Cruise Update
Diminished interest in two cruises being promoted through the Aramco ExPats Travel Club has forced formal plans to be canceled.
The Crescent, The Sea, and the Long Sand: Poems and Stories
We moved from Chicago to start working at Aramco in Dhahran in July, 1981. I worked at the ITC (Industrial Training Center) and our children, Aaron and Jason, attended the Dhahran schools.
Arabian Memories
Arabian Memories is very unique book in the fact that it is a combination of the author’s, Susan Gregory, memories of her stay in Abqaiq and Udhailiyah from 1990 to 2002 as well as having many cultural tidbits of Saudi and the Middle Eastern culture included for any who are preparing for a move to the Middle East.
Old Karachi Video 1942 By A British Soldier
Karachi As Seen By A British Soldier Sometime Between 1942 And 1947: Lively Street Scenes, Animals, Buildings, Life In Karachi Cantonment, Followed By The Journey Back Towards Britain On A Troop Ship Through The Suez Canal.
Aramco Brats: I Didn’t Know
Even though I have never worked for Saudi Aramco, I have been a close follower of this company. I had to.
Iqbal Ahmed Retires After More Than Four Decades of Service
After 42 years of service with the company, senior drilling engineer consultant Iqbal Ahmed has retired.
Owens Retire, Leave Rich Dhahran Legacy
For most Saudi Aramco expats, retirement means “going home,” but for Tom Owen, things will be a bit different.
The Continued Arctic Adventures of the Camelman
In a previous newsletter we reported on a trip “North to Alaska” undertaken not long ago by Aramcon annuitant Fred Bobb (a.k.a. “Camelman”) and Barbara.
Habib ur Rehman Celebrated His 11th Happy Birthday
Habib ur Rehman is the son of Dr. Ata ur Rehman and Dr. Kiran A. Rehman and the grandson of Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan, V.P. of Saudi Aramco Ex-Employees Association Karachi (SAEEA).
Cruise Deadline August 11
There is still time to act for people who would like to cruise the Méxican Riviera with the Aramco ExPats Travel Club in October but have not yet booked their places.
Staley Newsletter - Wedding
July 23rd, 2014 Shawn and Hannah Graham became Husband & Wife. The two families joined for 10 wonderful, memory making, happy, fun days.
Cruising in Alaska with Fred Bobb and Barbara
Some people, like Aramco ExPat Fred Bobb, have all the luck. At this very moment, Fred and Barbara are cruising the southeastern coast of Alaska on a Celebrity Cruise ship.
Eid ul Fitr Celebrations in Karachi
In order to thank Almighty Allah for blessing the month of Ramazan Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated throughout the country with great religious enthusiasm on July 18, 2015.
What in the World is a “BHOG”?
Aramcons are notorious for their distinctive sense of humor. We all have stories to tell that would well illustrate the phenomenon.
Retraction of Wayne Powell Obituary
We wish to apologize to Wayne and Patricia Powell for incorrectly reporting in the obituaries section of last week’s newsletter that Wayne had passed away. We were wrong.
Around the Horn & Around the World
Baseball fans are familiar with the expression “Around the horn.” For non-fan readers, that’s an expression used to describe when infielders throw the ball from one to another to another after a batter strikes out or an out is made at first base.
Gold Rush
"There’s Gold in Them Thar Hills!" Those words were first spoken by a character, Colonel Mulberry Sellers, in a stage adaptation of Mark Twain’s novel, The Gilded Age.
Old Newspapers Make Great Reading
A feature available on our website that many readers are not aware of is our link to an archive containing old issues of one of the great Saudi Aramco publications from yesteryear, the Arabian Sun and Flare.
Karachi Hit by Bad Heat Waves
Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan, presents an interesting and colorful combination of the old and new.
Mary Erwin - Abqaiq Kindergarten Teacher
How many of you carry warm memories of kindergarten? And, how many of you know the origin of the word?