| Qom. Iran |
[Dec. 22nd, 2009|11:54 pm] |
It's so weird being able to say "I've been there!" when they show the funeral of an Iranian Grand Ayatollah on TV. It's weird being familiar with the amazing moques they keep showing and some of the faces on the news (they do love putting pictures of politicians and religious leaders EVERYWHERE over there!). This is the kind of thing I've waited my whole life to do.
The city I'm talking about is the holy city of Qom, which is near Tehran. Women have to wear a chador which is the long black billowing dress/fabric thing, I bought one while I was there but my Mum got stuck having to borrow one from the mosque. It looked like a childs bedsheet, very odd.
I wish I'd taken more photos but I was so in awe and we were clearly there for an "official" booked in visit. Apparently the tour guides for Westerners are very controlled by the government, they have to show specific things, give specific information, that sort of thing. We got an email from an Iranian friend saying Iranian's don't go there, it's more of a Shi'a tourist spot. Whatever, it was BEAUTIFUL.
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I've been super sick since I got back, I've lost almost 10kg. My Mum thinks it's great but I'd rather lose 10kg and not feel like death, you know? I've been like an emotional girly girl, I've been so exhausted and tired, last night is the only night in about 1.5 weeks that I haven't cried.
But I'm beginning to feel better, after almost a month. Gross. I changed my return date so I have more time here, I'm back on the 26th of January.
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| Trying hard |
[Dec. 14th, 2009|08:06 am] |
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I can't help but complain about something that has been eating me up for ages. Don't you just hate it when one of your supposed friends becomes a complete "try-hard" (for lack of better words..?)
I went to a festival over the weekend and was hoping fervently that one of my friends would have STOPPED trying to be someone he isn't. Now I occasionally like to enjoy my "happy time substances" at festivals, and when I experience these things I like to capture the moment, the visuals, the lighting, the giddiness and the laughter all rolled into one. It doesn't help my mood when someone is constantly trying to slap my arm and remark on every single little detail when they are on a trip as well. I have put up with this sort of annoyance for the past 3 festivals I had been to, and had told him to stop trying too hard and always saying how he is always "tripping over this" and "Tripping over that". Seriously. If you are encapsulating the moment, then wouldn't you be incapable of TALKING at all?
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Is it just me over reacting and becoming cranky and antisocial at the same time? Vicky told me that it was perfectly normal to become antisocial during these experiences and that I wasn't merely being a bitch.
It wasn't the only thing I was annoyed at with the annoying friend. He had complained countless times of missing his girlfriend who had moved back home to Korea, but then every bloody week he would be sleeping with another girl who he always talked about like she was a piece of meat! I simply cannot stand by and say NOTHING to the Korean girlfriend. It eats me up inside not being able to tell her everything, but I think that the bubble is about to snap and I know for certain that she will NOT appreciate being lied to and cheated on. It's disgusting and is a perfect example of someone having double standards. He will always crack the shits if there is any hint of any male coming near her, and will forbid her to see or speak to her male friends for fear of being cheated on. This is the most disgusting behaviour in my eyes, especially when he turns around and fucks every bloody moving thing then complains about how he is pining for her and how he needs to see her etc etc BLAH BLAH BLAH i'm so fucking over it.
The whole attitude to tripping and cheating is fucking getting on my nerves and I've already given him a slight lecture in the recent past about his substance abuse and thinking that it is cool. I feel completely embarassed about a friend and I shouldn't have to feel this way. I was told that he was a complete TRY HARD who had an ANNOYING outlook on everything. I cannot stand to see a friend become a complete dweeb/jerkface/chauvinistic womaniser etc etc...I have just messaged him to tell him we need to have a big talk and that I will be calling him after work. I have to figure out what to say to him. |
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