Saturday, September 6, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
KL and Lankawi
KL
I’m in Kuala Lumpur for 10 nights for a training course, I heard a lot about it, it’s not really like I thought it would be.
I’m struggling for a tasty meal to have, first day I’ve had my dinner in Japanese restaurant, nothing was good, even the service was pretty awful.
Second day, I’ve had my dinner in nice pup and it’s delicious; I decided that place will be mine as long as I’m in KL.
In the next day I’ve meet Egyptian friend working in Cairo office, told me you must try a Lebanese restaurant in the KLCC it’s beautiful, why not, unfortunately I said.
After the dinner, I felt I’m sick and cursed my friend hundred times and I wished if I didn’t genuinely meet him at all and I decided to stuck in the pup I knew.
Malaysians, I’ve got a feeling they are kind and nice, ready to help when they can understand what you want and most of the time they don’t or may they pretend so.
Most of the time they can’t understand the worst they don’t try to do so, simply saying sorry sir we can’t do that.
KL is quiet busy night time, a lot of bars in one street close to the twin towers; all of them are quiet nice and good to spend some time.
Simply, every thing is absolutely easy to get in the KL at no effort.
The best food I ate in KL was in Egyptian restaurant at Pocket Pentagon or my stomach felt so as it used to that kind of food; this place is totally busy day and night time with every thing.
People dancing all the time in the street close to the mono rail station, so many massage centres, electronic mall is in there, briefly it is good place to go around.
China town is the best place to by good copied things (fake brands) but its good fake and haggling is so quiet common there, usually its good to start haggling at 25% of the posted price and you are there.
The other day my and Rosa were in Hurghada where haggling is common as well, she surprised me with her haggling skills, oh she might be an Egyptian by Nature I said, so china town would be good destination for her to knock the offered prices down.
One day course,
The instructor was a girl from Scotland, her ascent is so different than I used to hear, really it’s lovely and I think it’s one of the reasons that made me to follow every single word she was saying, I’ve understood all the class, might be for first time in my life to listen to a complete class.
A country trip,
I’m in Kuala Lumpur for 10 nights for a training course, I heard a lot about it, it’s not really like I thought it would be.
I’m struggling for a tasty meal to have, first day I’ve had my dinner in Japanese restaurant, nothing was good, even the service was pretty awful.
Second day, I’ve had my dinner in nice pup and it’s delicious; I decided that place will be mine as long as I’m in KL.
In the next day I’ve meet Egyptian friend working in Cairo office, told me you must try a Lebanese restaurant in the KLCC it’s beautiful, why not, unfortunately I said.
After the dinner, I felt I’m sick and cursed my friend hundred times and I wished if I didn’t genuinely meet him at all and I decided to stuck in the pup I knew.
Malaysians, I’ve got a feeling they are kind and nice, ready to help when they can understand what you want and most of the time they don’t or may they pretend so.
Most of the time they can’t understand the worst they don’t try to do so, simply saying sorry sir we can’t do that.
KL is quiet busy night time, a lot of bars in one street close to the twin towers; all of them are quiet nice and good to spend some time.
Simply, every thing is absolutely easy to get in the KL at no effort.
The best food I ate in KL was in Egyptian restaurant at Pocket Pentagon or my stomach felt so as it used to that kind of food; this place is totally busy day and night time with every thing.
People dancing all the time in the street close to the mono rail station, so many massage centres, electronic mall is in there, briefly it is good place to go around.
China town is the best place to by good copied things (fake brands) but its good fake and haggling is so quiet common there, usually its good to start haggling at 25% of the posted price and you are there.
The other day my and Rosa were in Hurghada where haggling is common as well, she surprised me with her haggling skills, oh she might be an Egyptian by Nature I said, so china town would be good destination for her to knock the offered prices down.
One day course,
The instructor was a girl from Scotland, her ascent is so different than I used to hear, really it’s lovely and I think it’s one of the reasons that made me to follow every single word she was saying, I’ve understood all the class, might be for first time in my life to listen to a complete class.
A country trip,
Every one in Malaysia talking about the KLCC (the twin towers), the twin towers are really beautiful as a design and lighting.
Week off to Lankawi where the nature is virgin.
Lankawi is an island, 1 hour flying from KL, air asia would be the best option as a price, its so cheap mean to go around.
Lankawi designed by nature for relaxation & quietness, its one of the most heavenly places I’ve ever seen so far
So many hotels are around at different prices so any one can have a holiday at his budget and will enjoy.
Food in lankawi is totally different that KL, a lot of choices with reasonable prices. Le Ostria, Italian restaurant, is my favourite place and every night I’m there, having dinner and sometimes chatting with people whom loves to talk and of course most of them visited or worked in Egypt so a lot of things to talk a bout.
I liked to go around the island by my self, I was scared to drive hand right wheel, so I got a bicycle just to go from here to there, in the next day I felt I can go to no where by this bicycle and I’m not young enough to ride a bicycle any more, I used to 10 years ago, so I decided to give it back.
Hired a beautiful car and derived with confidence around the island, really driving is fun a long such roads enjoying the beautiful tress and the sea, driving is relaxing when no one annoying you, every thing is going smooth and calm.
While my tour I have collected some picture that needs nothing to comment such wonderful nature.
I was so tired and stressed before going to the beautiful Lankawi, after 3 or 4 nights i relaxed and became so fresh more than ever, so its such nice place for relaxation, honey moon, for lovers, for………..any thing.
Funny story in the hotel, I meet someone who was so keen to chat with me, I tried my best to avoid him, but no way, while going out or coming back see him in the loopy and every time he jumps up happy talking to me.
The other day he asked me “would you like to swim” I said no problem while swimming he told me about his business, he is SPA owner in KL, china and Singapore, and explained to me the importance of the massage and how its relaxing.
Eventually, voluntarily, he offered to massage me! I said why not; really he gave me a wonderful massage, so nice and relaxing he is so professional, I would not go far if I said I’ve got one of the best massage I’d got. While he was massaging me i felt he is not straight and he is doing so for a purpose by then I said thanks I need to sleep, he left me with grimace face.
I meet him night time, found him like upset I whispered that is great, won’t feel bad when I ignore him from now on.
In the second day on the breakfast he came to my table offering me another massage, no thank you I am very well today I replied, I would not try again for sure other wise I will be!!!!!
Briefly, Lankawi is the best place for relaxation but I might can’t go there again, it’s too far from Cairo, Hurghada will be the alternative for me, Hurghada would be the real heaven if no Egyptians managing the business there! But when no choice it will be my favourite place till know where finally I’ll be.
In my way back from Lanakwi to Cairo, I’ve stayed on night in Le meridian, while I was in KL I’ve stayed 10 nights in Renaissance, there is a big difference between both of them, in Renaissance, “sorry sir we can’t do that”, this is the answer I have got for any thing I have asked for, while le meridian, “yes sir we can do so” for whatever you ask for.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
When it’s last time….. It’s too late
This is the first time in my life to feel like it’s the last time doing a lot of things. By 17th of Feb-08, I’ll be out of Sudan holding one way ticket, I won’t come back to Sudan again, might be for farewell party with the business team. Almost I packed every important thing I have here and of course I’ll have to drop some stuff.
By 15th of Feb-08, I’ve completed two years working in Sudan, I can’t deny that to some extent I hated life here it was very difficult in some ways and I liked to go some where else, actually, to be with Rosa my beloved.
What I’m writing now is a sort of loud self conscious; it might means nothing for any one but my self. When I felt that I can’t stand Sudan any more and my manager was a bit difficult to deal with I asked my company for a transfer and I pushed hard in this way. Actually they'd got feeling that if no transfer I will quit.
Based on my past achievements in Sudan my managers preferred to transfer me rather than let me to go. I’ve been offered to go to Syria, one of the places that I really like and feel at home there; at least I feel I’m free.
In the last rotation a lot of things have been extremely changed, my manager became so nice and calm person and he tried so many times to keep me with him but it’s too late to change my mind.
As well I feel like I’m able to achieve a lot of work with high quality in short time and I like work more than ever, it’s a bit strange!
I found out that I didn’t hate Sudan but actually I hated being a lone for a long time. I was waiting for my Lovely Rosa to come back since one year ago, and I hate waiting by my nature, i think i'm patient more than i thought i could be.
She doesn’t manage to come back because of too many reasons and a lot of issues we’ve got, we were nearly sure a bout nothing, every thing we have is may be or may not be, nothing is clear.
This time I have got a feeling that life in Sudan is really easy and a lot of things I could do that I can’t in Cairo. When I’m at home I feel like doing nothing, sometimes stay home for very long time without going out, and may be because I’ve got a few friends now. Most of my friends have got married and they prefer to be home rather than going out with any one.
As well it is not fun to be with married people whom complaining most of the time of their wife’s or kids, or they are, most of the time, desperate for someone to listen to them.
Actually it’s too late to know that, all what I’ve missed in Sudan is someone to share me the life, or having a friends, most of the time I was waiting and couldn’t see the things in a proper way so I have missed a lot of things and it was a big mistake to line-up every thing to someone.
I feel like a cycle of my life is going to be completely finished and another one is going to start soon, hoping all will be better.
As well Rosa's going back home to start her new law job, she is really happy and excited to do law, and sincerely I wish her the best of all and bright future with whatever she likes.
In Sudan it’s quite easy to have friends to hang around with and this time I’ve got wonderful friends, most of them educated out side Sudan and so they are open minded. They like me a lot; also I’ve got them when it’s too late. Every night they call me to go around with them, usually I see them when I have time or more precisely I don’t like to go out every night, they are such lovely company to spend some time with.
I feel like I was wrong a bout my decision to quit Sudan where life can be easy easy, very easy business any way that’s life sometimes it’s too late to know.
Most of the time I know what to do when it’s too late, hoping it’s not too late any more.
Next one will be funny, can't wait to publish it!
By 15th of Feb-08, I’ve completed two years working in Sudan, I can’t deny that to some extent I hated life here it was very difficult in some ways and I liked to go some where else, actually, to be with Rosa my beloved.
What I’m writing now is a sort of loud self conscious; it might means nothing for any one but my self. When I felt that I can’t stand Sudan any more and my manager was a bit difficult to deal with I asked my company for a transfer and I pushed hard in this way. Actually they'd got feeling that if no transfer I will quit.
Based on my past achievements in Sudan my managers preferred to transfer me rather than let me to go. I’ve been offered to go to Syria, one of the places that I really like and feel at home there; at least I feel I’m free.
In the last rotation a lot of things have been extremely changed, my manager became so nice and calm person and he tried so many times to keep me with him but it’s too late to change my mind.
As well I feel like I’m able to achieve a lot of work with high quality in short time and I like work more than ever, it’s a bit strange!
I found out that I didn’t hate Sudan but actually I hated being a lone for a long time. I was waiting for my Lovely Rosa to come back since one year ago, and I hate waiting by my nature, i think i'm patient more than i thought i could be.
She doesn’t manage to come back because of too many reasons and a lot of issues we’ve got, we were nearly sure a bout nothing, every thing we have is may be or may not be, nothing is clear.
This time I have got a feeling that life in Sudan is really easy and a lot of things I could do that I can’t in Cairo. When I’m at home I feel like doing nothing, sometimes stay home for very long time without going out, and may be because I’ve got a few friends now. Most of my friends have got married and they prefer to be home rather than going out with any one.
As well it is not fun to be with married people whom complaining most of the time of their wife’s or kids, or they are, most of the time, desperate for someone to listen to them.
Actually it’s too late to know that, all what I’ve missed in Sudan is someone to share me the life, or having a friends, most of the time I was waiting and couldn’t see the things in a proper way so I have missed a lot of things and it was a big mistake to line-up every thing to someone.
I feel like a cycle of my life is going to be completely finished and another one is going to start soon, hoping all will be better.
As well Rosa's going back home to start her new law job, she is really happy and excited to do law, and sincerely I wish her the best of all and bright future with whatever she likes.
In Sudan it’s quite easy to have friends to hang around with and this time I’ve got wonderful friends, most of them educated out side Sudan and so they are open minded. They like me a lot; also I’ve got them when it’s too late. Every night they call me to go around with them, usually I see them when I have time or more precisely I don’t like to go out every night, they are such lovely company to spend some time with.
I feel like I was wrong a bout my decision to quit Sudan where life can be easy easy, very easy business any way that’s life sometimes it’s too late to know.
Most of the time I know what to do when it’s too late, hoping it’s not too late any more.
Next one will be funny, can't wait to publish it!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
London-Dec-07
Again i went to London, dec-07 to meet rosa and to celeberate the new year, it was amazing and so nice night we had in london.
This time was different than every time, we meet this time after a long hard time we had as well rosa was free, days off. so it was a great chance to be together for a long time.
we hired a car, very nice one, rosa drove us a round the cots wold state, every night in a new village and staying in different guest house, such unique thing to do, every night in different place with new people.
of course rosa was driving all the time as i can't drive in England as i'm used to drive left hand side, most of the time i was so confused and had a feeling like we were going in the wrong direction.
while rosa was driving i had to guide her using maps may be for the first time in my life, in cairo we're not used to do so, simply i know how to go around in cairo and most of the time relay on taxi.
it was the most difficult job for me to do is to use the maps correctly, but to some extent it was ok and i did not too bad.
such lovely week passed so quickly and i had to go back to cairo like every time i visit rosa, just for one night in Cairo and straight to Khartoum.
this time in Khartoum is my last rotation this i am sure about but i do not know where is the next step, hoping some where better.
This time was different than every time, we meet this time after a long hard time we had as well rosa was free, days off. so it was a great chance to be together for a long time.
we hired a car, very nice one, rosa drove us a round the cots wold state, every night in a new village and staying in different guest house, such unique thing to do, every night in different place with new people.
of course rosa was driving all the time as i can't drive in England as i'm used to drive left hand side, most of the time i was so confused and had a feeling like we were going in the wrong direction.
while rosa was driving i had to guide her using maps may be for the first time in my life, in cairo we're not used to do so, simply i know how to go around in cairo and most of the time relay on taxi.
it was the most difficult job for me to do is to use the maps correctly, but to some extent it was ok and i did not too bad.
such lovely week passed so quickly and i had to go back to cairo like every time i visit rosa, just for one night in Cairo and straight to Khartoum.
this time in Khartoum is my last rotation this i am sure about but i do not know where is the next step, hoping some where better.
London in Nov-07
I was in London, of course to meet Rosa. It was a bit cold and i don't like to go around in such weather especially when I have to put a lot of clothes on. Rosa was quite busy with her company as the project was at the peak. I had most of the time browsing on the internet trying to hunt a job in the UK or around. Actually finding a job is so tiring and sometimes frustrating unless you are so lucky, i hate doing so.After so many trials i had manage to meet a manager from Halliburton and he was positively impressed a bout my resume, to some extent i do believe he was so because we were meet a couple of years ago while i was working in Tunisia.Any way I’ve been promised to get a job with him and actually he is so nice person and flexible as well, he is ready to help me to be based in Paris or UK, of course i would be in Paris, it is so wonderful and I would to be there for sometime of my life.
At the week end we went to the beautiful Brighton, it’s very nice town by the see side. It’s very nice place for the relaxation away of London.
We watched the rugby final match between England and South Africa; actually I don’t know the game rules. When England lost the game, a women was in the bar started crying and screaming, I was wondering why she is doing so, Rosa said to me she is crying over other things, the match results just was a start.
The other day we were going around in the beautiful Brighton, we decided to read tarots, Rosa started the man told her nothing but “you have to make some decisions, stars can’t tell you specific decisions”.
Then was my turn, he was so confident saying to me “your starts are shinning, a new cycle of your life is about to start” he was so positive about every thing, I said I don’t believe I’m that lucky man, he said you’re. Then he added that you’re very tired because you are holding things in your hand more than you should, I don’t understand I replied. You take a long time to make a decision and this is why you are tired and exhausted most of the time, he explained to me.
Eventually we paid £40 for him, such easy job and profitable rather than engineering and law!
After that busy time with Rosa, we have manage to go to Paris for a visit, we stayed there 4 nights, it was such nice and lovely time we had ever, walking a round the Latin quarter and pretending that we know Paris very well, we were not really. Rosa was happy to practise her little French every where.We were staying in a hotel beside the airport, it was awful one and quite far from the down town.
One day we ordered a hot chocolate, we’ve got it after 2 hours and 10 times calling them to do so.In the next day the hotel was so full because of the air France strike, we can’t find any thing to have on the breakfast, we tried to complain about it, sorry the hotel is full, the clerk said to us.After such lovely time we went back to London, i felt that Paris is much far nicer and lively than London in a lot of waysthen i had to fly back to Cairo for a couple of nights then back to Khartoum where i am working
At the week end we went to the beautiful Brighton, it’s very nice town by the see side. It’s very nice place for the relaxation away of London.
We watched the rugby final match between England and South Africa; actually I don’t know the game rules. When England lost the game, a women was in the bar started crying and screaming, I was wondering why she is doing so, Rosa said to me she is crying over other things, the match results just was a start.
The other day we were going around in the beautiful Brighton, we decided to read tarots, Rosa started the man told her nothing but “you have to make some decisions, stars can’t tell you specific decisions”.
Then was my turn, he was so confident saying to me “your starts are shinning, a new cycle of your life is about to start” he was so positive about every thing, I said I don’t believe I’m that lucky man, he said you’re. Then he added that you’re very tired because you are holding things in your hand more than you should, I don’t understand I replied. You take a long time to make a decision and this is why you are tired and exhausted most of the time, he explained to me.
Eventually we paid £40 for him, such easy job and profitable rather than engineering and law!
After that busy time with Rosa, we have manage to go to Paris for a visit, we stayed there 4 nights, it was such nice and lovely time we had ever, walking a round the Latin quarter and pretending that we know Paris very well, we were not really. Rosa was happy to practise her little French every where.We were staying in a hotel beside the airport, it was awful one and quite far from the down town.
One day we ordered a hot chocolate, we’ve got it after 2 hours and 10 times calling them to do so.In the next day the hotel was so full because of the air France strike, we can’t find any thing to have on the breakfast, we tried to complain about it, sorry the hotel is full, the clerk said to us.After such lovely time we went back to London, i felt that Paris is much far nicer and lively than London in a lot of waysthen i had to fly back to Cairo for a couple of nights then back to Khartoum where i am working
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
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.
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.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
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.
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.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
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....
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.
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.
Friday, August 10, 2007
in London
Once i got the visa in my hand every thing becomes OK, nothing more to worry about.....i went to Egypt for a couple of days rushing a round to finish things with my company, bank........
any way, i have travelled so many times but this time was so different...first time to go to UK so i was so excited and can not wait to see Rosa.
meet Rosa in the airport, so many people coming from everywhere, we lost each other in the underground...funny, lucky i know how to go to the hotel so easily using the underground like i know London very well!!
the hotels looks so nice and beautiful on the Internet and i was so happy to have such hotel only for £50/day. But once i am there i discovered that the pictures on the Internet show how they see the hotel of course different view than ours, any way its so Central and near to every thing we need.
the hotel room is so Small that only one of us could move around the room at the time and to go to the other side we must walk on the bed, i did do that but Rosa did every morning......
London is so nice, pretty good, flowers every where so many places to go..for free though...i loved London more than i though i would. not too crowded like Cairo... directions are so clear and so many people ready to help us.
we bought our oyster then jumped into a bus we do not know where we were going, then get off in North Fichely had a lunch in so nice restaurant then went back to the hotel so easy
after a week we went to Leicester to visit Rosa's friends, they are lovely we having a good and relaxing time with theme.
Leicester is so quite town but nothing to do there, i liked it some way because its really pretty and clean, walking is very nice.
then we decided to go back to London....
P.S i am busy now kissing Rosa ......................................
any way, i have travelled so many times but this time was so different...first time to go to UK so i was so excited and can not wait to see Rosa.
meet Rosa in the airport, so many people coming from everywhere, we lost each other in the underground...funny, lucky i know how to go to the hotel so easily using the underground like i know London very well!!
the hotels looks so nice and beautiful on the Internet and i was so happy to have such hotel only for £50/day. But once i am there i discovered that the pictures on the Internet show how they see the hotel of course different view than ours, any way its so Central and near to every thing we need.
the hotel room is so Small that only one of us could move around the room at the time and to go to the other side we must walk on the bed, i did do that but Rosa did every morning......
London is so nice, pretty good, flowers every where so many places to go..for free though...i loved London more than i though i would. not too crowded like Cairo... directions are so clear and so many people ready to help us.
we bought our oyster then jumped into a bus we do not know where we were going, then get off in North Fichely had a lunch in so nice restaurant then went back to the hotel so easy
after a week we went to Leicester to visit Rosa's friends, they are lovely we having a good and relaxing time with theme.
Leicester is so quite town but nothing to do there, i liked it some way because its really pretty and clean, walking is very nice.
then we decided to go back to London....
P.S i am busy now kissing Rosa ......................................
Friday, July 27, 2007
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.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
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.
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.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
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.
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.
Friday, July 13, 2007
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
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
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