Few Things That I Didn't Know About Qatar.. Till 6 Months Ago

I've been wanting to post something like this for a long time now. Damn!

1. In Qatar..There are considerably fewer Qataris compared to other
nationalities.

Sabi sa wikipedia: sa 1.5M na tao currently dito sa Qatar, not less than around 350K were believed to be citizens. How's that? Ang unti no?

2. Oil is substantially cheaper than H₂O.

1 L of H₂O is around QR1=PHP13.0something

1 L naman ng Gasoline ay QR.90something lang!

Sayang hindi pede i-papackage!

3. Aside from the absence of Pork in the market, There are no Citrus (Kalamansi) as well .

Opo. Walang kalamansi. Kaya eto, lemon na lang at patis ang sawsawan kapag merong bulalo na niluto si Kuya Lito. Hehe. Oy! QR5 each!

Baka po ma-misinterpret.. Kalamansi is not forbidden by Qatar Law as it is the case for the porky piggies. Sadyang wala lang po talagang kalamansi dito.

Teka punta pa kami ng Villagio nila Jessa at Marian.. Makapag bihis na nga.. Kapag hindi na naman ako sumama eh, baka sabihin na nila e meron akong sariling mundo at baka upakan ako nung mga yun. Isa pa baka maiwan ako ni Bose driver.

To be continued...

Ayaw mo? sige bahala ka. ka!

End: 04-Jan-2009 5:35pm

...Continuation: 04-Jan-2009 11:31pm

To begin with, naiwan ako ni Bose driver. Kaya nag-commute na lang. (Tsk tsk tsk.. QR15 ang damage sa car-lift.)

Ayos naman ang Villaggio. Kasama pala si JaneAng natutunan ko sa araw na ito ay double "G" pala ang VillaGGio. Di ko napansin yun dati. Kanina lang. kaya nga kung babalikan mo yung spelling ko ng Villaggio kanina isang G lang. Tingnan mo ulit (sa taas.)

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Oh kitams!?

Now back to the subject matter..

4. Instead of saying "Excuse me." Most Arabs will say it like "Secuse me."

"Secuse me. Can I have a burito please?" "Oh kita nyo na Secuse me daw! oh.

5. Indians, and / or Sri Lankans (a.k.a Pana) when asked something answerable by Yes. No. or Maybe will nod their head side-to-side as an answer.

ganun yata talaga sila. They do this almost everytime.

6. Luxury cars? Sports Cars? Name it! They're all here. BMW, Mercedez-Benz McLaren, Porsche, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Escalade, Land Rover, Mustang, Corvette, Koenigsegg CCR, Bugatti Veyron, etc..

Yung mga Land Cruiser, pang-simpleng tao lang yata dito yun.Yung mga sports cars na sa Fast and the Furious, MTV Cribs at magazines ko lang nakikita, eh.. nakakasabay lang namin sa kalye.At kung saan saan lang iginagarahe. Wala daw kasi car-napper. Eh, sa 'Pinas... Park sa loob ng garahe, todo taklob pa. Yun tipong ayaw paalikabukan. Sus! Ipa-laminate nyo para wag marumihan!

7. Marriage certificate is required when a couple decides to stay in any hotel anywhere here in Qatar.

Hmmm. Hindi ko na i-e-elaborate pa ito.

8. A place for public worship (especially Muslims) can be found in each and every mall that I have been in.

I am just wondering... What if ganito rin sa mga Christians sa bawat mall sa Pinas? Wala lang. Naitanong ko lang. Ayos sana ano?

Nalimutan ko na yung iba.. Tuloy ko na lang next time 'pag naalala ko na.

Meanwhile, tulog muna ko.

End: 05-Jan-2009 1:50am