Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Turkish Crash Test Dummies
Having lived in Istanbul for more than 19 months already, I thought I'd seen the worst drivers possible.
I kid you not, these are daily sights on Istanbul roads. As funny and incredulous as they sound, they are true!
Cars REVERSING on long stretches of highway, in the middle of SPEEDING traffic, just so they can take the exit they missed. Never mind that the last exit was more than 500m behind.
Fully loaded dump trucks speeding so fast (100km/h), with their cargo, often sand or gravel UNCOVERED so it's flying and spilling all over the road.
People driving while holding babies/children IN THEIR LAPS.
Well, on Thursday, here's what I saw on the way home from town. Luckily I had my camera with me!
No door + no seat belt = crash test dummies!
I kid you not, these are daily sights on Istanbul roads. As funny and incredulous as they sound, they are true!
Cars REVERSING on long stretches of highway, in the middle of SPEEDING traffic, just so they can take the exit they missed. Never mind that the last exit was more than 500m behind.
Fully loaded dump trucks speeding so fast (100km/h), with their cargo, often sand or gravel UNCOVERED so it's flying and spilling all over the road.
People driving while holding babies/children IN THEIR LAPS.
Well, on Thursday, here's what I saw on the way home from town. Luckily I had my camera with me!
No door + no seat belt = crash test dummies!
Friday, February 6, 2009
My 1st Birthday Cake & Yu Sheng!
Hello all!
It's Julien again. Now that I'm back in Istanbul with Mummy, Daddy and Cookie, I really miss my family in Singapore! Especially Mama and Kong Kong.
Here are some photos from my 1st birthday party! Koo Koo Mark and Ee Ee Wendy bought me a yummy chocolate cake and Chunky Munky ice cream! But Mummy didn't let me eat any! Hmmmph! She says I'm too young, so I was a bit grumpy. (see my scowl?) But when Mummy was not looking I tried to sneak some cake! Too bad she caught me ;p
Hmmph! Why don't I get to eat my cake?
Me trying to sneak some cake!
After my birthday, we also celebrated my first Chinese New Year before we left Singapore! Wow! The yu sheng was bigger than I was! Since I'm a bit too short to do the lo hei, Mummy helped me with the chopsticks. (But I'm sure I'll get the hang of it soon!)
It's Julien again. Now that I'm back in Istanbul with Mummy, Daddy and Cookie, I really miss my family in Singapore! Especially Mama and Kong Kong.
Here are some photos from my 1st birthday party! Koo Koo Mark and Ee Ee Wendy bought me a yummy chocolate cake and Chunky Munky ice cream! But Mummy didn't let me eat any! Hmmmph! She says I'm too young, so I was a bit grumpy. (see my scowl?) But when Mummy was not looking I tried to sneak some cake! Too bad she caught me ;p
Hmmph! Why don't I get to eat my cake?
Me trying to sneak some cake!
After my birthday, we also celebrated my first Chinese New Year before we left Singapore! Wow! The yu sheng was bigger than I was! Since I'm a bit too short to do the lo hei, Mummy helped me with the chopsticks. (But I'm sure I'll get the hang of it soon!)
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