liking to listen to the radio

If liking to listen to the radio is a genetic behavior, then I have got it from my father. I have finally unpacked my radio from storage room after one year movement & placed it nicely in the kitchen, and said no to any more radio apps!!! She (my radio) is 15 yrs. old, was one of the modern one in her time when I got her, with mp3 player & remote control (ohja). So far, she has traveled with me in three countries; it is not easy to leave behind your beloved belongings, however at some point you have to choose what to take and what to keep behind when you move out. But she, I could not leave her behind; she was a great company at university time when I was studding long hours late night. One of my favorite programs on that time started after 12:00 midnight, called in Farsi Rahe Shab (The Night Way).

My father had one too, & still has. His radio was very small one with shiny brown leather cover with many tiny holes on speaker side, & easy to carry. He got it from his father (that is definitely a genetic habit). It was his number one companion, all the time he was gardening, but also our family companion during a war time in Iran. On that time it was many electricity shortcuts, but his radio was always on, getting power from two big batteries, playing music & news but also updating us on the air force bombing red alarms to let us know when we needed to go to safety. War is a nasty thing; though I was a child on that time but my memory about it, is tighten to fear.

However it is a great feeling to review great memories but better than that is, my present feeling! When I enter kitchen, turn on my radio every morning, start listening while I am making coffee and linking myself through this transmitter to the different part of the world, it is truly amusing. My radio adapts quickly to any country I would take her…. My radio is smart & fun, be like my radio.
Austria
5th-Feb-2016