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Happy Birthday My Darling

25/6/2012

My darling angel, I wish you a very happy birthday.

I may not be there to celebrate and share these precious moments of your life with you, but my heart and my thoughts are always with you.

This birthday is to your dad different from all the previous ones, couple of days ago I visited a dear friend (Rahman) whose daughter is only a few month older than you. My vision of you my darling all these years remained as the same little girl as you were when I last saw you. That now have changed, you are no longer the little girl, but a young princess.

I was so glad when I realised how much you must have grown up, and at the same time so sad that I was not allowed to be a part of your life during the transition from childhood to adulthood.

I look forward to the day that you decide for yourself you want your dad to be part of your life again.

No matter how hard and for how long one tries to convince an eagle that she can not fly, eventually the day will come when the eagle comprehends that she is not destined to crawl on the earth and she shall embarks on the journey of life seeking to find the truth for herself.

The eagle will leave her cage and fly to the highest point in sky, then she will look down upon those who were trying to convince her she can not fly, and shall fly through the sky's in seek of the truth and her origins.

The eagle will persevere her search until she finds the truth for herself and then demands to know why the truth was kept from her for all these years.

Happy Birthday My Darling Atria, I can not even send you a card or a present, but can express my feelings for you.

Your father
Farshid Shenassa
25/06/2012

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Queen's Diamond Jubilee

17/6/2012

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Dear Atria, you can proudly tell everyone that your dad was there.

The feeling was incredible, it was as it we were just behind all those people and were actually in the palace. We ofcourse had a better view as were looking at the whole events through different cameras and from different angels where as those inside did not have such privilage.
It gave me a feeling which is hard to describe, imagine watching a football game on the TV and that the ball was miracoulesly kicked out of the play ground and in someone's back garden and one of the players went to get it back.

Dear Atria,
I, together with Anna and Dorota (a friend) went to Queen Elizabeth's Dimond Jubilee Concert.
We were a tiny dot in the crowd, as was everyone else, each of us insignificant alone but part of history when all together. In such events it does not matters how individuals look, what color or age they are, how rich they are, etc, etc, it only matters how many of so called little dots there are - they will now be seen together as one.
We went to London for the Concert, and formed one of the many thousands who watched the concers on the wide screens placed behind Bukingham Palace, where the event took place.
There were free tickets which was allocated to the whole country such that there be a representative of the whole nation in the palace, which of course meant that many who wanted to be there did not get a ticket.
In the photo you can see the crowd in front of me, one of the wide screen monitors showing the concert areana and people who were allowed to go in the palace, those who had a ticket.

Like many others we arrived a few hours early, to pass the time I started drawing something I thought of on the sheet we were sitting on and Anna was to guess what it was. Once she guessed it correctly then was her turn to draw and my turn to guess.
It was fun, we were both surprised how such simple thing can cause so much fun and joy.

Atria try playing thisa game with your friends, you liked drawing and it will be fun for you to chalange your drawing skills.

The next thing you hear is a knock on your door and the same player is asking if he/she can have the ball back!

That is the feeling I got when at the end of the concert I was seeing on the wide screen the fireworks and at the same time seeing the very same fireworks.
We saw in the sky above the widescreen the very same fireworks which was being shown on the live TV and was beeing transmitted nationally.

Here are few more pictures which I hope gives you a closer vision of this historic event;

This was the Royal Box, Queen arrived later towards the end and Queen's husband not well enough to attend, he was recieving treatment in hospital

Prince Of Wales and his wife, uture King & Queen of the United Kingdom

Duke of Cambridge, he is expected to become the King after his father

Many people arrived early, some of whom spent a few hours enjoying themselves in London, us included.

I did not see it myself, but a friend said there was a wax figure made like the Queen and people was sitting and having a tea with the Queen.

Regardless of how powerful and how rich one may be, they too will get old and one day will be gone. After we are gone, we will be remembered by our actions and will be praised for the good we did for others.

At the end of the concert all the performers and guests were standing and Prince of Wales delivered a speech to the nation and thanked everyone on behalf of his mother, the Queen

Her Majesty Queen Elizabet II arriving at the concert.

All Royals and Performers standing and Price of Wales delivering his speech

At the end of the concert all the people who arrived at different times during the day all were leaving at the same time. There was no cars allowed and almost everyone had to use public transport.

There was a well planned and organised cooperation of Police and Voulanteers to smoothly lead the public to nearest underground station or bus stop. I imagine some people walked and some took a taxi home or to where they had parked their cars.

When your friends talk about "Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee" proudly say to them;
"My Father Was There",
and when your own children read about it in the history books, proudly tell them;
"Your Grandfather Was There"

There was a spectacular fireworks at the end of the concert

We had two simultanious views of this fireworks at the same time,

At the same we saw it live in the sky and on wide screen TV as was being transmitted live

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Happy Birthday My Darling

Queen's Diamond Jubilee

Dear Atria, you can proudly tell everyone that your dad was there.

Here are few more pictures which I hope gives you a closer vision of this historic event;

Farshid Shenassa

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