The last of Sapanca 2006

I suppose u have to agree with me that this year we were in sapanca almost non stop this summer... I saw loads of development of my kids in the pool..all in all...the open space n the green r always good for the children's development.

Pictures? not many this time.. just those we snapped using halil's handphone. We dont own a digital camera..so i guess u all will have to make do with the handphone snaps.. Yeah..yeah..i know....any picture of me this time? Normally i wouldnt be in the pics.. but since a few of u keep asking for my picture ..i made halil snap this one especially for u....i make sure that i dont look too fat (though i am) ..in this one pic *chuckles*

The kids n i..
all ready for our big trekking

A break for ice tea

Tengah jalan hatice cakap..anne panas..boleh bukak tudung? I said ok..kesian pulak..memang panas gila..there was no one around anyway..

That roundish leaves r actually wild oregano (kekik)

The smell of fresh oregano is heavenly. They grow wild..Tak payah car freshness....The fresh oregano can act as one..

Another rest..my exhausted son..his face all red

This is what we collect while doing our jungle trekking...
Red colour: sour
Blackcurrent color n soft in texture: sweettttttttt

Wild berries... Yummy!!

And too much eating wild berries will make ur tongue color...hehehe

Today, i learn one lesson... kindness..

We were on our way to istanbul. Upon my insistence, we made a detour to izmit aka kocaeli (not izmir). I wanted to go to outlet center where usually at this time of the year,the shops there usually have pretty mean sale....n i was itching to buy bla bla bla bla...for halil n the kids..There we were on the road.. not really sure which road to go ...... My instincts told me that we had missed a turn. Therefore, while halil was driving, while waiting for the red light,we asked the driver of the car next to us for direction.....He didnt get the chance to explain much as the light was green again but we heard him said...*follow my car..i will show u*. We tried to follow his far but along the way, in the traffic we lost the car. Not knowing where we were, we moved on straight hoping for the best.. Luckily, a few minutes later we saw the same driver again, waiting for us at the side of the road, shouting n pointing to a turn, telling us to go to that turn.. Halil pressed the honk of the car to express our gratitude...We continued our quest to find outlet centre..We got lost..We were about to stop the car somewhere to ask for directions from someone else when we saw behind us, there was the car with the driver who helped us to show the way earlier on. He explained the last turn we should made n Alhamdulillah we finally found the place we were looking for. Allah Razı Olsun..

Today i was impressed..i am still impressed... I mean..how many people in ur life would do such a thing? I mean the guy practically made sure we were on the right track until the end....until he was sure we were in the right lane. Would U..or even Would I go all the way to help somebody that way?? The guy must have gone out of his own destination to lead us to the right road. He was concerned... Previously. if i was in the guy's place, i would just give directions verbally...Now.. after what had happened today... my actions may be different...when u r touched by such a simple kindness like this... it made u think, isnt it? The guy need not even help us..but he did...with a total sincerity. That was n is totally obvious.. He did not drive a fancy car..But his heart is definitely made of gold. Whoever u r.. We thank u. Because of him, we had a wonderful time at the outlet centre..I managed to spend quite a lot of halil's money (hehehe) n now..i love him most!!! hahahahhahahaha

Hey!! the spending was on them!!! :0)..

What halil made me buy for myself is not countable hahahah

p.s.. this last photo is snapped a few days before sapanca