Days in Riyadh, KSA

 

Monday, January 5, 2009 ~ 00.30am jakarta time, emirates airlines take off towards dubai. Arrived in dubai arround 4.30 am local time.

Soon after we arrived, unfortunately we found some problems. 1st problem was that our indonesian mobile phone was not working. Seems it have problem with internasional rooming. For the time being, we use voip call using our laptop (see picture above) to communicate with our office in jakarta and also with our family.

2nd problem was that we haven’t get our hotel voucher from our travel agent in Jakarta. When we call them, they said that our voucher hotel is “currently on-the-way” to our office in Pondok Indah Jakarta.  Unbelievable!! We depart from jakarta 00.30 in the morning but then our voucher hotel delivered 9 hours after our departure! Then, how can we bring it to our hotel? Argggghh…

3rd problem was that the airport staff seems not give a good respect to passengers, answering question with a very bad attitude and was really un-helpful. They also gave a wrong information and some of them didn’t have enough information about places in their own airport.

Shortly, we arrived at Millenium Airport hotel in dubai arround 9.30 am. Have a nice breakfast, then take a bath and take a rest.. 4pm we leave our hotel to go back to airport. 6.30pm take off and 50 minutes later the plane was safely landed at King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh. Take our luggage, pass the imigration processes and went out from the terminal. One guy, driver from our office here have ready to drive us to our accomodation compound named Al-Hamra Oasis Village, in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). We will stay here for arround 2 months, hope it will be a nice stay.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009 ~ 8am picked-up by our driver to go to our office in Dana Compound. We enjoy our first working day in KSA as we also enjoy our first lunch. Met Warren Fletcher, the Head of Quality and ASP Management and also met Iftikhar Khan the administrator in this departement. This is he first time to meet them. Previously, we just contact through email and phone. Nice to meet you, Gentlements!  

About the lunch, It was cost 28 SAR/person (+ IDR 84.000) for a buffet lunch. The taste was just so-so but i do enjoy this lunch. And about the weather, it was a bit cold. May be below 10 celcius degree and it was very dry. Compare with the weather in Stockholm or Amsterdam which is more humid, I can say that riyadh is very-very dry.

Today, we still try to adjust ourself with the food, situation and also the weather.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009 ~ Just like the previous day, 8am we went to the office. Arround 2am we went to training center on Takhassusi Street, we have an effective and fast meeting there with Dr. Adel, Jawed Qureshi, Qaiser Latif. Try to check the training room, big enough. Looks nice. Nice people, nice training facilities, I hope I will have a beautiful days in this training center for the next two months!

Thursday, January 8, 2009 ~ First weekend in Riyadh, KSA. What? weekend? Yes! Today we have our first weekend. But, today is thursday! Yes, thursday and friday is holiday in KSA. The working days are saturday to wednesday. It was the first weekend but actually not a holiday for us. Why? because we have to go to training center to prepare the equipment, at least for the first month training that we have to deliver.

Friday, January 9, 2009 ~ This is the real first weekend in Riyadh for me.

~just a travel notes~

January 5, 2009

   

I start the 1st working day in 2009 by leaving jakarta for about two months. January 5 was my flight date, go by emirates airlines 00.30 wib take off for Riyadh as the final destination. Stop over in dubai for about 12 hours. Hmm.. there is a happiness and there is also sadness. Happy that I will have many opportunities there, but sad to leave my family here.

Honey, I miss you even before I leave you..

I decide to coming back..

It’s been two months I didn’t write in this blog. Actually I was thinking to stop blogging, but then I need place to keep my thought that ever crossing my mind, to keep my notes on the things that I probably will need again sometime, to keep my pictures and.. Well, in this two months I have delivered many trainings and meets a lot of new friends.

For sure I want to keep everything well documented.

So.. Okay, I have to coming back and write again!

~Always Cheers~

Comparing the VOIP Services

Once, I happen to experience that I badly need VOIP services. Then I started to search and compares one to another. There so many VOIP providers, comparing one to another is not easy and takes time if we don’t know how to do it. Click here for an example of the VOIP services comparisons.  

I got that link when I read this page.

~Cheers

Telecom (Ericsson) Jobs in Panama

Guys, another hot jobs opportunity for telecom professionals (specially Ericsson RBS and MINILINK engineer):

• PDH Integrators/ Troubleshooters (RBS 2106/ Minilink TN)
• Ericsson Minilink/PDH/RBS Engineers Needed – Panama/Central America

Seems there are a lot of telecom project for Ericsson in Panama.

For you (my best friend) who get these contract jobs please kindly inform me (through email or just leave a comment) if you don’t mind. So, I know that it worth to post these things here.

Cheers//anggarayudha

Telecom Jobs in Australia and Ireland

Telecom Vacancy in Australia.

In our todays life, it seems easier if we want to choose on which part of the globe that we want to work and enjoy life. Today, I get interested to australia and trying to search the opportunities. Let’s see what kind of career/jobs opportunity I’ve found.

1.  PDH/SDH Installation Technician, Western Australia   

2.  Ericsson 3G Skilled Engineer, Sydney Australia   

3.  Ericsson Minilink E & TN Commissioner, Cavan Ireland    

Notes.

• I access these url link today Nov 06, 2008.
• Please be aware that these link have not been check whether they are REAL or FRAUD.  Read this post and this post.

Guys, take a loot at the picture. Very beautiful panorama, isn’t it?  Well, what a beautiful life I have..

Cheers//

Overseas Assignment, Travel Preparation

Some nice link to browse if you need to prepare your first overseas assignment, anywhere you go..

• Information about locations, please click here and here 
• Information about convertion of currency, please click here 
• Information about places such as population, politics, where to stay, how much will cost for things, etc.. please click here 
• Information about temperature and weather, please click here

That’s all for know. later, If I find new interesting urls I will add. If you want to add, please do.

Cheers,

Anggarayudha

Overseas Telecom (Ericsson) Jobs Vacancy

I accidently happen to find two telecom overseas job opportunities. Seems this is really a hot jobs. I decided to share here just in case somebody arround asking this kind of information. This is a very good Ericsson Jobs Vacancy, an overseas job opportunity to enhance your career, global exposure and for sure you’ve to get a better paid.

Technical Trainer For Ericsson in Plano, Tx. It is a very good opportunity. Please go directly to(https://www4.recruitingcenter.net/Clients/ericssonUS/PublicJobs/controller.cfm?jbaction=JobProfile&Job_Id=12919) 

Ericsson Minilink E & TN Commissioner. Seems the jobs opportunity come from Ireland. If you are serious with this one, then you should apply very soon since today (Oct 30, 2008) is the last day to submit your application. What do you think about package of £175 day + Vehicle + Benefits? Please go directly to (http://www.jobsite.co.uk/cgi-bin/vacdetails.pl?selection=929925694&ld=1)

For you guys–whom I’ve sent you an email about this–Be hurry if you think it is good for you..

CAUTION!!

PLEASE BE AWARE that you have to check whether this is REAL or just a FRAUD please go to (http://anggarayudha.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/security-in-searching-overseas-job-opportunity/) and (http://anggarayudha.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/for-you-who-want-to-find-an-overseas-jobs/).

Guys, Wishing you all the best..

Quiz of the day:

“do you think that BMW is mine?” and the next question is

“Do you think i drive it by myself or I have somebody driving for me?” 

~Cheers

Hotels/Apartemens I’ve ever experienced (A Traveler’s Notes)

 

Today, a friend asking me where to stay in Batam. Another friend ask me where to stay in Banjarmasin. Now, I try to list the hotel name I’ve known and ever stayed. I will also put in the list, the hotel that I’ve ever use their facilities (gym, swimming pool or cafe).

Let start to list down..

1. Batam – Sky View Hotel and (I forget?)
2. Lhoksemawe – (I forget?)
3. Medan – Garuda Hotel, Angkasa Hotel (only for Swimming, Gym, Sauna)  
4. Pekan Baru – Jatra, Grand Zuri
5. Lampung – Marcopolo Hotel, Hotel Mulia (soon..)
6. Banjarmasin – Hannie’s House (Guess House), Rattan Inn Hotel, Arum Hotel
7. Balikpapan – Blue Sky, Benakutai (Shutdown, bankrupt?)
8. Pontianak – Hotel Santika
9. Makassar – Hotel Pantai Gapura
10. Tanah Toraja – I Can’t Remember
11. Kendari – Hotel Athaya
12. Ciamis – Hotel Ciamis?
13. Yogyakarta – Hotel Ibis Malioboro, Hotel Puspita (Cheap), Hotel Blue Saphire (Malioboro area), ( I forget one new hotel, somewhere in Kaliurang)
14. Semarang – Horison Hotel, Blambangan Hotel (very cheap)
15. Surabaya – Surabaya Plaza Hotel, Santika Hotel, (I can’t remember the other one..)
16. Madiun – Hotel Madiun (Very Cheap)
17. Pacitan/Ponorogo -  (I Can’t Remember..)
18. Jakarta – Ibis Slipi (2002), Maharaja (2002), Hotel Kristal (Swimming Pool, 2006), Grand Hyatt (Grand Cafe), Apartemen Semanggi (at slipi, was there in 2002), Apartemen Menteng Prada (2002)
19. Bali – Kuta Sea View 2005, Istana Rama 2006, ( I Can’t Remember the other….)
20. Lombok – Senggigi Beach Hotel, 2008
21. Stockholm – Rica Kungsgatan, 2007
22. Amsterdam -  (I Can’t Remember..)

Since it will time consuming to go more detailed one by one, so this time I just make a list. Later, I will try to write down my opinion based on my exeperience one by one and add a photograph if possible. 

~Cheers

The house in the village..

During the lebaran festival 2 weeks ago, I went to my the village. Visiting our relatives, go to some culinary highlights and go to some tourism places arround there. In one occasion, i happen to take a photograph of one house in the village.

Take a look at the picture above. That’s one of them.

One night, when I have the opportunity to browse the picture.. I take a look at this picture and spent quite a while to see it. This picture makes my mind go very-very far. Make me think very deep. About life, love, human, peace, poverty, lie, justice, education, glamorous life. This picture make me laugh and cry. 

How could that be?  You might know it and feel it by your self..

If you still don’t know, you may ask me.. 

~anggarayudha