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Basimmousilli.com : My torture story entering Vietnam

Wed, 30 May 2012 18:06:19 +0000

By the way my trip got much better after this experience. We really enjoyed Vietnam and the Vietnamese people were very kind to us.

Basimmousilli.com : Ding! Now I'm boxing

Wed, 30 May 2012 01:15:05 +0000

Hey Anne! Thanks for visiting, I'll point you to my favorite coach...will send you an email now. Keep up the energy in Brunei, that's the key, I miss that place...

Basimmousilli.com : Goodbye Brunei, howdy America, but first...bonjour Paris!

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 11:54:04 +0000

Hey man! Thanks, I will as soon as things slow down

Basimmousilli.com : Sign my guestbook

Sun, 1 Apr 2012 22:54:05 +0000

Yes, it is the best! Go before the Chef finds another job...he's talented!

Basimmousilli.com : Nadine and Daddy

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:14:04 +0000

The omni-directional sun in my living room, the best light source ;)

Basimmousilli.com : I am building a "digital oilfield" for Shell...now this is cutting-edge IT!

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:33:03 +0000

Send me your resume

Basimmousilli.com : Gandhi, my new role model

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:32:03 +0000

Jay, I am glad you found inspiration in this article. I am very touched by your cultural leader. He is a role model for me.

Basimmousilli.com : Nadine and Daddy

Fri, 8 Jul 2011 04:18:52 +0000

Thanks, glad to see you as an active member. How was your workout this morning?

Basimmousilli.com : Video tour: sneak peak of the hot new gym in Seria, Pusat Insani

Wed, 6 Jul 2011 07:16:46 +0000

Five or six? That's right around the corner. She's about to turn 4 months old! Thanks a lot. Daddy Basim is going to have to take you up on that himself. You gotta teach me how to do the Kid'n'Play. I never got past that in grade school.

Basimmousilli.com : It's a girl! Announcing our 1st baby

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:27:16 +0000

Vic, as soon as I decided to step foot out of America I got swooped up by an engineering force that sends people around the world to do high tech IT installations and since then I have settled in Brunei. Then I got married and now I've been in Brunei and who knew this country -- whose name I initially thought referred to a place in Africa -- would bear my wife and children and 3 years of my life. Each turn of the road we take in life affects us for the rest of our lives, it seems. I am very happy here but miss America and need to get back soon. We all cling to our younger days and values. I still play Xbox when I can steal away and get obsessed with child-like things, computers, soccer, etc. I'm consulting for Shell as my client in Brunei.

Basimmousilli.com : Thoughts before becoming a dad

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:06:21 +0000

Ayman, just talking from the heart. Shokran 3ala ziyartak. Inshallah rabbee byib3atilkon al hazz oo tawfeeq. Wallah innak mirdee oo btista7iq...ya3nee shab mi7riz ;)

Basimmousilli.com : My daughter Nadine is born

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:01:35 +0000

Dr. Shiraz, thank you so much for your support and working from your heart. It is hard to find physicians like you that truly care. May Allah shower you with his mercies and blessings and make Sabeer grow up to be like you and better in the favor of Allah. Take care and I hope you can visit us at home soon. Salamu alaykum.

Basimmousilli.com : My daughter Nadine is born

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:00:19 +0000

Thanks, can't wait to introduce her to her Auntie Leslie! Great hearing from you. Keep in touch and words of advice: stay away from Words with Friends...

Basimmousilli.com : New archery place just opened in KB and it's awesome

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 06:59:32 +0000

Marcelo, want to go today at 5pm? I'll call you.

Basimmousilli.com : It's a girl! Announcing our 1st baby

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 07:30:41 +0000

Vic, thanks for the comments. It is quite shocking because I just picked up and left. I don't usually do crazy things like that. It is quite exotic here...completely different that what you would expect in the States. Thank you for the congratulations and so that means I guess you're next! I am currently consulting for Brunei Shell Petroleum as a Digital Oilfield Consultant. See this article for details on my work: http://www.basimmousilli.com/2010/11/i-am-a-digit...

Basimmousilli.com : It's a girl! Announcing our 1st baby

Mon, 3 Jan 2011 03:57:30 +0000

Chin, I appreciate your comment. It is going to be a very different life for me, especially since I'm so selfish with my time. Things are great with me. Still living in Brunei. Are you in Abuja or LA now or somewhere else in the world? I am laughing because I remember how blunt and honest you were when I was working with you in Nigeria...it was refreshing. Remember the ridiculous things we were told to do?

Basimmousilli.com : My torture story entering Vietnam

Sun, 2 Jan 2011 15:34:33 +0000

Morgan, thank you for your comments. First of all, I am really sorry I did not know the meaning of gook. I just looked it up and I admit it was very insulting. I have changed that derogatory term. With regard to your point, I know about foreign policy and what happened in Vietnam thank you for referencing that. I completely agree with you on that point. What the Americans did in Vietnam and what they are doing in countries around the world imposing manifest destiny down people's throats is disgusting. Regardless, whatever happened in the past, that is no way to treat tourists entering the country. I am from the Middle East. Would it be nice for me to treat Americans like crap entering my country? No. While this behavior is understandable, it is not acceptable. Hate does not breed understanding and reform. In general, my apologies for anyone having read this that takes offense; what I am trying to highlight is the current state of Vietnam on Americans. Maybe this post will make some people wake up to why America is being viewed the way it is. I wish things would get better in the world between the US and other countries being stepped on by US foreign policy. This post highlights the way it was for me entering Vietnam. It's the truth and I don't want to hide it. I don't support the Vietnam War, for the record. I understand what Americans did was wrong. But this is not the way to treat tourists coming into the country to learn more about it and understand the people, while spending money to support the economy through tourism. The hostility I faced was a magnificent eye opener and I am grateful it happened to force me to think why it happened and to share with the world what some people think about Americans in Vietnam.

Basimmousilli.com : Sign my guestbook

Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:35:36 +0000

Mohammad, when you plan to come backpacking out here? Yes, my wife was quite brave. She was scaling mountains and caves like she was peeling an orange. I can't wait to take a trip with you. What's new in your world, my man?

Basimmousilli.com : Sign my guestbook

Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:34:13 +0000

Thanks, Joe. How's business out there in the big H?

Basimmousilli.com : Sign my guestbook

Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:33:52 +0000

Azmi, I'm up to date now!