December 2008
71 posts
I’m having a bob marley wid aylin and d shams family in d west of tehran
Farshid suggests another session at d spa today. We’ll reconsider after a nap. ;)
Refreshed and hungry after a gud workout at the spa. Headed to d exchange and then lunch with linda.
16-20pc pa on fixed deposits in Iran!! Iran seems insulated by d financial crisis due to its relative isolation from world fin mkts.
Rolling to Arikeh Iranian 4 a swim nd sauna this morning. No luck with swimming alongside beautiful iranian girls there!
Lunch with a long lost Iranian friend later today. Bumped into her four years later in her home town, sheer luck!
Man daran ghelioon mi kesham - me smoking a shisha in Farahzad.
Pleasantly surprised that everyone enjoyed d dinner. Calling it a night…
Butter chicken and mutton curry cooking on sim flame for the Shams and Derakhshi families.
Waiting for the guests to arrive and savour home made curry in Tehran. Fingers crossed they’ll like it.
Sipping a macchiato before we head to shop 4 ind spices. I hope i can meet d exptatns of d persians with my culinary skills.
Lunching at Monsoon, a chic asian resto in Gandhi street.
Beautiful sunny workin Sunday in Tehran 4 most. I hope to have rials in my pocket b4 i start explorin d city.
Tucked into bed considerin d indian dinner i am cookin 4 my persian friends tom. Shud be fun!
Damn politics, cant withdraw money in Iran with a American nd British banks.
Generally, d iranians think that their latitude has risen a meter coz of d mullas’ crap! Lol!
Stopover at Burger Teen. The chap opens d place just 4 us and the lads give it a no michelan stars.
Caught a last gud look far into the caspian sea b4 i head bk to iran’s capital nd business hub.
Arash just had a funny reasoned debate with d traffic warden to let us thru a baricaded u-turn. Gud try mate!
Opened an eye to tweet, feel too cosy to step out of bed this morning! :)
Refrigerators end up killing penguins, so pls dont use them in ads to sell more global warmers.
I’m takin a liking to Ali Bagheri’s chunes after sum lip smacking saffron mousse
Road safety campaign in iran features a real crushed wagon around a road block. Broke rules to get a pic, sorry.
At a private party, cant give out d location to safeguard d hosts.
Signin out 4 the eve frm Noor, a small town on d caspian coast. Bk to Tehran tom.
I have been given a Persian name, Aria, 4 d rest of my stay here. I like it! :)
Just finished a game of pool with Elena, Yasmin, Arash nd Farshid. Fine friends.
Dustet daram, sum mush lingo lessons frm d gurls.
Time 4 another barbeque eve under d stars above d caspian sea.
Its pouring down in Noor, a small town on d Caspian sea
Rollin along d wet strs of Noor in srch of sumthin d lads wont tell me abt!As long as its a fab place to eat, i’m cool
Trailer 4 Defiance, a new movie with daniel craig just featured on tv. Rain rain go away…
More tea, that’s the way the persians roll…
Shams residence in Noor buzzing with iranian music playin on tv.
Back 4 a snooze by d fireside until d rest rise to rock d city of chalus.
Any recos 4 places to eat other than namak abrood here at d caspian city in iran?
Iranian bread with delicious cheese, butter nd sour cherry jam with tea. Divine!
Found a perfect spot on d caspian shore to write a book.
Staring out into d caspian sea under d stars over iran. No access to d internet except thru my mobile!
Why do i somehow feel like satelites are prying on me frm d dark sky above iran?! Or maybe its just d cheese! :)
What’s with the dense fog in Dubai? I thought Tehran was meant to have poor visibility today!!
Anyone know of people in Tehran that I can meet up with during my trip?
Learnt some Persian pleasantries from @donsoleil
Refreshing to hear Alex from @spotonpr talk about authenticity and humility in PR on http://tinyurl.com/9ho4gq Rarely heard or seen in UAE.
Spinning chunes for Em while she packs her bags to head back to Oz! I’ll miss her…
10 most memorable twitter moments of 2008 http://tinyurl.com/4l2gvl
Oh yes, Em is actually leaving… :( ♫ http://blip.fm/~18rbe
listening to "Leaving On A Jet Plane - John... →
Oh yes, Em is actually leaving… :(
RT @guykawasaki: How to avoid getting taken by investment gurus http://adjix.com/ttm
Web addiction keeping me from sleeping…what’s life without urls?! :)