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Eating Out

A habit that is too strong to stop. Jack Frost or Il tuo Gelato

A habit is defined as:-
                                         “the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their 
                                            frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic 
                                            forms of behavior“

Some people state categorically that an action that has to be undertaken twenty-one (21) times to become a habit. I disagree with this assumption or presupposition, as it only took me twice or three times for the habit of eating ice cream when in Italy.

In Milan today the temperature must have been at the maximum 11 degrees, and it was a cold 11 at that, as I strolled to the Duomo Basillica, (click for pictures) from Stazione Centrale (the Central Railway Station), where my hotel, Hotel Auriga, is located. Tonight, the temperature is even lower, but I needed to get out of my room, to stretch my legs, and there was only one place I could think of going, Jack Frost or as it is now known, Il tuo Gelato. Read What ever has happened to Jack Frost?

I could not stop the need for ice cream, the urge deep inside me. Yes I could not stop my habit.

I must have looked a sorry sight, a man, alone on a cold night, walking back to my hotel, eating ice cream, when everyone else had their thick Michelin Man coats on, with scarves wrapped around their necks, and wearing woolly hats to keep their heads warm.

orLands' End Women's Reversible Quilted Long Down Coat

But now back in my room, I have a feeling of satisfaction having had my ice cream, and I think I like my habit too much to give it up now.


Here’s to tomorrow night.

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Thoughts

There’s no place like home

Now I am back in the UK, the image and voice of the Good Witch from the North in the story and film The Wizard of Oz and her saying “There’s no place like home” (click) keeps rolling about my head.

Also, there is nothing more comfortable than my own bed.

It is not that I am not more than happy where I stay, in fact the hospitality, the quality and yes the comfort given to me could not be better, and even I have a fridge called after me, “Phillips’ fridge“, my bedroom and more in Gaziantep, but there is nothing like sleeping in my own bed.

It seems that I do not sleep (alone) longer than a week in the same bed, as I travel from one country to another. I may stay in the same hotel on each visit to a city, but it is rare that I am given the same room.

Not having the same bed on a regular basis gives rise to a big problem for me, as happen to my first night back in my own bed.

It could be my age, or, it could be that I drink too much prior to going to bed, but often I wake up wanting to go to the toilet for a pee pee.

Last night I woke up at about 3am, and as I became aware of my needs I entered into confusion.

Half wake and half asleep, where was I?

The dim light coming through the window curtains told me I was in the bedroom in Gaziantep, but my conscious mind said I was somewhere else, but it could no figure out where. It took me a few moments to realise I was back in my own bed.

Another situation I have to be aware of when I wake up in the middle of the night, and there is no light to orient myself by, as happened in my last stay in Gaziantep when there were many times of electricity cuts, where is the bathroom?

Instead of going into the bathroom, did I go into the wardrobe cupboard. Now that could be embarrassing.

Once I have satisfied my requirements, I have to fine my way back to the bed. Ouch, I should have not left the suitcase there.

Oh “There’s no place like home” even if my temporary bed is known as “Phillips’ bed“.


There’s no place like home from The Wizard of OZ
Some countries will not see this video as YouTube is banned.

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Mind Maps

Mind Maps in Turkey

It was the last course of nearly three weeks of trainings, seminars and talks in Istanbul, Gaziantep, with a weekend in Milan training an NLP Master Practitioner.

The last course was a Mind Mapping course in the offices of  GAP (GAP Danışmanlık).

It is always good to see faces seen on previous courses, mixing with new participants.

A great day.


Mind Mapping in Gaziantep

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NLP

NLP Master Practitioner Gaziantep, Turkey

Today we finished another Society of NLP Master Practitioner course here in Southern Turkey.

Great fun was had by all the participants, my translator and myself, as we learned so much together.

Good luck my friends.


Participants on the NLP Master Practitioner, Gaziantep, Turkey

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NLP Türkçe

It is always sad to close a course

It is always sad for me when a course closes, as it is time that the participants, the translator and myself go our separate ways.

We have traveled a long journey together, discovering our deeper self, and with the NLP Practitioner and Master Practitioner, no matter which country I may be in, it gives me great satisfaction to notice the differences achieved by each and everyone, differences that they had wanted, and even some they did not notice yet.

Part of the NLP Practitioner Society of NLP course involves the Fast Phobia Cure,  (  Türkçe versiyonu ) removing phobias in one easy session of only a few minutes.


Duygu Akinal in Gaziantep holding some creepy insects in her hands, after the fast phobia cure

Here we can see the lovely Duygu Akinal (orumcek) in Gaziantep holding some creepy insects in her hands with a big smile on her face after only a few minutes of the Fast Phobia Cure. Just before I worked with her, only the words of bugs, and she would be itching, and fear etched her face.

Oh I love my job, being able to help people, being able to help people help themselves and others.

Thank you to the participants on the Gaziantep NLP Practitioner course of October 2009 for your input and willingness to work with me.

Now I must sleep, as I have to be up at 2am to catch two planes to Milan in Italy to give part of an NLP course there.

SLEEEEEEEEEEP

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Culture Türkçe

Happy Rebublic Day Turkey, Cumhuriyet Bayramınız Kutlu Olsun

Today, 29th October, is Republic Day in Turkey, and is celebrated with half a day holiday yesterday and a full day today.

Flags will be everywhere, as the Turkish people show with pride their support and allegiance (Turkey, a proud people. ) to their country and founder Ataturk. (click to read about Mustafa Kemal Ataturk ).

At mid day yesterday, guns were fired from Gaziantep’s castle, signaling the start of celebrations, sending the population of pigeon’s of the whole of Gaziantep into the sky.

Gaziantep Castle


Gaziantep Castle

Gaziantep’s castle over the rooftops.


Happy Republic Day Turkey whoever you are and may be.

Her kimseniz ve her neredeyseniz…:”Cumhuriyet Bayramınız Kutlu Olsun!”

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Uncategorized

Loose weight quickly with NLP or food poisoning

I have achieved many great things, helped many people over problems, including to stop smoking, overcoming fears and phobias, gaining confidence, stopping over use of drugs and alcohol and loosing weight.

The one great thing about NLP is the it is quick, with me one session, and it is long lasting, forever should the client want it to be.

For the first time in all the years I have been training around the world, I became ill in a course. Well, I did not become ill in the course, but it hit its’ height, its’ worse in the course.

I am very careful what I eat usually, because I know about travellers diarrhea.

The fact is, that different parts of the world, different parts of countries and towns, have different germs, different bacterial, and these reside in water and on food. Our stomachs build up resistance to bacterias, or the ability to kill these bacterias, and if our own bacteria come across one that they have never come across before, Oh Poo Poo, we get sick, we get food poisoning, diarrhea and vomiting as the body strives to rid itself of the harmful bacterias.

Cooking usually kills off unwanted bacteria, but we do not cook grass or salads, and I had some salad. Also I eat some yogurt, which I suspect could have been old.

Oh boy was I ill. Even the participants realised I was bad, and they gave me a break. But, the show had to go on, and with my attention on Fred, Antonio, Mustapha, – you will have to do my courses to understand these names, we got through the day, and i lost weight.

Now I am off to Milano, so no doubt with all the ice cream I will put back on all the weight I lost.
  

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Thoughts

Communication is gratefully recieved

Thank you “Anonymous” who ever you are and where ever you may be, for sending me an SMS text message late last night, to remind me that I must turn my clocks and watches back one hour.

For those of you reading this blog, certain countries have this strange system of twice a year, turning forwards or backwards, altering the clocks by one hour.

I believe it came from the 2nd world War years, when it was found that by altering the time, by putting the clocks back one hour, an extra hours daylight was gained.

So, I had an extra hours sleep. But if I had not been informed, I would have arrived at the venue an hour early, and wondering why there were no participants for me to train.

As I received the text message, I was just about to sleep, and panicked. Were they right? Was “Anonymous” having a joke with me, meaning I would arrive one hour late to the NLP Practitioner here in Gaziantep?

I contacted my host to Mehpare to ask her, but she did not know either.
 
Oh Poo Poo.

A quick check on the internet showed that “Anonymous” was right.

But what about the participants on the course. Do they know, or are the confused, sitting in the training room thinking I am not turning up?

Thank you “Anonymous” for giving me an extra hour in bed. Can you do that every day please?

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NLP

Milan here we come

An early start again to the airport, as I set off for Milan to give a two day Master NLP Practitioner.

It may seem as if I am a jet setter, to far flung countries, but it is not like that.

I arrive, and get straight to work delivering the course.

In the evening, after closing down, tidying up, getting back to the hotel, it is time to eat, then to bed.

At the end of the course, I usually catch the last flight back to the UK or to my next destination.

So, it is rare that I see any new places, as I am in and out.

I am often asked, why not spend an extra day?

This trip I will return Sunday evening, and the very early Wednesday morning I set off for a three week trip to Turkey and Italy. The stay in the UK of two days does not give much time to wash and iron my shirts.

But I love my job.

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Travels

Getting to Rome from Fiumicino Airport

Rome’s Airport, sometimes known as Leonardo da Vinci Airport, is still referred to by its old name – Fiumicino, after the city it’s near, an it is said taking the train to Termini Station in Rome is easy.

There is  quick walk from the airports arrivals to the rail station, but for an average traveler with a suitcase, multiple escalators can prove a handicap.

I arrived at the airport from London with British Airways, and needed to get to the NH hotel Leonardo Di Vinci hotel in Via dei Gracchi to start the  PhotoReading and Mind Mapping course, and had little time.

I went to the ticket office and purchased the 11 Euro ticket and asking the ticket clerk when was the next non stop shuttle train (well not at stations) into Rome.

“In the next minute“, came the reply, “platform two.“

With a large suitcase, full of the bits and pieces I need to give the course, plus my computer, I raced to platform two to get on the Leonardo Express shuttle train which leaves every half hour in each direction.

My mind was set on getting that shuttle train, especially as you have to climb four steps onto the train, and with a heavy suitcase this is not easy.

As I got inside the carriage the doors closed and off we went.

Soon after leaving the station on a graffiti covered train the ticket inspector came down the carriage, and I happily handed him my ticket. That is where my trouble started.

“This ticket is not valid.” I was told.

But I had just brought it.

I had not validated it, and was fined 50 Euro’s, and my ticket was canceled, so the whole journey cost 66 Euro’s.

Yes, my fault, I had not read the ticket.

How many people actually read the ticket?

I had in the past been told about validation of tickets by Elena my Italian translator, but my mind was set on the single task of catching the train.

The validating machines are not that noticeable, and I cannot recall any signs informing people to validate tickets. Yes they are yellow.


Trenitalia’s ticket validating machine, do it, or be fined 50 Euro, you have been warned.

How many tourists, business people, travelers get caught out by not validating tickets, not knowing Trenitalia’s system?

Why don’t they have a validating machine within the carriages like they have on the public buses in Bologna?

On arrival back in the UK, I told my story to the taxi driver, plus the story of Tranitalia’s “First Class Standing” ticket (click to read), and his reply confirmed that many people get caught out and fined.

You have been warned. Have you been caught out?