Tired to death in a day

Friday, January 20, 2012

I get to know it was Chilas. We were allowed to go ahead after being check (me twice) by the police official there. We went through Chilas a very much poverty stricken locality in the northern areas. The journey here onward was through all rugged mountains with little or no vagitation to see and the road was all kaacha and unmettaled. It There was a lot of dust on it and we were literally dust in our mouths while going through it. The Bus stopped at Jiglot and then contined onwards. The first beautiful town we came across was Jalalabad and it was on the other bank of the river. We reached Gilgit by 11:30. AKRSP had sent us a vehicle to the bus stand and I in a shoot came to Core office and barged into the training room where My favorite Maqsood Sir was giving lecture on the topic. I introduced myself and sat in them and then quickly acquintaint myself with what is going one. We had lunch in which i ate more than many time of others as I was empty stomach for almost a day. Afterwards the training continued and I had become a little bit idea of what M&E is all about. I used to always confused with the PCM and the multitude of M&E guides and Manual available in bulk and almost incomprehensible for a new entrant like me. Mr. Maqsood did a great job and I was very now that my painful journey was not in vain.

The training ended in the evening and I came for the first time to Hotel Riveria just at the side of River Gilgit which in winter was more cooler than other parts of Gilgit. The hotel staff put me and younus to same room which we gave back to get separate rooms on the first floor. I dropped into the room and went straight to the bathroom where there was no water to my disappointment. The last time I remember to take bath was in Chitral and that also at least a week ago. On inquiry I came to know that warm water will only be available in the morning. So I stayed contended with the heater in the room and wrote some part of this piece and slept where I was lying even not covering myself in Blanket.

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