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ghanshyampdave

Hi all, I would like to know what the expats do during the month of Ramadan.

TheLegendLeads

Unlike rest of the world, We enjoy it a lot here Dave :)

The office timing shrinks to 6 hours (10am-4pm usually). The markets remain open till Fajr prayers and we keep awake all night long. The sleep time gets upset. We have to chop it down to parts.

For smokers and coffee addict Muslims, the day time gets really tough :rolleyes:. So, we resort to :sleep to put the crave off :D

Dave-KSA

Back in Thailand, to my family and home. Getting my sanity back

Wilson

@ ghanshyampdave stock your food, Shops are generally open in evening.

LoopyLou87

It would be nice to know if any family members are staying here - seems like i'm the only one :( Looks like I might be saying goodbye to Saudi for a while seeing as I hardly even see my husband through Ramadan I will be pulling my hair out just to keep myself occupied

danish luv

Month of Ramadan passes with comfort, only 6 hours duty and last week total holidays.I noticed here that most of people continue eating all night during ramadan.

ghanshyampdave

TheLegendLeads wrote:

Unlike rest of the world, We enjoy it a lot here Dave :)

The office timing shrinks to 6 hours (10am-4pm usually). The markets remain open till Fajr prayers and we keep awake all night long. The sleep time gets upset. We have to chop it down to parts.

For smokers and coffee addict Muslims, the day time gets really tough :rolleyes:. So, we resort to :sleep to put the crave off :D


What exactly can we enjoy here ??

ghanshyampdave

Dave-KSA wrote:

Back in Thailand, to my family and home. Getting my sanity back


Could you bring some for me? I'm planning on my short vacation to India during Oct 12.

ghanshyampdave

LoopyLou87 wrote:

It would be nice to know if any family members are staying here - seems like i'm the only one :( Looks like I might be saying goodbye to Saudi for a while seeing as I hardly even see my husband through Ramadan I will be pulling my hair out just to keep myself occupied


I agree that living here without family is not very pleasant.

Being single, its even more difficult.

sandy_storm

The roads are quiet until dark!!

ghanshyampdave

danish luv wrote:

Month of Ramadan passes with comfort, only 6 hours duty and last week total holidays.I noticed here that most of people continue eating all night during ramadan.


I can enjoy the eating-all-night part :lol:

presidconsult

Hi Folks!
In short Ramadan is a blessed month and being in KSA you can feel it to the fullest... Especially the short working hours..:)
Regards!

TheLegendLeads

ghanshyampdave wrote:
TheLegendLeads wrote:

Unlike rest of the world, We enjoy it a lot here Dave :)

The office timing shrinks to 6 hours (10am-4pm usually). The markets remain open till Fajr prayers and we keep awake all night long. The sleep time gets upset. We have to chop it down to parts.

For smokers and coffee addict Muslims, the day time gets really tough :rolleyes:. So, we resort to :sleep to put the crave off :D


What exactly can we enjoy here ??


1- Shrunkened work hours
2- Eat all night
3- Sleep most of the day ;)
4- Late night shopping (the feel is quite different)
5- 9 holidays on month end (many companies)

ghanshyampdave

TheLegendLeads wrote:
ghanshyampdave wrote:

What exactly can we enjoy here ??


1- Shrunkened work hours
2- Eat all night
3- Sleep most of the day ;)
4- Late night shopping (the feel is quite different)
5- 9 holidays on month end (many companies)


Ah, this sounds exciting now. :) Will enjoy my first Holidays after coming here.. :)

RedGoblin

@dave: suggest you ask your company how many days they give off..
get a multiple, andgo to Bahrain/Qatar/Dubai sdomewhere anywhere! :D

ghanshyampdave

RedGoblin wrote:

@dave: suggest you ask your company how many days they give off..
get a multiple, andgo to Bahrain/Qatar/Dubai sdomewhere anywhere! :D


Oh ya. Thanks for reminding me to process the multiple.
Bahrain, here I come.. :cool:
But my Company gives only 4 days, need to re-check though.

Hitch

May we all have that Ramadan in this year .

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