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A marriage proposal- not mine!

Posted in Poems, photoes on March 29, 2007 | 4 Comments »

Let go of your worries and be completely clear-hearted,like the face of a mirrorthat contains no images.If you want a clear mirror,behold yourselfand see the shameless truth,which the mirror reflects.If metal can be polishedto a mirror-like finish,what polishing might the mirrorof the heart require?Between the mirror and the [...]

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Human bomb strikes again!

Posted in Afghanistan's development, Poems on March 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

”Same sh*t, different day!” – Will Smith (Bad Boys 2)
Just when I decided to stop freaking out, another bomb goes off. A human bomb killing four and injuring his target. I heard about it on the news just before leaving the house this morning. The roads were choc a bloc, many of the roads were [...]

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Overcoming the culture shock

Posted in Afghanistan's development, Articles on March 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Culture shock and emotional constipation. Daym, the past few posts have been nothing more than mere pansy entries. Today, I managed to destroy the culture shock that I had endured (culture shock? culture shock che hast?? boro baba, da ghameh culture shock maandi). I defered Murdoch uni – didn’t have a choice really, still continuing [...]

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‘I love a sunburnt country…’

Posted in Daily entry, Questions and Answers on March 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I am who I am- the best of two cultures held high by the universal religion, Islam!
I finally managed to get that assignment done… yay! Submitted it online last night.Nothing major today, spent the day indoors again. Didn’t study at all, my brains suffering from information overload at the moment thanks to my essay. Have [...]

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…nostalgic memories

Posted in Daily entry, Lyrics, photoes on March 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Ahmad Zahir. Omid. University essay. Poetry. Books.
I’ve come to accept [...]

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Karzai’s New Year’s speech- PATHETIC!

Posted in Afghanistan's development on March 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »

He said, ‘you have pleaded your case but you have no witness.’I said, ‘my tears are my witness, the pallor of my face is my proof.’He said, ‘your witness has no credibility, your eyes are too wet to see.’ – Rumi
Went to Lesee Maryam, shopping arena. Crowded and dusty. Weather was bright and sunny. For [...]

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Last day for celebrating Nawrooz

Posted in Poems on March 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

My life has only brought me sorrow,Loves good and bad only taught me sorrow.My constant companion is only painMy entity has only bought me sorrow.Friday’s entry:
Nothing much has been happening. Yesterday, Dad and bro went out. I stayed home with the rest of family. Today (day 3 of Nawrooz) we were invited to Mama [...]

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Posted in photoes on March 22, 2007 | 5 Comments »

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‘I’ve completed two degrees minus one semester..’

Posted in Lyrics on March 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »

All day i’ve been at home instead of going out as it’s the second day of Nawrooz and second day of spring (so glad winter’s over). It’s days like this when i really miss Australia. To keep myself distracted, I tried starting on a university essay which is due on Monday but the net was [...]

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Happy New Year

Posted in Poems, Special Occasions, photoes on March 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

My favouritest-est-est-est-est Afghan TV host.Most hosts are inexperienced. But Mustafa from Tolo and this other chick (don’t know her name) play it pretty well…
Har roozeh taan Nawrooz, Nawroozetaan behrooz- Saaleh naw mubarak!
Omidhaa wa khushihayeh nawetan mubarak.

Bahaar amad.. Khush amadi,
naw rooz amad.. Khush amadi

Yep, AFGHAN new year (March 21)! and SPRING is HERE!!! According [...]

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