14/03/2014 in Pakistan

On Friday we went to visit our friend that come from Belgium to see his parents in Pakistan.

The family of this friend are very nice and loving, before we left they gave me and Dilawar a gifts.

I feel really embarrassed and shameful that we left very fast, this was duo to the medicine. I took my medicine without food and this made me have a severe pain in my stomach.

I have rested home for few minutes and went waking outside, this helped my stomach.

As we walked we approached the graveyard and Dilawar showed me where his dad's grave is located.

It was very moving to see Dilawar pray for his dad next to the gave.

When we returned home we saw television with grandma. I noticed that the commercials here are very different, for example first they show a woman in a red shalwar kameez living in a perfect house with a perfect husband. Then suddenly she says to her husband that she is in love, her husband is acting shocked and asked ''who!!''.Then the woman said ''do you want his phone number?'' the husband said ''yes''. Then the woman putted her head next to her husband and says the phone number of MacDonald.

After watching tv we went to the little village to greet the other family. There all the girls had henna on their hands. I feel stupid that I did not take my camera to make pictures for you.

We stayed there for one hour and went home. At home they where waiting for me to apply henna.on my hands. They made a great henna designs on  my hands, the only thing I disliked was that the henna made me feel cold (I am always feeling cold by the way). When my Henna finally has dried I have changed my shalwar kameez for the Henna Night. 

All the family of Dilawar come to our house and all the close family of the bride went to the brides house (the little village house) When the groom was ready to go he walked in front with a red dupata (sort of a scarf ) above his head carried by his close relatives. Behind him where girls holding a silver plate with a candle.

The groom then went outside on a podium for henna. The podium was decorated with fresh flowers.

This was very beautiful to see, especially the part when the groom was heading toward the podium with a dupata obove his head and girls carrying candles behind him.

After the pictures the groom went to the brides house.

Here there where people playing drums and dancing in bangra style.

This went on for one hour then the bride came. She went to the podium and sat next to her fiancé.

When the bride was settled the people come to her one by one to bless them and make pictures with them.

After the function we went home very tired and fell asleep very fast.

 

13/03/2014 in Pakistan

Today was a quite and relaxed day.
Dilawar showed me the animals that they posses.
They have sheep's, buffalo's, cows and one donkey. It was very nice to see the animals in the beautiful green fields enjoying the sun. Dilawar then showed me the new building for his family and the one under construction. I have made pictures for you of the old house that looks like a little village and how the new house will look like. So basically they have two houses one is done and the other one is under construction, these houses are built next to each other. The most beautiful thing I liked of the house is the details made in the house, like the details of the kitchen and the details of the living-room.

After this we went home and that was our day for today.
Tomorrow there will be a lot of quests at the house because it will be henna night!!.
I asked the sister of  Dilawar to do my henna, I am already exited!.

12/03/2014 in Pakistan

On the road to Gujrawala I made pictures for you to see the animals on the road, for few time there was a whole herd of cows next to our car passing by. When we arrived at the mall called pace I was surprised that they have such a big shopping mall. The funny thing is the shopping mall was a beautiful building but when you look at the area near to the mall you will be confused. The area next to the shopping mall doesn't look like it belongs there. When went inside the mall there I found a suit that the tailor will customize according to my length, this will be tomorrow. After this buying the suit we went to another shopping mall this was a more luxurious one.
Here I found a shop called ''Chen One''  and here I found the most beautiful dress that I have seen till now.
I have bought it straight away, it has flowers and a bird pattern on the arms.

After buying this dress we went to Daska for Bangles (bracelets). We went into a market and bought two pairs of shoes and two pair of bangles. At this marketing I felt very uncomfortable, this because I have not bought a shalwar kameez yet so I was walking there with pant, so because of my pants they recognizes me that I am not from Pakistan. Their eyes where fixed on me the whole time, this was very unpleasant.

On our way home we have been approached by a man selling flowers on a string ( this is made for decoration so that woman can wear this as a bracelet). We have bought two flower bracelets and one flower necklace for hanging in the car.

When we arrived home the sister of Dilawar has given the clothes that I bought to the tailor to correct the size. Cant wait when the clothes will be done !!!!

Now I will show you all the great pictures that I made outside.

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11/03/2014 in Pakistan

After Dilawar has visited one friend we went to Sialkot (city) for shopping.

On the way I saw a lot of donkeys, horses, yellow cabs (not like the cabs we know), buildings under construction, big beautiful buildings, big boards and posters of politicians and people selling fruit near the road.

When we finally arrived at the city we went to a shop that I found on Facebook. They had nice clothing but the only problem is that you only can order these closing custom made, and I need something now.

So we went to check in other stores but I did not
like any of them. On the road back we bought fruit for home, we bought banana's and oranges. When we arrived home we eat rice with potato curry, this dish was very spicy for me so they cooked it for the second time with home made butter. 

After we have eaten, we went to see tv with the family.

So tomorrow I am going to a city called Gujrawala.

Lets see if I will found anything nice there.