HydraVea

I write stuff...

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I'll be offline for the next 6 months. Take care ✌️ Feel free to send me memes in the mean time. I will need to catch up on a ton of internet. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb2OZCmIHzU/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Might devour another continent, idk. . . . . . #goatee #tongue #biceps #istanbul (at Moda, Istanbul, Turkey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSPqrT2ocM4/?utm_medium=tumblr

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A good birthday weekend w/ @sesil004 . #Datça #palamutbükü #beach #aegeansea #seaside (at Palamutbükü) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQB8XR7sizW/?utm_medium=tumblr

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What? You got a sports car with your crypto earnings? 😂 I got a bike, because I care about Earth 🌝🚀 . #Riverside500 #newbike #Dogecoin #cycling (at Istanbul, Turkey) https://www.instagram.com/p/COx7aWcM-xJ/?igshid=pki80w8dmgiy

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1 Milyon Dolar, 100'lük destelerle sayıldığında yaklaşık 10 kiloymuş. Ben sırtımda 75 kg'ı, yani ~7.5 Milyon Doları rahatça taşıyabiliyorsam, 128 Milyar Dolar'ı kaç kişi taşımıştır? . Toplamda 128 Milyar Dolar ağırlığına en hızlı kaç günde ulaşırım acaba diye challenge yapsam mı? 🌝 3 günde bir 128 kg bile taşınır aslında. . #128milyardolar #128milyardolarnerede #squat #workoutroutine (at Istanbul, Turkey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNkx3eWH1cp/?igshid=12mfvf4408341

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1 year in to the pandemic. I may have gained and lost a few pounds in between 🤫 . #coronagünlükleri #pandemianıları #coronadiaries #gym #fitness #longtongue #workout #biceps #triceps #pandemiclife (at Istanbul, Turkey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMfXlhfsqzT/?igshid=mb61epciag8d

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This was the largest ice cream ball I could find that didn’t finish after a few licks 😏 . #longtongue #discoball #menwithlonghair #tongueout (at Istanbul, Turkey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCq-aJOsExE/?igshid=1hg6fftie9oxl

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On my 21st birthday, I posted this on Facebook; “I am now officially at the age of Sultan Mehmet when he conquered Constantinople with an extraordinary strategy. I feel that means I have less than a year ahead of me to accomplish something equally amazing.” . Last week, I felt like I needed to do more with my life. My sense of accomplishment was absent during the quarantine. I lost a large portion of my heavy gym routine, and I haven’t posted a new novella in a while. I just worked from home and gamed for a long time. I still kept working on the next chapter, as well as creating new stories a few hours before sleep. While working on a story last week, I noticed I hit 90.000 words on a series that I call “my best work so far”. It is far from perfect, but it is a story I enjoy writing, and truly my best work among piles of those that are not. . I put a goal to hit 100.000 or 110.000 words before my birthday. As the day closed by, I began to realize it doesn’t matter if I reached those words. I will do it eventually, and there is no reason to force a story if it is not flowing. I may hate the end result, which may cause my readers to stay away from any of my future works. Maybe it was the procrastinator in me winning again. . No. I realized, after 5 years since my initial Facebook post that, I have accomplished so much in my life, and I will continue to do so. I lived in Canada by myself for 8 years. I survived both Turkish and Canadian education systems. I hold a Canadian High School diploma, and an Advanced B.A. degree that I got 2 years prior. I publish multiple novellas semi-annually, and then turn them into paperback books. I have a job now. I train myself both physically and mentally as often as possible, and I will continue to do so until I can not. I constantly make plans for the future, even if I continue to live in the now. On top of everything, I have a cat now (it’s my family’s but he loves me more 😜). I think the 21 Year old Deniz would be proud of the 26 year old Deniz. I will continue to improve myself so that I can also be proud of the 36 year old Deniz. . #kedi #kitten #sleepingcat #quarantinebirthday (at Bostancı, Istanbul, Turkey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBS6HZAFjHv/?igshid=1ur75yx1oxcko

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On my 21st birthday, I posted this on Facebook; “I am now officially at the age of Sultan Mehmet when he conquered Constantinople with an extraordinary strategy. I feel that means I have less than a year ahead of me to accomplish something equally amazing.” . Last week, I felt like I needed to do more with my life. My sense of accomplishment was absent during the quarantine. I lost a large portion of my heavy gym routine, and I haven’t posted a new novella in a while. I just worked from home and gamed for a long time. I still kept working on the next chapter, as well as creating new stories a few hours before sleep. While working on a story last week, I noticed I hit 90.000 words on a series that I call “my best work so far”. It is far from perfect, but it is a story I enjoy writing, and truly my best work among piles of those that are not. . I put a goal to hit 10.000 or 11.000 words before my birthday. As the day closed by, I began to realize it doesn’t matter if I reached those words. I will do it eventually, and there is no reason to force a story if it is not flowing. I may hate the end result, which may cause my readers to stay away from any of my future works. Maybe it was the procrastinator in me winning again. . No. I realized, after 5 years since my initial Facebook post that, I have accomplished so much in my life, and I will continue to do so. I lived in Canada by myself for 8 years. I survived both Turkish and Canadian education systems. I hold a Canadian High School diploma, and an Advanced B.A. degree that I got 2 years prior. I publish multiple novellas semi-annually, and then turn them into paperback books. I have a job now. I train myself both physically and mentally as often as possible, and I will continue to do so until I can not. I constantly make plans for the future, even if I continue to live in the now. On top of everything, I have a cat now (it’s my family’s but he loves me more 😜). I think the 21 Year old Deniz would be proud of the 26 year old Deniz. I will continue to improve myself so that I can also be proud of the 36 year old Deniz. . #kedi #kitten #sleepingcat #quarantinebirthday (at Bostancı, Istanbul, Turkey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBS6HZAFjHv/?igshid=1ay4pqcqiyphl

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I caught the interest of Istanbul’s birds on the first home workout🥰 . It’s been 2 months since GYMs closed down with the rest of the world. I couldn’t believe how easy everyone adjusted themselves to home workouts. As a general lifter and cardio-bunny, all I wanted to do in the mean time was to sit in front of the computer and drink Irish Coffee while waiting for a normal life. I guess 2 months is long enough to have a good rest. It’s time to accept that this is the normal life for the near future. I am returning to my daily workout routine, to at least tur body weight fitness portion. All I know about workout from home is that, if I invest on a heavy bag, the GYMs would open the next day. That’s just my luck. . In the mean time, I am going to enjoy being blessed by Crows and Seagulls of Istanbul. . #homeworkout #shadowboxing #lockdown #quarantineworkout #crows #seagulls #istanbul (at Altıntepe, Maltepe) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAVzs8pHO4F/?igshid=aku33v9p6mq6

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I should be doing Jaegermeister shots at a bar right now, but instead I am stuck in a Kebab restaurant built underground, drinking Raki, and talking to boomers about how the new generation of men deserve to be chased after as much as they chase too. Just do it, my dude. Me? My goal for the end of the upcoming decade is to be the trophy husband of a rich significant other 🤫 Happy new year! . . . #millenials #men #mentalhealth #mendeservelovetoo #anxiety #2020goals #2020 #happynewyear #turkey #raki #rakı #adanakebap #kebab #kebap #şalgam #meze (at Sahrayıcedid) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6v_IaWFd0n/?igshid=1o1c8604ne5yq

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I need a second person to shoot videos of me from better angles 🤔 Flat bench was taken, but this looks good on me 😛 50 kg Bench, which refuses to improve. I struggled hard with extra 10 kg before this lift 🤦🏻‍♂️ Maybe on the New Year... On another news, I managed to squat 95 kg today. Barely. But it still counts! . . #inclinedbenchpress #inclinebench #benchpress #gymlife #fitness #fitlife #lifting #inclinebenchpress #keepgoing #gym #workoutroutine #squats #squat #biceps #fitguys (at Bostancı, Istanbul, Turkey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6lpAgzFuiz/?igshid=1db5cm9s028d2

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The Gazing Flower by nispatarok on DeviantArt

The Gazing Flower by nispatarok Last summer, a friend and I sat at a bar, and shared a pitcher of Mojito. The bar was located in between tall, yet empty apartment complexes, in the middle of a thriving city. A white orchid by a window caught our eyes. I asked her "what could be that for?" Then she, who constantly claimed she had no writing talent, said "Let's write a story on that!" We gave out a few word description. "Who lives there?" I asked. A woman. "What does she do?" Therapist. "Does she have a family?" Single parent. "Her patient?" She described a nearby costumer. One by one, she gave me the foundations of this story. Enjoy 😊

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“But Deniz, where will you ever need to use these skills?” Idk, people told me the same thing about video games, then I took a video game course in university. It’s a fun hobby to have. Sorry for the flex 😛 (Nah) It has been a long journey. It’s not as fast as my 100kgs, but we will get there. 120 kg DLs🤫 . #deadlift #deadlifts #120kgdeadlift #biceps #bicepworkout #flexing #joker #movember https://www.instagram.com/p/B5OThlAlagj/?igshid=snljeuvmjvl0

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Do people still do Movember? They should. I always wanted to help the cause one day, I just needed to grow a “proper” beard, and then shave it in to a moustache. At 25 years old, I guess it’s time to go all in, even if it is not much. I always wanted to grow a beard, or a moustache. It was worrying growing up to see my facial hair not growing “the right way”. What is a right length for a facial hair anyway? As long as it grown thick and covers your cheeks, we pat the guy’s back and say “good lookin’!” ? Why? We put labels on the manly man. As if when they have less of a cliched man image, they are not man enough. I never had much facial hair while I was a teen, while some of my class mates could fashion a 5 o’clock shadow in a day. I was the quiet kid walking on egg shells, while other boys lived their life without a care how loud they could become. I played sports, but I was weak. I would lose to anyone at arm wrestling even if I was the 90 kg kid at school. The only reason I started sports was to impress a girl, in elementary school. She didn’t care. I realized I liked the sport even if I sucked at it, so I still play Basketball whenever I have the opportunity 🤷🏻‍♂️ I was always a bookworm, by that I mean I read more than the class average because books were a nice way to escape the reality I never wanted to fight back. ...Right, fights. I heard it all. “You hit like a girl.” “Why don’t you fight back? You could easily take them out since you are already ‘big enough.’”... Then my crush said she also liked reading, so I picked up the pace more. She rejected me publicly when I asked her out on a date (what would we do anyway???!?!). When the men are rejected from something, society doesn’t expect them to cry. That’s what I used to do. Someone rejected, or a teacher yelled at me in class for some stupid reason? Cry. At a young age we are expected to suck it up. Be strong when others can’t. Be strong even when you are at the lowest. Don’t cry. Bottle it up. Crying is weak. Cut your hair. Grow your facial hair. Don’t behave like a girl. Walk straight. Don’t wear this, it’s girly. Smile, yell, keep your composure... (contd. on comments) #movember https://www.instagram.com/p/B4VO2lWFvKt/?igshid=1c8on49co3ep1

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Still trying to convince these two I was the worst idea they ever had 🥰 . Yepyeni takım elbise almışım, tabii ki de İnstaya foto atacağım. . #purplesuit #suit #takimelbise https://www.instagram.com/p/B37BG4nFR3v/?igshid=1h7qndty9tzu4

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Intimidating the tower. Fun fact: A Turkish aviator named Hezarfen Çelebi of Constantinople, after spending years on studying and building his own set of wings, jumped from the top of this tower in 1632. While some say he flied 500 meters before crashing down to his death, others report he flied across two continents for more than 3000 meters before landing and growing old in Algeria to a happy life. Nonetheless, he is the biggest adventurous spirit I have ever known and he is my hero. We need more mad scientists in this country. . . . #GalataTower #istanbul #longtongue (at Galata Kulesi) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ekJt2nt4j/?igshid=v35gr81r07uk