I was just hearing this conversation in the radio, and I found that it had quite a sweet taste to it that I thought maybe I should write something short about it. I don't know, it just made me feel good hehe. It was between a caller and the radio host called delilah. It's one of those mellow radio station where they have these sessions at night where they get people to call them to share a little bit about their feelings, which is usually about love and relationship, and then the host would choose a sweet song that she thinks is most appropiate. Don't ask me why I was listening to it, I usually don't, really.. it's just that the night was cold and raining, I'm driving alone, and I thought I could use something that can make me feel warm inside hehe
Anyway, this guy called.. forgot his name.. he said he knows this woman named sarah, who he finds to be a very special person, and that he wants to dedicate a love song for her. He was going to leave it at that, but of course the host has to dig in more for the good stuffs. She asked how long has he known sarah for, he told her that they both have been off from a tough relationship, and that it's 2 months that they've known each other now. She then asked if he's said the "L" word yet.. he started chuckling. He said no, but he said she's a really special person again, but he wants to start things slow. Then she asked how many times does he think of her in a day. He laughed even more, saying how ruthless she is. Alright is it 1, 5, 10, or 20 times a day.. he said probably 10. Now here's the kicker, she asked "When you see something that's really really beautiful in your eyes, like a sunset, a scene at the beach, or a fullmoon.. do u think of her?" He said yes. She said that it you see something that really mesmerizes u, and then u really wish that she's also right there with so u can share what u feel, then it usually means ure in the "L" zone already. She finally said that just between him and her, she thinks he's got it bad.
Sorry for the long descriptive paragraph, but really the end part is what really interests me. Because it's true, and how long it has been since I forgot of all that feeling. I remember that when I was in my long distance relationship that this used to happen to me all the time. I would go to a really beautiful beach, or looked down on such a spectacular view from a top of a cliff, or standing on a ship in a vast lake with whales swimming around it.. and I would always think of how I wish so bad that she was with me right then so she could see and feel what I felt, so much so that I felt I couldn't really enjoy the moment. It's true though, what's the point of having something really beautiful happening, if you can't enjoy it with the person you wanna enjoy it the most with. That's why I think sharing is such a beautiful part of love. Sharing.. taking and giving.. understanding. It's not hardship that u wanna share the most with other people u love, even though u would need their help the most.. but it's ease and beauty that u wish u can share fully with those who are closest to you. It's funny though how I forgot about all this. Since I'm not close with someone, I'm not really aware that now whenever I see something mesmerizing, I don't feel like I wish I was sharing it with someone anymore. But now I guess I know I didn't really enjoy those beautiful moments fully, because at those times I felt like I could truly enjoy them alone. It just goes to show that it's not really u dont know what uve got till it's gone, but u really dont know what uve got till u get a glimpe back of what it was like when u had them.
Anyway, that's all from that radio show... really it's the part about sharing that I find is really nice.
Btw, why do I always write so much, only to make such a short point. I just took a pause, and I think I know why. Many good points in this world are actually just short and simple. For example, treat a person like how you want to be treated. Everybody knows that, it's short and simple. Yet, if u say that exact sentence to a person who who let's say leave u with ill or bad feelings because he doesn't think or care much about what he does and says to you.. it won't have that much effect on him since he probably have heard that being said a thousand times. And all u would get out him in the end, is probably just more comebacks, like "oh, it's just nothing", or "come on, it's not a big deal". But the fact still stands, it is a simple point and that it's true. If he was in the opposite end of being treated in a way that hurt him and the harasser ignores his plea because the harasser thinks it's not that serious, then it would hurt him even more, right? Now, if u say this to him instead of the regular cliche saying, then I think it would've made more effect. That's why sometimes I find that it's necessary to take this point that u came up with in ur head, and that if u find it to be gold and worth to be shared, then u should take the time to wrap it in such a nice wrapper because really.. no matter how good u can produce such a product, presentation is still everything.
Either that, or I'm just a guy who likes to talk a lot... I've been told the latter many times :P Well no, correction: I've been told that I'm a very quiet guy by most people, but by the ones who know me well I've been told I'm quite a chatter (bawel)
Friday, October 23, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Love Actually
I don't know why but I feel like I want to write this one out. It must be the emotion rush hehe. I just finished watching the movie love actually, it's an old movie really, considering that it came out in 2003. Agh, such a made-to-make-u-feel-happy movie that I'm such a sucker for. Anyway, I really don't wanna start talking bout details of what I analyzed from the movie like I always do with other things, but I just want to point out some of the key points that are just simply nice to be mentioned :)
Call it a chick flick, wtv, and I believe it does classify as one, but it really doesn't make any difference, it's a movie and u enjoy it. Not all of the characters love stories have the same ending, but it's funny how the ones who get happy endings.. those endings are unrealistic (rich englishman proposes to poor spanish girl in restaurant, the regular english bloke finally gets laid with 3 blondes, prime minister hooks up with his secretary), while the ones who don't get happy endings are realistic (they don't end the way that makes us feel the happiest -> date is not successful, caught cheating, unrequited love).
Damn.. does that mean I'm such a sucker for things that are unrealistic. Well see, not really. I don't wanna say not really with the reason that some of what we call unrealistic sometimes actually do occur, no no that's a sucky reason, but instead I'd like to point out that we just don't keep it in our memory things that are unrealistic or out of ordinary in this world. I mean really, is the world itself realistic when u actually observe it. Stock market crashed and govt just pumped money to cover the losses of the riches more than the losses of the regular folks, there were wars going on in some parts of Africa and political turmoils in Afghanistan with many lives being lost and all the world cares bout at the time was how Bill Clinton got a blowjob, Bush got elected twice for God's sake... etc. Anyway, those are just some stuffs that apparently shout to my mind at this time, but u get my point. There are many unrealistic stuffs going on in our daily lives. So if u do notice them, or at least starting now anyway, then why do u just let the bad out-of-ordinary things to pass, why not give the happy-stuffs a chance. Might as well, right
Some people do cheesy and gasping stuffs in order to attain whom they love and they end up getting unrealistic happy endings that we can only sometimes witness in movies, but we just don't notice them or take any weight out of them.. just as we don't notice how much of the world is not making sense if we apply the same rule to as why such romantic movie endings are just impossible in real life.
I really like how the movie starts and ends with airport scene. And the narrator is completely right, there is nothing but love that u see there. People saying welcome and people saying goodbyes. It's just that the airport is often the setting in the story that pulls out of us, the characters, something different to feel than our routine feelings.
Anyways, enough words for tonight. I spoke too much again.. like I said, it's the emotion rush, and sometimes surfing that momentum can make u produce good writing, but it may just be unorganized hehehe. Two dear friends of mine told me to watch this movie, I should've listened to them sooner, and u should too. Love actually.
Call it a chick flick, wtv, and I believe it does classify as one, but it really doesn't make any difference, it's a movie and u enjoy it. Not all of the characters love stories have the same ending, but it's funny how the ones who get happy endings.. those endings are unrealistic (rich englishman proposes to poor spanish girl in restaurant, the regular english bloke finally gets laid with 3 blondes, prime minister hooks up with his secretary), while the ones who don't get happy endings are realistic (they don't end the way that makes us feel the happiest -> date is not successful, caught cheating, unrequited love).
Damn.. does that mean I'm such a sucker for things that are unrealistic. Well see, not really. I don't wanna say not really with the reason that some of what we call unrealistic sometimes actually do occur, no no that's a sucky reason, but instead I'd like to point out that we just don't keep it in our memory things that are unrealistic or out of ordinary in this world. I mean really, is the world itself realistic when u actually observe it. Stock market crashed and govt just pumped money to cover the losses of the riches more than the losses of the regular folks, there were wars going on in some parts of Africa and political turmoils in Afghanistan with many lives being lost and all the world cares bout at the time was how Bill Clinton got a blowjob, Bush got elected twice for God's sake... etc. Anyway, those are just some stuffs that apparently shout to my mind at this time, but u get my point. There are many unrealistic stuffs going on in our daily lives. So if u do notice them, or at least starting now anyway, then why do u just let the bad out-of-ordinary things to pass, why not give the happy-stuffs a chance. Might as well, right
Some people do cheesy and gasping stuffs in order to attain whom they love and they end up getting unrealistic happy endings that we can only sometimes witness in movies, but we just don't notice them or take any weight out of them.. just as we don't notice how much of the world is not making sense if we apply the same rule to as why such romantic movie endings are just impossible in real life.
I really like how the movie starts and ends with airport scene. And the narrator is completely right, there is nothing but love that u see there. People saying welcome and people saying goodbyes. It's just that the airport is often the setting in the story that pulls out of us, the characters, something different to feel than our routine feelings.
Anyways, enough words for tonight. I spoke too much again.. like I said, it's the emotion rush, and sometimes surfing that momentum can make u produce good writing, but it may just be unorganized hehehe. Two dear friends of mine told me to watch this movie, I should've listened to them sooner, and u should too. Love actually.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Tube Wells
Related to my previous post, this one is about donation as well. Kuhyar had this thing on his iftaar where as opposed to any other normal iftaar the host would present u with so many delicious foods where we stuffed ourselves out, on his family's iftaar he would actually serve just simple food (like soup, dates, etc) and he would have some sort of tribute or presentation for everyone so that all of us are reminded that the lessons in Ramadan are not just about not eating then eat at sundown, but actually much more than that.
Last year, he showed a documentary of what life is like is Palestine. Wow, it really touched a lot of us, actually more so than others as some of us couldn't hold ourselves throughout the whole thing. It reminded all of us how some people don't have homes or food to break their fast with, and how for them there is really no such sense of security. Imagine living in a place where flying bullets are like flies. Anyway, I don't wanna get into too much details to keep this post relatively short since that was last year. This year, it is much more constructive
We all know well this brother, Sujaat, who has a day job in a company somewhere in Montreal, and on the side, he founded this charity organization called RSfoundation. You can find its website here: www.rsfoundation.ca
During the iftaar, we were shown a video about the cause of this RSfoundation. The details are presented in that website, but we were seeing so many muslims who were living below human conditions. Conditions where water is such a necessity they don't have, and it's causing so many of the people there the loss of eyesight (illness called cataract). So we were watching this video while we were eating the food he gave us. Then at the end, he described to us the project that Sujaat is doing which is basically to collect money from the people here to build enough wells with clean water for the people there.
Get this, it only costs about $120-$250 depending on the depth of the water source. For some people, that amount means a new set of dress pants and shirt, or a suit, or a new set of gaming console, but for other people they could also mean the restore of their eyesight, or just simply many more good days that they can live in. For the 24 people that attended his iftaar, his goal was to collect enough money to build at least just one good well.
His message in the end was this (I'm paraphrasing): There are 24 of us tonight, if each of us give about $5-10 then we can give these people a well.. a well that inshaAllah will still be giving water to these people even after we die. Just imagine that by holding out on an amount of money that u would normally spend to watch a movie or buy a dinner outside, you can have a good deed that would probably grow to outlive you. And also, this iftaar night is an odd night, 25th, and so there is even more chance of a night of lailatul qadr... No matter what we decide to give tonight, these people's lives would already have been taken care of. If not a single one of us decide to give anything tonight, God would still take care of them. There will always be other groups of people who thought of the same cause and decided to be nice and donate, and God would find them. So really to be honest, you're just looking out for yourself in the very end..
Very nice closing speech, eh. To all of us, the decision on what to do could not have been more obvious. Alhamdulillah, the total money collected was actually $1230, and so there is a chance that there could be 10 wells being built. Imagine what kind of difference that could make in these people's lives.
One more message coming from Sujaat was this (I'm paraphrasing): The concept or idea of u as a single person changing the world for the better is a vague and sometimes a far fetch idea. It's hard to grasp of us changing anything in a big way, when for example we're just a student who is confined by the academic structure of our schools or we're just regular employees who are sitting under many layers of managements and decision makers. However, the reality is not that at all. With such a small amount of money that you would normally use for simple luxuries in this country, you can actually use it to change someone's life in many other poor parts of different countries. Stop trying to think big, and get lost in the far fetch or complexities, think simple but aim big. Focus on whatever you do in school, and be the best of what u can be, because being in this country, u can actually do so much. And then you give whatever amount you can, and trust me that amount will change someone's life.
I think he keeps that message really close to heart. He may just look like another regular guy when I see him catching the bus once to go to work downtown, or on his way back to home from the masjid, but he's actually making a lot of big concrete differences in many people's lives. And really, he doesn't have or make more money than any regular employees in a corporation, his family is not that rich, and he has the same 24h a day just like everyone else. I don't know what's the right word for what these activist people like him have... I guess they just have more heart, and the set of correct goals and priorities in life.
Last year, he showed a documentary of what life is like is Palestine. Wow, it really touched a lot of us, actually more so than others as some of us couldn't hold ourselves throughout the whole thing. It reminded all of us how some people don't have homes or food to break their fast with, and how for them there is really no such sense of security. Imagine living in a place where flying bullets are like flies. Anyway, I don't wanna get into too much details to keep this post relatively short since that was last year. This year, it is much more constructive
We all know well this brother, Sujaat, who has a day job in a company somewhere in Montreal, and on the side, he founded this charity organization called RSfoundation. You can find its website here: www.rsfoundation.ca
During the iftaar, we were shown a video about the cause of this RSfoundation. The details are presented in that website, but we were seeing so many muslims who were living below human conditions. Conditions where water is such a necessity they don't have, and it's causing so many of the people there the loss of eyesight (illness called cataract). So we were watching this video while we were eating the food he gave us. Then at the end, he described to us the project that Sujaat is doing which is basically to collect money from the people here to build enough wells with clean water for the people there.
Get this, it only costs about $120-$250 depending on the depth of the water source. For some people, that amount means a new set of dress pants and shirt, or a suit, or a new set of gaming console, but for other people they could also mean the restore of their eyesight, or just simply many more good days that they can live in. For the 24 people that attended his iftaar, his goal was to collect enough money to build at least just one good well.
His message in the end was this (I'm paraphrasing): There are 24 of us tonight, if each of us give about $5-10 then we can give these people a well.. a well that inshaAllah will still be giving water to these people even after we die. Just imagine that by holding out on an amount of money that u would normally spend to watch a movie or buy a dinner outside, you can have a good deed that would probably grow to outlive you. And also, this iftaar night is an odd night, 25th, and so there is even more chance of a night of lailatul qadr... No matter what we decide to give tonight, these people's lives would already have been taken care of. If not a single one of us decide to give anything tonight, God would still take care of them. There will always be other groups of people who thought of the same cause and decided to be nice and donate, and God would find them. So really to be honest, you're just looking out for yourself in the very end..
Very nice closing speech, eh. To all of us, the decision on what to do could not have been more obvious. Alhamdulillah, the total money collected was actually $1230, and so there is a chance that there could be 10 wells being built. Imagine what kind of difference that could make in these people's lives.
One more message coming from Sujaat was this (I'm paraphrasing): The concept or idea of u as a single person changing the world for the better is a vague and sometimes a far fetch idea. It's hard to grasp of us changing anything in a big way, when for example we're just a student who is confined by the academic structure of our schools or we're just regular employees who are sitting under many layers of managements and decision makers. However, the reality is not that at all. With such a small amount of money that you would normally use for simple luxuries in this country, you can actually use it to change someone's life in many other poor parts of different countries. Stop trying to think big, and get lost in the far fetch or complexities, think simple but aim big. Focus on whatever you do in school, and be the best of what u can be, because being in this country, u can actually do so much. And then you give whatever amount you can, and trust me that amount will change someone's life.
I think he keeps that message really close to heart. He may just look like another regular guy when I see him catching the bus once to go to work downtown, or on his way back to home from the masjid, but he's actually making a lot of big concrete differences in many people's lives. And really, he doesn't have or make more money than any regular employees in a corporation, his family is not that rich, and he has the same 24h a day just like everyone else. I don't know what's the right word for what these activist people like him have... I guess they just have more heart, and the set of correct goals and priorities in life.
Last 10 Nights Ramadan 'SCAM'
I wanted to post this in my blog for a looong time, but I'm really swamped with work plus it was Ramadan and I was sick too, so it was almost impossible to find time. What I wanted to talk about is this idea some of my brothers had about making a last 10 nights of Ramadan Scam.
here is how it works:
"Your donation is divided into ten equal parts and given to ten different charities on each night of the last 10 nights of Ramadan, thereby ENSURING that you "hit" Lailatul-Qadr and have your rewards multiplied by 1000 months. So instead of going through the trouble of making ten envelopes, putting your own stamps and mailing out your donation every night by yourself, you can simply give your contribution to us
and we will take care of everything for you. You can give any multiple of ten ($10, $20, $100, $1000, etc....) to take part in this "reward-securing" initiative.
Tax receipts can be arranged for, simply let us know your name and address."
Here was the result he sent me after Ramadan was over:
"Total collected was $8709
21st night = $636 (Masjid Al-Falah, South Shore)
22nd night = $660 (Sister Sabariah's shelter)
23rd night = $669 (Amal Women Center - www.amalwomencenter.ca)
24th night = $1012 (RS Foundation – www.rsfoundation.ca)
25th night = $1012 (International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF) – www.idrf.com)
26th night = $1012 (North American Muslim Foundation (NAMF) - www.namf.ca)
27th night = $1012 (Human Concern International (HCI) – www.humanconcern.org)
28th night = $1012 (Life for Relief and Development - www.liferelief.org)
29th night = $1012 (International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy (IRFAN-Canada) – www.irfan.ca)
30th night (or 1st of shawwal) = $672 (Mercy USA for Aid and Development Canada - www.mercyusa.org)
not all amounts are similar because of late donations,
also for next year, if you have ideas for different charities let me know..."
MasyaAllah, isnt this such a goldmine idea. I cant believe I've only become aware of and taken part in it this year. It's a foolproof plan. Imagine that a part of ur donation is accepted by God and went through on the night of 1000 nights. I just cant stress out how easy it is. I'm asian, and I like to optimize things or make the most of any chance that's available for me. Hence I like going shopping only on the right times when there are good sales and I hunt for cheapest and best quality prices. Same philosophy goes to school and work too for me, I'm an opportunity hunter... which is why after seeing this plan, I just kinda flipped out. It's like God himself is telling me that its just right there in front of me, just take it, dont be stupid. Couldnt be more obvious, couldnt be more easier
here is how it works:
"Your donation is divided into ten equal parts and given to ten different charities on each night of the last 10 nights of Ramadan, thereby ENSURING that you "hit" Lailatul-Qadr and have your rewards multiplied by 1000 months. So instead of going through the trouble of making ten envelopes, putting your own stamps and mailing out your donation every night by yourself, you can simply give your contribution to us
and we will take care of everything for you. You can give any multiple of ten ($10, $20, $100, $1000, etc....) to take part in this "reward-securing" initiative.
Tax receipts can be arranged for, simply let us know your name and address."
Here was the result he sent me after Ramadan was over:
"Total collected was $8709
21st night = $636 (Masjid Al-Falah, South Shore)
22nd night = $660 (Sister Sabariah's shelter)
23rd night = $669 (Amal Women Center - www.amalwomencenter.ca)
24th night = $1012 (RS Foundation – www.rsfoundation.ca)
25th night = $1012 (International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF) – www.idrf.com)
26th night = $1012 (North American Muslim Foundation (NAMF) - www.namf.ca)
27th night = $1012 (Human Concern International (HCI) – www.humanconcern.org)
28th night = $1012 (Life for Relief and Development - www.liferelief.org)
29th night = $1012 (International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy (IRFAN-Canada) – www.irfan.ca)
30th night (or 1st of shawwal) = $672 (Mercy USA for Aid and Development Canada - www.mercyusa.org)
not all amounts are similar because of late donations,
also for next year, if you have ideas for different charities let me know..."
MasyaAllah, isnt this such a goldmine idea. I cant believe I've only become aware of and taken part in it this year. It's a foolproof plan. Imagine that a part of ur donation is accepted by God and went through on the night of 1000 nights. I just cant stress out how easy it is. I'm asian, and I like to optimize things or make the most of any chance that's available for me. Hence I like going shopping only on the right times when there are good sales and I hunt for cheapest and best quality prices. Same philosophy goes to school and work too for me, I'm an opportunity hunter... which is why after seeing this plan, I just kinda flipped out. It's like God himself is telling me that its just right there in front of me, just take it, dont be stupid. Couldnt be more obvious, couldnt be more easier
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Coming back to Montreal, Iftaar at my place, and Banana Oreo Cheesecake
Anyway, I'm so very happy everyone said they enjoyed the evening very much. It was a success. Do you know what it's like to hang out with friends who are very funny, easygoing, loveable, but at the same time have good characters as well such that they make you better just by being around them. One of them is a doctor, another one is a mechanical engineer, another one studies religions and amazing at public speeches, another one is a pretty famous hip-hop performer, another one owns his own company that sells fashionable muslim themed clothing, another one is very involved community such that he organizes events such as charity food baskets, conventions, and young kids halaqa. Funny thing is, they are all so funny and so easy to be around with. I joke with them, I laugh with them, I let go and be myself, and at the same time I feel like I'm getting blessings. And like I said before, to be blessed with good company is to be blessed with the world.
Here was the menu btw. Everyone looooved the noodles and fishballs... which is weird hehe cause they're the easiest to make. Oh oh, and checkout the banana oreo cheesecake that I made right there. That's right I did make it! Haha I'm so proud of myself of finally baking a cake and still survived. Everybody loved it, some of them even came up to me and kept asking me how to make it. Hehe in all honesty, I learned it by watching a very good friend of mine made it while I was just watching on the sideline. She told me all the quirky details and guides to follow, even though I ended up not following some of them >__< I'm happy that the cake was sweet and you can also taste the banana. What didn't turn out so well is the fact that the oreo bottom of the cake is sort of stuck to the bottom of the pan instead to the cake itself. I forgot which detail that i skipped while making the cake that caused me that hehe. Oh well, good thing they liked to manhandle the cake anyway hahaha. I'm going to inshaAllah make another one since my family wanted one because they didn't even get to try it hehehe.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Maz's wedding -- the first wedding I've ever been invited to in 9 years
Hehe pretty much ever since I've arrived in Montreal, Canada, 9 yrs ago I haven't been invited to a single wedding here... imagine that :( Hence I was pretty curious as to what the wedding here is like. Anyway, I was invited to one of my best friends wedding finally hehe. I talked about it in my post previous to this one, but on that one I was lacking a lot of pictures. Fortunately I was able to finally get my hands on some good pics.
Here are some of the moments of that wedding:
The three Karimian brothers I've mentioned so much now hehe. From the left it's Nasser, Mazyar&Faiza, and then Kuhyar
Happy Boys
The dreamy couple. Nasser mentioned in his little speech during his short words of Mazyar about how u know it is the sunnah to get married when you are able to, but then if you do wish so but are not able to, then it is suggested for you to fast. Well Mazyar did just exactly that for about 2 years more or less. Wow. He's one of those who doesn't like people who say they'll follow the prophet's ways of doing things but never really get to it, and so he really did take into practice what he preached for. Really happy for what his efforts give him ^_^
What a shot really, I know the photographer and he is really good :) Oh yeah, Faiza loves kids hehe
Honestly, we were all just soooo happy hehehe
Just to be fair, there were girls too who were invited hehe. If I have the photo album in facebook, then you would've seen a lot more pictures than just the boys.
It was supposed to be bicep flex shot, turned out to be not much of a manly shot hehe
Damn it, I wish I stayed longer during the night so I got dibs on the jumping shots too.
Hahahaha, good thing he invited almost everyone he knows well :) Aawwh, what a good day it was.
Here are some of the moments of that wedding:
The three Karimian brothers I've mentioned so much now hehe. From the left it's Nasser, Mazyar&Faiza, and then Kuhyar
Happy Boys
The dreamy couple. Nasser mentioned in his little speech during his short words of Mazyar about how u know it is the sunnah to get married when you are able to, but then if you do wish so but are not able to, then it is suggested for you to fast. Well Mazyar did just exactly that for about 2 years more or less. Wow. He's one of those who doesn't like people who say they'll follow the prophet's ways of doing things but never really get to it, and so he really did take into practice what he preached for. Really happy for what his efforts give him ^_^
What a shot really, I know the photographer and he is really good :) Oh yeah, Faiza loves kids hehe
Honestly, we were all just soooo happy hehehe
Just to be fair, there were girls too who were invited hehe. If I have the photo album in facebook, then you would've seen a lot more pictures than just the boys.
It was supposed to be bicep flex shot, turned out to be not much of a manly shot hehe
Damn it, I wish I stayed longer during the night so I got dibs on the jumping shots too.
Hahahaha, good thing he invited almost everyone he knows well :) Aawwh, what a good day it was.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
To be blessed with good company is to be blessed with the world
I meant to write bout this last week since it's about my stay in Montreal last weekend, but I was so busy with project demo at work that I couldn't find the time. Anyways, last Sunday I attended a wedding of a good friend of mine. His name is Mazyar Karimian. His younger brother is one of my close friends, and I've gotten close to him as well since I often met him in his house way back during my high school and cegep days. We also often chill together during our Friday nights, so I've known him pretty well.
U know those guys who resonate that alpha male persona... the kinds who walk a certain way when they enter the room, talk the talk, and just have that "oomph" showing out of them. Well, this guy is not like that at all. In fact, the ones I just described are actually his younger brothers (there are 2 of them, both are close to me as well). Damn I wish I have his pictures here so u can see what he's like, but I wasn't the one taking pics at the wedding and pretty much these 5 are the ones I was given :S
Maz is a pretty quiet guy, and he's the kind that doesn't show the attractiveness in first glance. However, this guy has one of the best character out all the boys in the crew. Easygoing, mature, reliable, funny, smart (knows how to do the little things), knows when to be assertive at the right moments, and very very kind and would give u his time no matter who u are. Hell, if I was a woman, I think I would really want to marry him! That's actually what his second youngest brother said during the closing words. His name is Kuhyar Karimian, and he's actually a quite famous R&B/hip hop muslim performer (actually famous among the young Muslim world)... and hence the "oomph" alpha male persona I mentioned before. He was the MC of the wedding event and during his closing words, Kuhyar said that especially in wedding events like this that many people asked him when is his turn (keep in mind he's the best looking one out of the 3 brothers, heck he's the best looking one out all the boys there... damn i wish i have a picture of him), and while he was almost losing his words trying to hold his composure together, he said that that it is their fault he's still single now because he grew up with people of such good characters like Mazyar & Nasser (the youngest brother), and that once he found a woman of such good character like them then he would marry her with no second thought.
It was a pretty emotional moment. Deep down, quiet, and unsaid me and all of the other boys understood what he meant when he said that. And at some level or another, we share his feelings and point of view as well. I was just especially happy because just as I said before, unlike Kuhyar or Nasser, u can't really notice all of Mazyar's qualities until u take the time to stay with him, and experience what it's like to have spent some time and gotten to know him. That was one wish that I told Nasser one day as I was in the car driving with him. I told him that Mazyar is at the age where he should start looking for a wife, and I told him that I wish all the women would know what I know of Maz because they would then realize how lucky they are if they were to be with him. Imagine how happy me and all of the boys in the crew were that night... knowing that Maz finally finds that one lucky girl, and is moving to that next stage of his life ^_^
Since I mentioned already Kuhyar and Mazyar, I think I should mention Nasser Karimian as well. If Kuhyar takes advantage of his alpha male persona in his performance on the stage, Nasser uses it to better deliver his public speeches. He studies religions for his bachelor and master, and it has always been his passion to become a dai' for his community. He is one of the few men in this world who is blessed with the ability to speak in front of a lot of people. U can give him such little materials but he can describe it in such many words that would not stretch its meaning at all. I wish he can finish the big part of his religion/islamic stuides soon, then go bigger and start giving out speeches in front of a lot of bigger audience than just Jumua' and Friday night halaqas
I put the title that to be blessed with good company is to be blessed with the world is because of exactly that. The ones in the pics are some of guys in the crew we all refer to as "the boys". I grew up with most of them ever since middle high school; the point of my life where I decided in which direction I want to take my way of life to. Forever I'll always be grateful to God that He's made me met such wonderful people that shaped my character the way it is today. I truly wish everyone can grow up with such good company as I have, because then it would be a lot easier for this world to be filled with such good people.
U know those guys who resonate that alpha male persona... the kinds who walk a certain way when they enter the room, talk the talk, and just have that "oomph" showing out of them. Well, this guy is not like that at all. In fact, the ones I just described are actually his younger brothers (there are 2 of them, both are close to me as well). Damn I wish I have his pictures here so u can see what he's like, but I wasn't the one taking pics at the wedding and pretty much these 5 are the ones I was given :S
Maz is a pretty quiet guy, and he's the kind that doesn't show the attractiveness in first glance. However, this guy has one of the best character out all the boys in the crew. Easygoing, mature, reliable, funny, smart (knows how to do the little things), knows when to be assertive at the right moments, and very very kind and would give u his time no matter who u are. Hell, if I was a woman, I think I would really want to marry him! That's actually what his second youngest brother said during the closing words. His name is Kuhyar Karimian, and he's actually a quite famous R&B/hip hop muslim performer (actually famous among the young Muslim world)... and hence the "oomph" alpha male persona I mentioned before. He was the MC of the wedding event and during his closing words, Kuhyar said that especially in wedding events like this that many people asked him when is his turn (keep in mind he's the best looking one out of the 3 brothers, heck he's the best looking one out all the boys there... damn i wish i have a picture of him), and while he was almost losing his words trying to hold his composure together, he said that that it is their fault he's still single now because he grew up with people of such good characters like Mazyar & Nasser (the youngest brother), and that once he found a woman of such good character like them then he would marry her with no second thought.
It was a pretty emotional moment. Deep down, quiet, and unsaid me and all of the other boys understood what he meant when he said that. And at some level or another, we share his feelings and point of view as well. I was just especially happy because just as I said before, unlike Kuhyar or Nasser, u can't really notice all of Mazyar's qualities until u take the time to stay with him, and experience what it's like to have spent some time and gotten to know him. That was one wish that I told Nasser one day as I was in the car driving with him. I told him that Mazyar is at the age where he should start looking for a wife, and I told him that I wish all the women would know what I know of Maz because they would then realize how lucky they are if they were to be with him. Imagine how happy me and all of the boys in the crew were that night... knowing that Maz finally finds that one lucky girl, and is moving to that next stage of his life ^_^
Since I mentioned already Kuhyar and Mazyar, I think I should mention Nasser Karimian as well. If Kuhyar takes advantage of his alpha male persona in his performance on the stage, Nasser uses it to better deliver his public speeches. He studies religions for his bachelor and master, and it has always been his passion to become a dai' for his community. He is one of the few men in this world who is blessed with the ability to speak in front of a lot of people. U can give him such little materials but he can describe it in such many words that would not stretch its meaning at all. I wish he can finish the big part of his religion/islamic stuides soon, then go bigger and start giving out speeches in front of a lot of bigger audience than just Jumua' and Friday night halaqas
I put the title that to be blessed with good company is to be blessed with the world is because of exactly that. The ones in the pics are some of guys in the crew we all refer to as "the boys". I grew up with most of them ever since middle high school; the point of my life where I decided in which direction I want to take my way of life to. Forever I'll always be grateful to God that He's made me met such wonderful people that shaped my character the way it is today. I truly wish everyone can grow up with such good company as I have, because then it would be a lot easier for this world to be filled with such good people.
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