Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category

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 [...]

Qatar Academy’s Quackfest 2010 was well attended at the Senior School grounds. We enjoyed the Camels and the quick walkthrough/sitdown with the Helicopter. There were several games that Mavis and Xiane joined for 2 tickets each game. Tickets cost 2 rials each but didn’t matter as the proceeds would benefit the Qatar Animal Welfare Society [...]

I’m back! I came back from my short leave last Friday noon. It was quite different to come back to Doha at noon as I/we usually arrive in the evening. This time, I chose to arrive earlier as I knew that I’d be needing a lot of rest before I start working on Sunday.
Anyway, after [...]

My dad is going to undergo a heart bypass operation tomorrow. This is the reason why I had to go home to the Philippines.
Last September, after feeling that his his sight isn’t synced with his motor movements, they had him see a doctor and eventually found out that he had a stroke. Miraculously, although he [...]

For those who have been following me on Twitter and Facebook, you would have known that I was scheduled to fly back to the Philippines for a short emergency leave. I found out that Qatar Airways made several changes to the Philippine Flight schedules and dependent on the day your are leaving Qatar. For my [...]


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It's been 4 years since the San Juan Family started their blog documenting their lives in this little spot called Qatar. Follow Chris, Mavis and Xianelle as they share what Doha has to offer.

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  • xtian001: @Sam, getting tickets especially for the lower boxes is close to impossible a week after they starte [...]
  • Sam: I went to the website...but it said: Welcome to the Qatar Exxon Mobil 2010 ticketing service. [...]
  • xtian001: I'm not sure if you can still buy tickets in Malls as they we're asking people to buy online. If not [...]
  • nash: i want to buy tickets for qatar open.not in online.any specific mall available to buy tickets [...]
  • nina: wow, it's nice to be doing this every year. I have a friend who also sends newsletter each year. I [...]