Ladies night & dinner in Dhaka

Invited my lady colleagues for a "get together" before I left BD. We had a great time even if it was short. That evening I was invited for a dinner by other colleagues. I felt so sorry that I did not organize this kind of party before. Being aware of the cultural restrictions, I did not know what can/cannot do.

Meghivtam a kolleganoimet zsurozni, de nem tudtam, hogy fogadjak majd...milyen lesz. Ennek az ellenkezoje tortent. 2 perc mulva mindenki olyan otthonosan viselkedett, ugralt, tancolt, nevetett, evett...hogy elvoltam csodalkozva. Sajnalom, hogy nem rendeztem tobb ilyen osszejovetelt.

I was caught in a huge traffic jam on the way from the office to home and was yelling: "Ami tomake knoon korbo" to everyone...:))) After getting some snaks and refreshing drinks from the shop we drove back to the apartment, where I immediately requested 3 maintenance guys to help me. I was just yelling and running around... they did the work :D

Majdnem 1 orat utaztam az irodabol, es mindenkit megakartam olni, hogy az 5 perces ut ilyen hosszu. Vegul ragcsalnivalot es uditot vettem es irany haza. 3 srac segitett a recepciotol kipakolni a kekszeket, stb.

I thought the ladies will sit and we will talk, however after 2 minutes of their arrival I knew I was wrong. They did not have the mood to sit and I was very pleased to see this friendly attitude!

We were dancing, eating, laughing and... breaking the rules :)) (GLASSES)

Nagyon szupi volt, meg poharat is tortunk :)

Samira, Nadira, Alina :)

Oruna

Ashesh dhonnobad girls! Bhalo theko!

After the ladies night, we had a good time again...drinks and dinner with the SC team and Sales managers. No 1 model of the country is there! (Thanks Nobel for being able to shine in your fame, as Noemi wished :))))

I was so emotional while receiving presents that I was not expecting! These people gave me so much care, comfort, friendliness already...I did not feel like they had to give me anything more!

Nagyon kellemesen telt az este a csapattal es a saleses igazgatokkal. Bangladesh 1 szamu modellje mellettem! Na azert! :) Noemi mondta neki, amikor meglatta: "kerlek vigy' magaddal, hogy tundokolhessek a fenyedben". Meghato volt amikor meg is ajandekoztak... nem vartam!

Balrol jobbra: (left to right)

Shakhawat Sohel, Nasim bhai, Arefin, Sunny, Showkat, meeeeee, Nobel, Shakhawat bhai, Jewel, Nuzhat apa and BB.

At one point is so sad to leave the people you like, care about, work with and spend your days with... It was so difficult to leave the team....

We did not bid farewell since I am sure we will meet again somewhere, somehow.

We said: good bye :)

I hope I will get to see you all again...soon. Take care till then and wishing you the best of everything!

Customer get together

I have been invited to a party last night, organized by the Sales&Marketing team of the company. Live music, food and drinks... I had a lovely time.

Samira, me and Sazia

My friend, Siful (beside me) is one of the best dancer's I have ever seen. Great mooooves S! :D

Sheer delight!

To my non-veg friends:

imagine your life without ham, bacon, salami...and to make it even more painful, think about a situation where you don't have the bread you got used to, nor the cheese...to mention only few of these delicacies that are quite rare in Asia. Sometimes I woke up in the night as I dreamt about "the bread" accompanied by one of the favourite dishes I have now. And let me tell you: all are exclusively made by my mother :)

"Huh, so what?! Life goes on!! "-you say.

Yes, sure it does! :)

However continuously seeking the same tastes as at home, searching the food stores...trying to teach the chef how to prepare the gravy so that it resembles to my mother's dish... never stops!!

So today, when I had this yummy pizza with extra cheese, extra pepperoni, extra ... followed by a pancake with strawberry jam and frappe...I felt like dancing of joy and giving hugs to all the waiters who had no clue...WHY AM I SMILING WHILE HAVING A PIZZA ?! :)))

To my vegetarian friends:

Imagine the same without curd or vegetable samosa and pakora or something that is a MUST, like the "salty bread" for me :)

Ha olyan etelre gondolok, amit fozni kell vagy eppen megalmodom, akkor csak az az etel szamit amit anyukam foz. Arrol eltudok beszelgetni. Minden masrol, csak futolag es gyorsan temat valtok, mert nem az en mufajom :D

Amikor honapokig hianyolom az otthoni izu sonka, kolbasz, szalami, kenyer es sajt izet...nem beszelve a toltelekes kaposztarol :), olyankor nem nehez elkepzelni amit ma ereztem, amikor Dhaka egyik vendeglojeben ezt az isteni pizzat extra sajttal, extra szalamival, extra gombaval, extra kemenceben, extra szenen sutve elem tettek! Ezutan kovetkezett az epres gofri es frappe. Mosolyogtam, mint egy pingvin eves kozben! :D

De szamit, hogy ki mit gondol ha ehes vagy es fincsit eszel?! :))) NEEEEEEEEEM!!!!!!!!!!!

I was laughing today :)))

Looked like a tired zombie today after work. As every day, started with turning the AC's and fans on, since the heat is unbearable. I requested the housekeeping to leave the AC on while I am working, so that is not 39 C dgr when I reach back, but they are religiously turning it off after I leave. Anyhow, I was not in the mood to complain. Wanted to relax.

5 minutes later, one guy from the housekeeping brought my clean clothes. Let me describe the process: I am opening the door; he comes in, goes and hangs the clothes in the wardrobe. I cannot stop them, so instead of forcing them to give my clothes at the door, I let them do the work properly :)

Later I opened the wardrobe and there was a white men's shirt and 2 pants: a green and a black for a person, who is more than double my size. Then the hunting started. Called the guys back. The hangers had my room number, so they said: those are mine! Finally I got them back to their senses and they went to chase my clothes. I was standing at the corridor and watched them entering in every apartment looking for my white shirt and white pants. :D :D :D I had so much fun!

Finally they came out from a room, followed by the owner of the clothes who was curious who can be the owner of the clothes. We waved and laughed together :D :D

Ma nagyon faradtan erkeztem munkabol es nem kommentaltam, hogy ujra kikapcsoltak a legkondit...csak hallgattam es pihenni szerettem volna. 5 perc mulva csengetnek, megerkezik a tiszta ruham a mosodabol. Egybol a szekrenyhez viszik es beteszik...tehat nem allitottam meg a gyereket munka kozben.

Kesobb kinyitom a szekrenyt es egy nagy feher ferfi inget talalok 2 nadraggal. Ezek tobb mint az en meretem ketszeresei voltak. Hivom a tagokat vissza es azt a hajszat, ahogy a feher rovidnadragomat es ingemet kerestek minden szobaban..vegigneztem. Majdnem ulve es gornyedezve a kacagastol. Vegul a nyolcadik szobabol kihoztak a cuccomat, a szoba gazdaja is kovette oket, mert akkor vette eszre, hogy az bizony nem az o nacija. Integettunk, kacagtunk es dicsertuk egymas ruhajat :D

Szuper volt!

Dhaka

As mentioned in my previous post, I have been assigned for a short time (2-3 months) to Dhaka. Life shows to be very tough.

Dhakaban vagyok ujra es kemenyen indult az elet.

1. A rather scary event: the same flight I took from Delhi to Dhaka on Sunday, entered in the bush on Monday!! Slipped out from the runway and stopped in the grass!!! Pheeeeeeeew!

Eleg ijeszto, hogy ugyanaz a repulogep amellyel vasarnap utaztam, hetfon a bokrok koze erkezett. Kicsuszott a kifutorol... JAJ!

2. The humidity is unbearable, therefore everyone is fond of air conditioning. My colleagues simply ADORE AC! I hate it! It's just too cold for me! I ended up with the most terrible flu I have ever had. Thanks God it is not H1N1! Started on the 2nd day of my arrival and it is on for the last 9 days, including today :( Now it is much better but still did not recover completely.

A levego fullasztoan paras. Szinte ijeszto! Az irodaban 16 fokra van allitva a legkondi es mindenki husul. Kint katasztrofalis meleg van. Masodik nap ugy meghultem, hogy meg mindig tart... Meg mindig! :D

3. Monday night I went to take a shower. The broken soap case, I have been complaining about and requested to be changed from the day of arrival, did his thing. When turned on the tap, this thing cut my wrist so seriously that I have seen my own flesh&bone before fainting (....) Have been taken to emergency& ended up with 6 stitches. The scar I will carry for a lifetime. The yarn will be removed next week :D

Hetfo este elmentem zuhanyozni es amikor megengedtem a csapot, egy torott szappantartoba akadt bele a csuklom. Lattam a husom :D Aztan surgossegin voltam, osszevartak a karom es szepsegesen uldogelek az agyikomon...attol felve, hogy ne menjek neki valaminek, ne essen a fejemre semmi es ne vagjam ossze magam :D Jovo heten szedik ki a cernat. Remelem ezutan mar csak jobb lesz!

After this, they did not only change the soap case, but moved me to a completely upgraded, renewed, re-checked apartment. Heard millions of sorries and apologies. What to say? I believe they did not want this to happen. Nor did I!

Ezek utan nemhogy a szappantartot csereltek ki, de egy teljesen uj apartmanba koltoztettek. Kertek 6 ezer bocsanatot es 15 ezer elnezest. Hat mit mondjak...elhiszem, hogy nem akartak :)

Discussion about the soap holder, after the shock treatment.

I look like a mad woman:D AM I?! @#$%@#%

Milyen idegbajos ez a foto :D

A gyonyoru kotesem!!!!!! Beautiful dressing. It is changed at the hospital every 2 days.

The killer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A gyilkos szappantarto!

The new one :D Hat latszik, hogy ez nem veszelyes....

So this was my brief status report of the last 10 days of my Dhaka stay. Lovely, eh?! :)

Will be better. I Will Make It Better!!!

Na most ennyi a beszamolo az elmult 10 napi Dhaka eletrol. Jobb lesz ezutan :D

Thansia's wedding

Imadtam ezt a lagzit! Meg nem lattam kozelrol ilyent! Csizmaban es szoknyaban voltam, mert az irodabol ertunk oda 9 fele. Igy tobbszor azt vettem eszre, hogy engem fotoznak.

BB vett egy szuper kamerat es ideadta, hogy fotozzak vele. Igy nem tudta a vendegsereg eldonteni, hogy ki-kivel van. En fotos vagyok, vagy baratno, vagy ismeros, vagy diszvendeg...

Nem igazan lattak eskuvon hosszu szaru csizmat es terdig ero szoknyat, ezert erdekes es fura jelenseg lehettem. Mindenki nezett. En nem akartam feltunest kelteni, de el kellett dontsem, hogy kihagyom az eskuvot, vagy ugy megyek ahogy vagyok. Mivel nalunk az a szokas, hogy viragot visznek, beallitottam egy bokorral es kb 400 ember nezett egyszerre...az 800 szem! Azt sem tudtam mit csinaljak!

It has been a flabbergasting experience to participate on this wedding ceremony.

The groom&bride, the dresses, the jewelry, the sophisticated-, elegant guests, all the food, photographers in a huge reception hall... Was stunned!

Since we went straight from the office, I was still in boots and skirt, therefore sometimes I have realized that people are taking pictures of me:)

I had the fantastic camera of BB's hence people did not know whether I am a guest, or a camera'girl' or a friend or a colleague...or...

A menyasszony kellekei: diszek, ekszerek, henna festes a kezen es a karon...

Henna tattoo, jewelry...the ornaments of the bride...
BB and the newly married couple :)

Erdekes erzes volt udvozolni es megpuszilni ezt a lanyt. Kert, hogy uljek melle egy kicsit. Nem nagyon tudtunk beszelni, mert a fotosok egyfolytaban igazgattak, hogy uljunk... Orult, hogy lat, de nagyon felt es batoritanom kellett. Konnyes volt a szeme a jokivansagaimtol. Erdekes, de fura, hideg szokas azt mondani: EZ AZ ELET RENDJE. Senki nem torodik, hogy egyaltalan mit ereznek!

To be honest, I was deeply moved while greeting Thansia. She asked me to sit next to her and I realized how stunned, how frightened she was! She was happy to see me but scared. I tried to keep the faith in her.

Mindenki mellejuk ult fotozaskor. Gondoltam en beallok kozejuk a kovetkezo megfontolasbol: ha a kolleganom melle ulok...a volegeny kivancsi, hogy ki vagyok. Ha a volegeny melle ulok, a menyasszony nem erti. Ezt nagyon elveztek es a fotosok is! Megkertek meg maradjak. Csak mosolyogtam es pozoltam :)))

Everyone sat next to them when taking pictures. I decided to stand between them to make both of them feel comfy. Photographers liked this as well since when I was just about to leave they requested: 'madam, madam, please stay'. So I stayed and smiled:)))

Az ifju par a fotosok hadaban...

The groom&bride in the limelight!
Menozik a ket haver: Jewel&BB

Jewel and BB enjoying themselves:)
Az egyik kollegam gyerekei a lagzin

My colleague's kids
Es vegul en a nagy ceremonia vegen... Nem igazan illettem be a lagziba. De ez a jo Azsiaban :) Itt minden furcsa , de elfogadjak. Legyek en is fura!!! :)))))))))))))))

Myself in the limelight :) I was not prepared for the wedding...but this is what I like in Asia. Everything is accepted. "It's Okay" people say. Fine with me:)
Thank you Thansia and BB!

One fine day in Dhaka

Pentek szabadnap es elmentunk a kollegakkal korutra. Harmadszor vagyok itt es csak az irodat lattam, reggeltol-estig, latastol Mikulasig. Boldog voltam, hogy korulnezhetek.

Fridays are off in Bangladesh and I was very happy to have the chance to go out for a sight seeing/tour around Dhaka. This is the 3rd time I am in the country and till now I've only seen the office :)))

Az alabbi kastely talapzata egy hajo. Ezert felmentunk egy epulet tetejere, ahol nagyon kellett mosolyogni az ornek, hogy kiengedjen a tetore:) De mosolyogtam es bologattam ezerrel !!!

Castle built on a vessel :)))

Pillanatkep...azaz minden pillanat ilyen az uton :)

Crowdy all the time...

Lalbach eroditmeny. Ez a resz van a 100 Taka penzjegyen.

Lalbach fort. This part of the fort is printed on the 100 Taka (local currency) banknote.

Alina :) 
Ez a haromkereku, idetlen rikshaw a kedvencem. 

This funny, ugly rikshaw is my favourite...

Megkertem a tricikli tulajt, hogy adja ide a jarganyt egy korre. Kedves volt es ideadta, de akkora nyolcasok voltak a kerekeben, hogy csak balra ment. Jobbra nem. Igy balrol, nekicsattantunk egy fanak :) Ez a kep csak a kezdet. Az eset kimenetele nem publikus!

Harman, haromfelekeppen velekedtunk az esetrol: Alina nagyon megijedt es kiabalt, a rikshaw tulaj ideges volt es en hahotazva kacagtam :)

The rikshaw owner was nice and gave me his tricycle . Asked Alina to sit behind, for having an original feeling of carrying a passenger. This particular rikshaw needed a service badly, since only went to the left, therefore we successfully entered in a tree. This picture is only the start. The end could not be published :)))

The 3 of us had different opinion about the case: Alina was scared and yelled (thanks God she was not injured seriously), the rikshaw owner was nervous and I was laughing whole-heartedly :) Sorry again dear Alina!!! :)) Still laughing!!!
Lakodalmas kocsi...

Decorated car carrying the groom and the bride :)
My colleagues and friends: 1. Alina
2: BB

Ez az epiteszeti remekmu a bangladeshi Parlament. Sajnos nem mehettem be mert eppen uleseztek az orszag vezetoi es a nagykovetsegrol kellett volna engedelyem legyen. Persze nekem ez nem volt :)

The Parlament, stands as a symbol of democracy in Bangladesh and it is an architectural masterpiece for which the nation is proud of. The main characteristic of the building is its supreme monumentality. Wanted to see from inside and we could have entered if the politicians would not have their session on this day. In this case the guards asked for a special permission from the embassy. That I did not have...

Thank you Alina and BB :)