

RedGoblin
Indian expat in the United Arab Emirates
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About me
Indian
Lives in Abu Dhabi
Speaks English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Simple Arabic
Registration: 07 October 2010
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I shall bid you all adieu
I have been active more or less on the forum for nearly 2 years now and it has been an awesome trip at that. I have helped some, trolled a bit and did my share of nonsensical posts. I am bidding the desert farewell for a bit, I am off back to my ... Read More


Question Of The Day by Maya Maya
hey everyone ;;) hope yall doin great

Ok what? where did the questions go to.. this has become the digression thread! :D the dreams and freedoms q sure brought out a lot of discussions and stories and the like. @Maya more of such qs!! Read More


Any girls want to meet up in Riyadh? by GuestPoster9772
Hello all, I've found myself alone in Riyadh, for a few days longer than I expected. I still don't know when the company will fly me to my next destination, they might even ring me today, but in the mean time - I'm feeling a little bored and lonely. ...

Well Riyadh is where the cat is.. ;) Read More


PRISON IN SAUDI by Wendy's Father
Anybody give me an idea of the prison conditions in Saudi? Is there anybody in prison in Saudi Arabia due to construction accidents? I am an engineer and there has been an accident in our project last June 10, 2012. One laborer is dead and case is ...

"Everything will be alright in the end. If its not, then it's not the end" Read More


What's your plan this Ramadan ? by ghanshyampdave
Hi all, I would like to know what the expats do during the month of Ramadan.

@dave: suggest you ask your company how many days they give off.. get a multiple, andgo to Bahrain/Qatar/Dubai sdomewhere anywhere! :D Read More


Saudi temperatures could hit 70° Celcius this summer by TheLegendLeads
:mad: http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/saudi-temperatures-could-hit-70%C2%B0-celcius-this-summer.html

&0 might be unrealistically high true.. but then I am sure that it will cross the 55 C mark at the rate that it is going right now. It is going to be a hot Ramadhan alright! Read More


Sponsorship System To Be Abolished!! by salmanmkhan
Hey everyone!!Yesterday i heard from some of my friends that the sponsorship system will be removed after the month of ramadan and the ministry will be responsible for the sponsorship for all expats..Does anyone know regarding this??

So many things have been put in place, but nothing has come out, removing the sponsorship system, moving the weekend to friday Saturday, labor law reforms.. aah well, the wait continues. Read More


Saudi temperatures could hit 70° Celcius this summer by TheLegendLeads
:mad: http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/saudi-temperatures-could-hit-70%C2%B0-celcius-this-summer.html

Well dont think the a/c will work at that temp.. No compressor can take those odds. but if that is true.. it willl be a very interesting summer indeed! the official temp is alwasy a bit lesser because if it goes above 50, they would have to call it ... Read More


trafic violatin by awel
hey guy i can see the driver and the car picture when saher violatin in riyadh?

well for the SR 300 fines, i would like to see a pic of myself too.. a good one at that!! Read More


Change MY Title by Wilson
How can i change MY VIP Title

Well if you can.. what would you want it to be? Read More


Change MY Title by Wilson
How can i change MY VIP Title

well i guess you cant.. Read More


Crown Prince has died by gashead
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18470718

Sad day it is.. Read More


Life in Riyadh, KSA by Mattsavage7
Hi, I'm scheduled to move to Riyadh in a month; I've given notice to work but it is revocable. It's largely because of the career opportunity, although I have lived in Istanbul for a while and enjoyed that a lot, so cultural experience is an ...

@Matt: just do a small search on the all the topics here. you should be able to get a fairly decent idea on what to do and what not to. But yeah it will be a different experience and you will have to take some time adjusting to it all. Compounds ... Read More


DIGRESSION THREAD!! by Alliecat
So ... this is my thread for digressions. Any digression will therefore be ON TOPIC! Welcome my friends.. and digress to your heart's content! :lol:

@AC: not much really.. You bring all the action here..:D Read More


Restaurants in Khobar by RedGoblin
Food is a large part of the "entertainment/social life" here in the Kingdom. And thankfully there are some really good joints to grab a quick bite or have a relaxing good meal. I see that this forum has a lot of people from a lot of places around ...

@kossay: its open alright.. but some of their signature dishes are missing from the menu. or perhaps I have had a different menu. Read More