English Expressions

Here are some American expressions that may come in handy:

1.You took the words right out of my mouth گل گفتی_منم همینو می خواستم بگم

example:_ Look at that prep, he's such a snob!

_You took the words right out of my mouth!

2.Be up to sth در فکر انجام کاری بودن_برنامه ای در سر داشتن

example:_what are you up to for today bro?

_Just chilling

3.What's got into you? تو چت شده؟

example:_There are five typing errors on the first page alone.What's got into you?

_Sorry,sir.

4.Take one's mind off sth به چیزی فکر نکردن

example:_Come on,Ross!you,me,Joey,ice,guys' night out,come on,what do you say,big guy huh?

_Alright,maybe it'll take my mind off it.

5.Go through hell پدر کسی درآمدن

example:_I went through hell last night and it was my fault cause I let people do it to me.

6.Make lame excuses عذر و بهانه ی بیجا آوردن

example:_So you're Julie's date,huh?

_No,I'm just...I just came here,I was looking for an owl,

_Ha ha,you don't have to make lame excuses.

7.You are sure you're cool with this? مطمئن هستی برات مشکلی نداره؟

example:_So the party starts at 7.You could be at my dad's house by 6?

_Sure.

_You're sure you're cool with this?

_Are you kidding me?

8.Get sth straight مسئله ای رو روشن کردن

example:_Look,there's smoke.That's his herd right up the hill.We should return him.

_Let's get something straight here,ok?There is no "we".There never was a "we".

9.Break it up تمومش کنین

example:_Are you telling me what I'm gonna be doing here,numb-nuts?

_You heard me.

_Hey,hey,hey,come one,break it up!

10.Look blue خیلی غمگین به نظر رسیدن

example:_Hey,where are you going?

_Nowhere

_Gee!He looks blue.

_I'd say brownish-gold.

_No,no,no.I mean he's depressed!

+ نوشته شده در Thu 9 Sep 2010 ساعت 8:40 PM توسط الهام |

Famous Quotations

When I was born, I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half. Gracie Allen

I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen

The secret of life is not to do what you like, but to like what you do. Anonymous

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. Aristotle

We are what we repeatedly do. Aristotle

The worst solitude is to be destitute of sincere friendship. Sir Francis Bacon

An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it. Orlando A. Battista

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. Alexander Graham Bell

Happiness lies in good health and a bad memory. Ingrid Bergman

Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others. Otto von Bismarck

The heart has reasons that reason does not understand. Jacques Bossuet

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. Winston Churchill

I believe in luck; how else can you explain the success of those you dislike? Jean Cocteau

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. Charles Darwin

Pure love and suspicion cannot dwell together: at the door where the latter enters, the former makes its exit. Alexandre Dumas

The only thing in life achieved without effort is failure. Unknown

+ نوشته شده در Sat 28 Aug 2010 ساعت 8:9 AM توسط الهام |

Christina Aguilera : Stronger Than Ever

What you gave me I know you gave me
You remind me all the time
And how you hurt me and you don't see it
Again I am the child

And though you tell me that you love me
I can't feel it and I'm afraid to let you down
It's all or nothing, I fear that something's wrong

I'm tired of walking on eggshells so terrified to fail
And in order to please you I've abandoned myself
And though it used to hurt me when you push me away
I'm stronger than ever, you made me this way

Mmmh..How I wish you, you suffered less too
It tears us both apart
And it's not pretty the way you criticize me
And how it breaks my heart

And though you tell me that you love me
I can't feel it and I'm afraid to let you down
It's all or nothing, I fear that something's wrong

I'm tired of walking on eggshells so terrified to fail
And in order to please you I've abandoned myself
And though it used to hurt me when you push me away
I'm stronger than ever, you made me this way

How I wish you knew, how much I need you
I feel like running but I can't abandon you
You avoid my gaze, withdraw from me these days
You punish me for trying to be all that you wanted
What more can I do?

+ نوشته شده در Sun 18 Jul 2010 ساعت 1:3 PM توسط الهام |

The Bull and the Turkey

A turkey was chatting with a bull.
"I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey.
"But I just haven't got the energy."

"Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull.
"They're packed with nutrients."

The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it
actually gave him enough strength to reach the first branch of the tree.
The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.
Finally after a week, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree.

He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree.

Moral of the story:
Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.

+ نوشته شده در Wed 7 Jul 2010 ساعت 7:56 PM توسط الهام |

Can you read this?

if yuo can raed tihs, you hvae a sgtrane mnid, too.
Can you raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs forwrad it.

If you can read this, your brain is 50% faster than those who can't

+ نوشته شده در Tue 22 Jun 2010 ساعت 3:1 AM توسط الهام |

Sasha Son_Love

I've had it all as a little child
I've done it all as a little child
But the pain that I had
For the fame that I got
Was for what?
A little girl is crying alone
And a little boy searching for his home
Giving up to a sin
For a heart-craving dream
Is that a sin?

Chorus:
If you really love
The love you say you love (really love)
Then surely that love would love ...
Then surely that love would love to love you back
If you really love
The love you say you love (really love)
Then surely that love would love ...
Then surely that love will love you back

For just one moment
We all wanna be
Just as happy
As one can be
(So don't you make the same mistake
You gotta give for what you take)
And don't you break
A little girl or boy
They're crying at home alone
A faithful song
Will lead the way to make you strong

Chorus:
If you really love
The love you say you love (really love)
Then surely that love would love ...
Then surely that love would love to love you back
If you really love
The love you say you love (really love)
Then surely that love would love ...
Then surely that love will love you back

If you really love
If you really love
The love you say you love (really love)
Then surely that love would love ...
Then surely that love would love to love you back
If you really love
The love you say you love (really love)
Then surely that love would love ...
Then surely that love will love you back

will love you back

+ نوشته شده در Mon 12 Apr 2010 ساعت 1:45 AM توسط الهام |

Haft-Sin at School

Is this a time to be cloudy and sad,
When our Mother Nature laughs around,
When even the deep blue heavens look glad,
And gladness breathes from the blossoming ground?

There are notes of joy from the hangbird and wren,
And the gossip of swallows through all the sky;
The ground squirrel gayly chirps by his den,
And the wilding bee hums merrily by.

The clouds are at play in the azure space,
And their shadows at play on the bright green vale,
And here they stretch to the frolic chase,
And there they roll on the easy gale.

There's a dance of leaves in that aspen bower;
There's a titter of winds in that beechen tree;
There's a smile on the fruit, and a smile on the flower,
And a laugh from the brook that runs to the sea.

And look at the broad-faced sun, how he smiles
On the dewy earth that smiles in his ray,
On the leaping waters and gay young isles,
Ay, look, and he'll smile thy gloom away.

+ نوشته شده در Sat 13 Mar 2010 ساعت 10:9 PM توسط الهام |

Fairytale_Alexander Rybak

Years ago, when i was younger,
I kinda liked a girl I knew.
She was mine and we were sweethearts;
That was then, but then it's true.

CHORUS :

I'm in love with a fairytale
Even though it hurts.
'Cause I don't care if I lose my mind
I'm already cursed.

Every day we started fighting,
Every night we fell in love.
No one else could make me sadder,
But no one else could lift me high above.

I don't know what I was doing
When suddenly we fell apart.
Nowadays I cannot find her,
But when I do we'll get a brand new start.

CHORUS :

I'm in love with a fairytale
Even though it hurts.
'Cause I don't care if I lose my mind
I'm already cursed.

She's a fairytale, Yeaaah !
Even though it hurts.
'Cause I don't care if I lose my mind
I'm already cursed.

+ نوشته شده در Sat 20 Feb 2010 ساعت 11:51 PM توسط الهام |

Symbols associated with Valentine's Day

Heart

It was formerly believed that the heart was the seat of all human emotions. Accordingly, the gifting of a heart signified the selfless act of giving everything to someone you love. Though the ancients were not aware that the heart was responsible for pumping blood though the circulatory system, yet they knew one thing for sure that the heart was the center of all feelings. This ancient belief has lingered on through the ages.

Ribbons, Laces and Frills

Ribbons and laces have been associated with love and romance since the days when a knight used to ride into a battle sporting the scarf or handkerchief presented to him by his ladylove. In the bygone times, laces were used making women's handkerchiefs. It was also usual for a lady to drop her handkerchief in the path of the man whose attention she wished to draw.

Cupid

The love and attraction that a man and a lady feels for one another is traditionally ascribed to the mythological god,Cupid.In Latin, the word Cupid means "desire." Cupid is represented as a naked, chubby boy with wings and possessing a mischievous smile. He carries a bow with a quiver of arrows which he uses to transfix the hearts of youths and maidens.

The Rose

From time immemorial, beloveds have been compared to roses. If we juggle the letters of the word ROSE we get EROS, who is the God of Love. Rose has thus been the traditional choice of lovers around the world. The colour red is associated with strong emotions and below are listed sentiments expressed by different hues of rose:-

Lavender -- Enchantment and Uniqueness
Orange -- Fascination
Pink (Dark) -- Thankfulness, Friendship and Admiration
Red -- Love, Respect and Courage
Peach -- Modesty, Gratitude, Admiration and Sympathy
Pink (Pale) -- Grace, Joy and Happiness
Deep Red -- Beauty and Passion
White -- Innocence, Purity, Secrecy, Silence, Reverence, Humility and (according to some sources) True Love
Yellow -- Joy, Friendship, Jealousy, Hope and Freedom
Black -- Farewell
Red/White -- Unity or Engagement
Yellow/Orange -- Passionate Thoughts
Peach -- Modesty, Gratitude, Admiration and Sympathy
Pink (Pale) -- Grace, Joy and Happiness
Yellow/Red -- Congratulations
Rosebud -- Beauty, Youth and a Heart Innocent of Love
Red Rosebud -- Purity and Loveliness
White Rosebud -- Girlhood
One Dozen Red Roses -- "I Love You"
Single Red Rose in Full Bloom -- "I Love You"
Tea Roses -- "I'll Remember Always"

Hands

The hands of a lady has been a favorite decoration for Valentine's Day for many years and is suppose to depict "femininity". To add to its beauty, the hand is often decorated with frilly cuff and a jeweled ring on the third finger. A lady's hands was a favorite decoration that depicted "femininity." Its beauty was enhanced by adding a frilly cuff and a jeweled ring on the third finger. Clasped hands are said to represent those of Queen Victoria and her consort, Prince Albert...the symbol of friendship between their respective countries of England and Germany.

Doves and Love Birds

It was the popular belief that birds chose their mate for the year on February 14.Since doves and pigeons mate for life ,they symbolize loyalty, fidelity and love. Lovebirds, the small birds with colorful plumage, commonly found in Africa, are so called because they tend to get cozy with each other and can't survive without each other. pairs. Doves...common urban birds, shy and gentle by nature, with a distinctive "cooing" call...symbolize loyalty, fidelity and love .

Puzzik

A Puzzik is a quaint sort of homemade valentine which was a sort of puzzle that the receiver had to solve. Not only did she have to decipher the message but also to figure how to refold the paper once it was opened. The order of the verses was usually numbered, and the recipient had to twist the folds to determine what was being said.

Rebus

Although it had many forms, a rebus usually was a romantic verse written in ink with certain words omitted and illustrated with a picture. Meant to be a riddle, they were not always easy to decipher.

Love knots
They are made of ribbons and are traditional symbols of interminable and everlasting love.

+ نوشته شده در Fri 12 Feb 2010 ساعت 1:33 AM توسط الهام |

After Twenty Years

The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue impressively. The
impressiveness was habitual and not for show, for spectators were
few. The time was barely 10 o'clock at night, but chilly gusts of
wind with a taste of rain in them had well nigh depeopled the
streets.

Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many intricate and
artful movements, turning now and then to cast his watchful eye adown
the pacific thoroughfare, the officer, with his stalwart form and
slight swagger, made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace. The
vicinity was one that kept early hours. Now and then you might see
the lights of a cigar store or of an all-night lunch counter; but the
majority of the doors belonged to business places that had long since
been closed.

When about midway of a certain block the policeman suddenly slowed
his walk. In the doorway of a darkened hardware store a man leaned,
with an unlighted cigar in his mouth. As the policeman walked up to
him the man spoke up quickly.

"It's all right, officer," he said, reassuringly. "I'm just waiting
for a friend. It's an appointment made twenty years ago. Sounds a
little funny to you, doesn't it? Well, I'll explain if you'd like to
make certain it's all straight. About that long ago there used to be
a restaurant where this store stands--'Big Joe' Brady's restaurant."

"Until five years ago," said the policeman. "It was torn down then."

The man in the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar. The light
showed a pale, square-jawed face with keen eyes, and a little white
scar near his right eyebrow. His scarfpin was a large diamond, oddly
set.

"Twenty years ago to-night," said the man, "I dined here at 'Big Joe'
Brady's with Jimmy Wells, my best chum, and the finest chap in the
world. He and I were raised here in New York, just like two
brothers, together. I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. The next
morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. You couldn't
have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place
on earth. Well, we agreed that night that we would meet here again
exactly twenty years from that date and time, no matter what our
conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come. We
figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our destiny
worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be."

"It sounds pretty interesting," said the policeman. "Rather a long
time between meets, though, it seems to me. Haven't you heard from
your friend since you left?"

"Well, yes, for a time we corresponded," said the other. "But after
a year or two we lost track of each other. You see, the West is a
pretty big proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty
lively. But I know Jimmy will meet me here if he's alive, for he
always was the truest, stanchest old chap in the world. He'll never
forget. I came a thousand miles to stand in this door to-night, and
it's worth it if my old partner turns up."

The waiting man pulled out a handsome watch, the lids of it set with
small diamonds.

"Three minutes to ten," he announced. "It was exactly ten o'clock
when we parted here at the restaurant door."

"Did pretty well out West, didn't you?" asked the policeman.

"You bet! I hope Jimmy has done half as well. He was a kind of
plodder, though, good fellow as he was. I've had to compete with
some of the sharpest wits going to get my pile. A man gets in a
groove in New York. It takes the West to put a razor-edge on him."

The policeman twirled his club and took a step or two.

"I'll be on my way. Hope your friend comes around all right. Going
to call time on him sharp?"

"I should say not!" said the other. "I'll give him half an hour at
least. If Jimmy is alive on earth he'll be here by that time. So
long, officer."

"Good-night, sir," said the policeman, passing on along his beat,
trying doors as he went.

There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling, and the wind had risen
from its uncertain puffs into a steady blow. The few foot passengers
astir in that quarter hurried dismally and silently along with coat
collars turned high and pocketed hands. And in the door of the
hardware store the man who had come a thousand miles to fill an
appointment, uncertain almost to absurdity, with the friend of his
youth, smoked his cigar and waited.

About twenty minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a long
overcoat, with collar turned up to his ears, hurried across from the
opposite side of the street. He went directly to the waiting man.

"Is that you, Bob?" he asked, doubtfully.

"Is that you, Jimmy Wells?" cried the man in the door.

"Bless my heart!" exclaimed the new arrival, grasping both the
other's hands with his own. "It's Bob, sure as fate. I was certain
I'd find you here if you were still in existence. Well, well, well!
--twenty years is a long time. The old gone, Bob; I wish it had
lasted, so we could have had another dinner there. How has the West
treated you, old man?"

"Bully; it has given me everything I asked it for. You've changed
lots, Jimmy. I never thought you were so tall by two or three
inches."

"Oh, I grew a bit after I was twenty."

"Doing well in New York, Jimmy?"

"Moderately. I have a position in one of the city departments. Come
on, Bob; we'll go around to a place I know of, and have a good long
talk about old times."

The two men started up the street, arm in arm. The man from the
West, his egotism enlarged by success, was beginning to outline the
history of his career. The other, submerged in his overcoat,
listened with interest.

At the corner stood a drug store, brilliant with electric lights.
When they came into this glare each of them turned simultaneously to
gaze upon the other's face.

The man from the West stopped suddenly and released his arm.

"You're not Jimmy Wells," he snapped. "Twenty years is a long time,
but not long enough to change a man's nose from a Roman to a pug."

"It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one, said the tall man.
"You've been under arrest for ten minutes, 'Silky' Bob. Chicago
thinks you may have dropped over our way and wires us she wants to
have a chat with you. Going quietly, are you? That's sensible.
Now, before we go on to the station here's a note I was asked to hand
you. You may read it here at the window. It's from Patrolman
Wells."

The man from the West unfolded the little piece of paper handed him.
His hand was steady when he began to read, but it trembled a little
by the time he had finished. The note was rather short.

~"Bob: I was at the appointed place on time. When you struck the
match to light your cigar I saw it was the face of the man wanted in
Chicago. Somehow I couldn't do it myself, so I went around and got
a plain clothes man to do the job. JIMMY."

+ نوشته شده در Thu 14 Jan 2010 ساعت 1:14 AM توسط الهام |

Merry Christmas

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping on your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos

Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight

They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is going to spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly

And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although its been said many times, many ways
A very Merry Christmas to you

+ نوشته شده در Fri 1 Jan 2010 ساعت 12:0 AM توسط الهام |

I don’t wanna miss a thing _Armageddon

I could stay awake just to hear you breathing

Watch you smile while you are sleeping

Far away and dreaming

I could spend my life in this sweet surrender

I could stay lost in this moment forever

Well , every moment spent with you

Is a moment I treasure

****

I don’t wanna close my eyes

I don’t fall asleep

Because I’d miss you , babe

And I don’t wanna miss a thing

Because even when I dream will never do

I’d still miss you , babe

And I don’t wanna miss a thing

****

Lying close to you

Feeling your heart beating

And I’m wondering what you redreaming

Wandering if it’s me you’re seeing

Then I kiss your eyes and thank God we’re together

And I just wanna stay with you

In this moment forever , forever and ever

****

I don’t wanna close my eyes

I don’t fall asleep

Because I’d miss you , babe

And I don’t wanna miss a thing

Because even when I dream will never do

I’d still miss you , babe

And I don’t wanna miss a thing

****

I don’t wanna miss one smile

I don’t wanna miss one kiss

Well , I just wanna be with you

Right here with you , just like this

I just wanna hold you close

Feel your heart to close to mine

And stay here in this moment

For all the rest of time

****

I don’t wanna close my eyes

I don’t fall asleep

Because I’d miss you , babe

And I don’t wanna miss a thing

Because even when I dream will never do

I’d still miss you , babe

And I don’t wanna miss a thing

+ نوشته شده در Fri 11 Dec 2009 ساعت 12:26 AM توسط الهام |

"Tom's Diner"

I am sitting
In the morning
At the diner
On the corner

I am waiting
At the counter
For the man
To pour the coffee

And he fills it
Only halfway
And before
I even argue

He is looking
Out the window
At somebody
Coming in

"It is always
Nice to see you"
Says the man
Behind the counter

To the woman
Who has come in
She is shaking
Her umbrella

And I look
The other way
As they are kissing
Their hellos

I'm pretending
Not to see them
Instead
I pour the milk

I open
Up the paper
There's a story
Of an actor

Who had died
While he was drinking
It was no one
I had heard of

And I'm turning
To the horoscope
And looking
For the funnies

When I'm feeling
Someone watching me
And so
I raise my head

There's a woman
On the outside
Looking inside
Does she see me?

No she does not
Really see me
Cause she sees
Her own reflection

And I'm trying
Not to notice
That she's hitching
Up her skirt

And while she's
Straightening her stockings
Her hair
Has gotten wet

Oh, this rain
It will continue
Through the morning
As I'm listening

To the bells
Of the cathedral
I am thinking
Of your voice...

And of the midnight picnic
Once upon a time
Before the rain began...

I finish up my coffee
It's time to catch the train

+ نوشته شده در Sun 29 Nov 2009 ساعت 12:37 AM توسط الهام |

Funny Jokes

My parents sent me to boarding school so that they wouldn't have to help me with my homework.

Teacher: Billy, why have you not given me your homework?

Billy: I made it into a paper aeroplane and someone hijacked it.

Father: Son, what are your results in the end of term examination?

Son: Underwater.
Father: What do you mean, underwater?
Son: Below "C" level.

Old Chemistry professors never die, they just smell that way!

Teacher: "Give me a sentence starting with the letter I''

Pupil: "I is-"
Teacher: "No, you must always say 'I am'."
Pupil: "Okay, 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet'."

A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store, but couldn't find one big enough for her family.

She asked a stock boy, "Do these turkeys get any bigger?"

The stock boy replied, "No ma'am, they're dead

This woman and her husband came out of the supermarket. She said, 'I'll put the shopping in the car and you get the baby.' The husband said, 'Alright.' And off he went. A few minutes later he was back at the car.

The woman said, 'Hey, that's not our baby.' The man said, 'Shut up, it's a better pram.'

+ نوشته شده در Sun 23 Aug 2009 ساعت 11:57 PM توسط الهام |

The Meaning of Love

Since a very long time ago, people have searched for the meaning of love. But even the great philosophers, with their profound definitions, could not fully touch its true essence. In a survey of 4-8 year olds, kids share their views on love. But what do little kids know about love? Read on and be surprised that despite their young and innocent minds, kids already have a simple but deep grasp of that four-letter word.

"Love is that first feeling you feel before all the bad stuff gets in the way."

"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."

"When someone loves you, the way she says your name is different. You know that your name is safe in her mouth."

"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."

"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your french fries without making them give you any of theirs."

"Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don't yell at him because you know it would hurt his feelings."

"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."

"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."

"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My mommy and daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss but they look happy and sometimes they dance in the kitchen while kissing."

"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."

"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate."

"Love is hugging. Love is kissing. Love is saying no."

"When you tell someone something bad about yourself and you're scared she won't love you anymore. But then you get surprised because not only does she still love you, she loves you even more."

"There are 2 kinds of love. Our love. God's love. But God makes both kinds of them."

"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday."

"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they've know each other so well."

"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore."

"Love is-if you hold hands and sit beside each other in the cafeteria. That means you're in love. Otherwise, you can sit across from each other and be okay."

"My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."

"Love is when mommy gives daddy the best piece of chicken."

"Don't feel so bad if you don't have a boyfriend. There's lots of stuff you can do without one."

"Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."

"If you want somebody to love you, then just be yourself. Some people try to act like somebody else, somebody the boy likes better. I think the boy isn't being very good if he does this to you and you should just find a nicer boy."

"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day"

"When you're born and see your mommy for the first time.

"Love is what makes people hide in the dark corners of movie theaters."

"Love goes on even when you stop breathing and you pick up where you left off when you reach heaven."

"My enemies taught me how to love."

"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."

"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."

"You have to fall in love before you get married. Then when you're married, you just sit around and read books together."

"I let my big sister pick on me because my Mom says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her."

"Love cards like Valentine's cards say stuff on them that we'd like to say ourselves, but we wouldn't be caught dead saying."

"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you."

"Love is when mommy sees daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross."

"You never have to be lonely. There's always somebody to love, even if it's just a squirrel or a kitten."

"You can break love, but it won't die."

+ نوشته شده در Tue 14 Jul 2009 ساعت 6:20 AM توسط الهام |

The Secret

The Secret reveals the most powerful law in the universe. The knowledge of this law has run like a golden thread through the lives and the teachings of all the prophets, seers, sages and saviors in the world's history, and through the lives of all truly great men and women. All that they have ever accomplished or attained has been done in full accordance with this most powerful law.

Without exception, every human being has the ability to transform any weakness or suffering into strength, power, perfect peace, health, and abundance

The Secret reveals the natural law that is governing all lives. By applying the knowledge of this law, you can change every aspect of your life.

This is the secret to prosperity, health, relationships and happiness. This is the secret to life.
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Money

Money is magnetic energy. You are a magnet attracting to you all things, via the signal you are emitting through your thoughts and feelings.

To become a powerful money magnet:

Be clear about the amount of money you want to receive. State it and intend it! Don’t think about how much you can earn, but how much you want to receive.

Fall in love with money. Most people do not love money, because they always feel that they don't have enough of it.

Visualize and imagine yourself spending all the money you want, as though you have it already.

Speak, act, and think from the mindset of being wealthy now. Eliminate thoughts and words of lack such as "I can't afford it", "It is too expensive".

Do not speak or think of the lack of money for a single second.

Be grateful for the money you have. Appreciate it as you touch it.

Make lists of all the things you will buy with an abundance of money.

Do whatever it takes for you to feel wealthy.

Affirm to yourself every day that you have an abundance of money, and that it comes to you effortlessly.

Appreciate all the riches around you, including the riches of others. Look for wealth wherever you go, and appreciate it.

Be certain that money is coming to you.

Love yourself and know that you are deserving and worthy of an abundance of money.

Remind yourself everyday that you are a money magnet, and ask yourself often during the day, am I attracting money now or pushing it away with my thoughts?

Always, always pay yourself first from your wage, then pay your creditors. In that single act, you are telling the Universe that you are worthy and deserving of more.
Repeat over and over every day, "I am a money magnet and money comes to me effortlessly and easily."
Write out a check to yourself for the sum of money you would like to have and carry it in your wallet. Look at it often.

Do whatever it takes to feel good. The emotions of joy and happiness are powerful money magnets. Be happy now!

Love yourself!
Wealth is a mindset. Money is literally attracted to you or repelled from you. It's all about how you think.

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Relationships

You can completely transform any relationship, no matter what it's like right now.

Every single relationship you have is a reflection of how you feel inside about you. You are a magnet attracting to you all things, via the signal you are emitting through your thoughts and feelings. Every relationship you have and every interaction with every person, is a reflection of your own thoughts and feelings in that very moment.

To transform every single relationship you have in your life:

Fall in love with YOU!

Make lists of hundreds and hundreds of wonderful things about you. Keep adding to it every day.

Know that you are perfect. Do not think any negative thoughts about you.

Know that you are worthy and deserving of anything and everything you could possibly want in your life.

Focus on the wonderful things in every person. Look for only those things.

Do not blame or criticize anybody, ever.

Set an intention that you are going to see the best in everything and everyone.

Make your happiness the number one thing in your life. Happiness is an inside job.

Free yourself of the responsibility of trying to make other people happy. Respect and love them enough to allow them to take care of their own happiness.

Get your attention off those things in others that don't make you feel good.

Appreciate and love yourself in every moment you can.

Do not expect others to behave in a way you want, so you will be happy. Release yourself forevermore and know that you alone control your happiness and it is a choice, no matter what anyone else is doing.

Love and respect yourself completely.

Know that you are perfect right now.

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Health

You are a magnet attracting to you all things, via the signal you are emitting through your thoughts and feelings.

To open yourself up and become a powerful magnet to wellness and health from wherever you are now:

Love yourself! Deeply, profoundly! Make lists of all the wonderful things about you. Add to it every day.

Free yourself of any past resentments or disappointments you may be holding about you.

Let go of any and all resentments from the past you may be holding of everyone and everything.

See yourself as completely well in your mind and visualize yourself doing things in a complete state of perfect health.

Do not speak of your illness, or disease with others.

Love and appreciate everything and everyone, and especially yourself.

Know you have the power within you to heal yourself.

Never criticize or blame yourself or anyone else for anything.

Be grateful for the wellbeing that is coming to you.

See yourself as only well.

Be happy, knowing that in your state of happiness your body is healing itself.

As you appreciate, as you love, as you are happy, as you are grateful, you are summoning wellbeing and it is pouring through your body and disease is vanishing in the moment.

Laugh! Hire funny movies or recall any memories that make you laugh. Laugh your way back to health.

Make lists every day of all the things you are grateful for, including being grateful for your healing and complete wellbeing.

You must do whatever you can to remove your attention from disease.

Distract yourself from thoughts of disease, and put all of your focus and attention on doing things that make you feel good.

Make your happiness the number one thing in your life.

Resist nothing, love everything!

Know that there is no such thing as incurable.

As you love completely and feel the joy within you, disease cannot exist.

Know and accept that you are perfect as you are right now.

+ نوشته شده در Sat 27 Jun 2009 ساعت 1:33 AM توسط الهام |

Goodbye School

Hello.Please forgive me for not coming for a month.I had a hard time dealing with exams and after a hard struggle I'm now free.Now that schools are closed,I have more time to write in this blog but again there's a problem.These days I don't know what's happened to the internet.Many sites are filtered and it's sometimes impossible to connect to the internet.Do you know what is happening in our country,Iran?If you know,tell me!Anyway Summer has arrived and you must have a schedule for your free time.Please let me know.What do you want to do in your free time in Summer?

+ نوشته شده در Mon 15 Jun 2009 ساعت 10:18 PM توسط الهام |

My Birthday

می دونید امروز چه روزیه؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟

نه هیچ کس نمیدونه آخه هیچ کس الهام رو دوست نداره که بیاد و بگه :

الهام تولدت مبارک

آره امروز تولد منه

پس چرا همین طوری نشستید

بلند شید

دست بزنید

شادی کنید

سوت بزنید

تا الهام گریه نکنه

آخه می دونید چیه

اولش همه شکل هم هستیم

کوچولو و کچل

حتی صداهامون هم شبیه به همدیگه است

با اولین گریه بازی شروع میشه

هی بزرگ می شیم

بزرگ و بزرگتر

اونقدر بزرگ که یادمون میره

یه روز کوچولو بودیم

دیگه هیچ چیزیمون شبیه به هم نیست

حتی صداهامون

گاهی با هم می خندیم

گاهی به هم!

اینجا دیگه بازی به نیمه رسیده

:
واسه بردن بازی

روی نیمه ی دوم نمی شه خیلی حساب کرد

گاهی باید برای بردن بازی

بین دو نیمه

دوباره متولد شد!

یک سال دیگه گذشت

یکی میگه یک سال دیگه بیهوده گذشت

یکی میگه یک سال بزرگتر شدم

یکی میگه یک سال پیرتر شدم

یکی میگه یک سال دیگه تجربه کسب کردم

یکی میگه یک سال به مرگ نزدیک تر شدم

یکی هم اصلا براش مهم نیست و هیچی نمیگه.

منم یک سال بزرگتر شدم ... یکسالی که نمی دونم توش واقعا تونستم « بزرگ » بشم یا نه ؟ ...

تونستم با مشکلات خودم کنار بیام ؟ ...

تونستم همونی باشم که هستم ؟ ...

تونستم بعضی از عیب هام رو برطرف کنم ؟ ...

تونستم کسی رو نرنجونم ؟ ...

تونستم دل کسی رو شاد کنم ؟

نمی دونم ... باید فکر کنم ... شاید اونجوری که می خواستم باشم نبودم....ولی یکسال بزرگتر شدم...اونم خیلی سریع

من که واقعا نفهمیدم امسال چی شد مثل برق و باد گذشت

شماها فهمیدید؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟

خب حالا جشن تولد شروع شد

الهی بمیرم

الهام تنها

الهام خسته

الهام دل شکسته

می دونید چرا؟

آخه هیچ کس نبود بیاد برای من تو وبلاگم تولد بگیره

اما بازم خیالی نیست.خودم این کارو می کنم...

حالا جدی جدی تولدو شروع کنیم

خب بچه های گروه سرود می خوان یه اهنگ تقدیمتون کنن این خانوما از دوستای خودمن

خب حالا ارکستر بیان آهنگ بزنن

دست شما درد نکنه

حالا همه دست جمعی با هم بریم وسط

مرسی بسه بابا شرمنده کردید واقعا

خب حالا بریم سر کیک تولد ۱۶ سالگیم

بفرمایید کیک نوش جان کنید

فقط این کیکم از طرف مامان جونمه

فقط لطف کنید خانوم ها و آقایونی که کادو نیاوردند کیک میل نکنند

خب دیگه می رسیم به بهترین بخش تولد

اگه گفتید؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟

کادوهاااااااااااااااااااااا

این مال کیه و این مال کیه؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟

اولین کادو از طرف آزاده جونمه که خیلی منو دوست داره

آبجی گلم خیلی خوشگله مثل خودت من که کفم برید

کادوی بعدی از طرف جواد جون داداش خوشگلمه

دست شما درد نکنه شرمنده کردیدمن عاشق جواهرم

خب دیگه بریم سراغ اصل مطلب کادوی بابام

وایییییییییییییییییییییییییی

این چیه دیگه چه سلیقه ی عجیبی داره این بابام

حالا با این وانت من چی کار کنم؟

کجا پارکش کنم روم نمیشه

دستت درد نکنه بابا جون مرسی

واقعا که گند زدی با این کادو

آبرومو بردی جلوی این بچه ها تو محل چطوری سرمو بالا کنم

خب دیگه دست شما درد نکنه که تو جشن تولدم شرکت کردید

خب دیگه

نخود نخود هر که رود خانه ی خود

منم رفتم بخوابم آخه فردا باید زود بیدار شم آخه تولدمه

+ نوشته شده در Tue 19 May 2009 ساعت 12:59 AM توسط الهام |

Daily Life

+ نوشته شده در Mon 18 May 2009 ساعت 12:39 AM توسط الهام |

GODISNOWHERE

« GODISNOWHERE »

This can be read as:

GOD IS NO WHERE.

or as:

GOD IS NOW HERE.

Everything in life depends on how you look at them.

Always think POSITIVE ....!

+ نوشته شده در Tue 5 May 2009 ساعت 12:14 AM توسط الهام |

Do you want a penny

Man: How long is a million year?

God: It's a Minute for me

Man: How much is a million dollar?

God: It's a Penny for me

Man: Give a Penny

God: Wait a Minute

+ نوشته شده در Sat 25 Apr 2009 ساعت 1:12 AM توسط الهام |

Sense and Sensibility_Jane Austen

When Mr. Henry Dashwood dies, leaving all his money to his first wife's son John Dashwood, his second wife and her three daughters are left with no permanent home and very little income. Mrs. Dashwood and her daughters (Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret) are invited to stay with their distant relations, the Middletons, at Barton Park. Elinor is sad to leave their home at Norland because she has become closely attached to Edward Ferrars, the brother-in-law of her half-brother John. However, once at Barton Park, Elinor and Marianne discover many new acquaintances, including the retired officer and bachelor Colonel Brandon, and the gallant and impetuous John Willoughby, who rescues Marianne after she twists her ankle running down the hills of Barton in the rain. Willoughby openly and unabashedly courts Marianne, and together the two flaunt their attachment to one another, until Willoughby suddenly announces that he must depart for London on business, leaving Marianne lovesick and miserable. Meanwhile, Anne and Lucy Steele, two recently discovered relations of Lady Middleton's mother, Mrs. Jennings, arrive at Barton Park as guests of the Middletons. Lucy ingratiates herself to Elinor and informs her that she (Lucy) has been secretly engaged to Mr. Ferrars for a whole year. Elinor initially assumes that Lucy is referring to Edward's younger brother, Robert, but is shocked and pained to learn that Lucy is actually referring to her own beloved Edward.

In Volume II of the novel, Elinor and Marianne travel to London with Mrs. Jennings. Colonel Brandon informs Elinor that everyone in London is talking of an engagement between Willoughby and Marianne, though Marianne has not told her family of any such attachment. Marianne is anxious to be reunited with her beloved Willoughby, but when she sees him at a party in town, he cruelly rebuffs her and then sends her a letter denying that he ever had feelings for her. Colonel Brandon tells Elinor of Willoughby's history of callousness and debauchery, and Mrs. Jennings confirms that Willoughby, having squandered his fortune, has become engaged to the wealthy heiress Miss Grey.

In Volume III, Lucy's older sister inadvertently reveals the news of Lucy's secret engagement to Edward Ferrars. Edward's mother is outraged at the information and disinherits him, promising his fortune to Robert instead. Meanwhile, the Dashwood sisters visit family friends at Cleveland on their way home from London. At Cleveland, Marianne develops a severe cold while taking long walks in the rain, and she falls deathly ill. Upon hearing of her illness, Willoughby comes to visit, attempting to explain his misconduct and seek forgiveness. Elinor pities him and ultimately shares his story with Marianne, who finally realizes that she behaved imprudently with Willoughby and could never have been happy with him anyway. Mrs. Dashwood and Colonel Brandon arrive at Cleveland and are relieved to learn that Marianne has begun to recover.

When the Dashwoods return to Barton, they learn from their manservant that Lucy Steele and Mr. Ferrars are engaged. They assume that he means Edward Ferrars, and are thus unsurprised, but Edward himself soon arrives and corrects their misconception: it was Robert, not himself, whom the money-grubbing Lucy ultimately decided to marry. Thus,x Edward is finally free to propose to his beloved Elinor, and not long after, Marianne and Colonel Brandon become engaged as well. The couples live together at Delaford and remain in close touch with their mother and younger sister at Barton Cottage.

+ نوشته شده در Fri 17 Apr 2009 ساعت 2:10 AM توسط الهام |

'It's high time men ceased to regard woman as second-class citizens'

This is supposed to be an enlightened age,but you wouldn't think so if you could hear what the average man thinks of the average woman.Women won their independence years ago.After a long,bitter struggle,they now enjoy the same educational opportunities as men in most parts of the world.They have proved repeatedly that they are equal and often superior to men in almost every field.The hard-fought battle for recognition has been won,but it is by no means over.It is men,not women who still carry on the sex war because their attitude remains basically hostile.Even in the most progressive societies,women continue to be regarded as second-rate citizens.To hear some men talk,you'd think that women belonged to a different species!

On the surface,the comments made by men about women's abilities seem light-hearted.The same tired jokes about women drivers are repeated day in,day out.This apparent light-heartedness does not conceal the real contempt that men feel for women.However much men sneer at women,their claims to superiority are not borne out by statistics.Let's consider the matter of driving,for instance.We all know that women cause far fewer accidents than men.They are too conscientious and responsible to drive like maniacs.But this is a minor quibble.Women have succeeded in any job you care to name.As politics,soldiers,doctors,factory-hands,university professors,farmers,company directors,lawyers,bus-conductors,scientists and presidents of countries they have often put men to shame.And we must remember that they frequently succeed brilliantly in all these fields in addition to bearing and rearing children

Yet men go on maintaining the fiction that there are many jobs women can't do.Top-level political negotiation between countries,business and banking are almost entirely controlled by men,who jealously guard their so-called 'rights'.Even in otherwise enlightened places like Switzerland women haven't even been given the vote.This situation is preposterous!The arguments that men put forward to exclude women from these fields are all too familiar.Women,they say,are unreliable and irrational.They depend too little on cool reasoning and too much on intuition and instinct to arrive at decisions.They are not even capable of thinking clearly.Yet when women prove their abilities,men refuse to acknowledge them and give them their due.So much for a man's ability to think clearly!

The truth is that men cling to their supremacy because of their basic inferiority complex.They shun real competition.They know in their hearts that women are superior and they are afraid of being beaten at their own game.One of the most important tasks in the world is to achieve peace between the nations.You can be sure that if women were allowed to sit round the conference table,they would succeed brilliantly,as they always do,where men have failed for centuries.Some things are too important to be left to men!

+ نوشته شده در Tue 7 Apr 2009 ساعت 12:29 AM توسط الهام |

Girls are like...

Girls are like
apples on trees. The best
ones are at the top of the tree.
The boys don't want to reach for
the good ones because they are afraid
of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they
just get the rotten apples from the ground
that aren't as good, but easy. So the apples
at the top think something is wrong with
them, when in reality, they're amazing.
They just have to wait for the right
boy to come along, the one
who's brave enough
to climb
all the way
to the top
of the tree.

+ نوشته شده در Sat 21 Mar 2009 ساعت 12:10 AM توسط الهام |

Norooz

In harmony with the rebirth of nature, the Iranian New Year Celebration, or NorooZ, always begins on the first day of spring. Norooz ceremonies are symbolic representations of two ancient concepts - the End and the Rebirth; or Good and Evil. A few weeks before the New Year, Iranians clean and rearrange their homes. They make new clothes, bake pastries and germinate seeds as sign of renewal. The ceremonial cloth is set up in each household. Troubadours, referred to as Haji Firuz, disguise themselves with makeup and wear brightly colored outfits of satin. These Haji Firuz, singing and dancing, parade as a carnival through the streets with tambourines, kettle drums, and trumpets to spread good cheer and the news of the coming new year.

Last Wednesday of the year(Chahar Shanbeh Suri) : On the eve of last Wednesday of the year, literally the eve of Red Wednesday or the eve of celebration, bonfires are lit in public places and people leap over the flames, shouting:

Give me your beautiful red color
And take back my sickly pallor!

With the help of fire and light symbols of good, we hope to see our way through this unlucky night - the end of the year- to the arrival of springs longer days. Traditionally, it is believed that the living were visited by the spirits of their ancestors on the last day of the year. Many people specially children, wrap themselves in shrouds symbolically reenacting the visits. By the light of the bonfire, they run through the streets banging on pots and pans with spoons called Gashog-Zani to beat out the last unlucky Wednesday of the year, while they knock on doors to ask for treats. Indeed, Halloween is a Celtic variation of this night.

In order to make wishes come true, it is customary to prepare special foods and distribute them on this night. Noodle Soup a filled Persian delight, and mixture of seven dried nuts and fruits, pistachios, roasted chic peas, almond, hazelnuts, figs, apricots, and raisins.

Fal-Gush

This is another ritual in which someone makes a wish and stands at the corner of an intersection , or on a terrace or behind a wall. That person will know his fortune when he overhears conversation of a passerby.

Haft-Seen

A few days prior to the New Year, a special cover is spread on to the Persian carpet or on a table in every Persian household. This ceremonial table is called cloth of seven dishes, (each one beginning with the Persian letter Sinn). The number seven has been sacred in Iran since the ancient times, and the seven dishes stand for the seven angelic heralds of life-rebirth, health, happiness, prosperity, joy, patience, and beauty.

The symbolic dishes consist of:

1.Sabzeh or sprouts, usually wheat or lentil representing rebirth.

2.Samanu is a pudding in which common wheat sprouts are transformed and given new life as a sweet, creamy pudding and represents the ultimate sophistication of Persian cooking.

3.Seeb means apple and represents health and beauty.

4.Senjed the sweet, dry fruit of the Lotus tree, represents love. It has been said that when lotus tree is in full bloom, its fragrance and its fruit make people fall in love and become oblivious to all else.

5.Seer which is garlic in Persian, represents medicine.

6.Somaq sumac berries, represent the color of sunrise; with the appearance of the sun Good conquers Evil.

7.Serkeh or vinegar, represents age and patience.

To reconfirm all hopes and wishes expressed by the traditional foods, other elements and symbols are also on the sofreh):

a few coins placed on the sofreh represent prosperity and wealth;

a basket of painted eggs represents fertility.

a Seville orange floating in a bowl of water represents the earth floating in space.

a goldfish in a bowl represents life and the end of astral year-picas.

a flask of rose water known for its magical cleansing power, is also included on the tablecloth.

Nearby is a brazier for burning wild rue ,a sacred herb whose smoldering fumes ward off evil spirits.

A pot of flowering hyacinth or narcissus is also set on the sofreh.

A mirror which represents the images and reflections of Creation as we celebrate anew the ancient Persian traditions and beliefs that creation took place on the first day of spring.

On either side of the mirror are two candlesticks holding a flickering candle for each child in the family. The candles represent enlightenment and happiness

+ نوشته شده در Sun 15 Mar 2009 ساعت 5:10 PM توسط الهام |

holding out for a hero

Where have all the good men gone
And where are all the gods?
Where's the street-wise Hercules
To fight the rising odds?
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night i toss and i turn and i dream of what I need

(Chorus)
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong
And he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life(larger than life)

Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach
There's someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet

Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I could swear that there's someone somewhere
Watching me

Through the wind and the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach
Like the fire in my blood(like a fire in my blood x4)

hero

i need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
and he's gotta be sure
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life

hero

oh I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong
And he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
i need a hero

+ نوشته شده در Fri 27 Feb 2009 ساعت 1:6 AM توسط الهام |

Gulliver's Travels

Once upon a time Gulliver wanted to travel. He didn’t like the crowded city of London. He went on a ship. One night when Gulliver was sleeping, a storm hit the ship. The huge waves swallowed Gulliver and his shipmates.

Gulliver awoke on a grassy land. When he opened his eyes he found out that his arms, legs, head, and chest were tied up! He struggled to break one arm free. He felt something move up his leg. It was a person no bigger than a spoon.

There were more such people. Some ran away, some stayed and shot arrows the size of needles. The arrows did not hurt Gulliver. Then he heard someone shout. It was a man who was standing on a platform and he was their Emperor. He had to shout to be heard. Gulliver did not understand their language. They were the Lilliputians.

The Emperor demanded a basket of bread and meats up to his mouth. The little people, known as Lilliputians, dropped enough food to feed two hundred of their families!

Even their tallest building could not fit Gulliver inside. So they untied Gulliver and chained him to a cart which five hundred little carpenters had built. And nine hundred of their strongest men pulled him into their temple. He was thankful to have a roof on top.

When Gulliver was fast asleep the Lilliput children played hide-and-seek in his hair. Gulliver loved to amuse the kids. Some people were brave enough to lift the children up and they taught him how to speak. And he could then talk to them without crouching.

The children danced, and used Gulliver’s hand as a dance floor. Then came the day that Gulliver would be released from his chains. He spoke softly around them. He made promises. Once free, he helped them with a war between the Lilliputians and the Befersce. Hurray! The Lilliputians won!

----------------------------The End ------------------------------------------

+ نوشته شده در Fri 20 Feb 2009 ساعت 12:57 AM توسط الهام |

The History of Valentine's Day

The origins of Valentine's Day trace back to the ancient Roman celebration of Lupercalia. Held on February 15, Lupercalia honored the gods Lupercus and Faunus, as well as the legendary founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus.

In addition to a bountiful feast, Lupercalia festivities are purported to have included the pairing of young women and men. Men would draw women's names from a box, and each couple would be paired until next year's celebration.

While this pairing of couples set the tone for today's holiday, it wasn't called "Valentine's Day" until a priest named Valentine came along. Valentine, a romantic at heart, disobeyed Emperor Claudius II's decree that soldiers remain bachelors. Claudius handed down this decree believing that soldiers would be distracted and unable to concentrate on fighting if they were married or engaged. Valentine defied the emperor and secretly performed marriage ceremonies. As a result of his defiance, Valentine was put to death on February 14.

After Valentine's death, he was named a saint. As Christianity spread through Rome, the priests moved Lupercalia from February 15 to February 14 and renamed it St. Valentine's Day to honor Saint Valentine.

What's Cupid Got to Do with It?

According to Roman mythology, Cupid was the son of Venus, the goddess of love and beauty. Cupid was known to cause people to fall in love by shooting them with his magical arrows. But Cupid didn't just cause others to fall in love - he himself fell deeply in love.

As legend has it, Cupid fell in love with a mortal maiden named Psyche. Cupid married Psyche, but Venus, jealous of Psyche's beauty, forbade her daughter-in-law to look at Cupid. Psyche, of course, couldn't resist temptation and sneaked a peek at her handsome husband. As punishment, Venus demanded that she perform three hard tasks, the last of which caused Psyche's death.

Cupid brought Psyche back to life and the gods, moved by their love, granted Pysche immortality. Cupid thus represents the heart and Psyche the (struggles of the) human soul.

Fun Facts

Approximately 1 billion Valentine's Day cards are sent each year. Half of those are sent through Care2 (OK, maybe not HALF... or even half of half... but we are growing fast!)
In order of popularity, Valentine's Day cards are given to: teachers, children, mothers, wives, sweethearts, Koko the gorilla.
The expression "wearing your heart on your sleeve" comes from a Valentine's Day party tradition. Young women would write their names on slips of paper to be drawn by young men. A man would then wear a woman's name on his sleeve to claim her as his valentine.

Happy Valentine's Day!

+ نوشته شده در Sat 14 Feb 2009 ساعت 12:31 AM توسط الهام |

The Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Goldilocks. She went for a walk in the forest. Pretty soon, she came upon a house. She knocked and, when no one answered, she walked right in.

At the table in the kitchen, there were three bowls of porridge. Goldilocks was hungry. She tasted the porridge from the first bowl.

"This porridge is too hot!" she exclaimed.

So, she tasted the porridge from the second bowl.

"This porridge is too cold," she said

So, she tasted the last bowl of porridge.

"Ahhh, this porridge is just right," she said happily and she ate it all up.

After she'd eaten the three bears' breakfasts she decided she was feeling a little tired. So, she walked into the living room where she saw three chairs. Goldilocks sat in the first chair to rest her feet.

"This chair is too big!" she exclaimed.

So she sat in the second chair.

"This chair is too big, too!" she whined.

So she tried the last and smallest chair.

"Ahhh, this chair is just right," she sighed. But just as she settled down into the chair to rest, it broke into pieces!

Goldilocks was very tired by this time, so she went upstairs to the bedroom. She lay down in the first bed, but it was too hard. Then she lay in the second bed, but it was too soft. Then she lay down in the third bed and it was just right. Goldilocks fell asleep.

As she was sleeping, the three bears came home.

"Someone's been eating my porridge," growled the Papa bear.

"Someone's been eating my porridge," said the Mama bear.

"Someone's been eating my porridge and they ate it all up!" cried the Baby bear.

"Someone's been sitting in my chair," growled the Papa bear.

"Someone's been sitting in my chair," said the Mama bear.

"Someone's been sitting in my chair and they've broken it all to pieces," cried the Baby bear.

They decided to look around some more and when they got upstairs to the bedroom, Papa bear growled, "Someone's been sleeping in my bed,"

"Someone's been sleeping in my bed, too" said the Mama bear

"Someone's been sleeping in my bed and she's still there!" exclaimed Baby bear.

Just then, Goldilocks woke up and saw the three bears. She screamed, "Help!" And she jumped up and ran out of the room. Goldilocks ran down the stairs, opened the door, and ran away into the forest. And she never returned to the home of the three bears.

THE END

+ نوشته شده در Tue 3 Feb 2009 ساعت 12:28 AM توسط الهام |

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Long ago in persia there was a poor young man named Ali Baba. He often went out of town to find firewood to sell in the market. One day, while in the country, he heard a low rumbling sound. He hid in the bushes and watched as a band of forty thieves stopped nearby.

The chief of the thieves stood by a cliff and shouted, ''Open Sesame!'' A secret door sprang open. The man carried sackes and boxes inside. Before they left, the chief shut the door by saying, ''Close Sesame!''

Later, Ali Baba said ''Open Sesame!'' to open the cave. Inside was a huge treasure, but all he took was a bag of gold.

The night, Ali Baba borrowed a measuring pot from his rich brother Cassim. Cassim was curious, so he put honey in the pot. Later Cassim found a gold coin stuck inside the pot. He made Ali Baba tell him all about the treasure. Greedy Cassim then went to find the cave. He shouted ''Open Sesame!'' and went inside to steal the gold.

But when Cassim wanted to leave, he forgot the magic words! The thieves soon found him. They were so angry that they cut him into pieces! When Cassim did not come home, Ali Baba guessed what awful thing had happened. He went to the cave to bring back his brothers dead body.

Ali Baba paid an old tailor to sew Cassims body back together for the funeral.

The thieves were furious to find the dead body was gone. ''We must kill the person that was here!'' said the chief.

The chief soon met the old tailor. He paid him to point to Ali Babas house. He drew an X on the door to remember it.

Ali Babas new servant girl, Marjanna, saw the chief mark the door. To protect Ali Baba, she put Xs on all the doors. When the thieves came to kill Ali Baba, they didnt know which door was his!

Later, the chief pretended to be an oil seller. He brought jars of oil to Ali Babas house, but in each jar was a thief!

When Marjanna opened a jar to get some cooking oil, a voice from inside asked, ''Is it time?'' Thinking quickly, the girl said in a deep voice like the chiefs, ''Not! Not now!''

She realised that her master was in great danger. She quickly boiled some oil and poured it into each of the jars. It killed the robbers instantly!

Then, while Ali Baba ate with the chief, Marjanna offered to dance for them. She hid a knife in her veils and, as she danced, she stabbed the chief with it!

Ali Baba was in shock, but then Marjanna showed him all the dead thieves in the jars. He then realised that the clever girl had saved their lives!

+ نوشته شده در Tue 27 Jan 2009 ساعت 1:48 AM توسط الهام |

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