GOODBYE SAUDI ARABIA!!!

Well, I guess this is it. The time that my oldest brother has been waiting for. The departure from this country. SAUDI ARABIA.

After 12 years of staying in this desert, my dad has come to his sense that we have to leave by next year. When I first heard the news from the mouth of my sister, I was overly shocked. Totally unexpected.  I was hoping to stay here for more than a year.  But I guess that is the final decision. 

There are at least few things I will miss in this country. Let's start.

I will miss:

Shawarma

Sharookh

Kabsa

Falafel

My friends who are still  enduring to stay in this barren land

The places we've been to

The fresh fruit drinks they made

Kudu

The abundance of tissue papers from any fast food chains

Chlorinated water

Wide open roads

Almost no one outside

My dad's car

The automatic washing machine

The MUSIC! (in other words, the prayer time!)

The mustawas catching you wearing shorts (I'm referring to the religious police)

Oh the SHABABS that really gets on my nerve

The softdrinnks that are sold cheaply

The bag of chips that are sold cheaply

And last but not the least: The rooftops!

But of course, there are things that I really hate in this country. 

And those are:

THE ABAYA!

The mutawas

The perverts

The restriction of talking to women in public

No cinemas

The restriction of open practicing of your own faith

THE HOMOSEXUALS!!!! (never forget them!)

The underground peer pressure (if you want to know about it, don't hesitate to ask)

AND THE LAST AND FOR MOST: Some websites are blocked by which they are not pornographic

But despite with all the things that I hate in this freaking country, since I grew up here, I will miss you forever, SAUDI ARABIA. No matter how obnoxious you can get, no matter how stupid some people can get, I will always cherish all the good times I've had in this country. 

Even though I only have 10 months left in here, I will make the most of it. No matter how bad it may get, I think that is worth paying the consequences.

I will never, no ever, forget you Saudi Arabia.