Monthly Archives: September 2011

Tomorrow I will have a “surprise” party. Branch office workmates are coming from a different town:) So it is a farewell party for me. Sad to leave but excited for the party.

Today it was on the news that international donors like the UN and Red Cross are unable to collect money for the 2011 flood victims because Pakistan has such a bad reputation in the international community. They are 97 percent … Continue reading →

Several times have been told that I look like a Pashtun which is an ethnic group here. The Talebans belong to Pashtun tribe. So if i wore local clothes and a hat to cover my short hair, I would be … Continue reading →

The day before yesterday I went to a Red Cross party (private person held this party). Lots of Red Cross cars outside. This was the richest party I have been in my life: a big house and garden with many … Continue reading →

Today I went shopping with one couple because She wanted to buy some dresses. The dresses girls wear here are quite cute actually. Anyhow, I didn’t know that Pakistan or Islamabad is quite good for shopping, especially for clothes. I … Continue reading →

Today there were more electricity brakes than usually. Usually the electricity goes off at 5pm and 11pm for one hour but today it was three hours more. When the electricity goes off we play cards:)

Somehow I am always hungry here. And I miss gym.

Some days ago I wanted to get my first cold beer and just sit down and relax in a nice bar. And you never get beer here so I felt for it. So I went to this famous international hotel … Continue reading →

I visited a brick factory near Lahore where children as young as 8 years old work, sometimes even younger. There they have no PlayStations. It was the end of Ramadan and a holiday for the workers and that’s why we … Continue reading →

Things heard about Islamabad: -when you enter Islambad, you leave Pakistan -Islamabad is the only capital in the world that doesn’t have its own movie theater