Thee Shall be Remembered

Kerim n the children with photos of the honoured one on the backgroud...

It was wonderful to see the kids saying...

*bu dede... bu dede...bu dede*

(this is dede (grandpa..this s grandpa..this is grandpa)

The Grandchildren

Sabahaddin, Keremcan, Nur Hatice

Mehveş, Muyessa Yenge and Mahture Yenge

The 3 male siblings who was there... Selim couldnt make it due to his night lecture..

Halil, Kerim, Halim

The man being honoured... Baba..

whoever he maybe to some.. to me he is simply..baba..

Keng Bey... bu adam taniyor musun?

Evet.. Nevzat Bey...

The lady who cried...

Uskudar Belediye başkanı giving baba the plate n flowers..

When his one and only daughter was called upon to the stage to talk about him, she was basically trembling. Being an educator at a university with whom she had faced thousands of students over the years didnt helpat all. This is a special occasion.... She knew too that she would cry while talking about him. Having such a tender sweet heart that is rare... Even for a smple thing, her tears can flood the world.. and to talk on such a dear person at heart? I was expecting more than just simple flood! hahahahha...She was gracious.. she was polite.. she held herself very well... him proud to see her manarism..... proud to have a daughter like her... and at one point when she could take it no more... she cried in front of the audience... making most of the ladies in the hall (not me ... i was laughing at her heheheeh)... burst into tears!.. Well... now she is paying for it of course for she is non stop being teased by her siblings! hahahaha

And then the youngest son was called upon.... again, another nervous one. But he spoke well of him, impressing everyone at the way he spoke, at his word choice...of his description of him... the honoured one... Of course, The youngest son's son upon seeing his dad on stage, asked the mom's permission to go on stage as well... and so... 2 generations were on stage....one giving the speech... and one hoovering around , even making actions only kids do...but someone who bears the name of the honoured one....

I will put the video of their speeches later in my photo blog... next week perhaps... inşaAllah cd da gelecek size..... ama biraz vakit alır...kusurabakma..

What a night it was. It was a really nice night really..coz it was that night (Tuesday night) that the Uskudar Belediyesi (Uskudar Municipal Authority) decided to honour baba (my dad in law) by holding the Sabahattin Zaim Gecesi (Sabahattin Zaim Night) at the Uskudar Kültür Merkezi. It was a wonderful gesture on behalf of the belediyesi... to honour a man like that... We were also impressed by the Uskudar Belediye Başkanı for he was one very gentleman...who did not put *air* around for the position he holds...Çok effendi bir adam...maşaAllah..

Towards the end, there was the photo session... we all went to the stage of course... it was definitely nice particularly for the grandchildren to be around.. true they were tired coz it was so long and it was really late... hatice even fell asleep while watching while baddin ran all around the place (but he's the grandson of the honoured one..so nobody scolded him hehehe)... n keremcan was like....ne zaman bitecek? (when will this be over?)... but they stayed patient till the end.. i particularly wanted my kids to see their dede being honoured.. baddin may not remember it much.. but it should be an experience they should remember... ..

and what was i wearing?.. i think my costume was quite strikingly different from the rest of the people there because i was wearing our traditional dress (baju kurung) ..white n pink color.....

The last two weeks, they were happening weeks. This week is no less. I wont bore u with the details... but i am puffing still :0) As some of u may have known.. a fellow blogger *ibu* is here in istanbul for a meeting... she is also the one who is holding my asam *hostage* at the hilton hotel *wink*... insyaAllah... ibu n her sweetheart will be staying over at our humble place... that means from friday till sunday... i will be playing host...

And that same sunday, hatice will have the end of the year school show... she will be involved in several activities...

1. drama (turkish)

2. drama (english)

3. halk oyun (basically traditional dance)

4. choir...

she will also be saying something and something ..one in turkish... and one in english... i cant wait to see her show though i have seen all those when we practice at home..

Isteyenlar... pazar akşam saat 1900, Maltepe Coşkun Lisesi... davetlisınız...

That also means that i will be missing till Sunday from the net...will try to update on Monday...(if i have the strength hahaha)... i miss blog hopping..but these days...it is a luxury i cant really indulge myself in much...

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE!!

And yes! I am FİNALLY a LEgAL ResiDENt of Turkey! I cant say i am looking forward for the next renewal... But u know what? i was only 3 years late in my renewal.... there was one person who had not renewed the PR for 15 years! hahahhaa..... But looking at the process needed to renew the PR.. i dont blame that person... it is a nightmare!

Thank You for hopping by...Hope to see u again the next time..