Thoughts of the day every day in 2013

[Anthea]

6 December

With hindsight nothing much happened today

[Anthea]

7 December

Santa arrived by helicopter

Lovely fair in my local park

Streets closed for celebrations

Stalls selling everything one could think of

Live music

No trouble - no fights - no drunks

Thousands of people having FUN

[Anthea]

8 December

Santa Fun Run thousands of Santas running through the fields

I do so love Christmas

Having to update my distros - hope it will make my computers FASTER

65,000 HERE I COME

[Anthea]

9 December

I still do not have the other computer working - changed distro a few times

But I am determined to score 65,000 by 1 January 2014

Though it is more likely to be 1 January 2015

[Anthea]

Osman Sabri the REAL APO

Osman Sabri (Kurdish: Osman Sebrî ), (1905, Kâhta, Ottoman Empire – October 11, 1993, Damascus, Syria) was a Kurdish poet, writer and journalist. He was born in Narînç or Narinc (present-day village of Narince, Kâhta) in what was then the eastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire (present-day Adıyaman Province of Turkey). He and his family were involved in the revolt led by Sheikh Said, and as a result he was imprisoned in Denizli in 1928 and after release moved to Syria and later Iraq in 1929. While in Syria, he got to know many Kurdish intellectuals such as: Celadet Bedir Khan, Cegerxwîn, Tîrêj and Qedrîcan. After the establishment of Republic of Ararat during the Ararat rebellion, he tried to join the revolt, but he was again imprisoned by the British authorities in Mosul and Baghdad. Although he was freed in 1935, the British forced him into exile in Madagascar one year later in 1936. He went to Lebanon in 1937, and became involved in the Kurdish party of Xoybûn and in the Kurdish publications in Beirut. He also took part in founding the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria in 1957 and was elected as the secretary general of that party. Due to his nationalist activities, he was arrested and imprisoned several times until 1972.

Osman Sabri the REAL APO - so loved by Kurds they called him uncle and named their children after him

Osman Sabri (1905-1993)

Osman Sabri (Kurdish: Osman Sebrí, Osman Sebrî, عۆسمان سه‌بری), was born in 1905 in the village of Narinj in vicinity of major town of Adiyaman, in Kowan Province in Kurdistan. He was among the pioneer Kurdish journalist who realised the importance of the Kurdish pen in Kurdish political struggles. Sabri and his family were involved in the revolt led by Sheikh Said Piran of 1880-1925. The revolt was crushed by the massive military pressure of new state of Turkey. Sheikh Said Piran was hanged by Turkish army in 1925. His last words was "I can live without bread, but can not live without freedom".

Sabri was a student of such rebellion philosophy and could not compromise his national identity in his work and writing. Due to his political views he was arrested and imprisoned at the age of 23 in 1928 in Denizli. After release he moved to Syria and later on to Iraq in 1929. After the fall of Othman Empire in 1918 and creation of the new military state of Turkey many Kurdish intellectuals and activist such as: Jeladet Alí Bedir Xan, Jegerxwín, Tíréjh and Qedríjan. They found Khoybun (Xoybún) in 1927 which was the first Kurdish political party of Kurdish modern history. This circle of Kurdish intellectual played a great role in Sabir's work as writer and intellect.

The Xoybún movement established the independent Republic of Ararat (1927-1930). The young Sabri tried to join the revolt in Mount Ararat when he was arrested by the British authorities in Mosul. Sabri was released in 1935 and exiled by the British to Madagascar in 1936. He went to Lebanon in 1937 and devoted more time to Kurdish writing and publications in Beirut. He took part in establishing the "Kurdish Democratic Party of Syria" (Partiya Demokrat a Kurd li Súriyeyé) in 1957 and was elected as the secretary general of the party. Due to his political activities, he was arrested and imprisoned several times until 1972.

Sabri joined his views with J.A. Bedir Xan on the role of Kurdish library and the effect of social awareness in mother tongue education. He actively wrote in newly introduced Latin based alphabet of J.A. Bedir Xan (1931). His poems become among the first published Kurdish poetry in Latin based Kurdish alphabet. After the sudden death of J.A. Bedir Xan in 1951 he published a book on Kurdish writing practices "Elîfbeya Kurdî" in 1954 to promote the Kurdish Latin based writing system. Sabri was died on 11th October 1993 in Damascus, Syria.

Osman Sabri the REAL APO - not to be confused with that traitor who uses the nickname of one of the greatest and truest of all Kurdish leaders

[Anthea]

10 December

I miss Aslan and I hope he comes back soon

But I know that he has a lots of exams so all I say is:

GOOD LUCK ASLAN

[Anthea]

I am going to change computer - so I will be back later

65,000 here I come

Though on a different computer with a new mouse it will probably be more like 6,500

[Piling]

I did not use mouses singe age. I rather trackpad system.

[Anthea]

I did not use mouses singe age. I rather trackpad system.

I will have to try on my laptop - other computers all wrong - new desk in wrong position - very difficult to change brightness - back on my favourite computer

[Anthea]

I realise what my problem is - my new desks are made of metal and have lots of holes in the tops - exactly the same as in the photo below:



My mice are ones that reflect the light so they do not work on my new desks

[Anthea]

I had to put an envelope underneath the mouse to get it to work properly - will have to buy a mouse mat tomorrow

[Anthea]

11 December

I have bought a new mouse-mat on-line so will have to wait a few days for it to arrive then 65,000 here I come

[Anthea]

12 December

Christmas is getting closer - the time for overeating is upon us

[Anthea]

63,640 I am coming

63,980 getting closer

Just when I was starting to get close the system crashed and came up with request error

[Anthea]

Hand aches
Wrist aches
Arm aches
Shoulder aches
Back aches

I need someone to massage me and bring me cups of tea and feed me Cadbury's chocolate - then I will be ready to try again