wow! what a pretty and dokhtar-kosh weblog you have! congratulation!

ooochikim khaahar!

encourage ! encourage !

wow,great start,
congratulation and keep going.

congratulation!
that's very nice!!

Congratulation!I am sure u will be great as well as in persian one.

Well, congratulations.
Don’t worry about your writing, as long as, the readers get your points; it’s fine and as you mentioned your writing would get better and better, practicing is the key. By the way if you look at some Iranian universities' websites in English, you will be proud of your writing. Even the welcome letter from the president of the university is full of mistakes (and they have PhD form US/England/Canada).

P.S. Please correct my English if you see a mistake but “tu zoogham nazan Abjiii”

First of all, it is congratulationS(thats a popular error though)
Its good to have an english blog. I am planning to start my own too. Keep up the good job papar khanoom.

Wish you the best...

i hope you write here as much as you write in the persian one. as much as and as well as ,ofcourse! thats it!

Congratulations parastoo jan!
You was brave enogh to begin and this is important.

Congratulations,
I wish you lots of succes.
Keep it up!
Koosha

mobarak bashe... ahsant. az oon shabi ke gofti mikham benevisam (ke bahsesh shod tooye hanooz) vaghean be fekr boodi, omidvaram shorooei bashe vase aksare weblog nevisaye dige ke ba english ashenaee daran... sharmande inja ro farsi neveshtam...
bazam migam dast marizad... nemidooni cheghadr khoshhalam...
payandeh bashi parstoo khanom

very good!
I'm sure your bog will be wally and i have very pretty appetites for you.

kheyli tabrik migam sar kar khanoome dokouhaki.

to mahmoodreza (FYI)

you mean congratulations is wrong if its used the way i did?

as far as I know congratulation is the action of congratulating some body

congratulations are words of congratulation

Great Parastoo!
Congratulations, It is realy important that successfull bloggers and journalists like yourself write in English! Good move in the new year! ;)
Good luck

It seems you need to work hard on English. Good Luck Dokhtare Moshaarekati...

Congratulation! No one will discourage you. Try to go on and never give up.

The important matter is howfar u can go not where U start!
btw Congrats :D

Salam Parastoo
It's a good start, there is no reason you hesitate doing it.
please keep writing, you should feel self-encouraged.
regards
Afshin
Tokyo

That's a great job. Keep going.

it's the best beginning for a new year. hope you end the year in the best way also!

hope to be successful, as much as you want..

nice!nice!

the term u used with your photo is a bit wrong,most of the people is yerevan are poor is difinitley wrong,you can check world bank standards or official status or check it online.

Wow! Congratulations.

Congratulations! No doubt this one will be great as well.

congratulation. It seems your english blog will be better that another one (;

Great photo :)

Happy new year. I think your new year resolution is very nice and haing an enghlish weblog is a great job. I do hope you continue writing in Enghlish, which is VERY important to have a broader audience.

Good job!
pretty good starting. I was thinking to start in English as well, and reading your first post in English, urged me to do that as soon as possible.
Congratulation(s! :D) and happy new year.

wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww,parastoo,u are interesting!!! i hope u succed in this weblog like ur persian one!!! & about the name of ur weblog.......very nice...babye

Congratulations

( che b class , esmamo migam ha)
well to be honest i'm not some english speaker like some parastoos
:)

this is an encouragment
take it serious!;)
it has always been one of the bigest problems of Iranian blogers: we can`t have any kind of comiunication with the world by writing only in Frasi.
congratulate you because of your good decision

Happy new year.Congratulations.hope to be successful

Congratulations my dear! I am sure the English one is going to be as successful and interesting as the Persian one. Your English is really good. You never speak to me in English, but I can see that your writing abilities are excellent.

May I, if it's not too cheeky, suggest that you start by writing "correct" and a little bit old fashioned English? It might be a good practice as well, particularly if you ever want to compose academic pieces? Avoid "gonna", "gotta" and things of the sort! Write complete words and sentences and try to make use of clear grammar.

Good luck!

Parastoo jan salam,I am so glad that you started writing in English. I read your blog, but since i was raised in the US it takes me a while to read in Farsi. This is great
Also, sale no mobarak

Dear Parastoo,
"The Remains od the Day" is a famous movie featuring Sir Anthony Hoppkins and was nominated for Oscar as Best movie and Actor in 1993 I guess.

Write: nothing like writing would give some1 the utmost pleasure. Unforetunately I have not been writing!
"cheshmeyeh khosh shod!"

One of my best friends here at work (California) is a Persian and I want to learn as much as I can about his homeland. Having traveled to many countries in the world, I have learned that one cannot totally accept the view of a country through newspapers and television. People need to talk with and listen to people from countries like yours to really understand what "real" people are like! Please keep up the great work and I look forward to reading your Blog on a daily basis.

Hi,

Your English is pretty good! I wanted to ask you if its ok to give a link to your persian weblog. I have recently started a weblog, and hopefully it turns out ok! Cheers :)

hey parastoo! do you realize your name and weblog was on yahoo's news about irans weblogs? thats quite an achievement! by what i've read so far, im impressed. keep it up!

Good for you for taking the initiative to start writing in English. They are a lot of Iranians who have trouble reading Farsi, and they'd appreciate your effort.

Very good start. Very readable style, and good content! (That's all; the rest is suggested punctuation, mostly.)

Rainy day, not romantic one
March 29, 2006
It was a rainy day; very rainy, in fact, for a friend of mine. As he walked down the street, his cell phone slipped out of his pocket right through a sewer grate's hole - and straight into the canal itself. There was nothing he could do, not even inform the telecommunication company to block the SIM. It is Norouz, and everything is closed 'til Monday. But it isn't bad after all. He will buy a better cell phone.

P.S. Our plan to go to the cinema turned out to be a disaster as well. All the cinemas were closed today, as tomorrow is an official day of mourning in Iran; a holiday! It is the day prophet Mohammad passed away nearly 1400 years ago.

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First, but not the last
March 28, 2006I just want to give it a try and write a weblog in English; that is, after 4 years of keeping one in Persian - and I'm feeling great about it. Here you can find my notes on almost everything: daily life, movies, books, as well as my views on social and political issues.

The name of the blog comes from a book written by Kazuo Ishiguro, a well-known British-Japanese author. It’s simply what I’d be doing: writing every night about what remains of the day. I love the book and its great translation into Persian by Najaf DaryaBandari.
By the way, I've got to work more on my writing. Do encourage me, please!

P.S. My very special thanks to one of my best friends, HamidReza, the designer of my blogs. Chaakerim dadash!

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Poor but happy
March 28, 2006Most of the people in Yerevan, Armenia are poor. There are not enough job opportunities and the daily earnings (or wages) are very low.

Parastoo,

Greetings from the US. It's nice to get a fresh look from a real person about everyday life in Iran. Keep up the good work, and feel free to write back.

Gary

hello,
congratulations on starting to write a blog in english.

here is one young concerned global citizen (who was born and lives in the USA) who wants to learn more about the day to day thoughts and lives of people in different cultures. i hope to learn from you and hopefully help to bridge our countries (even if just a tiny bit...every little step helps, right?).

keep up the good work, and THANK YOU!!!

~pr

glad to read your English blog. Congratulations!!!

Salam
It is a very great decision. I think having a blog in English is a good way to communicate with the world and to show them the real picture of Iran. Take care, Arash

Dear;
I was reading the news of YAHOO; when i see your picture and a text about you;
that was very nice for me that an iranian lady grew up alike as a special journalist;

anyway; special thans to you for your trying and the best wishes for you.
'it's vert nice for me if you insert my weblog link into your blog 'www.loordegan.blogfa.com ''
warmest regards

Congratulations! You made all of us (netizens of weblogestan-e farsi) happy and brave to start ours, as soon as possible.

Dear friend!

Its a good start. I would like to inform you, I would be glad to help you improve your english by editing your writings. If you are interested, send your writings to me before you add it to your weblog.

Best wishes
Behrouz

Great reading, keep up the great posts.
Peace, JiggaDigga

i must say,this is much much better that i expected.(not that i expected anything less from you)but i,m so proud of you and i,d say :GIRL, YOU ARE GOING PLACES

Salam Parastoo jan,

I am an American who has been corresponding with a number of Iranians since 2003. Since then,I have held a special place in my heart for my Iranian friends. From e mails, to IM's, to phone conversations, I have come to know, respect, and honor a people I believe to be among the kindest people I have known. In 2004 I made a visit to Tehran and had the pleasure of meeting many of my friends...it was an incredible journey.
On April 28th I will be traveling to New York, as I was invited to participate in a conference on writers who write to help free themselves from tyranny. I will be discussing my friendship with Persians I have met, my letter writing to them, phone conversations, and my visit as well.
After reading your last entry,"Crying Virtually", I was moved by your writing. Please do not give up hope my dear, and keep writing. As an American who does not have an easy life (as many would think that we all do), I too will not give up hope, though I have been through many hardships including homelessness. It was my hardships that began my writing, lead me to pursue an English degree, and to devote my future to teaching. As much as I struggle, when times are hardest for me, I think of my Iranian friends and it gives me inspiration...that if they can manage, so can I.
I am determined to help Americans understand, through my published articles, my book, and conferences like the one in New York,that Iran, it's people, and it's culture is worthy of our acceptance...and I will do my best to help be a part of re-building the bridge that once existed between us.

If you would like to have a friend from America to correspond with, please feel freee to write to me at MetalFumeFever@hotmail.com
I would be honored to make your aquaintence.

khayli mamnun
khodahafez
Paul Guay
MetalFumeFever@hotmail.com
617 755 6570

Hello there,

keep going. this is a good blog. I havent seen many blogs from your country.

... go ahead....

i am from germany :-)

herzklopfen

Hi Parastoo

Your weblog looks really good. I'll be back to visit, just write more...

Navid
http://londoncaspian.blogspot.com

Hi Parastoo,
The list of Iranian bloggers are famous in Hungary as well:
Husszein Derakhshan
Derakhshan
Parastoo Dokouhaki :-))
Hanif Mazroui (publ.closed)
Arasch Sigartschi
Modschtaba Saminedschadot
Farid Pouya (living not in Iran)
I'm familiar to English and started to learn Farsi as well.
It is great to read about your real and hard life. You all brave bloggers have a beautiful thoughts!

hi i am stefanie at school we are making a filem and i am the person how is fileming so i would like some tips.

p.s we are moving on friday on the 28 of this month