Another city and this week it's Istanbul. Have not seen much beyond my room and gym so far though and that is typical with my job. Not here for a holiday after all and as usual some last minute preparation required for the meeting. Quite a different Muslim country from what I see on the way to the hotel. Many small mosques almost like seeing lots of churches in some countries. Fasting has of course started here also but I don't see all the stalls set up for buka puasa. Funnily the newspaper warns the people not to overindulge during the month and to be careful shopping as prices have gone up.
Was a long flight on a beaten up old Airbus with only a basic entertainment system so drained the batteries on the Nano and nearly finished The Prophet. I think I like that one better than the other two as it is more pragmatic.
miss you mate. I was in PD this whole week with 500plus ppl from all over the world. My Mentor for the small groups was an Aussie. I cant get away from them. I drove an Aussie back to KL. Chinese yes but more Aussie.
Posted by: Sivin | October 01, 2006 at 01:33 AM
Hey Mr. Berry,
Istanbul uh? Reading your blog and see how casually your dropped in the 'buka puasa' term, for a moment there, I scrolled back up top to double check to see if it's really your blog that I'm reading! For some reason, it's gratifying (for me, at least) to see glimpses of Malaysian in you.
Posted by: Ray | September 26, 2006 at 06:06 AM