I have Been Living Here The Past(8) Eight Years,Arriving Here On The 29th Day Of Oct.1999,First Was The Port City Of Karachi,Moved Around To Bolton Market And The Hotel Metropole, For Business Meetings,Found It A Little Bit Lonely,Bought Myself A Little Sony Cassette Player,To Steel My Mind,To Remain Sane,Which Was Then Beginning To Revolt,I Had Food Problems,This Was During The Month Of Ramadan,A Different World,From The Hustle And Bustle Of Lagos,Nigeria Where I Came From,After Two Weeks,I Made A Move To The Ancient City Of Lahore,In The Province Of Punjab,Here I Felt Warmer,Because I Was Able to Connect With Few Africans Then,Who Warmly Wellcome Me And Gave Me African Food ,Which Were Prepared Using Melon Seeds Which Had Been,Crushed,Turned Into Paste For Some Serious African Soup,My Experience And Interaction Were Increasing,Due To My New Found Confidence,In The Midst Of My Brothers,Was Able To Shop,Especially In The Twin City Of Rawalpindi,Adamjee Road(Sardar)One Striking Similarity With The Bazaars In India,Like The Palika Bazaar Or Connaught Place,Is That You Find A Lot Of People,Moving And Shoving,Both Sides Of The Way,You Will Have A Lot To Buy,From Traditionally Crafted Clothes,Decorative Items,Handi Crafts And Many Gift Items Crafted With The Design Of The Ancients,Here In Pakistan Punjab,You Will Find A Lot Of Food,Variables,Because This Is The Cultural Capital Of Pakistan,My Favourite Being Shashlik,Maghas,Nan,Mixed Vegetables,Biryani,And Things Are Really Opening Up,More And More,With Internation Food Chains Like Macdonald,Nando,KFC And Many More To Chose From,The Shopping And Dining Avenue Is MM Alam Road,And For The History Minded ,A Visit To Lahore Forte,Shalimar Gardens,Will Reveal To The Visitor,How The Kings That Ruled India And Pakistan,Lived,With Their Courts,Fountains,Still Being Maintained As They Were In The Days Of Their Kingdom,A Visit To Lahore Will Be A Good Experience Also,The Weather Is Good Also,Spring Is Good Here,They Have A Spring Festival Known As Basant,Its Very Hot In The Months Of June,July,August,Until Late September,By This Time,The Weather Is Beginning To Cool,As The Month Of Winter Approaches,Pakistan,And India Are Good Destinations,But You Must Have A Friend Here In Pakistan,To Be Able To Savour The Joy Of The Visit,And The Capital City,Is One Of The Fastest Developing Cities,I Have Seen,Here In Islamabad,Life Is Easier Than In Lahore,But Lahore,Has More Historical Importance!

For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting medical studies:

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the Americans, Australians, British, or Canadians.


2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the Americans, Australians, British, or Canadians.


3. The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the Americans, Australians, British, or Canadians.

4. The Italians drink large amounts of red wine and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the Americans, Australians, British, or Canadians.

5. The Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than the Americans, Australians, British, or Canadians.


6. Ukrainians drink a lot of vodka, eat a lot of perogies, cabbage rolls and suffer fewer heart attacks than the Americans, Australians, British, or Canadians.


CONCLUSION: Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

i guess we r all doomed :(((((
so, eat what u want, drink whenever u feel like it, get laid with whoever catches ur fancy; speaking english has already done us in.

and on this optimistic note, happy international women's day to the beautiful and smart ladies

Вчера мы (Ирина Черненькая, Irene Melchner, и я) имели честь посетить презентацию проекта Театр Толерантность на ярмарке-выставке организованной Новой Цивилизацией совместно с АЙРЕКС и Американскими Советами. Мы были любезно приглашёны Катериной Туркиной, руководителем проекта. Презентация, которая состояла из нескольких сцен из пьесы "Ларами Прожект" Моисея Кауфмана, прошла с большим успехом. Подробные сведения о проекте (такие как время и место новых выступлений, текст пьесы и многое другое) будут вскоре размещены на нашем сайте. Следите за обновлениями!

Yesterday we (Irina Chernenkaya, Irene Melchner and myself were invited to attend presentation of the Tolerance Theater. The presentation was a great success! The project is dedicated to promoting tolerance & reducing xenophobia through performing “The Laramie Project” play by Moses Kaufman. All information regarding the project will be placed in TakingITGlobal system soon, so look up for it soon!

Last sunday I was invited to help Maria's Children volunteers and children to paint a mural on the wall of orphanage # 28. I was very glad to have this chance to help Maria's Children. You may find more info about Maria's Children Reabilitation Center & its programs here:http://www.takingitglobal.org/opps/orgdir.html?vieworg=7978
or directly on their website: http://mariaschildren.org

В прошлое воскресенье я был приглашён Марией Елисеевой помочь в росписи стены в детском интернате 28,
я был очень рад помочь Марии и её реабилитационному центру (надеюсь, что не в последний раз) Стену, которую мы нарисовали, видно на фотографии. О реабилитационном художественном центре "Дети Марии" подробней можно узнать на его сайте: http://mariaschildren.ru/

We (Irina & myself)are continuing our training in TIG headquaters in Toronto. So far everything is going smoothly, except the small fact that my suit is still flying somewhere on Lufthgansa aircraft. First day was very informative and we are looking forward to learn more about TIG and specifically about Creating Local Connection Program, which we will be implementing in Russia