Accident in Saudi
Three people were killed and several others injured when a trailer fully loaded with sand hit the barricade of a bridge and fell down, triggering a huge fire that engulfed several vehicles in Dammam on Thursday.
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October 03, 2006
Drivers in Saudi, Bahrain and Qatar
A friend of mine from Saudi who’s in constant communication with me has always been generous in giving praises whenever I tell her that I drive here in Doha. She’s simply amazed that I am actually driving here already. Then she tells me about someone they know who’s just new driving in Saudi, how that person is so scared to drive. I tell my friend that I too am a bit scared but I had to brave if I want to be able to drive. I just try my best to drive safely and pray a lot especially before I start driving. I also start telling her that their friend has a valid reason to be terrified when driving in Saudi. Having lived there for...
September 25, 2006
Ramadan is Here
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Since Islam uses a lunar calendar—with each month starting with the sighting of the new moon, so does Ramadan. More than a billion Muslims around the world, spend Ramadan with prayer, charity and most of all fasting. It is the Muslims belief that during the month of Ramadan, Allah revealed the first verses of the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam to Muhammad their prophet and founder of Islam. On the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims practice “sawm” or fasting. During this time they cannot eat or drink, including water, while the sun shines. As one of the “Five Pillars (duties)” of Islam, all able Muslims take part in sawm from about age twelve. Thus, families...
September 12, 2006
Looking for Jobs in the Gulf
A lot of people have been emailing me to help them find a job in the gulf. I am not a contractor nor employed in an employment agency so I really can't help you with that. However, let me tell you this. I got my first job in Saudi Arabia through the Internet. I found a post in jobisland.com in which an employer wanted someone with experience in graphics and web design to work as a consultant for another company. That was in 1999. I got my second job in the gulf in 2002 by searching the web and looking for company websites where my work would fit in. I was able to find an advertising agency in the gulf and directly sent the General...
October 26, 2005
Satellite TV in the Gulf
There are 2 options for expats wanting to watch their favorite television shows and programs in the Middle East. Either you pay to subscribe to a Satellite Pay-TV service of your choice or get Free-to-Air Satellite and watch shows for free. If you’re on a budget and would note necessarily need the channels you’re paying for with the packaged set, your best bet is to get someone to install a satellite dish system for you. Some apartments in Doha already have satellite dishes installed on their rooftops, provided by the owner of the building. If you don’t have it in yours, you could get someone to install the whole system along with the dish for about 600-700QR. With this, you get the dish, 3...
