Thursday 19 August 2010

Inception

I went to see Inception last night with Aydin. I think both of us expected this really awesome movie that would blow us away and make us feel like we need to watch it again. Well not so much.. me I almost fell asleep every other 10 minutes since I have gotten barely any sleep lately so therefore all my focus was on trying to keep myself awake. Poor Aydin...I  think I was the worst cinema date ever!



Bottom line... I think I need to watch it again!

Love M


6 worst things you can say to your man


I came across this really interesting article on how we women should think twice before we open our cute little mouths. American Cosmopolitan listed the 6 worst things you can say to your man:

1. "You are much better than all the idiots I have dated before"

YOU might think it is a compliment but apparently this is not a good idea since this leaves your boyfriend thinking that the problem the problem might be you AND that in a matter of time you will start thinking that about him aswell.

Solution: DO NOT MENTION YOUR EX AT ALL! (This is def. an advice that I will adapt!)

2. "Can you really afford that?"

You are not his mother and if your are just dating then it is really not your place to interfere. Back off, men are proud and they do not like to feel like a loser.

Solution: If you feel you need to discuss his finances, do it under neutral circumstances and not when he just invested in something that he thinks is really awesome!

3. "Relax, It does not matter that we are a tad bit late"

It is never popular to let people wait. By behaving like this your man might think that you do not care about him and this can leave him irritared.

Solution: Let him know you are sorry and that you know it is important for him to be on time and that next time you will plan better next time.

4. "My friend is amazing! You should really become friends with him"

This will make him feel as if you are trying to control his social life and it will also make him wonder if you will try and control other areas (which we normally try, right?). Another important detail is the fact that men do not like to know that other men in your life are great!

5. "I promised her not to say anything,but..."

Hold it right there. This might be a way to get closer to your man but apparently men do not like when you betray someones trust. Gossip is not a mans strong side...(??).

Solution: Obviously you need someone to share some secrets with so when you do it with your man make sure to compliment him by saying "I am only telling you this since I know I can trust you with keeping a secret".

Last but not least...

6. "Don't be silly, I haven not done that in years.."

Well ladies this aswell is not a good idea. This might come off as you being a really funny little thing back in the days and now you are not. This might make him feel as if your relationship might turn dull and boring.

Solution: Do not talk about the past - Make sure to focus on the present and what you like right now.


My conclusion: You can choose to think that this article is silly or just try and bare it in mind when you are dating. I think that both men and women say and do alot of silly, idiotic and not so thought through things, so we can just live and learn and try and be better while in a relationship with someone.

Love M

Sunday 11 July 2010

Nostalgia…

I feel so incredibly nostalgic today. I love living in Istanbul a beautiful and unpredictable city, with fruits and berries of all kind. But home is where my heart is and one day our paths will cross again. When? I have no idea.

At the moment I am listening to 90’s Swedish hits and it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. Gyllene Tider takes me all the way back to the school trip we had to Vassarö and the tanned faces and the pop disco that was arranged in the evening for all the youngsters. Sommartider…… it is all nostalgia. It is all in the past, my childhood a time I will use as reference from now on.

Nostalgia, I love you!

First Sales meeting and then cake

Hey you all!

I had a great day at work..even tho I felt slow the whole entire day. My boss asked me to participate in the Sales/PS (professional services) meeting which is kind of a way for the team to update each other on what is happening with what companies and so on. Since I have gotten a new area of responsibility I might bee participating in the future but in a different role rather than the note taker. I just love my boss, he is the coolest!

Other than that the weather was terrible today with endless amount of rain but now all of a sudden its like we never fell out. We made up with the sun and the clouds are slowly disappearing.

So small update. Lelo can and Ahmet finally left Istanbul for their long sought for road trip, which I am unable to participate in since I am a working girl. But hopefully my little angel Lelo will come to Bodrum so fingers crossed! I just thought I would upload a picture of my 2 cuties =)

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Have fun guys!

I am off to get ready to have a nice night out with the girls! Mwah

 

Love M

Sunday 4 July 2010

Housematezzzzz

Hey you all!

I thought I would update you guys on what has been going on lately in my life. As many of you already know I finally got an awesome job here in Istanbul so I am for definite staying put here. Following that I decided to move to my own place so at the moment I live in this really cool 2 floored flat with a huge terrace.

We are actually about 6 people in the house and it is such a nice feeling to be around people all the time. I have done up my room so it looks nice and fresh and used blackout curtain to ease my sleeping problem. So now I have a stylish but pitch black room which is obviously an amazing thing when I sleep.

These past 2 months have been amazing. I have met so many new people, seen new places and I have even eaten new foods. Strange! I have managed to change my whole life towards the right direction and whatever happened about 2 months ago could not have come at a better time.

I am looking forward to the crazy times I will have with Lelo Can (Leyla) and Ahmet Jo and the rest of the crew. Bodrum, Çeşme and a whole other bunch of places to visit this summer. 

Next important date is 15th of July. Destination: Bodrum.

 

Love you all deeply.

 

M

Needy Girl

So it is time for a come back to the world of blogging. I F-ing love my life. That’s my new life philosophy…you guys should do the same!

Love M

Friday 14 May 2010

Some words....

You who know me well are aware that I am going through a really tough time right now. Therefore the will to write is not with me at the moment.

I am glad to have people around me that cares about me therefore I would like to say Thank you to all of you who have cared to call and support me (You know who you are).

I would also like to Thank all of you who have recently entered my life for the tender care and support. Specially Deniz.

In 2 hours I am most probably on my way to Şarköy =))


Remember, what does not kill you only makes you stronger.


Love M

Saturday 20 March 2010

Maison Moschino

Why not stay fashionably when you are on the run? If you have your ways through Milano make sure to stay at the Maison Moschino, a design concept hotel with rooms to die for! Each and every room has its own interior characteristics interpreted in the Moschino style and I must say that when I have enough money that will be the first place to visit!

(Pictures taken from Husligheter)

“The common thread connecting the rooms is a fairy tale theme because to sleep is perchance to dream, and dreams are fairy tales that we are allowed to experience first hand, the fables of a fantasy world that we have created. This is an alternate life in which we direct and stage the scripts of our very own play. The hotel interior reflects Moschino’s distinctive style where the ordinary world is painted with a brush of surrealism.” 

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What are you waiting for. Next trip: Milano!

Love M

Made to entertain

 

Top notch!

Love M

Wednesday 17 March 2010

ASOS Glamazon

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I do not know about you but this say’s a bit of Jungle/African/Glam fever to me. I would love to hop on this trend. Yumm!

Love M

Today’s Inspiration

 
 
 
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Loving the fishtail tee and the Celiné clogs!
 
Love M

Saturday 13 March 2010

I wish I could be….

 
 
Saturday chic

Clogs

1.Get your feet out of those winter boots, start with the pedicure and invest, inspire and indulge in a pair of clogs.
2. Save money for the most awesome pairs of Clogs, which would be Chanel (as seen on Alexa Chung) but we all know us mortals can not afford those babies so I will give a few examples of what you can get instead and not put yourself in a personal bankruptcy.

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Clogs

1. Jeffrey Campbell ‘Charli-C’ clog $125 nordstrom.com
2. KG by Kurt Geiger ‘Hadassah’ clog £160 kurtgeiger.com
3. Vera Wang ‘Daisey’ clog $ 215 nordstrom.com
4. Kurt Geiger ‘Jola’ clog £150 kurtgeiger.com
These are the ones I really liked and felt had a reasonable price. Make sure to keep your eyes on the Zara clogs that are in the shops. Enjoy the inspiration!
Love M

Shutter my *

No Shutter Island last night. Why? No seats left because we are brain dead and do not reserve our tickets on a Friday screening.

Oh well, we sat down and started to think about what else we could do and I came up with the incredibly original idea to go to Cem’s and eat junk and watch a movie. His eyes lit up and he said ‘And I have this really awesome horror movie ready for us to watch’ little did we know that this movie would put us off so much that we could not even taste the delicious raspberry cheesecake that Burak bought.

We watched Martyrs, a french mystery-horror movie written and directed by Pascal Laugier. This movie is thought to be a new example of new era French horror films similar to À l'intérieur (English title Inside). Laugier builds on the horror part during the first part of the movie and practically leaves you with nothing but your face all creased and a discomfort in your stomach. Brilliant, quoting Cem. The rest of the movie is calmer but for some reason the fear of something grotty happening definitely lurked in the back of our heads. Need to remind that the rest of the movie brought enough discomfort to still not want to eat that delicious cheesecake. Its over 18 rated, it is grotty and it is a must see AND it is in French!

 

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Love M

Friday 12 March 2010

Last Train to Istanbul

For you who enjoy reading books and specially you who like Turkish literature make sure to add Ayşe Kulin’s book ‘Last Train to Istanbul’ to your reading list. I have only managed to get through about 40 pages, since I am reading the Turkish version, but I have really gotten found of it.

The book takes place during the World War Two and it is about a Turkish family who’s youngest daughter has moved to France to live with her Jewish husband. The parents did not approve of the marriage and therefore they have no contact besides the letters that are written between the older sister and the younger. The younger sister who moved to France in the hope of a better life is left unhappy and in stress due to the increased fear of getting caught by the Nazis and sent to a concentration camp. The book also tells the story about France and the Turkish diplomats who risked their lives in order to save hundreds of Jews stranded in Europe in the risk of being massacred by the Nazis. Basically this is a must read! Go on and get it!

Love M

Movies

I already took the chance to make plans with my friends and we have made the decision to go and see Shutter Island directed by Martin Scorsese. Stay tuned for critics later.

 

Love M

Back on track

I just arrived back in Istanbul. I had to walk all the way to my house since Varan, the bus company that me and Ömer’s mother came with has Çiftehavuzlar as last stop for their service bus from Ataşehir. Since I wanted to be economical I did not jump into a cab, which is something I would do normally seriously I thought the walk home would never end!

But the trip went really smoothly and me and Inci had a nice time talking about everything between heaven and earth. She has been a great support in this Kos matter. So a big thank you to her for making me feel better!

We ate food at Bolu Dağı and oh my my my it was so nice! Ömer I know for sure that you would have loved our lunch today ;)

Love M

Thursday 11 March 2010

Should I or should I not?

I watched the movie Julie&Julia yesterday and I absolutely loved it. The message I feel it sent to me was that you should always do what makes you happy. For example the girl in the movie, Julie Powell, who the movie is based on works for a company  dealing with the after shocks of 9/11 where she sits in a cubicle all day every day. The irony is that she is stuck there when she actually wants to be a writer.

Therefore, the important message I have to my near and dear and for anyone who reads my blog. Take chances, take risks and you might see yourself in a much better place, or worse, but hey you at least tried so its a thumbs up for the effort made =)

So my problem is that I have been under a huge amount of stress when it comes to the development of my career, which frankly is not developing at all. I think this is due to me not knowing what it is that I want to do when I ‘grow up’. Do I want to design clothes? Do I want to live in a small village type place? Do I want a career in finance? Do I want a career in Fashion?

Well I have taken some major decisions and this means I am applying for my advanced studies and hopefully this will lead me into the right path (at least so I can pay my student loan off =). But I have been offered a job on Kos and everybody thinks I should take it but frankly I can not say that this offer is that convincing. What would I do there? Who would I hang out with? Where can I do my sports? I mean it is Kos, an island with no shopping malls. Yikes! Anyways I would appreciate some kind of sign good or bad, convincing or not regarding this matter. Help! I am lost.

 

Love M

Tuesday 9 March 2010

I totally cut my hair

I forgot to write about my devious plan to change my looks oh well I will just show you the results instead.

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I have much much much shorter hair now!

Love M

Sony 3D Home

How crazy is that? We will be able to enter the world of 3D while watching our favourite movies and playing games. That is what I call technological innovation. The release of the Sony 3D Home showed a 1% rise on shares on the Tokyo market so to me it seems it will be a hit in the Asian market (this is what I understood it as while watching BBC news but I might be mistaken and I can not find any sources).

Enjoy this short film about the new sensational Sony 3D home system.

Love M

I’m here

 

A short movie by Spike Jonze, a robot love story that is meant to celebrate life enriched by creativity.

You who live in Istanbul can go and watch the screening of this short film at Istanbul Modern on the 11th of March and 25th of March, which are both on a Thursday and you know what that means. Free of charge my friends, free of charge!

(the times are 11th: 14,15,16,17 / 25th: 14,15,16)

Love M

Sometimes An Education isn’t by the book

 

An Education is a movie based on the famous British journalist Lynn ‘Demon’ Barber’s autobiographical memoirs, also titled An education. She is known and famous for her ‘no mercy’ style of interviewing where she enjoys stripping down her victim leaving the closet all cleaned out, result, black listed from Hollywood.

Melis in Wonderland

No, Alice in Wonderland.

An extraordinary piece of cinema artwork. I am thanking Disney and director Tim Burton for this new interpretation of Alice in Wonderland. I have not yet had the chance to watch it but I am hoping to get that done in the upcoming days. Costumes and make-up already get 10 out of 10 and now the rest is left for me to see on the big screen!

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In the 1950’s Disney did an animated interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland that he wrote in 1865, and it is still my absolute favourite Disney movie. The movie was made under the supervision of Walt Disney himself and the film and its animation is regarded the finest work in Disney studio history and I can not do more than agree.

 

Yes I am a Alice in Wonderland fan!

 

Love M

Monday 8 March 2010

82nd Oscar Academy Award

I have not been involved in any of the major award ceremonies this year and that is a big shame on me. I always keep myself updated and I most of the times know quiet a lot when it comes to the world of entertainment.

Me and Ömer tried to watch the Oscars last night but we failed majorly on that task. If I was not asleep then Ömer was so we kept on doing that in turns until we were both sound asleep while the Hollywood stars were all glitz and glamour. I have now spent a reasonable amount of time on researching the winners and off course the details of the red carpet and the dresses. I managed to catch the opinions of the Turkish Academy Award Red Carpet panel last night on NTV but I just could not take it serious. But I can always upload my favourite pictures to mend the wounds of my fashionista heart.

 Rachel McAdams wearing Elie Saab

 Meryl Streep wearing Chris March

 Amanda Seyfried wearing Armani Privé

 Lenny Kravitz and daughter Zoe Kravitz wearing Alexis Mabille

 Kate Bosworth at the Oscar Vanity Fair After Party

 Diane Kruger wearing Chanel

Well these are the ones that I fell for, there are obviously a few more but I think I will upload them later.

Good night world!

Love M

25 lira for what?

To dry clean my gorgeous faux fur jacket! Incredibly good job done and I am more than happy to bring my 30 lira flee market faux leopard fur jacket that I bought in Bodrum but never wore. Gosh that has bugged me the whole winter!

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YOU are coming with me next time I come back to Ankara. No mercy. By the way in Istanbul across the street from my house the lady said that she would charge me 50 lira eh yeah right like I would pay that! Ridiculous!

Love M

Motivation incoming

I have had the lack of motivation these past weeks where I have neither written a single word in my blog nor designed any clothes. This time seems to be over and I am slowly getting my mojo back =)

I bought the last number of Burda and guess what!? Massive range of nice dresses and cute jackets and I felt my designing fingers itch a tiny itsy bit. People, I will not keep you waiting no more because I am getting my hands on all my fabric in the nearest future!

 

This dress on the cover is absolutely fab and it has great details such as pockets and a nice cut. I will try and make this version but I will also use the bustier part and modify the pattern by making a balloon skirt instead of this slim version. What do you think? Well I can for sure not wait!

Love M

A day filled with nothing and everything

For you who do not know I am at this moment back in Ankara again. I always miss it here when I am back in Istanbul and once again I had a wicked weekend with my near and dear.

We went out Friday night with the gang and the night started off at City Lounge with Nazlı, Irmak, Can, Serkan and Özgur. We continued to Overall and we had a absolute blast there with pop music, dancing, live music yeah pretty much all you can ask for.

Saturday was not so much successful since we decided to go to Saklı Kent to watch Sidekick play. The worst venue and the worst people participating EVER. We went with the lads from the night before and we all just stood there and watched people embarrass themselves and we got so incredibly bored that the night ended at 02.00 with some midnight food at Aspava, the greatest döner place of all times (at that time). We obviously had a blast when we had our pre drinks at the house which I happen to have photo evidence of. They will be uploaded a bit later so stay tuned!

Sunday 21 February 2010

Rude Boy

 

For some reason I am seeing a new side of Rihanna. I absolutely love her in this video!

/Love M

Love me if you dare

 

I really recommend this movie to all my movie lover friends!

 

/Love M

Better late than never!

Hey guys!

I am so incredibly sorry for not posting and keeping you updated but my life has been a bit hectic the past weeks!

Ömer was supposed to come here the other week but then his games got cancelled and moved to another date so he was a little bit upset that he would not be able to come. So…as the best girlfriend in the world I made a surprise trip to Frankfurt. As far as I know he got really blown away and did not suspect anything! So 1-0 to Team Melis.

I stayed for about a week and then it was back to real life. I had applied for a few jobs but after having had some rethinking I have decided to move back to Sweden slow by slow and this is as sure as I have been for a very long time. I will apply for a masters degree in Accounting and Auditing and I am crossing my fingers that I will get accepted. If not I have both a plan B, C and D! But more on that later!

I have been quiet down though for a few days feeling a bit a drift and not feeling comfortable but I thought maybe I could settle that feeling with a few glasses of wine and some booty shaking and yes indeed it did help a lot! I met up with Cem and Burak and we had some drinks to then go to Taksim and meet up Lina. By the way Lina you looked really pretty last night and too bad you did not have the chance to stay longer! She has also decided to move back to Sweden due to various reasons and I wish the best of luck to her and that we will stay in touch. Who knows, she might move to Stockholm =) (hope hope hope).

Anyways that is all for now and I promise to get to my old blogging self as soon as I can.

I love you all!

/M

Sunday 14 February 2010

Happy Valentines baby

I am sending my Valentines wishes to all my nearest and dearest out there.

But obviously my heart belongs to my Bobby! So I am sending you a bunch of love and kisses all the way from here (Istanbul). Love you so so much!

 

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Love M

Tuesday 2 February 2010

Baby sweet

I found this on the net while browsing around and it is just adorable and I could most definitively decorate my room with this even though it is for kids. I do not care. I am almost like a kid anyways.

 

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PS. I would make the ‘roof’ a booklet as well by putting up walls on each side to keep the books there on the top. Just gorgeous!

Love M

Alexandra Spencer/4th and Bleeker

 

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Check her blog 4th and Bleeker out!

 

Love M

Monday 1 February 2010

Longing

 Nude shades, Denim, Stripes and FushiaNude shades are hot this spring/summer! Stripey t-shirt and denim shirt are already in my closet and waiting to be worn this summer. Make sure not to forget to colour your feet with a fabulous pair of colourful loafers. My favourite colour this year on my feet will be electric blue and fuchsia.
 
Love M

Pomegranate

I always make sure to eat one pomegranate a week. This fruit is both yummy and fun to eat and filled with C vitamin, fibers and antioxidants that are good for our health. If you want to avoid clogged veins, cancer and inflammations then this fruit is something for you.

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Love M

And the result is..

Quiet Ok..

You know you can not expect much from Turkish hairdressers considering how cheap they are and lack of education (not all of them but most). I have had a horror fest this weekend with some weird gingerish root colour and weird looking ends (when compared the normally gold blonde looked greenish). Anyways the hairdresser kindly offered to correct what had gone wrong, which was an offer I just could not refuse. So guys I look human again! Fairly unfortunately. I miss me Swedish hairdressers! =(((

I stayed home the whole weekend just sitting contemplating what to do about my awful hair and I just could not get to any good solutions so good thing that Murat had the answer for me.

After the hairdressers me and Naz met up with CC, Crazy Ceren and we just strolled around. We passed by the bazaar and bought a few things such as lycra socks for 1 lira each, a sports bra for 5 lira, foot peeler, foot/nail polisher (amazing stuff girls) and then ended up at Mado for a tea. After that we went home to have dinner, which was prepared by moi off course. Bulgur salad with loads of veggies since I am on my healthy week to see if I feel better after this change in my diet.

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I later got a call from Ömer telling me he will not be coming to Istanbul this weekend nor the weekend after, which sucks so much! So I can not say I am that happy at this moment but what a girl to do. Well what is a ball at the castle?

 

Love M

Friday 29 January 2010

Guys… I am changing my hair

I think but I am not quiet sure. Since I am fairly broke I can not maintain this wannabe Swedish look of mine, which is kind of super blonde hair that is totally not anywhere near my natural colour.

Anyhow, I have always had this colour that is dark blonde with a dash of honey blonde in it and I am thinking of going that way since I know how to maintain it since I do not have my mother here to assist me in my highlight making. Poor me!

So this is kind of what I want to go for. Not darker or lighter. Just like this, like my inspiration Miss Kate Moss.

 

Love M

He’s just NOT that into you

I am just advising everyone of you all to watch this movie. It is both fun and cute, entertaining with some drama and just a truthful story about the nature of dating and finding THAT particular guy or girl for that matter that is the one you want.

 

The cheating guy totally ends up alone. Yeah wonder why!

 

Thank you Naz for a wonderful movie night. Totally loved the Karnıyarık (an aubergine dish with minced meat and potatoes) and banana split. We are totally having a sugar rush at this moment so I bet we will not be able to sleep but it is cool since we are waiting for Melis #2 who is stuck at the office. Poor sweetie. Hadi come home now!

Talk laterz!

 

Love M

Monday 25 January 2010

Chanel fever

 

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This Chanel bag is amazing and so are the vintage gold Chanel earrings. Just top off with a cherry coloured nail polish and you are good to go!

Summer inspiration

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Oh if I just had the money!
 
 
Love M

Sunday 24 January 2010

Uludağ 21-24/2

It has been decided that we are off to Uludağ with our friends for 4 days. It is going to be really interesting since I can not remember being at a ski resort here in Turkey.

It will be me, Ömer, Ergin, Burcum, Melih and Deniz at a all inclusive (until 23.00) hotel so that means a hell a lot of after ski partying! Can not wait!

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Love M

And then there was coffee time with Malin!

I also had the pleasure to meet up Malin for a stroll in the shopping mall Palladium on Friday afternoon. She bought a gorgeous white maxi dress, which is a good investment for the summer that is kind of sneaking slowly slowly slowly up on us.

I kind of do not have that much money in my pockets at this moment so I just followed her around and looked for some inspiration for my design projects.

We sat down at Starbucks and continued chatting about everything between heaven and earth. Later on we got accompanied by Ergin and Burcum but Malin had to leave and we went to Midpoint where we had some appetizers and red wine. We paid the bill and went around in the shops. We kindly got told off that it was forbidden to take photos, which kind of made us laugh. Everything is forbidden here!

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And then Ergin, me and Burcum being a menace to society in Palladium

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Love M