LİFE ORDER

Human's life is like the seasons.It is in such a order that it works efficiently.You have to adapt yourself to this order otherwise the season goes away and you can not catch it.

Spring...like a flower which has just gone out of earth,you are born with the eyes full of hope.You begin to live the life.You are happy to see the sea or sky.Like a flower you do not want to be alone.And one day you see the buttterfly.everything is on their way,there is no problem.You are contend with your life.You are not alone and love the living.

Summer...You get mature and as you are grown up ,you like the life more.Sun shines more brigthly,birds fly with happiness and you are with your lovings again.Travelling,enjoying,taking rest,sleeping....You have everything that you need.

Autumn...as the time passes,you begin to understand the value of the life and think about the things you did in the past.Is it a regration?no of course you still think that you go on living and you are not alone(still)Like a flower waiting for sun,you wait...And one day you see that the tree that is always near you loses one of its leaves.You get shocked but you estimate that it is something that will never occcur to you.

Winter...One morning you get up with sadness and have difficulty in breathing.The tree has no leaf and when you look at yourself you notice that you have lost one,too.You can not believe and it is time you died.Leave your body on the earth say good-bye...But do not worry you have your children in the back telling you.This is the life order that everybody has to go through.

METU EDUCATION GROUP


I joined in the METU Education Group in the beginning of this semester.At first, I did not know what they do and I hesitated about whether I would go on and participate in all the activities of them all time or not.However,day by day,as the group taught me their aims,their activities and lots of things like these,I started to like it and I decided to do what I could.Since then, I have been in this group and I 'm very happy for this


I want to mention our activities: we try to help the schools that don't have any library or (even there is a library) enough books in it.We not only pick the second hand books from people who want to help us, but also buy new books.We take them to the schools on our own by bus.So, we also communicate with the students there and we tell them what the university means,why the reading is so important,how they should study,etc. , we give information about our departments and we listen to their aims,views about the future, they ask some questions to us and we give answers to them.The reason of that we take the books to them on our own instead of sending with cargo is to do these.We are very happy to do this.


Our another activity is : we go to somewhere called TODAM at weekends and we teach something to the children there.The children who come there are generally poor,asocial,low-educated,they do not know many things and they don't see respect and love fom their family.All of us love them very much and we try to teach them some things (least,talking in society,showing respect to the people,being social and besides them, painting and English,carrying out experiments,theatre,playing folk dance,chese). We believe that we do something nice,so we are proud of this.


We also try to communicate with other groups both in our university and other universities and so we aim to do something common and help each other.


As a group, we are not only busy with group duties, we also do some things together such as going to the theatre,having dinner,chestnut party,chatting, etc. I think this is very nice.I say again and again: I 'm very happy to be in this group. We are also waiting for you.

THE WINTER IN ANKARA

I came to Ankara this year and I'm trying to get used to the weather of Ankara.Normally,I live in Manisa,Agean Region, so I'm not used to such harsh weather.Manisa's weather is warm so I don't remember that I have worn boat and thick clothes so far but now I have to wear them in order not to be ill.Sometimes,I get very cold and the weather here makes me fear; I think how the winter will pass this year.However,as time passes, I 'm getting used to everything,especially the snow scenary in METU.Everywhere is white ; I think it represents the cleanness,peace and like these.Additionally,METU's campus is very suitable for the snow so the snow matches to METU very much.Thanks to Ankara and METU, I 'm trying new thins.For instance, I have never skipped on the snow but I've tried it and I' ve played snowball with my friends recently,it was very nice and I enjoyed very much.However,sometimes,I fear that I will sky on the road and fall,so I should be very careful about this.



I want to stop my words with a sentence:the one who likes the rose puts up with its prickle.Namely, I like Ankara and METU,so I like also the winter here :)

I want to ask a question and answer it:
As all of you know, there are so many shopping centers in the cities around the world and families go there to have fun, to do shopping etc. with their children at weekends and not so often on weekdays because parents work. They go these places at weekends, so far you think it is so normal. But just think about people who work in these shopping centers. They work at weekends and they have no chance to be with their families or friends at weekends when their families, friends have time to spend with each other. I think they also want to be with those who close to them like the other peoples who are free at weekends want.Do you think these centers should be open at weekends when you think once more from the perspectives of shop assistants?
I think that people working on weekdays go to shopping centers with their friends,children,families etc. is very normal because they work hard on weekdays and they can not share time with their families and friends and they may not spare time to do what they wish to do with them.They don’t work only at weekends and in my opinion,to go there and do something is their right.They are also individuals and they need to take a rest and to share their time with people they want.However,there are people working not only on weekdays but also at weekends.I think this procedure is wrong because to work effectively,every person need to take rest and do what they want.They have also children,family,other works such as cleaning home,cooking, caring with their children and their necessities etc. but nobody take into consider them.Some companies,bosses etc. think that working more is more money.I tell them ” if you want to earn money,let you work harder rather than forcing their employees to work harder and making them exhausting” because people who can not take rest and don’t spare time for their special life are not already as efficient as the bosses want but they don’t understand them.In my opinion, these shopping centers should be open at weekends bu they should employ different part of people.I mean that a group of people should be worked on weekdays and one other group of people should be worked at weekends.In this way, each group has chance to do something.

TICKET ADVENTURE

I want to tell you my ticket adventure.I bought three tickets to come back to Ankara days ago.I thought that 14th day of the month was Saturday and I told a friend of mine that I wanted him to buy three tickets for that day and they did.I took the tickets from him when I went to my home for Bayram.When I took it, I looked at them but I did not realize that they were for Sunday because I put 14th day in my mind as Saturday.On Saturday, a friend of mine,Elif, came to us to see off me, we had dinner , then I passed to my own room and at the same time , Elif was in kitchen and my father,mother,sister and grandmother were in livingroom.When I was in my room, I received a message from my friend who bought our tickets and I was shocked because he said that we would go the following day.I run to the kitchen and asked to Elif if that day was 14th.When I received her answer , I got worry and I screamed in home " it can't be!". Those in livingroom went out and asked to me what happened. I explained the situation. They, especially my mother, became very happy.However, I could not become happy because I was also responsible for Semih and Özgül' s tickets and I did not know how they would react to this news.Everything and everybody were ready for our coming.Immediately , I called Semih and explained the situation shying.He said that it was not problem for him ; moreover, his mother became very happy so I got relax a bit little. Then, I called Özgül and told her that we would go the following day.She became happy so much that she could not believe and asked whether I told truth or joked again and again. I said that I said truth but she could not believe and called me again after our phone call finished.At last, I could become happy. However, from this time, everybody have made fun of me and have asked to me " what is date today" .I think they are right because I have had problems with dates,as well, everything since that day. I have been distrusting everything these days.However, I have been trying to pick myself up. I hope I will success :)

LIVING ABROAD

Living abroad is something that people , especially the younger ones , often dream about . Is it really worth all the sacrifice ? Like everything , living abroad has both its advantages and disadvantages.The main advantage is that you can learn the language and the culture or customs of the country you live in. Moreover , you can widen your horizons by studying there and making career . A further advantage is that you can make new foreign friends. Of course , you should be aware of the fact that you may meet both well-breds and villains . But usually people , when meeting foreigner , tend to be nice and treat you well .On the other hand , there are certain drawbacks to life abroad . First of all living there may be really expensive . Therefore not everyone can afford it . Secondly , you will certainly miss your family , your old friends , or perhaps your girlfriend. Furthermore , you will have to know , at least , the basics of the language of the country you go to or be very self-willed to learn.In conclusion , I think that living abroad may be very good for everyone . It can broaden ones knowledge of the world , customs and people .

"IF YOU LIVE BY SCARING..." by Şebnem Ferah

This is one of Şebnem Ferah's songs.I like it very much because it tells me lots of things.For instance, it says that " if you live scaring,you only watch the life" I think it is right .In my opinion, unless we are active in life, there is no means of our living.However, if we live enjoying ourselves and other people and we know how to make the life live, we can get something from the life and we can understand what the meaning of life is.In her other words ,she says that if you know flying , you should know also falling and if you want to be loved, you should first know loving.She is definitely right because ,of course, everybody wants to be loved and be respected but if a person don't love herself/himself or other people, I think she/he has no right to be loved.On the other hand, you don't live with pleasure everytime, everything does not go on in a way you want everytime so you should know that you will face some obstacles in life and you should be ready for every situation.In case of its contrary,when you face an obstacle firstly, if you decide to give up, it means that you are scared of life and you don't want to struggle but it is necessary to go on life.She also wants to mean that you will learn the life by living.