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Ilonggo sa Desyerto (Ilonggo in the Desert) documents the Saudi Arabian based Filipino migrant worker’s opinions on life, politics, the world, religion and everything else under the sun.
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Al Khobar Chop Chop Lady
It’s all over Al Khobar. I heard the news yesterday when a colleague from one of our Operating Companies told me about the murder case. The case involved a Filipino couple who murdered their Filipina maid. If you’ve been to Badgaish Appliance Cen...
Manny’s nth victory
Well, marami na naman ang nanalo sa tayaan. Filipinos always see an opportunity to make money. Good luck sa mga nanalo at bad luck sa mga natalo. There are people who condemn the gambling that go with the boxing fight but they never realized that the...
Letter from LBC Express
As I’ve said, it took awhile before I decided to write an email regarding the illegal acts of MAKATI EXPRESS in Al Khobar. They’re committing illegal acts because they’re using the LBC Brand without permission. They’re also misleading our fel...
Patisserie Jareer in Al Khobar
The weather is much tolerable than before so I decided that I won’t take a cab anymore. Well, not exactly, occasionally I do take the cab. I did it for the past four (4) weeks with my officemate and it’s great. My officemate and I would take a le...
Misleading Courier Service in Al Khobar
They’re misleading people! they’re bad and they know it. I was referring to Makati Express that uses LBC to entice people to use their services. I used Makati Express last year to send my cargo and the cargo was received on time without a glitch....
Eid Al Mubarak!
Everyone is busy buzzing around for the Eid Al Fitr Holidays. We’re lucky that our company declared a nine (9) day none working holiday. Since today is our last working day, people are on vacation mood. Everyone seems to be happy and that includ...
Murder Case in Al Khobar
There’s a latest development concerning the murder case in Al Khobar involving a Filipina woman. The victim was identified but for the sake of respecting the dead and her family’s grief, I would rather not mention her name. The Al Khobar police...
Al Khobar Corniche (Makeshift Vendors)
I started visiting the Corniche since I settled in Al Khobar a couple of years ago. For the information of those who are not familiar with Corniche, it refers, in general to seaside coast or waterfront promenade. It stretches from Al Khobar to Damm...
Murder in Al Khobar
A Filipina, dependent of a migrant worker was murdered yesterday in Al Khobar. The husband is stationed out of Al Khobar and his wife was left alone. According to reports, the lady went out to purchase a load. The criminals probably know that the ...
Kabayan’s Dilemma
A friend of a friend or just a plain ‘Kabayan’, since I don’t know him personally has a very big dilemma. He was offered a job from another company. The job offer gives him the basic pay three (3) times bigger than what he is currently earnin...
Buying Pinoy Made Products
Buying Filipino products made the businesses of Al Ramah, Kadiwa and Saudi Groceries (Dammam) thrive. I don’t know the exact number of Filipino workers in the Eastern Province but what I do know is that most of them would at least purchase once a ...
Good Intentions
In the Kingdom of the Sands, your good intention may bring you harm. Filipinos living in the Kingdom should never extend any help to anybody. It would be a contradiction to our belief and upbringing but that’s the best thing to avoid being put in...
Ang Pinoy at Utang
I have nothing against my fellow compatriots and I don’t want to be labeled as being too discriminating. I choose my friends well and I don’t easily trust people. If you’re too trusting and naïve, people will take advantage of you. I’ve b...
KSA Customs Directives
The Saudi Arabian Customs issued a directive that all expensive items such as precious stones or cash with the equivalent to or over USD 16,000 (SAR 60,000) must be declared upon departure or arrival at any entry/exit points in the Kingdom. Those wh...
Nang Dahil sa Tatoo
Arab News reported that an OFW was repatriated back in the Philippines because of his tattoo. An employee of Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) called the attention of Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vices (MUTAWA) when he saw ...
The ugly side of being Filipino
On 22 March 2008, a local Filipino columnist of Saudi Gazette wrote in his column ‘Ang Pinoy nga Naman’ about poverty and its link to prostitution activities of OFWs in the Kingdom. He named Jester Soldevilla as the flesh selling OFW in Ramaniya...
Panda Fire on Friday the 13th
This video was taken from my camera phone on a freaky Friday the 13th of April 2007. I went with DF to buy fruits at Panda when suddenly an announcer said something in Arabic. People then run away from the department store. We were left with no clue ...
Killer Highway
This letter was sent to Letters to the Editor of Arab News and was published on 14 January 2004. This letter generated so many reactions from Arab News readers specially my colleagues.---oo0oo---The notorious Dhahran Road, dubbed by expatriates as â€...
