Monday, May 07, 2007

Pakistan Trip

I never thought i will ever get this chance in my life!!! To visit pakistan and to see the wagah border from the other side, of the wall. It was just fantastic!!!

It so happened that one fine morning my Trading manager comes to me and asks me to represent Shell Trading Singapore at a conference in Pakistan. I was also supposed to present the future of trading and its role in the downstream business. And guess what,,, the flight was at next day evening 3 Pm. But in Trading, managers are GODS and you better be darn sure before saying NO to them.. Cause ur a** will be screwed for sure if u get it wrong!

But once i reached Lahore and saw the place, i realized what i would have missed, had i not taken up this opppurtunity. Specially the "Moti ka Kazaana" restaurant which is actually an old mansion where Hindus stayed before partition and which later became a prostitution centre of those Hindu girls who got separated from their families during partition. Just imagining what these girls might have been through is worth turning you off.

Akbar palace, the mosque where you have a natural loudspeaker made out of marble ("yes marble"), wagah border all were just amazing. What struck me most was the hospitality of pakistanis.

Sometimes it makes you think who wanted this partition. Atleast those people whom i met didnt want. Then who? Muslims or Hindus?

And ha one more thing. The GIRLS ARE JUST SO BEUTIFUL!! I MIGHT HAVE HAD FLINGS ATLEAST 1000 TIMES. EVEN THOSE GIRLS WHO BEG ON THE STREETS. HOW CAN THAT BE ???????....

God help ME.