Friday, July 9, 2010

Holiday in America

I am flying to States for holiday tomorrow for two full weeks. I will try to update my blog as much as I can during that time period.

I hope to bring many interesting subjects and memories with me to share here...

Wish me luck in Vegas! ;-)
Cheers.

Monday, July 5, 2010

Best Turkish Slow Songs

A Sip of Turkish CoffeeImage by Kuzeytac via Flickr

I just made a list of "Best Turkish Slow Songs" for a very special occasion. Some are very fresh, some are 40 years old... it happened to be a very diverse list but I like every single one of them.

So, here it is my personal list and sharing it in case of any need.
Please feel free to choose your favourite one...
Cheers.

• Ferhat Göçer – Cennet http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1gfkd_ferhat-gocer-cennet_music
• Ayla Dikmen – Anlamazdın http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7e10q_issiz-adam-ayla-dikmen-anlamazdin_music
• Berkant – Samanyolu http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbtpw7_berkant-samanyolu_music
• Aslı Güngör&Ferhat Göçer – Kalp Kalbe Karşı http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3zq8i_enbe-ork-asli-gungor-ferhat-gocer-k_music
• Teoman – Gemiler http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xco9rg_teoman-gemiler_music
• Şebnem Ferah – Sigara http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdqivu_yebnem-ferah-sigara_music
• Kenan Doğulu – Tutamıyorum Zamanı http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbjvwn_kenan-doyulu-tutamyyorum-zamany-orj_music
• MFÖ – Bu Sabah Yağmur Var İstanbul’da http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdlq1u_bu-sabah-yaymur-var-ystanbul-da_music
• Gökhan Kırdar – Yerine Sevemem http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcgtgg_yerine-sevemem-gokhan-kyrdar_music
• Cemali – Duymak İstiyorum http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x83x37_cemali-duymak-ystiyorum_music
• Mirkelam – Unutulmaz http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x96884_mirkelam-unutulmaz_music
• Tanju Okan – Deniz ve Mehtap http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xd53qo_tanju-okan-denyz-ve-mehtap_music
• Alpay - Eylül’de Gel http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8hirb_alpay-eylulde-gel_music
• Şecaattin Tanyerli – Papatya Gibisin http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdtvgc_yecaattin-tanyerli-papatya-gibisin_music
• Şecaattin Tanyerli – Sevdim Bir Genç Kadını http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdtli4_sevdim-bir-genc-kadyny_music

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Cirque du Soleil

Finally I will have the opportunity to watch a live "Cirque du Soleil" show very soon.

I was aware of this very well known company and their highly rated shows. However, my personal interest has increased dramatically when I started to deal with the "Blue Ocean Strategy" from W.Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne.

This is one of most used innovation strategies in the world and one of the key examples of the book is based on this company. It is about how they've sailed out from a red ocean of circus with a bloody competition and minimized profits. I have read and saw online many things about them and now I cannot wait to watch live one of their shows!

Let me give you some information about them; The Montreal, Canada based company started with a group of 20 street performers at its beginnings in 1984 and now, Cirque du Soleil is a major Quebec-based organization providing high-quality artistic entertainment. The company has more than 4,000 employees from over 40 different countries, including 1,000 artists.

They declare Cirque du Soleil’s mission is to invoke the imagination, provoke the senses and evoke the emotions of people around the world.

And finally, in two weeks from now, I will be in Las Vegas and trying to choose one of these seven outstanding shows. The reviews and comments I have been reading so far are leading me to Mystere at Treasure Island. However, it is still a very close call between Mystere and O.

So, any feedback and comment from anyone would be appreciated. Cheers.