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Who knows?! #1 (permalink) Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:44 am   Who knows?!
 

He was just 23 years old young man. Being a student he began to work at prestigious company as a part-time worker. Had finished the university he became to full-time worker .There was no time for girls. Every day he was leaving to work at 8 o’clock in the morning. His schedule after work was arranged. Sunday is the day for tennis and free ball. On Tuesday and Fridays he played football, also on Fridays he had to go to the Mosque for Friday pray at a lunch time. Other days he was swimming. He never met that girl whom he dreamt about. Beautiful, slim, with long black hair, educated, modern, very feminine, but a real Muslim at the same time…He wished his wife wore a veil, but he never liked women in veil. How could he see the beauty of girls when they were all closed?!And all beautiful and educated girls around were very modern dressed, and had no imagination about Islamic rules. Thus he decided not to think about marriage until he is 30 and play his tennis and make his career as a Civil Engineer. Financial crisis affected his company and the head office in London decided to stop all the works in his country. Now he had no work, no tickets to that expensive sport clubs and no girl friend who could console him.
A week ago one of his co-workers passed to the local Engineering and Designing Company which name has never hear by him. There was need to Structural Designer, and he asked him to apply for a job. Joking he added that , that company doesn’t provide the health insurance, lunch, and entertainment packet, but there works one very beautiful and clever girl whom he should meet.
He decided to apply for that job. So he got 2 months contract. He was dissatisfied with this new job. Even lunch was not provided. He didn’t like the girl mentioned, as there was a big flag behind her. When he first met her, he thought “why does she need such a big blue-red-green flag with moon and star at work?”.…
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Who knows?! #2 (permalink) Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:02 am   Who knows?!
 

Who knows??? -- only time ;)
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Who knows?! #3 (permalink) Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:05 am   Who knows?!
 

"God doesn't play dice". Albert Einstein ;) God knows :) Time just heals the wounds :))))
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Who knows?! #4 (permalink) Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:31 pm   Who knows?!
 

He decided to stay and work after work and earn from overtimes...Once on way to work he met that girl and they walked to work together. He asked what university and faculty she had graduted from. And he was surprised. She was an Applied Mathematician. It meant she was one of the 100 talanted graduates of her year.The next day he surprised again...again and again...The culimination of their friendship was received when he was informed that she was praying.That little Senior Project Coordinator wasting her life on online shopping buying brands was praying. He decided to invite her to go bowling ....
In the evening when he was working alone at the office the telephone rang. That was she:
-I knew, you would be working. But don't do this, nobody will pay you for these extra hours!
The next day:
-Oh, are you still working?
The next day:
-This me again :)
And they were chatting until 11 o'clock in the evening every day....
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Who knows?! #5 (permalink) Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:35 pm   Who knows?!
 

"Time just heals the wounds".

Sometimes, time just cannot heal the wounds. One never forgets.
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Who knows?! #6 (permalink) Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:40 pm   Who knows?!
 

Take it easy Kitos, take it easy ....
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Who knows?! #7 (permalink) Wed Jul 22, 2009 18:28 pm   Who knows?!
 

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And he was surprised. She was an Applied Mathematician. It meant she was one of the 100 talanted graduates of her year.The next day he surprised again...again and again...The culimination of their friendship was received when he was informed that she was praying.That little Senior Project Coordinator wasting her life on online shopping buying brands was praying. He decided to invite her to go bowling ....


I am sorry but I couldn't understand this :(
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Who knows?! #8 (permalink) Wed Jul 22, 2009 22:18 pm   Who knows?!
 

Neighter do I.
We have to be better at English .
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Who knows?! #9 (permalink) Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:50 am   Who knows?!
 

That seems to be spam... I don't like that sort of spam.
If I want spam I go to the English shop.
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Who knows?! #10 (permalink) Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:18 am   Who knows?!
 

MariaEbb wrote:
That seems to be spam... I don't like that sort of spam.
If I want spam I go to the English shop.
/Maria


Hope Slava will delete all of them!!!!!!!
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Who knows?! #11 (permalink) Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:49 am   Who knows?!
 

Why was he surprised?! The girl sitting at the reception desk was an Applied Mathemetician. The faculty of Applied Mathematics combined all the talanted young generation. To get into that faculty one had to score minimum 610-630 from maximal 700. Most of students of this faculty are males. Why was she working as a receptionist, while all compnies were looking for her? He didn't hestiate to aks this question to her, and he answered that she was not a receptionist, she was a Senior Project Cordinator of the Project . And only 3 persons were sharing the office. the boss, the It guy, and she. As she always was at the office there were no problems to seat at reception desk.And her mathematical skills were used to supervise over all the financial data of the project.
She was praying. It's what Muslims do 5 times a day, each of which take maximal 10 minits. The country where they live has 90% Muslim population, but it's not an Islamic Republic. People don't wear a veil, drink a wine,eat a pig, and live in European manner.Builings and offices has no places for pray. This girl was beautiful, and very modern dressed. You would easily read names of brands on her cloths and bags. No one could imagine that she was such religious. She never talked on Islamic topics and never attend the discussions until once she found out that one of guys was explaing Islamic notions in wrong way. Everybody was shocked. How well she knew the Koran. All the answers were given were from the holly book by heart.....
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Who knows?! #12 (permalink) Thu Jul 23, 2009 17:53 pm   Who knows?!
 

Who is the main character in this story?

He or she? :?
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Who knows?! #13 (permalink) Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:43 am   Who knows?!
 

This is a little love story :) So my answer is "both of them" :)
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Who knows?! #14 (permalink) Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:46 am   Who knows?!
 

The Novruz (novruz is translated as "a new day") holiday..The holiday has ancient history. Scientific researches relate the Novruz holiday with the period of the prophet Zardush that dates 3500-5000 years back.
This holiday celebrated in the ancient Babylon for 12 days beginning in Nisan (March, April) 21. each of the 12 days had their ceremonies and enjoyment. According to the first inscription the holiday of Novruz established in 505 B.C.

On Tuesdays people celebrate Su Charshabnasi(water-Tuesday), Odlu Charshanba(fire- Tuesday),Torpag Charshanba (land-Tuesday) and Akhir Charshanba(final or wind- Tuesday).according to the folk belief water in the first Tuesday purifies and stirs, fire in the second Tuesday, land on the third Tuesday and wind in the fourth Tuesday awaken the nature, the trees begin to blossom; all this symbolize spring's coming.

Had became coworkers in March the 1st they became to good friend in two weeks. They easily could understand each-other, as they had a lot in common. Two week holiday in March let him to understand how he missed her. It was 02:35 AM when her mobile phone rang. Sleepy she pushed the green button
-Hallo
- Hi- he said.
- Hi .
- I can’t sleep and thought why you should sleep when I can’t?!
She smiled .
-I’m missing you. I’m missing you a lot.
She wanted to say something , but he continued.
-Tomorrow we are going bowling with friends, It would be great if you joined us.
-Ok,-she said- with a great pleasure..........
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Who knows?! #15 (permalink) Fri Jul 24, 2009 16:59 pm   Who knows?!
 

I guess the first part (about Novruz) does not belong to the story, am I right?

And what do you mean by bowling? :?
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