Words

"All my life I have looked at words as though I were seeing them for the first time."
Ernest Hemingway, American writer and journalist

Italian movies

We can find lots of interesting movies in Italian cinema. From serious movies by great directors such as Pasolini, Fellini, De Sica and Antonioni, to Spaghetti western by Leone and TV series such as La Piovra, Nardone and Case of Conscience. Even the soap operas have special charm and some are funny and makes us laugh. Specially when its music is by Ennio Morricone it really worth to watch.

Happy Spring

Spring is the season of freshness and renewal. We can hear the birds singing, smell the freshness of nature and feel the pleasant breeze. The first day of spring has been celebrated by Persians for thousands of years and despite the rises and falls, the celebrating and cherishing the spring has remained almost intact and the first day of spring is the beginning of a new year in Persian calendar. Happy Spring

Other people's opinions

"If you leave the smallest corner of your head vacant for a moment, other people's opinions will rush in from all quarters."
Bernard Shaw, the famous Irish writer

Lemon Verbena

Lemon Verbena adds a lemon flavor to the yogurt, jams, salad dressing and some types of dishes. It also can be used as an ingredient in ice creams. This plant has a wonderful scent and is very rich in antioxidants. It is a good idea to have this plant in your garden or you can keep a small one in your balcony and enjoy its fragrance.

Things that you refuse to believe

There are things that you cannot believe they are happening and continue to think so; but one day it happens to you and you are forced to acknowledge their existence to yourself.

Fake role model

Last week it was in the news that a 13 years old girl had relationship with a university student by using the social media and finally was killed by him. To judge from her pictures, writing and her behavior, she had the intelligence of a 5 years old kid and the body of a 20 years old woman! According to the reports she was obsessed by the social media and regularly posted selfies and asked the visitors comments! If we look carefully it is not just that university student that killed her, but this unhealthy obsession with social media, the wrong role models created by fake so called celebrities that encourages these mindless behavior of posting ridiculous selfies, the inappropriate pressure of following the social media mania and also the lack of the right role models should be blamed.

Starting at the phone

According to the latest research, an average person staring at his or her phone 210 times per day; that works out to be once every 5.5 minutes of every hour that the average person is awake!