Without our knowledge… it struck us,

like the wind blowing pass our ears… your name was whispered in them,

not knowing what was happening… I laid my trust on the situation,

and now… that one situation has turned into my lifetime.

❤   ❤   ❤   ❤   ❤   ❤   ❤   ❤   ❤   ❤   ❤   ❤

Not a moment can pass by without your presence,

Oh.. “we never knew how” this happened?

But, thy presence here today has made me tell you this…

“May be somethings are just meant to be” – You are the one!

❤   ❤   ❤   ❤   ❤   ❤   ❤   ❤   ❤   ❤   ❤   ❤

No matter how hard we try… “You and I” will always be together,

That’s our only hope, but how to tell this… is what I’m unaware of…

My feelings will speak more than words…

And I know.. that’s how You will also know…

‘Cause “we never knew how”… シ

no words can tell, what it means to us…

every day that brings sunshine today, is the cause of this special day,

every moment thus in our life, does take us a beautiful way.

May each day that we share, with love and joy be filled…

No words can speak more than what we do,

Life has brought the best of wonders now…

May it be, like thus till end of time to come.

Without you, what is life?

What’s in this life, without you…

Even my days and nights would just be too long,

So be there for me… just be with me!

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My heart yearns for you throughout…

When many the days, that you are out,

My soul prays for your presence…

At every moment of your absence,

So, be there for me…just be with me,

Without You, life seems joyless!

~~

Simple is this life, that I hope to have…

With your presence it shall be mine,

No words can express your kind,

You’re one… of all mankind,

Be there for me…just be with me,

Without You, Life seems hopeless!

…………………………………………………..

Something has happened… Something has surely happened,

For a couple of days… it seems like that,

Everything is different… everything is new.

~~~

I keep things in one place…and completely forget about them,

unknowingly I hum to myself,

And now… even when I’m alone… I smile to myself,

Something has surely happened!

[Audio http://soundx.mp3pk.com/indian/kal_ho_na_ho/5(mp3pk.com).mp3]

Every moment seems different,

One moment we feel warmth and joys,

Next moment we feel coldness and sorrows,

Every moment is different,

So let’s live each moment to the fullest…

Those things that we wish for the most,

Are the ones that we receive in the hardest way,

If there is some feeling like this for some thing,

Then that’s the most wonderful thing in one’s life,

So hold unto that moment immediately,

Destiny may never give an opportunity again since,

Every moment is different,

So let’s live each moment to the fullest…

From vision to shadow,

When ever the loved one comes close,

How much ever we try to control our hearts,

It keeps on beating even faster,

But think for once,

Our story we have today may be different tomorrow since,

Every moment is different,

So let’s live each moment to the fullest…

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Durrat Al Bahrain – A new Isle (artificial Isle constructed)

This Project commenced in the Year 2004.

Citizens of Bahrain state that

“It’s an island and a city, it’s the desert and the sea, it’s a holiday and a home, it’s a place to be together, it’s escapism and adventure. It’s one world that offers you endless possibilities. It is a place like no other.”

For more images on the present development stages visit: http://www.durratbahrain.com/ and select the Development Tab.

Visions of Modernized Bahrain

This possible new Map of Bahrain:

Located on the south coast of Bahrain, this 21 km² master development has been created across a cluster of 15 spectacular islands. Durrat Al Bahrain is located 54 kilometers (33.7 miles) from Bahrain’s International Airport and is accessible by a two-lane highway linking it from Manama, which enables residents and visitors to drive to Durrat Al Bahrain in around 35 minutes. Sources: (http://www.durratbahrain.com/en/project/location.html)

Bahrain’s Financial Harbour

Bahrain’s Financial Harbour (BFH) is currently one of the Middle East’s most exciting property developments. This project is mainly designed for the international finance sector.

The Harbour district covers 380,000 square metres in Bahrain’s waterfront.

Bahrain’s WTC intergrated with wind turbines

The picture shows that the Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC) installed the world’s first integrated wind turbine. This new building should launch as the “Kingdom’s leading mixed-use commercial development”. It will have three integrated wind turbines. This is the first time anywhere in the world that large-scale wind turbines are part of a building.

The three massive wind turbines, measuring 29 meter in diameter, are supported by bridges spanning between the BWTC’s two 240-meter high towers.

The Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC) project is situated on the Manama (Bahrain’s capital city) waterfront. The sail-shaped twin office towers is a 50 storeys high building, making it Bahrain’s tallest skyscraper. It will also include the Sheraton hotel and a huge mall.

Bahrain’s Tourist Attractions

Bahrain National Museum (BNM)

Bahrain National Museum is a modern, spacious museum (opened in 1988) with lots of interesting things to see, and well worth a couple of hours visit. The entrance fee is only 500 fils and children are free. It is situated by the Muharraq Causeway.

Gift given to the BNM

a traditional bahraini household – sculptured lady

A baker, BNM sculptures

Traditional Bahraini dress

Al Areen WildLife Park

This is situated in the south region of the Island – Close to the AL Jazeera Beach. It is an exciting and enjoyable location with a wide range of rare Arabian species like the Oryx, Adax and Reem Gazelle.  Some pictures of this wonderful sight are given below:

Lost Paradise

To read more on Bahrain Tourism click here

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His Majesty King Hamed Bin Isa Alkhalifa on Mlolshan Al Yateem son of Speckled Jellaby

Bahrain at Dusk

Bab Al Bahrain – The gateway of Bahrain

A Round-about near Sakhir – close to where I once lived

Bahrain Horse Racing – Al Sakhir

Mosque at Manama Souq

The well known Tree of Life – located between Awali and Sakhir

The Pearl Monument situated at the heart of Manama – Capital of Kingdom of Bahrain

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Click here to view modern Kingdom of Bahrain

There is a causeway named as the King Fahad Causeway that connects Bahrain to its nearing country Saudi Arabia. The planned Bahrain – Qatar Causeway which is still to meet its completion, will connect the two countries while being the longest fixed link in the world. It is a splendid land of joy, peace and prosperity.

A small glimpse of the sunset view from the King Fahad Causeway may give you an insight to the island…

Bahrain is a generally flat  and arid archipelago, consisting of  a low desert plain rising gently to a  low central escarpment, in  the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia. The highest point is the 134 m (440 ft) Jabal ad Dukhan. Bahrain has a total area of 665 km² (257 sq mi), which is slightly larger than the Isle of Man, though it is smaller than the nearby King Fahd International Airport near Dammam, Saudi Arabia (780 km²(301 sq mi)). (Sources: wiki/Bahrain)

A little into the HISTORY of BAHRAIN… Once known as DILMUN…

Anciently known as Dilmun, the island was known to the Greeks as Tylos. Ruled by Portugal (16th cent.) and Persia (intermittently from 1603, and long claimed by Iran), Bahrain became a sheikhdom in 1783 when the Al-Khalifa family captured Bahrain from the Persians and a British-protected state in 1861. Independence was declared in 1971.

For more information on the history of the Ruling Al Khalifa Family visit http://www.bahrainroyalstud.com/alkhalifa.htm

A constitution, adopted in 1973, limited the sheikh’s powers and established an elected national assembly, but in 1975 the sheikh suspended the constitution and dissolved the national assembly. Bahrain established closer ties with other Persian Gulf states, particularly Saudi Arabia, in the early 1980s, and Bahraini territory was used by coalition forces during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Since late 1994, Bahrain’s Shiites, many of whom live in poverty, have staged demonstrations demanding better living conditions and the return of an elected parliament. Sheikh Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa, who had ruled since 1961, died in 1999; he was succeeded by his son, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa.

A new national charter, establishing a constitutional monarchy, was approved in 2001, and Bahrain was proclaimed a kingdom in 2002. Elections to the lower house of the national assembly were held in Oct. 2002; they marked the first time that women in a Arab Persian Gulf monarchy could vote or run for national office. Shiite-Sunni tensions in Bahrain increased again after the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

Late  Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa

The smile on Late His Highness face was as inspiring and encouraging as it can be seen on this picture, truly these eyes have witnessed an ideal person in reality.

The current head of the family is Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa - another splendid personality who became the emir in 1999 and gained the title of king in 2002. Emir was the former title given to the ruler of the country.

View more photos of the beauty of an island named “Two Seas – Bahrain“

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Sigiriya Rock Fortress                                            Temple Tooth At Kandy

The Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil

The Supreme Court at Colombo

The Old Independance Square      The Jami Ul Alfar Mosque in Colombo

The Hortan Plains                                                Buddha Statue at Mihintale

A Small Intro to the HISTORY OF OUR LAND -

Modern state established on the island off the southern tip of India known in Pāli sources as Tambapaṇṇi-dīpa (copper leaf island). This was the first region outside of India to be converted to Buddhism. It was brought to the island around 240 bce by the monk Mahinda, son of Emperor Aśoka. A monastery known as the Mahāvihāra was built near the capital Anurādhapura, and from there Buddhism spread throughout the island. An order of nuns was established at the same time by Mahinda’s sister, the nun Sanghamittā, who brought with her a cutting of the Bodhi Tree that was planted at the Mahāvihāra. The early political history of the island was turbulent, and punctuated by frequent invasions by the Damiḷas (Tamils) from India. Out of fear that the Buddha’s teachings might be lost, the Pāli Canon was committed to writing during the reign of King Vaṭṭagāmaṇi (r. 29-17 bce). Around the same time, the king founded the Abhayagiri monastery, which became a rival to the Mahāvihāra. Around the 4th or 5th century the island became home to the great scholar and commentator Buddhaghoṣa, who composed many important works including the encyclopedic Path of Purification ( Visuddhimagga), a compendium of Theravāda teachings structured according to the three divisions of the Eightfold Path, namely morality (śīla), meditation (samādhi), and insight (prajñā). Mahāyāna schools also enjoyed popularity at this time, but the Theravāda eventually reasserted itself as the dominant tradition. Due to a combination of political problems and doctrinal disputes, however, the Saṃgha fell into decline, and the ordination lineages of both monks and nuns died out. Monks were sent for from the Mon region of present-day Burma, and the male lineage was restored. There was further political turmoil in the early modern period when the island was ruled in turn by the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the British. Once again the ordination lineage died out and monks had to be sent from Thailand to restart it. Sri Lanka gained independence from the British in 1948, but in modern times has continued to be plagued by political problems and intermittent civil war between the Sinhalese Buddhist majority (numbering over 70 per cent) and the minority Tamil population in the north. At times Buddhist monks have fanned the flames by likening the dispute to a holy war and campaigning for discriminatory constitutional reform. This reached an extreme in 1959 when the Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike was assassinated by a Buddhist monk who felt his position towards the Tamils was too conciliatory. At the time of writing the political problems show no sign of early resolution.

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Mother Land - Sri Lanka