Araz Gholami

Blog Thoughts, Articles, Memories, and Events

June 8, 2018, Istanbul

These days, istanbul has become unbearably hot, and it's only going to get hotter. being between two large seas has pushed the humidity beyond tolerable limits, reaching 70%. this makes the evenings particularly challenging, walking the 600 meters from my apartment to the office leaves me completely... Read All

In Loving Memory of My Aunt

Dedicated to my dear aunt, who after 10 years of battling cancer, has finally found peace today. sari gelin, somewhere in istanbul... Read All

Feeling the Weight of the Past

One of the emotions that makes you realize your aging more starts the moment you no longer have anything to do or think about in the present. all your laughs, sorrows, and actions are tied to something in the past, past emotions or past events. you even stress about forgetting your memories, reviewi... Read All

June 2, 2018, Istanbul

This morning i noticed the faucet wouldn’t turn off, and after a brief, helpless stare at the ceiling, i remembered that one clause in my rental contract said the landlord is responsible for any potential damages. i called him, he came, fixed the faucet, left, and i breathed a sigh of relief. twe... Read All

Insomnia

Insomnia is a phenomenon where, despite being tired from daily work, a person loses the ability to sleep and tosses and turns on their bed all night. insomnia has many causes: invading memories, stress, longing, and things of that sort. however, it’s not as bad as people make it out to be. insomnia ... Read All

Why I prefer blogging over anything esle?

T’s a place to showcase projects, work, ways to contact me, and so on, while also being a space to publish daily writings and articles. the reasons why a blog is better than any other platform for anyone who feels the need to share something are true for me: the main issue is time. for example, j... Read All

PHPKonf 2018

A few days ago, samad informed me that the php conference in istanbul was coming up, and being a fan of these kinds of events, i quickly said yes. the conference was held over two days by the istanbul php user group at istanbul technical university (İtÜ), who have proven their competence several ... Read All

Symphony of Migration: Second Movement | First Days in Turkey

After a two-hour flight that, contrary to my expectation, had no delays, i was at istanbul atatürk airport at 4 a.m. what caught my attention was the airport’s incredible organization amid the chaos. less than ten minutes later, i was in the waiting hall. without social networks, i feel a grea... Read All

Symphony of Migration: First Movement | Before the Flight

“happy the day i leave this ruined home.” six months after finishing my military service and everything i learned from it, and after countless attempts to start something to stabilize my financial situation kept hitting dead ends, i was finally forced, after years of resisting leaving, to accept ... Read All

My Experiences on a Trip with Teenagers

This morning, at the invitation of a friend, i joined a group of teenagers on a one-day tour near the amind dam. excluding my friend and me, the average age of the group was 20, which led me to reflect on the following observations: cigarettes, drugs, alcohol, and sexual activity are the four ... Read All

In Praise of the Illusion of Not Being Alone

Long ago, there was a strategy game called stronghold crusader, known in iran as the crusades. your role in this game was to manage and develop your castle and people for battles with neighboring castles. the key point was the satisfaction level of your people. if satisfaction fell below 50%, people... Read All

I'm Cage, A Wolf Howls Within Me

I mentioned that lately one of my pastimes has been challenging the truth. when i presented a few of these challenges to my friend recently, i received a serious warning that if i didn’t stop, irreversible consequences would await me. yet, the only way i can cope with a pure truth, one that has n... Read All