I have Been Living Here The Past(8) Eight Years,Arriving Here On The 29th Day Of Oct.1999,First Was The Port City Of Karachi,Moved Around To Bolton Market And The Hotel Metropole, For Business Meetings,Found It A Little Bit Lonely,Bought Myself A Little Sony Cassette Player,To Steel My Mind,To Remain Sane,Which Was Then Beginning To Revolt,I Had Food Problems,This Was During The Month Of Ramadan,A Different World,From The Hustle And Bustle Of Lagos,Nigeria Where I Came From,After Two Weeks,I Made A Move To The Ancient City Of Lahore,In The Province Of Punjab,Here I Felt Warmer,Because I Was Able to Connect With Few Africans Then,Who Warmly Wellcome Me And Gave Me African Food ,Which Were Prepared Using Melon Seeds Which Had Been,Crushed,Turned Into Paste For Some Serious African Soup,My Experience And Interaction Were Increasing,Due To My New Found Confidence,In The Midst Of My Brothers,Was Able To Shop,Especially In The Twin City Of Rawalpindi,Adamjee Road(Sardar)One Striking Similarity With The Bazaars In India,Like The Palika Bazaar Or Connaught Place,Is That You Find A Lot Of People,Moving And Shoving,Both Sides Of The Way,You Will Have A Lot To Buy,From Traditionally Crafted Clothes,Decorative Items,Handi Crafts And Many Gift Items Crafted With The Design Of The Ancients,Here In Pakistan Punjab,You Will Find A Lot Of Food,Variables,Because This Is The Cultural Capital Of Pakistan,My Favourite Being Shashlik,Maghas,Nan,Mixed Vegetables,Biryani,And Things Are Really Opening Up,More And More,With Internation Food Chains Like Macdonald,Nando,KFC And Many More To Chose From,The Shopping And Dining Avenue Is MM Alam Road,And For The History Minded ,A Visit To Lahore Forte,Shalimar Gardens,Will Reveal To The Visitor,How The Kings That Ruled India And Pakistan,Lived,With Their Courts,Fountains,Still Being Maintained As They Were In The Days Of Their Kingdom,A Visit To Lahore Will Be A Good Experience Also,The Weather Is Good Also,Spring Is Good Here,They Have A Spring Festival Known As Basant,Its Very Hot In The Months Of June,July,August,Until Late September,By This Time,The Weather Is Beginning To Cool,As The Month Of Winter Approaches,Pakistan,And India Are Good Destinations,But You Must Have A Friend Here In Pakistan,To Be Able To Savour The Joy Of The Visit,And The Capital City,Is One Of The Fastest Developing Cities,I Have Seen,Here In Islamabad,Life Is Easier Than In Lahore,But Lahore,Has More Historical Importance!
