My friend - Gineevive, Cobus' better-half........

It's almost 12 midnight, 30 Nov 2010

'Fellas, before I completely missed it out, on this posting of mine, and as in support to my friend's Cobus' tribute, I'm including into this posting - a lovely photo of Cobus and wife Ginee.

If you'll ask me where did I get the phot, well I grab it from the hundred something photos of Gineevive and family that is stored in Ginee's FACEBOOK account. That is because Ginee is in my circle of friends inside my FB account.

There you have it, the lovely pair. Surely this will complete my form of tribute to a colleague and friend of mine, Mr. Cobus!

A Tribute........to a colleague and friend!!!

6:00pm Saudi time now, 30 Nov 2010 Monday, In my House-Jubail K.S.A.

Well, dear friends, relatives and the reading public, this is my first time here in my blogspot that I'll be giving some space for some form of a tribute to a colleague of mine here in Saudi Arabia - in the company where I have been working for since September of 2006.

Aside from the Filipino colleagues and friends I have built friendly ties here, this person was one of those Caucasian colleagues here in TASNEE that I would lay claim to have build somehow a friendship.

Througout the four years I was then under the Logistics Dept. of TASNEE, because now I was transferred into a different dept.-Technical, we had our days of arguments, and days of peace. But in totality, I could say that my dealing with Cobus was happy, sad, cool, intelligent, angry, cooperative and sometimes nasty!

Now that he (Cobus), has been promoted into a higher position, I would like to congratulate him for being the Superintendent-Logistics Operations.

And for the record, maybe the reason why he seems to be friendly or amiable to Filipinos, here in TASNEE in particular, is because he is married to a pure blooded Filipina from Cebu. My good friend, Ginevive Antigua-Louw.

That perhaps is why, Cobus has already imbibe in his ways and body system - the good traits of the Filipino culture! Right, Ginee?

And SHE is...........

And now, my other bet is a woman. I bet that Solenn can and should win the choice of being proclaimed the first winner of Celebrity Edition of the SURVIVOR PHILIPPINES.

Yes, she has not won any of the rewards and any of the immunity challenges that had happened in the 36days of this SURVIVOR PHILIPPINES reality tv show.

But, modesty aside, she has not build hatred amongst her co-survivor contestants, I believe.

Also she did her best to keep afloat and be alive to reach and be among the top four remaining survivor contestants. This is because, I believe she has strategized.

So there you have it, my own personal views on who's going to win, and who I think should win. And before I forget, from the information I have gathered, SOLENN happens to be half-Filipina. Because her Mom is a pure blooded Pinay who married a Frenchman, the fahter of Solenn.

And here, am just sharing to you all, this piece of information here in my blogspot.

My bet(s) in the SURVIVOR PHILIPPINES Celebrity Edition

As you may see on my below posting I started on SURVIVOR PHILIPPINES, I have my personel bet(s) from whom I guess will emerge the winner.

I specifically chose 2 bets, a man, and a woman. Because I strongly believe that 2 persons I am placing my bet on, is with the much lesser "hate" feeling that audiences may have against.

AKI is one of my bet(s). However, honestly, one hindrance I may see is his being a non-Filipino blood. But everything, else especially a number times he has won immunity and reward challenges in the reality show, is and can be accorded to his luck in winning.

SURVIVOR PHILIPPINES Celebrity Edition

9pm Saudi time now, 28 Nov 2010 Sunday

By this time now, most of the Filipinos who have been following the GMA TV show "Survivor Philippines" must have been excited already to know who the lucky winner will be chosen and come out indeed lucky to win the 3rd edition of this franchised "SURVIVOR" tv show.

He or she is really would be lucky to win the reality contest. And that comes with the 3million pesos prize money and the prestige that goes with the title of "Survivor Philippines" Celebrity edition.

I, for myself has been following this reality show here in Saudi Arabia through my subscription of the GMA Pinoy TV cable channel. And this is where i have grab some of the photos associated with the show that i posted here in my blogspot.

Facebook (6) | Survivor Philippines

Facebook (6) Survivor Philippines

So there you see my dear friends, relatives and the public readers, how it is to be at the top of Saudi Arabia's tallest building.

The Kingdom Tower. Standing 300-meters above ground level equivalent to an 85-stories high building.

For those of you who happen to be in Saudi Arabia, and still haven't gone to Riyadh City, I tell you, go and visit the tower if ever you come to Riyadh City, even if it is just for the experience of it.

The Kingdom Tower - Saudi Arabia

You know, personally I love going up to the tower and be at the sky bridge everytime I am at Riyadh City. For me, seeing the vast area of the entire Riyadh City at the tallest building in the whole of Saudi Arabia is simply exhilirating for me.

All the more when I am inside The Kingdome Tower I always go shopping in its mall, wherein stores and boutiques are of branded names - the likes of famous US brands.

The Kingdom Tower is such an imposing structure in Riyadh City that for any first time visitor, whether you're a local citizen or an expatriate working here in Saudi Arabia, seeing the tower would draw some ooohhs or aaahhs from onlookers. You'd definitely take notice of the tower's outside facade.

You'll see here in my posting some of those photos.

However, all the more you'll appreciate the building when you come inside it and go up to the top portion of the tower's viewing area which is called The Sky Bridge.

"The Kingdom Tower" - Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia

1:10am Saudi time now, 25Nov2010-Thursday, In my bedroom here in my haws

As I have mentioned in my last posting, 'fellas - let me share with you all something that some of you my friends and relatives, including my public readers of this blogspot, may still have not come across in your readings or visited the place I call here in my post as "The Kingdom Tower".

Well it is actually a 300-meter high concrete and steel structure standing tall right in the middle of the business and commercial district at Riyadh City. The tower building houses business offices, hotel rooms, restaurants and a mall situated at the base of the building. It is an 84-stories high building.

" after being dormant......"

8:35pm Saudi time - In the confines of my room in my house here in KSA - 22 Nov 2010 Mon.

Exactly 916 days passed, and it is only now that I had the spirit and strength to update my blogspot "Bohemian Dreamer-Saudi" . For simple arithmetic, it is equal to 2years - 6months - 5days I have been dormant in my blogspot. Whoaw !!!! that was an awful lot of days to have not written anything here.

Nonetheless, one thing I started with in here now is to have a facelift in my blogspot design.
It is because I wanted to have a breath of fresh air, in here. Something wet, perhaps. That's why you can see droplets of water.

In addition to reviving my post here, I wanna share a photo of me that was taken inside the Kingdom Tower in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia last September 2010.

I'd tell more about it in my next posting. Let me pause here for the meantime and keep you a bit in suspense.....ok 'til next time.