Film: Be Khatere Pooneh

This is one of the films that I like to watch for second time. I remember when I was in Tehran October 2013, I saw the advertisement of this film on a billboard. I was thinking to go to cinema but decided to cancel it because of my health issue. On the night we wanted to go to cinema, there were so many cars queuing to enter cinema parking lot, bf decided to go to hyperstar instead where I fainted!! Back to the film, it's a story of a couple that face difficulties in relationship because of some problems. The husband is drug addicted, the wife seems bored with it (plus other conflicts with husband's family) and happened to have other relationship with another guy (her photoshop instructor/neighbour).  It's not just the story line that excite me, but also at other things like Turkish language the husband talks with his family, there's also one scene that the husband had a hiccup, it shows some remedies that normally iranian people do to stop it (the niece tried to make him shocked, he drinks water while standing and bending half body, lying down on floor while legs on top of body) these are very interesting just like what bf taught me :). The ending..quite satisfying where the wife left the husband because it's too late. Overall I give 4.5 out of 5 stars!!

Film: Sa'adat Abad

I read somewhere that this film is very interesting to watch. So last night I spent my time watching this film. At first I was very excited to see that Leila Hatami was one of the actresses. It's a story about 3 couples of friend attended a mehmooni (ceremony) birthday. Throughout the ceremony, there are 3 conflicts between the 3 couples happening. It's kind of nice story line but overall it's a little bit of bored movie. Only the 6 people, in a one house, in  one occasion. Maybe if I understand farsi better, it'll be a better movie for me. ;) But it's more than ok for me that I could understand the story well (yeah, with some translation by mr. bf of course). Ending, as usual like most of other iranian films..I could'nt understand much why all of the conflicts happened. hurmm...Out of 5 I give3 stars!!

Nowruz 1393

Chahar Shanbeh Soori

19/3/2013

The first 4shanbehsoori we're not together after 6 years. So, nothing to share. No celebration. No fire. No jumping.

Anyways, this year I decided to bake a Naan Beranji for Nowruz. I'll share it in another post.

Taa daafe baad...sorkhiyeto az man, zardiyeman az to. 

Darband

Last night I watched this film - Darband. At first I just want to play it so that I can fall asleep because lately I have trouble to sleep at night. Normally I will play Boys Avenue medley songs. Before the songs finish I've fallen asleep. But last night when I scroll down my Youtube lists, I saw this film and interested to watch because of the title - Darband. A place that I really want to go. During my last visit to Iran, bff wanted to take me there but when we were on our way, the traffic was so bad and there was no good parking lot. So we end up went to Sortomeh. I am expecting the film to show places in Darband but actually there were I think only 1 scene there in it's just a couple of minutes.

However, I watched the film til the end. It was a very interesting film. Just like most of Iranian films, it was a simple movie, no extravaganza props but full of meaning. I am very satisfied with this film. Moreover what makes me happier is that I can understand the film without English subtitles. Kudos to myself!

The film tells a story of a girl (Nazanin), a 1st semester medical student in one of university in Tehran. She did not get a place in hostel, therefore she seek for a room to rent. She found a room near the uni with another woman name Sahar. While waiting her turn to get a khabgah (hostel), she lives there. Sahar is a social girl. She likes to hang out with friends (boys and girls) until late night at her house (it's a big contradic with Iranian lifestyle which the authorities donot allow mix gathering in a house). It makes Nazanin uncomfortable as she has to study. But, sitting in a room while there are mehmoon (guests) is bad in Iranian culture. Nazanin and Sahar fight one time because of this. However they apologize each other thereafter. 

One night, Sahar was not well, she bleeds. Nazanin thought Sahar has illness that related to feminine. The day before she was caught by police because of money. She lend money from someone and did not pay. The money used to get visa and passport to go kharej (oversea). Nazanin worry that Sahar's sickness will become worst if she's detained in the jail. She tried to do everything to pay the talabkar (person that give debt). She found no solution and the only way is to ask the talabkar to detain her if later Sahar does not pay him.

When Sahar came out from jail, they went to the agency who is handling the visa to get back the money to give to the talabkar. Coincidently, the visa and passport were ready. Sahar changed her mind. Without Nazanin acknowledgement, she take the visa and farar (run) from home. Nazanin couldn't find Sahar and now afraid that the talabkar want to catch her. The nightmare happened but before she's being catch, the talabkar's son which is actually one of Sahar's friend come to Nazanin to free her from his father. After that, I didnot really understand why, the talabkar son suicide in car accident. Nazanin is free from being detained.

Well actually, I don't really understand what happened, why Sahar bleeds and why the talabkar son suicide. I hope somebody will tell me about this later. 

Here is the film

Taa daafe baad....mogharebe khodetun bashid!!

Dooset Daram - Babak Jahanbaksh

خیلی وقته دلم می خواد بگم دوست دارم 
بگم دوست دارم ، بگم دوست دارم 
از تو چشمای من بخون که من تو رو دارم 
فقط تو رو دارم ، بی تو کم میارم 

نبینم غم و اشکو تو چشمات 
نبینم داره میلرزه دستات 
نبینم ترسو توی نفسهات 
ببین دوست دارم 

منم مثل تو با خودم تنهام 
منم خسته از تموم دنیام 
منم سخت میگذره همه شبهام 
ببین دوست دارم 
ببین دوست دارم 

دوست دارم وقتی که چشماتو می بندی 
با من به دردای این دنیا می خندی 
آروم میشم بگی از غمات دل کندی 
بیا به هم بگیم دوست دارم 

دوست دارم من اون چشمای قشنگتو 
دارم واست می خونم این آهنگتو 
هر چی می خوای بگو از دل تنگت و 
بیا به هم بگیم دوست دارم 

نبینم غم و اشکو تو چشمات 
نبینم داره میلرزه دستات 
نبینم ترسو توی نفسهات 
ببین دوست دارم 

منم مثل تو با خودم تنهام 
منم خسته از تموم دنیام 
منم سخت میگذره همه شبهام 
ببین دوست دارم 
ببین دوست دارم 

دوست دارم وقتی که چشماتو می بندی 
با من به دردای این دنیا می خندی 
آروم میشم بگی از غمات دل کندی 
بیا به هم بگیم دوست دارم 

دوست دارم من اون چشمای قشنگتو 
دارم واست می خونم این آهنگتو 
هر چی می خوای بگو از دل تنگ تو 
بیا به هم بگیم دوست دارم 
آره دوست دارم 

دوست دارم

Leggings Issue

Remember I posted about leggings or support among Iranian women? Now in Malaysia anti-leggings campaigns are everywhere. For example this blog. My comment? No comment. Lariiiiiiiiiiiii>>>>>>>>

Persian Children Song - Cheshm, Damagh, Dahan, Gerdoo

Cheshm cheshm 
2 abroo

damagh dahan 
ye gerdoo

Persian Children Song - Dasmale Man

Dasmale man zire derakhte albaloo gom shode

Hala ke peyda shode 

Asheghe leyli gole pamcha shode

Stir Fried Pucuk Midin with Oyster Sauce

Ingredients:

~ 1bunch RM1 pucuk midin from Satok

~ 1 small onion, sliced

~ 4 garlic, shopped

~ 1 small red chilli

~ 1 tbsp oyster sauce

~ 1 tsp msg

~ salt to taste

~ Water

~ Oil

Methods:

1. Heat some oil, fry onion, garlic and chili until fragrant.

2. Add oyster sauce and msg, add in pucuk midin. Add some water if its too dry.

3. Fry until the vege cooked it must be crunchy not overcooked, taste with salt.