Wednesday 9th July – Day 1

Okay so now it was time to visit the family (Mum’s sisters family and dad’s uncles families) in Bahawalpur. We got to the coach station at 9:30AM to catch the legendary Daewoo coach at 10AM, the journey lasted a whole 4 and a half hours. I slept for about half of the journey as waking up for 8ish was way too early for my liking lol. So once we finally arrived, got out of the coach and had rush of heat thrown at your face…I thought Sahiwal was hot, Bahawalpur was something else. My uncle and dad’s uncles come to the coach station to pick us up, first we went to one of my dad’s uncles place and stayed there for a few hours in which the electricity went off for half of it lol. Had a nice cold drink and some really nice food. Then we went to another uncles house and chilled there for the rest of the evening until late. We then got dropped off to the hotel we were staying in, called The Luxery Hotel (Cheesy name or what for a hotel)! Once we got into the hotel, some of the steps carpets were ripped, so I thought it’s going to be crap and the most unluxurious hotel ever! But once we got to our room it ended up being really big, pretty stylish bathroom etc and the best thing about it was at least the fans stayed on when the electricity went off in the night as it had a generator, otherwise it’s so hard to sleep. Onto Day 2…

Thursday 10th July – Day 2

Moi and little sister got picked up from the hotel by mum’s sister, who took us to her place. Mum and dad went to dad’s uncles, *there wasn’t much to do there so we didn’t go this time*. Anyways, I chilled there for the day, it was a terrace house so you had a nice breeze coming through as it got later in the day. However, in the day when the electricity went off *they didn’t have UPS* it was SO HOT that within minutes your arms, hands, forehead would be full of sweat *Not very appealing, I know* lol We played the brilliant game called Carum Board (Image Below)

 I could play this game for ages, it’s just like pool in a way but rather than using a cue, you use you fingers to hit your shot. It was a chill out day.. because it was so hot, you don’t feel like doing anything other than lie down really. Just listening to my mp3 player… not toooo much tho, *I hope* don’t want to seem anti social. The kids were 4 girls all younger than my little sister so as you can imagine interests weren’t the same.

We all went back to the hotel in the evening, mum and dad had come back to the hotel as well… put on the cable and started to watch this program called ‘Crickets greatest upsets’ It was showing detailed highlights of a match between Australia and South Africa *Sorry to all the people that hate or dislike anything to do with cricket* But it was a deciding match of the series as they had both won 2 games each.. Australia batted first and made 434-4 which was a record of the highest score in ODI (One Day International) game ever! I thought thats it game over.. why did they call the program cricket greatest upsets.. South Africa come out basically have no choice but to smash everything.. and ended up beating the world record and get 438-9

(Link for more info on the best game EVER http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/4797004.stm)

Friday 11th July – Day 3

I didn’t feel so good in the morning so I stayed at the hotel, slept and watched cable whilst mum, dad & lil sis went for a meal (dawat) at dad’s uncles place. Mum must of phoned her sister and told her I wasn’t feeling so good and hadn’t had breakfast either so mum’s sisters family come to the hotel and bought loads of food for me. I thought that was really nice of them.. they even bought a big cooler with loads of mangoes with blocks of ice in it to keep it cool. (Even tho I don’t eat mangoes…for a while now i’ve been put off mangoes… so I didn’t have any.. it’s all about Mango Milkshake, Mango Ice Cream and Mango Rubicon!) It’s funny how people are shocked that I don’t have mangoes… the faces are unreal.. it seems as if its against the law in Pakistan to not like mangoes! lol Anyway..My family come back to the hotel from the meal at 4pm… everyone just chatting & chilling.. played a game called parchia *I would explain it… but I don’t want to extend this post even more… will explain on request * After a couple of hours we then went to mum sis’s place for a while, come back to hotel… watched a bit of the England Vs South Africa Test Cricket Live *SO Boring* then lay in bed listened to mp3 player and made some ZzZzZz’s..!

Saturday 12th July – Day 4

Okay, so now the last day… we all woke up, showered.. got ready and left for mum’s sisters place.. we got a rickshaw! A rickshaw is a small cart transport… handling is better than any car and cheap to run… I might just get myself one and do a Rickshaw service up and down wilmslow road…Great idea or what?

*Note* I got this from google images…the person has smudged the shops and road to make it look at if it’s going so quick… for the people who don’t know about a rickshaw… it’s goes at like maximum 30mph maybe 40 at most.. It’s funny how I saw some on the motorway on the way to Bahawalpur.. I mean it’s not even legal.. anything goes in Pakistan! lol

The girls went to the bazaar (city centre) and spent a fortune.. and didn’t even get me anything =( haha! Later on in the evening at 11pm ‘casually’ *Pakistan is buzzing & busy at all times* we went to a fast food restaurant. Dad said that me and little sister aren’t eating enough so if we went to a fast food restaurant at least we’ll eat something we like ….I think secretly they just wanted a burger and fries too! It wasn’t as good as a DIRTYYYY Kansas *Just for some of the boys that – Private joke* But even still was good to have some junk food.. I was missing it

Next day we left at 2PM.. I noticed something unbelievable… the drivers drive on the road side of the road on the motorway for most of the way.. over taking everyone slower than them.. Its so dangerous! No wonder they’ve got curtains shut so you can’t see outside unless you open it yourself! I was amazed.. I should of taken a video.. but phone battery was low! Driving on the other side of the road is a standard thing to do in Pakistan…you gotta luv it! It wouldn’t be Pakistan if life threatening stuff like this didnt happen, lol!

Im sorry this post is so late… It’s the only real chance I’ve had an opportunity to write without having cousins overshadow me.. I can’t seem to write like that! So I’ve been back in Sahiwal now for 5 days or so.. just stayed at mum’s other sister’s for two days and am now staying at another mum’s sis’s place until friday.. Going to Lahore on Sunday will be meeting up with older sis *Faiza* and cousin *Alia*.. hopefully if I have time i’ll write another post before then..

Hope everyone is well..and having fun..Unlucky to the people in England as they’ve got rubbish weather I here…One extreme over here to the other..

Zahid

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P.S. – I’ve decided I’ll reply to comments from the previous post from now on

@ Ibrar – It really is.. the differences are unreal! I hope so too, insh’Allah I will… Hope your cool

@ Abid – Im afraid it wasn’t the first comment just short by 1 hour 5 Mins.. Ibz comment required moderation for some reason and be approved.. Aren’t you a genius eh? lol I would of still gone to Pakistan if i had re-sits just would of have to come back early.. but yeh it would of sucked! Don’t worry.. you best be studying hard! I will try too not to worry.. and i’ll come back nice n freshified! P.S. Dont swear dude, my relatives read this lol!

@ Somia – Yes, Im trying to enjoy it as much as I can.. who knows when I’ll get a chance to come again.. I will give salams to all.. do the same vice versa

@ Star *lol – I dont have a dirty tash *as of yet*… well duh! Obviously Im going to type like I talk.. state the obvious why don’t you.. just kidding! Hope ur well

@ Farhan – Hey hey.. I was surprised when I saw your comment… In a good way.. Didn’t think half as many people would read the blog.. Whats good ol’ Cali saying? I can see your still anti british then.. lol You see.. our countries that immense it gives people two options of what to call it.. England or Great Britain! I will pass on your salams.. do the same vice versa

@ Rizzy -  Aww.. Don’t worry I’m sure your doing just fine in the rain How’s it a standard Zahid comment :$ lol I’ll take your word for it as you’ve known me a long time now. Oo wicked, how long you in Spain for and where abouts you going? You can download the full version of that song on the Music tab..

@ Sonia – Was it really a good read tho, or is it a standard comment just to be nice! lol As long as it didn’t make a fellow agent fall asleep.. i’ll let you off if you yawned.. Get well soon! Chin up.. hope your family is well also

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