Archive for 2008/09/22

Asalaam Aleikum

“Peace be with you” After a slightly difficult time in Islamabad, and departure… the first words from peoples mouth in Skardu were “Asalaam Aleikum”, which pretty much means “Peace be with you”. Not a single person would ask for money, nor bother me with anything. I finally felt at peace. Sure, on the streets of [...]

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“Give me money!”

I do not wish to generalize, nor state that the people of Islamabad have a particular trate. I’m sure that there are many people who have a wonderful experience here in the city, but I reckon the first words from most peoples mouth was “Give me money!” Not “Hello”, “Hi” or something alongs the line… [...]

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A long day indeed.

Well, not quite a single day… But my on the move adventure pretty much begain on my birthday. Getting back to my family friends at 5:30 in the morning, off to lunch with a couple of friends… my last bowl of ramen (Japanese noodles) for the next while, and then heading off to any other [...]

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