Friday 8 July 2011

8 July: Goodbye Abuja

Goodbye Abuja !!
 It's Last day here and am excited to meet my family .. It was good 4 weeks here. Overall I enjoyed the stay. People are very welcoming. I loved their hospitality ..Even today our client is coming to meet us and offered farewel drinks ..I am touched.

Thanks for reading my Nigerian experience

Saturday 2 July 2011

1 July : African dancing in Indian restaurant





We came to know that Spice food, an Indian restaurant has planned for an african dance night. They have arranged an African Folk dance group from Kano state of nigeria to perform in their restaurant.

The restaurant is 5 mins walk from our hotel. We went there by 7 pm and continued till 11:30. It was wonderful experience to see them perfroming. The music was very vibrant and rythem was catchy. The place was full of expats. lots of people started dancing with the rythem along with them.
A wonderful evening !!!

30 June : Curfew in Abuja

If you have read/ heard on BBC about cerfew in Nigeria, let me convey that we are safe.
It was terrible last few weeks in Nigerian peace. Attacks on police head quarter, gun shooting and then Bomb attack in garden restaurant triggered this curfew.Thank God we all are safe here in Abuja.
Since yesterday curfew has been imposed on Nigeria's capital, Abuja, following recent attacks by Islamist militants, meaning nightclubs, beer  parlours and cinemas must close early. They must shut by 2200 local time and public parks that admit children should close by 1800.

Two weeks ago, eight people were killed when the Islamist sect Boko Haram attacked the police HQ in Abuja. On Sunday, its fighters bombed a beer garden in Maiduguri, killing 25.
Details can be read at BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13961332

29 June: Our Day


It's our Birthday. Kirty, my wife and I was born on the same date. This is the second occassion after marriage when we are not together on the day. Needless to say I really missed her here. We might not have had a great party but certainly a great time together with family, that's what I am missing.

There was surprised dinner in good restaurant organised by our csc team with special effort by Anick & Niki.  We had great food and good time together. At the end of food my team gave an even pleasant surprise by cup cake with candle.  I was really touched. Thanks CSC team for organising all these.

At the end it was good day with pleasent memories.

28 June : Window Shopping - Shopping through Window

From the day I saw I wanted to mention this little shop near hotel. It has small window opening from where you talk to shopkeeper and buy your stuff. They sell almost everything like cold drink, energy drink, biscuits, candies, imported chocolate, imported cigarette etc. Not Star Beer :(

You always see people around this shop as in photo. Anick and I have visited few times to get stock of our Cigarette.

Some people call it hole in the wall shop. I call it Window shopping : Shopping through the window.