LIVING - Are you looking for a 2nd hand car in Bahrain? There is several ways to get what you looking for. You can search it in newspapers, magazines or web sites.
Newspapers
Just look for classifieds in Bahrain Tribune and Gulf Daily News (GDN). For GDN, it also available online.
Magazines
Highly recommended to buy Dealz 4 Wheelz magazine. This magazine publishes all 2nd hand cars with picture also with the prize.
Websites
First website is Bahrain Cars that shows all used car from around 10 car showrooms in Bahrain. The address is http://www.bahcars.com/en/.
Sometime the database is not up to date for some showroom, but certainly you can get useful information from this website.
Second website is http://advantage.com.bh/ that belongs to Advantage Cars, an subsidiary of National Motor Company that sell Honda and GM Cars.
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Public Bus in Bahrain
LIVING - Public transportation seemly is not the priority for govenrment of Bahrain, because when you are staying here you can not rely on public bus to go around. There are two public bus in Bahrain, the first one is what we call CARS and the other one is Public Transportation. Both are handling the same trip.
CARS is having nicer bus compare to the public transportation, their bus is big just like ordinary bus with air conditioned in Singapore but for some trip they just provide you with mini bus. The color of their buses is white with blue and red line, sometime the whole body is covered with ad. They have pre-paid ticket system which can save you around 30% from the normal fare, also they will give you receipt ticket after you paid the fare. They have fix trip for each number.
Public Transportation is only use mini bus. The color of their buses is like desert color or brown sand. They don't have pre-paid system or recipt ticket and also you paid for the fare at the end of your trip not when you get in the bus. The trip is the same with CARS but sometime they don't pass some place, so make sure with driver the place you want to stop before you get in. There is no number for this kind of bus.
Bus number and their trip:
2 - Isa Town to Muharraq via Manama
3 - Manama to Port Mina Salman
5 - Salmania to Budaiya via Manama
7 - Riffa to Manama via Isa Town
9 - No Info
15 - Isa Town to Hamad Town
There are only two fares, 150 fils or 200 fils (1 Dinar=1000 fils) but some trip will cost you only 100 fils.
I thing, only number 2 and 5 that servicing by enough number of bus, while others only servicing by 3 or 4 bus. So, you can imagine how long to get the bus you want for buses beside 2 or 5, sometime it need 30 to 1 hour to get in the bus.
So, prepare yourself for having a car here
CARS is having nicer bus compare to the public transportation, their bus is big just like ordinary bus with air conditioned in Singapore but for some trip they just provide you with mini bus. The color of their buses is white with blue and red line, sometime the whole body is covered with ad. They have pre-paid ticket system which can save you around 30% from the normal fare, also they will give you receipt ticket after you paid the fare. They have fix trip for each number.
Public Transportation is only use mini bus. The color of their buses is like desert color or brown sand. They don't have pre-paid system or recipt ticket and also you paid for the fare at the end of your trip not when you get in the bus. The trip is the same with CARS but sometime they don't pass some place, so make sure with driver the place you want to stop before you get in. There is no number for this kind of bus.
Bus number and their trip:
2 - Isa Town to Muharraq via Manama
3 - Manama to Port Mina Salman
5 - Salmania to Budaiya via Manama
7 - Riffa to Manama via Isa Town
9 - No Info
15 - Isa Town to Hamad Town
There are only two fares, 150 fils or 200 fils (1 Dinar=1000 fils) but some trip will cost you only 100 fils.
I thing, only number 2 and 5 that servicing by enough number of bus, while others only servicing by 3 or 4 bus. So, you can imagine how long to get the bus you want for buses beside 2 or 5, sometime it need 30 to 1 hour to get in the bus.
So, prepare yourself for having a car here
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Sweet Soya Bean "Kecap Manis" in Bahrain
FOOD - Sweet soya bean or "Kecap Manis" in our language is a must for me. It is like can not live without it. I am still remember the first time i came to Bahrain, I wished at that time that at those Indian restaurant I could find this sweet soya bean to eat along with their food. But, what to do, is not their fault for not having this thing at their shop.I had ever asked my wife to send this items only to Bahrain since I didn't know whether I can find any sweet soya bean in Bahhrain.
But now, don't you worry. I have found out that you can find this item easily at Midway Supermarket and guess what, the brand is a well known Indonesian brand, Indofood.
So, you can cook the famous Indonesian Fried Rice here in Bahrain.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Indonesian Restaurant in Bahrain
FOOD - What is the most thing that Indonesian people will miss when they are far away from their motherland? The answers is Indonesian Food. Unfortunately if you are not doing well in the kitchen then you should prepare to eat Indian food that you will find it easily here.
There is only one Indonesian Restaurant in Bahrain as i know right now and it is a well known restaurant for most of the Indonesian and even Malaysian. The name of this restaurant is Aliyah Restaurant.
What is on the menu? You can get these food as permanent menu, means you can get it everytime you are going there. While on the weekend there will be one special menu that depend on the chef mood.
Menu:
1. Soto Kikil
2. Soto Ayam
3. Sop Jeroan
4. Sate Kambing
5. Pecel Ayam
6. Gado-gado
7. Nasi Goreng
8. Mie Bakso
9. Tumis Kangkung
The location of Aliyah restaurant is in Gudaibiyah Town near Dasman Centre and the working hours of this resaturant is from 5:00 PM to 1:00 AM
The prize itself is very moderate, but i can not say it "it's cheap" if we compare with Indian food, but it is woth to pay between prize and taste and offcourse to heal your passion of Indonesian food.
There is only one Indonesian Restaurant in Bahrain as i know right now and it is a well known restaurant for most of the Indonesian and even Malaysian. The name of this restaurant is Aliyah Restaurant.
What is on the menu? You can get these food as permanent menu, means you can get it everytime you are going there. While on the weekend there will be one special menu that depend on the chef mood.
Menu:
1. Soto Kikil
2. Soto Ayam
3. Sop Jeroan
4. Sate Kambing
5. Pecel Ayam
6. Gado-gado
7. Nasi Goreng
8. Mie Bakso
9. Tumis Kangkung
The location of Aliyah restaurant is in Gudaibiyah Town near Dasman Centre and the working hours of this resaturant is from 5:00 PM to 1:00 AM
The prize itself is very moderate, but i can not say it "it's cheap" if we compare with Indian food, but it is woth to pay between prize and taste and offcourse to heal your passion of Indonesian food.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Perkibar Bahrain, Perhimpunan Keluarga Besar Masyarakat Indonesia di Bahrain
LIVING - The first thing you should now about living and working in Bahrain is PERKIBAR. What is PERKIBAR? PERKIBAR is one of organization that gather all Indonesian family in Bahrain. PERKIBAR stands for Perhimpunan Keluarga Besar Masyarakat Indonesia.
Right now, PERKIBAR is not a formal organization but it has some activity. One of the activity I like is PERKIBAR gathering, although it doesn't have any fix schedule yet. For some time all Indonesia family is like to gather expecially if there is special ocassion day in Indonesia like Independence Day or any meaning day in Indonesia.We ever gather once to collect a donation from all Indonesian worker here for Earthquake Tragedy in Yogyakarta last June 2006.
Where is the place for gathering? There is one place that PERKIBAR always use for gathering and the location is on the beach near Dolphin Park and Volley Beach Court. It is a very lovely place to gather and sit together on the grass. I must thank to the people who decide for always gather on this spot, because right now from this spot you can see clearly the new 100 feet fountain on the sea, it is also near to Dolphin Park where you can watch Dolphin show or maybe you want to get on camel and horse ride that only 200 meter from this spot.
What is the activity at PERKIBAR Gathering? Most of the time at this gathering we just having conversation among Indonesian family and worker, offcourse in our mother tounge language. Get to know with new or just meet people. But that's not all, you will find also barbeque party here. Main menu of this barbeque is the fishes and sausages while got satay also available sometime. Mostly you will find Indonesian food here and this is very special because you can not find Indonesian food easly in Bahrain (I will talk about this in other edition). In special ocassion there will games and prizes.
If you want to know more about PERKIBAR in Bahrain, just go to their website at http://www.perkibar.org
Right now, PERKIBAR is not a formal organization but it has some activity. One of the activity I like is PERKIBAR gathering, although it doesn't have any fix schedule yet. For some time all Indonesia family is like to gather expecially if there is special ocassion day in Indonesia like Independence Day or any meaning day in Indonesia.We ever gather once to collect a donation from all Indonesian worker here for Earthquake Tragedy in Yogyakarta last June 2006.
Where is the place for gathering? There is one place that PERKIBAR always use for gathering and the location is on the beach near Dolphin Park and Volley Beach Court. It is a very lovely place to gather and sit together on the grass. I must thank to the people who decide for always gather on this spot, because right now from this spot you can see clearly the new 100 feet fountain on the sea, it is also near to Dolphin Park where you can watch Dolphin show or maybe you want to get on camel and horse ride that only 200 meter from this spot.
What is the activity at PERKIBAR Gathering? Most of the time at this gathering we just having conversation among Indonesian family and worker, offcourse in our mother tounge language. Get to know with new or just meet people. But that's not all, you will find also barbeque party here. Main menu of this barbeque is the fishes and sausages while got satay also available sometime. Mostly you will find Indonesian food here and this is very special because you can not find Indonesian food easly in Bahrain (I will talk about this in other edition). In special ocassion there will games and prizes.
If you want to know more about PERKIBAR in Bahrain, just go to their website at http://www.perkibar.org
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