Happenings..

Apparently, 19th Doha International Book Fair has just started yesterday at Qatar International Exhibition Centre. It will last till 3 Jan 09. That will help us to be a bit occupied this weekend. Can also be used to instill the reading habit in our kids..

You can read about it in the Gulf Times.

Meanwhile, for the sport enthusiasts, you can look forward to :
1. ExxonMobil Open Tennis Championship 2009 from 5-9 Jan 2009
2. Qatar Golf Open Championship from 8-10 Jan 2009
3. Qatar Golf Masters Championship from 29 Jan to 1 Feb 2009

You can get detail schedule for sports activities in Qatar by visiting here.

For the time being, we wish our friends who celebrate Christmas a very Merry Christmas.

Qatar National Day Celebrations

If you have no real plan for the next few days, I suggest you join the celebration for Qatar National Day celebrations organised by authorities. They have lined up activities starting from today.

For more details, please visit here and here.

We are back..

Alhamdulillah, we arrived back in Doha this morning at 5.15 local time ie 5min earlier than schedule. The flight departed from KLIA almost 1/2 hour late due to heavy passengers. The check in counter did not help either. They opened up the counters exactly 3 hours before departure time...

The temperature was 15 degree this morning.. We managed to que for big cab that could fit in all our bags. Neither saloon nor 4WD could take all the bags... hint hint... The sole reason why we declined offers from our good buddies to pick us up at the airport. We appreciated the offers though.. Offer mu tetap dikenang... May be next time...

Let's start thinking the activities for the winter. We have 5 months to enjoy the pleasant weather...

Eid Mubarak..

We would like to wish everyone Eid Mubarak! Let's together understand the true meaning of qurban...

The arrival of Eid also indicates that our 1 month long leave has come to the end.. sob sob..

We will be very busy packing up our baggages for the next few days. Hope it will not hamper our spirit to celebrate Eid tomorrow.

For our friends who are traveling to Oman & UAE, we wish you a safe journey. For our friends who are now performing hajj, we pray semoga mendapat haji yang mabrur.

It may take me a while to summarise my one month holiday activities in Malaysia. What is certain is that my waistline has been stubbornly increasing.. duhhhh

Landed safely in KLIA

Just a short update about our travel progress..

We departed almost on time last night if not for a group of passengers who did not want to cooperate. First of all, they tried to get about 10 of them to seat near to each other. Almost impossible task considering the flight was fully book. Somehow they managed purely on the ground that nobody bothered top argue at 1am in the morning. We preferred to sleep.

It was a smooth journey throughout. Slight turbulence on the Indian Ocean, as expected. Smooth landing as well... Met also personnels from Proton who were on transit in Doha from Algiers, Algeria.

Now, here I am... Reach our home at around 4.30pm after struggling to get a big Airport Limo to accommodate 3 big check in bags & 3 hand luggages.

I am suppose to play golf tomorrow with good friends, unfortunately it has to be canceled due to last minute meeting arrangement. It is okay. Some people need to work to earn a living, I guess... hehe. I also need to work really hard to brush up my skill again after a long 1 1/2 years break from golf..

51st Merdeka Celebration in Qatar

I had the opportunity to attend the 51st Merdeka Celebration organsied by Embassy for foreign dignitaries last Thursday. It was held at Diplomatic Club, Doha. Guests of Honour for the night were mainly foreign diplomats in Qatar as well as the representatives from Qatar Foreign Affairs Office.

Nice dinner served on during the night including famous "Satay Dukhan". It was also a best time to promote Malaysia to the ambassadors. For that, few Malaysian tradition dances were performed by daughters of Perwakilan & anak-anak from Dukhan Community.

The evening was more meaningful with the presence of previous Malaysian 1st Lady, Tun Rahah ie widow of late Tun Abdul Razak. Tun was here on personal visit...

I wish I could write more.. Unfortunately, my mind is already in Malaysia.. I hope the photos speak louder than my words...

We are catching our flight back to Kuala Lumpur tomorrow's night. It will be our 1st time going back to Malaysia after 1 1/2 years.. We are all excited... Only 1 small issue... banyak sangat barang nak bawak balik..huhu

Dato' Nicol David Retains Her Title

Update for Qatar Classic Squash Tournament...

Defending champion for Qatar Classic managed to retain her Qatar Classic title today! The proud of the Malaysian sport beat her opponent straight set in front of cheering Malaysian crowd in Doha. Dato' Duta & family were also present to lend their support.. Well done!!

Nicol also maintained her unbeatable record. She seemed unstoppable for now.. The remark made by our current PM that she was more popular than him held some truth.. hehe...

By winning the match, Nicol David is now richer by USD82k..

You can read more here.