Random Thoughts

Assam... Darjeeling... Earl Grey... Starting the day with Twinings English Breakfast Tea... Then drinking a cup of Whittard Darjeeling after lunch... And at night, with lights off, a cup of The East India Company Assam... ... A curious thing happened today. There's a tea brand named 'Alokozay' which means a lot to me. I used to mix this tea with some other teas and put it back in tea bags. My own blend... High-school years... and the people I shared this tea with... Anyway, I met a guy whose last name was 'Alokozay'! Can you believe that? He was from Afghanistan and told me that it was their country's brand and that the name comes from the name of a famous tribe. Several years ago, I was very upset when this tea disappeared from the stores back in Turkey. I even called the company who imported Alokozay teas, but couldn't reach them. But now,  it seems that the Alokozay company is making some new investments. I hope they succeed. It would make me ine...

I started this blog at the beginning of February, 2016. If I can write eight more posts by the end of this year, I’ll have written one post a week on avarage, which I think is pretty good. Not the number of posts only, but the consistency as well. I try to finish or keep up the things I’d started. But this hasn’t really been the case so far. My Russian and “baglama” (a Turkish instrument) learning experiences are two unfortunate examples. So this blog is like a new hope! And I intend to improve it. I have some ideas, but since I don’t get much feedback about the quality of the blog, I’m not sure what’s working and what’s not. Anyway, we’ll see…   …   I’m starting to think that my life will be exactly like my day. Because I do almost the same things everyday. And since our lives are the collection of our days, and assuming no event that will change my lifestyle dramatically will happen, I’ll have done the things that I’d done today for my entire life. Scary, isn’t it? Now ...