average 27 degrees. after a year in London, I describe the heat as sweltering.

shisha shisha shisha. i brought my very own hookah. yay. it was dear, but a worthy investment. I called my brother and he is as excited as me because apparently its becoming quite hip in Hong Kong. now we will be able to chill and smoke at home. i got one with an intricate gold blue glass vase with matching blue pipe. I got the mouthpieces, charcoal tongs and tobacco. Im set. the only downside ıs I am lugging a heavy badly packaged shisha, which doesnt even fit in my backpack..empty even. im going to find the post office after this. i just cross my fingers that the shippıng cost ıs astronomical. i remember i sent some plates and other sundries from morocco once. but it ended up breaking. dayam. i was being cheap and didnt want to pay for extra charges. this time, i cant afford the shishia to break.

ataturk airport is on fire. i didnt realize since i havent been reading the news. my dad SMS-ed telling me the news and I logged online to read bbc.com. its ridiculous how i seem to come to hear all major national news from my dad who is all the way in Australia. deja vu. a few hours after the tsunami in india, i remember receiving a msg from my dad asking if I was alright. twice lucky i guess. the fire at the international airport is not all that remote, considering i have a flight to Adana (south-east Turkey). I was originally going to bus it, but after findıng out the bus ride would be 16 hours and the air ticket only 15 pounds or more expensive, I decided to fly.

I think I am going to hit a hamman now and just chill. Im reading A Suitable Boy - this majorly thick trilogy. I need to finish it before I leave London because no way can I lug it back to Hong Kong. Laters