What's wrong with Iraq? - Enjoying the journey

I was talking to one of the secretaries - the one who is Filipino- yesterday morning while she was wearing her make-up at her desk. I told her that I admire her for that she puts on her make-up everyday despite the fact that we all are living/working in Iraq. Then the other secretary - the one who is Iraqi - asked in an enlightening way which made me think that I used to have a brain that I stopped using a little while ago:

- What's wrong with Iraq?

Really. What's wrong with Iraq? Why do I have to be where I want to be to continue living? What if it will take fifteen years to reach where I "want" to be? Most important of all, why do I keep forgetting to enjoy the journey all the time? Then I realized...

Sex and Fashion Count As Well

While protesting or celebrating, men and women, if there are any, should dress fashionably because world will remember them as typical citizens of their country.

Taking a look at the pictures below will probably explain what i mean better; and how sexist and old-fashioned protesters can be:

Yemen (the Economist)

All of the protesters are men.

Turkey (the Economist)

Again, all of these protesters are men. Middle seem purely happy.

Syria (the Economist)

All people in this gathering are also men. 

Syria (the Economist)

Tired of men?

South Korea (chinadaily.com)

Nice mix. Fancy colors.

Portugal (the Economist)

Nice shirt !

Libya (the Economist)

All men. Boring. 

Italy (the Economist)

Easy to see some women. 

France (guardian.co.uk)

France seems the best to me.

Britain (the Economist)

Too many women. Colors of a computer game.

Australia (Reuters)

Is this what they call protesting in Australia? Adorable.

One should wear her make-up and put on her/his best shirt before leaving home for a protest or a celebration.

Turkey at the Bottom of the Table

Even though it is at the worst place of the chart, it is good to see Turkey, the country i have lived in for  24 years, being counted as well. Source.

The World As It Should Be

This is the picture of the world that i want to live in; world that is ruled, also, by women. (pictured, Christine Lagarde, a candidate to head IMF)

Birthday Wishes

Two months after my 26th birthday, i finally had some time to work on the distribution of people's wish, age, gender and closeness who sent IM, e-mail, SMS to celebrate my birthday. I'll keep the text short and leave the floor to statistics. 

Below is shown percentage distribution of genders of the people who celebrated my birthday;

                                         Distribution by age;

How close those people are to me;

                                            And what do they wish for (my favourite);

Experience

experience
to be emotionally or aesthetically moved by; feel

Come Back Birdy

I've been travelling around the country and the world for more than a year. People think that it's just for work, as if those were the business trips. Well, i gotta admit that i thought the same way at the beginning. But then i found out, nomadic living is back.

Especially when there is no one calling you back, no one following you behind, why to turn back ?

I just wanna ticket outta town