Not a lot to update. Have finally totally settled into the idea that I need to stay here for the long haul. The secret is to get out of the country as much as possible. Helps keep the sanity ( Read more... )

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Been a while since I posted. Have not had the best week. Found out a few things about my bullshit contract. First of all, it said that after one year, I would get a bonus. Also, I get thirty days vacation per year. Well, not quite. It seems that Al Salam, the company that I am working for, has a contract for three years. However, each ( Read more... )

Ok Miss Carolyn. Try these for the net:
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I tell you what; some of these Saudis just kill me. I have this one guy who will do anything to get out of work. He came in yesterday, ‘I sick’. A bit later I noticed that he wasn’t around. I asked my other trainer where he was, and was told the he had gone home sick. ‘The Chief say it ok’. Cool, the guy was useless anyway. A couple hours ( Read more... )

Had to get my blood type for work today. I am B- for anyone who cares. Come to find out that B- is a bit rare in the West, but very common in the East. Hmmm…maybe there is a Habib in my past. No wonder I get along with them so well…hehe ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas good people!! My first Christmas in the KSA. Ick…hehe. We all went to work and pretended we were there to work. One guy went home ‘sick’. I did enough to get dirty and that was about it. Had a big discussion about motorcycles with an RSAF troop. He wants a crotch rocket. I told him to go buy a dirt bike and play in the sand ( Read more... )

Did I mention that I love to take pictures? Well, I really do. These are some from the past.


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