rainy day in new york~

I know, it took such a long time and probably, all my instagram followers already know that I have been in New York twice after this trip, how sad I just had a chance to write about it.

Again, if you are following me on instagram, you know the reasons.

I am just travelling sooooo much. Since january, last week is the first week I stayed at home one full week in a raw.

Yes, I had sooo much fun, but at the same time I am sooo tired.

I just need some time to rest.

Hopefully, I will write posts about to those places I have visited some time as well.

Taa Ocak ayini sonunda New York'a gitmistim am gezmekten tozmaktan yazmaya firsat olmadi. O arada 5 ulke 17 sehir dolasmisim.

Masallah bana :)

Onlari da yazacagim kismet olursa yada gezmekten firsat olursa :)

Yinede onca yer gezdim gordum. New York'un benim icin yeri bambaska.

10 yil kadar once buraya ilk geldigimden beri ask yasiyorum bu sehirle.

Dolayisiyla bu yazida benim tamamen subjectif goruslerimle karsilasip yer yer abarttigimi goreceksiniz :)

New York!

Wow! I am in love with this city since I have been in here for the first time about 10 years ago.

And yes, I am old :/

Probably, you all know the song right?

"if you can make it here, you can make any where...."

Yeah, it is still one of my favorite song.

And I agree with it.

Personally, New York is a place I gain my confidence. 

Maybe that's why I love there so much.

Ocak ayinda gitmemiz nedeniyle tabiki cok soguk ve yagmurluydu.

Normalde olsa durmadan sikayet eder, hasta olmaktan korkup kaygilanirdim ama ask insanin icini isitiyor. Etrafa bakmaktan bir bakmisim gece olmus karanlik cokmus.

There is no place in the world can beat the energy in this place.

New York is the best by far.

Bu kadar seviyorum asigim diyorsun, peki neyini seviyorsun diyebilirsiniz. 

Vallahi bende bilmiyorum. 

Enerjisi galiba

cunku aslinda dunyanin diger buyuk sehirlerinden pek bir farki yok aslinda

ama insani sarip sarmalayan bir enerjisi var.

Bu da onu benim icin vazgecilmez yapiyor.  

But unfortunately, it is sooo hard to live here

and no, it is not the money.

now, I know we can afford it.

I am just too old to catch up with this much energy.

Fakat ayni zamanda da bu kadar enerji icin artik kendimi yasli hissediyorum. 

O yuzden ara sira gidip hasret gidersemde icerisinde yasayamiyorum.

Her denememde cok yoruluyor ve vazgeciyorum.

Basimi nereye cevirsem muhtesem bir bina var. 

Yalniz assagi indirmemek lazim, hep yukarlara bakmak en iyisi.

There are things to see in everywehere

BUT...

Once you put your head down, you see the mess as well.

Zira assagisi mezbelelik!

Although, I still love it with its mess.

And actually, I don't know, maybe this mess one of those things make it look so great.

Gerci ben burayi kiriyle pasiyla da seviyorum. 

O da ayri bir hava katiyor.

Yada hic temiz gormedigim icin zamanla alistim. O yuzden boyle dusunuyorum, bilemiyorum.

New York ve cok sayidaki parkindan biri

Bu sehirde bu kadar cok park olmasa eminim yasanmaz bir yer olurdu.

Downtown'da gezdigimiz icin hazir gelmisken 9/11'da yikilan ikiz kulelerin yerine yapilan binayi da gormeye gittik.

Dubai'deki binalar kadar guzel ve futuristic olmasada, Amerikan teknolojisinin, butcesinin sINIRlarinin zorlandigi her halinden belli olan sehrin her yerinden gorunen cok gorkemli guzel bir bina olmus.

All day long it rained (no exaggeration) and all day long we were out.

Probably, if it happened in anywhere else, I could complain all the time. Because I am a constant complainer and worrier. I am sure, I would find a lot to worry about walking in the rain and cold and complain complain complain...

Surprisingly, I didn't.

Well I felt wet and I didn't care.

I think, we can call it New York effect :)

Koca bir gunu yagmur altinda New York caddelerinde yuruyerek, SIRIL SIKLAM islanarak tamamladik. 

Neyseki, ertesi gun gunes yuzunu gostermesede yagmur dinmisti. Yine soguktu ama en azindan kuruyduk. Onu da bir ara anlatirim.

OPI Skyfall & Sally Hansen Silver Elements Magnetic~

Today, let's talk about some of great nail polishes unfortunately discontinued . 

Do you remember about 2-3 years ago Magnetic nail polishes were very fashioned.

Unfortunetely, Sally Hansen discontinued them after a season. 

I really liked to play with them though. It was fun.

I am almost done with the last bottle I have but there are still some online. Probably, when the last bottle gone, I will hit the Amazon.

Bir zamanlar Magnetic ojeler vardi bildin mi?

Bende hala var ve hala severek kullaniyorum.

Onlari surup sekilden sekile sokmaya bayiliyorum. 

Formulu harika, surumu kolay ve yeterince kalici.

Bir ojeden isteyebilecegim her sey var.

Great formula, easy to apply and stays long enough. What else can I ask from a nail polish?

It is just so great.

Muhtemelen bittigi zaman Amazon'dan siparis edecegim cunku artik normal magazalarda satilmiyorlar. Neyseki fiyati uygun.

OPI Skyfall ise bildigimiz OPI kalitesi.

Oje konusunda OPI bir kere bile yuzumu kara cikarmadi. Her zaman basariliydi. 

Ustelik cok uzun sure dayaniyor. 

Neredeyse 7 yillik OPI ojem var ve hala ilk gunku gibi. 

Suan tek problem bu arkadas bitti ve yenisi coook pahali.

Daha da kotusu muadillerinden cok hoslanmadim.

Sanirim pahali falan demeyip alacagim.

I think we all know, we can't go wrong with the OPI.

Big color selection, high quality and it doesn't goes bad quick.

I have OPI nail polishes almost 7 years old and they are still same as first day I puchased them.

Bu arada bu ojeleri surdugumde ipek tirnak kullaniyordum. Bu fotograflarda baya eski zaten. Taa o vakitlerden kalma. Artik tirnaklarimi uzatabiliyorum. Tirnak koparma aliskanligim neredeyse bitti diyebilirim. Akrilikle karsilastirdigim yaziyi okumak isterseniz, burada

If you like to get them I find some on Amazon 

here for Sally Hansen (I think, pack of 2 for $5 is great deal) and here  for OPI (I know it is expensive  but unfortunately, I didn't like the dupes. Until they came back I have to pay the full price :/ )

Black sand beach {Hilo, Hawaii}~

Last Christmas, we went to Colorado becuase my husband's family has a winter cottage over there and  spending Christmas up there is their family tradition. Honestly, it was not for me at all. 

I mean, I don't like family meetings, I don't like cold weather (I already live in somewhere really cold. What's the point of spending my vacation days in somewhere ELSE cold?) also, I don't like skiing. So I really didn't like it at all.

 When we were there, I watched a lot of movies to help time goes faster. One of the movie was Descandants and it was in Hawaii. The reason why I picked it was definitely George Clooney but after some point I couldn't really watch the actual movie or him. All I was watching wonderful nature and great sceneries. Since then, I am dreaming about to go to Hawaii.

 Thankfully, my dream came truth this Christmas. 

Gecen sene tam Noel zamani Colorado'ya gitmistik. 

Orada bir film izlemistik. Burada yazmistim izledigim filmleri. Onlardan bir tanesi -George Clooney'li olan- Hawaii'de geciyordu. Konusu aslinda huzunluydu ama konu falan yalan oldu. Clooney'nin hatrina secmistim. Clooney bile yalan oldu. Oyle guzel manzaralar vardi. Zaten oldum olasi Hawaii'yi merak ediyordum. Universitedeyken beraber okudugum ama bana nazaran oldukca varlikli ailelerden gelen arkadaslarim tatillerde gidiyor, dondukleri zaman bana gorduklerini anlatiyorlardi. Yani taa o zamanlardan var bir ilgim ama bu film istahimi iyiden iyiye kabartti. Neyseki Bu Noel tatilinde Hawaii'ye geldik, bende istahimi bastirmis oldum :)

Hawaii ile igili en merak ettigim sey ise her zaman icin siyah kum sahilleriydi. 

Cok sukurki, ilk gordugum yerde siyah kum sahili oldu. 

And black sand beaches was the most interesting place for me to see in Hawaii by far.

Luckyly, it was the first place I saw in Hawaii.

Her zaman bana inanmasi zor, sihirli, bir sey gibi geldi. 

Hani sanki kum her renk olurda siyah olamaz gibi. 

Oysa toprakta koyu renk ama kum baskaydi sanki.

It always seem to me unbelievably magical

and always sound impossible to me, but I saw with my own eyes 

it is possible. 

Feels  like mother nature created it for us to see its greatness.

-well, I know we can look at everything as a great creation but since it is very rare and far away. black sand is little more attractive and magical to me.-

On the other hand, it was a small beach with lots of stones.

I don't know if I would like to swim in it but looking at trees, ocean, snowy mountain tops and everything was fantastic.

ote yandan kucuk bir sahil ve pek cok kaya parcasi

Yuzmek icin pek uygun degildi ama manzara muhtesem tabi. 

Baktikca bakasi gelmiyor mu insanin?

I wasn't the only one who wouldn't like to swim in here though.

There was noone but couple of kids in the water.

Everyone was relaxing under the shadow of trees.

Later on I think, I discovered why everyone was very nice and  relaxed.

Tipki dusundugum gibi kimse denize girmiyor herkes gunesleniyordu.

Hatta cocuklar bile kiyida takiliyordu.

Kum cok kalin tanecikli oldugu icin oynanmaya uygun degildi.

Yani burada otur, agac golgesinde kitabini oku arada yesile, maviye, daglarin tepesindeki beyazliklara bak ve derdi kederi unut.

Oyle bir yer iste...  

We walked around impress with the amazing nature even more and then  join everyone else at the beach to relax under the trees.

As a constant worrier, I can definitely say this place had tons of things to encourage me to just lie down, enjoy with the view and don't think anything. 

After I saw a green plants, even a huge tree can grow out of  stones, nothing seem to me very difficult. 

Everything is possible. Nothing to really worry about.

Burada ilk gozume carpan insanlarin rahatligi olmustu ama sonra bende onlar gibi oldum sanki. En azindan o an icin. 

Sonra etrafi soyle bir dolasinca farkettim. Taslarin icinden cikan bitkiler falan...

Hatta kokunu kayalara salan cam agaclari

Hic bir sey imkansiz degil aslinda. 

Siyah kum olabiliyor, kayalarin arasindan otlar hatta agaclar cikabiliyor, ve ben Hawaii'ye gelebiliyorum. 

O zaman her sey mumkun.

Bende herkes gibi agac golgesine havlumu serdim ve kumun uzerine uzandim. Dert edecek hic bir seyim kalmamisti. 

Manzarayi izledim. 

Stay tuned more Hawaii posts are on its way! 

Nagasaki {Eric Faye}~

Nagasaki...

Book of loneliness... 

Although, it was all about inner feelings of person who discovered a woman who is secretly living in his place, writer use his great talent and create a suprisingly interesting story. 

He was able to keep the reader's attention awake on every single line and page. 

I believe everyone who lives in big cities, or away from family and old friends would easily make connections with the characters. 

Personally, I often felt like some of my feelings were vocalized by the characters.

Guilt, selfishness, (again) loneliness was main considerations, but how come I was happy and maybe even a kind of satisfied?

I guess, because I was reading, somebody else went through similar emotions I did.

It made me  feel good.

Overall, very well written relatively short novel

highly recommended, very much worth time and money to spent.

If  you like, you can puchase from here like I did.

*****

Bu bir yalnizlik kitabi...

Ama oyle romantik yalnizlik degil, en okkalisindan, insanin icine isleyen kup kuru bir yalnizlik 

Cok sevdigim bloggerlardan Sergul'un blogundaki bu yaziyi okuyarak almaya karar verdim.

Yazar okuru garip bir sekilde iyi hissettirerek yalnizligi anlatmayi basarmis. 

Galiba hepimiz anlasilmak istiyoruz. Belkide bu yuzden kendimi iyi hissettim.

Gercek bir olaydan esinlenilmis olsa, aslinda olaydan cok kisilerin duygularina odaklanilarak yazilmis. 

Cok hareketli bir kitap asla degil ama yazar bir sekilde okurun ilgisini uyanik tutmayi basariyor.

Karakterlerle aramda baglar kurmakta hic zorlanmadim. 

Benzer duygulari farkli zamanlar ve sehirlerde yasadigimi hatirladim. 

-bu bloga tesadufen gelmediyseniz, az cok biliyorsunuzdur ne cok yalniz kaldim. Bazen kendi tercihimle bazen sartlar geregi-

Ingilizce biliyorsaniz kesinlikle ingilizcesini tavsiye ederim. Cunku cok basarili bir ceviri. Uzun zamandir bu kadar iyi bir metin okumamistim. Tiri viri seyler okumaktan dilimi resmen gerilemis hissediyordum. Ayni sayfa icerisinde bazen 3 kelimeyi bilmedigim oldu ama metne oyle iyi yedirilmiski zorlama yada egreti durmamis.

Gercekten guzel olmus. 

Okumak isterseniz buradan bakabilirsiniz. 

Bilmeyenler icin, illede kindle sahibi olmaniza gerek yok, telefon yada tablete kindle app'ini indirip rahatlikla okuyabilirsiniz.  

Apricot oil/ Kayisi yagi~

Her zaman soyledigim gibi sac cilt konusunda sansli insanlara cok imreniyorum. 

Saclarima bu kadar bakmasam imkani yok ne sekil alir ne de uzar.

O yuzden her markete gittigimde bakim yaglarinin bulundu bolume bakmadan gecemiyorum.

I have never been a lucky person for hair and skin.

If I didn't take care of my hair well, I am pretty sure it wasn't going to be as healthy and it wasn't going to grow as much.

For this reason, whenever I go to get groceries, I always check out the personal care section.  

Sac tipim zayif, ince telli, az ve duz

Lutfen bu yaziyi bu sartlari goz onunde bulundurarak okuyun

My hair is thin, weak and straight 

So take this into consideration while you are reading this post

Itiraf etmeliyimki hic bir yagdan hindistan cevizi yagindan aldigim performansi almadim.

Gel gelelim uzun sureli tutma zorunlulugu beni vazgecmeye zorluyor. 

Elbette tumden birakacak degilim ama yeni arayislara bu sebepten hiz verdim.

I must confess that none of the oils I have tried work as good as coconut oil

However, it is not so user friendly

Long waiting hours makes me try different things.

Of course, I am not going to stop using it but still...

I mean, I am trying to find something else that works as well so I can take care of my hair better.

I used apricot oil for a few times and I really liked it.

I applied to the ends and wait 3-4 hours. During that time, I went to take a walk and bikram yoga

-I will tell about my yoga experience in another post hopefully-

Don't worry, I am not famous with my smell in the studio I go to.

It doesn't smell bad at all. Actually it doesn't smell at all.

And then I washed it. You know after bikram yoga I need to take shower anyway.

By the way, I like to state that I go to bikram yoga because heat might be affective on how the oil works. It may not be as affective in the cold. Who knows...

It is easy to clean it with shampoo twice. It doesn't fell sticky at all like some other oils I have tried.

It is definitely, easier to untangle afterwords.

Kayisi yagini bir kac kere kullandim ve memnun kaldim.

Uclarina surup 3-4 saat bekletiyorum. O arada yuruyuse yogaya falan gidiyorum. 

-yoga deneyimimi baska bir yazida anlatacagim kismetse-

Daha yogun bir kayisi kokusu hayal etmistim ama oyle olmadi. Yinede oyle kotu bir kokusu falan yok. Hatta hic bir kokusu yok.

Merak etmeyin yani yogada kokulu kiz olarak sohret yapmis degilim.

Yoga demisken, Bikram yogaya gittigimi de belirtmek isterim cunku asiri sicak yagin saca emilimini etkileyebilir diye dusunuyorum.

Hafif bir yag, kolay ariniyor.

Yikandiktan sonra sac kolay taraniyor.

Bu gordugunuz siseyi Whole Foods'dan $14'a aldim. Miktarina kiyasla uygun bir fiyat.

Amazon ve Ebay'de bulunabilecegi kanaatindeyim.

 Onerebileceginiz baska yaglar varsa tavsiyelere acigim.

I bought it for $14 in Whole Foods.

I am sure you can find it for cheaper in Amazon and Ebay.

Personally, I just didn't want to wait for shipping.

What do think? Have you ever tried apricot oil or any other oil?

What should I try next?