Another travel story

Okay believe it or not this is the first time i don't complain from traveling procedures, in fact as far my memory recall i don't think that i ever had smoother traveling preparations, but i think i should share :)

Okay, so now i have my army status done so i know what is going on with my army shit.

So lets go:

1.Registered to IC 2007 in Turkey
2.waited until i got approved from my MCP and then AI
3.got the approval a few days after
4.had to modify some informations in my application
5.got invitations letter
6.because i am from Alexandria and the embassy's rules is that i have to apply in alex
7.going to alex
8.applying for the visa(it cost 205 pounds now hmm interesting)
9.got the visa the second day( yeah nothing new i will be citizen of turkey soon :P)
10.second day is Friday so no army permission for me
11.going to army base 35 KM outside of alex
12.waiting for 4 hours in the sun to get a permission to go to turkey for the purpose of doing omra that was fun
13.had to wait for another hour to chance the permission
14.got the permission( yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay )
15. had my flight conformation from abdo

and ta da thats it, i am ready to go to turkey the only thing remaining as usual is getting my bags ready, i am happy and hope that every time i travel it would as easy as that where the only thing i worry about is preparing my bags.

Turkey here i come, ammmmm again :P

Okay so what else is new.....

Okay enough about me :) but isnt this blog about me :P:P:P

Anyways i just wanted to send a late greetings to my dear friend and one of the dearest AIESEC members in my heart................NADER

In a really challenging election Nader made it , he is the LCP of AIESEC in Alex for the term 07/08

I've known Nader from day one for both of us and he actually worked with me in the same team twice in two different functions and to tell you the truth as much stone headed Nader is i always loved to talk to him and have some interesting conversation with him.

I've seen Nader take it step by step from the young child that just entered university and AIESEC to the person he is now, it's really intresting how you can see the difference in a person in such a short period.

Sally our LC babe, I've never been so proud of you, you've shown us a different sally from what we all thought you are, you were confidant about yourself and your knowledge and that's something that is rarely found in someone in your age.

Nihad, my successor and one of the most dedicated ICXers I've seen until now, it was challenging for you and i'am sure that you have thought about a million times before you apply for it, you earned my respect and i am sure everyone else as well.

4 years now and i see my beloved LC growing, one EB team to another, one LCP to another, maybe the results doesn't speak for them but still the real product of AIESEC is people and i got to say, AIESEC has developed their people a lot in the past 4 years including myself.

I wouldn't be more proud

Back again :D:D:D

It's been a while.....actually a while is no the word my last post was on the 8th of Feb which makes it almost 3 month.

And a great 3 months, in 3 month my life went up and down, good and bad but in the end of these 3 months i am happy.

I finally got what i was running after in the past 2 years
Yes i got it, i am the upcoming Member Committee Vice President of Exchange :D:D:D

it was though, even thinking about running again for the 4th time was hard, everyone around me told to let go and forget about it and even some told me that its a lost case.

But i had something within myself saying common what are you going to lose, i don't care so much about how i will look , like common its not like strip poker where i have to take something off whenever i lose.

So i did and it was one hell of a ride to tell you the truth, 2 interviews one with representatives of each entity of AIESEC Egypt and the other with the MCP elect and both of them were very hard but somehow i managed to keep myself calm and it went okay.

And after a long period of nail biting and not sleeping and checking my email every 2 mins i got the email :)

Hi Bahaa,


I want to say thank you for your application --

and I would also like to say, welcome to the MC 2007/2008.


Congratulations.

Annika
MCPe
The sweetest email i ever seen for a while.......

I think this puts me back on track , the track i thought i was way away from it.
So much i want to do and so much i want to change, this year will rock i am sure, and i am happy with my team , in my 4 years in AIESEC i never felt so happy about working with a team like this one, i know most of them and have lots of respect to all of them and who knows what we will do together.

Wait up AIESEC World AIESEC EGYPT IS COMING TO ROCK THE HOUSE
and here is the team ( from left to right ):

Hossam.....MCVP Projects
Me :).........MCVP Exchange
Annika......MCP
Laura....... MCVP Talent Managment
Abo............MCVP External Relations
Ash............MCVP Information Systems

Friends For Ever

The 3 Brothers :D :D :D :D

Mabrouk Ya NoN your Engagment :)

PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2006

WORLD PICTURE OF THE YEAR 2006

MY PICTURE OF THE YEAR 2006



AIESEC ALEX PICTURE OF THE YEAR 2006

AM BACK AND STRONGER

This is
10% percent luck,
20% skill
15% concentrated power of will
5% pleasure,
50% pain
And a
100% reason to remember the name, my name, cause i am back stronger then ever to wipe up what i was...



Get ready cause i will be around for a while ;)

Winter

I hate being sick :S :S :S :S

Whats the difference ?????

Summer 2005

Winter 2006

In Memory of two fellow AIESECers and Friends

Esin Evcimen
1987 - 2005

Hayri Doğan
1987 - 2005

Every step I take, every move I make
Every single day, every time I pray
I'll be missing you
Thinkin of the day, when you went away
What a life to take, what a bond to break
I'll be missing you

It's kinda hard with you not around
Know you in heaven smilin down
Watchin us while we pray for you
Every day we pray for you
Til the day we meet again
In my heart is where I'll keep you friend
Memories give me the strength I need to proceed
Strength I need to believe
My thoughts Big I just can't define
Wish I could turn back the hands of time
Us in the 6, shop for new clothes and kicks
You and me taking flicks
Makin hits, stages they receive you on
I still can't believe you're gone
Give anything to hear half your breath
I know you still living you're life, after death

On that morning
When this life is over
I know
I'll see your face

Every night I pray, every step I take
Every move I make, every single day
Every night I pray, every step I take
Every day that passes
Every move I make, every single day
Is a day that I get closer
To seeing you again
Every night I pray, every step I take
We miss you Big... and we won't stop
Every move I make, every single day
Cause we can't stop... that's right
Every night I pray, every step I take
Every move I make, every single day
We miss you Big

Never seen anything like this

Feels like home again

Marmara Sea, Amazing view

Faci room, lots of people working and lots of computers, but i like it, its cool

Again faci room

Maja, Macedonia MCVP PD and one of my fellow facis :D:D:D:D
She's polish ;)

Airport pickup team :D:D:D
VIP persom i am ;)

ATEMKO 2006 International Facis

Leaving on a jetplane

GOD I LISTEN TO THIS SONG A LOT TODAY

AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN

Okay so another travelling abroad story....

Last time the polish people gave me a hard time getting the visa for a time that i didn't enjoy in a very boring period of my travelling life other then the conference.

Anyways this time was easier but lets say the story from the beginning....


1. Got an email about faci position in Turkey's biggest national conference ( ATEMKO )
2. Applied for the conference send my application on the 11th and deadline was 19th
3. Waited waited and waited even more
4. The day of announcing the faci team came ( 20th) my f**king email is not working aiesec mail is down for more then 14 hours ( i was freaking out )
5. Got email that i got accepted yaaaaaaaaaay
6. Got the invitation letter a couple of days later
7. Went to college to get some papers
8.Went to the embassy on Monday and they asked me to wait and i waited for a couple of hours ( hmmmmm they didn't do that with me the last couple of times )
9. Was asked to come the second day to get my passport , hmmm am i going to take the isa and why did he make me wait for 2 hours then ????
10. Went the second day to get my passport and got it with the visa in it ( yyaaayyy that was easy )
11. Tuesday going to Cairo, missed my train took a mini bus that was pulled over in the middle of the desert for a speed ticket
12. Waited for one hour and half to find another ride
13. Found one but it will take me to the other side of Cairo which is so far from where i am going and where i was suppose to go
14. Went got my plane ticket ( 1650 pounds, hmmm that's not so bad )
15. Went to my college branch in Cairo to sign a paper and it took them 30 mins to do so
16. Went to the ministry of internal affairs to stamp the paper
17. Went to army office, was there at 2:30 and they close at 3
18. got rejected in the beginning cause i am not allowed to travel in the middle of the academic year( damn i had to finish my army s**t after graduation
19. Talked with the guy for a while and he was kind enough to accept my papers and was asked to come to second day to take my permission ( hey that was easier then the first time )
20. Kept looking for a place to stay and went to one of the trainees
21. Went the second day to get my permission to find out that the major who signs these papers didn't feel like going that day so no papers today and i have to stay one more day
22. The guy ( not the same one from the first day ) ask about my name and say that i have to translate the invitation letter ( why the f**k didn't he tell me that yesterday )
23. kept looking for a translation office for couple of hours and couldn't find
24. went back trying to tell the guy that i can translate it myself, he refuses plus he was closing everything ( come tomorrow he says )
25. Went and found a translation office which took him 7 hours to finish and had lots of mistakes that i had to give a small English course so he would do it again.
26. Went today morning and gave them the papers and made sure that everything is there
27. Was asked to come on Sunday ( YOU STUPID SOB I AM LEAVING SATURDAY )
28. The nice guy comes and tells me to wait and he will finish everything for me but i have to sit and shut up until he finishes and it doesn't matter how much time i will get it.
29. Got my permission at 3 Pm after 6 hours of wait doing nothing at all but smoking
30. Took the first train and came back to Alex
31. Now i have like zillion other things to do so i can leave on Saturday


Well i am lucky that i manage to leave every time , but does it have to be like that, its really stupid I've never hared that any country in the world do such things to people so they can travel, they make me feel that we are 100 people in the country not 75,000,000 and they even need more people to get into the army.

Leave them , its not like everyone will go out of the country and never comes back, why do you always think that we will escape ????

GOD I HATE WHEN STUFF LIKE THAT HAPPENS....

Anyway i am leaving on Saturday and really happy for my first international faci experience and going back to turkey and see all my Friends

Stay toned for more news and pictures :):):)

ADIOS

Waiting

Did i mention before that i hate waiting for a long time for something.............

I will always remember you my dear Esin.....

  

One year ago i had one of the most excising experiences in my life, which was my traineeship, i met a lot of people from different countries but only one was really special.

Esin.

She was a member of my hosting LC, when i saw her the first time it was my first day there and i was tired and want to shoot myself after a long day, she came to me and welcomed me and introduced herself.

to tell you the truth there was something special about that girl, she was really in love with AIESEC and was really enjoying her time being around the trainees and in the office.

A few days later my first day of the job came and i went with one member of the LC but they told us there that they wont be able to do my paper work that day and i should come the second day.

On the second day esin took me to work, there was a strike and no work, it was funny i thought i will never start, she tried her best to get me in and even had a fight with the security guy to get me in, but we didnt enter the building.

She kept apologizing a lot that day and kept saying that this never happens and i will work the next day .
and i had the chance to talk with her and to discover more about her dreams and passion in life and in AIESEC.

She was really a cute smart girl. God rest her soul

I finished my internship and came back and we kept in contact for a while, one day i was preparing myself to go to a company visit with my members when i got an SMS saying that AIESEC Ankara had an accident while going to national conference.

I got worried and hoped that everyone is okay, but that night i got the news that Esin and another member of the LC has passed away in that accident.

To tell you the truth and i dont care what anyone says , i cried a lot that night i couldnt believe it , Esin the cute little esin died.

i cant impress how sad i was and still am for that and how much i miss her with her smile.

A few days ago i had a dream that i went to ankara again and i saw her there on the door with all my friends from there, i woke up really feeling sad and i thought i should write more about her cause she deserves to be remembered, cause good people should always be remembered for ever.

I want you to pray for her.

And i want to chare the picture on the bottom with you, this is the last picture Esin took in her life a few hours before the accident, she is the one in the orange jacket, i want you to see how everyone is around her how she is really special in that picture.

En lilah wa en elayh rage2oun

I miss you my sweet friend



 

Best Outing EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

Its really nice when you meet old friends and hang out togther and remeber the old days, specially you are not living in the same city or even country.

A few days ago we had an amazing AIESEC gathering, los of people there hanging and talking it was nice, but the coolest thing was the gathering of 3 EB teams of the last 3 years and 4 LCps of the current and last 3 years, Shereen, Luli, Margo and Alaa.

It was really nice that our team gathered again, this is the first time we meet all toghter after our term has finished, it really brought us memories and made us laugh about the good times we had.

It was an amazing year:):)

It was really a SUPER Day



 
 
 
  

Godfather

I didnt post anything for while and i stoped checking my blog or everyone else blog, it was getting really boring for me.... nothing new, same old things.

But last week everything changed, in my LC's information session Alaa my dear friend and LCP asked me to come and talk about my XP in AIESEC so i went there and i was so happy to be involved again with my LC and started to feel that i am part of it once again.

I was happy to see all the new members or future to be members sitting there intrested in AIESEC and really want to learn something new.

In the end of the information session Alaa and the rest of the EB team supriced me by thanking me for my effort for the LC in the last 3 years and declearing me the Godfather of this LC.

I felt really proud and felt that i really had an impact on this LC.

From a total loser the first time i joined AIESEC in 2001 to someone everyone thank for doing something really important in this LC.

I didnt imagen how much i love this LC but it seems its part of me already :):)

I am happy

Impacting lives

A 4 days trip made me realize how cool and fantastic AIESEC is.
10 people in one place because of the effort of one team for more then 5 months and matching effort for over 2 months.

all together from 5 different countries interacting having fun talking exchanging thoughts and dreams.

I was really happy to be with them in the same place and specially feeling responsible for this gathering in one place.

This is what AIESEC is really about....

I LOVE IT :D :D :D AND I LOVE MY TRAINEES :D :D :D

 
  

Live from IC & you can part 3

 
 
 
  

Live from IC and You CAN part 2

 
 
 
  

LIVE FROM IC & YOU CAN

 
 
 
  

Finally

So finally after a long time of hoping and dreaming and running and fighting I am in the airport waiting for my plain , yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

I am sitting now hearing some music checking my email inside Cairo airport waiting for my flight to Budapest that will land there at 6:30 AM and then I have 45 mins to catch my plain to Poland at 7:15 , it's going to be close but I feel that I am going to make it , as long as I passed the passport officer here and finished all the army shit I am will be okay .

YYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY I AM GOING TO POLAND :D:D:D:D:D:D

Stay tuned to my new from there ;)

My XGB work

XGB LOGO

I was asked to design i logo for our XGB team so we can print it on tshirts to look cool in IC and after long hours of work i came out with these 3, i am really happy with the outcome of my work
And as John said : Globalisation at its best. Designed in Egypt,
printed in India, bought in Poland, 'shipped' back to some 10 other
countries...

:D :D :D