I am now in Asghabat, the capital city in Turkmenistan. It is the midst of winter here and when the airplane landed at 12.00 am last night, the stewardess announced the outside temperature was -3 deg C. When I got out I could tsee he roads and trees partially covered by snow.
After I got my visa at immigration, at the customs check desk I had to line up behind an older man and woman (both were foreigners). One customs guy was going through their belongings in the two bags and he discovered a newspaper. To my amazement, the custom guy went through every page of the newspaper. A second customs guy went through the rest of the items. The experience brought home that in Turkmenistan, access to information citizen is strictly controlled by the government.
On running; on Monday I managed to run 7km with the Klang Pacer guys; Albert. Jimmy and Kong. But I had to stop and walk 3 times about 100m each time. The guys were kind and patient enough to walk with me. I still don't have the fitness to run more than 4 km. Staying here in Asghabat for the next two weeks will not make it better. It's just too cold to run here.
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