House construction - Part 3 photos

Below are the photos of our house during construction.

House construction photos - Posts forming

This is the second set of photos - Posts forming.

House construction photos - Digging the ground

Hi all!

I would like to post some pictures of our house construction.  The pictures since the beginning...

Digging the ground for the foundation.

The Red Sand.

According to wikipedia: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sand_(Riyadh))

Red Sand is an area of red desert sand dunes in northeastern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The area is a weekend destination among Saudis, expatriates and Filipino workers. The area known as Hidden Valley is surrounded by tall mountains which gives a valley look.

Actually the Red Sand is now mostly frequented by Filipino expatriates than of other nationalities and Saudis.  It is really fun especially if you are maneuvering (All-terrain vehicle) ATV Bike in the hilly area.

These desert valley is located in Al Muzahmiyah and from central Riyadh, it is estimated for a one-hour drive by car or bus to be there.  But the long travel is worth it. 

The Kingdom Tower in Riyadh

When you are in Riyadh, particularly in King Fahad road, you cant control yourself but to look up that tall tower.

Here is the info about Kingdom Tower. source wikipedia

The Kingdom Tower is a 41-storey, 302.3 m (992 ft) skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the third tallest skyscraper in the country after the Abraj Al Bait Towers and the Burj Rafal, and is the world's third tallest building with a hole after the Shanghai World Financial Center and Tuntex Sky Tower.

Besides the shopping mall, Kingdom Tower contains the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh and apartments. There is a 56 m (184 ft) skybridge atop the skyscraper.

The building is situated on 100,000 square metres site with carparking for 3,000 vehicles.

The upper third of the tower features an inverted parabolic arch. The building utilises butt jointed glazing combined with the lack of both distinguished floor lines and other tall buildings around it. The lower two thirds were constructed with a reinforced concrete frame while the top third has a tubular steel frame

Riyadh, The Capital of Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The only name I know when I still in the Philippines was the Saudi Arabia as a country, its cities and/or municipalities were never in my mind.  I never thought that someday I will be here in Riyadh.

To be able to be acquainted of Riyadh, here is my research from Wikipedia:

Riyadh in arabic ar-Riyāḍ which means "The Gardens" is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau (Yes. I have seen the area for myself but on a limited coverage only, however I can imagine seeing a very large desert where at the center of it is the where the city lies, where people live, where you can see buildings and wide, asphalted roads). According to Wikipedia, it is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a region with a population of close to 7 million people. As to what I have known the Filipinos here in Saudi is about 500,000.

The city is divided into 15 municipal districts. R
iyadh has the largest all female university in the world, the Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University.  It has been designated as a Beta World City. It so happen that I have seen this University while we are coming from King Khalid Airport and on our way to Al Malaz since we should be going to old airport and I told the driver airport only and he has mistaken me as saying airport which he assumed the King Khalid Airport when in fact it was old airport in Al Malaz I was referring to. It was a blessing in disguise for me since I just saw the famous Princess Nora University.

A must see building here in Riyadh aside from Princess Nora is the Kingdom Tower. These and other must-sees will be featured in this blog later.

Roxas City Briefs

Roxas City

Roxas City. The capital city of the Province of Capiz, Island of Panay. Roxas City is the Seafood Capital of the Philippines since it is very rich in different varieties of seafoods, namely, shells: angel wings (diwal), oyster (talaba), tahong, capiz shells, litub, kagaykay, among others; shrimps and prawns; fishes like bangus, bisogo, lapu-lapu, kikilo; and many more.

Come to Roxas City for you to taste its sumptuous seafoods and experience its hospitability and tranquility. It is located at the Northeastern tip of Panay Island, 136 kilometer from Kalibo, Aklan and only 3 hours travel from Iloilo City via Bus or L300 Van. The city's most famous son is Manuel Roxas - the First President of the Philippines after the commonwealth period. Its name is in honor of him when then Pres. Elpidio Quirino signed into law the Republic Act No. 603.

Roxas City's economy is agri-based. Farming and fishing are the major activities. It is the center of trade and commerce of the province of Capiz as well as of the northern part of Panay. Various activities are being held to showcase its charm and demonstrate a true Capizeno. The celebrations are the Civic Parade, the Grand Dancing Parade, Prosisyon sa Suba, Live Band concerts, Fireworks display, Masses, Seafood Festival, Sports Competition, Products exhibits and many more.

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