tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post6786714428036334920..comments2023-06-10T10:25:57.118+03:00Comments on Blue Abaya: Riyadh's Hidden Gems-The Diplomatic Quarter GardensLaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-1559658739884530402013-03-04T11:44:11.089+03:002013-03-04T11:44:11.089+03:00I have to agree with Noor and Ummahzy, there are m...I have to agree with Noor and Ummahzy, there are much more important things to think about in this world.<br />You will love your child no matter what color they are. If anyone has a problem with the "color" that's their loss and feel sorry for them for their ignorance.<br /><br />I think mixed race children are always very beautiful and have unique features :)Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-23310512153239126292013-03-04T00:22:34.631+03:002013-03-04T00:22:34.631+03:00Sad to think that after looking at all the beautif...Sad to think that after looking at all the beautiful pictures in this post there are still people who worry about skin color. Sad to think that someone would think that photos of a child whose parents come from two different ethnic groups would be an indicator of how her children would look. Heredity is a funny thing. We don't always get what other people get and we don't always get ummahzyhttp://ummahzy.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-3957089377901004722013-02-22T08:28:00.281+03:002013-02-22T08:28:00.281+03:00Don't you think its more important for those p...Don't you think its more important for those people in your home country to worry about the baby's health rather then what skin colour it will have?<br />Im sure if your married to an arab that they will be expecting the baby to not be western looking at all. <br />I think you shouldn't worry about what people think because even if your baby is the whitest of white or the blackest of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-30571248000928940352013-02-21T23:30:30.614+03:002013-02-21T23:30:30.614+03:00These parks are a real exception in that regard Je...These parks are a real exception in that regard Jerry. Sometimes on weekends when I see a large group of (sorry to say but mostly Saudi or Arab families) come to these park they leave behind masses of trash..literally trash the place. ugh. The workers clean up after them of course, but it seems as if westerners are the only ones who actually pick up trash and use the trash cans..it comes so Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-82568467870814894622013-02-21T23:27:00.345+03:002013-02-21T23:27:00.345+03:00Hi there Juliette!
Well to answer your question, y...Hi there Juliette!<br />Well to answer your question, yes some of the pics you can see my daughter, she's 22 months old now.<br />My daughter looks a lot like me but has darker features like brown eyes and light brown hair. In Saudi people will say she's very blonde and white, but then in Finland she's not considered blond or white at all, but rather a brunette :) It's all in the Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-50731998931495522972013-02-21T18:48:07.693+03:002013-02-21T18:48:07.693+03:00I hadn't realized until reading the entire art...I hadn't realized until reading the entire article there was no trash in the pictures. Given how important cleaniness is to their religious practice, I never understand why I always see trash in Saudi photos.Jerry Mc Kennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395712495722374971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-37453079256628842482013-02-21T17:09:46.355+03:002013-02-21T17:09:46.355+03:00Hello Dear Writer
I am glad to find your blog on ...Hello Dear Writer<br /><br />I am glad to find your blog on the net. <br />I am a european woman married with an arab man,living in muslim country (like you), so i like to read your posts, coz themes touch problems of my daily life.<br />I would like to ask you (if you don't mind), is that small girl on pics your daughter?:)<br />We don't have kids, but my husband said he want me to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-92204237757834616872013-02-20T22:53:06.519+03:002013-02-20T22:53:06.519+03:00Thanks so much Carol-Anne! I guess I just learned ...Thanks so much Carol-Anne! I guess I just learned by doing it for years, but I would love to take a course and learn more :)Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-64401410940623146042013-02-20T22:51:31.820+03:002013-02-20T22:51:31.820+03:00hmm, well it all depends on what you like to do in...hmm, well it all depends on what you like to do in general, and do you have kids?<br />Have a look around Blue Abaya for some tips!<br />You can start here: http://blueabaya.blogspot.com/2012/06/summer-is-here-what-to-do.html <br /><br />Fridays are great at the Equestrian Club horse races next to Janadriya!<br /><br />Have you discovered Blue Abaya on Facebook? Lots of info and tips on there as Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-341745283746579422013-02-20T18:35:30.414+03:002013-02-20T18:35:30.414+03:00I totally agree with Glenn - your photos are stunn...I totally agree with Glenn - your photos are stunning! Looking at them made me wonder how you learned to take such great shots. I would love to be good at photography but dont really think that I have the eye for it.Carol-Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-797720995946937072013-02-20T18:11:03.074+03:002013-02-20T18:11:03.074+03:00In Riyadh for a few weeks...any suggestions as to ...In Riyadh for a few weeks...any suggestions as to what we should do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-28800969618729234962013-02-20T15:41:08.750+03:002013-02-20T15:41:08.750+03:00Thank you so much Glenn I am flattered by your com...Thank you so much Glenn I am flattered by your comment!<br />I use a NikonD90.<br /><br />I would recommend the Land of the Invisible Women by Qanta Ahmed and the Burning Veil by Jean Grant for starters!<br />Also the Girls of Riyadh might be worth reading, it's a true and interesting story, but not that well written imho..Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-82834165741613440042013-02-20T00:42:49.747+03:002013-02-20T00:42:49.747+03:00You really are an accomplished photographer. What ...You really are an accomplished photographer. What kind of equipment do you use?<br /><br />I'm new to your blog, and find it all very fascinating. <br /><br />I've become semi-obsessed with Saudi the last month or so, after having read Siege of Mecca, a book about Juhayman. Just finished The Kingdom, and now reading Inside the Kingdom. Any books on life in Saudi you would recommend? <br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-25422193748152936802013-02-19T15:55:53.054+03:002013-02-19T15:55:53.054+03:00The photos have been taken from various different ...The photos have been taken from various different gardens I think from at least 10 different ones that we like to go to.<br />Down the wadi there are lots of birds (there's a stream there)herons, have seen hawks and eagles, all sorts ducks (sorry don't know names):)<br /><br />As for the design, for now it's looking more simple because that was the vision of the designer. Maybe I willLaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-37269913321701582802013-02-19T10:18:49.886+03:002013-02-19T10:18:49.886+03:00Dear Laylah, this garden is beautiful! I love the ...Dear Laylah, this garden is beautiful! I love the flowers, especially the yellow-purple bush! What a peaceful park to go with family and hung up. What kind o birds are there, do you hear birds tweets too? :)<br /><br />As for your blog design, won't you use the blue abaya pattern at right-left side? I loved it but realised they disappeared. The new navigation bar is very good, and many new Ildihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08953979060976077729noreply@blogger.com