Apr 01
As soon as I saw The Apprentice with Donald Trump, I thought it would be a no-brainer to copy the show in the UK, using Richard Branson (Mr. Virgin).
It turns out that he has gone 1 step further and will be involved in another US reality show Branson’s Big Adventure.
On a side note, I used to know someone who worked at Virgin and he had the business title: “Chief Virgin Converter” :)
April 21st, 2007 at 11:40 am
I’m a 19 year old Iranian girl. You can’t imagine what have caused me to write my life for you but I am at the end of my rope. It’s catastrophic being in such situation and finding yourself behind closed doors.
I don’t know where exactly to start but I think it started 10 years ago when my father broke down. Eventhough we didn’t have had a calm life before that we had had at least a house to live. When my father broke down we had to sell everything we had including our house, our car, my father’s stores and some of our furniture. We didn’t have money even to rent a room and even if we had a little money they wouldn’t have lent us because we were three children. With no money in our pocket we had to move to my grandparents and live with them. We were seven person in the same boat. We were not well-accepted there but we had no other choice. My father couldn’t pay back all his debts and he was soon in jail. It didn’t take more than months because debtors knew that he couldn’t pay them unless he works. So they gave him more time.
After moving to my grandparents my father made a small workplace at the basement of their house. He worked hard but the money he was making was hardly enough for our eating.
For 9 years we have tollerated this situation. We have lived from hand to mouth. We haven’t had a new year with new clothes. We have always worn eachothers old clothes. We haven’t had any enjoy and recreation. Our best recreation has been playing games or listening to music, whereas our friends and other teenagers has been painting the town red. Besides we have always been under the obligation of our grandparents. They believe that it’s my mother’s duty to do all the house works and shoppings and my grandmother doesn’t do a hands turn and my mother couldn’t say a word and accept this situation and works hard but now she has become ill.
I don’t know how much you know about Iran’s law and rules but in Iran a 19 year old girl can’t find a job. I’ve tried a lot but I haven’t been able to find any. Even my older sister who is 21 and a university student has not been able to find a job and my father can’t pay her university tuition and she had to quit. My sister and her boyfriend were planning to marry six months ago but again because of economical problems she had to say goodbye to her boyfriend. She has abondend herself to despair.
I’ve told you summery of my past but do you think that I’m complaining about previous events? No. By now we accepted all of this catastrophic life and we were abided by the inevitable. But would you believe if I told you that my grandparents have asked us to leave their house in a month?! We have no where to go! No relative who can help us! Also my father will lose his job because as I told you before, he works at the basement of my grand parents house.
We have asked all house agencies in the town. The worst situation was a small appartment which its landlord asked us to give 10,000 $ to give in advance and 200$ each month. Other situation was an old little house with a little basement that can be used as a workplace after some repairs. We should have 16,000$ to give in advance with no monthly rent. But we have no money and nothing to sell. It’s really a catastrophe. We are living what the poets only write.
My only choice is to ask you for help. I have no other choice. I want to save my family. Please lend us some money. I promise to give it back as soon as possible. My father will pay it back as he payed for his debtors. We want it as a DEBT only. Please help us. We are humbly entreating. We DO need help. Please! Don’t let a family to be destroyed. We don’t want anything more of life but a place to live. It’s crucial otherwise we wouldn’t ask anybody’s help. If you do this big help I and my family will always remember you. PLEASE!!!…
Please write me back.