These Things also Happen in Afghanistan

Konflik, perang, kerusakan, ekstrimis, semua hal yang buruk seakan melekat pada nama negara yang satu ini. Saya memang tidak menghabiskan banyak waktu di wilayah ini, namun ada banyak hal yang cukup normal dan juga ada di Afghanistan. Here we go..

Conflict, war, destruction, extremist, all the bad things attached to the name of this country. I didn't spend much time in the region, but there are a lot of things which quite normal in Afghanistan. Here we go ..

1. Santa Claus

Bukan Santa Klaus pada umumnya, a moslem "Santa Claus" tapi saya tetap suka :)

Well, not the usual Santa, a moslem "Santa Claus" but I still like him :)

2. Gym

Bahkan disaat dunia seakan kacau balau dan perang terjadi di sekeliling, anda masih dapat membentuk tubuh dan bahkan menelepon pelatih pribadi saat dibutuhkan.

You know even when the world turned upside down and maybe war happen in your neighborhood, you still gotta get some shape on your body. You can call your personal trainer also.

3. American Soda

We all know it is Sprite

Cola in arabic

Coca Cola, Sprite and Fanta. Tidak beralkohol dan halal.

Coca Cola, Sprite and Fanta. It's non alcoholic and halal.

4. Breast Cream

Display ini saya temukan di Bush Market di Kota Kabul, tidak tersembunyi dan diletakkan di pojok namun semua dapat melihat ini dari dekat.

Found these display on Bush Market in Kabul, not hide on the corner, you can see this from the outside.

5. Afghan Fried Chicken

Tidak yakin bahwa ini sehat tapi memang lezat.

I'm not sure if it is healthy but it is tasty!

6. Jas Jus

Dikirim jauh dari Indonesia dan rupanya masyarakat Afghanistan menyukai minuman ini juga.

Shipped a long way from Indonesia, and people in Afghan loves it too.

7. Youtube

Bukan Youtube yang anda tahu tapi siapa perduli? Saat di Kabul semua hal tampak menarik bagi saya.

Well, not the typical Youtube, but who cares? When I'm in Kabul, everything seems interesting

8. Elvis

Saya memanggilnya Elvis dan ia tampak menyukainya. So Elvis had left the building and became a Kabul citizen.

I called him Elvis and he seems to like it. So Elvis had left the building and became a Kabul citizen.

9. Male model

Petugas di sebelah saya berpose jauh lebih baik dan saya berasumsi ia adalah model (atau setidaknya punya potensi berkarir di dunia modeling)

The officer do the pose better than me so I assumed he is (or at least have the potential to be) a model.

The view on the outskirts of Kabul, Aghanistan

Afghanistan memiliki kontur dan landscape pegunungan yang indah, semoga suatu saat saya dapat kembali kesana untuk mengeksplorasi bagian bagian lain dari negeri ini, tentu saja disaat situasi jauh lebih baik. Let's say Amen!

Actually Afghanistan is a nice place with beautiful scenic mountain, hopefully one day I'll explore more, of course when the situation is way better. Let's say Amen!

 @marischkaprue - spent only two weeks in Afghanistan, not as hardcore as you think.

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