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.

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

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.

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 ......................................