Any Tsikoters from Jubail and Yanbu?

[eyescube]

Mafi musquila sadik (no problem my fren)
anytime..... thats what tsikoteers family are for....
Good luck sa plans mo Dude... just give a shout if u push through with your plans....

[FrankDrebin]

I have always wanted to work there dahil TAX FREE! At wala nyan sa States!

I was supposed to work there sa MidEast pero medyo nag-backout ang Misis ko. Hindi pa daw niya kaya na wala ako for 2 years so set aside muna. Siguro this coming year kung me makita uli na magandang work dyan.

Puro SAP ata ang mabenta dyan ah. Sa Web kasi ako nalinya eh.

[prinsipe]

Hi Tsikoters,

Sorry for reviving this old thread.

Di ako natuloy sa Saudi, nag back out si misis e.

Yun isang kumpare ko kasi matutuloy sa Saudi sa Jubail sya ma-aasign may ga tanong lang sya - ano ba ang dapat dalin at di dapat dalin sa Saudi. Sa May 1 na nga pala ang alis nya.

Thanks in advance sadik!

[artpogi]

* principe

what to bring:

1. winter clothes - malamig dyan kapag winter.

what "NOT to bring:

1. I don't recommend bringing CD-ROMs/diskettes or any form of data storage kasi binubusisi nila ito, abala ito sa pag-process sa Saudi Customs/Immigrations.

What they will do is confiscate it and view/check it for any form of illegal contents (like religious stuff or ****ography) and they will tell you to come back after a few days so you can claim it back if it does not contain anything illegal.

Now if this contains something that they (Saudis) deem illegal or inappropriate as per they're law or standard, they can trace your whereabouts and question you about it's contents.

Now, that's hassle di ba? You don't want that in Saudi, believe me.

2. Do not bring "anything" pertaining to any religion other than Islam. Kung may mga libre-libreta sya ng mga dasal ek-ek, don't bring them. This can cause delay/trouble. Although I have a crucifix in my wallet

3. Do not bring magazines/reading materials that contains pictures of women who are not clothed properly or don't bring any magazines at all.

4. If you will bring video tapes or anything similar, make sure that the tapes do not contain any form of nudity (like women in swimsuits) this will be confiscated for viewing and you will have the same problem as No. 1.

5. If you will bring pictures of your wife and the Saudi Customs Police asked you who she is, tell the Asshole (Saudi Police) that she is your "Madame" (re Wife). Preferably bring a picture of your wife "with" your kids in the pic.

6. Do not bring unusual foods. Baka maka-tyempo ka sa may topak na Saudi Customs Police, itapon lang yan.

ano pa ba? hmmm..... isip pa ako

Oh very important, keep your cool, huwag ka matataranta kapag tinatanong siya ng Saudi Police.

[eyescube]

Dont bring any Religious Items. ****ography materials/VCD's.
Limit your Audio Cd's or any Cd you would like to bring coz he is a first timer immigration will be more strict on him, they will check on every CD he would bring and it will be delay and waste of time on his part.
Your luggage should not be more than 20-30kgs. / hand carry should be less than 10kgs.
Advise him to bring CP (its essential) with a SMART Buddy Sim with roaming capability, roam on na nya bago sya aalis ng pinas, mas mura itong gamitin as a reciever ng Txt message coming from phils. P1 lang ang charge(ito ang latest trend dito)
But dont bring a CP with Camera kasi they will confiscate it. ewan ba sabihin ba namang not allowed in the kingdom.
Kung meron syang kilalang merong Saudi Riyal currency, baon sya kahit SR50 lang ito ay para sa pagtawag lang sa kanyang company office just in case any delay on his part.
If you are first timer. never go out from the Airport, just stay as long as you can sa loob ng Airport and wait for your Company liaison officer to fetch you, or call your company office kaya advise him to get the contact info of the company from the agency in Pinas.
Am sure our kabayan will be happy to assist him on his way here.

Have a safe trip.

Cheers.

[FrankDrebin]

Totoo ba yun na hangga't maari LAST choice na daw talaga ang Saudi? Payo sa akin kung balak ko daw mag-Middle East ay sa Dubai or Bahrain na lang daw,

[artpogi]

* Frank

Well, in a way, yes tama yun. Higpit kasi sa Saudi.

Best talaga is U.A.E. and Bahrain.

Okay din sa Kuwait, not as strict as Saudi but not as okay compared to U.A.E. and Bahrain.

[prinsipe]

Hi Artpogi and Eyescube,

salamat sa inyo!

matanong ko lang kelan ba ang winter sa Saudi.

kala ko laging summer doon.

sa ugali naman ng mga tao...parehas lang ba ng pinoy?

[artpogi]

* prinsipe

If I remember correctly, winter should be starting around late October up until March, someone correct me if I'm wrong, di ko na maalala eh.

Ugali ng tao hmmm...... mahirap yan, kasi iba-ibang nationality ang makakasama nya dun.

Payo ko lang, habaan nya lang pasensya niya when he's dealing with different nationalities. Be observant, mapapansin nya naman yan eh.

[eyescube]

Actually Winter starts Mid November up to May winter peak is on January
then summer na until October, summer peak is August super humid nyan.

Yeap super higpit dito sa Saudi tsaka iba ugali ng mga police at mga taga dito, ha~ha~ha~ basta laking adjustment mo.

Dito yung tinatawag na Detoxification Destination kasi walang alak. although meron pa rin mabibili homemade called "sadiki" kaso di ka sure if its safe for consumption.
Unlike Qatar UAE Bhahrain merong alak dyan. Syempre meron ding Church at di mahigpit.

Syempre naman makakaipon ka sa Saudi thats the main point there it will lessen your number of years being away from your family. Or the best thing kasama mo ang family and its better this way.

Ang maganda dito meron kang "IQAMA" like a passport ito para sa lahat either citizen or foreigner which serves as your identification, marami dito check points, tsaka at anytime pwede ka sitahin ng pulis then present your IQAMA this is to prevent illegal alien.

OT: Sana ganito dyan sa atin sa Pinas this way maging strict ang law enforcers. Mas fair ito sa mga good, law abiding citizens and unfair ito sa mga NPA, Criminals, Extremist Groups
Kaya mababa ang crime rate dito.