A few days ago I posted about a Turkish T.V. series called Kurt Seyit ve Şura. I thought it was so romantic and, now I am on Episode 24. I have realized the more I watch it, the more angry I get. I hear that Episode 29 is worse, and the story just worse and worse. I hear that the Turkish people can't stand the story, and it is rated number 4 of 10 because it made the Turkish watchers so angry. Well, hello! It is maddening. I can't believe what Petro put Seyit through, it is terrible. And then to know they went through all this crap together and did not stay together in the end. I mean, come on! That makes me upset, and angry. So, I have had to stop watching it all together. I think because of all the years I have been trying to get LongRock here, I am extra sensitive on this subject, and can't watch something where a couple, after fighting so hard with the world to stay together, will just give up on each other so easily. I think it so sad Sura will leave her family, and go with the one she loves to Istanbul and just give up on him so easily. It irritates me that she would not even listen to him and trust that he loves her so much. Irritating as heck!
I will still give Kudos for the costuming, the photography is well done. I understand that the author was writing this about her grandfather, Kurt Seyit. SO, I respect that this is based on a true story, but, still, I have to have a happy ending. Well, my readers! I hope you watch something fun and that entertains you!
Monday, March 20, 2017
Friday, March 10, 2017
Federal Law
I don't know if people understand, that, when you enter into ANY country illegally, you are breaking a FEDERAL LAW.
If I were to over stay a visa in ANY country, or sneak into ANY country, you bet I am breaking their laws. Doesn't anyone get that? These Federal Laws weren't just written on January 20th 2017. These laws have been in place for DECADES.
There is welcoming, there also MUST be law and order to keep the balance of peace and keep ANY country safe.
I am so tired and BORED of hearing about how, as a citizen of my country, I have to watch as, along the borders Especially in Arizona, Texas and New Mexico, as well as California, many hospitals closed down. In Time Magazine in I think 1999, they wrote an article about it. At this time I was in New Mexico. I was in there for my child #4, who had to get stitches. As we were in the E.R. and whilst his stitches were being sewn, a man, who illegally came into the U.S., brought a gun into the E.R. and started firing away at another Illegal Alien who also snuck into the border, to get health treatment. (for being shot at by the guy who came into the ER to finish him off, but ended up killing people in the ER!) This article tried to say that the Babies were no longer being delivered at those border hospitals because of insurance. Well, that is a part truth, to a full blown outright lie. Let me tell you the real truth. They had to close, yes, because of lack of funding from insurance. But it is because illegal aliens come into the country, have a baby and, have no money to pay for it, leaving those states to have to pay for them, and, because they have babies there, they lie and say they are staying for just a few days, have their baby, and never go back to their country, because according to our country, if you have a child here, your baby is a U.S.Citizen. Well, I say, upon entering in the U.S.A, if you are not a U.S. Citizen and have a baby here, your baby should not be a U.S.Citizen. This is the only country that does this, and it needs to stop.
The other thing is, when I visited Mexico, I got sick. I had to pay the Dr, and pay the prescriptions. Why? Because I am not a Mexican National. Why do I have to pay for Illegals to come here, and get sick and I have to pay them? Why, if when I get sick I can't go to those countries and get health care from their country of birth and make them pay? Because that is asinine! When I was in Turkey, I was again, sick. I paid for it. I paid for the Dr and I bought my own prescriptions. Why? Because when you are in another country, and you are not a citizen of that country, you don't make the citizens pay! It is just common sense. I don't go visit a country and demand that they pay for my life. In fact, when I lived in Turkey, I had to show that not only was I invited, but that I was not going to be a charge to their government. It is really that simple, and it is the law. There are laws all over the world that protect their citizens of those countries. For people to complain and get all angry at U.S.A. for holding back and being more strict. It's not that we have been strict, it is that this President is finally enforcing the laws and giving the Border Patrol more power to do their job, which they took an oath to PROTECT AND DEFEND OUR BORDERS in War or Peace. (Should this be a shock to anyone?)
Is everyone angry because they just can't come into U.S.A.? Have you tried to just walk into Switzerland without a visa? Have you gone to England and DEMAND they allow you in the country? Please do that. I want to see your face when they detain you and make you pay for your flight back to where you come from!
Stop getting on American's backs for the chaos that we are trying to take care of because of Illegals trying to stay here on a free ride! (And it is breaking a federal law! )
If I have to suffer four years of not seeing my husband to do it the right way, then why should I have pity on you, who come in illegally and make havoc and I have to pay for your garbage? Do it the legal way!!
If I were to over stay a visa in ANY country, or sneak into ANY country, you bet I am breaking their laws. Doesn't anyone get that? These Federal Laws weren't just written on January 20th 2017. These laws have been in place for DECADES.
There is welcoming, there also MUST be law and order to keep the balance of peace and keep ANY country safe.
I am so tired and BORED of hearing about how, as a citizen of my country, I have to watch as, along the borders Especially in Arizona, Texas and New Mexico, as well as California, many hospitals closed down. In Time Magazine in I think 1999, they wrote an article about it. At this time I was in New Mexico. I was in there for my child #4, who had to get stitches. As we were in the E.R. and whilst his stitches were being sewn, a man, who illegally came into the U.S., brought a gun into the E.R. and started firing away at another Illegal Alien who also snuck into the border, to get health treatment. (for being shot at by the guy who came into the ER to finish him off, but ended up killing people in the ER!) This article tried to say that the Babies were no longer being delivered at those border hospitals because of insurance. Well, that is a part truth, to a full blown outright lie. Let me tell you the real truth. They had to close, yes, because of lack of funding from insurance. But it is because illegal aliens come into the country, have a baby and, have no money to pay for it, leaving those states to have to pay for them, and, because they have babies there, they lie and say they are staying for just a few days, have their baby, and never go back to their country, because according to our country, if you have a child here, your baby is a U.S.Citizen. Well, I say, upon entering in the U.S.A, if you are not a U.S. Citizen and have a baby here, your baby should not be a U.S.Citizen. This is the only country that does this, and it needs to stop.
The other thing is, when I visited Mexico, I got sick. I had to pay the Dr, and pay the prescriptions. Why? Because I am not a Mexican National. Why do I have to pay for Illegals to come here, and get sick and I have to pay them? Why, if when I get sick I can't go to those countries and get health care from their country of birth and make them pay? Because that is asinine! When I was in Turkey, I was again, sick. I paid for it. I paid for the Dr and I bought my own prescriptions. Why? Because when you are in another country, and you are not a citizen of that country, you don't make the citizens pay! It is just common sense. I don't go visit a country and demand that they pay for my life. In fact, when I lived in Turkey, I had to show that not only was I invited, but that I was not going to be a charge to their government. It is really that simple, and it is the law. There are laws all over the world that protect their citizens of those countries. For people to complain and get all angry at U.S.A. for holding back and being more strict. It's not that we have been strict, it is that this President is finally enforcing the laws and giving the Border Patrol more power to do their job, which they took an oath to PROTECT AND DEFEND OUR BORDERS in War or Peace. (Should this be a shock to anyone?)
Is everyone angry because they just can't come into U.S.A.? Have you tried to just walk into Switzerland without a visa? Have you gone to England and DEMAND they allow you in the country? Please do that. I want to see your face when they detain you and make you pay for your flight back to where you come from!
Stop getting on American's backs for the chaos that we are trying to take care of because of Illegals trying to stay here on a free ride! (And it is breaking a federal law! )
If I have to suffer four years of not seeing my husband to do it the right way, then why should I have pity on you, who come in illegally and make havoc and I have to pay for your garbage? Do it the legal way!!
Kurt Seyit ve Şura
I am not a person that typically likes watching Soap Operas, and the night dramas I do enjoy are usually The Blacklist, and Bates Motel. However, I am watching Kurt Seyit ve Şura, and I really recommend this particular series.
Kurt Seyit (Seyit the Wolf and Shura) is based on a book that is in a three set series, written by Nermin Bezmen. Nermin Bezmen is a Turkish woman, born in 1954. She wrote 15 books, and three of her books were about Seyit the Wolf, who is a Crimean Turk, set in the early 1900's right before WWI and in the Russian Revolution, following Seyit's life from being raised in the Crimean region, getting called off to fight in the WWI, dragged to Istanbul, and in the meantime falling deeply in love with a Russian Noble woman. He has to fight in the War, while trying to make his parents (Land owners who are Crimean Turks) happy, as they want him to marry a Turk, and not a Russian. At the meantime, the one he loves is a noble woman and is expected to marry a Russian noble man.
The series takes place in Petrograd, Russia (Saint Petersburg, Russia), The Crimean region, and Istanbul, Turkey. After some internet searching, and reading some News from Turkey, I found that the TV Series is filmed in ST Petersburg, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Istanbul. (Which makes sense because the region of the Black Sea I saw, and what Annanne had said to me about where she lived, looked very familiar.) The scenery is beautiful, and the costumes are true to the times, and I think (imho) that, the producers tried to create to best of their knowledge what was happening in the times with the people and the tensions between the Turks and the Russians, and they did a really good job in portraying the tumultuous times in the region. The author, Nermin Bezmen, from what I am reading about, wrote this story about her great grandfather, Seyid The Wolf Eminof, who, to escape death, snuck into Turkey, giving weapons to the General Kemal Atatürk, and in return Kemal helped him. He was such a great fighter, and well known on both sides of the war for his greatness. Nermin Bezmen wrote the story of her great grandfather and great grandmother with details of the war times, and also as their great love for each other.
Kurt Seyit and Shura are on Netflix right now.
The cast are all Turkish, and there are English Subtitles.
Kurt Seyit (Seyit the Wolf and Shura) is based on a book that is in a three set series, written by Nermin Bezmen. Nermin Bezmen is a Turkish woman, born in 1954. She wrote 15 books, and three of her books were about Seyit the Wolf, who is a Crimean Turk, set in the early 1900's right before WWI and in the Russian Revolution, following Seyit's life from being raised in the Crimean region, getting called off to fight in the WWI, dragged to Istanbul, and in the meantime falling deeply in love with a Russian Noble woman. He has to fight in the War, while trying to make his parents (Land owners who are Crimean Turks) happy, as they want him to marry a Turk, and not a Russian. At the meantime, the one he loves is a noble woman and is expected to marry a Russian noble man.
The series takes place in Petrograd, Russia (Saint Petersburg, Russia), The Crimean region, and Istanbul, Turkey. After some internet searching, and reading some News from Turkey, I found that the TV Series is filmed in ST Petersburg, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Istanbul. (Which makes sense because the region of the Black Sea I saw, and what Annanne had said to me about where she lived, looked very familiar.) The scenery is beautiful, and the costumes are true to the times, and I think (imho) that, the producers tried to create to best of their knowledge what was happening in the times with the people and the tensions between the Turks and the Russians, and they did a really good job in portraying the tumultuous times in the region. The author, Nermin Bezmen, from what I am reading about, wrote this story about her great grandfather, Seyid The Wolf Eminof, who, to escape death, snuck into Turkey, giving weapons to the General Kemal Atatürk, and in return Kemal helped him. He was such a great fighter, and well known on both sides of the war for his greatness. Nermin Bezmen wrote the story of her great grandfather and great grandmother with details of the war times, and also as their great love for each other.
Kurt Seyit and Shura are on Netflix right now.
The cast are all Turkish, and there are English Subtitles.
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Happy International Women's Day!
Today (Well, since it is 1 a.m. for me, Yesterday) was International Women's Day. I want to tell all my women sisters of the world, Happy International Women's Day! You are beautiful, you are lovely, and you deserve to be treated with love, kindness and respect everyday of the year, not just on this wonderful day!
In United States, International Women's Day isn't as celebrated as it is in other parts of the Globe However, In America we have Human Right's, and while we are considered "ahead of the world" I do not think that we have cause to complain.
There are other parts of the world have definitely have it far worse than we do. We do, still have a ways to go. But all in all, we really have no cause to complain.
In these times and this life with this world, us humans should be caring for our women. Women brought us life. Women gave us birth and suffered through the ages, for which the men has made us suffer.
We need to be united as women, show goodness and love and kindness to our fellow sisters. There is no reason to put other women down. We women should stand by, uplift, edify, emulate goodness, peace and love to ALL women all over world. You brothers, sons, husbands, fathers, should be protecting, caring and loving the women in your life. Women have through out the ages been vulnerable, and you men need to care and love and help to strengthen women. The societies in the world who are good to the women and children are the ones who thrive and are better societies. Those regions in the world who are harming, non-protective and hurt women and children, will never ever rise to a better society. Cultures in the world who treat women with anger, hate and harm women and children, will surely fail in the building of their nation. Suppressing, demoralizing, psychologically, emotionally and physically harming women create the most evil type of world. In fact, it will cause grave moral harm to your own soul.
To all the people of the world, I ask you start caring for the women of our world. Women need to be cared for and treated with respect and love. Let's make this world a better place. Treat women like queens and raise your children to be kind and loving to all people. We want a place for our posterity to live that has good moral values, happy lives, and a peaceful society...
Peace and Love to all...
Mrs. LongRock
In United States, International Women's Day isn't as celebrated as it is in other parts of the Globe However, In America we have Human Right's, and while we are considered "ahead of the world" I do not think that we have cause to complain.
There are other parts of the world have definitely have it far worse than we do. We do, still have a ways to go. But all in all, we really have no cause to complain.
In these times and this life with this world, us humans should be caring for our women. Women brought us life. Women gave us birth and suffered through the ages, for which the men has made us suffer.
We need to be united as women, show goodness and love and kindness to our fellow sisters. There is no reason to put other women down. We women should stand by, uplift, edify, emulate goodness, peace and love to ALL women all over world. You brothers, sons, husbands, fathers, should be protecting, caring and loving the women in your life. Women have through out the ages been vulnerable, and you men need to care and love and help to strengthen women. The societies in the world who are good to the women and children are the ones who thrive and are better societies. Those regions in the world who are harming, non-protective and hurt women and children, will never ever rise to a better society. Cultures in the world who treat women with anger, hate and harm women and children, will surely fail in the building of their nation. Suppressing, demoralizing, psychologically, emotionally and physically harming women create the most evil type of world. In fact, it will cause grave moral harm to your own soul.
To all the people of the world, I ask you start caring for the women of our world. Women need to be cared for and treated with respect and love. Let's make this world a better place. Treat women like queens and raise your children to be kind and loving to all people. We want a place for our posterity to live that has good moral values, happy lives, and a peaceful society...
Peace and Love to all...
Mrs. LongRock
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Another Skyrim Post?
I don't watch the news, and I don't watch Television. But, I keep up on the news. And one of the things I keep up on is Gaming News. Gaming News is important. (Well, for me)
I don't have a DVD drive in my laptop. And i have been lazy, because I have not gotten the other Elder Scrolls Games. (Skyrim is Number 5, for those of you who don't know.)
So, I have always wanted to play the Elder Scrolls games, the ones before Skyrim... They take place in a fictional world named Nirn, and the continent of Tamriel. The first, The Elder Scrolls: Arena, was released in 1994. It was first intended to have players assume the role of an arena combatant, however, the development shifted into a Role Playing Game.
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall came out in 1996, and was one of the first 3D worlds on a larger scale, in the game, the world was as large as Great Britain.
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind came out in 2002, with individually detailed landscapes, and a smaller game as the other two, but sold over 5 million games by 2005. There were two expansions that were sold for Morrowind, one called Tribunal and the other, Bloodmoon.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion started getting developed in 2002, and became more improved in the interaction and making the game world something that had never been seen before. The focus was on artifical intelligence, and making the player believe they were in the world they were playing. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion came out in 2006, and was successfully by critics and consumers alike. Oblivion came out with expansion packs, Knights of Nine and Shivering Isles.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the game I absolutely love, and play often, which came out on 11-11-2011. It takes places 200 years after the storyline of Oblivion (which is why I want to play the other games!) Skyrim got three expansion packs, Dawnguard, Hearthfire, And Dragonborn.
ZeniMax Online Studios and Bethesda Studios came together and made ESO (Elder Scrolls Online) which is a Massively Multiplayer Role Playing Video Game, which is actually A-Mazing. This came out in April 2015. Gamers can play all of Tamriel, and the game was in development for 5 years before it was actually released.
So, now, There are rumors that Elders Scrolls VI will come out. Do we know when? No. Everything is on the DL, And I mean... Really hushed. I think because of the release of ESO was so highly anticipated and yet, it took so long before anyone got to play, that this time there is more of a hush hush to TES VI. And, I think, it is rightfully so. As much as I am excited about the next TES fan, I do believe that they have to keep this under wraps until the details (like the release date, story line, etc etc) is full into play. It would be a dream of mine to be a voice actress for TES... But me and a million other people!) I was honored to be a BETA tester for ESO, and while my tests were sadly, what many other testers experienced, I couldn't play because of the servers crashing. But, that hasn't deterred me from being the absolute lover of anything TES.
I am excited, because Bethesda has come out with Tamriel Unlimited, on PS4, and there are rumors that later this Summer of 2017, TES V will have a PS4 format, making the game playable on PS4, making me actually want one. They will have what is called The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. From what I have read, making it on PS4 has been well worth buying it for fellow TES fans. I hear that playing on the PC and playing on XBox has been compressed and suffered with the audio. But, PS4 is better. Way better. I will definitely play it, check it out and post all about it.
To all you Skyrim Fans, I will quote a Khajiit, "Blessings of the moons upon you, traveler."
I don't have a DVD drive in my laptop. And i have been lazy, because I have not gotten the other Elder Scrolls Games. (Skyrim is Number 5, for those of you who don't know.)
So, I have always wanted to play the Elder Scrolls games, the ones before Skyrim... They take place in a fictional world named Nirn, and the continent of Tamriel. The first, The Elder Scrolls: Arena, was released in 1994. It was first intended to have players assume the role of an arena combatant, however, the development shifted into a Role Playing Game.
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall came out in 1996, and was one of the first 3D worlds on a larger scale, in the game, the world was as large as Great Britain.
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind came out in 2002, with individually detailed landscapes, and a smaller game as the other two, but sold over 5 million games by 2005. There were two expansions that were sold for Morrowind, one called Tribunal and the other, Bloodmoon.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion started getting developed in 2002, and became more improved in the interaction and making the game world something that had never been seen before. The focus was on artifical intelligence, and making the player believe they were in the world they were playing. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion came out in 2006, and was successfully by critics and consumers alike. Oblivion came out with expansion packs, Knights of Nine and Shivering Isles.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the game I absolutely love, and play often, which came out on 11-11-2011. It takes places 200 years after the storyline of Oblivion (which is why I want to play the other games!) Skyrim got three expansion packs, Dawnguard, Hearthfire, And Dragonborn.
ZeniMax Online Studios and Bethesda Studios came together and made ESO (Elder Scrolls Online) which is a Massively Multiplayer Role Playing Video Game, which is actually A-Mazing. This came out in April 2015. Gamers can play all of Tamriel, and the game was in development for 5 years before it was actually released.
So, now, There are rumors that Elders Scrolls VI will come out. Do we know when? No. Everything is on the DL, And I mean... Really hushed. I think because of the release of ESO was so highly anticipated and yet, it took so long before anyone got to play, that this time there is more of a hush hush to TES VI. And, I think, it is rightfully so. As much as I am excited about the next TES fan, I do believe that they have to keep this under wraps until the details (like the release date, story line, etc etc) is full into play. It would be a dream of mine to be a voice actress for TES... But me and a million other people!) I was honored to be a BETA tester for ESO, and while my tests were sadly, what many other testers experienced, I couldn't play because of the servers crashing. But, that hasn't deterred me from being the absolute lover of anything TES.
I am excited, because Bethesda has come out with Tamriel Unlimited, on PS4, and there are rumors that later this Summer of 2017, TES V will have a PS4 format, making the game playable on PS4, making me actually want one. They will have what is called The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. From what I have read, making it on PS4 has been well worth buying it for fellow TES fans. I hear that playing on the PC and playing on XBox has been compressed and suffered with the audio. But, PS4 is better. Way better. I will definitely play it, check it out and post all about it.
To all you Skyrim Fans, I will quote a Khajiit, "Blessings of the moons upon you, traveler."
The Freedom of Religion In U.S.A.
For over 200 years, we Americans hold dear to our Freedoms. Our Constitution of the U.S.A. is proof that we wanted to be free from Britain's Rule. The First Amendment states this, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or the press, or the right to peaceably assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." This states clearly that Americans have the right to practice what they want as far as religion is concerned. Is anyone worried about this part of the Constitution being violated? (We Americans don't realize we weren't free from the King of England until 1783, but the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4th 1776, and this is why we Celebrate the 4th of July on that day, although we were fighting the Revolutionary War, and didn't win it until 1783...Just Sayin'. Sorry, I had to add this.)
A couple months ago I wrote on my blog about how most of the writers of the Constitution of the United States of America weren't even religious at all. In fact, many of them left their respective churches after the Revolutionary War, and there were only a couple who were christians. The rest claimed no religion and a few of them stopped going to church at all. So, why the hostilities towards Muslims in particular, now? I have to say, I am very grieved indeed, towards the hostile environment that Americans have caused towards a group of people. Just three days ago another Sikh was killed. My readers, I can not stress this enough... SIKHS ARE NOT MUSLIM!!!! Why is it the Americans that should be reading my blogs aren't and the people who read my blogs are the ones who already know this... (My largest readers are from India, Central Asia, Turkey and the Middle East... Then France, Iceland, England and Last... U.S.A. I have more readers from China and Korea than I do from U.S.A.) Siiiiigh... (Long exhale, for those who have to translate this) I have repeatedly said, and hoped, that people would be enlightened these days, but, sadly, they are not. How can we bring people to better knowledge these days?
I have been taught all my life in what us Mormon's call, the 13 Articles of Faith. They are the 13 statements that us Mormons believes. Number 11 states, "We claim the privilege of worshipping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where or what they may"... I was raised that The Jewish people, the Muslims and Christians all believe in the same God. They All worship the same God, just they believe differenly about God, and Jesus. In all honesty, while I was in High School, I lived in a city of 70,000 people. We teenagers didn't do much or have a fun hangout, so, I would go to Mosque in Salt Lake City, I have been known to go to Synagogue, I have also helped sell food and flowers for the Hare Krishna temple which is one of the biggest in the Western States, and it is quite beautiful. I love going there, period. Then, there is a Catholic church I used to go to mass, and I have been to the Episcopal Church, as well as I went to a Lutheran church, and I have spent most of my life (37 years,) understanding, learning and reading about other religions all over the world. I doo this because I want to learn and respect other people's beliefs. This is important to me because my ancestors were kicked out of North Eastern U.S.A. in the 1800's and forced out of Illinois, along with hundreds of thousands of other people in the mid 1800's. Did you know in Illinois it was not against the law to kill a Mormon until 2006? True. So, I am passionate about people allowing others to be whatever religion they want. Or, Not want. I have brothers and sisters who are not Mormon, I have brothers and sisters who are. I have a sister who doesn't even believe there is a God. And I have a brother who doesn't know what he believes. I have children who are Muslim, And a daughter who doesn't believe any church, and a son who is Mormon... Does it matter? If the person is good and kind and loving, who cares what they believe in God?
So, now is the legal question... Muslim "Ban"? How is this legal? On any level in U.S. Law, doesn't anyone foresee a huge lawsuit waiting to happen? Can't anyone smell it coming? This isn't even an issue. The Constitution clearly states that people here in the U.S.A. have the right to practicing their religion without prohibiting freedom of religion. This is baffling me. The thought of the people who are not Christians, and being persecuted in this country, are we re-living the 1500's? I am really dumbfounded with the people who are so obtuse! I really am dumbfounded. (which takes a lot for me to get dumbfounded, if you know me)
Please comment on this if you are totally with me. If you think that it is O.K. to persecute others, don't comment, because I don't want to argue with an idiot.
A couple months ago I wrote on my blog about how most of the writers of the Constitution of the United States of America weren't even religious at all. In fact, many of them left their respective churches after the Revolutionary War, and there were only a couple who were christians. The rest claimed no religion and a few of them stopped going to church at all. So, why the hostilities towards Muslims in particular, now? I have to say, I am very grieved indeed, towards the hostile environment that Americans have caused towards a group of people. Just three days ago another Sikh was killed. My readers, I can not stress this enough... SIKHS ARE NOT MUSLIM!!!! Why is it the Americans that should be reading my blogs aren't and the people who read my blogs are the ones who already know this... (My largest readers are from India, Central Asia, Turkey and the Middle East... Then France, Iceland, England and Last... U.S.A. I have more readers from China and Korea than I do from U.S.A.) Siiiiigh... (Long exhale, for those who have to translate this) I have repeatedly said, and hoped, that people would be enlightened these days, but, sadly, they are not. How can we bring people to better knowledge these days?
I have been taught all my life in what us Mormon's call, the 13 Articles of Faith. They are the 13 statements that us Mormons believes. Number 11 states, "We claim the privilege of worshipping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where or what they may"... I was raised that The Jewish people, the Muslims and Christians all believe in the same God. They All worship the same God, just they believe differenly about God, and Jesus. In all honesty, while I was in High School, I lived in a city of 70,000 people. We teenagers didn't do much or have a fun hangout, so, I would go to Mosque in Salt Lake City, I have been known to go to Synagogue, I have also helped sell food and flowers for the Hare Krishna temple which is one of the biggest in the Western States, and it is quite beautiful. I love going there, period. Then, there is a Catholic church I used to go to mass, and I have been to the Episcopal Church, as well as I went to a Lutheran church, and I have spent most of my life (37 years,) understanding, learning and reading about other religions all over the world. I doo this because I want to learn and respect other people's beliefs. This is important to me because my ancestors were kicked out of North Eastern U.S.A. in the 1800's and forced out of Illinois, along with hundreds of thousands of other people in the mid 1800's. Did you know in Illinois it was not against the law to kill a Mormon until 2006? True. So, I am passionate about people allowing others to be whatever religion they want. Or, Not want. I have brothers and sisters who are not Mormon, I have brothers and sisters who are. I have a sister who doesn't even believe there is a God. And I have a brother who doesn't know what he believes. I have children who are Muslim, And a daughter who doesn't believe any church, and a son who is Mormon... Does it matter? If the person is good and kind and loving, who cares what they believe in God?
So, now is the legal question... Muslim "Ban"? How is this legal? On any level in U.S. Law, doesn't anyone foresee a huge lawsuit waiting to happen? Can't anyone smell it coming? This isn't even an issue. The Constitution clearly states that people here in the U.S.A. have the right to practicing their religion without prohibiting freedom of religion. This is baffling me. The thought of the people who are not Christians, and being persecuted in this country, are we re-living the 1500's? I am really dumbfounded with the people who are so obtuse! I really am dumbfounded. (which takes a lot for me to get dumbfounded, if you know me)
Please comment on this if you are totally with me. If you think that it is O.K. to persecute others, don't comment, because I don't want to argue with an idiot.
Sunday, March 5, 2017
On Being Selfish
I don't think anyone who has never lived in America knows how hard it is to live here. If you think you know about America because of the movies you watch, you need to rethink your ideas about America. America isn't a country that will allow you to just come here and bring your family, unless you are coming illegally. To anyone here illegal, I despise you because I am not able to see my husband because of you.
If anyone thinks I am selfish they know nothing about me.
I did not know I would be away from United States for as long as I did. While I was gone, I lost everything in my life. My kids included. Everything I have ever planned in my life has gone to shit. I stayed in Turkey because I was so torn with myself. Not being with my kids, having no job, and no home to return to. But, I fell in love with my husband. I fell in love with my (now) in laws. I didn't want to leave Turkey, but I also wanted to live with my husband as a couple. It could not be so in Turkey. And so, with a lot of difficulty, my husband and I thought that him coming here would be the best option for us. See, while in Turkey, I was living with his grandma. He was/is living with 3 other guys in a tiny hotel room with a window that looks out into the other side of the hotel, and a vent humming constantly and which is super loud and give headaches. There is no air conditioning. The hotel food is terrible, and so this is his life. Rent in the city where he works is outrageous, and so we would not be able to see each other. This is one of the reasons why I wanted to bring my husband here. When I lived in Turkey, I would only see husband every once in awhile. I would have been able to teach over there, however, the country has decided to close private schools, and I would not be able to find proper jobs in order to help us be together. We just want to be together. And, so, I came here, being told by a U.S.C.I.S. Officer that it would take me and my husband no more than 5 months apart. how would I have known I will not see my husband after 3 years and 6 months. This is killing me and my husband. So, It took me several months for me to find a job, get me an apartment, (which I need in order to bring my husband here). This is the thing. I have to meet criteria from the Government mandated by them to me. I have met that criteria, and so it took years for that to happen. Afterwards, the government said that because I have not been paying my taxes long enough, although I make the money they said I have to be paying taxes a lot longer than they originally told me. So, now i am being told by certain people I am selfish. Am I really? I am burning, no, fuming with anger that someone would accuse me of being selfish. I went to Cabo, because #3 child paid for the hotel, and I happened to, for the first time in literally years, go somewhere to relax for 4 days. And it is now being thrown in my face. I was told that me living here and my husband in Turkey is selfish and of me and I do not put him first in anything. I am calling bull shit on this. If I did not put my husband first, why would I go through all this hell, knowing that in the end I would not see him here? I am doing everything I humanly capable of doing just so I can have my husband with me and at my side. This is my only goal, and I can't stop until this happens. I am just saddened and shocked and upset all at once. It angers me too. I do everything in thinking about how it will effect me and my husband and how can I bring him here. The first year I came here, I made 1,000. The second year I was here I made 5,000. I have come a long way since then, but, everything is nothing if I can not have my husband at my side with me. I am told that I don't think of him and don't put him first in anything. This cuts me to my soul. Whomever says this has no idea what I go through to try to bring him here and has no idea what they are talking about. I will one day be able to face that person and that person will see how wrong they are, and how bad it is to think such things about me.
The Elders Scrolls V Skyrim
It was 11-11-11 that gaming was forever changed by a game called, "The Elders Scrolls V: Skyrim". The game is a an OWRPG (Open World Role Playing Game). This is also the most "open world" I have yet come to know and love. Many might ask, "What's Open World ? What is a Role Playing Game?" A Role Playing Game is a Game that a person playing will take on the character. In a sense the game's character (you) becomes First Person. Open World means that a person can basically go anywhere in the game and do anything that you want, without getting points taken away. In fact, it is encouraged to "roam" anywhere in Skyrim. Normally, in Games, if you do things that aren't on the mission, you will not get killed or it won't count against you, like in some other games. I have played a game, that, if you don't go exactly where the instructions say, you die. I think this is a boring way to play a game, because, when you want to look around with out doing anything in the "Mission" are you told to do, you can't. Also, you can't talk to other people, like you can in in this open world game.
Skyrim is the country in which this city takes place. This is the Fifth installment of the Elders Scrolls. The others older, however, they are all classics, and the graphics for each is ahead of their times.
Skyrim comes in PC, XBox, PS3 and PS4 versions. I prefer to play on the Playstation, And I have yet to get me a PS4, but I will. I have friends who have played on the XBox, and it is too jumpy for them. Playing on the PC is great, in fact the
Skyrim is the country in which this city takes place. This is the Fifth installment of the Elders Scrolls. The others older, however, they are all classics, and the graphics for each is ahead of their times.
Skyrim comes in PC, XBox, PS3 and PS4 versions. I prefer to play on the Playstation, And I have yet to get me a PS4, but I will. I have friends who have played on the XBox, and it is too jumpy for them. Playing on the PC is great, in fact the
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
The Difficulty Being a Refugee
I have been thinking about somethings. Well, I have been thinking about a lot. My dear readers, I strongly believe that here in the U.S.A. people don't understand some basic things, and I have more readers outside the U.S.A. than I do here. However, I want to talk about being a refugee because what readers I do have who are here in the U.S.A. might not realize some important facts about being a refugee.
I first want to say that, I strongly believe the world will get worse and we haven't seen the last of refugees. In fact, I strongly believe and am adamant (I always have been) that we will see millions upon millions more of a refugee crisis, and more than the mid- 1800's when people were fleeing to the U.S.A. I don't have statistics to prove my statement, and I don't have anything to back this up, however, I stand by my intuition, and my thoughts about this have not let me down yet.
With that said, back in the 1800's and even early 1900's people were coming by the boat fulls and we basically allowed them here. Of course if they were Mormons, they were treated horribly, and pushed out of New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Boston, and then later, Illinois, Missouri, and into Utah, but that isn't what I am talking about today.
Let's see what it takes to be a Refugee right now. In my last post I talked about how come my husband and I didn't register him as one. (Making things more complex for us is one of the reasons, but, here is what you have to do to be considered a Refugee here in the U.S.A.)
First, Refugees are seeking Asylum in other countries, and not in their own, because usually they don't have time to be in their country, oro they are already fleeing their country in order to survive. They are seeking help from other countries, and this is what is making them leave. There are various reasons for why people would be seeking Asylum. First the Refugee will have to go to the U.N. and register as a Refugee. Usually the reason for leaving their country of origin in the first place is because of Human Rights reasons. (in fact, it's 99% the cause for being a refugee in the first place.) People who leave their country are in constant fear of being harmed, tortured or even killed upon returning back to their original country of where they were born. Also, it is important to understand that The Refugee must seek the status of a refugee outside of the U.S.A. only. Ergo, they can not enter the U.S.A. and then seek the status of Refugee. (This is why they are a Refugee to begin with) There is a definition of Refugee one must meet. The standards are high, because the term Refugee is not used loosely in the U.N., Geneva Laws, and in the countries which will take in Refugees.
Now, seeking Asylum are for people who are seeking protection. These people are those who:
Are already considered a Refugee (you must meet the definition of a Refugee)
Are already in the U.S.A.
Are seeking admission in a port of Entry.
Seeking Asylum can take place for anyone and they must apply to seek Asylum, which is different than being a Refugee. In Fact, an Asylum seeker doesn't have to a Refugee, and isn't always one, but, a Refugee is always an Asylum Seeker.
People who seek Asylum can seek it to the U.S.A. in their country of origin, or in the U.S.A.
The other thing people here in the U.S.A. need to understand is that there have been people who have been turned down as having a Refugee Status. Most of the people we call Refugees aren't even registered as such. According to the U.N., only a few million people have registered. Here in the U.S.A. we would think, Well, of course, it is a natural reaction that when a group of people are attacking our homes and our families have all died, we would flee and find shelter, and register with the U.N. and become a Refugee. (To seek help, right?) Well, millions upon millions of people have refused to register with the U.N. because they have been so severely abused by other factions and other governments, that they have no trust whatsoever in any human being at all, and therefore this has been a huge task and very difficult for the U.N. (as well as the Red Cross, who has been trying to help people gain trust to even get medical treatment and then register as a Refugee.)
So, this is a daunting task. Not only is this really difficult, but then, there is a process to be able to come in to the U.S.A. as a Refugee, and then they have to wait, which takes about three years or longer in order to even come as a Refugee.
I am talking about all this because people think that this process is easy and anyone can be a Refugee.
I also have been talking to many people who think that it is something I should look into for Long Rock.
The other reason is that with all these people coming to the U.S.A. and, Americans need to understand fully, how hard it is to become a Refugee in order to see that there really isn't as much lenience with those who are Refugees.
Another concern I have heard people say about Refugees is that there is a heightened increase of criminal activity. This is a ploy to keep people ignorant. Criminal activity in places where there are more Refugees have not risen. However, what has happened is violent crimes and hate crimes against Muslims, Sikhs, Indians, and people who have a Middle Eastern "look" to them has risen, even spiked over the last three years. The crimes against them has spiked in droves. The first spike was in the early 2000's, after the 9-11 attacks. (Astonishing because there many Middle Easterners that died in the attacks, please check the truth about the Twin Towers. The World Trade Center hosted MANY Muslims and Middle Easterners who were, and still are, in grave fear that if they come forward and say they had families who died in the 9-11 attacks, they will be accused of terrorism, and have kept it a mystery but only to their families and among those they trust implicitly.) There have also been a high attack against the people of India, although they aren't even Muslim at all. Sikh people have also been attacked, many even stabbed to death since 9-11. The worst part about this is that the attacks tapered down, until about 2015. The started increasing again. They actually became worse than right after 9-11, and FBI has declared that Hate Crimes against Muslims and people who Americans think are M.E. origin have increased by 6%. To some people 6% doesn't seem that much, but, that is quite a bit of people. That is 60 people to every 1,000. This is significant. Attacks at Mosques have gone up. I watched a video on YouTube that was a Mosque opening in "Liberal" "Happy" California. It was horrific. I was so ashamed of these horrible people. They were protesting a Mosque opening in Santa Monica, California. The Californians were yelling and screaming at these people who were also Southern Californians (And Americans!) Yelling at them to "Go home" And "We don't want you here" and to "Go back where you came from" which a really young 12 year old was utterly confused, because, as she said, "I am American. I was born and raised in Santa Monica, so, where am I supposed to go?"
I think if we just were educated, we would not be making huge fools of ourselves, and in fact we would be helping this world. It is our responsibility, as Americans, to be more compassionate, and more knowledgeable, this means more humane and kinder. I think that instead we have become as a people more awful towards each other. We have been less compassionate towards people who have been a lot less fortunate than ourselves here in The U.S.A. we have no idea what is going on in the world, and mark my words. There are going to be people coming from countries you have never even heard of, namely from the Central Asian region of the world.
I highly recommend people to read up on this region. We are going to be seeing more people coming from this region than ever. It is imperative that we know and understand the people and the world in which we live.
So- Long for now my readers. Be kind while I am offline!
I first want to say that, I strongly believe the world will get worse and we haven't seen the last of refugees. In fact, I strongly believe and am adamant (I always have been) that we will see millions upon millions more of a refugee crisis, and more than the mid- 1800's when people were fleeing to the U.S.A. I don't have statistics to prove my statement, and I don't have anything to back this up, however, I stand by my intuition, and my thoughts about this have not let me down yet.
With that said, back in the 1800's and even early 1900's people were coming by the boat fulls and we basically allowed them here. Of course if they were Mormons, they were treated horribly, and pushed out of New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Boston, and then later, Illinois, Missouri, and into Utah, but that isn't what I am talking about today.
Let's see what it takes to be a Refugee right now. In my last post I talked about how come my husband and I didn't register him as one. (Making things more complex for us is one of the reasons, but, here is what you have to do to be considered a Refugee here in the U.S.A.)
First, Refugees are seeking Asylum in other countries, and not in their own, because usually they don't have time to be in their country, oro they are already fleeing their country in order to survive. They are seeking help from other countries, and this is what is making them leave. There are various reasons for why people would be seeking Asylum. First the Refugee will have to go to the U.N. and register as a Refugee. Usually the reason for leaving their country of origin in the first place is because of Human Rights reasons. (in fact, it's 99% the cause for being a refugee in the first place.) People who leave their country are in constant fear of being harmed, tortured or even killed upon returning back to their original country of where they were born. Also, it is important to understand that The Refugee must seek the status of a refugee outside of the U.S.A. only. Ergo, they can not enter the U.S.A. and then seek the status of Refugee. (This is why they are a Refugee to begin with) There is a definition of Refugee one must meet. The standards are high, because the term Refugee is not used loosely in the U.N., Geneva Laws, and in the countries which will take in Refugees.
Now, seeking Asylum are for people who are seeking protection. These people are those who:
Are already considered a Refugee (you must meet the definition of a Refugee)
Are already in the U.S.A.
Are seeking admission in a port of Entry.
Seeking Asylum can take place for anyone and they must apply to seek Asylum, which is different than being a Refugee. In Fact, an Asylum seeker doesn't have to a Refugee, and isn't always one, but, a Refugee is always an Asylum Seeker.
People who seek Asylum can seek it to the U.S.A. in their country of origin, or in the U.S.A.
The other thing people here in the U.S.A. need to understand is that there have been people who have been turned down as having a Refugee Status. Most of the people we call Refugees aren't even registered as such. According to the U.N., only a few million people have registered. Here in the U.S.A. we would think, Well, of course, it is a natural reaction that when a group of people are attacking our homes and our families have all died, we would flee and find shelter, and register with the U.N. and become a Refugee. (To seek help, right?) Well, millions upon millions of people have refused to register with the U.N. because they have been so severely abused by other factions and other governments, that they have no trust whatsoever in any human being at all, and therefore this has been a huge task and very difficult for the U.N. (as well as the Red Cross, who has been trying to help people gain trust to even get medical treatment and then register as a Refugee.)
So, this is a daunting task. Not only is this really difficult, but then, there is a process to be able to come in to the U.S.A. as a Refugee, and then they have to wait, which takes about three years or longer in order to even come as a Refugee.
I am talking about all this because people think that this process is easy and anyone can be a Refugee.
I also have been talking to many people who think that it is something I should look into for Long Rock.
The other reason is that with all these people coming to the U.S.A. and, Americans need to understand fully, how hard it is to become a Refugee in order to see that there really isn't as much lenience with those who are Refugees.
Another concern I have heard people say about Refugees is that there is a heightened increase of criminal activity. This is a ploy to keep people ignorant. Criminal activity in places where there are more Refugees have not risen. However, what has happened is violent crimes and hate crimes against Muslims, Sikhs, Indians, and people who have a Middle Eastern "look" to them has risen, even spiked over the last three years. The crimes against them has spiked in droves. The first spike was in the early 2000's, after the 9-11 attacks. (Astonishing because there many Middle Easterners that died in the attacks, please check the truth about the Twin Towers. The World Trade Center hosted MANY Muslims and Middle Easterners who were, and still are, in grave fear that if they come forward and say they had families who died in the 9-11 attacks, they will be accused of terrorism, and have kept it a mystery but only to their families and among those they trust implicitly.) There have also been a high attack against the people of India, although they aren't even Muslim at all. Sikh people have also been attacked, many even stabbed to death since 9-11. The worst part about this is that the attacks tapered down, until about 2015. The started increasing again. They actually became worse than right after 9-11, and FBI has declared that Hate Crimes against Muslims and people who Americans think are M.E. origin have increased by 6%. To some people 6% doesn't seem that much, but, that is quite a bit of people. That is 60 people to every 1,000. This is significant. Attacks at Mosques have gone up. I watched a video on YouTube that was a Mosque opening in "Liberal" "Happy" California. It was horrific. I was so ashamed of these horrible people. They were protesting a Mosque opening in Santa Monica, California. The Californians were yelling and screaming at these people who were also Southern Californians (And Americans!) Yelling at them to "Go home" And "We don't want you here" and to "Go back where you came from" which a really young 12 year old was utterly confused, because, as she said, "I am American. I was born and raised in Santa Monica, so, where am I supposed to go?"
I think if we just were educated, we would not be making huge fools of ourselves, and in fact we would be helping this world. It is our responsibility, as Americans, to be more compassionate, and more knowledgeable, this means more humane and kinder. I think that instead we have become as a people more awful towards each other. We have been less compassionate towards people who have been a lot less fortunate than ourselves here in The U.S.A. we have no idea what is going on in the world, and mark my words. There are going to be people coming from countries you have never even heard of, namely from the Central Asian region of the world.
I highly recommend people to read up on this region. We are going to be seeing more people coming from this region than ever. It is imperative that we know and understand the people and the world in which we live.
So- Long for now my readers. Be kind while I am offline!
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