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dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

A few years ago on holiday in Sri Lanka I met a teacher from the BC in Colombo. They got muslim, christian, buddist and... selanese(?) holidays. On average they worked 3.5 days a week.

My kind of job.

Vixter · Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 64

I heard today that there's a Christmas dinner at Cha Cha's near Carrefour in Bursa on Saturday 23rd Dec for yabancis. Price is 30 YLT for dinner and a drink, 37 YTL for dinner and unlimited wine. I know which option I'll be going for.

Golightly · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:58 pm Post subject:

beware the unlimited wine option...I've been to several of those in the past, and what generally happens is that they start giving you the crappy dregs of weeks-old opened bottles of Trakya, until you're forced to give in and start coughing up for decent booze.

Otterman Ollie · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:22 am Post subject:

Thats always how they make their money, they hand out the cheapest wine,usually because they know so little about the stuff,being just raki and beer drinkers .I would forget the wine and go for something else that won't burn your internal organs out , some people say the gin and vodka is ok ,but I think its best use is for polishing the furniture . btw,is it possible to get half decent wine in this country?

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

As it is the season of goodwill I won't tell you about the boxing day fixtures... Go on Ollie, you can do it. Tell us which matches you won't be watching.

Vixter · Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 64

Angora's ok, white and red both drinkable. not amazing but not going to rip out your insides either.

FGT · Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 762 Location: Turkey

Sevilen wines are generally good and well priced, Gamay and Kara Salkim both at 8-9ytl in Tansas and very tasty! (Better than Yakut which is several lire more expensive).

Izmir has more understanding of wine now, too! Don't bother with the muck touted to tourists in Sirince, though!

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Remember the tip from the New Testament. At the party serve the good wine first. Then when your guests are the worse for wear they won't botice that you are serving the low-quality stuff.

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

Otterman Ollie · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:51 am Post subject:

Don't worry D.M.B whatever is on fixtures wise I won't watch them , I have a boat load of new cd's coming my way, none of them strangely enough about the "beautiful game",oh dear how will I survive,pass me another mice pie !

Golightly · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:31 am Post subject:

Otterman Ollie · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:57 am Post subject:

Sorry DMB,it was a typo ,but you knew that I think .BTW,how many posters on this forum will be at work this time next week,not me for sure ,but I've heard that some will work on xmas day rather than leave their Turkish partners in the lurch . Does that make sense ?

Vixter · Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 64

I haven't officially got Monday off, but I've moved my business english student to tuesday (my day off) instead. I'm sure the school wouldn't have any problems about that.

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

Most people I know have Monday off. We are actually having our Chistmas on Sunday so that Turkish partners/ friends don't miss out. I guess also the hangovers will be gone by Tuesday morning.

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

A festive christmas game.
Santa balls 2
Warning----- it's addictive after you work out the rules.
http://www.miniclip.com/games/santa-balls-2/en/