Palace Dammam

... a camel. Later on you might see a mirage of a camel. You may have seen the outskirts of a desert town. Later you might see a mirage of the desert town.

Well, we chugged along, and at around 1:00 PM, we made an entrance into the beautiful town of Al Taif. I was a bit awed. We had just entered, it was just after mid-day and there wasnt a soul on the mainstreets. Later it reminded me of some town in Austria (minus the greenery), with the feel of hills sloping down into the ...

Apparently the Bahrain-Saudi border is on a little island [not sure if it has an official name], which hosts a rest point on either side of the border, complete with matching observation towers. The whole road, which is 45km long, is called the King Fahad Causeway on the Bahraini side, with a different Saudi name.. Interesting stuff! :) Due to it being Ramadan and us not being ...

... less than 3)---everything was on paper and the guy was placing copies all over the place, adding things, and stapling. It was now past 9 and the taxi still wasn't here. While checking out, the admin from the local company called and said they were sending someone to pick me up. We cancelled the taxi, but this meant that I would probably get to the plant even later. Had to wait another 15-20 ...

... to him I may have provided some weekday excitement (as a male friend), and maybe an exposure to someone who has not adapted to the local culture. We went “downtown’ to one of the malls frequented by Philippinos (seriously it was al most ALL Philippinos). Edwin bought me a Teriyaki chicken dinner at the food court (he wouldn’t let me pay again), which was really good. At the table next to us was a group of Asians ...

... it wasn’t until a bit later and our timing was fine.

Work---things continued to get better. Still material issues but we were making good product in the afternoon. Needed a roller with the rigidity of rubber or hard foam to get more consistency. Lunch was chicken salads from Kudu (like the chicken on Saturday), which I’m pretty sure disappointed everyone, especially Ali. Maybe some of my earlier comments about me not eating as much in Saudi got to ...

... From Dubai! From Muscat! From Dhahran and Abha! From Al Ain! From Nizwa! Bahrain and Al Hasa!" He walked over my way, and he then shook my hand And went on to name the next stops in my plan: "On to Amman! Damascus! Crac and Palmyra! Tel Aviv! Jerusalem and on to Petra!" He reached into his bag, and pulled out from his stash My wallet, intact, (except for all of the cash). He looked in my eyes for any kind of sign, But thanks to my mom [1 ...

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... the street name or any other information except for a telephone no, I walked out onto the streets and decided to check out the country. Didn't venture too far cos I didn't have enough local currency with me and I haven't seen an ATM yet. Walked about 20 mins to the local shopping area. I think this must be the residential area cos there's nothing very much happening around except for the houses and a number of other hotels around the vicinity. It's ...

I wish digital cameras were already existing during the time in my life when we travelled there. However short it was, living in Dammam Saudi Arabia while I was 12 brought on a lot of learnings. It was a different time. A different kind of existence which I view with gratitude. I do remember that there were a lot of ...

... heaving mass all speaking in a language that I [disappointingly] did not understand. Needless to say, when he returned with my boarding pass, we chatted about that a bit and he reminded me I will have to do that same thing alone on the flight back from Jiddah - a though that even to this day, leaves me with sweaty brow. Jiddah was more of the same, work wise. By the time I was picked up at the airport to arrival at the hotel, my forehead was burnt to ...