Roman is back in Afghanistan - new blog

[Times Roman]

Well mates and lasses

Ol' Roman here has been five days in Kabul. Things seem strangely familiar, yet I see subtle signs of improvement.

Here is where i'm staying for now. This is temporary for the next 30 days. Take a look if you care to...

Safe and secure housing, lodging and accommodation in Kabul, Afghanistan by Baron hotels. Stay and see places in Kabul, Afghanistan with Baron Hotels

I'm hoping the duration will be much longer this time. The challenge is to find some kind of social life, apart from work.

I still haven't been to the gym in about 30 days. Once I feel better, I'll start up my routines again.

More later.

Roman

[Euroholic]

Have fun mate. Earn those big bucks!!!! Whats the test like over there?

[Times Roman]

Have fun mate. Earn those big bucks!!!! Whats the test like over there?

pharm grade test e is easily found and inexpensive.....

[Euroholic]

pharm grade test e is easily found and inexpensive.....

Thats what im talking about!!!!!!! Were do you get all your meals at the hotel?

[Times Roman]

I get a $100/day per diem for meals, so I eat out of the defac. locals do the cooking, and i'm already hurting......

[Euroholic]

I get a $100/day per diem for meals, so I eat out of the defac. locals do the cooking, and i'm already hurting......

Haha that bad ay!!!

[Times Roman]

I knew better, but needed reminding I guess. Do not eat any sauces, gravies, creams or curries. do not eat raw fruit or veggies. only eat whole foods thoroughly cooked.

This is only for food prepared by locals. Westerners know how to clean their veggies/fruit, and how NOT to cross contaminate foods by using the same utensils for multiple types of food (raw chicken and salad, for instance)

only drink water out of a bottle. do not rinse your toothbrush with tap water.

so I violated one of my rules and paid the price.

Foolish me

[Back In Black]

Your gaff doesn't look too bad mate

Gym might look half decent too, is it? Or aren't you venturing in til you are ready to train?

[Times Roman]

Your gaff doesn't look too bad mate

Gym might look half decent too, is it? Or aren't you venturing in til you are ready to train?

my gaff is ok. i'm only here for 30 days before we move into our permanent villa.

I went and looked at the gym. Very simplistic (I was disappointed when I didn't see a smith machine), but it will work in the short run as it does have a little something for every major muscle group. But I won't be ready for training until a few more days. My local guy is shopping around for some Imodium for me....

[Back In Black]

my gaff is ok. i'm only here for 30 days before we move into our permanent villa. I went and looked at the gym. Very simplistic (I was disappointed when I didn't see a smith machine), but it will work in the short run as it does have a little something for every major muscle group. But I won't be ready for training until a few more days. My local guy is shopping around for some Imodium for me....

not having much luck in that regard recently are you?! Losing more weight?

[wmaousley]

Well mates and lasses

Ol' Roman here has been five days in Kabul. Things seem strangely familiar, yet I see subtle signs of improvement.

Here is where i'm staying for now. This is temporary for the next 30 days. Take a look if you care to...

Safe and secure housing, lodging and accommodation in Kabul, Afghanistan by Baron hotels. Stay and see places in Kabul, Afghanistan with Baron Hotels

I'm hoping the duration will be much longer this time. The challenge is to find some kind of social life, apart from work.

I still haven't been to the gym in about 30 days. Once I feel better, I'll start up my routines again.

More later.

Roman

hahahahhahahahah welcome home for the 2nd time

[paulzane]

Welcome back

[ironbeck]

Welcome back we missed u old man.

[Times Roman]

not having much luck in that regard recently are you?! Losing more weight?

still at 210. down 35 lbs from may. seems every time I get into the rhythem of the gym, something comes up and i'm back to square one.

hahahahhahahahah welcome home for the 2nd time

thanks mate. yeah, i'm hoping to spend a few years here this time

Welcome back

thanks paul. how are you doing?

Welcome back we missed u old man.

yeah, I've been out of the loop for awhile. thanks for the kind words

---Roman

[paulzane]

I meant welcome back to the ME. I am in Bangkok at the moment I am sorry to tell you. Nice to see that the American personal security is up to it's normal standard. I'm sure you understand what I am saying ....lol

[bikeral]

Glad you made it there safe. Looking forward to your stories. Let's see you gain those 35 lbs back while you are over there

[SexySweetheart]

Stay safe Roman!

[Hazard]

That compound looks pretty secure lol..... That's how I imagine my zombie compound to be

[wmaousley]

That compound looks pretty secure lol..... That's how I imagine my zombie compound to be

The security of the individual is for sale to the highest bidder in Afghanistan. Meaning; If I have enough money i.e, I can pay a few hundred to each security guard to leave for a few hours.

Security doesnt exist in Afghanistan. Mortars can penetrate any compound

[Java Man]

I get a $100/day per diem for meals, so I eat out of the defac. locals do the cooking, and i'm already hurting......

$3,000 per month in addition to your salary just for meals? and pharm grade test? You better come back a solid 300lbs lol. Jeez.

[Times Roman]

I meant welcome back to the ME. I am in Bangkok at the moment I am sorry to tell you. Nice to see that the American personal security is up to it's normal standard. I'm sure you understand what I am saying ....lol

Karzai took control of our private security, but there are loopholes. We have a robust expat security force.

Glad you made it there safe. Looking forward to your stories. Let's see you gain those 35 lbs back while you are over there

I keep losing weight. no scales around, but tired all the time, and the food is slightly toxic. I hope to move past this issue here soon......?

Stay safe Roman!

will do. the biggest risk comes from the kitchen. the biggest concern is the isolation.......

That compound looks pretty secure lol..... That's how I imagine my zombie compound to be

it is fairly secure, relatively speaking. the rooms are not centralized, but spread out into blocks of rooms. it would take a lot to wipe em all out...

The security of the individual is for sale to the highest bidder in Afghanistan. Meaning; If I have enough money i.e, I can pay a few hundred to each security guard to leave for a few hours.

Security doesnt exist in Afghanistan. Mortars can penetrate any compound

security is a relative concept. you can make improvements, but you are never 100% totally secure.
the more freedom you are willing to give up, the more secure you can become. right now, I am not allowed to leave the hotel area.

$3,000 per month in addition to your salary just for meals? and pharm grade test? You better come back a solid 300lbs lol. Jeez.

I'd be happy just to get my old weight back around 250

[RaginCajun]

Hey TR!

Compound looks comfy but like you said, the isolation would drive me bonkers!

Have any new brain busters?

[Shinalynn]

I know a few guys over there now, they are all intel tho. Stay safe Roman

[Times Roman]

Hey TR!

Compound looks comfy but like you said, the isolation would drive me bonkers!

Have any new brain busters?

unfortunately, my brain is busted. but i am feeling 50% better by taking the rehydration salts. the other meds should hopefully kick in soon, and then we can go a few rounds of my psychobabble bullshit....!

I know a few guys over there now, they are all intel tho. Stay safe Roman

thanks luv...
we have good intel, but the problem is one of analytics. the raw data flows in at all times, but trying to get our security to "make sense of it" for us. how does it look compared to this time last year? better/worse? what about crimes only against expats?

it's hard to take in all the data without a very good point of reference.

but we're trying

[spywizard]

damn dude, free laundry services.. sweet

[Times Roman]

damn dude, free laundry services.. sweet

ha ha ha!

you now know the primary reason for my coming here....
....so don't tell anyone!

[Times Roman]

as i was being driven to the clinic today, i did notice that the heaps and piles of garbage everywhere last time were not present this time. before, people would just dump their garbage any old where. now, the streets seem cleaner.

also, they were planting sticks right before i left, and now i see them growing as small trees.

there is improvement, though subtle...

[Times Roman]

i'm happy to report that the rehydration salts helped me very quickly, and today, the second day on them, i felt well enough to make it back to the gym. after a moderate warm up, i hit all major body parts mildly/moderately, and damn! doesn't that feel great?

starting to feel like the old me again

[Hazard]

What time is it by u? It's noon here

[>Good Luck<]

Glad to see your recovering and back in the gym. I bet you'll get those 35lbs back in no time - so long as u find food that isn't tainted....

I noticed the initial post has a link that's been shut down?! What's up with that? Think you could repost as I am very interested to see the conditions and circumstances of where you are.

Good luck

[Times Roman]

What time is it by u? It's noon here

9:15p

[Hazard]

9:15p

Dammm lol

[Times Roman]

Glad to see your recovering and back in the gym. I bet you'll get those 35lbs back in no time - so long as u find food that isn't tainted....

I noticed the initial post has a link that's been shut down?! What's up with that? Think you could repost as I am very interested to see the conditions and circumstances of where you are.

Good luck

GL

the link is still valid. the "account" has been suspended. this may mean that the government for some reason has stepped in and suspended the website?

who knows with this government.

a good chunk of the web is blocked due to "sexually oriented material" which really could mean anything, including porn. but if you are writing a college paper on the anatomy of women, and try to look up vagina, well, guess what? the government gets to decide what is appropriate, not the citizens.

[Times Roman]

Dammm lol

well, if the circumference of the globe is 25k miles, and if Afghanistan is 12k miles away, i'm basically as far away from home as one can get

[>Good Luck<]

GL

the link is still valid. the "account" has been suspended. this may mean that the government for some reason has stepped in and suspended the website?

who knows with this government.

a good chunk of the web is blocked due to "sexually oriented material" which really could mean anything, including porn. but if you are writing a college paper on the anatomy of women, and try to look up vagina, well, guess what? the government gets to decide what is appropriate, not the citizens.

Good ol' censorship...ill tell you what you can see so you don't think what I don't want you to think...yea right

[Times Roman]

Good ol' censorship...ill tell you what you can see so you don't think what I don't want you to think...yea right

this is the land of veils and burkas'.

apparently, unless the women folk aren't fully covered, the men folk will lose all control over their impulses and will aggressively rape any woman they see with exposed skin.....

...and of course, this would be the woman's fault.

[DCI]

Ohh you got the trots nothing more hideous or violently awful as those bacteria shits

Great to see you are settling in a bit, hopefully you can get a supply of decent food, any chance of getting your own cooking facilities?

[>Good Luck<]

this is the land of veils and burkas'.

apparently, unless the women folk aren't fully covered, the men folk will lose all control over their impulses and will aggressively rape any woman they see with exposed skin.....

...and of course, this would be the woman's fault.

Makes sense...

[>Good Luck<]

well, if the circumference of the globe is 25k miles, and if Afghanistan is 12k miles away, i'm basically as far away from home as one can get

No it isn't, its 40,075 KILOMETERS

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glad u made it there safelty TR

whats a gaff??

what do u do over there?

did u go by choice?