Hey!
Today,i was really suffering since i did not write my blog yesterday. You know how it makes you feel when you are definitely aware that you had to finish whatever it was and you did not. Therefore when i woke up today, i was so commited and dedicated to watch a documnetary and write here about that. Yesterday, i tried to watch 'The Curse of Oil' and because of some technical problems -need to fix my PC-,i could not see 'the end'. Frankly, it was not necessary to see 'the end', because nobody lives 'happily ever after' in the documentary. That was about pipeline that starts at Baku, capital city of Azerbaijan; passing through Tbilisi, capital city of Georgia, and end in Ceyhan, city in the south coastal part of Turkey. How can you expect to have a fairytale out of an oil story? So, i did not expect and i watched what i expected... maybe more than my expectations. Kidnapping, bombing, protected minority, people who are presurred to move from their habitat, money that do not help the country at all, wrong political moves, money again. To read more about Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, click here.
Hımm, where we left? Yes, so i was telling the story of today. i was full of proimising feelings about watching documentary and writing about it. However, suddenly, i clicked 'The Perfect Vagina'by Lisa Rogers instead of a documentary categorized under Environment. Yes, i really learned some new stuff that i have never heard of like... LABIAPLASTY: vaginal cosmetic surgery in which inner labia is cut off. The documentary was about why so many women -vaginal cosmetic surgery doubled for the last five years in UK- are upset about their vaginas,and if there is other ways to make women happier and more confident about appearance of their vulvas. Are they upset because of their partners or of people who tease them or because they want to have a 'normal' vagina as all other women have? To whom want to watch the documentary, here it is.
There is -almost- never one answer for that kind of questions. We all know that we care about what other people say. Can it be a strategy for firms to be more sustainable? If we,as consumer and source of their profits, demand for more information about the product, will they make their process more transparent? If so, is there anyone who is up to buy a product which has labeled as environmentally distructive or non-fair trade?
i ll write about it tomorrow.
Lessons to be learned:
1) Be in peace with yourself.
2) Be in peace with environment.
3) Be in peace with what is different. (you ll understand what i mean when you watch the documentary)
Cheers!!
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Sweet November, 19th, Ecological Intelligence!!
Hey!
It was a looong break that i really miss writing. For a quick report, i was doing pretty well till our fest started. i ate chocolate,not as much as i used to eat(applause!!!), but still, i did! i m sorry, i m not gonna punish myself for that!
i also did not buy any clothes which deserves a huuuge 'wooww', that was a sale time!
So, let s turn to where we left! As i wrote before, that November supposed to be 'sweet'! i do not mean chocolate. i was planning to watch a documentary everyday and write about that. However, plans never work(i should not write my blog adress on my CV, that is soo not good for an employer to see that its potential employee can not follow the plan. shh, between us;)) Although i will do my best for the rest of November, for today, i ll write a bit about a book that i am reading in these days:Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything by Daniel Goleman
Daniel Goleman is very well known by his works on EI: Emotional Intelligence. However, in this book, he is questioning another type of EI: Ecological Intelligence.
From the beginning, other than finding fulfilling web sites like GoodGuide, SkinDeep etc., there is also something that is going to be 'hot' topic in the market place including business and public sector: availability of information! How we buy stuff? What attracts us? Why do we choose that brand and not the other one? These all seem like questions in a marketing class, which means more than that. These questions bring another questions: How much we care 'green labeling'? Do we care? Are we willing to pay more for greener? If so, how much more? Can 'green' be our only concern? Should it be?
Of course there is no one and only answer for these questions, but we at least can say that if people can reach more clear, simple, understandable ranking information of brands, they can make more rationale choices. We are not only talking about environmental impact of products, but also social aspect of businesses.
It is not a smooth surface that you can walk easily. It has seriously sharp edges in which you can find yourself lost.
Lessons to be learned:
1) No need to be afraid of being lost... There is always other ways!(or were they the same?)
2) Social aspect is as important as environment! (no need for tears my friends, i love you!)
3) i miss reading book... not online!
Cheers!!
It was a looong break that i really miss writing. For a quick report, i was doing pretty well till our fest started. i ate chocolate,not as much as i used to eat(applause!!!), but still, i did! i m sorry, i m not gonna punish myself for that!
i also did not buy any clothes which deserves a huuuge 'wooww', that was a sale time!
So, let s turn to where we left! As i wrote before, that November supposed to be 'sweet'! i do not mean chocolate. i was planning to watch a documentary everyday and write about that. However, plans never work(i should not write my blog adress on my CV, that is soo not good for an employer to see that its potential employee can not follow the plan. shh, between us;)) Although i will do my best for the rest of November, for today, i ll write a bit about a book that i am reading in these days:Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything by Daniel Goleman
Daniel Goleman is very well known by his works on EI: Emotional Intelligence. However, in this book, he is questioning another type of EI: Ecological Intelligence.
From the beginning, other than finding fulfilling web sites like GoodGuide, SkinDeep etc., there is also something that is going to be 'hot' topic in the market place including business and public sector: availability of information! How we buy stuff? What attracts us? Why do we choose that brand and not the other one? These all seem like questions in a marketing class, which means more than that. These questions bring another questions: How much we care 'green labeling'? Do we care? Are we willing to pay more for greener? If so, how much more? Can 'green' be our only concern? Should it be?
Of course there is no one and only answer for these questions, but we at least can say that if people can reach more clear, simple, understandable ranking information of brands, they can make more rationale choices. We are not only talking about environmental impact of products, but also social aspect of businesses.
It is not a smooth surface that you can walk easily. It has seriously sharp edges in which you can find yourself lost.
Lessons to be learned:
1) No need to be afraid of being lost... There is always other ways!(or were they the same?)
2) Social aspect is as important as environment! (no need for tears my friends, i love you!)
3) i miss reading book... not online!
Cheers!!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Sweet November, 11th BRUSSELS!!
Hey!
Today, i m not going to write about a documentary. As i told you(i do not know who you are but i am somehow sure that you remember that!), it was supposed to be my break time. Well, i can not stop writing this: i ll be in Brussels!!!(applause!!)
There will be workshops about my 2 ...s(i could not find the exact word for this, but it is something good:)): Environment & Enterpreneurship! i have no doubt that you are going to listen to my days next month! Moreover(it reminds me of my prep school time's essays), i ll go to visit my erasmus friends!!(happy happy happy!)
Other than worrying about huge rise in my carbon footprint due to flights, i am happy!
Lessons to be learned:
1) There is always an open window!
2) Walk all the ways in Berlin!! (little compansation for flights!)
3) Do not use plastic plates!
Cheers!!
Today, i m not going to write about a documentary. As i told you(i do not know who you are but i am somehow sure that you remember that!), it was supposed to be my break time. Well, i can not stop writing this: i ll be in Brussels!!!(applause!!)
There will be workshops about my 2 ...s(i could not find the exact word for this, but it is something good:)): Environment & Enterpreneurship! i have no doubt that you are going to listen to my days next month! Moreover(it reminds me of my prep school time's essays), i ll go to visit my erasmus friends!!(happy happy happy!)
Other than worrying about huge rise in my carbon footprint due to flights, i am happy!
Lessons to be learned:
1) There is always an open window!
2) Walk all the ways in Berlin!! (little compansation for flights!)
3) Do not use plastic plates!
Cheers!!
Monday, November 8, 2010
Sweet November, 8th The CURSE of OIL/1
Hey!
i ll have a break for 10 more days probably. Unfortunately, this post will be one of the shortest ones.
i am sure you already heard a lot about Oil Companies. Especially these days, consequences are inevitably visible. When you watch that, you ll see more examples. You ll see how it effects local communities in Africa, how companies tried to make people(mainly people in court) believe that they are innocent, how they strongly believe that they are innocent. That was the shocking part for me to see in board members' faces pure innocence. Is there a difference between being innocent and feeling innocent,btw?
However, there is a point that i can not stop myself from saying: this is not only their fault. Governments, policies, infrastructure... everything else is in the scenerio except of indigenous people. i do say it literaly! Because, in the agreement with government, it was written that indigenous people do not have right to sue oil companies due to problems caused by oil company. That would be the time when i would question myself and my ethic policies. That is also the time when the state should remember its people come first,supposedly even though it says all these are for higher life standards.
i think all we can do is wishing the best for future when we will not exploit oil for plastic, heating, fuel,cars, lipsticks etc... instead, we can find less harmfull -hopefully harmless- sources for our daily needs.
Lessons to be learned:
1) What goes around comes around... does not work for virgin sources!
2) Be passively active!
3) If there is no life, there is no higher life standards
Cheers!! Have a nice day!
i ll have a break for 10 more days probably. Unfortunately, this post will be one of the shortest ones.
i am sure you already heard a lot about Oil Companies. Especially these days, consequences are inevitably visible. When you watch that, you ll see more examples. You ll see how it effects local communities in Africa, how companies tried to make people(mainly people in court) believe that they are innocent, how they strongly believe that they are innocent. That was the shocking part for me to see in board members' faces pure innocence. Is there a difference between being innocent and feeling innocent,btw?
However, there is a point that i can not stop myself from saying: this is not only their fault. Governments, policies, infrastructure... everything else is in the scenerio except of indigenous people. i do say it literaly! Because, in the agreement with government, it was written that indigenous people do not have right to sue oil companies due to problems caused by oil company. That would be the time when i would question myself and my ethic policies. That is also the time when the state should remember its people come first,supposedly even though it says all these are for higher life standards.
i think all we can do is wishing the best for future when we will not exploit oil for plastic, heating, fuel,cars, lipsticks etc... instead, we can find less harmfull -hopefully harmless- sources for our daily needs.
Lessons to be learned:
1) What goes around comes around... does not work for virgin sources!
2) Be passively active!
3) If there is no life, there is no higher life standards
Cheers!! Have a nice day!
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Sweet November, 3- Prisoners of Katrina
Hey!
These days i have a bit strict schedule,and unfortunately i m not going to write for the neat few days. To be honest, i ll visit my friends and will enjoy a lot. It was not just to make you jelou,sbut if you are, you are totally right! Just try to be happy for me:P
After writing these happy sentences, it seems a bit hard to move Hurricane Katrina and how it effects prisoners' of New Orleans not only during 4 days of catastrophy but also for the following months. In the beginning, try to imagine you behind the walls without any information, food, drinking water, electricity. Or do not try to imagine, it is really bad! Feeling the water going up to your chest... and you do not have any idea if it was the last day of your life... i am not trying to make it dramatic. It is what happened.
However, the most influential part of the documentary was not the hurricane itself actually. How that situation was managed, how it became part of election advertisement, what happenned to people who are lost(!) since their papers are lost were the main points that led me to think about how natural disasters affects people lives. While trying to be environment-friendly, i m doing few things that also affect people around me. When they asked me what will change if i am the only person who pursues that way, i used to answer them saying if it postponed the inevitable, i would be the part of it. However, sometimes, future is not that far away. i hope i am exaggerating! And you know i am the Polyanna in Modern Times!
Lessons to be learned:
1) Do not overrate your last day studies!
2) Do not underrate them either!!
3) Environment is not another system apart from us.
Tip of the day: Check your water-clock to be sure there is no leakage!
Cheers!!
PS: i was supposed to study TOEFL.. NOW...or 3 weeks ago!!
These days i have a bit strict schedule,and unfortunately i m not going to write for the neat few days. To be honest, i ll visit my friends and will enjoy a lot. It was not just to make you jelou,sbut if you are, you are totally right! Just try to be happy for me:P
After writing these happy sentences, it seems a bit hard to move Hurricane Katrina and how it effects prisoners' of New Orleans not only during 4 days of catastrophy but also for the following months. In the beginning, try to imagine you behind the walls without any information, food, drinking water, electricity. Or do not try to imagine, it is really bad! Feeling the water going up to your chest... and you do not have any idea if it was the last day of your life... i am not trying to make it dramatic. It is what happened.
However, the most influential part of the documentary was not the hurricane itself actually. How that situation was managed, how it became part of election advertisement, what happenned to people who are lost(!) since their papers are lost were the main points that led me to think about how natural disasters affects people lives. While trying to be environment-friendly, i m doing few things that also affect people around me. When they asked me what will change if i am the only person who pursues that way, i used to answer them saying if it postponed the inevitable, i would be the part of it. However, sometimes, future is not that far away. i hope i am exaggerating! And you know i am the Polyanna in Modern Times!
Lessons to be learned:
1) Do not overrate your last day studies!
2) Do not underrate them either!!
3) Environment is not another system apart from us.
Tip of the day: Check your water-clock to be sure there is no leakage!
Cheers!!
PS: i was supposed to study TOEFL.. NOW...or 3 weeks ago!!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Sweet November, 2- THE SUSTAINABLE CITY
Hey!
Respect!! i have never thought or admired people who are architect... till i watched that! i m not going to say that i wish, because i know i would live the same life if i had a chance to choose. So, i settle with sayin i appreciate!
In the documentary, 6 genious (Norman Foster,Will Alsop, Francois Tirot, Laurent-March Fisher, Werner Sobek, Stefan Benish) were making comments on how new,sustainable buildings can be possible, and how we can integrate those systems to our current/traditional one without comprimising economical benefits and comfort zone.
Few examples made it really clear. One of them was the building which nicknamed as The Gherkin. This is a building in UK which you can notice the difference at the first sight. Other than seeming extremely modern, it is extremely functional. (To people who know how muck i like the word 'functional': i mean it!!) Its design enables people to work inside without having airconditioning system. As it is explained, wind can blow inside the building without making people hold their papers to fly. In another sample building, material used is 25% less than the ones which has the same inner volume. Less metarial means less cost as well as less resource use. Materials are also important. Steel, aliminium and glass can be recyclable and/or reusable , so they are Werner Sobek's favourites. Green areas in the building is another sign to make the building green; not only as colour but also as a concern of sustainability.
To sum up, as it is said in the documentary, sustainability is not only about making environment friendly buildings. It is also about people and economy. Fortunately, these do not need to be conflicting!
Lessons to be learned:
1) There are people who believe in innovation.
2) There are people who are clever.
3) There are people who can make enourmous amount of money by combining innovation and intelligence.
Tip of the day: If you can not change yourself, change your house! Invest more on efficient energy-water-waste systems!
Cheers!!
Respect!! i have never thought or admired people who are architect... till i watched that! i m not going to say that i wish, because i know i would live the same life if i had a chance to choose. So, i settle with sayin i appreciate!
In the documentary, 6 genious (Norman Foster,Will Alsop, Francois Tirot, Laurent-March Fisher, Werner Sobek, Stefan Benish) were making comments on how new,sustainable buildings can be possible, and how we can integrate those systems to our current/traditional one without comprimising economical benefits and comfort zone.
Few examples made it really clear. One of them was the building which nicknamed as The Gherkin. This is a building in UK which you can notice the difference at the first sight. Other than seeming extremely modern, it is extremely functional. (To people who know how muck i like the word 'functional': i mean it!!) Its design enables people to work inside without having airconditioning system. As it is explained, wind can blow inside the building without making people hold their papers to fly. In another sample building, material used is 25% less than the ones which has the same inner volume. Less metarial means less cost as well as less resource use. Materials are also important. Steel, aliminium and glass can be recyclable and/or reusable , so they are Werner Sobek's favourites. Green areas in the building is another sign to make the building green; not only as colour but also as a concern of sustainability.
To sum up, as it is said in the documentary, sustainability is not only about making environment friendly buildings. It is also about people and economy. Fortunately, these do not need to be conflicting!
Lessons to be learned:
1) There are people who believe in innovation.
2) There are people who are clever.
3) There are people who can make enourmous amount of money by combining innovation and intelligence.
Tip of the day: If you can not change yourself, change your house! Invest more on efficient energy-water-waste systems!
Cheers!!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Sweet November, 1- DIRT! The movie
Hey!
Yes, today is the first day of 'Sweet November'! Although 'Sweet November' is not in my top comedy-romance movies, i call this november 'sweet'. Because, this month is documentary month. For me, watching something, does not matter if it is movie or documnetary, directly related to hot chocolate. i am not drinking hot chocolate right now, but i still can smell it.
Same for the people who are talking in documentary 'DIRT!'. Yes, as i feel hot chocolate, they feel dirt. Documentary starts with our relation with dirt and microorganisms. How we become as we are today, both religiously and scientifically. In both cases, we came from the clay/dirt/soil/dust and will be back to it. As they say, 'Dirt and People intimately linked.' Without dirt, we can not survive. That point is very clearly explained furtherly in the documentary: how we destroyed our soil with the way we do agriculture, with coal mining, with fertilizers,with tractors and with the way we live today.
What happened to people who used to produce and live in rural regions? Of course, as it seems and is promoted that urban is the place you can get closer to money if you can find the 'right' way. However, this is not the only reason. People move/migrate because there is no field left for agriculture. They are not able to earn money from their fields since they need to pay for credits they took from banks to buy tractors,and pesticides. This is a 'perfect' circle that you can not find a way to be out. Unfortunately, that led to many farmers' suicides within last years.
One more point worth to mention, monoculture. If you want to more about why organic agriculture is important and how monoculture harms the field and make more vulnurable to diseases and natural disasters, check the web site!
Lessons to be learned: This is mostly 'thanks to' part this time!
1)MT! Thanks to his supportive comments, i start writing about documentaries! Cheers!!
2)Fa! Thanks to his passion for comedy-romance, i started to have a taste and rituels of watching movies! Cheers!!
3)EZ! Thanks to her.. i love hot chocolate.. and i love dreaming!
Tip of the day: Turn your garbage into GARDEN! Compost!!!
Cheers!!
Yes, today is the first day of 'Sweet November'! Although 'Sweet November' is not in my top comedy-romance movies, i call this november 'sweet'. Because, this month is documentary month. For me, watching something, does not matter if it is movie or documnetary, directly related to hot chocolate. i am not drinking hot chocolate right now, but i still can smell it.
Same for the people who are talking in documentary 'DIRT!'. Yes, as i feel hot chocolate, they feel dirt. Documentary starts with our relation with dirt and microorganisms. How we become as we are today, both religiously and scientifically. In both cases, we came from the clay/dirt/soil/dust and will be back to it. As they say, 'Dirt and People intimately linked.' Without dirt, we can not survive. That point is very clearly explained furtherly in the documentary: how we destroyed our soil with the way we do agriculture, with coal mining, with fertilizers,with tractors and with the way we live today.
What happened to people who used to produce and live in rural regions? Of course, as it seems and is promoted that urban is the place you can get closer to money if you can find the 'right' way. However, this is not the only reason. People move/migrate because there is no field left for agriculture. They are not able to earn money from their fields since they need to pay for credits they took from banks to buy tractors,and pesticides. This is a 'perfect' circle that you can not find a way to be out. Unfortunately, that led to many farmers' suicides within last years.
One more point worth to mention, monoculture. If you want to more about why organic agriculture is important and how monoculture harms the field and make more vulnurable to diseases and natural disasters, check the web site!
Lessons to be learned: This is mostly 'thanks to' part this time!
1)MT! Thanks to his supportive comments, i start writing about documentaries! Cheers!!
2)Fa! Thanks to his passion for comedy-romance, i started to have a taste and rituels of watching movies! Cheers!!
3)EZ! Thanks to her.. i love hot chocolate.. and i love dreaming!
Tip of the day: Turn your garbage into GARDEN! Compost!!!
Cheers!!
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