Assalamualaikum wrt.
Pada 16hb January lepas, we went to Karachi, Pakistan to visit the Karachi's factory as well as to attend the distributorship meeting with the representatives from Suzuki. We took Emirates Airline from Dubai at 8.00 am (local time ) and arrived at the Karachi's airport around 11.00 am (karachi's time). The time difference between Dubai and Karachi is approximately one hour. The weather in karachi agak sejuk as compared to Dubai. I saw some of the people wore caps, sweater, jacket just to prevent themselves from cold weather.
Sampai saja airport, My husband's staff, Sajid dan Mehtab dah siap sedia menunggu.
Ni tengah tunggu flight kat Terminal 3, Dubai Airport
Sampai saja Karachi's airport, we went straight to the factory. It took about 20 minutes drive from the airport to the factory which located at the Korangi Fishery Harbour (kawasan tepi laut dan perikanan). So sampai saja factory, nampak showroom yang tengah dibina. Showroom ni terletak kat entrance factory, sebab seblm ni kat belakang skit. Jadi hubby cakap, buat showroom baru, and the existing office convert to guest house for us to stay everytime we in Karachi. So office yg ada sekrg ni memang lengkap dgn dapur dan tandas yang luas. Jadi senang nak convert jadi guest house sebab semua dah ada. So, sementara tunggu showroom fully completed, we stay in the hotel.
My hubby with his accountant, farhan (maroon colour shirt-on the right). Farhan is a young and good man. My hubby told me, he is not interested to get married. Why Farhan?Why? Hihihi. So this is the new showroom
This is the washroom
View from outside the showroom. I think overall, its 90% completed.
So, that was about the showroom. So talking about Karachi, Pakistan, after 4th time in karachi, here are what i think:-
1. The city is quite dirty and dusty, with no proper waste handling system. Everywhere you go, you will see lots of garbage scattered in the city. I was wondering why there is no proper waste handling system. I hardly see dustbin in the public area and people can throw rubbish everywhere they like!
2. No town planning. I can see the city is in such a mess. Buildings are being built without proper plan. You can see electric wires are everywhere, hanging from one building to another, it's such a mess!
3. Motorists are not obeying the law. I saw motorists passed by the red signals. I mean everybody, not just one or two cars, its like the signals are there for nothing! The road does not have proper lanes, everybody can cramp into the lane and cars were so closed that I thought they will hit with each other. The road are in poor condition. We are talking about the main road here! Their main road in the city is just like the roads that we have in our remote area or village back in Malaysia. Is the government are too poor to provide the amenities and facilities for the people or there are something else.
4. Police armed with guns are everywhere. In supermarkets, hotels, shopping complex, airport, you have to go through the tight security check. When I first arrived in karachi, I was so shock that I had to go through the security check point in a hotel. After 4th time here, I began to understand. Anyway....
5.In our country in Malaysia, no doubt that we do have poor people, but here in Karachi, the poor people are hardcore poor! You can see they live in a house (not even fit to call a house), they live in a hut! I mean how can somebody live like that. The gap between the poor and the rich are extremely huge!
Pakistan, they have good resources. You name it, they have it. They have nuclear power plant, which Malaysia don't have or even some of the developed countries don't even have the nuclear power, but they have. Their fruits i would consider the best in the world. Peaches, oranges (many kind of oranges), famous manggo, pamogrenate (very red in colour, huge in size and tastes really delicious), what else? They have all kind of fruits, which we don't have. They are the 5th largest cotton producer. They have snow! Especially at the norther area.. So, they have all the resources, but why the country is so poor? owhhh don't forget they have Taliban. Of course we don't have this one. Alhamdulillah.
So,looking at it, I was wondering what the government are doing? Can't they invest to provide better public facilities, transportation, better road, better houses for their own people? I don't know. Its not for me to think, its their government. One thing I like about Karachi, the weather is nice (especially at this time-December, January , February) and the food is spectacular and extremely delicious especially the briyani! Nyum nyum
So this is the market only if you want to eat fresh mutton. You can choose the goat here and slaughter at your place.
This is the public bus. So you can see how is the condition of the bus. This is quite ok because you may came across a bus which only have its frame and the engine intact! They allow the bus to be in operation.
This is just a picture of a man selling vegetables in the city.
While heading to the factory, we came across three lorry transporting the buffalo and these buffalo are really huge!
My hubby factory in Karachi located just few meters from the sea. Since the company involved in manufacturing of all kinds of boat, so the location is just perfect.
So video ni tunjuk suasana berhampiran dgn factory. So dapat lihat laut dan suasana kampung nelayan kat itu. Hari Jumaat pula hubby berniat nak bg makan briyani kambing pada org2 sekitar factory. So dia beli 4 ekor kambing dan beras basmathi dan pekerja2 dia masak. So, pekerja dia ni bak kata Alisa, sangat multi tasking. Macam2 boleh buat. Dari kerja-kerja factory sampailar memasak. Semua boleh. Tapi gambar nasik briyaninya tak ambil sbb dok sebab ngan benda lain.
So bila dah selesai semua, tengahari sabtu, kitaorg bertolak balik ke Dubai. Nak masuk airport kat Karachi ni, hanya org yang nk naik kapal terbang saja boleh masuk, yg tukang antar tak boleh masuk. Pastu kalau tak bawak ticket print-out, jangan harap dapat masuk airport!. Security very tight, dalam nak naik kapalterbang tuh, adalar 4 kali checkpoint agaknya. Yerlah, buatnya Taliban dapat menyusup masuk dalam kapalterbang lepas tu letupkan kapalterbang tu, tak naya penumpang semua. sebab tu polis siap dgn anti-terrorist equipment (ni Alisa tahular masksudnya) ada merata-rata di airport nih.
So dah check in semua, lalular depan duty pree shop. tak sangka hubby ni orgnya suka sopping jugak. Dia ckp nk tengok jer handmade carpet kat kedia tuh. Alih2 beli 2 keping. Leerrrr. Pastu dia belikanlar shawl 100% wool ni. Harga pun dlm Dirham 900 jugaklar. Mahainya. Lantaklar dia yg beli. Kalau ikutkan takmau sebab bukan tu yg I nak ok. Anyway..thank you very much my dear husband. May Allah bless you.
Ni lah rupanya shawl yg 100% wool tuh. Tapi time sejuk pakai shawl ni mmg panaslar badan kita
So, abis dah trip kat Krachi, nanti nk pi lagi. Tapi kali ni travel dgn plane memang menakutkan. Sebabnya turbulances punyalar byk. Mak aiii kapal goyang sana goyang sini, kejap atas kejap bawah cam naik roller coaster. Tak sukanya. Mmg tak suka. Yg hubby dok gelak2 tengok muka kita yg pucat itew. Budak2 kecik yg duduk kat belakan siap gelak2 bila plane kejap naik atas kejap turun bawah. Diaorg ingat naik plane mainan agaknya. Adoiiiii memang menakutkan lar, apa taknya berada di atas paras 28,000 kaki.
Ni dalam plane, masih di karachi
Alhamdulillah dah sampai Terminal 3, Dubai Airport setelah 2 jam.
Ni penampilan baru pakai shawl. Tak pernah pakai, ntah apa2.
Ok, bye2 buat masa ni.
Assalamualaikum
