Keep Calm and Study Hard :D

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

Through the years in this blog, I am glad that I have been able to share many stellar moments of mine such as being the head judge in a primary school science competition and conducting an automotive day for high school students. My latest Hong Kong adventure was also among those great moments. And after that, a fantastic spring semester welcomed me in Istanbul with tons of projects and course assignments.

Under these circumstances, I doubtlessly had to be a diligent student (nerd) :D Although I am only posting my significant moments as mentioned, I wanted to share something less vibrant this time to give a glimpse of my nerd engineering student side in this post. Gratefully, I found a variety of related photos to share as a great pose giver :D

I would like to start by my BAU Barbaros Library pose from February 2016, as the proof to show that I studied hard but enjoyed at the same time :D

My favorite place to study with my dear studymates is our Faculty of Engineering building's Bosphorus terrace with high backed benches and colorful moving desk stools in there.

Even I found a gorgeous classroom selfie taken in March 2016.

After a long day in April 2016, my dear “cool” studymate Mr. Sefa Tekin and I preferred to relax and pose on executive chairs in Faculty of Law building :D Unfortunately, these chairs are not found in our faculty building :(

Waistcoat and tie, my traditional presentation outfit :D These photos are from one of my in-class presentations in May 2016 with my pre-presentation pose taken by my lovely mom at home.

Although this photo is from the fall semester 2016, I would like to end this post by showing my late night study sessions with my dear studymates before the exams. It seems that I was the only one who maintained to stay sober :P :D

BAU Hong Kong 2016 Winter School

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

Proudly, I was in Hong Kong for two weeks before the last one and attended my university BAU's Hong Kong 2016 Engineering and Management Winter School. As I emphasized in my BAU Industrial Engineering, I am Coming!!!! post, Bahcesehir University (BAU) has its own satellite campuses and abroad academic centers. And it is conducting variety of abroad programmes like the one that I participated in.   

Attended the winter school on BAU Board of Trustees scholarship. Took globalization, management and sustainable engineering lectures covering international organizations, One Belt-One Road Initiative and green energy systems with great field trips.

I have overcome jet lag, organized my photos and collected more from my friends and lecturers :D Now, it is a great pleasure for me to share my experiences with you. At this point, I would like to express my deepest thanks to Dr. Kelvin Leung, BAU Hong Kong Director, who designed this fantastic winter program and so kindly hosted us in Hong Kong. Let's start with some of my class and field trip poses:

This photo is from Dr. Solomon's management class where we learned three essential managerial skills: Technical skill involving process or technique knowledge and proficiency, human skill involving the ability to interact effectively with people and conceptual skill involving the formulation of ideas.

And the photo above is from Dr. Francis' globalization lecture. We covered the levels of establishing a global market space with collaborations between governments, universities, trade associations and companies.

These two photos are from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). We had a field trip to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's headquarters and exhibition area on the 55th floor of IFC Tower Two which has the gorgeous Hong Kong Central view above. HKMA issues banknotes only in the denomination of ten Hong Kong dollars. Interestingly, the role of issuing other banknotes is delegated to the note-issuing banks in the territory which are HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank and Bank of China.

Here, I am in front of the Golden Egg in Hong Kong Science Park which is named as Charles K. Kao Auditorium to pay tribute to the Nobel laureate “Father of Fiber Optics”. In Hong Kong Science Park, we discovered sustainable engineering solutions especially for transportation, cities and buildings. 

Besides these two field trips, we also visited Hong Kong Trade Development Council's SME Centre that gives counseling for small and midsize enterprises, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and CLP Power Hong Kong which is a major utility company in Hong Kong.

After the class and field trip photos, it is the time to share my personal Hong Kong poses :D

Firstly, I would like to share a fantastic Hong Kong night panorama from windy Peak of Hong Kong Island. 

And this photo is from the famous Symphony of Lights, the world's largest permanent light and sound show according to Guinness World Records. There is also an iconic red sailed Hong Kong junk boat passing through Hong Kong Harbour in the photo above.

My Hong Kong Central poses from top to down: HSBC building and Bank of China Tower in the background, I am with IFC Tower Two and Hong Kong Wheel, and inside the wheel.

Even before coming to the Hong Kong, The Peninsula Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui has always attracted me with its brand identity including its classy building and “Peninsula Green” Rolls Royce fleet. 

In front of 1881 Heritage (the former marine police hq) located in Tsim Sha Tsui.

After night poses, I want to share some poses from my day explorations. Here, I am in front of the Western Market in Hong Kong Island which is the oldest surviving market building in Hong Kong and located close to the Hollywood Road where is famous for antique shops. 

And here, the famous Nathan Road of Tsim Sha Tsui (TST). It was a bit gloomy day.

Not just Hong Kong, I also visited Macau which is the other special administrative region of People's Republic of China. It takes an hour to go Macau from Hong Kong by ferry. With its lavishly ornamented casinos, cathedrals, The Ruins of St. Paul's and historical streets, Macau was interesting to discover.

I also would like to share a collage of miscellaneous Hong Kong pictures. From left to right: a Chinese new year tree in our hotel lobby, serene Stanley Bay where is in the southern part of Hong Kong Island and a popular residential neighborhood among expats and Mong Kok Ladies Market where you should not forget to bargain :D

My second collage of miscellaneous Hong Kong pictures. From left to right: an example of bamboo scaffolding which is even used for much higher buildings, the historical Central Pier, the iconic green Peak Tram and a typical Hong Kong apartment building facade.

Hong Kong... It was a great pleasure to participate in BAU Hong Kong Engineering and Management Winter School, attend great courses with field trips, hang aroung Tsim Sha Tsui and Hong Kong Island after classes, and enjoy delicious Chinese food :D