Twilight

Climate

The best time to visit Saudi Arabia is between November and February. From mid-April until October, average daily temperatures regularly top 40°C, with high humidity in the coastal regions to boot.

It’s appreciably cooler in the Asir Mountains and around Taif all year. In the dead of winter (December to January), temperatures in the main cities (except Jeddah) will drop into the teens during the day and even hit zero in some places overnight.

Cities to Visit

  Mecca مكّة المكرمة‎ is Islam’s holiest city and home to the Kaaba shrine and the Masjid al-Haram (The Sacred or Grand Mosque). The city is known for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which being one of the Five Pillars of Islam, attracts close to 3 million pilgrims every year. Muslims must pray facing Mecca.

Islamic tradition attributes the beginning of Mecca to Ishmael’s descendants. In the 7th century, the Islamic prophet Muhammad proclaimed Islam in the city, by then an important trading center, and the city played an important role in the early history of Islam. After 966, Mecca was led by local sharifs, until 1924, when it came under the rule of the Saudis. In its modern period, Mecca has seen a great expansion in size and infrastructure.

The modern day city is located in and the capital of Saudi Arabia’s Makkah Province, in the historic Hejaz region. With a population of 1,700,000 (2008), the city is located 73 km (45 mi) inland from Jeddah, in a narrow valley, and 277 m (910 ft) above sea level.

  Riyadh الرياض‎ is the capital of Saudi Arabia and its largest city. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Nejd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to over 4,260,000 people.

The city is divided into 15 municipal districts, managed by Riyadh Municipality headed by the mayor of Riyadh, and the Riyadh Development Authority, chaired by Governor of Riyadh Province, Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz.

The current mayor of Riyadh is Abdul Aziz ibn Ayyaf Al Migrin, appointed in 1998.

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Books to read: <The People of Sparks>, <The Prophet of Yonwood>, <New Moon>(aaaaahhhh!!!!!!), <Eclipse>(scream to death), (and maybe…)<Twilight>(again)!!!!!!

After I read the Twilight series(though I only read the first book), all the other books became boring.

 TOTALLY! And you won’t understatnd this feeling untill you try reading.

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 I am now totally a Twilight fan! And a little big. Yes, absolutely, I’m not as much as Min Jung does…. As you would have guessed, she’s a practical fan of Stephanie Mayer!

 I should first finish reading the whole series first, though. I’m still on the first book, Twilight. I’ll read fast so that I will try New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. I guess when Midnight Sun might come out… I’m interested in the story from Edward’s point of view. Hmmmm…..

 Whatever, I’m so delighted that Twilight is coming out as a movie! Just that the actor of Edward (Cedric Diggory, from the Harry Potter series) doesn’t look like the Edward I imagined(well, maybe that’s impossible-since Edward is perfect). But I still think it’s great.

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Sally Kristen Ride (born May 26, 1951) is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut who, in 1983, became the first American woman and youngest American (at the time) to enter outer space. She was preceded by two Soviet women, Valentina Tereshkova (1963) and Svetlana Savitskaya (1982)…

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 Don’t think that a Gothic and classic feeling is old-fashioned! It can actually feel new and cute. Try it, feeling its rusty old blueness.

 This pencilcase is made of fine, brown fabric and a snap that seems to have rusts of the past. But it is as sturdy as a young mare ready for full-run. The old feeling of this pencilcase will give a comfortable look, like your dear sweet mother. It’s also as big enough to put all your supplies. It kind of looks like a long purse, so you may also use it that way!

 It is also quite modern and chic for an old-looking pencilcase. It has a scheduler on the back that you can memo daily, and a small clock on the front that you can use instead of a watch on you wrist. And most of all, there is a metal plate to put in your motto. You can look at it and always remind yourself about who you are, how you will move on. Also, by putting on your motto, you can personalize the pencilcase into yours!

 Hey, listen to this, and come to see! It’s all you want. It’s a mixture of the past and present.

 You’ll LOVE it.. Cause it’s only 7000won!

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 She’s goning to put on a concert here!! Korea!!!

 I so love her songs. For example, in her 3rd album, <The Best Damn Thing>, it shows clearly that she is an absolutely ideal singer.

 Her voice is so beautiful, and the lyrics in the songs easilly come to my mind. I automaticly sing along the songs when the music comes out. (Though, I listen it through the computer.)

  Since I can’t go to her concert on September 1st(or is it?), instead, my mother promised me to buy Avril Lavigne’s 3rd album. This is the very first time I get to practically love a star. Yeah!! I’m so excited!!

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 I really hope that I am not the only one writing in my blog. And I also wish they often put comments on other’s work. ‘Cause, you see, I like to read other people writing their opinions on my post. It’s so new and refreshing!

 Also, I would love to read others’ blog entries. New ones, of course! That way I can know how you guys are spending your holidays and everything. Though I text with some people so I won’t be lonely, but I really wish to know what you are doing now!

 I’m looking forward to read some work!! (Though I am not the teacher, you know. Blogging also goes into the grade!)

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 Is it a dream?

 I walk and walk. To somewhere I don’t know. Nobody knows, anyway. What if this is a walk that never ends? What if… I can’t stop?

 ”Well, that would be a problem. But not big.”

 A voice. Patch of light. Hope.

 I am not alone. This damp, dark road is not a way that only I am walking. A pale boy. Sitting by the road. Must he be the one who resigned me this task of tiresome walking? He is not walking. He rests.

 ”You’re in your own space of Ommegang.”

 What is that, anyway? He speaks again.

 ”To walk around, in Flemish.”

 Oh, so he thinks I’m dawdling around this stupid road because I want to. No way, you don’t. I have my own freedom. Let me out!

 Can’t speak. Can’t breathe. Walk around. Nothing.

 My real life. Breathless, quiet, and a null world.

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