New neighbours

I used to be alone in apartment in a big villa since 18 month ago, I was not very happy to have neighbours especially the curious ones, i would prefer if calm couple or something….

I came from my days off from London, my sleepy guard said to me ‘’there are new people in the second flat’’ hoping they are not suddenness, I whispered to my self.

Then after a couple of days I discovered they are two men from china, I never expect to live beside theme, difficult to talk or to understand in addition to their smelly kitchen.

One day while I was sleeping I hared someone knocking my door, was the landlord, I said well what can I do for you. Please show me which electricity meter you are use? He asked me. I surprised, I pointed to mine, and then I said what is going on.

He said ‘’those gentlemen complain that you are using their electricity, I said what are you saying, I am here since 18 month and the other meters where zero of electricity this does not sound logic, does it?

One of them said I paid 200 USD and finished quickly, so I think you use some of our electricity, listen I have no time for what are you saying, I said.

I went to continue sleeping and never saw them again, they never come out of the flat, I am wondering what sort of business they are doing, just be inside the flat!

I still have the feeling that I am living a lone nothing changed except that I found a bag of rubbish at the front of my door each next day this is the only difference between neighbours and no neighbours so far.

Ramadan in Sudan

I used to fast since i was Little boy, 10 years or might be younger, fasting was never a problem for me, may be because a lot of things to do in Egypt.

I can remember that in Ramadan, i and my best friend we were chatting every day like 8 hours at least before breakfast and most of the time we continue after the breakfast, such long time to have with any one.

my friend his name is Ahmed too, i think i never liked any one in my life like him, we were so close more than brothers and can't wait to see each other, now never like before.

that is why i was busy while fasting when i was young, since 4 years i am travelling a round for business most of the time like having no home to stay in.

with time I'm losing friends cause almost i am not home most of the time and if i am home i do not stay in Cairo, just going around.

now I'm fasting for the second time in Sudan, its so exhausting and tiring, in the mid day i feel like i am not able to do any thing.

Try to find things to do, nothing except the TV, DVD and reading

Sudan has one face for all the year and all occosions, never changes

its fair to say Ramadan in Egypt is completely different with family and friends, i like it so much in Cairo, in Sudan or any other place no real meaning or feelings like i used to in Cairo. But it was my choice to work oversees, i enjoy it some ways and sometimes.

Rosa in London, she is a lone as well with the difference that she could find a lot of things to do while i am in Sudan so limited choices.

that is enough for today i am hungry and i need to go.

Visit to Oman

Lucky i was invited to attend the region meeting in Oman, usually its for the top management, but this year they decided to invite a lot of employee and i was one of theme.

Oman is so nice to see and to visit but i guess one time is enough, not more. the hotel inside the mountains in so impressive location on the ocean and its looks like a castle.

every day meeting from morning till evening then dinner and drinks, the best thing was drinks for free.

this meeting was so good chance to meet most of the top management staff and one day i set with sales vice president for dinner we had a chat for a couple of hours, it was good chance for me.

one day we went for cruse in the ocean and snorkeling in a place between the mountains, i found swimming in the ocean is really difficult and tiring, the water is so salty.

Oman is very nice country but looks like no people there, i went one day for shopping i found nothing good to buy and no people to see as well.

while coming back, i had all my things in back bag to avoid waiting in Khartoum airport as usual, inspite of that i had to wait because the network was down and they did not let us to get in.

i had to wait only 20 minutes then evey thing was ok, first time to avoid waiting for a copule of houres for my lauage.

When i came back from Oman it was first day of Ramadan, of course nothing to eat in the house and i was so lazy to cook any thing for my self.

I called a freind and went out for breakfast in very nice place called solitaer, it was so nice eating and chatting a bout every thing, then we said its wonderful chance to do that each next day, especially he is a lone like me.

in the next day my friend called my saying want to see me' i am going to go for emergency' might not come back.......

this is hard in sudan, meet friends and say goodbye shortly after meeting theme.

now i am going to cook something for my self as i have no one to have the breakfast with....

Still in London

We were so keen to go back to London as nothing to do in Leicester, Rosa successfully got a good job in London and consequently it was a lot of things to do related this job, we went to every where together and manage to sort every thing out.

one night we saw the musical play, billy Elliot its such good play.

I found out days running so fast then i had to go back to Cairo, i could not believe that i had stayed in London for 3 weeks.

stayed in Cairo a couple of night then flew to Sudan the place i have ever missed.