Life on the Spot! Life and Leisure in Doha, Qatar

A month and a half since the first rehearsal, all the cast's hard work will soon reap its rewards.  I am truly proud that my daughter Xianelle has taken part in this endeavor and I can't wait to be awed in the audience as she and the entire Oliver cast perform and sing the songs that I have memorized and loved to sing myself. All the best to Oliver! production.   The following are Oliver's playdates. I sincerely hope you could come and watch it. 1. Saturday      April 10th at 3pm2. Sunday        April 11th at 3pm3. Monday       April 12th at 4pm4. Tuesday      April 13th at 4pm5. Wednesday April 14th at 4pm 6. Wednesday April 14th at 8pm7. Thursday     April 15th at 7:30 pmTickets for Oliver (50Qrs each) will be on sale from March 18th from the Senior School Reception deskduring the school day (8am-2pm) and from the dedicated Oliver Box Office situated in the QF Recreation Center from 3pm to 6pm...

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We had some friends come over yesterday and decided that we go to Souq Waqif to see what Qatar has prepared to celebrate Eid Al Adha. We got to Souq Waqif at about 5:30 in the evening. I've heard that they already implemented pay parking but it was the first time for us to go there since they implemented it. Parking is now 3 rials for the first hour plus a rial for each succeeding hour.

Anyway, the plan was to go show the guys around the Souq and have some Shisha after. I read from the newspaper that they'd have entertainers from 4 p.m. till evening. There was a large stage on both ends of the Souq where entertainers performed. Along the main street, you'll find other entertainers roaming and performing their own thing. We saw some clowns, a Robo character, people on stilts, jugglers, and more. Xiane even got a free Fairy Face paint!  There was also an interview being held in one of the Cafes but we don't know who the presenter was but still took a photo of her. Mavis commented that it's the first time that she saw the most number of Qataris in one place. It was jam-packed but the atmosphere was great. The weather helped too as it was cool rather than being hot and humid.

After getting tired walking, it was time for Shisha! We got apple flavored ones, mint and strawberry. After 30 minutes of inhaling the stuff, I felt "drunk". My tolerance to alcohol is close to zero but taking Shisha for 30 minutes made me feel more drunk than having half a glass of wine. I was glad though that the feeling of being "drunk" passed after 15 minutes of staying away from Shisha.

There was traffic when we left. We probably spent 20 minutes to get past 2 stoplights. Still, it was a great night and if you want to get some night out this Eid, Souq Waqif is one of the places we can recommend you visit.

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Look at what we got today courtesy of Qatar Airways! It's "The Art of Monsters and Aliens" hardbound book. I entered an online contest last July, I think, through the Qatar Airways website. I was hoping to get the specially selected gift box containing the entire set of Dreamworks Animation’s movies on DVD but winning this is good enough. Xianelle is already on the bed, reading the 192-page book and giggling as she reads. Honestly, I haven't watched the movie yet but will do in the long holiday. I do hope Qatar Airways do more of these contests!

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