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Lazy Meow

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:06:37 GMT

It Is Time To Be Lazy

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:31:59 GMT

I am giving myself a week break from reading and writing academic papers. I am not sure about my final paper in Prof. Ayoub’s class, because I personally do not like the idea of Satan in the Qur’an and Bible which I actually chose. I am more excited about my final paper in Prof. Cobb which is about Democracy in Islam and Christianity. At least, for a week, I will live the lazy days with good music in my room, and no more sleepless nights of reading. Tonight I will play OKEY with other international students in our Professor’s house and tomorrow I will be at the Mark Twain’s House for a theater play, and the rest of the week is about dinner parties.

Yesterday was a very embarrassing moment for me; I slipped on a wet street after departing from a bus. I was wearing white pants and white shoes and a light brown long coat. An old lady came and helped me to stand and asked if I was okay, I said yes and told her that my concern is about my white pants. And I guess she wanted to scream “what?”

Last Monday, Babagario woke me up early in the morning. He said I have a visitor waiting outside the house. And before I reached the door, I yelled many times. There was a SNOW!!!! I was yelling WOW! Jacky pushed me to the snow almost naked. I walked without boots and winter gears, but I did not feel the freezing cold. An hour later, Lady, Ata and Sami joined me and we had so much fun from 7 am to 12 noon, and a chilly chicken that Jacky cook came afterwards. Anyway, today is my mother’s birthday; I must call her later today. Happy weekends.

"Grannies"

"Detective"

Genamus

Romancing New York

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:23:57 GMT

"Cantante" [approx 8:00 am, Battery Park]

"The Liberty Crowd" [approaching Liberty Island]

"That Pretty Old Face" [approaching Liberty Island]

"The Slavic Look" [Liberty Island]

"Black Bird" [Liberty Island]

"The Peacemaker" [Liberty Island]

"One World" [tourists approaching Liberty Island]

"Reminder"

"Angel's Face" [approx. 2:00 pm, 9/11 Ground]

"The King" [approx. 3:00 pm, the century-old Brooklyn Bridge]

"His Queen" [view of Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn Bridge]

"Old New York" [view from Brooklyn Bridge]

"Lucky Chinese Guy" [approx. 4:00 pm, China Town]

"Amazing Race" [approx. 6:00 pm, we were lost in Lexington]

"Vanguard" [approx. 7:00 pm, The New York Times in Times Square]

"Love & Laughters in Times Square"

"Your Friendly Neighborhood" [Spiderman in Times Square]

Genamus and Friends

A Face That Launch a Thousand Smiles

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:03:25 GMT

"The Beautiful Ebru Painter," Turkish Night, Turkish Cultural Center Connecticut

Ebru or marble painting is a Turkish form of art that produces marble-like patterns as a result of colors floated on plain water and transferred to a paper.

My Room Is Clean. BWAHAHAHA Unbelievable!

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:20:23 GMT

ANOTHER WEIRD SHORT STORY

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:51:10 GMT

MY ONLY WISH FOR CHRISTMAS

by Genamus

I closed my eyes and placed my right hand on my erratically beating heart, and then I made a wish for a second. Please shower us with snow. This was my nightly ritual before going to sleep. Most of the time, I do not have a complete sleep, because of the gnawing fear that gunmen might shot and kill my mother and sister. In the morning, I was a jolly kid playing with the untidy neighborhood kids, yelling towards the sun. We artistically built anything from the sand like magnificent castles, mountains and houses; and drew faces of our fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, neighbors and long guns. But I loved most the buildings, trains, airplanes and of course, snow that I have never seen.

Oftentimes, classes were cancelled because of the war. There was always war, especially in nearby areas on the way to school. I would spend time with my friends at the seashore in front of our house, so that I can check my mother and sister every now and then, and help them with the house chores if need be. My father was already long dead. He was tortured by soldiers who suspected him of being a communist. But they suspected every able-bodied male of being with the communist group. My father was a fisherman. He was a loving father who did nothing but labor all day to put food on the table for the family.

As far as I can remember, I have always had this wish to have snow in my community. My ritual started after watching a foreign movie in our neighbor’s betamax, where the place was all in white. I was awed to see white particles falling down amazingly like rain but not quite. Amidst this white background, children and families were happily sharing gifts and warm smiles and hugs without fear of losing someone from ugly and surprising instances. Thus, it came to my understanding that surely both soldiers and rebels would love snow, and that it would cleanse their minds and hearts. I even had the vision of these men hugging each other and exchanging warm smiles and other friendly gestures. How I wish Christmas would stay all year round.

One Christmas night, I asked my mother if the sun would disappear forever from my sight. I had this feeling that the sun is watching us like a mystic God, giving me and my friends’ wonderful creative hands and minds in building castles and drawing building, trains and airplanes – but at a price. All these in exchange of fearful and sleepless nights. My mother replied, “But you love your castles and your drawings. I will never let the sun go away.” She added softly above a whisper, “I love you, my son.” And with the hopeful heart of a little boy, I replied “I hope it is Christmas every day.” I closed my eyes and placed my right hand on my heart, and then I made a wish for a second. Please shower us with snow.#

Indung Indung Night

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:34:12 GMT

"Empowered'

""Black, White and a strip of Red"

"Aspiring"

Squirrel Soup

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:27:49 GMT

Lady, Ata and Adi are my regular companions and they likes squirrel, especially Ata who is dying to capture one and prepare squirrel soup for Lady. Well, Nick informed me that in Virginia some people cook squirrel, so watch out Lady! But I guess PETA will be very disappointed.

"Nomad"

"Silencio"

'Serendipity'

'Exposure'

'Waiting'

'Too Much Space'

'Goddesses Bless Hartford'

Spirit of the Glass

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:50:48 GMT

'Spirit of the glass'

'Lovers'

The Hidden Wonder Of The World

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:59:01 GMT

Sherman Street, Hartford, this is where I live today. The day I came here 60 days ago, I had a big question if I could survive the quietness of the place. There was no people walking around, there was no dog barking at strangers, and there was no music played. I thought this place was boring. But lately, after telling people how bored I was, I am beginning to feel that this place is amazing. Here are photos.

"Blairwitch'

'Lovely Sherman'

'The Ice Cube'

'The Dying Guard'

'Flirt'