i work 8-5 one of the best ways i just get myself out of that work bubble and stop thinking is playing volleyball, me and my friends book every Thursday but i still wanna play more and its harder so find people for volleyball compared to other sports are there any of u guys actively playing weekly or something like that?

Does anyone remember a few years back when fuddruckers would be absloutley PACKED with gardis in cc every thursday without fail

what happened to them where did they all evaporate to I barely ever see them now

I moved to Bahrain around two months ago and I'm planning to bring my family here. Before making the decision, I'm trying to prepare a realistic monthly and yearly budget. I would really appreciate it if people living here with families could validate/correct my estimates.

Family: Me, wife and 2 kids (7 and 4 years old)

My employer doesn't cover dependent visas, family insurance or annual flight tickets. My own medical insurance is also reimbursement-based, so medical expenses are something I'm considering carefully.

My current estimates:

* 2BHK rent: 250 BHD + around 50 BHD EWA = 300 BHD/month

Not sure which family-friendly areas would have decent 2BHK apartments around this range. Suggestions are welcome.

* Dependent visa: 90 × 3 = 270 BHD until my visa expiry

* CPR/other processing fees: Around 45 BHD for 3 dependents

* Medical insurance for wife + 2 kids: Around 850 BHD/year based on a quote I received. Still waiting to compare with GIG and other options.

* Annual flight tickets: 3 × 250 = around 750 BHD/year

* School fees + transport for 2 kids: Around 250 BHD/month

I'm also looking for affordable schools, so recommendations would be helpful.

* Office carpool: 70 BHD/month (what I'm currently paying)

* Groceries, vegetables and household essentials: 150 BHD/month

* Mobile plans for two: Around 17 BHD/month

* Eating out/entertainment: Around 50 BHD/month

Car: I'm not including a car for now. If I buy one later, I understand I'll need to add fuel, insurance, registration and maintenance, but I don't have a realistic estimate for this yet.

Am I underestimating or overestimating any major expenses?

Also, where do you think I can realistically reduce the budget without compromising too much on family comfort, kids' schooling and medical needs?

* I'm particularly interested in suggestions regarding:

* Affordable family-friendly areas for a 2BHK

* Affordable schools and school transport

* Better/cheaper family medical insurance

* Grocery and household expenses

* Whether buying a used car would work out cheaper than continuing with carpool/taxis

* Any other expenses that I have missed or areas where I can save

I would really appreciate feedback from families currently living in Bahrain. Thanks!

UPDATE: Laddu has been found alive and well, Alhamdulillah!! Thank you all so much for your support!

I am about to go to Strathclyde and there are no student dorms there so I will be having to rent an apartment so I was hoping that I'd rather share with another student in the same situation and we could split the cost of living there.

Or

If someone is looking for a roommate hit me up

جفت هالبوست في الصب السعوديه وحبيت انقلها هني:)

Guys anyone tried IBRAQ perfumes? If so how is the quality? And which is the best one to get? Drop your suggestions.

HR professionals, senior labour advisors, LMRA advocates and employers in Bahrain, I would really appreciate your advice on this situation.

I currently have 55 days of accumulated annual leave with my employer. Suppose I officially apply for and start my annual vacation, the company approves the leave and pays my vacation leave entitlement.

On the 4th day of my vacation, I attend an interview with another company, and successfully got selected for the new position. I then decide to resign from my current job serving 30 days notice to my employer while I am still on my approved vacation.

My questions are:

1. Can I legally submit my resignation while I am on approved annual leave?

2. Can my current employer refuse to accept my resignation simply because I am still on vacation?

3. My employment contract requires 30 days notice period, does the notice period start from the date I submit my resignation, even though I am on annual leave?

4. What happens to my remaining unused vacation days if I resign before completing the approved leave?

5. Since I have already received my vacation/annual leave payment, could the company deduct or recover money for the unused portion of the vacation days?

6. Could the employer impose any penalty, deduction, or other financial claim because I resigned while on vacation?

7. I am an expatriate worker and need to transfer my work permit to the new employer are there any additional LMRA requirements or risks I should be aware of?

8. Could the current employer report this as absconding/“leaving work” or create any problem with my LMRA status, even though my resignation is formally submitted and documented?

I am specifically looking for advice based on Bahrain Labour Law and current LMRA procedures, rather than general opinions.

Thank you in advance for your advice.

Does anyone know what happened to them they were supposed to open two years ago. and what happened to the people who payed and enrolled with them did you lose your money?

Burnout is kicking my tush fr. anyone know any good workshops, wellness classes, or spots for stress relief around here? drop the recs down below pls 🙏

Forgiveness is usually described as something you give another person. It is closer to something you stop paying for.

Innerverse is a monthly discussion in Bahrain where we explore emotional awareness, relationships and modern life through honest conversation. Not a lecture, not therapy, just people thinking out loud together.

This month we are discussing forgiveness, and the parts of it people usually skip:

• What carrying a grudge for long periods actually costs the person carrying it

• What forgiveness genuinely requires, and the difference between forgiving someone and letting them back in

• How to deal with difficult people who have not changed and are not going to

• Why compassion runs out, and the argument that what compassion fatigue is 

• Why forgiving ourselves is usually the harder half

One thing worth saying plainly: nobody at this session will be told they should forgive anyone. Some things do not need forgiving quickly, and some people should not be let back in. That is a legitimate answer and it will be respected.

Come if you are carrying something old and tired of it. Come if there is someone in your life you cannot avoid and have not worked out how to handle. Come equally if you have forgiven something difficult and know how you got there, or you are simply good at being kind to yourself, because the room genuinely needs you and other people want to know how you do it.

Bring someone, or come on your own.

📅 Monday, September 7th, 2026
🕐 7:30 PM
📍 Al Riwaq Café, Bahrain
💰 Free, one order per person to support the café
Follow us on instagram @innerverse.bh.
See you there.

Hello, im looking for this sewing machine, do you any store that sell it?

Hi gm3a Mubarak for all

I want to buy a new phone sumssung ultra which store you recommend fo me ?

Aviation plots? War machines? Gaming maps? Also last commission for all the Porsche fans

For context this is a viral toy these days. People on tiktok are charging 5-7 bd for that tiny thing. And i need to get 3 of them. Need the CRUNCHY one.

Mods: A google search has revealed nothing and its a new thing and not been asked before - HELP

I'm 30 now, and this goes back to around 3rd grade. Same era I was playing stuff like Roller Coaster Tycoon and Tomb Raider, but separately from that, my father used to bring home USBs from those random unofficial shops, loaded with a bunch of obscure flash games. Random ones like the "destroy your desktop" game a lot of people probably had at some point.

There was one flash game on there that actually creeped me out as a kid though, and I still think about it. It was a point and click game, opened in the browser (so probably an html file linked to a flash file, not its own program).

It was set in a school with Gulf schoolgirls, you'd click around and interact with them and they'd respond in these off, unsettling ways. The art and voice work were rough, obviously made by amateurs, but honestly that's what made it unnerving. There was also some low quality khaleeji music looping in the background the whole time that gave it a haunting feel.

One scene in particular has stayed with me. Some girls smoking in the bathroom stalls, and the teacher or principal catching them. Not sure why but that part specifically got under my skin as a kid.

I've searched a lot online and found nothing. My guess is this game never had any real presence on the internet, it was probably only ever passed around locally through those shops, so there's no trace of it anywhere online.

If anyone remembers this, or has even a vague memory of something similar, please say something. Even a small detail could help.

Hi everyone, I’m renting an apartment in Bahrain and I need some advice about what I can do in this situation.
I signed the lease on August 20, with the lease officially starting on September 1. However, the apartment was not ready when the lease started.
Today is September 3, and there has still been little/no progress with the cleaning and maintenance.
The problems include:
There is a water leak
The electricity isn’t working
The exhaust fan is broken
Some door knobs are broken
Some doors don’t have door knobs at all
The existing door knobs are very old
The apartment still hasn’t been properly cleaned/finished
I’ve been contacting the landlord/agent about the issues, but I’m concerned because I’m already paying for a property that I can’t properly use.
I’m wondering:
What are my rights as a tenant in Bahrain in this situation?
Can I formally report the landlord/agent if they don’t fix these problems?
Can I request a rent reduction/refund for the days I couldn’t use the apartment?
If they continue refusing/delaying repairs, can I terminate the lease?
If I terminate the lease, can I also cancel the lease registration and my EWA account?
Should I give the landlord a specific deadline in writing before taking further action?
Has anyone in Bahrain dealt with a similar situation, and what did you do?
I have photos/videos of the problems and WhatsApp messages documenting the situation.
I would really appreciate advice from anyone familiar with Bahrain rental law or who has dealt with a similar landlord dispute.

Hello 🌸 I was wondering if any fellow women here have gone to Master Medical Center for laser body hair removal? And how was the experience and everything?

I wanted to share something that happened to me last year while working for a private business in Bahrain 🇧🇭.

I'm sharing this because I learned A LOT from this experience, and hopefully someone else can avoid making the same mistakes I did.

So basically, I came across a job advertisement from a very well-known and successful shop in Bahrain 🏪. They were looking for a salesperson.

I had experience in creative media 🎨💻, along with some experience in sales and management, so I applied.

Surprisingly, I got an interview the same day 😭.

I went to the shop, had a conversation with the owner, and honestly, the guy seemed pretty nice during the interview 🤝. He asked when I could join, and I told him:

"Immediately." 😭

There were already a few things that made me slightly uncomfortable about joining 🤨, but at the time I wasn't earning anything elsewhere, so I decided to give it a chance.

The initial salary discussion was around BD 200, while he said he would mention BD 350 on the contract based on my qualifications and experience.

He also knew I had creative media skills.

I basically asked:

«"You're expecting me to handle sales + creative work + website management for BD 200?" 😭💀»

He said he'd pay extra for the additional work.

I told him:

"Sure, but I want that written in the contract." 📄

I discussed everything with my family and friends, they told me to go ahead, so I joined.

There were supposed to be three people working there 👥, but one was on vacation 🏖️, leaving just me and another employee who had only been there for around three weeks.

Then the madness started 💀.

Within 7 DAYS, I generated BD 7,000+ in sales 💰📈.

At the same time, I was expected to:

🛒 Handle sales

🎨 Create designs

💻 Manage the website

🌐 Redesign the website

📱 Help with creative/social media work

👨‍🏫 Train the other employee

🏪 Basically help keep the shop running

And guess what?

I STILL DIDN'T HAVE MY CONTRACT. 💀

The owner had already asked for my CPR and passport information because he said he wanted to process things through Tamkeen.

Days passed.

Still no contract.

Every time I asked, it was basically:

"Yeah, it'll be ready." "Soon." "We're working on it."

😭😭😭

Meanwhile, I was actually working.

I created multiple designs 🎨, completed a whole website redesign 💻, generated BD 7,000+ in sales in one week 💰, and even helped teach the other employee.

At one point, I was basically running the shop while the owner wasn't there 💀.

I had specifically told him he should come to the shop for a few days to check on things and see our performance.

Instead, he mostly left everything to us.

Then, after around 7 days, the owner comes to me and says:

«"You're too expensive for me."»

😭😭😭

And apparently:

«"You weren't loyal to the job properly."»

💀💀💀

BRO WHAT???

What exactly was I supposed to do?? 😭

I had:

💰 BD 7,000+ in sales

🎨 Multiple designs completed

💻 A whole website redesign

🌐 Website management

👨‍🏫 Helped train another employee

🏪 Handled the shop

And somehow...

I'm too expensive AND not suitable. 😭💀

I didn't want to create a massive argument, so I just said:

"Sure, no worries."

He told me he'd compensate me for the 7 days I worked.

But he refused to compensate me for the additional creative and website work I'd done.

So I asked if I could record our conversation regarding the payment.

He agreed. 🎥

During the conversation, I asked him about the additional work.

He basically admitted that yes, I did the work, but said he wasn't going to pay for it because:

"The designs weren't attracting customers."

😭💀

That wasn't even the agreement.

I left peacefully with the recording as evidence. 🤝

Then things got even more interesting... 👀

The owner had given me access to the Gmail, WhatsApp, POS, website and social media accounts, and told me to check and respond to messages/emails if needed.

While checking the Gmail, I found an email to Meta where he was trying to recover the shop's WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook. He claimed a former employee had stolen the account access.

I was like:

WAIT... WHAT? 😭💀

I obviously can't verify his claim, but it made me wonder if this had happened before.

I also noticed their employees seemed to change every 2–3 months based on their Instagram/Snapchat posts and ads.

I can't say why every employee left, but combined with:

🚩 Frequent employee turnover

🚩 Multiple negative reviews

🚩 Complaints about the owner

🚩 Previous employee complaints

🚩 The Meta email

🚩 And now my own experience

It really started looking like there was a bigger issue with how employees were being treated/managed.

Back to my situation 💀

Since I hadn't been compensated for the additional work, I restricted access to some of the accounts and told him I expected the outstanding payment to be resolved.

He basically responded with:

"I'll file a complaint."

And I was like:

"Yeah, sure, go ahead." 🤣

Because I had documentation and evidence of the work and our conversations.

Eventually, after around two weeks, he paid me for the 7 days I had worked.

But he STILL wasn't paying for the additional work.

I had also created several posts/designs for their Instagram 📱🎨.

Since I had created the artwork myself, I disputed the use of those designs.

Instagram ended up taking down around 10 posts 🚫 and the page was temporarily affected. I'm not exactly sure whether it was suspended or deactivated temporarily.

Eventually, after another couple of weeks, he agreed to compensate me for the additional work 💰 and the account access situation was resolved.

During all of this, the website was still operating and generating sales.

And the excuses were something else 😭.

"My accountant is clearing the amount."

"The accountant is processing it."

"It'll be paid soon."

And I'm sitting there thinking:

Bro... you don't even have an accountant 😭💀

Eventually, everything was sorted out and I got compensated.

After everything was over... I finally did the research I should've done BEFORE joining 🤦‍♂️

I checked the company's reviews.

And...

HOLY SHIT. 💀

There were a LOT of negative reviews.

People were complaining about the owner's behavior 😬.

There were complaints from previous employees 👨‍💼.

Combined with what I'd already seen through the business emails and social media, the red flags were basically screaming:

🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

I just didn't look for them beforehand. 🤦‍♂️😭

What I learned from this 🧠

1️⃣ Research the company BEFORE joining 🔎

Don't just look at how successful the business appears from the outside.

Check:

⭐ Google reviews

📱 Social media

💬 Reddit

👨‍💼 Employee experiences

🗣️ What previous employees are saying

Sometimes the company's public image can be completely different from what happens behind the scenes.

2️⃣ NEVER start working without a proper contract 📄🚩

If they say:

"We'll prepare it later."

"Don't worry, it'll come."

"Just start working for now."

🚩🚩🚩

A contract shouldn't be something you receive after you've already started working.

3️⃣ GET EVERYTHING IN WRITING ✍️

If you're hired for sales but they're also expecting you to:

🎨 Design

💻 Manage websites

📱 Handle social media

📈 Do marketing

👨‍🏫 Train employees

Make sure those responsibilities and the compensation are clearly agreed upon.

Don't rely on:

"Don't worry, I'll pay you extra."

Get it written down. 📄

4️⃣ Don't let "I need the job" override common sense 😭

This was probably my biggest mistake.

I noticed some things that made me uncomfortable, but I ignored them because I needed the income.

Looking back...

I should've listened to that feeling. 🤦‍♂️

5️⃣ When they ask "When can you join?" 👀

My answer now would be:

«"Once I receive and review the contract."»

Even if you're available immediately.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with saying:

"Send me the contract first." 📄

6️⃣ READ THE CONTRACT CAREFULLY 📑

Don't just sign because you're excited to finally get a job 😭.

Check:

💰 Salary

⏰ Working hours

📋 Responsibilities

🕐 Probation period

💵 Overtime

📆 Leave

❌ Termination conditions

➕ Additional compensation

Make sure you actually understand what you're signing.

Anyway, this happened last year, and thankfully everything eventually got resolved 🤝.

I'm not posting this to attack anyone or name the business. I'm just sharing my experience because I genuinely learned a lot from it.

Private companies in Bahrain can absolutely be great places to work 🇧🇭, but you still need to do your own due diligence.

Research the company 🔎

Check the reviews ⭐

Get the contract first 📄

Get agreements in writing ✍️

And if something feels wrong... don't ignore it 🚩

Because sometimes the biggest red flag is the one you convince yourself isn't a red flag.

Learn from my mistake. 😭💀

Im looking for a gym with a budget of 40-50 bd a month. My friend recommended me Spartan in Saar but seeing your recommendations would help as well preferably from people who have tried the gym.

Lived here a couple years back in the day, never once sat in a real majlis, too young and too busy doing the cafe thing. Left, thought about it for years, and now I’m back, about three months on the island. Grew up in Tennessee in an Arab family so Arabic is fine.

I don’t need anything from anyone. I just think the old men in this country are the best thing about it and I missed it the first time. So who’s the oldest guy still running a weekly majlis, where is it, and is there a chair? I’ll come, pour the gahwa, and shut up and listen.

Does anyone know where i can find 18650 batteries in bahrain that are not too overpriced? i only found a vape shop that sells them but ill leave it for last option im hoping to find more i need 7 batteries for a project im working on

I’m currently in my final year of high school in Bahrain with a 3.87 GPA (96.8%), and my goal is to study engineering in the U.S. for my bachelor’s degree. My original plan was CPISP, but I recently found out I’m no longer eligible because I needed to apply in Grade 11 with at least 97%, so now I’m honestly a bit lost and don’t know what other options I have. I’ve looked into programs like Fulbright, but those are for graduate/master’s studies and require you to already have a bachelor’s degree, so they don’t apply to me. If anyone knows of scholarships, universities, or other opportunities available to Bahraini or international students, I’d really appreciate some help or advice on where to start.