My beloved sursaar
Salaam
Am back in Sylhet centre today as my sr wanted to do more shopping. So as most males in this situation would do, i left her with my relatives and have wondered off to the internet cafe.
This is the first time in two weeks that iv taken some proper time out to see whats been happening in the world-Roy Keane! whats going on there...? Fugly, quickly, start supporting Chelsea before anyone realises. The reign of Man Utd as One of the best teams in the Uk is over. Oh, yeah, the Amman bombing, pretty bad stuff.
No actually the bombing is very bad, and another publicity blow for Islam. But to be honest its a suprise Jordan has been immune to such things for so long given its stance with the Us and Israel. This also properlly messes me up as i had planned to fly to Amman to start my arabic course in Dec. But now with this incident im not sure if this will be possible as a) my parents will get iffy about it b) the jordanian authorities might not let me in c) amman might not be a fun place to be in over the next 3 months. Thankfully due to laziness on my side i have not booked any flights and have not paid my deposit yet, but need to decide what im doing asap. Has anyone checked if Iq is in one piece?
Ah yes, the title of this piece. I thought id make a comment on the..interesting...members of the Animal kingdom that can be found here in Bangladesh. As some of you will know im not exactly an animal lover - gold fish is as much as iv allowed to enter the Miah household. But here iv encountered cockroaches the size of little ppl (AR). And then there's all these random stray dogs all over the place, some of which hold placqards saying "Rabies over here" with them. Then the lizards, then the bats, then, then...its not been fun. Especially when trying to sleep and you've got dogs howling allover the place, the constant sound of crickets and the random sounds of other delightful animals. But, and this a big BUT, i think im slowly getting used to all these animals and just accepting them as part of the furniture of Bangladesh and learning to appreciate the more pleasant animals of bangladesh. Heck, i might let my little sr have that rabbit she always wanted..
Another thing iv noticed, and something in Cairo too, is the ridiculous nature of materialism and inequality present. Bangladesh is a very poor country - one of the poorest in the world. But in Sylhet itself-which is prob the 3/4th biggest city in the country there are over a dozen large shopping malls selling all the latest clothes/electronics etc etc. In some shops you've got clothes which will cost the average Bangladeshi half his years salary. How long this balance of things will be able to survive we shall see.
On that rather gloomy note,
Salaam
Am back in Sylhet centre today as my sr wanted to do more shopping. So as most males in this situation would do, i left her with my relatives and have wondered off to the internet cafe.
This is the first time in two weeks that iv taken some proper time out to see whats been happening in the world-Roy Keane! whats going on there...? Fugly, quickly, start supporting Chelsea before anyone realises. The reign of Man Utd as One of the best teams in the Uk is over. Oh, yeah, the Amman bombing, pretty bad stuff.
No actually the bombing is very bad, and another publicity blow for Islam. But to be honest its a suprise Jordan has been immune to such things for so long given its stance with the Us and Israel. This also properlly messes me up as i had planned to fly to Amman to start my arabic course in Dec. But now with this incident im not sure if this will be possible as a) my parents will get iffy about it b) the jordanian authorities might not let me in c) amman might not be a fun place to be in over the next 3 months. Thankfully due to laziness on my side i have not booked any flights and have not paid my deposit yet, but need to decide what im doing asap. Has anyone checked if Iq is in one piece?
Ah yes, the title of this piece. I thought id make a comment on the..interesting...members of the Animal kingdom that can be found here in Bangladesh. As some of you will know im not exactly an animal lover - gold fish is as much as iv allowed to enter the Miah household. But here iv encountered cockroaches the size of little ppl (AR). And then there's all these random stray dogs all over the place, some of which hold placqards saying "Rabies over here" with them. Then the lizards, then the bats, then, then...its not been fun. Especially when trying to sleep and you've got dogs howling allover the place, the constant sound of crickets and the random sounds of other delightful animals. But, and this a big BUT, i think im slowly getting used to all these animals and just accepting them as part of the furniture of Bangladesh and learning to appreciate the more pleasant animals of bangladesh. Heck, i might let my little sr have that rabbit she always wanted..
Another thing iv noticed, and something in Cairo too, is the ridiculous nature of materialism and inequality present. Bangladesh is a very poor country - one of the poorest in the world. But in Sylhet itself-which is prob the 3/4th biggest city in the country there are over a dozen large shopping malls selling all the latest clothes/electronics etc etc. In some shops you've got clothes which will cost the average Bangladeshi half his years salary. How long this balance of things will be able to survive we shall see.
On that rather gloomy note,
Salaam
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