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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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 # 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.
Monday, July 28, 2008
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
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
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Close-up Photo of the Al Faisaliyah Center
Close-up Photo of the Al Faisaliyah Center. My hotel is within walking distance of this, one of two main skyscrapers in Riyadh.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Right to Left
All programs in Saudi Arabia (e.g., Microsoft products) are defaulted for text to be entered from the right to the left. This is for Arabic data entry of course. Quite interesting but a bit annoying as well to learn how to toggle to left to right.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Prayers on a Plane
A Saudi man on the plane over was praying for several hours (a low chanting sound) right behind me. It was rather soothing. I admire his religious devotion.
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