to commentator number 3 kerry actually isn't a flip flop. see vote-smart.org to check out his voting record ... or johnkerry.com about his comments about the patriaactually neither of the candidates seem to as so you eloquently put "rat's a$$ about Muslims."
ideal life (guessing who you are) you are the anonymous voice of a cog in the machinery that saps our life force and fools us with dreams of "success" and "happiness"... you are everyman, longing for meaning in your life... you might be anyone and everyone :)
drinking in Ramadan i wasn't getting drunk on a street corner... it was in the privacy of a (closed) restaurant with the owner's son (whom i had befriended). so no, no dirty looks.
Sana kim bakar Sana bakip gulmusler,"AA Adam kendini Robinson Crusoe Saniyo" veya "AA Manisa Tarzanii!" gibi seyler soylemisler, sende oyle gaza gelmissin, bana bakip da guluyolar diye
kerry In the last debate, he said he wanted to send more troops to Iraq,he voted for the patriot act, he's for affirmative action (a horrible practice that rewards colored people and takes away the rights of others) he will make us pay higher taxes, he's like a robot and is nothing close to being a human, and he's a flip flop. First says yes about something, than says no (or visa versa) Thats scary!
Ignorant people hear that Bush is bad, without knowing how bad the other candidate is then go ahead and squander their votes. In Turkish there is a saying "Gelen Gideni Aratir" literally: The one who comes, makes you miss the old one.
W has his faults, but he's a sympathetic man that cares about his countrymen (although he doesn't give a rat's ass about muslims)
kerry i had the same views about kerry until i saw the debates. he's a man for the 'working class', against racial profiling, for protecting individual rights and freedoms, wants to tax the rich and give to the poor, an environmentalist, AND an anti-war activist, wants to bring the troops home. he's as leftest as a presidential candidate you'll get for the US of A. much much better than bush. and to answer your random thought...yes, people are *that* stupid. it's a close election.
Ideal life North side of the Agean is a good choice.Ayval1k, Bademli, Dikili... All reminds me my memories. Whenever I think about that region of my country, thoughts come to my mind and confuse me....leaving the job, leaving the pressure put by boss, leaving the city, leaving for living a new life like your 'ideal life'...Can you guess who I am?
What a nice place to be!!! I have spent my entire childhood in Ayvalik. My parents do own a summer house and every year, I look forward to go to Ayvalik. One of the reasons why I like is that it receives constant wind for long hours. It is my definitely favorite location to windsurf every summer. Not to mention how lovely the nature and watching sunset at the beach.
Mr.Bedreddin, I was so happy to hear that you got to stop by in Ayvalik and shared the feelings as I do every year.
Best Regards.
B.O.
Orlando,FL
harika Sevgili Bedreddin,
Gunluklerini cok keyif alarak okuyorum, devamini merakla bekliyorum. Her iki kulturden de tatmis bir insan olarak senin izlenimlerinin tadi bir baska oluyor. Sadece gezdigin yerleri degil seni de tanimis oluyoruz.
Sevgiler, Selamlar,
Ahmet - istanbul
Update on fishing experience My fortunes are slowly changing... I caught 6 fish today. All small, around 10cm, but still fish, and I caught them. I threw them back after catching them so it's theoretically possible that I kept catching the same stupid fish over and over. :)
A kid came over as I was catching my 6th and seemed like he knew what he was doing so I gave him my line and let him fish. He promptly got it caught in the rocks and the line snapped. He then convinced me to buy a different type of hook ([i]carpma[/i], I don't know what it's called in english) which works similar to a speargun: you yank on the line and end up punching a hole in the fish; the fish doesn't bite. Within 60 seconds of me buying it he caught a 35cm+ [i]zargana[/i] (small swordfish). Now, if I were a capitalist I would say the fish is mine since I supplied the capital; fortunately for the kid I believe in the sanctity of labor, so he got the fish. It's real windy so the line kept getting tangled so we gave up a bit later. I spent the rest of the afternoon watchaing the awesome sunset over the bay and behind the islands.
More to the story... I was a little pissed off and tired when I wrote the spiel about Bergama. I had some interesting encounters on the way there, as one typically does when hitchhiking.
I left Balikesir around 4pm and was almost instantly picked up by a dude in a pickup. He told me he was kicked out of his 4th year in medical school back in '78 for getting involved in political activities. He was real cool and went on and on about people whose only goal in life is making money (and making it quick). Unfortunately he wasn't going far so he dropped me off 15-20km later.
There were a bunch of villagers selling melons by the side of the road where I was hitchiking; one was trying to be helpful and asked some unlikely looking guy who had stopped to buy a melon if he could give me a ride. (This was the low point of possibly the past month.) The guy said that of course he didn't care how people looked and it's what's inside that counts for him, but unfortunately he was only going 7km further along, and he'd gladly give me a ride, but... He also added that "no-one will pick you up like this"; a sentiment shared by many. The villagers advised me that it would be easier to get a ride 7km along the way and to go with him... so off we went. From the first he made it clear that he was doing me an *immense* favor, and he had every intention of making me pay in one way or another. He proceeded to ask prying questions: was I a student? Why was I traveling? How much money did I have on me? Where was I going from here? Did I have any siblings? and then to provide invaluable advice: "go catch a bus back to Istanbul; get a job and forget this traveling thing"... and I had only told him I was traveling to Bergama... I wonder what he'd say if I told him I was "traveling the world" :)
At this point the conversation was getting a little old -- he refused to say anything about himself, and I was beginning to regret getting into the car with him. It was also becoming clear that he was headed further than the stated 7km. When not telling me how to run my life he was talking on the phone and being a total asshole to the guy on the other end.
We finally stopped at a gas station and he magnanimously offered to buy me a cup of tea. He continued to lie and be an asshole on the phone in the meantime, and a friend of his showed up and they started talking. I finally decided I needed to get out of there and fast, so under the severely rebuking eye of my benefactor I humbly explained that I should get back to hitchiking. He didn't omit to comment that no-one would pick me up and order me to take the first bus that passes by on its way to Canakkale/Istanbul.
That wasn't the last I saw of him. About 30 minutes later as I was hitchiking and walking along the road I saw him come out of the gas station and drive in my direction. I idn't pay much attention until he passed unnervingly close to me on the road. At first I thought "very funny", thinking he was trying to scare me but later on the thought occured to me that he may have intended to run me over and changed his mind at the last minute. What a complete asshole.
There were other villagers selling wares along the road further ahead who made me feel a little better by enthusiastically waving and saying hi. One lady gave me a large onion to eat.
I spent the night in a field under a tree and amongst goat and horse turds.
The next morning while practicing a new technique I flagged down a car who was headed to Assos (on the way to Canakkale), but who said he would take me to the fork in the road 40km west. He turned out to be a real sweetheart and we had some good talks. Right at the spot where he was going to drop me off he offered to take me to Assos (2-3 hours out of my way) where I could check out the ruins while he was doing his thing (for roughly an hour), and then drive me back. I figured "what the heck", and went along, and got to see Assos for free in the bargain.
By the time I was at the fork in the road it was already starting to get late (5pm or so), and I was beginning to despair of finding a ride, especially since I was passing through a town, and had to walk out of the town to begin to hope to catch a ride.. and it was getting late to boot. As I was trying to save my energy (not hitching, just walking), walking through the town, a car pulled up a bit ahead of me. When I walked up to where he was he said "get in" (note, I wasn't hitchiking), and took me to Bergama from there. He didn't pry at all, and only once politely asked if he may ask a question, and then asked why I was walking alone. That was the full extent of our conversation, which was pretty cool since I was tired and not feeling quite my talkative self.
So, two complete sweethearts and one mega-asshole. I've learned my lesson: if someone doesn't want to pick me up I sure as hell don't want to be in the same car as them.
sagligin dikkat et daha onunde uzun yol var yorma kendini enerjini yerinde kullan ammeni ara arada da merak etmesin seni saglikli beslen yedigin helal giydigin haram...
My trip began (July 19, 2004) as a 14-month leave of absence from my job, with the intention of "seeing the world", and a bunch of unrealistic ideas of what can be accomplished in a year. Turns out a year isn't as long as it seems, so I've recently quit my job (yeay!) to become a full-time traveler. Until, that is, I run out of money or decide I'm ready to rejoin the ratrace.
In the meantime, I'm trying to blog at least once a month from the countries I'm visiting. I'm not interested in Western Europe, so don't expect pictures of Venice here. My blogs are basically my impressions of pla... full info
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kerry actually isn't a flip flop. see vote-smart.org to check out his voting record ... or johnkerry.com about his comments about the patriaactually neither of the candidates seem to as so you eloquently put "rat's a$$ about Muslims."