a smile happens in a flash,but its memory...

•Memphis, Arkansas,Mississippi postcards...
•Arkansas river rail electric streetcar map!
•Christmas cards!
•Amtrak chicago-newyork, newyork-chicago tickets!
•Chicago city map...!
• Newyork official visitor guide, winter 2010, metro cards, movie ticket!
•....
•....
•"Memphis vs Lakers" NBA game ticket!


memories,memories...!

stamp world!

- i'm going to california. do you want anything from there?

       - my girl friend is comin' next week. do you want anything from Japan!?

       - my family is comin' here from Thailand...

(bla bla...)

-of course yes! stamp stamp and stamp!
 it doesnt have to be such an expensive one! the cheapest is enough! thank you, thank you and thank you!:)

that's the usual conversation of me! :)

exactly believe in magic of stamps&post offices! these are the besties to discover a culture,country,what it is about&where you are at..

still remember, at duty-free store, even tough i was broke, bought mixed stamp box used all over the Europe 50, 60 ,70 years ago! they still smell history, happiness, hope,sadness! and what the people wrote inside...
or
tryin' to buy new ones from post offices of the countries i am at! really enjoy with that!

and yesterday, bought new ones used 100 years ago!!!
happiness, happiness! happiness!

searched some information about stamp&its history.
many years ago, shipping cost of sending mail was being paid by receiver instead of sender like cargo is being done now. as you predict,it had some problems. receiver refused to accept the letter to pay the shipping cost by some reasons.( the receiver was not the true one..., the receiver didnt want to read what the sender said.{there might be a "brokenheartedness":)}, or the envelope wasnt loved :} all these are my own scenarios.. bla bla..oohh! almost forgat! there was a different detail: some  people believed not having enouhg money for shipping. thats why they developed a new communication system: sender put a secret messageonto envelope. i'm fine,all goes well - so so) and these signs were enough to understand how the situation goes there. postal company was out of pocket, it  was quickly needed some change.

welcome to a new world: receiver do paying! to prevent all mixups, postal company started to label envelopes:  "it was already paid by sender, even tough you dont wonder or wanna take, it's yours:) " hahahha:) style of label was gradually changed & modernize: ink, signet and then "stamp"! welcome to another world,people!

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 then you witness to how the stamps were developed and capitalized.

welcome to the last world,people!
regards...

map of freedom!

map of freedom!

wondering the situation on the moon..
so take me there,please!
That's gonna be one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind!

-madam,you have excess baggage!

for the attention of KLM, Air France,United Airways and "Turkish Airlines"!!

that's the usual sentence what i everytime hear from officer at airport:
-miss ergin, you have excess baggage!

  

Do i always have to take more baggage with me than the standard amount?
Is there any air-way in the world  gonna accept& love me with my extra baggages?

 
i 'm sick of  paying extra fee for each time!

of course, i dont mean what i am doing is right!
but..all my trips are kind of full trips gonna last more than 4,5 or 6 (or 7,8,9..nihahha)months!  and thats the important point!
dear air-lines, what is the supposed thing? having 10, 12 kg per person for whole 8.5 months? ok! i'm just gonna take myself for next time!!! but i am more than 5o kg! do i have to pay more for extra 5 ? !!!

diversity& more rights& being a woman!

i was walking on the street & by chance saw a public meeting organized by political party( identical  with " terrorism" here) supporters which are called as " trouble -makers" by others! they believe in having different identity & prefer speaking another language(Kurdish) instead of Turkish. They always want to have more and more and more rights on government& country! most of them firstly perceive themselves "Kurdish " instead of Turkish! Or only one of them: Kurdish!!!! I know , it is another issue to argue about this social identity problem!  However, diversity is not a good thing at all times!

People say , They secretly have some connection with other countries ( Iraq & America.. What a big surprise! The two enemies have a secret mutual enemy:Turkey) they get psychological & economical power from these countries & create terrorist actions to say "we are here and gonna continue being a problem until get our own rights !!! "

Causation: These are not my own ideas!  These are the general view/situation about the political group! Or these are my own observation of what people observe. Yeah! Love that! observation of observation!;)

Anyway,
Let's turn back to meeting.
At that time, the meeting was kind of only a woman meeting. The women were sitting on ground and saying something in mostly Kurdish , sometimes in Turkish! They had some cards on their hands summarizing their wishes!
" the political group in power can not solve this problem! We are gonna solve the problem! " blah blah...

For first time, it really made me think about their problem and the situation & proud of all women who fight for their rights! No matter what is this is for! Then I asked myself, would I stop,listen them and think about their wishes in same situation where men were taken role instead of women?
Don't know what the answer would be!
Maybe no! So , being a woman sometimes may be a "tool". And  it is kind of sexism!

Maybe , the reality is not exactly what I am writing! Maybe  I lost all my trust to specific things like democracy , the mystery of being a woman due to using these as a tool when it is needed! It is not fair!

Good morning from Istanbul;) !!
came yesterday to vote for referendum & school is starting next 2 weeks!
After my city's hot&dry& "un-rained" ;) (that's my own word!) weather, istanbul says me "hi" with it's almost cold weather;) exactly realized how I missed getting cold & need some more clothes!
Now, there is a French song on media player by chance... reminds me my old  days I had here when this song became famous!
Relationships/loves/ breaking up's... (dear English, it should be "breaking-down", shouldn't it?) ;)
I always wonder how the cities, even songs, maybe streets still keep memories even tough I sometimes forget!  Strange!!
Or there is a pschological explanation ; all our memories complete each other unconsciously! Songs remind streets, streets remind cities.. Cities also do the same! Gestalt Theory!
Anyway....;)



September 11.