Anybody Out there ?

Nowadays i am developing a passion for Marian Keyes writings . 

This one was definitely one of her best books . 

Reading Chapter 28 was a total Shock 

Had to re-read some paragraphs again and again in order to comprehend it . 

Very warm and touching story . 

I'd definitely recommend it !

Book details : Paperback, 592 pages

published by  : Penguin (first published 2006)

0141029889    (isbn13: 9780141029887)

description :  Anna Walsh is officially a wreck. Physically broken and emotionally shattered, she lies on her parents' Dublin sofa with only one thing on her mind: getting back to New York. New York means her best friends, The Most Fabulous Job In The World™ and above all, it means her husband, Aidan.

But nothing in Anna's life is that simple anymore... Not only is her return to Manhattan complicated by her physical and emotional scars – but Aidan seems to have vanished. Is it time for Anna to move on? Is it even possible for her to move on? A motley group of misfits, an earth-shattering revelation, two births and one very weird wedding might help Anna find some answers – and change her life forever. 

( Whatever you feel ,
Just Dance it ! )

Jihad Akl - Shiraz / A Violin Affair

My favourite Piece for Jihad Aqel 

It was shown on MTV Arabia yesterday , reminded me of how much i loved it the first time i heard it . 

The video clip is beautiful as well  . 

Like some of my OD friends said :

" It's as if he is trying to illustrate  life through music  "

( Whatever you feel ,
Just Dance it ! )

WOMAD 2010

I've been to WOMAD  last week .

It is a World music Festival that is held annually . 

This year it was held as the last year in the Abudhabi Corniche . Providing a very beautiful scenery and atmosphere along with the music performance .

It Rocked ! 
 

  Beach , music , cool breeze ,  people dancing and having fun all around !

What could be better ?



Here are some of the photos i got  

( sorry for the low quality ) .

 

That is a ferry at the back .

A Rajasthani Gypsy Dancer getting ready for performing the sapera dance  .
I love her dresss and the way she dances  !

( Check the videos )

 

 

  Unfortunately i couldn't upload my personal videos , the internet kept disconnecting , and the  speed is so very slow .

They mentioned something in the news about some internet cable maintenance in the region ,

so it's likely to remain so for a few days .


Anyway the quality of the videos weren't better than the images' .
consider yourselves lucky :P

Here are few vidoes from Youtube , i couldn't find any videos for Rachid Taha or the Transglobal underground who totally rocked out  that night . 

I will update the entry once i find them .


                         
 
 

Sofi song By Faiz Ali khan
 

I am not the biggest fan of Hakim .

But seems like the night was a hit .

    

                              

I loved the Performance of the Musafir Gypsies of Rajasthan . 

Wish i could dance that way :P

                           

And Rajesthani Folk song .

                               

And ...

The Royal Drummers .

                                 
          





( Whatever you feel ,
Just Dance it ! )

~ Eat . Pray . Love

Quoted from the book :

Eat . Pray . Love 

By : Elizabeth Gilbert

"So tonight I reach for my journal again. This is the first time I’ve done this since I came to Italy. What I write in my journal is that I am weak and full of fear. I explain that Depression and Loneliness have shown up, and I’m scared they will never leave. I say that I don’t want to take the drugs anymore, but I’m frightened I will have to. I am terrified that I will never really pull my life together.

In response, somewhere from within me, rises a now-familiar presence, offering me all the certainties I have always wished another person would say to me when I was troubled. This is what I find myself writing on the page: I’m here. I love you. I don’t care if you need to stay up crying all night long. I will stay with you. If you need the medication again, go ahead and take it—I will love you through that, as well. If you don’t need the medication, I will love you, too. There’s nothing you can ever do to lose my love. I will protect you until you die, and after your death I will still protect you. I am stronger than Depression and Braver than Loneliness and nothing will ever exhaust me.

Tonight, this strange interior gesture of friendship—the lending of a hand from me to myself when nobody else is around to offer solace—reminds me of something that happened to me once in New York City. I walked into an office building one afternoon in a hurry, dashed into the waiting elevator. As I rushed in, I caught an unexpected glance of myself in a security mirror’s reflection. In that moment, my brain did an odd thing—it fired off this split-second message: “Hey! You know her! That’s a friend of yours!” And I actually ran forward toward my own reflection with a smile, ready to welcome that girl whose name I had lost but whose face was so familiar. In a flash instant of course, I realized my mistake and laughed in embarrassment at my almost doglike confusion over how a mirror works. But for some reason that incident comes to mind again tonight during my sadness in Rome, and I find myself writing this comforting reminder at the bottom of the page.

Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a FRIEND…

I fell asleep holding my notebook pressed against my chest, open to this most recent assurance. In the morning when I wake up, I can still smell a faint trace of depression’s lingering smoke, but he himself is nowhere to be seen. Somewhere during the night, he got up and left. And his buddy loneliness beat it, too." 

~ The stray Cat !

 Yesterday was good .

  T ( who is a good neighbor and a friend ) dropped by with a pack of snacks , and we sat down and watching My name is Khan for the next 4 hours .

It was fun !


  On another good note ,
We are getting  some more members in the family !

 Well ...No ! , Mom Isn't preggie or anything .
The stray cat is !

You see , this anonymous cat , looks more like a hair ball than a cat , she used to be snow - white before her colour changed somehow into grey . And if my memory saves me , she used to be Gogo's aunt .

I know that because the respected Madam is as ancient as anything , she used to come around long before Gogo or his run -away sister Hestia were born .  The funny thing is she never shows up unless she is loaded with 4 or 5 kitties , seems like she thinks of the house as the local " Pet nursery " or something !

And we are supposed to welcome her with open arms and hearts .
At least that's what dad does !

Today he even asked us to make sure she gets meals on time !!

Well ...i don't have anything against her as long as she won't act so aggressive every time i try to touch her , and as long as she stops flirting with Gogo !!!

I swear i saw them sniffing each other and cuddling their muzzles ( Kissing ?? )
But i managed to break off the spell , i am the witch round here Missy !
So you'd better Stay away from  my Gogo !

~ Pictures of my neighborhood .

Here are few pictures i took of the neighborhood last year .

In the picture below , You can see The street leading to my residence ,

the local Masjid and kindergarten .

 

Across the street :

The desert a few miles from the neighborhood . 

The town at sunset .

The local park . 

~ Tu jaane na

Kept listening to this song before going to sleep last night .
It was broadcasted on 94.7 F.M .
Another hit by  Atif Aslam .

 Enjoy !

Tu jaane na

You Don't Know

kaise batayein
kyun tujhko chahe

How should I tell you
why I love you

yaara bata na paayein

o beloved,
I am not able to tell you

baatein dilo ki
dekho jo baki

My eyes are trying to explain to you ,
the words of my heart .

aake tujhe samjhayein
tu jaane na aaaa..
tu jaane na
tu jaane na aaaa..
tu jaane na

you didn't know ,
you don’t know
you never knew !

hmm milke bhi, hum na mile

Even after meeting we didn't meet

tumse na jaane kyun, meelo ke,

with you I don't know why there is this distance of miles

hai faasle tumse na jaane kyun
anjaane, hai silsile

with you , I don't know why
there is this strange chain

tum se na jaane kyun, sapne hai
palko tale tum se na jaane kyunnnnnn…

 I don't know why
i have those dreams for you
with you i don't know

kaise batayein
kyun tujhko chahe
yaara bata na paayein

baatein dil o ki
dekho jo baki
aake tujhe samjhayein

tu jaane na aaaa..
tu jaane na
tu jaane na aaaa..
tu jaane na

How should I tell you why I love you
o beloved, i am not able to tell you
My eyes are trying to explain to you ,
the words of my heart .
but you didn't know ,
You never knew !


nigahon mein dehko
meri jo hai bas gaya aa

woh hai milta tumse hubahoo
ooohhooo..

The one who resides in my eyes
Completely matches you .


jaane teri aankhein
kiya baatein ki vajah…
hue tum jo dil ki aarzoo

Was it your eyes or your speech
which became the desire of my heart

tum paas ho ke bhi
tum aas ho ke bhi
ehsaas ho ke bhi
apne nahin aise hai


Even though you are near to me,
even though you are my desire
even though there are these feelings,
you are not mine,
This is how it is .

hum ko gile
tumse na jaane kyun, meelo ke
hai faasle tumse na jaane kyun ooonnn….
tu jaane na aaaa..
tu jaane na
tu jaane na aaaa..
tu jaane na

I have to admit that I don't know why there are miles between us
you don't know
you don't know, you don't know,
you never knew .

khayalon mein lakhon baatein,
yun toh keh gayaaaa..
bola kuch na tere saamne

In my thoughts I have said  lots  of things to you
But once you were infront of me ,
i couldn't say anything .

oooo… hue na begaane bhi
tum hoke aur ke
dekho tum na mere hi bane
aafsos hota hai, dil bhi yeh rota hai

Becoming someone else’s, you still aren't  strange to me
Seeing that you aren't mine any more .
I am regretful .
My heart is crying .

sapne sanjotha hai, pagla hua soche ye
hum the mile tum se na jaane kyun
meelo ke, hai faasle tumse na jaane kyun
anjaane, hai silsile
tum se na jaane kyun, sapne hai
palko tale tum se na jaane kyunnnnnn…

Decorating dreams,
I have become mad thinking
that we were brought together,
don't know why there is this distance between us
with you , i don't know why there is this strange chain
  i don't know why i have those dreams for you .

hooooohh…
kaise batayein
kyun tujhko chahe
yaara bata na paayein
baatein dil o ki
dekho jo baki
aake tujhe samjhayein
tu jaane na aaaa..
tu jaane na
tu jaane na aaaa..

From: http://lyricstranslate.com

How should i tell you why I love you
o beloved, i am not able to tell you
My eyes are trying to explain to you ,
the words of my heart .
but you didn't know it,
You never knew !

~ Anticipating

The world seems so fresh and peaceful today .

Thanks to the gardener who kept working 5 hours yesterday , taking the plants off the center of the house .

Thanks to him we got extra space  ,and  some breeze .

Sounds like the greedy parasitic plants didn't get enough occupying almost half of the yard , they were also blocking the breeze , selfishly gulping in all the air .

I am glad we are done with them  , Despite of  the twinge of regret that crept into me upon seeing the huge , old , fruitful Sidr tree falling down .

Everyone used to love that tree  , It used to produce very tasty fruits , that very often we were disturbed by the neighbour's kids climbing over the wall ,  throwing rocks and shoes and what not , in an attempt to pick the fruits  .

The polite ones used to knock on the door requesting to get some , stealing whatever was around on their way in .
. LOL .

Everybody must be missing it now .
Even the birds  !!

Mom says few birds hang out aimlessly over the house this morning  , They must have thought :

" There was a tree round here yesterday ! ....Where in God's Name did it go ? "
LOL .

They got so very confused , That some even started to hit the window madly with their peeks .

I hope they weren't demanding their nests back  !! 

Got a call this morning regarding the Job hunt . Nothing official yet .
But i can sense hope in the air .

Some promising news are on the way pals .

I really can't wait to start practicing again . I am missing the white coat , the stethoscope round my neck , the patients , the crazy rush of the hospitals .
I miss it all.

Yet i dread it as well .
It has been a while since i've last managed or touched a patient .
It will take another while before i can acclimatise all over again .

Toygar Isikli - Bu Bir Veda - ( Dudaktan Kalbe )

My favourite scene of the final episode of the Turkish series 
( Dudaktan Kalbe ) .

                         

Turkish lyrics ..

Bu bir veda, bir tebessüm,
Yaz günesine,
Bir nefes dag kokusuna
Açik kursuni mehtap içinde
Bir veda,
Kaybolmus asklara, hayata,
Maglubum.
Derin sevdalara,
Büyük ihtiraslara maglubum
Ben hayatin maglubuyum,
Derin sevdalari beceremedim maglubum,
Ben hayatin maglubuyum,
Derin sevdalari beceremedim maglubum

English translation :

This is a good-bye ...a smile !
to the summer sun ..
to a breath of the smell of mountain air !
in the light dull gray moonlight..
a good-bye !
to the lost loves, lives..
i am defeated ...
to the deep love !
i am defeated to the great passions...
i am  beaten by life ...
i couldn't accomplish deep love ,

i am defeated
i am beaten by life..
i couldn't accomplish deep loves,

i am defeated !!