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

Chanel fever

 

 

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

Oh if I just had the money!

 

 

Love M

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!

 

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!

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

 

Love M

Thursday 14.00 Sultanahmet

This Thursday I had an interview at 14.00 and I was a good girl and got ready in time and left the house in a timely matter to then realize I left the house an hour too early! I kind of realized it on the ferry over to Eminönu and I can not even imagine the look on my face when it happened. But it was all for the good since I had time to walk from Eminönu and get the chance to get lost to then get directed by a nice man who owns a small souvenir shop. He obviously could tell that I felt lost over there in the touristic mess! But it was kind of my fault I forgot to look at the names of the stations while walking along the tram way. Anyways here are some pictures of my stroll and I must say that I was incredibly lucky with the weather, it was only a tad bit cold.

By the way the interview went well but obviously as many positions offered here in Turkey you are supposed to work 6 days a week and be kind involved with everything that is going on and I am not sure if that is how I have been taught to work. Basically I would not be given specific work tasks but more like help around where it is needed. I do not know if that is something for me but we will see. Fingers crossed that I see results from my efforts made throughout the weeks.

 

Love M

House cafe…

This Wednesday I met up with Lina and since I have been really bad at blogging this week I did not have the chance to tell you how it was and upload the really nice picture I managed to capture of her. Here you go gorg!

Lina

We managed to get caught in the Taksim cold and I was decisive to show Lina all the ‘cool’ places I know. I obviously got a tad bit confused since there are so many streets and places and I am mostly drunk when we go there. I kind of had a laugh all by myself there.

We ended up at House cafe and the first thing we hear (or Lina who then told me) is 2 guys and a girl talking about Swedish girls and how we are? Hmm I really wonder what the conversation was based on?

 Cool cactus

Anyways it was a really nice evening with wine and dining and then we realized how late it had become so we both rushed home. But it was lush and I hope we can do it again, whatcha say Lina?

 

Love M

I love Brown Girls…

That is a statement you can only see on a car, minibus, bus or any vehicle of transport and this really cracked me, Ömer and Tulin up. Thank you camera man Ömer!

Does it not just crack you up???

Love M

Plans tomorrow

I have decisively put my alarm on 09.00 for tomorrow morning since me and Cem have decided to go to the gym at 10.00. I will then get back home to change my clothes look around on the net for jobs and then get ready to go to Taksim to meet Lina at 19.30. It is going to be loads of fun!

 

Love M

They say I look like…

Sienna Miller??? Ok so you know I went to Ankara this weekend to watch Ömer play and before the game I met up with Burcu, which is Aytek’s girlfriend and then also a addition to the litter =) Mine. Anyways we were talking and then Burcu said her friends thought I reminded them of Sienna Miller.

I wish!

Who would not want that gorgeous bod and that gorgeous, shiny and think hair?

 

Me?

Sienna Miller? 

PS. Ok I think they meant how I look at the moment with my blonder hair and white tan

PS2. I have never heard that I resemblance Sienna Miller but I can only say thanks!

 

Love M

Good news!

Earlier today I got a call from a person who wants to meet me to discuss employment opportunities available for me at their office. I am obviously quiet excited and hopefully this will turn out well!

I will tell you all about it after Thursday, which is the day of the meeting.

Wish me good luck guys!

Ps. I have been over productive today and applied frenetically for jobs here in Istanbul and in Ankara. Fingers crossed!

 

Love M

It’s complicated

Two of my favourite actors are starring in the same movie called ‘It’s complicated’. Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin. It could not get better and I just need to watch this movie.

Here you go the trailer….

 

Love M

Prayers for Bobby

This title cracked me up a little. For you who are deeply involved in my life are also deeply aware of my nickname Bobby, which is kindly picked by my boyfriend. I do not know how it exactly came about but I think it was ME calling HIM Bobby for about a week a year ago and then I got bored and he kind of stuck to it and it has tagged along ever since. But ok I must admit I do like it so thank you Ömer =)

Here is the trailer to Prayer for Bobby (starring Sigourney Weaver) which is a movie based on the true story of Mary Griffith, a 1970’s suburban mother who struggles between her strong religious beliefs and the suicide of her homosexual son.

 

Love M

Oh so Coco

I am just saying Coco Rocha…… (check her blog out oh co Coco)

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I am in need of…

a good photo album service that is compatible with Blogger. If anyone knows about a good provider please write me a few lines.

 

Love M

Why is Spotify NOT available in my country?

Yes that is a question I ask myself everyday although I know the reason I thought I would tell you it is due to licensing restrictions here in Turkey. Yeah no kidding? Like everything in this country this is also restricted. When will Turkey stop being so complicated and work forward and not backward?

For your who do not know what Spotify is I can shortly explain this top notch phenomenon. I got introduced to it by a friend at my old work she sent me an invitation since that is required in order to become a member of this really cool community =). Anyways all you need is to download the Spotify program and then you have access to millions of song both online and offline with a feature that enables you to listen to whatever song you want and to create playlists.

 

Spotify is instant, fun and simple

Spotify.com

 

 

I just can not wait until it is available here!

Watch the video about Spotify

 

Love M

Back in Ankara again!

For you who do not know I am back in Ankara again to see Ömer play. I kind of missed it though. I was going to surprise my boyfriend my jumping on the bus and knocking on the door but when I spoke to him on the phone I quickly understood it would be impossible to know if he would be home or not at the time of my arrival. Never ever a surprise for him anymore =) haha!

I have been productive and sent out my CV as well but this time through Ömer’s mother who said she might be able to help me in my job searching.

Other than that me and Naz got invited to Mehmet’s for dinner the other day, which was a shocker (sorry memo but it was) but a very nice treat. We enjoyed our evening by drinking white wine and eating tortellini, cream, mozzarella and mushroom sauce with king prawns on the side. Quiet yummy and I regret not taking a photo of the masterpiece! As digestive I had a glass of Bailey’s, which is one of my favourite drinks, look how well Mehmet poured it into the glass!

 

Mr Bailey’s

 

Me and Mehmet

Me and Naz

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For the Güvens

Here you go girls as you requested and some others, my Christmas dress!

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Just gotta love Taksim!

Yesterday while walking around in Taksim me and Naz decided to go to our little bazaar gold mine where they at times have the most gorgeous things at the lowest price ever!

You who know me well are aware of my desperation to find a pair of awesome dark denim skinnies but without any luck. I have looked everywhere and I ended up buying a pair of black jeggings from Vero Moda, which I just want to throw away since they are a magnet for fiber and all kinds of dirt. They almost look grey when I am done with them after a day. Anyways I looked around and browsed and I kind of was not looking specifically for jeans but all of a sudden I saw a pair of incredibly skinny jeans hanging outside a shop and I went inside and hallelujah moment. For 25 lira each I bought 2 pairs of skinnies, one in black and one in dark denim. These jeans are obviously export garments and they are normally sold in our high street fashion shops but hey I do not mind. Amazing!

I managed to take a photo of the black pair last night so here you go!

Jamie

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Istanbul

At this moment I am sitting at Starbucks in Taksim with Naz me darling and we are amazed by the wonderful weather today! I am wearing my fur coat and I am dying from the heat that I am generating =).

I feel proud over myself as well. I managed to take the minibus to the metrobus and then get off at Mecidiyeköy and then take the underground to Taksim. It took me about 40 minutes to get here and I only paid 4 lira so I saved 2 lira!

Now I am going to enjoy a nice cup of tea!

Speak to you later guys!

Love M

Ömer

and me totally forgot our 2 year anniversary which is the 7th of January. We kind of celebrated it yesterday instead but I want to send out a message to my lovely boyfriend.

You give me strength when I am weak and you put up with a lot in order to be with me. You are the most amazing man I have ever known in my life and I admire you for the person you are. I wish you all the luck, success and happiness in life and I hope that I will be there all along the way to see it and live it with you. You are the most important person in my life and I love you over everything.

 

 

 

Love M

Departure and a big headache

Words can not even explain how tired and hangover I am today. There is no other people than me, Ergin and Ömer who can drink on a Sunday and get wrecked! So I have returned to Istanbul and I got really lucky since Ömer’s team, ODTÜ, decided to let me ride with their bus on Saturday all the way to Istanbul. They had a game both Saturday and Sunday, which I watched and I got the task to film the matches so I could not really focus on how Ömer played but I managed to catch when he scored and dedicated it to me. Geek I am yes but I love when he scores, he make me proud. They won their first game with quiet a difference but unfortunately lost towards ENKA yesterday with 1 point difference but that is a good score since ENKA are quiet strong.

By the way we met Ergin’s new girlfriend Burcum , really cute and I am glad he found her. Now he does not have to me parsley all the time =).

After the game we went to eat dinner in Ortaköy and after that we dropped the car off and went to Taksim for a spontaneous night out. We went to Kino Garden, which is a really cheap place in Asmalı. We had loads of shots and we all got really drunk. Me and Burcum ended up stealing the beer glasses and it is really funny how you think you are so smooth and thinking nobody notices. Yeah right! Anyways we went back to Emirgen to sleep since Ömer had to get up at 9 to go to the airport. We dropped him off and we said our good byes. It is always so sad to see him leave but this time there is really no need since he is coming back on Thursday for matches, that lucky thing! So I am back home now in Göztepe and it feels so strange after a month in Ankara but it is all good since I can do my sports now and look intensively for a job.

I NEED to find a job!

Love M

Kate Moss gods gift…

..to Fashion

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Tulle…

is cheap (in Turkey) and amazing! I can not wait to get on with my next dress project. Tulle, tulle, tulle in salmon/peach (can not make my mind up) colour, yumm!

 

Love M

Tomorrow will be a good day!

Tomorrow I have decided to go to Bursa fabric shop in Kızılay here in Ankara. I need to get me some fabric for the things I am going to sew. I need to find me a cheap shop like that in Istanbul as well!

Wish me luck!

Love M

Some time in the stables!

The other day Ömer took me to the stables and oh boy was I happy! Apparently his family used to own half a horse (I know it comes off funny) and they used to be quiet frequent horseback riders. Impressing!

I started off riding horses when I was about 10 and later on my mother signed me up for equestrian school where I learnt the basics and totally fell in love with the creatures! Horses are gorgeous and strong and there is no doubt that riding on horses make you feel free as a bird.

So I got my gear on and off I went. The horse that they gave me for half an hour was called Bella, and Bekir hoca kindly informed me that it means beautiful =).

I need to get my complaining gloves on now though because I think that I had quiet a chocking and stressful experience in the manege. First of all the manege was filled with people (that had nowhere to sit almost) and shockingly overcrowded with horses and their riders. So it was kind of like an ice skating rink where you rent your skates and off you go in the rink. I might not be the most experienced horseback rider but I have taken a fair deal of years of lessons AND I have managed horses without supervision but these people can not have been disciplined or taught in any kind of way because they were galloping right towards me passing me with an inch of space leaving my horse stressed and me all confused. Sometimes it even felt like people were doing it just for the fun of it. My horse bolted on me a few times and I realized what I was dealing with. I do not want to sound judgemental but I really do not think that the equestrian education is that good here in Turkey and I do not think that riders have respect for other riders nor the horses. Please if anyone knows a good stable in Istanbul (other than Istanbul Atlı Spor) to refer me to, do not hesitate to contact me. Oh by the way if anyone wants to come riding with me in Istanbul feel free to join!

 

 

 

Love M

First of all Happy New 2010!

I want to excuse myself for being a itzy bitzy bad at the posting lately but I swear that I have a perfectly good excuse. Laziness! I have been waking up real late and when I wake up we immediately eat breakfast and leave the house for a daily planned activity. Basically Ankara is quiet fun!

So to the next big thing. Happy New Year to all of you out there I wish you all the best and I hope that all your wishes and dreams come true. May 2010 be a good year!

We had a really successful New Years party with food and drinks. We even went to a house party. I think that the biggest hit during the night was the chocolate fountain that my boyfriends mother got for Christmas. Totally yummy to dip strawberries and banana! I recommend it!

 

Some pictures from New Years.

 

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Love M