What is the correct word "Bashka" (title of this thread) OR "Baskha" (title of the subforum)???

^^Bashka

^^ then shouldn't someone correct it?

Those threads need to be moved to the Projects Sum-Forum,

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=363711
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=300295
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=441228
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=437722
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=390220


And I still like the old combined forum...

^^just more time and it's will be ok with you.
anyway ask any mods in PM to moving these thread!

Those threads need to be moved to the Projects Sum-Forum,

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=363711
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=300295
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=441228
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=437722
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=390220


And I still like the old combined forum...

done

they fixed the thrreads name :banana:

you are doing superb job Skoulikimou :applause:

and he doing it fast:D

I think this thread is now useless since we have a whole forum to post non urban development related topics.

i know you point riyadhi but some times you want to tell us somthing not need to open new thread for it!!!

Can we revert back to the old KSA forum format? The one that hadn't any sub-forums. I'm already sick of this one! Any one with me?

you are right huit but i think it's not nice to make our forum randomly!

Agree with huit...

Why you people don't like organized things?!

because it makes the fourm even more dead some sections are sometimes not updated for weeks !!!!

qatar_son_333 is absolutely right! I really mean it, I really don't like the current format - no actually, I hate it! Lets have a poll... lets decide once and for all!

and even if people did vote to keep the current format, then I'd still lobby for reversion! ;)

^^i know it's wrong but ok as you like open thread for voting and we will see.....

But it's easier that way to find threads even if the sections are not updated for weeks so what!

^ but the forum seems dead!
I guess, we'll have to live with the current format... I might choose to boycott the sub-forums if they frustrate me any further! ;)

now forum really dead!!!

agree with huit. forum is really dead....

^^ lol! then why don't you revive it!! I'm sure there are much going on in Saudi Arabia.

why is this thread a poll?

thats what i have been wondering too :nuts:

This sub forum has its ups and downs. Sometimes is very active and sometimes it's dead for days. I dont know why!!

^^ it's all your fault Riyadhi....it's all you....you've killed the sub forum... :lol:

no he did not he is not the moderator that caused this mess in the saudi fourm :ohno:

^^ obviously i was pulling his leg...jeez

guys do u know how many are using Mobily and Al Etisalat?

sorry i dont know,but my friends all of theme have both Mobily and Etisalat!

loool funny article :D

http://www.arabnews.com/2007/08/jpl5.jpg
A view of the sorry state of the inside of the Jeddah Public Library. (AN photo by Ebtihal Mubarak)

EDDAH, 5 August 2007 — No one in the neighborhood seemed to know the exact location of the Jeddah Public Library. Arab News roamed around for 45 minutes to find the pale yellow-and-white building with its broken windows that surely did not look like a house of knowledge. At last we managed to get to the main gate of the library, but that proved of no avail as our entry was still blocked. The guard told us it was closed and the entrance to the library is from the gate at the back. Not a single sign led us to the mysterious back entrance that was almost hidden by overgrown bushes and trees.

Finally a rusty lonely sign welcomed us: “Jeddah Public Library”. There was no sign of life in that deserted area behind the old Saudi TV and radio building, except for three cars parked in front of the back entrance.

On entering the building, an empty dusty desk welcomed the knowledge-seekers in a dark corridor. A huge children’s picture blocked the stairs. A printed-paper sign attached to the wall indicated that the staircase led to the theater. Silence pervaded the place.

Two doors at the end of the corridor — one at the left and the other at the right — was the only possible way to go. The door on the left had a sign that said “Children’s Books” while on our right no signs were seen at all. But there was light coming out from under the right door. Instinct told us to follow the light for that might lead to some books at the end of the tunnel.

The door opens to a huge room where two men were sitting at their desks at the corner of the hall.

“Where are the books?”

“Here follow me,” said one of the men.

He led us to another bigger hall centered by a big counter, one computer, a big signing-in record book, a broken copying machine and shelves with some books and magazines.

“Yes, but where are the books?”

The man pointed his finger up and said they were in the second and third floors. We looked up and finally we saw the books.

Walking the stairs to the first floor we saw all the encyclopedia and thick reference books. On the third floor were all the arts, history and geography and science books. The air conditioning was not working on both floors, which were covered with dust and dirt.

The books were scattered all over the place: on the desks, the deserted counters, on the floor, on the trolleys, on the corridors and halls, in boxes.

The heat and the amount of dust that covered the whole place made it impossible to stay inside for very long. The only air movement in the large hall came from a tiny fan at one end. When asked when or if the library would ever be turned into, well, a library people would use, the response from librarian Ibrahim Al-Khuraif was: “Inshallah, things will be better...Talk to the administration in Riyadh. We don’t talk to the press.”

Al-Khuraif was helpful enough to guide Arab News to the Saudi literature section. We told him we wanted to see the modern literature section.

“All Saudi literature is modern,” he said, smiling.

Reaching the section, we could not find a single contemporary novel, poetry collection or collection of short stories. The collection seemed mainly to comprise obscure works of social criticism published in the 70s and the 80s.

Arab News asked Al-Khuraif to provide a book on domestic violence. He left for a few minutes and returned with some small paperbacks that looked, telling from their covers, to have been published in the 70s.

“That’s what we have on women,” he said.

One of the books read like a primitive user’s manual on how to deal with women.

“Women use their feminine wiles in all ways to seduce men,” the book said, adding that women are guided by only two emotions: One for men and one for children.

Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Abdul Aziz Al-Sebail said the Jeddah library, as well as others, are on the to-do list for renovation. Two years ago the public library system was moved to the administration of the Ministry of Culture and Information. Before that the Ministry of Education handled the library system.

He said there are so many things that have to be kept in mind concerning the Jeddah library.

“The strength of librarians there has to be boosted and the budget increased,” he said. “All these require time.”

When we asked him about the poor state of hygiene in the library — we found only one part-time worker to take care of the cleaning of the whole building — he said: “We hired a private establishment to take care of the cleaning and the maintenance but the Labor Ministry sometimes slows down their work by delaying recruitment of manpower.”

Arab News managed to get into the seminar and theater hall whose entrance was blocked with a huge wooden poster. It was no better than the rest of the building; the hall was covered with dust, the equipment at the backstage were facing the broken windows.

“There will be a quick renovation process to the theater in the next few weeks, that will be the first step,” said the deputy minister.

“The theater will be used for all sorts of cultural activities.”

After visiting the library on three different days and at different times last week, we did not notice any change. We saw the same books on the same desks, carelessly scattered. In the bathroom a pigeon was resting on a nest that had been built on the toilet.

guys do u know how many are using Mobily and Al Etisalat?

Mobily: 5 million
Aljawal: 15 million

sorry for the late reply ;)

mobily now 8 millions line

etisala 15 milion

mobily is the best

yep with mobily's internet pay only 300SR and get 4mb/s unlimited download, and in end 2007 it will be 14.7mb/s. with the same price 300SR!

^ is that 300 SR per month?

yes that what i know correct me if i was wrong.

i love these video:)
nAIAtoA0GOc

:tongue3:
الرياض - مشعل العنزي:
في تجربة جديدة ومختلفة أنهى الفنان عمر الجاسر تصوير حلقات مميزة من برنامج "مهن غير" وهو عبارة عن برنامج كاميرا خفية تشارك فيه ممثلات من السعودية في تطور كبير على مستوى إنتاج الكاميرا الخفية التي كانت منذ عقود تعاني من "سوء التنفيذ وسوء الأفكار" التي يتم من خلالها تصوير المواقف التي كانت تتسبب في مناوشات بالعقال والضرب بالأيدي إلا أن الكاميرا الخفية السعودية هذه المرة مختلفة حيث يدخل العنصر النسائي السعودي مرحلة جديدة من الحضور حيث تشارك الفنانة فوزان الحسن وهبة سلمان وإيمان في تجربة صنع مواقف محرجة لسعوديين ومن المواقف الطريفة في "مهن غير" عندما يذهب قائد السيارة لورشة بغية تغيير الزيت ويجد فتاة في استقباله وتعمل في الورشة فماذا سيحدث للسعوديين في مثل هذا الموقف؟
كما يشارك في العمل محمد الزهراني وهو صاحب الفكرة وعبدالله اليامي وخالد النهدي وحسام سالم وعادل صالح وهاشم الأهدل والأطفال مؤيد ومحمد عمر الجاسر وهاني حرازي.

البرنامج مكون من 30حلقة ومن إخراج عمر الجاسر ومنتج منفذ لؤلؤة الفن لصالح قناة عين المفتوحة التابعة لشبكة art ومن المتوقع عرض العمل خلال شهر رمضان المبارك

A beach in Riyadh?? Im afraid it won't ever be possible would of been cool if it was.

Imagine how much it would cost to build a canal to Riyadh? Any estimates? LOL

today the first day of cityscape Dubai 2007! lot of Saudi projects will be there!!!

oh yea, someone should bring us the good news!

it is bashkah or baskhah
coz the forum name is baskhah بـسـخة
and this topic name is bashkah بـشـكة
btw, what does it mean?

I heard an info says that Najd schools gonna move to other building, is that true or not?

I heard that a very long time ago.

i love these video:)
nAIAtoA0GOc


love the music, who made the music?

http://www.altawheedsa.com/Front_AR.html

don't ask me what this is!

What is this? :P
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It's absolutely hideous!!!

I guess it's another project for a college student.. project gone wrong!

http://www.altawheedsa.com/Front_AR.html

don't ask me what this is!

I think we are suffering these days from the lack of good architectures!!!
what is this :nuts:
first I said this is dallah (دلة)
then I said it is a fat kid :nuts:
so I just closed the website :)

nice renders form students!

http://www.asharqalawsat.com/details.asp?section=47&article=443974&issue=10567

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=548201
الناس طايحين فينا تقطيع
بس ماقدر اقول شي !!!
يحق لهم !!!
وين ألقا وجهي من اليوم :D

^^ هههههه حنا ينطبق المثل اللي يقول ان جلستي طالق وان وقفتي طالق يعني لا يهمونك

http://alriyadh.com/2007/11/21/img/221139.jpg
LMAO :lol::lol::lol:

loool i like how can we mute baby scream:lol:

http://alriyadh.com/2007/11/21/img/221139.jpg
LMAO :lol::lol::lol:

Nice! LOOOOOOOL

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=548201
الناس طايحين فينا تقطيع
بس ماقدر اقول شي !!!
يحق لهم !!!
وين ألقا وجهي من اليوم :D

Why I can't see this page!!! :bash:

http://www.mapquest.com/ has activated great maps for some Saudi cities

guys now we have a new thing named wiki skyscrapercity :D so why dont we start working !!! UAE already started !

http://wiki.skyscrapercity.com/Main_Page

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2156/2093556717_1ba89fe418.jpg

The Desert Movie it's first film full made by saudi crew and actors.
The film is inspired by real events occurred over the years in the heart of the Saudi deserts, a movie revolves around a group of young people agreed to camp a few days in the desert,During camping suddenly sand storm was blowing and make theme lost in middle of the desert,various events happing for each one that make their lives outstanding between life or death.
The Desert Movie will lunch next year inshallah

more infos visit The Desert Movie Official Website
www.thedesertmovie.com

الفلم مستوحى من احداث واقعية حدثت عبر السنين في قلب الصحاري السعودية،تدور احداث الفلم حول مجموعة من الشباب اتفقوا على ان يمضوا بضع آيام مخيمين في الصحراء،وخلال التخييم هبت عاصفة رملية وآدت الى ضياعهم في وسط الصحراء،وتدور احداث مختلفة لكل منهم تجعل مسآلة حياتهم معلقة بين الحياة او الموت.

تم استخدام وجوه شابة جديدة في ساحة التمثيل وهم بندر بافقيه،وسام سندي،حاتم الحربي،هشام باعيسى واخيرا مازن قطان وباخراج مهند قمقمجي وتآليف رائد السعدي وجميع طاقم الفريق والممولين للفلم سعوديون. وسيتم اطلاق الفلم السنة القادمة ٢٠٠٨ انشاءالله

Saudi movies always force me to throw up

but this one sounds good :D it promosing :D its also based on real stories it sounds good unlike the kingdom !

^^ the Kingdom is a movie about Saudi not a Saudi movie :)

i know but i was reffering to a movie about saudi arabia :D which it quite correct on my opinion ;) , no ?

no :D

^^ NO !!!! :bash: :nuts::bash::nuts::bash:

happy eid :) and today December 19 my birthday 24 am i lucky right?
فديتني والله;)
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/456/10ej1.jpg

haha... happy birthday man!

اجل عيدنا عيدين :)

I'm amazed from what happening now in Riyadh !!!
lots of construction and new buildings every where !!!
but what I hate the most is the stupid umbrellas on king Abdulla's Rd :?

BTW, is this true or just BS ?
http://www.arriyadh.com/StratPlan/------------------------------------1.pdf

.........!!!!
am i alone?

^^ your along with me trust me the saudi forum is considered active compared to the Qatari and Jordanian forum :(

i'm here guys!

hahaha, why is this forum like a ghost city??? There are a lot of constructions going on in KSA and I'm sure a lot of saudi people are interested in such subject. It's weird how there aren't a lot of forumers here...

^^ actually i think it is fairly active especially the projects and sub-forum which matters the most. We pretty much have threads for all the major projects in saudi... The updates of project never stop... The participation in the the threads is not impressive but it's okay....

hahaha, why is this forum like a ghost city??? There are a lot of constructions going on in KSA and I'm sure a lot of saudi people are interested in such subject. It's weird how there aren't a lot of forumers here...

most Saudis are pessimists they don't believe each tower will be built and Only interested in equity part of developments projects! i think thats why not much interested on constrictions:dunno:

what is happening !!!
http://www.wunderground.com/global/SD.html
it is -8 in Hail and Algurayat !!!
I wish that I was there, my friend just told me that it is estimated to snow on Riyadh :S

^^That is true, everyboday is saying this. I'm freezing here in Riyad and I hope it snows so I don't go to school :lol:
Guys, just imagine a photo of Kingdom Center with snow!!!

yeah it's freezing here in riyadh

remined me when i was in canada same feeling

biurt guy yeah i wesh to see that too

What does Bashka mean?

^^^ group of mates in the local Hijazi dialog..

What do you guys think of nominating Saudi Guy to be the moderator and representative of the Saudi section??

^^Great idea!!!

What do you guys think of nominating Saudi Guy to be the moderator and representative of the Saudi section??
I'll be glad to see him our moderator :)

lool why me?

^^ Yes, I vote for Saudi Guy!

Hyundai and SABIC Innovative Plastics Honored with Award

Hyundai Motor Europe and SABIC Innovative Plastics have jointly won the iF Product Design Award 2008 for the QarmaQ Advanced Technology Demonstration Vehicle.

The Hyundai QarmaQ Advanced Technology Demonstration Vehicle (ATDV) has been selected as a winner of the International Forum (iF) Product Design Awards 2008 for Advanced Studies, which honors experimental drafts of products and studies that have not yet been implemented. Hyundai Motor Europe and SABIC Innovative Plastics, co-developers of the QarmaQ, jointly won the award, which is being presented today at the Hannover, Germany Exhibition Grounds. For 54 years, the iF design award has served as an internationally recognized trademark for outstanding design. This award attests to the effectiveness of SABIC Innovative Plastics’ strategy of working side-by-side with customers to help them deliver business success.

Key criteria for selecting the QarmaQ ATDV included design quality, choice of materials, degree of innovation, environmental compatibility, functionality, and safety. For example, the concept of the “Elastic Front” safety system featured on the QarmaQ can help reduce the risk of severe injuries in CUV pedestrian collisions. Design innovations included panoramic wrap-around glazing using SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Lexan* polycarbonate resin. Through the use of thermoplastic materials, QarmaQ designers were given greater expressive freedom to create complex three-dimensional shapes that could not have been achieved with conventional production methods or materials.

Safety, Design Freedom, and Environmental Goals were Achieved

The QarmaQ was developed with three key goals in mind:

* To demonstrate the concept of a pedestrian friendly crossover utility vehicle (CUV) design with the “Elastic Front” passive pedestrian protection concept from SABIC Innovative Plastics.
* To enable design and styling freedom through the use of innovative plastic materials.
* To create a CUV that would reduce greenhouse emissions.

Thanks to weight reduction through the use of plastics, the QarmaQ reached its environmental goals. GreenOrder, an environmental strategy firm based in New York, N.Y. that audited the QarmaQ, estimated that the 60 kilograms that have been taken out of the QarmaQ means the vehicle would require about 80 fewer liters of diesel per year, and would cut annual greenhouse gas emissions by more than 200 kilograms.

The QarmaQ is among the 821 prizewinning entries in the 2008 iF product design competition that will have materials on display in Pavilion 36 and at the Information Center on the exhibition grounds. These prizewinners will also be part of iF’s online exhibition and 2008 Yearbook.

* Trademark of SABIC Innovative Plastics.

http://www.jobwerx.com/images/sabic-949760-hyundai-qarmaq-hr.jpg

wI3XaVXRVMw

:cheers:

Am I the only one living in Riyadh here??? All of the updated threads in the Projects Sections are in Jeddah...WHERE ARE YOU RIYADH PEOPLE???

I'm Riyadhi but I dont live in Riyadh :(

^^ I just knew that!
Am I the only one living in Riyadh here???
its seems that you're the only one :D

I want to do a banner for Riyadh but can't find good panoramas. Anyone knows where can I find panoramic pics of Riyadh?

I'm working on a new thread for the Saudi Projects Forum and it's taking forever!!!...since yesterday and I'm not done yet...:(

^^if you need any help send me PM.

^^Thanks! Bass I finally finished it!!! :banana::banana:
Check it!!

good job BG :okay:

Thanks :)

thanks for the projects thread BG.. it really helps!

saudi guy

i want u to take some photo of the new jeddah airport terminal

they already finished

hope soon

@Riyadhi : Welcome! :)
Yea, that's why I made it...before, it used to take me a lot of time to find a thread...

BTW, I have many exams these days so the only road i'm taking is home-->school and school-->home so I can't take any pics :(

I know i'm late
but good effort BG

BG do you best in exams,mine midterm exam next week!oh god!!

me too, I have a test worths 30% next week
I'm supposed to be studying right now but I'm bored!

Actually...I go to the French School, so we follow the same cursus as in France. Nothing to do with Saudi cursus. There are 3 terms, and we do exams all the time, not only at the end of a term. And in english cursus there is SAT, in French cursus, we have the BREVET (at age of 15) and BAC (last 2 years of school). And this year, I have my BREVET at the end of the year, and we prepare for them since the beginning of the year with long and difficult exams...(2 or 3 hours of french, history, maths...)

Anyway..Best of luck for you guys!

^^ your school in Nuzhah, right?

^^Huh? What's Nuzhah??

حي النزهة

^^oooh..okay... I only know the names of the main roads, streets and highways in Riyadh :D
Anyway, it's in exit 7...

hey guys first time here

how can i post the pics ??

^^Welcome to the forum!!

To post photos, you have to upload them. Use www.imageshack.us ; www.tinypic.com or www.photobucket.com

where are you guys? our forum is dead!

^^:rofl: I'm in SSC Lebanon and SSC France ;)

Sdare, do you often come to Riyadh?

^^ during xmas only

last week i was too busy,hope get some updates soon :(

Where is everybody???
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I bought a new cam :)

iam here,congratulations BT for your camera,can you tel us the model number,mine is Lumix LX1!

^^Thanks! It's a canon PowerShot SX100 IS..it's not a DSLR...

Guys, is anyone of you younger than 18? Because for some reasons I am starting too think that I'm by far the youngest in SSC SAUDI...

i think you and ZK the youngest here!

^^ ZK comes once a month here

Today was my last day of school!!!
But I still have official exams on 16 and 17 june, and I'll go to Lebanon on 20th june!!!

:banana::banana:

This also means no more Riyadh updates until september...but instead, I will post photos of Lebanon in the Lebanon Forums:cheers:

have a great summer :)

in that case we will turning the way to Lebanon forum;)

Take care of yourself and good luck on the results bro

Thanks guys!

Btw, didn't know where to post this, but Waed's new song is AMAZING!!! I love it!!!
What do you think of her? ginving the fact that she kinda represents Saudi Arabia female singers? And do you think that what she's doing (singing, living and wearing like the rest of the world) is a good thing?

وعد - تركتك
Q7bYGTRT4CM

^^ yeah sure, this is a good thing
actually she suffered a lot from her brother, he once tried to beat her while she was singing on the stage :shocked:

don't you guys think that Dream and Riyadhi are missing??
or this is just b/c of the summer time?
anyway i hope that they're fine

^^also rody69 is missing to,i hope they are ok!
btw we need to be more active!

h4k659ErC2w
:rofl:
never seen that before

loool i remember these episode,it was one of the best in last 5 years,ah one more thing i really really HATE the old man character:ohno:

I like Nasir, Abdullah is sorta "thgeel dam"

i remember abdullah first time he appeared in al hazaf al saudi when he said the famous sentence خربت طقم الحمام loool that was before tash ma tash started!

Wow amazing! This forum is just like I left it months ago. You guys in the Saudi forum are doing a hell of a job. Thumbs up! lol

^^ are you being sarcastic? :mad2:

euh...Tonnerre, the french forum isn't doing much better...

Although, I have to admet that this forum is really dead. But those problems with SSC don't encourage a lot to post...The forums are often down those days...

euh...Tonnerre, the french forum isn't doing much better...

Although, I have to admet that this forum is really dead. But those problems with SSC don't encourage a lot to post...The forums are often down those days...

finally SSC fished the maintenance,last shutdown takes 2 days!!!

^^ haha it will shutdown again

http://www.falkirkonline.net/Health/flu_man_210x237.jpg

our forum, just ignore what is written on top of it

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jeddah youth business is the first exhibition in jeddah focus on youths businessmen and businesswomen,really that was AWESOME hehehe

We have been voting for our invention ''Desalination of sea water by solar energy'' by Jeddah businessmen to win a financial support and the ranks we get is Yes-Maybe-Yes.

(in these photo some of the competitors and implementers of the exhibition appeared )
congratulations for every one

jybexpo.com

:weirdo::weirdo:http://alaak.jeeran.com/MBARGA_car.gif


saudi woman

soo what do you guys thnk

i think she has an AK-47 on the passenger seat

ROFL Sdare :rofl: that what i was thinking. i do NOT want to met her in a bad day. :omg: look at that hand

it rained a little in jeddah today! :banana:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14738358/
WTF
I threw my optimistic vision into the toilet after knowing that!!!
I love dogs :( I hate the religious police

^^noway these is the most stupid ban i ever heard! i can't imagine live without cat :(

the cool Bat-ha
http://www.n5555n.com/folder1/n55n.com_1zVUtWJqb.jpg

hahahhahahah bat haaaaa one of indian hood in riyadh hellyea :D some Gang around this place !


P.S good finding sdare ;)

lool gattos

^^ 2pac can live here with THUG THING :lol:

lol

riyadh has an indian town now what riyadh needs is a CHINA TOWN like other major cities in the world....

are there any China towns in Europe? like in Paris or Rome

the cool Bat-ha
http://www.n5555n.com/folder1/n55n.com_1zVUtWJqb.jpg
hahahhahahah bat haaaaa one of indian hood in riyadh hellyea :D some Gang around this place !


P.S good finding sdare ;)
OMG it looks like one of indian cites!!!

it looks like karchi

^^ why not bombay?

enjoy the fantasy :nuts:
Beijing Olympic Opining Ceremony 2008

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interesting article looks al rajhi investing on china hehe
First supertall in Guiyang, a 7 star hotel of 77 floors. Unknown height by the moment. The developers are China Resources Group (Hong Kong), Kingsbury International Holdings and Al Rajhi Bank (Saudi Arabia). The tower is the main landmark of a 9.53 sq km masterplan designed by Atkins.

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alrajhi did that coz he knows that he is gonna earn billions, lets go guys ;)

CHINA TOWN IS EVERYWHERE :

1- Paris has several Chinatowns (French: quartiers chinois), the largest one being located in the 13th arrondissement.

2- The oldest and biggest Chinatown of Italy is in Milan around Via Paolo Sarpi. It is a very particular neighborhood located in the historical centre of the city close to Parco Sempione.

3-The Netherlands' major Chinatown is located in the famed De Wallen red light district of Amsterdam.

4-IRELAND The city of Dublin holds an annual Chinatown Festival to mark the Chinese New Year. Dublin's Chinatown is located on Parnell Street.

5- LONDON" London's Chinatown is mainly commercial with many Chinese restaurants and businesses. A new Chinese gate over Wardour Street marking the entrance to Leicester Square is planned as well. London's Chinatown is undergoing the politics of gentrification, with a £50 million planned regeneration.

imagine if we had the olympics in saudi

hopefully soon if some mentalities change

^^lool
i heard Olympic 2020 will be hosted by Dubai Sport City!

Saudi is TOOOO hot in the summer to host the Olympics... some people can NOT stand its summer...... Saudis them self leave Riyadh and Jeddah and go to COOLER cities like Abha or Taif.

where are you from kasy boy you seem to know alot about saudi

jeddah these summer is not hot as the previous years!!

can't wait to get my copy:bash:
MYSTERIOUS CITIES OF GOLD Finally Comes To DVD!
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/protectedimage.php?image=CoverArt/mcog_r2front.jpg_16042008

Fabulous Films is pleased to announce that it has concluded the license to release the long-awaited and much-anticipated "Mysterious Cities of Gold". The series is due to be released for the first time ever on DVD in March 2008.

Plans begin in the U.K. where the unedited full 39 episodes will be released on 3 double-DVD sets with 13 episodes each (1-13, 14-26 and 27-39). They will be in a standard DVD case with a card outer wrap, a booklet inside with episode details and possibly a poster. The show will then be released on DVD in the USA later in 2008, and also in Australia. Fabulous Films is about to begin picture and sound restoration in London, and also plans to interview episode writer Jean Chalopin for this release and compile other extras as well.

The Mysterious Cities of Gold (often abbreviated as MCoG) is an animated television series which originally aired in Japan on NHK (the national public broadcaster) in 1982, and in France and Belgium in 1983 on Antenne 2. It aired in the United States for years on the Nickelodeon cable network in the latter part of the 1980s, in Australia on the public broadcaster ABC at about the same time (considered a Classic ABC program), and twice in the United Kingdom on Children's BBC, in 1986/87 and 1989. It also was shown on TV2 in New Zealand and several other countries.

In the year 1532, a Spanish orphan named Esteban joins a party of Spaniards in their search for one of The Seven Cities of Gold in the New World, hoping to find his father. He is joined on his quest by Zia, an Incan girl, and Tao, the last descendant of the sunken empire of Mu ("Hiva" in the English dub).

The series is a mix of ancient South American history, archaeology, and science fiction. The characters discover many lost technological wonders of the Mayans, Inca, and Olmecs, including a solar powered ship (the Solaris) and The Golden Condor, a huge solar-powered airship, capable of traveling considerable distances under the sun's power alone. They are constantly pursued by antagonists Gomez and Gaspard, who are also in search of the Cities of Gold.

The Cities of Gold, of which there are seven, were built by the Emperor of Mu out of fear of a global war which would destroy civilization. Such a war indeed broke out, destroying the empires of Mu and Atlantis when they used the "weapons of the sun" (implied to be thermonuclear weapons). The Seven Cities of Gold hold copies of books in their "Universal Libraries" as well as powerful artifacts, including the "Great Legacy", a portable fusion reactor. Other elements of this technology turn up in unexpected places, like the Solaris in Tao's home island, Esteban's and Zia's medallions as keys to the Cities, or Tao's jar as an important piece of the Great Legacy.

Fabulous Films Inc. is the content and DVD production division of Fabulous Rights Ltd., a U.K. TV, games, and production company. Its world headquarters are located in London, England. Fabulous Films holds the rights to many classic films and TV shows. Our U.K. library features many iconic programs including Monkey, The Water Margin, The Mysterious Cities of Gold, HR PufnStuf, The Racoons, Eerie Indiana, and its classic films include Sympathy for The Devil and High Hopes. The USA offices are based in Los Angeles, California.

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Fabulous Films have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of classic eighties cartoon series, The Mysterious Cities of Gold on 24th March 2008. This HMV exclusive (http://dvdtimes.net/affiliatelink.php?localaffiliateid=15&url=http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=749518) is set to retail for £54.99.

The full list of features is as follows...

All 39 Episodes with Fully Restored Picture & Sound
All 39 Original Live Action Documentaries
Deleted Scenes
English Dubbing Cast Documentary with the 4 Main Cast
The Dubbing Cast Recreate a Scene Featurette
Production Documentary with the Director Bernard Deyries, the Producer Jean -Chalopin & the Composer Shuki Levy
Phillip Schofield Broom Cupboard Singalong Clip
Karaoke Theme Tune Singalong
Crew Biographies & Dubbing Cast Biographies
Character Biographies
Series Synopsis
Episode Synopses
Original Storyboard Real-time Sequences
Original Episodic Production Drawings
Extensive Stills Gallery
32 Page Collectors Booklet
12 Page Historical Facts Booklet
6 Exclusive Postcards
Double Sided Fold-Out Poster


and more :drool:

MCOG The Movie

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In March 2007 Movie Plus Group acquired the rights to the story from NHK and announced that they would be producing a full length feature film reprising the original story, with the intention of looking at a sequel if the film proved successful. The film is slated to enter production in 2008.
The Official MCOG The Movie Website (http://movieplus.s213.sureserver.com/ourprojects/mcg#)

hey guys
do you know what is the price of the new ipod nano in Saudi Arabia?
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i'm sick of mine, the battery dies every three hours :(
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^^I'll check the price for you next time I go to a supermarket or Extra/Electro.

i'll appreciate it

^^why don't you buy it from Canada? it's cheaper than here!

tax ruins everything
price without tax:
219.00 CAD=774.259 SAR
including tax:
284.70 CAD=1,006.55 SAR
craziness!

i bought a new notebook:naughty:

the current desktop and the new portable
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Price 5790SR = 1544$ (god bless Visa:lol:)

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Product Name

dv4-1070ee


Product Number

FM190EA


Microprocessor

2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P9400, Intel Centrino 2 processor technology


Microprocessor Cache

3 MB Level 2 cache


Memory

4096 (2 x 2048 MB)


Memory Max

Up to 8 GB


Video Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS


Video Memory

Up to 1535 MB (256 MB dedicated)


Hard Drive

320 GB (5400)


Multimedia Drive

Lightscribe Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support


Display

14.1” WXGA High-Definition AG Display with infinity BrightView


Fax/Modem

High speed 56K modem


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Ethernet 10/100BT integrated network interface


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Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection
Bluetooth wireless networking

Sound

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3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated


Keyboard

101 key compatible


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PC Card Slots

One ExpressCard/54 slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)


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3 USB 2.0
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mic-in
IEEE 1394
remote control infrared port
cable docking connector


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Weight

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Security

Integrated finger print reader


Power

90 W AC Power Adapter
6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery


What's In The Box

HP Pavilion WebCam with Integrated Microphone
HP Mobile Remote Control

Congratulations SG, I know how great you feel right know :cheers:


its my turn now to receive your congrats :D
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and I got my name engraved on the back!
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btw its the first time that i see someone switching from apple to windows :lol:

Congratulations sdare for your new nano hehe i like this idea putting your name backside the device,did you pay 284.70 cad?

and that was the first time i have laptop cuz my work required to get one! btw i didn't switched,actually i was ready to buy a macbook but i found it too expansive:(

did you pay 284.70 cad?
NO thanks god, I payed somthing around 250 CAD and apple delivered it to my door within 4 days
my brother told me it costs 1300 riyals in Saudi !!!!!!!!

Congratulations to both of you!

^^thank you sweety:)

Hi speed net in Japan ,KDDI will move from 100 mbps (which is so fast) into 1Gbps ( a rocket broadband at least for me )

At this speed I think it’s the same as to access your hard disk

Oh and by the way, happy Eid to all

TOKYO — KDDI Corp will launch a fiber-optic communications service with upload and download speeds each of up to one gigabit per second on Oct 1. The new service will target people living in single-family homes and low-rise apartment buildings. The traffic speeds will be the fastest in eastern Japan, up drastically from the current 100 megabits per second.

With the service, KDDI aims to catch up with Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp, which has a share of over 70% in the market for fiber-optic broadband services for single-family houses.

KDDI will charge 5,985 yen in basic monthly fees for Internet and telephone services, down 1,155 yen from the current price, if a user subscribes for two consecutive years.

KDDI will start offering its fiber-optic services, which are now available only in six prefectures in the Kanto region and nearby Yamanashi Prefecture, in four cities in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido.

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and check out what Americans saying about this,they feel Jealously what should we say about our services in Saudi Arabia:lol:
http://gizmodo.com/5055965/1gbps-fiber+optic-service-arrives-in-japan-on-october-1

Sources
gizmodo.com (http://gizmodo.com/5055965/1gbps-fiber+optic-service-arrives-in-japan-on-october-1)
japantoday.com (http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/kddi-to-launch-1gbps-fiber-optic-service-in-oct)

thanks BG and Happy Eid everyone (Sad Eid for me :D : 1 test and 1 quiz at the same day!)

I have a question for Saudi Formers why i haven't seen any banner from Saudi Arabia or Saudi cities?

i've seen for Mecca
we should do for Mada'en Saleh!

^^ One for hajj would be nice. But what about Riyadh and Jeddah I m sure we can come with something really nice.

Once I finish designing a banner for Lebanon, I'll try to make one for Riyadh.

Once I finish designing a banner for Lebanon, I'll try to make one for Riyadh.

Yeah do that! :D will look fwd to it.

hey guys lets discuss the Saudi moderator issue here!
well... you know:
guys please try to stick to the topic

any post which may lead in diversion of the mean topic will be deleted immediately !

then we can dedicate a whole thread for that either in Sky Baskhah or the main page where the three sections appear together (Projects, Pics and sky baskhah)
leetroy first suggested that SG to be our moderator then me, gohorns, Coolsaudi, UofT came and strongly agreed (btw Riyadhi suggested that long time ago!) however, the moderator deleted our posts b/c they were off topic


SG, tell us what do you think? :D

hmmm,what should i say.........if all of you think that i am fit to be a mod so i don't mind.it back to you guys.

^^
I second that!

<<< puts on the cheerleading uniform
Goooooooo SG!!!! :D:D:D:D:D

give me guys a time, i have a big huge test next week
after then i'll work for SG's campaign :D

btw have a look here, specially mesch ;)
http://www.yourwonder.com/
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^^I have 5 huge tests this week!

^^
I have so many reports and meetings due this week and the next... To be honest, my last quarter of the year doesn't really look bright.

However, I'm willing to devote a portion of my time to organize a march in support of SG's Moderacy... Just name the time and place!!

for me this days having dozens of meeting with people whose seeking jobs but i enjoy doing it hehehe!

sdare i thinking upload my photos on that website!

IT'S RAINING HERE!!!

we got some rain in khobar today :banana2:

nothing in jeddah but the weather is cool

Hey guys, promote for Riyadh, vote for my photo ;)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=27343902

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=739368
the campaign :D

A Little girl asked her mother, "Mommy, How did the human race come about?"
The mother answered: "Well my dear, God made Adam and Eve and they had children and so all mankind was made."

Two days later she asks her father the same question.
The father answered: "Well sugar, many years ago there were monkeys, and we evolved from them."

The confused girl returns to her mother and says: "Mommy, how is it that you told me that the human race was created by God and Daddy says we came from monkeys?"

The mother answers: "Well sweetie, it's very simple. I told you about the origin of my side of the family, and your father told you about his side."

as what i heard a Murder issue has happened today 11 p.m at king abdullah bridge (old airport) a young guy has killed and thrown from up the bridge down to the tunnel it's looks to me a revenge!

guys don't miss that it's so funny :D (arabic only)
http://www.fnkazem.net/vb/showthread.php?t=27491

The requested website has been blocked by the server.
Reason: The category "Message Boards and Forums" is filtered.

:bash: Damn IT filters!!!

I'll check it tonight at home and get back to you later!

Over 9,000 Mosques In Holy Sites Get A New Look
November 26, 2008 19:08 PM

MAKKAH, Nov 26 (Bernama)-- The Ministry of Islamic Affairs has completed all its projects for this years Hajj season and given a new look to about 9,076 mosques in the holy sites, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said quoting local media report Wednesday.

Copies of the Quran and prayer carpets have also been provided to these mosques.

Three expert groups of technicians will work around the clock to ensure no breakdown of the infrastructure including electricity and water, Saudi Gazette reported.

Abdul-Rahman Al-Hazemy, Director of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs branch in Makkah, said the ministry has completed the emergency exit project in Nimrah Mosque in Arafat. Electricity cables in womens bathrooms at Miqat Al-Sail Al-Kabir have been laid at a cost of around SR675,000 (RM652,955).

According to Al-Hazemy, the ministrys projects include rebuilding a number of rooms and passes in Al-Kheef Mosque in Mina, as well as paving the roads for Miqat Al-Jehafa at Rabeigh.

Besides the restoration work in Nimrah Mosque, the eastern yards of Arafat, and Al-Meshar Al-Haram Mosque in Muzdalifah, a small apartment has been built next to Al-Kheef Mosque for imams," said Al-Hazemy.

"We will collect all the old Quran copies and replace them with new ones published at King Fahd Quran Printing Complex in Madinah.

To avoid overcrowding and congestion, increasing the number of mosques in holy sites was a priority.

Addressing this issue, the ministry has built 150 new mosques in these areas, the official said.

The ministry has assigned about 880 imams in the holy areas during the Hajj season. Each mosque will have a religious scholar besides the imam, Al-Hazemy said.

-- BERNAMA

i hope you like the new format of projects section :)

thanx bro

do anyone here addict to chocolates? prices now up 0.5 SR snickers is 2.5 SR,Mars 2.5 SR and so on except twix still keeping same price two bars only 2 SR!!!
i wondering do we really have consumers rights department?i can't find one reason to raise prices!

^^I'm addicted to chocolate too!! Yea I also noticed the price increasing, galaxy, malteasers...and can barely find a chocolate bar for 2.00 SR anymore...but it's not only in Saudi Arabia i suppose...

to bad that i don't like twix!
i just like kitkat and kinder bueno :D did the price increase reach them yet?
btw i remember when i was around 8 years old the prices where 1 riyal each for those fancy chocolates (galaxy, bounty and so on)

i didn't ask about the kinders products it disappointed me,and yah me to i still remember twix 2 bar one riyal .

btw i read in newspapers an article says the vehicles prices will be increase around 20% in saudi arabia as a result of world finance crisis.

finally are banner is up there

^^but unfortunately the forum is dead right now,just in case i print the screen for anybody didn't seen it next day.
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Happy New Year 2009 fellow SSC members!!! At last, Riyadh is today's SSC banner.This beautiful and modern capital city of the Kingdom truly deserves to be in SSC's banner from long time ago. I hope Jeddah and Dammam/ Khobar will be featured soon!:)

To our mod Saudi guy, I LOVE YOUR AVATAR!

^^but unfortunately the forum is dead right now,just in case i print the screen for anybody didn't seen it next day.
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yep, i was so happy when i saw it :banana:

Why is there an "h" at the end of Riyadh?

Why is there an "h" at the end of Riyadh?

what are you talking about ? I see an "H" at the end of "Riyadh" ! :nuts:

what are you talking about ? I see an "H" at the end of "Riyadh" ! :nuts:

no! he is asking why not where :)
good question though! since i have no answer!

Because, Robo Boss, Riyadh in Arabic is pronounced and written in a heavier letter than D. So, the H was added to make it heavier than a plain D. Does that make sense, guyz? :?

Because, Robo Boss, Riyadh in Arabic is pronounced and written in a heavier letter than D. So, the H was added to make it heavier than a plain D. Does that make sense, guyz? :?

It made sense to me!:)

Why is there an "h" at the end of Riyadh?

Rabigh as well!

^^^^ thats sensefull

Because, Robo Boss, Riyadh in Arabic is pronounced and written in a heavier letter than D. So, the H was added to make it heavier than a plain D. Does that make sense, guyz? :?

Yes it does, but i thought 2 D's at the end would do the same job that would probably make more sense. Sorry im wrong , i just never knew how to pronounce the combination of a D and an H.

Actually, Robo, that's where you're mistaken. A double D (Yeah, Double D! Let out the jokes, you know you want to :lol:) is pronounced "stressed" upon. However, the DH combination is pronounced "heavy". When you pronounce the double D, your tongue is at the same position when you pronounce a single D. When you pronounce the DH combo, your tongue is supposed to be more up against your mouth ceiling.

Seriously, I think I started blabling incomprehensibly... Excuse me for that!!!

then how can we write a heavy "th"? thh? ظ
Riyathh :D

^^
Now, you're just being a smarta**!!! Here's an idea: Don't write it!!! :D

Who's the smarta** now, huh? :colgate:

I've seen Riyadh spelled without an H in newspapers. I dont think it's that critical.

Nah, it's not THAT important. I just wanted to clarify it out for your inquiry, that's all!

Well, kids! This concludes today's class. Now if you excuse me, I've got some work to get my a$$ back to... :wallbash:

At least in french it's Riyad without an "h" :D:D

That's strange , 'cause the french usually add a bunch of useless letters that you dont even pronounce.

That's strange , 'cause the french usually add a bunch of useless letters that you dont even pronounce.
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
I agree just like in Djeddah

^^ lol i just relised that Djibouti and Jibouti are the same!

^^ lol i just relised that Djibouti and Jibouti are the same!
:rofl:

That's strange , 'cause the french usually add a bunch of useless letters that you dont even pronounce.

Don't say bad things about my language or :gunz:...:nuts: j.kidding.

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
I agree just like in Djeddah

:lol: Actually french do pronouce the "D" of "Djeddah"

Don't say bad things about my language or :gunz:...:nuts: j.kidding.



I thought your language was Hebrew http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/5644/icon9mn9.gif

Israelis have gone far in their actions this time I hope to reach them a message :(

^^ Dearest mod, PLEASE, PLEASE translate to us your message ( hope you won't mind).:)

haven't you heard of "google translate" yet :D ?

It says "Palestinian blood is not cheap , Israel will pay dearly" .
I wonder if it's a threat, a promise , or prediction?

haven't you heard of "google translate" yet :D ?

heard of it, haven't tried to use it though :)

It says "Palestinian blood is not cheap , Israel will pay dearly" .
I wonder if it's a threat, a promise , or prediction?

Thanks for the translation.

It says "Palestinian blood is not cheap , Israel will pay dearly" .
I wonder if it's a threat, a promise , or prediction?

lets ask him??answer Mr SG:colgate:

It says "Palestinian blood is not cheap , Israel will pay dearly" .
I wonder if it's a threat, a promise , or prediction?

I believe that some kind of Punishment will happen to Israelis it's maybe a killer Virus,social problems,corruption or even environment disaster.you can call it a negative predictions,just wait and see....and i wish that sooner not later.

Will that killer virus exterminate all the Israelis along with over a million Arabs that live there? Wow , that is a nice wish you have for them.

^^^^^ dude,we don't have any problems with Jews,our problem is with the "Israelis",and apparently even the Jews have some issues with them. you know what, watch this video and you will get me :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeaZuj7ruwM