Category: Random posts
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Tea Leaves – Film script
April 2004 By: Serdar Acar Script by: Serdar Acar & David Chalk I wrote this story in Istanbul in 1999. After moving to the States the story changed it so many times. When I was studying acting at HB Studio in 2022, I wanted to adapt it to a play, a friend of mine; Eric…
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Turkish Hour TV – Turk Saati TV (Turkce)
2000 li yillarin ortasinda yazmaya basladigim ama bi turlu gerisini getirmedigim hikaye. 1 BASLANGIC -hayir bunu bana yapamazsin diye bagirdi, hisimla yerinden kalkarak tabancasini cekti ve karsisinda oturan adama dogrulttu, her sey bir anda oldu, o kadar sinirlenmisti ki, karsisinda oturan adami vurup vurmamasi an meselesiydi, burnundan soluyor, gozleri donuyordu, ama karsisindaki adam cok sakin…
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Game of Life
In my contemplation of life’s existential questions, I have formulated the following thoughts: There exists a higher power (referred to as God) who desired amusement. To achieve this, God created angels, smaller versions of himself, and bestowed upon them the ability to experience enjoyment. To further enhance their entertainment, God devised a grand and captivating…
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My intermittent fasting
October 31, 2022 Today I am 176 pounds. I weighed myself daily last week and I was between 174 to 178 pounds. I have been intermittent fasting since mid August (for 2.5 months), I started because of my health, I thought it would help my tumors (soft tissue sarcoma) to not to grow, or I…
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My childhood
I was born in Bursa, one of the major cities in Turkiye, located close to Istanbul, about a two-hour drive away. I was the first child in my family. During my early years, my grandfather, who was an olive merchant, had a store in Bursa where he sold olives. He also owned olive trees outside…
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My favorite TSM Songs
ada sahilleri ayva cicek acmis Bir İhtimal Daha Var Duydum Ki Unutmuşsun Bir Kızıl Goncaya Benzer Dudağın Mihrabım Diyerek Kimseye Etmem Şikayet Dönülmez Akşamın Ufkundayız Agora Meyhanesi Uyu Demeye Geldim Şimdi Uzaklardasın At Kadehi Elinden telgrafin telleri eski dostlar eski dostlar arim balim petegim yesil yesil bu ne sevgi ah bu ne izdirap elbet bir…
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Our CO-OP buying process in Riverdale (Bronx, NYC)
September 22 2022 We have purchased a coop apartment in New York City in July 2022. It was a long process, which took exactly 4 months from beginning to the end (120 days). Before purchasing this unit, we have seen 20 or so different places, apartments, condos, coops, townhomes, and single family homes. We have…
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My Low-grade Fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS)
In a nutshell, I have a soft tissue sarcoma in my peritoneum, its inside the mesentery but outside of the bowels. Its a very rare cancer, like 1 in a million. I had two surgeries in NYU, in 2019 and in 2022. After the second surgery, more tumors showed up. Here’s the history: October 2018:…
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What makes me, me?
I am almost 50 years old. I was born and raised in Turkiye, who moved to the United States in my 20s. During my formative years from 12 to 18, I resided in a boarding school devoid of televisions or computers. Consequently, I immersed myself in reading, devouring hundreds of novels and stories. This extensive…
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Scandinavian trip, Summer 2022
Me and my son went out on a 17 day trip in Scandinavia. We started with Reykjavik, Iceland, then Stockholm, Sweden, Copenhagen, Denmark, Oslo, Flam, Vatnahalsen, Bergen Norway. July 11 Monday: 7 pm: My wife and daughter dropped us off to the Newark airport. We are very excited. Our flight is at 9:30 pm to…
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