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reminds me of istanbul and its traffic. i'd rather live in istanbul though *

must-see places:

marshall beach
lands end
filbert steps
golden gate bridge
baker beach
sutro baths
crissy field
arsicault bakery
16th avenue tiled steps
b. patisserie
twin peaks
palace of fine arts
dragon gate
saigon sandwich
marin headlands
oliveto cafe & restaurant
dolores park
bi-rite creamery
tartine bakery
dandelion chocolate
urban putt
taqueria el farolito
la ciccia
union square
saison
fisherman's wharf
ghirardelli square
san francisco premium outlets
lombard street
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one and only american tv show that made me laugh loudly. i was surprised when i saw my american friends watching it again and again. friends is way more popular than the office in turkey.

one of the largest real estate holders in the world. it feeds 1% of the word's population every day.
(see: the founder)

there is 2 main reasons why people cheat:
1- curiosity
2- boredom

eating it 4 times a week increases the risk of heart attack by 80%.
source: the university of minnesota

is derived from the city of hamburg/germany.
(see: fast food)

apple's new tile killer. i wish it was wirelessly chargeable.
apple

most useful and educational social media platform if you are keen on exploring interesting stuff. comparing with other platforms, i still spend my most time on it. besides, it has the least negative effects on human psychology.

one of the must-read george orwell books to read. another one:
(see: animal farm)

some fav quotes:
--spoiler--
who controls the past controls the future.
who controls the present controls the past.

doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them:
war is peace.
freedom is slavery.
ignorance is strength.

big brother is watching you.

freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. if that is granted, all else follows.

we do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them.
--spoiler--

might begin accepting bitcoin as a payment method for its cars. mock up

edit: it's official now. image
edit 2: tesla no longer accepts bitcoin

open-air museum. you feel like you are traveling throughout the history when you are in italy.

liquid bread. drink it from a glass. why you should drink beer from a glass

italian dictator who brought back order in italy using violence and his own private troops. his tyranny gorily ended like other dictatorships.

main symbol of adolf hitler's nazi party. it is also used in asian religions.

holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

buddha