Blogueurs!

Today, I've found numerous weblogs written by Iranian immigrants in Canada. I've added them to my page so I can follow them regularly. This is my best and most reliable source of information so far as the writings come from ordinary people like us. Some of the bloggers are in Quebec and many of them are there as a family with small kids. So many challenges have they faced and are dealing with, but I think the biggest challenge is, as I always thought, finding a job. My impression is, once you have a job, no matter how low your salary is, you won't have much to be worried about anymore.

This goes to all the Iranian bloggers whose posts I'm reading:
Bonne Chance dans Votre Nouvelle Vie!
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Damien's Best Day in Life!

Just received a call from Damien who said he's got permanent exemption from military service. He was so excited and I was so excited for him. I know this is the best day in his life, cause I remember the day I got my exemption I was gonna fly! Congrats Dude! :D

NRJ Montréal 94.3 en direct!

Cool! I'm listening to Montréal's NRJ radio at work! I'm using my ADSL connection and a tiny headphone.

iPlay

Damien came over to our place last night. It was so nice catching up and getting updated on latest technology! :D He'd brought his myvu gadget and his Sony DVDirect that let us transfer Rosha's videos from VHS onto DVD. Thanks Damien!

Here's something funny he did with his iPhone:

Signal Available!

I wonder where the satellite noises are! Is the government out of budget? Did the noises interfere with other devices? Did they cause the recent airplane crashes? Is the government simply giving up? I don't know what the answer is, but it's good that this one thing has actually got better for the people when everything else in the country is getting worse and worse.

Carrefour in Tehran?

Rosha cried a lot last night and kept touching and beating her ears. We assumed she might have got ear infection, so took her to the doctor's this morning. It was nothing serious though, just the beginning of a cold. We've got her some medicines and will be wrapping her up in blankets for some days until she gets well. We also asked the doctor about her stroller and she said it was a little early for Rosha to use it yet. Think it's better to wait for another month until her backbones are stronger. The doctor also said that her developement is fast and she will probably start walking early.

Tonight, we're having my family over for Iftar. We've planned to go to Tehran's Hyperstar afterwards. It's a hypermarket built by the French and I think it's in fact a branch of the famous Carrefour hypermarkets as the logo resembles that of Carrefour. If it really is Carrefour, I don't know why they've had to change its name in Iran. The hypermarket is large and based on international standards; the prices are good too. It's a new thing for Iran and most people don't know about it yet. We've visited the place twice and we noticed it'd got more crowded in the span of a week.

I recommend everyone visit the place at least once. The address is as follows:

تهران - بزرگراه شهید ستاری - بلوار فردوس غرب - خیابان بهار جنوبی - خیابان ارم شرقی

Stroll'er!

Last night, we went to Bahar street to buy Rosha a stroller. As far as I know, strollers are for babies between 5-6 months until just above 1 year when they start walking. I've also heard they are banned in Canada and perhaps some other countries for safety reasons. So it's important to keep an eye on your baby when she's in it. It wasn't easy to choose a stroller as they came in so many different types and colors. The shopkeepers weren't helpful either as they enthused over their own products and sometimes their lower quality products that would gain them more profit. This is the case with most stores in Bahar street and I've heard other people complain about it too. Anyway, after we had seen the items in all the stores, we asked one of the shopkeepers if we could put Rosha in their strollers one by one and see how she would feel in them. This way, we would know her opinion in a way! It was funny how she prefered one to the rest. As soon as we'd put her in it, she started playing with the musical buttons and seemed to be having a good time. Here are some videos and pics of her in her stroller. Her toes can barely reach the floor yet so she moves in sudden short bits!

Roll Over! Roll Over!

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Here's one of Rosha's favorite songs!

There were ten in the bed and the little one said:
"Roll over! Roll over!"
So they all rolled over and one fell out!

There were nine in the bed...

and it goes on like this until there's no one in the bed!

She usually falls asleep to this song. When we see she's being naughty and wouldn't sleep that easy, we start counting from a higher number! Like:

There were eighty-nine in the bed!!!

Anyway, here is a video of Rosha herself rolling over! She could do it from when she was 3 months old.

Rosha, August 2009!

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Recent pictures from Rosha:




And a video:

Pictures from Rosha when She was 3 Months!

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Here's Rosha in different moods:

Sleepy!

Excited!

???!!!

Here is a video of her being tickled by mommy!