What are the household items to bring

family ( wife n infant) would be moving to doha in october 2010. we are still debating if we need to bring along the steel aluminium utensils like idli maker, dosa chetti,mixer grinder,masalas or wud it be foolish to pay the courier charges ( rs 225 / kg) to send it across .

is it advisable that we get all south indian kitchen items in doha itself or it makes money sense to carry along as anyway we have all this back in india

Also is wakra a good place for indian families to stay - hear rentals of 1bhk in wakra are reasonable or shud we try for doha city only - my office is in wakra

thank you - any comments serious and jest welcome !

with all due respect to Mr. Arun0 and his no time for all of this crap. you can check QL Classified for House/Rent, Car for sale, Etc.. etc...

Instead of waiting for answers from the members, you can go directly to the Classified Sections. otherwise, GOOGLE it. LMAO!

Arun0...

Qr 45,000 for Nissan Sunny...QR 1,200 per month approx EMI. Zero Downpayment.

1) Best school here (since u are working for QP and I assume they will cover schooling) is DPS-MIS

2) Rents for 2 BRDs unfurnished near this school is arnd QR 6,000-8,000 per month (nothing provided) semifurnished upto QR 9,500 per month

3) If you have indian license, you need to take the full driving test here (parking + road)

4) You can buy second hand 2005-2007 toyota corolla or honda civic for this amount (or any other Japanese sedan)

Arun.....

Regarding ur queries :-

1) MES Indian School - best CBSE school at Abu Hamoor- to my knowledge

2) BARWA accomodations is very close to this school. But i guess their project is still not complete...

3) U need to give a driving test to get qatar driving licesnce. Just show them ur indian driving licensce.

4) 2nd hand cars u find many here in QL for sale. Chk the classified section.

Tatz the reason why everyone is here on QL coz its very helpful site for people like you.

Cheers !!

Thank you all. Kindly excuse me. I do have very good humour. However, i am running short of time, hence to the point.

1) Which is the best CBSE school in Doha and in which place in Doha it exists? For example, Mansoura.

2) What is the rent for an unfurnished 2 bedroom apartment near to the best CBSE school so that child doesn't travel much. Here the assumption is air-conditioning and wardrobes are provided for an unfurnished apartment.If not, is it called as semi-furnished apartment. If so, what is the rent for semi-furnished apartment).

3. I hold only an Indian four wheeler driving license. What is the procedure to take a licence? Is it convertible?

4) For QR 35,000 - Which is the best 2nd car model to buy to use for the next 3 years?

Your suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks

Rizks...honestly I think thats cheaper...lol

And can make a lot of "fresh milk" business.....

lol Jackmohan.....

One more thing, get a buffallo for fresh daily supply of Milk...:)

Arun0....newkidontheblock......reminded me

Most of the fast food here are all Non-Veg....

Most of the Indian food here is Chicken-This or Mutton-that.

There are very few Pure Veg Hotels unlike back home.

Also for QR 3,000 rent you may have to share a kitchen with a Non-Veg family!

Ukeng, i know what Vegetarian mean. :p it's just weird to say something "My Family is Vegetarian" and im moving to Doha. This is not a Vegetarian Country nor India, UAE, Saudi. Just keep it to themselves about this matter.

Now dont commit sucide!

1 egg = Rs 16

1packet bread = Rs 71

1 Ltr Milk = Rs 71

Minimum Taxi fare QR 3= Rs40

Average Taxi Ride =QR15 = Rs200

Now Dont drop down dead....

Minimum Rent for house(family) is QR 3000 = Rs 40,000

JM no comments on this thread as the author has no sense of humour..out of this thread..bye..see you on another one...lol

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HE WHO DARES WINS

Yeah...Bring Pure Ghee...if you can get it

The Ghee here I believe is adultrated!

UkEngQatar ...Bull is used to Plow the virgin fields...

List Updated as per Rizks & Kaka...

1. Lungi

2. Photos of Jayalatitha, Karunadhi, Rajnikanth & of course our beloved Shakeela :)

Seriously:

Learn driving if you dont....cannot survive with out driving.

Like Bombay dyeing bed sheets

Silk cushion covers

Bed spreads from Punjab

Pressure cooker

You recipe books

activity/craft books for child

Get Shoes/bags from Metro/Lords

home made Murrukku, Pure ghee

Arun...forget to add..bring lot of humour sense as well

" Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated"

....G.B. Shaw

There is Malayalam samajam that conducts clases in:

Yoga, Keyboard, Not sure about vocal, Karate, Painting, Classical, Cinematic dancing, etc.

In Schools like MES also there are such clases....the problem is in the evenings and you have to take them there .....and transportation is a major problem ...unless you have a car and then personally take them there!!!

Price List:

request to stop the non-sense chatting and don't clutter the QL.com and provide your feedback to the questions raised, if there is an intention to help.

lol Kakka...and wat will he do with tat photos, hang it on the wall near the entrance ..?? :)

Kakka..if the cow is holy mother,

what is the bull then?

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HE WHO DARES WINS

They worship Cows so no eating of Beef :)

Bring a photos of Jayalalitha & karuna Nidi as well. difficult to find here

newkidontheblock..because they do not eat meat because of their religious belief I guess..

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HE WHO DARES WINS

Jack..you forget..."Lungi"

Arun...Rice will cost you QR. 7.2 per kg...

About the cost of sunflower oil..don't worry too much about the cost of that, any way you have alternative since you are going to work with an oil company...Oil is pretty cheap here..the super quality will cost you only .80 riyals..

why he still have to say "My Family is Vegeterian" ? Weird.

lol Jackmohan .....

U 4got to add Big Coconuts ...:)

1. Bata Rubber Chappals...

2. Chinese Mosquito Rackets.

3. 3-pin adaptors - (the narrow to round kind) ("-" to "o").

4. Malabari Towel ;)

5. Malayalam Manorama Calender.

Thanks.

1) How much a kg of raw rice and boiled rice cost approx. in Doha?

2) Also heard that sunflower oil and other cooking oil are very costly in terms of QR. I am not converting to INR and comparing.

Slightly deviating from the topic.

3) My son is studying in II Std in D.A.V. CBSE school in Chennai (one of the very good schools in Chennai). Which is the best CBSE school in Doha.

4) Also, Is there any south indian carnatic vocal classes & keyboard classes conducted in Doha. This is for my son.

5)I will be joining QP. Hence, is there any club tied-up with QP to provide Swimming, gym for self, karate classes etc for children

Appreciate your feedback.

Thanks & Regards

Arun

Androoz....

No dear i am Mota, so no need for Mota Rice ...:)

Wat Rizks...you were also looking for mota rice...?

lol Androooooz

Pri..

Boiled rice (Mota rice) is available in Lulu Hypermarket,Family Food Center Al Rayan and Indian Super market airport road...

Arun sorry for this Hijack...

" Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated"

....G.B. Shaw

Arun.....

u need not get anything dude, everything is available here. You name it its here.

Except for the Mount Everest..:)

andrews,

please tell me where the rice(raw) is available?

Arun..

1 Dress, shoes, chapplas, towels

2. Mixer Grinder

3. Utensils, Aluminium/earthern

4. Masalas

Note: everything is available in Doha But for dress materials I think quality and price is far better in India. No need to bring boiled rice, now its available here.

" Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated"

....G.B. Shaw

No need to bring things like that...Orangkeda is right.

If you'll earn 3 to 4x more than what ur earning in India just pack your clothes and come to Qatar...you'll also get everything u need here...

just bring more clothes :)

please bring rice (raw/boiled) bags coz it s not available here. By the way we brought all necessary items including groceries (small quantity)

Bring a maid to make all the food for you lol

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HE WHO DARES WINS

I think yu dont have to bring groceries since there are plenty of items from India here. So u get things for your kitchen quite easily.

Since you have the mixer, blender, bread-maker etc just bring them. Those things are also available here but maybe not to your liking and you can already cut cost.

Hi Friends

I request you all to provide constructive feedback. I am eligible for QR 1,045/- towards freight. I would like to utilise this option. Hence if you know, pls provide what are the items suggested to bring from India. I hope that most of the people who moved to Doha from India with the family would have prepared a list of items for freight.

Thanks

If you are going to earn 3 to 4 times more than what you're earning in India right now, just pack your clothes and come to Qatar as you are. You can get everything you need right here in Doha! Welcome....

u get everything here..

cost saving.. .. difficult.. bring all u can..

.at carrefour villaggio,

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/i saw frozen chix in the box, label says..

.vegetarian-fed-chicken something..

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