MESAIEED SAND DUNES

My first visit in MESAIEED SAND DUNES was really something to remember.overcoming the ups and downs of the breathtaking land formation were somewhat an accomplishment for me.

The sand dunes is scenic in the sense that it is very unusual.  I cant believe .  now I was here  already in the wildest dessert of Middle East.. woohoooo

Lured by this spectacle, I seized the moment. While the remaining hues were still there, I playfully posed in front of my friend  camera hoping to own an epic sunset photograph of myself romancing the most beautiful sunset in Qatar . And it never failed me.

It was so enthralling we were all at loss of words. Glorious! Glorious! Glorious! The only adjective I kept on murmuring as I glued my eyes on a glorious sunset that was laid before me. I was like staring at a stairway to heaven. To be honest, I was carried away. I wept for no reason. It was just so glorious.

The view from high up was intimidating but it was not as scary as it looked.

My only regret was not being able to rent an ATV. Looks like a ton of fun!

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Contended by what we saw and experienced, we left Mesaieed  so delighted. I knew it was the pleasing view of the Sand Dunes of Mesaieed and the glorious Sunset of Qatar  that just made our  day complete.

ROAD TRIP (EXPLORING THE OTHER SIDE OF QATAR)

I LOVE ROAD TRIPS. I BELIEVE EVERYONE WHO EXPERIENCES THEM LOVE THEM WHY? BECAUSE THEY EXPAND OUR PERSPECTIVE AND THATS FEEL MAGICAL.THEY REVEAL TO US SO MANY NEW AND WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT OUR SELVES AND THIS EXCITING WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN. WE ABANDON OUR DAILY ROUTINE FOR FRESH NEW EXISTENCE. DRIVING FROM HERE TO THERE IS ONE THING, BUT A ROAD TRIP IS SOMETHING MORE.........

IT SERVES A DEEPER PURPOSE.

DOHA-BU SAMRA ROAD TRIP

“No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” – Lin Yutang

TIL NEXT :)

QATAR NATIONAL DAY

QATAR NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION

EVERY 18TH OF DECEMBER QATAR CELEBRATE THEIR NATIONAL DAY IN

COMMOMERATION OF THEIR  HISTORIC DAY IN 1878 WHEN SHAIKH JASMIN THE FOUNDER OF QATAR STATE SUCCEDED.... OF ITS PEOPLE OF THE DARKEST OF TIME EVER WITNESSED BY THIS PART OF THE WORLD.

 EVERY PEOPLE OF QATAR EXPATS AND LOCALS ARE VERY EXCITED IN THIS EVENT AND OF COURSE ISA AKO DUN. I NEED TO WAKE UP EARLY MORNING TO PREPARE BECAUSE MAHABA HABANG LAKADAN DIN KASI ANG MANGYAYARI. FROM SOUQ (PICTURE ABOVE) TO CORNICHE (VENUE) AY NILAKAD NAMIN GOOD THING IS WINTER NAMAN,KAYA OK LANG.

 THE MAGNIFICENT PARADE BY QATAR'S ARM FORCES HELD THIS MORNING ALONG  DOHA CORNICHE, THIS IS THE ONE OF THE MAIN ATTRACTION OF THE CELEBRATION. IM TELLENG YOU GUYS THIS PARADE AMAZED ME THOUSAND OF PEOPLE WATCHING THE NATIONAL DAY PARADE AND TO THINK NOT EVERYONE IS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO EXPERIENCE WATCHING PARADE IN PERSON. (ANG LUCKY KO HEHEHE)

 OVER THE BAY  COAST GUARD WILL PUT ON  SHOW WITH THEIR TRADITIONAL BOAT

AND THE AIR FORCE PERFORMED WITH COLORED JET TRAILS ANG GALING !!!!

AFTER THE SHOW BALIK KAMI SA SOUQ TO TAKE OUR  BREAKFAST, BUT WE END UP DRINGKING WATER INSTEAD OF EATING BREAKFAST THE REASON???? SHHHH.

A NIGHT IN WAQIF

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

A NIGHT IN WAQIP

4401 MILES AWAY FROM HOME.,  IM SITTING IN MY ROOM BUT CONSIDER MYSELF VERY FAR FROM HOME. IM A FILIPINO WORKING AND LIVING IN QATAR. BORDOM STRIKE.AND IM FEELING HOMESICK.. WHAT TO DO?

HMMM GETTING OUT OF THE HOUSE IS THE SOLUTION......

I MEAN "GALA-GALA DIN PAG MAY TIME!"

I DECIDED TO GO OUT WITH MY FLATMATES PARA MATANGAL NAMAN ANG PAG-KA HOMESICK KO. DAHIL BAWAL ANG ALAK.. SHISHA AND COFFEE TRIP KAMI. SHISHA IS THE ONE OF THE FAMOUS ATTRACTION IN THE SOUQ WAQIF AND FOOD TRIP SIEMPRE

THERES A VARIETY OF SHISHA FLAVOR SUCH AS APPLE,STRAWBERY,MINT,GRAPES ETC. MINT ANG TINIRA NAMIN WITH CAFE LATTE.ANG MAIN DISH KUENTUHAN LOLZ.

 TAKING PICTURE WITH THIS ARAB TEA BOY,HAHAHAHA ANG COOL NYA GAME NA GAME SA PAG PA PA PICTURE. NILAGANG MAIS ALSO IS AVAILABLE IN S.WAQIF MAS LALONG KUNG NA MISS ANG PILIPINAS :(

 THE SOUQ ALSO HAVE THERE OWN ART CENTER MERON SIYANG ART SHOP EXHIBIT SPACE PARA SA MGA NAG LALAKAD LAKAD.PERO NAPANSIN KO MAGALING PA RIN ANG MGA PINOY ARTIST NATIN IN TERMS OF PAINTING.

THIS IS THE TRANSLATION OF SOUQ WAQIF AS THE HAWKERS STOOD IN THE NARROW ALLEY TO SELL THEIR GOODS. NICE PLACE.

SIEMPRE PICTURE WITH MY FRIEND BABY EDRICK ,ANG PINAKA MAKULIT NA BABY NAMIN SA BAHAY HAHAHAHA.

AND PLS WATCH THIS VIDEO AT PAKI- TRANSLATE NA RIN.

TO MAKE THE STORY SHORTS

NAPAGLABANAN KO ANG HOMESICK 

YUN YON EH!!!

OUR LADY OF ROSARY

People visit a church in order to feel closer to God. The peaceful and sanctimonious ambiance of a place of worship helps you reflect on your life and analyse your mistakes. The entire prayer process is meant to bring out the good person in you and subdue the negative feelings that you might be harboring. In other words, you realize the beauty of spirituality and get closer to it.

after 7 months na pag stay ko dito sa qatar finally,nag karoon rin ako ng chance,makapagsimba at makabisita sa kaisa -isang simbahan katoliko dito sa doha.sa unang pagkakataon nakapag pasalamat din ako sa panginoon sa mga blessings na binibigay nya sa akin sa araw-araw.

kakapasok lang ng winter dito sa doha,siempre iam  excited sa lamig matapos ng mahaba habang init dinanas namin last summer. 16 degree that morning pagpasok pa lang sa bukana ng church ramdam ko na ang lamig ng panahon na lalong nag pasabik sa akin sa pilipinas.we attend 10am mass mostly indians and filipino ang nasa loob ng church.very organized ang mga tao sa loob ng church. you can feel the solem and the homily was good.

sacrament chapel this is a place for reflection,ito siguro yung tamang lugar para makausap mo si god ng one on one,mas ninais ko na wag kunang na picture,cause i dont want to invade onther people privacy.lalo nat nagdadasal sila.

i dont want to promise to attend or visit church every week

dahil baka di ko makagawa.

but i promise na gagawa ako ng mga bagay na ikakatuwa nya!

"TO GOD BE THE GLORY"

CORNICHE AT NIGHT

21 degrees celsius

Simula na ng Winter dito sa DOHA malamig na ang hangin,Ramdam na ramdam ko na ang pasko

pero this time ramdam ko ang lungkot nawala ako sa pilipinas. First time pero kaya ito. :)

BILIS NG PANAHON DI KO NAMAMALAYAN NA ALMOST A YEAR NA RIN WALA AKO SA PINAS

ITO NA YUNG MGA PANAHON NA MASASABI KO NA OK ADJUSTED NA KO. SA WORK SA BAHAY SA FRIENDS SA FOOD AT SA KLIMA. KAYA ITO IPAGPATULOY NA NATIN ANG JOURNEY KO SA DOHA

MY BLOG FOR TODAY.......

MY 10TH MONTH IN DOHA

AL CORNICHE AT NIGHT

 ISA SA MADALAS KO MADAAN ANG CORNICHE ITO NA YATA ANG PINAKA POPULAR NA PLACE DITO SA QATAR JOGGING,PICNIK,BOATING, LAHAT NA PABORITO PASYALAN ITO NG MGA PINOY
LALO NA KAPAG WALANG PASOK OR HOLIDAYS. SINCE UMAGA KO LANG SIYA MAKITA NAG DECIDE AKO NA PASYALAN SIYA NGAYON GABI. ANG MASASABI KO LANG AWESOME HAHAHAHAHA

 MINSAN NA KO NAPABILIB NG SKYLINE NG SINGAPORE, AT MULI NA NAMAN AKONG HUMANGA SA GANDA NG SKYLINE NG CORNICHE DITO SA QATAR SAYANG NGA LANG WALA AKONG DSLR NA CAMERA NA MAS MAGPAPATINGKAD PA SANA NG GANDA NG DOHA.NAPAPALIGIDAN NG MAKUKULAY NA BLDG ANG TABING DAGAT NILA .KASABAY NG SARIWANG HANGIN NA MAS LALONG NAG PAPAGANDA SA KANYA.

NAKUKULANGAN LANG AKO SA MGA RESTAURANT NILA SA PALIGID NG CORNICHE MARAHIL PINOPROTEKTAHAN DIN NILA ANG KALINISAN NITO. NO SMOKING NO EATING NO FISHING KASI SA PALIGID NITO. SO MATA MO TALAGA ANG MABUBUSOG SA GANDA NG CORNICHE .MARAMING MGA KABAYAN AT IBANG LAHI NAG LALAKAD NAG JO JOGGING AT MAY MANGILAN NGILAN NA NAG P-PDA HAHAHAHAHA.

ISA NA NAMAN KAYAMANAN ANG NADAGDAG SA PUSO KO, AT MULI NA NAMAN AKONG BINUHAY NG PANGARAP KO NA MAKAPAGLAKBAY AT MAKAPAGLAYAG.

HANGGANG SA MULI........

CRABBING

CRABBING EXPERIENCE

AL-KHOR DOHA QATAR

THE WEATHER IS GOOD,NO MOON THE WIND BLOW NOT TOO STRONGLY

AND THE SEA WAS CALM. SABI NILA ITO YUNG PERFECT TIME TO GO CRABBING. AND YES TAMA SILA :)

 THIS MY FIRST TRY TO DO CRABBING HERE IN DOHA,NATATANDAAN KO PA NOONG BATA PA KO SA BAYAN KO SA NAVOTAS MADaLAS NAMIN GAWIN ITO 

LALO KAPAG TINATAWAG NILANG LAGINLIN SORRY DI KO ALAM SA ENGLISH UN,ANYWAY MASASABI KO THIS IS MY BEST DAY IN DOHA. TANGAL STRESS AND HOMESICK NA RIN AND TAMANG ORAS MAKI PAG BONDING SA MGA HOUSEMATES.

 WE USED FLASHLIGHT,GLOBE AND FISHNET PARA MAKAHULI NG CRAB,EXCITING DIBA? ESP YUNG UNANG HULI SARAP NG FEELING PRICELESS!!

 IN 15MINS YES ONLY 15MINS. NAPUNO NA NAMIN ANG FISH NET , WE NEED TO GO BACK SA TENT PARA ILAGAY ANG MGA NAHULING CRABS FUNNY KASI 15 MINS DIN ANG LALAKADIN MO BAGO KA MAKARATING SA TENT

 KITA NAMAN SA MGA HOUSEMATES ANG HAPPINESS HABANG NAKIKI PAG PICTURE KASAMA ANG MGA CRABS,HMMM MATAGAL TAGAL NA KAINAN NG CRABS ITO :)

 HUNDREDS OF CRABS 

 AFTER CRABBING WE GO TO SMALL CAFETERIA IN AL-KHOR

 WE DRINK TEA WITH MILK DI KO ALAM KUNG ANUNG EXCATLY TAWAG NILA DITO CHAI BA BASTA SOUNDS LIKE THAT AND THE TASTE WAS GOOD! AND ITS CHEAPER THAN COFFEE. 

AND PAG UWING PAG UWIN NAMIN NG DOHA, POOR CRABS

THEY GO DIRECTLY SA STOVE HAHAHA

SA DAMI NG HULI NAMIN NAKALUTO KAMI G MARAMING PUTAHI

STEAM,TORTA,CRAB WITH MISWA AND GINATAAN.

ITS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. PRICELESS!!!