Darya

Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year ;p

Darya — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:56:43 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uR9JAZdAfA

Who was it?

Darya — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:35:34 +0000

There is an Iranian nursery rhyme that roughly translates as so: Who was it, who was it? It wasn’t me, it was my hand It was the fault of my sleeve The sleeve belongs to my coat The coat belongs to my dad I love reading up on the source and stories behind nursery rhymes…and [...]

Dev Anand, BBC, and Population Control

Darya — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:26:27 +0000

I’m one of those people who goes to bed with the radio on and wakes up with the news. I woke up with BBC World Service this morning. Tthe second piece of news in the headlines was the passing away of Dev Anand. I was still in bed and my first though was if mom [...]

Only brand I’m loyal to

Darya — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:00:57 +0000

My first and only love is making a comeback I’m the kind of consumer that doesn’t really care for brands–(except for one); I switch easily, all I care for is that I get the best possible deal for the best quality…right now I am an Android user but only because I like to customize my [...]

…and just like that, 2 years have passed

Darya — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:47:10 +0000

Dear Mom, It was two years ago today; two years. Two years since you took you last breath…though, you had bid your farewell 4 days prior to that. You knew you only had four days left; the last time you were able to clearly communicate, you told us…individually..we weren’t allowed all in the room…you said your goodbyes…but I didn’t [...]

What will your great great great grandchild think…

Darya — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:26:24 +0000

First we needed to ‘edit’ our online behavior coz our bosses were watching, then the government, and now so we won’t embarrass our decedents ;p Source: http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=28353 Filed under: Clipped from the net, Facebook, Humorous, Just because I am bored, Sign of the Times

Top 5 myths about London

Darya — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:15:35 +0000

“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” ― Samuel Johnson Known by some as the capital of the world, London is a world in itself. Though not everything people know about it is true, and not all that is true [...]

The problem with having an open mind…

Darya — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:05:56 +0000

“The problem with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and putting things in it.” ― Terry Pratchett Except for the nine years I lived in Iran, I have always lived/studied and worked in a multicultural environment. Though none were as diverse as London. Not only there are [...]

11/11/11

Darya — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:23:39 +0000

Shhh, come closer and I’ll let you know me deep dark secret…my name is Noushin and I’m a procrastinator! Well, I haven’t always been a procrastinator, I jumped on this joyful ride only a year ago…and yes, I really do enjoy it Let me give you an example of my joyful deeds: Clocks were set [...]

Happy Birthday Mom :)

Darya — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:41:45 +0000

Hi Mom, Happy 60th Birthday Mom … Yeah, yeah, I know, you left this world almost 100 weeks ago, but technically it is still the anniversary of when you first step foot into this world. Don’t know why people stop having birthday parties for people who are no longer physically with us? Anyhoo, I [...]