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Bible Verse #9: God's Riches and Provision

Janadriyah Festival 2013: A Cultural Tour

When I heard about Janadriyah Festival from my husband's boss last year, I've always looked forward to visiting the venue. But because we're still new then and Fred isn't too familiar yet in the routes here, we decided to do it this year. I'm happy that it pushed through and Gabby and Sunday had something interesting to do on their vacation , even for just a day. Janadriyah didn't disappoint me, safety wise. Though the place was packed with people, mostly Saudis, the guards were attentive and good English speakers and even gave Gabby and Sunday wrist bands with Fred's mobile number written on them, just in case they get lost. I just wish the signs on the entrances were also in English so we would know what's inside before we enter. We went there a little bit late so we were not able to photograph most of the crafts, but still it was an enjoyable and educational tour. I'm not sure if we will be able to go back there aga...

Bible Verse #8: Good Courage and Strength

A New Summer Vacation

Short but frequent posts or of medium length but infrequent posts. I'm actually not torn between the two. I believe that frequent, short posts is more doable than longer ones. So I might resort to that at times when I'm inspired to do so. But what I am torn between now is posting about my trip to Macau before we came here in Riyadh which I haven't posted yet or my kids' field trip this year. I presume that posting the events and pictures chronologically is better, so expect Macau tourist spots posts in the coming days. And speaking of tourist spots, we won't be going to any of the Philippines' this year, as what we always do back there. We will be staying here in Saudi Arabia the whole summer. The kids, who may have inherited our love for adventure are asking us for the nth time if they will be going to board an airplane again. A big no for them this time. No to walkalators of Dubai International Airport. No to clowning around and not minding the other...