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EnglishDoYouSpeakIt
Joined: 19 May 2009
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Location: Saudi Arabia
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| johnslat wrote: |
Dear EnglishDoYouSpeakIt,
How come you haven't gotten yourself a P.O. Box?
Regards,
John |
Probably the same reason it took me a year to get a license and two years to get a bank account. Nothing is easy except doing nothing. |
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Grendal
Joined: 13 Aug 2009
Posts: 861
Location: Lurking in the depths of the Faisaliah Tower underground parking.
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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Dear EnglishDoYouSpeakIt,
"My main hindrance is my flat doesn't have an address. Even when I order air conditioners or kitchen appliances I have to draw a map for the delivery people."
How come you haven't gotten yourself a P.O. Box?
Regards,
John |
How do you fit an air conditioner in a P.O. box John?
Regards.
Grendal |
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Kornan DeKobb
Joined: 24 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Grendal wrote: |
| johnslat wrote: |
Dear EnglishDoYouSpeakIt,
"My main hindrance is my flat doesn't have an address. Even when I order air conditioners or kitchen appliances I have to draw a map for the delivery people."
How come you haven't gotten yourself a P.O. Box?
Regards,
John |
How do you fit an air conditioner in a P.O. box John? |
And how cool do they keep your apartment anyway?
But to answer your question, OP: 100% Pure Maple Syrup. Yeah, they have the tiny little bottles at Tamimi, but for 35-40 SAR. Bringing a couple of the jugs from Costco would be worth it for me but that's just a personal taste.
And I'd agree with bringing Vitamins and supplements. I just tried to have some shipped in from but they were sent back by Customs. They are way too expensive here.
I wouldn't really bother with much else.
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Imdramayu
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
Posts: 394
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 6:39 pm Post subject: Download Kindle books before coming to KSA |
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Download Kindle books before coming to KSA. I haven't been able to download any Kindle e-books here. They've blocked my account because of my IP address (which is in KSA).
Ironically, I've taken stuff OUT OF KSA to bring to other countries b/c it wasn't available there (i.e., IKEA furniture, IKEA curtain rods, etc.).
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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Dear Imdramayu,
Do you use a Western credit card with Amazon?
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John |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 10:47 am Post subject: cookin |
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| Bring back a still - that will cut down on your visits to the bootlegger. |
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aridion
Joined: 30 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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So, I cannot download on a kindle. Bummer.
What about movies from torrent sites? They banned as well? |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003
Posts: 17644
Location: USA
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 12:29 am Post subject: Re: Download Kindle books before coming to KSA |
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| Imdramayu wrote: |
| Download Kindle books before coming to KSA. I haven't been able to download any Kindle e-books here. They've blocked my account because of my IP address (which is in KSA). |
Wouldn't a VPN overcome this? Use a US based VPN (or UK if you are from there).
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rainbowprof
Joined: 18 Feb 2012
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Location: Penang
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 2:39 am Post subject: |
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| others have reported torrents work fine. Really, a loaded external hdd will keep you going for years anyway. Like I have one file that is the Booker award winners for the last 30 years, or another of every Pulitzer Prize winning book for 50 years. You don't have to wait to get to Saudi to take that with you. Secondly, if you know someone outside KSA at a pinch they can download a book for you and email it to you. So are you going or staying aridion? You still have a few more months to see which way the wind blows? |
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aridion
Joined: 30 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 9:02 am Post subject: |
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| rainbowprof wrote: |
| others have reported torrents work fine. Really, a loaded external hdd will keep you going for years anyway. Like I have one file that is the Booker award winners for the last 30 years, or another of every Pulitzer Prize winning book for 50 years. You don't have to wait to get to Saudi to take that with you. Secondly, if you know someone outside KSA at a pinch they can download a book for you and email it to you. So are you going or staying aridion? You still have a few more months to see which way the wind blows? |
At the moment, it seems like I am going Rainbowprof. I want to start putting money aside as I have a few plans of my own. Hopefully in a few years I will have some cash to do something with and also move to another international school in the region, or in SE Asia. |
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rainbowprof
Joined: 18 Feb 2012
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Location: Penang
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| aridion, hope you do that footy coach course before you arrive in Saudi. |
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aridion
Joined: 30 Aug 2010
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| aridion, hope you do that footy coach course before you arrive in Saudi. |
Yeah, well at the moment I am a bit snowed under with the PGCE. Haven't got the time to think about courses. However, I might try it out after I finish at the end of June. |
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