Live Nubian Wrestling

Live Nubian Wrestling

Today is Friday, one of things i could do in khartoum is to go to see a live Nubian wrestling, i ever seen a life one in my life.Two teams were there ready to play, the first time is 'kalb al asid' that means lion heart and the other one is 'Algdyan' or goats (i'm not sure names should be translated or not)

the picture for lion heart team

when i went there i found a lot of audience, shown in the above pictures, I have understood to what extent its popular and a lot of people like it. its interesting even though I do not like wrestling that much because of the violence.

About the game,Each individual wrestles several rondomly chosen matches at a tournament.

Wrestlers are free to refuse to compete against an opponent if they wish.Awrestler dances into a ring, looks challengingly around, assumes a fighting stance, elbows on his knees and waits.

whoever accepts the challange enters the ring, now two men up to play. to over awe the opponent they whirl with springy steps, shake arms and shoulders. then after a lot of trials by arms one of them lifits the other and do his best to throw him to the ground but the other one try to stop this and try to throw the other one. once the buttocks touchs the ground the match is over and the next one will start and so one.

when i have finished and decided to go back home, it was nightmare to get my self out of the place, i just reversed my car out to the street then found my self trapped between too many cars, i am not sure where they want to go. i was like a littel boy lost his mummy and try to find her in so crowded railway station in Cairo, for sure he will never till the end of life.

i though its better to be very low profile in a place you do not know and it was good idea, after 15-20 min, a man over there helped me to get out to the main street then i was not to difficult to go back home.

Oh today is Monday, already I was decided to go to the British embassy without the invention letter though.

Of course I went yesterday to the place where is Nile river meets the white Nile, nothing new to see over there just a water running underneath me without any thing cherish to see.

I had attached all documents and every thing I have, like Bank statement, HR letter, resume and I felt that it would be more than enough.

Night time before sleeping I said it would be nice also if I attached the passport copy of Rosa at least they would know I am clear and have a good reason to go UK.

It wasn’t so important to give such loads of data but I tried to feel that nothing more I could do after that, so if I failed I will not regret or feel guilty.

Morning time I printed it and wrote that ‘this is a copy of my fiancé passport I am going to meet her in UK for holiday then we are coming back to Sudan’.

Finally I submitted my application and honestly I feel happy and comfortable like almost I have it in my little pocket.

After I left the embassy I get a call ‘Ahmed, How are you, good I am said, we received you invitation letter to apply for you visa’ shit I whispered.

This was from the business man, really its so good help from him, even though it was late a bit, at least he was true and at my expectation while the other one forget the whole subject!!.

I called a friend of mine has a good experience in sort of these things and explained him every thing so what do you think now, said you should not submit the invitation letter as it will be confusing for them, well I said.

Now I am waiting to get the visa once I get it I will go straight a way to London to meet my love and to continue my adventures over there.

Usually I like travelling at least I meet new people; see new things mostly for the first time in my life; and a lot of other things I think its not in my mind right now to mention. I feel so relax and completely different person while travelling for pleasure or business though, I think this is because of no pressure while I am way away from my work and people around me who driving me crazy sometimes.

In the fact I dream to go a lot of places like Ethiopia, Malaysia, and Australia and…….

Before I was travelling a round a lone or rarely with mates, it was fun as I am not have to wait someone to do any thing, I was doing what ever I do like. But when I was a lone I was not in rush to go any where I was delaying thing to unknown appointment and my plans were a long term ones often.

Now it is different I have my partner and I do love to go with her any where, just to be with her and to share every thing with her.

I discovered lately travelling a lone is not really good like to travel with a partner who could share you all the moments and memories, the good and bad ones either I mean.

Any way the next post will be after coming from UK; sure I write every thing I will do over there.

In the upcoming posts you could see a lot of information about Sudan and good things to do.

Going to Uk

Planning to visit UK.

Originally I was thinking to visit England and some of west Europe countries, I was informed by my manager that I will go to England to attend training course, I said WOW.
Its usually wonderful to travel especially when someone pay you the airfares and 5 star hotels.

When I failed to get a visa for Rosa to come back to Sudan, she said we could go to England for a while then go back to Sudan.

I said oh, its good chance to see England and have relaxation with my GF who I did not see 5 month ago!

Rosa is my GF, she is an Australian I was meet her on 15-06-06 in Sudan, it was a wonderful chance. She is so smart, inspiring and pretty women.

First step to go to UK.

Getting a visa,

generally I hate to apply for visas, as I feel that my application will be rejected, I do not know actually why I feel like this but I do.

First thing I do need was my bank statement, I called the bank, please I need the statement to apply for UK visa, is it ok to send it to me by the e mail, no we can’t’ the girl told me, I said no problem send it to me by DHL and back charge me, we can not do that though.

I said no way, I need it urgent, I said please advise me what could I do right now as I am in Sudan, she said we could do it for you, it takes 4 working days then you must delegate some to take it to send it to you by courier.

It’s so long, why 4 days? any way it’s ok i had to say that, i wrote the delegation and E-mail it to my brother Mohamed, to get the statement and DHL it to me.

i get a call from Mohammed after 4 days, 'Ahmed I am sorry they refused to give it to me' I said why, let me talk to the employee, I said he is my brother may I know the problem, we can’t accept scanned papers, it must be original the employee said to me.

eventually after 15 minutes of smooching, they agreed to give to my brother.

I had to wait a couple of days to get it by the DHL.

The other issue was the invitation letter.

I have called Trish, she is a sweet English girl I have meet her in Sudan, please I am going to visit UK and need an invitation letter to get the visa. In the week end we could sort it out she said simply, ok i replied.

Then called another business man for the same thing just as buck-up he said you are most welcome just send me an e mail and no worries after that.

After a week I get nothing either from her or him.

I decided to apply without this damn letter by Monday, I decided that after I lost the hope to get any help from any one and on the other hand i said i am ok, for sure i will get the visa.

Meanwhile i was thinking what i could say to Rosa i failed to get the visa, especially we had a lot of plans and dreams about going to Uk.

I though what could i do now, no thing in my hand really, oh its better to go to see where the white Nile meets the blue Nile ' this is one of the best things you could do in sudan' or i can go to the Tuty island where you could find nothing to do, to eat or to drink though.

P.S to know if I got the visa or not see the next post.

introduction

I was so reluctant to do my own blog, smpliy i am not good talker about my self and sometimes i can't express my self in right way, but eventually i did it.

also i have a littel things in my life worth to talk about but i feel like i am going to do a lot of things with my partner.

My background is petrolume engineering, my career drilling engineer but my profession is sales and evaluation engineer.

currently i am working for a british company but unfortionatly i had to relocate in Sudan, a lot of people does not know what is Sudan, briefly its hell demo.

inspite of that i have meet my soul mate overthere and this why i liked Sudan.
currently i am a lone waiting for my darling to come back to me, actually she was almost going to fly to sudan but in the last moment i called, oh darling......ummmmmmm......i am sorry your visa fallen through. oh dear what i should do now' she answered.

i have tried many other options to get the visa but i could not go through, it might be the first time in my life to fail to something i really want to do.

it might because i am in sudan where i feel i am powerless and surrounded with idiots who acting like over brilliant.

A visa in Sudan seems to be like a visa to heaven or may be more, its really so hard to issue one for any one.

another posts will follow when i have time