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hehaheha
Joined: 10 Mar 2009 Posts: 47
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:55 am Post subject: KFUPM: what should newbies bring (family housing)? |
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The information from KFUPM is that furnished housing is provided. So newcomer just needs to bring cook, quilt, sheet, and clothes. Will it be easy to buy them there if I don't bring so much stuff? |
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johnslat

Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:02 am Post subject: |
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Dear hehaheha,
"Will it be easy to buy them there if I don't bring so much stuff?"
Yup - it'll be a lot easier to travel light.
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cmp45

Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 1475 Location: KSA
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:21 am Post subject: |
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Travel light as John suggests.
You'll find that once you're in KSA, shopping will be your number one activity so no need to ruin the experience by not having anything to shop for  |
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scot47

Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:04 am Post subject: |
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Apart from pork products and C2HO5H, you can buy just about anything in Khobar/Dammam |
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trapezius

Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 1670 Location: Land of Culture of Death & Destruction
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:09 am Post subject: |
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You will bring a 'cook'?
I wish I could afford to hire a personal chef as well!! |
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hehaheha
Joined: 10 Mar 2009 Posts: 47
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:05 am Post subject: |
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Sorry for the mistake. I meant "cooker" rather than "cook". |
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scot47

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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:34 am Post subject: |
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I used to have a cook. Then she divorced me. |
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hehaheha
Joined: 10 Mar 2009 Posts: 47
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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Scott, it is nice of you for sharing your "nice" experience. |
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hehaheha
Joined: 10 Mar 2009 Posts: 47
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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looks like the best entertainment for weekend is shopping. What the life will be for a money saver? |
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Stephen Jones
Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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Actually Saudi is one of the many countries in the world where a cook is cheaper than a cooker. Unless you buy the expensive made in the West variety like Scot47. |
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veiledsentiments

Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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Wait... who brings a cooker? Are they not provided in the flats or purchased locally?
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hehaheha
Joined: 10 Mar 2009 Posts: 47
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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But scott can have up to four cooks if he is muslim depending on his choice, since he is in KSA |
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johnslat

Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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Dear hehaheha
Only if he converts - which from what I know of him is, I'd say, most improbable.
Regards,
John[/list] |
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scot47

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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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The Almighty knows all. Whether or not I will take that step is known to the Generous One, to the One who sees all. |
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eclectic
Joined: 09 Nov 2006 Posts: 1122
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Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:27 am Post subject: |
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scot47, trust me, you will convert. Wanna bet? |
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