We arrived in Karachi Monday morning at 6:00 AM. Were met by a company representative who walked us through the immigration process. Our contact, Naqi met us outside of the restricted area and drove us to his place.
Naqi is a Canadian contact working in Karachi at a IT Development company. His family is in Mississauga and he is here alone so he invited us to stay at his house. Of course the first thing we do is have a cigar on his upstairs patio. We followed this with breakfast of fried egg over biryani rice. We had a short nap with extended into a long nap so we were late for out business meeting.
Azhar and I put on our Thailand suits complete with ties and then went into Naqi's office. We were a bit over dressed but first impressions are important. Although the 30+ temperature does have an impact.
We had a short introductory meeting to establish contact then were were given a tour of the facilities. One of the operations is a radio station http://www.radioactive96.fm and were were introduced to the RJ (Radio Jockey) and the studios. This is an English language rock station targeting the educated 13 to 20 year olds.
This evening were are going out to a barbecue restaurant which has an excellent reputation. I am looking forward to an early night, I really need my sleep to function properly.
So far the country and architecture reminds me of Mexico. I am very comfortable here. We are limiting our visit to Islamabad and substituting a side trip to Lahore.
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Hi Boys! It's so nice to hear that Mexico is never far from you, Ralph, where ever you go! Erin and I had a fantastic weekend in Montreal, and I have tons to share about the property in Quebec. I look forward to hearing your voice soon, I got Azhar's email with your phone number so I will try calling tomorrow. Get some rest, I think you need a day off!
Love your wife.
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