Places I visit

Making some lists

Hello friends.

It's 2014 September.

I created this blog for writing about news that I want to share.

Writing is very good for organizing the mind.

I noticed that I don't know what to write right now. Maybe this is because that my mind was very de-organized for a while. I became very distracted and lazy person because of the system and the conditions. We should not let the system conditions affect our mind :)

I want to make some listing:

Places I visit since 2012 that I couldn't write to the blog:
-2012 November: China-Shanghai
-2012 October: Ukraine-Kyiv, Odessa
-2013 May: Germany-Munich, Stutgart, Austria-Vienna, Czech Republic-Brno, Ostrava
-2013 October: Usa - L.a. , Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.c., Boston
-2014 May: Italy-Bologna, Modena, Verona
-2014 August: Bulgaria-Varna, Hungarie-Budapest

Every trip was special and has lots of memories.

Places I want to go:
-Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Bosnia,Russia

Things that I want to do:
-Canyoning, Bungee jumping from a bridge in a canyon,
-Making camping in a canyon, sleep under the stars
-See northern lights - aurora
-Ride jet-ski
-Climb a mountain
-Make a caravan trip
-Ride a horse
-Stay awake for 24 hours in parties
-Watch a meteor  shower
-Follow business studies

Good Things that I accomplished since now:
- Making helicopter trip
- Riding motorcycle
- Joining to Sziget music festival for 5 days in a tent
- Visiting all historical areas in Istanbul
- Visiting about 15-20 countries
- Making scuba
- Making crowd surfing in a concert
- Supporting Galatasaray football team in several games from stadium
- Graduating from prestigous master, university and high school.
- And of course having very good friends, family and job.

re-discovering Istanbul

Since last september, I started to write a new blank page in my life.

The first thing is that, I re-started to discover about Istanbul. Last week, I was in exhibion about Galata district. 

Here is some historical pictures...

Galata Bridge

Galata Bridge

Galata Bridge (It's the army of Revolution who are walking)

Arap Cami

Galata Tower

Ford motor company factory in Tophane

Karakoy Port. The mosque in the picture has an interesting story. it is called "Kayıp Cami" - The Lost Mosque. They'll rebuit it soon:
http://www.sabah.com.tr/Yasam/2012/09/10/kayip-cami-54-yil-sonra-karakoy-yolunda

Tophane-i Amire

Tophane-i Amire (this picture could be better if I waited the sunset)

Graphitis in Kadıkoy (Yeldegirmeni)

The man who walks toward to sun (Yeldedegirmeni)

things which make me angry

In business life, I learnt to handle some challenges.

But these things are still making me angry:

1- When people decide and do application without notifying me about something which
concerns me .

2- When people make stress about small things

3- When people care about other people excessively

4- When people talk like they're an expert about something that they don't know.

5- When people insist on something which I explicitly say that I don't want

Near but far districts of Istanbul

Last two week-end, I made very nice trips with motorbike to near but far Istanbul.

My last similar trip was at 2009, I remembered that I like it a lot.

Since 2-3 years I was very focused with business; now I want to focus more on my hobbies.


So, Here is some pictures I took during the trips.

star maps and zodiacs

I think you can understand the meaning of life better when you look to the sky in the night.

If you're curious for stars like me, an android application called Google Skymap would be very usefull to learn about them.

Below, you can see very nice zodiac maps.

Here is the original link with their mytologic myths in turkish:
http://www.didimli.com/efsaneler.htm

camping

I think, camping is one of the best kind of holiday for me. You're in
the nature, in a social environement.

I made 5 times camping, first in France (2004), then two times in
Marmaris (2006 and 2007), in Yedigoller (2011) and in Assos (2011).

I hope I can do it more and more. I'll do it at first opportunity


Two places for camping. (It's just a not for future)

bozcaada
http://www.campingbozcaada.com/

marmaris
http://www.shivacamp.com/

Ramadan month

Ramadan month started 3 days ago.

We try to keep ourself from our pleisures since the sun up till the sunset. In summer it means about 18 hours of starvation.

During ramadan month you feel relaxed both physically and mentally. Its a test drive for your self control. 

Ramadan cuisine is special, it's really worth to be hungry for all the day. Not only the meals, but chatting after the  meal also is special

Montenegro trip. It was LEGEND wait for it : )

Hey, Last week I was in Montenegro. I visited Budva (3 days), Kotor (1 day) and Herceg Novi (3 days). And it was Legendary : ) Maybe it's the trip that I had fun the most.

I was with a good friend from university, Hakan, and we made lots of things: swim, visited beaches with motorbike (sveti stefan, jazz), partied every night and met lots of new people.

In summary, Montenegro is a beatifull country. I have many stories to tell of course, lets talk about it in private : )

City Of Kotor

Kotor Bay

This was my sixth last minute trip. I bought the flight ticket 1-2 days before, make small plans and just go. Acting spontaneously is really awesome sometimes, here is the list of other trips:

Wien (June 2008)

Prag (2010 April)

Athens-Rhodes (2010 September)  

Sofia-Plovdiv (2011 September)

Belgrade (2012 April)

Montenegro (2012 July)

driving bicycle

I didn't make bicycle trips in the city since one year.

It's something that I miss..

Maybe the reason is that, I got some phobia after passing two accidents. One of that is because of these drain inlet seen in the picture..

I had a terrible memory with that.

The other accident I passed, is when I was in a park. A ball just trown near me, and I tried to hit it  : ) 

Then, when I take up my head I saw an old man with bicycle. So, at that moment I wanted to make a soft stop, and used front and back brakes together. Then, I was upside- down  with bicycle... I don't forget this moment, I was lucky. Neither me, neither the old man has an injury.

Problems and Solutions

Everytime we got a problem, this makes us embrassed : )

But, it's also a fact that, its by the help of these problems we learn things.

And solving problems make us happy : )

So, be curious, energic and faithfull, we'll all find the solutions!!!!!

holiday - trips

Hey, I made a list for my self, and decided to share with you. 

Places I lived:

Istanbul, Erzurum, Konya, Amiems

Places seen during holidays:

Ankara, Bursa, Efes, Paris, Bodrm, Ayvalık, Marsilya, Marmaris, Kıbrıs, Kapadokya, Fethiye, Kartalkaya, Palandöken, Kıbrıs (Girne, Mağosa), İzmir,  Etretat, Rouen, Amsterdam, Brussel, Brugge, Lille, Gant, Wien, Grenoble, Lyon, Geneve, Annecy, Torino, Thesaloniki, Konya, Kütahya, Brno, Prag, Assos, Troy, Çanakkale, Yedigoller (Bolu), Belgrad, Bansko.

Places I want to visit: 

St Petersbourg, Moscow, Kiev, Venice, Rome, Munich, London, New york, Chicago, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Phuket, Vietnam, India, Cairo, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Mecca, Medina, Barcelona, Madrid, Dubai, Croatia-Montenegro.

life is going onnnnnnnnn

Yeah.

I noticed that  i'm in a mouse wheel since 1-2 years. 

It's a classic, only some of people can get out of this system.

Here is the steps of it:

1- Start to work 

2- Have your salary

3- Spend money

4- Go holiday sometimes, have rest

5- Work untill you retire.

They say, this is called life.

I would like to find a way to brake this routine.

: ) the first thing is to find enough money, time and energy. Also luck.

Then we can be free!!!!!

new mobile

I bought a new smartphone samsung wave for 400 €. I try to learn it
now. this message is sent by mobile : ) I guess it'll change my life a
little.

New things, experiences

Last week, I went to a nature trip near Istanbul. We make camping for two nights. It was nice; we walked in the forest, took many pictures.

This november was a little strange to me, I was happy and unhappy in the same time : ) a little complicated.

I started to play chess, and read new books. I wish, I could start to play chess more earlier, because I feel it's very evaluating your brain, and force you to think strategically. The book I'm reading is 48 laws of power, a best-seller..

All will be better. Just experience, and Don't stop, go on.

Things I want to do in short term

I want to:
- play table tennis.
- run, and make a little fitness. (I already run 2-3 times a week for 3 kms).
- play football once in a month.
- visit balkans and middle east.
- make a good investment ( probable a house near the metro line)
- have a helicopter trip on Istanbul.
- program some applications for business.
- find good music to listen, and go to concerts.
- watch "Lie to me" tv serie.

what happens to me?

Hey.. I don't give any news since long times.. My mind was occupied
with some other things..
The picture above, has the meaning in turkish, "the last exit before
the bridge". It is a decision point.. I had many ones this year.
In these moments, you have to choose a thing, and refuse other
alternatives. This is a fucking moment unfortunately. And until now I
couldn't really find a practical and best way for resolving situation
like this.