Swimming in the beach...Al-Khobar style

We're lucky our place here in Al-Khobar is situated near the beach. It will only take an hour to drive to the different beaches of Al-Khobar. There are public beaches (with family and single section) and there are private villas or as i say termed it "private resorts".

Two weeks ago I got a chance to visit one of the "private resorts" here in Al-Khobar named Al-Baher Villas, and I must admit i was impressed.

Pool inviting us to swim on a cold night

Playground in the sands

We arrive @ Al-Baher 2:00 AM and it was the last cold blast that we've experienced and that's why we're not in the mood to swim in the pool nor the beach.

Jetty area @ early morning

After inspecting the whole place and interviewing the caretaker, I found out that the villa not only offer the pool and beach but they also have rooms where you can stay, mini-bar that can serve foods and beverages (no alcohol of course), a boat ride, sailing boat, and many more. Dang, if only i have lots of money I would definitely love to try the boating thing.

Sunrise in the beach



View of the beach from the jetty area

Neighboring villas, as chris would termed it "Malibu style houses"

And Adjie left his mark on the 

The villa is open for both family and bachelor and it is a great place to relax and unwind after a toxic weekdays @ work. At SR50 entrance fee, its a good catch. So what are you waiting for, let's go na!

So, if your wondering why im not blogging too much, its because my weekend are spent travelling and exploring this wonderful country of Suadi Arabia!

Hop to Hofuf and Judas Cave

I've heard a lot of things about Hofuf and it's famous tourist spot which is Judas cave. My immediate friends already went there last year, when i was still in Pinas, so that leaves me no chance to visit Judas Cave with them.
And last week my officemate invited me to join them to visist Hofuf and Judas cave, with contribution of 30 riyals for the car, i coudln't say no.

Sandstorm was at rage the day before our trip, and with zero visibility on the roads i though our trip would be cancelled the next day. Thank God the weather was cleared on the day of our trip and we've finally make our way to Hofuf.

The travel was a breeze, with less cars ont he road and no traffic. It only took us almost 1.5 hours to drive from Al-Khobar to Hofuf.

Upon arriving in Hofuf, we we're suppose to visit an old fort in the middle of the city, sadly it was closed (maybe because it was too early then). Though the fort is exactly the same as the one in Bahrain (Arad Fort) but this one is much smaller. Didn't took some pictures on it coz I haven't get over with the idea of taking-picture-in-public-and-the-police-might-take-you-away, hahaha! That's how paranoid I am.

Hofuf is know for its hundreds of dates farm. I think the place was the biggest oasis in Saudi Arabia. Oh how i missed the opportunity to visit the dates farm in Iran.My colleague's group who visited the dates farm even brought home some fresh dates, courtesy of the owner of the farm. I think he was happy to see foreigneners pass by his properties.

After 20 minutes of driving around Hofuf we've finally made our way to Judas Cave. Thought it was not as magnificent as the carved mountains of Iran nor as a organize tourist spot, every tourist would still be awed by the rock formations and designs that consist of Judas cave.

Our friend told us legend tells it that Judas went here after Jesus was arrested and crucified though there's no real basis about it.

Here are the pics around Judas cave, Enjoy!

Sign @ the entrance

Can you find the grafitti?

The not-so-long but winding road

Weird insects doing something nasty!

Towering wall of rocks

Rocks waiting to roll-over @ you!

Three fingers

Entrance to the cave

Towering Rockies

Oneof the passage inside the cave. Funny but many people including babies on stroller visit this area as well. The lights from the lamp and dim sunlight makes a dramatic efffect on the place.

Sunlight peeking in the rocks.

The only staircase that I found inside the cave.

Rock formation shape like a....????

View on half way to the top.

The highest peak is over there.

Entrance of the cave, view from the top.

Grand Canyon is that you?

The dates plantation in the horizon.

If you're a mountain trekker/rock formation lover/naturalist you'll definitely love the place! I did appreciate the place, eventhough i slipped twice when hiking the mountain and almost bang my camera when i made a duck walk just to enter a dead-end area. The hike to the top is the most exciting part of the trip coz the chance of accident is high, but the reward is worth it.

All in all, the trip was worth it. We enjoy the trip and surely, if God permits, I'll make a second trip to Hofuf, but next time i'll visit the dates palm.

Oh,  here's my solo shot shoots pala  from my camera. What yah think? LOL!
Walang basagan ng trip =P

HAPPY WEEKEND EVERYONE!

29'ers (A birthday post)

(Sa wakas, after 1 week in the makin at isingit gawin sa santambak na trabaho, natapos ko narin ang aking blog post.Isang patunay lamang na dapat pag birthday mo ay may bago kang post!!Enjoy and Happy reading.Sana magpatuloy parin ang inyong pagbabasa sa mga kwento ng buhay ni Kuya Theo!!)

Since Im turning 29 tomorrow, here are some facts itemize from number 1 to 29 about sa buhay ko na worth remembering.It's like looking back in memory lane for me while doing this, so here it goes....

I already have One bestfriend whose always there to support me. Salamat sa supporta talaga bro!!


Dalawang beses dapat muna magring ang telepono (sa landline at office phone) before I pick it up. Minsan kasi misscall lang (miskol sa landline, kulit noh??)

3 tuloy kids ang tinuturuan ko namely si Robert, Raffy and Jay-R. At ang subject na palagi nilang problema, Math and Sibika!

Four times I was in tagaytay in my 2 week vacation sa Pinas last December and yet I haven't got a single shot of Taal Volcano! At hindi rin pa ako nakakakain sa mushroom burger (kahit nagpromise si floro na kakain kami dun!).

Lima na ang bansang napuntahan ko na namely Iran, UAE, HK, Saudi and Bahrain (not counted ang Qatar coz stop over lang sha).

Anim na taon ko na sa company namin. After 1.5 yrs of out of work after grad I finally made it to JGC, 6 days din before my bday. It was like advance bday gift to me kaya i will never forget that day.

7:00 am Sunday mass me and my family consistently attend to from elementary to 2nd yr highschool. When I turned 3rd year I decided to go to church with my friends na (shempre binata na!)

8:30 pm ang sleeping time ko (that is kung walang PM, fellowship, gimik, galing sa gym, may tutorial, walang magandang palabas sa cable, walang internet connection sa bahay).

Nuebe de pebrero is a significant day in Mandaluyong City kaya holiday sa kanila every Feb. 9. This is the day they we're liberated from the Japanese. When I was in college I avoid travelling in Boni Avenue kasi matraffic due to parade. Not the best way to spend my birthday diba?

Sampu kaming kadete na nagsiksikan sa isang maliit na tent nung nag bivuack kami sa San Miguel Bulacan. Next thing we know due to high winds nasira yung tent namin and we slept under the moon and the stars.It was awesome to sleep in the wild! Very memorable and i enjoy it so much!ROTC rules!!

11-Sept yung attack sa NYC. Napanood ko ng live sa MSNBC ung attack sa WTC. Kinilabutan ako habang pinapanood ko yung 2nd plane na tumama sa WTC..

12 bottles of San Mig light/pilsen ang kaya kong ubusin sa isang upuan without any "tama" nung kabataan ko pa. Ngayon ay social drinker nalang ako (yihie bagong buhay!) pero pag may magyaya edi gogogo parin!

Thirteen pesos ang pamsahe sa PNR tren from Alabang to Sta. Mesa Manila. Ito ang mode of transportation ko when i was in 3rd and 4th year college. During this time a friendship blooms and relationship develops. Good times it was.

Katorse pesos ang isang pack ng "Lechon manok" na chichiria na nabibili ko sa tindahan ni Ate Nitz sa labasan namin.Para shang kropek na tidbits pero maalat at ang sarap isawsaw sa suka na may sili at asin. Last time na bumili ulit ako nito was 2001 dito sa kami sa Las Pinas nun, pero hindi na sha kasing sarap nung dati.

15 minutes running in threadmill is equal to 100 calories spent and 2 kilometers walk at with category 8 speed.

16-Dec-1999 start na nagtry ako kumpletuhin ang simbang gabi sa simbahan ng Pateros. Nasurvive ko ang 8 araw but ung Dec.24 na mass hindi na ako nagising dahil kinagabihan palang ng dec.23 super excited nako magsimba. Ayun hindi tuloy ako nagising! Badtrip tuloy ang pasko ko nun!

Seventeen yrs old when I discover the wonderful world of Internet!

18th batch ng Cadet Engineer kami sa JGC Phil.

Channel 19 ang BBC world news dito sa tv ko. Iran days palang avid fan na ako ng BBC news. My fave shows are Click and Hard talk.

Twenty minutes ag byahe from our house in Las pinas to our office in Alabang.Thank God for BF homes sticker I can pass through BF as shortcut and never use Alabang Zapote road (it will take me 30-40 minutes if i use AZ road).

21 minutes ang each episodes nga Family guy and American dad. Both made by seth macfarlane and i have th ecomplete episodes in each season sa ipod ko. I just love that cartoon.

22 or should i say actually is 2.25 grade I've got in Industrial Plant Design. What struck me is my drawing is like a matchstick person, not an engineer type of work but I did submit it on time. Others have their work beautifuly and artistically done but they submit it late. In the end, our prof failed those who submit late and the worst part it is already our last sem in college. Many did not graduated due to this failed subject. Thank God me and my friends passed.

23 major document ang dinodownload ko ngayon from client's website. Each document contains 150 pages that need to be download one-by one. It makes me go crazy!! 150 x 23 = 3450 to be download one at a time.

24 hours ang ginugugol ko sa gym for a month when I was still in Pinas.

Twenty five minutes it takes to walk from our office (or haus) to al-khobar town where we buy pandesal, go shopping, mamalengke, kain sa jollibee, bili ng load. Its a good time also to reflect or pray rosary (while walking).

26 years old I see myself getting married, when I was a teen-ager. I thought this age is the right time to get married.It was just a myth lang pala hahaha!

27 out of 67 follower sa twitter ang kakilala ko talaga. The rest are mga spam twitter account lang. Check my twitter link sa gilid ng website ko =D.

28 years old (last year lang) finally I have closure sa malaking issue sa buhay ko. Salamat kay item no. 1.

29 of february celebrant, naweweirduhan parin ako till now kung paano sila magcelebrate ng birthday kapag hindi leap year. Sabi ng iba hindi daw sila tumatanda dahil dun, ako naman si naïve naniwala naman!

So ayun, 29 facts (na talagang pinag-isipan ko pa ng bonggang bongga) about me. Hope you enjoy it!! Here's to a more year of blogging and celebrating life!

And of course, all the blessings and success that i've received ay galing kay Lord, kaya para sayo Lord lahat-lahat na ito!The best ka talaga!

Ja-ja-ja- Jollibee is now open!!!!

So the long wait is over, the favorite Filipino fast food chain is now open in Al-Khobar (again) and situated in a mall where a lot of Filipino hang-out too.
Of course i would want to be there on their opening day. It's the "IN" thing now in Khobar and i should be there =P
So last Sunday, after begging a friend to join me in my forray in Jollibee (he doesn't want to go there coz he's not a Jollibee fan, but i can be very persuasive hehe) and see what's the fuzz is all about.


I was expecting a small crowd shuold we get there since it's already 7:30 pm but lo and behold there are 50+ people who are in line in Jollibee.
Not to mention the another 30+ people who lined in family/for girls only section. Jollibee's opening was a hit! One kababayan even told me that TFC even covered the event earlier.
Sayang, I missed the opportunity to be seen on TV.

Thank God we have a friend who's already in the line so we ask him to buy our order as well.

And after 1.5 hours of waiting, sight seeing, making new acquiantance to other kababayans, finally our order arrived!

I must admit the cooking was hastily done but nevertheless the gravy is still as delicious as in the Phils.

Mapapa-ilabyou sabado pati narin linggo ka talaga sa Jollibee. Sarap talaga!

Thank You!

Salamat sa friendship bunso!


Kuia


(p.s. hindi ko parin binabasa ang blog mo, hehehe =P)

Good News Bad News

Good News#1: Pupunta daw (hindi pa confirmed ha!) ako ditto para mag-aral..



Bad News#1: One week lang ang training at ang kapalit ay isang taon pang stay sa Saudi! (Lugi!!)


Good News#2: New training = New knowledge

Bad News#2: Hello Saudi, magsasama pa tayo ng matagal = Goodbye Algeria =(


Good News#3: Mega-over to the max Mall wide sale ngayon sa AL-Khobar malls (lahat ng malls as in!)



Bad News#3: Mahirap kumuha ng taxi papuntang Mall of Dharan!!


Good News#4: Nagfishing kami last weekend duon sa malayong lugar (malapit sa Desalination Plant yun eh, pero diko alam ang name ng lugar.



Bad News#4: Ang parking area 0.8 kilometer mula sa seawall. 0.8 km walk + 10 kilos of mga abubot = namamagang braso kinahapunan.


Good News#5: Wala pa masyadong work load sa office dahil hindi pa officially start ang bagong project naming sa Shell.

Bad News#5: Walang Kabuhayang Showcase (read:walang overtime, walang raket!)


Good News#6: Nahagilap ako ng college bestfriend ko sa Facebook!

Bad News#6: Paguwi ko kakaladkarin nya ako para maglaro ng Airsoft (ito ang pinagkaka-abalahan nya ngayon). Masakit kaya yun!


Good News#7: Level 35 nako sa Farmville!!!



Bad News#7: wala nakong free fuel (penge naman dyan!)


Good News#8: Naperfect ko ang menu na “Asadong Manok”!!!

Bad News#8: Napadami kain ko ng kanin, so dagdag timbang na naman ito.


Good News#9: Tapos na ang pagdodownload ko ng 1990’s X-Men tv series.

Bad News#9: Hindi ko malipat sa I-pod dahil sira nap ala ang i-pod cable ko.


Good News#10: Lapit na February, birthday ko na!

Bad News#10: one year away nako sa big three zero and still single padin ako!

P Power!

I'll let you in for a little secret. I'll share with you what im doing when i have free time here @ Saudi.

Nope it's not surfing the net or chatting @ YM.
Neither is checking and updating Facebook or Twitter (though i must admit this is my 2nd favorite pastime)
It's not watching TV or listening to music.

Sirit na?

What I love to do when i have free time is to PRAY.

What? Serious?? Mwe? Di nga?? Jologs! Corny!! Baduy. So uncool!

I swear ito ang mga words na naglalaro sa utak nio noh? Aminin!!

Kahit na isipin nyong "old school" or "pang-matanda" ang ginagawa ko di ninyo maikakaila na ang pagdarasal minsan ang the best way to talk to God especially pag marami kayong solitary moments (tama ba ako King??!)

I admit, i'm the least person in the world na mahihilig sa pagdarasal. A few years ago (especially nung nag-aaral pako) I only pray pag may exam, or pag maysakit ako, or kung gusto ko ng isang bagay, or pag nasa simbahan. You know, the typical scenarios where prayer is needed. Hindi sha pang-araw araw na gawain. We are raised though as a catholic, even studied in catholic schools, but the idea or logic of being a Catholic is just like the ordinary people lang. Nothing special nor extravagant, ni hindi mo ako makikita sa mga charismatic prayer meeting or makitang nagwawagayway ng mga panyo sa Luneta for El Shaddai (sa luneta po dati ginagawa ung prayer meeting nila fyi..) Heck, I dont even prayed that hard when I suffered depression nung 2000-something nor when I was in Iran where I get caught in a emotional roller coaster relationship. In short hindi ako madasalin.

Come 2008, i was exposed in spiritual awakening which leads me to my catholic community now and greatly affect my spiritual life (see my previous posts about it). And before I was assigned here in Saudi my bestfriend/brother/soon-to-be-priest Floro asked me to pray the rosary daily. He's a Marian devotee and he explain to me the wonders of praying the rosary. And i must admit he was right! I believe God has work his miracle now with me while im here in Saudi. With constant prayer + rosary I believe he leads me out from temptation and kapahamakan (teka ano nga ba english word nito?hahaha). So now, everyday(9except weekend) I always get up early just to say my rosary and morning prayer, para maganda ang simula ng araw.

Kapag nagpupunta ako sa downtown Khobar mula sa opisina namin, i make it a point to say the rosary. Mga 15-25 minutes din na lakaran yun and instead na mag-isip isip ako ng kung ano anong mga bagay eh minabuti ko nalang na magrosaryo. Minsan pag tapos na ang rosary ko at hindi pa ako nakakadating sa pupuntahan ko, i'll just sing (in a very very low voice shempre) yung mga worship song na natutunan ko sa community namin at yung mga kinakanta din sa simbahan. Funny kasi yung officemate ko rin ganun ang gawain (he's a choir member kasi) pag mag-isa lang sha naglalakad. He sing while he's walking pero silent singing ang ginagawa nya shempre..or else baka mapagkalamalan shang baliw or else hulihin sha ng pulis!

I think nakatulong din lalo sa faith ko kay Lord ang pagkaka-assign ko dito sa Saudi. Since bawal ang religion natin dito pinalakas ko nalang ang personal prayer and worship to him. Naalala ko tuloy yung kasabihan na "Pag pinipigil (ang faith) lalong nang gigigil (sa faith!).. Korni noh? Hehehe

Question: Teka, eh ano nga ba ang nagawa ng pagdarasal sa buhay mo except na nilayo ka ni Papa God from sins at hindi kana nagsusuffer ng depression emotional roller coaster relationship (teka may ganito bang relationship talaga!??)

Sagot: Sa sobrang dami ng blessings na binigay ni Lord sa akin for the past 2 years (from 2008 till now) baka mabored kalang sa kakabasa nitong blog ko. But the BIGGEST blessing that i've received na pinagdasal ko din naman talaga eh nung mameet ko yung taong maituturing kong tapat na kaibigan...okay in lay mans term eh bestfriend (chessy!!!!) ika nga. Siksik liglig at umaapaw na kaligayahan nung araw na dumating sha sa buhay ko (ok sobrang cheessy na ito!!). I'll not go into details kasi makokornihan na kayo pero one thing for sure, God do really hear our prayers.

So ang advice ko lang sa mga ka-bloggers ko, pray always to god, and when your prayer is answered dont forget to say thank you to him ok =D.


theonoski


p.s.
i pray to god also before i go back here sa saudi na sana makalusot sa xray ng saudi ung mga devotional books ko.sana hindi maconfiscate.lalo na ung christmas gift sa akin ni bestfriend na rosary at daily bible reading. and thank god nakalusot naman sha sa airport.yahoo! god is great talaga!

Proud to be Pinoy

Yesterday at NAIA airport,i counted 13 people (including me) wearing the Collezione shirt (but different colors and style). Impressive!

You have to admit, the shirt is cool and its like bringing out the nationalism in you =D.

Agree??

Happy New Year!

Bago magtapos ang taon, gusto ko pong ipaabot ang taos pusong pasasalamat sa mga bloggers na palaging napapadaan dito sa aking munting blog.Thanks po sa mga comment at sa mga payong kaibigan. Diko na kayo maisa-isa pero you-know-who-you-are hehehe. Maraming salamat din dun sa Anonymous blogger na nagcomment ng masasakit na salita about sa article ko sa "Dear Makati Express",hahaha, feeling ko dun ka nagtratrabaho!

Anyhow, cheers to 2010! Here's to a more years of blogging!!


theonoski

p.s.
regular blogging will resume after New Year (pagbalik sa Al-Khobar)

Christmas Wish List

Dear Bro,

Hello po! Advance Merry Christmas po sa inyo dyan sa heaven. Sa inyo po ako sumulat ng aking wish list at hindi kay Santa Claus kasi hindi naman kayang gumawa ng miracle ni Santa, at saka kung hihiling lang din ako dipo ba dapat dun nako sa supplier hihingi at hindi sa delivery boy?

Kung inyo pong mamarapatin, eto po yung mga gusto ko po mareceive sa darating na taon. Nakaindicate din po kung kelan ko sila gustong mareceive. nakasaad po kasi yan sa timetable ko.Ang galing kopo diba?

1. Nikon D90 (Expected date to received: now na!)

2. End of Overseas Assignment in Saudi (Expected date to received: June 2010)


3. Site Assignment in Algiers (Expected date to received: August 2010)


4. Manalo po sana yung iboboto ko sa eleksyon sa pagka-pangulo. (Expected date to received: June 2010)

5. Makapag swimming sa World's famous beach.(Expected date to received: June 2010)

Yun lang po Bro ang wish ko sa darating na 2010!Sana po mapagbigyan nio ako kasi good boy naman ako this year diba???

Thanks po in advance and Merry Christmas po!

gumagalang,

good boy theo

Ba..Baa Bakasyon sa Bahrain!

In celebration of Eid-Al-Adha here in Saudi, we had six days off from work, and thank god we learned from the experience last Eid-Fitir where we rot ourselves in our room and sa office (overtime hehehe) so before the holiday comes we arrange a trip to a very very far-away country known as Bahrain.

Our original plan was really to go to Syria and Jordan, but due to visa delays it was not push through. And Thank God again it didnt materialize because during the Eid hoildays there were bomb attack in Damascus main bus station.
Imagine muntik pa pala kami mapahamak ng di oras kung natuloy kami!

Moving on, we started our trip from Al-Khobar to Bahrain on Thursday afternoon and leave Bahrain Saturday afternoon. Lots of pictures i took from the camera that i borrowed and saved it on my laptop but after a couple of minutes of downloading suddenly my laptop got a virus! So ayun deleted lahat ng pics from the camera. (wawa!). Only remaining pics we're the one taken from my cellfone and from a friend's camera (thanks raymond for the pics!).

Lesson learned:
1. install a more reliable anti-virus
2. buy my own dlsr!

Anyhow let me share you what I did in 2 days 2 night stay in Bahrain.

1. King Fadh Causeway
Ang 33km na bridge na naguugnay sa bansang Bahrain at Al Khobar Saudi Arabia. Swerte talaga at dito ako naka-assign sa Khobar at malapit kami sa Bahrain.This magnificent bridge was built since 1988 pa ata, and is a source of tourist attraction sa mga taga Al Khobar. Malapit sa boundary there is Starbucks, McDo, and many other fast food.Ganda rin mag picture taking pero hindi na namin ginawa kasi ang daming tao!

Immigration area of Saudi Arabia

Sunset over the Causeway

2. The Gold Souq Mall
Gold, Gold, Gold everywhere! Malamang kaya nga Gold souq ang name ng mall! Ang daming tindahan ng gold; gold necklace, ring, hikaw, palamuti sa bahay, etc. Magandang tignan pero masakit sa bulsa! =(
According to my friend, mas mahal ang ginto sa bahrain compare to Saudi. And until now im wondering, saan ba nanggagaling ang ginto dito sa middle east at sobrang dami nila? From Iran to UAE to Qatar and Saudi ang daming ginto! Nakatago ba sila sa mga buhangin? Teka makapghukay nga sa labas ng bahay namin at baka may nakatagong ginto sa mga buhangin na yun!

2. I love you Pork
Ang isang luxury ng mga Pinoy sa Saudi eh kapag nakabili ka (ng patago shempre) ng baboy. Yep ginto ang baboy sa Saudi, 1 kilo is almost 780 pesos (puro taba pa yun!) But in Bahrain, dahil mabait yung hari nila, eh allowed ang baboy sa bansa nila. Kaya when we had our first dinner in Manama bumili kami ng baboy and we cook it as lechon kawali and sinigang. It was heaven i tell you =D.

3. Twisted in Twister
After we had our dinner, its time to paint the town red! And what better way to celebrate gimik night?what else edi sa Twister Bar!
A common hangout ng mga pinoy young and old alikes is Twister bar located in Ramada hotel in Manama. Para kalang nasa Malate kasi puro Pinoy, and the band are all Pinoy. Galing! Word class talaga ang talent natin!
Entrance is free and you don't need to buy a drink to be there. Kung gusto mo lang sumayaw at makipagkilala sa mga single ladies eh puede rin =D. I've met a lot of Pinoys in Twister. Ang cool ng mga people kahit na may edad na hehehe. The place is so cool we even returned the next evening, and still we found the same peple/crowd there. Mga gimikero! LOL!

Hindi ba halatang enjoy?

4. A very memorable First Sunday of Advent @ Sacred Heart Church
Kinabukasan, Friday, together with the owner of the house we went to the largest and one of the Catholic church in Manama.It was a happy feeling to be in the Lord's house once again after almost 6 months of non worshipping in his house. The message of the sermon is "the Lord will provide".Galing!

5. I left my heart in Manama City
Manama is a beautiful place. Ang gagara ng mga buildings.He may not be as popular destination as Doha or Dubai but steadily Manama is being recognized as "business friendly" country in the Gulf. Being an open city gives them advantage from neighboring countries. That's why a lot of expats from Saudi Arabai and Kuwait goes to Bahrain for a weekend R and R. A sight to see in Manama is the Al fateh Mosque, which is the biggest mosque in the country.A good thing about this mosque is it is open to the public even to Non Muslim. Sayang when we visit the place it was closed for tourist. Nagtyaga nalang kami sa labas to ake picture.

City Hall ng Manama?

Al-Fateh Mosque

Sha parin....


City Hall ulet....

Ayan na papalapit na sa Mosque

Opppss..stop muna

6. On Guard at the Arad Fort

Before we end our trip sa Bahrain, shempre we shouldn't miss visiting the famous Arad Fort of Bahrain. It's an early structure build by the sea rulers of Bahrain, to protect their area and pearl industry from pirates. Its only a small fort but considered to be the oldest structure in their country. Its so cool to visit and actually walk on the same area where sinaunang Bahraini used to walk and maybe sometimes defend their land from pirates. Good timing ang pagbisita namin dahil konti lang ang tourist, so hindi matao at parang malaki naming playground ang Arad Fort.Lol!

Sir Jon and Me on top of the tower

The bay in front of the Fort


Arad Fort

Prayer carpets used in the afternoon Sala in Arad Fort

In conclusion, the trip was worth it! I love the way of life in Bahrain, parang Pinas lang kasi, they can go to church, eat pork, uminom ng alak, just like normal Piinoys do in Pinas. And after 3 years ngayon lang ako ulit nakabalik ng Bar w/ dancefloor, nostalgic talaga!. Though its a good thing this is prohibited in Saudi kasi at least nakaktipid kami hehe. If ever somebody asked me to join him to Bahrain for a weekend get-away man lang, ang isasagot ko..."Tara na!".