Embassy on Wheel - July to Sep 2017

Below is the schedule of the Consular Outreach Mission or Embassy on Wheel (EOW) services of the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh for the Eastern Province from 28 July to 23 September 2017:

July 28 - 29, 2017: Dammam/Dhahran

August 11 - 12, 2017:  Hail

August 18 - 19, 2017: Dammam/Dhahran

September 8 - 9, 2017: Dammam/Dhahran

September 22 - 23, 2017: Jubail & Khafji

For the venue, visit the website of the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh for the announcement.

Please note that you should have an appointment before you can renew your passport.  CLICK HERE to get an appointment. You must visit this site from time to time.

KAK Filipino Employees Summer Beach Party 2012

On Friday, June 8, 2012. Filipino employees of K. A. Khonaini & Partner had their summer beach party at Corniche Beach in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.  The group left their camp at around 4: 30 in the afternoon and returned at 8 in the evening.

The event was highlighted with beach volleyball  between Ma'aden and Jubail employees. They were joined by some Egyptians later on.

For more pictures, click HERE:

Foggy Morning in Jubail, Saudi Arabia

Because the changing of season is about to happen, from spring to summer, I woke up with a foggy morning on 19 November 2011 here in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

The mist is too thick that visibility is almost zero. You need to light up your headlight to see the coming traffic.

These photos were taken in our Camp.

Coming Home From Home

http://americanbedu.com/2008/04/07/desert-camping/

After a gruesome 15 hours airplane ride from Sydney to Abu Dhabi and 1 more hour to Dammam, I finally arrived to my second home - Saudi Arabia - on 12 May 2008. Unlike Sydney, the weather in Saudi Arabia is beginning to get hot. Bigla akong nanibago. May suot kasi akong makapal na wool jacket nang umalis ng Australia, 'tapos ang init-init naman nang daratnan mo.

I still have jetlag. I am waking up at midnight and feel sleepy at 3 in the afternoon. Nangangapa pa ako sa trabaho. Mahirap din naman agad malaman ang mga nangyari sa loob ng 3 buwan.

The ground floor of our staff accommodation building is already finished but I did not move in. I am in my OLD portable, the one I used when I first came in. Hintayin kong matapos yong first floor at doon ako lilipat. Ang hirap din kasi nang palipat-lipat papalit-palit ng kuwarto. Nahahalungkat mo yong mga gamit mong hindi mo na sinusuot pero hindi mo pa tinatapon o pinamimigay. Tila ba may sentimental value pa rin ang mga iyon. Butas-butas na nga at naninilaw na ay gusto mo pang isuot.

WATER! TUBIG! WATER!

Our camp had run out of water yesterday probably because of water line repair somewhere in Jubail. A 13 cu.m. water tanker was provided but within minutes the tank was empty.

Dahil walang tubig ngayong umaga, hindi ako nakaligo. Mabuti na lang at nakaligo ako kahapon. Ang mahirap ay ang umebs. Kailangan kong gumamit ng toilet paper lang. Hindi pa naman ako sanay. Dati kasi, pagkatapos ng toilet paper, tubig at sabon ang kasunod. Mahirap na kasing habulin ng langaw.

(Photo from http://www.environment.gov.jo/)