Welcome to my Life - Pictures of Saudi Arabia
Well seen as though some people asked, and well I was personally interested to see if I could convey my boredom here..
Here is a series of pictures intended to show the loneliness and boredom I feel here.
Can you feel it?
Here's my cubicle and my lifeline to the rest of the world, just to show cubicles do look the same all over the world..
Here's the appartment I stay in, my prison.
This is what I see here everyday, this is the boredom I feel.
There is a small mosque on every street, much like there is a pub on every street in UK!
The people here drive like absolute fucking idiots, they also seem to have an obsession about making their tyres squeal at every opportunity, especially during U-turns, all the cars look like this in some way or another be it front, back or side.
It's not much different at night...it's deserted, there's no one about, there's nothing happening.
There's so little subject matter...I resort to taking pictures of my own shadow.
This is the end, the building I stay in.
Wonder if these pics portray the emotion I intend.
Tags: arab, arabia, arabic, arabs, boredom, desert, gulf, middle-east, Photography, riyadh, sand, saudi, saudi-arabiaPosted in Photography, Trips & Travel | -
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my god, sedihnyerrrrrrr
coming back soon what... tahan.. tahan...
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poor ST. No nookies too eh ?
Look at the bright side, at least you got net access and your head is still attached to your body.
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Yikes, looks tall to be ya.
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The night shots were interesting and created an atmosphere - the other's certainly make the place look as bana1 as you describe it. Thanks for making the effort
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looks like you're standing on your own balls on that shadow pic
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I like the angle captured for the picture of mosque. All the streets seem so empty be it day or night.
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Your presence there chased everyone away?
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There's life in Saudi Arabia?
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poor thing. how many times u wank yourself there?
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Your table looks like came from the movie Officespace. How about adding something to it. Otherwise it lookS like SOME SORT OF MALLBORRO 14 PACK
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I'll go bonkers if I were to stay there. Hey, camel is a nice pet. *meowww...
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it looks so....dead.
least some of us now know never to visit S.A.
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Haha...the place looks really bleak. Seriously, you should hop over to Bahrain. It's like paradise compared to your pictures!
The roads are not empty...there's actually nightlife!
If you get yourself here, email me and I can bring you to many decent places for makan.
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poor thing.... i saw kobe bryant and the rest of the lakers.
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Looks like a nice place but awfully quiet.
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but it's so bright at nite?
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No wonder even the Saudis leave the country at every opportunity they get.
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try comparing the saudi drivers with malaysian drivers. they make our road hogs look like sissies.
WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN DRIVING IN SAUDI ARABIA.
- Police are afraid to pull up anyone driving fast in a Mercedes, Bentley or Rolls-Royce in case he's a Prince and they get reprimanded
- Parents with lots of children crawling all over the front and back seats, never in seat belts or child seats, they're instant projectiles when there's an accident. That, and their large families, is why you keep seeing reports saying "One accident, 2 cars, 19 dead".
- Fathers driving with small children sitting on their lap. When there's an accident, they're much squishier than an air-bag.
- People driving at speed and talking on mobile. Maybe with small child on lap.
- Drivers who change lanes without giving a signal. They never had signals on a camel.
- Idiots driving at speed on outside "emergency lane", flashing lights to try and get idiots in front to move over, and being flashed by idiots behind.
- Idiots switching lanes every 5 seconds, as though they were Formula 1 drivers or some forgotten 'star' in some fast and furious movie. they are not.
(For a really frightening drive, and plenty of examples of the two above, try Riyadh's northern ring road on Wednesday and Thursday night, as the morons make their way to the "Resters" (bars without booze) in Riyadh's north-eastern outskirts).
- Lazy policemen who just like to look good, flashing their blue lights, but never actually do anything. Especially when they see a Mercedes.
Cheers!
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Hey ST, for how long will you be staying in Saudi?
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Ah, the alienation of life!
Actually, the first image brought back memories of office space [the movie]. Very much like my old job in Sydney. Now i feel all teary eyed and nostalgic!
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maybe they got too used to do that with camel in the olden days.....and forgot that when camel brushed against each other they dont scratch and dent like cars.
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OMG! Its like living in a nowhere land with no one around.
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WHERE ARE THE BELLY DANCERS? Or is this another location?
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you need more 'things' to spice up your life
somehow although i dont really see sand... the only imagery that comes to mind is sand... sand... and more sand...
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Yaaaaaawn.
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suanie: Back ledi!
ShadowFox: Yah heavily censored super slow Internet, I wonder why it's so slow...perhaps camel pr0n? Anyway I'm definately thankful about retaining my head.
Intensecure: No worries, pics are all about potraying messages
KY: Haha yah I did notice the same thing actually.
spiller: Till it's red raw !!
Helena: Thanks for the offer but I managed to get myself the hell out of there, cheers!
kimberlycun: Die bitch.
tracy: Well that's one good thing I guess you can say, the streets are very well lit.
Faez: So true...plus the right hand lane fella suddenly deciding he wants to turn left...or everyone ignoring the red traffic light and just driving faster and beeping their horn.
Lowzeewee: I was there for a soul destroying 9 days, have managed to get out today..the project was supposed to be for 3 months.
lilian: That's Dubai...no such fun things here.
stev: Yeah tell me about it.
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Why the early departure?
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Your cubicle looks like the Office Minions' version of Hell!
O_o
So grey and boxey....
(Hope you feel better soon... there has to be SOMETHING exciting... anything at all?)
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You might want to find a camel there or something and uh... hump it? That might ease the boredom :p
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she call you her boo and you called her bitch??
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Lowzeewee: Can't stand it there man..
J: No nothing exciting at all ever happens there, unless you sit outside on the road and wait for the inevitable car collisions..but then that's not exactly that interesting.
Silencers: Er thanks..I'd need a stool anyway I'm not THAT tall
Ront: Huh?
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Hmm.. i was gonna move there.. but maybe not now...