Martin Kleynhans
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Now Live, From Baghdad
Jan 4th
So it’s the end of my first working day in Baghdad, what a trip so far, I was in transit from 6:30 on Saturday until Mid day on Sunday when I landed in Iraq.
After landing in Iraq I have a whole new concept now of flying, its called “Evasive Manouvers”… on a commerical airline by the way, the pilot cruises in at around 30000 Feet and informs the crew to prepare for landing… shortly after that you hear the landing gear come out and then this rapid descent from the sky occurs… he drops the plane from that nice cruising altitude to the ground in little more than two and half minutes. *Jeepers*
Needles to say ive been so franticaly busy I havent slept since leaving Johannesburg on Saturday, doubt at this point that I will even be able to sleep at all.
Tomorrow I will fill you in on the fantastic Dining here at camp.
All set for a Bagger Deployment and some M*A*S*H
Dec 24th
On the 1st of January ill be flying to Baggers (aka – Baghdad, Iraq)… I am going to be working there on contract for a year. Its an opportunity I am very thrilled about. I will be available for random chatter on Skype, Gmail, MSN and ETC… but during the fractional spare time I might have between the various IT related tasks I will have, I intend to at least try and Blog a little more than I normally do. Thus keeping you, my friends and family, up to date about my whereabouts and what’s been happening. I’ll also do my best to take some photos where its allowed.
So with that I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, have a wonderful New Years, the year 2010 is going to be a very exciting one for me and I wish excitement in 2010 for you as well.