10 Things That You Probably Didn't Know About Qatar

1.Qatar has the fastest growing economy in the world, with a rate of 19.40% pear year.


2.Qatar has the highest average income per year in the world.On average, a Qatari earns about 80 000USD pear year.


3.There are more foreign workers and expatriates in Qatar then local Qatari's themselves.Total population of Qatar right now is 1.8 million with only 300 000 locals Qatari's.


4.Fridays are family days, you cant enter most malls unless if there is a female present.


5.The flag of Qatar was actually red in color,not maroon.There was a mix up that happened during the print out of the first flag, and a decision to use the maroon instead was taken.


6.Despite being a former colony of Britain, they drive on the right hand side of the lane, according to the American system.


7.Summer in Qatar could see temperatures rise to a phenomenal figure of around 55 Degrees Celsius.Half the amount temperature of boiling water.


8.Qatar practices Shayriah laws which include certain punishments such as stoning to death, till today.


9.Everything in Qatar is tax free. Beside a small import duty, there is no tax for anything in the country.


10.Despite being such a rich country, most of the people here are arrogant snobbish Arab motherfuckers who are so full of themselves that they think that they can treat other people like shit. The country is a very conservative country with backward ways.If there was no oil in this country, it will be just a fucking shitty desert with nothing in sight.

Day Out Doha

This is the Museum of Islamic Arts in Doha,Qatar.First thing I noticed was the beautiful Islamic architecture of the building.The beautiful landscape of modern day Doha skyscrapers and the scenic clear blue ocean around it gives it a complete paradise look.

Me and my 2 good friends, Afiq and Wan posing in front of the entrance.

One of the thousands of interesting artifacts in the Museum, a page of the Quran page from over 700 years ago...how it can survive time,I really wonder.

Coins from the past, with some as old as 900years old...amazing...collected from around Iran/Iraq.

This is an incense burner made in the shape of a lion,its as big as my palm and is also about 900years old...but there is one thing here that doesn't make sense here, does that look like a lion?

Me and my monkey friend from the past...hahaha,this is as an incense burner as well..in a shape of a monkey holding both its knees....hahaha,damn that monkey!

Thats Syura explaining something to Afiq (those 2 fight all the time..hahaha) while I look on. and erm,thats the lembu the bhai used to jaga from 800years ago...LOL

This is an interesting and a comical one.It depicts a picture from an ancient book of the human anatomy.

That "going to shit" pose drawn really cracked us up.

This was one of the coolest, this is the real life preserved helmet of Iranian soldiers in the past..the sharp tip on top of the helmet could kill a man on its own.Incredible stuff.

Us posing in front of a mock up soldier on a horse with all his equipment's and guards,its amazing how much of 

steel wear they used to have on their body when they go to war..that itself would have made moving around hard and they would ride horses into battlefields.Real man, compared to the sissies we have thse days,complaining about the latest i-phone release.

This was the most incredible thing I saw that day.The real life sword of Indian Emperor,Shahjahan.

Enough said.

Me and syura looking at something really interesting.Well,more like me posing while she is really interested. Haha.

War mask worn by soldiers.Looks damn cool right?

Mask level: Like a Boss.

Jewellery from ancient times.Cool.

This is a typical women's robe from the past.The weird thing here is the robe is damn bloody big,

I mean 4of me could fit into one,were the women back then really that huge?

Beautiful view of the modern day Doha taken from across the bay.

Majestic view of the museum.

Hahahaha, this mid-air shot is priceless! :)

All in all, had a great time with this guys at the Museum and later on went over to Souq Waqif, where I finally had my sheesha. Was a really nice trip with wonderful people,many more of them coming I hope :)

Updates 9th Feb 2012

Its been exactly a month since the day we left Malaysia,loads of happened in this month.

Finally, feels like I have fully adjusted to life here...the weather,the food and life here in Doha...there's the good,the bad and the ugly.

The good: My job and job scope is purely engineering, so I get to learn alot and thats my number 1 prority.Also, I have a nice room-mate and most people around here are easy to get along with and helpful.Another one is that there are more Indians than Qataris here,so being able to converse in Hindi makes everything so much easier.Same goes to all those Indian,Nepali,Bangladeshi workers I have under me.Also, is the respect you get for being an engineer, pure job satisfaction.I am a Mechanical Engineer.

The bad: Weather.Many might think it will be super hott here in Doha but instead, its winter right now...some days it goes down to like 11/10celsius and those days,I freeze to death.Even this morning, it was really cold...messes up with your immune system, having sore throat almost all the time.Prices of things are higher here as everything sold here are imported.Qatar is a small country filled with rich people with loads of oil, so why would they even bother of having another industry.Another bad thing is that this land is flat,with only sands and stones, without grass or trees...its not pleasant to the eye at all.

The ugly:Arabic law and the Arabs here.Rude,arrogant and ignorant bastards.

Thats all updates so far...Im missing people back home alot,esp my brothers and ohh my cat...all my friends and the people I knew.Missing loads of nice Malaysian food and the Malaysian culture...Im getting more and more into work these days,really does take my mind off things...

Happy birthday Bob Marley :)

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Thanks for the inspiration Bob.You have been someone that I look up highly in life even though I have never known you in person.You are not a celebrity nor a persona that has been glorified by the media to me that I am writing this today but a character that has defied the normal stigma of society,one whose rules of life and way of living that runs very parallel to me.The fact that you have had fame and money and yet remained how you were with your simple ways and the things you preached and more importantly, you did what you said.A man of your words.

More than your music was your wisdom in handling things and view of life which I believe has to be breeeded into every human being for a better tommorow.The way you thought to love and live in the simplest manner has shown to me that the branding marketing rubbish today is one that is unnecessary.True happiness doesnt come from an i-phone or from having brands or fame,it comes from just living your life.Simple ways,by smiling and by not fretting over things.You might have smoked erbs for most of your life but your thoughts are more wiser and nobler than almost everyone I have met in life.

Definitely someone I wished I had the chance to meet.
Happy birthday brother...Jah Rastafari.Loads of love.

Awesome moment #2

TODAY IS THE 

SECOND DAY OF THE 

SECOND WEEK OF THE 

SECOND MONTH OF THE

SECOND YEAR OF THE 

SECOND DECADE OF THE

SECOND CENTURY OF THE

SECOND MILLENIUM

Leon the chupacabra

Friendship means alot

You are my best friend.You have been there when I needed a friend,and if I have said or anything wrong I am sorry.My intentions were never wrong and if I could undo any hurt I have done,I will.

Friendship is something I value alot.and your friendship,alot.Sorry.Hope you understand.

Trolling level: Qatar

A friend of a friend of a friend of mine decided to visit some immoral site,this is what appeared...hehehe :P

How cool can this be?

Hollywood actor and long time environmentalist,Harrison Ford has a species of spider and a species of ant named after him as a tribute for all his efforts.

PHEIDOLE HARISSONFORDI

CALPONIA HARRISONFORDI

10 things I hate about fake football fans

1.How they interprete popular football players as much better.


2.How they think a team that has won has played much better.


3.They rarely know what competition it is?


4.They would look at teams like Stoke City as small frys ,without knowing.


5.They dont know that the same games are played twice in a league, home and away.


6.The goalscorer always has a good game.


7.Screw the players that got a card without knowing why he was carded.


8.Any handball in a penalty area is a penalty.


9.How they always think the ref got it wrong.


10.How they talk about a game without knowing the tactical side of it.

Bon voyage Malaysia

Here are some pictures from the airport of the day I left Malaysia,courtesy of our own photographer perasan handsome,my brother Renveer...lolssss

Me and Sangeeta trying to find out something printed on the ticket while mummy and renveer busy looking at god knows where...haha,check out the white white and black black cloths colour coordination :)

Photbombing level: Roshen

A nice shot of Mummy and Sangeeta.....wait,whats that in between them,at the back? LOLZZ

Outside Pan Pacific KLIA,mummy and Renveer.Nice shot...both look really nice :)

Me seeming to tell a very interesting story to everyone,really wonderful friends I have,and Mahen especially...hoping to see you me bro!

Hahaha,Renveer being Renveer...but got to admit,my younger brother is a real looker...handsome bro handsome...

Hahaha,now my elder brother's turn...one of the most macho-est person Ive ever known...

Haihs...damn i miss you brother...you've been more than a brother...a father,a friend,a mentor...everything that I ever want to be :)

My first best friend and cute brother,Renveer....missing the cock talking in mamaks with cha in the evenings and all the times where I made you made tea for me at home....hahaha...:)

I dont know whether God exists but my mother is above Him.My sweet heart jaan mummy,I miss you the most...thanks for everything mom.

A meaningful picture,me talking with mummy,hearing her advise...most famous advice to me is how to brush my teeth up and down so that it stays clean...hahaha....and Sangeeta is here too...Im suprised there are no pictures of her and me...sorry sis :(

Im getting sad....haihs,I miss my family....and everyone back home,and sweet little pie in Indonesia...good friend of mine,Minh,who called me from Vietnam yday and every soul that Ive met in my journey in life...

If animals are not racist,then why us?

Knock knock joke

Knock knock




Who's there?




Lettuce.




Lettuce who?




Lettuce in,its freezing out here....hahahaa....LOL 

Leonidus 300

Just my cat Leon,with his innocent look...so fucking cute....missing my Leon!!

Palestine is still the issue

Saw a documentary last night about Palestinians and their lifes, how they are without a land,living on the mercy of Israeli's.Being humiliated by Israeli army all the time, shot merciless and killed.And we say we live in the new era of modernization and globalization with high tech equipment,touch technology and all but of what use is all that if we are still behaving barbaricly or allowing barbaric issues to happen?




We dont,well most of us done.Because first thing,ahh that middle east shit happens all the time.Fuck you.Go read a book,learn a thing or two.Palestinians lost their land over land mortgage issues and the Spykes-Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France.Many of them are innocents who have lost their country to the more powerful,more influential Israelis.


That is an issue.


We must care.


The United States of America are to be blamed in all this, being strong allies of Israel, they tend not to interfere in this issue, causing most other major powers including the United Nations to stand aside cowardly while the Israeli army keep brutalizing Palestinians and all the Palestinians can do is strap a bomb onto their selves and suicide bomb in return.


Dont you feel pity? This is true story of true people being killed,brutalized, dragged of their houses, have shit smeared on their holy places.How can we live peacefully in our houses with luxury items and declare ourselves as developed mammals of the world, the intelligent species when such things are happenings to our brothers and sisters of Palestine?


It hurt terribly to every American when 9/11 happened.but what you think the Palestinians feel when they have been brutalized day by day for their whole lives, when living is on the mercy of the Israeli goverment and retaliation to such a powerful army means nothing but death?


Its 9/11 for them everyday.


And when it happened to you,Americans had vengeance in their hearts with strong words like lets get those arab bastards and shit and shit.Wtf?


When it happens to you its real and when it happens to someone else,its not your problem?




Palestine is still the issue.


If you say you cant help,you are wrong.Spread the news, spread the awareness,whats happening is not right.




It is not right.

Park in the summer, lake in winter.Amazing.

A rare natural phenomenon turns one of Austria’s most beautiful hiking trails into a 10 meter-deep lake, for half the year.
Located at the foot of the Hochschwab Mountains, in Tragoess, Styria, Green Lake is one of the most bizarre natural phenomena in the world. During the cold winter months, this place is almost completely dry, and used as a country park where hikers love to come and spend some time away from urban chaos. But as soon as temperatures rise, the snow and ice covering the mountaintops begin to melt, and the water pours down, filling the basin below with crystal-clear water.


Water levels go from one-two meters at most, to over 10 meters, in the early summer. The waters of Green Lake are highest in June, when this extraordinary place is invaded by divers, curious to see what a mountain park looks like underwater. Fish swimming over wooden benches, a grass-covered bottom, trees, roads, roads and even bridges create a surreal setting that feels like it belongs on dry ground. That’s because for half of the year, that’s exactly where it’s at.


Take a look at the amazing images of the Green Lake, shot during the summer season:

Simple living

For some days when I see certain things happening in the world,I miss the people like Bob Marley and I think to myself,what Bob would have done....Bob would have done the simplest thing without harming or hurting anyone.
Such is the wisdom of the man,that I adore his teachings and way of his life more than his music, but dont get me wrong, he makes reall good music and it still plays with so much of wisdom in it.


The english he spoke confused many, a famous instance is the song No Woman No Cry which has many thinking that guys shouldnt cry if there is no woman.I have come across such mis-intepretations in many many of his songs.No Woman No Cry is a simple message from Bob to the women of Jamaica not to cry,and evertything is going to be alright...he sings it with love and peace.So much win compared to most of todays artiste that sing about shits like fireworks,price tags and meaningless words like singing ayer,ayo...wtf.


Another song which has deep meaning is Buffalo Soldier, the lyrics depicts the mis-treatment of Africans in the Western world, from what Ive read in his biography,Bob Marley was just an ordinary man,who lived simple,showed love and respect,fought for freedom and gave soo much of simple wisdom to us in such a way we wish to listen eventhough we know already what he is saying.


Having said that, I wish there would be many more living the way Bob had.


Love and peace

Restored my faith in humanity

VIENNA - Homeless Austrian man Hermann Schleichert had 80 cents (one dollar) and an empty packet of cigarettes in his pocket on a cold Boxing Day evening when he found 7,000 euros on the pavement.


But instead of seeing the cash as a late Christmas present, the 48-year-old, who was staying in a Vienna homeless shelter and hostel for recovering alcoholics, took his find to the police, he told the Kurier daily on Sunday.


"I picked up the envelope and saw there was a bundle of cash inside. All 500-euro notes!," he said. "Not even for a second did I think about keeping the money. That would have been theft."


The real owner of the money later reported his loss to police and got his cash back - but is yet to thank Schleichert, Kurier added.


© Copyright (c) AFP


Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Homeless+Austrian+finds+euros+returns+police/5998995/story.html#ixzz1jpNi77sf

Because fuck you America

Return of a legend!

Its an absolute honor to watch you play again Scholesy.


The football you play,the touches on the ball you take, the way you turn around and hit the ball 70yards onto the path of a on running winger is a masterclass.

Welcome back Paul Scholes!

Updates 15 Jan 12

Finally,Im showing you some love dear blog.Sorry for Ive been busy for the past 2weeks in all things,preparing,flying and adjusting to life here in Qatar.

So far,its been a real experience, from the day we touched down in Qatar…even knowing before hand that things will be different, to really adjust to reality takes some time…when I first reached here, the weather was surprisingly good,they said winter,but it was more like Malaysian weather with cold wind…little I know,that was just a disguise,winter in disguise they call it.Yesterday I felt the full extent of the winter,temperatures were down till 15cel at night, that’s damn bloody cold for a gulf country.the old less smarter me never knew Qatar had winter…hahaha,seriously thought its near the equator and stuff,surprised me.…well,now I know and so does my ass, whenever I land it on a cold steel seat.LOL.

Apart from the weather, another  thing that has startled me has been the backdrop of Qatar.saying colourless is quite misleading, I shall say,there is no colour present in Qatar other than white and silver.You can fall asleep looking at the scenary.The cars,trucks and most other vehicles are in those colors,and apart from that and the roadways,there is just sands and stones.Houses and shops are shaped like boxes.You could say qataris have very little imagination.But ive been to the city center,the sky scrapers and buildings there are just wow….and btw,those cars I was talking about…haha,they are all high end cars,seen 4hummers already on 2 visits..and yeah,you know how you have grass between the road dividers and at the side of the pavement.Here,none.Just sands and stones.white sand on top of that.ergghh! makes me miss Malaysia more.And yeah,Malaysia is a beautiful tropical country.FACT I REALIZE NOW.to be honest,more than other things that im missing,im missing trees and plants and the green grass more J

Food here has been superb, the company is really awesome,staff welfare is first class.we get the best food and very generously given too ,I help myself to some extra chicken wings at times :P

Having lunch of Malaysian food,of chicken rice and sawi,for a short while makes me feel like Im somewhere back home.thats enough for me J

Anyways,work is tough,and I have loads of learning and catching up to do.And once I get fully adjusted to lifehere,I will change to higher gears and work at full speed.

That’s all for now, will update from time to time.

Here are the list of things Im missing from back home:

Family,friends,paglu,my cat,malaysian weather,trees,grass,colourful vehicles,driving on the left,some sorts of mountains,mamak,shisha,msian television channels,people speaking malay,cha anytime of the day, guitar,my hard as rock pillow,motorbike and many more..

Pic below of us at KLIA before flight, with my work mates....awesome people..

Good memories stay

Just a picture of us in Teluk Chempedak-Feb 2009


From the left: Baj, Dinesh and Suraj....


Good times....:)

Updates-Awesome 2012

Heyyy...finally Im updating my blog...its been like a week I guess...and it seemed forever....anyways,Ive got big updates.....erm...Im moving to Doha for work....and life's gonna be totally different from there onwards...and yeah it was also the reason I was so busy that I forgot to give some love to my blog...sorry for that :/


Anyways....its a little difficult to leave home,family,friends,her and be thousands miles away in a foreign country but a man's got to do what a man's got to do to earn some $$


wish me luck....and expect this blog to be filled pics of deserts,camels and hot arabic belly dancers...




hahhaa...esp that last part :P

Just a joke to lighten up your day :)

WHY IS 6 AFRAID OF 7?

BECAUSE 7 8 9

:)

Happy New Year 2012

May All Your Wishes Come True!

Have a Happy blessed fun-filled prosperous 2012 people!