Simple Lifestyle!!!!!

This week I have been experiencing some lifestyle which i think is very valuable to me. I have been traveling from BTS to BTS(Base Transmission Station) in Bangladesh outskirt. Most of them took around 2 hours drive. When we arrived at the small village, everyone will look at us because we are traveling in a big group of cars and just storm in their village.

This is the car i am using.


Normally you will only see the BTS there and nothing much around you. While having a rest and smoke, i felt so relax by appreciating the peaceful scenery and i can imagine how simple they lived. Eventually i think back the days and life that i lived in Malaysia.

This guy just showered himself with the public water pump.






Kids playing along the paddy field and they look so happy although the place they were born is so isolated but they live simple = live happy.



"Country road takes me home, to the place i belong"


These are the only nearest stores i can get some drink and food.


These kids were staring at me for so long and once i bring out my camera they knew how to stand and post for a pic. Luckily they still have small school to go but they need to travel around 10KM to school. (At the back is one of the BTS. This village is call GAZIPUR)




Of course, been traveling outskirt, i won't enjoy food that i usually have in the city. So i just walk in to their local small food shop for some local food. It's also very traditional and local for my Bangladeshi colleagues as they normally eat the food i ate in the city.





I have taken their local curry chicken rice. Well there is only 3 choice; curry lamb, curry beef and curry chicken rice. (the chicken is hidden under the rice)



Then, later in the noon, i took some break and go to the tea house ( they called it tea house here in Bangladesh) it is actually like the street stall pic i took last two weeks. Here they sell cigarettes, some breads and of course their famous tea (is actually teh tarik in Malaysia but with goat's milk). The yellow shirt guy is the tea house boss and he knew how to speak bahasa Malaysia because he had been working in Ipoh for the past 9 years.




Below is the Fiber Optic equipment OSN 6800 that i need to configure, commission and troubleshoot. (This is located in those BTS)

Rainy Days in Dhaka

Hi to all my friends. There is nothing much to post this week as i did not go out much on weekend due to rainy days. Dhaka has been raining for four days. Once it rained, the city will be flooded and muddy as there is not many drains in the city. On the other hand, i am just staying in part of Dhaka as Bangladesh is so big that some tourist attraction is located few hours journey by car.

Of course i need to eat so i have a short walk around my hotel and i found this chinese restaurant. Without any doubt, i walked in and tried it with my china colleague.

The food that we ate. It is delicious but it cost me around RM 150 for three dishes.

Then i feel that i need to do my laundry. So i called up the hotel and the maid came and took my dirty clothes away. The next day when i came back from office i saw that my laundry is done. When i opened up the laundry bag, i was shocked to see how they tidy my clothes. They wrapped all my garments in new plastics and even put a cardboard and clips inside my shirts. It was like brand new from the shop. It cost me around RM 20 and i am so happy and gave the maid 20 TAKA for tips. (it is actually RM 1 for 20 TAKA.. hahahaha)

Bowling !!!

Alright too bored in the hotel. Me and my colleagues think of playing bowling as well knew there is a bowling alley in Dhaka. I think entertainment here is less so bowling is the only choice after all. the bowling alley consist only 6 lanes in total and of course u don't expect much here as the lanes are not polished, they are as rough as pure wood. You can run till middle of the lane but you won't slip as it is not slippery.




You don't need a bowling shoe as well, just pay and play. Luckily it did not force to wear bowling shoes like Malaysia as i wouldn't wanna wear it too.




After a few throws, you hand will change colour!!!