Over the last few months, I have clicked some interesting pictures of things happening around Al Muwayh and also within it. I may have already shared some of the following pictures earlier; if so, I beg your indulgence to check them out again as they make an interesting comment on how things are in this area of Saudi Arabia.
So, here goes:
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New shop: sweets on display |
Each of these hampers costs between SR 20-25 ... and it makes for a great treat.
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It's a watch? A Samsung Gear? No ... it's a medical device |
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This watch-like device can activate an instrument within the body of a child with repeated fits; the instrument was implanted under the skin of this 5-year old's chest and would stop a fit when this watch-like device is brought next to it and passed across it. This is called a Vagal stimulation device. The implantation is not available in India yet.
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A lovely fruit-salad created for a party by the Filipino nurses in our |
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This is an aerial view of a small traffic island park in the center of Ta'if |
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A new football ground and race-track has been built in Al Muwayh. |
This ground is being used very sparsely for football alone; no one has ever used the track laid alongside it. The ground can't be used after sunset as there are no lights and it is located in a remote area.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsYCegZpc76FiwnhTdtiSIHVG9zImG-ABnLUBWSOtWZhzhWbibyC250COgpLcfH5rMvvxN9nLUBhWmYh5GsjdG7Gkh6kgfJfJdQh3xhufdKg9otapX6518M8WBQx37OzFLMu6dA6UAHk/s320/20131030_163855.jpg) |
The Ministry of Health's new Operating Room dress |
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... and the drapes on a patient under anaesthesia. |
The new materials are ALL DISPOSABLE - including the patient drapes, the doctor's and nurses' uniforms, etc. Makes for a sky-blue atmosphere, but where the chances of infection, I presume, would be reduced as all the material is thrown away for safe disposal after one-time use.
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A picture of a petrol pump in Riyadh. |
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Another photo of some offerings from the sweet shop |
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... and this is the last one |
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A lovely candle used by the Filipinos at a party to celebrate a friend's birthday. |
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Potato bhaji made by me |
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A custard with choco-chips packed separately |
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Bridal gowns available in a Ta'if mall |
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These steel bars provided some fun for these locals |
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A nice toy that was kept on the table |
The occasion was the Saudi National Day and this was kept, along with the next item, on the lunch table as an attraction.
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I adorned my computer table with these green takeaways from the hospital |
This was also on the Saudi National Day ... green is their national colour.
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How a juice shop ought to be decorated |
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This is the inside of a special tent of a rich local Al Muwayhian |
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He is the "king" of this house! |
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That, on the right, is the hearth ... for lighting a fire in winter |
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This cat is cute, but also intrusive and curious. |
He/she stays in the local garden where I go for my daily walks. His/her intrusiveness is awkward when we sometimes gather to eat food or cook chicken at a barbeque.
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Locals posing for me with their ... ah ... moustaches. |
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