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2006-12-17T10:04:00.000+03:00

Hey Hey Hey!!!

Finally, I remembered that I have a blog:) It has been so long time since I have not written. And many things happened... I went to Turkey and be back to blore, became an employee in SATYAM, went to hampi for the second time, got a few job offers:D...

First, let me write about Turkey. It was so nice to be back after a long time. I really enjoyed the every second I spent in Turkey (apart from time I spent in Indian Embassy(Embesil)). Eating borek, doner, pide, balik, kazandibi and all other... Meeting with my friends and having real parties (not like till 23:30) and of course an amasing Ramadan Festival with my family! 3 weeks passed so fast that I didnt understand anything. On the other hand, most of the things were same. People, politics, sports, shortly life... But, coming back to Blore was more difficult then I expected.

So, how is life here? Well, it is almost same. The difference is, we go out more often as we are mostly on guest lists! Still new places are being opened in Blore. Mostly, I dont like the music played at the clubs, highly commercial and old hiphop. But, two weeks ago, we went to "Fuga" where we had a lot of fun. They play house and elektro house and their music was well updated. Apart from that some bands started to come to Blore for concerts. A few months ago we went to INXS and that was ok. Today, Deep Purple is coming and I expect very good music and a nice concert:) Lets see...

So, my job... It is ok. I am learning a lot but still having some problems with Indian working culture. No regret for staying here for my job. And still I am not clear with my future plans. There are many options and many different plans. First, I should decide where I want to be:)

And old good Robertson! Now it is a guys' house, no girls! Still, atmosphere is good apart from the problems we have with Sharan. Yesterday, we had a barbeque party which was very nice. I think we should have parties more often.

Travelling... Not so much actually. After so long time here and great journeys I had, I am a bit lazy:) last week we were in Hyderabad and it was very interesting to see how fast that city develops. And next week, we will have course in the Ashram of Art of Living. Lets experiance some spiritual side of India:)

Thats all for now! I promise to keep my blog updated more often:) Take care!!!
dEniZ:)

2006-07-10T20:02:00.000+03:00

Nandi Hills!!!

Finally, after months since I have been here... I was in Nandi Hills:) Thanks to Marteen, Gaya and Maria. With their initiative, we had a very nice sunday. To be honest after Himalayas it was a bit strange:P

Well, it was very crowded as it is very close to Bangalore. Here are some pictures from the weekend:

2006-07-02T13:45:00.000+03:00

The Great Journey!

Episode 4: Stucked at the snow!!!

On the way back, something happened that I couldnt beleive happened in India:) We were stucked on the way to "Kardang La". It was snowing and it was foggy. Military didnt let us go and we had to spend a few hours in the military base. The road was full of snow and ice... actually, I had a lot of fun:) Again, some pictures:

2006-07-02T13:35:00.000+03:00

The Great Journey!

Episode 3: Nubru Valley

The next day, we started our Journey and reached to the "Highest Motorable Pass In the World-Kardang La". We were at 5600mts and we were surrounded by snow:) Walked and played some snow ball:)
We arrived in Diskit and spent the first night there. We were very remote from the life that we are used to. No mobile reception, no internet... The next day, we found that we could find a place more remote: Panamik. This is the last point... After this point, military does not let you go futrher.

There is a buffer zone till the border with China and this is the highest battle ground in the world!

In Panamik, there was only one restaurant and we didnt have any choice... The owner was from Tibet and he was very nice to us. At night, there was no electricity... We were able to see all the stars. It had been a while since I handnt seen so many stars... Very nice... Here are two pictures from Nubru Valley:

2006-07-02T13:06:00.000+03:00

The Great Journey!

Episode 2: Leh

After crowded Manali, Leh was very nice. Still, in the old fashion and not so crowded... It is very easy to feel in the city that Ladakhies live as if they were living hundreds of years ago. The Leh Palace and the Gompa are on the hills and two highest points of Leh... We went to both of the places on our first day and walking at 3500mt was a bit difficult for the first day:) But being 0n the highest point of Leh was a very good feeling:) One half of the city is just like a desert, no green; but, oppositely other half is very green and full of trees...Here is a picture of Leh...

Meanwhile, we found the cheapest hotel in Leh, actually it found us:) Hotel Tsomuri (i hope i remember right:) was ok but very cheap... Just 150 rupees per double room! 150rps= around 4$:)

The next day we went to some palaces and gompas around Leh and booked our car to go to Nubru Valley. Nubru Valley is the northest point that a foreigner can go in India...

2006-07-02T12:13:00.000+03:00

The Great Travel!

Episode 1: Manali, Manali-Leh by Bus!!!

Yes, it has been some time after I came back to Bangalore. To eb honest, after amazing Himalayas, it was a bit difficult to get used to the life in the city:(

First day in Delhi... Meeting with one of the cousins... After Bangalore, Delhi was very hot and it was full of tourists. After spending the day in Delhi, in the evening we started our journey to Manali. On the way, something very interesting happened; I got a call from Dubai and was offered a job:) It was a bir surprise... As I extended my contract with SATYAM I refused their proposal. The road to Manali was ok; but, I should say that bus drivers in North are more crazy:)

Then we met with two other cousins in Manali... We were all very happy as we hadnt seen each other for some time:) The next day we took a day hike, walked about 20kms. The best part was when we arrived to waterfall... It was very nice and relaxing.

The next day, we started our road trip to Leh. To be honest, bus was in a worse shape then I expected. On the one side there were three seats next to each other and on the other two. There was nowhere to put our heads. We knew thatm, journey takes 2 days with an overnight stay.

The first day was ok. We didnt go so high and we "just" drove for 7 hours; but, guess how many kms we made? Only 150kms... The hard part was the second day... We started 5 in the morning! For me, it was very difficult to sleep on the bus. Actually, the view was so beautiful that i didnt want to sleep at all... Second day took 16 hours!!! And we were passing high altitude road passes. Going up to 5000mt and then come back to 3500... Very tiring. Luckly, i just had a small headache and nothing else on the road. We were all creeps... here are some views from our bus journey:

2006-06-07T13:48:00.000+03:00

Manali, Kashmir Leh and Himalayas!!!

Finally, great time came! I'm in Delhi at the moment and tonight moving to Manali!!! For this trip, we have been planning for some time with my cousins! (burda kuzen diye yazdim, patronlardan izin aliyim diye:) Burayada ingilizce boyle yazmak zorunda kaldim. Ama aralarinda turkce bilen cikarsa , o zaman TRye en hizlisindan postalanma:)

Some trekking, two days bus trip to Leh (with a night stay in somewhere on the mountains:) and many more adventures...

All from Incredible India!!! All the details after I come back!

Take care!

2006-06-02T21:13:00.000+03:00

CraZy pArtY iN bAngaLorE!!!

In Bangalore, all the bars and clubs close by 23:30 and if you want to have some fun, only solution is house parties! But if you can hide from police:) I have seen polices in our parties for many times.

Because of these reasons, me and viren (one of my indian friends) decided to organise a big party out of Bangalore. We found a nice farm house with a swimming pool, rented sound and light systems and arranged the transportation.

While we were expecting around 70-80 people, there were more then 150 people! More then enough to have a crazy party:) Way to the party was an adventure as one of the bus driver got lost with almost 80 people on the bus:) After starting the party, everything was fine. Everyone was dancing and having fun (at least i beleive so:) Then around 04:00 in the morning, we wanted to change the music and the dj as the party was dying. At that time we had to stop the music and I saw everyone moving to the buses. I was telling people not to leave, we would have a party till sunrise untill I saw a police running towards to me and holding a rifle!I didnt know what to do and police grabbed my shirt. Then i had a punch on my back! If you try to say that they can not hit you, you get more. Then his chief said let him go:) I was very afraid of making a trip to Indian jails:) Mean while, a few people were hitten by bamboo sticks!

Then we had to close the party and go back to homes. When I went to bed, it was around 06:30!

And I would like to thank to everyone who came to the party; especially Hyderabad(25) and Chennai(4) crews. Hope to have another big party with out any cops!!!

2006-05-21T15:31:00.000+03:00

Hello!!!

Here is a very hot update from me! I decided to extend my contract with SATYAM for another 6 months, till mid November. I just got a new project and I beleive that it is going to be a very good experiance for me.

Also, still there are a lot of places to discover in Incredible India!

So, if you come to India one day, just get in touch with me:)

See you...
dEniZ:)

2006-05-21T15:14:00.000+03:00

What is happening in the sea?

Here are some picrures of Andamen Islands. Those pictures are taken under water!!!

2006-04-14T15:47:00.000+03:00

Namaste!!!

It has been a long time since I have written... A lot happened since then; but, I want to start with yesterday. Here are some pictures taken yersterday...

Those pictures are not from Iraq or Afghanistan... They are from Bangalore's it self... After thursday, here is the result: 6 deads, 100 voundeds, 200 burnt vehicles...(http://www.ibnlive.com/article.php?id=8185&section_id=3)

Everyone say different things about the reason of violence. It doesnt matter for me. Since the begining, I always tried to understand the indian way of thinking; but, I can not understand this. All these happened after Rajkumar's demise. Rajkumar was an idol for Karnataka. He was more then a film star as I see here. He acted in many movies and trained tens of stars. Thursday was holiday for mourning for his death; but, thursday turned into a violence day...

moooooo

2006-02-26T12:49:00.000+03:00

MYSORE and Jain Festival!!!

Finally, I was able to see Mysore after 7 months in Bangalore, I know it is a shame for me:) Because, Mysore is just 2,5 hours from Bangalore...

Anyway, Mysore is the city of places, gardens and temples... In Mysore, the spot is Tipu Sultan's Palace. To be honest, it is as good as Topkapi Palace in Istanbul:) The rulers of Mysore were living in this palace till the indipendence, the maharaja was elected as governer. Here is a picture of the palace, it was not allowed to take pictures inside.

Also, in Mysore, market is very colorful and fun to visit.

An other place in Mysore is Sri Chamundeswari Temple. It is on a hill and you have to climb 611 steps to reach the temple. Actually, most of the temples look like each other; but, each of them has unique caharacteristics.

The next day, we went to Sharavanabelagola (it is really hard t0 say:) for Jain festival which happens every 12 years. We are very lucky as it was happening this year. There is the huge 17m high naked statue of Bahubali , a jain deity. It is told to be the world's tallest monolithic statue. In the festival, the statue is anointed with thousands of pots of coconut milks, yogurt, ghee, bananas, almonds, sandalwoodoil, milk and safran during the festival.

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2006-02-23T15:22:00.000+03:00

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2006-02-04T12:11:00.000+03:00

Kerala, Gods own Country....

Last thursday was holiday as it was republic day. And of course, we didn't miss the chance and take the friday off. We decided to go to Kerala; me, Stephanie, Marco and Patrick... After finding our one way bus tickets, we were all ready to discover!

First, we went to Fort Cochin by ferry. I saw that I erally missed ferries as i sometimes travel by ferry just for fun in Turkey. Fort Cochin was very nice, quite, not so dirty. Jew market and spice market worths seeing. Also, Kathakali show was emazing. It is a local theatral dance performance. make up for this show takes about 1,5 hours and show takes around 1 hour. All the conversations in the show was in body language. Before the show, you are told about the body language.

After the show, we had a perfect dinner just in the sea. Fish cooked in banana leafs and delicious kalamaris... Definitely spot of the day for me:)

The next morning, we decided to have a back waters trip and then go to Varkala. That was the day challanges started for me. I got diarrhea but it was ok, somehow I was managing:) Backwaters was absulutely the one of the most peacefull and relaxing places in India. Next time, definately, I will take a house boat:)

On the way to Kollam; while travelling by bus; my backpack was stolen. I couldnt beleive and I was really pissed, i was so pissed that I was shouting at the people who were trying to help me. Nothing valuable was gone. Just my clothes and cosmetics, but still enough to make me crazy in the midle of the journey. Well, after a good sleep everything was better.

When we arrived in Varkala, I almost forgot everything. Such a nice view, such a nice beach and sea... Just perfect. Also waves were a lot of fun... I am really glad that we went to Varkala and spend one night there. It was the spot of the travel for me:) Varkala, i see you again:)

Kerala needs much more than 4 days. There are a lot of things to discover and see. That is why I want to go back there:)

2006-01-07T09:14:00.000+03:00

YENI YIL, YENI YIL , YENI YIL, YENI YIL;

Sizlere kutlu olsunnn....

25/12/2005... 2005 yilinin yarisinin fazlasini Hindistanda harcadigim kafama bir anda denk ediyor... Kendi kendime diyorum ki: oglum deniz, 7 ay oldu... Zaman hizli ve acimasiz... Seni beklemiyor... O nedenle her ne kadar yilbasi icin tatilimiz olamasada poeject yoneticilerimizle anlasiyoruz ve cuma ile pzt tatil edip kendimizi tekrardan GOA ya vuruyoruz...

Bu sefer GOA Hazirandan cok farkli... Turist dolu, muson yagmurlari yok, heryerde bir parti surup gidiyor... 4 gunde 4 farkli plaja gidiyoruz. Tum GOAyi kuzeyden guneye geciyoruz, ustelik scooterla! Kime soylesek cildirdiniz mi diyor:) Kafalari ayni yonde calisan 7-8 arkadas bir araya gelince bu tur seyler cok normal geliyor bizlere... 1. gun Ancuna, 2.gun sahildeki tepenin cevresini dolasarak ulastigimiz Vagota, 3. gun sccoterla gittigimiz cennet Palolem ve 4. gun klasik Calangute Plaji... Hepsinin tadi ayri. Ancunada trance muzik, Vagotanin kucuk ve kalabalik olmuyan koyu, Palolemin chill out ortami ve Calangutun kontrasti...

Yil basi gecesi yenilen hafif yemekten sonra diger arkadaslarla bulusup grubu tamamladik ve rotamizi TopHill'e cevirdik. Ancunanin en buyuk klubu. Parti aksam ustu 16:00da baslamis, dunyanin heryerinden gelen DJler set aliyor... Icerden gumbur gumbur trance muzik geliyor, icimiz icimize sigmiyor, bir de 7 ay sonrasinda ilk defa boyle bir ortam gorunce iyice cosuyoruz... Iceride herkes kendinden gecmis sekilde dans ediyor... Kalabaliga katiliyoruz ve saat 12 oldugunda yeni yili kutluyoruz... Bir kac saat sonra rota degistirip ormanda bir yerde duzenlenen ozel rave partisine gidiyoruz... Disko isigi yok, DJ bile mum isiginda isini surduruyor, gumbur gumbur bir trance muzik... Partiyi birakip geri dongumuzde saat sabah 06:00 civarindaydi, sabah 6da TopHill'in onu ise tiklim tiklimdi, millet iceri girmek icin sira bekliyordu... Iste GOA ruhu!

Donuste ise yatakli otobusle ile donduk. Otobusun icinde koltuk yerine yatak var ve misil misil uyuyorsunuz:) Ilginc bir deneyim...

Farkli bir 2005, degisik bir yeni yil partisi ve yeni bir yil... Bakalim 2006yi tamamlarken nerde olucaz ve neler yapicaz....

2005-10-26T07:01:00.000+03:00

ROBERTSONS!!!

Till now I wrote all my titles in Turkish to express my feelings and experiences in India better. But now, it is time to write in English; because, the people who are related to this title just know “serefe” and “eyvallah” as Turkish:)

Robertson is the name of the house that I have been living for the last 2, 5 months. This is the house of joy and friendship as written on our door. Robertson is a big house with 6 bedrooms, a huge living room and kitchen, 2 refrigerators, 2 washing machines… And of course with the people who create the real value for the house. We are 13 people in the house representing Germany, Poland, Netherlands, Hungary, Switzerland, Ireland, France and Philippines. I am sure you can imagine the great atmosphere. It may look a little bit crowded when you are used to, you enjoy it a lot. As I always say, it is always party atmosphere. When we get some beers and go down to the living room with 13 people, it is just party atmosphere which I like a lot:)

Ok, let’s know more about the people in the Robertson:

Nico: The techno party guy. When he is missing the house is really silent:)
Peter: He is mostly working, hard to see him:)
Yvonne: the frogJ I don’t know why we call her so:)
Alex: The tallest person in the house, that’s why we call her giraffe:)
Barbara: Always receiving some sms or calls, always busy:)
Tibaut: The cool French who left last Saturday.
Ghina: World is very small, Ghina’s brother will marry a girl from Izmir in May 2006:)
Patrick: The new fake IrishJ He doesn’t drink beer or whisky:)
Marco: He has a dream job as video game testing:)
Zsuzi: Always direct and smiley:)
Mieke: I may say that she is the oldest Robertson:)
Dominik: He is the creator of “sechs fuchsga”. From now on, I call the 650 beer as sechs fuchsga!
Ronny: Funny German who left 2 weeks ago…

Frieda: When she arrived, we lost the master bed room:)

And many more people who lived in the house… It is hard to give all the names.

In 10 day’s time; all the people, who I met when I came to house, will have been gone back to their homes. New people always keep coming, let’s seeJ

This is the house I live. After an exhausting day and 1, 5 hours in the traffic, when I enter the house, these are the things make me smile:)

2005-09-17T14:09:00.000+03:00

Dunya gercekten cok kucuk....

Yazmiyali uzun zaman olmus. Bu sure zarfinda IC 2005de External oldum; Delhi, Agra ve Taj Mahali gordum, ganesh festivallerine taniklik ettim... Aklima ilk gelenler bunlar.

Ama ben en son basima gelen ve dunyanin ne kadar kucuk oldugunu bi kez daha anladigim bi olayi yazacagim... Son bi kac haftadir Bastian(ev arkadasim) bana komsumuzun benle konsumak istedigini soyluyordu. Ben de firsat bulup gidemiyordum(acikcasi icimden de pek gitmek gelmioyrdu:) Dun komsumuza yakalandim. Merhabalastiktan sonra adam bana 'nasilsin' dedi; ama, turkce olarak. Ben heralde bi turk arkadasi falan var diyip ingilizce cevap verdim. Sonrasinda "nasil, hindistana alistin mi" diyince adam, sorusuna soruyla cevap verdim ve sordum nasil turkce konusuyor diye. Meger amcam tuccarmis ve Turkiye'de 3-4 yil is yapmis. Istanbul, Bursa, Mersin ve Antalya da calismis. Ama adam catir catir Turkce konusuyor. Gecen sene de Almanyada bir Turkun arabasina carpmistim; ama, Hindistan'da catir catir Turkce konusan biriyle komsu olmak cok daha ilginc bi olay:)

Bir baska hikaye ise Merte ait(kendisi Hyderabadda SATYAMda). Mert bir sabah kahvalti icin kafeteryada omlet siparisi vermek istediginde garson ellerinde yumurta kalmadigini; ancak, Mert isterse yumurtasiz omlet yapmayi teklif edioyr. Mert ise red etmis. Ben olsam ismarlar ve ne getireceklerini merakla beklerdim.

Bir digeri ise Delhi seyahatimden. Buyuk pazarda dolasirken disci tezgahi gordum. Adamlar dis cekimi, poretez falan yapiyorlardi. Fotusu yanda ve dumurun buyugu:)

2005-07-25T13:45:00.000+03:00

AutoRicshaw Pazarlik Teknikleri:

Bildiginiz gibi daha once AutoRicshaw adli Hindistan'a ozgu ulasim araclarina kisaca deginmistim. Bu araclarin hepsinde taksimetre tarzinda cihazlar var ama Tamil Nadu eyaletinde(Chennai ve cevresi) kimse kullanmiyor. Bir yere gitmek istediginiz de bi auto bulup gideceginiz yeri soyleyip pazarlik etmeye basliyorsunuz. Iste burda sizin pazarlik beceriniz ve tecrubeleriniz devreye giriyor:) Belki okuyanlar arasinda buraya gelecek olanlar vardir, o nedenle pazarlik tekniklerini acikliyacagim:

Ilk once gideceginiz yere daha once gitmediyseniz, tanidiginiz bir Hintliye oraya gitmenin kaca mal olucagini sorun.(diyelim ki 35 rupis)
Sonra ki adim bir auto bulmak. Genelde bizde ki taksiler gibi bir kismi dolaniyor, bir kismi ise duraklarda bekliyor. Siz dolananlari tercih edin, daha kolay pazarlik yapiliyor.
Automuzu bulduktan sonra gidecegimiz yeri soyluyoruz. Bu arada gidecegimiz yeri adres olarak degil, tarif olarak soylememiz gerekiyor(T.Nagar, Traders Hotel yani gibi), yoksa anlamiyorlar.
Sonrasinda Auto surucusu sizi iceri davet ediyor. Bu asamada siz israrla kac para kac para diye soruyorsunuz.
Genelde Auto suruculeri ilk asamada absurd bi rakam soyluyor. Mesela 35 rupilik yol icin 100 rupis diyor. Eger icinizden gulmek geliyorsa gulun:)
Siz gulunce Auto surucusu ciddilesiyor ve size soruyor ne kadar odersiniz diye. Siz de 20 rps. diyin. Cunku pazarlik esnasinda sizin yukari cikmaniz, onunda asagi inmesi gerek. Eger 35 rps den baslarsaniz 50 Rps ile sonuclanabilir pazarlik.
Sonra surucu fiyat indirmeye basliyacaktir. O diyecek 60, siz diyeceksiniz 25. Boyle bi kac tur gittikten sonra baktiniz surucu 50Rpsnin altina inmiyor. O anda birakin pazarligi ve arkanizi donup yurumeye baslayin. Yururken bi yandan baska auto arayin bi yandan da istedigniz fiyati soyleyin.
Bu asamada iki olasilik var:1. Surucu ceker gider ve siz baska auto ile anlasirsiniz, 2. Surucu Autosuna biner, doner gelir ve 50 rpsnin altina inerek pazarliga devam eder. Bu noktada istediginiz fiyati almaniz isten bile degil:)
Artik auto sizin hizmetinizde, hem de istediginiz fiyata. Keyfine bakin:)

Her ne kadar uzun ve zorlu bi surec olarak gozukse de sahsen cok eglenceli buluyorum. Cok komik anlar yasanabiliyor(ki bir keresinde bir auto beni 200mt takip etti ve bu arada pazarlik ettik:) Eger Chennai'a geliyorsaniz gercekten bu sekilde pazarlik etmeniz gerekiyor:)

2005-07-25T12:58:00.000+03:00

Cicek Abbasi Hatirliyan var mi:)

Bu haftasonu Chennai'a otobusle 3 saat uzaklikta Pondichery adinda bir sahil kasabasina gittik. Burasi eski bir Fransiz kolonosi. Her ne kadar su anda resmi olarak koloni olmasa da fiili olarak koloni durumunda. Pazar aksami bir fransiz restoranina gittik. Biz restorana ilk gelenlerdendik. Teresa ciktik ve yemek boyunca hic bir hintlinin gelmeyisi dikkatimi cekti. Yemek sonrasinda cikmak icin asagi indik ve asagi katta yemek yiyen hintlilerle karsilastik. Resmi bir ayrimcilik yok ama asagi katta uygulanan fiyat ile yukari katta uygulanan fiyat ayri olunca bir ayrim oluyor, gercekten yurek burkucu.

Neyse, gelelim bu gezinin maceralarina:) Baslik "Cicek Abbas" ile ilgili. Umarim hepiniz bu filmi izlemissinizdir(izlemediyseniz mutlaka izleyin:) Cicek Abbasta dolmusa binme sahnesi var. Herkes bekliyor, dolmus geliyor, kapi aciliyor ve herkes bir anda iceri hucum ediyor. Ite kaka falan biniyor millet. Otobuslerde burada ayni sekilde. Dun aksam Pondichery'den donmek icin garaja gittik. Diger stajyerler banklara oturdular. Bense hafif bir esinti oldugu icin disarda dolaniyordum. Sonra otobusun gelecegi peron cevresinde kalabalik birikmeye basladi. Ben de turk hissleri oldugu icin otobuse nasil binecegimizi tahmin ettim ve gidip cantami alip oyle beklemeye basladim(hatta digerlerini de uyradim, siz de gelin diye:) 10-15 dk sonra otobus garaj girisinde gorundu ve bir anda bir ugultu basladi. Ben o anda "hadi oglum deniz, kap bi koltuk" diyerek kosmaya basladim. Millet on kapiya yuklendi, arka kapidan ise millet sadece iniyor. Bu anda Turk zekam devreye girdi ve arka kapiya yoneldim. Sonra bi kac kisi daha geldi ve ite kaka kendimi iceriye attim. Sonrasinda gene ite kaka one ilerledim ve en onde yer kaptim. Bu arada diger stajyerler de bi sekilde otobuse bindiler ve bir arada oturduk:) Aman allahim ya, valla var ya 15-20 dk gulduk durduk. Deli bi sey yaa. Isin ilginc yani, otobuste ayakta kalan yok. herkesin yeri vardi:) Sonrasinda yola koyulduk. 1-1,5 saat sonra biri bagirmaya basladi. Ben "lan kesin kavga cikti" derken sofor amcam frenin dibine kadar basti ve otobus durdu. O anda biri asagiya indi ve afedersiniz isemeye basladi:) Bosuna demiyorlar "Incredible India" die:)

Bu da baska bir kisa macera. Bu arada otobusler kendi basina bir konu, ona baska zaman deginecegim:)

2005-07-21T17:09:00.000+03:00

Trafik...

Hindistan'da (en azindan benim gordugum yerlerde) trafik diye bir sey yok. Insanlar nerede bi bosluk gorurlerse hemen daliyorlar. Hatta daha ilginci kimse ayna kullanmiyor. Arabalarin ve motorlarin aynalari surekli kapali. Adamlar resmen icgudusel olarak serit degistiriyorlar... Ilk baslarda dehset verici, benim arac icinde sakin bir sekilde oturmaya baslamam 2 hafta falan aldi(kalbi ile problemi olanlar cidden zorlanabilir) Ama isin ilginc yani cok fazla kaza olmuyor; cunku, insanlar yavas gidiyorlar(bkz Goa macerasi:)

Hyderabadda yolda serit cizgisi, trafik levhasi falan hic bir sey yoktu! Hatta trafik lambasi bile bi kac buyuk kavsakta vardi o kadar. Chennai ise daha gelismis trafik acisindan. Yolda serit cizgileri var, heryerde trafik isiklari var ve insanlar isiklara uyuyorlar. Daha rahat yani ama gene de buyuk macera... Hele karsidan karsiya gecmek... Aman allahim... Once solonuza bakin, bu arada ayni anda arkadasiniz da saginiza baksin. Yol devamli dolu oldugu icin ve yayalara yol verme aliskanligi olamdigi icin bir motor ya da bir arac size carpmadan hizli bir sekilde yolu gecin... Gercekten her seferinde adrenalin seyiveniz artiyor...

2005-07-19T16:14:00.000+03:00

Yemekler...

Burda yemek esittir baharat. Kahvaltida, oglen ve aksam yemeklerinde yenilen tum yemekler baharatli. Eger ilk baslarda dikkat etmezseniz midenize dokunma ihtimali cok yuksek(tecrube ike sabit:) Asiri dozda almadiginiz takdirde cok keyif veriyorlar. Turk mutfagina da benzer renkeri var. Mesela Tandir... Bizim kullandigimiz tandir kuyularinin aynisi var burda. Hatta tandir ekmegi bile yapiyorlar ki bizim favorimiz 'butter naan'(yani tereyagli ekmek) Ayni zamanda sis kebap buraya da gelmis. Siste tavuk kebap yapiyorlar ve bayaa basarililar:)

Guneyde, tum yemekler "muz yaparagi"nda servis ediliyor ki gercekten de muhtesem otatantik bir olay:) Ama guneyin bir kotu noktasi ise iyi bir restorana gitmedikce catal bulamiyorsunuz(kasik bir derece) Genelde insanlar elleri ile yiyiyorlar. Alismasi zaman aliyor(yemeye degil, gormeye) Ben su ana kadar 1 kere denemek zorunda kaldim ve elimle pirinc yemeyi beceremedim. Cok zor, pirinc ele gelmiyor...

Guney mutfagi klasiklerine gelince... Yandaki resimde gordugunuz 'doza' farkli soslarla ya da masala denilen baharatli patates puresiyle servis edilen sabah klasigi... Idli de sabahin vaz gecilmezi. O da pamuk gibi bisey:) Yemek olarak ise tandir yemekleri ve tabii ki 'kori' yemekleri cok populer.

Guneyde, ozellikle deniz kenarinda yasayip ta deniz mahsulu yememek olmaz:) Ozellikle karides cok ucuz, bol bol yeme sansimiz oluyor:) Istakoz ise biraz pahali ama yemeye deger(resimde gordugunuz gibi:) Baliklara gelince... Envai cesit balik var, ozellikle kopek baligi cok populer ve entresan bir lezzeti var:) Ama tabii hic biri Ege'nin serin sularinda yetisen "Cipura"nin yerini tutmuyor..

Peki bu kadar anlattin, sen en fazla ne yiyorsun derseniz genelde evde pisirdigimiz batili yemekler, SUBWAY, Pizza falan... Gercekten hergun baharatli yemeye dayanmak icin saglam bir sistem lazim:)

Ben yemek konusu olunca durmam ama bu kadar yeter sanirim:) Daha fazla bilgi icin benimle kontaga gecin...

2005-07-19T16:01:00.000+03:00

AutoRicshaw

Autolar cilgin hindistan trafiginde ki muhtesem cozumler. Adamlar triportoru taksiye cevirmisler:) Cok havadar, biraz yavas ve soforun kabiliyetleri oraninda kivrak... Nomalde 3 kisilik kapasitesi var; ama, Hindistan'da her tasitta oldugu gibi binebildiginiz kadar kalabalik binebiliyorsunuz(ki biz en fazla 5 denedik ve 7 gorduk:) Genelde taksi metre tarzi bir cihazlari var ve buna gore oduyorsunuz. Ama Chennai'da hic biri o cihazi calistirmiyor ve pazarlik yapmak zorundasiniz. Acikcasi cok zevkli oluyor... Hatta sizin istediginiz fiyati kabul etmezse ve aksi yonde yurumeye baslarsaniz donup gelip sizin fiyati ya da cok yakin bir fiyati kabul ediyorlar:) Resmi mi, cok yakinda....

2005-07-19T15:52:00.000+03:00

Kisa bir ani...

Gecenlerde bir acik hava restoranina yemege gittik. Restoranin etrafi bambularla cevrili ama ustu acik. Salas gozukse de yemekleri lezzetli bir yerdi. Neyse, yemek yiyip bira ictik ve ben garsona tuvaletin nerde oldugunu sordum. Garson bana bir kapi gosterdi. Gittim ve kapiyi bir actim ki... Bos arazi, goz alabildigine:) Adamlarin tuvalete yaklasimlari:) Incerdible India....

2005-07-07T15:06:00.000+03:00

Hindistan Hakkinda Kisa Kisa...

1 milyardan fazla nufus...
6 tane nukleer santral...
Bazi bolgelerde duzenli elektrik kesintileri...
Sabah oglen aksam baharatli yemekler...
Dehset verici derecede ucuz insan gucu...
IT pazarinda cok etkin...
20 yil sonra gelismis bir ulke olma hedefi...
5 milyon HIV tasiyicisi...
Sirasiyla en buyuk 4 din: Hinduizm, Islam, Hristiyanlik, Sikhizm...
14 resmi ve binlerce resmi olmayan dil...
3 ana tanri: Siva(yaratici), Vishnu(Koruyucu), Brahman(yok edici) ve yuz binlerce farkli tanri...
Kisi basi milli gelir: 3100$
1$=43Rps...
63,140km ile dunyanin en uzun demir yolu hatti..
Yuksek kalitede marihuana uretimi...

2005-07-07T15:05:00.000+03:00

GOA!!!

Hersey 5 gunluk boslumuz oldugunu ogrenmemizle basladi... Chennai'a atanmistik ve yolculuk icin daha 6 gunumuz vardi. Aksam yemekte ertesi gun cantalari alip garaja gitmeye ve Goa'ya giden ilk otobuse binme karari aldik tam 11 kisi. Ancak garaja gittigimizde yeterli yer olmadigini ogrendik. Sonrasinda treni denemek istedik ancak orda da yer yoktu. Biz de 11 kisi icin bir minibus kiralamaya karar verdik. Pazarlik yapildi ve anlasma saglandi. 800 kmlik yolu 11 kisi bir minibusle gidecektik. Cok zevkli gorunuyordu ta ki minibus ile karsilasana kadar... Arac 9 kisilikti. Yaptigimiz tum pazarliklar ise yaramadi ve 1 saat sonunda 11 kisi cantlarimizla araca binmeyi basardik. 800 km, en fazla 12 saatte bitecekti...

Yola cikali 3 saat olmustu. Lastiklerden birinden bi patlama sesi geldi. Hindistanin gobeginde karanlikta, yildizlar altinda lastik degistiriyorduk. 1 saat sonra soforumuz patlak lastigi tamir ettirmek icin bir koyde durdu. Yola cikali 4 saat olmustu ve aldigimiz yol sadece 100km idi. Koyde 1 saat harcadik. Hatta yerli cocuklarla sansimiz oldu. Ne Avrupayi, ne Amerikayi ne de Turkiyeyi biliyorlardi ve lise ogrencisiydiler. Ne kadar kapali bir toplum oldugunun cok acik bir ornegi... Koyden 00:00 civarinda ayrildik ve insanlar arabada yamuk yumuk bir sekilde uyuklamaya basladi,ben de dahil, ta ki sabah 04'te arabanin toprak bir yola girdigini hissedene dek. bi kac metre sonra sofor arabayi durdurdu, carsafini aldi, yere serdi ve uyumaya basladi. Ayni bu sira ile gerceklesti ve bize hic bi sey demedi. Ilk soku atlattiktan sonra biz de uyumaya basladik, kimimiz icerde, kimimiz disarda... Sabah 07:00 gibi uyandik. Hesaplarimiza gore bu saatte Goa'ya varmis olmamiz gerekiyordu; ama, daha 400 km yol gitmistik. Tekrar koyulduk yola... Tekrar bir lastik patlamasi ve tekrar bir koyde durup 1 saat boyunca lastigin tamir edilisinin beklenmesi... Sonra gene dustuk yollara. Bu sefer Hamphide lastik satin almak icin durduk. Gene 1 saat...

Aksam saat 19:00 civarinda yorgun argin, bitkin bir sekilde Goa'ya vardik. Ve plajda bir otele kendimizi attik. Sahile adim atmamizla ve bu manzara ile karsilasmamiz ile tum yolculuk, tum yorgunluk unutuldu... Cogu sarkida Goa'ya olan yolculuklardan bahsediliyordu ve nedenini anlamiyordum, demek buymus sihiri...

2005-07-07T15:00:00.000+03:00

Hindistan'da inekler cok kutsal. Haksiz da degiller, cop yiyip sut ureten baska hangi hayvan var? Ustelik ulasimda da buyuk kolayliklar sagliyor:)