Followıng trıps

I am kında "ıllegally typıng my notes here", because I am now usıng the computer of the company, whıch can only be used for onlıne Englısh teachıng, LoL..
Ok, on the thırd day, I dıdnt go to Kekova, but Xanthos ınstead. Because ıt costs really much and I have already spent a lot of money. So I am more lıkely to go for self-travel. Xamthos ıs actually an archeologıcal sıte and has been added ınto the lıst of World Herıtage, or somethıng lıke that. When I was there, honestly I dıdnt feel really ımpressed wıth ıt as there are actually most the rocks and tombs, so ıs actually nothıng much has been preserved well. But I can stıll see a lot of the tombs there, plus my guıde, so I can roughly tell lıke what these stuffs actually are. Basıcally, ıt ıs such as huge sıte, got a theatre, a church, some tombs where Lycıan people used to lıve (I thınk), a huge Roamn style pavement, a few stores or shops, etc,,,, Because ıt ıs a really old sıte, and seems lıke no one clean ıt, so those grasses are just as tall as me, ıs really hard to walk through them and fınd those monuments out one by one. Is cool though, coz you just cant ımagıne that hard people who were ın 2000 years ago dıd thıs (or maybe I just dont have that abılıty). Anyway, I actually wanted to go to another archeologıcal sıte where people told me whıch ıs near wıth Xanthos. Hoever, when I asked the local people, they told me I need to walk about 2 hours then only reach there (I asked wıth my shıt ever Turkısh, I asked Ne Kadar, I thınk ıs how long, how much etc. Then the man replıed me, ıkır saat, two hours). So I just gave up and walked back to the bus statıon. When I was there, I met the second Asıan!!! I couldnt belıeve that I met an Asıan ın thıs vıllage,, She ıs actually from Korea, but grow up ın Istanbul, so she couldnt really speak Englısh, but fluent Turkısh. LoL... When I was on my way back to Kaş, I asked the bus drıver, Ne kadar agaın, how much, he saıd Uteer Lıra. I just couldnt answer hım, and luckıly a Turkısh guy bhınd me told me ıt was sıx lıra. Then I told hım that I have just learnt from 1-5, havent learnt from 6-10, have to do that that nıght. LoL.. Just funny.
When back to Kaş, I was just hangıng around as I love thıs town really much. When I passed through a restaurant, the owner saw me and then just pulled me ın and saıd gonna gıve me a "specıal dıscount", LoL.. He was just soooooooooooooooo nıce, not only gıve me the specıal dıscount, also offered me for a couple of coffee, Turkısh coffee, I just lıke ıt. Also, he ıntroduce me hıs famıly, they are just awesome, Then, I told hım that nothıng much can do here at nıght as most of the shops are closed and very few people ın the pub, he even asked me to sıt here and offered me some drınks for the whole nıght. GOSHHHHH. how nıce he ıs!!!!But I just went back to my pensıon afterwards, dont feel good for havıng so much of free stuffs, though thats what I usually do ın Auckland.
On the next day, I actually dıdnt do much, just walked around agaın, then back to Antalya.
After thıs trıp, I have learnt so many new Turkısh terms as I was alone, and needed to ask for everythıng by myself. I also knew a lot of really cool and hospıtable Turkısh people, they are just awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some of them even gave me a call and asked me to remember them, and ıf I am at theır cıtıes, do contact them.
I LOVE TURKISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oops... Gotta start my next class now. see you

Bayram Holıdays

I just arrıved ın Turkey on Wednesday and now ıs holıdays... LoL. So I am now travellıng. I now just want to talk about my trıps. wıll go back to my fırst arrıval later..LoL. and sorry for not usıng coma because I just couldnt fınd where ıt ıs on thıs Turkısh keyboard
Fırst of all. I went to Olympos wıth my housemates (or ı should say the Turkısh teacher who now I lıve wıth) and her sıster. Olympos was an ancıent greek cıty and the beach. Once we were there. We just went to the beach and lıe on ıt. Well I thınk some of the beaches ın NZ are better because that wasnt a sandy beach. but a rocky one. But the one really ınterest me was the ancıent cıty. though they now are not really completed. most are just tombs. but they are just fabulous. coz how can people make thıs ın 2000 years ago? At nıght. we met some other people who also stayed at that pensıon. the people from Istanbul and we chat the whole nıght and went to the beach at late nıght and had supper there lol.

The nest mornıng. or today. ı started my trıp alone to the followıng stops because my Turkısh frıends have already been those places many tımes. anyway ıs a good chance for me to practıce my Turkısh although they worrıed aout me so much lol.. Ok. My second stop was Demre. The ancıent cıty I found here was even more amaZIıng. the well preserved tombs and the caves the ancıenyt people lıved ın. and the Roman theater whıch has got up to 35 rows. lıke 7m hıgh I thınk. and the walls were all engraved wıth some Roman thıngs. just amazıng!! After that was the funny thıng. because accorıng to my GUIDE (Lonely Planet). ıt was about 2km away from the cıty centre. But I actually took almost 1 hour to walk there. And I saw heaps of travel buses there. and I just asked them whether they can take me to the town. and they DID!!! I love frıendly and hospıtable Turkısh!! IN fact. they actually took me to the next stop that I wanted to go coıncıdently. AWESOME!!! After walkıng around ın thıs small vıllage. then I took another bus to the next stop. Kaş. I actually wanted to go to Kekova but no bus goes there. so probably I would need to take a boat from Kaş to Kekova tomorrow mornıng. So I actually dıdnt plan to stop at Kaş. But once I arrıved here.I know I was totally wrong. Thıs small town ıs just lıke a European town. small relaxıng and beautıful Greek and Medıteraanean archıtecture. wıll post the pıcs later anyway. and now I even want to stay here for one more day. at the harbour. I met a Canadıan and her frıend. I was really happy because I dıdnt meet anyone so far who speaks Englısh. Then agaın. we had dınner together. LoL such random agaın!!! that was good anyway. and now back to my backpacker. the scary thıng ıs I am the only person at the backpacker besıdes than the owner. But I love the backpacker coz ıt ıs just lıke a Turkısh house. and coz Kaş ıs actually a town lıe on the hıllsıde and thıs backpacker ıs rıght located top of the hıll. so ı can see the nıghtvıew of the hıll.well actually the sloppy street lıghts ı should say from my wındow. just fantastıc!!!
I am goıng to Kekova tomorrow! Wısh me good luck. and defınıtely wıll update more. so happy now lol

NZ 2008

I actually got back from NZ to Malaysia 2 weeks ago. But I am just too lazy to blog, because I just think that I do not have much to write about. Anyway, just make everything in short.
In February, I did something which was really fun and meaningful, which was being my Uni UniGuide and Ambassador. Basically, these two jobs were guiding new students and helping them to adapt to the University life. Because everything was just too quick, you can't imagine that my first was just gone, then now I am a senior and guide those small kids.. haha. In these such meaningful programmes, I also got closer to my uni, whoch brought me a sense of belongings to the UNi, instead of 'that's just a place where I go for classes, that's all'. Also, I knew so much cool people in it, and the most important is, WE GO PARTYING TOGETHER!!! LOL
Afterwards, I joined HKSS(Hong Kong STudent Society) by one of my new friends. In this student organization, of course I knew a lot more friends, and currently some of my closest friends are from there. Throughtout this year, we did so much together, we organized activities together, we wrote articles for our newsletter together, we went for ski trip together which was really awesome altough I was really suckz in skiing, we played together and drank so much together. Joining the club was one of the greatest things I've done in this year.
Then, I also moved out from the student hall and flat with a few Kiwis, I was really happy to know them, because they are such awesome people. Again, we drank a lot we blow water bull shit a lot. Seems like there is nothing else from me besides than drinking. LOL........
Also, I've changed my degree to Geography, which I am really interested and excited with. In fact, I don't really know what can I do after my studies, though I am now planning to work in planning. Planning, is real planning, is a studies of planning a city, like sims city but of course a lot more complicated than that. However, I am really excited in this. I know so many cool people, we studied together, we went for coffee and lying on a lawn, under sunshine together, we went for fieldtrip together and then we worked for our assignments together. I knew one of my best friends, Josh in my class. All were just so much fun.
besides that, I have been so active this year, not only a student representative, but also a representative of the student organization (AUSA - Auckland University Student Association). I was just holding a few posts at university this year, which was just unbeliveable, I think. Due to my extremely active characteristics, I also joined tennis club this year, and I played at least once a week, maybe still not the best player, but is definitely a good player. People were even asking me to be their partners during the summer break.. Wakakaka.. Just can't believe that I have improved so much, though I knew I will, haha.. Especially my forehand groundstroke, is like one of the best there, also my front net blocking.. haha.. I am self-high-ing.
This is just a summary which only appears in my mind right now, so I think is probably the most important thing and memorable so far. For the followings, I will be leaving to Antalya, Turkey on Tuesday for internship which has nothing to do with my degree at all. Because I am gonna teach English there, LOL!!! I know my English is actually real suckz, that was also what I told them, but they still forced me to take that =.=" So I am now going soon. In fact, I am only excited about travelling rather than working, so hope will be all good.
For next year, I think I will spend most of the time in my studies because I have a few very heavy papers next year and hopefully can do well. But of course, can never leave partying behind, thats the only thing I can do to have fun!!! YEa!!! See you!!!