't that imply that senators are breeding pairs?)
A note in the OED about the use of female as a mere synonym for "woman,"gives some
support to what otherwise might be seen as an isolated idiosyncrasy:
The simple use [of "female"] is now commonly avoided by good writers, exc. with
contemptuous implication.
Marina.

Hi Mortaza,
Can you help me with this? Friends of mine asking me and I can't answer:(
Three men went to a pub and bought a bear each. They paid 30 euros.
After the men went again the waiter started to think the prices was to high. He sent a boy
to the men to give 5 euro back.
This boy thought that the men didn't know how much they should get back so he took 2
euro and gave 3 euros back to the men.
That means that the men paid 9 euros each for the bear = 27 euro. The boy took 2 euro.
This is 29 euro! Where is the last euro??
I think this question lurks(?) the brain to think this is just one question. But in the reality
there is two questions! Isn't it? You can't count a speech if you not have the reality? Im I
right or?
Veronica
4 Sept 2009

Hi Andrew,
I think you too can help me with my question to Mortaza! Please help me soon. I know
you have brilliant answers after you have slept
Veronica and Micia in the hammock at sundeck

4 Sept 2009, Calais (?)
Report from Senior Romantica
Whats happen Andrew???..........The boat stop! Where is our Captain?

MOOOOOOHSEN!!!!!!
WHERE ARE YOU? Moooohseeeeeen..............Have you died?

We have no petrol at the boat! Cast anchor before we have driven on the rocks.
Doesn't matter your food Andrew, you must help me!
Dont worry Micia, everyhing we be okey! You can trust me!
Senior Romantica/Pilot Veronica

4 Sept 2009
Clare September 4th 2009
I have a horrible feeling that Mohsen left the ship in London to go and become an au pair
so that he could stay longer in the UK. In which case, you are all stranded! Can we send
Rosa to come and tow you over to Spain??
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com

Dear Veronica,
It is fine if you answer a little late, really. Write when you have enough free time, but,
please, don't ever give up writting here. I always wait for your writings, and it makes me
have a warm feeling when I see a post from you here. Consider us as your children, and
teach us by putting your knowledge and experience into your writings; as Behnam once
said, you are a real treasure.
First, let me write a little about a new experience that I had with my children. My first
child is a boy and so I usually take the responsibility of bathing him. The second one is a
girl and thus my wife prefers to bath her. Last week, I decided to bath my daugther
myself, and I prepared to do so. At this time, my boy told me if it is possible to accompany
us in the bathroom!!
Anyway, my two children and I went to the bathroom, and I started washing my daugther,
which is now 6 months old. My son was very excited and he asked me if he can help me to
wash his sister's head and body. Of course, he was not able to do the job, but I let him to
do that. After I finished bathing my dauther, I handed her to my wife out of the bathroom,
and I started bathing my son. It was a very good experience and we all had a good time.
Now, sometimes my son wants me to bath him and his sisiter together:):).
I am not very good in imagination, so, to be honest, I don't know what is going on when
you write about ship, traveling, shoping and so on; sorry:(:(. But, I am very glad that
visiting Iran is in your trip schedule. What would be your path to reach Iran costs?
Would you pass through Suez canal? If so, I suggest to have a short stop in Egypt and
visit the city of Ciro and the Pyramids. I wish someday I can visit these man-made
wonders.
About the problem that you posed in your last post to me, I thought for a while. It seems
interesting! I am going to write down it in my notebook and keep it so that I can use it in
my classes. You know, sometimes students feel tired and bored in class. At this time, it is
just a waist of time if I continue teaching. The best way to make the students think, is
posing such problems and want them to find the answer. Me? I think I have the
answer:):).
Let me pose a similar question here. How many times one can subtract 5 from 30? From
a mathematician point of veiw, just 1 time!
I am waiting.
Mortaza
September 05, 2009 -- 00:45 AM!

Oops! What a big mistake I have in my last writing!!!!!!!!!
waist --> waste
Report from Senior Romantica
Oh my God! Andrew....I found Mohsen....He sleeping in his cabin with his earbags in his
ears! And he haven't heard when we shouted! Men!!!! They are not so easy to live with:)
I should know that!!!!! Of course, they sleeping when they have time if they are tired:)
Womens never do that :))
I was worry and thought Clare had right. That Mohsen stayed in London trying to find a
au pair job. But I'm sure....A Captain never leave his ship!!
Mohsen....We have no petrol....What would we do now??? I have called Rosa and she
waiting for us. How to get petrol? Maybe Clare can help us? She is a real women who
can fix everything! What do you think Mohsen? Or you have some other idea?
Senior Romantica/Veronica
4 Sept 2009
329
Dear Andrew, Marina and Setayesh
I am now listening to a piece of a music from Enrique. Although it is very hard to

underestand what he is singing, but I like it very much.
Andrew, I cannot answer your questions or, in better words, I cannot put what is in my
mind about music into words. But I defenitely can feel the beauty of the music.
Yours sincerely,
Mortaza

Hi Mortaza,
You can subtract 5 from 30 just one time! Thats because next time you subtract 5 from 25
:):) Of course I'm smart :):):)
Waiting for your answer about my question :)
Veronica
4 Sept 2009

Veronica dear,
sorry, no dinner up to the end of Rhamadan, we're fasting.

There is solt fish, flatbread, compote from dried fruits, five pounds of fresh strawberry
and huge amount of pistachio nuts.
I have no more money, London took away all cash up to the last penny. Why a hell their
pounds are so expensive?
Mice are with me, don't worry, they're ok. I take then with me into my uniform pockets,
male - in the left, female - into the right for don't miss. They seem to be in love and female
looks pregnant. Could you make diagnostic?
I didn't see our captain for a long but I've clearly heard ring-of- glass sound and muffled
singing from his cabin. I've no idea what's up with him.
I'll help you with Mortaza's question if I read it:) some time later.
But why ON EARTH nobody don't want to answer MY question?
Ok, don't worry also about ship stop. It's operated by Auto Navigate System now. I guess
it just conserve a fuel.
No reason for panic. Everithing is wonderful exept weater and wisky. By the way would
you like to drink a little?

Hello Mortaza,
this question is for you.
Man won a lot in lotto. Friend ask him:"How have you managed to get jackpot? Nobody
ever do!" - "I saw the dream - six sevens (777777). So I've bet on 49 and won!" -
"What??? 6x7=42, not 49!"
What was the answer?

Regards,
Andrew

Hi Andrew,
Yes I really want to have something to drink....do you have a glass of wine? Red please.
Have you asked Micia what she want?
We can take a drink at sundeck...looking at the stars...and waiting for order from our
Captain. And you can thinking abaut a answer on my question. I know you are a smart
guy:) and you will solve the problem! Let me know.
What question havn't I answer? Tell me and I answer.
Doesn't matter with dinner now, it's ok with fasting. I want to loose my weight 4 kg. To
have sport in this evening I thinking to go and swim...are you coming with me? You are a
good swimmer:)
Andrew...we have money...we got 250 000 for our elk plates! Don't you remember?
Cheers!
5 Sept 2009 at 00.36

Hi again Andrew,
Of coure I will diagnostic mices tomorrow. I'm sure they are pregnant.....soon we have
100! I need few cats. Can't we poison the mices....I don't like them.
5 Sept 2009 at 00.41

Sorry, no. No strychnine, no cat-mouse hunting.
These ones are my affection. Ohh, nice wisky. Why did I say it's a shit?
And how is your wine?
Bought in London but from ukrainian dealers. I hope it's ok?

Thanks, my wine is really good! I can take one more glas please...
Come on....we go swimming now. I think Micia coming with us:) She likes wather.
Should we take your mices with us...I think they wants to swim......
5 Sept 2009 at 01.02

Veronica, once again sorry, as I said FEMALE mouse can be pregnant, they can't be
pregnant both.
Ohh, so good that we have such spare of booze. I like this wisky.
Clare, do you like this one, "Balvenie"? Oh, sorry but maybe your husbond likes?
Veronica, your idea about to swim just now seems to be little bit out of sense
but..whenever you want.. just let me to fix this rope to your waste... hell! waist....wait
please! Are you sure you can swim at four-point's? Ok, let's go. No, thank you. I'll just
hold the rope end

And please leave my mice alone! Look, even Micia seems to be good to them. Where do
you...hey!! Pick up a rope, pick up a rope!!! (big splash!!!)
330

Andrew, I dont need a rope...I can swim....and you are a real swimmer. You swam from
Aland Islands to Turku?
But what about your mices...do they need a rope...NO no, I dont think so :)
After our swimmingtrip I must go to bed. I'm tired now...maybe because of the wine.
I don't know what our Captain doing. We take his order tomorrow...doesn't matter what
he will say now!
Good night Andrew, see you tomorrow
5 Sept 2009 at 01.15

Andrew, dont forget to answer the question to Mortaza! Please let me know your answer
and I promise to answer:)
Veronica

Come back Micia, come back! You can't swim. Why should you believe every nonsense
said to you? Ok now, just hold this end of rope by your teeth. I have to..
Really nice wisky!

Hey Veronica! How are you? Are you ok? Any sharks? Ahh, just a lot of jellyfish? Nasty
big one? Sorry dear, it was not me who pushed you overboard..

Andrew,
I know it was you..you push me overboard!!! I will give you back...I promise!
I can feel just jellyfish...Can Micia take them?

I go up now for sleeping! Good night Andrew...and no more whisky today:)
Veronica

Ok, let go. Good night!
Why a hell our captain drinks alone????? Stu....z-z-z-z....

Tonight Veronica, not today...z-z-z-z

Andrew,
WHERE ARE YOUR MICES???? I'm so sorry if they couldn't swim.....
Veronica
ahmad safarzadeh September 5th 2009

Fourteenth
14th Prayer
[O?? Allah, do nnot let indeccision and confusion
c taake
holdd of me, in tthis month, nor errors and
a lapses
gettthe better off me, neither let misfortune and
disaaster make m me its targeet, through Thy
T power,
O? HeH who maakes powerfu ful those who willingly
subm mit to Him.]]
Fiftteenth
15T
TH Prayer
[O?? Allah keepp me alive, ini this montth, in submisssiveness

the repentant uunpretentiouus have recoourse to andd benefit
by; instill in myy heart the repentance
r of those whho humble
mselves befo
them fore Thee to obtain Thyy protection;; in the
nam
me of Thy saanctuary, O? the Escorrt of the terrrified.]
mortaza.abta
m ahi Septembber 5th 2009
9
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j seen. Veronica
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ors:)
Marina1
Deaar Behnam,
Howw are you m my Iranian good

g friend??? How is itt going??? Keef
K Halakk?? :) :)
Thaanks a lot for your replyy, and thankk you once again
a for writing
w an Arrab sentencce, it
madde me very happy.
h :) :)
As you
y said it'ss a bit hard to talk abouut cheating because it'ss connectedd to other sid
de
topiics like trustt and humann beings neeeds.
Unddoubtedly , the trust is the first wea apon to prootect any maarriage or rrelationship. But
nowwadays theree is no absoolute trust, it's
i very rare , and thatt's because oof some bad d
behaviors for bboth men annd women.
Abssolute trust just
j with Good, even if we w make lots ts of sins , but we knoww that God will
w
forggive us. Beccause of thatt we pray too God.
Wheen we read M Moses' storry in the holly Koran , wwe will noticce what I meant.
Wheen God askeed him to thhrough his walking
w sticck to the groound, Mosess( peace be upon
him)) did it, andd when that stick turnedd to a huge snake , he started
s to ruun because he was
veryy terrified , but when God
G said to him h " don't worry, andd hold this snnake" he ca ame and
hold it. Isn't great??? this kind of trust is not exist these days, even with God. Most
Muslims' or all people's troubles come from the lake of trust , especially God.
Muslem males are allowed to have more than one wife at the same time, but God gave
some conditions and reasons to do so, but men don't look at them, or even pay attention.
They read that it's ok, but they don't read the rest of Aya. :)
Let's read this Aya " ya ayoha allazeen amano la takrabo alsalat" and let's stop here,
what is the meaning now?? Muslims shouldn't pray. But when we complete it " la takrabo
alsalat wa antom sokara" the whole meaning will change.
So when a man get married again without any clear reason, the first wife will consider
him as a cheater somehow, whereas he will consider it as doing what God has allowed
him to do.
Dear friend, there are many kinds of cheating, physically and emotionally. In my opinion
both of them are the same. Both of them make some damage.
It's really a complicated topic ! :)
A cheater is someone who likes others' things , and always looks for everything. He /she
always looks at other partners and thinks about their advantages , they don't look at their
life and what they have. In short who cheats is someone who isn't satisfied. And as I
always say, being satisfied is the key to being happy!
People should think about life. Some actions are very easy to do, but very hard to tolerate
its results.
Thank you for reading Behnam, I know my writing wasn't complete, I wrote some
thoughts not more. Please pick them , and don't blame me ;) I'm fasting (LOOOOOL).
So sorry for being late in answering. I'm waiting for your comments.
Marina.
331

Veronica,
are you ok? I have a hangover. Don' no why.

Thanks God mice are safe.
As to your math...
I don't SEE a riddle to be solved. Maybe I'm too stupid for the riddles?
So, men have ACTUALLY paid 3x9=27
Why should you add 27 to 2?
Waiter have ACTUALLY took 25 because he considered it was fair price. Therefore he
gave back 2 'spare' ewros which has been pocketed by little bastard.
There is no logic error, is there?

Hi Marina!
Apart from Islamic canon, is it legal for a married man in Syria to take another wife? As
far as I know, in Iran, a married man is not allowed to take another wife unless his
(current) wife give the permission.
mortaza

Hi Andrew,
I'm fine thanks.....no hangover:)
To the question: Yes the men paid 27 and 27 + 2 euro which the boy took is 29. So where
is the last euro? From the beginning the men paid 30! Thats why everything must be 30
together. Or?
I really wants to understand it....but I'm to stupid :(
5 Sept 2009 at 11.18
elham_z September 5th 2009

hi friends
i hop u never be in this mood i am now.im coming from an exam i finished right now.i
took it in the worst way one can imagine.there were 2 questions .i answered one.but had
no idea (nothing,nothing,nothing) to solve the other one.the matter is that i had a whole
summer time to study it.
well and the problem is that it is not the first time.
this time i really cant stand myself .
oh my god.it is untolerate.
maaby u tell me ok the solution is to sit down and study for your exams.and the point is
exactly here. as if some devil thing inside stops me from syuding.it is a serious problem
avoiding me to enjoy the life.and a lot of other things too.
now i have to go home.with terrible thouths and a lot of shame.
what do u thing i should do with myself?

Veronica,
I've already answered MY question.

The answer is "SENSE OF HUMOUR IS A THING MUSIC NEVER DEAL WITH"
You may read my reasoning on the subject on p.325. I guess it's worthy to read about.
And you may share your view on the subject with me as well.
It is exactly what I'd like you (and others) to do:)
Andrew

Dear Marina
How are you today? I hope everything goes well. I am fine, trying to enjoy this new life
for me as much as possible.
In Spain students will start on September 10th (for primary education) and 15th (for
secondary), as I am teaching adults I will first meet my students the 15th. I have met
some of them, when they go to give the applicaiton form, most of them are Spanish and
around 20 years old. I think I am oging to have a nice time with them, at least I hope so.
I remember my first day of school each year, when I was a child...it was very exciting for
me. I loved going to school, reading new books, meeting partners, new teachers, new
materials like suitcase, pencil, rubber... : )) I also remember a day when it was raining
cats and dogs and mum decided the weather was not good for going out and leaving
home, she decided we (me and my brother) werent going to school that day...We couldnt
stop crying, we wanted to go to school no matter the rain...Finally it stopped raining and
we could go...I dont know what would have hapenned to us if we hadn't gone! We loved
it! Now when we (mother, brother and me) remember this we laugh a lot at such
situation...
Dear Marina, I believe you must be very tired this holy month as you say, but please dont
stop writing : ) You always write interesting thing which make me think. For example, in
your last post to our friend Behnam you write something like in Arab cultures men are
allowed to have more than one wife. Can you explain it to me please? Is it possible for a
man, a normal man to make happy two or more women at the same time?? And, what do
you women think about this? Would you accept being one of the wives of your husband?
How would you feel??
I think you can imagine my answer to this, I think it is unbearable. If I have a man I want
him just for me, and no more! : ))
There are many questions which come to my mind everyday when reading the newspaper
or watching the news on tv, all of them related to your culture, but I am afraid of asking
them here. I dont want to make you angry, it is never my intention to make you angry my
dear Marina, I appreciate you a lot, I just need a clear and logical explanation of what I
see or read. Just in order to understand it. All of them are related to the role of women in
your culture.
I would like to hear from you soon,


Veronica!
The total money that those men have paid is 25 euros for their drink plus 2 euros that the
boy has kept for himself; which is 27 in total.

Hello Elham
I am Rosa, from Spain, I have just read your post and I have felt your sadness and worry.
I dont know if I can help you, I am a teacher now, and I have sit thousands and tohusand
of exams during my whole life. Most of them were passed but some of them failed. To fail
an exam just means we are not ready yet, so it means we have to study a little bit more or
study in a different way and next time you will pass it.
I know your feeling very well, it is frustrating to be studying all the summer and now
failing the exam. Do you have the chance of doing this exam again? after some months
maybe? If so dont worry, just think of the way of not living this situation again, try to
study in a different way, and go relaxed to the exam. Most of the times being nervous is a
real problem before and during an exam.
Please, dont blame yourself, you are a student, and students pass and fail exams. Keep in
your mind next time you are going to pass it with no problems. I hope so.
Please...dont come down!

Hi Andrew,
I go to work again 14.00 today and I promise I will thinking about music and I hope to
answer your question when I finish 21.30:)
Veronica

Veronica,
you're not stupid, you're stubborn.

That is a simpiest riddle for first-grade pupil, a lind of 'logic trap'.
Why a hell you add 2 to 27 when you should subtract 2 from 27????
Throw it away for it's passed:)
Better to look for an answer to my question to Mortaza. I just copy and put it here once
again:
"Man won a lot in lotto. Friend ask him:"How have you managed to get jackpot? Nobody
ever do!" - "I saw the dream - six sevens (777777). So I've bet on 49 and won!" -
"What??? 6x7=42, not 49!"
What was the answer?"
Think it over, I'll be back

Andrew
332
2009
Dear Veronica
How are you? I hope you are fine. I am fine now, completely recovered at last! Thank
you for your care. I have just read your last email, I will answer to it later. Everything is
understood now! : ))
Yes, I have started my new job. I have been all my life studying for this, and now......I
have it and I love it. I am in a school for adults, we are five teachers all women, and I
think everything is going to be ok. they are older than me, they have been working there
for 25 years and I know I am going to learn a lot from them. They treat me with care as
the new "little girl" who is starting her teaching career. :)
Students will come next 15th and I am looking forward to that moment, I am anxious to
start teaching them.
About my weight, everything is under control! :)) I havent put on weight during my time
surrounded by icecreams... The fact is that I could eat them because I wasnt feeling well
at the beginning, and then I had to stop working there, I couldnt feel well enough to go to
work. Thank God the boss is my friend and there was no problem with him. Today, I have
to go there again in the evening. He goes to a wedding and he asked me to go there just
for one day, so he can go to the wedding. I cannot say him no, he is an old friend, and if
he needs help, who better than me?? ; )
I have no problem with weight, to tell the truth I am always the same, some kilo up or
some down. But is is not a problem. I dont eat so much fat, and I always try to do some
exercise regularly, so I can feel healthier. I am not doing exercise these days, I am
waiting to establish my timetable at school and then I will see which time suits me for the
gym.
Your travels are fantastic!
See you soon,


Andrew!
Your question seems quite a challenge! I am still involved:)

Hi Mortaza,
M
As I see you arre somewherre around here.

h
I muust confess that my 'maath' story (about Why 6x7
6 should be b not 42 buut 49) is nott a
ridddle, it's a jokke. Again jooke:)
But anyway I'dd like you to find an ansswer yourseelf. It's really
ly stupid but funny:)
Anddrew
Veronicaho
Hi Mortaza,
M
Thaanks, I thinkk I understannd...or I undderstand, buut it is strannge for my brain:)

b
I kn
now they havve paid 25 euro
e in reallity but If I tthinking as I wrote my brain will be
b
conffused:)
Veronica
5 Seept 2009
Andrew
A Septtember 5th 2009
2
Deaar Setayesh,
Thee thread is overflown

o byy posts so itt comes to bbe very hardd to trace evvery converssation
beenn started annd to bring it
i to the loggic end.
But we try, yes?:)
So I want to sayy that my quuestion aboout emotionaal respond on o music neever assumeed a
pressence of anyy special knnowledges.
It was
w exactly w why I askedd this questioon not musiicians but evveryone.
Noww, when youu know my answer
a you may just saay like:"Ohhh really? I thhought mussic can
jokee. Now you opened my eyes":))
y may dissagree with me like ourr friend Behhnam and trry to refute my
Or you m logic schheme.
Best wishes,
Anddrew
Marina1
Deaar Rosa,
At first
f let me say
s that Marrina's friendds are allow
wed to ask her
h whateveer they wantt. And
as everybody
e k
knows that Rosa
R is one of my best ffriends, so she
s should ffeel free :) :))
I think your question is very reasonable and thanks a lot for asking it. But let me say that
in ISLAM men are allowed to have four wives at the same time, Muslims Arabs are so.
Dear Rosa, if you remember when I wrote about heijab before, I said that God always
give instructions with reasons and conditions. There are some reasons and conditions to
get married to more than one wife, the main two reasons: 1- The wife is very sick
(mentally or physically). 2- for a reason or another , the wife can't give a birth.
Of course there are lots of other reasons which are related to the man himself, his
feelings and his needs.
Dear friend, I can't discuss this topic freely, maybe because I'm a girl and I'm in women's
side. But I think in some cases, just some cases , It is acceptable.
In the past men was fighting apart from their wives. They may stay for more than one
year without seeing their wives. Transportations were very simple, just horses and
Camels in that time, there was no Telephone or any way to be strongly connected with
wives.
To tell the truth , I read a lot bout this matter, and I think ( just Marina's opinion) that
men shouldn't get married again if there was no clear reason. There is an Aya which says
" Alla Tadelo Fawaheda" , it means men should treat all their wives in the same way,
giving them the same feelings and the same money, each one of them should feel that she
is like other wives. And God said in the holy Koran that it's impossible to make justice in
this matter. No man can love some women in the same way, or give them the same
emotions.
Dear Rosa, in this topic, I don't know what I should write , but I decided to write my
opinion, I don't know about others, so it's just my opinion :
"In the past , there was lots of reasonable reasons to get married more than once because
of what I wrote about wars or even traveling for trading , in this case we can't ignore
men's needs, but nowadays , I think men should think more about it. Some times it's a
kind of solution for both the man and the first wife( when there is no chance to live
together) so as if they deal about that, it's okay for both of them. But when a man get
married again, just because he is allowed , no justice, no clear reason, I think it's not
acceptable at all."
I'd like to ask Behnam, Mortaza, Araghi, Maryam, Setayesh and other Muslim friends to
write about this topic, I'm so sorry that I couldn't explain clearly. I strongly believe that
the holy Koran is absolutely right, but we shouldn't explain it as we want and I think that
some men do that.
For me , I should always be number one in my husband's heart and life , and when I say "
number one" it means there are other members in his heart , but in my dictionary those
member aren't other women, they are ONLY his family and his friends. :)
At the end I'd like to say that there are always some exceptions , there is no absolute
thing. But let me tell you that all men who get married more than once without any clear
reason , they have a very sad life, maybe they deserve it somehow ;). :) :) :)
r Alll your comm
ments are w
welcomed. Please
P feel free
fr and askk me
aboout whateverr you want. :)

m from you
y soon.
Marrina.
metzean
m Sepptember 5th 2009
Deaar Veronica /Andrew
Thee other day , I noticed thhat my poucch was emppty . so I wennt to the tow
wn to buy a box of
w on the street near th
Capptain Black the kind of tobacco whhich I likingg for., As I was he
Stammford Bridgge I saw maany Fan soccer in blue shirts were going to thhe stadium , I was
stucck in the croowed that were
w pushingg ahead to the
t stadium,, I couldn't rresistance ,I
couldn't bring myself
m to tell them thatt hey man? I am a tourist , please let me go offf , I
shouuted ,cried , but no boddy minded mem .
Wheen I found myself

m ,I saw
w thousandss of spectatoors around the stadium
m . . there wa as
Cheelsea and Arrsenal footbball match , I was clappping and sh
houted bravoo?bravo Arssenal
..braavo Arsenal ? Arsenal won. Chelssea hole. I aalways was a fan of redd... the socceer was
finisshed and Chhelsea lost it
i 2-1.
Wheen I came out of stadiuum, there waas a big braawls betweenn the suppoorter of rivals
teamms .the hoolligans attaccked each otthers , As my
m bad doom m, I was knoocked out byy one of
the vandals ,a firm
f hit to my
m skull , fainted me onn the groundd .Sorry Verronica and Andrew
A
I waas fainted foor 24 hour beside
b the Stamford
S Brridge .Now I am well annd We Can set our
saill to Andalussia .
Thee Senior Rommancer depart from Loondon dock. We have a grueling tim me as it is 20
2 ? 25
knot wind , Creews please unfurl
u the sa
ails , the speed is abouut 25 knot ,ggo head toward the
spaiin.
Capptain,
P.S,, Dear Clarre would pleease write me

m some of sentences
s (ppoets or mootto) which
specctators say in london stadiums.
I neever understtand when i listening itt by TV
Andrew
2
My dear sailors Mohsen and Veronica!!
As you can see this thread is really overcrowded and our ship is drowning in this ocean
of posts.
So my suggestion is to separate the plot on a new particular thread.

In a case we'll do it all our friends and comments devoted to our travel will be welcome
there of course.
Please vote pro/contra

Andrew
Cathy Li September 5th 2009

Dear Behnam,
Early autumn comes here, I was watching the falling leaves down in front of my window.
It seemed gloomy all day today, a dim light floated above the sky and it drizzled all day
without a sigh or a breathing space. The rain kissed the falling leaves and make a
farewell to the hot summer.
I guess you are expecting the fasting break and waiting the moment of the dark, hehe...
In Beijing, it usually lights around 5:40 a.m. and gets dark around 6:50 p.m. in the early
September. After the autumn rain, it would be a bit cooler, and all my beautiful skirts
would be packed up. Hehe...a bit gloomy. I need one vanilla ice-cream to make a farewell
to my lovely summer skirts.
I wish you can enjoy your day and enjoy a big feast either. Take care of yourself, I do
write more than two lines of words. Hehe...
Best wishes
Cathy
September 5, 2009

Dear Rosa,
How are you? I hope you are very well.

Thank you so much for the nice posts. They are excellent.
As you know, and as my friends hav written, it is Ramadan. There is only one month in a
year with this name and with fasting. I am sure that you know what I mean by fasting.
First three days are difficult for most people to fast, because of the fact that some actions
are done by people just as a habit! To put it another way, we are used to doing some
things. For example, eating at a particular time is a habit. We can break a habit,
although it is quite difficult.
I used to smoke, but now I do not smoke at all. Smoking was a bad habit. One day, I
decided not to smoke, and I have not smoked since that day. For some people it is rather
difficult, or even impossible to break a habit.
When we start fasting, we break some habits, and then it is difficult and the difficulty
varies from people to people. Well, it must be difficult, because easy actions can be done
easily by all people! It is not honour to do some easy actions.
The philosophy of fasting are several things. I am not in a position to speak about them.
However, I just want to let you imagine how you will feel when your stomach tries to rule
you and you resist! This idea is against the western philosophies somehow, since they
often teach us to enjoy our life to the best of our ability, and they teach eating, drinking,
having sex, etc. bring us enjoyment.
That is a fact that when we are addicted to something like a particular drug, this drug
will rule us.The same goes for other activities. Habit, good or bad, cannot be considered
as a value for someone! You will be shocked, but even a good habit is not a worthy thing!
This story will become so long if I continue. I have to finish here just summarizing the
main point that breaking a habit seems difficult at first, but it will become as a great
satisfaction if someone tries to resist some days! It makes both your body and soul
strong!
There will be anger, thirst, hunger, headache, etc. Well, 'no pain no gain', as an old
famous saying goes!
Dear Rosa and other friends, for the sake of God, when you are studying about Islam and
its rules, do not focus on some Muslims. Many people are called Muslims, but they are
not! Some people tell something, but do other thing. When you are going to judge about
Islam, do not give attention to some Arabs or Iranians, or other Muslims. The majority of
people in the world of Islam do not know even a simple fact about Islam.
I am not in a position to write about the reasons, because it will sound political.
However, Islam is ruined by actions of some ignorant people.
If we focuss on actions of some ignorant Mulims and refer to "actions speak louder than
words" in order to judge about Islam, it will be unfair, becuase Islam will be sacrificed.
Islam is a fact, not a name to carry. It is possible to be in the middle of the west, be called
as a christian or Buddhism, but be a real muslim at the same time! Why? I believe, there
is no big differenc between religions. All religions are based on some fact which our
human beings' needs to live peacefully!
I have studied both the Holy Koran and the Holy Bible! The differences are no big. They
are based on some facts which are common among mankind!
Dear Rosa, I have to leave right now. I have to break fasting. It is time to break it. I have
no time to check my writing. I am sure that I have made a lot of spellimg mistakes,
grammar mistakes, etc. Please for giveme and correct them yourself.
GOD IS NOT SOMEONRE'S FATHER, BROTHER, COUSIN, BROTHER-IN-LAW,

SON-IN-LAW! HE HAVE CREATED THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE BASED ON FACTS AND
REASONS. HE WILL JUDGE ABOUT US WITH THE SAME RULES ON JUDGEMENT
DAY! THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE AMONG PEOPLE, UNLESS THEIR OWN
ACTIONS AND DEEDS.
All the best,

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Dear Marina,
Thank you so much for replying; it is always interesting to read your writings.
I read all your posts to other friends and I see that you are discussing a very complex
subject; multi-wives men! I have already asked you a question in this matter, but I think
you didn't see it, so I would like to repeat my question: Is it legal for a married man, in
Syria, to take another wife?
Iran is an Islamic country, so the legislator tries to extract law from Islamic resource.
According to holy qur'an, as you mentioned, men are allowed to take more than one wife,
however the situation becomes very difficult and crucial to a man that takes more that
one wife, of course, if he is going to do his duties while dealing with his wives. It is very
hard, and in almost all cases it is impossible, for a multi-wives man to deal with his wives
as he should.
Therefore, in Iran, a law is legislated that a married man is allowed to take another wife
only with his (current) wife permission, to protect her rights. It is not enough but it is a
good sign showing that women are closer to their rights. You know, all over the world
and especially in developing countries, part of the women rights is ignored. Why? As you
know, it is a long story and it does not fit in the current discussion.
In Iran, and other similar conventional countries, it is very important for a man to marry
a vergin girl. If a woman divorced his husband then she no longer has a reliable
supporter in the society, unless the woman has a good job with good salary which is very
rare. But a divorced man does not have any serious problem; he can find a good woman
or even a good girls and marry her. One result of this situation is that women always try
to keep their marriage and they always feel frightened of divorce. They even don't want to
think about it.
Why some married men take the second wife? Well, lets talk about this in the next posts.
What is your idea? How is the situation in Syrai? Is it similar to the situation we have in
Iran? Is it easy for a men to have two wives or more? Or it is forbidden? Is it easy for a
divorced woman or a widow to marry agian?
Thanks for reading. I am waiting.
Good luck
Mortaza
September 05, 2009.

Dear Andrew,
Nice to meet you too! Thank you for your quick posts. I'm sorry I'm late but we have had
some guests so I must help my mother in cooking and other activities.
As you said we can consider music as a language. When we consider it as language we

should know every language is able to transfer or create every sense. I think if we can't
find sense of humor by listening to the music, there is no reason that music has not the
ability of making people laugh. But as you know every language has its strengths and
weaknesses. I've heard Arabic and French are two powerful languages that have more
ability to express people's opinion than other languages. It can probably be music's
weakness that can not express sense of humor clearly.
The world which is surrounded us is full of exceptions we can even find exceptions in
mathematics and physics. So it is common that music has these kinds of exceptions too.
Dear Andrew, your topic was very challenging for me. I love music and every topic which
is related to it.
Dear friend, I have fallowed your virtual trip. It is very amusing for me. I should confess
that I was confused in advance but after a short time I found out that it is virtual. I
suppose that no one in the world has had such an interesting traveling :)) I wish I could
travel with you but?.
About the cooking, I'm not professional in it. My mother hardly ever let me cook. But I
love to learn how to cook different kinds of foods especially other county's foods.
Best wishes,
Setayesh,5 September,2009

Dear Rosa,
Thanks a lot for fast replying:).
Well, it is interesting to me that you are descended from Arabs. How much are you
familiar with arab culture? For example, do you know arabic? I know that for a period of
time Andalusia was under the control of Muslims and it was infused by the Arab and
Islamic culture. Please, write to me more about this; maybe this is one subject that you
should talk about in your history class:):).
In the beginning of Islam, Iran was also invaded by Muslims. "The Muslim conquest of
Persia led to the end of Sassanid Empire in 644" quoted from wikipedia.org. Iranians
became muslim and the Islamic culture affected their lifestyle significantly, so that even
after hundreds of years some people take arabic names for their children, such as
"Mortaza" :):)
We study Arabic language 4 years in high school as a course and a little in the university.
I like this language very much and, based on my information, I think it is one of the most
methodical languages. However, I am not a master at Arabic:(:(.
We also have to study Persian literature at school and at university. I love Persian
literature, and I always enjoyed listening to my teacher or lecturer during the class all
the time; all of the teachers in Persian literature are emotional and make students have a
warm feeling.
Dear Rosa, you are going to teach English to your students. I believe that teaching a
subject to other people helps the teacher to underestand it even deeper. For me, after the
first try in teaching a subject in MATH, I can realize what my weaknesses are. I always
tell my students that if they want to know whether they underestand a subject or not, they
should try to explain it to one of their classmates. So I think your English is going to be
superb in the near future:).
Finally, I would like to talk a little about one of movies that I've seen: The Family Man.
My wife and I like this movie very much; it is very suitable for the whole family to watch
all together. If you have not seen this movie yet, I recommend to watch it in your first free
time:). Please, share with me your inforamtion about good movies.
All the best

Mortaza
September 05, 2009.
P.S. It is the time to harvest Pistachio, and in the market you can see lots of fresh
Pistachio covered by its green skin; it smells good:). Would you like some?
dear Rosa
it is kind of u caring for my sadness.. u know this test has a special long story .actually I
don?t fail it .but its grade this term was so important to me.
Well now the only thing I can do is to learn from this experience and try not to repeat it
again.
Rosa I am really interested in knowing more about u and your country. u had mentioned
u teach. May I know what u teach and where?
My English teacher is learning Spanish .he spoke a littler Spanish In the class and I liked
it. Maybe after English I decide to learn Spanish. Would u write a sentence in Spanish
and its meaning please?
Thanks again for your sympathy for me.
All the best

elham
metzean
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manny internatioonal ship with
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stoppped left to us , she is a gigantic crruiser from Germany, many m peoplle on sundecck are
lookking us , Anndrew get exxcited, shakkes his handsds and jump into the seaa , His attem mpt is to
breaak the recorrds . the narrrowest parrt of the chaannel is 32 kmk , he is gooing to crosss two
timees the channnel from Doover to Cap Gris Nez clliffs in Fran nce.
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Aboout my sugggestion to sep
eparate.
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j little biit less overccrowded
andd every partiicular conveersation jusst little bit more
m audible.
I offer to separate only our voyage story not ourselves.
We'll continue any talks on this very thread and we'll go on our "Rainbow tour" on new
one untill our beloved fans get finally bored.
So I consider my plan being still on agenda.
Veronica!
I'm sure you vote 'pro'. My arguments sounds sensible and in additional I'm your
drinking buddy!
Thank you for cooperation,

Andrew

Dear Andrew,
One day, there was a horse racing with just two contestants. It was not an ordinary horse
racing for the winner was not the one whose horse reaches the end first. The one whose
horse reaches the end first was, in fact, the looser; the winner was the one whose horse
reaches the end after the other!!
The race started. Since each of two horsemen wanted to be the winner, they was trying to
slow down the horses so that the other horse becomes the first one which reaches the end.
After a while the horses were completely stopped and the riders realized that it was
impossible to continue racing.
The two horsemen started thinking to find a slolution. After a good while, they solved the
problem; they started riding the horses as fast as possible and the winner was
determined.
My question is, dear Andrew, that what the horsemen's solution was? No joking:):)
Mortaza
September 06, 2009

Hi Ronnie
How is it going? I hope everything goes well with you.
First of all I am going to answer your questions, so you can know me a little bit more...
Related to my level of teaching I can tell you that due to my studies at University I can
teach Primary and Secondary (high School) education. But now I am going to be
teaching adults (from 18 on) to be ready to take their title of Compulsory Education and
the one similar to GCSE, to be able to go to university. I am going to be teaching mainly
English and Spanish language and History, which are compulsory subjects to take these
titles.
I havent started teaching yet in this new school (I will next 15 sept), but I am sure I will
love it. I love teaching and I have had to study very hard in order to take a place at a
school, so as you can imagine I feel very happy and excited these days.
I am 28 and I am single. I have been too much concentrated on my studies for a long
time, so I havent had time for anything else. From now on, I think it is time for me to start
living. What does "start living" mean? Well, it mainly mean that I am going to spend
more time with my family, friends, I am going to travel more, I am going to spend more
time outside home...Anything that doesnt involve being at home for a long time. I feel now
like a bird who has been libered from its cage and now all I want to do is to FLY! ; ))
By the way, let me ask you some quesitons: How old are you? are you male or female?
what is your reason for studying English? What are you studied or are studying? Which
profession would you like to have?
I see everyday lots of products with the label "made in china". Almost everything which
surrounds us is chinese. Moreover there are lots of chinese shops which have all you can
need and they are very cheap. I love going to Chinese shops, the price of items are
usually 1 euro, cheaper than in any other place, and of course there are other items with
a higher price but also with a better quality.
Well, I think I have answered all of your questions, I hope you answer mine soon.
Have a nice time,


Dear Setayesh,
I incidentally deleted my post to you last night. It was almost finished, what a pity!
So I try reproduce that 'essay' once again:)

I try to be clear and brief (if I could!:)
Speaking language as an idea is just a tool. It is highly flexible and universal tool. We
can express every little thing, thought, idea. But of course universality of a LANGUAGE
as an IDEA is limited by the frames of national languages.
And we know precisely from our own experiance what means such a limitation:) Unless
you don't understand a language spoken by people around you're in trouble, you're out of
game.
It is VERY serious disadvantage of each particular national language and therefore it is
a disadvantage of a spoken language at all.
Music as an idea originate from some secret human needs and designed to talk to
heavens. To heavens, no more no less:) I use elevated style unless I'm talking about music
as an idea. When you listen bad pianist (such as me) torturing broken piano or some
jerky rap designed to make you sick - forget about what I said above. It's not about
heavens, it's about imperfection of human nature or, much worse, about evil.
So you might say that a Music (with mentioned stipulations)

is a language of gods.
It may bear national features of course but it is much more universal. You may spend
years studying music theory, ethnic music cultures but you may as well just listen and
enjoy it.
Now about music and humour.

Having divine origin music is the noblest of arts.
It has no disadvantages because it is perfect language.
Music ITSELF understand everything and react with any possible situation but it just
DOESN'T WANT to touch some subjects:))
You might say music is a queen.
Her majesty watchs a buffoonery of her clown with an indulgent smile, she laughs
herself, she makes humorous (yes!) comments, she may induce him for making more fun
but she never acts like him, she's never playing fool.
Of course saying that I mean ideal queen, just an IDEA OF QUEEN. Some particular
one might break my scheme:))
Musicians are guides (or just guys:) who provide music, it's rules and it's will to people.
They speak their own language in their everyday life, they can misbehave, drink much
and make dirty tricks. Because they are just humans, imperfect servants of their queen.
But when musician does his/her job - joke aside! Because s/he speak on behalf of Her
Majesty.
So I guess inability of music to induce people Laugh Out Loudly is not it's weakness but
virtue. Or maybe selfesteem.
Best regards,
Andrew
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Hello Mortaza,
Maybe the riders routed their horses toward start not finish. Or maybe they routed their
horses around for to make half-circle and cross finish line from the opposit side?
No more ideas!
Give your answer now,
Andrew

Dear Marina,
Thank you very much for excellent posts.
As you have written, Islam allows men to have more than one wife at the same time. On
the one hand, Muslims believe that all Islamic rules are reasonable. On the other hand,
women believe that it is unfair and unbearable. These different features make it be a
challanging thing.
I, as a Muslim, believe in Islam firmly. Although Islam allows me to have more than one
wife, I am still single and virgin! It means that having permission is something, but being
able to do is something else!
Why does Islam give men such an unfair permission? Is it against the women's rights?
Before answering to these questions, some facts should be taken into consideration.
There is a long story and many facts behind it, but I want just to consider only one of
them and discuss it.
Due to many reasons, the number of single women (women who are widow, divorced,
unmarried) is much bigger than the number of single men (widower, divorced,
unmarried). I am sure that all people know the reasons.
Is it a serious threat to a society or not? If you believe that it is not a serious threat, we
have no discussion. However, in my opinion, it threatens many things in a society; the
foundation of families and healthy marriages are just a few examples of thousands. It is a
serious threat to healthy families!
It is very easy to ignore something or criticise, but we have to find a proper solution to
this threat. Suppose Islam's rule about this problem is unfair and against the women's
rights. Put yourself in the place of GOD, and then offer a fair solution to this problem.
Do you think that the prescription of the west is a proper solution to this problem? You
are absolutely wrong if you think that western countries have solved this problem!
Do you consider single women to be human beings or not? Have they got rights to have
husbands or not? Do you think that women's rights are only about married women? What
about unmarried women? Are their needs to husbands lawful or not?
We have to keep in mind that those women who become second or third wife, are not
from Mars or other planets! They live in this world, like other women. Have you ever
thought about them?
I have read somewhere, after second world war, unmarried women in Germany forced
the government to give permission for men to have second wife like Islam, because they
needed to have husband. Unfortunately, church did not accept it!
In the western countries, sex before marriage or outside it is possible, but it is forbidden
in Islam. Islam does not allow people to have sex without registration in a register office.
If we look at it more clsoely, we will find out that Islam cares about women and their
rights!
In the past (in the whole history of human beings) it has taken men a lot of energy to see
just a hair of a woman! Poor man must devote lots of time and energy to see some parts
of a woman's body (Well, men are created stupid somehow! They are interested in
women's body! It seems strange, but is a fact at the same time. In this regards, there is no
difference between men. It is a part of their nature!) Almost in all cases, poor man was
unsuccessful! women were in palaces, and poor men must dream about them. Thanks to
west, now women are partly naked in the streets! They believe that it is their right to be
naked!!! They feel a lot of pride in being naked!!! It was really impossible to make a lady
naked, but nowadays, thanks to women's rights, they are naked and they feel very lucky
and happy about it!
What has happened? Men has solved their own problems easily, whereas women do not
know it. Perhaps they know, but what they can do?
When sex outside marriage is free, Behnam must be a stupid man if he gets married!
Long life the freedom! Long life the women's rights! BUT UNFORTUNATELY I LIVE IN
IRAN. I WISH I WERE A WESTERN MAN!
Some people maybe think that Behnam knows nothing about the west! They are
absolutely wrong. I am familiar with it!
Please close your eyes for a while and forget Islam's rules.
WHAT IS YOUR SUGGESTION?
Dear Marina, Although I am going to post this writing to you, I have used 'you' just as a
word to make it easy to write. I have used 'you' just in general. 'YOU' can be considered
someone who reads this post!
I hope my female friends will not get upset by my way of writing. I was so
straightforward. I beg your pardon, anyway!
All the best,


And I unfortunately live in a region of bad climate:(

Well, this is an interesting discussion. Why don't let us to know your opinion, Andrew?
Should woman cover their bodies and feminine beauties while outside in the public?
Behnam! you did not give your solution to the problem:). Do you approve the situation
that a man can easily have two wives or more at the same time?
Yours sincerely,
Mortaza
LittleSally September 6th 2009

dear aunty Veronica!
my mommy says i could travel with you because you kind and becouse you will go near
haus i live now. i live in london but now i live in porto, you know Porto? its in spain but
mommy says family too big now and she has no muney atall to eat. dear aunti veronica
you dont wory i eat litle not so much as my brozer Mic and ilike travel soooooo much
wait you anser
sally
Hi Andrew,
You asked for my view and my opinions of your music question and I will try to answer it.
The worst thing is that your english is so good that I do not know if I understood your
question right.
But, I agree with you to 100% what you have wrote about this things.
Thats because our feelings or sences for music coming from our Limbic system in the
brain.
In Limbic system we have hypothalamus. It regulate our intake of food, drink, sleep,
alertness, heartrate and various hormones and a host of other chemicals substanses in
our body. This hormones, especually oxytocin is very importent for our sexuality,
emotions and different moods.
When we listening to nice music we like, the hypothalamus secrete oxytocin and sending
signals to neocortex. Neocortex remember our memories and connecting those to the
music we listening at. Then we feel very relaxed.
The brain connecting everything we hear to our memories and past experions.
As example you can never feel relaxed and nice from a very nice romantic melody if you
have bad memories from this music, because the brain remember your past experions
when you hear this music.
But if you have nice memories from a melody you have heard in a specually time you will
always get warm, nice feeling when you listening to this melody.
You laughs to music when you hear music your memories in the brain connecting to
laugh. You never laughs to the music.
The systems are the same with what we smell, feel, hear, taste ......
This is a very difficult and complex system and it's not easy to understand.
I hope you understand what I'm mean,
Veronica
6 Sept 2009

Hi Sally,
Nice to meet you here! Please let me know a little bit more about you :) Hwo are you,
what are you doing...
Veronica
6 Sept 2009

I understood you Veronica.
Thou what I wrote was not about hypothalamus. Let hypothalamus produce or, pardon,
regulate an amount of oxytocin in our bodies. Anyway human's thinking is not JUST a
result of all that alchemy (thanks God!) but of something else.
Have you read my post to Setayesh on previous page? If not please take a look at it. I
think it came to be rather metaphoric and little bit pathetic but I assure you that it expose
my view on subject really good. I confess I like that post:)
Andrew

Hi,
I was not going to give my opinions but I feel I must :)
NO, womens should not cover their bodies and beauties when they are going out. Why??
Men looking at womens and their bodies sometimes, not all the time. Men are not
attracted of everybody womens because they see womens body. There are many other
things too :)
And what about womens? Even they can be attracted to a man they meet.
Womens...everybody !!! looking at other men. How they looks, eyes, shoulders, hair, tail,
how they speaking, what they smell .....and tousands other things!
I can see a very nice looking man, but that not means I want him!!
I asked my husband about those things and even he said the same as me :):)
To get feelings to an other person you need to find "some carisma" to that person. You
are not going to get feelings only from a womens outside. The Limbic system have to
match with the other person, it is not enough what your eyes see.
Veronica
6 Sept 2009
Dear Behnam,
Thanks a million for your reply. So sorry to be late in replying. As you know most
families in Ramadan hold breaking feasts for their relatives and friends. We held a
breaking feast last night and I was too busy so I couldn't reply soon.
Your report from your English class was very interesting for me. Our teachers never
reference us to the next door classes for asking question. As I understood, you are
studying English in weekend classes. Am I right? If so, you have more time for extra
activities. I go to English class five days a weak. So the time of each class is limited. So,
our active, lovely, intelligent, intellectual and knowledgeable teachers just try to cover
units (LOOL) :):)
This term our class starts with some piece of news which students bring to the class. Then
one of the students tells the class what we did yesterday. Then our teacher force us to do
some stupid activities as you mentioned such as 'fill in the blanks' and so on. In some
parts of the lessons we have some discussions but as our teacher is worry about the time
she doesn't let us expand the topics. The advantage of our previous term was its
discussion's sessions. Our previous teacher omitted some stupid exercises and dedicated
three sessions to free discussion. In those sessions we talked about lots of topics. Such as;
what would you do if you found out that you will die in some months? Why we try to make
our family and friends happy? What was your life's turning point? And so on.
I don't feel well in this term. As I told you our teacher is very knowledgeable her accent is
the correct form British accent so speaking in front of her needs lots of courage. I am
losing my confidence .whenever a student makes a mistake the teacher corrects her
immediately.
I like British accent more than American. I don't have any especial reasons for my
tendency towards this accent maybe I have just found it more beautiful that the other. But
my own accent is terrible it is mixture of both American and British accents.
Let me tell you something interesting. Yesterday I arrived a bit late to the English class
when I opened the door I found a sub teacher there. When I said "Good morning" she
replied with an extraordinary accent. I got shocked in advance and I though that she had
made a mistake in pronouncing but after a while I realized her English is affected by her
mother tong's accent. I couldn't recognize what her mother tong's accent was. If a
stranger had come to the class they would have thought I was teacher instead of her :)):))
because she spoke slowly as well.
So, you know now our English class is not that much interesting.
Hope to hear from you soooooooon
Best wishes,
Setayesh, 6 September,2009
P.S have you held breaking feast in this month?
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Dear Mortaza,
I got delighted when I saw your post which was addressed to me. I should have thanked
you earlier for your guidance as for downloading "Google Earth". It was really efficient.
Could you let me know which Enrique's song were you listening to? I usually listen to his
songs. I have recently listened to one of his old songs which is called "number one". Have
ever listen to it?
All the best,
Setayesh ,6 September,2009

Dear Marina,
How life is going? I hope you are well. Thanks for your reply.
I searched about 'Fairouz' and found some of her songs. She has a real soft voice. Thank
you for your recommendation. I have recently listen to a new English song which Akcent
has song. The song's name is "That's my name". Although its lyric is too simple it has a
beautiful special video. If you have listened to it I would like to know your idea about
that?
Your topic about multi-wives men was very interesting. I've read all your discussions
about this topic. As a Muslim woman I believe all the things which God has mentioned in
holly Qoran but as every Muslims know and you said there are special reasons for
everything that God has mentioned so before judging about them we should be aware of
the reasons. If we have a look at Islam's history we can find some orders and permissions
that expired after a while by our holy prophet. So, some orders and permissions are only
referred to some especial situations.
In my opinion having several wives at a same time is an especial case. This especial case
needs especial people. I mean it is not possible for ordinary men and women to accept it.
I don't know really how a woman can accept her husband having another wife . As an
ordinary Muslim woman I don't like my husband even think to another woman if I found
out that he would like to have another wife I would divorce. Because it's a mutual feeling
as he doesn't like I think about another man I don't like him to think about another
woman.
Best wishes,

hello dear auntie Veronica, how good you are anvser my leter
i live with my mommy and seven sistar and bros at the docks in porto. i can speak english
coz i born in london and then we went here on ship. i asked mom where we go? and mom
said it is spain very warm contry and we can et aples there, you like aples? i dont atend a
scool but mom and aunti mila teached me leters and litle read and write. i like london
beter but here wos no aples. do you like animuls? you take me wih you to the travel? sally

helo andrew! i asked Vironica to take me wih she but i tsink she afreid u will anger. i so
litle and i et litle cereal and i like aple but if thear is no aples it okey and i wil not bother
u. pleas say aunti Vironica ul be not anger. sally

Dear Mortaza,
Thank you for the comment, but my opinion is very clear. Behnam is still single. He is not
able to marry even to one girl, how can he marry to two or more? By the way, it is not
easy to manage life when someone has got more than one wife.
As our friend Marina has said, I have never met a happy and lucky man with two wives!
There are always a lot of problems and difficulties, so that an Azerbaijani expression
says, "a man with two wives must live in mosque!'. It means that none of them will let him
be in the home! =))=))=))
Dear Mortaza, I have just heard some stories about it, but you are a married man. Is it
easy to deal with women? I believe it is so difficult for a man to cope with his wife.
:):):):):)
I have seen in Old Testament that it was so difficult for Adam to deal with Eva. He
divorced her three times! It was difficult for Adam either live with Eva or live without
her! :):):)
Women are very complicated. If all men in the world put their heads together, they will
not be able to understand even one woman! They are not like Maths or Physics! :)):)):))
About being naked I personally dislike naked bodies. I think naked human being is very
ugly! About being half naked, I think it is not so important. The most important thing is
signalling! Signalling kills men, not naked bodies! Men's detectors do not detect
continuous current. They are sensitive to pulsed current! Hahahaha...
Dear Mortaza, please write about this topic. i hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Behnam,
What a complicated and challenging topic have you started?

so sorry,I should say;
what a complicated and challenging topic you have started!
metzean
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me to write me about your y
trip. I know a little about Hong
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Chine, do you understand
u their languuage?
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a the nnations, speccially the faamilies with
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incoome. Many ffamilies aree worried ab bout rising prices.
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from
m down till ddusk.
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o of the reewarding joob that Godd recommand us in this month
is heelping of pooor people, There are a lot of charrity foundattion in my city that theyy collect
monney from thee rich and share
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ween needy people.
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All the best

Mohhsen
Andrew
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Helllo Sally,
nicee to meet yoou too!
Donn't worry, I'm

'm not angryy.
I woould try to persuade
p auunt Veronicaa pick you up
u at Porto but I still do
don't know iss Porto
on our
o itinerary ry list or nott.
Andd say me pleease kiddo, willw your mother let yoou to travel on a ship? Could she write
w
me or
o Veronicaa if she reallly want it?
Unccle Andrew
mortaza.abta
Deaar Andrew,
Thee horsemen switched

s their horses!
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Dear Setayesh,
Thanks for writing to me. Pleasure is mine to be your friend. Your English is excellent
and this makes the situation a little bit hard for me to write to you:):):)
I am now listening to a song of Enrique; it is called "Somebody's Me". I love this song.
Have heard it? Do you like it? The other song of Enrique that I love very much is called
"Bailamos". About "Number One" I actually don't know if I have heard that! Maybe I
have heard it but I don't know its title:(.
As you see, Behnam and Marina started a discussion about marriage and multi-wives
men! I am sure that you don't agree that married men can take another wife. But, please,
let us know your opinion on this subject. Do you think under special circumstances, men
should be allowed to take more than one wife? For example, in the aftermath of war that
many young men have been killed and the number of (young) women in the society is
significantly larger then the number of men.
Good luck
Mortaza
September 06, 2009

Hi Behnam,
I hope everything is okey with you!
I think you are very interested in womens...Haha You always like to talk about them:)
Nothing wrong with that!
Womens are not complicated...
Womens just like to be treated as equal and we want to have a nice, friendly, caring
husband who we really can trust in every siuation. I'm sure that every wifes wants to be
the only.
We want to being seen as a person and not as a body. We want to have time to our self
sometimes and we need to developed in our lifes.
We want to doing all for our husbands and childs but we need estimate to feel and to
know you see what we doing.
If our husband help us and are interested about how we feel we will have warm feelings
in our heart.
We will feel trust and confidence to speak and talk about everything.
We need to feel valuable as an asset(?) like every men.
I know you so much Behnam so I can say that you know this and I think you will be an
lovely husband one day!
Veronica
6 Sept 2009

Dear auntie Veronica:)
how are you? You should say me much earlier that we HAVE cash yet. Anyway now we
have no more to do than to crack pistaccio nuts and pray for the wind was fair. And don't
say that alcohol is not food stuff! By the way I have few more boxes of that stuff in the
holds:)
Did you think over my 'separation' suggestion?

Do you think we risk come to be in an isolation?
I just frustrate somewhat seeng so many talks I don't participate with or even if I do
participate, there is no garantee that each conversation will come to the end. And I like
when conversation has it's beginning, a middle and an end. Maybe I am too old to enjoy
talks in a tight crew bar full of people where dance music sounds and everybody shout
trying to make his words been heard?
Uhh, almost forgot! I've brought you the mouse, please look at it. I call her Cooley. I don'
no why but when I say 'Cooley' she make her ears up, look, look! She does it every time I
say 'Cooley', just fantastic!
So, what'up with her? maybe just eat too much?
Hi Mortaza,
Thank you for the explanation. My brains switched on in approx. five seconds. As a
matter of fact I never used 'switch' in a meaning of 'change' and couldn't undersand a
phrase at once.
There is an answer on my 'riddle' which is actually a joke:
"What? 6x7=42 not 49, why?" -

"Really?..well..so why you're not rich if you're so good in math?"
Best regards,
Andrew

Dear Behnam,
Thank you for your writing:). I always enjoy reading your posts.
I am not able to handle more than one woman at a time in my life!!! I recommend that
you also start by just one woman! Then if you realize that you are able to deal with two
women at the same time, you can start searching for the second one!! [I am joking in the
whole of this paragraph]
I asked you if you approve that men can take more than one wife! You didn't answer my
question:) You just said: "Behnam is not able to marry even to one girl, ...". But what
about those men who think they can manage their life while married to two or even three
women? We know that, according to holy Qur'an, muslim men are allowed to take more
that one wife. What does this mean? Do you think it is just for that era; beginning of
Isalm, or it is practical even in these days; 21st century? I know, we are not at a position
that can answer some many questions, but at least we can think and declare our ideas. I
already asked our friend Setayesh the following question: "Do you think under special
circumstances, men should be allowed to take more than one wife?". What is your
opinion?
If you ask me the same question, I should say that I don't have the answer, honestly.
However, I doubt that allowing men to have more than one wife at the same time can help
women to claim their rights.
Finally, about the Hijab [By the Hijab I mean covering the body as much as it satisfies
the Islamic law, not just covering hairs]: In a previous writing to Marina, I wrote to her
that I really don't know if the Hijab is completely useful, both for men and women. The
other day, while I was watching a documentary movie, I learnt that hundreds of years
ago in europ women used to wear long skirts so that it covered their legs, from waist to
toe. In that situation, a man was pleased if he became successful in seeing just a woman's
knee. These days, women appears in the public with naked legs, and it is normal to face
such scene for men.
You know better than me that if you bring a shepherd who lives in a small village far
fram urban areas, to Tehran streets he will be astounded for hours!! Why? Because he
has never seen such scene in his life. He may think that Tehrani people are not real
muslims! But from a Tehrani point of view the shepherd must improve his life.
This is an interesting subject and I love writing about that. Please, write to me soon and
let me know your comments.
All the best

Mortaza
September 06, 2009

Andrew
I really enjoyed your answer saying that being good in math does not necessarily lead to
being rich. That's absolutely true:(. Now, how can one be a good mathematician and at
the same time has a lot of money? Please don't say that it is impossible?!
Yours sincerely
Mortaza

Hi again Mortaza,
joke aside, I believe good mathematician just must be rich.

I remind I've read some stories on this very subject in my boyhood. The book was
"Entertaining Mathematics" or "Instructive Mathematics". Can't recollect the name of an
author.
Andrew

Behnam and all other men here:
there is a question i have had always in mind.

with reading Behnams comment to maria i became sure to the the answer i had given to
myself.
what is the reason making a man marry?
just sex and mabey having child?
speciallly in iran that sex is not allowed free of marriage i think the most important
reason for men is this sex.behnam beleives it is a stupid thing to marry.and he wishes he
were a western to answer to his need to sex whitout getting married.
and mabey the reason why a lot of men marry for second time is this strange sex.when
they get enough from their first wife or she gets older and loses her attractiveness men
think of second one.
ofcourse there is special situations .i know.
but men are all the same.
i really didnt want to jugde this way but unfortunatly as if it is a fact.
honestly tell me what does love really mean to u?
after all i wish all my thoughts were false .poor weman who just want theire husbandes
true love and loyalty.
let me know your point of view.
im looking forward to hearing from you.
elham

Dear Mortaza,
sorry for I don't share my opinion about what a clothes women should wear. As a matter
of fact they never ask for any permissions to wear whatever they want. At least in the
non-muslims countries and nowadays. As far as can recollect my early days mini-scirts
was at fashion. And it has hardly changed. So which pro and contra can we say if we look
at the naked women's legs all our life??? Another world, another reality. The level of
freedom and just 'freedom' in vulgar meaning (which is rather permissiveness) is
different in different countries.
So I give in.
Andrew

Hello dear Marina
How are you? Thank you very much for considering me one of your best friends. It makes
me very happy. : ))
Nice Marina it seems this topic about multiple marriage is a little bit controversial and
all people here have their opinion about it. I have read all people's post here (related to
this topic) and I think neither of you accept it. Behnam's position is still unclear to me,
although I think he is in the same side as the rest.
I can understand every reason you can give me for a man marrying more than once at the
same time. I can understand those reasons in the past, thousand of years ago, but I
cannot understand it now. It maybe due to our different culture.
I am not sure but I think it is much connected to women's right. Little by little women in
western countries (as Behnam says) are having the same rights as men. I have read or
heard (not sure) that when a muslim woman divorces, she has no value or rights, and she
has not the right to marry again if the falls in love with a different man. However, a
divorced man can marry and divorce as much as he wishes, and he has all his rights.
For me, this is unacceptable. Marina, please, imagine you marry a man, you are in love
with him, and after some years you discover he is not a good man and you are not happy
with him. Do you have to be all you life with this man? Do you have to be unhappy for
the rest of your life? Don't you have the right to divorce and then marry another man if
you want?
I strongly believe that men and women are the same for everything, why cannot they do
the same actions if they are to make them happy?
What happens to a man who is married but have some relations with other women
(extramarital relations)? And what happens to a woman if she is unfaithful to her
husband??? I know the answer of these questions, I write it just to let you think aobut the
difference in these two situations. You dont have to talk about it if you dont like to, I can
understand.
Maybe all of this was written in the Holy Koran, but why do you think God treated men
and women so differently?
DEar Marina, I have to say that I believe in God too and it is not my intention to talk in a
bad way about him or the Holy Koran. I highly respect it, but these are some aspects I
cannot understand, this is why I write and ask about it. I am not trying to offend.
I know this is a hard topic, but as you have said, you as one of my best friends can help
me understand it better.
I am waiting for your answers,

Kisses,
Rosa, September 6,2009.
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Dear friends
The post I have just written (addressed to Marina) can be as well addressed to all of you.
I am totaly ignorant at this topic and I would like to learn from it as much as possible.
Waiting for your replies...

Rosa.

Hi uncle Andrew,
I'm not a auntie... I'm just 28!!! And I thought even you was 28?
How could you forget that we carried the big bag of money to the bank in London? You
will begin to become senil Andrew?
Are you serious?....Have you brought me a mouse!!!!!!!!!! Oh my God...........I will kill it

immediatly. I have anticoagulants in my nurse bag and I must use it!
Or I will take Mohsens gun....I think it's enough with one shoot...Maybe? Where is the
gun?
I will thinking about an "separation" from this thread but now I'm too busy to think about
how to kill the mouse....
Think if we will be in a isolation....alone...without our friends comments? Thats no funny.
How should new people find us?
Think if our friends are happy if we move here from?.....But no, I dont think so. There is
people who wants to come as passanger too. What do you think?
Where is Mohsen?......again away!.....Why?
Something has happened with him. When he sleeped in his cabin with earbags in his ears
and we was without petrol.....he thought he was at a football match?? He is a bit
confused....Do you think he have meet some girl in London? Maybe we have a free
passanger at the ship?
Do you mean that we haven't no food than pistaccio and whiscy?????

We will die before we are in Spain.....Maybe we can eat mices? Is it possible to cook
some soap on them? Do you think it's delicato?
6 Sept 2009 at 22.37

Hi Andrew,
Sorry....not soap.....should be soup!
Veronica

Now you make me just horrribbly angry!! ..(in a low voice) Ve-
ro-nica...

just after the watching "Fanthom Of The Opera"........
.......trrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrBANG!!!!!!!.............piano...........
pianissimo.........."please dear child never more touch the mouse...never more touch the
mouse....from the mistery house".................
...(in a low-low voice)" hey man, curtain please, are you sleeping?"
Curtain.

In the name of god, most Gracious, Most merciful
Dear Behnam,
Please read the following text, it's a good treatment for you.
Grounds for Polygamy in Islam
Polygamy was a way of life until the Quran was revealed 1400 years ago. When the earth
was young and under-populated, polygamy was one way of populating it and bringing in
the human beings needed to carry out God's plan. By the time the Quran was revealed,
the world had been sufficiently populated, and the Quran put down the first limitations
against polygamy.
Polygamy is permitted in the Quran, but under strictly observed circumstances. Any
abuse of this divine permission incurs severe retribution. Thus, although polygamy is
permitted by God, it behooves us to examine our circumstances carefully before saying
that a particular polygamous relationship is permissible.
Our perfect example here is the prophet Muhammad. He was married to one wife,
Khadijah, until she died. He had all his children, except one, from Khadijah. Thus, she
and her children enjoyed the Prophet's full attention for as long as she was married to
him; twenty-five years. For all practical purposes, Muhammad had one wife - from the
age of 25 to 50. During the remaining 13 years of his life, he married the aged widows of
his friends who left many children. The children needed a complete home, with a fatherly
figure, and the Prophet provided that. Providing a fatherly figure for orphans is the only
specific circumstance in support of polygamy mentioned in the Quran (4:3).
Other than marrying widowed mothers of orphans, there were three political marriages
in the Prophet's life. His close friends Abu Bakr and Omar insisted that he marry their
daughters, Aisha and Hafsah, to establish traditional family ties among them. The third
marriage was to Maria the Egyptian; she was given to him as a political gesture of
friendship from the ruler of Egypt.
This perfect example tells us that a man must give his full attention and loyalty in
marriage to his wife and children in order to raise a happy and wholesome family.
The Quran emphasizes the limitations against polygamy in very strong words:
"If you fear lest you may not be perfectly equitable in treating more than one wife, then
you shall be content with one." (4:3)
"You cannot be equitable in a polygamous relationship, no matter how hard you try."
(4:129)
The Quranic limitations against polygamy point out the possibility of abusing God's law.
Therefore, unless we are absolutely sure that God's law will not be abused, we had better
resist our lust and stay away from polygamy. If the circumstances do not dictate
polygamy, we had better give our full attention to one wife and one set of children. The
children's psychological and social well-being, especially in countries where polygamy is
prohibited, almost invariably dictate monogamy. A few basic criteria must be observed in
contemplating polygamy:
1. It must alleviate pain and suffering and not cause any pain or suffering.
2. If you have a young family, it is almost certain that polygamy is an abuse.

3. Polygamy to substitute a younger wife is an abuse of God's law (4:19).
Best wishes,
Ahmad

seventeenth
17th Prayer
[O? Allah guide me to do good deeds, in this month; take

a favorable decision in the matter of my needs and desires,
O? He who is such that there is no need to draw His attention
by making a request or by giving information. He is aware of
that which every human being longs for secretly in his or her
heart; second blessing on Muhammad and on his pure and
purified family.]

What are women's rights in Islam?
In a truely Islamic society women have the following rights in Islam:

1. The right and duty to obtain education.
2. The right to have their own independent property.
3. The right to work to earn money if they need it or want it.
4. Equality of reward for equal deeds.
5. The right to express their opinion and be heard.
6. The right to provisions from the husband for all her needs and more.
7. The right to negotiate marriage terms of her choice.
8. The right to obtain divorce from her husband, even on the grounds that she simply
can't stand him. (pls note that God deeply frowns upon divorce as a solution unless there
is hardly any other alternative but it does not mean that men have more right to divorce
their wives than women do.)
9. The right to keep all her own money (she is not responsible to maintain any relations).
10. The right to get sexual satisfaction from her husband.
11. custody of their children after divorce.
12. to refuse any marriage that does not please them
and more...
Here is an article taken from a speech which details some of these rights: Ideals and role
models for women in Islam
http://www.themodernreligion.com/women/w_roles_ideals.htm

Dear Ahmad,
I enjoyed reading your post very much. Thank you! Any idea about Hijab?
mortaza

Dear Veronica,
So many thanks for the effort to keep this thread active, and a good place to be in.
Yes, definitely! I am interested in women. Do you know why? Well, as a rule, people often
look for what they have not got!
Dear Veronica, I got the points, but there is a paradox!
First, I want to say that in this post, "you" refers to some women, and "we" refers to some
men.
We do value women's thoughts, personalities. We do consider them an important part of

the society. We do consider them human beings. We do believe that women have got,
equal capability, equal ability, equal talent, equal rights, equal importance, equal value,
etc. We do believe that women must have equal opportunity.
The paradox is that you (some women) do not believe yourselves. You never believe that
your personalities are much more important than other things!
If you believe that your thoughts are important, why do you care about your body, much
more than your thoughts? Why do you show your beauty in public place? What are you
going to look for? To catch men's attention? What for? Well, you yourselves make men
think about you as some things rather than human beings! Why do you spend a lot of time
and money on painting your face?
Why do you try your best to show the protuberance of some parts of your bodies? Why do
not you try to shout loudly "Oh men! My body is just for my partner, husband, and just at
the home! When you are going to have got conversation, friendship, and relation with
me, just thinks of my personality not my beauty"? Why do you care about your wearing
instead of your thoughts and personalities?
Please have a search and find out how much energy and money is spent on cosmetics and
other stuff related to women and their beauty. Why? What is the reason? You, maybe,
say, "Well, we do it for men. Men finally get benefit from our actions..."
Why do you come to my room at university and use emotional blackmail, to get some
marks then to pass your exam? Why do you use your feelings, instead of your thoughts?
You often cry and say, "Swear to God, I have studied the entire book carefully, but I do
not know what happened to me in exam! My parents do not understand me! Etc." If we
believe you, you will get marks, and then will go to your friend and say, "I fooled such
and such person. He is a foolish man!", if we do not believe and do not care about that
nonsense, you will say, "you are cruel, strict, unkind, unsympathetic, etc." Why?
The worst thing for a woman is going to a party and seeing that there is another woman
who has worn the same clothes and the same model as she, why?
We men go to party, but do not pay any attention to someone's clothes. We pay attention
to what someone says, how he thinks!
Finally, God has told women in the Holy Koran to hide their beauty by covering them. It
means, cover your body and make men think of you as a real person rather than a doll.
Men are weak and sick. Hide your beauty from other men; reveal it just for your own
partner. Make men think of your personality instead of some attraction parts of your
body! Why do not you care?
My answer to Mortaza will make this discussion more complete. I hope you have a look
at it.
Dear Veronica and my female friends, I hope my way of writing does not upset you. I did
not mean to hurt your feelings; I just expressed my own idea about mentioned topic,
although it is quite straightforward and frank!
Your criticism would be welcomed with open arms! I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

Behnam, 7 September 2009
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Dear Mortaza,
Although I got your points, I am afraid to say that I completely disagree with you on
Tehran, shepherded, and improvement. I am terribly sorry, I do not think like you, in this
regard.
If being naked is a sign of improvement, animals are the most advanced than human
beings, due to the fact that they have been completely naked from the begging of their
history!
If the shepherd of the story came to Tehran, he would get shocked by seeing those
shocking things. He would say to himself that people do not care about Islam in Tehran.
Their actions are very far from Islam's rules.
However, the shepherd of the story is so clever. He would make guess about some facts.
He probably would say, "These people cannot enjoy their lives. They possibly face a lot
of problems and difficulties in their lives."
Some people would answer to him, "Oh dear! You are wrong. You have not been to such
a modern city yet. You have lived and grown up in a small village." The shepherd
believes strongly in some general rules, which are the same in all societies, small or big,
city or village, west or east. Therefore, he asked, "May I take a look at public
prosecutor's office, prisons, death register office, list of crimes, number of crimes, single
- parent family, number of divorce, etc.?"
The shepherd is certain that this society cannot be an ideal one. He knows that there are
many advantages and disadvantages. However, in terms of humanity, this society cannot
be what God describe in the Holy Koran, or in other Holy books!
Dear Mortaza, I was born in Tehran, grew up in Tehran, and I live in Tehran. I have
studied Physics at the most famous university in Iran; you know it better than everyone
does! Now, I am living in the north east of Tehran. Both my parents are educated. My
mother has BA degree in Persian literature. My sister is living in a foreign country with
her husband and two sons. I am familiar with Tehran. However, I never think that my life
is better than a shepherd's life. Overall, I WISH I WERE A SHEPHERD!
Thank you for reading. I hope my sentences do not upset you. I hope to hear more from
you soon.
All the best,


Dear Mortaza,
Thanks for your admiring, I wish you could enjoy of the following text about Hijab,
Until the Imperialists invaded Muslim Countries and the Muslims started mixing with
non-believers, all our Muslim women walked in this world with great respect and dignity.
The non-believers were finding it very difficult to come anywhere near the border of our
Muslim sisters purity. The Hijab (Islamic dress for women) did not only protect them
from those evil eyes of non-believers but also gave them freedom and independence from
being misused by them.
The non-believers planned to destroy their barrier through removal of Hijab (Hejab,
Hijaab) and unfortunately, many of our sisters, without realizing what shame and
destruction they were bringing to themselves, removed the Hijab (Muslim Veil) and
exposed themselves.
When imperialists invaded China, they were not faced with Hijab but were confronted
with other obstacles and the Chinese refused to co-operate with them. In order to crush
this resistance, the imperialists flooded China with opium and made it available to the
Chinese free of charge. Once the Chinese were addicted, free distribution of opium
ceased and it was given only to those who fulfilled their demands.
Removal of the Hijab had exactly the same effect. At one time, you were independent and
lived with dignity, but now you are nothing but a slave of your evil desire and behave
worse than a Kafir (infidel). By removing your Hijab (An Act of Faith), you have
destroyed your faith. Islam means submission to Allah (SWT) in all our action. Those
who refused submission cannot be called Muslims. Allah (SWT) states in Holy Qur'an:
"And say to the believing women that they cast down their looks and guard their private
parts and do not display their ornaments except what appears thereof, and let them wear
their head-coverings over their bosoms, and not display their ornaments except to their
husbands or their fathers, or the fathers of their husbands, or their sons, or the sons of
their husbands, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their
women, or those whom their right hands possess, or the male servants not having need
(of women), or the children who have not attained knowledge of what is hidden of
women; and let them not strike their feet so that what they hide of their ornaments may be
known; and turn to Allah all of you, O believers! So that you may be successful." Holy
Qur'an (24:31)
Also, Imam Jafar Sadiq (as) says: Modesty is the symbol of faith and whoever has no
modesty (Hijab), has no religion.
There are many sisters who have failed to understand the actual meaning of Hijab.
To observe proper Hijab is to dress up oneself modestly and appropriately covering all
parts of body except face and forearms, without showing one's figure or curves and
without using any sort of make-up.
Allah (SWT) has given equal rights to both men and women; He forbids either sex
claiming supremacy over the other.
Allah (SWT) states in Holy Qur'an: "O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a
male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other
(not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of
Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well
acquainted (with all things)." Holy Qur'an (49:13)
Hijab is one of the righteous deeds and it is a sign of honor and equality with men and
stands as a shield of protection against evil man.
The woman in Islam is bestowed with respect and honour and a Muslim gives great
importance to his wife. Our Holy Prophet Muhammad's (saw) Hadith says the best of you
are those who are best in resting their wives.
The status of wife is so respectable that she is not bound to do any house-hold work
unless she does it willingly and with affection; but if her husband forces her to do any
work; he will have to answer to Allah (SWT) for his conduct. Also, she is not bound to
earn and maintain the house of her husband. Her work shall always conform to the laws
of Islam (Shariat). Unlike the Western world, the Muslim wife is a queen in her husband's
house. The first thing a husband does for his wife is to provide a servant and a cook
according to his ability and when she becomes a mother, she receives greatest respect
from her husband. Contrary to this, is considered a sin by Allah (SWT).
One of the most common phrases in Islam is the 'Paradise lies at the feet of the mother'.
And Allah (SWT) states in Holy Qur'an: "And your Lord has commanded that you shall
not serve (any) but Him, and goodness to your parents. If either or both of them reach old
age with you, say not to them (so much as) "Ugh" nor chide them, and speak to them a
generous word." Holy Qur'an (17:23)
Allah (SWT) has given great impedance to women and for that reason He orders their
children to address them in terms of honor.
What kind of dignity a non-believer has by the way; they conduct their life and expose
themselves. They have removed the shield of protection, that modesty of Hijab and left
themselves unprotected and that is the cause for the assault, which takes place once every
ten seconds in rape and murder around the world. But those true Muslims who observe
proper Hijab are protected from such assaults and not one ease or this type is ever heard
of.
Moreover Hijab also gives the women an air of authority, dignity and respect, which a
non-believer can never claim to possess. Only those who are well behaved can expect
admiration and high esteem from others and definitely, those who try to attract men can
never be called a well-behaved person.
Those who reject Hijab and wish to attract men are suffering from inferiority complex.
They believe men are superior and in order to overcome this feeling, they use their
feminine charms. But why should a Muslim woman have such a feeling when she is fully
aware of her equality with men?
Hijab, therefore, has such benefits as a guard against any assault, equality with men, air
of respect and honor and most important of all, obedience to Allah (SWT) which is
equivalent to blood of martyr. Hijab requires women to avoid any sort of attraction to
men.
We have many Muslims sisters who are more concerned to please themselves and their
non-believer friends than Allah (SWT). Let us not forget the purpose of our existence,
which is to cultivate love and affection for Allah in our heart and not for anything else.
How can we create that love when we disobey Him? Adoration and affection come from
the heart and those who truly love Allah (SWT) will not do anything contrary to this.
Some of our sisters come up with the excuse that the non-believers laugh at them if they
observe Hijab and they feel degraded. They may laugh for a little while but after some
time, they will have no choice but to respect the Muslim women observing Hijab for their
discipline and principles which could not be shaken by their little laugh.
Let us not forget the famous phrase: He who laughs last laughs the longest.
A Muslim sister lives for the future and not for the day; we can all look forward to be in
Heaven for believing and obeying Allah (SWT).
Hijab is one of the commandments of Allah (SWT). The Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw)
said that those women who do not observe proper Hijab are blatantly defying the
commandment of Allah (SWT). Ahlul Bayt (as) suffered hardships and offered
unparalleled sacrifices to bring original Islam to us. Discarding Hijab puts their
sacrifices in vain. And the pleasure of Allah (SWT) is the greatest bliss. But for those who
disobeyed, what punishment is awaiting them but Hell-Fire
Hi Behnam,
To the first, you wrote that womens are very complicated and I answer that. Nothing else.
Then I wrote about why I can't see some differents between women and men and I can't
see the point why a women should cover her body.
Yes, you have rights about what you wrote. But do not generalize every womens. The
"picture" you painted about women not describes me:( (And almost people)
I dont use much make up, for a year mayby 50 euro. (But I know women in your country
use more make up than people in Nordic area. But thats up to them) I use make up to my
eyes just to not see so tired (mascara). And I do it for my self! Not to show my eyes to a
man.
Exactly what I wrote to you, I want to be seen as a person from who I am, not as a body.
When I going out, I never thinking to show me and my body to anyone. When I going to a
party I take clothes as I like and feel comfortable with.
I have study at university 7,5 years and NEVER been to a teacher and ask for some help!
I have got lectures and get data and case to do, and I have done them.
I'm a independent women who are more than a body and the same I have learn to all our
childs (even my son).
I think we all are the same but there are differents between our countries because of our
cultures. And this is a topic which there are big differenses.
Men generally (ofcourse not all but most) here talking about women as they are very
intresting (as a person), know much about they work, have nice thoughts, have done
something nice, her personalities ....
When boys coming in puberty they start to be interested about girls and THEY talking
about nice tail, nice breast....
When my son was in this time I told him...it is normal to look at girls body but the
IMPORTENT is the girls brain, her thoughts and score, how she look at the world,
people..., and that he have good feelings to the girl. Not how she looks like!
My son have had girlfriends from he was 15 years (normal here) and those girl has been
very different to each other. Everybody very nice and they have been in our house like my
daughters so I know them very well. And from this I know that my son selected from his
feelings to the girl and her personalities, not selected from how they looks like. (with nice
body or somethings like that)
Hope to hear from you again,
Veronica
7 Sept 2009

Dear Rosa, Elham, Mortaza, Ahmad,
How life is going? I hope everthing is going well with you, and you enjoy every minute of
your beautiful life.
You didn't get the point. A widow can get married. There is no limitation for her, but
when there are a lot of girls, looking for their soulmate, a widow has got little chance,
although it is no zero!
You maybe ask again, "Well, why? What is the difference between a widow and a girl?" I
do not know. You, females must know such thing better than men. In such situation, I
often say, "Oh my GOD!" :):):)
Your information about Islam is limited. You should know that our prophet Mohammad
was 25 when he got married to a forty years old widow! She was his only wife until her
dying day.
I don't know why, but widows has got less chance than girls to get married in Iran. Do
you know why?:):):)
I agree with what you mean and believe, but please concentrate on this question and
answer it:
The number of single women are larger than the number of single men. Imagine there are
101 single women, and 100 single men. We give one woman to each man. Now, there is a
single woman. Is she human being or not? What should we do with her needs? Does she
need love or not? Does she have rights or not? What is your suggestion? Is it ok to kill
her, or maybe force her to leave this world, and then make her go; I don't know, to Mars
or Moon?
I believe one heart is made for only one heart, but forget my idea; just be God for a while
and think of poor woman's need!
Please Dear Ahmad, focus on this simple problem and answer it. By the way, your text is
not true, although it is a good justification. It seems beautiful, reasonable, but all glitters
are not gold. The rules are not for some limited or specific time in the apst. In order to
solve single people's problems. We have got only there solution:
1) To let outside marriage sex be allowed, like western countries.
2) To force pregnant women give birth to what we need. I mean to use modern
technology and then put some calculated limitation on birth! It also means to impose
some kind of order on rate of birth and its sex.
3) We accept polygamy.
There are some solution too:

1) To kill single people and ignore those needs and rights!
2) To preach, to give a sermon to them, and to invite them to care about moral rules.
"You know, you will marry in heaven to an angel" :):):)
3) To close our eyes to some facts, then there will be no problems. It means, to ignor
them.
It depends on your personality to choose a proper solution to the problems in a society.
Please offer your solution. Forget my idea and Islam's rules. Be God, for a while; all
people are your creatures. Solve their problems in a proper way."
I personally will marry to only one girl. In my heart, there will be no place for other
women. I cannot manage more than one wife. However, forget my idea, "Hatoo
Borhanakom".
All the best,

Wendy Zhou September 7th 2009

Dear Mohson,
I hope you are FINE.
I came back from Hongkong, which was took care of by UK before 1997, now belongs to
China.
The trip was just so so , because it was too hot and affected my feeling of sightseeing. I
cant understand their language, but they can say Mandarin (my language). One thing
makes me very cozy is that when i order something in restaurants, waiters know I speak
mandarin and then they make notes on receipts, so everyone after them will speak
mandarin with me.
Dear Mohson, nowdays more and more people are involved in charity course, especially
movie stars, sports stars and social elites. But there are so many people in poverty in
China, only small of them can get help. So many poor families do best to make their
chilldren well-eeducated in order to change their lives.
l But gooing to a goood school or
o
univversity is a big
b burden for
f many pooor familiess, so the pooor are gettinng poor, thee rich
are becoming rricher. This is the real situation
s in China.
m city, mosst of women work outside. The life expenditurre is very higgh. Only meen
In my
worrking out caan not affordd the whole family. Butt some of woomen choosse to stay att home
afteer they have a baby, beccause they find
f hiring a baby-sitteer is expensiive and theiir
salaary cant covver.
Deaar Mohson, I rememberr I live in Teeheran, am I right? Fo

or ordinary ffamily, how
w many
chilldren do theey have, onee, two or mo
ore in Teherran?
Best Wishes
Wenndy
Marina1
Deaar Behnam,
It seeems every bbody is wattching our conversation

c n closely, I'm
'm a bit worrried that I always
a
losee my talents when someeone watchiing me :) :)
To be
b honest, II'm familiar with your way w of thinkking. I can guess
g easilyy what Behnnam will
writte as a replyy. But theree is an intereesting senteence which I got surprissed when I read it,
aboout your wishing to livee in a westerrn country. D Do you thinnk that any pperson can change
his//her beliefs if
i he/she changed the place
p which he/ she livees in???
Forr Marina, I'm m sure that Behnam whho lives in Iran I is the same one whho will live in UK
andd the same Behnam
B whoo will live inn another pllanet. :)
Wom men are difffferent. Some of them liive a life whhich is not acceptable
a fo
for other woomen.
somme women acccept beingg a second or o third wifee. I'm as Maarina don't bblame any woman.
w
I resspect all woomen's choiices even if they
t are not acceptablee for me.
Deaar fiend , I know

k that women
w care about feelinngs and emootions moree than men. Men
are more intereested in theiir bodies' neeeds.
Godd has promiised good menm to live with
w beautifu ful women " Alhoor Aleeen", whereaas he
didnn't give the ssame promiise to good women, whhat is that mean
m ???
To tell
t the truthh I didn't read about thhat matter inn books, butt when I reaad the holy Koran
K I
feell that God promised good women the t same , bbut he didn'tt mention itt directly . This
T
poinnt is great! w
would you please
p tell me
m why Godd didn't menntion meetinng beautifull men
for good
g womeen??? why dod God motiivate men by " Alhoor AleenA " to eenter the heaaven,
wheereas he diddn't make the same with h good wom men??
Dear friend I'm writing those sentences to say that I understand that men are different
from women! and if you have paid more attention to my last writing , you would notice
that I neither said " yes" nor " no" about this topic, on the contrary I wrote some reasons
which I do believe that they are reasonable , one of them " men's feelings and needs" ,
I've mentioned it, but I can't write the whole explaining , I'm not brave to do so. But I
think this sentence explain its self some how! :)
And I wrote that getting married again is a kind of solution, so I do confess that there is a
kind of problem to have this solution.
I know that some women turn into a vacuum cleaner , washing machine and baby sitter
after getting married. They don't care about their physical appearance as they used to do
before marriage. They forget somehow that they have husbands! Those husbands are the
main reason of having those homes and children!
Men like to be " number one" in their wives life, and they absolutely right .some women
forget this fact and start to blame men when they ask for some of their rights.
In short , I know that some women push their husbands to take more wives. As I always
say a clever woman can make her husband the happiest man in the earth, then he will not
think or look at other ladies outside, he will stay at home with his lovely wife, inside their
own home!
This topic is very complicated because there are always some exceptions which we can't
ignore them.
In my writing to Rosa I tried to explain the topic to someone who doesn't know about
Islamic rules, and because of that I wrote generally , not in details.
But anyway, it was very interesting to discuss more. :)
Dear friend Behnam, now it's your turn to be under Marina's microscope (LOOOL). you
said that men like and enjoy looking at some naked parts of women's bodies, and it's a
heaven somehow when streets , universities and other places are full of those women.
I really find that the oriental man is really mysterious , he enjoys seeing, but in terms to
his family (sister, mother , wife) the whole matter will change, nothing is allowed to be
naked!! Would you please explain this paradox for poor Marina???! :) ;)
In fact I've got lots of things to write about which are related to your last writing to me, it
was very interesting and rich. But I've to stop here, but I'll complete later.
Let me say , I'm very much looking forward to reading your comments and answers to my
questions very soon.
Marina.
PS: I've got no suggestions to that problem " the number of women is more than the
number of men". I'm only a simple creature of God's creatures , I have no strength to do
it! :))
Marina1
Deaar Rosa,
Youu made this conversatioon a bit hardd!!!
Youu and me aree girls, we can

c understtand each otther easily. All women can undersstand
them
mselves morre easily tooo. No womaan like to bee a second person
p in heer husband'ss heart
or even
e life. I ccompletely agree
a with you.
y
As you
y notice, that
t all Musslim friendss are discusssing what God
G said in the holy Kooran. I'll
do the
t same annd discuss thhe main rulees of Christtians.
1-Iss it allowed to get divorrced in Christians lawss??? No it's not allowedd to get divorced.
But there is twoo exceptionss as I know " madness"" and beingg "homosexuual ".
2-Iss it allowed to a divorceed lady to get

g married again ( acccording to C Christians
i forbiddeen. It's even very rare to
lawss)??? NO, it's t see a divoorced Chrisstian lady.
metimes the couple leavve each otheer without ggetting divorrced. What is that meann??? It
Som
meaans neither him
h nor herr can get maarried or evven take a girlfriend
g orr boyfriend,
beca ause havingg sex withouut getting married
m is onne of the moost forbiddeen things. Aggain I
speaak accordinng to the Chhristians lawws.
Wouuld you pleaase comparre between Muslims

M rulles and Christians'??? I think therre are
lots of differencces.
I doo respect alll Christians and their laaws. But yoou ignore that no Chrisstian is takin
ng by
thesse laws in w
western counntries. Now all Christiaans get marrried , and ccan get divo orced
acco ording to soome new law ws which arre very far ffrom the maain Christians laws.
Araab countriess are full of our brotherrs and sisterrs who are Christians.
C Almost of thhem
takiing by Chrisstian laws.
Whaat is the diff
fference betwween the Chhristian whoo lives in a western
w couuntry and who
w lives
in Syria
Sy for exaample??? They T are the same but thhey don't acccord the saame laws evven
thouugh both off them are Christians.
C
Deaar Rosa, I doo respect alll Christianss , they live around mee, in my life, building, friends,
fr
my job
j and eveery where. TheyT are a main
m peoplee here. I diddn't mean to make an atttack. In
the contrary. I''m really intterested in knowing
k alll Christians laws. I do respect
r all of
o
m!
them
All what
w I meannt that you asa Rosa shoould think whyw some Chhristians acccord another
lawss??? Why ddon't they doo as their laaws say???
Muslims accord only the holy Koran, it's not only a holy book , but it's a life system. We
are allowed to get married, get divorced, get married again, and lots of other things
which your new laws are taking a part from it somehow.
Having sex without getting married is not forbidden only in Islam, but in all religions.
Muslims have chosen to take God's law as a life style, what about you???
Please forgive me , I didn't mean to hurt your feelings or other friends feelings. You are
an educated lady, I'm speaking directly to your mind, as a human being. I just want you
not to look at some Muslims' actions. Islam is different from them. Don't forget that ,
there are always reasons! Please read Behnam's writing, I think it's great and complete.
If I got married and then got divorced , I'm allowed to get married again , God allowed
me to do so and in the holy Koran. There are lots of Ayat which talked about women
rights. God gave us all what we need as women. ISLAM IS TREATING WITH WOMEN
AS JEWELS. Rosa, I really feel that I'm a jewel.
Again, I LOVE CHRISTIANS and I DO RESPECT ALL THEIR LAWS.
I'm ready to any more questions or comments. Please feel free as I did. Both of us are
educated, our minds are rich.
I'm very much looking forward to hearing from you very soon.
Marina.

Dear Behnam,
you asked the answer of the following question,
When the number of single women are larger than the number of single men what we
must do?
Dear Behnam, If the number of single men be larger than the number of single women,
we must do? Perhaps your answer is that each women must get marry with more than
one men.
?Dear Behnam, When we toss a coin, there are two possibly outcomes. It can be a head
or a tail, which are both equally likely. If we toss two coins, there can be two heads, two
tails, or a head and a tail. It is tempting to say that there are three equally possible
outcomes. But this would be wrong. You must think of the coins separately. It might be
easier to imagine tossing one coin first and the other after (or even tossing the same coin
twice, which has exactly the same effect). Or you could imagine two different values of
coins, so they can be told apart. Now you can see that there are four possibilities: both
heads, both tails, first coin a head and the second a tail, and first coin a tail and the
second a head.
We can use different rules to find the probability of an event.
Pr( A ) + Pr( A'
A )=1
Wheere A is the event, A' iss the compleement.
Wheen people get

g marry annd the numbber of popullation increaase, the num
mber of girlls and
boyss are not eqqual and nobody can saay when thee number off boys is morre than girlls or
vicee versa. But We know thhat the probbability of tw
wo is the saame.
Deaar Behnam, You are a physicist,
p annd you khow w the Rules of Probabillity.
Best wishes,
Ahm
mad
Marina1
Deaar Mr. Morttaza,
Thaanks a lot for your writiing. Let me say that I rread your shhort question before thee past
writting, but unffortunately I wasn't abble to write aagain after writing to R
Rosa. You know
k it's
Rammadan, an hhour for Godd the other, one for mee and the resst of day's hhours are foor my
motther. :)
I've read your writing

w to Behnam....hi
B is writing too you, I reallly think theere is someth
hing
straange. I don'tt know why that I feel there
t is som
mething abseent. You aree Muslim, bu ut you
sommetimes ask about mainn things in Islamic
Is ruless. Please doon't understtand me wro ong, I
do really
r respeect you, but I'm
I a bit coonfused!!!!
I've written sommething to Behnam

B aboout orientall man , evenn though it w
was like a
critiicism, but itt was not. I LOVE EVEERY DETAIL IL IN ORIEN NTAL MEN N!
Aboout your queestions I'll write

w very sooon about SSyrians, Muslims and C
Christians, I
prommise.
Marrina.
mortaza.abta
Deaar Behnam,
Justt a questionn. In your last writing, you

y have wrritten that " ... just be G
God for a while
w
andd think of pooor women'ss need". Whhat kind of nneeds? I meaan, what kinnd of women's
needds can be saatisfied by those
t multi--wives men?? Moreover,, to be honeest, it is interesting
to me
m that we aare just talkking about women's
w neeeds. Why? Have
H you evver noticed that?
t
Ourr friend Ahm mad posed a tricky quesstion, in myy opinion!
This is a complex subject and it can easily make us argue, especially since we are sitting
far from each other and communicate by writing in English, which can make huge
misunderestandings. However, I like it very much:):)
I am eagerly waiting to read comments from all of our friends here.
Yours sincerely,
339

Marina,
Please, feel free in answering to me; write when you have enough time and when you
have enough energy. I always enjoy reading your writings; those that are addressed to
me and those that are addressed to other friends:)
Mortaza

Hi Mortaza,
Thanks for what you have wrote to Behnam. I really agree with you and it was exactly
what I want to say!!
It is difficult to explain in an other language and many missunderstandings can happen.
Thanks again,
I hope I have time to answer your last post to me in the evening when I coming from my
work
Veronica
7 Sept 2009

Dear Behnam,
I read your post, in top of the page 388, addressed to me. I enjoyed a lot. I do love
exchanging the ideas by having serious discaussions:):):)
Let me start writing by asking a simple question: Are Tehrani people naked? Seems a
very stupid question, doesn't it?
Of course, being naked is not a sign of improvement, it can be probably a sign of a hot
weather (LooooooooL). Now, my serious question: consider the Tehrani people's lifestyle
and compare it to the lifestyle in a small city far from the capital, for example the small
village that our friend Mr. shepherd is livig there. Can you find a sign of improvement in
the Tehrani people's life? I am not trying to say that Tehrani people are better than the
shepherd; regarding ethical standards, we don't know who has got higher position or
higher place. Actually I am not talking about the judgment day, I am talking about living
this world.
You said: "I WHISH I WERE A SHEPHERD". My question is: do you want to be a
shepherd, to live in a small village far from crowded streets at the same time far from the
Internet, far form books, movies and information?
Let me finish it here. I am waiting for your reply, then I can explain more. I think we can
still talk very much about the Hijab:).
Yours sincerely,
Mortaza,
September 07, 2009

Dear Veronica,
Thank you very much for the reply. I have great respect for you, for your ideas and
thoughts. You are a respectable, successful lady. You are a real treasure. Please be
patient and do not get angry with Behnam.
Please do me a big favour and read my last writing to Veronica again. I have mentioned
that in that post "YOU"=some women, and "WE"=some men! I would not forgive myself,
if I wrote such rude sentences to a friend of mine!
There is some misunderstanding, I think. Anyway, I have written something in general. It

is my hope that you read that post once again. I hope you will forgive me, if I made you
feel annoyed or upset.
All the best,

Dear Ahmad, Dear Mortaza,
So many thanks for discussing one of the most difficult and challanging topics.
In order to keep on discussing this topic in a friendly way, we have to try our best to
understand each other. We cannot understand each other, unless we read posts carefully.
As You know, the topic is very challanging. On the other hand, we are writing in English,
which is not our mother tongue. In addition to that, we are far from each other, so that
we are not able to use body language!
We have to be very patient, and do not judge very soon. It is not good to jump to
conclusion. By the way, I hope you do not get angry with me. I just write my own idea, as
well as I have respect for your ideas.
Dear Ahamd, please read my post again. Who has said that the number of girls is larger
than the number of boys? I am sure that I have written," ...the number of single women
(Widow, divorced, unmarried) is larger than the number of single men (Widower,
divorced, unmarried)..."
For the sake of God, read the post carefully, then criticise! By the way, please do not
change my sentences. If you want to criticise, please copy my sentences and paste them
inside your text. It makes discussion easy.
After writing "...the number of single women is larger than the number of single men.." I
have added, "...I am sure that you know the reasons..." I have assumed that my friends
know the reasons. Let me make it clear.
Imagine, there are only 2000 copules in the world. Today is the first day of a calender.
These 2000 women are pregnant. As you have proven, it is normal to say that the number
of girls and boys will be the same(1000 women will give birth to girls and 1000 women
will give birth to boys!). Now, let us continue and imagine (Just imagine! Please do not
say that it is impossible!), these couples must produce babies once a year. Therefore we
will have the following list:
2009) Boys=1000, Girls=1000, Boys ready to get married=0, Girls ready to get
married=0
married=0
married=0
....
married=1000!(I have considered 14 years old is an age that a girl is ready to get
married. Now, there are 1000 girls ready to get married! [girls who were born in 2009
now are 14]
....
2029)Boys=1000, Girls=1000, Boys ready to get married=1000!(I have considered 20
years old is an age that a boy is ready to get married. Now, there are 1000 boys ready to
get married! [Boys who were born in 2009 now are 20], Girls ready to get
married=7000!
There is always 6 years gap between boys and girls when they reach puberty!
In 2029 (after 20 years):
The number of boys in the society=20000, The number of girls in the society=20000, The
number of boys who have reached puberty=1000, The number of girls who have reached
puberty=7000!!!! What does it mean? It means that the number of single girls is larger
than the number of single boys.
Now, please kindly consider the greater longevity of women compared with men,
consider wars, consider rate of death for both sexes, consider all factors.
Do you believe that in a normal society, the number of single women is larger than the
number of single men? It should be kept in mind that we are speaking about a typical
society. Because of forcing women to abort foetus when the baby is a girl in some
countries (China is an alive example), this calculation is not applicable. Because of that I
often say we are speaking about normal cases.
Dear Ahmad, if you it is still unclear, or if you are still doubtful, and then disagree,
please let me know. I am ready to discuss more.
Dear Mortaza, I got your points. Thank you very much. Sorry for misunderstanding.
Dear Ahmad and Mortaza, I saw that you like the rules of probability.That is great. Now,
I am going to ask you a question:
Suppose we have a die. Now, we throw it. Because of a defect, the probability of having
six is twice as much as other sides.( As you know, when a die is well, the probability of
having each side is 1/6)[ if the probability of each side is X the probability of having six
is 2X]. How much is the probability of each side if we throw the die once?
I am have made many mistakes. Please forgive me for making mistakes. I have no time to
check and correct them.
I am impatiently waiting for your reply.

All the best,

Don't mind dear, who cares of mistakes?
Nevertheless there is no need to die throwing dice:)

Dear friends,
Have you ever noticed that percentage ratio of visible grammar mistakes in written text
depends on some factors such as writing skills of a writer, his/her state of mood, his/her
tolerance or unwillingness about doing mistakes, reading skills of a reader, way of action
of ITE (intergrated text editor), level of complicacy of problem discussed, lunar calendar,
presence or absence of some person trying to introduce an element of mess to every
conversation which appears to be too serious in opinion of mentioned annoying person
and a lenght of each particular phrase?

Dear Cathy,
Thank you so much for nice post. It really made me feel happy. Thank you once agin for
the information.
Please participate in writing about the current topic. I hope you will be here, as a good
friend of mine, forever. Please do not lose contact with me and with this thread. I hope to
hear more from you soon.
All the best,


I love your satirical phrases, Andrew:):)
Andrew
2
Abssurd phrasess, dear friennd, not satirrical:)))
3400
metzean
Deaar freinds,
I amm in cabin , reading thee thread which has beccome like a book
b , abouut hijab ,, po
olygamy
, sinngles men and women, I was thinkking about Behnam
B writing (In 20229 Nr. Of giirls
70000, Nr. Of booys 1000 reeady for marrriage). Behhnam shouldd consider that t 10 % of the
wom men and theeir child wouuld be perisshed when tthey were giiving a birthh ,than wha at has
happ
ppen for the equation. After
A 9 yearss there are a lot of menn which aree ready to geet
marrry, becausee they have lost their wife.
w sorry thhat I can no
ot calculate it exactly.
Heyy Andrew , Veronica

V , we
w are arrivving to the land
l of Napooleon, We ccan dock in Le
Havvre Cherbouurg to visit either
e the Normandy
N beaches or Paris.
P Howeever, due to a
worrker's strike in Le Havrre, the Senioor Romanceer could nott dock in Le Havre ,we are in
cheffel Island till morning.
Mohhsen
seetayesh Sepptember 7th 2009

Deaar Behnam,
I reaad all of ouur friends' writings.

w All of them weere interestin ng for me but the most
inteeresting thinng for me wa as our stronng interest iinto this toppic.
Mosst of the thinngs that youu said were completely familiar to me because I had hearrd them
from
m my fatherr in a discusssion that wee had recenntly.
Unffortunately , after a lonng discussioon with my parents

p andd friends I coouldn't find any
soluutions for thhe mentioned problem maybe
m the only
o solutionn is what G God has men ntioned
but as I told maarina I can''t tolerate my
m husbandss' another wife.
w Therefoore, I hope this
t
condition neverr happen too my life beccause if it haappened I couldn't
c toleerate so I woould
divoorce.
Dear Behnam, the only thing that made me write to you was what you wrote about
women. I agree with you in some cases, as you mentioned men are curious abut women if
women cover themselves it will help the foundation of families to be strong and prevent of
some disasters to happen. But I think it can be true in our society where most of the
women have rather suitable Hijab. In this kind of society if some women go to the street
with some naked part of the body, they will seem odd. So, they attract most men's
attention who were deprived of seeing this kinds of women. I'm not going to tell you that
you don't know about western countries because nowadays even a person who is living in
a far village by watching satellite TV can access to some information about western
countries.
Fist of all let me tell you (you= all the friends) that I am rather religious, independent
and of course serious I hope it is clear from my writings. So, nothing can make me
change myself in order to a man accept me or pay attention to me but I am emotional like
other women.
I should say as women seem complicated in men eyes, men seem complicated in women's
point of view. I am not in a position to talk about men because there are just a few men
around me so if I say something about them it might be wrong. But, I am completely
aware of women's world. So, I prefer to speak more about women than men.
About the cosmetics, I agree that nowadays young ladies use them more than past but do
you know why? I'm telling you, there is a terrible reason behind it.
Let me tall you a story. As you know our university belongs to girls only .for the first
months at university I found most of students the same except 3 or 4 students who wore
faint make up but after 6 months everything changed, other students started gradually to
wear make up. Do you know what the reason was? Male prophesiers' ATTENTION to
those girls. Can you guess what happened after some months? The students who wore
make up first got jealous when they understood other students have started wearing make
up so they start to make their make up heavier and a terrible competition started between
them. And, now if you come to the class you can just find less than10 student without
make up.
I didn't know the reason until one day when I was speaking with my friends some of them
got shock when they found out that the lecturers' attention was not that much important
for me. One of my friends who is some years older than me and completely knew my
family said the others that Setayesh has got a perfect father who pays attention to her a
lot so she doesn't need lecturers' attention. Actually, I didn?t understand what she said in
that time because I used to think every body should reaction to opposite sex attention and
I thought that there might be something with me but after a while I found out my friend
was completely right.
So you can see most of the problem that we have in the society come from the needs
which people can not find any replies for them in their families.
Although I believe women shouldn't make up in some situations and places especially
where they go for educating and learning such as universities and other classes, I am not
against of wearing make up generally and I do it. I have my own reasons. As you know
there are different kinds of make up which are suitable for different kinds of situations.
I am sure that the most important person in everybody's life is him/herself. So it is logical
if women pay attention to their bodies like men. Imagine yourself; if you don't shave you
face for a while what will happen to you? Don't bother yourself I'll tell you. you will have
a long beard and mustache which make you look not only ugly but also dirty.( so sorry I
don't know you still have beard and mustache if so you should accept apology.) so how
do you say that women who adore beauty shouldn?t pay attention to their appearance
whereas men pay attention to themselves?
I'm going to ask you a question;
Imagine there are 2 girls that you have to choose one of them as your future wife both of
them are knowledgeable, intellectual and rich but one of them has paid attention to
herself(has a faint make up) and the other hasn't. Which one do you choose really? (Just
consider this situation on planet earth. please don?t give me extraordinary answers)
As you said women sometimes use their emotion as a tool to reach their aims it is not
wrong at all, you described us your female students' manners which annoy you. Dear
friend I know some boys who prefer to take their courses with female lecturers, why?
Because they believe women are emotional so we can influence them by our excuses.
Imagine what will happen to those female lecturers when they hear that nonsense about
themselves? Now you can see their tool which seemed to be useful is not really.
All the best,
Setayesh ,8 september,2009A

Dear Behnam,
Thanks for your wonderful writings on women's rights and women's privileges.
I guess you must think a lot about women during Ramadan, hehe... Kidding...
I read your writings to friends, Marina, Rosa and Mortaza. I learned that you didn't like
the naked women. Hehe...You clearly told that women should not be naked and should be
covered their bodies. Coz all their behaviors to be naked just attract more men and cause
tumult. But I would like to quote some words from Buddha: Shariputra, form does not
differ from emptiness; emptiness does not differ from form. Form itself is emptiness;
emptiness itself is form. So too are feeling, cognition, formation, and consciousness. So,
my dear brother, please ease your tension and do not shy away from looking naked
women. Do you like the naked lady Venus? She is love. I do love her so much, not for her
being naked, but I do love her attributes.
Compared with the naked women, do you like the naked men? I do. Your writings just
remind me of thinking a naked, muscular gentleman who sat silently, looking down, with
his chin on his fist and his elbow on his knee. He was Rodin's Thinker, an image of pure
thought. I think no one will argue with his body.
Dear brother, to be naked or not be naked, it is not a real question.
To be honest or not to be honest, it's a question.
To be natural and not to be natural, it does a question.
To be wise or not to be wise, it is the key to questions.
You are a wise man and a great thinker in my eyes.
Take ease and appreciate beauties around the world, and then do not forget to choose a
lady who matches with you perfectly.
Cathy
September 8, 2009

Hi dear Behnam,
I understand you, aside from your analysis, My question is that If the number of single
man (Widower, divorced, unmarried) be larger than the number of single women
(Widower, divorced, unmarried) what we must do?
Dear Behnam, the creator of the created beings know what must do when any difficulties
and problems occur.
we do not attain perfection and we can't became replacement for our god, we must
perform our god commands, You and me and many of other men follow our needs not
women (Widow, divorced, unmarried) needs, If we want to help them we must follow her
opinion not my own instinc needs.
Dear Behnam, God has put many needs in our body but we must not captured by those
needs. If you want to commiserate with widows, you can get married with one of them.
when many of ladies dont like to live with a married man, why we must persist in it. it's
our needs not women's
w neeeds, you cann talk back and forth with
w many off them abouut this
subjject.
Deaar Behnam, anyone how w has createed humankiind, can meet their needds. the creaator of
the created beings is the only
o one that know our needs and has h the abillity to meet those
needds.
Acccording to our desert good meet ourr needs But we meet thoose becausee of our ownn needs.
you can meet thheir money needs, theirr children's needs, andd you can heelp them to get
g
deseert then godd know how
w to meet thee other needds.
Best wishes,
Ahmmad
ahmad
2
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madhan Monnth's Prayeers
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the blessings off its morninngs; enlighteen my heartt with
the rays of its bright
b lightss; let me (alll parts of m
my body)
yielld to follow its traditionns, in the naame of Thy Light,
L
O? the Light off the hearts and minds of those whho know.]
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Deaar Friends,
Veronica look at a the flag , It is UK flaag , so this Island

I in beelong to UK
K ,it is aboutt 5 Km
to French
F bordder , Here iss the Guernssey (Chefel)) , Do you wantw to havee a walk alo
ong the
cliff
ff path , it is stunning sccenery .
Heyy Andrew wee can eat ouur lunch in restaurant and a then leaave the Island, where are
a your
zooss? I can n't see the micce, I gave myy gun to Veeronica.
Theere are a lott of boat in harbour

h I ask a man where we havve our lunchh , he give me
m the
adddress of St P
Peter Port, thhe island?s capital.
Capp
ahmad
dear Behnam,
Thee answer of yyour statistical questioon is:
f six and 2/15 for thee others siddes.
2/6 for
2/6+
+5(2/15)=11
Best wishes,
Ahmmad
Marina1
Deaar Setayesh,
Veryy nice to reaad your wriiting about our currentt topic. But at first let m
me say that your
y
Engglish is exceellent, good for
f you!
I reaad your last reply to Beehnam, I think your annalyzing to some

s facts iis a bit confu
fused.
Wheen a womann wants to get g men's atttention it is not because of the lackk of attentio
on from
her family,
f but because it'ss her naturee. Being fem
minine is som
mething , annd some actting of
somme ladies is something
s e
else. Being shy
s is one of the most great
g speciffications in girls
g
natuure, but shyyness is strong connecteed by havingg feminine feelings.
f
We, in this threead have wrritten a lot about

a such topic.
t I just want you too think abouut men
andd women nattures.
Deaar Setaesh, I'm

I very happpy that youu liked Fairrouz, becausse she is one of my favo
orite
singgers. :)

r I'm
m glad whenn I read youur writings.
Hoppe to hear more

m from you.
Marrina.
Marina1
Deaar Araghi,
Thaanks a lot for your writiing. So sorrry for being late in answ
wering, but as you see there is
a hoot topic undder discussioon.
Braain drain! It's another complicated

c d topic which is strongly
ly related too politics! I do
d
preffer not to sppeak about politics.
p But don't forgeet that theree was a longg war betweeen
Irann and Iraq, I think it waas for 8 yeaars. I can eaasily know what
w are thee bad effectss of this
badd war, I think brain drain was one of the mostt bad resultss! I hate wars! I hate kiilling!
Godd bless all saafe countriees!
Deaar Araghi, pplease be kinnd enough and

a write soomething abbout the currrent topic, it's very
inteeresting.

m from you.
y
Marrina.
Marina1
Deaar Mr. Morttaza,
Thaank you for your

y undersstanding.
Afteer reading aall our writiings(me inclluded) , I feelt how muchh God is grreat.
Somme people loook at each other accorrding to their clothes! Whereas
W Good said in thhe holy
Korran that he doesn't
d lookk at our shappes and facces, he just look
l at our hhearts and deeds.
I've got a questtion for you
u : what is thhe problem if a woman wanted to w wear heijabb???
Whaat is the prooblem if I wooman acceppted to be a second , thhird or fourtth wife??? Believe
B
me in those situuations , no one have thhe right to ssay that shee is mistakenn or not.
We are discusssing somethiing , all of usu forget thaat it's an EX
XCEPTION N situation inn
Musslims life. A western friiend like myy dear friendd Rosa disccussed it as if all Muslim ms get
marrried more tthan one wif ife, and it was not her problem
p or fault,
f her w
writing was
accoording to Muslims
M writtings themseelves.
A widow
w or divvorced lady can get maarried againn and easily because it's's her right in
i our
lawss.
Insttead of discuussing multti-wives topiic, we shoulld focus on our selves. Why some
Musslims don't accept
a the fact
f that widdows and diivorced ladiies can get m married
agaain???? I thiink the wronng is not froom the Islamm rules. Islaam is greateer than us. Some
S
Musslims like too prevent whhat God gavve.
I reaally felt sorrry when I reead Rosa's opinion aboout this mattter. She thinnks that Muuslim
wom men are misserable!! Shhe didn't sayy it directly, but it was the meaningg. In fact I don't
d
blamme her, but I blame som me actions of
o some Muuslims, so I blame
b Musllims themselves
whoo are wastinng time of ta alking about some greaat rules, andd some solutions that GodG
gave them to uss to organizze our life. And
A some M Muslims forgget reasons!! Forget to ask
whyy??? They juust discuss the topic , objection
o orr accepting.
I'm just
j writingg these wordds because I FELT SOR RRY when I read Rosa's writing.
Oh God! We arre discussinng why men get marriedd more thann one wife. Why don't we w
disccuss ,why doo some wom men do so?????
I think, we should discuss our actions more than God rules. God is perfect , what about
us???
At the end ,I do respect all women choices. If a woman chose to be a second wife, and the
other one didn't get married in all her life, or a woman was alone in her husband's life
and heart, all of them are the same in my opinion. I do respect all of them. Each woman
should focus on her life, whatever her choices were, she should be respectable as long as
she doesn't do something out of God's rules!
Thank you for reading. I hope you'll understand my points.

Marina.
PS: dear Rosa, because of my admiring to you and your thoughts , I'm sad somehow.
There is no wrong with you. I respect you a lot.
341

Dear Marina,
Thank you so much for posing some interesting questions. I definitely approve having
serious (!) discussions about topics and problems that we think they may exist in our
society in particular, and in muslim societies or all over the world in general. However, I
usually avoid arguing.
To have a good discussion, I suggest that each one of us who is involved in discussion,
makes some clear questions that he/she wants to know their answers from the others, and
the others, in turn, try to answer those questions in a simple way, not too long, not too
short:):)
And one more thing; some people (especially some muslims) believe that we should not
talk or discuss about some rules that God wants us to obey, especially those that are
appeared explicitly in the holly Qur'an or other holly books. I don't agree; I believe that
we should think about all of them (if we can!), we should declare our thoughts and ideas,
and we should have discussions. However, this does not mean that, after finishing our
discussions, we probably don't obey those rules any longer.
First, let me give my opinion about your questions:
* There is no problem if a woman or all women want to wear the Hijab; it's their choice
and every person's choice must be respectfully accepted. However, there might be some
problems if a woman or a man wants to appear completely naked in the public; except, as
far as I know, for some societies in Africa.
** In my opinion, it can cause some serious problems if the women in a society force to
wear the Hijab (like Iran). Women must be free to choose the Hijab. As our friend
Andrew once siad :"the women never ask for any permissions to wear whatever they
want." My question is what the problem would be if some women (or all of them) don't
wear the Hijab. Is it a threat to the families? Is it a threat to the men in that society; the
men may lose their devotion and faith?
*** You asked whether there is a problem if a woman accepts to be a second wife. Well,
there might be some problems! You must not ignore the man's first wife; do you think she
would be happy if his husband take a second wife? Generally, I doubt that. Yes, if two
women (or more) and a man come to an agreement that the women marry the man at the
same time then no one should prevent them; again it is their choice and it must be
respectfully accepted (!!). Dear Marina, please don't forget to answer my questions in
this matter. Do you remember my questions?
**** Recently, I have not seen in any post saying that widows or divorced women are not
allowed to marry agian!! And I don't know any person who even thinks in this way!! So,
to be honest, I was a little confused when I read this phrase from you: "Why some
Muslims don't accept the fact that widows and divorced ladies can get married again?"
Can you explain about that? Where did you heard that? Do you know any one who
believes in this idea? As a matter of fact, divorced women and widows have less chance
to find their favorite man to marry him. And I think this must be true in every society, not
just in muslim societis.
***** I don't know which post of our friend Rosa made you feel sad, but it is completely
natural that communicating via Internet by writing English by people who are learning
English, definitely can cause huge misunderestandings.
Thank you for reading. I am eagerly waiting for your reply.
Good luck
Mortaza
September 08, 2009.

Hello my dear friend Marina
First of all, please forgive me because I have never wanted to hurt your feelings. I know
very well which one of my posts made you sad, it is my last one to you, do you know why?
because I was very sad and worried also after reading your response to it.
I am very busy and I havent had time to answer it before, I havent replied yet to other
friends' post, I hope they can also forgive me for answering late to them, I will do it as
soon as possible. Today, I read your post when I was at school, and it made me feel very
sad and worried for you, so you are the first one to be answered.
Marina, I have never criticized the words of your God or your religion. I think the point
is something you yourself has written. Something like that words of God are good,
however men's actions are different from those words. I put an example: You said
something like that in the Holy Koran we can read that widows or divorced women can
marry again, however, society or men in general dont accept it. [These are not your
literal words, but the meaning of some of your sentences is here].
So Marina, here I show I have nothing against your religion, but sometimes when I watch
the news I feel ready sad and sorry for what some muslim women have to live, when I see
what men do to them.
As I have told you many other times, I know nothing about your culture and religion,
what I know is just a little bit, and it seems to be nothing. Whenever I write a sentence or
I ask you a question I do it from my ignorance, and I always tell it to you. I am interested
in knowing more and more about it, just in order to get knowledge and also to be able to
understand what I see on TV.
I knew it was a very hard topic, for this reason I have been afraid of making any
questions about it before. I am not going to write about this topic again, the last thing I
wanted to do was to make you sad. So please, forgive me for making you upset or sad. I
present my apologies to you.
Dear Marina I just want to be your friend, I understand there are lots of differences
between your culture or way of living and mine, no one is better than the other, and it
maybe makes it difficult for us to agree on some topics. There is no problem for me,
believe me.
Again Marina, I present my most sincere apologies. I hope to hear from you very soon,

Hello Mortaza,
How are you? I hope I have not offended you too. If it is so, please forgive me, I just
wanted to know and understand your reliigon or culture a little bit better, I knew it was a
hard topic, and maybe I hurt your feelings. It has never been my intention.
Please forgive me for not answering your last post to me yet. apart from being too busy
these first days at school, I feel very sad now. Making someone sad makes me feel
miserable, again, it is was not my intention. I dont know if it was a misunderstanding, but
I wont write about this topic again.
I will answer to you soon.

Dear Behnam,
How are you?
It seems you are also sad or angry with me. I can feel it by reading those capital letters at
the end of your last post to me, they sounded as if you were shouting to me.
I am terribly sorry for making you and other friends sad or angry with my words. As I
have written to them, I always ask from my ignorance trying to gain knowledge to
understand things more easily. For this reason I present my most sincere apologies to
you too. I never meant to hurt your feelings.
There are some differences and I accept them, I wont ask about it any more. However, I
doesn't mean I have understood.
I hope you can forgive me,

Dear friends,
Thank you all for trying to keep this thread active. Thank you for posting some wonderful
posts. They are really excellent.
The most important thing is friendship. I feel as if atmosphere of the thread is going to be
changed. It should be mentioned that this thread is an active one on this site, just because
of friendly atmosphere and mutual respect. I think, we msut be careful with our ways of
writing, so that not to upset other people.
I think, I have been strict, or I have taken the subject so seriuos. I apologise for all
annoying sentences written by Behnam.
As our friend Mortaza has said, it is very difficult to understand each other, or to make
ourselves understood. Well, we are writing in English. We are not able to use body
language. We are not able to show our feelings with intonation and tone.
Let's be patient with each other and be more tolerant towards each other!
Dear Marina, you cannot imagine how happy I am, when reading your writings.They are
excellent. You always mean what you write. Our ideas are approximately close together.
In other words, we are on the same wavelength! We have the same opinions about many
subjects. We have got many things in common. I really take a lot of pride in making
friends with such an educated, thoughtful, knowledgeable, and wise lady.
To answer your question, I was the same Behnam if I were in other countries. I just
wanted to intensify my thoughts. My insight is rather independent.
You should know that, I do agree with you.
Dear Setayesh, we are a small family in Tehran. There are only a few close relatives in
Tehran and Karaj. In the past, it was common to invite them, or to be invited by them, but
nowadays we prefer staying at home, breaking our fast at home and having a walk after
that to going to a someone's home! I do not know what has happened! There are many
reasons, but I think the main reason is financial problems.
I love British accent. I am practising it. My accent is not good. It is a combination of

Farsi, Azerbaijani, and English. :):):)
For me, her make up and wearing is not so important. I will look at her eyes, since they
are the window of soul. To tell you the truth, in the first place her heart is important for
me. Other things are important in the second place!
I agree with your opinion. I think, we are looking at this topic from different angles.
Thank you very much for expressiong your idea clearly and simply.
Dear Mortaza, so sorry to make you upset. I have respect for your opinions. Sorry for
misunderstanding.
Dear Ahmad, please do not answer a question with another question. It is easy to do a
survey and find out whether the number of single women is larg or not. Please forget
imaginary situations, and just think of reality. I got your points. Thank you very much
indeed.
By the way, so sorry, but your answer is not true. Please try again. Thank you for first
try.
Dear Mohsen, consider every factors and every things. If my assumption is untrue, I will
change my idea. Enjoy your voyage.
Dear Veronica, I hope you have forgotten me. Please write again.
Dear Cathy, thank you very much for delightful sentences. They made me happy. I will try
my best to take your advice! Please be in this thread. Please share your great thoughts
with us. I love honesty and sincerity.
Dear Elham, please share with us some thoughts that you named them evil. I believe,
sharing will help you a lot.
Dear Rosa, I am waiting for your reply. I have made my opinion clear. Please answer me
soon.
Dear friends, I need your friendship. Our friendship is based on mutual respect. I hope
my silly way of writing has not upset you. I am terribly sorry, but I did not mean to upset
you.
Sorry for mistakes. It is time to break my fast. I have to dash soon. 'Eltemase Doa"
All the best,


Dear Mortaza,
Thank you a million for your reply. I am so sorry for being late in answering. I have
heard those songs that you mentioned and I do love them.
I thought about your question that you asked me in your last post. Although I can mention
some circumstances which can seem acceptable for a man to marry another woman, as
loyalty is the most important thing for me none of them are acceptable in my point of
view. So I prefer to refuse to tell something that I don't believe in.
Hope to here more from you
All the best
Setayesh, 8sebtember ,2009

Dear Rosa,
Do not worry at all. Everything is OK. I am not sad. I have written that sentence in
capital letters not only for you, but also for other people who read that post. I did not
shout at you! I just wanted to emphasize it.
I do apologise for being stubborn. In fact, it is not easy to convince people to think of
something like us. If it was easy, there were not more than one million religions in the
world!
By the way, as a bad habit, in such situations, people often try to talk, not to think. They
try to compete for speaking more and more.
I wrongly suggested writing about that challanging topic. It was a big mistake.
Please do not worry. Marina is an educated lady like you. She knows that the topic is
very challanging.
I believe, there is no need to have the same opinion about all things. The only important
thing is being able to tolerate other people views.
Happy teaching! Happy the first day of teaching! Happy September!
Please do not lose contact with this thread. I do need your friendship. I hope to hear
more from you very soon.
All the best,


dear Behnam,
The answer of your statistical question is:
y=2z
z=2y
z+5y=1
2y+5y=1
7y=1
y=1/7
z=2/7
z is the probability of sex and y is the probability of other sides.
Best wishes,
Ahm
mad
ahmad
2
nineeteenth
19thh Prayer
[O?? Allah multtiply my shaare, in this month,

m on account
a of itts
abuundant blesssings, make easy and sm mooth my means
m and
wayys to reach its
i mercy annd bounties,, and do nott prevent me
from
m getting itss good, O? He
H who guiides unto thee clear truthh.]
metzean
A reeport from SS.R ship
At midnight
m I notice
n a bum
mp coming out o of a clouud, and poinnt it out to oour ship. We look
at itt for a moment, to find out if what was going ,,a tornado forming
f andd it was! Su
uddenly
it grrows and grrows until itt's close enoough to toucch the sea, exactly
e abovve our ship.. We
couldn't run aw way , We staart to turninng and pulleed up by a vacuum
v forcce ,then couldn't
undderstand notthing else.
I co
ome to and rrecover my sense., I seee that Andreew and Veroonica and m me are in a special
glasss room locaated in centter of a big iron room , the aliens whow were bbusy around d us
lookk like humanns ( their eaars are longg and stretchhed eyes) .II try to talk them
t ,but th
hey
donn't hear me .through a large
l windoow in right side
s I can seee many stars in a darkk space
,shinning more eenergetic ,I can see a thhe shadow of o big stonees (a meteorr) which wa as
passsing by withh solemnity . We don't afraid
a of theem, no we are
a on the w way , here iss solar
systtem or otherr galaxy , I don't know...I don't knoow if we havve any connnection to ea arth or
not ....Still unaw
ware of ourr fate,
Mohhsen
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Wendy Zhou September 9th 2009
Dear Mohson,
I am waitiing for you ansmer? (weeping.....)
Wendy

Mohsen,
you're our captain therefore you shouldn't see green devils, aliens and so forth in reality.
If you do just drink a big mug of salt brine (I've put three-liter jar of pickled cucumbers at
your cabin's door) and sleep more.
Good luck,
Andrew
P.S. for I see that we obviously have already lost our auditory I wonder isn't it a good
time to dril a hole in a ship's bottom and let it sink discreetly with honour and dignity?

Dear friends,
Last night was 'qadr night'. I prayed for all of you and your families and asked God to
give you healthy, happiness and success.
Please, don't forget me in your prayers these nights.
Best regards,
Setayesh, 9 September, 2009

Night of al-Qadr
Its virtue: The night of qadr is the most virtuous night of the year. Allaah says in the
Quran (what means): ?We revealed it on the night of power [that is, qadr]."
"What will tell you what the night of power is? It is better than a thousand months?
[97:1-3] Any action, for example, reciting the Quran, making remembrance of Allaah,
and so on, on the night of qadr is better than the same act performed for one thousand
months.
When is it preferred to seek this night?
It is preferred to seek this night during the last ten nights of Ramadhaan, as the Prophet,
sllallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, strove his best in seeking it during that time. We have
already mentioned that the Prophet would stay up during the last ten nights, would wake
his wives, and then would remain apart from them to worship.
Which night is it:?

Scholars hold different opinions as to the exact night that is the night of qadr. Some hold
the opinion that it is the 21st, some say the 23rd, others say the 25th and still others say it
is the 29th. Some say that it varies from year to year but it is always among the last ten
nights of Ramadhaan. Most scholars, though, vouch for the 27th.
Ahmad recorded, with a saheeh (authentic) chain, from Ibn ?Umar, may Allaah be
pleased with him, that the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said: ?He who likes to
seek that night should do so on the 27th.? Ubayy Ibn K?ab, may Allaah be pleased with
him, said: ?By Allaah, and there is no God but Him, it is during Ramadhaan ? and He
swore to that ? and by Allaah, I know what night it is. It is the night of the 27th. Its sign is
that the sun rises in the morning white and without any rays?. This is related by Muslim,
Abu Daawood, Ahmad and At-Tirmithi who called it saheeh.
Praying and making supplications during the night of qadr:

Al-Bukhaari and Muslim record from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi
wa sallam, said: ?Whoever prays during the night of qadr with faith and hoping for its
reward will have all of his previous sins forgiven?.
As to the supplication during the night of qadr' ,Aisha, may Allaah be pleased with her,
said: "I asked the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, O Messenger of
Allaah, if I know what night is the night of qadr, what should I say during it?? He,
sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said: ?Say,O Allaah, You are pardoning and You love to
pardon, so pardon me.? This is related by Ahmed,Ibn Maajah, and At-Tirmithi, who
called it saheeh.

Dear Ahamd,
Thank you for trying, but unfortunately the answer is not true. Please pay attention that
the question is not simple, since Behnam never asks simple question. Why?
Well, asking simple question sometimes means to consider people ignorant! I believe, in
this thread, all people are educated. They have got enough knowledge to answer such
questions.
Please try again. By the way, professor Mortaza will help you. I am sure, he knows the
answer.
All the best,

ilya September 9th 2009

Hi to all friend
Strange but real story
My mother is nurse. They have a patient that is about 80. Her husband married again
many years ago. After his marriage all time they (3 of them) fighted.
After many years the man died, the first wife became sick and the second wife take care
the first wife, now they're kind together.
Bye the way none of them don't have children.
The man remarried for children, but he couldn't have children.
I think marriage with love is nice and lovely (real love doesn't mean remarry if u don't
have children) ; love and friendship like flower needs water and care. Many people fall in
love and then they marry together, but after time they forget the value of things that have.
After some time they don't pay attention each other enough and they are far each other
more and more.
I think marriage for having children is very ridiculous and dumb. Having child is very
lovely but it's not all things.
I know these days many men and a few women have relation out of their family. It's very
bad for the health society. I think it's because of they don't have pleasant feeling in their
family.( Unpleasant feeling have many reasons, now I don't want to speak about it.).In
the past if man didn't have pleasant feeling, he could remarry; women had to be patient
because they had economic need to men.
But now having 2 wives at the same time is very bad. It's rare having 2 wives these days.
Unfortunately many men have hidden relation out of family. I think the main reason is
unpleasant feeling.
I think men like women need safety, love, kindness, freedom?.
Some people don't agree with marriage, they prefer having bf or gf or they wish a man in
the west (Now I don?t want write about the reason), I agree with marriage with love. I
can't accept multi wives at all, it's not bearable. I think when one fall in love one's heart
became full of love, kindness?and this heart don?t has any space for another one at all.
I think with marriage we should improve ourselves, I think if one stay this step, s/he
couldn't improve oneself. u see multi wives' men, none of them don't have an attractive,
admirable personality apart of having 2 wives. These people stay in a step.
I hope all of u has a good life full of love, friendship. And never fight with your feeling.
And being aware about your feeling, and never forget your spouse needs u, your love,
your kindness, your care.
Best regards.
mahta

Dear Mahta,
Well done! Thank you!
Your way of writing is great. It is reasonable. I agree with you.
Although this is a challenging topic again, I suppose "marriage" will be left out from all
dictionaries in the future. This is a fact, and it has already been started!
Who has said that people must get married in order to have children? The only reason is
"love", and there is no need to marry to someone, because it is possible to love each
other without getting married! In many cases, poor love dies out after marriage. Down
with marriage!!!!!!
I think, it is time to be advanced. We are created to "love" each other, and "love" does
not need any excuses.
Men and women are complete on their own. It is not good to think that a woman is not
complete on her own, then she must get married to become complete! It is one of the
worst evil thoughts! Both men and women are complete.
I also think that women are much more complete than men, because they have got both
emotional feelings and common senses.
During last week, I was thinking about women and men. Finally, I realised that I have
been wrong in the past.
This is Behnam's modern idea: There is no need to get married to become complete.
Women and men are complete. "Love" is the only reason for all relationship, and it is
possible to love someone, even if there is no marrige!
Long live the love! Long live the love! Long live the
love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Swear To God, I'm not drunk, but extremely SAD!!!!!

All the best,

Hi Mortaza,
Thanks for your writings, always nice to get! And I'm late in answering again...sorry!
I dont know how to get more time?
To write about our travel (Mohsen, Andrew and mine) are not so difficult but to write a
real letter are more difficult because I want to do it in the best way I can (and my english
is not so good).
No, I promise...I will never give up to write here. And I really hope the same from you
and the other friends here. I really like your post and you learn me a lot from your
country and culture. Thanks a lot!
It's always nice to read your post and to read about your childs.
You are a very good father (as I told you many times) and what you written about when
you bathed your childs are nice. You are making a very good "picture" of a father to both
your childs. And you will get a close contact to them because you always take part of
theirs activities.
Can you see much of the finance crisis in your country? Can you see it at your school?
Here we have had very good and good economy in Finland but now we can see the
effects of the crisis. At my hospital the will take away many jobs. I have a permanent
work so I'm not worry but many nurses who have just a temporary job are worry about
thems work. We must save 3 miljon euro in my organisation so it's a lot of money.
I cant understand why they always want to save at health, children and thems school and
the care olderly people need. Is it the same in your country?
Here the autumn time coming for every days. We have about 18 - 20 degreeze but we can
see the autumn in the nature. The trees are starting to lose their leafs (?). More raining ...
I don't like this period. Now I waiting for springtime again.
Ok, but first we have Christmas. Please can you tell me what you are doing at the
Christmas time. Presents to kids, espessually food and if you are adorn your home in
some especually way....?
Here the "importent" days are Christmas evening, Christmas day and the second
Christmas day.
We starting with our Christmas period at 1 december. We adoring (?) our house with
candles, stars at the windows, small Santa Claus. Few days before Christmas evening we
take in a grain (an green tree) where we hang small red balls and a star in the top! (I
understand if you will thinking we are crazy). If childrens are bigger we put presents to
everybody under the grain. If there are small children the father dress up as Santa Claus
and banking at the door and asking if there are some kind childs. Then he will give
presents. Outside the door is a plate with porridge to Santa Claus.
Everybody in the family meet up this days and eating a lot of espessually food. Always
pork, fish, gratins, mulled wine (no alcohol), sweets and chocolate, fruits and a lot of
other things.
We are going to our church, some day or every days.
I like when the Christmas time is a calm and nice period but in this time people very often
are in a stress. I dont know why. They are making things so late so it will be a stress
period.
Did you know that Santa Claus living in the north at Finland? Haha
Veronica
9 Sept 2009

Hi to all
I believe that Hijab is necessary.
I 'm afraid to say that many men in Iran have psychologic illness like evil eye. It depends
on logical culture.
I lived in Rasht, I felt comfortable there, I went to walking alone or with my friends, but
now I live in Mashhad and I do not feel comfortable here, because evil eye is too much
here, I rare go away for walking. It's better to say I just went one time, after that I never
go.
Dear marina
I guess that u are very kind, I feel that from your writing. And u write very well and u
think lovely.
Dear Rosa
In Koran men are allowed to remarry and have multi wives provided that he can behave
fairly between wives, and all know no man can behave fairly, in fact they aren't allowed
to have multi wives.
Dear Behnam
In a course in BC I learned that ratio boy /girl=105/100 but when they are ready for
marriage this ratio became equal. This ratio is not true in special circumstance like war.
I hope to hear all of u.
Best regards,mahta

Veronica how are you, i didn see you for long?
why you dont tell of your trevel how it is go? i so like to read of trevels but my mother
says it is not good to trevel in hold. i know you dont take me with you on you ship but
promis you wave by hand when you pass porto, i shall wait on pier. i not undestand
whotis your ship name, Senier Romancer yes?
sally
343
Hi Behnam,
Thanks a lot for your writings! I hope you are well!
No, I'm not sad or upset on you! Why???
I know from your writings you didn't meant me. You mean people in generally. BUT!
What I felt sometimes is that you can have a generally opinion about all womens or all
men. Thats why I explain about myself....and that is generally in Finland. I'm as the
generally group.
I really like this site and all our topics....but because of the language we really have to
think what we are writing. Very easy can it be missunderstandings. And I'm sure nobody
have some intention to write bad to make others to be sad or upset.
If we read something what we dont understand and where we get bad feelings we should
tell each others.
And we must everybody thinking to each others and remember we have different cultures.
And all cultures are right. It is so interesting to discuss this topics but we have to be
careful.
I know from my time in Romainia that it is very difficult to really understand other
cultures. Sometimes when I was there I made or said something very wrong, but I didn't
understand. I tried a lot to live as a Romanian person but it was so difficult. I was very
happy because I had got friends there who told me when I done wrong. Then I learned.
What I mean is that it is so interesting to speak here to everybody and learn about other
cultures. Thats the way to understanding. But we have to know that we can't understand a
culture after we have spoken to each other few months here.
Hope to here from you soon
Veronica
9 Sept 2009

Hi Sally,
Thanks for your post! I hope you are well and enjoy your days!
I'm sorry I have been busy. I work a lot...two days more. Then I'm free and have time to
write.
Of course I will wave to you...and you can go with us...we pic you up in Porto if we have
the way there.
See you,
Veronica
9 Sept 2009
Hi Captain and the Cook,
Where are we now?
I'm hungry...pistaccio nuts and whisky....or??? Mices???
Mohsen...there is nothing in the Log book...
Micia...Thank you so much because you are sleeping with me and looking after
mices....Here you have permeasan.
Veronica
9 Sept 2009
illya Septembber 9th 20099
Hi
Deaar behnam
Menn and womeen need togeether; it doeesn't mean tthey aren't complete.
c
I thiink the kindd of our lovee is different for exampple u love yoour parents, and u love your
wifee or gf or annything elsee. Yes, all off them are loove but nonne of them SSHOULD"N NOT
CAM MPARE toggether.
U toold Any persson is comp plete, I don''t understand your mea an. I think evvery daywe have to
be more
m compllete, better than
t last dayy. And we should
s prommote ourselvves in societty,
family, reactingg other peopple. Anyonee can live allone. But quuality of lifee is differentt. And it
is poossible to loove someone, even if thhere is no marriage.
m
U toold "I suppoose "marria age" will be left out from m all dictionnaries in the future. Thhis is a
factt, and it has already beeen started!"" I know it sstarted but I think it will stop.
Manny don't want to marryy and it has a lot of reasson, some reason r relatted to their family,
f
in thhe past theyy have a lovve and they force
f separaate, bad meemory, bad experience,
e
sommebody thinkks lose theirr freedom, somebody
s thhinks they loose their lovve after
marrriage?any oone can deccide marry or o not.
I reaad some off yyour writinng, sometimees I admire your thougght and someetimes not. I don't
know well. for example u told t u are saad, I don't know
k u are really
r sad oor not. Or why
w u
are sad.
I hoope u will bee happy sooon.
I hoope to hear u (happy beehnam)soonn.
mahhta
metzean
Deaar Andrew and
a Veronicca.
Thee aliens havee already blled us 3 tim

mes by sometthing like syyringe, I thiink they neeed our
bloood, one of thhem told mee you may come
c back too earth afteer we test yoour blood in
n
labooratory .
Anddrew, I feel a terrible thhirst, givingg a lot of bloood and drin

nking a mugg of brine with w
cucuumber. Anyything my friends give me m is a bonaa fide. eitheer a poison ..What abou ut a
bloaater !!?
Anddrew , do yoou hear? A voice
v ,someeone's weepiing , I am weeping
w too,,,,,,,,,,,,,, thiss was
one of my longest day, shee is waiting for f me ..,noo no please turn off the drill....
Deaar Veronica , you didn''t read the loog in 2 or 3 last pages , this is beccause of giving a
lot of
o your bloood to aliens..
I have prepared permeasan added with black pepper and red pepper. If they can eat
permeasan ,they will be running from UK to Spain.
Mohsen

Dear Mahta,
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas. I read your two last writings carefully
and I enjoyed a lot.
I am a married man and I have 2 children, a boy nearly 5 years old and a girl 6 months
old. These two lovely children make my family, including my wife's parents and my
parents, happy.
If a chef wants to cook a delicious dish then all ingredients must be available to him/her
and the chef has to combine these materials in an appropriate way to reach the desired
purpose.
I think all humans have certain common needs; the needs of eating food and having sex
and so on which are in the first level, the needs of having good friends, loving them and
being loved by them which are in higher levels. And when I talk about friends, it
definitely can include the parents, members of family, spouse and partner, etc.
I also think that having beautiful and smart children and training them in a healthy way
so that one day you can regard them as a result of hard-working in your life, is also one
of those common needs.
If part of these needs is not satisfied for an individual, then it can cause some problems
so that this person may feel unhappy in his/her life; just like a cooked food that some of
its ingredients is missing:):)
Obviously, each kind of these needs, that I am now talking about them, is raised in a
particular period of a person's lifetime. Everybody needs to have health food during
his/her lifetime. Having sex is limited to a particular period starting from a person's
youth (I don't know when it ends!).
Having a partner from opposite sex, loving him/her and being loved by him/her is also a
very important need, and it must be satisfied in its best way. However, in my opinion, it is
not enough for living healthy and happily. After a while (sooner or later) the need of
having children comes to your life, and if it is not satisfied then you may start having a
bad and unhappy feeling.
So, is having children the purpose of marriage? No, it is not. Having children is a
necessity to have a healthy life. However, we must take it into consideration that children
can be regard as a by-product of marriage; you know, all in all, human beings need to
survive in this planet:):).
And finally about the Hijab, which you said that it is necessary; I respect your opinion.
You belong to a huge group of female members in our society that have come to the
conclusion that they need to wear the Hijab. Everybody should respect that and nobody
has the right to critisize you. However, this does not mean that the government should
force all the women to wear the Hijab. As I wrote to Marina, on top of the page 341,
women must be free to choose.
In a previous writing, you said: "many men in Iran have psychologic illness like evil eye."
Although it is very exaggerating but I agree. My question now is: what can be the reason
of this situation? Men themselves? Women? Or other kind of factors?
Yours sincerely
Mortaza
September 10, 2009.

Hi
Dear Mortaza
U point a view (about having children after some time) that I never think this way. I never
think that if one didn't children, s/he would have bad or unhappy feeling.
About Hijab I agree with u. it's not good that government should force all the women to
wear Hijab. Women and men must be free choose.
It's better women choose Hijab, otherwise women just wear Hijab in streets or public
places. I think force is not good at all, if one decides have Hijab, it's permanent; not only
for public places.
Bye the way I said many man is evil eye compare other countries.
About your question; I think it has many reason, some of them related to our society, our
culture, our family culture, family training and economy and so on. I think evil eye is an
illness and like other illness it need to cure.
Can I ask u about your profession?
By the way doesn't your wife to write here?
I have another private question: do u help your wife for housework?
I hope to hear u soon
Best regards
mahta
Hi friends
I?m not going to talk about any of topics u have been recently writing about. I am in a
special mood tonight. I felt I need somebody to share my feelings with. But not one who
knows me closely.
Have u ever felt that life and everything that is in this world is empty? Full of empty.
As if u are looking for sth, s.th that has been lost in your life, as if nothing here on this
earth makes u satisfied,
As if you look fore shoulders to cry on, but not shoulders of a human being, sth beyond
all these things,
I feel as if sth is calling me, sth beyond this earth ?..
Hey tell me , please tell me what is the purpose of our being on this earth?
What is the essence of world?
What should I desire for?
As if there is sth that without it I live in full vacuum.
Can u imagine how is it when u breathe in vacuum???????
But there is some thing calling me, sth that is waiting for me to answer to it.
Sth that I can fill this great gap that I feel inside with ?
I wait for u?.
I wait for those shoulders to cry on?.
Sorry I didn?t mean any thing.

I just?.
Just?..
I wrote this comment with all my heart.
Just this

Hi
Dear elham
I understand u. I think our life has a purpose, but answering your questions is very
difficult, understanding these are difficult, for find the answer we have to be much
patient. Maybe one said god create human being because he is kind and merciful and so
on. But I guess anyone find and feel the reason of life oneself.
I experienced your feeling. I felt a gap, but when I saw a child's smile, or I make happy
other people, my feeling became better.
I remember a poem from Khayyam:
"az amadanam nabud gardun ra sud vaz raftanam jah o jallalash nafzud
Vaz hich kasi ham 2 gusham nashnud kin amadan o raftanam az bahre che bud"
Other friends excuse me for I didn't translate it in English (really I can't do it)
Dear Elham tonight I pray for u and other friends from my bottom heart, please u don't
forget me.
I hope to hear u soon
Best wishes, mahta

Dear Behnam, Dear Ahmad
When throwing a dice, if the chance of seeing 6 is as twice as the chance of seeing other
sides, then
X+X+X+X+X+2X=1 and X=1/7.
Dear Behnam, in your early writings to me you asked me to solve an Anti-derivation

(integral) problem. I have never forgot that:). Now I have just the final answer; if you ask
me about the method of solving that problem, I should say that I don't remember that and,
moreover, I have not been practising Calculus recently.
If you want to know the final answer I can write down it for you, but I am sure it will
make a mess!!
All the best,

Mortaza
P.S. If you read my last posts to Marina and Mahta, please let me know your comments.
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twenty
20th Prayer
[O? Allah open the doors of Paradise for me, in this month,
and shut all doors of Hell, let me recite the Holy Quran
regularly, O? He who puts confidence and tranquillity
in the hearts of the believes.]
Dear Behnam,
x+x+x+x+x+2x=1
X=1/v for each side and 2/7 for six.
I think so.
If My answer is not true you can give me the true answer.
Dear Behnam you said that anyone in this thread know the answer of such questions but I
can not solve that.
What do you mean?
I must go from this thread or I must stay here and learn many things from such educated
friends.
If I go then who must lean?
Best wishes,
Ahmad

Dear Behnam,
Whats the difference between my solution And mortaza solution?
My solution:
z=2y
z+5y=1
2y+5y=1
7y=1
y=1/7
z=2/7
z is the probability of sex and y is the probability of other sides.
Mortaza solution:
X+X+X+X+X+2X=1 and X=1/7.
Best wishes,
Ahmad

Dear Elham,
nevertheless my young ages, a time when I had been in 'especial' moods so often, has
gone irrevocably I still can understand and sympathize you. There is nothing wrong in
feeling sad with no obvious reasons. It's a feature of youth.
It's an evidence of being growing. It would be wrong if your thoughts were clean
everytime, if you had no doubts, sorrows and desire to comprehend a meaning of the life.
The purpose of such thoughts in your mind and such feelings in your soul is to induce you
to act. Develop your mind, your ability to empathize other people, learn, work, fall in
love and do all these things merrily:) It's a time to act for you here and now or there will
be much more bitter sorrows in the future. Sorrows about something that you could do
but have never done!
Don't be embarassed to share your moods with us. Strangers are designed for that. There
is my shoulder and my vest to cry into (and to laugh as well:)
Best regards,
Andrew

Hi Rosa,
I hope you are well and enjoying you new job in school. I understand if you have a lot to
do in this time.
I have worked a lot last period but from friday I'm free 4 days. Thinking about to go to
our summerhouse. I will pick berries there, bluberries and lingonberries. Do you have
there in Spain?
I really hope the weather are going to be nice. The autumn has been here. Not so warm
anymore, 16-20 degreeze and more rain. I dont like it. Is it still summer there?
My daughter and her husband has begun building a new own house. Thats really
interesting to see the work there. The grown are builded and now they waiting for the
house. The house is prefabricated and coming in october. They can move in next year.
My husband are there and help them.
In middle of October me and my family going to Helsinki for a short holiday. Just
shopping, meeting some friends and relax. I waiting, it will be nice. We are going there
with the big ferry cruises. I dont like ferries but they are very big and there is many
places to visit. Nice restaurants with good food, shops, shows, hairdressers, spa...
Now I must go to my daughters school with a book she forgot... She just called me.
Veronica
10 Sept 2009
Hello Veronica,
I'm afraid we're in trouble. Our captain seems to be seriously sick. He claims of hearing
voices, of being corrupted by aliens and so on. My suggestion to recover from illness by
drinking salt brine and sleeping much doesn't work. It's definitely what is good for
Russian can be not as good for everybody.
If we could just arrange some sort of sauna or steam room for him! Have you any idea?
As you can see I've cought a lot of mackerel and tuna fish yesterday so we can stop our
enforced fasting just now. Do you like this smell of fried tuna fish?
still on duty,
Andrew

Dear Ahmad, and Dear Mortaza,
How are you my nice friends? I hope you are very well.
Thank you so much for attempts to solve that problem. Dear Ahmad, I am afraid to say
that there is no difference bewteen your answer and Mortaza's! Actually, they are similar
to each other and both of them are wrong. I am terribly sorry.
Dear friends, I think there is a misunderstanding, and it is just because of my unclear

way of writing. Let me explain it more and make it clear.
As you know, the die has six sides. In this case, the probability of one side is twice as
much as the probability of another side. For example p6=2p1, and we know nothing
about other four sides. We throw it once, what is the probability of each side?
Dear Mortaza, as you know, it is easy to find the answer of every integral on the Internet.
I would like to see your solution.
Please be kind enough to offer solutions to those problems.
I will make comment on the topic very soon.
All the best,

Hi Andrew,
As you I'm wondering about our Captain and I'm worry he have some mental desease. I
reading in my nurse book about this diseases because I dont know much about it.
I have found that if a person sleep too little the brain can go to an psychosis. Do you
think thats the problem? How much has he slept last nights?
I have valium in my nurses bag and we can try it. Do you think he will take it?
Can we trick it into him. He like shrimps....do you have it Andrew?............Can you fix a
sandwich with shrimps and I will crushers a valiumpill and we hide it to the sandwich?
We must do something! He is absolute crazy now and who know what he will do?
I even know that a person who have to little salt in the bloodcirkulation can be confuse.
So your treatment with salt is good.
Hundred years ago when a person got mental problems they scared them. Should we
throw him to the water?
If we throw him to the water we can let him stay there for swimming some hour and while
he swimming we can eat fried tunafish. I really like it!
10 Sept 2009

Andrew......
See what Mohsen doing!!!! He have caught Micia and put her in to a cage.............Oh
Micia! .... Mohsen think you are a Alien. We will help you...you are so scared.
Please Andrew, make a sandwich really quick to Mohsen with valium .............. We must
be really quick now because next time maybe Mohsen put you and me to a cage or cabin
with lock.
10 Sept 2009
Knock-knock! Mohsen!
Hey cap, there is a couple of sandwiches for you. Good ones. Yeah, with shrimp for I
know how you like it:) Bon appetit, sir!
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Dear Veronica,
How are you? Thank you for writing to me. I enjoy reading your posts very much.
My feeling now is a mix of happiness and sadness!! Do you underestand what I mean?
Have you ever had a similar experience? I am sure after I finish my writing, I will be in a
good mood. You are a nurse and you know better then me that writing can be a practical
way to reduce our emotional tensions and auxieties.
It is the end of the summer now, and the weather is going to be cold and colder. We still
have a good sunshine during the day, but it is not very strong. A few minutes ago I went
out of the house and walked in the sunshine for a while. It made me warm and it was so
pleasing. You know what I am talking about. However, as you said, these days you are a
little far from a warm sunshine, and you must wait until the next spring.
About the Christmas, I am afraid to say that we (Iranian muslims) do nothing in the
Christmas:(:(. I know that Christians and people who use the Gregorian calendar,
celebrate their new year at Christmas, and it is the day that Christ was born (am I
right?). We do believe in the prophet Jesus Christ and, I should not forget to say that,
almost every year at the Christmas time, the Iranian TV broadcasts some movies related
to this event in commemoration of Jesus. I also heard that kids and little children try to
sleep very soon at the Christmas Eve so that the Santa Claus comes into their bedroom
and brings them many gifts. It must be a very good feeling!
Watching movies and Cartoons, I realized that Santa Claus must be living in a very cold
place with lots of snow on the ground (like the Antarctic). Now, you says that he is
actually living in Finland!! There is no surprise to me:):). Good for little children in
Finland; they are the first ones who can get their presents!!
I hope someday I can spend the whole of the Christmas time with a good friend (like you),
I can see this event closely and I can feel your feelings:). Please, talk to me about the
Christmas as much as you can. What was your feeling when you were a kid or a
teenager? Now, you are a grandmother; what is your feeling about it?
Thank you for reading. I am waiting to hear from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Mortaza
September 10, 2009
PS. I am now in a very good mood:).

Dear Ahmad,
Thank you for trying to keep this thread active and a nice place to be in.
Dear Ahmad, who has said that all people know the answer except you????! I just have
written the question is not simple.
Well, maybe some people say, "Why did you ask such a difficult question?" I have said
that all people (Ahmad included) in this thread are educated, so it is ok if such difficult
questions are asked.
Dear Ahmad, please read my posts carefully. I do believe that you are a knowledgeable
person.
Please solve the problem. It deserves to spend some time and devote some energy on it.
I hope to receive your answer soon.
All the best,

pengfei September 10th 2009

Hey Rosa,
i'm doing great! How about yourself? I apologize for the late reply. The collge work just
much tough.
I will be more than happy to answer your questions. I'm 22 male and have been studying
in college abouut 2 years. ImI majoringg business administrati
a on.
Thee reason thaat I learn Ennglish is beccause it has became annd is becomiing a international
commmunicationn tool, and I live in the U.S, I got learnt their language,otherwise i will w feel
commfortable myy life here. Another
A reaason i learn english is probably
p yoour purposee to
learrn english--talking withh people forrm all over the
t world. Right?
R
Beinng a GOOD D teacher is one of the hardest
h job. YOu have to pay morre attention on your
studdents to makke sure theyy fully underrstand whatt you have taught
t them. But to be honest
h
teacching adultss is easier.
I'm strongly aggree with yoou that we need spend our o time witth families m memebers. AsA our
pareents, they ussed to pay their
t time foor our growwing. Right now,
n it's thee time we paay them
back. I wish I have
h answerred your quuestions.
Hoppe hearing ffrom you sooon!
By the
t way, whhen and wheere you guyss have partyy that you mentioned
m inn your threa
ads.
Ronnnie
10:335Am U.S Eastern
E timee
metzean
m Sepptember 11thh 2009
Oh , an ill timee rooster , a wasp ,it waaked me, I shoulds kill you
y ,where iis this fly
killeer?..taq ?taqq ?.. , oh beefore I kill it , it puts his
is tail to my left shin, I ffeel a sharp
p pain
by its
i sting, it iss inflated like a egg plaant?, I needd a remediall way , wherre is Veroniica,
Wheere is Andreew? ?I don''t where aree they ?.the only thing I remember is the alienns ,I
wannted to cut his
h long ears rs when one of them waas giving mee salt brine , I put her in i a
cagge. one of theem gave mee a couple of shrimp saandwiches, How H he wass smart, how w did he
know that I likee shrimp ?I didn't cut his h ears , he looked frieendly ?Oh V Veronica do you
have drug in yoour bag for wasp sting , a red yelloow wasp. I am weepingg again???..
Mohhsen
metzean
Oh , an ill timee rooster , a wasp ,it waaked me, I shoulds kill you
y ,where iis this fly
killeer?..taq ?taqq ?.. , oh beefore I kill it , it puts his
is tail to my left shin, I ffeel a sharp
p pain
i sting, it iss inflated like a egg plaant?, I needd a remediall way , wherre is Veroniica,
by its
Wheere is Andreew? ?I don''t where aree they ?.the only thing I remember is the alien ns ,I
wannted to cut his
h long ears rs when one of them waas giving mee salt brine , I put her in i a
cagge. one of theem gave mee a couple of shrimp saandwiches, How H he wass smart, how w did he
know that I likee shrimp ?I didn't cut his h ears , he looked frieendly ?Oh V Veronica do you
have drug in yoour bag for wasp sting , a red yelloow wasp. I am weepingg again???..
Mohhsen
Marina1
M Sepptember 11tth 2009
Deaar friend Roosa,
I'M
M NOT SAD F FROM YOU U. :) :) :) , I swear to God
G I'm not upset from you , becau use it's
not your
y fault. IIt's all Muslims friendss' fault ( mee included). Speaking aabout such a topic
meaans speakingg about soccieties, humaan beings nature and other o side toopics. So it was
w a
misttake to talk about it froom the beginnning. Therre is no wronng with youu or your woords
towards me andd that topicc. I wish I ca an explain this
th topic to you very cllearly, but my m
Engglish is prevventing me. besides I'm with Behnaam, we shouuld stop talkking about this t
topiic in order tto keep the atmosphere
a e friendly in this threadd. Such a toppic stronglyy needs
body
dy's languagge.
So let's
l move on , and speaak about myy first Salarry :), I was very
v happy when I tookk it, it
madde me feel thhat I'm indeependent. Annd in order to waste it somehow :)), I go shoppping
andd buy some nnew things. In fact I'm not happy because
b of the
t money ittself, but beecause
Marrina got thaat money. :) :) What about you , whhen are youu going to taake your firsst
salaary???
Deaar Rosa, I'm m sorry for being

b late inn answeringg, but I'm a bit
b busy theese days, myy
pareents take the opportuniity to invite our relativees in this hooly month, bbesides therre are
onlyy 10 days too the end off it which aree the most iimportant days
d (lyali A
Alghader) , God
G
blesss all of us!.
I prromise to wrrite more sooon, don't foorget that we

w are friendds, and friennds can't bee sad
fromm each otheer, maybe we have not the t same thooughts, andd our ways oof thinking are a
diffe
ferent , but It
I makes ourr friendshipp greater , liike a beautifful garden. I do believee so.
It's a big honorr for me to be
b your friend Rosa .
Hoppe to hear more
m from you.
Marrina.
metzean
Deaar Wendy,
My little garden is full of Zinnia,

Z In autumn thesee flowers arre pick of thhe whole lott , their
coloors are amaazing, and also
a their lifefe are longerr than otherrs., I am plaanting a bassket of
themm in a beautiful mud ?bbuilt flowerp
rpot to put itt on the fencces of verannda. I hope your
y
life be colorful and over 100 years you look at colorful flowers .
Thank you for your sympathy, I ate a couple of shrimp's sandwiches and now I a little
better. Thanks for veronica and Andrew.It is said that one person meat is another person
poison. I like to eat shrimps, but my brother hate it .when we have shrimps, he keep close
his nostril by his two fingers. He thinks he is eating scorpion. How about you? do you
have a taste in eating that your brother or husband hates it?
Nowadays I dream more when I am sleeping, I think this is because I am fasting, and this
is Ramadan month, in this month Muslims don't eat and drink anything from one hour
before sun rise until the 20 minutes after sunset, so our fasting time takes about 14 hours.
I never sleep in the afternoon, but in Ramadan month I go to sleep for one hour in
afternoon and during afternoon sleeping I dream more than other times. I think the empty
stomach cause it, Yesterday I dreams 2 cobras were creeping in our yard, I was looking
at them from the room window, when I was in the yard and grabbed one of them ,the neck
of it ,I started up of my dream. It is said that when people dream a snake, they will be
rich. I don't believe dreams. What Chinese interpret the dreams of snake? Do you believe
in dreams..?
I hope your good dreams come true.
Mohsen

Hi every body
Mahta and Andrew thanks a million for your sympathy for me. it is really relieving to
know there is someone who can understand me.
Mahta: thank you for your poem. It was nice.
Andrew: thank you for your advice. I thought about it and I try to act to it as more as I
can.
Tonight im both happy and sad.

Since tomorrow is my birthday im happy, but it makes me worried too. Tomorrow I m
going to enter my townies .well it?s exactly 20 years which I have been living on this
earth. It is my 20th berthday but somehow different with all the last ones.
I feel im entering adult?s world. It is good .there is a lot of good things about it.,I know,
but I like to save this sense of childhood always with me. I hope you get me.
Well tonight I want to think of my desires?

I m asking myself what can be the best things I can hope for myself?
PLEASE HELP ME AND TELL ME, AS AN OLDER FRIEND OF MINE , WHAT IS

YOUR SUGGESTION TO ME?
U have lived more than me and have experienced a lot of things more than me in life,
If you were permitted to go back to when u were 20 ,what would u do?

Is there anything u feel regret about?
DEAR:
BEHNAM
MORTAZA
VERONICA
ANDROW
AHMAD
ROSA
SETAYESH
MOHSEN
MARINA
RONNIE
Please share your experiences whit me.
IM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM U ALL.

Hi Elham
Thanks a lot for your writings. Although I do not know you so good, I have readed all
your writings.
I do not know what you know about me but I'm a nurse practitioners (working at
hospital) from Finland who are 46 years, married and have 3 childs and 2 grandchilds.
(And I'm traveling on a visual boat with Mohsen and Andrew)
I was thinking about what you wrote about your mood. You felt some empty feelings and
that the world is empty. You was sad and nothing makes you to be satisfied.
If you have those feelings sometimes it is absolute normal and every human being need to
feel like this for to feel happy. If you never feel you are in bad mood and sad you cant
know how it feels to be happy and feel joy.
BUT, if you very often have this feelings and you feel this is heavy for you and you never
feel happiness, then you need to go to a doctor or nurse to get help. It can be an
depression. Even this is an "normal" and common feeling of a teenage on the way to be
adult.
You asked about our suggestions. It is very difficult to give suggestions to other because
all of us are individual and have individual needs.
You are 20 tomorrow and you have your whole life in front of you!
Do not look at other persons (what they doing and how they are). Be yourself.
Dare to try, have your eyes open and look out of the whole world.
Do not have prejudices. Respect everybody for who they are.
Dare to try everything you want and learn from misstakes. It will give you experience.
Thats not so dangerous to do mistakes!
Be young at heart and do even childish things.
Never exercise of power.
Was yourself.
Believe in yourself - you will do as you are and thats enough.
Dare to believe to yourself!
You are unique and very valuable! Never forget that!
Hope to hear from you again,
Veronica
11 Sept 2009

Hi Elham,
I forget to answer about what I should do if I permitted back to when I was 20 years and
if I feel regret about something.
I think I should live my life as I have done. I regret nothing. There is just one thing I
should done in an other way.
When I was 17 - 25 I looked a lot to other and how they doing and what they doing. My
confidence wasn't so good. You know, very often young people want to "be the same" as
other and the same for me.
When I was older I started to do what I want and what I felt good from.
Veronica
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Happy birthday Elham!
I hope you have a lovely, special day, surrounded by people you love and who love you.
like Veronica, I don't know if I'd change my life if I was 20 years old again. I've had lots
of "adventures" and met some truly fantastic people along the way. I think Veronica's
advice is great - do what you want to do, not what you think you should do because
others are doing it.
I'd add: be true to yourself, and don't judge others until you've tried to walk in their
shoes. Be open, honest and brave. And enjoy your life!
Best wishes
Clare xx
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com
Happy Birthday Elham!
Veronica

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Hi dear Elham. I would like to wish you a very happy birthday. You are a very special
person, and I would like to wish you all the health, happiness and success in the world.
With much love,

Ahmad
twenty one
21th Prayer
[O? Allah, in this month, show the way to my behavior

unto Thy approval, do not let the devil attract my attention
unto his ways and means, lead me to the blissful resting
abode-Paradise. O? He who actualizes the desires of the
seekers of fulfilment.]
twenty two
22th Prayer
[O? Allah throw open the doors of Thy generosity

for me in this month, and make available to me
multiplying blessings, keep me attached with that
which obtains Thy pleasure, allot a central place
for me right in the middle of the Paradise,
O? He who hears the cries of the distressed needy.]

Good morning Elham and Happy Birthday!
...............(..(...(.................
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It's a small strawberry pie for you:)
Be good to others and never forget to be good to yourself. It is equally important.

Andrew
motivational stories - THE 4 WIVES
There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned
her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her
nothing but the best.
He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted to show
off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run
away with some other men.
He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is
the merchant's confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always
turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult
times.
Now, the merchant's 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great contributions in
maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However,
the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took
notice of her.
One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He
thought of his luxurious life and told himself, "Now I have 4 wives with me. But when I
die, I'll be alone. How lonely I'll be!"
Thus, he asked the 4th wife, "I loved you most, endowed you with the finest clothing and
showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me
company?" "No way!" replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.
The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant's heart. The sad merchant then
asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you
follow me and keep me company?" "No!" replied the 3rd wife. "Life is so good over here!
I'm going to remarry when you die!" The merchant's heart sank and turned cold.
He then asked the 2nd wife, "I always turned to you for help and you've always helped me
out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?"
"I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the 2nd wife. "At the very most, I can
only send you to your grave." The answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant
was devastated.
Then a voice called out : "I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go." The
merchant looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny, almost like she
suffered from malnutrition. Greatly grieved, the merchant said, "I should have taken
much better care of you while I could have !"
Actually, we all have 4 wives in our lives
a. The 4th wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it
look good, it'll leave us when we die.
b. Our 3rd wife ? Our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others.
c. The 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been there for us
when we're alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.
d. The 1st wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material, wealth and
sensual pleasure.
Guess what? It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go. Perhaps it's a
good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to wait until we're on our
deathbed to lament

Hi Dear Behnam
I admire your attachment to your friends.
Dear Behnam your question is very ambiguous.
Ambiguous sentences indicate the illogical thought(thinking) of the writer.
Please make clear your question.
Best wishes,
Ahmad

Dear Elham,
May this day be the beginning of another especial year

Wishing you always filled with many sweet surprised
All your wishes come true
And god bless you achieve everything that you want from god
Always HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you
Best wishes,

Happy Birthday Elham!
I wish you all the best in the world.
I am so sorry for the delay, but I am not in Tehran. I am in Karaj, at my cousin's home.
Therefore, it was not (and is not) easy to spend some time at the desk, and visit the thread
regularly.
Dear Elham, when I was reading your post, I thought to myself, "Behnam, do not answer
to Elham's question. A simple 'happy birthday' is enough." This was my first decision.
After reading people's posts, I changed my mind! Why?
I am writing these things on purpose. I believe, it is a good idea to be yourself, or to have

dare to be yourself, but it does not work in many situations!
You are Elham, the daughter of two people, maybe the sister of some people, the aunt of
some people, etc. Although it is your life, it is not just yours.
There are many brothers who make their sisters become miserable, and vise versa! You
should think that your actions affect the family directly.
I believe, we should try to do good things. We must realise what is good and what is bad,
and then try our best to do good things. If we close our eyes and ears, and then think that
'it is my life', the result will not be reliable. Human beings cannot find the right way on
their own. As you know, there are prophets and holy books, just because of teaching us,
what is good and what is bad.
I agree with "be yourself" as long as it means "Do not pretend!", otherwise I disagree!
When I was 20, I was at Sharif University of Technology. I think, I have not used my
time! I have wasted it somehow. Also, I was in a hurry to finish studying as soon as
possible. It was wrong. I regret wasting my time. I should have spent in a better way.
When I was 20, my main concern was job! I was always thinking of what I should do in
the future. As you know, it is a serious problem for young people.
It was very easy for me to study at the most famous university in the world. It was easy
for me to be a famous person in the world of Physics, but unfortunately because of some
silly thoughts, I am Behnam with a useless MS degree in Physics. Because of some
limitation and my stupid thoughts, I tried to be myself, but I was wrong! Now, I
understand that I am wrong, but there is no use for this wisdom!
Deaar Elham, yoou are a girrl. Your worrld is differeent. My advvice maybe ddoes not woork for
you. However, try your beest to use your time andd spend it onn some usefful things. You
Y can
be one
o of the mmost famous people in thet world. 'P Practice maakes perfect'.
As a girl, one ofo your conccerns is, perrhaps, 'yourr husband and
a future lif ife'. Do not worry
aboout it, but puut the door of
o your hearrt open. Be kind! Try your best to be kind. Do o not
frow
wn! Smile a lot. Try to love
l someon ne, becausee love makess life becom
me meaningfful. If
you love someoone, do not allow
a him to
t do whatevver he wantts to!!! This is very impportant,
becaause the meeaning of love is differeent for boys! You love makes
m you kkiss someonne, but
the meaning off kiss is diffeerent for boyys.
Try your best too do not falll in love eassily, but if you
y are in loove with som
meone, do not
n let
him go. The firs
rst love is veery importan nt. You shouuld keep him m!
Theere are somee beautiful sentences

s liike, 'set yourr love free, if it comes back,
b it is your
y
lovee.' These senntences are beautiful, just
j beautifuul!
Do not let someeone use yoour body, whhen you aree not in his heart!
h This is vitally im
mportant
for a girl to undderstand if she is in som
meone's heaart or not!
Youu feel empty,, that is OK K, because saadness and happiness are a from the same sourrce. If
you cannot feell sad, cannoot feel happyy too. If youu cannot cryy, cannot laaugh too. Hoowever,
if it bothers youu, try to speend some timme on danciing, listeninng to music, and try to do d
sommething for rrelaxation. In I critical case,
c you haad better vissit a doctor, But I thinkk that is
norm mal.
Deaar Elham, I am at my coousins' hom me. Many peeople spoke with me whhile I was writing
w
this post. I coulldn't concenntrate on the topic. I knnow that thiis post will ssound stran
nge with
manny challengiing things and
a a lot of mistakes. P Please forgivve me for alll mistakes.

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

Behhnam, 12 Sep
eptember, 20009
metzean
Hi Elham,
E
Sidee by side or miles aparrt

True friends arre always cllose to yourr heart
Wheether you'ree turning fivve or fifty-thhree
Youu know that II'm a true friend
fr becauuse you're here
h beside me
m
I'm here, right now, on youur special day d
So lets
l give a ccheer for youu, hip, hip, hooray!
I waas trying to think of whhat to get yoou for your bbirthday but nothing caame to mind d. only I
am writing to tell
t you thatt you're not old until yoou can't readd this writinng anymoree.
Thee secret of sttaying younng is to live honestly, eaat slowly, annd lie aboutt your age.
I should confesss that theree are not anyything that I am satisfiied with, I feel
fe regret fo or
everrything, oppportunities that
t I had before
b 20 neever repeat after
a it. I caann't deceive
mysself ,I feel reegret for it. But I neverr cry over thhe spilt milkk.
I reccommend you
y don't spa
are your tim
me with your friends :( except yourr friends in this
threead (:O !!
B.WWishes,
Mohhsen
3477
Veronicaho
Hi Captain,
C
I wiill give you a pill for yo

our wasp stiing and a crream to put on the red area.....Do you
feell better todaay? I really hope that!
Youu must be okk before we arriwing Sppain and Roosa...
Veronica
12 Sept
S 2009
illya Septembber 12th 20009

Deaar Elham
Happpy birthdayy
Best wishes
12,ssep 2009
Marina1
Deaar Elham,
Happpy birthdayy! I can undderstand youur feeling , some peoplle feel sad inn their birthhday
becaause they lef
eft another year
y of theirr life. And others
o feel happy
h becauuse it's a new year,
so it's a new liffe somehow!
I reaad all friendds writings to you, I thiink all of thhem are righht.
I doon't know whhat to writee , but I havee got one addvice " don''t think in thhis way thatt you
are thinking off" , all yearss are the sam
me, just be strong,
s andd try to built your perso onality.
Thaank you. Hoppe to hear from

f you sooon.
Marrina.
Marina1
Deaar Behnam,
So you
y are in yyour cousin''s home! Goood for him!! :) :)
How
w are you m
my dear friennd??? How
w is it life?? How are thhe last ten da
days of
Ram
madan??? I hope God will
w give yoou what you want.
Sorrry for the deelay, but I'mm a bit busyy , I have thee duty to speend my firstt salary
(LO
OOOOOL) which w is takkes a lot of time :) , besiides my job,, breaking ffasting in so
ome
relaatives' homees and invitee them to brreak it in myy home.
I reaad your wriiting to Elhaam! Behnam m, you wrotte somethingg about youurself which I
couldn't undersstand clearlly, but let me
m say, the ccurrent Behnnam is greaat! don't thin
nk
aboout your passt choices , because
b t that age, you would do the
eveen if you rettuned back to
samme! Becausee everythingg around youu would be the same, soo the same things that forced
f
you to think off jjob more thhan completting your stuudy would be
b there.
I strrongly belieeve that our current lifee is the summmery of lotss of events, thoughts, people,
misttakes and other things. Maybe what we wish w will not brinng the happpiness for uss, and if
we returned
r baack to some periods
p of our
o past , evverything will
w push us to choose thhe same
choices. Maybee sometimess we think generally,
g buut I stronglyy believe thaat the probllems
are in details!
ways learn ffrom you, but I was

I'm not in a possition to advvise you deaar friend, beecause I alw
a biit confused , because I think the cuurrent Behnam is greatt! Behnam ccan deal witth all
situations. He has
h his affecct on situatiions aroundd him, but thhe situations can't havee affects
on his
h life! :) :))
At laast, don't taalk about myy friend Behhnam in thaat way againn..... :) :)
So happy that you are enjoying your time. Please pray for me in these great days.
Hope to hear more from you soon.

Marina.

Hello Ahmad,
I am sorry for the complicated way of writing.
We have a die to throw. It has got six sides(1, 2, 3,4,5,6). Because of some impurity, the
probability of 6 is twice as much as the probability of 1 (P6=2P1). We know nothing
about the probability of other sides. In other words, P2, P3,P4, p5 are unkonwn. It cab be
proven that P2=P3=P4=P5, but you do not need to prove it. Now, we throw it just once.
What is the probability of each side?
Dear friends, please help Ahmad with this problem. By the way, that is not a joke, or a
riddle, or something like that. That is a good question.
It cannot be solved easily. You need to know why the probability of each side of a right
coin is 1/2, or why the probability of each side of a right die is 1/6. There are a lot of
information in it! It is not so simple.
I know how to solve it. If you are interested in the answer, just let me know. I can solve it
and take a scan from it. Then I can attcah and send by email.
By the way, do not bother yourself. It is not simple, because you need some information
from Physics. It is not only related to maths, but also related to Physics. In fact, this
problem is from the world of Physics rather than maths.
When I was a student at Sharif, our professor (Dr. Ruhani) gave it to us as a homework
for "Advanced Statistical Mechanics'. He said, "I love this problem!". We tried to solve it,
but nobody could. Apparently, there is only one equation for two variables! However, the
second equation will come from Physics!
One day, I was speaking with a genius (Olampiyadi e Physics). He said, "This problem
cannot be solved. It seems something is wrong with it. Some facts is not given."
I answered, "I have solved it."
He said, "You cannot!".

I said, "Give me
m 1$, and I will give yoou the answ
wer!"
I solved it and took 1$(Hezzar Toman)). Happy oldd days!
I diddn't mean thhat I was much clevereer than him, nooooooooo. He was a genius. I cannot
commpare myself lf with him. I just saw some
s explannation about 'entropy', and it helpeed me!
Now
w, dear Ahm
mad, try to find
f the entrropy of this system (an impure die)), and maxim
mize it!

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

Behhnam, 12 Sep
eptember, 20009
P.S.. I am in Tehran (at myy home) now

w.
flora
fl Septemmber 12th 20009
Hi to
t every onee, im flor,im
m 23years olld,i study math and i livve in tehrann!my englishh is so
pooor! plz help me
m !thanx
metzean
A reeport from SS.R. Ship
Satuurday,
September 12, 2009,
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danngling over the
t waves near
n the La Coruna , iff the weatherr forecast hhad predicteed
corrrectly we 'dd have been stop in Avilles. It is posssible that we
w capsized by the longg waves,
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nd the
Porrtugal to reaach the Anddalusia. We have a shorrt stop in Laa Coruna, and a then we
continue our way.
w
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q Veroonica, pleasse give
him a pill. Todaay he decidded to play tug
t of war w with me , wee have ropess in the ship
p, but I
am not still in ggood mood. I have rubbbed the creaam on the swollen
s soree and took some
s
pillss, Thanks God
G that a prracticed nurse came with
w us. Thannks Veronicca.
Mohhsen , ^ holdd ^ the ^ endd of ^ rope : Andrew saaid hiccuppping .

Captain

Dear Marina,
It was very nice reading your post. Thank you very much indeed.
Poor fast, people break it too many times in Ramadan, in different places! :)):)):))
My last post to you is very clear. What is unclear?
I understand what you are going to say. Thank you for nice pieces of advice. In fact, I
have no problem with this Behnam. I really love him, but this love cannot make me ignore
some facts. :)):)):))
I really regret wasting my time! I should have chosen better ways. I do believe that some
stupid thoughts and limitation forced me to be this Behnam.
"Man ashigh birda man,

doldir ichim birda man.
Omr azaldi gun geshdi,
Javan olmaram birda man."
"I am lover once again,

pour and let me drink once again.
Time passed and life became less,
I will not be young once again."
Youth is like a bird in your hand, it will fly soon. Take the importance of it!
I will not be as a student at Sharif University again! With the same feeling I had at that
time!
Anyway, I know that it was a path must be passed!
Thank you for reading Marina. Please reply soon. I really enjoy reading your posts.
Hope to hear from you very soon.
All the best,

Hi Flor,
Thank you for putting message in this thread. Welcome!
We are all practising English. Join us and share something with people. Please let me
know how I can help you?
Your English is quite rich. Do not call it poor! :):):):)
Writing helps us a lot. Please try to write something. Expressing your opinion about
different topics is a good way. Try to give your idea about them.
Where are you studying maths? Do you like it?
All the best,


A tour of rural Iran:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/sep/12/iran-middleeast?page=all
It's a long article, but very interesting!

--
Clare,
english-at-home.com
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Hi Behnam,
No answer from you yet? And now I have a new question to you:):)
I hope you are well and enjoying your time at your cusin.
My new question to you awakened when I read what you wrote to Elham.
You wrote:
"I agree with "be yourself" as long as it means "Do not pretend!", otherwise I disagree!"
and
"You are Elham, the daughter of two people, maybe the sister of some people, the aunt of
some people, etc. Although it is your life, it is not just yours.
There are many brothers who make their sisters become miserable, and vise versa! You
should think that your actions affect the family directly. "
Please Behnam, can you explain this more for me. I understand what it's meaning but I
whant to know more what it is including in this meaning.
Do you mean a person should live his/her life out from what parents, sisters, brothers
and other persons want and thems ideal? If that is what you mean I really don't agree
with you.
Why should you do that?
Of course you have to respect your families opinions and ideal but it must be your own
choise what you will do.
Parents do not own their childrens. They just have right to educate them, but everybody
must have right to take his/her own choices. As parents you borrow your childs until they
are adult and can take care of themself.
It is very importent to try and do many things and sometimes you do mistakes from your
own choices. But there is no problems with that, everybody learn from thems mistakes
and from this they will develop and have experions.
Again I must take an example from my own life. I was just 17 years, I been in highschool,
I wasn't married and I was very stubborn. Then I was pregnent.
My parents, both high educated, and my mam teacher, was very angry and sad because
of me. They wanted me to take a good education, work, meet a husband and then get
child. I can understand them! But it was my choices.
I chose to have my baby, move to an apartment with my husband, I had no teenagelife as

all my friend, no money, hard life with schoolwork and reading in night time and so on...
Today I have result of what I have done... It was very hard sometimes but I learned a lot
from many, many mistakes. But today I can say I done the right. I took an much diffucult
way in to adult world than most persons doing. But for me it was right and I havn't lose
something. I'm really satisfied for my life and my situations. And I'm so happy that I went
my own way as I wanted. I believed in myself and I trusted myself.
I think I had been very unhappy today if I had taken that way what my parents wanted
from me this time.
My daughter is a very good singer, she singing in a musicschool. Last year she applied
there to play piano and she is really good. She come in to the musicinstitute and there
was just 3 pupils who get this chance. Many pupils every years applied there. This month
when the school started again my daughter told me that she don't like to play anymore!
I was very sad because this was a really chance for her. We had many discussions about
this and I even tried to bribe her.
Nothing was to my help and I couldn't force her. It was her choise but I can tell you I'm
sad. But I know that if I had force her she hadn't feel good and maybe she had hate piano
after that. Now I have to think that maybe after some year she will play again.
I think it is very importent to learn childs to be themself and to dare to believe to themself
and do what they want from thems heart.
What do you think? Do you think I have done and do wrong as myself and as parents.
Veronica
12 Sept 2009
Hi Mortaza,
Thank you very much for your answer, I really enjoying to read them!
I hope everything is well with you and your family.
I have free days from my work for four days and I really feel the relaxation :)
I have previously told you that I have too much to do and always feel a bit stress. Do you
know what I have done? I do not know if I dare say it!
My daughter (who have same problem) and I search for a charwomen who should come
and clean once a week. We got 9 answers from persons who wanted to have this job.
They was from Aland Island, Russian, Estland, Thailand, Philipines and one of them was
from Iran! Do you know who I really liked? The woman from Iran! She was very nice, in
same age as me and she had done this job before. She got the job in my house.
I really appreciate that she will help me! She coming tomorrow for the first time. Her
name is Homa. I hope she will be a friend of mine:)
Few weeks ago I should had said, never in my life I should have a charwomen!
You asked me about my Christmas feelings when I was a child. I really good remember
my feelings. We waited and waited for Santa Crus and the days before Christmas evening
I couldn't sleep... Me and my sister and brothers looked out of the window many times a
day if we could see Santa Claus:)
My grandparents lived far from my family and at Christmas we always was together. I
had a close relation to both my grandmothers.
Today I trying to do the same as my grandmothers done when I was child because I want
my youngest daughter and my grandchild to experience the same as me.
It's importent for me to bringing traditioners forward.
I'm not good in kitchen but I always doing my best to cook and make food from the
beginning (you know everything you can buy ready from shops) and my daughters and I
bake and make goodies!
I wish you and your family to be here to get this experience! It is an so specual
experience.
I think many traditioners being forgotten. How is it in Iran? Is it the same?
You told me that Iranians dont celebrates Christmas time. Can you tell me about which
ceremonies you are going to celebrate? How do you celebrate them? Of course Ramadan
is one of them.
In my culture the most importent are Christmas, New Year, Estern, Midsummer (in the
middle of June to celebrate the summer) and All Saints Day (to remember the dead
persons).
Now I finish this and I will try to sleep, tomorrow is a new day..
Veronica
13 Sept 2009, at 00.23
Hi Captain Mohsen and Andrew,
Oh my God! We have a terrible weather.....Hang on...Now a large wave coming......one

more.. DONK!! Andrew! ..... One of your whisky boxes fall in the floor and is
broken....whole boat smells whisky!
How long is it left until we arriwe Le Coruna?
Andrew....you should eat some lingonberry jam for your hiccup...I promise it will help
you:)
Mohsen... I'm really happy you are in healty again, no ailiens more...
13 Sept 2009 at 00.55

Helloooooooooo
It is me, elham, with a lot of positive energy and hopefully waiting for a bright future.
I don?t know how to express my appreciation for all of your energetic comments on
whishing me a happy birth day. Actually I got surprised while seeing all those messages
for me. I read them one by one, thinking about what u had been suggesting me.
I even took note of them, some of them are:

u have your whole life in front of u.
Have your eyes open.
Respect everybody for who they are.
Be young at heart.
Dare to try everything u want.
Don?t judge others until you?re tried to walk in their shoes.
Be good to others and yourself.
May this day be the beginning of another especial year.
Although it is your life, it is not just yours.
Try your best to be kind.
Try your best to do not fall in love easily, but if you are in love with someone, do not let
him go.
Asking why im bringing all those sentences here? Well first I wanted to review them
again with u and maybe discuss them later, second and more important , I thought with
myself, these are all beautiful as long as we talk about them, even we may decide to act to
them while reading them, but to what percent we really carry them out in our lives?
As if ,we continue the same as before and say these things just to make us feel in peace.
But this time I have strongly decided to, at least, try to take theme to my consideration
and do what ever I can in order to act to them.
Well I got troubled in philosophical disappointment very soon, and I have always been
older than my age, this has caused me to be a perfectionist person, always looking for the
best of every thing ,and so I could hardly enjoy life as others, Although I can be a very
happy person and always my family say to me: there are a lot of people want to be in
place of u and my relatives tell me :oh elham what problem do you have ?you go to one
of the best universities ,u are clever,u are successful and with all these u always nag.
But now I want to try my best to communicate with people as more as I can and enjoy
myself more. Behnam im whishing myself a true love as u said,mayby a really true one
can help me a lot.
I think I have talked too much, excuse me.
I like you all and wish u all the best with my fingers crossed for u.

Dear Ahmad,
Thank you for writing the story of four wives. It was exactly last summer that I read this
story on the internet. During the discussion about multi-wives men I was going to write
this story here. But, I don't know what happened to me that I completely forgot to write it.
I became so happy when I found this story that was written by your hands here yesterday.
I do love this philosophical story. So, I should thank you again for writing and sharing it
with others in this friendly thread.
All the best,
Don't hesitate to write me. I hope to hear more from you soon.
P.S. I am thinking about Behnam's statistical question too. In my opinion thinking to this
kinds of questions are useful although we may not find the correct answers. I feel that
each answer even the wrong one to a difficult question like this is admirable because it's
the result of a deep thinking.

Hello Veronica,
Thank your for comments and questions.
You are a nurse. A job like nursing needs patience, kindness, affection, tolerance and
understanding. According to the Holy books, every human being with those
characteristics is an angel. Therefore, it is a great honour for me to write something to
an angel!
I am sure that Elham has realised what I meant by writing those sentences, since she
lives in Iran and then is familiar with this sorts of things. She maybe disagrees or agrees
with me. However, I have written my own idea. When I give my idea, I do not worry
about the reaction of people.
As far as I know, in all societies, jobs are ranking in order of importance. In addition,
some actions are right to do, and some are wrong to do. Do you agree with these
sentences? If you do not agree, please give me reason.
Imagine there is a family with four kids; two boys and two girls. One of the boys is a
famous doctor, but the other one is an addict! One of the girls is a good nurse, and the
other one is a fashion plate (someone who likes to wear very fashionable clothes in the
public and earns money). There were all free to choose, and they have chosen their job
and their lives freely. Nobody has forced them to choose this or that!
Is the value or the importance of those people the same in the eyes of the family or in the
eyes of the society?
Some boys or girls are family honours, or even country honours, and other people are
proud of them, but some boys or girl make their families, friends feel embarrassed and
hang their heads in shame.
Of course, it is my life and I am free to choose it. Nobody can force me! However, the
lives of people who are around me are directly affected by my choice! I have to be very
careful with choosing! This is what I meant!
All the best,


Dear Behnam,
I have just finished reading your post to Elham. Why don't you apply for a postgraduate
program to one of your favorite universities. If I were you I would apply for the next
academic year!! It is not too late.
Yours sincerely
Mortaza,
September 13, 2009

Dear Behnam ,
I want to say u a fact. I have always liked to be friend or at least talk to a boy who has
studied or is studying physics in Sharif University. It may seem strange or somehow
stupid, but actually I don?t know the reason myself exactly. Maybe because in my mind
those boys always have seemed very clever or for I love physics and always have thought
of people studying physics in a different way.
Any way while reading your comments I have exactly the same feeling I expect from such
people.
I know you, for sure, are so wise and whenever u decide u can continue your studies in
physics in best universities. So why not? Is there any special problem or u yourself don?t
want? May I know those thoughts u mentioned had stopped u from continuing it? Of
course if it is ok?
Physics is a really strange world driving me crazy whenever I hear something about it. as
a matter of fact I have a special respect for physics and every one who study or work in
this field.
I exactly got your meaning about what u had told me about being myself and at current
conditions I am in, your advise can help me so much.
To make it clear I give a example: it has always been my fathers desire for his children to
be accepted in a general university (dolati) and be successful in science.
When I got accepted in university with a good grade he got so happy. And he supports me
a lot any way he can.
Or my mother, there are times when she gets up very soon in the morning just to make
breakfast ready or gets sure that every thing is ready for me. And always praying for my
success.
So in this condition how can I ignore their desires and attempts for me. I have a
responsibility toward theme. It is not fair that I selfishly think just about what I myself
like. Always thinking about these motivates me continuing.
And something else Im really eager to know what does love mean to boys? As u had said
it has a different meaning to them. I had asked this question before, but no one of u men
in this thread answered me.
waiting for your answer,
elham

Hello Veronica
How are you? I hope fine. I sent you an email some days ago, with some documents, did
you receive them? If so, please, tell me what you think of them, whether they are useful
for you or not.
As you say in your last post to me, you are right, I have a lot of work to do these days at
the beginning of the school year. Next tuesday I meet my students for the first time, that
days it is just for the presentation of teachers and students, and the following days they
will be doing some level tests on different subjects. After that, we have to correct them
and place students on their corresponding level. Just after that we will start the new
lessons. I am looking forward doing all this. I love my job!!! : ))
In Spain we have berries, blueberries and lingonberries,but for me, my favourite ones are
raspberries and strawberries. There is a town in my city where strawberries are famous
because they have a bigger size than usual, and they are delicious. I love eating them
especially with milk and a little bit of sugar. I love when the taste of the milk when it
becomes pink from the strawberry juice. Have you ever eaten it? Mmmm it makes my
mouth water! ; ))
It is still summer in Spain, It will be so until next 21 of september. The weather continues
being hot, although rains are starting to come. I love summer and hot weather, although I
think it has been hot enough, so I need a little bit of rain and colder weather. Today,
when I took my car at 11 a.m it was 29 degrees, 39 degrees at 2 p.m. It is now raining
heavily in the north, so be careful if you come with Andrew and Mohsen from the North,
at least take a good umbrella! ; )
It is interesting what you tell me about your daughter's home. In Spain more and more
people are buiding prefabricated houses, mainly because they are cheaper. I would like
to have one in the middle of forest, made just for me! Maybe one day I will be able to buy
one...Now, it is impossible!!!
Please, have a look at your mail and tell me about what I sent you.
have a nice time


Hello Ronnie
How is it going? I hope everything goes well with you and those related to you.
Please, just in order to have something to write about, tell me more information from
you.
For example, what are your hobbies? what do you usually do in your free time? have you
ever been to England? Are you interested in going there?
Please, next time, do not close your writing, I mean ask me something, or make me write
about any topic you like.

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Dear Marina
Thank you so much for your last post to me. To tell the truth I have been sad these days
and not in the mood of writing. But your post made me be in the mood of going on writing
here.
I agree this is not a place to talk about the previous topic. I just wanted to know more and
more, but it was not a good idea. Now, I know it.
I haven't be lucky yet, I mean, I havent got my first salary at school yet. I remember the
first time I worked (in the icecream shop); it was 10 years ago, I was still at high school,
and do you want to know what I did with that money???? In Spain we are paid monthly,
usually at the end or beginning of each month. Well, with the salary of the first month I
bought a computer (it was my first computer!). And I used the second salary to take my
driving license. I was so happy that year... : )
Now, I think I will have my first salary at school at the end of this month or first days of
october. I am looking forward to seeing the money in my bank account, because I dont
really know how much is it.
What have you bought with your salary? I usually love buying clothes, shoes and bags!!!
This time I will use it for a permanent waxing, and I also need a new pair of glasses (I
just use them for looking in long distance).
I would like to invite to all my family to a dinner in a special restaurant. Last year it was
a very hard year for me, because I had to study a lot, I was always stressed and it was
usualy difficult to talk to me, because I was either angry or sad. So, as I know it was also
hard for them to bear with me, I would like to thank them in this way.
How are these last days of this important month going? Are you having a good time with
your relatives? Please, share with us something you have done with them.
Marina, we are friends, I am happy for that, I will be very happy if ours is a long and
endless friendship. I am here for anything you need.
Hope to read from you soon.

soraya September 13th 2009

dear behnam Your english is so good . yours sincerely, soraya

twenty three
23th Prayer
[O? Allah cleanse me of immorality and remove my

shortcomings in this month; look into my sincerity
to judge the ?fear of God? (awareness of the governing
boundaries laid down by Thee) in my heart and mind,
O? He who overlooks the lapses miscarried by the wrongdoers.]
24th Prayer
O? Allah I beseech Thee (to make me do) that which

pleases Thee, in this month. I take refuge with Thee
from that for which Thou may treat me with contempt.
I beseech Thee to arrange my life in such a manner
that I obey Thee and never break or tamper with Thy laws,
O? He who liberally gives abundantly to the beseechers.]

Dear Mortaza,
How life is going? I hope everything is going well with you. You do not write like before.
What is the matter? I hope you are enjoying every minute of your life.
Thank you for the suggestion. Actually, I am trying to continue studying at Sharif. Last
year, I failed. Unfortunately my professor has got retired, so I had a bad interview.
All the best,


Dear Elham,
How are you keeping? I hope all is well with you.
Thank you for writing.
I do not know what to say, but thank you very much for parsing and saying some good
things about me. That is very kind of you. It is mutual.
However, boys are the same. Perhaps, boys who study at Sharif wear glasses and are
bald. :):):)
Anyway, we are friends now. Please do not hesitate to share some of your thoughts with
me.
I have already written many posts about love. Love is not an abstract word. It is relative.
Therefore, people define it differently. Please refer to previous pages. You can find many
posts from me and from other friends about 'love'.
About studying, I have answered to Mortaza. Thank you for the suggestion.
I understood what you have written about your parents and their expectation from you.
All the best,


Hello Soraya,
Thank you for encouragement. It motivated me a lot.
Could you please introduce yourself? Thank you for joining us.
All the best,


Dear Marina, Mohsen, Cathy, Setayesh, Rosa, Andrew, Maryam, Nana, Asal, Sepehr,
Araghi, and all friends,
I hoope you are happy and healthy. Thhis is just to let you knoow that I havve missed you
terrribly. Wheree are you? Why
W don't yoou write to me? What has h happeneed? Please do not
forgget me and this
t thread.
I am
m you as sooon as possibble.
All the best,

Behhnam, 14 Sep
eptember, 20009
Marina1
Hi dear
d Behnamm,
Aren't you my ddear friend???? Aren't you y my closse friend???? So where aare you??? I'm
painning :( ? I'vve got a terrrible toothacche which m
make a terriible headachhe. So wherre are
you???? I'm waaiting for yo ou:).
In fact
fa I'm goinng to take off 4 teeth wh hich we call " brain teetth" in Syriaa, I don't knoow if
you can undersstand what I mean, but there is no place for thhem in my jaw, in fact it seems
thatt they are try
rying to apppear but therre is no wayy.
So I've
I got two choices, wa aiting for thhem or take them of beffore growinng up, and itt seems
I'm going to doo the secondd choice butt I'm a little bit afraid, because
b it'ss the first tim
me for
me to go to the dentist :(
Deaar friend, I ddon't know why

w but I'm m always opttimistic evenn if I cannoot do all whaat I
wannt or make plans
p for, buut I always have a feeliing that Godd's plans arre better tha
an mine.
So I don't get up
upset or evenn think of my
m own faileed plans.
Wom men are "liffe factories"" somehow, they give bbirth, have new
n blood eevery month h
withhout dying and
a being alive again, give g a cleann and clear milk for theere babies and a lots
of other
o actionss. Everythinng is happenning in its tiime! Womenn are real m miracles!
Somme women feel
fe shy or annoyed beccause of som me parts from m their anaatomy , but I think
theyy shouldn't be,
b becausee what is happpening in women's
w boodies is som
mething no one
o can
thinnk of or evenn plan for itt. God plannning is greaater than ou
urs!
Deaar friend, I'vve read an interesting

i a
article in ann Arabic maagazine, it w
was about men's
m
senttences to theeir girlfriennds and theiir meaningss in love's diictionary.
Forr example: " I'm busy" meansm that he wants heer to get awway.
"wee can meet laater" meanss that he do oesn't want her
h companny.
" I love
l being with
w you" means that hee loves her ppersonalityy and being with her.
:) :)) :) :) :) :)
Do you
y think thhat relationsships need such
s sentennces ? why do
d some peoople say som
me
tricky sentences instead of saying the meaning of them directly???
Oh God!! I think women should think and focus more on men's words, because
everything has its hidden meaning :) :) :) :) :)
Do you think that women have the same way in speaking??? Or they are more direct than
men???
My dear friend, so sorry for the delay, I always read all writings here , I promise to write
more. Please pray for me in these days " layali Alghader" and I'll do the same. Ramadan
is great not only because it's a holy month but also because it's a sign of the great unit of
all Muslims.
Please give my best regards to your lovely mother. My heart with her :) she is lonely with
two men around her! :) :) :) :)
Please take care of your self , and write to me soon.
Marina.

Dear Behnam,
How are you? Is everything ok? Is life around you beautiful? I hope every thing is well
with you.
How can I forget you??!! I miss you too. Well, it's a long time that I haven't written to
you but I read all your posts to other people which were great as usual. I should confess
that I really learn new things from them. The most important thing that I learn from your
posts apart from new words and phrases is the new way of thinking.
The main reason that caused me not to write was the importance of previous topic. After
such serious topics it is a little bit hard to write. I mean, in one hand finding another
challenging topic is not easy, on the other hand writing about routines might seem
ridicules. So, I waited for others to get some clue by them. But it was useless. I guess they
probably are in a same mood as me or busy!!!!
I have been a bit busy this week also. As you know the new academic year is going to
start so I am preparing everything to start a great new academic year and season
(autumn, which is the king of seasons) at the same time. But, there is a rumor going
around the city about a delay which may happen before the new academic year. Have
you heard about that? What do you think?
Yesterday I took my courses. Although online taking course is absolutely easy and
convenient, needs quickness. Fortunately, I took all what I was going to take.
Anyyway, I founnd out that you
y had beeen in your coousin's housse in karaj. I have hearrd that
karaaj's weatherr is going too be cold annd now it is in the best condition
c thhese days. Is
I it
reallly true? I guess
g you haad been inviited there foor breaking feast. Am I right? (Fin nally
you were in invvited :)) If soo, how was it?
Wriite too me soooooooooooooooooon
Kind regards,
Setaayesh ,14 seeptember,20009
P.S.. dear Behnnam do you like autumnn? How do you

y feel aboout it? What dose autum
mn
rem
minds you off? Have youu had any esspecial happpening in thhis season?
saami Septem
mber 14th 20009
Helllo Behnam
Howw are you? I am fine, I hope you are

a fine too. There is noo problem w
with me and no
prob
blem from m
me to you.
I haave been somme days inaactive in thiss place becaause I didntt know whatt to write, what
w to
say,, what to thiink...Last toopic was verry hard, andd our reactiions and waay of writing
g too, so
I waanted to havve a rest forr a few dayss until any of you couldd give us thee chance to write
aboout any other topic. Eveen though I am busy, I am a the same Rosa as aalways, I am m ready
to write
w about what
w you (yyou or any other
o member) ask me.
Behhnam, last tiime I think I read that you

y were woorking for a company nnow, not at
univversity...doees it mean you
y arent gooing to workk at university this yearr? any moree? if so,
could you tell us
u the reasoon? What doo you do in yyour actuall job?
Deaar friend, maake me writte (better abbout easy toopics ;) ). I am

a waiting ffor your rep
ply.
Rossa, Septembeer 14, 20099.

3500
metzean
Deaar Behnam,
I hoope you have enjoyed your time annd you have been includded in all R
Ramadan bleessings.
Theese days I haave been stuuck in trafficc of Ramaddan parties , big dinners rs for breakiing our
t, Many sisteers and brothers aunts uncles ,my relatives annd my wife's
fast, 's relatives invited
i
us for
fo the partiies and we finished
f themm, and noww it is my turrn to invite tthem, poor Mohsen
M
shouuld receive 100 guests on Thursda ay evening , and I shouuld get a loaan from my father
f
to prepare
p foodds ,candies ,fruits
, for thhe guests, Of
O course yoou know thaat I never paay back
monney to my faather, this iss my customm.
In thhis month I add about 4 kg to my weight

w ,thatt is for 2 tim
mes eating ccooked foodd per
day , in the eveening after sun
s set prayy about 19,330 PM and before
b the ssun rise prayy at
4.300 AM.
It iss breaking tiime and I ca

ann't see the words..
Pleaase pray forr me.
Mohhsen
metzean
I am
m writing the log
Monnday, September 14, 20009
We were off thee hook from m the large wave

w and doocked in La Coruna . W We took a biike
jourrney aroundd the beach of Orzan an nd went to the
t Tower of o Hercules, the tower wasw
me of ancient Rome. Wee could visitt view of La Coruna froom the Toweer of
buillt by the tim
Herrcules and ssmall gulf which
w surrouunded by buuildings of thhe city . maany surfer arre
meeeting here , We decidedd to buy a suurfing boardd and have a surfing inn the Orzan beach
afteer the lunch time.
I weent to our shhip to curb the system and
a equipm ments; it is needed
n to haave our shipp
checcked up.
I waas craving for
f a smoke,, so lit my pipe
p and toook a deep drrag?..again and again the
scennt of captainn black wass smelled froom the beacch.
Anddrew/ Veronnica ,we conntinue our trraveling latte at night , have a surffing on the beach
b
andd enjoy yourr time
Capptain
Veronicaho
Hi Cap
C and Coook!
I enj
njoy that theere is finallyy solid ground under my
m feet:)
Do you know how many strps it was at Tower of Hercules? I counted them and it was
234! Did you know that Tower of Hercules are the oldest lighthouse in the world?
When you went back to our ship I took a taxi to Santiago de Compostela which is capital
in the Spanish autonomy Galicien.
Santiago de Compostela is a importent place of Pilgrimage for Christians.
There is a big old Katedral too. It is from 1000-1200 century(?).
Then I was hungry and walked to a small restaurant, Toni Vicente and eated seafood with
some lime sallad. Very delicato!
After my lunch I went to the beach and I really wanted to try surfing. I have never done it
before! At the beach was many teenagers who surfing and one of them, Fernando should
learn me...
He said just, no hay problema! La direccion de la barra y sentarse, I think it means, take
the bar and sit back? ......
Ok, I jumped up at the surfing board and surfed away.......I surfed straight out of the sea
and I couldn't return! Fernando hadn't told me how to swing back. How should I know? I
had to jump to the wather and swim back....
I havn't seen Andrew, maybe he is at the same way as me? I don't know. Where are you
Andrew?
Rosa told me that the rain is coming from north and now I can see big dark clouds
coming up! I going to buy an ambrella now...
14 Sept 2009

Dear Rosa,
How are you? You are very busy these days. I am busy too. When I have no time to come
to this thread to read and to write, it makes me a little sad. I think you have the same
feeling. Please forget the previous topic. I feel that it concerns you more than it should,
and I think this is not very good.
Please, have a look at my writing addressing to all friends and, in case you have enough
free time, please write about its topic.
I am waiting.
Yours sincerely
Mortaza
September 15, 2009.

Dear Behnam,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Thank you for paying attention to my status and all
people writing here. I am sorry for being absent from this lovely thread for a couple of
days. The reason is that these days we are involved in registering the new-comer students
at the university and it makes me be a little more busy than usual.
Please, read my post addressing to all friends and let me know your opinion.
Yours sincerely,
Mortaza
September 15, 2009.

Dear Veronica,
Thank you for your beautiful writing. I will write about it very soon, but now let me ask
you to read my post addressing to all friends and, please, write about its topic. You have
a lot of experiences in your life and you can write a lot about it. I am sure I can learn
very much from you.
Yours sincerely
Mortaza
September 15, 2009

Dear Marina,
How are you my Syrian friend? How is Ramadan? We are now in its last days. Are you
happy or sad of this situation? Seems a hard question, right?
It seems you have forgot to write to me or you are not motivated enough to write! It is
fine, anyway:). Please take a look at my post addressing to all friends and write about its
topic. I hope it contains good excuse for you to write:):)
Yours sincerely
Mortaza
September 15, 2009.
PS. I am very happy that you have earned your first salary. I can underestand your
feeling.

Dear all friends,
Ahmad, Andrew, Araghi, Asal, Behnam, Cathy, Elham, Mahta, Marina, Maryam,
Mohsen, Nana, Rosa, Sepehr, Setayesh, Veronica, ...
How are you my friends? I hope you are fine and happy. I wish a peaceful and
prosperous life for you all.
I think it is a good idea if, in this active and lively thread, there exists always a good
tapic that (almost) all of us can discuss about it, exchange our ideas and, beside learning
English, can learn many other good things from each other.
Since we are all different individuals comimg from different regions, countries and
cultures, it is completely normal if each one of us has its own idea about a certain topic
which can be, even, in an opposite side of the others. This is, infact, the strong point of
the discussion. I remember I read somewhere that "if all of people in a group (or in a
society) think in the same way then nobody, actually, has the ability of thinking".
I believe that the purpose of a discussion is not convincing the others; having a good
discussion can be a good practice or exercise for being tolerant. We also should keep in
mind that misunderestandings can happen and we should not resent them.
After this long and boring introductory, which I hope you are not tired of reading it, I
would like to present a topic here, that I want all of you to write about it, of course if it is
possible. My question is: "What is the definition of happiness, prosperity and good
fortune in your life?"
I know that this question may seem very old to all of you; you may have been asked many
times and, of course, there are some traditional answers. But, believe it or not, this is a
very big question in my life and I have not found its answer yet.
Who is a real happy and prosperous person? The one who is successful in bussinus and
eaning money, or the one who has got a very simple life, a small house and a job with an
enough salary? The one who knows very much and has the ability to think and analyse
the problems which exist in human life or the one one who knows very few and does not
think about the problems?
I usually compare a human beings with an unconscious patient in a hospital. As long as

the patient is unconscious he/she does not feel the pain. The more this patient becomes
conscious the more he/she suffers. So, which situation is better? Being unconscious and
no pain or being conscious and feeling a lot of pain?
When I was a child or a teenager, the life for me seemed much more beautiful and
enjoyable. Why? I think because I knew less. Now, the life seems a little hard, sometimes
very hard, so that it makes me feel unhappy. Why? Because I know more and I have
become aware of many problems which exist in the society or all over the world. I don't
know if it is right wether I wish I were an ignorant.
So, in my opinion, the best (but not complete) definition for happiness is: "A person is
happy and prosperous if he/she feels happiness and prosperity". I know that this is not a
good definition but to me, so far, it is the best one.
Please write about this topic and let me, and other friends here, know your comments. I
am eagerly waiting for your respond.
Yours sincerely,
Mortaza
September 15, 2009.
Hi Mortaza,
I was happy to see your post here today and your questions are very interesting. I wish I
had an answer:)
There is no simply answer on your questions and I even think that the answer is very
individual.
I really think that happiness, prosperity and good fortune to a person have nothing to do
with money and material things.
To have a lot of money and much material things can give you a feeling of happiness for
a while but to really feel happiness, prosperity and good fortune in your heart you need
something else.
Happiness, prosperity and good fortune can be compared with a deep meaning of your
life.
Human beings always looking and seach for happiness, prosperity and good fortune and
to find it we want more money, better job, buy a lot of things......But when we doing this
we just give us satisfaction for a while. Pretty soon we need moor satisfaction and we
must buy or do something new. In this way we can never find happiness.
Happiness, prosperity and good fortune are to have a meaningful life, to be importent, to
be loved, to be healty, to have a role (as parents, teacher, nurse...) to have friends, to
have a social life ....If you have those you feel welfare inside your heart. Many researches
shows that this give you a longer life, better immune, deeper relations and you will even
work better.
I have thought about this many times when I been in Thailand and Africa. Sometimes I
have meet very poor people who had nothing. Sometimes just a little bit food each. But
they are often very happy in the situation. I have wondred about this. Why? Very often
they aren't educated so they don't know much, but they always living for the day. They
never planning for next day, the day after or next week as we doing.
Many people are in a big stress so they have no time to live for the day, they living in the
future always and always waiting for something better, newer or nicer.
Have you experienced the same? Sometimes I feel this and then I stop and asking me
what I'm doing.
For myself, to feel happiness, prosperity and good fonture are that I enjoy my life, I'm
loved in my family, I have 3 childrens and 2 grandchild I love most in the world, I'm
healty and the rest of my family, I love my work where I have possibility to help patients
and then I feel good, I live in a safe country, I have a social life and I feel meaning with
my life. (And I can travel sometimes which gives me so much:) )
Veronica
14 Sept 2009 at 00.59
Mohamad September 15th 2009

Dear Behnam,
Salaam and greeting
How are you my brother ?
I hope you are well, Thank you for your remembering me , I am fine and here as usual
and reading my friends writings in this lovable forum . As you know my default and
shortcoming has two reasons, first, I have no enough time and second my English is poor.
So please forgive me . several days ago I wrote something about brain drain in Iran and
ask (from you , Marina and Mortaza) your opinion about it , but I did not see any advice
and opinion about that, I think you didn?t see that, I hope you have nice time every
moments ,
God bless you and God bless learning English- at- home .
Busy araghi,
Sep. 15,2009
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Dear Friends,
A happy And successful persson has passion and purpose.
Without passion you don?t have energy; without energy you have nothing, Passion and
purpose are crucial. Passion is birth from purpose.
Why is passion and purpose so critical? Because there will always be unforeseen
obstacles and reasons to give up, passion and purpose give you the strength to overcome
these obstacles without losing hope.
Passion and purpose create the focus you need to push yourself to victory. I can?t
imagine a person becoming a success who doesn?t give this game of life everything he?s
got.
A happy And successful persson has Persistence.

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make
mistakes, but they don?t quit.
In order to succeed you must have a ?no-give-up? attitude. You have to be like a bulldog,
The nose of the bulldog has been slanted backwards, so that he can breathe without
letting go. Are you as persistent as the bulldog?
A happy And successful persson has Experience.

Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment.
How much experience do you have? Experience is priceless.
Virtually every successful person I know went through many years of experience prior to
becoming a success; typically, 10, 20, sometimes 30 years of experience before
succeeding. What are you experienced in?
A happy And successful persson has Courage and Faith.
The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are, for what
we could become.
Nothing great is ever achieved without the courage to make great sacrifices, and the faith
to believe you will succeed. Are you willing to put everything on the line and face your
fears with faith, confidence, resolution and bravery? William Shed said, ?A ship is safe in
harbor, but that?s not what ships are for.
A happy And successful persson has Sincerity and Integrity.
To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with
money, and that is sincerity and integrity. Isaiah wrote, ?Without a vision, the people
perish.? I came here to tell you, ?Without people, the vision will perish.? No one can
succeed without people, and people will only help those they like and trust.
A happy And successful persson has Wisdom.

In the multitude of counselors there is safety.
Do you take wise counsel, who?s coaching you? Who are your mentors? This is pivotal,
it?s critical that you lean on the wisdom of others. No man is an island.
A happy And successful persson has Growth.

He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, and will never be wiser
on the morrow than he is today.
Are you willing to fail forward? I often say that the road to success is paved with bricks
of failure and mortar of rejection. Failure is necessary for success. If you?re not failing,
you?re not growing, and if you?re not growing, you?re dying.
In Conclusion
In order to succeed, you must know what you are doing, like what you are doing, and
believe in what you are doing.
In case you?re wondering about my friend?s business venture, I did make the investment.
I believe success is predictable, and my friend possesses the signs of a ?successful
person.?
Best wishes,
Ahmad

twenty five
25th Prayer
[O? Allah let me love and cherish Thy friends,

in this month, hate and discard Thy enemies,
and follow the way of life of the last of Thy Prophets,
O? He who kept the thoughts and feelings of the
Prophets flawless.]

Dear Marina,
As always, it was nice reading your beautiful writing; full of nice sentences, full of
happiness, full of question, full of energy, and full of life. Thank you very much indeed.
We call them 'wisdom tooth'. Everybody has got four of them which are the last to grow,
and they start growing when someone is an adult. Therefore, happy being an adult! :):):)
Marina has already been a wise girl , what will happen if her wisdom teeth
grow?!!!=))=))=))
I hope you overcome the pain! Please be patient!
People often speak indirectly, because they are not brave enough to speak frankly! There
are many reasons, but some people think that speaking in a straightforward way is
hramful for them. They try to hide their true feelings. I believe, we must learn how to
speak frankly, although it is, sometimes, considered to be ruthless or impoliteness.
Women usually speak much more indirectly than men. They say something, but mean
other thing. It is a fact! :):):) This habit is in their blood! =))=))=))
Friendship must be based on mutual trust and respect, otherwise it will not last so long.
Sometimes, people like to end a relationship. They think that if they say it directly, it will
hurt other person's feelings. Therefore, they try to say something indirectly. As a rule,
when there are such senetences, it is a sign of the end of the relationship!
Please write more and give us some topics to write about. You have got nice topics. I
hope to hear from you soon.
Give my best regards to your family.
All the best,


Dear Setayesh,
Thank you very mych for the nice and beautiful reply.
I was not invited by someone, but I was in Karaj. As I have said before, in Ramadan, we
do not invite anybody, and we are not invited too.
I do love autumn. You cannot imagine how much I love it. I have got especial mixed
feeling about it. I love the Sun, the Sky, the shade of trees, the brown leaves which snap
when walking! I really LOVE the autumns. Autumn is the king of seasons! That is true.
I know nothing about the delay. I hope it is not true.
Please do not wait for topics, give us some topics instead!
All the best,


Dear Rosa,
So many thanks for the post. Although there was a delay, it made me happy.
I hope you are fine. Again Happy teaching! Happy 15th of September! I have written
these sentences at least three times, but I have not received any answer yet. That is OK!
=))=))=))
Yes, I am working for a company. I have been working in this company since June. I will
be active at university as well, but not as before. I have decided to be at university as
little time as I can. Why? Well, I am paid more in this company. :)):)):))
Yes, it is easy to change my job, because I am free to choose! =))=))=)) No one can force
me to work! I am free.
As you know, I am not married. My friends have asked me many times for the reasons.
Well, freedom is one of the several reasons. I am free to work, to stop working, to study,
to sleep, to go out, to walk, to shop, to ... No one can force me! :):):)
As a rule, every circumstance has got two sides; negative and positive.
Please do not be silent! Please give us some topics! Ladies are full of topic. Please do not
hide them! =))=))=))
m from you
y soon.
All the best,

Behhnam, 15 Sep
eptember, 20009
Andrew
A Septtember 15thh 2009
Deaar Mohsen and
a Veronicca,
I'm struggling to
t some feveer or flu. Pllease don't try
t to enter my cabin uuntill I'll be
convinced it is not contagiious.
Veronica, pleasse take caree about a meal for you and cap thiis days. Theere are fish fillet
f
andd nice mutton chops (yees!, I've bougght it yesterrday at som me floating fo
food seller) ready-
to-bbe-fried, fressh vegetablles, fruits annd few sortss of Spanish wine (I'm nnot an experrt in
wines so checkk it yourself please).
p
Andd take my appologies!
Youur cook and bar pianistt,
Anddrew
Marina1
Deaar Mr. Morttaza,
Thaank you for your

y motivaating! It wass kind of you to find annother topic to write abbout ,
evenn if I find it a little bit hard.
h
But before writting about it, I'd like to say that soome Arabs and
a Muslimss are in the middle,
not to western cultures andd not to Islaamic rules and
a culture.
I haate being in the middle, because it means thatt I'm confuseed. I stronggly believe thhat all
(at least)
l Arabss problems in their soccieties and eeven in polittics becausee of being in
n the
midddle!
Aboout happinesss, I thoughht a lot but I couldn't reemember whhen I was haappy , or whhat are
the situations thhat I becam
me happy wiith, but I cann rememberr or even think of what can
makke me sad. I can remem mber the reaason of cryinng more thaan the reasoon of being
happ
ppy!!!
A goood word, nice

n gesturee, simple sm
mile and otheer simple acctions can m
make peoplee
happ
ppy.
Deaar friend, whhy do you thhink peoplee remember their sadneess times moore than theeir
happ
ppiness oness? Is it becaause of modeern life or because
b of human
h beinggs themselvves??
Mr. Mortaza, II'll think aboout this topiic more, butt my terriblee headache is with me right
now
w, it makes me
m stop thinnking somehhow. I hope I can writee as usual veery soon.
I'm waiting forr your comm

ments.
Marrina.
f sharing me my happpiness with my first sallary!

PS: thank you for
Veronicaho
Hi Andrew,
A
I'm really sorryy that you are

a sick! Whhere from haave you got it?
I wiill make ourr meal todayy:) And you u must drinkk a lot becauuse of the feever. I will give
g you
softt drinks, watter and painnkiller outsiide your cabbin door. We
W have to thhinking abo out if
you can have svvineflu....Iff so, I have tamiflu
t with me so I cann treat you:):)
Herre Andrew....take our mess bell andd let me knoow if you need somethinng!
Takke care,
Veronica
15 Sept
S 2009
Marina1
Deaar Rosa,
So nice
n to readd your writinngs again. It I seems youu are busy with
w your neew job. So now
n you
are like the sunn of Winter!! :) , we say this sentencce to someoone who we like but he//she
doessn't come reegularly ! :)) :) , please be like the sun of Summer :)
Oh dear Rosa, I bought lots of things with my firrst salary , gifts

g for my pparents, som me
clotthes, and neew mobile phone :) ( Nookia 7610 supernova) . and now, bbecause of EidE
Alfitr after Rammadan, our president
p g
gave all empployees 40%% from theirr salaries ass a gift.
So I have moree money to spend!!
s Wouuld you helpp me in this matter! (LO
OOOOL).
Of course
c I hidde some monney becausee I decided with
w my frieends who beegan workin ng like
me , to go to thhe restaurannt and take lunch
l there ! it will be the first lunnch with ourr first
salaaries :) :)
Deaar Rosa, as I wrote to Behnam,

B I'vee got a terriible headacche becausee of " wisdom
m
tootth" , it makees me stop thhinking. I hope
h to be better soon, then I can wwrite as usuual.
But , Rosa, youu have the duty

d to give usu a nice top
opic to writee about :) :) , it's a simpple
punnishment beccause of youur absence. :)

m from you
y soon.
Marrina.
Marina1
Deaar Behnam,
Happpy wisdom tooth for me!!

m :) whenn I'm wise, all
a of you wiill be happyy =))! Oh deear
frien
nd! Can youu imagine Marina
M withhout wisdom
m ?? do you think if I toook them off
ff I
wouuld not be w
wise anymorre???? (LOO OOOOOOO OOL).
In fact
fa I'm suffefering from more
m than 2 years becaause of themm, I think they drive mee to be
wisee with a lot of patiencee , or unwisee because off losing the rest of my ppatience :) , and as
you know Mariina is not paatient at all (LOOOOO OOOOOL). What an eqquality !!! =)))
Deaar friend, Ahhmad has written

w that a wise persoon is happyy, does it meean I'll not be
b
happ
ppy after takking them off
ff??? =)) ohh poor Mariina!! It seem
ms their effeects are starrted to
apppear on yourr behaviors and thoughhts! (LOOO OOOOOOOL L).
But to tell the truth,

t I thinkk unwise people are moore happy thhese days. Wisdom
W makke
peopple think moore, dig moore and havee headache more :).
I'm at home rigght now beccause I tookk a permissioon because of my headdache. I'll tryy to
takee some rest.
Deaar friend, it seems you area a rich man!

m You taake two salaaries every m
month! Okayy, don't
lookk at me like that :) , myy new wisdoom makes me see some new sides aand things! :) :)
Aboout speakingg indirectly, I agree witth you, wommen speak inndirectly moore than meen, it's a
kindd of a habit :) , but you have proveed that men speak indirrectly too. Y You asked me,
m Rosa
andd Setayesh too give somee topics to write
w about! What does it mean?? ::) it means that t
Behhnam has noo new topicss:) but he diidn't say it ddirectly :). If It's not rigght, please prove
p
me wrong
w ;) ;) =))
I'm waiting forr your reply.. Please wriite to me soon. ( oh Good!! I'm lookking at this word '
soon LOOOOOOOOOL), bu
n' , it seemss like someoone who putts glasses onn his eyes(L ut his
hair is very strange :) :) )
Wise Marina.
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Dear Mohsen,
Happy getting fat! Happy having guests! Happy Ramadan! Happy 'Eide Fetr'! I hope you
are happy and healthy.
Oh my God! So many people as guests! Please help your wife with tasks.
You lend money to your father and do not pay it back, but my father borrows money from
me and does not pay it back! What is the difference? =))=))=))
All the best,


Dear Mohammad,
How are you my 'guzal' friend? I hope you are fine.
I am terribly sorry, but I did not see your post. Dear Mohammad, as you see, thankfully
there are always many new posts in the thread. Sometimes, I miss some of them, by
accident not on purpose. Please forgive me!
Dear Mohammad, this topic is so complicated. Unfortunately, I have no idea about it. I
am familiar with it, because it was very common at Sharif university. However, I have
nothing to answer.
Mohammad, 'speak with people in their own language!', so do you this is why some
people leave their country? I believe, they go somewhere to speak in language of science
and technology. As you know, the language of people in many countries are money,
power, position, etc.
"Sadiya dar kooye eshgh az parsaee dam mazan,

Har mata ee ra kharidarist dar bazar khish."
I have answered your question. I hope you will get it.
Sorry for the delay. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Mortaza,
Thank you so much for the excellent topic. I really love it. In this post I am going to write
my own idea about it. I am answering it very soon, because this topic is one of my
favourites and I have thought about it before.
Some people think that ignorance makes us happy. According to this theory, the more
ignorant someone is, the happier s/he is! However, I do not believe so!
I believe, all people like wisdom, even mad people are sensitive about their knowledge.
They consider themselves to be wise! Nobody likes to be considered as an ignorant
person! This is a fact, or at least a rule!
There is no honour or pride in being ignorant. If it is pride and this pride makes people
happy, so animals and solid materials are the happiest things in the world!
Happiness is a sort of feeling. We cannot buy it. Once, I was discussing this topic with my
friends. I said, "Happiness cannot be bought by money".
A friend of my angrily said, "Don?t be silly Behnam! Money solves all problems included
love and happiness. You can buy even love and happiness by paying money!"
I explained, "Imagine you are a very rich man. You marry to the most beautiful girl in the
city. If this girl loves you because of the money, she loves your money rather than
yourself! You, maybe, think to yourself that she loves you, but you are wrong. Money is
not the key to love!"
First, I would like to write an Aye from the Holy Koran. Actually, this Aye is your
answer. It is a perfect answer indeed. However, I will write something more, just to make
it clear.
As I said above, happiness is a feeling. It is a sort of satisfaction from the life. It is a deep
contentment, fulfilment and peace from within.
"...Without any doubt, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction."[13:28]
Now, we have to realise what exactly the remembrance of Allah means! The
remembrance of Allah means considering and being careful with his rights, and with
what he have said in the Holy books. It is too long to list all God's rights and instructions.
By the way, I am neither a priest nor a mullah! I would very much like to mention only
some of them which are helpful for our purpose.
Let's consider happiness as a goal or target. We like to achieve this goal. There are some
ways to achieve this goal.
1) Take care of yourself.
a) Get care when you are ill. b) Keep your body clean. c) Preserve your teeth (Marina
should be very careful lol.) d) Eat properly. e) Get enough rest.
2) Do not take harmful drugs.
3) Do not take alcohol.
4) Be faithful to your sexual partner. Sex is a big step on the way to happiness. There is
nothing wrong with it if it is followed with faithfulness.
5) Love and to be loved.
6) The way to happiness includes being on good terms with our parents or who brought
us up.
7) The way to happiness requires that we set a good example for others. (Elham knows
that she is free to choose, but she must consider many factors when choosing. She must
be an example for others. This is helpful for Veronica too loool).
8) Do not tell harmful lies, since liars are the enemies of Allah.
9) The way to happiness is parallel to the road of truth.
10) The way to happiness does not include murdering or being murdered.
11) Do not steal anything. The road to happiness cannot be travelled with stolen goods.
They will be much too heavy.
12) Trust someone and be trustful and reliable. The way to happiness is much easier to
travel with people we can trust.
13) The way to happiness is a high-speed road to those who know where the EDGES are.
...
...
...
14) TRY TO TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD WANT THEM TO TREAT YOU. I
believe, this sentence is enough for people who are really looking for the way to
happiness.
These are what I can remember now. These are what God have said in the Holy books,
particularly in the Holy Koran.
Some people think that Koran is a dangerous book! No, Koran makes people happy both
in this world and in the other world. However, we must read it, think about the rules, and
PRACTISE, or follow the rules in our real lives. There are many people who read it by
heart, but reading does not help at all. Practise! Practise! Practise! ?Practice makes
perfect'.
I wish I were a real Muslim, who God describe real Muslims in the Holy Koran. Real
Muslim is not a label. There are some deeds and actions must be done. Due to this fact,
someone is, maybe, living on an island, but s/he is a real Muslim. Why? Well, s/he is
careful with God's rules and rights!
If we have Allah in our lives, we have got all things. If God is not in our lives, we have
nothing. How can we have God in our lives? Well, I answered above. Being careful with
God's rights is the secret key!
I was writing in general. I hope nobody gets upset by my way of writing.

All the best,

Behnam, 15 September, 2009(About 19:20 in Tehran. Less than 20 mins. to break my
fast!)
magdazm September 15th 2009

Greetings from Poland :))
egyption gir September 15th 2009

dear mohsen
you don't know how much i miss write to you but i didn't have net for long time and when
it come back it was long time and i thought that you forget me cause i didn't read any
thing from you but know when i received your e mail you don't know how much happy i
am
Ramadan in Egypt is different from any country so it's very good i will write for ou agine
and welcome back my friend
manal
egypt

Ding,ding!
Veronica, thank you for your care, beverage seems help.

Do you think it's possible to find a priest in port we gonna stay at?
Andrew
P.S. ohh, you shouldn't look for a priest, it can wait for now. Instead of that could you
write to Behnam, Mortaza and Ahmad that I'd like to talk to them on a subject
of...intellectual capabilities of computer in comparison with human's brain?
Thank you.
Hi Andrew,
Good you are on the mend! But I must ask you why you need a priest? Are you feeling so
ill?
I will talk to Behnam, Mortaza and Ahmad that you want to talk with them about
intellectual capabilities of computer in comparison with human being. I call them
directly!
Veronica
15 Sept 2009

Hi Behnam, Mortaza and Ahmad,
Andrew has been ill in some flu but he is now on the mend.
He have a bit boring now and want you all to talk with him about intellectual capabilities
of computer in comparison with human being.
Please can you do that?
15 Sept 2009

Hi Veronica,
Could you please kindly tell to Andrew, in behalf of me, that I wish him health and
happiness, and I am very glad that he is being recovered from his illness. I am eagerly
waiting to read his writings about "intellectual capabilities of computer in comparison
with human's brain" :))
Regards,
Mortaza
Knock, knock.......Andrew, are you sleeping?
Regards from Mortaza....He wish you health and happiness and waiting for your writings
about intellectual capabilities of computer in comparison with human's brain.
Start write Andrew and I think you will have something to do many hours :)
15 Sept 2009
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Knock, knock....Andrew.......
I just thinking a bit!..... Why can't you speak with me about this topic??? I understand :):)
If you are not kind with me I dont want to give you painkiller if you need:)
15 Sept 2009 at 23.39
Hi Rosa,
Thanks for your nice letter!

Yes, I have receved your e-majl and it's really what I need and very useful. I will do them
and send them back again:) I think it is good to take it from the beginning.
Is it tomorrow you will meet your students for the first day? I think it will be very nice for
you!
Thinking about if every students should have such a excited teacher as you!
I think it is easier to learn if the teacher are excited, engaged and helpful :)
I hope your day tomorrow will be great!
About berries. Yes, we have raspberries and strawberries too and I like them much. At
our summerhouse we have a lot of them but they are earlier than blueberries and
lingonberries.
Tomorrow my husband and son in law starting to make the groung to the house. It is very
interseting. But too much job of course but after one year they can move in. My daughter
have a blogg at, fameliasson.blogg.se. If you want you can look there :)
Today I heard sad news. Patrick Swayze are dead! I think you know who he was? Have
you seen Dirty Dancing? It is an old movie which everybody girls have seen. If not you
should see it:) The movie will never be old! I remember when I saw it, I think I was
teenage.
He played even in North and Syd, Ghost, Road House... I have always liked him and he
looks so nice:) Really bad news, he died of pancreas cancer only 57 years...
I have spoken with Mortaza about the years ceremonies. Please tell me about which are
the most importent and how do you celebrate them.
I just know you celebrate Christmas and put gifts to the childs to a sock.
Now the clock is 00.27 and I need to sleep. I hope to hear from you soon.
Veronica
16 Sept 2009

Daer Behnam,
Salaam ,
How are you,
I hope you are fine.
Please attention to this Azari quote :
Gechma namard koupisinan, gouy aparsin seal sani
Yatma tolki hoppasinda, gouy yesin aslan sani
Have a good time.
Araghi,
Sep.,16,2009

twenty six
26th Prayer
[O? Allah render my efforts, made in this month,

worthy of appreciation, my sins forgivable, my
deeds acceptable, and my shortcomings coverable,
O? the Best Hearer.]
27th Prayer
[O? Allah make available for me the blessings of

the night of Qadr, render my affairs easy to deal
with instead of becoming difficult and cumbersome,
take into consideration my apologies, and unburden
my back from the heavy load of wrongdoings,
O? He who is compassionate while dealing with
the upright.]
28th Prayer
[O? Allah increase my enjoyment and satisfaction,

in this month, in the prayers,
I pray out of my own free will, kindly make haste in
quick disposal of my affair in my interest, let me be
near to the ?Means of Approach? (Muhammad and
his family) who are the select best medium to gain
Thy favors, O? He who does not get confused on
account of the ceaseless demands of the countless
beseechers, but attend to each and every supplication.]
29th Prayer
[O? Allah draw me near to Thy mercy, in this

month, and enwrap me with it, keep me alive
attaached with guidance,
g ha
aving a cleaar consciencce,
cleaans my hearrt from the vulgarity
v off making falsse
accu usations, O? He who trreats the faiithful servannts
merrcifully.]
30thh Prayer
[O?? Allah rendder my fasts observed in n this monthh

worrthy of apprreciation and acceptancce, and a medium
to obtain
o Thy ppleasure andd the pleasuure of the
Messsenger, let the fundam mental principles (Furoo) acquire
streength from the
t original cause (Usoool), for the sake of ourr
Leaaders-in-chieef, Muhamm mad (S) andd his pure faamily (All)
praiise be to Alllah, the Lorrd of the Woorlds.]
ahmad
Hi setayesh,
s
How w are thingss going on?
I'd said
s before that My Fieeld of study at university was Animmal science And my proofession
is Accounting
A n
now.
I'v studied
s so much
m on the field of com
mputer sciennce and proogramming but on the field
f of
Matth And physsics my inforrmatin is noot enough And
A I don't have
h any claaim.
Wheen Dear Behhnam puttinng his questtion, I studieed two pdf file
f about thhe Maximum m
entrropy principple But becaause of my poor
p informmation about phisics I ccouldn't makke any
proffit on it.
Thaanks for youur writing too me, could you

y please write to mee more abouut yourself?
keepp in touch ,
Ahmmad
metzean
Deaar Manal,
Thiss is a happyy day since you
y have coome back too your homee. .Welcomee backs my friend.
f
As you
y see manny guests ga athered in thhis inn to im
mprove theirr English annd change their
t
ideaas or write something
s o their mem
of mories.
Behhnam who iss the gray- bearded

b of this
t inn madde an attracctive writinggs that peop ple
always come too his inn andd take part in the discuussions, theyy are able too get some ofo their
probblem off theeir chest. onne writes abbout prosperrity ,one wrrites about hher youth .one
writtes about heer job, one writes
w abouut his willinggs, one writtes about heer poems, onne
(me)
e)writes everry thing carreleesly not consider raammar ,worrds ,to tell yyou the brieff the
marrket is briskk.
Pleaase keep in touch with us and writte somethingg every now w and then. The people of here
are all patiencee and like too hear from
m you.
Pleaase let me kknow about your
y presennt activities ,schools ,joobs and fam
mily.
B.w
wishes,
Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Mortaza,
Havving money ,good businness, good life l , high edducation annd?so on aree consideredd as a
happ
ppiness. But they are no ot enough ,bbecause theyy are mortaal and will bbe finished after
a
yearrs. A personn ,at least ,aat the age off 40 achievee many of thhem and he//she has a limit
timee to use it..aa 20 or 30 years,so
y thiss kind of thoought make people
p at m
middle age sad
s ( the
limiit of time). How
H we cann find an immortal happpiness?
We should fine a road whiich is not ennded in matrrial world. This road iss called proosperity
road
d .If we movve in this rooad a put alll of our happpiness in thhis road ,wee find the im
mmortal
happ
ppiness ,we never
n be sad when the flower
f leavves are fallinng or we doon't loss ourr
morrale when we
w loss our dearest
d thinngs .
Thee road of proosperity hass a frame , in

i this frame everything g are basic a rule . ...fo
or ex.
..hoow to achievve money ..hhow to spend mony ..hoow to do youur business,, how to find d your
healthy, how too use your education
e , the
t rules off this road arre written inn holy bookk by
Godd and explaiin by messeengers of Good and his supreme
s followers. Ourr happinesss are not
sommething eternnity unless we find the road of proosperity.
B.W
Wishes,
Mohhsen
Dear Veronica and Dear Andrew,
How are you today? I hope you are having a good day.
Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts and ideas with people in this friendly thread.
Dear friends, unfortunately, I have not got enough information about computer and
brain. However, I believe a computer cannot be compared with mankind's brain, because
computer was produced by human being. It is a good sign of mankind's abilities and
capabilities, but the difference between them is so big.
Human being's brain is really mysterious. The more closely we study, the more
mysterious it appears!
I am very sorry for the lack of information about this topic. Please forgive me.
All the best,


Dear Muhammad Araghi,
Thank you so much for the nice Azerbaijani expression. I know the meaning, but why did
you write it? Do you mean that Behnam is 'namard' and answering to brain drain is a
bridge, you do not need the answer, so you prefer to ....!!!! I hope I am wrong.
Oh my friend! Why? What poor Behnam has done? Could you please explain more? :(:(:(
Do not be so cruel to Behnam. He loves you!
I hope you have chosen it by chance. I wrote a poem from "Sadi". I meant to point out
that some knowledgeable people leave their countries because they prefer to earn money
by using their brain.
"Mata e anha maghze anhast, vali in mata bayad dar jaee arze shavad ke kharidar
darad. Be hamin dalil anha tashrif mibarand be jaee ke in mata (maghz) dar anja arzesh
darad." This is what I said. I hope you did not get confused.

All the best,

Dear Behnam,
How are you going? It's such a long way to go here, from the very first page one to page
353, hehe, every page wells up fragrance and attraction. I do love this thread. I can't
figure out which page I once stayed and made stories, but I am alive here.
Dear Behnam, my lovely friend, I hope you are enjoying every minute of staying here, coz
you are really a deligent gardener. You really make a fantastic paradise here. I really
enjoyed and enjoy all you've done here, especially your continuous and warmly
friendship to little Cathy.
A simple greeting to my dear friend, Cathy will never be away from home.
Love my friend, love me.
Cathy
September 16, 2009
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Dear Mohsen,
Thank you so much for trying to keep this thread an active and alive place.
As you know, there are many people who share their thoughts and ideas in this thread.
This thread is for those kind people. I am only a member of this nice group. I really take
pride in being a member of this lovely group.
First, I have to say that I am not a jealous person at all. At least, I do not feel jealous of
other people in this thread.
However, I cannot deny that I am so proud. I know, it is very bad to be proud, but
unfo
fortunately, I am! :):):)
As far
f as I can remember, your friendd Manal hass come to thhis thread thhree times! At A first
timee, I welcomeed him/her warmly, but s/he did noot care! Weell, she is freee to join uss or not,
but everything has got its own
o rules! Once she trried to take you y from thhis thread to
o
his//her thread, but s/he waas not succeessful! I trieed to be patiient!
Noww, s/he has come

c againn, without anny greeting (=I do not mean to mee, to other people
p I
meaan. I do not expect anytthing from him/her),
h buut with a lott of pride annd selfishneess!
Reggardless of hhis/her ignoorance, s/hee believes their fasting is

i different. S/he thinkss that
s/hee belongs too another woorld!
So far,
f I have been
b patientt. I tried to be
b patient aagain, but I believe beinng patient
som
metimes meaans being iggnorant! In othero wordss, too much patience is sometimes
conssidered or tto be stupid
d or foolish byb many people. It is offten a sort oof
misiinterpretation. There iss a thin linee between paatience andd silliness!
Acccording to thhat theory which

w is valiid for me, I just
j wantedd to let Mannal know thaat
her//his repetitivve impolite action is noot hidden frrom people'ss eyes!
We are some people from different paarts of the world.

w Althoough we aree different in n terms
of many
m aspectts, we are alll human beeings. This ssimilarity iss enough forr us to tolerrate
eachh other andd to treat eacch other with respect!
I wiish Manal was

w kind enoough to trea at people whho kindly paarticipate inn this threadd with
resppect. I hope my Muslimm sister/brotther will forrgive me forr criticism. I hope s/he does
not take offencee at what I wrote
w about putting meessage in ann unfriendlyy way, in thiis
hummble thread.
OPE S/HE WILL JOIN

I HO N US VERY SOON.
All the best,

Behhnam, 16 Sep
eptember, 20009
metzean
Deaar Veronica,
Pleaase shot a V
Vs Plavix on n his arm , I heard thatt someone how had a V Vs Plavix cann resist
agaainst swine fflue. It is noot harmful too be cautiouus; I also neeed a shot of Vs Plavix..I think
Anddrew spreadd the flue onn me. When he was rollling back the cord of fissh rod and
catcching a big tuna fish, I didn't let hiim fall from
m the deck annd held him m firmly from
m the
back.
We are leaving the La curnue and going straight ahead toward the Portugal sea borders.
Veronica you were called by little sally in porto , did she get her mother permission for
picking her up in porto ..? Do you do care her on your own responsibility ? She needs a
mother during the trip..!!
Captain Mohsen,

Dear Mortaza and other friends,
Hi, how are you? I hope every thing is well with you and I wish you all pleasant
moments.
Thanks for this interesting topic. What makes a successful life?

I think it depends. For different people there are different understandings of success.
First of all, a success brings us happiness. If a person is unhappy, then this situation
cannot be called "a success". A man can be happy even if he is poor and he can be
unhappy if he is rich, there are lots of examples, I think it is no need to mention them
here. Success is a kind of personal felling which is the result of satisfaction of the
position which we are in. This feeling is different from one person to another. Because
things which make me happy and make me feel successful are not enough good for you.
In my point of view, our own dreams, beliefs and efforts help us to achieve our goals to
make a successful life. Firstly, we should have a goal. Each successful person in each
field had a purpose in life. If they did not have it at the beginning, they found their
purpose and then devoted themselves to it. Second, the strong determination plays an
important role on our way to success. Third, and the indispensable point is hardworking,
no one could success without it. The last also the vital point, be yourself, do what you
want to do no matter what others think about you! (Certainly, do not do anything illegal
:)) if we have a look at successful people we can find out that they did not worry about
what other people believed. They stood by themselves first did not let the beliefs of others
sway them in their journey.
Of course all of us need money to make a living. And every person feels a little better
when s/he has a little more spare money. But don't give your heart to the money, money is
not worth itself. Happy life and happy family, no one can live happily without family,
friends, relative...A successful person is a person who supposed s/he can earn enough
money to support for a comfortable life and knows how share his time to work and
private life.
In fact nowadays it is difficult for us to balance between work and life, so it is also
difficult for us to have successful life. Maybe no one has COMPLETELY perfect life.
Setayesh, 16 September ,2009

metzean
Deaar Behnam,
Sommething thatt I concern with

w is not the t party, I don't know how to sendd out the gu uests
from
m my home after they eating
e their dinner. Ourr families usse to stay till the late at
a night.
Andd we have many
m dishes and cleaninng affairs.
My main conceern is takingg part in lasst Ramazan Friday dem monstration ,I mean thee Day of
Qodds that everyy year we go
g to the streeet to shoutt our mottoss again Isreaal and anno ounce
our support forr Palestine . I think thiss is one of nnecessary foor all Muslim
ms in the wo orld as
our late leaderr ,Imam Kho omanei (PBUH) ,the founder of thiis movemennt emphasizeed on it
I am
m busy now,
All the best,
Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Bahnam,
My eyes popped out when I wrote youur last post. Behnam is nothing ,buut jealous, Why W
you think that aall girls shoould write too you, May bbe Manal don't
d like to write you, maybe
m
she found
f a botthering poinnt in your writing
w that sshe never write
w to you. you have written
w
thatt you are a rose
r with a lot of thornns , so a thorrn sometimees made a ppain for som me
peopple. You shoould let herr enough timme to find heerself in thiss thread. Shhe is very yo
oung
andd inexperienced. I hope her heart not n be sore your
y harsh behavior.
As I recognizedd her she is very kind and
a althoughh she is youung ,she havve tolerancee to
bear other ideaa.
Deaar Manal, B Behanam sho owed his jeaalousy indirrectly, pleasse write sommething adddress to
him and let himm have a callm night
It thhe time of brreaking the fast, may I write somtiing wrong , please pardden me.
Mohhsen
Andrew
Deaar Behnam,
if people speak only about things they know in details they would keep silence most of the
time:)
Fortunately or not but our personal capabilities to analize and generalize facts are
usually much more limited than capabilities of human's brain, wich is really perfect and
misterious tool.
I'd like to talk about comp. soft such as chess, translators and a prog. which convert
audio records (just some music) to notes.
So there are 3 cases of competition of machine against human.
No need to compare this things - of course they are different! Compare results.
Sorry, I need to go,'ll be back soon

Andrew

Friends!
I am enjoying reading your writngs:))
Andrew, I don't get the point of your last writing to Behnam. I usually don't talk about
things that I don't have enough information about them, and thus I usually keep silence.
Is there somthing wrong with this manner?
Regards
Mortaza

Hello Mortaza!
It's a good habbit not to discuss subjects you have no ANY knowledges about. I should
learn it from you:)
But what I actually meant was: there is no necessity to have solid knowledges to have
SOME opinion.
I have no solid knowledges in computer soft (no say about programming) but having deal
with this stuff (PC and it's software) I have some opinion how it works. I've already said
that I am not knowledgeable type, actually I never dig deep. And I'm ready to admit my
mistakes very easy:)
Well, so my subject is: competition between computer and human.
You may say, what a reason to win this metal scrap? It's just a tool and it's made by man
for the man needs.
No reason, really. But a MAN just so likes to compare everything, so do I:)
As to chess, as for as I know computer has already won the battle. Chess programmes (I
can't give you the definite name, one my friend knows everything about chess progs, not
me) play on the same level as the best chessmasters or even better. Of course there is a
choice for chessmasters: play or not to play against machine and not many of them want
to do that.
But the experiment HAD TO BE DONE and so it has been done. Artificial intellect
calculate possibilities better than human's brain. At least PC does it much more fast and
never commit mistakes. Subject seems to be closed!
Ok, I take a pause:)

Next time I'd like to talk about translator progs. I mean not some definit progs but just an
idea of computer translating.
Have you ever used them? What do you think about it?
Best regards,
Andrew

Dear Behnam, Ahmad, Veronica and everyone concerned!
Just read my post to Mortaza above there. I'd like to know your opinions. Have you ever
play chess with PC? Have you ever used translators? Do you think they are very
imperfect for the present? Do you think they'll be perfect someday?
Hope to read some posts about this.
Yours sincerely,
Andrew

Dear Mortaza
Hello, How are you? I am fine, busy as usual and a little bit tired (it is now 23:20).
However, I wouldnt like to stop writing in this thread. I read it almost everyday but
always in a hurry and unfortunately, I dont have enough free time so as to write so
frequently.
Your question about happiness is simple and complex at the same time. At first I though I
was going to write something like " X makes me happy, and Y makes me happy too..." and
so on, however I came to the conclusion that doing anything you like, enjoying while
doing it, enjoying after the result can make me happy.
I give you an example. I like teaching and this is something that I enjoy while doing it;
moreover If I see my students' progress andthen pass their exams I will be very happy.
This is one example of happiness for me. But there is just something missing, as you
know, there are many things in our daily life we have to do and we dont like them...does it
mean we wont be happy if we dont like what we do???
I would like you to answer this question too. My answer is very clear, I will be always
trying to take the positive side of everything, so anything will give me a little bit of
happiness.
I have always been a positive person, whenever there is some problem, or a situaiton I
dont like, I try to take is as better as possible, alway thinking there is a solution for
everything as well as a reason for that thing to happen.
Dear Mortaza, do you believe in fate, in destiny? I do. I think our lives are written and
they have been written in a logical way, step after step. There are also many situations in
my life after which I say "it happens because it had to happen, there was a reason for it
to happen". What is that reason???? Sometimes we know it, some others, just God know
it. I just hope you get what I mean.
Dear Mortaza, as you know I like watching films, and yesterday I heard a terrible new
about Patrick Swayze, as you may know he had died of cancer. I have watched many of
his films, my favourite ones are "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost". Have you ever watched
them? Did you know about this famous actor?? It is a pity this man has died, he was a
very good actor, handsome too. God be with him!
I think Ramadan is getting to an end, am I right? Are you doing anything special these
days?
I hope to hear fro you soon,

355

Hello dear Behnam
Thank you so much for your writing to me, thank you for wishing happy teaching days
whenever you write to me and thank you for asking me to continue writing here. THANK
YOU!
How w are you? I hope you are a very weell. I think you must be tired, if youu work for a
commpany and fo for universitty you must finish
f the dday exhausteed!! I am exxhausted an nd I
worrk 6 hours a days! Thesse days therre is a lot off work at schhool: new sstudents com ming,
takiing initial leevel tests, coorrecting thhose tests, prreparing lesssons for thhe week...
Morreover, as I teach adultts and mostt of them woork during the th day I havve to teach fromf
16 to
t 22!! : (( I was very sad when I knew k it was my timetabble!!! Nooooooooooooo I want
to work
w with chhildren at scchool from 9 to 14...I prefer
p that, however,
h thhis is what I have
t good moood as possiible. I take it as a challlenge........I love
andd I will try too take it in the
challenges, do you dear Behanm?
Behhnam, just a simple queestion, are you

y single because you want freedo dom or because you
havent found yoour girl yet? Somethingg in your prrevious postt made me tthink you wa ant
freeedom and want to contiinue being a free man. However, some
s other ttimes I feel you
y are
lookking for a girl...Could you
y please clear
c my miind?????? :):
It haas just comee to my minnd: next satuurday is my mum's birthhday, she w

will be 62, an
nd I
wouuld like to m
make her a good
g presennt, DO ANY Y OF YOU HAVE
H ANY
SUG GGESTION NS????? PL LEASE HEL LP ME!!!! I dont really know whatt to give herr, so I
hoppe you can ggive me any suggestion ; )
Noww, it is too laate and I caannot keep my

m eyes opeen, so I am going
g to sayy bye bye deear
frien
nd, write to me soon...IIMY
metzean
Deaar Andrew,
Veryy happy thaat you are fiine and now

w we are goiing ahead to oward the PPortugal and then
Anddalusia, Butt I don't know where is Veronica, maybe
m she is
i tired of suurfing and needs
n a
shorrt rest. I donn't know if she
s want to stop in porrto or not ?
Reggarding yourr new subjeect ,I shouldd say that I aam in infanccy of playinng chess, and I am
checckmated in three movement. So I can't
c judge on
o the capaability of com mputer chesss play.
Abuut translatorr, for exampple Google translator.
t I is funny when
It w it trannslates someething
for me.
m Becausse the word have many meaning annd also som me group of words are an a
idioom in a sentence and Google
G transslator can not distinguiish it ..
Gennerally compparison of two
t things should
s be doone when thhey both aree in same situation
andd environmeent, that is im
mpossible for
fo computerr and huma an brain. but if we comppare the
commputer chesss playing wiith a personn who has written
w the program
p of chess
c playinng, I am
suree that the prrogrammer wins ,becauuse he can control
c the program
p annd recognize the
nextt action of computer.
c
But for a simplle calculatioon the compputer is morre powerful than humann brain. Is givesg
the answer in a second and 100% corrrect.
Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Rosa,
Happpy birthdayy to your moother, I wish her my beest and I hoppe she standds by you fo or many
yearrs, I know thhat is difficuult to make a decision ffor choosinng a gift, I hope my sug
ggestion
helpp you to findd a key for choosing
c a suitable
s gift
ft.
My suggestion is a Grindeer machine, because in 62 the teethh don't pow wer to chew meat.
So a Grinder helps her to mill the foood and soft iit ,so she caan easily eatts her food.
If shhe has problem in walkking, A stickk could be an
a alternativve gift for heer or a pairr of
shoees with a sof
oft sole.
t autumn is coming and
As the a little by little it is getting
g cold, you can buuy an autum mnal
coat or jacket..
I hoope you chooose the bestt gift for youur mother

Mohhsen
ahmad
Conndemn the fa fault and not the actor of o it loves all, trust a feew, do wronng to none.
........................................................................................
Happpiness alwaays looks sm mall, when we hold it inn our handss. But whenn we learn too share
w realize hoow big and precious it..
it, we
........................................................................................
Nevver search yyour happiness in otherrs which willl make you feel alone, rather searrch it in
yourself, you w will feel happpy.
........................................................................................
Beliieving everyybody is danngerous bellieving noboody is very dangerous. d
........................................................................................
If soome one feeels that they had never made a misstake in theiir life then itt means they ey had
neveer tried a neew thing in their life.
........................................................................................
Nevver break four things inn your life
Trusst-promise--relation- heeart
beca ause when they t break theyt don?t makem noise but pain a lot.l
........................................................................................
If you start judging people you will be have no time to love the.
........................................................................................
Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

There is no such thing as impossible because "Impossible" itself says "I'm possible.

Dear Cathy,
How are you my Chinese kind friend? I hope all is well with you. Thanks a lot for
remembering this thread. Please don't forget us.
Have you got any news about Nana? I've missed her. I hope she is fine. Please give my
best regards to her and tell her Behnam has missed you terribly.
As far as I am aware, you love dancing, since you have spoken about it in many
situations. Could you please let me know why people dance? Women like dancing much
more than men, would you please tell me why?
All the best,


Dear Rosa,
It was so nice reading your post. You are nice to all people in this thread. Thank you for
being so nice.
Yes, that is true. Teaching is a difficult job. It is one the most stressful jobs in the world. I
think it ranks second or third. I am not sure. It is much more stressful when students are
aged around 20. I am sure you will manage it, since you are a good manager.
I will be two days a week at university, and three days and half in the company. Lecturing
the same stuff has made me bored. It is repetitive. 'A change is as good as a rest', as old
saying goes.
Dear Rosa, I have written freedom is one of the SEVERAL reasons. What does it mean?
In addition, I have written that everything has got two sides. Being single is a thing, and
then it has got two sides too.
A friend of mine once said, "Being single is popular at this time." However, I am single
because of the lack of money. Also, there is no interests or attraction. At least, at the
moment, I have no desire to get married.
Happy your mother's birthday! I became extremely happy. Please give my warm regards
to your mother and say her 'Happy birthday' on behalf of me.
I am not familiar with your mother's characteristics, but I know almost all women adore
flowers and perfume. If I were you, I would buy a bunch of flowers, and perfume that she
likes to wear. You ought to throw a birthday party as well. I also suggest going to a
luxury restaurant to have a meal with the whole family. I hope you can afford them all.
Generally speaking, you had better make your mother feel young. Of course, she is still
young, but you should inform her this fact.
Thank you for reading and writing. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Andrew,
Thank you for the comment. You are right. It isn't good to be silent, but unfortunately I
am not brave enough to speak about something when I haven't got enough valid
information about it.
I believe, a computer can play chess, but it does not understand it. Some intelligent
people have written a complicated program, poor computer just follows instructions
correctly.
Computer hasn't got any feelings. It never becomes happy or sad, but as you know
people's mood is different at different time. Their brains are directly affected by their
mood. For example, my brain doesn't work properly when I am sad.
It often happens to someone who writes a computer program today, but s/he forgets the
rules. Then, in tomorrow the computer will beat this person! Human beings are forgetful,
but computers never forget anything!
My dear friend, please forgive Behnam for the lack of information about your topic. I
wish I could write about this topic a long post. What a pity!
All the best,


Hi my friends
Your current topic is happiness and success. Well actually at first I decided not to write
about this topic since I believed all the answers may seem the same and repetitive.
But thinking more about it I asked myself: elham what can really these words mean to
you? How would you feel that you are happy with yourself and your life.
And now I write my answer here.

In recent years I have been feeling unhappy and not satisfied with myself. Now little by
little im finding the reason.
I just stopped in the middle of road , asking : where should I start from? What should I
know about this trip? What do I need? Which way is the most correct? and a lot of
others.
I just stood there ,waiting for the answer coming from the sky.
Not only I found no answer ,but also I lost time to enjoy every minute of my life.
Now in this age of 20 happiness for me means to move, not to be stagnant , to try for
some thing , to have worries and stresses for s.th , To move in the way even if you are not
sure and aware of it. Ways are not important , destination is the same for all
.
I recommend the book of (talkho shirin) to my Iranian friends. It is a really wonderful
book which by reading it I learned a lot of things from it to help me feel relaxed.
And the thing that I enjoy the most is , to learn , understanding , understanding is ?..
I don?t know how to describe my feeling while I learn s.th .
And at last I want to write a nice thing from my favorite outer (dear doctor Sheryati) that
I firmly believe in.
I wish I could translate it to English in a good way. I write it in Farsi ,and ask my Iranian
friends to help me to translate it :
Khodaya mara be ebtezale aramesh o khoshbakhti makeshan .ezterabhaye bozorg ,

ghamhaye arjmand va heyrathaye azim ra be ruham ataa kon!
Lezat ha ra be bandegane haghirat bakhsh va dardhaye azim bar janam riz.

I wish you all knew farsi and could read his books. I wish, I just wish?.
elham

Hello Mohsen
It is nice to see your writing to me. Thank you for writing and thank you for suggesting a
present for my mother.
I am sorry to tell you that two of your suggestions aren't suitable for my mum. ALthough
she is going to be 62, she is still young, all her teeth are in perfect conditions, so that she
can eat the hardest meat! I imagine giving her a grinding machine......jejeje .....she will
throw it to my head!!! :)))
Then....a stick????? My mum walks perfectly, she does not need it yet. So the same would
happen...throw over my head!!!!
A coat would be OK, but I am not sure what I would buy for her.
Dear Mohsen, nowadays, a 62 year old woman is not an old woman any more. In the
past, a 62 year old woman was an ancient person, however, now a woman at this age is
still an active person, but no longer an ancient.
Maybe the reason for this is doing lots of activities, she is the "second mother" of my
lovely niece (although she spends more time with the little girl than her own mother).
Maybe, raising up my niece and doing lots of daily activities keeps her young and active.
The same happens with my dad, he is still young, strong and active.
So...dear friend, I am so sorry to tell you your suggestion is not suitable for this situation,
however, I had a nice time while reading it, mainly when I imaigned those presents flying
over my head!!!! ; ))
All in all,
Thanks

356
Good notice Ahmad,
The same with some other words. "Imperfect" proclaims "I'm perfect", "imagine" is
whispering insinuatingly "I'm aging" and so on.
How good could it be if "impotent" said "I'm potent"!
Andrew

Behnam, Mohsen and others!
Yes, computer has no feelings, has no brains, has no personality.

Actually it is not more than advanced arithmometer (forgive me, my dear pc, I didn't
mind you my sunshine:)
But nevertheless a man create a computer, a man write a program, after that it works by
itself. And when a chess program win a world champion it is rather persuasive precedent.
Although chess was a battlefield not so easy to succeed for the artificial intellect, it
eventually happened.
My second point as I said was translators.

It is obvious that a language is very complex idea. It contains everything, all human
experiance accumulated by ages. It has some rules but it has much more exceptions.
WORD may carry not JUST information but a very complex, universal information; it
reflects moods, feelings, attitudes, it may address to some hidden points, it may hints,
express irony, insult and so on and so on. But nobody ask for the computer to generate
ideas, to say out it's own thoughts, to eexpress it's feelings. No! We just ask it for
translate come things. And it seems that this task it too difficult yet!
Maybe I am wrong. Sometimes people says me:"I use translators and it works perfectly".
Then I check it and I see that it doesn't. It can transmit just a common idea but the
phrases are awfully ugly, details are lost. Am I wrong??
Maybe somebody has found a translator which works MORE OR LESS good? I'm
personally not concerned in USING translators , I'm just curious about at what a state is
a problem nowadays. So what is your experience of having deal with translate programs?
**************
The next subject I'd like to talk about is some music computer soft.
I mean a programs which convert audio track (= just some music) into notation. As you
know a music can be written by notes like speech can be written by words.
I must admit that I don't possess various information on this subject (actually I've met
ONLY program of that kind). And I'm personally not concerned in using such kind of
program!!! - I'm able to do it myself. I'm just curious again:)))
You know, computer can do a lot of things with music. It is really powerful tool for the
composer, arranger, sound designer nowadays. You may copy audio, cut fragments,
move them, add effects which make sound significantly different.
You can also write note line and make a prog to play it.
You can take MIDI file (MIDI=Musical Instrument Digital Interface) and print music
charts ready-to-use by musicians.
But!
The program designed to convert AUDIO into NOTATION works ridiculously bad. It
works even much worse than translators!
And it seems to be strange to me.

Nevertheless music address to human soul and feelings, it express itself by sounds, just by
audio signals which is not more than sound waves having some difinite amplitude and
frequency, carring some special characteristics such as timbre, loudness level and so on.
So, attention please!!

....................................................................................
MUSIC AS A PHISICAL PHENOMENON DOES'T CARRY ANY INFORMATIOM
WHICH CAN'T BE MEASURED AND CALCULATED.
....................................................................................
It seems to be good field for "cyberbrain" to realize it's capacities, it's advance before
human.
Why it doesn't happen? And it really doesn't happen!
'Notation' which computer is able to provide being based on 'audio' signal is so poor, so
imperfect that there is no sense to use it at all!
Of course the programs are not generated by itself, inside of a metal thing - they are
written by men. And everybody knows that MEN which write progs are very clever ones.
So it is obvious that SUCH a task as mentioned one is extremely complicated. And I don't
think it'll be resolved in the near future.
But maybe I mistake?
**************
I just hope my topic did not occur tooooo hard and boring for you for all we discuss here
is designed not for that but for overall entertaining and improving our language skills:)
Best regards,
Andrew
mina September 17th 2009
GREETING
Hello everybody,
I'm mina. I'm 22 & from Tehran.
I'm happy for registering here.
I'd like to be a new member of u

Hello Mina,
Thank you for putting message on this website. Welcome to this friendly place.
As you see, in this thread, there are many kind people from different parts of the world.
We are here to make our skills better. Thank you for joining us.
Have you got any ideas or suggestion about this thread? How can we make it better?
Would you please tell us a little bit more about yourself? What and where are you
studying? How did you learn English? How long have you been learning English? How
do you spend your sapre time?
I hope you will participate actively in writing about different topics. Please do not
hesitate to share your ideas, thoughts, and opinions with us.
I am eager to hear from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Andrew,
Thank you for fantastic post. Andrew, your English is excellent.
All the best,

Dear friends,
How is it going? I hope everything is ok for you and you enjoy your life.
During this weak I was quite busy and I wished I had had enough time to write something
to each of you.
Dear Marina, I got upset when I found out that you are suffering from toothache. I would
like to sympathy with you because I am cutting "wisdom teeth" too. Fortunately, there is
enough free space in my jaw for them. I spoke with my cosine who is a doctor, he made
me sure if you take your wisdom tooth off, you won't lose your wisdom :)) :)) if there is
not enough space for them in your jaw it's better to visit a dentist. Because, the pressure
of new tooth will change the arrangements of your other tooth. I have experienced a
dental surgery. Don?t worry, I bet that you will fell well after surgery.
Dear Andrew, I am so glad that I see your nice writings here again. I am so sorry that I
was silent during your sickness time, I was very busy but I prayed for your healthy.
Existence a nice, kind, patient and experienced nurse like Veronica beside you made me
sure that you would recover early.
So, dear Veronica I should thank you because your efforts returned Andrew and his
brilliant ideas here again. His new topic is interesting for me although I have less
information about that. it's a good chance for me to learn more.
Dear Rosa, happy your mother's birthday. I though about the gift that you are going to
prepare for her. As Behnam said flower and perfume is common as birthday present. But
the special thing that most ladies like to receive it more than other things in Iran ,as
birthday present in jewelry. But it is very expensive. You can also buy a canvas which has
special picture that you think your mother likes it. As I love horses I suggest you to
choose a landscape which consists of some horses.
Dear Behnam and Mohsen, please don't speak unfriendly with each other. Unfriendly
speaking will destroy the pleasant environment of this thread. I'm sure both of you are
sensible guys. If you don't consider others fault no one thinks that you are ignorant.
'Destroying is easer than building' as an old Persian saying goes.
Dear Ahmad, thanks for your reply unfortunately I couldn't find the answer of Behnam's
question. I am going to ask him to send me its answer. I'll tell you more about myself
later but let me know your idea and other friends' ideas about my fallowing questions. As
you know Behnam has given me the duty of giving new topics. Today I read a short
article about fortune tellers:
What is your opinion of people who say that they can communicate with spirits? Have
you ever taken part in a seance?
Do you know anybody with psychic powers or extra sensory perception?
Do you believe in telepathy? Is there another person in the world with whom you have a
special understanding?
Would you ever visit an astrologer for a forecast of how your life will run in the future?
Do you believe in other forms of fortune-telling such as
?palmistry?
?tarot cards?
?reading teacups?
Hope to hear from you soooooon
Best wishes,
Setayesh,17 september,2009

Dear Behnam,
thank you for your praise, you know how I like it:)
I've noticed some special feature of almost all my TOPICS.

It doesn't cause a discussion:( It's a pity.
Does it mean there is not place to argue? I don't think so.
Is it too special? It's not, in my opinion.
Then why?
I am really curious about themes I try to talk about.
But anyway don't mind. It is not a reproach to you and to someone else, nooo. You know I
never take offence because of trifles:))
You may concider it as one more topic:"Which subjects cause active response in people
and which never does?"
Do you think I know that you know that I know the answer?
I don't:))
Andrew
P.S. why don't I see you in a chat room?

Dear freinds,
Thank you all very much for putting your comments about the topic "how to get
happiness". What I am about to write here is what I have learnt form your writings; I
should say that it is what I underestood.
Our thoughts and ideas have many things in common; the fact that the money and
physical materials is not definitely enough for having a happy life, and for feeling
happiness in our life it is necessary to aim for a determined goal and, moreover, we
should work hard to achieve our purpose.
However, it is crucial how to define our purpose in life and which way we choose to
achieve that goal. Some people enjoy collecting money, some people enjoy increasing
their knowledge, and some people enjoy helping other people. The feeling of happiness
for a person whose goal is being rich is different from a person whose goal is being a
scientist.
We also need to take care of our spiritual needs. It can definitely help us to have a happy
life if we believe in God and the judgment day. Sometimes the way that other people think
about us or judge our actions hurts our feelings and makes us unhappy. In this situation,
those who believe that they are walking in the right way, according to what God says,
usually don't care about other people's judgment.
There are a lot that I can write here about this topic. Bul let me just quote some selected
sentences from your writings:
"...Without any doubt, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction."
"... We should fine a road which is not ended in matrial world ... If we move in this road a
put all of our happiness in this road ,we find the immortal happiness ..."
"... happiness for me means to move, not to be stagnant , to try for some thing , to have
worries and stresses for s.th ..."
"... we should have a goal. Each successful person in each field had a purpose in life ..."
"Happiness, prosperity and good fortune are to have a meaningful life, to be importent,
to be loved, to be healty, to have a role..."
Thank you so much for writing and reading:))
Yours sincerely,
Mortaza
September 17, 2009.
Dear Setayesh,
thank you for your empathizing. Just want to remark that most of my 'sicknesses' are
imaginable and designed for to attract attention to our virtual travel story, a story which
seems to lose it's freshness and novelty:) I'm sorry if my harmless fiction made you to
worry of my health.
What do you think about mentioned computer progs and about constant hidden
competition between man and computer? Do you think it doesn't take place? Do you
believe that the men who create progs doesn't have a goal to win?
And by the way you responded nothing on my previous 'essay' about music and humour,
or maybe I missed it?
Anyway nice to see you and welcome to 'discussion club' once again.
As to fortune telling, spiritual calls and so on my attitude to such subjects is neutral. It's
like 'agnosticism' in relation to God - I don't prove that it doesn't exist but I don't say "it
exists" unless I see it by my oun eyes. I wonder if not most of people say the same. And
what is your attitude to this intricating nonsense?:)
Yours,
Andrew

dear behnam,
thanks alot for your nice reply.

acthualy I study in a valid instittute and I hope to be a good friend for all of you.
I've got some suggestion to have a better thread
such as:
writing about new topics that all the members like to share their idea, not some of them.
and I have some interesting topics that I'll write them as soon as possible.
AND I don't hesitate to tell my idea at all and I never have any doubts about right belief
and I'm proud of them.
thank u again.
357
Deaar Mina!
Andd how can yoou guess whhich topic will

w cause a response inn ALL membbers and whhich
willl not? We alll are so diff
fferent!:))
I guuess that Behhnam's requ uest "haw can
c we makee this threadd better?" iss just a poliite way
to saay not just 'Welcome!' but 'Welcom me:)' with a curtsey, am
m I right, Beehnam?
THIIS thread caan't be betteer because it's
i already the best:))
(Beh hnam, don'tt blame me in making funf from eveerything, I'mm serious! TThis thread is
uniqque)
Minna, this threaad is uniquee, believe me.
m It is not jjust ONE OF
O MANY.
Best regards,
Anddrew
flora
Hi,ii'm flor. i'm 23 & i live in tehran. i'm
i glad to be
b u'r friendd all the tim
me!!!!!!!!!!
flora
i waant to start !!
! i need u'rr help!
Marina1
Deaar Behnam & Mohsen,
Deaar friend Beehnam, I'm here

h to say " THANK YYOU" so muuch for yourr last writingg to
Morrtaza aboutt happiness , it was really great. I read
r it threee times. I finnd it a very rich
writting about such
s a topicc. You gave us the mainn point, andd when theree is the sun, there
is noo need to loook at otherr stars :) :)
Deaar Behnam, I'm a little bit surpriseed! What haas happenedd with Mohssen??? I rea ad both
of your
y writinggs, and I'm going
g to wriite somethinng about bo oth of you. I read your writing
w
to him,
h for me I understood it not as MohsenM didd. I understoood that Mohsen is veryy
impportant to Beehnam! I doon't know hoow to say it,, but your wayw very strrong but hid des
kinddness and afffection in showing
s thee importance of Mohsenn. On the otther hand, I think
Mohhsen didn't gget that poiint, he lookeed at the staars and forggot to look aat the sun!!!!
I doon't want to write more , but I thinkk there is a misundersttanding. I thhink Manal has a
tonggue to speakk, mind to thhink and haands to writee. Mohsen! Please readd Behnam'ss
writting carefullly, I think your
y reply was You should read
w a little bbit out of thee subject!! Y
your own segm ment there beecause Man nal has gottten the rightt to speak onn behalf of herself
h
, and you took that right from her, and I think your writing was in the wrong direction.
Again, read Behnam's writing again, he said lots of sentences which show your
importance to him. Don't leave inside the apple and care for the peels ! Behnam doesn't
deserve such a reply, you your self know who Behnam is and what his thoughts are.
I hope everything would be good very soon. It's the end of Ramadan , are you going to
lose each other in this holy days without any clear reason!!! Come on!!!
At the end, where is Manal ??? Manal is not here. But where are both of you??? Both of
you are here, writing here and sharing friendship.
I want to see two kind and friendly writings from both of you tomorrow, the first one from
the "friend "who is more kind than the other, and who feels Islam more than the other! So
, what are you waiting for??? :) :)
Hope to see the smile of both of you while you are shaking hands.
Marina.

Dear Andrew,
It does not seem logical if we think that someday computers will get the ability to conquer
the human. Sure, computers are very good in calculation, so it is no surprise if they can
beat the human in battles and games involving calculation such as chess or solving some
arithmetic math problems.
But computers are not good at thinking, reasoning and arguing at all. For example, when
an English text is going to be translated to Persian, then I (me?), as a human who
KNOWS both English and Persian, can do the job very good, but, as you said, if I try to
translate the text using a software (like google translate) then the result is not
satisfactory, it is awful.
In mathematics, generally, there exist two kind of problems:
1) the problems that can be solved by doing some calculations, for example to find if a
given number N is prime or not. A computer can solve this type of problems in a fraction
of a second.
2) the problems that can be solved just by a sequence of logical arguments, for example
to PROVE that the set of prime numbers is NOT finite. I cannot imagine how a computer
can prove this fact!
There are several math softwares; MATLAB, MAPLE, MATHEMATICA are examples of
these programs. But, as far as I know, these programs can solve only those problems that
fall in the first category.
I think it would be a great discovery if someday computers get the ability of thinking and
arguing. You know, in mathematics, there are many open problems. For example, in
1637, Fermat was conjectured that no three positive integers x,y, and z can satisfy the
equation x^n+y^n=z^n for any integer value of n greater then two. Since then this
problem had been remained open (not proven) until 1995 when Andrew Wiles succeeded
in proving the conjecture. Now imagine that computers can make logical arguments and
are able to PROVE mathematical theorems. What will happen? I doubt that
mathematicians will be glad of this event:))
What I wrote here is the result of thinking about your subject on computers for several
hours. I hope you enjoy reading it:)
Thanks for reading,
All the best,

Mortaza
September 18, 2009

Hi Behnam
How are you? I hope you are fine. I am fine too, actually I am in a very good mood
today. My classes have run perfectly,I think we all had a "nice" time, students learnt and
I got more ideas about them (today is second lesson with students). I felt very well while I
was in front of them, confident, relaxed...and I think they felt it too. This makes me be a in
very good mood, I hope it lasts long!
Thank you very much for suggesting a present to my mum. One of my sisters has bought
her a perfume, so I wont buy another one. Flowers are ok too, I like flowers, maybe it is a
good option. I wont buy her a bunch of flowers, because they die soon, but I may buy her
a pot with beautiful flowers inside.
The restaurant option is ok too, but dear Behnam, you say I can afford some presents and
a dinner for all my family...you are completely wrong! I may afford it when I receive my
first salary, but not now. I will receive it at the end of this month or beginning of October.
Now I have not enough money for it!!!
Going on with money, I think you are going to be made of gold! Dear friend, you have
two jobs, while people in Spain are fighting to get just one! Two jobs, two salaries...and
you still say that the main reasons of not getting married is lack of money. What do you
want so much money for?
Behnam, I have just read Setayest's (sorry if it is not correctly written) post asking about
fortune tellers and so on...I would like to know your opinion about this topic, although I
can guess what you are going to say. (maybe I am right, maybe wrong!). I will write
about it too.
Friend, what has happened between you and Mohsen??? I have always read your
writings, both of you, and you have always respected each other, you have always written
to each other in a friendly and polite way. In the past I loved reading your writings (it
doesnt mean I dont like them now, I mean I visited the thread to read your (Behnam and
Mohsen's posts) because I loved them). I hope this situation finish very soon, and you go
on writing to each other as usual. You both deserve being respected and addressed to in
a friendly way. At least, I think so.
Well, it is time to sleep, I hope to read from you soon.
Have a nice time,


Dear Veronica, Dear Rosa,
How are you my good friends?
Veronica! I learnt, from Rosa's writing, that "Patrick Swayze" passed away on September
14, 2009. As I remember, he is your favorite actor. I also like him very much.
It makes me sad when I hear that a well-known person, like an actor, is dead. I don't
know why?!
The other actor who died while he was young and it made me very sad is "Heath Ledger"
who played as "The Joker" in the movie "The Dark Knight". Can you believe it that he
died at the age of 29, after he finished his work at "The Dark Knight". Have you seen this
movie? It is a masterpiece, and how beautiful Heath Ledger plays as The Joker.
I will write to you more,
Yours sincerely,
Mortaza
September 18, 2009.
Hello Mortaza!
I was going to switch off my computer ready now, but I have just seen your post to
Veronica and me.
For me it is the same as you say. When a well known person dies I feel sadness and
something I cannot explain with my words. I dont know, but maybe we think these people
are inmortal, and it is quite shocking when we hear about their deaths.
A few years ago, a very important Spanish singer died. She was around her 50s and she
had cancer, her name is Rocio Jurado, she was a very powerful woman, with great
character which was shown through her songs. Although I knew she was ill, it was a real
shock for me when I knew about her death. sometimes they show some tv programmes
where she had been to, and whenever I see or hear her my body vibrates...I have no
explanation for it.
I also heard last year about Ledger's death. It also shocked me, moreover because he was
a very young man. I have just watched two films where he acted: "The Knight's Tale" (I
love this film) and Brokeback Mountain. It is a pity that he died, but we still are lucky
because we can see their films today!
I will also write to you more, now, I cannot keep my eyes open!

Dear Marina,
You cannot imagine how happy I was when I saw and read your delightful post. It is
difficult to describe how I feel. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Your nice logical way of writing, your wonderful analogy, your great sentences reveal
that you have got a heart of gold and a lot of wisdom! I hope I deserve your very nice
sentences. While I was reading them, I really got surprised and said "OHHH" very
loudly. My mother was cleaning up. She asked me for the reason. I read your sentences
and translated them it into Farsi (My mother guessed the meaning herself). She said,
"What a comparison! What a literature!"
I was really floating on air! Thank you for saying many good things about me and the
thread. Your praising makes me happy and gives me power! Thank you very much for
criticism as well. Mohsen is a nice friend of mine, although his judgment about me was so
quick and unfair. I hope our friendship will be everlasting.
I will take your advice and will make him less angry and upset by using some soft words.
Hope to hear more.
All the best,

mary September 18th 2009

In the Name of God
the Compassionate, the Merciful
Hi Friends,
How are you? How?s life? I hope all are fine and enjoy your time the best.
Sorry for my absence. I don?t have much to say in this matter and I know that I didn?t
take enough time for my friends. So sorry and I hope all of you forgive me with your
highness.
I want to write something about religions, especially Islam. At first, I should say that I
don?t know much about them, but as I?ve studied and heard, all of them are the religion
of kindness, compassion, sympathy and?
And for being such a person, we are invited to be patient and as my Muslim friends know
well, God are with the people who are more patient.
Our prophet Mohammad always tried to deal with matters by patience and kindness but
not by violence or aggression. He was a man like us. He was a human, of course a real
one. So we can be like him. At least, we can try to be.
When we can solve a problem by kindness why we use violence. Let?s look at each other
by kindness rather than aggression.
This is the end of the month of God?s party(Ramadan). It?s not just the month which we
do not eat or drink. In this month, we can learn to be a real human and become closer to
God. How? I think by being a little bit kinder and more patient and forgiving. By the way,
I don?t mean to be a good person just in this month, but it can be a start.
Sorry for being so boring. I know that you know all of them better than me. I just liked to
do a good deed in this holy month.
I hope all your prayers are accepted.

Happy Fetr, in advance. I hope all of you have a good day with your family.
I should thank my friends Behnam, Marina and Cathy for their writings and their care
towards me.
Best regards,
Maryam
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Dear Mohsen,
No, that's not what I meant - you took everything the wrong way.
My friends wanted me to stop arguing and being hostile towards each other.
Although your way of writing was so impolite unfair unfriendly and rude somehow, I
forgive you.
I am so sorry if I caused any trouble. I am terribly sorry if I made you upset and angry. I
still believe there is a misunderstanding. Please read my post again. I didn't want to
upset you.
If there is someone who, maybe, gets upset by my words, it is Manal, not Mohsen. I have
to write to her, not to Mohsen. I have to apologise to Manal not to Mohsen. However,
apologizing is not bad. I do apologise to you for any mistakes I have made and bad words
I have used!
I hope our friendship doesn't end.
Happy Eid -Al Fiter
All the best,


Hello Manal,
I owe you an apology. I must apologise for my unfriendly way of writing. I don't know
what has made me write those words. Maybe, there has been a misunderstanding,
misreading, or misinterpretation. Anyway, please accept my sincere apology and forgive
me.
I hope this event will be a good excuse and a perfect opportunity to take it and make
friends with this thread.
Please join us and make friends with people who are in this thread. We all extend the
hand of friendship; I hope you won't show us your fist!
I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. I am looking forward to hearing from you as
soon as you can.
All the best,


Hello Flora,
Thank you for joining us. Would you please let us know how we can help you and with
what we should help you?
If you meant to help you with English, please do not worry, just start writing in this
thread. A good way is giving your idea and expressing your opinion about different
subjects which are under discussion in this thread. For example, our friend Setayesh has
wanted us to write about destiny, cartomancy, fortune. It is a good opportunity to start
writing. I hope you take this opportunity.
I am looking forward to hearing from you as soon as you can.
All the best,


Dear Andrew,
First of all, we should write in plain English. We should write as simple as possible. We
should use simple words rather than some difficult words. We should make people
understand us easily.
Secondly, we should write and ask about some common topics. For example, If I asked
for the exact reason of rainbow, only a few people would write about it. However, if I
asked about the reasons of the low rate of marriage and high rate of the divorce in each
society, maybe, many people would write something about it.
Finally, we should know how to deal with criticism. It is vitally important.
I hope that helps!

All the best,


Dear Mortaza,
Thank you, I enjoyed your post:) Nevertheless when I read about Fermat theorem I was
somewhat confused (I studied Math up to 8 grade only, so my 16 year-old daughter is
more knowledgeable now then I have ever been:((), I understood your general idea.
Of course it would be NOT good if 'computer' beat 'man' on a man's field. It's so nice to
be aware that we humans are still unique! Who else on Earth can think, argue, build
logical sequences and do many other funny and optional acts?:)
If computer start to think logically (and how else it should think?) it will mean the end to
all human civilization.
I'd like to believe that such time will never come, so watch sequels of "Terminator" and
nibble the sunflower seeds happily:))))
Andrew

Hello Behnam,
I accept criticizm and I'm completely agree to your suggestion to write in a simple way
and discuss problems understandable to everyone. There are no any objections from my
side.
I'll just wait for some new interesting theme to talk about.
Yours,
Andrew

Andrew,
I've just read your comment . unfortunately, I can't be on net all the times because of my
activity I'm so busy.
anyway, thank u for your writing.
it's just your idea, and I'm sure everything can make a progress even a thread, AM I
RIGHT BEHNAM ?
On the other hand, u r sure if it hadn't been a good thread,

I wouldn't have registered here. got it ?
andrew u r just a member, like me and it's completely clear that both of us r members for
this thread and everyone has got the same right for sharing ideas.. that's all .
APART FROM THAT, you should try not to impose your own
ideas on others .
u didn't have any effective & nice topics up to now
like the last one & whenever I read the replies by other members they weren't agree with
u !!!!!
MY FRIENDS,
I like all of u & I wanna be with u & use from your nice comments.
(( happy your eid ))
WITH BEST WISHES
MINA,

Andrew,
Do you know a powerful and easy-to-use software to edit (any kind of) video files; cut,
merge and so on.
How are you Andrew? Good?
Where are we now? I have slept a lot, I have been so tired :)

Have we already been outside Portugal? I dont know if we should pic up Sally....I haven't
heard from her mother... But I promised to wave to her.
Mohsen...I can't give you Plavix! Plavix is to patients who have undergon a
heartoperation! But if you need treatment you must have tamiflu or relanza:)
How do you feel today?
I promise to be awake now....What are we doing tonight?
Veronica
18 Sept 2009

Dear Mina,
I shouldn't, you shouldn't, they shouldn't, we shouldn't..ohh my gosh!

Do you really guess I owe you some things?
Well, if we are supposed to exchange by advices so my advice is:

to read posts more thoughtfully, don't judge in a temper, try to comprehend the whole
things including style and manner of writing. Not everything must be understood literally
- there are such things like metaphor, intentional exaggeration, emphasis, joke at last. It's
not a good habit taking every word LITERALLY.
Ohh, almost forgot! Don't be short in blaming people or better, never blame and insult
anybody at all. As a result you will get a family quarrel instead of polite conversation.
Got it, pumpkin?

Best wishes,
Andrew
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Hello Mortaza,
Unfortunately I have never dealt with video editors. I just watch video and not so often.
To say true I am not good in manipulation with audio editors as well:)
Regards,
Andrew

Hi Veronica!
Duty is a duty! A dinner is waiting for you and captain: light vegetable soup, greek salad
and fried chicken legs with fresh greengrocery. Aperitives; tomato, peach, orange juices
and lemonades; black&green tea, coffe on your choice:)
Good appetite!
We don't have any news from our kiddie Sally. I suspect she's already packing her
suitcase. I just wonder does she realize that it's not for real?
Andrew

Dear Setayesh,
How life is going? Are you fine? I hope so.

I have answered your question concerning about which season I like more, did you read
it?
I do believe in ghost, but I haven't met anyone who claims to see it. I haven't seen any
ghosts yet.
Telepathy is a scientific subject. I believe in it too. It has happened to me many times. I

used to smoke, but fortunately I don't smoke now. Once, I was walking with my friends in
street and was smoking. My father was on the other side of the street. I thought to myself
that he will see me and the cigarette. Suddenly he turned his head and looked at me and
saw the cigarette in my hand! I feel ashamed!
A few years ago, I had gone to Enghelab square to buy some books. I got on bus and sat
in the back seats. There were some girls sitting in front seats. One of them has got long
hair (coming out from her scarf). I thought to myself, "Oh God! Who is that girl with
beautiful long hair? Will she turn her head and let me see her face?"
The girl suddenly turned her head and looked at the back seats, and then I saw her face.
She wasn't beautiful. Hahahaha
Telepathy can be explained by Physics, since it is a physical phenomenon.
I have heard a lot of stories about people with extraordinary abilities, but unfortunately I
haven't met anyone yet.
I don't believe in astrology, fortune telling, destiny, and fate. It is not possible to tell the
future of someone. The future will be happen, it is not there (somewhere). We have got
many choices, and then we can select. We can only make guess, and guesses are not
reliable at all.
It will be so funny to predict someone's future just by looking at some cards or poems,
stars and so on. I believe they are all superstition.
All the best,


Hello Mina,
Thanks a lot for the reply. It made me happy.
I really take pride in making friends with such a brave person.
Frankly speaking, Mina what is wrong with me or with Andrew? What has happened? I
read your posts and Andrew's carefully, but there wasn't any negative point! I am really
confused! Would you please make it clear? What is the reason of your anger?
If you have some nice topics, we welcome them with open arms. Please give us some
topics to write about.
Your English is excellent. I hope to see your posts in this thread very soon.
Dear Mina, please keep calm.
You don't hesitate! Right belief! Proud of them!... What are you speaking about? Oh my
God! I am really confused with some complicated sentences!
I hope Mina will write a long post, and will make me understand what is going on!
Dear Mina, don't get me wrong. Please stay calm. I hope to read more from you, very
very very soon.
All the best,

Hello Mina,
Thanks a lot for the reply. It made me happy.
I really take pride in making friends with such a brave person.
Frankly speaking, Mina, you sound sad and sensitive! What is wrong with me or with
Andrew? What has happened? I read your posts and Andrew's carefully, but there wasn't
any negative point! I am really confused! Would you please make it clear? What is the
reason of your anger?
If you have some nice topics, we welcome them with open arms. Please give us some
topics to write about.
Your English is excellent. I hope to see your posts in this thread very soon.
Dear Mina, please keep calm.
You don't hesitate! Right belief! Proud of them!... What are you speaking about? Oh my
God! I am really confused with some complicated sentences!
I hope Mina will write a long post, and will make me understand what is going on!
Dear Mina, don't get me wrong. Please stay calm. I hope to read more from you, very
very very soon.
All the best,


I made a mistake I mustn't answer to such an impolite person
I didn't order anyone except one.
It's the last response for you I haven't got time for somebody like you.
You can write lots of pages after this comment but it's not important for me at all
Because I don't know anyone with this name.
BUT,
Do you always interfere on some body's comment?
It wasn't your business to reply somebody that put a message for
Someone else.(behnam)
Let me give u some ADVICE :
Instead of sitting on a chair and having lots of useless times u can develop
Your behavior, manner of your speaking & so on.
It's my habit to not use a bad words for answer somebody when I'm angry
Or upset and I really owe my great family.
You don't know it's not difficult action to use these words because everybody
Knows them in fact you show your real personality.
I really commiserate with your child because If you had a better family
You would speak more politely!!!!!
MY DEAR FRIENDS
I hope all of you recognize his personality soon: )
Best wishes,
mina

dear behnam
thanks a lot fo ur nice comment
u are a really good partner for sharing ideas
but somebody is so jelous & can't undrestan it .
anyway,
I try to write my topics at the first possible time.
truly yours,
mina

Dear Andrew,
Thank you for trying to keep this thread active. Thank you for trying to keep our
friendship going. I appreciate all your attempts.
Dear Andrew, I am sure you yourself know much better than me that there is a world
difference between our cultures. Please don't get me wrong. I am not saying mine is
better than yours, vice versa. I mean; there is a big difference!
Let me give you an example. In American English, pumpkin is used when speaking to
someone you love!!! Do you think that it is the same in Iranian culture? Of course no!
Quite the opposite, it is an insult.
By the way, if we even look on the bright side, it isn't proper and right to use this word
(pumpkin) in this situation!
To avoid confusion, raw, argument, and destructive discussion, we have to try our best to
speak in common language. There isn't any class or course to enroll and then to study
common language. It is an art to understand what is right and what is wrong in different
situations. I personally don't know!
You are a very good friend for me and for other people in this thread. You have told us
that your daughter is about 15. Therefore, you know how to treat with adults. You are
supposed to choose a good policy and strategy in dealing with people from different parts
of the world.
I am sure you are very skillful, but a lot of sense of humour and wittiness don't let us
know the real Andrew! Maybe, it is a strategy itself; who knows!!! =))=))=))
Please stay calm and try your best to mange and keep the friendly atmosphere of the
thread going!
I expect more patience, and tolerance from you!
I hope to hear more from you very soon.
All the best,


Dear Setayesh,
First of all, I would like to appreciate you for putting your comments on "happiness".
Personally, I have never met a real person who has the ability to foresee a happening in
the future. However, as you know, there are many stories concerning this subject. To be
honest, I don't know if it is a lie or not that there may exist some people with an special
power who can foretell the future happenings.
Now, let me tell you about a real experience that I have had many times; very
occasionally, while I am walking on the street, I face a situation that seems very familiar
to me like if I have seen it before in a dream or a movie, or while I am reading a book, for
the first time, suddenly I feel if I have experienced a similar situation in a dearm or
somewhere else!!
Do you underestand what I mean? Have you ever had a similar experience? It is very
strange to me! (Maybe I have the ability of foretelling, haha!).
And one more real experience; when I was a student at university, I used to participate in
a martial art class, namely KARATE, to learn how to fight against my enemies (!!). My
instructor knew how to hypnotize other people very well. One day, when we were
practising in the class, he hypnotized one of the students and made him do somthing that
he was not able to do that while he was awake! It was a very weird scene to me and,
honestly, I was a little frightened :)). It is interesting that, after he came back to the real
world, the hypnotized student didn't remember what had happened to him.
So, I think there may exist some people who has the ability to communicate with the
OTHERS! By the way, have you seen a movie called "The Others"? It is a very beautiful
movie and somehow is related to this topic.
Hope to hear from you very soon,
Yours sincerely,
Mortaza
September 18, 2009.

Dear Friends,
This is my experience: If you find something that seems, in your opinion, offensive or
insulting to you, try not to respond immediately, instead you may continue in your usual
way for hours, or even days, then you can find a good way to deal better with that
situation.
Moreover, as Behnam said, we must take care of misunderestandings.
I should say that I am writing in GENERAL.
Best regards,
Mortaza
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Marina1
Thaanks a lot for your nice words towaards my perrson, I hopee I deserve tthem. But Beehnam,
you made me very
v proud , and I'm alrready so prooud, so whaat would thee result be??
?? :) :)
Deaar Behnam , I'm so happ

ppy because of your wriiting to Moh hsen, it show ws that you are
goood-blooded like
l all Irannian. I'm surre that Mohhsen will nott miss your ffriendship. Why is
Marrina sure??? Ok, becauuse he is Iraanian. Whatt does the meaning
m of IIran??? Ok,, it
meaans Behnamm and all othher Iranian friends
f whoo are an esppecial repreesenting of Iran.
I :)
:)
Syriians are waaiting the Eiid on Sunday ay or Mondaay , what abbout Iran???
Unffortunately(( in this situaation), Marrina is a girll , and girlss do lots of tthing in succh
occa asions. Theyy clean up the
t house, help h in doingg the desserrts and theyy should alw ways be
undder their mothers' hands ds :(. Take thhe value of being
b a mann dear, Goood for you!!! :) :)
In fact,
fa I'm fighhting for som me hours too make my pprivate activvities, but it doesn't worrk,
beca ause 'Mrs. M
Mother' is very
v strict inn such situaations :) , woould you pleease talk wiith her
to leet me be herre more ???? :) :) I know w that you will
w make her agree byy your lovelyy way.
:)
Thee Eid is coming ! it's nicce because all

a people sees their rellatives and ffriends, but
Behhnam, I'm noot good at social
s meetiings. I prefeer to go out side , walkiing with my
frien
nds, and haave nice dayys with them
m. But, againn because of being a giirl , I shouldd be at
homme and receiive all guests with my family.
f Oh G God!! How much you are a lucky! :)) .
Syriians make wwishes when n they meet each other. For exampple, before lleaving my house
h
my aunt
a say " I wish to vissit you in thee next Eid inn your own home Mariina" , anothher one
mayy say " I wissh to see youu married th he next Eid" :). I savedd them!! Andd I always say,
s
THAANK YOU!!!!! Eid meanns some cusstoms to mee which makke me underr pressure
(LO
OOOOOOO OOOOOOOL L).
Deaar friend, whhat do you do

d in Eid???? Do you trravel??? Hoow many daays the Eid'ss
holiiday are in Iran???
I Didd you buy soome new clothes??? :) do you likee formal clo
othes or
som
mething like jeans???
j
Deaar Behnam, please forggive me if I'm m writing raarely, but I''m really buusy, all of th
hat
becaause I'm a ggirl, girls allways busy is such occaasions. But I promise too be active after
the holiday , annd more thaan before. Inn fact I see that
t there are
a some nicce topics under
disccussion heree, and the writings
w are really interresting. So even
e if I donn't write reggularly ,
but I'm trying to
t read everrything.
Deaar friend, HA
HAPPY EID AL-FITR foor you and yyour great family.
f Pleaase give my best
regards to your parents , particularly your mother, and please thank her for her nice
words about my writing , it was really from her kindness.

Marina.
PS: forgive me for making lots of mistakes in writing, but I'm writing with an eye on my
computer and the other one on my mother who stares at me somehow
(LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL). Ok mother, I'm
coming!!!!!!!!!!!

Dear Mortaza,
How life is going? I hope you are fine.
Ulead VideoStudio is a good software for your purpose.
you can download it from the following link.
http://www.knowclub.com/weblog/wordpress/?p=304

Dear Rosa,
Thank you for the reply. How are you? I hope you are fine. How about school and
teaching? Would you please describe a typical day of being at school? What did you
teach last week?
Although I have got two jobs, the summation of my salary is less that 1000 Euros! In
order to make you guess about the living cost and compare it with my salary I should say
the price of 1 KG red meat is about 10 Euros!
I don't know how I can get married with this hand- to - mouth life. Some religious people
believe that God help couples, but I don't believe so. 'God help people who help
themselves'.
On the other hand, I don't go along with employed wife. I don't disagree, but I don't
agree too. In other words, I agree with some jobs, when there is no man as a colleague at
the same office or building. I am sure that this sounds like fundamentalism, but I don't
care about such 'lism' or something like that. Hahahah jejejeje
My female friends, maybe, will say, "Come on Behnam! Some of your workmates are
women, why don't your like your wife having some male workmates?"
This is a challenging and complicated topic again. This is against the women rights! This
sounds cruel! This is unfair to women, etc. Well, Behnam, is well-known just because of
some strange opinions! Hahaha jejeje lol Joking aside, I am ready to discuss this topic in
due time.
I hope to read more from you soon..
All the best,


Dear Marina,
Happy Eid ul-Fitr to you and to your family! "Amalokom maghbool!"
Thank you for the excellent post. It made me extremely happy. So many thanks for
praising and giving some nice compliments.
Dear Marina, in Iran Eid ul-Fitr is a public holiday. In our Azerbaijani culture, People
often visit their families, relatives and say, "Taat va Ebadat ghabool, Bayramiz
mobarak!" to each other. It means, "May God accept your good deeds and happy Eid to
you!"
It is not common to wear new clothes. We have got another ancient festival at the
beginning of the Springs. We celebrate 'Nowrooz". I am not sure about the spelling.
I often wear casual clothes, but I like jeans as well. To tell you the truth, I wear all kinds
of clothes, but I never care about the fashion!
Dear Marina, women are beautiful, because they are created beautiful. They cannot
stand untidy rooms. Well, they must make the houses look beautiful, because untidy
rooms won't let them show their beauty. This is the first price of beauty! Help your
mother with housework, and don't nag! Hahahaha jejejej loool
It is convenient to give another challenging topic. In your opinion, which sex is more
beautiful? I believe men are more beautiful than women! What is your idea?
If we look at animals, we will find out that males are much beautiful than females, but
when we study human beings, we see that women look much more beautiful than men. I
believe, men are beautiful in women's eyes and vice versa. If not, how can we explain this
paradox? Hahahaha loooooooooooool
I hope to hear more from you soon..

All the best,

Dear Mortaza, Ahmad, Mohsen, Araghi, Setayesh, Elham, Mahta, Asal, Maryam, Sepehr,
Mina, Flora, Manal, and all my Muslim friends,
Happy Eid ul-Fitr to you! May God accept your good deeds! Stay happy and healty.
HAPPY EID UL-_FITR to all Muslims in the world.
All the best,


Dear friends Behnam and Mortaza,
Thank you for your advices and criticizm. I'm absolutely agree with you and accept it. My
last post to Mina was jast spontaneous reaction on insulting. I'm concerned in keeping
this place out of such kind of conduct so I try to act in accordance with this rule every
time, as well as we all do.
It was happend just little bit too suddently, as though someone walked upon the street and
another one has spit on his head from an open window. Why for?
Don't worry my friends, I'm over for such kind of play and promise to be as calm and
harmless as newborn chicken:)
Best wishes,
Andrew
P.S. By the way 'pumpkin' in American slang may carry meaning of insulting as well, all
depends on context.

Dear Behnam,
My heart wants to sing and dance, hehe... that means I am excited to hear from you.
Dancing or singing is one of ways to express my feelings. I guess women hold the same
beautiful things around the wide world, regardless of race and religion. Women are
abuundance of heart.
h We likke expressinng our feelings with vaarious ways.. Crying, smmiling,
danncing, singinng and maybbe nagging,, hehe... Thee world of women
w are sso colorful and
a
inteense, and thee world of women
w becoomes more beautiful
b byy accompanyying with men.
m
Whyy not dance? I like danncing and sinnging a lot. Would youu like dancinng with me just
j for
a soong of everlaasting frienndship?
I off
ffer my handds here...
Catthy
September 19, 2009
metzean
Deaar Friends,
Happpy feast off Fetr to youu
Thee Months off blessing ,m month of Godd 's feast , M

Month of rep
pentance is close to be
finisshed , Luckyy people whho seized thee opportuniities and useed it to cleaanse themselves
fromm bad qualities , who made
m their decision
d nott to commit them anymoore. The Feetr feast
is reeally belongging to them
m.
B.W
Wishes,
Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Marina,
I amm very happpy that wise girls like yoou , Stayeshh, Rosa,andd other femaale friends are a
actiive in this thhread and reead evryposst precisely ,thank for having
h comment on Behnam
andd my writingg, please donn't take my last writingg to Behnam m seriously , My last wrriting to
Behhnam was onnly a needlee put to thirrd one ,a mootivation, too write here .that is som mething
by which
w Behnaam always make
m otherss to write .II know the Behnam
B 's im
mpetus makking
straategy,so in mym reply to him
h I have done
d sometthing accordding to his sstrategy , allthough
I beelieve that using of this strategy haas not consta tantly a posiitive reactioon. Speakingg
frannkly about oothers behavvior may seems to be a motivationn ,but it is im mpolite ,it may
m
bothher the otheer friends. I hope you reead what I haveh writtenn to Behnam m again andd tell
me what
w wrongg things werre in my wriiting.
B.w
wishes,
Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Behnam,
Pleaase take it easy
e , alwayys my writinngs get on yoour nerves ,please
, parddon me ,thaat is on
acco ount of my English
E wriiting weakneess ,differennt understannding and bbut it is not
inteentionally. I am very haappy that yoou send yourr apology post p to Manaal , although hI
thinnk it is too laate to coverr your mistaake by it , maay she neveer come bacck, If she comme
back ,I forgive you in this case as welll.
B.W
Wishes,
Mohhsen
361
metzean
Deaar Navigator and Cookk,
We are about too pass by poorto tonight ,If we hearr a call ,a yell
y from thee beach , It is i sally
whoo cries for us
u ,she is waaving for us , she can seend us a siggnal by her fflash light if she
wishh to join us , a short stoop in porto is possible..
Veronica, pleasse go aheadd more slow

wly, Let her mother makke her decission.
Anddrew , what a tasty dinnner ,I have really

r a stroong appetitee for it, thannks a million.
y Know aabout Portuuguese tastyy food, whatt do you coook for sally ?
Do you
Capptain
Andrew
My captain!
I doo my best annd I'm goingg to do the same

s for litttle Sally andd for everyoone. And
neveertheless doon't forget: I'm
I not an experienced
e d cook but juust an amatteur. You knnow my
cookery is not too
t variablee, actually I merely fry fish, beef, chicken
c andd make veryy few
sortts of simple salads andd snacks. Maaybe if Veroonica helpedd me a littlee we could arrange
a
som
mething speccial..hey Verronica, I doon't ask mucch, just some fresh ideaa!
Stayy alert,
Anddrew
behnam
b Septtember 19thh 2009
Deaar Mohsen,
It was
w very nicee reading yoour posts. It
I made me so
s happy. Thank
T you foor being in this
t
threead. Thank you
y for the forgiveness
f s.
Happpy Eid ul-F

Fitr to you!
Deaar Mohsen, M Manal is a friend

f of yoou. You, surrely, know her
h better thhan us. I havve
askeed her to join us three times, but she has refussed. Maybee, she doesn't like writinng in
this thread. I caannot force herto writee here. I wissh she wrotee in this threead and sha
ared
som
mething withh us.
I jusst know shee is from Egyypt. As all people

p know w, Egypt is an
a ancient ccountry withh a
greaat long histoory. All peop
ople are inteerested in knnowing sommething abouut it. Manall can be
a reeal treasure for us. I wiish she agreeed on joininng us.
I kn
now Arab peeople very well.
w They are
a so frienddly and kindd. They are really
r warm m-
bloooded. Marinna; one of mym dearest friends,
f is ann Arab. Herr kindness iis flowing th
hrough
her friends,
f parrticularly thhrough me! I have no ddoubt that Manal
M is kind too.
I haave got a sugggestion! Would

W you mind
m asking her to join this thread and makes friends
W as you have said, she
withh people, exxcept me? Well, s doesn't like to makke friends wiith me,
but it is not fairr to impose emotional sanction
s onn all people, because off a bad persson!
Alsoo, it is unfaiir to punish all people, whereas onnly one of thhem has com
mmitted a seerious
crimme!
Deaar Mohsen, Please givee my best reggards to Ma

Manal and maake her knoow our dema
and for
her presence inn this frienddly place.

m from you
y and hoppe to see heer posts veryy soon.
All the best,

Behhnam, 19 Sep
eptember 20009
Marina1
Deaar Friends ( Behnam, Maryam,
M Arraghi, Mohssen, Setayesh, Mina, Ahhmad, Morttaza,
andd all Muslim
m friends)
HAP
PPY EID AL
LFITR ??
I'm so happy thhat it's Eid and

a we are together, feeel happy annd sad with each other.. I hope
Eid will bring happiness
h fo all humaan beings in the world.
for
Marrina
elham_z Sepptember 19thh 2009

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which I wantedd to congrattulate it to.
to be
b honest whhile hearingg the sound of ALLAH O AkBAR (ggod is greatter than eveery
thinng) in TV I was
w filled with
w sense off proud.
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m biggest desire
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s saad too, becaause I think I have lost a really wo
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t opportunnity and now w have a reeal Eid.
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metzean
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my dear Veronica! i come to wrong ship! woman waved by her hand and i thoght it you!
when i undestod my mistake was to late. i think its cargu ship not taurist so it not stay
long at ports and go fast to the south. what i am to do now Vironica helpme pls!! i know
my mom will shout, she says i mess and disobey kid but she wrong i can be smart girl just
i don't know how it heppend?
sally

Hello Marina
So sorry for the delay, I hope your wisdom tooth dont hurt you so much. I know they are
very painful when growing, I havent' got them outside, they hurt from time to time, I think
I dont have enough free space for them too. I will go to the dentist as soon as I have
enough time!
It is great you can enjoy your first salary, and then go with friends to lunch outside!
Please, Marina, dont tell me to help you to spend your money!!! If I did so you would
spend it in a single day, and then you would be without money for the rest of the month!
My mum is always telling me to save money, not to spend or waste (as she says I do) it.
Now, as it is going to be my first serious salary, she is telling me to go to the bank and
have a "save account". I dont know how to say this in English, I try to explain, it is a kind
of account where you put part of your salary (1/2 or 1/3 of it) and you cannot take that
money in 5 years, for example. You put money, but you cannot take money out. Then,
after those 5 years, the bank lets you take your money with some increase, and they also
offer you a loan to buy a house.
I think it is a very good idea for saving money, and I will probably do it. But it means I
have to control myself and prevent me from going shopping!!! I LOVE IT!!!
Do you have this kind of "save acocunt" in Syria??
I think Setayest topic is very interesting, I would like to know your opinion about it.
A pair of sweet kisses to my friend

saami Septem
mber 20th 20009
Hi Veronica,
V
How w is it goingg? I hope evverything gooes well. I have

h visited your daughhter's blogg,, even
thouugh I dont understand
u S
Sweddish, I have enjoyyed it so muuch. It seemss they have a funny
life and they doo lots of thinngs. I have seen
s some wwomen in thhe pictures, it is clear who
w
your daughter is, but...wheere are you? I would liike to see a picture
p of yyou! ; ) By th
he way,
your grandchilldren are lovely!!
Firsst days withh my studentts are great, t, I enjoy a lot

l being in front
f of theem, helping them
acquire new knnowledge. I think they me m too, lets see in a feww months! T The other da
ay
(fridday) one off student saidd that that class
c (my Ennglish classs) was the best one of th
he
whoole week. Yoou cannot im magine how w happy I waas when I heard it!! : )))
It giives me lotss of energy to
t prepare mym lessons anda do it ass good as I ccan! It takess a lot
of tiime, but it iss worth the effort.
Veronica, It is a pity what has happenned to Patriick Swayze. I knew he w was having
probblems but I didint knoww he had cancer. I havee watched many
m films oof him, my
faovvurites, as I wrote to Mortaza,
M aree "Ghost" annd "Dirty Dancing";
D I hhave watched them
thouusands of timmes and I lo
ove them!
Whaat do you mean

m by "cerremonies"? Festivities?? holidays? Make it cleear to me pllease, I
willl write abouut it soon.
Havve a nice tim

me,
Marina1
Helllo Behnam,
How w are you mmy dear Iran nian friend???? How is it going? I hope
h you arre fine and
enjooying the firrst day of Eiid as well.
Eid id for kids. They feel itt more than

n adults andd know how to enjoy eveery minute of o it,
new
w clothes , new games and a a lot of money from m here and there.
t :) :)
Parrents alwayss give some money to thheir childreen in the firsst day of Eidd besides lo
ots of
otheer relatives . nice old days!
d :)
Aboout beauty , I think bothh women annd men havee particularr beauty. So we can't coompare
betw
ween them, we can justt compare between
b me women and some meen.
som
But we should think that God
G have crreated humaan beings annd distributed beauty among
a
them, and he gave the half of the beauty to the prophet Josef (peace be upon him) and the
rest of the beauty has distributed among the other people, men and women.
I'll not write the story of Josef , but there is a part from it that some women cut their
hands when they saw him, and said that he is not a human being , he is an angel instead.
So when the half of the whole amount of beauty in one man, it means men are more
beautiful than women. :) :)
I know that my answer is not enough for Behnam, because he always likes to know my
own opinion ;) ok! Men are more beautiful than women because they don't wear any kind
of make up! (LOOOOL) ;), their beauty is natural .:)
Dear friend, you wrote something to our nice friend Rosa which was really interesting,
and I got your idea about Women & job. Let me say that I'm very happy to hear that from
you :), even if I disagree in some points.
There is a serious problem in Syrian society about the same topic, but in the contrary.
Now men decide the career of their future wives before meeting them !!! a friend of mine
said to me when I saw her by accident " do you know any single dentist(girl) who is in
your age??" , do you know what was the reason??? Her relative wants to get married to
a dentist not to a beautiful girl with good manners!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is it the same in Iran??
I want to point out that it's not a common situation, but it is existed .
Everything has changed! So when I read your writing , I was really happy. It means your
future wife would be very lucky because Behnam looks at her as a women not as an
employee :) and he cares about her a lot!good for her!
Thank you for reading Behnam. Have a nice time with your relatives, and enjoy the Eid!!
I hope to read your comments very soon.

Marina.
362

Hello Setayesh
As it is my first time inwriting to you: NICE TO MEET YOU : )
Thank you very much for suggesting a present to my mum. Thanks for helping. I finally
decided to buy her a watch (Viceroy Shakira Illegal, colour red). I will give it to her this
evening, when she comes from the house of the beach, I hope she likes it. If she doesn't
like it, I will take it for me!!!
About your questions...I have to say that I dont believe in fortune tellers, palm readers...I
think they cannot see the future of people just by looking at the lines in the hands. I think
these people want to take the money of people. I have never been to a fortune teller, and I
think I would never go. Even If I believed what they say is true, I wouldn't go. I dont want
to know my future, I want to discover it little by little, by living it. I prefer not knowing
what will happen to me in the future, whether I like it or not.
I believe there are people who can communicate with the spirit of a dead person, I also
believe the spirit of a dead can communicate with alive people. I have never experienced
it, but I have heard it many times. I give you an example. I have a very good friend, we
are friends since we went to our nursery school, we have always been friends and we
have a special connection. We have a great friendship, for this reason I believe what she
tells me. Well, she had a boyfriend for a long time, and he died in a car accident. She has
told me that he or his spirit went to visit her to tell her goodbye and also to tell her to
continue living her life because he had to go and that he was happy in the place he was
now.
I know many people wont believe it, and would think I am stupid for believing such
things, but I BELIEVE IT. There are more people who have told me about it, for this
reaosn, I believe it. I just hope I never happens to me...
Have any of you heard or experienced anything like this? Please tell it to us. I like
knowing aobut it, however, it makes me be scared!!!


Hello Behnam!
How are you? HAPPY FEAST OF FETR to you and all muslim friends in this thread!
Wow, what is happening in this thread?? As you know I have visited it for a long long
time and I have read almost all posts since its very beginnig, and I have never read
impolite words and sentences like I am reading now.
My opinion for it is that you (all people) who write here must know there are lots of
people, each one has his/her own way of thinking, writing, etc. and we must respect each
other, otherwise, this won't be a nice place to be in. Please, no more insults, no more
impolite words, no more impolite sentences, please LET'S CONTINUE RESPECTING
EACHOTHER AS BEFORE.
Behnam, this is not only for you who are always polite, this is for all people who write
here (me included). If we continue writing in this way, soon this thread will disappear,
andd I will be veery unhappyy because I love this pllace!!!!
Ansswering to yyour post, yoou want me to describee a typical day

d at schoool, ok. I do it
i now.
I haave to groupps, as I havee previouslyy said, first group

g comees at 16. In this group I have
wom men at abouut 50- 60 yeaars old whoo are learninng to write and read; aand there arre also
younger peoplee who want to learn Ennglish and aabout compuuters. This llesson lasts 2
houurs, and I am
m attending them all att the same tiime. At firstt I thought itt would be
imppossible for me to do it, but it is poossible.
Theen I have a ffree hour in which I do photocopiees and prepaare next lessson with the
folloowing groupp. At 19 theey come, theey stay untill 22, so I haave three hours with theem.
Eacch our a diff
fferent subjeect. For exammple, last thhursday we started withh geography hy, then
we had
h Spanishh language and finally we had Engglish.
As it
i is the begiining of thee course, I trry to start from
fr a low leevel to makke my studen
nts
conffident, and little by littlle I will be raising
r up tthe level.
Deaar Behnam, you say youu dont go allong with em mployed wiffe. I think you
y know veery well
whaat I am goinng to tell youu. I respect your opinioon, but I donnt agree witth it. From what
w
you have writteen I see the problem
p is not that youur wife worrks, the probblem is that she
worrks with menn. So it sayss of yourselff you are a jealous
j mann, am I wronng? You cann work
withh other wommen but yourr wife cannot work witth men.......C COME ON B BEHNAM!!!! This
is maybe
m the reeason why you
y are still single and not lack off money!!! : )))
Pleaase, dont geet my wordss in the wron

ng way my ffriend. But dear, womeen dont like jealous
menn, jealous men
m are usuaally boring and a dont maake women happy. Women want
happ
ppiness and to enjoy our time with our coupless, and jealoousy is an obbstacle to
happ
ppiness. Telll me your iddea about it,, please.

f you veery soon,
Kissses,
Rossa, Septembeer 20 , 20099.
Marina1
Deaar Rosa,
How w are you ddear friend??? How is it

i going?? I heard that there is heaavy rain in Spain,
S
is itt too bad????
I doon't believe in fortune teellers. In Arrab world, there

t is a phhenomenon about the six
s
sensse :). There is a Lebaneese man whho says that he feels aboout this andd that, and at
a the
begginning of evvery new yeear and in a TV show thhey make a reportage aabout his "
feelings" and how they become real during the past year!. I think it's a kind of stupidity to
believe such people. He can say for example " I feel that there is a near war in the middle
east!" , what a kind of expecting !!! all people think about these kind of thoughts and in
all over the world because all of them know that the middle east is a " hot region" , so he
doesn't speak about something new, but some poor people believe him and say " it
happened as he said" !!!!
Dear Rosa, there are lots of reasons which make people believe in telling about the
future. Poorness is one of them, miserable life is another one. When a person know what
he/she does , works for it and has a main target to reach, there is no need to ask someone
else to know his/her future, because he/she can imagine it just by thinking logically. All in
all , life is beautiful because it gives us lots of surprises, why some people try to know
them before their time??? For me, I just know about my current day, I try to invest it as
much as a I can, thinking about the future make me sad somehow. I'm happy now, I hope
that the same reasons which make me happy continue forever. A friend of mine said that
we shouldn't talk about the future because it's not here:) :).
Dear Rosa, would you please motivate me to write more??? I'm really in a good mood
for writing. :) , I'm waiting for your suggestions.
So happy to read all your writings to other friends, in fact they are very interesting. But I
just want to say that there is a misunderstanding between some of our friends, and it
doesn't mean that they drive us to stop writing. I think this dark cloud ( the
misunderstanding) will disappear very soon, because all our friends here are wise and
know each other very well. So don't worry!
Marina.
mahmoud-ma September 20th 2009

hi everybody
I am Mahmoud from Morocco , i want to emprove my English
could you help me ?

A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her
front yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don't think I know you, but you must
be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat."
"Is the man of the house home?", they asked. "No", she said. "He's out." "Then we cannot
com
me in", they replied.
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when her huusband camme home, she told him whatw had haappened. "G
Go tell
m I am home and invitee them in!" The womann went out and
them a invited tthe men in. "We do
not go into a House
H togeth s wanted to know.
her," they reeplied. "Whyy is that?" she
Onee of the old men explainned: "His name is Weaalth," he saidd pointing tto one of hiss
nds, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, annd I am Lovve." Then hee
frien
addded, "Now gog in and disscuss with your
y husbannd which onne of us you want in youur
homme."
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h said. "Sinnce that is the
t case, lett us invite Wealth.
W Let hhim come and fill
our home with wealth!"
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d why doon't we invitte Success?" Their dauughter-in-law
w was
listeening from the
t other coorner of the house. She jumped in withw her ow wn suggestio on:
"Woould it not bbe better to invite Love? Our homee will then be
b filled withh love!"
"Let us heed ouur daughterr-in-law's addvice," saidd the husbannd to his wiffe. "Go out and
inviite Love to be
b our guestt."
Thee woman weent out and asked

a the 3 old men, "W
Which one of
o you is Love? Please come
in and
a be our gguest."
Lovve got up and started walking towaard the housse. The otheer 2 also got up and folllowed
him. Surprised,, the lady assked Wealthh and Succeess: "I only invited Love, Why are you
y
com
ming in?"
Thee old men rep

eplied togethher: "If you had invitedd Wealth orr Success, thhe other twoo of us
wouuld've stayedd out, but siince you invvited Love, Wherever He
H goes, we go with him m.
Wheerever theree is Love, thhere is also Wealth andd Success!!!!!!!"
UR WISH FO
OUR OR YOU... Where
W theree is pain, wee wish you peace
p and m
mercy.
Wheere there is self-doubtinng, we wishh you a reneewed confiddence in youur ability to work
throough them.
Wheere there is tiredness, or

o exhaustioon, we wish you undersstanding, paatience, andd
reneewed strenggth.
Wheere there is fear,

f we wiish you lovee, and couraage. Peace to
t you
Marina1
M Sepptember 21sst 2009
Deaar Mohsen,
Thaanks a lot for your writiing.

I've read Behnaam's writingg to you andd Manal, I tthink he made 10 forwaard steps toward
bothh of you. Pleease do the same, and let's stop taalking aboutt this past pproblem. Beh
hnam
saidd that Arabss are kind, and a culturedd and reliabble people besides
a I say thaat Iranian are
of being
b so kindd. Please , prove
p it!
I'd like
l to take this opportuunity and innvite Manall to share uss this threadd, and friend
dship
withh all people especially Behnam
B whho is a real gentleman. Egyptians are so kind and
nicee, people heere should know
k that whhenever youu met an Eggyptian, youu would smile from
the bottom of your
y heart, besides
b of being
b kind hearted as well.
w
No more
m arguinng, it's an order
o from Rosa
R and M
Marina. :)
Happpy Eid Al-ffitr .
Marrina.
eggyption gir September 21st 2009

dear mohsen
you always be m my friend trrue friend because
b you push me att many levell
helllo every onee here i'm manal
m from Egypt
E sorryy for my badd english sinnce i stop writing
heree it was my last practicce in englishh except somme writing tot my friendd regine i knnew her
fromm english att home
so now
n i just finnish course about human developm ment it's part from hum man resourcce so it
wass wonderful it talk abouut how you mange
m yourr time and have
h self connfidence an
nd have
trusst on other and
a also wee had some knowledge
k a
about tel saales and salees in generaal so it
wass very intereested coursee i met very interested people
p and know manyy new thingss and
defiine who i amm and what i want from m life and whhat is my gooal so i havve change inn many
wayys but it starrted now noot tomorroww so for all of
o you you canc be whatt you want but b you
have decide it know
k all change you want
w to happpen in your life you cann do it when n you
have decision tto do that
godd help you all and all my

m best wishes for you all
a
mannal
egyppt
metzean
Deaar Andrew,
We cann't makee a decisionn for little saally , she waas picked upp by anotheer ship, As we
w have
passsed by Portto ,we cannoot do anythiing for her, I don't know w what has happened for f
Veronica, thesee days she was w sleepingg more thann usual , Verronica?.. H Hey Veronica a ,what
are you doing in i the store,, she has hiddden a partt of money inn the store uunder the deck.
d I
shouuld bring heer up to the board , it iss heavily raaining ,the ship
s is contrrolled on
autoomatic modde and she iss going ahead toward tthe Huelva.
I g down
d stairss ,I see that Veronica iss sleeping onn the cornerr of store annd too emptty bottle
is beeside her. I poke her with
w my umb brella,... heyy Veronica?
? Veronica?!!!!. I am worry
w
for her
h Anderw w?Anderw come here annd help me.
metzean
She was carried to the Cabbin on a strretcher, stilll unconsciouus lay downn on her bed
d
Anddrew let shoot an Antibiootic on her arm,,

a wheree is the syrinnge .. I injett it on her arm..
a
Anddrw ,has truun on the raddio

It iss News...
sincce she left her home in the Braga area a

Repports in the Portuguese
P press and phone
p calls from reporrters in Portto have conffirmed
4 yeear old Sallyy , missing from
f Bragaa since she left
l her hom me in the Braaga area off the city
on 18th
1 Sept foor a short trip to the loccal beaches,, has been found
f still aalive. El Mu
undo
saidd she was foound faintingg on Fridayy evening inn Huelva proovince in thhe Torrearennilla
marrshland, in a river closee to the Ceppsa refineryy installationns, by an em mployee of the
t
petrroleum comppany. It?s understood
u that Sally body
b was fouund with thee clothes shhe was
weaaring when she s disappeeared , and that her boddy was badlly weaked.T There was news
n
justt last week thhat the family of the 4 year
y old haad received a ransom ddemand for two t
milllion euros, viav an anonnymous calleer who dem manded the money
m to reelease the chhild.
Whiile it was thought to bee a hoax, thee family saidd they weree prepared tto negotiate in the
casee of serious calls. Sallyy ?s uncle, Diego
D Cort�s, said at the time thaat the familyy would
perssonally go tto rescue hiss niece if neecessary, buut said they would onlyy be able to raise
arou und 300,000 ?. El Munndo said Sallly ?s parennts, Juan Joss� Cort�s and Irene
Su�rez, had arrived at th
he scene to identify
i theiir daughter??s body, andd that Juan Jos�
L�pez
p Garz�n, the centrral governm ment delegatte for Andaluc�a, wass also en route to
the site where Sally
S ?s boddy was foun
nd...
Oh.. Andrew ..What a terrrible news ,W

What shouldd we do we are in a bigg trouble..
Mohhsen is weepping for thee little sally..
metzean
Deaar Wendy ,
Youu are like a star

s which vanished
v forr a period of
o time , wheere are you now ,I am used to
lookk at your shinning in bllack sky andd extend myy dreams ,pllease appeaar again andd
answwer me.
Sincce 11 sept you

y have nott answered my lost posst in page 3445.. what haas happenedd for
you. What was hindered yoou from wriiting here .IIs it your booss !!!! ? Pleease don't heed
h
him and join uss again.
Goood luck
Mohhsen
363
metzean
Deaar Marina,
I doon't what you have writtten about, I have neverr be upset oro angry, theere is notingg
betwween me and Behnam ,except frien ndship and love
l .
Behhnam let me kiss your cheek
c ,
I huug you ,I em
mbrace you firmly
f on occcasion of Eid
E Al-fitr , I swear on Quran
Q that I never
thouught of leavving this thread , how can
c I leave this
t beautifuul Garden w with verity of fresh
wers , the thought of leaaving Behnaam ..no ..neever.. you saaw that I waas the first one
flow o who
postt a poem forr him when he left the thread
t and went travell .
Deaar Marina, the

t last dayss of Remadadan ,I was veery busy witth parties ,aalmost everyy
nighht..,on Fridaay I was in The day of Ghods ,I waas in demonnstration wiith millions of
peopple, and Friday pray..sso, I was very busy to write
w here?pparden me.. Do you have
Ghoods demonstration in Syria?
Sy
Goood luck,
mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Manal ,
Nott only me ,alll people heere are happpy that you ccame back.. Somethingg that I exceept you
o write heree continuoussly.. at leastt every day.. is it too much ? why ? you are yooung
is to
andd full of enerrgy..arn't yoou? No .. Well
W ? every other
o A you verry busy, let me
day? Are
know yur idea ?
Thaank you thatt you wrote about humaan developm ment.. that iss somethingg which mannifested
in communication speed ,, which show ws in this thhread like a small villagge , do you think
thatt human devvelopment inn technologgy caused thhe human withdrawal
w inn behavior . did
you read sometthing aboutt it in your course
c ?
Goood luck,
Mohhsen
mortaza.abta
m ahi Septembber 21st 20009
Deaar Veronica,
Howw are you? I hope you are a fine. It seems

s you are
a too busyy to come heere and wriite to
us! I am also a little busy and
a thus I cannot
c comee here and write
w as muuch as I usedd to
writte. I think affter a few days,
d maybe a week, eveerything willl be as usuaal.
Twoo days ago, we went to visit one off our good friends;
f he and
a his wifee are very kiind to
us. They have a boy who iss a couple of
o months yoonger than my son. So he has becoome a
frien
nd of my son, and they usually plaay together very
v much. I was thinkking that what
wouuld happen if
i we did noot have frien
nds and relaatives! the liife would bee miserablee.
Youu are a nurse, so let me also talk too you a littlee about an stomachach
s he that I havve had
for two days!! Yesterday, whenw I got up
u on the morning
m I feeel if it is fulll of blowing
g
bubbbles!! For tthe first couuple of hourrs, in the moorning, I waas ok, but affter that I wa as
feelling very bad in my stom mach and ...
I reffused to go to doctor because I thoought it wass not very seerious. In thhis situation
n, my
wifee called herr mother, byy phone, andd described the syptomss. Her mothher is a veryy
expeerienced wooman; she prescribed
p m to eat booiled rice wiith yogurt. IIt helped mee a lot
me
but I suffered fo
for nearly tw
wo days. Aft
fter toothachhe and headdache, I hatee stomachacche
morre than any similar disoorder.
Dear Veronica! In a previous writing, you asked me about our ceremonies. In Iran, we
have two kind of ceremoneis: 1- Religious ceremonies, such as Eid-ul-Fetr that we have
just passed it, 2- National ceremonies like the new year celebration.
Let me talk here a little about Iranian new year celebration: The Iranians celebrate their
new year at the first day of the first month of each year, which coincides with the 21st day
of March. We call this day Nov-rooz, which means the new day.
How we celebrate Nov-rooz? Well, let me talk about it in my future writings, since this
text is becoming too long:):))
Hope to hear from you very soon.
Good luck
Mortaza
September 21, 2009.

Dear Rosa,
How are you? I hope you are fine. I see that you don't write as much as you did, and thus
I can conclude that you are a little busy these days. Me too! I also have not written here
for several days and I am a little sad because of this situation. This thread, to me, is like a
train that we are its passengers. If I don't write here, then it seems like I miss this train.
Anyway, thank you very much for writing to me. Especially many thanks for your last
writing about "happiness". I enjoyed reading it very much. I should apologize for being
late in answering to you. As I said, these days I am a little busy. Why? Because the new
academic year has been just started, and students are about to gather in campus; the
classes all will be held, starting from next saturday.
In Iran, a week starts on saturday and ends on friday. People don't work on fridays and
saturday is the first day of every week. Which of weekdays do you like more? Which one
do you dislike? When I was a student I loved wendesdays, because I was free during the
next two days, and I hated saturdays because it was the first day of the week, and it took
a long time (6 days!!) to reach the end of the week!! Now, that I am working as a teacher,
all weekdays are the same to me.
In the current semester (term) I will be teaching three courses, each of which in a
different class with different students. Since I have been teaching all these three courses
in the past for several times, it seems very easy to me to deal with them. What about you?
How many (different) classes do you go for teaching? Do you like to teach a certain
course for different classes? Do you like to teach different courses for a certain class?
How many students do you have? What is the standard number of students in a normal
classs in your scchool?
Pleaase write too me about your

y days att work, about your studdents, and aabout your
teacching hourss.
Hoppe to hear from

fr you verry soon.
Goood luck
Morrtaza
September 21, 2009.
Andrew
A Septtember 21stt 2009
Hi Mohsen,
M
Veronica seemss to be just too tired beecause she hhas to combbine duties oof a navigattor,
cook assistant, nurse and take
t care off her familyy so that littlle incident m
must be a
conssequence off overworkiing. I guess we shouldnn't bother heer before shhe recover
commpletely. Lett her sleep a day more and I'm surre that everyy little thingg will gonnaa be
allrright.
As to
t story aboout Little Sally I stay to be much more
m scepticaal. Why shoould we trusst every
new
ws heard froom the radioo receiver? I personallyy don't take care of yellow news no o
mattter does it ccome out froom a paperss, an internet or a radiio.
Waiit, cald dowwn and I hoppe we'll get some
s more reliable infformation. By
B the way as a far
as I know little one wasn'tt kidnaped and
a there waas also no mentions
m off any threat in her
postt.
Youu should havve a good snnack so as I hope thesee mushroom m stuffed panncakes and
cow
wberry pie will
w come to be as well as possible.. I recommeend to use itt with a blacck tea.
Quee aprovechee mi capit�n:))))
Marina1
M Sepptember 21sst 2009
Deaar Setayesh,
Howw are you ouur new active friend??? Where are you??? Are you busy w
with Eid Al fitr???
:) Happy
H Eid for
fo you.
Pleaase even if it's

i days which are full of work and meetings, please findd time to wrrite
heree, and find some
s new and
a interestiing topics too write abouut.
I'm very much llooking forw y so soon.

Marina.
egyption gir September 21st 2009

benham
first i don't know that you care about what i wrote this much i did here what i saw most of
you do what is alot of you write to your friend not to all the thread i know mohsen from
my topic in book clup i'm not try to take him from here i just log on here on first time to
try to let people know that i have new topic to who love to read with me and mohsen
joined me there so far i don't know what upset you
about greeting people here that may be my only mistake but i don't know any one here
except Mohsen so i write to him and my topic it was success but i had somethings made
me can't log to internet often but when mohsen write to me i come back but i can't log on
every day and i have my own reason for that if you don't me to write here it's fine with me
don't be patient with just tell Mohsen or me directly
and at first time i didn't write here cause i saw all of you best of me in english skils so i
can't keep up with you all but who was really patient with me was mohsen
and you talk about respect rule i don't think that i do something against that all of you
write to some one specific and about log on every day i explain it before
Mohsen wrote to me that thier alot of post to me here mut i didn't see any except your
post if any one here write something to me and i didn't answered please forgive me that i
can't found it please who talk to me post message to me
manal
egyption gir September 21st 2009

i read some message now and i saw that it was misunderstand with mohsen and benham
because of me and i try to keep reading and saw when it began but i failed so to both of
them i don't want to be reason to make both of you upset from each other
but thanks Mohsen to be my true friend
and benham i like your thread so much but when i don't have way to log on for long time
and after while i log on i can't read all the message because you all here as i said before
your english skill much better than mine so you wrote long message and cause you have
alot of friends here so may be in my absence i found a lot of message have been written i
can't read all of it so forgive me all for my absence and i will try to write more here and
sorry benham for my last post i was so angry when i so your first post and i read your
second post later so forgive me
i am fom egypt i'm 27 years old and i love english language but i still take courses in it
what you want to know about my country ask me any thing my country is very beautiful
country and i'm very proud to be egyption girl so i wait for your questions
eggyption gir September 21st 2009
dear mohsen
i takke one courrses on human developm ment so i doon't know much
m now if yyou mean by
b
withhdrawal in behavior
b hoow change ouro behavioor in good way w ya we taake that it wayw to
findd reason forr any bad beehavior andd try to explaain that in good
g way ass what happpened
fromm benham hhe didn't knoow me well so he thougght that i diddn't respectt him or peo ople
heree but if he thhought thatt i may be haave reason ffor that he didn't
d knoww my be he never
n
wroote the message i angryy with
andd i learned tooo that you must respect the otherr first and never try to cchange them m to
beco ome you cause it wil bee bad way to t make goood relationshhip with othher and in every
e
badd memory yoou have youu will find thhat you get out o from it by b some acttion you didd in the
pastt so you aree successful person cauuse you get out o from baad situation befor but you
forgget that
andd a lot of thinngs like thaat i can talk about it moore if you likke it
andd about writiing here eveery day i wiill try to do that but pleease when some one wrrite to
me please
p writee message tot me cause i don't like to read othher's messagge i think it write
for that person only
so i wait for yoour post byee
mannal
Egypypt
metzean
m Sepptember 22nnd 2009
Deaar Manal,
Thaanks for youur quick reply, every boody should be

b pateint here becausee we have different
d
cultture and som
mtime we finnd somepoiints misundeerstanding . your explaaination wass clear
for me.
m
Youu pointed ouut that Ramaadan is diffe
ferent in youur country, can
c you expplain how dif
ifferent
it is?
B.W
W
Mohhsen
3644
metzean
Gracias igualmente, Senior Andrew,
delicious snacks ,mashrooms..tea..Gracias
You can say that again,yes let her sleep for whatever she want ,I like her compeletly
recoverd
Meanwhile we will arrive in Andulosia
captain
sami September 22nd 2009

Hello Mohsen, Andrew and Veronica!
You are arriving to my land, so it is my duty to welcome you and invite you a hot shower
and hot tea, Im sure you need it after so much rain!
Dear Mohsen, there has been a misunderstanding about that little girl who disappeared.
I think, due to radio interference, you have mixed two stories of two little girls who
disappeared. One of the girls was form my city(Huelva), she lived in a neigbourhood
near to me; and the other girl was a British girl who disappeared when she and her
family was spending holidays in some part of Portugal.
If you want me to write about the story of these little girls, ask it to me; I would do that.
People here in Huelva are very irritated because of what happened to the girl; by the
way, her name was not Sally, Im sure you know it because the names of the relatives are
right.
Well, I hope you have a nice time in my country, city...if you need anything, please, dont
hesitate to contact me...
mahmoud-ma September 22nd 2009

hi everybody , i am mahmoud i want to improve my english please help me

Hello Mahmoud,
Thank you for putting message on this powerful site. Thank you for joining us. Welcome
to this thread.
We are improving our English through writing too. Please share something with us.
Would you mind giving some information about yourself? Could you possibly write
something about your country? Your name implies that you are a Muslim; am I right?
How do you make butter and bread? I mean, what do you do for living? Have you ever
been at a foriegn country?
All the best,


Dear Manal,
Thank you very much for joining us. Please forget the past and try your best to be in this
friendly place. I have great respect for Arab people, since the Holy Koran is in Arabic
and I do pray in Arabic as well. Also, one of my dearest friends is Arab. I am sure you
know her. Yes, she is MARINA.
Please feel free to write, whenever it is possible for you. Please do not worry about your
English level. Your English is excellent. I am not exaggerating!
Would you mind writing something about the Pyramids? How were they built? Their
structures are mind-blowing. They are really wonderful. I have just seen some photos of
them. I hope you will send me some useful information about them.
What is your country famous for?
All the best,


Dear Setayesh, Elham, Mahta, Sepehr, Mortaza, Ahamad,

This is just to let you know that I am waiting for your posts. If you have written something
to me and YOU are waiting for my replies, please let me know, because I wasn't at home
for three days, and then I couldn't check the thread regularly. If I have forgotten to
answer YOU, please let me know.
I hope everything is going well with you. By the way, happy Mehr! Happy the first day of
Mehr; the season of schools and universities.
I really love Autumn. Happy Autumn! I hope you enjoy walking and seeing wonderful
colours, shade, sun, and great weather.
Please do not keep me waiting. I have missed you terribly. I hope to hear from you very
soon.
All the best,


Dear Andrew and dear Veronica,
This is just to let you know that I am waiting for your posts. If you have written something
to me and YOU are waiting for my replies, please let me know, because I wasn't at home
for three days, and then I couldn't check the thread regularly. If I have forgotten to
answer YOU, please let me know.
Please do not keep me waiting. I have missed you terribly. I hope to hear from you very
soon.
All the best,


Dear Marina,
So many thanks for your lovely writing. I really enjoyed reading it.
It is a great situation, I understand you and you understand me! I agree with your ideas,
and you often agree with mine! It is really amazing. We've got many things in common. I
think, both of us are religious; and our main source is the Holy Koran.
There are some kinds of jobs which are suitable for women, nursing and teaching are two
examples of hundreds. By the way, nowadays, it is not easy to live without working. Cost
of living is very high in cities, so both man and woman should work! My wife must work,
but not among men! :):):):):)
Some boys are looking for employed girls. There is nothing wrong with them. Money is
very important! The life without money is so difficult, even impossible.
Please write to me soon.
All the best,


Dear Rosa,
Thank you for comment on my last topic. Please do not take it seriously. I wasn't joking,
but I wasn't so serious at the same time.
As you know, due to high cost of living in cities, it is not possible to live without working!
Both man and woman must work to have a partly comfortable life! However, there are
some jobs which are suitable for women. Teaching is one of them.
I believe, kind of work has got direct effect on someone's characteristics and behaviours!
I don't like to waste your time. I am sure you know what I am saying.
For example, it is possible for a woman to be a butcher, but it is not good for her! :):):)
Maybe, she cuts her husband's ears at night! Hahahaha jajajaja jejejeje...LOL
Women are like flowers! If they work and live among men, they will be smelled, even
though there is nothing else except smelling! A smelled flower cannot be fresh again!
Hahaha LOL
That's enough for now.
All the best,

Dear Mohsen,
Thank you for your nice words. Thank you for being here. I love your posts. Thank you
for making Manal join us.
All the best,

365

Dear Maryam,
Thank you for delightful post. I really enjoyed reading it.
Please do not leave this thread. Please do not lose contact with me. Please try to write
regularly.
All the best,


Dear Cathy,
How are you? I hope you enjoy every minute of your life.
Thank you for lovely writing. I enjoyed it.
First, I have to try to learn how to dance. After learning I will decide if I dance with you
or not. :):):) Well, For a man, dancing with a lady is not allowed by ISLAM. In case of
being couples, there is no problem with dancing together. :):):) SO WHAT SHOULD WE
DO? Hahahaha... Only joking! Forgive me.
Sorry, I have to dash soon. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

Behnam, 22 Septembre 2009
Marina1 September 22nd 2009

Hi Mahmoud,
Welcome in this place. All of us here to learn English. Please join us by writing about
different topics.
Would you please introduce yourself???

Marina.
egyption gir September 22nd 2009

HI EVERY ONE HERE
i love writ here cause it's only place i can write in english except when i wrote to my dear
friend Regine
about Egypt we here famous of our hospitality we love welcome our visitor and of course
we famous of pyramids i will find you some information Benham and i will send to you
soon enough
dear mohsen here we feel Ramadan and most our neighbor from arb country come to
Egypt in Ramadan to feel Ramadan with us i can't explain that to you in word you have to
come and feel it may then you know what i mean
we go to visit our family like you all and we pray in the Mosque like you all and we go
out to gather and go to bring food to poor people and went to their home to give them the
food they need we had a lot of young people do that for free
may be that happened in your country do but in egypt felt different
that's all i will try to write more here and thanks benham for welcome me
manal
Egypt
Dear Behnam,
How are you?
I am thinking of a new topic to pose here, in this thread, so that we can start a new
conversation. You know, it seems hard to me to write daily here without having a certain
topic to write about!! I am not a talkative person and I usually talk only when I need to
answer some questions!
I think for us, muslims, it is enjoyable to make some observations about religious topics,
but I am not sure if our other friends, non-muslim friends, are interested to talk about
these kind of topics.
However, the topic that I am thinking about is a general topic and it is related to the
existence of God and it would be very interesting to hear anybody's opinion on this
subject.
What do you think? Your opinion is important to me, because you are the most
experienced person here.
Yours sincerely,
Mortaza
September 22, 2009.

Dear Mortaza,
Don't worry! That's OK. Feel free! I am impatiently waiting for new challenging topics.
When there is no challenging thing, I am tired and bored! =))=))=))
Please avoid speaking about politics. Politics is the only red line here. Other topics are
free to discuss. With the exception of politics, we would welcome all things with open
arms. I hope to hear from you soon.
All the best,


By the way Mortaza, I forgot to say that you and other friends are supposed to write
about two topics which are still under discussion and their files are still open:
1) Who are beautiful, men or women?
2) What is your idea about employed women?
Please express your opinions about them.
All the best,


Women are beautiful and men are unscrupulous egoists, true story!

Dear Marina,
How are you? Today, I was at work from 9:00 to 16:00, and now I feel very tired. My son
and I are going swimming at 8pm for one and a half hour, and I think it will help me very
much to get rest and feel better. Then sleeping would be very pleasing!!!
I have to work 14 hours a week in 4 days. But, to earn more money (!!), I usually stay at
work for some extra hours. How about you? How many hours per week do you have to
stay at work? How many hours per day do you have to stay at work?
How is the job market in Syria? You are a female employee, is it easy to find a (good) job
for women in Syrai? What kind of positions do women occupy?
I am waiting to hear from you soon,
Mortaza
PS. I wrote this text at 7pm, but I posted it at 10:20pm (after I came back from
swimming)
metzean September 22nd 2009
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Dear Rosa,
Thanks for your warm welcome. I don't know which one is our sally , as Andrew said we
can not trust to all news, Would you please let me know what people of Huelva say about
the sally ,or maybe she has two names , I found the picture of sally , I do not know the
picture is belong to our sally or not after her recovery ,she can explain it .
I see a large river which contact the sea to the Huelva , there is large statue on the high
pedestal in the water near the beach ,the statue of a men which was looking to the sea,
Why he is looking at the sea ,does he waiting for someone , who is he? ,
Dear Rosa, Please write your name on a card and hold it up in order that we find you
easily in the beach ,please tell us where we should dock?
Mohsen
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Dear Marina, Dear Andrew, and dear friends,
Please have a look at hens and roosters, look at male peacocks and female peacocks,
look at bulls and cows, look at lions and lionesses, etc. Do you still believe that women
are more beautiful than men?
This topic is a good one to discuss and dig more. I think we have to try to define beauty,
because some of us have got no definition of beauty! We all have heard that 'Beauty is in
the eye of the beholder' and it is not an abstract thing. However, that is not enough! We
should try to understand it.
Please write about this topic and focus on main subject. I mean, do not digress!
All the best,

LittleSally September 23rd 2009

Hello Rosa. may i come in? i found your house first before mohsen and andrew, hehe,
they even dont know i alredy here!my mommy alwais says i smart and not same as other
kids. she says sally, why do ya look at ships? sparows dont deal with sea they r not
seaguls but i like ships more than dusty strets an warehouses we must livein. Rosa, it was
so hot get such adventur on my own. big dog on 'cartaghena' ship nearly ate me, its good
im so fast! fortunateli 'cartaghena' went same side as sen'or romancer only ahead of her
and when i saw cadiz port i undestood its time to move back. you know im too small to fly
far so i used som more by rive ships. it was so nice to see s. romancer going aside,
wshooo! and i was there. ive seen everybody but Vironica. i ask andrew and captain
mohsen but they didnt even look at me. mouses are so funny, they alwais go out from
andrews pockets, hehe.
i like aples, you have aples rosa? i can peck em from ya hand
Marina1 September 23rd 2009

Dear friend Behnam,
Thanks a lot for your writing to me, even it was tooooooooooooooooooooooooo short :).
I know that it's Eid, and always there are unexpected guests. So don't worry, I
understand. But as you know, completely well that I love your writings and I enjoy
reading them , because they are full of nice points to discuss and lots of questions to think
about.
It stills holiday in Syria. The holiday of Eid Al-fitr was on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday,
but our president gave us the rest of the week as a holiday too. :) so I'll begin my job
again on Sunday.
I'm thinking of your question more deeply. Even if I answered it , but Behnam wants more
to describe (LOOOL), what does it mean???? It means that I should expect a nice writing
from you. :)
As I said before, men are more beautiful than women. let's make a comparing between
them:
- both of them got hair in all their bodies. Men are beautiful even if they keep them,
whereas women are ugly if they weren't hairless in some parts of their bodies. Imagine a
woman that has a mustache or even a beard :) :) :)
- women have got lots of probabilities to choose clothes ( short and tall skirts, pants,
shirt, dress, short, T-shirt, Blouse , ,,,, etc), whereas men look nice by just ( suit, pants,
shirt) :)
- women wear make up, even a little bit. Whereas men don't wear it. :)
of course there are lots of other things to talk about. But in short, there are lots of things
which are used by women to look beautiful, whereas men have just several things. :)
so, in Marina's opinion, men are more beautiful than women. :)
Dear Behnam, so nice to see that you are active again :) , I've missed you a lot.
Hope to read your comments soon.

Marina.

Dear Mohsen,
Thanks a lot for your reply. Thanks once again for trying to keep the atmosphere friendly
in this thread.
About what you asked, almost Muslims in Syria go to the mosque from the midnight to the
Salat Alfger on the last ten days of Ramadan. You know that the holy Koran was in one
day of these ten days. No one knows which one specifically, they say it's maybe in the
night of 27 Ramadan, but who knows???
As a matter of fact, all Ramadan got its customs. All Muslims feel that their habits will
change during Ramadan. now there are 6 days in Shawal which are very good to fast in.
do you fast them???

Marina.
Dear Mr. Mortaza,
It's nice to read your writing. But let me say that I think men enjoy being at work,
because it's their world somehow. :)
Syrians women can work in any place they want, like men. But choosing the position it
depends on the woman herself. Some women don't like to work hardly.
I work 6 hours a day. So 6*5= 30 hours a week. So you are very lucky in your job. 14
hours a week aren't many at all. :) :)
Dear friend, I agree with Behnam that women can do men's jobs but it doesn't mean that
they are suitable for them. Even if they tried to do all kinds of works, they would get tired
very soon.
It seems you've got a new topic to talk about, please be generous and tell us about it.
besides please take a look at Behnam's topic, and give us your opinion.

Marina.

Hello Mortaza
How are you? I hope you are less busy than before, so that you can enjoy your free time,
and thus we can enjoy reading your writings! : ) I have to tell you that I enjoy reading
them!
As you conclude, yes, I am quite busy these days, I can hardly find free time for my own
business. These days, all what I do is related to school. As I teach in the afternoon-
evening, my mornings are "free", however, I have to prepare the material for the lessons,
and it takes me a lot of time. As I have said many times, I am an English teacher, but this
time I am teaching more subjects appart from it, such as history, geography and Spanish
language and literature. So I need time to revise everything to be able to teach it
properly.
It is quite tiring too! So I am all the week waiting for Friday!! On Fridays (when weekend
starts), I work in the morning, and I am free for the rest of the day. Our week goes from
Monday to Sunday, being Friday afterrnoon-evening, Saturday and Sunday the weekend.
Sooooooooooo as you can imagine I love Friday, Saturday and Sunday!! Just because I
am free to do whatever I want, I can spend the weekend out, spend ore time with my
friends, etc. However, I like what I do during the week too.
I have two groups of students from Monday to Thursday, and three different groups on
Friday mornings which I only teach English. At this moment, I like them all and my
favourite subject is, of course, English.
I have noticed that there are some shy students in class who do not want to open their
mouth! Especially in English, it is essential to speak, and many students (at different
ages) are telling me they dont want to speak. I try to be a kind teacher and I would like to
find out the best way to make them speak and lose their shyness! Could you help me? Do
you have students like these?
The standard number of students in a classroom is around 25 -30, and this is what I have
in my classes in general. I have also a group (the first one from onday to thursday) which
is made of about 16 women at about 60 years old, I have to tell you that I love this group,
they are always interested in learning more and more and they arent shy at all, so I can
do lots of things with them.
Can you answer your own quesitons, please? Here you are (copy and pasted from you):
class in your school?
Waiting for your post,

According to a recent study on the human evolution, the scientists have found that women
have become more beautiful than men.
The researchers have also found out that the attractive women have more children than
their less attractive women. In these children, most of them are female. This helps the
children to be more beautiful when they grow up and to produce beautiful generations.
The scientist said that the pattern is quiet pleasing.
The findings of the scientists are derived from a series of observations and studies based
on physical attractiveness and the relation of physical attractiveness in the reproduction.
A study done by Markus Jokela at the University of Helsinki, tells that beautiful women
had up to 16 percent more children than less attractive women.
More than 2000 men and women in America were taken for the study and four decades of
their life have taken into consideration.
If one ever had questions about why the female ideal of beauty changes with time, one
needs wonder no more. A recent research has determined that women become more
beautiful as a response to evolution, The Telegraph informs. Men, on the other hand,
remain the same from an aesthetic point of view.
Researcher Markus Jokela from the University of Helsinki has come to the conclusion
that we can literally speak of a ?beauty race? after studying data on 1,244 women and
997 men from America, who were kept under observation for four decades of their life.
Data gathered shows that attractive women usually have more children than their less
visually appealing counterparts, with most of these being girls as well.
Similarly, good-looking couples are more likely to have girls than boys, with statistics
showing that the former also tend to grow up to be equally as beautiful, if not actually
more beautiful than their mothers. This way, a pattern is created that ensures that
younger women become better looking than their mothers, which would explain, of
course, why the female ideal of beauty has been subject to such drastic changes
throughout the centuries (compare Nefertiti, Mona Lisa and Angelina Jolie, for instance).
Jokela?s study is not the first to show that beauty is, indeed, passed on from mother to
daughter only to become more striking in the latter, The Telegraph notes. A 2006
research conducted at the London School of Economics by Dr. Satoshi Kanazawa also
determined that, as the beauty gap between men and women was becoming wider,
beautiful mothers usually gave birth to beautiful daughters and had more children than
less good-looking women.
?Physical attractiveness is a highly heritable trait, which disproportionately increases

the reproductive success of daughters much more than that of sons. If more attractive
parents have more daughters and if physical attractiveness is heritable, it logically
follows that women over many generations gradually become more physically attractive
on average than men.? Dr. Kanazawa said at the time, as quoted by the aforementioned
publication.

Hi Behnam
How is everything with u? I hope u are fine and enjoying this wonderful month of MEHR.
Thanks god for those beautiful rains in the beginning of this week. I hope a really
enjoying autumn with a lot of rain.
I saw your writings to us .it is kind of you to consider all the people here .
Actually I v got addicted to this thread ,checking it every day. I read all the comments of
all the people here. I can learn a lot here .
Im afraid if u have read my comment about happiness. at the end I wrote a pray from
doctor Sheryati . have u written it? What?s your idea?
Do u read his books? do u believe in his thoughts?
And another thing I liked to mention is that I cant understand what dose this mean?
Are men beautiful or woman?
I agree with u first we have to define beaty. I m still thinking about this topic and I think
we can write a lot about it.
Id like to discuss about this sentence too:
Inner beauty or outer beauty? Which is more important?
Take care
elham
metzean September 23rd 2009

Dear Manal,
I feel the Ramedan in your country as in Ramadan some Quran singers from Egypt come
to Iran and perform a Quran meeting in different city of Iran . Who is the famous Quran
Singer in Egypt now?
Are you living in Ghahereh (Cairo)? ,how much is the population of Ghahereh ? would
you please tell about people culture in Ghahereh?
So many question!! Sorry
Good night,
Mohsen
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Dear Behnam,
Since I read your post ,I am searching for hens and roosters, lane to lane and street to
street to look at male and female ,but when we need something ,it was melted and had
gone under the ground ( this is Iranian idiom). I think I should go to a village to find hens
and roosters, bulls and cows in order to submit a scientific comment .
I think there is two worn ?out lions and lionesses in Esfahan zoo and some male peacocks
and female peacocks in Birds' Garden..
Let it not remain unsaid that today I fixed my eye on Girls and boys at street.. sometimes
looked surreptitiously ? I said it was a survey ,if anybody objected.
Bye ,
Mohsen
Hello Sally,
I am very happy that you are fine, we were too much worry for you..how did you came to
Huelva ?Did you come from the river beside the oil refinery company.. you are more
smart than a 4 years old sally.. have a good time there , we join you very soon..
Mohsen
Dear Marina,
You are too much powerful to be on fasting in Shawal for 6 days, but sincerely I tell you
that I can tolerate it.. I became skinny in ramadan and if I continue in Shawal ,I will be
able to count my ribs in front of mirror.. but some people in iran fast in shawal.. What
was your eating habit in Ramadan?
All the best,

mohsen

hola senior capit�n!
as i said i traveled on 'cartahena' ship, then flew towards a river (i don know it name)
then i land onbord a ship going to the north and atlast i saw your ship. them i flew to
your ship, i was so happy but you didnt recognise me. im only two but for a bird it is not
so yong. i think i'd be a teen as girl. i very much like to met Vironica but i tink we shoud
visit Rosa asap. dont you anger to sally capitan Mosen?

Dear Rosa,
It is obvious that real life prevents for advance of our travel in accordance with a plot.
Premier plays in St.-Petersburg circus will take place this weekend and before that I just
have no time to participate the forum regularly and support our project. Veronica seems
to be busy as well. Nevertheless "Senior Romancer" has reached your town and I just
hope that our team will be able to reunite and pay a visit to our dear friend senhorita
Rosa in the near future:))
Best wishes,
Andrew

Dear Sally!
Since people started to compose fairytales there is no surprise that little bird, cat, snake
or, say, black panther can talk like humans. But to surf the net - it's something new!
So, welcome on board. Let me introduce our team: Veronica - navigator, Mohsen-
captain , Andrew - cook, Micia - cat and just white mice - Rodney and Cooley.
Enjoy your time:)))
Andrew

Dear Behnam, and all friends,
In this post, I am going to give my answer to this question: "Who are beautiful, men or
women?"
In my opinion, the answer depends completely on the definition of the beauty. However, if
you asked me to give a one-word answer without extra explanations, I would answer:
"women", since I am a man:)):))
When, for the first time, I saw this question, to be honest, I said to myself "This question
is trivial", in the sense that its answer is obvious; both women and men can be beautiful
or ugly. But, after thinking for a while, my mind changed and I realized that it is not
actually very trivial, and it is worth writing a long answer to it.
As I already said, to answer this question, I should first make it clear that, from my point
of view, what beauty is and which object deserves to be called beautiful. In my opinion, it
is ridiculous to divide objects into two categories: beautiful objects and non-beautiful
objetcs. Is it true that flowers are beautiful, and thorns are not? Is it true that deers and
gazelles are beautiful, but wolves and hyenas are ugly? Is it right to say that horses are
beautiful and donkeys are ugly?
I think, you have got my idea, and you probably agree that the answer to all of the above
questions is NO. So, what is beautiful? I think, something that not only does not hurt our
(physical and emotional) feelings but also is pleasant to us, is considered to be beautiful.
But, our feelings is not a good criterion to decide if an objects is beautiful or not.
In my opinion, every object is beautiful if it is placed in its right position. You are
certainly not beautiful if you wear a topless in a formal place, you also would not seem
beautiful if you wear a suit in a beach! However, in some cases, it may seem difficult to
realize if an specific object is in its order.
Despite women usually make themselves look more beautiful by cutting their eyebrow, to
me it is disgusting to see a man having eyebrow cut. By the way, there have been some
male students in my classes with eyebrow cut, but I always tried to treat them like other
students:)).
And one more example: although whatching 22 men playing football (succer) in a big
event, like the world cup, is so beautiful, it would not seem very beautiful if the football
players are female. And when we talk about figure skating, definitely women can appear
much more beautiful than men.
If I continue writing, it will make all of you tired (if you are not tired already of reading
this post!), so let me stop here.
I am eagerly waiting to read your comments about this topic and my writing as well.
Thank you so much for reading.
Yours sincerely,
Mortaza
September 24, 2009.
PS. I think I missed the post that this topic were presented.

Dear all friends,
Ahmad, Andrew, Araghi, Behnam, Cathy, Elham, Manal, Marina, Maryam, Mohsen,
Rosa, Setayesh, Veronica, ...
I have just received an email from a friend containing a tricky question, which is,
according to its explanation, a psychological test. First, I want you to read the following
story carefully:
A woman, in her mother's funeral ceremony, met a handsome man for the first time. She
found the man very attractive and thought that he was probably the man of her dreams.
But, unfortunately, she did not get the opportunity to ask the man for his phone number,
and she could not see the man again.
After a few days, the woman murdered her sister.
The question, now, is:

What would be the motivation for this crime?
Please, write down what you geuss. Very soon, I will give you the right answer. It is
interesting, believe me!
Yours sincerely,
Mortaza
metzean September 24th 2009

Dear morteza
I consulted Hercule Poaro, the answer is jealousy .

Anthor alternative is that her sister killed her mother , and when she know it she
murdered her sister.
Mohsen

Dear Mohsen,
Thanks god this time Poaro is wrong! Do you have the opportunity to consult Miss
Marple too? Maybe she has got the right answer!
Regards
Mortaza
PS. Why I use the phrase "thanks god" although the answer is not true? Well, you will
find out when I give you the right answer!!!
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behnam
Deaar Maryam,
How
w are you? I hope all iss well with you.
y
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d post. I reallyy enjoyed reeading it.
Pleaase do not leave

l this thhread. Pleasse do not losse contact with
w me. Pleease try to write
w
reguularly.

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

Behhnam, 22 Sep
eptember 20009
behnam
Deaar Cathy,
w are you? I hope you enjoy everyy minute of yyour life.

How
Thaank you for lovely

l writinng. I enjoyeed it.
Firsst, I have to try to learnn how to dance. After leearning I will

w decide iff I dance wiith you
or not.
n :):):) Well,
W For a man, m dancinng with a laddy is not alllowed by ISL LAM. In casse of
beinng couples, there is no problem
p wiith dancing together. :)):):) SO WH
HAT SHOUL LD WE
DO? Hahahahaa... Only jokking! Forgiive me.
Sorrry, I have too dash soonn. I hope to hear

h more ffrom you sooon.
All the best,

Behhnam, 22 Sep
eptembre 20009
Marina1
M Sepptember 22nnd 2009
Hi Mahmoud,
M
Wellcome in thiis place. Alll of us here to learn Engglish. Pleasse join us byy writing ab
bout
diffe
ferent topicss.
Wouuld you pleaase introducce yourself????
Marina.
egyption gir September 22nd 2009

HI EVERY ONE HERE
i love writ here cause it's only place i can write in english except when i wrote to my dear
friend Regine
about Egypt we here famous of our hospitality we love welcome our visitor and of course
we famous of pyramids i will find you some information Benham and i will send to you
soon enough
dear mohsen here we feel Ramadan and most our neighbor from arb country come to
Egypt in Ramadan to feel Ramadan with us i can't explain that to you in word you have to
come and feel it may then you know what i mean
we go to visit our family like you all and we pray in the Mosque like you all and we go
out to gather and go to bring food to poor people and went to their home to give them the
food they need we had a lot of young people do that for free
may be that happened in your country do but in egypt felt different
that's all i will try to write more here and thanks benham for welcome me
manal
Egypt

Dear Behnam,
How are you?
I am thinking of a new topic to pose here, in this thread, so that we can start a new
conversation. You know, it seems hard to me to write daily here without having a certain
topic to write about!! I am not a talkative person and I usually talk only when I need to
answer some questions!
I think for us, muslims, it is enjoyable to make some observations about religious topics,
but I am not sure if our other friends, non-muslim friends, are interested to talk about
these kind of topics.
However, the topic that I am thinking about is a general topic and it is related to the
existence of God and it would be very interesting to hear anybody's opinion on this
subject.
What do you think? Your opinion is important to me, because you are the most
experienced person here.
Yours sincerely,
Mortaza
September 22, 2009.

Dear Mortaza,
Don't worry! That's OK. Feel free! I am impatiently waiting for new challenging topics.
When there is no challenging thing, I am tired and bored! =))=))=))
Please avoid speaking about politics. Politics is the only red line here. Other topics are
free to discuss. With the exception of politics, we would welcome all things with open
arms. I hope to hear from you soon.
All the best,


By the way Mortaza, I forgot to say that you and other friends are supposed to write
about two topics which are still under discussion and their files are still open:
1) Who are beautiful, men or women?

2) What is your idea about employed women?
Please express your opinions about them.
All the best,


Women are beautiful and men are unscrupulous egoists, true story!

Deaar Marina,
Howw are you? Today, I waas at work fromfr 9:00 too 16:00, andd now I feell very tired. My son
andd I are goingg swimmingg at 8pm forr one and a hhalf hour, and
a I think iit will help me
m very
mucch to get resst and feel better.
b Thenn sleeping would
w be verry pleasing!!!
I haave to work 14 hours a week in 4 days.

d But, too earn moree money (!!), I usually stay
s at
worrk for some extra hourss. How abouut you? How w many houurs per weekk do you havve to
stayy at work? How
H many hours
h per daay do you have
h to stay at work?
Howw is the job market in Syria?

S You are
a a femalee employee,, is it easy tto find a (goood) job
for women
w in Syrai?
S Whatt kind of possitions do w
women occuppy?
I am
m waiting too hear from you soon,
Morrtaza
PS. I wrote thiss text at 7pm
m, but I posted it at 10::20pm (afterr I came baack from
swim
mming)
metzean
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Dear Rosa,
Thanks for your warm welcome. I don't know which one is our sally , as Andrew said we
can not trust to all news, Would you please let me know what people of Huelva say about
the sally ,or maybe she has two names , I found the picture of sally , I do not know the
picture is belong to our sally or not after her recovery ,she can explain it .
I see a large river which contact the sea to the Huelva , there is large statue on the high
pedestal in the water near the beach ,the statue of a men which was looking to the sea,
Why he is looking at the sea ,does he waiting for someone , who is he? ,
Dear Rosa, Please write your name on a card and hold it up in order that we find you
easily in the beach ,please tell us where we should dock?
Mohsen
366

Dear Marina, Dear Andrew, and dear friends,
Please have a look at hens and roosters, look at male peacocks and female peacocks,
look at bulls and cows, look at lions and lionesses, etc. Do you still believe that women
are more beautiful than men?
This topic is a good one to discuss and dig more. I think we have to try to define beauty,
because some of us have got no definition of beauty! We all have heard that 'Beauty is in
the eye of the beholder' and it is not an abstract thing. However, that is not enough! We
should try to understand it.
Please write about this topic and focus on main subject. I mean, do not digress!
All the best,


Helllo Rosa. maay i come inn? i found yoour house fi first before mohsen
m andd andrew, heehe,
theyy even dont know i alreedy here!myy mommy allwais says i smart and nnot same ass other
kidss. she says sally,
s why do
d ya look att ships? spaarows dont deal
d with seea they r not
seagguls but i likke ships moore than dussty strets an warehousees we must llivein. Rosaa, it was
so hot
h get such adventur on o my own. big b dog on 'cartaghenaa' ship nearrly ate me, itts good
im sos fast! fortuunateli 'carrtaghena' weent same sidde as sen'orr romancer only aheadd of her
andd when i saw w cadiz portt i undestoodd its time too move backk. you know
w im too smaall to fly
far sos i used soom more by rive ships. it was so niice to see s. romancer ggoing aside,,
wshhooo! and i w i seen eveerybody but Vironica. i ask andrew
was there. ive w and captaain
mohhsen but theey didnt evenn look at mee. mouses aare so funnyy, they alwaiis go out froom
anddrews pockeets, hehe.
i likke aples, youu have apless rosa? i caan peck em from
f ya hannd
Marina1
M Sepptember 23rrd 2009
Thaanks a lot for your writiing to me, even

e it was ttooooooooooooooooooooooooooo shhort :).
I kn
now that it's Eid, and allways there are unexpeected guestss. So don't wworry, I
undderstand. Buut as you know, compleetely well thaat I love youur writings and I enjoyy
readding them , because theey are full of
o nice pointts to discusss and lots off questions to think
aboout.
It sttills holidayy in Syria. The

T holiday of Eid Al-fittr was on Suunday, Monnday and Tuuesday,
but our presideent gave us the rest of the
t week as a holiday tooo. :) so I'lll begin my job
j
agaain on Sundaay.
I'm thinking off your questiion more deeeply. Even if I answereed it , but B
Behnam wannts more
to describe
d (LOOOOL), whaat does it mean???? It means that I should exxpect a nice writing
from
m you. :)
As I said beforee, men are more

m beautiiful than woomen. let's make
m a comp
mparing betw ween
themm:
- booth of them got
g hair in alla their boddies. Men are beautifull even if they ey keep them m,
wheereas womenn are ugly if they weren't hairless in some parts of their bodies. Imaagine a
wom man that hass a mustachhe or even a beard :) :)) :)
- woomen have gotg lots of probabilities
p s to choose clothes ( shhort and talll skirts, pannts,
shirrt, dress, shoort, T-shirt, Blouse , ,,,, etc), wherreas men loook nice by juust ( suit, pa
ants,
shirrt) :)
- woomen wear m make up, evven a little bit.
b Whereass men don'tt wear it. :)
of course theree are lots off other thing

gs to talk about. But in short,
s theree are lots off things
which are usedd by women to look beaautiful, wherreas men haave just seveeral things. :)
so, in
i Marina'ss opinion, men
m are morre beautiful than womenn. :)
Deaar Behnam, so nice to see
s that youu are active again :) , I''ve missed yyou a lot.
Hoppe to read your

y commeents soon.
Marrina.
Marina1
Deaar Mohsen,
Thaanks a lot for your replyy. Thanks once again fo

for trying to keep the attmosphere friendly
f
in thhis thread.
Aboout what youu asked, alm most Muslim ms in Syria go

g to the moosque from the midnighht to the
Salaat Alfger onn the last tenn days of Raamadan. Yoou know that the holy K Koran was inn one
day of these tenn days. No oneo knows which
w one sp 's maybe in the
specifically, they say it's
nighht of 27 Rammadan, but who knows???
As a matter of fact,
f all Ram
madan got its
i customs. All Muslim
ms feel that their
t habitss will
change during Ramadan. now n there are
a 6 days inn Shawal which
w are veery good to fast
f in.
do you
y fast them m???
Hoppe to read more

m from you.
Marrina.
Marina1
Deaar Mr. Morttaza,
It's nice to readd your writiing. But let me

m say thatt I think menn enjoy beinng at work,
beca ause it's theeir world soomehow. :)
Syriians womenn can work in

i any placee they want,, like men. But
B choosinng the position it
depends on thee woman herrself. Some women donn't like to woork hardly.
I woork 6 hours a day. So 6*5=
6 30 houurs a week. So you are very lucky in your job.. 14
houurs a week aren't
a many at all. :) :)
Deaar friend, I aagree with Behnam

B thaat women caan do men'ss jobs but it doesn't meaan that
theyy are suitable for them. Even if theey tried to do
d all kinds of
o works, thhey would get
g tired
veryy soon.
It seeems you'vee got a new topic to talkk about, pleease be geneerous and teell us aboutt it.
besiides please take a lookk at Behnam's topic, andd give us yoour opinion..
Marina.

Hello Mortaza
How are you? I hope you are less busy than before, so that you can enjoy your free time,
and thus we can enjoy reading your writings! : ) I have to tell you that I enjoy reading
them!
As you conclude, yes, I am quite busy these days, I can hardly find free time for my own
business. These days, all what I do is related to school. As I teach in the afternoon-
evening, my mornings are "free", however, I have to prepare the material for the lessons,
and it takes me a lot of time. As I have said many times, I am an English teacher, but this
time I am teaching more subjects appart from it, such as history, geography and Spanish
language and literature. So I need time to revise everything to be able to teach it
properly.
It is quite tiring too! So I am all the week waiting for Friday!! On Fridays (when weekend
starts), I work in the morning, and I am free for the rest of the day. Our week goes from
Monday to Sunday, being Friday afterrnoon-evening, Saturday and Sunday the weekend.
Sooooooooooo as you can imagine I love Friday, Saturday and Sunday!! Just because I
am free to do whatever I want, I can spend the weekend out, spend ore time with my
friends, etc. However, I like what I do during the week too.
I have two groups of students from Monday to Thursday, and three different groups on
Friday mornings which I only teach English. At this moment, I like them all and my
favourite subject is, of course, English.
I have noticed that there are some shy students in class who do not want to open their
mouth! Especially in English, it is essential to speak, and many students (at different
ages) are telling me they dont want to speak. I try to be a kind teacher and I would like to
find out the best way to make them speak and lose their shyness! Could you help me? Do
you have students like these?
The standard number of students in a classroom is around 25 -30, and this is what I have
in my classes in general. I have also a group (the first one from onday to thursday) which
is made of about 16 women at about 60 years old, I have to tell you that I love this group,
they are always interested in learning more and more and they arent shy at all, so I can
do lots of things with them.
Can you answer your own quesitons, please? Here you are (copy and pasted from you):
class in your school?
Waiting for your post,

According to a recent study on the human evolution, the scientists have found that women
have become more beautiful than men.
The researchers have also found out that the attractive women have more children than
their less attractive women. In these children, most of them are female. This helps the
children to be more beautiful when they grow up and to produce beautiful generations.
The scientist said that the pattern is quiet pleasing.
The findings of the scientists are derived from a series of observations and studies based
on physical attractiveness and the relation of physical attractiveness in the reproduction.
A study done by Markus Jokela at the University of Helsinki, tells that beautiful women
had up to 16 percent more children than less attractive women.
More than 2000 men and women in America were taken for the study and four decades of
their life have taken into consideration.

If one ever had questions about why the female ideal of beauty changes with time, one
needs wonder no more. A recent research has determined that women become more
beautiful as a response to evolution, The Telegraph informs. Men, on the other hand,
remain the same from an aesthetic point of view.
Researcher Markus Jokela from the University of Helsinki has come to the conclusion
that we can literally speak of a ?beauty race? after studying data on 1,244 women and
997 men from America, who were kept under observation for four decades of their life.
Data gathered shows that attractive women usually have more children than their less
visually appealing counterparts, with most of these being girls as well.
Similarly, good-looking couples are more likely to have girls than boys, with statistics
showing that the former also tend to grow up to be equally as beautiful, if not actually
more beautiful than their mothers. This way, a pattern is created that ensures that
younger women become better looking than their mothers, which would explain, of
course, why the female ideal of beauty has been subject to such drastic changes
throughout the centuries (compare Nefertiti, Mona Lisa and Angelina Jolie, for instance).
Jokela?s study is not the first to show that beauty is, indeed, passed on from mother to
daughter only to become more striking in the latter, The Telegraph notes. A 2006
research conducted at the London School of Economics by Dr. Satoshi Kanazawa also
determined that, as the beauty gap between men and women was becoming wider,
beautiful mothers usually gave birth to beautiful daughters and had more children than
less good-looking women.
?Physical attractiveness is a highly heritable trait, which disproportionately increases

the reproductive success of daughters much more than that of sons. If more attractive
parents have more daughters and if physical attractiveness is heritable, it logically
follows that women over many generations gradually become more physically attractive
on average than men.? Dr. Kanazawa said at the time, as quoted by the aforementioned
publication.

Hi Behnam
How is everything with u? I hope u are fine and enjoying this wonderful month of MEHR.
Thanks god for those beautiful rains in the beginning of this week. I hope a really
enjoying autumn with a lot of rain.
I saw your writings to us .it is kind of you to consider all the people here .
Actually I v got addicted to this thread ,checking it every day. I read all the comments of
all the people here. I can learn a lot here .
Im afraid if u have read my comment about happiness. at the end I wrote a pray from
doctor Sheryati . have u written it? What?s your idea?
Do u read his books? do u believe in his thoughts?
And another thing I liked to mention is that I cant understand what dose this mean?
Are men beautiful or woman?
I agree with u first we have to define beaty. I m still thinking about this topic and I think
we can write a lot about it.
Id like to discuss about this sentence too:
Inner beauty or outer beauty? Which is more important?

Takke care
elhaam
metzean
Deaar Manal,
I feeel the Rameedan in yourr country ass in Ramadaan some Quuran singerss from Egyppt come
to Irran and perfrform a Qurran meetingg in different city of Iran . Who is tthe famous Quran
Q
Singger in Egypt now?
Are you living in Ghahereeh (Cairo)? ,how much is the popuulation of Ghhahereh ? would w
you please tell about peopple culture inn Ghaherehh?
So many
m questiion!! Sorry
Goood night,
Mohhsen
3677
metzean
Deaar Behnam,
Sincce I read yoour post ,I am searching g for hens and

a roosterss, lane to laane and street to
streeet to look at male and female
f ,butt when we need something ,it was m melted and had
gonne under thee ground ( thhis is Iraniaan idiom). I think I shouuld go to a vvillage to fiind hens
andd roosters, bulls
b and cows in orderr to submit a scientific comment
c .
I thiink there is two worn ?out

? lions annd lionessess in Esfahann zoo and soome male peacocks
andd female peaacocks in Biirds' Gardenn..
Let it not remain unsaid th hat today I fixed
f my eyee on Girls and
a boys at sstreet.. som
metimes
lookked surreptiitiously ? I said
s it was a survey ,iff anybody obbjected.
Byee ,
Mohhsen
metzean
Helllo Sally,
I am
m very happpy that you are
a fine, wee were too much
m worry for
f you..how w did you came
c to
Hueelva ?Did yoou come froom the riverr beside the oil refineryy company.. you are mo ore
smaart than a 4 years old saally.. have a good timee there , we join
j you verry soon..
Mohhsen
metzean
Deaar Marina,
Youu are too muuch powerfuul to be on fasting

f in Shhawal for 6 days, but siincerely I teell you
thatt I can tolerrate it.. I beccame skinnyy in ramadaan and if I continue
c in SShawal ,I will
w be
ablee to count my
m ribs in froont of mirroor.. but somme people in iran fast inn shawal.. What
W
wass your eatingg habit in Ramadan?
R
All the best,

mohhsen
LittleSally
L Seeptember 233rd 2009
holaa senior cappit
as i said i traveeled on 'carrtahena' shipp, then flew w towards a river (i donn know it naame)
thenn i land onbbord a ship going
g to thee north and atlast i saw
w your ship. them i flew
w to
your ship, i wass so happy but you diddnt recognise me. im onnly two but ffor a bird itt is not
so yong.
y i thinkk i'd be a teeen as girl. i very much like to met Vironica buut i tink we shoud
s
visitt Rosa asapp. dont you anger
a to sallly capitan Mosen?
M
Andrew
Deaar Rosa,
It iss obvious thaat real life prevents

p forr advance of our travell in accordaance with a plot.
p
Premier plays in i St.-Peterrsburg circuus will take place
p this weekend
w andd before thaat I just
have no time too participatee the forum regularly anda supportt our projecct. Veronica seems
to be
b busy as well.
w Neverthheless "Seniior Romanccer" has reaached your ttown and I justj
hoppe that our team will bee able to reuunite and paay a visit to our dear frriend senhorrita
Rossa in the neaar future:))
Best wishes,
Andrew

Dear Sally!
Since people started to compose fairytales there is no surprise that little bird, cat, snake
or, say, black panther can talk like humans. But to surf the net - it's something new!
So, welcome on board. Let me introduce our team: Veronica - navigator, Mohsen-
captain , Andrew - cook, Micia - cat and just white mice - Rodney and Cooley.
Enjoy your time:)))
Andrew

Dear Behnam, and all friends,
In this post, I am going to give my answer to this question: "Who are beautiful, men or
women?"
In my opinion, the answer depends completely on the definition of the beauty. However, if
you asked me to give a one-word answer without extra explanations, I would answer:
"women", since I am a man:)):))
When, for the first time, I saw this question, to be honest, I said to myself "This question
is trivial", in the sense that its answer is obvious; both women and men can be beautiful
or ugly. But, after thinking for a while, my mind changed and I realized that it is not
actually very trivial, and it is worth writing a long answer to it.
As I already said, to answer this question, I should first make it clear that, from my point
of view, what beauty is and which object deserves to be called beautiful. In my opinion, it
is ridiculous to divide objects into two categories: beautiful objects and non-beautiful
objetcs. Is it true that flowers are beautiful, and thorns are not? Is it true that deers and
gazelles are beautiful, but wolves and hyenas are ugly? Is it right to say that horses are
beautiful and donkeys are ugly?
I think, you have got my idea, and you probably agree that the answer to all of the above
questions is NO. So, what is beautiful? I think, something that not only does not hurt our
(physical and emotional) feelings but also is pleasant to us, is considered to be beautiful.
But, our feelings is not a good criterion to decide if an objects is beautiful or not.
In my opinion, every object is beautiful if it is placed in its right position. You are
certainly not beautiful if you wear a topless in a formal place, you also would not seem
beautiful if you wear a suit in a beach! However, in some cases, it may seem difficult to
realize if an specific object is in its order.
Despite women usually make themselves look more beautiful by cutting their eyebrow, to
me it is disgusting to see a man having eyebrow cut. By the way, there have been some
male students in my classes with eyebrow cut, but I always tried to treat them like other
students:)).
And one more example: although whatching 22 men playing football (succer) in a big
event, like the world cup, is so beautiful, it would not seem very beautiful if the football
players are female. And when we talk about figure skating, definitely women can appear
much more beautiful than men.
If I continue writing, it will make all of you tired (if you are not tired already of reading
this post!), so let me stop here.
I am eagerly waiting to read your comments about this topic and my writing as well.
Thank you so much for reading.
Yours sincerely,
Mortaza
September 24, 2009.
PS. I think I missed the post that this topic were presented.

Dear all friends,
Ahmad, Andrew, Araghi, Behnam, Cathy, Elham, Manal, Marina, Maryam, Mohsen,
Rosa, Setayesh, Veronica, ...
I have just received an email from a friend containing a tricky question, which is,
according to its explanation, a psychological test. First, I want you to read the following
story carefully:
A woman, in her mother's funeral ceremony, met a handsome man for the first time. She
found the man very attractive and thought that he was probably the man of her dreams.
But, unfortunately, she did not get the opportunity to ask the man for his phone number,
and she could not see the man again.
After a few days, the woman murdered her sister.
The question, now, is:

What would be the motivation for this crime?
Pleaase, write down
d what you
y geuss. Very
V soon, I will give yoou the rightt answer. It is
inteeresting, bellieve me!
Youurs sincerelyy,
Morrtaza
metzean
Deaar morteza
I co
onsulted Herrcule Poaro o, the answeer is jealoussy .
Anthhor alternative is that her
h sister kiilled her moother , and when
w she knnow it she
murrdered her sister.
s
Mohhsen
mortaza.abta
Deaar Mohsen,
Thaanks god thiss time Poarro is wrong!! Do you haave the oppoortunity to cconsult Misss
Marrple too? M
Maybe she haas got the riight answerr!
Reggards
Morrtaza
PS. Why I use the
t phrase "thanks
" godd" although the answerr is not true?? Well, you will
findd out when I give you thhe right ansswer!!!
3688
elhaam_z Septem
mber 24th 2009
2
Hi mortaza
m
I thiink I have fo
found the annswer. theree was 2 poinnts in the stoory leading me to answ
wer:
1) she could noot see the maan again.

2)thhis murderinng her sisterr some how
w would caussed her to see
s him again.
So I thought wiith myself how can thiss lead to meeting him aggain.
If I was her I thhought with myself thatt the boy is maybe one of the relattives or family
friennds.so by kiilling her sisster the boyy may againn participatee in the funeeral ceremoony of
her sister.
Andd so she cann meet the booy.
Telll me that thee answer is correct.

Im waiting to here from u soon.
elham

Dear Elham,
Thanks for answering. Your idea is so interesting. Let me not give the right answer now
and, instead, wait for other friends' respond to see what they think:)
Regards

Hello Mortaza,
Mr. Holmes wonder does your statement "there have been some male students in my
classes with eyebrow cut, but I always tried to treat them like other students:))" means
that you've never tried to flirt them:))?
As to your question about woman who murdered her sister: maybe 'the man' came to be
new boyfriend of her sister? I guess it's not the right answer but I have no more ideas:)
Andrew
.......hey! I think I know the answer. The man was a priest who led the ceremony...no?

Hi Andrew!
Now I believe that when I (or anyone else) write(s) an statement, it can be underestood in
many different ways, as many as the number of people who read that statement:)
About your answer, you are so closed! What is your opinion about Elham's answer?
Mortaza

Hello Mortaza,
you mean that the answers of both of us (Elham and me) are close but not exact, right?
Well, all in all I remain been puzzled so enlight me please:)
Andrew

Hello Mortoza!
How are you? I find your post about the woman and murder very interesting! If I havent
seen elham's or andrews' post I owuld have answered the same: priest or some
relative...Now, you say they are close, but it means this is not the right answer.....may it
be the gravedigger???
I think a woman dont want to marry( or as a boyfriend) a priest, nor a relative, so

someone outside family and not the priest...I dont really know, it is just the idea that came
to my mind!
Please, tell us the answer!
And please, more like this! I like it!

Hello Mohsen,
Thanks for the nice image of a doll, is she Betty Boop?? At least, quite similar to her.
Which Sally are you talking about? I am a little bit confused; are you talking about a
little girl from my city or "littlesally" who also writes in this thread??
In your last post you gave the names of Mariluz's (the little girl from my city) relatives,
however you wrote "sally" it makes me be in the dark!
Well, I tell you briefly the story of Mariluz. She was a 5 year-old-girl who disappeared a
day when she was going to buy some sweets. she was disappeared from a long time, and
when she was found she was dead. She was found in the marsh, in Torrearenilla, as you
said.
After some time of investigations it was found out that a man who lived near to her was
the man who killed her. I am not sure but I think she died from a thump on her head.
This man, who was supposed to be in prison, had previously abused sexually from other
girls (there was no sign he did so with Mariluz).
So, as you can imagine all people in my city and a great part of Spain are very angry
with this event, it is also recent, so the wound is still open. I personally felt a deep
sadness when I heard what had happened to this little girl, just 5 years...she was an
angel!
Changing topic! That man looking to the sea is Chistopher Columbus. Dont you know
him? He is the one who discovered America in 1492. Why is he in Huelva? well, he is in
Huelva because he parted with the ships as well as with other men from Palos' port
(Palos is a town in my city). Why is he looking to the sea? maybe because this is the
position he had for a long time, always in the ship looking to the sea, waiting to see some
land!
And, for docking, I think a good place would be next to Columbus statue, there is a beach
and some restaurants, so oyu can have a bath and them have something to eat there. With
this great man (columbus) I think you dont need a card with my name; I will be waiting
for you next to Columbus toes!!!
Happy docking!!

Dear mortaza,
So many thanks for the comment. It was nice reading your posts. Thank you very much.
Dear Mortaza, when we compare two things, they must be from one group. I mean, it is
not right to compare hourses with donkeys! Hourses must be compared with hourses, and
donkeys with donkeys!
By the way, when we are speaking about men's and women's beauties (human beings') we
must consider them naked, without any clothes put on! Another topic can be found here;
why silly human beings need to wear some clothes, but other animals don't need to wear
anything? =))=))=))
I digressed, sorry, we have to compare men's and women's beauties without considering
their wearing! What will be the result?
I believe, like all animals, men are beautiful than women. We don't know how women
thinnk about us, also they don't
d know how
h men thiink about thhem. Beautyy is in the eyyes!
Let''s move on iit, I will wriite more aboout this topiic later. Now
w, I am in a hurry. I ha
ave to
leavve home andd go to Engglish class.
Aboout your queestion, my friends

fr havee chosen all options! Thhere is nothing left for me.
m
:):)::):)
I guuess, the maan was the murder

m of heer mother. Her
H sister was
w the murdder of the man m
(beccause she knnew that thee man is thee murder), anda the wom man killed hher sister beecause
t man beccause of jeaalousy! I write this just to take
she thought thaat her sisterr has killed the
partt in this actiivity. Actually, I had noo idea. =))=
=))=))
Deaar Mortaza, I have to leeave. So sorrry for mistaakes.
Hoppe to hear from

fr you sooon.
All the best,

Behhnam, 25 Sep
eptember 20009
behnam
Deaar Elham,
How
a fine.
So sorry
s for thee late in repplying. I am very busy nnowadays, and
a my com
mputer doesn n't work
prop
perly. It is old,
o so I havve to buy a newn one! I am a saving some
s moneyy to buy a neew
com
mputer. :):):)):):)
I haave read all posts. I adoore A. Shariiati (May God

G have meercy on his ssoul). He is one of
my favourite
f writers. I havve read manny books froom him.
Youur chosen seentences froom Shariati are difficultt to translatte into Engllish. At least, I
couldn't do thaat. So sorry.

m from you.
y
All the best,

Behhnam, 25 Sep
eptember 20009
metzean
My dear teacher Rosa,
Insanity is the reason that some dangerous people are acquitted by in the court ,and
unfortunately they are free in society up to the time they commit another criminal. Every
body is sorry for little 5 year olds ,Every day we read such a news in all part of the
world.
Regarding Columbus , I know him well , but not by face, I wish you told us earlier the
address of Columbus toes . I explain that what had happen for us yesterday.
We came through the mouth of the river Odiel ,but we didn't know that it was a marshy
area , so we went ahead directly to this area and swamped in the mire . Now our ship is
stranded. We are stuck here , Andrew is play with his mice and he don't know that two
Chameleons has come to the board. As I look around I saw some Chameleons prowling
around the ground looking for a way into the ship. Rosa do you know if these
Chameleons are poisonous or not.. if the water help us at night when the tide is coming in
we release from here.
All the best,

Captain Mohsen
369
Hi nice Marina
How are you? Hope everything is ok with you! I am fine, I feel very well.
Yes, the weather is continuously changing at this time of the year, it is still hot
temperatures, but we have some hard rain too. Fortunately, in my city, it is usually a
good weather, I mean not extreme weather. When it rains it doesnt rain so heavily as in
other cities, and when it is hot, not as hot as in other cities in the center of Spain. I feel
very lucky for living in the city I live, and if it is possible I wouldn't change it in the
future. Some people want to move to bigger cities as Madrid or Barcelona. I prefer living
in Huelva, it is a small city but it has all facilities we can need. I love Huelva! Of course I
owuld like to visit as many cities and countries as possible, but for living...Huelva!
What about you Marina? How is your city? Is it crowded? Do you like living there?
Would you move to another city / country? If so, could you tell me the reasons?
As I have told you I am very happy at my job, but just one thing: I havent got my salary
yet!!!! :0 ( I hope to have it in a week! I have 3 bills to pay: car, mobile phone and the
internet, and I am borrowing money to my mum in order to pay them. The worst thing of
it is that I have to give her the money back when I get my salary! So I will be poor
again!!!!!
What do you think aobut money my dear friend? Some people believe that being rich
means happiness, and they do whatever the can in order to find wealth. do you think
money can make people happy /unhappy? Why?
I believe money doesnt make you happy, but the lack of it can make you unhappy. I dont
mean to be rich in the future nor now, I just want the money needed to my the essentials,
which can make my life easier. I would like to know your opinion about it.
Also, I would like to know you opinion about Behnam's topic related to man and women
at work. I dont know if you have already answered it, if so I will look for it ready now, if
not please tell me your idea. I am sure you know I dont agree with him! ; )
I would like to hear from you soon my sweet and smart friend.
Have a nice time,

Rosa, 25 September, 2009.

Dear Mohsen
There is no need to be afraid of chameleons! As far as I know they are not poisonous (I
have just seen 1 chameleon in whole my life!), they are nice animals, they are also funny,
you can see them change their colour, I wish I could!!!
I hope tonight is high tide, so that water can help you get released from the mire!!
Good luck!
Rosa, 25 September , 2009.

Dear Mohsen, Elham, Andrew, Rosa and Behnam
Thank you all for sharing your answers to the question on the story of the woman who
murdered her sister!
Elham!, I am pleased to say that your answer is the right answer. When I wrote to you:
"Let me not give the right answer now ...", I did not mean that your answer is not true,
but I just did not want to say that it is true:)).
Yes, the woman actually thought that the man might come to her sister's funeral
ceremony, as he had done for her mother.
Rosa! your idea was so funny and I laughed a lot (in a positive way:)). However, there is
no need to kill someone to find a way to meet a gravedigger:)). By the way, do you know
any woman who wants to marry a gravedigger!!!
Yours sincerely
Mortaza
September 25, 2009.

Dear Rosa,
How are you? Thank you for your nice writings. You write very clearly and I enjoy
reading your posts very much.
Let me start by talking about the weather. The autumn is coming and the weather is
getting cold. Now, there is no need to turn on any air conditioner any more; even, during
the last night and the present day we had to closed the windows to prevent our home from
being cold! It is now 10 pm and if I want to go out for a walk I definitely will wear a
sweater. I should say that these conditions, however, are not consistent and I am sure
that tomorrow or a day after tomorrow the weather will become wormer, but not very
much worm.
Although, according to the academic calendar in my university, the classes were

supposed to take place on last saturday, due to some holidays (Eid-ul-Fitr) and some
other reasons, tomorrow (saturday) my first class in the new semester will take place at
8:00 am. You don't know how much I am waiting for starting the class. Now, I can feel
how much I love my job. During the last two days, I was preparing for my classes for the
present week.
There are some shy students in each of my classes too. And, as you said, it is quite a
challeng to make these students join the class discussions. To be honest, I also don't know
how to deal with these students. Sometime, I force a shy student to come to the
blackboard and, at least, I want him/her to write what I say.
Let me now tell you a story about one of my shy students: A few years ago I was teaching
in an institute in which the students are free to attend the classes or not. It was a good
class and students seemed to be happy. There was a female student in the class and, for
the first time, I wanted her to come to the blackboard and write down her solution to the
problem that I had just posed for the class. She siad if it was possible, for me, to ask
another student and leave her alone (!!). I refused to ask another student and, instead, I
insisted strictly. The poor student came to the blackboard and wrote something that now I
don't remember if it was true or not. And it was the last time that I ever saw her!!
To answer
a my own
o questioons; luckily,, in the pressent semesteer I have to teach in thrree
diffe
ferent classees with threee different courses.
c Thiis means thaat I don't haave to repea ad
anything for anny class. I usually prefeer not to teaach the same course forr different classes;
c
som
metimes this makes me confused!!,
c I also do noot like to teaach differennt courses too the
sam
me students!! I hope I am m able to make
m myselff clearly undderestood.
Thee standard nnumber of sttudents in undergradua

u ate classes isi 14-41, annd in graduaate
classses is 3-16.. In some cllasses I havee 41 students, and in soome classess there are only
o 3.
By the
t way, I usually like crowded
c claasses, howeever, it is a very
v hard w
work to exammine
suchh classes.
Thaanks for readding. I hopee to hear froom you soonn.
Morrtaza
September 25, 2009.
Marina1
Are you there??? Are you invisible foor poor Marrina??? Beccause poor M
Marina doeesn't see
you or even youur replies too her. :(
Donn't you know w that if I staarted cryingg I would m

make a floodd in this webbsite??? Okk, you
willl say , I know
w how to sw wim. But Beehnam whatt about me, I will die unnder the title of this
threead :)
By the
t way, I'm
m very kind , but sometiimes I feel sad
s then my father will not accept to see
me sad,
s so he will
w send som me boys to make a fighhting with yoou, do you w
want to be
killeed(LOOOO OOOOOOOO OOOOOOL L) ???;)
To talk
t seriously, I really wait
w for youur writing about
a your topic.
t But ass a little
punnishment ;) , I want Behhnam to be kind
k enoughh and write about otherr topics at the
t
sam
me time in thhe same reply :)
1* how
h can thee weather chhange from time and annother in thhe same dayy???
2* how
h many hhairs in sheeep body???
3* how
h the "goood " look liike??? And what aboutt the devil????
4* how
h many ccars in Iran????
.
.
.
Oh God!!! Are they enouggh Marina???? Emmmm mm, ok , it's enough
e for now
OOOOOOO
(LO OOOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOOO OL)
Deaar friend Beehnam, of coourse I was joking,

j but to tell the truth
t I'm a bbit sad. So how
h can
you make me happy again???

f you sooon.
Visiible Marinaa. :)
Marina1
Helllo nice Rosaa,
So many
m thankss for your delightful
d wrriting. The weather
w herre is changiing too. Som
metimes
it's dry
d with nicce fresh air,, and anotheer time withh some rain.. My favoritte season iss winter,
I lovve it. I adorre raining and feeling cold.
c Isn't a miracle thaat there are four season
ns???
:)
I doo love my citty, even thoough it's a sm mall one, buut it's one off the most fa
famous citiees in my
country, Syria. I sometimees spend som me days in Aleppo
A whicch is a big aand famous city
,somme of my rellatives live there. It's great,
g clean, with some especial buuildings. In Aleppo
A
, thee buildings have built with
w yellow rocks. But I prefer Latttakia, I donn't know whyy, even
thouugh all my rrelatives froom my fatheer's side aree there. I vissited Damasscus twice, I'm I
fasccinated by itt. but I still love Lattakkia more, maaybe becausse I feel thaat it's my hom me. :)
Aboout Behnam's question, I think he is i with emplloyed womeen, but he likkes some jo obs for
his wife
w more thhan other ones,o and it's
's his right as
a a man. We
W as womenn have our
opinnions aboutt some jobs for
f men, forr example II'll not get married
m to soomeone who works
in a place whicch all clientss there are women. so I just choosse and it's m my right, it doesn't
d
meaan that I donn't respect them,
t of couurse not, I juust know myyself and knnow how I thhink!
Forr example women's
w docctor has the grade x in my m dictionaary
(LO
OOOOOOO OOOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOL).
In Islam,
Is womeen have the right to work. But therre are some conditions , women caan do
them
m by themseelves. I'm ass an engineeer, I've to w work with annother enginneers, somee of
them
m are men, and severall are womenn. I should know k how too treat, weaar , choose my
m
worrds carefullyy. So even iff I'm a girl, but I'm likee 100 man!!!! :) LOOOO OL.
Wom men know w what are thee conditionss, all of us kknow them. when
w a wom man do themm, in my
opinnion, it's freee for her too choose thee job which is suitable for
f her. It's my opinionn as a
girll. :)
Deaar Rosa, women are so important, Eva was thhe reason off beginning this life on this
eartth, so without her nothiing can be continued!
c

f you sooon.
Marrina.
Marina1
Deaar Rosa,
Deaar, you askeed me aboutt money, I foorgot to ansswer you. But my answer is short, don't
worrry :)
Imaam Ali said " if the poorrness was a man I wouuld kill him"" . I really loove this saying, it's
deepp and give the
t whole meaning.
m Mooney can't mmake you haappy , but itt drives som me
peopple to disbeelieve ( extra
a money annd the lack of
o money haave the samee effects
som
metimes). Mooney is impoortant, but for
f sorry , nowadays
n m
money talks!! Some peop ple
worrship moneyy instead off God!!!
Havve a nice daay dear Rosaa, I hope yoou'll get youur first salarry very soonn, and I'll geet the
secoond one sooon too:) :)
Marrina.
saami Septem
mber 26th 20009
Helllo dear Behhnam
Goood morning ffrom Spainn! Today thee sound of thhe rain in my m window w wake me upp, I put
up the
t blind annd I was surp rprised to seee we have a dark mornning today. I need the lights
l
on even
e thoughh it is morniing! Well, inn other circuumstances I would havve felt sad to o see
this picture (beecause I usuually dislikee rainy days,, I love sunnny ones!) , hhowever, I have
h a
veryy nice feelinng. Today I like lookingg through thhe window anda see the mild rain. :)
I haave laughedd a lot when reading ab bout a butchher woman, it is so funnny. Did you know?
Onee of my coussins (femalee) is a butchher, know I can understtand the reaason why heer
husb band loves her so muchh and is no kind and plleasant withh her!!! (LO
OL)
I likke very muchh one of you ur sentences in your poost to me: "A
A smelled fl
flower cannoot be
fressh again". Itt is full of meaning,
m speecially whenn comaring flowers to wwomen. It makes
m
me remember
r a
another sentence like thhis that som m in the paast: "a used car
meone told me
cannot be new again!" Quuite meaninggful!!
Aboout women and

a men bea auties...I doont know whhy you comppare their bbeauty to animals'
beauty. You sayy that male animals aree more beauutiful than female...I
f doont know, I am not
familiar with animals to coompare their beauty inn both sexes. For me, taalking about
hum c say that FEMALESS faces and bodies are much moree
man physicaal beauty, I can
beautiful than male
m faces and a bodies. What is thee meaning of o beauty? F For me something
is beeauty when you like loooking at it and
a when it is nice to loook at. In geeneral, wom
men's
bodies and faces are much more beautiful. Of course, there are millions of men who are
handsome too (Thank God!) , but I am talking just in general.
I am not talking about physical attraction, this is something quite different, and let me
make it clear that I like men, not women!!! : )) (there would be nothing wrong If I liked
women, but it is not the case!).
My dear Behnam, in this writing, there are a pair of sentences which can serve as topics
for you to write, if you find it convenient.I am sure you know very well what I am talking
about. It is up to you to write about it or not. ; ))
Have a nice Saturday!!!

Sweet kiss

Hello Andrew
Sorry for answering late to your post! You see, real life prevents us from many things, in
my case, it prevents me from having enough free time to write here as much as I wish.
Dont worry, I can wait, moreover I have no plans for leaving my city in the near future,
so whenever you come, I will be here! : ))
Enjoy your adventure,


Hello Mortaza
Happy New Academic year to you! At last this day has come and you have started doing
what you like and what you were missing!
Please, tell me your impressions on this day. What have you felt when being in front of
students? Have you met new students? Can you tell me something interesting about this
first day?
Talking about that girl you never saw again after forcing her to go to the blacboard, I
think it is not good to force students, however sometimes we have to do it. They all have
to participate in class, and it is not good for them not to participate. For example, in my
English class, it is essential to participate, to try to speak in English, but it makes me be
nervous when they dont.
English subject is compulsory for all students, however I have some students who say
they are not going to study English, because they dont need it, they think it is useless and
a waste of time...I try to explain them that English is the language of the world, but they
are not interested in it. I'm trying with different activities and different ways of teaching
to find the way to motivate them to learn English...Let's see what happens. Do you have
any suggestion? I would be very happy to read them.
I have to tell you that I have enjoyed a lot reading your post about men and women's
beauty, we have some points in common! ;)
Have you read my post to Marina? I ask her to write about money, do you think money
gives happiness? What can you tell me about it? And I would like to know too your idea
about men and women at the same place of work. (Behnam's topic).
I am waiting to read your answers..
Have a nice day,

370

Dear Marina,
I was so busy last week, and I was busy today as well (it is 15:45 in Iran now). Thank you
for your posts. I am terribly sorry, but I was so busy to check this thread regularly.
Unfortunately, today I am going to leave Tehran, and then to go to Meshad. My aunt is in

a hospital in Meshad, because of a car accident. I must go there to visit her. She has
broken her leg, and she has damaged her back as well. SO SAD! :(:(:(
At the moment, I cannot concentrate on the topic. So sorry, but I promise to write you
when I come back. I will come back in two days from now (in two day's time).
My dear friend, don't be sad. Nobody believes that Marina is sad, since she has always
been happy. So sorry to make you feel sad.
Your questions are so difficult to answer, even impossible to answer. Anyway, thank you
very much. They made me smile. :)
I would like to take this opportunity to tell other friends that I will answer all posts. I
promise. Please do not let this thread die, keep it living by your nice writings. This thread
need
ds food andd somethingg to breathe. Your postss are its foodd and air!

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

Behhnam, 26 Sep
eptember 20009
behnam
Deaar Rosa,
Thaank you veryy much. I knnow what annd how to write.

w I will do
d it when I am back from
fr
Messhad. Now I am in a huurry. I have TO LEAVE E very soon, not only thhis computerr, but
alsoo I have to leave
l home and Tehrann. :(:(:(

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

Behhnam, 26 Sep
eptember 20009
P.S.. Dear Morttaza, thank you so mucch for witty question annd nice answ
wer.
saami Septem
mber 26th 20009
Helllo Behnam!!
Im so
s sorry to hear
h such news
n about your
y relativve. I hope sh
he gets well soon. Dontt worry
dear Behnam, shes will be ok
o soon andd Im sure shhe will be veery happy too see her niice, kind
andd polite nephhew.
I am
m waiting yoou back, pleease, be carreful when driving,
d thiss thread neeeds your foo
od too.
Rossa, 26 Septem
mber, 20099.
metzean
Deaar Rosa,
Sincce morning I have beenn waiting foor you on Coolumbus toees, I am presssing his toes
beca ause of my inside stress ,but Colummbus didn??t said anythhing and with special dignity
d
is lo
ooking at seea
Last night the ttide came inn and we weere off the hook
h and woon't have to worry abouut the
prob m the cabin as two Chaameleons weere
blem anymoore, last nigght Veronicaa cried from
wallking on herr body ,I wennt there to help
h her butt the Chameeleons did a perfect
cammouflage thaat I couldn??t find them !!!fortunateely Veronica was comppletely recovvered
s rested foor more than a week , She
as she S came upp and skillfufully drew baack the shipp from
the marshy areea and naviggated the shhip to port ,nnow we havve anchoredd in Palos an nd the
shipp is moored for few dayys.
Anddrew and Veeronica ,pleease come with

w me to thhe restaurannt , a big friied turkey iss
waiting for us. Rosa ,pleasse join us iff you couldnn't find us byy Columbuss toes, you easily
e
findd us , you sm
mell my pipee ,and look at
a a man beeside me witth two with mice and a
Chaameleon on his shouldeers.
Capptain Mohseen
metzean
Deaar Rosa,
Sincce morning I have beenn waiting foor you on Coolumbus toees, I am presssing his toes
beca ause of my inside stress ,but Colummbus didn??t said anythhing and with special dignity
d
is lo
ooking at seea
Last night the ttide came inn and we weere off the hook
h and woon't have to worry abouut the
prob m the cabin as two Chaameleons weere
blem anymoore, last nigght Veronicaa cried from
wallking on herr body ,I wennt there to help
h her butt the Chameeleons did a perfect
cammouflage thaat I couldn??t find them !!!fortunateely Veronica was comppletely recovvered
s rested foor more than a week , She
as she S came upp and skillfufully drew baack the shipp from
the marshy areea and naviggated the shhip to port ,nnow we havve anchoredd in Palos an nd the
shipp is moored for few dayys.
Anddrew and Veeronica ,pleease come with

w me to thhe restaurannt , a big friied turkey iss
waiting for us. Rosa ,pleasse join us iff you couldnn't find us byy Columbuss toes, you easily
e
findd us , you sm
mell my pipee ,and look at
a a man beeside me witth two with mice and a
Chaameleon on his shouldeers.
Capptain Mohseen
Marina1
Hi Behnam,
B
So sorry
s to heaar bad newss about yourr aunt, I hoppe she will get
g better sooon. I wish she is
not old becausee a broken leg
l would be b hard for hher. Old bonnes can't woork like youung
bonnes. Anywayy, I hope eveerything willl become beetter. But deear, you maade me moree sad
by knowing
k thaat you are going
g to be absent
a for tw
wo days. :( , please donn't be late. I'm
I
waiting for youu. By the waay , you can count the number
n of cars betweenn Tehran an nd
Masshhad :) ;).
Takke care of yoourself, andd drive careffully. Pleasee, Send my best regardds to your faamily
andd your lovelyy aunt.
I wiill miss you.
Marrina.
Marina1
Deaar Behnam,
My heart with you

y and youur family. I''m praying for
f you, as always.
a
Marrina.
saami Septem
mber 26th 20009
Helllo Marina : )
Howw are you? Thank you very

v much for
f answerinng my questions, I enjooy a lot with
h your
writting.
Youu write beauutifully, andd you defendd your ideass very well. I could agreee with wha at you
writte or I coulddnt, howeveer, I like the way you exxpress it. Yoou are luckyy my dear frriend
Marrina, sometiimes it is beetter to knoww how to exp
xpress yoursself than knoowing a lot about
any given topicc. So, congrratulations, you
y do it veery well!! I wish
w I couldd! :(
Deaar Marina, letl me ask youy some quuestions. Pleease forgivee me, I cannnot choose a good
topiic to write aabout, so I ask
a you abouut more sim
mple things. For example, do you usually
u
weaar make up?? if so, whenn do you weear it, alwayys or just at special occcasions? Ho
ow do
you like to wear it? Are you a usual buyer of cosmetic products? Do you use perfume?
which kind? when?
Another question: What do you do at a usual weekend?
Today, I have watched an American movie called "Something to tell" (i have just
translated it from Spanish, I dont remember the English name). The actors are Ben
Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow. I have watched the film in English, and it has been a bit
hard for me to understand it. It makes me be sad with my English! : ( Has it ever
happened to you? Sometimes I am able to understand actors in films, but the general
thing is that I am unable to follow them (mainly when it is American English). However,
whenever I meet some native speakers (British) I find I can understand them correctly.
What is the reason of it? American and British accents are not so different... What is your
idea about it?
Have a nice Saturday!
Rosa, 26 September 2009.

Good evenin' evrybody! Nice t' see you senhorita Rosa!
Mohsen!
V'ronica!
How'r yu doing? Don't scare of my strange accent an' swollen lip - it's b'cause of
chameleon. That one got under my feet all the time while I made fruit biscuits (like a
hungry pussycat, really!), as a result I crashed his tail, stumbled, fell down, scald my arm
and hurt my face, what a bad luck! Don't worry, it happen with cooks often.
By the way I've taken the bisquits with me, I think it'll be not superfluous at this
celebratory meal.
I wonder am I not late for the fried turkey?
Oh, I see I'm not!
What? Where are the mice? Dear captain, did you really guess I take all the zoo with me
at the restaurant?
I left all of them at ship, safe, sleepy, their stomacks full of food. One has its tail
bandaged.
Did you see Sally? She hurried all day through between the pier and commercial district
pecking apples and engoying her life. I guess she's eventually got tired and fell in sleep
under the Columbus' hat.
So, are your glasses full? Let's drain this wonderfull red wine for the helth of our
hospitable senhorita Rosa. A su salud Rosa!
Oh how spanish is my mood now! What a pity I don't play guitar! But if there is a piano
here I'd play some piece for you. Which one should I play? hmm.. ohh yes - Chic Corea's
"Spain".
Hola, my friends, I love all of you!

Hi Mohsen and Andrew!
It hasnt been difficult to find you and your colleagues, the smell of your pipe helped me a
lot. By the way, sorry for being late...
So nice to meet you personally, you are taller than I thought! and our friend Veronica is
as beautiful as I had imagined! And...about Andrew, I dont know why I thought he was
older (maybe because he has written it many times), he is much younger...So it has been
great to put faces to you!!
I have enjoyed a lot at the restaurant, just be careful Mohsen, because Andrew has been
drinking so much wine, repeating time after time "A su salud, Rosa"!! ;))) Take care of
him, maybe he is not able to stand in the ship.
So to make time until he is ready to continue the adventure we can go to "La Rabida"
where there is museum about Columbus. There I can show you the replicas of the ships
they used in their travel, they are naos and carabelas, so maybe you can buy one of them,
just if you find them better and safer than yours.
After that we can go to "Foro Iberoamericano" which is close to it; There concerts are
celebrated, so as I know Andrew likes music we can enjoy a jazz concert...Maybe a
famous singer comes, and if you like we can attend to the concert.
If not, there are many other things to do, just make your mouths ask for it, I will try to
help! : )

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Rosa, Rosa, pleas take me to the concert too! i never was at a jaz concert. only music i
heard in london was bagpipe, and i like it very much. i promise to sit qwiet and not shout
loudly.
do you know can chameleons bite me? i never saw them before and im scared of them. i
will not sleep at ship until there a chameleons. pleas ask Andrew they will stay at ship?
sally
Hi Captain Mohsen, Andrew, Micia, Rosa and mice
I hope you are well. I understand that you wondering about were I'v been.
Thanks for your mail Mohsen.
You thought I was in my cabin and slept but I wasn't :) Few days ago a helicopter came
and picked me up from our ship....I had few things to do and I needed to went home few
days to fix it.
But now I'm back again...
This idea to go here to the restaurant was very nice! The food taste delicious and best of
all...we met you Rosa here. I'm really happy to meet you!
Please can you tell me about Sally...who is she? Is she a human, bird or? I dont
understand:) Is she on board with us?
I'm sure you have made some plan for our visit here...let me know. Whats happen
tomorrow?
Navigator Veronica
27 sept 2009

Hi Sally,
Nice to meet you!!! Of course you can come to the concert too! There we can enjoy
listening to music while we can talk to each other! It would be a great opportunity to
know more about you. Could you tell me about you?
Dont be scared of chameleons, as far as I know they dont bite and they arent dangerous
nor poisonous. But If I were in the ship, I would never sleep knowing they (chameleons or
any other animals) are around. So I hope you have sweet dreams!!!

Helllo Veronicaa!
So nice
n to see you
y are bacck again!!!! Thank Godd you are finne! we weree mising youu!!
It haas been veryy nice to meeet you perssonally, as I have writtten before, yyou are as
beautiful as I im
maigned! Thank
Th you foor consideriing our foodd delicious! It is a fact that we
in Spain
Sp we eatt very well!!!!
I thiink you havve to ask Moohsen who Sally

S is. To tell
t the truth
h I dont knoow yet who she is.
Som
me of my plaans are the jazz
j concert, and tomorrow...I havve to work aat school so I
cannot spend so many time with you, but I can suuggest you some s nice pplaces to go. What
do you
y prefer beach
b or moountain? you can even visit Sevillee on your ow wn. It is a
neigghbour city, and it is worth
w visitingg it! It is onne of the most visited ciities by foreign
peopple. You cann visit theree the Giraldda, which waas built in thet time of aarabs (and by b
arabbs) in Spainn. Im sure yoou all will enjoy
e it!!!!
Hoppe you enjoyy here.

Rossa, 27 Septem
mber, 20099.
Marina1
Deaar Rosa,
Howw can I thannk you enouugh for yourr writing to me?? you have
h given me
m a lot of energy
e
evenn though I'm
m a bit worrried about Behnam
B andd his family.. God bless them!
Deaar Rosa, I like the makee up itself , because

b as I said beforre it's a kindd of art. Thee mixed
coloors make a fascinated
f e
effect. But too tell the truuth , I don't wear it outtside, or at work
w ,
beca ause then no body can work becauuse of my beeauty (LOO OOOOOOOOOOOL), I'm I just
kiddding, but I thhink everythhing has its time. On thhe other hannd, I like to be pretty, like all
girls
ls. About speending monney about itss products, let me say that t I just buuy sun blockk which
is veery necessaary for all peeople not onnly in Summ mer but alsoo in winter, bbecause thee
ultrraviolet beamms are heree, in winter and Summeer :)
Of course
c I likee perfume, I use some Gulf
G perfum
me sometimees, and anotther kinds tooo.
Deaar Rosa, bellieve me , I'm

m like all giirls in this world
w :). I liike to be beaautiful, I do
o work
on protecting
p m
my skin. I likke to wear make
m up , buut dear , eveerything haas IT'S TIME E! Poor
Marrina thinks so.
s
Deaar nice friennd, I'm like you,

y feel deppressed afteer seeing ann American movie, espeecially
wheen they talk very fast , then
t I feel thhat I'm not a good runnner (LOOOOL).
Oncce, I saw a mmovie and the
t actress saids ' sometthing inside me shuts off ' , I didn't
t truth I understood it
undderstand thee meaning until I saw thhe translatinng. To tell the i in a
way, and the translating was another thing, in that moment I felt that I'm above 0 by a
little. :(
Dear Rosa, how do you feel that you are in love???
I'm very much looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Marina.

Hi Rosa,
Thanks a lot for your answer. I hope you are fine and enjoy your time at school:)
I dont know why but I'v had too much to do last days. Worked a lot and even presented
my research from university again for nurses here.
You asked me what I mean with "ceremonies". I mean Christmas, Easter.... What more?
How do you celebrate them? Which one are the biggest and most importent in your
country?
I was laughing when I readed that you looking after me at my daughters blogg. One of
my hobbies are to take photos and I take a lot but I'm very rarely at photos myself. I will
tell her to put one of me there:) I'm blond and my daughter dark:)
What is your hobbies Rosa? Do you have some unusual hobby?
Veronica
27 sept 2009

Hi Mortaza,
As you said, I have been a bit busy...
I'm a person who wants to do a lot, and what I'm doing I wants to do it very well. I
always have high demands on myself and that is sometimes a bit hard. I can feel that I'm
not enough.
Whaat about youu? Do you feel
f the sam
me sometimees? How cann you avoidd it?
Anyyway, I hopee you and yoour family are

a fine.
But you have problem withh your stom mach. Pleasee let me knoow all your symtoms
s annd I will
try to
t help you. Give me ann anamnes.
Wheen did it staart? Have yoou ever had d this beforee? Someone else in your family whho have
or had
h have thee same? Wh hen is it worrst? In the morning,
m daay, evening or
o night? Iss your
prob blems betterr after you have
h eaten?? What makkes it worst oro better? W
What kind of
sym
mtoms and where
w in the stomach? Which
W side at abdomenn? Up or doown? Do you u feel
som
mething on yyour back? No N urine prroblems? Doo you have nausea? Doo you have
diarrrea? Blackk stool or bloood in it?
Do you
y feel bettter after yoou been to tooilet? Do yoou have bloaating abdom
men? Are yoou
feelling stress? Heartburn??
Give me answeer on this qu

uestions andd other impoortent thinggs and I willl help you with
w
your problems.
Hoppe to hear from

fr you sooon,
Veronica
27 sept
s 2009
metzean
It was
w a red lettter day in Huelva,
H
In thhe restaurant we ate a fried

f turkeyy and varietty of sea foood ,
as usual
u I askedd the waiterr to bring me
m a large dish
d of king prawn,also
p a rice dish with a
mugg of Coca coola. The waaiter told mee somethingg. I told her no entiendoo ( I don't
Rosa helpedd me in transslating (the waiter askeed me if I w
undderstand) . R wanted anythhing
morre,no thank you, that iss enough).
w we are gooing to take an autobus to visit the city .

Now
Deaar Rosa ,I 'lll come to jaazz concert ,I

, want to seee the Gipsyy King. We like also vissit La
Rabbida , tomorrrow will bee a long dayy for us .
Deaar Veronica, thank you very much that you caame back to ship , yes liittle sally ha as
joinned us whenn we were cooming to Huuelva , an adventurous
a polite bravve little girl,, she is
fromm korea, live in Americca ,and sometime she iss in Porto near her motther. Am I right
r
Sally?
Andrew Are you drinking wine, what is meaning of A su salud, say something that we
understand!!
Mohsen

Hello my dear friends!
Veronica, you are a troublemaker! To slip out from the ship secretly, notifying nobody -
it's...I don't know...it is a serious breach! We were worring, we made our guesses, I
started to suspect bad things, e.g. the case of lethargy while you just flew away by
helicopter, unbelievable!
I guess you have to pay for this mistake. To pay by..what about to solo dance? Yes, one
solo dance and you are forgiven. I'll accompany you with piano, Rosa, please take these
castanets, Mohsen, just clap by hands. Let's go!
Sally, please wait for a moment. Yes, I understand that you are happy to see Veronica,
just don't chirp SO loudly, ok?
well, are you ready?

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
.......OH YEAH!.............it's a DANCE!!
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtttttttzzzzzzzzzzzzz
...!!!!......!!...........it's not SOME SLOW DANCE, IT'S HOT!!!
BOOM!!!######!!!!!!!!!!!
.>>>>>TRTRTRTRTR!!!!!OUCH!
Wshooooo!!!!
pum-pududu-pum, PUM-PUM!!
Oh my God! You're a sunshine!

Wow! Who has taught you for Irish dances? Though sometimes it looked like Lezginka,
amazing!
Veronica, you are forgiven, welcome aboard!
******
So, about our new friend Sally.

I think there is no doubt that she is a bird. Little one has never hidden this fact as far as I
know. (I re-read all the posts from the moment Sally declared about her existence on the
thread)
She must be a sparrow or something like that (little bird), was born in England, moved to
Portugal with her mother, brothers and sisters recently. She adore sea, ships, travels and
apples and she obviously has chosen "Senior Romancer" as a proper vessel and our dear
Veronica as the best friend for her dreams come true. Am I right Sally??
Well, isn't it a time to go to the concert?

I guess four tickets will be enough. Veronica, could you bring Sally to the concert into
you handbag? Thank you.
(all the company enter the concert hall)...

Hi Andrew,
So happy to hear from you...I really have miss all of you!
I'm not a dancer but I made it:) (I took some glass of wine before)
I'm happy you didn't gave me a bigger sentence than a dance, thanks!
You play piano very well...
I think as you that Sally is a little bird...but I'm not sure. I take her in my
handbag...Where do you have your mice and where is Micia?
Veronica
28 sept 2009
372

Dear Behnam
salaam and hope a good moment,
I am sure after about two years you know I am here just communicating with good
friends and sharing some thing and learning many thing from nice people with different
culture around the world. And about our recently writing I must say that I don't let myself
say to anybody namard , of course I believe and know you are very spunky ,zealous and
zeal person because you are from Azerbaijan originally . I like all of Azerbaijanian zeal
men and women and respect all of them especially Mir Hosain Mousavi, I have a
question about the reason of migration of Iranian people and would like read some thing
from my friends here.
Best wishes,
Araghi,
,Sep.,17,2009
Dear Behnam,
Salaam,
I wrote above sentences 12 days ago but can not sent it.
Now how sorry I am that your family and you are facing such challenges . my prayers is
that your aunt recovery be speedy and soon.
God be with you,
Araghi ,
Sep., 28,2009

Dear friends,
how are you ? I hope every thing is well with you and wish you wouldn't be in my
situation.
my computer has been broking down since I sent my last post. i declared some questions
but i
couldn't reply anybody. i know i had to reply you all and thank you all for your answers
to
my questions.
you can not imagine how i spent these days. i asked my best friend to read me some of
your
comments on the phone.it might seem a silly activity but showes how much your opinions
are
important for me.
today is my secound day at university. after my first class i could find a PC.i don't know
exactly what you are talking about but i hope a kind frind does me a favor and tells me
what has happend since i wasn't here.
i apologize, because some of you asked me some questions that i didn't answer them.
i hope after reparing my computeri can be as active as before .
best wishes,
setayesh,28 september,2009

Dear behnam,
my autumn lover friend,i hope my absence didn't cause you forget me .i read your writing
which were addressed to me word by word .
i love autumn becouse lots of reasons that i can't mention them all in this post but i'll tell
you them later if you like. i was born in autumn.perhaps its the main reason that i love
this season more than others.
dear friend can you remember my first post in this thread? it was exactly when i started
my previous term of english class and i told you about my frustrating teacher.
i passed that term with PWM mark.i could not imagine that. do you know what has made
me happy more :geting that mark from such a proud teacher:)although i completely know
my knowledge is much less than this mark, it has motivated me to study more.
anyway, my next english term is going to start this evening and i'm going to start upper
intermediate level:)
thank you for your comment about my questions. i would like to write my own ideas about
them and about your former habit (smoking) aswell, but unfortunately the topic has
changed and i think it's better to write about recent topics.
it's abit hard for me to manage my time between university activities and going to english
class every day and other activities so i can visit this web at most twice a week.my PC is
still out of order i hope it will repair soon.
hope to hear from you soon

all the best,
setayesh,28 september,2009
Micia September 28th 2009

MIAOW!!!!

Dear Rosa and Veronica! thank you very much that you took me to jaz concert, i liked it
so much. i found piece of aple in your handbag Veronica, was it for me? i m quite happy
that you dont anger to me for be noisy some time.
i still dont go to the ship bicause of chameleon but i ask you don,t forget call me when
you leave spain ok?
Veronica, feed micia, she crying
Hi Micia,
Oh...I have miss you so much. You looks well....I'm sure Andrew took care of you when I
was home few days. I can see you have got food.
Today I will give you Finish cat food call whiskas! Every cats in Finland like it....Taste it
Micia.....do you like it?
Have you met some nice cats here in Hvuela? You should be a bit careful....you never
know who they are! An idea could be to find some catfriend to you to came with us
onboard to deal with:)
Micia....have you seen Sally....you know you should not try to catch her....
Come on Micia....we go for a rest at the hammock and you can tell me all what happened
when I didn't been here....Are there some secrets....? Mjauu,
mjau....Andrew....mjau..Mohsen.......................????? Crr crr crr crrr.....
Veronica
28 sept 2009

Mohsen you not right. i m not korean girl living in america, im a sparrow andrew wriite
whole true. but i don,t anger with you for i know you just joke me yes?hehe
Micia September 28th 2009

purrr....purrr.....

Hello my sweet Marina
How are you? I am happy to make you happy with my writings!! I hope you are always
happy!! I know very well that when Behnam is out, you feel a little bit alone, but let me
tell you that I am also your friend, and when he is not here, Rosa is here for you! ; ))
I have enjoyed a lot your writing about making up, there is just one thing I cannot
understand. YOu say "everything has its time". What do you mean with it? Do you mean
making up just for specific moments??? This is what I got!
Dear Marina, your question is a very good one and we have to think a little bit before
answering it. I have done it and all I can tell you is that when you are in love, you feel it.
How can you feel it? What are the reasons which make you be sure that you are in
love??? Well, I will write them later, because I have to think about it. I will try to do it
tonight, when I come back home from the school, ok?
Why are you asking it? DO you think you are in love with someone? Have you ever been
in love before? Please, tell me about it if you dont mind; I will write about myself too...
Hope you have a nice day,

A Spanish kiss : )

Hello My Friends,
So many thanks for caring! One million thanks for worrying. I don't know how can I
thank you enough for your affection and kindness towards me.
Dear Marina, you cannot imagine how sweet your worries are! Yes, we men love
women's worries! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Dear Rosa, thank you very much for the deepest sympathy. I have no doubt that you are
an understanding friend.
Dear mr Araghi, thank you very much for your sympathy.
Thank you all for their sympathy. I cannot list all name here. I hope my friends will
forgive me.
Dear Setayesh, thank you for your kindness towards me, and love towards this thread.
Happy Mehr, and congratulations on PWM! It made me extremely happy.
REPORT
The other day, my cousin called me and gave bad news about a car accident in Mashhad.
Unfortunately, my aunt has broken her legs, and she has damaged her back very badly.
In order to visit her in hospital, I had to go Mashhad. Therefore, on Saturday afternoon, I
left Tehran. It was impossible to buy train or plane ticket, so I would have to go by bus.
I boought the moost expensivve bus ticket, but I was really dissaatisfied withh the bus, seeat,
drivvers and passsengers! The
T seats weere so small and uncomf mfortable. Th
The drivers weren't
w
norm mal, and soome passenggers were veery strange with strangge behaviouurs.
Theere was a stuupid personn sitting nexxt to me. As soon as thee bus goes oout from term
minal,
he went
w to sleepp. He was snoring
s all the
t time, annd his head was
w sometim mes on my
shouulder! How
w terrible!
Thee speed limitt was 80 Kmm/h! The disstance between Tehran

n and Mashhhad is about 1000
Km,, so we weree sitting on bus for abo
out 13 hourss!
Morre than 30%

% of the road was bumppy! The quaality of asphhalt on roadd was very loow, and
it was
w out-of-daate as well.
I arrrived at Maashhad at abbout 9:00 AM

A and in thhe hospital at
a about 100:00 AM. My aunt
crieed when shee saw me. It was so sadd.
In thhe afternoon, I went to the hospitaal again, and I bought some

s fruit, ppineapple ju
uice
andd a bunch off flowers! Affterwards, I went to Emmam REZA shrine and said my pra ayers. I
left Mashhad ata about 6:00 PM. The story
s was thhe same!
Thaankfully, I am
m at home now.
n I had a bad backaache. I tookk a shower aand slept. Now,
N I
feell OK.

r It was
w boring,, sorry.

m from you
y soon.
All the best,

Behhnam, 28 Sep
eptember 20009
373
Marina1
Deaar Behnam,
Alha
amdo lelah ala alsalam
ma :) " thanks God for yyour returnning back saafely"
So sad
s hearingg what has happened
h with your aunnt, I hope shhe will returrn back to her
h
health very sooon. God willling.
Pleaase be optim
mistic, everyything will be
b okay very
ry soon. I think you werre annoyed in your
travveling becauuse you werre upset andd sad from the
t beginnin ng because oof your aun
nt's
acciident whichh made you see
s everythiing in blackk glasses.
Deaar Behnam, please takee those glassses of , welccome in youur place agaain! :)
Masshhad is a very
v famouss city in Irann , especiallly from religgion point oof view. I wiish I
can visit it withh you , then your lovelyy aunt will ccook for us and
a take us around thee city. :)
:)
Pleaase write ass before, don't leave us alone! We have missed you a lot!! :)
I'm waiting forr your reply..

Marrina.
Marina1
Deaar friends,
An email
e from www.dailyw writingtips.ccom , I founnd it really useful.
u Pleaase take a loook.
Andd don't forgeet that the majority
m of Syrians
S are nice :)
Are You Sure Y You Mean "M Majority"?
Possted: 27 Sepp 2009 06:00 0 PM PDT
A reeader in thee UK asks
Havve you dealtt with most v majority in i your tips ? Perhaps youy don't suuffer from a rash
of "majority"
" inn the US buut here it's a disease. "T
The majorityy of the rainn will be in the
wesst." "We speend the majoority of our time in tow wn." It's thatt sort of thinng ALL the time,
t in
the newspaperss, on the raddio. everyw where. Whenn did "most"" die out ?
A quuick web brrowse indicaates that thee ''majority disease'' is universal.
Whyy do the majjority of peoople never get g cancer??
Thee Majority of Muslims Who W Attendd Mosque Weekly W ...
Choomsky: ''Thee Majority of o the Worldd Supports IIran''
Peww Study: Desspite Budgeet Shortfallss, the Majorrity of Goveernors are Inncreasing or o
Prootecting Pre--Kindergarrten Fundingg
the majority off rainfall mooved south, east, and westw of the haardest-hit ddrought area as.
All of
o these exaamples reprresent an unnnecessary uuse of the sttatistical terrm ''majority ty.'' In
each h case ''mosst'' would bee adequate.
Sommetimes ''maajority'' is thhe right worrd
majjority: a num mber or perrcentage equualing moree than half of o a total ?M Merriam-W Webster
Thee following eexample shoows the worrd being useed appropriiately:
In much
m of Ethiopia, simillar to the Saahelian counntries to its west, rainfa fall from Junne to
September contributes thee majority off the annuall total,
Herre a determiinate amounnt of rainfalll is being considered. More M than 50%
5 of the total
fallss from Junee to Septembber. Less thaan 50% fallls during thee remainingg months. The T
worrd ''majorityy'' makes sennse in this context.
c
A Vast
V Majority ty
Nott only do wrriters use maajority in coontexts in which
w most will
w do, for ssome writerrs,
''maajority'' isn'tt complete without
w ''vasst.''
Grijalva: Vast Majority of House Progressives Not Prepared to ' Surrender ' on Public
Option
Vast majority of Americans likely to become fat
Coalition: Vast Majority Of Iraqis Still Alive
Surprising New Poll Reveals: Vast Majority of Americans Support the Climate Bill
Kinds of ?Majority?
A site called Electorama gives these definitions of different types of ''majority'':
A majority means, literally, '' more than half ''. Compare this with plurality, which means
'' the most of the group''. When applied to specific situations, majority can take on
different meanings, depending on how you apply it:
? relative majority usually means '' plurality''
? simple majority means '' more than half of cast votes ''
? absolute majority means ''more than half of eligible voters''
? a supermajority is a fraction of the voters between half and all (e.g. 2/3)
? consensus usually means complete agreement or ''all voters''
I haven't been able to find a satisfactory definition for the expression ''statistical
majority.'' It seems to mean ''a bare majority'', such as 51% of votes cast between two
candidates or proposals. It often occurs in writing that is critical of the outcome of an
election in which one candidate or proposal has won by a slim majority.
Writers may wish to question their use of the word majority. Is statistical information
being discussed? Or is the meaning just '''most''?
As for ''vast majority,'' I'd say that, except for the rarest landslide, that expression
belongs in the clich頢in.
Marina.
mahmoud-ma September 28th 2009

assalamo alykom , sure i am muslim , i am living in Morocco
i am a student of the first year in college, departement of science of economy and gestion
.
take care

Hello Rosa,
Today is Monday and, since Saturday, I have been in class, teaching my students, for 3
times. On Mondays, I don't have any teaching hour and, instead, I stay in my office for a
couple of hours preparing some materials and waiting for those students who need some
help in their studies. And I have to go to class, for teaching, 3 times more during
Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
When I enter a class for the first time, I usually start by introducing myself very briefly,
and then I give, to the students, the title of some books which are the needed resources
for learing. Then I arrange the midterm exam; we, my student and I, reach an agreement
for a certain time at which they have to take their midterm exam.
At this time I usually ask the student whether they have any question. Usually a question
or two are asked at this point, and after answering the questions, I start teaching. I am
not a good orator so I avoid talking about issues out of the course topics. I know, talking
just about the course topics may sometimes make the students become boared and tired.
What about you Rosa? How did you start your first calss? Do you also talk about
something which is out of the course topics or you just do teaching in the class? And
what about the exams? Do your student have to take any exam different from the final
exam? How are the exams?
Rosa! appart from the current topics in this thread, you and me have many common
things to talk about. You said that you agree with (at least) part of my writing about
beauty; thank you! But, as far as I know, you have not expressed your idea about this
topic!! Would you please let us know your opinion? Who is (more) beautiful, man or
woman?
And about money and its connection to the happiness, I think that it definitly can cause a
person's life. In some cases having (enough) money is necessary to have a good and
healthy life and thus to feel happiness. However, the money is not sufficient for
happiness. In other words, having money may not suffice for getting happiness, but being
poor and having no (enough) money, in most cases, can lead to unhappiness. I should
mention that I have already post my writing about this topic. Did you miss it?
And, finally, let me talk about "men and women at the same place of work" later.
I am waiting for your writings,
All the best

Mortaza
September, 28, 2009.

Dear Behnam,
How are you my friend. First, please accept my sympathy on what has happened to you
and your famlily; it makes everyone sad. As you know, in our country, car accident on the
roads is the number one reason for dying people before their time. I try to be very
cautious while I am driving on the road; it is a very dangerous action!
I am
m very glad you are fine back at yoour home.
Morrtaza
mortaza.abta
Rossa!
Noww that I readd my last wrriting to youu, I see thatt it containss many gram
mmatical an
nd
typoographical mistakes!!
m S
Sorry!
seetayesh Sepptember 29th

th 2009
dear behnam,
i'm so sorry to hear that saad news aboout your aunt.as i haveen't been in touch for a while i
didnn't know whhat has happpend ,so pleease accept my sympathhy.
suchh a terrible car crash happend
h to one
o of my fafar relatives in Norooz. they terriblly
injuured.but afteer about twoo months thhey recovereed.
dear friend donn't bother yoourself,listeen to a piecee of light muusic and havve a rest forr a
while.
my first
f class iss going to start in ten minuets,i
m should leave this
t computter.my friend
ds are
callling me.i'm ccoming...
by the
t way thannks for yourr quick reply ly in this situuation.
sorrry for my mistakes.
lots of love
setaayesh,29 sepptember,20009
metzean
Deaar Andrew,
I am
m writing yoou from the Exhibition , please donn't considerr me your seerious breacch ,I
deciided to go LaL Rabida ,w when I got off
o the autobbus they tolld me that I was in a wrrong
direection and thhat was Silvvia. I had too take a taxii for La Rabbida ,but shee took me too palos,
I jusst told her a Spanish word
w "Colonn mousem " then she unnderstood m me and took me to
La Rabida.
R Noww I am nearr the museuum looking ffor some one to buy mee a ticket ,I gave g all
of my
m treasure to the driveers , Please send the spparrow heree ,tie her feeet a packet of o
money :(
Please be kind enough and send me the money very soon. As I think about poor
Columbus ,exactly here ,waiting for financial backing from the Catholic Monarchs,
Ferdinand and Isabella, but he stayed here until the weeds grew under his feet but no
financial backing received there for him, i am afriad!!?

Dear Marina,
How are you? I hope everything is going well with you. Thank you so much for sympathy.
It is not possible to see anything when wearing black glasses! If you don't believe, just try
once. :):):) However, I understand what you are saying.
Dear Marina, there are some facts. The road was bumpy. It is a fact. There is no
difference if you look at it with naked eye or wearing a coloured glasses! Asphalt is
usually black, and it will be black for all visible lights. Hahahaha LOOOOL :):):):):):)
The passenger's head was on my shoulder. Alas, it was a he! :):):):):):):):):)

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
The driver was a sleepy abnormal man! The seats were very bad; small and rough. I
asked the driver for helping me in changing the position of the seat (Bending it), he
said,"Sorry, it doesn't work"!!! "My ticket is a first class one, isn't it? You are supposed
to repair it. You are supposed to spend some money on fixing it, aren't you?", I said.
I complained about the low quality, but who cares.
Well, dear Marina, I'm ready to write. Have you got any topics? Please give me some
serious topics, I have no time to spend on measuring the amount of hair of a sheep, or the
number of cars in Tehran!!! :):):) It is possible, but in doing so, I will spend all my free
time on counting instead of writing in this thread! Do you agree? :):):):):):)
All the best,


Dear Mortaza,
How are you my friend? I hope you are fine. I remembered you when the bus was passing
'Damghan". The driver yelled, "Damghan, Damghan, kasi ja namoone ha!" Then some
people got off, and some people got on!
Thank you for sympathy.
Dear Mortaza, I think the thread is become boring. Would you please try to make it
active and interesting? Have you got any topics?
All the best,

374

You are welcome Mohsen,
I am at La Rabida too with thick pack of euros, no need to bother our birdfriend. I don't
see you so please jump up and shout "I'm here!!" ok?
Andrew

I've just won a bet with two locals 'who drink down more wine in one breath'...so lets do
this paint survey quick whenever possible, ^ok?

Dear Setayesh,
So many thanks for the sympathy.
You are at home; your friend is calling you; there is only 10 minutes left to the way to
institute! Oh my God! It is very easy for you to go to the institute. Good for you! :):):)
My aunt had an operation on her back. Thankfully, spinal cord didn't damage and the
operation had been very well, according to what my cousin told me on phone. She has
broken her legs, pelvis, and kneecap too.
Deaar Setayesh, please givee us some toopics. I am looking forw
y
soon
n.
All the best,

Behhnam, 29 Sep
eptember 20009
Marina1
Deaar lovely Roosa,
:) :)) :)
So happy
h to reaad your wriiting, I reallly like your English & thoughts
t ass well. Thank you
for writing
w in thhis lovely way.
w
Deaar friend, whhat it's suitaable at the party

p is not suitable at work or waalking. You know
dear friend, diff
fferent placees got differrent ways off wearing make
m up. Thaat is what I meant.
:)
Aboout your perrsonal questtions , Emm

mmmmmmmmmm. I'll not
n tell you aanything
(LO
OOOOOOO OOOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOOO
OOOOOOO OOOOOOOL L). :) :) ;)
Pleaase think off my questioon, I'm readyy to discusss it in generaal way, but to full fill your
y
wishh :) I will write
w about personal
p thiings as welll. :)

f you sooon.
Marrina.
Marina1
Deaar Behnam,
Emm mmmmmmm mm, to provve that you were

w worn bblack glassees somehow w, you didn'tt see my
writtings twice. Do you remmember??? :) :). Theree are two poossibilities , the first on ne that I
wass invisible but I wasn't. the second one that yoou didn't seee my writinggs. :) :) ...soo???!!!!
So dear
d friend, I'm so happpy to see yoou between uus again, with
w a lot of energy to jo
oin us
withh your thougghts and your great Ennglish. Pleasse be kind enough
e and write someething
aboout your ownn topic " whho is more beautiful
b m or women ??"
, men
Anoother serious topic :) , imagine

i thaat you woke up , openedd your eyes and saw a new
n
worrld around yyou, how doo you like thhe new worlld to be???
:)
Dear Behnam, I need you to be active again! If you read the last writings in this
thread,you would see that all people write regularly except Behnam that make the thread
a little bit bored, at least for me. so don't blame other people, you should make something
, yourself :) :)
I'm impatiently waiting for your next writing.
Marina.:)

Dear Rosa,
How are you? I hope you are fine. How about school, students and teaching? I hope you
enjoy teaching.
Thank you for the sympathy.
I have promised to write more about flowers and smelling! Now, it is time to answer you,
although you know my answer; and you have mentioned that you know what I will write.
So funny, isn't it? You know the answer of your question, but you still like to hear it from
me! :):):)
Dear Rosa, I know that my answer will be challenging again. Especially, my idea (as an
answer) cannot be understood by people who live in western countries, because it seems
as a stupid idea, or like a silly thing to them. Well, there is nothing wrong neither with me
nor with them.
If we look at the same object, at the same time, we will see something completely
different! Why? Well, we are wearing culture tinted glasses. [Wearing tinted glasses is
what my dear friend Marina has tried to mean by saying 'wearing black glasses'. :):):)]
What does it mean? It means that we are looking at things and judging their value from
our own cultural background, and our own experience, which is often very different.
In my culture, a smelled flower cannot become a fresh flower again. It is impossible,

although some people (me included) dislike using 'impossible' in their conversation. :):):)
In our society, a second-hand car (I think all second-hand goods) is much cheaper than a
new one! For example, someone buys a new car today. People, won?t buy the car with
the same price, if s/he sells it!
Someone should say, "Well, that is true, but human beings are not like some objects. They
are different from other things." This is what I don't believe at all.
The same goes for human beings and particularly for women! I don't want to approach
this subject closer, since it is dangerous. :):):) However, it is very easy for me to prove
that women are like flowers, so they cannot become fresh if they have been smelled
before.
"I love you" is a three-word sentence, but it means different things to different people. In
other words, "I love you" has got different meanings, although it is just a simple
sentences. To make it clear I have to give you an example. Imagine there are a boy and a
girl. The boy says to the girl, "I love you", and the girl says to the boy, "I love you"; the
same sentence with the same intonation and tone! Does it affect the same on the boy and
the girl? Of course not. They will have quite different explanation and definition. Why? I
don't know. Due to this important difference, a 'kiss' means differently to a boy and a girl.
I am sure that this subject seems strange. It will be a challenging thing. As always, I am
ready to discuss this subject more, provided that nobody upsets or gets annoyed. What I
write are often my own ideas and beliefs, although they are strange and they look like
some silly thoughts. I don't mean to upset someone. I have great respect for people's way
of thinking, but I don't expect respect from people for my ideas! Having said that the door
of criticising is always open.
Men and women are different. They are created differently with different feelings and
needs. If it is unfair, they should complain to the creature about the differences! Because
of these differences the meaning of a 'kiss' is different to them. 'Kiss' is just an example.
Please don't get me wrong, and don't blame me because of using it over and over again.
:):):)
I would like to stop writing. I will be waiting for your reply. After receiving your reply, I
will continue to dig this subject deeper. I know that we have a long way to move, and then
to approach a common point. I believe, there is always a common point to approach. I
hope so!
Please reply soon.
All the best,


Hello Mortaza!
Thank God you came back, I was missing your writings!!! ; ) You see, it is sometimes
difficult to work everyday and then to have enough energy to write here. This is what I
usualy feel during the weekend. Today, I am very very very tired; moreover, I have got a
headache, but I dont want to make you wait. :) (I am not able to do it every day).
About my first day of teaching, I first introduced myself, I told my students: "Hello, I'm
Rosa, and I will be your teacher..." I explained what we were going to do, what they are
supposed to study, we talked about the exams, and finally I gave my students the level
exam to complete it.
I dont usually talk with my students about topics different from school topics. I am a
teacher, not a friend or something like that. I think a kind barrier must exist between the
teacher and students, otherwise, I think they will lose respect towards you.
In some classes I like to do a debate, so anyone can express their own opinion about any
given topic. And you know, when talking, one topic can change to a different one, but I
try it has a kind of relation.
Nevertheless I am always ready for any student if he or she wants to comment me
something. I am not a serious or strict teacher, at least not usually. Sometimes, when I
teach 16 year group, I am strict, but this is just because of their behaviour.
My students will have the final exams in April, and just if they fail any subject, they can
do them again in June. I think it is necessary for them to do some more exams before.
These are students who havent studied for a long time, and I think it is a good idea for
them to do some "mock exams" before the real ones. My colleagues odnt agree with me
about this, but I think it is necessary and it will help them for the final one, and as I am a
tutor of one of the classes, I will do it with them.
Dear Mortaza! I have written about the topic of men and women's beauty, you can find it
in a post addressed to Behnam. I will later tell you the page on which you can find it.
Read it and please, tell me your idea (about my writing).
I would like to know your opinion about men and women at the same place of work, I am
still waiting!
Dear friend, dont worry about typing mistakes, it is normal we make mistakes, we are
tired, with lots of thing in our minds and we usually write in a hurry, so there is no need
to be sorry.
It is true we have many things in common, and this is maybe the reason why I like writing
to you so much and why I enjoy a lot your writings. So, please dont make me wait for
long!!
Rosa, 29 Septiembre, 2009.
linda4ever September 30th 2009

Hello Dear
How is your day today, I hope every thing is under control, my names Miss Linda,I come
across your profile at(english-at-home.com) and I became interested in having serious
relationship with you. I will be very glad if you could do me a favor by responding to me
on my ID,(linda_4u65@yahoo.co.uk),so, we can get closer and i have other things to
share in common with you. While i hope to talk to you soon,
have a great day and God bless you.
Best Regards
Miss Linda,

Hello friends,
This is just a test:))

Dear Behnam,
How is it going? I hope you have pleasant day. Thanks for your reply.
Perhaps I'm not making myself clear, yesterday I was not at home. I was at university and
my class was going to start, my friends were waiting for me to join them so they
constantly were crying and calling me.
As a matter of fact, my English class is not that much closed to my house. There is not
only 10 minutes left to the way to institute. Normally it takes 30-45 minutes to reach there
if I was at home. the situation is terrible when I?m going to go there after university
classes. For example yesterday had to ran from bus stop to the institute because I was
late about 15 minutes. I got my breath back after 10 minutes .it was awful :( I have to left
university late every Tuesday I suppose it would experience such terrible condition each
week. I hate being in hurry. Every day I have to travel from the north to the south, the
south to center then from center to the East and finally to the north of Tehran again. Isn?t
it awful? I can measure the Tehran?s map ,somehow.
Dear friend, so sorry. I don?t think I can find a proper topic, at least for a while.
Because, not only my computer is out of order and I can?t access to the net at home but,
also I have the duty of measuring the city length which takes a long time (LOOL). I think
it?s your turn to give us a topic.
These days I?m in a hurry so ignore my mistakes, please.

Regards,
Setayesh, 30 september,2009
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Marina1 September 30th 2009
Dear Behnam,
How are you today??? I hope everything is going well with you.
After reading your interesting reply to Rosa, I've got a question, it came to my mind and
starting nag to write it, even dear Rosa didn't reply yet :)
How the smeller look at the flower that he smells, and how about the other people who
wants to smell it???
I mean, when a someone wants to smell a flower , he tries to smell it as much as he can.
How he think about himself , and about the flower that he smells, even for the first time??
Marina.

?Dear Marina,
How things are going in Syria? What do you spend your salary on? Do you save any
money for the future? What are you going to buy? Have you made any plan to buy a car?
An engineer should have a first class car! Some women love buying different clothes with
different models. We, men believe that it is a total waste of money. Well, that is all right,
because money is produced to spend! Someone earns, someone spends!(eSHak ishlar at
yiyar!)
I do not know how to thank you for your lovely posts. They are full of kindness and
affection. Thank you so much for the sympathy.
Dear Marina, our friend Rosa has asked a tricky question from you. Her question is so
witty, since she is very clever lady. You are a clever and quick-witted lady too. Although
you have refused to answer her question clearly, the question is still there. I do not know
what has exactly made Rosa ask that tricky question, but I think your own question (How
do you feel that you are in love with someone?) is the main reason. Joking aside, it can
be a very good topic to write about, if we take it seriously. However, women are not
interested in speaking about their love stories and memories. They speak about all kinds
of private things, but they prefer not to speak about love and loving. I am not sure, maybe
they speak with other people, but I am not aware of it. LOOOL HahahahaHehehe...
When people say, she has a beautiful face, what exactly do they like about it?
Traditionally, people think that beauty is an individual thing, but this is not true.
Beauty is a relative thing! People who have studied Physics know that what exactly a
relative thing is. For example, someone who is beautiful in this city might be considered
ugly in another. Therefore, there is no answer to my question. God have said in the Holy
Koran that human beings were created in the best way." Certainly We created mankind
in the best make.(095:004)"
In addition, God have congratulated himself on creating humankind! " Then we made the
sperm into a clot of congealed blood; then we made the clot a lump of flesh, then We
made (in) the lump of flesh bones, then We clothed the bones with flesh, then We caused
it to grow into another creation, so blessed be Allah, the best of the creators.(023:014)"
It is a long story to study about beauty, and then understand what is beautiful, or which
kind of beauty is considered. For example, 'beauty is only skin-deep' is a famous saying.
It means that how someone looks is not as important as a good character. A friend of us
(I think she was Elham) once asked about the priority of 'inner beauty'. Well, as she has
mentioned indirectly, there are two kinds of beauties; physical and spiritual beauty. If we
dig this topic more, it will become so philosophical, and maybe boring, so let us stop
here!
If we like to obtain a valid result from our survey of men and women's beauty, we have to
consider some rules. First, we have to consider only natural beauty. Second, we have to
look at the whole bodies of people, not just at their faces. Finally, we have to look at them
when they are completely naked!
Let us assume that there is an island. Now, nobody lives there. We bring one million men
and women from another planet (Mars for example) to this island, and let them live in it.
They know nothing about the Earth and other things and laws. After ten years, we give a
return ticket to everyone in the world (about seven billion tickets) and want them to go
there and look at them, and then express their opinions about their beauties. In other
words, we want them to go to the mentioned island, and then judge about people's
beauties. What will be the result? Can you guess? I am sure that men will win! Hahahaha
LOOOL
Dear Marina, many thanks for reading. I hope your questions are answered.

All the best,
Behhnam, 30 Sep
eptember 20009
behnam
Deaar Marina,
therre is a ? witth 'Dear Maarina'. It is not

n mine. It is computerr's fault. :):)
:):) By the way,
w if
therre is any strrange sign, it
i is just beccause of thee fault of com
mputers andd software.
I hoope you can read my poost easily. Iff there are any
a problem
ms in readinng and
undderstanding, just let me know.
All the best,

Behhnam, 30 Sep
eptember 20009
behnam
Deaar Marina,
Wouuld you minnd making your

y questio
on a little bitt clear? It iss so compliccated and unclear
u
to me.
m
Thaanks in advaance.
All the best,

Behhnam, 30 Sep
eptember 20009
Marina1
Deaar Behnam,
Thaanks a lot for your caree, it was veryy kind of yoou to care abbout poor M
Marina. :) Marina
M
is okkay as longg as her dearr friends arre okay, so if you wanteed to know aabout my state, just
lookk at yourself
lf! :)
Of course
c I've got
g future plans
p for myy money, but to tell the truth I'm noot interested
d in
having a first cclass car, beecause I'm not
n brave too drive it yett :) :D , yes Behnam, I''m
terrrified of drivving a car, besides
b I shhould learn how
h to drivve, would yoou please give me
som
me lessons inn driving??? And if youu wanted to gift me a nice car afteer passing th he
course, it wouldd be very kiind of you (LOOOOL).
(L
In fact
fa I didn't expect that question froom dear friend Rosa, but
b anyway, she asked it,
i and
dear Behnam iss curious too know the answer
a ....E
Emmmmmmm m, I wish I ccan answer! I've
madde a passwoord for somee of my perssonal issuess, that questtion is belonnged to it, but
b
unfo
fortunately I've
I forgotteen the passw word, so thee information are protected , even for
f
pooor Marina heerself! ;) ;).
Andd as far as I know, Behnnam doesn'tt like to speeak about hiis personal tthings, but if
i you
wannt to begin, I would likee to hear yoours then I ppromise to go
g to a goodd programm mer who
can find the losst passwordd then I'll bee able to wriite about them. :) :) :)
I kn
now that Behhnam is a gentleman
g soo he will sayy " please Marina,
M ladiies first" . But
B
donn't worry Behnam, I'm not
n like the girl
g who maade people say s that senntence " lad dies
firstt" , Marina got a man'ss word! :) :)) :)
I doon't know abbout other women,

w but Marina thinnks that speeaking generrally is bettter than
perssonally, beccause througgh writing in
i general , lots of perssonal thougghts and
expeeriences woould be incluuded , the real
r witty peerson who can c take the butter from m the
milkk! ;)
Deaar friend, yoour writing was really interesting

i a usual, yoou know how
as w to introdu
uce
your own thougghts.
So we
w have thee same opiniion, men arre more beauutiful than women!
w thaat's great.
Aboout my questtion, I really

ly don't knoww how to assk it in anotther way , buut let me ma ake a
try :)
: :
howw do you thinnk about the girl who gives
g you frrom her lovee ( I don't m
mean kissingg or
suchh things by saying "herr love" I just mean feeliings)????
Pleaase don't puut me in the narrow corrner! I reallly don't know how to exxplain it moore , so
acceept it anywaay (LOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOL).
By the
t way , I'm m at home because
b of being
b ill :( , I think my stomach
s tryying to provve "
hersself" again.... (LOOOL)L).
Anoother by the way (LOL)), would you

u please ansswer my queestion abouut the new world
w
thatt you like to be in???
My " by the waay"s are finiished .... takke care of yoourself..... I'm
I very eagger to read from
f
you soon. :)
Oh Behnam
B ....wait.....anoother by the way (LOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOL) don't d worryy about
your writing , it
i was very clear
c and orrganized. T
Thank you foor writing thhe number or
o sura
andd Ayat like thhat. :)
Marrina.
metzean
Dear Veronica,
Where are you , Are you fainted by that serious breach?

Today I went to the waterfront exhibition with life-size replicas of Columbus's three
ships: the Nina (right), the Pinta (far left) and the Santa Maria (center). It's amazing to
think men sailed these tiny ships across the ocean to America!.
.I went to check out the wiev above the deck, the ship is a replica of the Pinta ?.oh my
god, These Native American statues were compeletly nude!!
Inside of exhibition there is a Beautiful gardens surround the monastery, the monastery
door was close, so I couldn't get to see inside, in the other booth I saw the big statue of
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. I had a little fun when I found that Andrew had
gone to the knight iron cloth beside the hall , the knight sometimes had a movement and
people ran away and giggling . The museum next to the boats had details of Columbus's
life, regular video screenings and a cafe, I was setting in caf頦or half an hours and
watching the movie of Columbus till Andrew join me.
Dear Rosa I know that two Iranian football player are palying in Osasona (Nekonam and
Shojaei), and Huelva's football team is Recreativo de Huelva and they play in La Liga
Division 1 , Do you know when these team have a football match in Huelva ?
Dear Veronica, I saw in the road that strawberry fields stretch for mile after mile in
Huelva , I have a suggestion to buy one tone of strawberries for export to Syria. If our
friend Rosa and Marina give us the price of strawberry ,We know if there is benefit or
not..?
Captain

Hello Mortaza,
what do you mean? I mean what did you mean having said 'test'?

Hello Mohsen!
You make me to surprise, really. How do you obtain so much information sitting in front
of computer? I'm digging in Google as well but have never succeeded in getting such an
amount of details. Share you secret!

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behnam June 1st 2009

I hope to hear more from you soon.

All the best,

nanazhong June 1st 2009

nanazhong June 1st 2009

Happy children days!

behnam June 2nd 2009

All the best,

behnam June 2nd 2009

I hope to hear more from you soon.

All the best,

behnam June 3rd 2009

How are you keepig? I hope you are fine.

All the best,

Theere are lots of

I'm very much llooking forw

behnam June 33rd 2009

All the best,

Cathy Li June 3rd 2009

Cathy writes here as before

Who can sing without fear?

Who can warm your tired heart?

Who can always be your side?

Cathy Li June 3rd 2009

Cathy Li June 3rd 2009

Tell me, do you like eating grapes?

I miss you strongly, Baby.

Cathy Li June 3rd 2009

Take time to love, it's a joy of life.

mary June 4th 2009

I hope you get a good job as you wish very soon.

I hope to read more from you.

mary June 4th 2009

All the best,

I'm so happy when

Havve a good weekend

Hoppe you havee a bright daay and feel happy,

Peopople need to feel like a winner

behnam June 6th 2009

I am eager to know some things about marriage or wedding ceremony in China.

I hope to read more from you soon.

All the best,

behnam June 6th 2009

How are you? I hope you are fine.

I will answer you soon.

All the best,

behnam June 6th 2009

How are you? I hope you are fine.

I will answer you soon.

All the best,

asal June 6th 2009

asal June 7th 2009

behnam June 7th 2009

I'm terribly sorrry for answ

I diddn't mean too offend youu or make you

I loook forward to reading from

Thiss is a matheematical chaallenge, andd it's been ssaid that:

If yoou're an enggineer (or history

What is the missing number in this logical series?

1, 2, 6, 42, 1806, ____???

All the best,

behnam June 8th 2009

Please write regularly. I hope to hear more from you soon.

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