VISA Renewal Trip - Bajghiran, IRAN

Ok. Gua nk citer sket pasal visa renewa trip gua recently. Korang nk tau - kalau korang nk dtg kerje kt Turkmenistan nih, kena ader Letter Of Invitation (LOI) from Turkmenistan Gomen. Once dah ade LOI baru lah korang dibenarkan masuk turkmenistan utk bekerje...

Sampai kt Turkmenistan, gomen bg, 1bulan visa saje..Yep 1 bulan bai!!! Maybe dasar luar negara nih, lain sket dari yg lain kot...Cukup satu bulan, gua kena keluar Turkmenistan jap, pastuh masuk balik...Then dapat lah 1 bulan visa balik. Process nih akan berterusan sampai lah dapat work permit. Work permit pon tahan 3bulan jer...

Soo visa renewal nih takes 2days gaks ah.. Mule2 kitorang akan naik flight from Turkmenbashy. 1hour flight. Selalu flight mlm lah (10.20pm..Sampai kt Ashgabat (Turkmenistan punye capital city) dlm pkul 11.30mlm mcm tuh la...Kitorang overnight lah kt Ashgabat. Duduk lah kt staff house kt Ashgabat. Besar gaks umah dier, ok lah utk merehatkan badan...

Da next day, kitorang bgn awal2. Naik van..kitorang dibawa ke border turkmenistan/ iran called Bajghiran. Naik van jer, da trip took us 45minutes lah. Border dier nih between gunung ganang lah..Jalan mcm nk pegi Cameron highlands lah..Yg best tuh da sighseeing lah. Gunung ganang dier mcm pergunungan Alps lah !! dah nk sampai border tuh, u can see Iran punye side, gunung2 dier dilitupi salji tebal..mmg lawa lah

Border kompleks - xbleh amek gmbar daa, for security reason lah. Kuar jer Turkmenistan (Jalan kaki jer, sbb border complex sebelah2 kan), masuk Iran..kena bayar USD100..lepak2 dlm 15mins, settle urusan kt Iran..jalan kaki balik ke Turkmenistan. Masuk jer Turkmenistan, kena bayar USD110 plaks....(sume benda related to visa renewal nih claimable lah)

Pastuh, turun balik lah..ke bandar Ashgabat. Kitorang pegi lepak shopping mall paling happening kt Ashgabat !! they call it YIIM PASS. 3 storeys jer hehe...xleh nk challenge lah dgn Pavillion. Tp bersyukur lah dgn ape yg ade di negara org. Kt Yim pass, we had our lunch, shopping beli ape yg patot lah....After shopping, kitorang balik la staff house balik..berehat2 sambil menunggu flight mlm nye..

Mlm tuh jugaks..kitorang balik Turkmenbashy..around 10.30pm sampai lah camp...
Next month pegi lah Iran balik...mcm tuh kehidupan di sni..hehehe

HAppy New Year 2010 !!!

Happy new Year 2010 !!! So dis new year, gua sambut new year kt CAmp Kiyanly,Turkmenbashy,Turkmenistan !! hehehe..
Da custom for locals here, diorang akan celebrate new year dgn Families. So kalau nk buat party new year, mmg kena buat before 31st Dec 09 lah..

So our camp held da new year party on da 29th Dec 09. Venue-Recreational room TCF. Our tempat lepak mlm2, tempat main pool, tempat main snooker, karaoke or wahatnot, was changed into da party venue. Recreation was nice sume.SIap ade mini stage tuh!! Mlm tuh, ade live band bai!!. 4-piece band lah. Instrument wise - ade guitarist n keyboardist, lagi 2 org lagi singers cum MC lah.

Mcm biasa, everythin was in Russian lah hehe..Yg best nye, diorang play byk gaks english songs..Ade dance floors sume.Da locals were dancing lah. Food pon best. Sbb byk masakan Mesia kan.Siap ade kambing golek tuh hehehe...Oh ade santa claus, dis cute princess, n also belly dancers hehhe =P

Oh gua ader amek gambar,mcm biasa lah.

Agak sedey, bile mengenangkan xbleh celebrate new year with my sayang. Tp nk wat camne,dah kena kerje nih, nk wat camne.2009 was a good year lah. I got engaged, i got married wit my sayang. Dapt berumahtangga dgn my sayang. Dapt pi honeymoon ke Bali.
First time sambut hari raya puasa, hari raya haji wit my sayang..Aprt frm dat, kena pegi kerje kt Turkmenistan pulaks. Nih kirer my first oversea asgmnt since kerje dgn Technip.Kena be away from my sayang-sedey tp nk buat mcm mane kan..

Kalau betul lah, kena setahun kt Turkmenistan nih, i'll be spending da whole year kt sni lah. Once every 3months bleh lah balik Home leave, 2 weeks kt Mesia. Sangap lah, i'll miss doing things wit my wife lah. It's ok kot,dtg sni bukan berfoya2 pon-just nk carik rezeki yg halal..

So kengkawan. Happy New Year 2010. May dis year, akan murahkan rezeki korang,korang bertambah happy, hopefully all da challenges yg akan berlaku tahun, u guys can face dgn tenang dan rasional..InsyaAllah =)