A new year, a new beginning but the same old Congo. To be honest, its not that bad - it kinda grows on you. Have a look at this picture and see for yourself.
This picture has been taken by my colleague, Mojahid Rahman who is an IT guru as well as a very good photographer. You can see more from his album Beauty of Brazzaville on Flickr.
Coming back to the new year; so what is your new year resolution? The best one I have come across is from another colleague... "leave congo by the end of the year". I guess it is not growing on everyone equally.
Wishing you a very happy new year.
This picture has been taken by my colleague, Mojahid Rahman who is an IT guru as well as a very good photographer. You can see more from his album Beauty of Brazzaville on Flickr.
Coming back to the new year; so what is your new year resolution? The best one I have come across is from another colleague... "leave congo by the end of the year". I guess it is not growing on everyone equally.
Wishing you a very happy new year.
Labels: brazzaville, congo, newyear, photographer
Firstly, my apologies for not being able to update my blog for the past 2 weeks. When I took up the PMO (Project Management Office) position, I never thought it was going to be so hectic. But as they say... no pain no gain!
I know most serious bloggers think its sinful to ignore your blog for this long and would not think twice about casting stones at me. But in my defence I just want to say that I am going to take time out of my non-work activities (eating, sleeping etc) and make sure I blog at least once a week. If I have an easy day (leave office by 9pm) I will try to take this frequency up to two.
As for the ordinary mortals who do not blog and hardly find time to visit something truly useful like Africa Calling; PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE use the subscribe box on the right and give me access to your mail boxes. The pearls of wisdom and the jewels of experience I share with you here are better than the whole survivor series put together.
In the mean time, I am changing the blog header to a picture of the Congo River; hope you like it. Congo river is the natural border between Republic of Congo (that's our Congo) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formally known as Zaire). As you can see from the facts listed below, No. 2 seems to be lucky number of Congo river.
Although the centerville (that's down town in French) of Brazzaville is a very quite place, but the corniche road which runs by the river is totally tranquil. It is an ideal spot to stroll/walk/jog and the view of the river and its silence is very relaxing. For a city which offers very limited (and I am being generous when I say very limited) a walk by the river with its light breeze is a truly natural experience.
I know most serious bloggers think its sinful to ignore your blog for this long and would not think twice about casting stones at me. But in my defence I just want to say that I am going to take time out of my non-work activities (eating, sleeping etc) and make sure I blog at least once a week. If I have an easy day (leave office by 9pm) I will try to take this frequency up to two.
As for the ordinary mortals who do not blog and hardly find time to visit something truly useful like Africa Calling; PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE use the subscribe box on the right and give me access to your mail boxes. The pearls of wisdom and the jewels of experience I share with you here are better than the whole survivor series put together.
In the mean time, I am changing the blog header to a picture of the Congo River; hope you like it. Congo river is the natural border between Republic of Congo (that's our Congo) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formally known as Zaire). As you can see from the facts listed below, No. 2 seems to be lucky number of Congo river.
- Congo River is the 2nd largest river in Africa (4,700 Km; Nile is the largest)
- Congo River flows through the 2nd largest rain forest in the world (Amazon Rainforest is the largest)
- Congo River has the 2nd largest flow in the world (Amazon river is the first)
- Congo River has the 2nd largest watershed (Amazon river is the first)
- Congo River is the only river in the world to cross the Equator twice
- Congo River runs between two countries
Although the centerville (that's down town in French) of Brazzaville is a very quite place, but the corniche road which runs by the river is totally tranquil. It is an ideal spot to stroll/walk/jog and the view of the river and its silence is very relaxing. For a city which offers very limited (and I am being generous when I say very limited) a walk by the river with its light breeze is a truly natural experience.
Labels: brazzaville, congo, congo river
As mentioned in my previous post, an Independence Day(s) party was held in Brazzaville. It was a blast (by Brazzaville standards) and both Pakistanis and Congolese had a lot of fun. The cake cutting ceremonies were patriotic and displayed a unique intersection of two nations which probably had never crossed paths before we came to Congo.
You can see more pictures of the Independence Day Party.
You can see more pictures of the Independence Day Party.Labels: brazzaville, congo, independence day, pakistan
I arrived at my final destination – Brazzaville, Congo – on Thursday. As I had narrated in my previous post, that the journey was a very long and tiring. And Although I survived it, my luggage was not so lucky. One of my bags is lost and is expected today (it was expected in Friday and Saturday as well). I never thought I could be thankful for being a little overweight. Since my belt was in the other suitcase, its my love handles which are holding my trousers up while I go around wearing trainers under my suits.
This is an interesting place and I do not want to write too much about it cause I fear that if I write too much in this post, I might not have anything left to write. What I mean is that I went out for about 45 minutes on Saturday night and saw the whole city. Yes, this place is so small and so entertainment-ly challenged, that you can do all what is to do within a few hours.
More about that later, this is a “checking-in” & “I am alive” post.
This is an interesting place and I do not want to write too much about it cause I fear that if I write too much in this post, I might not have anything left to write. What I mean is that I went out for about 45 minutes on Saturday night and saw the whole city. Yes, this place is so small and so entertainment-ly challenged, that you can do all what is to do within a few hours.
More about that later, this is a “checking-in” & “I am alive” post.
Labels: brazzaville, congo
