What's on Repeat?

This section features a song that I listen to obsessively.
As of April 10, the song is Son of A Preacher Man. Sung by various artists but this one in particular.

gecen yilin ozeti - summary of the year past

(Turkce icin haritadan sonrasina bkz.)
Dear all,
Another year is over. The planet is about to complete yet another full journey around the sun.
On this journey I tried to travel with it. But sometimes I got left behind, sometimes I got thrown ahead. On the whole it's been an interesting journey with some ups, some downs but very few in betweens. I am a little happy that the capitalist, consumerist system and its virtual economics is trembling but I am sorry that it has to happen at the cost of people's jobs. I have confidence that someday we will realize that what we can "purchase" is limited on this planet and that it's alright if we share what's around us.
I have a done a lot of pondering lately and below is where I'm escaping to do some more. I'm also hoping to admire the night Skye :) Find me if you're around.
If you are reading this then you want to know what I'm up to. And if you're reading this then I want to know what you're up to too. Drop me a line when you can and we'll take it from there.
Hope to see you at some point in the New Year.
A very good 2009 from me to you...


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Sevgili dostlarim, Bu yaziyi okuyorsaniz benden haberdar olmak istiyorsunuz demektir, onun icin yil tamamlanmadan once ozet geciyorum.
Gezegenimiz bir tam turunu daha tamamlamak uzere. Genelde ayak uydurmaya calistiysam da kimi zaman geride kaldim, kimi zaman da onune gectim sanki. Bu yil ilginc bir yil oldu. Benim icin iyisi, kotusu boldu ama orta karari azdi.
Kapitalist ve tuketici sistemin, bazi insanlarin islerine mal olmus olmasina ragmen, sarsildigini, titredigini gormek hosuma gitti bu yil. Yakin zamanda, dunya uzerindeki "mal"larin kisitli oldugunu ve HERKESin bunu paylasmasinin aslinda iyi birsey oldugunu anlariz diye umut ediyorum.
Son bir kac aydir oldugum yerde durup dusuncelere dalip gitmekle mesgulum. Dunya yorungesinde sifirdan baslarken biraz daha dusunmek, gokyuzune bakip Venus'u ciplak gozle gorebilme fikrine biraz daha hayran olabilmek icin haritada gordugunuz uca gidiyorum. Yolunuz duserse beklerim.
Eger siz benden haber almak istiyorsaniz, ben de sizden haber almak istiyorum. Eliniz degdiginde bir iki satir da olsa yazin, kaldigimiz yerden devam edelim.
2009'da herseyin gonlunuzce olmasini diliyorum.
Sevgiler.

Mini (sub)urban adventures

This is an attempt to share photos that are on facebook...
These are the photos of 2 mini adventures in Glasgow on my faithful bicycle..
Both are December 08...
Click here to see the photos...

Aralik ayinda Glasgow cevresinde vefakar bisikletimle yaptigim mini gezilerin fotograflari icin buraya tiklayin. Bu, facebook uzerindeki fotograflari paylasmak icin bir deneme ayni zamanda. . .

Lyrics for ... a lifetime :)

"If there's a wrong way to say it,
a wrong way to play it,
nobody does it like me.

If there's a wrong way to do it, a right way to screw it up,
nobody does it like me.

I've got a big loud mouth, I'm always talking much too free...
If you go for tact and manners,
better stay away from me !

If there's a wrong way to keep it cool, a right way to be a fool
Nobody does it like me...

If there's a wrong bell, I ring it!
A wrong note? I sing it!
Nobody does it like me...

If there's a problem, I duck it, I don't solve it.
I just muck it up. . .

Nobody does it , no, nobody does it like me!"

from Seesaw by Coleman and Fields. . .

Performance update

LAST MINUTE UPDATE:
I will be performing at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow
this Saturday
, December the 13th '08 from 10:30 pm...
This is a late night cabaret following their production of the Wizard of Oz.
No booking necessary... Just turn up at the bar, where the cabarets will take place...
Click here for the Citizens Theatre website . . .

To see where and when I'm appearing next please visit my pro-blog
onurorkut-pro.blogspot.com