Lorna's mini birthday party

SaudiLifeHack # 4

Waiting for days for the hotel to deliver your laundry? You actually have to call them to deliver!

SaudiLifeHack # 3

The hotel's laundry service might actually be cheaper than that outside. Double check.

SaudiLifeHack # 2

If you were short pants, be sure that they cover your knees.

SaudiLifeHack # 1

When in a clinic or hospital, don't assume the Filipina nurses know you are waiting to see the doctor. Make sure she knows you are waiting.

View of the Faisaliyah Center from my hotel room

Saudi Arabia tops ICT spending with SR75 billion

MANAMA, Bahrain – Saudi Arabia has become the top investor in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) with investments of up to SR75 billion ($20 billion) in 2008, according to a report by Global Insight, an international research company.
Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are set to spend SR273 billion ($73 billion) on ICT reaching over SR356 billion ($95 billion) in the next three years. At the current rate the regional expansion is set to overtake the US in ICT spending.
The report stated that businesses in the Middle East are experiencing a 5 percent growth, compared to a 4 percent growth in the US. The Middle East and Asia-Pacific are becoming the two fastest growing regions in the world, according to the report. – SPA