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Confessions of a Shopaholic

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Tue, 05 May 2009 09:12:00 +0000

I usually go to the supermarket more or less(about) once or twice a week to buy groceries. Since I do lots of shopping, I usually need a shopping cart to carry everything. I first stop by the delicatessen to pick up some sliced salami, cheese, honey, and various types of herbs like black pepper, mint and thyme . Then, I look for some fruit and vegetables in the produce section, but I make sure they are fresh. I like milk as well, so I go by the dairy section and grab a few gallons of milk. Also, I sometime pop into the frozen food section when I don't have much time to cook, so I usually pick up some microwaveable meals in the frozen food section. If the store is out of stock of any of the items I need, then I drop by a different supermarket on my way home. I generally pay with cash at the checkout counter.

Words of the day

A compulsive shopper is someone who is addicted to shopping, much in the same way that one might be addicted to gambling or alcohol. The term compulsive shopper is used because a person has a compulsion, or need to shop that overrides the person’s ability to consider the consequences of spending money.Sometimes the term compulsive shopper may also apply to people who make last minute unnecessary purchases. In fact store merchandising often appeals to shoppers who might make a last minute purchase. Items located around a cashier can lure the shopper into a quick decision regarding throwing a few extra things in the shopping cart. Grocery stores, for example, usually send one through a line with colorful magazines, razors, gum, and a few other items that may not be needed .

Shopaholic(Alışveriş çılgını)=A slang term for oniomania, or compulsive shopping.

Oniomania(Satın almaya doyamama veya satın alma çılgınlığı)=Oniomania (from Greek onios = "for sale," mania = insanity[1]) is a medical term for the compulsive desire to shop. Oniomania is the technical term for the compulsive desire to shop, more commonly referred to as compulsive shopping, compulsive buying, shopping addiction or shopaholism. First described by Bleuler in 1915, and then Kraepelin in 1924, as oneomania from the Greek oneomai, to buy, included among other pathological and reactive impulses, compulsive buying went largely ignored for nearly sixty years.

I'm LOST!

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:20:00 +0000

Princess enigma is lost

Where really I am? I don't know lately...I'm "LOST"

and and and TOUR DE TURKEY

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:55:00 +0000

PRESIDENTIAL TOUR OF TURKEY

I used to ride bicycle=Yo solía montar en bicicleta. OR Yo acostumbraba montar en bicicleta.

I AM used to ride bicycle=Estoy acostumbrado a montar en bicicleta.

Ohmigod, I'm late for work! HOLD THE BUS!

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:39:00 +0000

Mi rutina
Dialogue
EVA: ¿Qué te pasa, Paco? Te veo con mala cara.

EVA: What's wrong Paco? You don't look well.

PACO: Nada. He vuelto a llegar tarde al trabajo.

PACO: Nothing. I arrived late to work again.

EVA: ¿Y qué haces para llegar siempre tarde?

EVA: And what do you do to always arrive late?

PACO: Pues no lo sé. Me levanto a las 8 de la mañana. Me ducho, desayuno, cojo el autobús y llego tarde.

PACO: Well, I don't know. I get up at 8 am. I take a shower, eat breakfast, catch the bus and I arrive late.

EVA: ¿Te levantas cuando suena el despertador?

EVA: Do you get up when the alarm rings?

PACO: Sí. A las 8 estoy en pie como un clavo.

PACO: Yes. I'm up and ready to go at 8AM.

EVA: ¡Pues entonces no lo entiendo! Repasemos: Te levantas, te duchas, desayunas, coges el bus... ¿y llegas tarde?

EVA: Well, then I don't understand! Let's review: You getup, you take a shower, you eat breakfast, you catch the bus ... And you arrive late?

PACO: Sí. Esa es mi rutina.

PACO: Yes. That's my routine.

EVA: Una última pregunta, Paco: ¿A qué hora empiezas a trabajar?

EVA: One last question, Paco. what time do you start work?

PACO: A las 8.

PACO: At 8.

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Grammar notes
¿qué te pasa?=what's wrong?

This is a useful expression to ask someone when you think he/she has a problem.
te veo con mala cara=You don't look well.

Te veo con mala cara=You don't look well. You look ill/ worried.

This is a expression we use when someone looks worried or ill and it is reflected on his/her face. As we say that our face shows our worries and feelings.
he vuelto a=I did it again...He vuelto a llegar tarde=I arrived late again.

VOLVER A + INFINITIF. This is a way to say that you do something one more time or even several times. For example if you failed an exam and you do it again and failed once more, then we would say: He vuelto a suspender el examen.
Me levanto=I get up....Me levanto a las 8=I get up at 8.

LEVANTARSE is a reflexive verb, that means that it needs some pronouns before the verb, which are: ME,TE,SE,NOS,OS,SE and then the verb, in this case in the present tense: ME LEVANTO, TE LEVANTAS, SE LEVANTA, NOS LEVANTAMOS, OS LEVANTÁIS, SE LEVANTAN.

We use Present tense to talk about actions that happen at the present time or actions that we make habitually as a routine.
cojo=I catch...Cojo el autobús=I catch the bus...

Pay attention! This verb could be used in Spanish of Spain to get transports. Coger un taxi, el autobús, el tren... but NEVER use it in this sense in South America as there it means to copulate in a coloquial way. So, instead of COGER use SUBIR or PARAR.
estoy en pie como un clavo=I'm up and ready to go!

Los días pasan muy rápido

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:54:00 +0000

Days of the week / Los días de la semana

Yo hago las compras los lunes

Yo friego el suelo los Martes pero No tengo detergente.

Los Miércoles,por la noche como fruta mientras veo la television.

Yo alimento a mi pájaro los Jueves y Domingo.

Yo corro y nado solo los Viernes.

El Sábado ,voy a cenar con mi marido.

Me siento muy bien porque voy a salir con mis seres queridos los Domingos.

Y otro dia ,
Una semana empieza de nuevo, como de costumbre.

Monday=lunes
Tuesday=martes
Wednesday=miércoles
Thursday=jueves
Friday=viernes
Saturday=sábado
Sunday=domingo

Fin de invernada

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:52:00 +0000

- Fleet Foxes Lyrics

The seed

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Like I am home again,Like I am young again..I am free again

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:02:00 +0000

Whenever I’m alone with you you make me feel
Like I am home again whenever I’m alone with
You you make me feel like I am whole again
Whenever I’m alone with you you make me feel
Like I am young again whenever I’m alone with
You you make me feel like I am fun again

However far away I will always love you however
Long I stay I will always love you whatever
Words I say I will always love you I will always
Love you

Whenever I’m alone with you you make me feel
Like I am free again whenever I’m alone with
You you make me feel like I am clean again

However far away I will always love you however
Long I stay I will always love you whatever
Words I say I will always love you I will always
Love you

I know it's too late

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:29:00 +0000

Come closer and see
see into the trees
Find the girl
while you can
Come closer and see
see into the dark
just follow your eyes
just follow your eyes

I hear her voice
calling my name
the sound is deep in the dark
I hear her voice
and start to run
into the trees ...into the trees ...into the trees

Suddenly I stop
but I know it's too late
I'm lost in a forest All alone
The girl was Never there

it's always the same
I'm running towards nothing

again and again and again

lyrics from "A Forest", The Cure

¿Hay algún bebé aquí? Si si,hay muchos bebés aquí..je je

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:45:00 +0000

Me siento muy feliz ahora
Porque estoy con mis amigos en su casa y
Hay una dulce bebé aquí con nosotros.
Es muy linda el bebé porque su madre es muy guapa.
Ahora que está cansada y sedienta entonces,su madre le dio agua y se fueron a la cama juntas.

Mighty Enigma Saves Turkey From Macaroni Penguin

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:07:00 +0000

The Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) is a species of penguin that is closely related to the Royal Penguin. There are about 18 million Macaroni Penguins, and the number is decreasing,[2] due to unideal environmental conditions and their many predators. These factors result in their vulnerable conservation status. They are distributed from the Subantarctic to the Antarctic Peninsula. Like all penguins in genus Eudyptes, Macaroni Penguins are most often distinguished by the yellow and black plumes on the tops of their heads. Macaroni Penguins cannot fly. Their wings are stiff and flattened into flippers, which gives them a better swimming ability. Adult Macaroni Penguins average about 5.5 kg (12 lb) in weight and 70 cm (28 in) in length.[3] Their diet consists of a variety of crustaceans, mainly krill and squid. They moult once a year, spending about three to four weeks ashore, before returning to the sea.

Vital Statistics
Scientific name: Eudyptes chrysolophus
Weight: 4-7 kg depending on breeding stage and gender
Height: ~70 cm
Breeding age: 5 years for females, 6 years for males
Breeding frequency: Annual
Breeding season: Variable, although highly synchronized within colonies
Age to fledging: 60-70 days
Longevity: Not well known, probably around 20+ years

Am I a Toy?.....:)) and sold out!!!

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:03:00 +0000

Get Rid of Your Love Handles

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:16:00 +0000

The spring is at door!!! and we will want to wear some comfortable and nice summery clothes in the next days so Do you have love handles that you need to exercise nowadays?...:))

Definition:
Unsightly fat that shows from the sides at the waist, usually on men.

Example: 1) I need to exercise more -- my love handles are growing!
Etymology: Fat at the waist sometimes forms 'handles' or grips that a lover could grab and hold onto.
Writing is taken by esldaily626

General Workouts:How To Get Rid Of Love Handles

Love handles, in colloquial or slang speech, are a layer of fat that is deposited around a person's midsection, especially visible on the sides over the abdominal external oblique muscle. They are called "love handles" because they provide a soft place to rest one's hand while one's arm is around a person, or perhaps because they can serve as places to hold on while copulating.

Arranged marriage!!!

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:28:00 +0000

Katia: Hey, Enam, I've heard that in Bangladesh there are still arranged marriages. Is that true?

Enam: Yes, it is true. We still have arranged marriages but the number of arranged marriages are declining these days because students, or even you can say young generation, don't like this custom anymore. They want to choose their own bride or groom by themselves, but yeah, we still have this arranged marriage in our villages where the bride doesn't know the groom and the groom doesn't even know the bride. Their parents just arrange the marriage and introduce them for two days or a few weeks, they just get to know each other, maybe just little talks ... then they just get married. Everything starts after the marriage.

Katia: Wow! That is so interesting, but what about you? How do you feel about it?

Enam: Actually, I have decided not to go for arranged marriage, and I have already talked with my mom and she said, " OK, you can choose your own bride" ... but tell me Katia, what would you do if you were in Bangladesh and you had to do arranged marriage? Suppose you are in Bangladesh. You are a Bangladeshi girl and your parents are asking you to marry a guy they choose for you.

Katia: Well, I would really trust my parents that they would choose the best thing for me, however if I would meet somebody else before they did, I would probably want to choose my own husband, but then it would also be interesting to understand my parents and because I know they would want the best thing for me, but it's a little bit difficult question.

Enam: So, Katia, do you have arranged marriages in Mexico? Or you don't have?

Katia: Actually, not really. Mexican boys, Mexican girls ... they fall in love and many times actually they go against the parents and that's actually common in the movies. So, no arranged marriages in Mexico. But Enam, I'm very curious, how do arranged marriages happen? How do they work?

Enam: Well, it's kind of interesting I think because the match makers often study about the family backgrounds, their values and their perceptions, everything, and when they see that this two persons have the same, kind of, values, and they share the same level of understanding, then they talk with the parents and always both the man and woman has a chance to talk about the values and how to think about the lives and that then they decide whether to get married or not.

Katia: That is so interesting.

This writing is taken by elllo and check it up for more information and listening parts.

Arranged marriage (also called prearranged marriage) is a marriage arranged by someone other than the couple getting wedded, curtailing or avoiding the process of courtship. Such marriages had deep roots in royal and aristocratic families around the world, including Europe. Today, arranged marriage is still practised in South Asia,[1] and the Middle East to some extent.[2] Other groups that practice this custom include the Unification Movement (Moonies). It should not be confused with the phenomenon of forced marriage. Arranged marriages are usually seen in Indian and African cultures, and are usually decided by the parents or a older family member.
The match could be selected by parents, a matchmaking agent, matrimonial site, or a trusted third party. In many communities, priests or religious leaders as well as relatives or family friends play a major role in matchmaking.

Arranged marriage -wikipedia

Let's GO THERE

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 10:52:00 +0000

My love is HOPE
GREEN is waiting us within hope
THEN
I am watering my dreams
In a DRY LAND
THEN
Let's GO THERE
It is your turn to spend some time
In a Imaginary GREEN World till Sunset,...enigma

“An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight. . . The truly wise person is colorblind.”Albert Schweitzer

by Mickey 3D

Hello Mountains,Hello World!...:)Boom De Ya Da!

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:26:00 +0000

How to watch Youtube in Turkey

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:55:00 +0000

Donwload Antisansür!!! and then watch what you want to....i know that's a problem watching any video through Youtube in Turkey that Most foreign people don't know unless they receive information/reply/negatif feedback from their Turkish friends, net or something else...even most internet users are used to watch some favourite videos there and then they send some videos their friends for making close friendships..,sharing their culture,feelings,knowledge.., introducing their/her/his company,capability,....bla bla bla anyway,that's all that give us advantage to knowing what happens all over the world...i don't wanna to discuss why we are not available to Youtube in Turkey at all...that's an another foolish decision that lets down our mood lately...anyway anyway...in a brief,i wanna to pay any attention where my heart feels...;)

Ha ha ....:))) by the way,these photos are ...i know i know...

Please,dont get me wrong,i was only joking!!!.....;)

Youtube'a sorunsuzca girmek istiyorsan Antisansüre tıkla!!!

If you want to watch YOUTUBE without any problem then click this link Antisansür!!!

Me voy a comer

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:44:00 +0000

Para el desayuno (Me gusta),quiero la leche o el té,los quesos,un poco de huevo, aceite de oliva y pan caliente con mantequilla o miel.No me gusta el jamón ni las salchichas.

Pare el almuerzo(Me gusta),quiero el pollo con patatas,el arroz,el yogur fresco,el jugo de naranja ,la ensalada con el aceite,las cebollas,la sal y mucho el vinagre pero sin la pimienta.Me gusta mucho la ensalada.No me gusta la pimienta y la especia

Para la cena(Me gusta),quiero la sopa sin la especia,unos pescados,unas panes,las verduras con perejil y el eneldo fresco,los ajos,el agua,unas frutas y el pastel.No me gusta la carne.

Learn Spanish Vocabulary for Learn Spanish 1.3 - Food and Articles

Enigma's Face

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:30:00 +0000

¿Cómo es?(Formal)
¿Cómo eres? (Informal)

(Yo)soy delgada,inteligente,paciente,bella,joven,tranquila,alta,artística y morena.

Learn Spanish Vocabulary for Learn Spanish 1.2 - Personal Descriptions

¡Hola! Me llamo Enigma

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:51:00 +0000

¡Hola!(Señor y/o Señora.)Buenos días.

¿Cómo se llama? Me llamo enigma.

¿Cómo está? Estoy Muy bien.Hasta luego!

Learn Spanish Vocabulary for Learn Spanish 1.1 - Greetings and Introductions

Time for Dreams

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:33:00 +0000

May your New year bring a time for reflection, wonder and discovery.

“What can be said in New Year rhymes,
That's not been said a thousand times?
The new years come, the old years go,
We know we dream, we dream we know.
We rise up laughing with the light,
We lie down weeping with the night.
We hug the world until it stings,
We curse it then and sigh for wings.
We live, we love, we woo, we wed,
We wreathe our prides, we sheet our dead.
We laugh, we weep, we hope, we fear,
And that's the burden of a year.”
Ella Wheeler Wilcox

A little world apart

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:13:00 +0000

I wish I could wipe
your falling tears away,

as you bravely smile through your pain...
You see me suffer,

then you break down and cry
miles apart...

In your dreams
I softly kiss you,

no one can see the pain,
that we both feel inside

miles apart...
You whisper I love you

and I whisper to the skies,
I love you too

When will this pain ever go away
even though we are

miles apart...
To be by your side

is a dream I can't deny
But I will wish for it to come true.

I miss you so badly
my heart is breaking

as we cry
miles apart...
© By Christina Sachi Castro

Turkey is covered with snow

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:42:00 +0000

Photo taken by enigma(me)

“The Eskimos have 52 words for snow because it is so special to them; there ought to be as many for love!”

“When it snows, you have two choices: shovel or make snow angels”

“There is neither heaven nor earth, only snow, falling incessantly”

“Where does the white go when the snow melts?”

“A year of snow, a year of plenty.”French Proverb

“The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event”

“Kindness is like snow - it beautifies everything it covers”

i turned back myself again...

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:41:00 +0000

“When the tides of life turn against you and the current upsets your boat, don't waste those tears on what might have been, just lie on your back and float.”

Baby raises Crowd

noreply@blogger.com (enigma) — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:54:00 +0000

Lets do same things;

“A crowd always thinks with its sympathy, never with its reason”William R. Alger