Boring or happening?

aiwa6
By aiwa6

So I moved to Qatar 3 months ago. I have settled down by now, but am wondering at the social/happening scene here. I was told it's a happening place. But the comments on QL have me thinking otherwise; that Qatar is boring, it's a village compared to Dubai etc.

Is it a case of:

'Denmark's a prison'

and

'there is nothing
either good or bad, but thinking makes it so: to me
it is a prison'

or is it really, actually a boring prison?

Or maybe times have changed, the world used to be a friendlier, safer place, at anytime but the present :)

By anonymous• 14 Jun 2012 09:34
anonymous

super cool:-

I got it and very impressive analogy

Thanx

By Super Cool• 14 Jun 2012 08:16
Rating: 4/5
Super Cool

@aiwa6

I won’t repeat what was already said about what u make of the place etc., but I will add an analogy that was made by a friend of mine, which I found very interesting.

Imagine 2 people going on a trip...one by car another by plane and let’s say the trips take a day by car and about 3 hours by plane. Now if the guy who's hitting the road took off a day early he should be almost there by now and although he had it the hard way he's almost done with the journey and he will get there first and will reach his destination ahead. If the guy who's traveling by plane hasn't started his flight yet, then he's for the sake of the argument "behind" the guy who took off by car....IF AND ONLY IF YOU ONLY CONSIDER THE ARRIVAL TIME.

Factor everything else into the trip and u would choose the plane 9 times out of 10!!!

So this is Qatar for u....it's got the mean to get there easily, comfortably, quickly, safely, and it’s on its way to getting there very soon....IT’S NOT THERE YET, but if u factor everything else into the journey of transformation and think ahead...it’s probably the better option

Does this make any sense?

By anonymous• 13 Jun 2012 11:37
anonymous

Captain:

U r a real Captain or i must SAY,"STUD"

Hats OFF

By Khanan• 13 Jun 2012 08:25
Khanan

keep me posted about the barty ? :)

make it soon, I am leaving for my annual holiday.

By Captain_Lost• 13 Jun 2012 08:22
Captain_Lost

Isn't it very obvious that when you said "some guys" you were actually referring to me ? :'(

But here's the breaking news: all these ladies sent me like 50 pms .. inviting or should i say "begging" me to come to their meet ups and parties... huh, but i just didn't go, coz i thought it wont be fair with guys like you who go to dubai for GREAT FUN :P

By anonymous• 13 Jun 2012 07:25
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

Some Guys r running after GIRLS like ......

I just went to Dubai and just today I came back... Had GREAT FUN

Went to Wild Wadi, Ferrari World

Damn it was great

There is an old wording says,"Don't b HURRY in getting a GirlFreind, bcoz in future u'll feel guilt that if I would have waited would get GREAT one"

By Captain_Lost• 6 Jun 2012 15:57
Captain_Lost

I'm the modern day knight in shinning armor .. just look at me .. how can you resist a knight like me :p

By FathimaH• 6 Jun 2012 15:37
FathimaH

We ladies are all real toughies! Gone are the days of knights in shining armor, right sistas?

By Captain_Lost• 6 Jun 2012 15:28
Captain_Lost

Fatimah.. you mean the idea of me being the bouncer for you girls..right? :D

By FathimaH• 6 Jun 2012 15:25
FathimaH

Thanks for the idea!

By aiwa6• 6 Jun 2012 15:23
aiwa6

FathimaH, sounds like a plan :)

By Captain_Lost• 6 Jun 2012 15:10
Captain_Lost

Yes Fatimah.. i did :D

By nomerci• 6 Jun 2012 14:56
nomerci

aiwa, yes. But in most places it can be avoided...not so here.

By FathimaH• 6 Jun 2012 14:48
FathimaH

anything about a ladies meetup???? Now that sounds exactly what the anti-boredom doctor would prescribe!

By aiwa6• 6 Jun 2012 14:42
aiwa6

nomerci, nice way of putting it. Ennui can happen anytime, anywhere.

By nomerci• 6 Jun 2012 14:40
Rating: 2/5
nomerci

I would not say boring, but it can be and often is, somewhat tedious.

By Captain_Lost• 6 Jun 2012 14:27
Captain_Lost

Ok, i understand you ladies are scared of all these guys commenting like hungry wolves.. I think you should just have Ladies meetup .. and call me there to secure you from stalkers .. i'll be there as a bouncer :D

doodh ki rakhwali billa karega

Translation: Stay safe and have fun

:P

By painther• 6 Jun 2012 14:09
painther

why tinker, dont you need krishna amongst gopis ..lol

By Captain_Lost• 6 Jun 2012 14:08
Captain_Lost

Yeah TB.. you should call a Ladies meet .. and the later inform us "The wolves" :P

That would be a nice trap !! ;)

By happygolucky• 6 Jun 2012 14:07
happygolucky

Me tubelight...Duh!!! Looks like party is ON, Colt is around too...:)

By happygolucky• 6 Jun 2012 14:06
happygolucky

TB...I cant say who is the second one...:) somethings are meant to be just like that...:)

By happygolucky• 6 Jun 2012 14:05
happygolucky

Oh, I thought aiwa was just like me, CL and painther...:)

By Captain_Lost• 6 Jun 2012 14:04
Captain_Lost

No .. scared of what or who?? Oh come on ..don't be a child :P

By happygolucky• 6 Jun 2012 14:03
happygolucky

Aha here comes one of the two tatoo girls of QL...:) 10,9, 8, 7, 6.....vanished again...:(((

By aiwa6• 6 Jun 2012 14:03
aiwa6

ROFL, really Captain? And I shouldn't be scared then?

By Captain_Lost• 6 Jun 2012 14:03
Captain_Lost

Painther.. You'd never say that again about me once you see my "teeth".. LOL :P

By Colt45• 6 Jun 2012 14:02
Colt45

Is there a barty habbening somewhere? :-P

By Captain_Lost• 6 Jun 2012 14:02
Captain_Lost

All the guys here.. come on !! you scared her now .. everyone leave now .. only me and HGL will stay and escort aiwa for the meetup

By aiwa6• 6 Jun 2012 14:02
aiwa6

Thank you wacky. That's very true

By painther• 6 Jun 2012 14:01
painther

aiwa, no worries, these are harmless Tigers, they just rour loud, never atack :)

By wacky_baby• 6 Jun 2012 14:01
wacky_baby

life can sometimes be boring here...it depends on how you find ways to make it enjoyable and fun. cheers!

By aiwa6• 6 Jun 2012 14:00
aiwa6

errmm, ok, now maybe I'm getting scared. kinda.

nah.

By Captain_Lost• 6 Jun 2012 14:00
Captain_Lost

YES !!! B.E.A.O.T.E.F.U.L... grrrrr.. damn, its been so long i've seen a beautiful chica..that i even forgot the spellings :(

By aiwa6• 6 Jun 2012 13:58
aiwa6

Haha, tinkerbell, I know what you mean... and I'd LOVE to attend a ladies meetup. But of course, not all men are pesky :)

paither, 'eternal funloving'... ok, wait, let me bask in the glow of this title, till someone else comes to claim or reclaim it :)

FlyingAce, unless I was cross-eyed for a moment there, I swear I saw a 'fin'.

HGL, I believe you. And you sound like cookie monster here

By happygolucky• 6 Jun 2012 13:58
happygolucky

"Scared HER away"...where is HER? Which HER?...new HER on QL???

By FlyingAce• 6 Jun 2012 13:55
FlyingAce

Did someone said "Fin/Fun Loving" person...

Woohooo, I am here, can anyone see me... Hello anyone there... :-)

By Captain_Lost• 6 Jun 2012 13:54
Captain_Lost

i'll join on ONE condition.. which is known to most already .. that is

ONLY IF BEAUTIFUL CHICAS ARE COMING TO THE MEETUP :D

By painther• 6 Jun 2012 13:52
painther

...right tinker :).

....but where is the 'new fun loving' person??

By happygolucky• 6 Jun 2012 13:50
happygolucky

CL...agree..;)

By Captain_Lost• 6 Jun 2012 13:49
Captain_Lost

Talking about fun and forgetting ME ?? What other sin could you possibly commit greater than this ..

By painther• 6 Jun 2012 13:49
painther

Happy, Your ad reminds me one like 'fair n lovely'....lovable...LOL

...thank U tinker for such "generous" restrain .....lol

By happygolucky• 6 Jun 2012 13:46
happygolucky

Huh,"pesky men away". Me no pesky...me very very loveable...:)))))))))))

FA thanks man...:)

By FlyingAce• 6 Jun 2012 13:45
FlyingAce

TB, you will certainly need (3) body guards... painther, FA,HGL.... ;)

By FlyingAce• 6 Jun 2012 13:43
FlyingAce

aiwa, did i even wrote Fin instead of Fun... :P

By painther• 6 Jun 2012 13:43
painther

tinker, will you wait a bit, PLZ :P

let me make it sure that HGL, FA & me are the only fun loving people here around ..and offcourse eternal funloving....'Aiwa'

....

By FlyingAce• 6 Jun 2012 13:42
FlyingAce

TB, i think me getting old...

Did you wrote Ladies Meetup?

By aiwa6• 6 Jun 2012 13:41
aiwa6

FlyingAce, it's coz I don't love fins as much as you do :D

drat, you edited the typo. hehe

By FlyingAce• 6 Jun 2012 13:38
FlyingAce

painther, seems like need to take you out from your Lala land.... :P

thought, i was the most fun loving person, seems like someone has taken over the position... ;)

By aiwa6• 6 Jun 2012 13:38
aiwa6

tinkerbell, yaayyy, glad to hear that!! when, when?!

By aiwa6• 6 Jun 2012 13:37
aiwa6

aw, and there you go again, saying rest are boring. I would love to believe otherwise.(oh, and thanks for calling me the new fun loving person in doha, I'll take that title for now :) ).

By aiwa6• 6 Jun 2012 13:34
aiwa6

paither, nope, I didn't claim it's boring. I was asking for opinions. I haven't mine yet, since I haven't actually started living it up here yet.

haha, and I haven't got the plan into action... the one whose words you picked up. I need to make that circle yet.

By painther• 6 Jun 2012 13:32
painther

FA, i was in hinterland, hiding ..lol

but honestly, I came today when i saw this post of 'aiwa', the new fun loving person in doha....rest are boring :P

By painther• 6 Jun 2012 13:30
painther

Aiwa,

I picked some words from your above posts-

Fun,

circle of close friends,

without any hangups or issues or expectations

events with something meaningful... and

found a good group for that :)

.....and you say it's still boring????

By FlyingAce• 6 Jun 2012 13:30
FlyingAce

painther, where in the Earth have you Vanished? now don't tell me, tomorrow you will be at Ramada... ;)

i thought HGL loves to eat something else... :P

By painther• 6 Jun 2012 13:27
painther

I agree with FA, HGL is the most chilled person;

he eats so many chillies :)

By aiwa6• 6 Jun 2012 13:23
aiwa6

@ mozaismyhero, 0.o ooops, I'd better be careful. Thanks for the warning.

@ ExLegend, if only...

@ FlyingAce, haha, as his name suggests.

By aiwa6• 6 Jun 2012 13:19
aiwa6

khaal_646, thank you for your useful comment. Am inspired to gear up and 'suffer' Qatar :)

happygolucky, I totally get what you mean. I do believe that mostly there is a distinction between our virtual and real life selves.

bilber, precisely! here comes my favorite word again: 'perspective'.

I know ladies here who are happy with coffee and breakfast mornings. As fun as this sounds, it's not really my cup of tea (pun intended). I am all for good, fun times and laughs. But somehow in some ways, by some people, the fun is spoiled in so many meet ups, or so I think (my knowledge and experience are limited yet). I rather prefer a circle of close friends, without any hangups or issues or expectations. Or coffee mornings and events with something meaningful... and I think I have found a good group for that just now online :)

Thank you all.

By FlyingAce• 6 Jun 2012 13:19
FlyingAce

One of the most chilled out person is HGL... ;)

By EXLegend• 6 Jun 2012 13:15
EXLegend

only if u know where to buy fun.

By anonymous• 6 Jun 2012 13:05
anonymous

Be careful though as Qatar outlaws fun and many of its activities. If the police find out you have been having 'fun' they may arrest you for breaking their strict, 'keep Qatar boring law of 1997'

By bilber• 6 Jun 2012 12:59
bilber

it will depend on how you define the word "fun"...

By happygolucky• 6 Jun 2012 12:54
happygolucky

Dont go by the comments here... people who may be nasty (nastiness for fun, types) may be the most chilled out in real life...:)

By anonymous• 6 Jun 2012 12:48
Rating: 2/5
anonymous

listen!

it depends on u.. if u want to hang out then its perfect for u.. if ur gathering is boring then ur lyf will be on FULLSTOP

Same thing happened to me during my stay in JAPAN

first two months were lyk SHIT then i Started to suffer JAPAN, then only i found it great

As there is a wording,"LYF always gives u a SECOND CHANCE called TOMORROW"

so huck up ur bag and sufffer QATAR

By aiwa6• 6 Jun 2012 12:38
aiwa6

cherukkan, AMONG other methods of 'research', yes. I read the comments and wondered. And then I met people at parties (yes, social life has begun for me here, I just don't find it very invigorating, and no, I'm not a spoilt brat... much), oh, the people at parties, they said things like this. That Qatar is slow and boring. That got me thinking. And I decided to ask the venerable and more experienced community on QL.

By cherukkan• 6 Jun 2012 12:24
cherukkan

You were reading QL only to find out what is Qatar?

By aiwa6• 6 Jun 2012 12:18
aiwa6

Thank you Captain Lost and UkEngQatar :)I am starting to see the brighter side of Doha!

By GodFather.• 6 Jun 2012 12:09
GodFather.

Depends what you make of it. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time on and off the pitch..:")

By Captain_Lost• 6 Jun 2012 12:07
Captain_Lost

Its a very interesting place IF you try to make it ... People just don't find any place to rant other than QL .. So don't believe everything you see here .. :)

By aiwa6• 6 Jun 2012 11:57
aiwa6

Yes, true. Some comments got me wondering, and I thought I'd get opinions.

By anonymous• 6 Jun 2012 11:43
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

It is what you make of it, the same as everywhere else. You can have great times here, it can be really boring your choice.

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