New year

Everybodything gets excited as the new year approaches
New hopes, peace, love, national lottery... but some people are afraid of fear [korkudan korkuyor? Anlamadım. Belki: 'but some people are worried']
because everythings goes up gets a raise in our country and people get national lottery tickets and they wait for the day //excitedly/with excitement//.
Turkish people usually do shopping and get some gifts. The shops and streets are decorated for the new year [genellikle büyük harflerle yazılıyor] celebration/s/.
The pParents usually spend time together and watch TV programs on New Year's Eve.

I am working for a global company. We eat Christmas dinner together every year.
It's usually between 20-25 December.
We met together at Crowne Plaza Hotel this year. Crowne Plaza Hotel is next to Ankamall.
We ate dinner together and then later we played the Bingo. Its Turkish name is Tombala.
The slideshow was funny. Everybody was very laughed a lot.
There was a voice contest [anlamadım. Belki: 'singing contest'?]. Of course I joined the voice contest but I //lost/was eliminated// in the final four.
Everybody was enjoyed themselves.

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