Camel Corner Souvenirs

I remember the time when we posted our entry on the Kikay Camels, we got a lot of queries where we bought them. For a time, there was a bazaar in our workplace that sells them but it was gone after a month so we didn't know where to direct readers. I've been on the lookout for these ever since and I chanced upon a rack in Manila Center, near the Al-Rajhi Supermarket beside Military Hospital (RKH). 

Well, worry no more, dear readers because we know where you'll get the kikay camels... and more!!! Camel Corner in King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center will be your oasis. (Kung maka-oasis naman talaga?! Haha!) You'll find the perfect souvenir items for everyone back in your home country! Bags for your wives? Check! Shawls and table runners for mothers? Check! Mugs and shisha models for your husbands and fathers? Check! Keychains and ref magnets for your sisters? Check! Camel stuff toys for your little kids? Check! You can even get a snow globe for you! Check, check, check! (Even if snow raining down on the Kingdom Center and Faisaliah Tower is kind of ironic, don't you think? Hahaha.)

The souvenirs that launched a thousand queries. Kikay camels, anyone?

And some ref magnets... (SR15 each)

Mugs that will earn you major points... it's totally unique! Haha! (SR15 each)

Display plates featuring Riyadh's iconic landmarks. (SR15 up; depending on sizes)

Sosyal camels!

Kikay Camels

Look what we found in the souvenir stand in our workplace:

Pink Tarha camels! Lol.

These camels are so kikay! Can you match the Pink Tarha lady to their camel counterpart?


We'll leave you to ponder on that for a moment. Apart from these four, there are other cool and cute designs:

Lost in Saudi

They cost SR15 each and are perfect souvenirs and giveaways to family and friends in the Philippines. There are ref magnets and paperweights too. They're really unique items depicting Saudi Arabia's, er, national animal (may gan'to ba?!). However, why are we not surprised that they are...

:D

A Photo A Day 11

For a while there we thought we gained our blogging mojo back. We were posting more often and we have a number of entries on our drafts. Then the sale season happened, and we got crazy lost in the shopping frenzy. We were updating our Facebook regularly and we sort of forgot that we have a blog. Lol. The sale season is winding down and while we wait for our hearts to go back to their normal rhythm, we'll be leaving you with another A Photo A Day entry.

You'd think that since we're in the desert we've already posted lots of pictures of this desert animal right here... but we haven't. So here's three in a row (Photos A Day!):

CAMELS, the desert's beast of burden

Taken in Thumamah, Riyadh

Riding off into the sunset...

No question here, just photos. :P

Answer to the last A Photo A Day is Thalateen Street (good job, leelou!) where you'll find the delicious jumbo shawarma and buttered hummus of Assaraya, the savory dishes and pastries of Saadeddin Restaurant, the yummy chocolates of Patchi, and the yummier cakes of Lenôtre. Speaking of Lenôtre, we enjoyed its macarons in Mary's birthday party last weekend. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARY!

This is it for now. When we come back, we're bringing you one good news from the award body that gave The Pink Tarha our first major award last year. We're excited! :)