sometimes happy, sometimes sad

Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghamone of the great bollywood films and one of my favorits

Des departs, des Adieux

Merci, Malika, pour cette video 😉 Grand corps malade - Les voyages

Un peu de Garou…

To my dear sis Azadeh who joined me today just when I was selecting the Garou songs for her!!! Garou - Gitan Celine Dion & Garou - Sous Le Vent

Reverie – a Daydream 4 u

For a nostalgic and lazy music saturday afternoon Enchanting Vladimir Horowitz plays Robert Schumann: Träumerei / Reverie / Daydream from Kinderszenen Horowitz plays Bizet's Carmen Fantasie

Festival of lights: Happy Diwali to my Indian friends!

Diwali, Divali, or Deepawali is a major Indian and Nepalese festive holiday. What started as a harvest festival in ancient times, became associated with many legends and became a significant festival in Hinduism and all the faiths which originated in India - Jainism and Sikhism. Today it is celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs across … Continue reading Festival of lights: Happy Diwali to my Indian friends!

Visit me @ multiply!

Nobody can tell the future of our dear Y!360 community! I'll stay here with my friends until the ship is definately sinking but I've got a rescue boot as well - just in case! I'm there @ multiply together with a lot of Y!360 refugees which make me feel confortable in the new home as … Continue reading Visit me @ multiply!

Bon anniversaire Albert Camus!

Albert Camus, né le 7 novembre 1913 à Mondovi en Algérie et mort le 4 janvier 1960 à Villeblevin dans l'Yonne, était un écrivain et philosophe français. Albert Camus (IPA: [al'bɛʁ ka'my]) (November 7, 1913 – January 4, 1960) was a French author and philosopher who won the Nobel prize in 1957.Mon oeuvre préféré c'est … Continue reading Bon anniversaire Albert Camus!

Raoui – The Storyteller by Souad Massi

A goodnight song for my friends!I feel somehow "arabic" tonight - so I put this song of which I don't understand nearly anything at all - but I just love the wonderful sound of the language! And I will try to understand a bit more one day... I'm working on it :)) Ce soir je … Continue reading Raoui – The Storyteller by Souad Massi

Saturday’s Song: An Indian Movie in Vienna

A few days ago I got the following mail from my dear Indian Y!friend Raman: “Today I saw a Malayalam Movie "Mazhavillu", meaning the rainbow. Malayalam is our vernacular. The movie was shot mainly in Vienna and Hymberg. And Hymberg is just as beautiful as the dreamland of a romantic girl.” The video below shows … Continue reading Saturday’s Song: An Indian Movie in Vienna

a waste land – where poetry arises

Jamais je n’oublierai ce moment magique où ma fille assise sur un chameau fredonnait pleine de joie Au clair de la lune sous le ciel noir rempli des étoiles brillants dans le Sahara... I'll never forget this magic moment of a rising moon when my little daughter - sitting hight on the back of a … Continue reading a waste land – where poetry arises

"Handyfresser" als Menschenfreund

Im "Kleingedruckten" der Novelle zum Sicherheitspolizeigesetz wird der "IMSI-Catcher", ein GSM-Überwachungsgerät, das im Volleinsatz mehrere Funkzellen samt Notrufen gleichzeitig lahmlegen kann, als Peilgerät zur Rettung Vermisster dargestellt. Mobilfunker fürchten um die Integrität ihrer Netze. So gut wie in jedem Novellierungsentwurf zu Gesetzen, in denen die Befugnisse der Polizei geregelt werden, war seit den späten 90er … Continue reading "Handyfresser" als Menschenfreund

Music Saturday: Play it again, Sam!

It seems that Paris and memories are haunting the blogs at the moment… So I’ll dedicate this MUSIC entry to an ingenious film – one of the best, most perfect and greatest ever shot – CASABLANCA and also to this marvellous place, which gave name to the film and to all politically engaged people… I … Continue reading Music Saturday: Play it again, Sam!

Eid Mubarak! Aïdkom Mabrouk!

Inshallah it has been announced that Eid ul-Fitr will be Friday 12th October 2007 UK. The visibility of the New Crescent Moon has began. The Coordination Committee of Major Islamic Centres and Mosques of London has agreed that 1st Shawwal 1428, Eid ul-Fitr, will be on Friday 12 October 2007. This website was last updated … Continue reading Eid Mubarak! Aïdkom Mabrouk!

Magic Wednesday Poem

GOLDEN GIFTS Seeking you in the desert After long days and lonely nights When all of a sudden the sand dunes Are changing into wide ocean waves The blue water over flooding the land The last of the golden hills of sand Sinking into the deep blue sea Metamorphoses under the surface To an immense … Continue reading Magic Wednesday Poem

Che Guevara – there is no other image like it

Che: The icon and the adBy Stephanie HolmesBBC NewsIt is perhaps the most reproduced, recycled and ripped off image of the 20th Century.Che Guevara, his eyes framed by heavy brows, a single-starred beret pulled over his unruly hair, stares out of the shot with glowering intensity.It's now 40 years since the Argentine-born rebel was shot … Continue reading Che Guevara – there is no other image like it