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I think one of my most negative quality is not being sociable. I prefer to have a limit number of friends with a deep relationship. Going to lots of parties and visiting new people never make me happy. It's uncomfortable to participate in a party I don't know anybody. Although I could improve the ability of making new friends, I still prefer to communicate with a short number of people.

Well... Actually it was not what I wanted to say. In fact there are somethings I cannot say. I need to speak to someone most of the time, but I shouldn't... or maybe I couldn't... and maybe I never can. There are lots of things around me annoying but... It seems that it is the LIFE.

Dolmeh

One of the most favorite food in Iran is Dolmeh. It's mainly made of the fresh and thin leaves of grape vine.

And since it's made of fresh leaves, it's available just in about one month a year. So maybe it's the main reason of it's popularity!

The recipe is mixed of ingredients which contain half-baked rice and split pea, fried minced meat and onion, vegetables, salt and spices. Then you may put a small amount of it into scalded leaves.

A great unknown man

Today is the anniversary of Imam Khomeini, the founder of Islamic Republic of Iran. A noble man who was supporter of poor and inspired people all over the world.

He has had an outstanding childhood that we generally do not know much about it. As a child, He was being very smart and calm and loved learning new things.

He used to spend long time every day thinking and pondering. He started to read political news since a very early teenage years.

His aunt and elder brother who supported him in religious sciences and politics, showed him the way that helped him to think in a higher level than his age.

Considering his biography, I think he started his great movement just when he was a child by pondering, learning and reacting against rich land lords who used to govern people's properties at the time and were treating the poor farmers totally in a cruel manner.

He is one of my favorite heroes whom I respect and try to follow.

Happy Nowruz!

Nowruz is one of the greatest feasts in Iran. It is during the beginning of spring and the first day of spring is in fact the first day of the year in Iranian calendar.
We celebrate first 13 days of new year and pay a visit to almost whole family members, relatives & friends to congratulate new year and renew friendships.
The meetings first start with visiting elderly i.e grandparents; An effective tradition which links folks together.
The first 5 days are public holiday. For student, educational systems and most of private companies the whole 13 days are off.

One of the most amazing thing is the changes that happen in the nature within these days. When you are back to work/school after these two weeks, you can find so many changes in the nature. The lifeless trees and plants grow green and you can see buds and blooms everywhere. I love this shifting character of nature.

Vitality and vibrance are spread in both the human life and nature and you can completely feel the freshness and passion in everyone to once again start a new year.

You can read more here about Nowruz.