DEC 17 - OFFICIAL HOLIDAY

greentea
By greentea

It's official :)

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=331065...

By ashwindoke• 11 Dec 2009 03:40
ashwindoke

Hmm..

17th.... nice

But can someone tell me... Why do we celebrate this national day ??

for wht and why on 18th dec ????

Asking coz I don know....

n Pls don come up with "google it" answers.......

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Men will wrangle for religion, write for it, fight for it, die for it, anything but live for it

By blueRoSe• 11 Dec 2009 02:16
blueRoSe

Tarsiers, we've got the same early announcement too that our holiday will be on the 20th, but today morning a new announcement came that it will be shifted to 17th...

an early weekend...that means next week will be another rush at work... :/

anyway, have a great holiday everyone! :D

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can & the wisdom to know d difference.

By qatarisun• 11 Dec 2009 02:04
Rating: 2/5
qatarisun

our company gives us a day off on Dec 20th, Sunday...

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"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small compared to what lies within us."

Oliver Wendell Holmes

By Geraldjr• 11 Dec 2009 00:45
Geraldjr

off for few days thanks for the holiday

By mariam-mar• 10 Dec 2009 23:30
mariam-mar

Have not received the official announcement from our head for that day , am crossing my fingers.....but party ooooon! I love Holidays !

 

"There's nothing we can do to change the past, if it teaches  you a lesson profit from it then, forget it.

There is no use of crying over spelt milk"

By GodFather.• 10 Dec 2009 18:08
GodFather.

Yep I am informed that day is also that of the New Islamic year, and Dubai they have a public holiday too.

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"HE WHO DARES WINS"

Derek Edward Trotter

By anonymous• 10 Dec 2009 17:36
anonymous

Proud To Be A PAKISTANI

.~*AnteecA*~.

By bawaqar• 10 Dec 2009 13:12
bawaqar

Good News. A holiday is always welcomed.

By mallrat• 10 Dec 2009 12:41
mallrat

this is great....

but not for me:(

'Fashion is the healthiest motivation for losing weight' -KL

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By sidbawany• 10 Dec 2009 12:37
sidbawany

u r working for Barwa or Qatari Diar...

if yes then they issued a new circular this morning....

just for the info

By _noms_• 10 Dec 2009 11:47
_noms_

iam still sure many private companies will make the employees work.

~noms~

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"Before God we are all equally wise ' and equally foolish" - Albert Einstein

By draj• 10 Dec 2009 11:33
draj

official holidy declared for 17th but when is the celebration?? on 17 or 18th .. fire works on 17night or 18night???

By anonymous• 10 Dec 2009 11:32
anonymous

banks still waiting for QCB approval ... pray for us

"There are too many ways to die, but only one precious way to live"

N.F SHAKIB

By DaRuDe• 10 Dec 2009 11:04
Rating: 2/5
DaRuDe

3 days offfffffffffffff

By PITSTOP• 10 Dec 2009 11:02
PITSTOP

LOL greentea, they started blocking sites where I am at too ... heheheh no worries.

By Tarsiers• 10 Dec 2009 10:56
Tarsiers

17th as well after the news in Gulftimes, but not yet announced for us.

By anonymous• 10 Dec 2009 10:54
anonymous

atlest i read some thing good today,

great, looking forward to have another lazy day

thanks for posting

cheers

X

By Tarsiers• 10 Dec 2009 10:47
Rating: 3/5
Tarsiers

17th???? Why is it 20th for us??

We got this email last week:

XXX would like to inform all staff that Friday 18 December 2009 will be Qatar National Day. As it coincides with a weekend, therefore, Sunday 20 December 2009 will be a holiday in lieu of the National Day Holiday. Normal work days will be resumed as of Monday 21 December 2009

By plushed• 10 Dec 2009 10:45
plushed

its in the front page of peninsula also. caption on the left side of the corniche photo. :)

-=The desire to do what you shouldn'T is the very desire that defines Humanity=-

By Alumnar• 10 Dec 2009 10:43
Alumnar

Wonderful! A day off work for hubby ;)

By baldrick2dogs• 10 Dec 2009 10:41
Rating: 2/5
baldrick2dogs

... and you can bet your a.s.s. that I'll be working that day too :o(

By sammyblue4x4• 10 Dec 2009 10:27
sammyblue4x4

Happy Holidays!!!!! yipeeeeeeeee....

By greentea• 10 Dec 2009 10:23
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greentea

i wish i could do that in my office, but almost everything is blocked here by "websense" whoever that monster is :P

By Alqatariya• 10 Dec 2009 10:19
Rating: 2/5
Alqatariya

i want all to witness the events at Corniche on friday.

Don't Miss!!!!

Regards

By PITSTOP• 10 Dec 2009 10:15
Rating: 2/5
PITSTOP

Thanks greentea for the heads up. Wish you could scan it and post it up .. hehehe saves everyone the hassle of running back and looking for the news for confirmation :)

By mjamille28• 10 Dec 2009 10:05
Rating: 3/5
mjamille28

ah ok, now i've read it.. they've moved it to the 17th since the 18th falls on a Friday.. good one..

English only in main forum..

By bratgirl• 10 Dec 2009 10:03
Rating: 3/5
bratgirl

That’s good!

By progression• 10 Dec 2009 10:03
progression

that is really good news...big party is on

progress

By fRanCisM• 10 Dec 2009 10:02
Rating: 2/5
fRanCisM

W O W !

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By mjamille28• 10 Dec 2009 09:54
Rating: 3/5
mjamille28

i was reading the newspaper this morning, how could i miss this?... anyway, GOOD NEWS! :D

By blueboi1201• 10 Dec 2009 09:50
Rating: 4/5
blueboi1201

partee- on!!!

""ALAM MO YAN""

By tatess• 10 Dec 2009 09:50
tatess

for the Filex family.Parteee on!

By anonymous• 10 Dec 2009 09:45
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

very good---

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