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[ As Long as Love Is in My Heart ] ~November 2015~ It's getting colder and colder these days. The sky is no more clear. The sun rarely appears under the heavy clouds. The birds don't rest anymore on the branches of the yellow-leaved tree that stands in front of my window. They don't sing anymore. They all migrated to a warmer place. But I am still here. No where to go. No where to hide from the icy cold. No where to shelter from the void. It's getting colder and colder these days. But my heart is getting warmer and warmer. Love makes it warm. Not necessarily the love of a man. When I see mom smiling, my heart becomes warm. When my father hugs me, my heart becomes warm. When I hear my little sister singing, my heart becomes warm. When I say "excellent!" to one of my pupils and their eyes sparkle, my heart becomes warm. When my little neighbour waves to me with her small hand, my heart becomes warm. When I meet with a friend that I didn't see for years, my heart becomes warm. When I hear that my cousin will have a boy, my heart becomes warm. It simply becomes warmer and warmer. Neither the icy cold nor the heavy rain can get in there. As long as love is in my heart.

22. November 2015

Starting a conversation with someone on Italki: Why is it always the "Hi! How are you?" kind of messages?

- Hi! How are you?

- Hello! I'm fine, thanks. What about you?

- I'm fine too.

___ a weird pause ____

- So why do you want to learn "X language"?

Bla bla bla bla ...

Is there some kind of rule that all people are abiding by these days and which says that one should start their conversation with a new language partner as such?

Why should it be this boring, overly cliché question "How are you?"

Do you even know the person to ask them how are they doing?

I saw many people here complaining that no one is answering their messages and that they didn't find any language partner yet. Well, to these people I am addressing myself: Re-read your messages. Is it that kind of messages one would like to answer? Doesn't give an impression that you are too lazy to write a good message to break the ice and catch your partner's attention?

So who's to blame here?

What do you think guys? Do you usually answer this type of messages? or are you one of those who send this kind of messages? If not, then how should one start a conversation according to you?

Waiting for your comments :)

2. November 2015

Türk dizi En sevdiğiniz türk dizi nedir? önerileri var mı? şimdiden teşekkürler :)

1. November 2015

Life Is Only about Details :) She spent her day like any normal work day. She didn't wear anything fancy or unusual. She just went to school and taught for the whole afternoon. She was extremely tired, but also extremely happy. Her pupils enjoyed her sessions so much. Their eyes were smiling. That made her smile all day. She got a call or two when she was going back home. It was her cousin and her aunt wishing her a happy birthday. She had a delightful conversation with her housemate. She spent her evening alone in her bedroom. She opened her laptop and logged on Facebook. She received many messages wishing her a happy birthday. She even got a voice message on her WhatsApp from someone she's not that close to. He sang her happy birthday and that made her smile too. She got another message from another person who's miles away and never met her in real life. It was a very sweet message. The kind of message she would automatically smile when she reads it. She thought about the smiling faces of her pupils. She is not here, miles away from her own family, to teach them the 7th form curriculum. She's here to teach them life. She loves every single one of them, especially the naughty ones. She thinks there must be a reason why they're naughty. She opened the voice message again, listened to the "Happy Birthday" song sung by that beautiful soul then she smiled again. She didn't celebrate her birthday, neither received any gift. But her heart was smiling all day long. Her soul was alive.

29. September 2015

Fighting Cancer ~ Stromae, the Belgian singer, keeps on impressing me with his good songs and unique video clips! His lastest hit called "Quand c'est?" is by far my favourite. Its creative video clip and its carefully-chosen lyrics gave me goosebumps the first time I heard it. He always seeks to send a message via his songs, and this is what I like the most about his music. "Quand c'est?" talks about cancer, and how it takes away the souls of the ones we cherish the most. This is the link of the video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aJw4chksqM For all those who are fighting against cancer now, please don't lose hope! You are much stronger than you think! <3