We are going on a Summer Holiday...

MuslimSisLilSis —

Actually we're not

but whats ur plans for the summer?

anyone going anywhere nice? anyone getting a job? Its getting REALLY hot down south-

anyone dreading wearing their hijaab in the sticky hot summer heat?

or is ur summer going to be all about just sitting at home and pigging out on ice cream until uni/schools starts again?

does anyone get bored out of their head in the holidays?

or will ur summer consist of being glued to the revival?

Do tell

8)

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Seraphim — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 - 16:34

[quote="MuslimSisLilSis"]so i'm going Pakiland after about 7 years :shock:

and NO i'm not going to get married :roll:

any tips?

girls-anything i shud look out for?

anything i should avoid and watch out for?

anything i should see (I'm a karachi girl)?

do tell-i'm so excited[/quote]

Avoid buses... if your traveling up and down the country either get a plane ride or go first class in a train (nothing short of first class... you dont want to know what happens in economy... and first class dont cost that much either) dont drink anything other than bottled water (unopened bottle water watch out for this as its a huge trick all over the country) try not to say anything at all in public since you dont speak a word of urdu they'll spot you as a foreigner a mile off and they will try to rip you off. Watch out for beggers... its like a business over there... if you give to one you'll end up giving to 50. Watch out for freshies turning up @ your house never seen before putting pressure on your mom+dad to hitch u with some pindu (im assuming you're staying/visitng relies?).

Other than that... take in the scenery, do some shopping, go to the beach (one of the better out of the way ones... cant remember what it was called) take the time to meet some of the relies... and come back and tell us all about it... i enjoy our little chats.

MuslimSisLilSis — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 - 18:31

according to dad i'm gonna embarrass him in front of family-

with my crap urdu and the fact that i like ketchup with my food

but whatever-

i always dress proper when i go there-and everyday we eat out

karachi is wicked for its night life

and scandelous fashion 8)

Noor — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 - 18:42

[b][color=indigo]My mum has practically banned me from speaking the urdu/punjabi language, im so bad! I just stick to english now.[/color][/b]

Exquisite — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 - 19:05

[color=magenta]i dont know specific abt pakistan but just generally look out for some nice kameezes there are some really pretty ones out there and these days south asian countries are much more advanced in the fashion scene than us lot[/color]

You — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 - 19:09

[quote="Noori...*"][b][color=indigo]o yeah in pak land the weather is really cold apparently, so take some wolly jumpers![/color][/b][/quote]

It is probably cold for there... but for us like late April/early May over here.

peacegirl — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 - 21:02

[quote="MuslimSisLilSis"]so i'm going Pakiland after about 7 years :shock:

and NO i'm not going to get married :roll:

any tips?

girls-anything i shud look out for?

anything i should avoid and watch out for?

anything i should see (I'm a karachi girl)?

do tell-i'm so excited[/quote]

karachi? you will love it!!
We went and stayed at the pearl continental!! the shopping at the park towers was wicked!! Go to maria B boutique!! lovely clothes. And then on to CHEN ONE!! All this is in Park shopping centre!!

And make sure you eat at The village restaurant!

Sirus — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 - 02:10

i been Chen One in lahore, very nice!!

if you go pakistan, dont come back without seeing Lahore - tis the best city in the world 8) You aint seen lahore, you aint seen anything!

i went pakistan in september, and i enjoyed it more than my previous 3 visits....i got to understand things more, visit relgious places, spend time with nice people, appreciate not having all the luxuries in life, it really brought me down to earth i think.

always drink Nestle water, and eating out is alryt....but not always safe, ya can end up with stomach upsets, jus be careful where you eat.

how come your going towards end of xmas holidays? how long u going for?

if you are goin for above 4 weeks it can get boring, but im sure ur not the type to sit around, so it should be ok. but then again, its not easy to just go out their....1 coz ur a woman, and 2 coz ur from UK.

Aur jab aap bazaar mai kharcha karey ho, engraizi ki zabaan mat bohlna!

Seraphim — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 - 10:25

[quote="Noori...*"][b][color=indigo]o yeah in pak land the weather is really cold apparently, so take some wolly jumpers![/color][/b][/quote]

She going to Karachi... its always warm there no matter what time of the year. Coz its near the ocean it tends to bring in the warm weather. If she goes further up in the country then she will need wollys. Lilsis are you going anywhere other than Karachi?

Just remember to watch what you eat there. If anything taste's odd or second rate refuse to eat it. Its better to be a lil hungry than to fall ill in Pakiland. My brother fell ill and he had to have an injection... and it WASNT IN HIS ARM!! I think you can guess where he had to have it. lol

Safe journey... comeback in one piece.

peacegirl — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 - 23:03

[quote="Sirus"]i been Chen One in lahore, very nice!!

if you go pakistan, dont come back without seeing Lahore - tis the best city in the world 8) You aint seen lahore, you aint seen anything!

i went pakistan in september, and i enjoyed it more than my previous 3 visits....i got to understand things more, visit relgious places, spend time with nice people, appreciate not having all the luxuries in life, it really brought me down to earth i think.

always drink Nestle water, and eating out is alryt....but not always safe, ya can end up with stomach upsets, jus be careful where you eat.

how come your going towards end of xmas holidays? how long u going for?

if you are goin for above 4 weeks it can get boring, but im sure ur not the type to sit around, so it should be ok. but then again, its not easy to just go out their....1 coz ur a woman, and 2 coz ur from UK.

Aur jab aap bazaar mai kharcha karey ho, engraizi ki zabaan mat bohlna![/quote]

yep I LOVE lahore!!! and I especially love the shopping!! I have also been to chen one, lahore!!

and fortress stadium is cool...not inside!!! the shops that go around it are fab!

Sirus — Mon, 1 Jan 2007 - 16:47

you been to starycity around the back of fortress? the bowling/dining/sheesha smoking place? 😂

the rides in fortress are bloody dangerous....but fun lol

one of the best shops there has to be the Junaid Jamshed one

MuslimSisLilSis — Mon, 1 Jan 2007 - 22:06

ive already told back home to clear out the fringe

Madam LilSis is bringing Evian water with her 8)

i cant afford to get ill there-im only going for 2 weeks and i have bare shoppin to do

Sirus — Tue, 2 Jan 2007 - 12:10

so just karachi then?

the nestle water there is perfectly fine and widely available

i always end up with stomach probs there, im telling ya....be careful what you eat....and personally, stay away from KFC 😂

mmm — Tue, 2 Jan 2007 - 16:39

And the nestle water. Nestle products full stop.

I went to Morrocco. It was nice and relaxing. People were nice. History was rich but I'd rather go to Turkey. History there is amazing.

MuslimSisLilSis — Tue, 2 Jan 2007 - 17:13

[quote="Beast"]You can get bottled water from Pakistan too you know.

.[/quote]

u can even gets mars bars

ketchup

nike and addidas tops

kellogs corn flakes

it aint the same tho :roll:

MuslimSister — Mon, 9 Jul 2007 - 23:06

I so badly want to get away on holiday somewhere…and feel as if I deserve to do so. I want to celebrate the end of my student years.

I want to get out of rainy England…keep away from Europe (as that just reminds me of England) and go abroad somewhere for the Summer holidays….and I do NOT want to go to Pakistan.

My friends are going to Spain, Italy, USA, Egypt etc…and just listening to them is getting me restless.

I’ve sent for a new passport, cos my old one is expired. As soon as I get it back…I’ll start to look for places to go.

Anyone going anywhere nice this year?

Naz — Mon, 9 Jul 2007 - 23:10

already been but gonna save up an inshallah next year maybe go Italy or Morocco. I really wanna go Dubai but its too expensive.

Ya'qub — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 - 11:38

[quote="Naz"]already been but gonna save up an inshallah next year maybe go Italy or Morocco. I really wanna go Dubai but its too expensive.[/quote]

i MIGHT go to morocco this year.

my ex-roommate is staying there for around three months over the summer. His uncle is a foreign ambassador there and so he has a swimming pool, cook, driver etc etc all in a gigantic house with something like 20 guest rooms!

me and about 10 brothers hope to stay with him for a long w'end. flights are quite cheap by easyjet, then once we're there everytning would be payed for, insha'Allah

Naz — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 - 22:43

[quote="Ya'qub"]
i MIGHT go to morocco this year.

my ex-roommate is staying there for around three months over the summer. His uncle is a foreign ambassador there and so he has a swimming pool, cook, driver etc etc all in a gigantic house with something like 20 guest rooms!

me and about 10 brothers hope to stay with him for a long w'end. flights are quite cheap by easyjet, then once we're there everytning would be payed for, insha'Allah[/quote]

lucky sod
the cheap flights tend to have a crap service ive learnt my lesson. Ppl a word of warning do not and i repeat do not travel by Monarch airways (i cant believe im about to say this put even PIA has a better service)

[quote="brother"] I'm going to Umrah this year!!! 😃 😃 😃 [/quote]
Marshallah. My mum wanted the whole fam to go Hajj but im just not ready. I always think that once you have done Hajj you should change your ways.

Naz — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 - 22:55

[quote="Noor"]Hajj could be that very change for you. If you have the chance, go for it. You may not get this opportunity again.[/quote]

true true but my mum only saying it coz she think she gonna pop her clogs soon (she always thinks of the worst) and she wants to do it for her dead dad as well who never got the opportunity.
plus Hajj is very costly and theres 8 of us including my parents.

Ya'qub — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 - 09:47

i flew monarch to spain a couple of months ago and, yeah it was pretty terrible. although i don't mind flying in a tin-can with wings on if its such a short journey. i'm a bit like a snake cos i always manage to curl up into a ball and get to sleep in the smallest of spaces, even tho i'm 6'1", cos i'm REALLY skinny!

i have trouble in cars, on buses, in cinemas and theatre and many other places because they were not designed for people with such long legs as me...many i should become a size 0 model...

Naz — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 - 18:17

[quote="Ya'qub"]i flew monarch to spain a couple of months ago and, yeah it was pretty terrible. although i don't mind flying in a tin-can with wings on if its such a short journey. i'm a bit like a snake cos i always manage to curl up into a ball and get to sleep in the smallest of spaces, even tho i'm 6'1", cos i'm REALLY skinny!

i have trouble in cars, on buses, in cinemas and theatre and many other places because they were not designed for people with such long legs as me...many i should become a size 0 model...[/quote]

lol im short and skinny but i still found it soooo hard to sleep. I ended up getting backache so i just gave up.