Blender and the Turkish Girl

Don't give up!

Last week, I was just walking in the store and suddenly realized this "BLENDER" was looking at me. And I stopped, looked at it, read the stuff on its box. Imagined my future with it. Everyday, having a breakfast with it's fresh veggies or fruits.. I liked that view.

I got it.

The next day, I woke up with the excitement of a little kid in Christmas day.. I went to the store, bought a lot of fruits and vegetables. I was excited more now, it's like a week of breakfast.

Experience #1

It took 20 minutes to start the machine. Then I added the ingredients:

- Green vegetable, I don't know what it's called.
- Beets
- Ginger
- Orange
- Kiwi
- Cucumber
- Bananas
- Carrots

--- Result: Eww.. It was hot. Not liquid at all. I ate it with a fork. I liked it cause I knew it was healthy. But it was not a yummy drink/food.

Experience #2

I added these ingredients:

- 2 bananas
- 2 carrots
- 1 peach
- 1 orange

--- Result: Yummm!!!! I even decided to write a post about it. It's sooooooo delicious! I'm inspired to find new recipes and drink healthy. I just need to figure it out how to make it more liquid..

The lesson learned. Don't give up :)

Citibike Experience

Casey explained the comparison of citibike with a regular bike and taxi very well. Citibike is a pain in the ass winner. I'll share my opinions about citibike, because whenever I'm on it, I keep telling myself to write. And here I am:

• My previous lovely bike was designed for Manhattan. It had special locks in its wheels, and was impossible to break the locks and stealing the bike. The only way was to carry it. Although, it was well protected, it's got stolen. Someone carried it. :( (sad me) 
• I was totally afraid getting a new one. Because I knew it'll be stolen again!!!
• I do not like subways. I don't like public transportation. I never liked it. I got a motorcycle in Istanbul even though it was dangerous. 
• I like going to gym and playing random sports. But I never had a bike before in my adult life (omg, yes I'm an adult!) till last summer. And I realized it's the BEST exercise. Your legs, ass become perfect!! haha :)
• Whenever I go to Europe, I use their citibikes, like velib in Paris, Barcelona, Amsterdam. It's a great way to discover a city. Better than walking or car.
• So, my perfect solution is citibike. Wherever and whenever I want I can rent it, ride it, and park it. They are almost everywhere, and I can find stations easily with their Android app.
• I can be with any outfit, dress, suits, shorts, etc. Doesn't matter. They are designed for girls :)
• Citibike costs $95 per year. It's a great deal. Cheaper than a monthly metro card (Please don't increase the price next year!)

Yes, they are very heavy. And slow. And it's hard to take off your hands and drive cause it's unbalanced. But I loved it.

Traffic?

Yes, there are some bike sides, but you kinda stuck between cars, and I'm sure someone will get hurt. After that, there will be rules that cars can't drive in the bike roads, like in Amsterdam? Maybe not like there, but for sure it will be more comfortable for bikes.

Till then, please be careful. Remember the cars are crazy here.

1. They don't really know how to drive. I saw many of them can't park, and crashes other cars..

2. They are drunk and fast with their cars..

3. Buses don't really see you on the sides. Stay away from them!

CITIBIKE, I love you. :) Thanks a lot for that opportunity, I'm so happy :) I feel New York City loves it, too.. Like the soul of the city. It fits the dynamism of the it.

P.S I was travelling a bit. Miami, DC, Atlantic City. Yes, I'm tanned. Great. But what I want to share is this: wherever I go, whatever I do, I come back to New York. Like I'm missing it. Beach, cleanness, no humid, no cold, no hot and everything else is awesome that NYC doesn't have.. But I met with this feeling of "can't stay away from the city", once you taste it you can't live somewhere else..

Oh no, I can't see myself living here forever, I'm also a kind of nomad, but I feel like I'm myself here now. The buildings, the food, people, any kind of class, activity.. differences, opportunities, and most importantly the energy flows in the air.. is kind of addictive. ahh.. I just thought for a second that it doesn't matter. If I really want I can go and live somewhere else, and immediately this "ahh" was written.. lol. Not now. This topic should be another post I guess, shortly citibike rocks!

Stay passionate people,
Turkish Girl :)

Piano & Turkish Girl

Yes! I'm loving it..

So nice.. I'm officially taking piano classes from a talented pianist. She gave me a homework after the first class, but I was begging for more homework since I was already done with what she gave.. Then I tried to show, but clearly I forgot all.. :)

So, I'm totally a beginner. I don't have much past with piano. But I love Coldplay, or Alicia Keys.. And any music played by piano.. I love classical music.. And.. It's a one-man band, so kinda fits me.

Also, I'm good with learning anything practical. Especially if it's something new, I'm great at it.. I have a big hunger with these kind of interesting skills :) And I have no limit! I have to add, I like to use both side of my brain, so using right & left hand differently at the same time will be an awesome challenge! Exciting. =)

I can't wait for the days I'll write my own songs.. :) haha.

Babysitting

I've got a question from a friend last week. "My boss is visiting New York with his wife and wondering if you'd like to take care of their children for one night?"

I never say no to a friend asks me to take care of their puppies, I thought this would be nice, too. I love kids, the one who can speak, especially a foreign language. I told them I can take care but no diapers or anything like that. (I always get panic when puppies do poopies too.. ehem) they said no need. Ok.

I went to their hotel and met with the boy (the little one was sleeping already, guess how disappointed I was, I couldn't even see his face). He was 8 years old. I said "hallo, wie geht's?" with my weird accent. I think it was his first shock. Oh yea, he speaks fluently German and English.

We played German games in my phone for almost 2 hours. He thought my German is terrible.. (he came closer to camera and whispered "I don't understand her German". Grr..

When the time showed up 9:20 dad was messaging whatsup. Means the son needs to sleep.  I tried my best to gain some time but he had to go bed for some reason... I found myself sitting and asking myself: what the heck. All the fun, all of the reason I was there for is sleeping. Am I babysitting or what??!

Yea, that was my second babysitting experience in my life. I think kids are great when they are talking. My first experience was taking care of my aunts 1, 5 years old daughter... I remember as today: first minutes I was in love. Holding her and feeling close to this little tiny beautiful body and WANTING ONE. Insanely.. and 3 hours later, just thinking how crazy I have to be to have one.. such a big deal.. 3 hours was enough.. oh well.. but I love them :) Just as much as I love puppies as long as I do not own any of them.

So my second experience was very awesome. He was able to talk.  And he was very smart.  But me. I had no experience talking with living little human creatures.. I found myself commanding him "Sit. Talk." Realizing and thanking he didn't feel offended and adding immediately "bitte schon"...

Thanks a lot to my friend and the dad who trusted me. I had a lovely experience.. I have GREAT videos. I can't stop laughing watching them. So energetic. He did some karate moves and I thought if I can do it, too.. but I guess I'm getting old to try them.. I can't even properly kick!!

The Castle of the Past

There is a woman. She's in a castle. There a lot of guardians and she's hiding from them. But she's not trying to escape, she wants to discover. She wants to discover what this castle is and what these people are doing. She feels they are bad people and doing mean things.

There is a very BIG cage. Very big, she mistakenly put herself in there. And realized she got trapped with tigers. (Here, I LOVE tigers. I even sometimes tell, "aww, that beautiful animal could eat me. It would be okay. They are lovely.") In this part, this woman becomes me. And finding myself so close to death, I got terrified, my animal instincts became alive, I was not an human with a brain anymore. I was an animal who wanted to survive. When two of the hungry tiger was coming to me, I kind of changed this part of the dream, and I got rid of the cage. Wehh... (tricks :))

Next part, climbing, jumping, running, and she went to the most protected part of the castle. Which was the top of a super long book-shelf (like 15 meters). When she was getting closer to the top, the guardians actually can shoot her, but they don't. When she reaches the top, she only finds old newspapers pieces.

She sees a woman's photo, and reads a bit about how terrifying things that woman did, and she looks at the guardians. This woman is herself!! She was shocked. But now all is clear.

She was not happy what she did in the past, but wanted to forget everything about that life.She found a way somehow. All of the guardians knew that. But living like that was not enough, she wanted to fill the emptiness in herself. And after the discovery she figured out all.

In the end, she opens the secrets of the castle to the public, new newspapers published, etc.. She's not happy with her past, but happy with her now..

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Whatever we want to suppress, hide or push back inside of us, comes back more strongly. We should live it. If you want to let  this feeling go, live it. My dream proofs that, doesn't it? :) 

Life of Pi

Which idea, dream, goal makes you excited, cry when you think about?

I have my dreams makes me super excited and I can't even hold my tears sometimes.. Whatever this idea, you should ask yourself why you want it. Find your reasons.. Are they good-real reasons or they are covering some other needs? And visualize it. Imagine it! Meet, know, learn the people who made it before.. So it will not be a dream anymore, you'll feel close to it..

Life of Pi is one of the best movie I ever watched. I watched 3D, and regardless of the visual effects, the story itself was amazing.

The reflection of the sky from the ocean

The magical island and cute animals. I'd like to play with them..

Baby or not, tigers are beautiful.. And I definitely believe animals have soul..

Watching Life of Pi in 3D is not a bad idea..

Stars, fishes, life and love..

Richard Parker the Bengal Tiger...

And he can actually swim :) Isn't he so cute??

2013, Me & Myself

My bike has got stolen. From Columbus Circle. And I had already 2 bicycle tickets, and I was addicted to ride my bike even though it was winter & cold... So I was kinda relieved to lose it..

Also, new year, 2013 is just started great. Powerful. Love it so far..

I'm learning to go deep down of myself. I didn't know there was a lot of information about sub-conscious, controlling it, knowing it, and how it effects our life without knowing it. Let's see..

EDIT: Yes, I knew it!! I forgot all of these personal development books I've read when I was a kid. Brain power, NLP, etc.. I just started seeing all successful people, all millionaires (the happy ones) know this method. Affirmations, visualization, goal setting, etc.. They all tell the secret of their success in different styles, but there is one same main thing. It's the key. And I'm getting closer to it.

This time, it will not be like my old times, reading/learning a lot of valuable information and DO NOTHING! I'm taking the control of myself by the awareness of myself. This year is my year.

Lots love,
Your Favorite Turkish Girl :)

The Weirdest Awesome Event Though Mudder...

I've participated the world's most difficult parkour, Though Mudder.

Tough Mudder will punish you, no matter your shape, size, or current level of fitness. As such, we encourage all Mudders to increase their physical training in preparation for the event. That said, completing a Mudder is as much about mental toughness, grit, and camaraderie (and having a great time) as anything exclusively physical. In terms of what you are looking at: each Tough Mudder course will have 10-12 miles of hills, mud, water, ropes, walls, electric shocks, and fire designed to push you to your limit. Want more? 

Err.. I was really thinking I was ready and trained. remember? I bike everyday!!! I pull-up & sit-up every day!! Grr.. When we started running after climbing a wall, I realized with the cramps that I never run...I do not like to run. Only 5-10 maybe 15 minutes, just because I like the city at night. That's all..

I whined a lot!! and they gave the t-shirts in the end, I didn't know I pledged for it... :)  and.. I  remember saying "I had no fears before now I have a lot" 

I've stopped all my team because of my cramps, and to breath... It happened not more than 10 minutes later the race started.. Can you imagine how I was shocked & embarrassed . I never thought it could happen to me before.. I'm the monkey and the adventurous, I can do anything!! And all these almost 20 people were waiting for me to go. (great team ever) 

I learned how to breath in saying "I can" and exhale saying "do it".. I did run.. Controlling my mind and breath.. I could panic so easily, but I didn't. Now I wish I didn't take it so serious, and just walked slowly..

The first obstacle was a liquid that you should dive in and get out from the other side.. Problem: it's not water, full of ice, and minus 15 maybe... not ice cold, way much colder.. I remember I was saying: "I'm not ready, and I'm never gonna be ready for this." But, I had to jump, tones of people were so interested with completing the parkour so they were in the line.. I jumped, and my plan was holding my breath and dive-in.. Problem, it was so freaking cold that I couldn't breath in.. Can you imagine?? You just want to breath once to move on, so you can survive but you can't.. So with this panic feeling I could hear my mind saying, don't breath, just close your mouth and dive in. And that's what I did. And when I could climb up, the only thing I could do was screaming the shit out of me!! :) (I liked saying that)

Oh my boy.. 

Running and crawling in mud forever, I was still trying to control my mind for running, trying to not panic, while my lovely girl inside me was telling "WHAT THE HECK YOU'RE DOING HERE??????!!!" "All of these crazy people paid to get mud??!!!"

But I didn't stopped. I kept going. I climbed, I jumped, I added some photos from the official site below.

Shortly, after 9th miles, I went on a bit more, but because I kinda broke my finger (I'm still not sure if it's broken or not) and my knee got hurt (it still hurts weirdly after 4 days) I STOPPED. In the end, all of the point about Though Mudder is to finish the parkour -the 12 miles- and getting your band, T-shirt and beer, and I had to stopped. I felt bad-guilty, but at the same time relaxed.. I always hurt myself cause I'm not really careful about my body. 

Well, I got the T-shirt, band and beer tho :) So please pretend I did finish this creepy awesome parkour..

I loved it at first minutes, then I hated it.. hated so badly that I thought I was in a nightmare.. a nightmare that I wanted to wake up.. wake up in my warm safe bed.. Now.. After 4 days later, I'm missing it... Once my finger and knee get better, I'll join again (like 2 years later probably..)

It's such a life-full activity!! And a great team work.

Once Upon A Time...

Yes, I didn't find time to write here for a long time.. I was busy with:

Watching the greatest TV show ever "Once upon a time".. I'll love it forever.. All fairy tail characters are stuck in the earth as normal regular human roles, and they don't remember who they are > that's the curse.

The show is an incredibly well told tale full of mystery and surprising revelations. The back and forth between the real modern universe and the fairy tale world is wonderful, and the ties between the two are always entertaining. We meet all kinds of fairy tale characters, even Disney ones, since the network behind Once Upon a Time is owned by Disney. We meet Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin, Belle, and many MANY more, including Little Red Riding Hood, Alice in Won Gratel, etc.. Some photos:

my favorite character Hatter from Alice in Wonderland.

Snowwhite, the killer :)

The sheriff - huntsman..

Mr. Gold..

How would you eat a killer apple? Great production!!

Little red riding hood & the wolf...........

Some Music To Our Soul :)

Oh my God! How awesome is that production...?? I'm wordless, and impressed.

I'm the slave of good products & ideas.. such as(in music expression):

And my forever love, Elvis, I love all of his songs, but especially this one: