Jahanshah Javid

Just a communication.

I just wanted to let you know that your comment about human rights really made me think.  It made me think if it is a better approach to concentrate on human rights than a streighforward politics.  I was questioning myself why I try to read news in politics rather than human rights, which is one of my interests.

p.s. I can't believe that you don't know how to dance salsa.  Is it too hard that all south amaricans do that?

thanks Faramarz for your answer

now, I know some Spanish :).

JJ, Jota Jota, Jim Jim!

Jota (pronounced Khota in Spanish) is how you say J in Spanish. It is like Jim in Farsi.

So JJ is Jota Jota.

I like the sound of that Gigo!

JJ, I am neither a good dancer nor an

Spanish speaker. However, I don't know which one of us is a worse dancer. Neither do I know how my daughter became a good dancer even before she had any training and was very young. JJ you still owe Esfand and me an answer about khota khota.

Hidden talents

Thanks Shahireh... my hidden talents will only surface with the reappearance of Agha Emam Zaman :)))

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Anahid, not only I can't dance, I can't speak Spanish either. Everyone understands English here!

:)

este'dadhay nahan, hey?

dar zemn tavaloodetoon ham ba ta'khir mobarak 

Esfand jaan, excellent question about the silent J

I had the same quetion. Since some people pronounce my last name with silent J but they never get KH sound out of it, so I was wondering how JJ became Khota khota too.

By the way, it is great that JJ even trie to do Salsa. Spanish music is so pleasing to ear. A coworker of mine; originally from Mexico, burned me a CD of spanish music years ago. Not knowing the words, I assume it is romantic songs. For all I know, it could be all about how mean women are :) and many are just music with no lyrics but it is beautiful music. I wish I knew Spanish so I could write poetry in Spanish. I am sure then some people would complain that in three languages, my poetry is not good. Just like another Iranian woman whom a friend of mine admired since she wrote poetry in multiple languages but in couple of them ; English and Persian that I know, it sucked to Canada as you say. so if I know Spanish, mine can be like that too.

How about Juan Valjean?!

As in Jean Valjean!  A literature icon!

Everything is sacred

I’m Don Julio, but Call me Gigo!

JJ,

Gigo (Spanish for Gigolo) is the perfect name for you.

Don Julio projects power and authority, if that's your angle. Although I like Don Juan and Jesus too!

U cant go through a bottle of Tequila & not do something stupid!

JJJ don't be modest!  Tell us something stupid you did after having that full bottle of Tequila with the beer chasers!  Except of course if you were not the one having most of that bottle!

BTW isn't J silent in Spanish? Like hesus is Jesus or huanita for Juanita?!  So wouldn't JJ be hey hey?!  What's khota khota? Is that Jewish Spanish?! 

Everything is sacred

So GROSS and cheesy

 Dancing on your grave might be fun though. Are you getting cremated?

Because that would sort of stall the dancing bit on a grave, which might be a good idea; I hate Salsa.

Yet I'm sure you dance better than me ;-)

I'm member at a Salsa club since two years and half.........I just went there twice !

And never practiced since then. Maybe it's time to re-start those lesson again. Next time we meet, we can dance together....something like a Persian-Salsa ?!!!

Juan Jesu?

this is not bad: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykoT2IoETIY

in the same series, you'll pick up easy turns too. incorporating the rhythm will follow after having the steps down. Have fun with it. If it's not fun, always blame it on the teacher. Get your money back from that tall one with the vest... akheh who dresses like that for salsa?! let the other teacher know that she can only hold your hands if she wears a nice skirt with a moderate (not too distracting) tank top and definitely high heels. 

I'm suggesting Jesus...

For obvious reasons.

Mainly you need another name that begins with J, to make it jJj.

Or you could go with JaJuanshah.

But if you went with Jesus, then when you come here to visit, we could get 11 friends and all go out with you, and when our table was ready and the Maitre'D called us to seat us, he would call out,
"Jesus, Party of 12?"

Juan?

Learning salsa for the first time in a club full of people, being distracted by all the pretty girls, and on a tequila buzz?! What were you expecting?! : )

Try learning it in front of a mirror. You and your teacher/partner side by side, then following her steps would be sooo much easier. You'll see. After a few times, then you would start hearing the music which would help you with keeping the beat and adding your own attitude and mood to the whole thing. It's so much fun... Please don't quit and report back. Shazdeh is right, you do look good. 

khota khota

Farmarz, great tips! I need a new name too. JJ does not fly here. It's Khota Khota and I don't like the sound of it :D

Or...

Also If she looked confused Tell her:

This is the last time i am gonna do it for you. so pay attention!!

Faramarz.

And isn't it ironic that when they become ruthless that is when you want to tie them to the chair... and grrrrrr .....serve them wine!

Looking good!

It is good to see you having lost weight and being active JJ.

All the best!

Bad Stories for Bad Kids

JJ, JJ, JJ!

JJ,

Ok, so here is how it goes!

You take a couple of shots of Tequila and then you ask the best looking girl in the club to dance with you (not he one in the picture!)

You try to look serious like you know what you are doing and once in a while you tell her how to do the Salsa! If she looks confused, just tell her that you learned to dance Salsa in Dominican Republic, or Madrid!

She'll be impressed!

Women are the biggest suckers when they like you and they are ruthless when they don't! After dancing with the best looking girl in the club, you can pick anybody else for the next dance!