Pashaymani
mein yeh soch kar uskay dar say utha tha
ki woh rok laygi, mana laygi mujh ko
hawao mein lehraata aata tha daman
ki daman pakad-kar bitha laygi mujh-ko
khadam aisay andaaz say uth rahay thay
ki awaaz day kar bula laygi mujh-ko
magar usnay roka na mujh-ko manaya
na daman hi pakda na mujhko bithaya
na awaaz hi di, na waapas bulaya
mein ahista-ahista badhta hi aaya
yaha tak ki us-say juda ho gaya mein
English translation is OBVIOUSLY pathetic -- anyway, read on:
A Sense of Regret
When from her doorway I stood up to go,
I thought she would cajole me and make me stay,
The wind billowed my garment towards her
I thought she would seize it and request me to stay,
My footsteps moved away so reluctantly from her
I thought she would call out and ask me to stay,
Truth is, she did not stop me, nor sought to cajole me
She caught not my garment, nor tried to delay me,
She broke not her silence, nor moved to address me
I kept walking slowly on,
Ever so slowly I kept walking away, so far that we are separated today.
Selected Poems: Kaifi Azmi
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Saturday, June 23, 2007
The SQUID and the WHALE
In his third feature, director Noah Baumbach scores a triumph with an autobiographical coming-of-age story about a teenager whose writer-parents are divorcing. The father (Jeff Daniels) and mother (Laura Linney) duke it out in half-civilized, half-savage fashion, while their two sons adapt in different ways, shifting allegiances between parents. The film is squirmy-funny and nakedly honest about the rationalizations and compensatory snobbisms of artistic failure as well as the conflicted desires of adolescents for sex and status. In detailing bohemian-bourgeois life in brownstone Brooklyn, Baumbach is spot on. Everyone proceeds from good intentions and acts rather badly, in spite or because of their manifest intelligence. Fulfilling the best traditions of the American Independent film, this quirky, wisely written feature explores the gulf between sexes, generations, art and commerce, Brooklyn and Manhattan.
So where the bloody hell are you?
http://www.wherethebloodyhellareyou.com/Brit ban on 'bloody' ad 'incredibly ludicrous'
A UK legal decision ordering Tourism Australia to pull down billboards featuring the controversial "So where the bloody hell are you?'' slogan has been slammed by the federal tourism minister.
The Advertising Standards Authority today branded billboards situated on motorways in the UK offensive and ordered them removed.
The ASA also warned Tourism Australia not to use swear words in any future billboards.
The billboards had prompted 32 complaints from people who found the slogan offensive and feared children might see it.
The ASA found they breached advertising rules relating to responsibility and children. "What an absolutely, incredibly ludicrous stance and a greater example of double standards you'd never find,'' Tourism Minister Fran Bailey said.
"Everyone is shaking their heads, especially as it's in a country where they allow the FCUK billboards ... I mean what is it about our campaign that they find offensive? I just don't understand it.''
Ms Bailey said she didn't believe the removal of the billboards would damage the promotional campaign.
"We're not at all concerned about it because the ad goes out on television, film, digital and print media and we're still getting the fantastic hit rate and results from the ad,'' she said.
Today's ruling follows previous objections to TV and newspaper adverts promoting Australia which used the same slogan.
Last May, the ASA rejected complaints about national press adverts, saying the slogan's acceptability depended on the context and media in which it appeared.
Two months later, it imposed a 9pm broadcast restriction on TV commercials using the ``So where the bloody hell are you?'' phrase.
Ms Bailey said Tourism Australia would now decide whether or not to appeal the decision.
Australian advert banned on UK TV
British regulators have banned an advert aimed at luring tourists to Australia due to its use of a mild swear word, Tourism Australia says.
The headline for the commercial, which features Australians drinking and frolicking on the beach, is "So where the bloody hell are you?".
As a result, the word "bloody" will be cut for the advert when shown on UK TV, according to Tourism Australia.
The advert is part of a $100m campaign to lure more tourists to Australia. Tourism Australia managing director Scott Morrison said the ban would only make the campaign more successful:
"We thank the UK authorities for the extra free publicity and invite them to have a 'bloody' good holiday in Australia, especially with the Commonwealth Games now on and the Ashes coming up later in the year," he said.
Mr Morrison nevertheless said he hoped the Broadcast Advertising Clearance Centre (BACC) would reconsider its decision.
Australian Tourism Minister Fran Bailey said the ban was "comical'', because the uncut commercial would still appear in cinema, in print and online in the UK.
"The regulator is out of touch with British opinion - based on our research and the initial feedback the British are loving our cheeky sense of humour.''
"The regulators have clearly misplaced their sense of humour - and this from a country that brought us Benny Hill, the Two Ronnies and Little Britain,'' she said.
No-one at the BACC was available to comment on the ban on Thursday.
Friday, June 22, 2007
First Private Polo Club in Egypt
Nubaria Polo School
Nubaria Polo Farm offers training programs through its professional school starting with beginners to advanced levels. Programs are instructed by the most qualified and awarded Egyptian polo players. Programs are tailored to suit all levels of players starting with non-players who would like to experience the glory this sport offers, to the experienced polo player who the opportunity to come along with his family and friends to enjoy a certain period of time with Nubaria Polo Farm Egypt.
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