voices of Egypt

Monday, May 23, 2005

You never know

Going way back, I remember the first time I had to go to work, it was so exciting at first then It got exhausting and I started to tend to hurry home as soon as I was done. It was a 30 minutes walk from union station to 600 university avenue where mount sinai hospital used to reside, I had to undergo daily screening from SARS, they used to print a smiley on our hands so as to know who had the test and who hadn't. I then had to go to the basement and check in the volunteering office, meet that happy chinese guy, he was a little bit phunny, i might run into other interns or volunteer employees, sometimes they were not so bad at all :) and yes the volunteering services manager, she was a nice lady, jewish I think, she never said my name right but that was ok, she used to give me a heads up on the available activities I can attend in the hospital, like trips, barbeques and other nice stuff. Very much of everything is in Toronoto, gangs, colors and scenery. At office I had this wirless identification card, behind the hospital right in Elm Street the hospital rented a floor till they finish the construction at the IT building, just passing by the sensor it felt the card and the door opened. Crowded inside, I had my Egyptian manager, a pakistani and indian guys with me in the room. Happily I would greet them, sit on my desk and start usual day. Later on I would go have lunch with some Arabs or with my new Italian colleague, graduate of Waterloo University as I recall, we could share a meal together with this nice Greek girl, she used to work us as well. I believe her husband was related to my italian friend. It was so nice, Toronto, Ontario Lake, canadians and yes that pakistani guy, he made me a departure party before I left reminding me with University of Alberta guys that bought me gifts before leaving Edmonton four years before. I used to have hard times waking up and taking the train to go to work but now I really wish I stayed there. But if I did, I would have never had the great chance to work where I currently do; ITWorx, friends here and the whole atmosphere is something I haven't found elsewhere, it's only problem is that as long as you are inside you are so pleased but just as you go outside you are back to the miserable reality of being in Egypt :D, not that Egypt is bad or something, it is a developing country that has no clue about planning or systems or human rights.. Would a perfect equation exist where ITWorx would move to canada or Egypt become a developed country?

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