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how i hate finance

2009-05-18T09:03:00.000-07:00

i know London is the biggest financial center all around the world and i know for sure you have to know how finance works to work for the big multinational companies but one thing i know for sure is i am not good at finance. my upcoming finance exam created millions of spots in my face and it is the biggest driving force of my stress eating and therefore there is no way finance and me are going to get along together very well. I'm not usually that desperate but i really really really need some help for my finance exam on Wednesday. There is no way I can fail from this module, because I'm going back to Turkey for the summer and if i fail, i have to attend to the summer school which is the last thing i wanted to do. Besides i don't think my parents feel happy about me going back to London in the middle of the summer especially when i let my room to someone else. Oh there you go another problem! I need to find someone to let my amazing room for the summer. It is gorgeous! and spacious! And in a really good location. Please someone come on and have my room. I can't deal with the gumtree's and the interviews. First one takes it. No questions no pre payments.

Oh my god I'm so tired and i don't know what to do.

Still haven't finished the conclusion of my dissertation which is another huge problem because after my finance exam i only have 2 days left to finish it up.

I just need a hug and someone to say it's gonna be alright.

nervous breakdown

2009-05-13T10:24:00.001-07:00

well as everybody else, I've been dealing with my exams and dissertation but the only distinction between everyone else and me (maybe not though) is that I'm tired, I'm bored and i don't feel like studying anymore and it's not only because of the stress that I'm going through but also i don't think my efforts seem to face a total success at the end of this marathon.

when it comes to talking, i thought that i could talk, i could talk till someone has to stop me, but my abilities on talking didn't respond very well during the presentations. Moreover i thought that i could write if i really know the topic, and guess what in my cross cultural exam on Monday, it was like my hands were gone numb. i couldn't wrote anything. well i wrote something but obviously that wasn't enough. Anyway we have this health problems back home, I've got my health problems in here, my sister is graduating ( well it's not exactly a problem but it's my problem because she's graduating before me . a bit jealousy actually) anyway it's just so much and i feel weak (not literally tho i'm pretty fat nowadays). dear oh dear, i can't even believe that I've just said that i'm weak. ok no im not weak but i think i'm being lazy and a bit overloaded by the responsibilities.

2009-05-06T02:43:00.000-07:00

I'm having difficulties to understand Russell's Teapot theory.

Could someone please kind enough to explain it to me ?

Bertrand Russell explains this theory as:

If I were to suggest that between the Earth and Mars there is a china teapot revolving about the sun in an elliptical orbit, nobody would be able to disprove my assertion provided I were careful to add that the teapot is too small to be revealed even by our most powerful telescopes. But if I were to go on to say that, since my assertion cannot be disproved, it is an intolerable presumption on the part of human reason to doubt it, I should rightly be thought to be talking nonsense. If, however, the existence of such a teapot were affirmed in ancient books, taught as the sacred truth every Sunday, and instilled into the minds of children at school, hesitation to believe in its existence would become a mark of eccentricity and entitle the doubter to the attentions of the psychiatrist in an enlightened age or of the Inquisitor in an earlier time.

new wine

2009-04-18T01:15:00.000-07:00

i had to tell you

moving again

2009-03-18T14:28:00.000-07:00

Guess what
I'm moving again!!

Even writing about moving exhausts me but still this time i feel little bit energetic surprisingly.
Maybe because i love love love the place I'm moving in or maybe because i really hate the place I'm moving out but anyway for some reason i am ready to go!

Since i put the deposit in, it's getting harder and harder to stay in my old and small room. it's hard to believe that spent last 5 months eating on my bed reading on my bed studying on my bed watching TV on my bed etc. it's impossible to do what i did and stay slim at the same time. but I'm decided, the moment i move in , I'm gonna buy myself a bicycle and riding it to ever where!!
Besides my new house has a big BIG garden. oh my god still unbelievable. a big garden in which i can sunbathe in the middle of the sunny London Saturday
It makes me laugh though telling about sunny London day or sunbathing but you know last two days were as if it was summer. I blame the brilliant sun we had on Tuesday for getting me drunk and the Guinness's of course .
Here 's my st. Patrick's day picture : )

2009-03-13T10:18:00.000-07:00

oh my god, i cant believe i forgot to tell you this

i re-colored my hair again!! isn't it lovely ?

this is a picture of my mates and me! they came from Turkey to visit me but unfortunately they left 2 days ago : ( but we had such a good fun !!

long way down

2009-03-13T00:21:00.000-07:00

Yesterday after my contemporary business issues seminar i felt awful really awful cos my research's been doing not very well ( I'm having difficulties of reaching sources ) and my direction is completely ridiculous since all i did was thinking about it and my presentation day is coming (next week) therefore i decided to make myself more useless having couple of beers. and the other silly thing Ive been doing is reading long way down and watching its DVD at the same time. more likely reading the chapters first and then watching the related DVD parts which i find it very exciting actually because I'm creating this imaginary road trip in my mind while reading it and then compare it with the actual way down. what a great trip Ewan Mc Gregor and Charley Boorman took from Scotland to Cape Town. i wish i could do that too.

2009-03-12T23:58:00.000-07:00

oh my god!
look what twitter has done to me !
i don't even complain anymore which you know i love. Actually i find it easier to express myself on twitter than posting blogs since twitter reaches more people than my lonely miserable blog and also it has word limit something like 160 maybe and therefore you cant really write long boring stories, you really need to summarize it.

teaming and working

2009-02-27T03:48:00.001-08:00

i don't know if i ever mentioned that i really hate team work , now it is time to underline it.
Even though i come from society which is very popular by its communitarianism, i value my own privacy pretty much and i always like to do things by myself. Now that i realized, biggest part of the British Education System depends on team work and collaborating, it is easy to understand how i have been struggling with it quite a long time. Sometimes you think that it is the only person you can really trust is you, but again sometimes it is easy for you to feel discouraged and scared.
The latter one might be a problem in this case since because now you're a part of something and you have to be aware of it. You have to deal with your responsibilities by yourself and you have to know that you've got it in you, cos otherwise you wouldn't be here.
Team work requires being on time, sharing responsibilities, reading , writing etc. but if you think you can't be able to do these things you can't expect your mates do those for you.

he is just not that into you

2009-02-08T12:29:00.000-08:00

Despite my appearance , which i think i kinda look cool or scary or i don't know sometimes scruffy but not so girly , sometimes i think i can be totally girly girl and i don't think i am afraid to admit it . What i am trying to say is , i 've just get out of this movie called he is just not that in to you, and i loved it. Even though the title of this movie sounds like little bit depressing and feels like its about couple of girls almost about being dumped, however it's not or not entirely though anyway, it has a happy ending ,as well as all the other American movies, .

Well i felt quite happy at the end of the movie and also a bit self pity but anyways it has a message and i got it. what i want to say is , i highly recommend this movie to almost every girl i know and that's all for today

where is the snow

2009-02-06T04:24:00.000-08:00

What happened to snow ???
It was snowing earlier today when i was on my way to school and it felt great , actually more than great , because i was so sad that i missed the dysfunctional London on Monday when it snowed and everywhere closed, so that maybe today it may be the same as it was on monday . I couldn't help but smiling during the lecture and seminar because i knew that i might not be working this evening because of the snow storm. But instead , the moment i got out of the seminar and run to the exit , i saw nothing but wet roads . Everything was gone. This is what i call Disaster. I had no luck !!

confession

2009-02-05T08:40:00.000-08:00

i don't know if i made the right decision moving to London
i felt terrible at the airport and i never wanted to come here actually.
now that I'm here at home , it feels like i have to do the things i was doing before ,but somehow my mind stayed in Istanbul and it is not coming back to me.
i picked the classes yesterday , i had the timetable today , and I'm going to my very first lecture tomorrow but why don't i feel excited or nervous or anxious. i supposed to feel so but instead i feel numb as if i was doing all those stuff maybe for 4 years like ordinarily.
i signed another contract for 12 months today for my broadband and with the telephone contract it makes it 2 contracts that i supposed to pay more than 1 year actually my phone contract is for 2 years. that's why i know that I'm staying in here , London, otherwise i go to jail i guess or i cant come back to London again because they might arrest me at the airport due to my unpaid debts and obviously its not an option. or maybe i win the lottery and i pay all those contracts at once so i don't have to wait for 2 years but i don't see its gonna happen too for some reason (!)
i canceled my gym membership because i supposed to start yoga but unsurprisingly i haven't gone there yet either. i think i need some one make me things by force.

daddy's girl

2009-02-05T08:18:00.000-08:00

well i noticed that when i was telling nice stories about my family i think i forgot to mention about the most important person . he is my dad and i think he means a world to me. we haven't been spoken for a while and i thought that ignoring him would be the easiest way to hide my feelings but when i was in turkey , couple of days ago, i realized that i had made a very bad mistake not to speaking with him. dads and daughters are sometimes the best friends and sometimes the worst enemies but the coolest things is even though daughters feels that dads never understand them or things are never gonna solve between them, daddy's never feel the same. they always love their daughters and respect them secretly despite the angry reaction , they feel proud inside.
my daddy and i are exactly the same both physical and mental , i don't know what it means though, we think the same things ,we act same ,we react same therefore we fight like dogs but we love each other till death. the point in here is , we don't have to wait for one of us to die ,to express our feelings, we should and must aware of the time which is passing too quickly , and try to be there as much as possible. that's why i decided i have to go to turkey as much as possible and be with my father and try to show my feelings to him as much as i could because i love him so much and i know that he loves me the same.

moaning

2009-02-03T11:18:00.000-08:00

What did I post to my blog last month?
I wrote a summary about radio 4 news, I wrote summary of steve's lecture, I wrote what is the relation between my future course and globalisation,I wrote about myself and my family,I wrote a summary about randy's last lecture and some other stuff that are all for self studying portfolio. For me, saying slightly lacking as a comment is lack of interest I'm afraid. Now that I had my feedback paper, I realized my writing mark is also slightly low, considering 4 highest ticks out of five shouldn't be 68% . But again I'm the student and students usually never happy with their marks unless they've got the highest.

song of the day

2009-01-16T01:44:00.000-08:00

my favorite song of the 2008

mgmt-time to pretend

my diary

2009-01-15T12:01:00.000-08:00

Hello from central London,
Today one of my friends went to Istanbul for a short holiday and it makes me so sad because even though I thought that I'm living here happily and lonely and also convinced myself that I don't need to go to Istanbul anytime soon,actually I realized I want to go home for maybe 5 days. Yes in fact 5 days in Istanbul help me relax and take all my depression away. I started to feel very stressed and also sad, I don't find anytime to do anything actually even if I do find time I don't really want to do anything, and my overall situation right now just seems a little bit miserable to me.

essay introduction

2009-01-15T01:05:00.000-08:00

Globalization, the most abused word in the 21st century, defined by the economists, has meant so many different things to different people and evoked as emotion (Chanda, 2002). In business, it is important not only try to understand what its definition but also what is it that changed over the past few years by the name of globalisation. What are the main effects of globalisation into the global co operations, to customers,to the labour ,to production, to distribution and how technology improved by using global opportunities?
For example,in today's global economy some products having been made and sell almost everywhere whereas consumers are being able to reach almost anything even though those products are originally produced on the other side of the world. Additionally, as For the companies, mass production provides lower costs, competitive advantage, and. Being able to use the economies of scale.On the other, however, according to world ban briefing papers, liberalized financial or capital market flows whose high volatility can sometimes foster boom_and_bust cycles and financial crises with large economic costs.Even though some countries have to face drawbacks of the globalisation, yet most of them benefits from its advantages and try to be a part of those global markets in order to create new job opportunities, gain new global customers and raise their incomes.This essay will argue both sides of the debate and have a point to the main effects of the globalisation through the leading business function and then discuss how global markets affect other countries which they are either part of world wide unions or not.

introduction

2009-01-13T06:42:00.000-08:00

Globalization, maybe the most abused word in the 21Th century, defined by the economists,has meant so many different things to different people and evoked as much emotion (Chanda,2002). To understand what it means and its effects to a business enterprise, globalization has to be examined by the terms of global firms, its competitive, commercial factors and its approaches to the technology. On one side ,some have argued that global corporations have become a holocaust and destroy local business' and also violating labour rights. On the other hand, however, it can be argued that the movements of capital and labour, integration between multinational corporations etc. ensures competitive advantages which they also could benefit from economies of scale and cost efficiency. this essay will argue that both sides of the debate and have a point to the main effects of the globalization through the leading business functions.

steve's introduction

2009-01-13T06:18:00.000-08:00

Most economists would agree that due to the credit crunch, global markets are facing potential collapse (Stiglitz, 2008; Monbiot, 2007). As we know, our current recession began in the USA where banks got into the habit of granting mortgages to lenders unable to pay them back. This created a liquidity crisis in the country which banks and government were unable to resolve, and soon these economic difficulties spread to the rest of the world (BBC News, 2008).On one hand, some people argue
that even though today the economy does not seem very well, many people do their business and finances highly efficiently and effectively for the last 20 years with using the benefits of globalization. On the other hand, however, different thinkers have taken almost completely opposite views , pointed out the current issues and continue with, if it was not global markets there would not be the financial crises today. In this essay, I will argue that we have to radically assess the 20th Century philosophy of free trade and globalisation due to the failures we've experienced recently in global markets. I will begin by looking at how this philosophy was based on an erroneous logic and then go on to describe the ways in which it has set us back with regard to financial efficiency and growth. I will then go on to discuss the ways in which I think this current crisis will affect future research in my subject area International Banking and Finance.

Globalisation Lecture

2009-01-12T08:06:00.000-08:00

Failure of Globalisation
(this is what i understand)

Credit crunch, first time after Great Depression.
Banks are lending money 5times more than people's income.
Since the house prices are decreased, people have to sell their houses to the lower prices than they used to. For example if someone ( Jack ) loaned £150.000 last year to buy a house and could not effort to pay anymore, bank force him to sell his house. The problem is because there is a financial crises going on, no one wants to pay £150.000 pound anymore so the value of the houses are started to lessening. For this reason, Jack has to sell his house to £100.000 (way cheaper than he bought) and still owe £50.000 to the bank. When jack told to the bank that he can't pay his debt anymore , bank people has to talk to the other people ,whom they bought jack's loans from the bank (CDOs), that they cant pay their debts because Jack can't give them the money. And then those people who bought the loan from the Bank, has to talk to the people whom again bought that loan of jacks and so on.

If jack couldn't pay his debt the chain of buying and selling loans delay and that will create a big problem because of this global trading system.

*these are my lecture notes

sub-prime mortgages => credit/$ <= Bank => CDOs/$ <= asset-backed securities sold globally -Mortgages defaults increase -Flow of money stops -Banks concerns over asset-backed securities interbank lending stops *Global effect : usa (CDOs) => uk(CDOs) => europe (CDOs) => china(CDOs) =>india (CDOs)

financial markets are global effects are also becomes global

Joseph Stiglitz thought that globalisation is contegious. If something happens in one country it will be spread to entirely different country because of the global markets.

Liquidity crises => not enough money for us and also for businesses
and because of the liquidity crises everyone started to suffer. Businesses go to bankruptcy , they can't expand, people lose their jobs, living costs are getting higher etc.

Banks in turmoil
in UK, northern rock and in USA, bear stearns are collapsed
stock market roller coaster ( failing month by month)

Philosophy of globalisation
- Liberalization : Whatever you do is OK as long as you're making money

Liberalization: trade, finance, production
- All the laws specified for globalization, trade agreements etc. everything is free up the movement of goods and services
- They removed the rules and regulations but it had side effects of course like air pollution , cheap labour.

Free trade becomes rid of restrictions and brings no obligations
not for everyone though, somebody had to pay
only big multinational companies like Coca Cola , Gap , Zara can use the advantages

my pictures

2009-01-09T01:35:00.000-08:00

so yesterday steve mentioned in the class that he likes to look at people's pictures i thought that i am really good at pictures and also i have lots and lots of pictures that i can suprised people actually.

ayca

2009-01-09T01:12:00.000-08:00

Hello and wellcome to my blog !

My name's Ayca and I'm very pleased to have you here. This blog is mainly about my pre-sessional course studies but occasionally I may post some stuff about the things I'm interested or the things I find interesting.
To tell you little bit about me , I'm 24 years old and I am from Istanbul which I think it is not only the most beautiful city in Turkey but also one of the most amazing cities in the world.
I was studying business administration when I was in Istanbul but suddenly I changed my mind and decided to come to London to continue with international business. Thankfully, London met people were pretty satisfied by my previous studies so I was accepted by my 3rd year. Now all I have to do is to pass this course successfully and hope for the best for the next semester.
About my family, I have 3 lovely sisters maybe the most beautiful girls in the world and my mom is the most amazing mother one could ever had. We live in Emirgan which is at the European side of Istanbul near the seaside in a very old fashioned 3 floured building.
My 8-year-old twin sisters are living with my mom and they are going to 3rd year of the elementary school and my 22 year old sister lives in Ankara because of her university. She is studying psychology and she wants to be a social scientist which is pretty suitable for her because she was always a little bit nerd but in a very good way. My mother also is a psychiatrist and a forensic medicine doctor which is quite interesting for other people because they usually thought that her job is more likely to be in the television series of csi but unfortunately in Turkey they don't have those multi functional technologic devices so I can't really say she has a very exciting work life.

international business

2009-01-07T04:32:00.000-08:00

In global world , not only people but also and more importantly countries and companies are getting involved more and more with each other. therefore it is crucial for those people who are specialized in international relations and international business to provide an understanding of global balance.

International business's primary focus is of course on the subject of globalization and global markets which is mainly about connecting people through globe, maintain goods and services to everyone even though they are produced in only one part of the world and make international travels easier and more frequent for everyone.

Some people would argue about the fact of globalization has its drawbacks more than its advantages like not all the countries increase their incomes by using international trade or countries who produce goods, sell their products lower prices but also forced to buy manifactured good at high prices by the name under two way trade.

However, generally, most of the people agree, that "economical growth is good for the poor and the trade is good for the growth" * hence it would appear that globalization for better for worse is going to be the most populer issue over the next few years

*http://www.cepr.org/press/PP8.htm

radio 4 #0730

2009-01-07T04:30:00.000-08:00

Nationwide numbers show that there us a remarkable decrease on mortgage rates during the 2008 and according to Angus Sticklers interviews, both with an estate agent and an economist, there is no sign of recovery for the near future. Although there might be still hope if the precautionary steps would be taken.

my dreams

2009-01-05T08:56:00.000-08:00

After watching Randy Pausch's last lecture , i have to admit i was amazed by all his achievements in his life not only by his academic success or his professional outcome but also his sense of humor , enjoying life , loving and caring people who are close to him etc.
I know i should not say i wish after watching 1.45 minute lecture about being enthusiastic and believe in yourself stuff, but still, i think this is something you have born with it and i think it is called being a happy person ,not only being happy by the environmental reasons but being just happy by yourself without needing anything or anyone.
Anyhow of course this lecture got me thinking about my life, my dreams, my achievements etc. and i cant really say I'm very optimistic about any of those. I find out that all the things that i wished for when i was a child were materialistic or impossible to get.
For example, my biggest dream was my father gets too rich and end up buying me a small country in Europe and then makes me the princess of this country. Yes this was my dream and i don't see its going to happen any time soon or maybe we can say not it's not gonna happen. Other than this,to mention my other dreams, which are more possible but still not gonna happen,was those;

-i always wanted to be a vet
-i always wanted to fly on the clouds
-i wanted to swim into the pool but instead of water it has to be golden money. ( as in scrooge mcduck )

So as you can see ,there is no way that i could achieve those dreams in this life at least and that is already too pessimistic for me to go on living, according to the meaning of life is to achieve your dreams.

But still, i don't want to be this pessimistic so i think i should pick new dreams to achieve to live happily because somewhat you'll never know how long you're gonna live for.I do believe in faith and i do believe in reality which makes it harder though for a person like me who is capable of daydreaming 24/7 and it is already creating contradictions for me about being realistic and daydreaming is not possible work together. however in my position i have to believe in this person who said anything is possible, must have know something.
Other than me or we or our egos, i think the most important think Randy said in the lecture is to help other people to achieve their dreams. i thought that is the greatest saying i have ever heard. It is kind of godlike if i can use such a word but yet it is not proud as it sounds, maybe more like a Princess Diana but not only helping to the people in need but also to the people who ask for your help maybe just your advice, your experiences or anything related with your subject.
I believe i could be the happiest person if i could do something like that.
Personally, i changed my mind every second so i can convert myself to do almost anything and me being happy as a person is not actually what i am looking for but what i really want to do is to make a difference about other people's life, maybe like this as i mentioned above, i really do.

black berry

2009-01-03T04:53:00.000-08:00

Yeah I accidentally promise to write five pages I guess but I was thinking of make it three because I'm seriously ill right now that's why I couldn't even use my computer. Anyway I hope everyone had a marvellious time on both christmas and new year's eve,I know I did.I had a traditional christmas lunch and dinner also received the nicest presents and also gave others to their presents etc. It was calm and warm and lovely. But my new year's eve was awesome. Even though I was working it felt like I was the host of this faboulous party. We all got drunk and danced all night but I think i still couldn't recover from that night's hangover.

black berry

2009-01-03T04:48:00.000-08:00

If this works,I promise I will write at least 5 pages of movie reviews!!

surveillance society

2008-12-05T03:53:00.001-08:00

"The advantages of a 'surveillance society' far outweigh the drawbacks." To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement?

A common viewpoint is that surveillance systems --such as CCTV cameras, finger prints, biometrics and facial recognition systems and so on-- are the most efficient way of providing and maintaining the public safety, but also recent research has suggested that this careful and close observation technology also could damage individual privacy.(Foster,2007) On one side, some have argued that life would be more inconvenient and less secure while aware of being tracked and monitored at all times with new and improved over protectionist system.(Weber,2008) On the other hand, however, with good management and a proper level of invasion of privacy, the ideal surveillance society in people's mind might be happening in the practice too. One could argue that who are those people that record, watch and check everything and also adds and demands the right to watch the watcher. Nevertheless people have to consider advantages more than surveillance society's infringes in order to provide a friendly neighbourhood.

This essay will discuss the arguments for and against surveillance society and then clarify what is known and what is unknown about surveillance and its newly created society.

-Foster,P.2007.Big Brother surveillance means no one is safe, experts warn [online] (March 27, 2007)Available at:http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1572626.ece [Accessed 05.December.2008]

-Weber,J.2008.The privacy gap.[online](August 18, 2008)Available at:http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article4559711.ece [Accessed 04.December.2008]

Rudys Revenge

2008-12-04T10:38:00.001-08:00

Rudy's Revenge is the bar that i have been working for 2 months now.
Even though i had no work(bar work) experience before, they hired me as a part time worker, but now, i have become one of their regular employees since i have been working 5 days in these week.
Some people argue that working in a bar full time might make the one tired and it distracts you from school but what i experienced in here is gaining new skills and adding them to my previous ones. Of course it is exhausting to work and study at the same time but still i'm pretty much aware that i have developed so much and i'm proud of what i have become . Besides learning how to do new cocktails , i have learned new communication skills and therefore nowadays i can understand Scottish people's sayings, i also adopted a daily slang language which is very useful for me to communicate other people on daily basis ,like when i am in the underground i can ask someone how to go somewhere and the person doesn't have to ask me back if i could repeat again and again : )

Fighting crime with science

2008-12-02T06:58:00.000-08:00

my lecture notes part1.

conducting any experiment
process forensic intelligence
insider => who must have know professor
crime event is a history
disturbed by evidence
finger prints: invisible to the naked eye, visible in black light, reacts with acid

*most criminals are a little bit smart

DNA detection: DNA's are unique . Only identical twins have the same DNA

*crime scene which DNA was taken from
-closer look at the desk (dust contained DNA)
-hair of murderer
-dust in the air contained 100 DNA cells

forensic laboratory : most reliable way yet

DNA: twisted ladder, maintain life, A,G,T proteins repeat
in UK, 1/60000 , the rate of the chance of having the same dna
-drug,roof,hair, follicular.. dissolve the protein

DNA evidence ; small piece is enough because technology improved too much

*unsolved crimes are now can be cleared up with information transformation

measure the lens of DNA
nationale DNA database: 1/1000000 (in the future =>decode the DNA)

*genetic photo to trace the killer

ESLA (Electrostatic Lifting Apparatus) : distinguished to the naked eye
-electrons are transferred one material to the other (6000 watt)

*type of shoe identified (unique footprint, markings of the shoe)

gunshot residue : detecting the presence of residue
recognition: spotted by witness

VIPER: video identification procedure
human level in recognition is very hard , that's why facial recognition systems are used . they treat the face and analyze-reduce, compare with other faces, key measurements are eyes , nose , mouth etc.

blind fold: forehead face shape, facial recognition

autopsy record
computers help piece together all the evidence
analyze intelligence system developed by the police aims to reduce the work

*new system:creating people for committing crime (names ,addresses, other people )

CCTV: over 400, scrutinized town public security
automatic plate recognition

surveillence society vocabulary research

2008-12-02T06:51:00.000-08:00

crime prevention
detection rates
meeting targets
community support officers
limited powers
police bureaucracy
a victim of crime
overall crime rate
government initiatives
bent coppers
causes of crime
curb their defense

biometric
automatically identify individuals
transmit facial images
mobile format
iris recognition
identity card

fingerprint scanning systems
iris scan
intuitive and it is not intrusive
biometric security
proliferation of varied platforms
lowest common denominator
have their eyes photographed
capture the unique iris patern
verifying identity
reduce identity fraud
watch list

electronically monitored had his/her tag fitted
the curfew conditions
juveniles
drain resources from
disenchantment
re offending rate
electronic voice verification
satellite tracking
robust
haphazard
the learning curve

2008-11-26T06:40:00.000-08:00

"Television is in no way a true mirror of society" To what extend do you agree with this statement ?

Introduction:

a. problem : media as reflection of society versus media as a fantasy world
b. thesis : fake reflection of so-called fantasy world

1.paragraph : the importance of the getting informed and learning about the other people's life through the worldwide news by using TV

2.paragraph: reflection of society - portraits the current affairs

3.paragraph: television demonstrates everything so much better than the real world

4.paragraph: reflects the greediness of the people (they want to know everything about anyone such as celebrities , politicians etc. )

whats media

2008-11-21T04:56:00.001-08:00

how much does tv influence our lives?

2008-11-21T04:26:00.000-08:00

Some people argued about the fact that the television series and the movies have no spesific effect on people , yet , they admit the positive influence of product placement and advertising on society.

Some people believe that everything people see or watch on TV influences them positively or negatively. moreover what is on tw alienates people at least for a moment or so from the reel world and takes them to the "fantasy world" which is created by the producers. They affect people's attitudes, their beliefs, their values therefore they can either strengthen or erode people over the time. They want to enlighten people the way they thought but who says they are the authorities to make them believe what they think and to show either the right or the wrong .

tv = reality?

2008-11-21T04:18:00.000-08:00

Television: The Enchanted Mirror

This movie, "an acclaimed 1981 documentary about the impact of television on people and social institutions , which was produced before the dawn of the computer age, has been remastered and released by Whole Earth Films " which is reviewed by the critics and even though i have not seen it yet , sounds like a very efficient source to me.

John Markoff: Why newspapers still matter (and why tech news belongs on the front page)

2008-11-20T08:05:00.000-08:00

2008-11-20T07:19:00.000-08:00

1.Television viewing habits around the world

-how much TV people watch

"I don't watch that much TV," says the average person, "just a few hours here and there." Unfortunately, the average person, according to the most recent figures from Nielsen Media Research Inc., watches TV for 4 hours and 35 minutes every day. Furthermore, the average household has a TV playing for 8 hours 14 minutes every day.

-kinds of programmes people watch

These are the programs that finished with the highest average Nielsen rating in each television season

Year Program Network
1951 Texaco Star Theater NBC
1952 Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts CBS
1953 I Love Lucy CBS
1956 The $64,000 Question CBS
1957 I Love Lucy CBS
1958 Gunsmoke CBS
1962 Wagon Train NBC
1963 The Beverly Hillbillies CBS
1965 Bonanza NBC
1968 The Andy Griffith Show CBS
1969 Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In NBC
1971 Marcus Welby, M.D. ABC
1972 All in the Family CBS
1977 Happy Days ABC
1978 Laverne & Shirley ABC
1979 Three's Company ABC
1980 60 Minutes CBS
1981 Dallas CBS
1983 60 Minutes CBS
1984 Dallas CBS
1985 Dynasty ABC
1986 The Cosby Show NBC
1989 Roseanne, The Cosby Show ABC
1991 Cheers NBC
1992 60 Minutes CBS
1995 Seinfeld NBC
1996 ER NBC
1998 Seinfeld NBC
1999 ER NBC
2000 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? ABC
2001 Survivor: The Australian Outback CBS
2002 Friends NBC
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CBS
2005 American Idol Fox

-how tv viewing habits have changed in the last 20 years ?

http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&docId=35619022

-the positive /negative effects that these tv viewing habits may have on our lives.

According to the article " Television in the Lives of Children " written By Cyndy Scheibe

The effects of television on viewers can be divided into two different types: 1) direct effects due to the content of what is seen (in the programs or commercials); and 2) indirect effects due to the activity of watching TV, regardless of what is being watched. This second type of effect is very important, because it usually means that the more time children spend watching TV, the less time they are spending doing other important activities (like reading, talking with others, getting exercise, playing games, being outdoors, etc.). A lot of the negative effects of TV, like lower reading scores, obesity, and poor physical fitness, seem to be due to these indirect effects. Because of that, it's probably important to set some limits on the amount of time your child spends watching TV, regardless of what shows you allow them to watch. Remember, four hours of Sesame Street is still four hours of television.

2. tv images

http://www.videojug.com/interview/reality-show-storytelling-2

3. the future for tv ad tv viewers

(CNN) -- The future of television is changing before our eyes, as media giants scramble to stake their claims in the wilderness of Internet video.

Major studios, including Fox, NBC Universal, and Warner Bros. are moving quickly to establish Web sites for their premium video titles, in hopes of grabbing a growing audience of online video viewers.

It's an exciting time for couch potatoes and mouse potatoes alike, because nobody knows exactly how big audiences will consume video entertainment in the not-too-distant future -- whether it's on a mobile device, a laptop, a wall-mounted screen or something that hasn't been invented yet.

"Historically, the winners are the ones who embrace change," said Jason Kilar, CEO of Hulu.com, which was launched March 12 by the owners of Fox and NBC Universal.

to continue with the characteristics

2008-11-17T13:13:00.000-08:00

To mention more about the Turkish characteristics i feel responsible to add common negative characteristics as well as positives. For this aspect i can say Turkish people's most frequent habits are drinking and smoking so much. Recent surveys suggested that drinking and smoking are closely related, and finally people with children tend to drink and smoke more.

And say more about Turkish people's habits , we always remove our shoes before we entering house this has a good and simple explanation , our obsession with cleanliness! We don't want to bring all the dirt from streets to our homes .

Even though British people are well known for their excellent tea drinks , in Turkey we have tea and coffee bars and in these bars, people doing nothing but staying long hours and chatting and drinking tea. A typical Turk drinks approximately 10 glasses of black tea per day. Black tea is the most popular drink in Turkey.

Finally Turkish people love kissing each other .Turkish men greet by kissing each other in their faces. This is a normal thing to see in Turkey. Man kisses man, woman kisses woman and woman kisses man in both cheeks every time they meet .

to simon

2008-11-17T05:38:00.000-08:00

Turkish people's characteristics

The two characteristics that comes to mind about Turkish people's characteristics which are hospitality and close family relations.

Hospitality is one of the cornerstones of the Turkish way of life. Turkish people are very gracious and generous hosts as a result of our natural instict. We open our houses to every guest with a smiling face and with all our sincerity give the best seat and cook the best food for our guest.

Familiy relations are very close within Turkish people.We respect our elder and support each other in every way. Fathers and mothers support their children financially until they got married. Children do care so much about their parents and support them when they get sick or old both financially and mentally.

my timetable for self study

2008-11-17T05:19:00.000-08:00

Monday to Friday
1.30-3.00 : learning center- listen business related lectures and take notes
do the homework given by Steve or Simon

Friday and Saturday

Due to my work schedule, it is impossible for me to to self study
but as a bar attender i do quite a lot of speaking while preparing cocktails

Sunday

l like to read Sunday Times all day and find the collocations to add them into my personal vocabulary which is my mind actually

• today i was told that i will have to work on Thursdays too . i am not very sure about this Thursdays working thing is permanent or not but lets hope so. the more i work the more i make money :)

onceuponaschool

2008-11-05T07:37:00.000-08:00

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=l3QbzvT6vko

3-minute story of mixed emoticons

2008-11-05T06:43:00.000-08:00

you really really really need to see this one!

IT'S AMAZING

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eYyN_6GmzWI

touch screen devices

2008-11-05T06:32:00.000-08:00

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UcKqyn-gUbY

i saw this device on new james bond movie and i was amazed that day

ted

2008-11-05T06:19:00.000-08:00

Talks David S. Rose: 10 things to know before you pitch a VC for money

Discuss this talk: 10 things to know before you pitch a VC for money ( David S. Rose )

song of the day

2008-11-05T00:24:00.000-08:00

Von Bondies - C'mon C'mon

obama

2008-11-05T00:15:00.000-08:00

Barack Obama now has won the election, which was a long journey and as we spoke in the class yesterday ,even though most of the people said that if they were to vote , that vote absolutely goes to him but a big majority doesn't actually believed that he could be the new president of USA. now that he is , we are just going to have to wait for the big change that he has been mentioning.

There is actually one thing i could say that i really like it, is the part of his speech after the election.

"We are not enemies, but friends. we must not be enemies. though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection."

Its very touching even though it is a quotation from Abraham Lincoln's speech but many people like me remembers it from the movie called American History X

a piece of writing ,

2008-11-04T10:46:00.000-08:00

Even though most of the people still thinks that Turkey is a part of eastern society i believe in the contrary. In fact the city i was living before moving to London is one of the most beautiful cities in the world yet, Istanbul, actually selected as European capitals of culture for 2010 by the EU council.

People in different countries always tent to ask me about the Turkish people wearing sheets ,which is a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head , anyway even in London there is a lot of woman who wears them and of course in turkey some of them wear it too but NOT EVERYONE! i feel so tired of responding these question. look at me , i don't wear them and i am Turkish so this means not everybody in Turkey wears that sheets. In fact i consider myself post modern muslim who doesn't believe in any religion really but also doesn't need to reject it which is stated as it is somehow.

to compare turkey and London
i could say there are quite a lot of similarities than the differences
for instance Turkish people are very much into drinking alcohol and also like to watch football
maybe family is a big subject for us more than British people . it is not because British people love their families less than us but it is because we depend on our families more than Brits. for example me and my other friends who live in London and go to university still supported by our families. i don't think your parents still pay your bills , tuition's or other expanses at the age of 25.

that's all
i hope you ll like my country

my research

2008-11-04T10:34:00.001-08:00

Title

A research report on leisure activities and social programs of the London Metropolitan University Pre-sessional course students .

Background

There are quite a lot of researches has been done about how stress affecting working people over the last 10 years but the situation can go harder on to the students more than working people in terms of the dealing process with the stress.
From the beginning of the education lives of the students , they are racing and competing with each other until they finish up being in between their needs for motivation to study more and the necessity for the leisure activities to relax and socialize.
Despite of the fact that of studying hard and all the time , especially foreign students need some time off for their social activities to feel more comfortable and also realize that they are not all alone on their new adventures for to move forward.
It is useful then to investigate when students free times are and what kind of activities could be organized to make them feel comfortable and happy more.

Aims

The aim of this report is to investigate what London Metropolitan Pre-Sessional course students do on their spare times and when is the proper time period for them to socialize. Also to discover their needs on leisure activities that the university can organize.

The Method

The Sample

The sample size was 5 and the respondents were almost the same age. They were all pre-sessional course students of the London Metropolitan University.

Data Collection

This was carried out through the use of a survey. First of all ; all the question were trialled with a sample of 5 people and new improved survey then devised. A little changes were on the options of choosing and the style of the questionnaire.
And the original survey has taken by 24 people and they were all London metropolitan university students.

Findings

There were three questions asked to London Metropolitan students pertaining to demographic details ; The age , marital status and their genders . The majority of the students were in the age between of 21-25 , and more than a quarter of the students were in between 26-30 , also a smaller portion of them were in between of 31-35 while a small minority of the students were younger than 20 years old. Regarding to the marital status question ;Unsurprisingly nearly more than three quarters of the students stated that they were single but also a significant number of the students mentioned that they were married , also %8.3 of the students said that they were divorced. Interestingly no-one said that they were engaged. When it comes to genders ,more than half of the students interviewed were males and %41.16 of them were females.

When asked London met students if they are working or not , the majority agreed that they were not working .However a significant number of the students , which is %37.5 , agreed that they were working. This would seem to indicate a significant number of students are experiencing a financial difficulties , while the rest of them probably might not.

When it comes to the periods of the students' free times , out of the 24 students ,precisely half of them interviewed mentioned that weekday afternoons and weekday evenings were available for their leisure activities and nearly 3 quarters of the respondents replied that the weekend nights were the most appropriate time for them to be free , also more than half of the students stated that the weekend days were also their times for their leisure activities. These results suggested that the weekday afternoons and evenings might be available for the students for whom they are not working . However it is also indicated of the big majority of the students that weekend nights are most convenient time period for them to socialize.

In terms of the most common leisure activities that London Metropolitan students do, it is impossible not to notice how sportive they were. The results reveal some significant variations among different activities of the students but considering the vast majority, surprisingly they choose to do sports on their free times. it is articulated that just about a quarter of the students interviewed choose to do entertainment and only 2 people stated that she/he is interesting in technological activities while just one person has other interests in his/her free time. this seems to show a tendency for to do sports is very popular among the London metropolitan students .

With those whom choose to do sports, divided three parts , through their working out hours. Nearly half of them spend their 3-5 hours in a week while only a small portion of them spend their 6-10 hours in a week. Also %38.16 of the students like to do sports two hours pr less than two hours in a week. With regard to their sport activities surprisingly only %7 .69 of them choose to do the sports with other people while rest of the students' answers separated exactly same portions. Half of the rest choose to do it alone and the other half choose to do it with their friends.

As their attitudes towards the university's social organizations , even though almost three quarter of the students knew about the events , only a small portion of the students indicated that they were attended. Surprisingly , again, only half of them voted 5 out of 10 while the rest of the students shared their votes precisely 2,6 and 7. Overall , satisfaction levels seems to to be very low. We can perhaps therefore add that if the amount of the students who do sports are that huge so maybe it would be better for university's social organizations might be related with sports so that the students can pay more attention than they are doing right now.

word forms

2008-11-04T10:13:00.002-08:00

analysis:analyze
concept:conceived
economic:economize
formula:formulate
identify:id , identification
individual:individual
major: major
occur: occurrence
period:periodic
specific: specify
edit: editing

2008-11-04T10:13:00.001-08:00

analysis:analyze
concept:conceived
economic:economize
formula:formulate

2008-11-04T06:05:00.000-08:00

1)

%4.16 of the students are at the age of 20 or younger
%54.16 of the students are at the age of 21-25
%29.16 of the students are at the age of 26-30
%12.5 of the students are at the age of 36 or older

2)

%79.16 of the students are single
%8.3 of the students are married
%12.5 of the students are divorced

3)

%37.5 of the students are working
%62.5 of the students are not working

4)

%58.33 of the students are male
%41.16 of the students are female

5)

%50 of the students are free on weekday afternoon
%50 of the students are free on weekday evening
%58.13 of the students are free on weekend day
%75 of the students are free on weekend night

6)

% 54.16 of the students prefer to do sports on their free times and

% 38.46 of them do it 2 hours or less in a week
% 46.15 of them do it 3-5 hours in a week
%15.38 of them do it 6-10 hours in a week

%46.15 of them likes to do sports alone
%46.15 of them likes to do sports with friends
%7.69 of them likes to do sports with others

%33.33 of the students prefer to do entertainment on their free times and

% 12.5 of them do it 2 hours or less in a week
% 50 of them do it 3-5 hours in a week
% 12.5 of them do it 6-10 hours in a week
% 25 of them do it more than 10 hours in a week

%12.5 of them likes to do sports alone
%75 of them likes to do sports with friends
%12.5 of them likes to do sports with others

%8.33 of them likes to do the technological activities on their free times and
all of them likes to do it alone in 6-10 hours in a week

%4.16 of them have other interests on their free times and all of them likes to do it with
their boy-girl friends in 6-10 hours in a week

7)

%25 of the people said that it is very easy to meet new people in the university
%50 of the people said that it is easy to meet new people in the university
%25 of the people said that it is difficult to meet new people in the university

8)

%70.83 of the people heard about the university's social programs
%29.16 of the people never heard about the university's social programs

9)

%35.29 of them has been in the social program that university arranged
%64.70 of them has never been in the social program

10)

%50 of them voted 5 out of 10
%16.66 of them voted 6 out of 10
%16.66 of them voted 2 out of 10
%16.66 of them voted 7 out of 10

My Secret Life

2008-10-31T03:06:00.000-07:00

The home i grew up in a regular apartment flat in Istanbul. We had a lots and lots of good neighbors and me and my friends always went out together and played street games that was the greatest times of my life
When i was a child i wanted to be , Xena The Warrior Princess but i knew that i wasn't that strong that's why i decided to be her best friend.
The moment that chanced me for ever , must be the first time i went to USA with my best friend for 3 months. We had a huge fight after a month and then i spent all my summer in New York all by myself. I could not exactly describe the feelings that i had at that moment but i could say that i felt awesome.
My greatest inspiration , is to feel in love.
If i could change one thing about myself.. I would be a more listener and a less talker.
What i see when i look at the mirror is that I'm getting fatter and fatter by the day. Every Monday I'm going on a diet and every Monday evening I'm giving up on it.
My style icon .. Actually i don't really have one but of course i ' ve been inspiring by the movies . One day i woke up, after watching The Factory Girl , i would like to dress like an Edie Sedgwick or maybe even worse i could decide to imitate Andy Warhol.
The person who really makes me laugh is of course Jerry Seinfeld. I could not get enough of him
A book that changed me .. A Turkish Book called "Her name is Aylin" which is a autobiography and despite the very short life that she had , her achievements are really huge and inspiring .
My favorite work of art.. is a piece from Roy Lichtenstein. http://ebayimages.goantiques.com/dbimages/KZZ9157/KZZ9157GH1073.jpg
My favorite item of clothing are any black shirts with a pair of skinny jeans
Its not fashionable but i like long cardigans that i could wear it on everything
You wouldn't know but i am very good at cooking . Of course i couldn't cook everything but i could cook very fast and very delicious.
You may not know but I'm no good at any team work. I get very nervous and excited at the time same and i keep talking and talking.
All my money goes on nothing that i can save or use it in the very near future. i mean to the crap really.
If i have time to myself , i log on Internet. By the time i open my eyes until close them again,i could not be apart from my PC . i really hate it by the way but it became an addiction somehow.
My house is . i don't really have a house now but I'm moving out in two weeks hopefully i could find a good one .
My most valuable possession is the golden bracelet my mother gave me just before i come to London. I would literally die if i lose it.
My favorite building is my friends penthouse in Manhattan's Upper West Side. It really is incredible.
Movie heaven is of course Bob Dylan's biographic movie "I'm Not There"
The best invention ever .. Internet
The last album i downloaded is The Last Shadow Puppets' - Age of the Understatement. Its incredible really i love them so much that i could listen Alex Turner's voice every day
In 10 years' time , i hope .. i would finished my MA degree , and working also happily married and living London or Manhattan
My greatest regret is that i kind of waste couple of my years for doing nothing after high school . I wish that i would not.
My life in seven words .. songs are the soundtracks of my life
http://www.last.fm/user/aycaa

cheers!

song of the night

2008-10-29T13:05:00.000-07:00

The Shins - Know Your Onion !

List of problems solved by MacGyver

2008-10-29T12:30:00.001-07:00

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This is a list of problems that have been solved by the fictional character MacGyver from the television series of the same name. (This list is not yet comprehensive.) MacGyver employs his resourcefulness and his knowledge of chemistry, physics,^[1] technology, and outdoorsmanship to resolve what are often life-or-death crises. He spontaneously creates inventions from simple items to solve these problems. These inventions became synonymous with the character and were called MacGyverisms by fans.^[2] MacGyverisms became a distinct motif of the series. MacGyver was unlike secret agents in other television series and films because he carried only a Swiss Army knife and duct tape, instead of relying on high-tech weapons and tools.^[1]

The show's writers, which included Lee David Zlotoff and Dave Ketchum, based MacGyver's inventions on items they found on location, concepts from scientific advisors John Koivula and Jim Green, and real events.^[1] The show also offered a monetary prize to people who sent good ideas in to the show. A young fan of the series suggested that MacGyver could patch up a vehicle's radiator by cracking an egg into the radiator. The episode "Bushmaster" was constructed around this trick, and the fan was rewarded. Although staff were appointed to read every letter sent in, few usable ideas were obtained in this way.^[2]

Children watching the series imitated MacGyver and tried to replicate the simple devices he created in the show. The creative team behind MacGyver made a point of leaving out crucial elements of the inventions so that children would not be harmed.^[1]

Peston's Picks from bbc.uk

2008-10-29T08:46:00.000-07:00

Why the record-breaking falls

Robert Peston
27 Oct 08, 10:57 AM

Today's fall in stock markets across the world puts us on track to set new records for monthly declines in share prices.

So far this month, share prices in the US and Europe have fallen on average by more than a quarter, those in Asia by a bit more.

Unless there's a sudden bounce, the cumulative monthly falls in October for most major markets will be as big as has been by anyone alive.

In the case of the US, the monthly drop is likely to be the biggest for 70 years. For other markets, where serious measurement of stock-market movements is a younger pursuit, the drops are as bad as any seen since records began some 40 years go.

Why the rout?

Well three things are going on.

First, we're seeing the end of the carry trade, the investment of cheap, low-interest loans raised in yen and dollars for investment in higher yielding financial markets, such as those of the emerging economies, Iceland and - to an extent - the UK.

Investors are liquidating assets everywhere from South Korea, to Argentina, to Hungary, and holding the proceeds in the Japanese and US currencies.

curre qui peut.

THESE ARE THE COLLACATIONS

declines in share prices

emerging economies

holding the proceeds in the Japanese and US currencies

higher yielding financial markets

the investment of cheap

for investment in higher yielding

Investors are liquidating assets

major markets

holding the proceeds

words that i should use more

2008-10-29T08:34:00.000-07:00

conveniently
regularly
optimistically
precisely
profitable
helpfully
brilliantly
badly

song of the day

2008-10-28T01:27:00.002-07:00

Kaiser Chiefs - Born to be a dancer

academic words

2008-10-28T01:08:00.000-07:00

Unit 1:

pose : to question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand. a question wherewith a learned pharisee thought to pose and puzzle him.pose n.

nature : the established or regular course of things; usual order of events; connection of cause and effect.

focus:. A central point; a point of concentration.

solid:Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall.

, a character, confirmed, turn, generates, underlines, identified,

Unit 2

primarily :. In a primary manner; in the first place; in the first place; in the first intention; originally. of primary import; "this is primarily a question of economics"; "it was in the first place a local matter".

virtually :n a virtual manner; in efficacy or effect only, and not actually; to all intents and purposes; practically. in essence or effect but not in fact; "the strike virtually paralyzed the city"; "I'm virtually broke".

solely : If something involves solely one thing, it involves only this thing and no others. This program is a production of NPR, which is solely responsible for its content. not involving anything or anyone else = only.

in sum/to sum up : to total, to add up

attempted : To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do or perform ; to assay; as, to attempt to sing; to attempt a bold flight.

prime :that which is first in quantity; the most excellent portion; the best part.

characteristic

in no way/respect

Unit 3

depends heavily, converted easily, produced cheaply

relatively easily

production, reliance, discovery, claim

home office

2008-10-27T08:48:00.002-07:00

Today i had to cut the class because of the registry that i have to do in The Home Office Center which was quite useless to me , considering the check in registry that i had at the customs after i landed to the London Airport.

l know it is obligatory and it has been continued for ages but still something doesn't just make sense to me .

First of all , why is the 34 pound fee ? i didn't even get the id card which was supposed to be the reason of the registry , but instead i was given a piece of paper which is also a disaster for me because of the horrible picture which was taken by a lady and she didn't even warned me that she was taking a picture.

Secondly , i have to cut the school which i didn't like it, because these are my first weeks at the school and i don't want to be get behind of the rest of the class. i knew that today was an important day for us because the survey questions which was already discussed by now without me and that's why i feel clueless.

And finally because the center was so crowded and i had to wait in line for almost an hour and i got so bored : )

That's all i guess
l must say that i find myself pretty complainant by the way : )

chaow

20th october

2008-10-21T06:53:00.000-07:00

yesterday after we were evacuated from school during our induction, which was quite funny actually considering it was the very first day for us , i decided to make myself happy so i called my friend Tamu to get together and hang out , who is also a friend from Turkey but he is Iranian and he lives in here more than 2 years now. we met at the Leicester Square Station and first we went for eating something and there we met another friend of us who is also from Turkey and he is a bar attender. He works at the same neighborhood and then after we finished our burgers we went to his bar to continue our joyful chat with a little bit liquor.
the reason of telling these unimportant details is just because i hardly remember the rest of the day. what i remember was that the great cocktails which i had quite few :)

18th saturday

2008-10-21T06:33:00.000-07:00

my first weekend in London was more than excellent i think i could not find the right description to tell you how much fun i had last Saturday. me and my friend friend Can Evrenol who is a director and also from Turkey but he has been studying and working here more than 4 years went to a club called rockabaret. it was like a Halloween party but basically all the people dressed like Gothic and kind of erotic rockers . the evening went by the most gruesome acts and fantastically spine tingling (as they say ) music which is included lots of bloods and sugars and knives
the place was 3 floored and upstairs there were free make up artist and free photographers whom were so happy to serve all the guests and they were making sure that everybody were having fun as much as possible .
i can't wait the next party !!