Minister of Justice, Marie is an IIUM alum
with some IIUM alums at the Gambian launch(ramai lawyers and entrepreneurs)
the guys and Dato Seri Rector
some Gambian culture show(breakdance came from Gambia)
Cherno is the chapter's Prez and CEO of Gambia Chambers of Commerce
lunch at a former Brit colonial building, now a hotel
lunch at eco-friendly Sandele (owned by Morris, a Brit in Banjul)
Lamin, a top notch Gambian criminal law lawyer (jutawan)
another Lamin, jutawan in the making (also a famous criminal law lawyer.Lamin and Lamin would be at each other's throat in court but outside, they are IIUM brothers)
I want this room at Sandele (overlooking the blue sea)
a corridor at Sandele (made of environment friendly materials)
Friday prayer at Banjul mosque.Joof wanted to be with the women.CEO of Takaful Insurance.
Banjul International Airport
Brussels AirWe touched down semalam on Brussels Air, the only international airline that flies to Banjul, Gambia. Air Asia/MAS patut look to Africa for its new market.Byk pluang sini.The Chinese do not waste time (they are flying by the thousands for all kinds of business.Malaysia lembab macam biasa despite African nations' readiness to do business with us).Hey guys, you nak biz opportunities come see us at Alumni Office.Kita punya alumni here are all holding important positions.Network depa luas (jenis angkat telefon and out we go).Masa imigresen tried to give me hard time (konon I takda clearance nak masuk Gambia walhal kita ni sesama Commonwealth countries..our alumni dah arranged kita masuk as VVIPs tapi depa lambat tiba so for a second I was in trouble but then the guys came.Angkat phone je and we had the officer apologising to us for his stupidity...direct line to some office mah.We missed meeting the Prez but the Minister of Justice, our alumna, came to meet us and took us out makan..got African music.Fulamak...my first break for 2009!)
I tell you this: budak2 Gambia ni belajar kat IIUM tak sia2.Depa balik and set up and founded so many things: Islamic finance system...sekolah utk professional courses like those for accountants (and the sch is reputable! the beauty is depa tak pinjam bank loan pun! Duit sendiri which depa kumpul dua-tiga orang and now sekolah depa dah into 2000 students dah...they are creating a middle class group in the country.One successful lawyer akan sponsor 30 students to go to schools every year ...giving poor students access to education) We are so proud of them.They don't make money for themseves but help build the nation. Something our rich Malaysians have forgotten to do.Depa ni jenis speak up their mind.Ada satu high ranked police officer kerana principle, telah di fire dari police force but he became a millionaire through his private legal practice.Yang sorang lagi tu kerja dgn Prez.Masa interview nak kerja dgn Prez tu, dia pun spoke his mind and just could not be bothered if he didn't get the job but the Prez employed him and memang bijak budak ni.Prez yang juga jenis gini tak pulak takut org yang berani criticise him.Tak macam Malaysia, eh? (despite the government coming to power through military coup)
Oh kat sini orang putih ramai suka dtg utk holiday.But they also bawak budaya neraka jahanam sebab yang suka dtg ni perempuan2 tua yang gatal (who like to pick up local african beach boys yang rata2 Muslims and jadikan mereka gundik2 mereka semasa mereka bercuti).But segelintir je (beach life here) sebab rata2 rakyat Gambia ni religious.
Ph connection tak guna ..I can't sms or ph home from my ph.They gave me local SIM card pun tak boleh.Neng and Papa, I'm safe here.Guinea ni tak pasti.We watched French news...it looked pretty bad tapi Kaossar kata ni semua propaganda France yang nak bagi tekanan to kerajaan Sano Koutoub.Kaossar said safe to go although France dah nasihatkan rakyat dia supaya tinggalkan Conakry.We'll play by ear.Kalau kita skip Conakry, we'll have to buy tickets from Banjul to go back to Dakar and then Casablanca then Dubai then KL.
Pls pray that we'll get home safely. Jooli: takda benda sgt kat sini except the warm hospitality of people and our need to grow together as an ummah.Banjul looks like Kota Bharu in parts and yet the mansions and huge homes by the beach macam kat Europe.Dakar pun macam tu.Gap between rich and poor besar banget.Kat Dakar pun kita masuk mcm taraf Menteri...tak payah queue for imigresen ke apa ke.Bags pun wakil kedutaan handled.Thanks Msian Embassy in Dakar!Bas pun bas VVIP from tangga plane to VVIP lounge.Takbir! Kalau tak lagi cepat spine I sakit.
Kalau tak jauh Africa ni, memang I jalan kaki hari2 for a break here. Kampung life dia is great! :))
I tell you this: budak2 Gambia ni belajar kat IIUM tak sia2.Depa balik and set up and founded so many things: Islamic finance system...sekolah utk professional courses like those for accountants (and the sch is reputable! the beauty is depa tak pinjam bank loan pun! Duit sendiri which depa kumpul dua-tiga orang and now sekolah depa dah into 2000 students dah...they are creating a middle class group in the country.One successful lawyer akan sponsor 30 students to go to schools every year ...giving poor students access to education) We are so proud of them.They don't make money for themseves but help build the nation. Something our rich Malaysians have forgotten to do.Depa ni jenis speak up their mind.Ada satu high ranked police officer kerana principle, telah di fire dari police force but he became a millionaire through his private legal practice.Yang sorang lagi tu kerja dgn Prez.Masa interview nak kerja dgn Prez tu, dia pun spoke his mind and just could not be bothered if he didn't get the job but the Prez employed him and memang bijak budak ni.Prez yang juga jenis gini tak pulak takut org yang berani criticise him.Tak macam Malaysia, eh? (despite the government coming to power through military coup)
Oh kat sini orang putih ramai suka dtg utk holiday.But they also bawak budaya neraka jahanam sebab yang suka dtg ni perempuan2 tua yang gatal (who like to pick up local african beach boys yang rata2 Muslims and jadikan mereka gundik2 mereka semasa mereka bercuti).But segelintir je (beach life here) sebab rata2 rakyat Gambia ni religious.
Ph connection tak guna ..I can't sms or ph home from my ph.They gave me local SIM card pun tak boleh.Neng and Papa, I'm safe here.Guinea ni tak pasti.We watched French news...it looked pretty bad tapi Kaossar kata ni semua propaganda France yang nak bagi tekanan to kerajaan Sano Koutoub.Kaossar said safe to go although France dah nasihatkan rakyat dia supaya tinggalkan Conakry.We'll play by ear.Kalau kita skip Conakry, we'll have to buy tickets from Banjul to go back to Dakar and then Casablanca then Dubai then KL.
Pls pray that we'll get home safely. Jooli: takda benda sgt kat sini except the warm hospitality of people and our need to grow together as an ummah.Banjul looks like Kota Bharu in parts and yet the mansions and huge homes by the beach macam kat Europe.Dakar pun macam tu.Gap between rich and poor besar banget.Kat Dakar pun kita masuk mcm taraf Menteri...tak payah queue for imigresen ke apa ke.Bags pun wakil kedutaan handled.Thanks Msian Embassy in Dakar!Bas pun bas VVIP from tangga plane to VVIP lounge.Takbir! Kalau tak lagi cepat spine I sakit.
Kalau tak jauh Africa ni, memang I jalan kaki hari2 for a break here. Kampung life dia is great! :))
4 comments:
makanan kat sana macam mana dr?
seronoknya! not many would wan go there but you gave me a considerable perspective now. oh, pls put up some photos for us ya. and i pray that you guys get home safely too.
take care dr!
Makanan kat Dakar (Senegal) banyak French influence and sebab dekat laut byk seafood and ikan.Tapi kita berhenti kejap je kat Dakar.It's bigger than Banjul.
Banjul ni British influence so makanan dia byk mcm English foods and budak2 kita ni dok bawak pi makan kat restoran besar2 so English meals je.I tanya bila nak makan Gambian food.Depa kata nanti nanti.They eat rice macam kita.
Gambar nanti balik lah.But I love our Gambian alumni.Depa ni betul2 praktik ilmu depa (and for a good cause)You gals kalau nak buat biz cakap je.Last nite kita dined with Central Bank Governor dia (also IIUM alumna!)and Lamin (top criminal law lawyer..ada dua Lamin..common names here..dua2 top criminal law lawyers in the country)punya wife takes care of investment.Tun Daim dah lama set up banking system kat Africa ni (senyap2 berisi!).So kita bila lagi? Dari duduk sesaja tu..baik you all berkelakar jadi millionaires (nanti bagi balik kat IIUM so that we can train more graduates and create more millionaires for the ummah and eradicate poverty)Tak ke sudahnya kita dok ber-blog begini.Hahaha
hehe, thanks for sharing dr..
depa makan nasi jugak ya, kalau kita pi sana tak la kelaparan cari nasi..
kalau negara yg susah nak jumpa nasi, menangis lah.. last time saya travel, seminggu tak dapat nasi rasa sengsara sangat..
dah la halal food susah nak cari plus mahal yg amat, nasib baik ada bawak megi kari, dapat hirup kuah megi kari tu rasa syukur nikmat..
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