HEAD 1414. AASTAT!

Oh, unustasin mainida, et eelmisel laupäeval - 14. aprillil tuli ju uus aasta. Nimelt algas bengali kalendri aasta esimene kuu (Boishak) ja aasta ise numbriga 1414.

Jaan tegi suurepärase kommentaari: Krissukas, sa elad alles KESKAJAS!
Mina vastu: Jaa,kujutad sa ette, milline imetabane kogemus!?
Mille peale tuli vastus: Hea uudis on see, et peagi algab sul piiranguteta, orgiaterohke renessanss... ja see renessanss saab olema veel imetabasem, usu mind :P

:)

Ühesõnaga, soovin ka kõigile teile: SHUBHO NOBOBORSHO ehk siis HEAD UUT AASTAT!

Märkus

Muide, tulen üle pika aja Eestimaa suve kaema. Piletid ja puhkus juba olemas.
12. - 29. juuliks. Siis näeb! (Eeldusel, et pulmade, juubelite ja Eesti ringreisi vahepeal jõuab ka kõik kallid üle vaadata :)

Vahel tahaks..

.. nii väga eesti keeles rääkida ja eesti nalja teha ja eesti asja ajada. Ja mida enam aeg edasi läheb, seda tihedamini selline tunne peale tuleb. Vahel on kõrini enese väljendamisest inglise (veel enam bengali!) keeles - asjad kohe ei kõla nii nagu peaks. Võib-olla peaks katsema blogi keelevahetust, kuigi see ka tundub naljakas.

Hmm.. keelejutuga seoses meenub mulle, et bengali keel on naljakas. Väga sirgjooneline ja ilustusteta. Ja see tekitab minu keeleruumiga inimesele olulisi raskusi. Näiteks ei tunne nad sõna "palun". Siinses kultuuris on igasugused pisitöödega seotud ametid väga levinud: bussijuhi abi (töökirjeldus: kõlkuda bussi uksel ja taguda bussi külje peale et anda bussijuhile märku, kas võib liikuda või peab pidurdama, kuulutada kõva häälega igas peatuses bussi sihtkohta ja kontrollida iga bussi siseneja piletit), teepoiss kontoris (töökirjeldus: valmistada ja tuua kaks korda päevas kõigile töötajatele teed, viia siseposti ühest osakonnast teise, paljudada dokumente, tuua töötajatele asju kätte (nt dokument printerist või uus pastakas kapist)), valvur (igas era või kortermajas vähemalt üks, tavaliselt rohkem), autojut (kui on auto, on üldjuhul ka juht), teenija-koristaja (ei ole majapidamist ilma teenijata) jne. Bangladeshlased räägivad lühidalt: Too teed! Vii prügi välja! Anna paber!, mina aga tahaks öelda: Palun too mulle teed! Ole hea vii prügi välja! Too mulle palun see paber sealt teise laua pealt! No ei ole lihtsalt võimalik, kui pooli sõnu ei eksisteeri.

Neil ei ole ka "Head isu!" ega "Tere" (viimase asemel on araabiakeelne väljend, mis tähendab Jumal õnnistagu sind! ja millele vastatakse Jumal õnnistagu sind ka!). Aga mul oli uskmatuna algul ennast väga ebamugav nii väljendada! Ja ei ole ka ega paljusid teisi viisakusväljendeid. Võib olla on asi selles, et sõnad kompenseeritakse lihtsalt avala naeratuse ja siirusega...

I am arrogant :S

I think I am very arrogant. Let me explain.
So often I am sitting in my MBA class and listen to other students: “Sir, please don’t do this test in the next class! Sir, one week is such a short notice! Sir, what kind of questions you will ask in the exam? Oh, please ask short questions – no MCQs! (multiple choice questions) Sir, no, we cannot do presentations of our term papers! It is too much for us!” And so on.
I am thinking: “God, what’s wrong with these people!? I am working from 9 am to 6 pm, going to class from 6 to 9 pm. I reach home 9.30 and have to cook my dinner. Then I sit for studying for my exam. Still I don’t feel any need to bargain like this. I spend hardly three hours on average for studying for an exam, maximum a day if the subject is really tricky and I have a free Friday in my hand. All my grades during past 3 semesters have been A or A-. And I consider it very good! Big amount of other students are studying full time (no office), what are they doing all days and why such complaints all the time? Aren’t they not at university to develop themselves?“
I mean, I really deserve the scholarship, right!?
Then again I’m going to my scholarship interview just to get to know that there were 90 students applying for the expansion of their financial support from university and my merit position is 63!!! Well, it shows there are actually very many people who do much better than me.
So the conclusion – I’m really arrogant, right?

Moshari

Hah, after one and half years in this tropical country full of dangerous mosquitos carrying all kinds of mad deseases, I am sleeping with the mosquito net! Uh!! Feels sooooo good! I can actually throw away my blanket or sheet when I’m hot without fearing the attack of blood eaters. I am sleeping like baby without waking up in the middle of the night to run to the bathroom for applying cold water on the bites. I sleep without even hearing the moquito „pinin“. I don’t have to be afraid of the fact that I’m living in one of the most common dengue areas in the town (well, it’s too late anyway, as I have already had dengue and besides it is sitting in me for the life now – at least that’s what they say. But at least I won’t have a chance to really find it out now as I have taken the measures to protect myself :) I am haappyyy! Thanks sweetheart, for setting the „moshari“ up for me!

Finally connected :)

I have pleasure to announce that the days of me not being connected are over! Today I arranged internet to my room at home and therefore will start being online more often. Hopefully it will also be that my postings here will be more frequent.

In general, life is getting better and better every day. I'm happy!

And to all my friends - please accept my belated Valentine's Day greetings! I've been awful this year with passing on my good wishes to most of the people who are dear to me. Know that you are always in my heart and in my mind and bring a smile to my face every time my thought catches you.

Love,

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

(Imagine it comes with the best bottle of champaigne :) *

I'm in my second home again. The flight back to Bangladesh was rather adventurous.
First, I had very little time inbetween connecting flights, so I had to hurry up most of the time.
Second, I forgot all my Christmas candies that didn't fit into my luggage and were in a separate bag in my hand, to the British security guards in London Airport. I do hope, they appreciate that!
Third, 10 minutes before departure, British Air told me that they had not recieved my luggage yet, so all the way I was wondering if I will see it in Dhaka or not.
Fourth, the plain turned back 30 minutes before landing in Dhaka and went to Chennai (India) instead as the fog in Dhaka was so thick it was not possible to land. We had to stay for about 14 hours. However, the hotel was very nice as well as breakfast and lunch and it was all paid by British Air! Besides I didn't mind sleeping in a soft bed after a long journey.
Lastly, when I did finally reach to Dhaka, I could not indeed find my luggage! BUT after haggling with different officials and managing to open a file about my lost bag, I did find it from totally different luggage belt on my way out from the airport. Hihi, sometimes people just are lucky, I must admit!

So, to conclude, I want to believe if the first journey of the year is so colourful, then the whole year will be very colourful too. I'm really enjoying time back in Bangladesh! It's been refreshing being back in the office after two weeks long holiday. And although the idea of 3 final exams, a term paper and presentation waiting for me in addition to tense work in the office where I'm still relatively new, frightened me a before, it seems I've got the energy to manage it all well. The presentation is already done and the first exam coming tomorrow.

Now gotta go to study! :)

Adieu, my friends, till the next time!

* Remark: In Estonia we believe that the last decent day to wish happy new year is the 6th of January and if anybody wants to do it after that day, s/he has to provide a bottle to the person s/he wishes happy new year.

Greeting from home

On the last day of the year 2006, I'm making an attempt to start blogging again. There have been some technical challenges, some emotional challenges and some other challenges. Still, as my sweet abikaasa said: "No matter what, at least you should say that you are alive!"

So, please know: I indeed am very much alive :)