After a 30 hour long journey via train, I am now in Karachi from the Capital & staying with an old friend of mine & his brother from Jeddah. It was a peaceful journey in lots of pieces. It all started last Wednesday & Thursday middle night. I had to be at the station before 1:00am & yes I was but damn, the train was late as usual. First it was hard to find the coach coz no numbers on the coaches but I did manage to find my seat + berth. The journey started at 1:35am & I actually slept which I was not planning. I woke up at 5 in the morning. Wow! I never do that. Me being abnormal. I kept messaging my friends regarding my location & updating them during the journey.
Found a funny person in the train as well. He kept joking around & teasing every salesman in a funny manner. I had 3 people along in the same cabin & all of them nice & caring. Looking after each other & luggage as well. One of them was an old guy. He kept speaking to me even when I was on sms with friends. He was speaking in a very low tone & almost 90%, I don't know what he said. I kept smiling & saying yes yes. A few things I did manage to hear that he was a civil engineer from UET qualified since 1983. He was too much interested in me. Did give me his visiting card & asked me to visit his house in Karachi.
I enjoyed the moments standing at the gate & looking outside while singing. I did not involve myself too much with my fellow passengers. I kept sending names of the stations & junctions through which the train crossed. Some really funny & strange names which I never heard before. Reading the names sometimes I felt like travelling in Japan instead of Pakistan.
Friday morning I was in Karachi but somewhere in the night, the old passenger was lost. don't know weather he missed the train atany station in the dark of nightor what. His lugagewas still onthe train so the other two passengers took it & decided to drop it at his place as we had his visiting card with number & complete address. My mobile battery was verylow & I had to contact my friend here in Karachi when I reached so at night I turned off my mobile & at Karachi staion found the they provide free mobile charging service. that was really nice. Got my mobile charged & stood at a point where I had to meet him. Few minutes later I discovered that I'm standing under a board saying Heritae Protected by government of Sindh. So I was being protected all the time. :) Ok just kidding, it was for the station building. My friend came & wetook the radio cab to his place. There I took a bath & wow I had 2-3 kilo dust on me. Got cleaned & changed. Then I meet his brother & wow he is mashaAllah tall now. Last time when I saw him he was near to my waist but now taller then me. He was unaware of my arrival as his brother kept it a surprise for him. We went for breakfast "HALWAPURI" with tea. Came back tothe apartment & then I checked my mails & FB & then I slept. Both of them went out as one of them had a exam&the other one had classes. His younger brother came at Friday prayer & we both went to pray & then had spicey chicken biryani for lunch.
In the evening we went out in a group of 7-8 boys & had some fun time. We were planning to attend a concert but due to security reasons it ended very early & we changed the directon towards defence & sea view. Looking at the moon & it's reflection in the water was a great view to watch. Went to boat basin & had dinner at 2:30am. A very long menu with brain, Chicken in butter, Chicken boneless handi, mandi (Arabic dish) & a few other things with cold drinks & some really funny conversations. Came back to home at late night & went tosleep at almost 4am.
Woke up with some realy nice sms & just came from a walk in the hot weahter. Had a burger with banana milkshake for my breakfast. Visited thenearest ATM & now in front of the system. Next plan to meet my twin today inshaAllah very soon & the next blog will cover all that part...
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