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Oriental Journey: January 2012
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Bellydancing diary from Istanbul. Jan 29, 2012. Keeping warm, sleeping well, eating well, but still. Another cold day in istanbul today. Jan 27, 2012. Now that I’ve known quite a few Western names, it’s not that difficult to memorize them, but Turkish names are still a little difficult. In Turkey, their names have meaning in it. (In Japan and some other countries (languages), too.). Hmmm I don’t know if I’m very happy about my name if I was called “Enough! Jan 25, 2012. It was such a great weekend-trip.
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Oriental Journey: November 2011
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Bellydancing diary from Istanbul. Nov 30, 2011. Another music for tip time #2. I just remembered another song for tip time. This is also a Turkish song, and everyone knows and loves it. Just wondering how genuine his cat-ish smile is. :P. Nov 28, 2011. Went out with some friends from internship, and their friends. One of us was a darbuka player, and his band had a live performance that night. It was rock in Turkish style, so they played Turkish 9/8 roman rhythm in a rock way. Nov 26, 2011. Nov 25, 2011.
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Oriental Journey: April 2012
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Bellydancing diary from Istanbul. Apr 30, 2012. To a Greek island! I'm going to a Greek island tomorrow! This time it's not for fun, it's for a job. I got a call today, and leaving tomorrow. how Turkish. Hopefully I'll get to enjoy a bit of sun there. I will write a report when I'm back! Apr 29, 2012. Went to a meyhane with friends the other day. Usually they do not have a belly dancer in a meyhane, but luckily (to me) we had one that night! But her finger cymbal was absolutely great. Along with what...
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Oriental Journey: August 2012
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Bellydancing diary from Istanbul. Aug 31, 2012. Tokyo tomorrow, and then. Going to Tokyo for the 3rd time this summer. Waiting for you all at Alaturca Aoyama. Will meet with friends I have not met this summer yet,. Meet with more friends,. Then headed for my next destination. It was a fresh feeling to spend this much time with family, as it was since I graduated from high school. Going to Turkey was a bit of a wild idea, but this time it is even wilder. So, I decided to go for it. Aug 30, 2012. Looove th...
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Oriental Journey: February 2012
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Bellydancing diary from Istanbul. Feb 28, 2012. I read somewhere that tipping culture (dancers get tips on their costume) was seen even in the Ottoman time. I really hated getting tips on my costume first. It felt vulgar, and degrading my own value as a woman. But, after all, you cannot really dance when you are around the table for tips. The space around the tables is too small for movements that I want to do for the music, swaying my arms, turning, putting some nice accent, etc. But, I want to dance!
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Oriental Journey: December 2011
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Bellydancing diary from Istanbul. Dec 31, 2011. Last job for 2011. Going to dance tonight, this is the last job for 2011! Have a very happy new year, everyone! Dec 29, 2011. End of the year. So, after December 25. There are more and more Christmas decoration and Santa Claus in town now. This is my 4. Winter here in Turkey, but still, this funny way of “celebrating” Christmas makes me laugh. We had our last lesson of this year with Serap today. We did a good job. 8221; or “I made this much progress! Also,...
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Oriental Journey: January 2013
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Bellydancing diary from Istanbul. Jan 18, 2013. Music scene in Amsterdam. Since the party the other day, I've been wondering if there is any dance clubs in Amsterdam where they play Hip-Hop, R&B, latin pops, etc., because everyone at the party seemed very happy about hearing and dancing to techno, house, and 80's all night. So, let's ask Mr. Google! Almost all clubs in Amsterdam play ONLY techno, house, and some 80's! Hmmm, I see. Hip-Hop and R&B are really American culture, I guess. Jan 8, 2013. And I f...
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Oriental Journey: September 2012
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Bellydancing diary from Istanbul. Sep 26, 2012. Will be dancing this Saturday. I met an American girl today. She'll host a private party this Saturday, and I will dance for them. I've not danced since I came to Amsterdam except for the lesson the other day. But very much excited :). Sep 24, 2012. Went to Sabouschka's lesson. I joined the advanced level. The first half was with the beginner's level, and the last 15 min or so was exclusively for the advanced. We danced to 2 pieces of baladi and drum solo.
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Oriental Journey: break time..
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Bellydancing diary from Istanbul. Nov 28, 2012. Just realized that I didn't post anything for more than a month! Things have been a bit hectic. But I'm having a bit of a break today. It's just the starting point now, and I'm finally about to start the reality, though. Nothing went smoothly in Turkey, but not in the Netherlands, either. But, so what? All you can do is to just do it, one by one, once you've decided on it. I'll write again soon. Happy Day and Happy Dancing :). View my complete profile.
