Boring or happening?
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 :)
super cool:-
I got it and very impressive analogy
Thanx
@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?
Captain:
U r a real Captain or i must SAY,"STUD"
Hats OFF
keep me posted about the barty ? :)
make it soon, I am leaving for my annual holiday.
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
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"
I'm the modern day knight in shinning armor .. just look at me .. how can you resist a knight like me :p
We ladies are all real toughies! Gone are the days of knights in shining armor, right sistas?
Fatimah.. you mean the idea of me being the bouncer for you girls..right? :D
Thanks for the idea!
FathimaH, sounds like a plan :)
Yes Fatimah.. i did :D
aiwa, yes. But in most places it can be avoided...not so here.
anything about a ladies meetup???? Now that sounds exactly what the anti-boredom doctor would prescribe!
nomerci, nice way of putting it. Ennui can happen anytime, anywhere.
I would not say boring, but it can be and often is, somewhat tedious.
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
why tinker, dont you need krishna amongst gopis ..lol
Yeah TB.. you should call a Ladies meet .. and the later inform us "The wolves" :P
That would be a nice trap !! ;)
Me tubelight...Duh!!! Looks like party is ON, Colt is around too...:)
TB...I cant say who is the second one...:) somethings are meant to be just like that...:)
Oh, I thought aiwa was just like me, CL and painther...:)
No .. scared of what or who?? Oh come on ..don't be a child :P
Aha here comes one of the two tatoo girls of QL...:) 10,9, 8, 7, 6.....vanished again...:(((
ROFL, really Captain? And I shouldn't be scared then?
Painther.. You'd never say that again about me once you see my "teeth".. LOL :P
Is there a barty habbening somewhere? :-P
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
Thank you wacky. That's very true
aiwa, no worries, these are harmless Tigers, they just rour loud, never atack :)
life can sometimes be boring here...it depends on how you find ways to make it enjoyable and fun. cheers!
errmm, ok, now maybe I'm getting scared. kinda.
nah.
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 :(
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
"Scared HER away"...where is HER? Which HER?...new HER on QL???
Did someone said "Fin/Fun Loving" person...
Woohooo, I am here, can anyone see me... Hello anyone there... :-)
i'll join on ONE condition.. which is known to most already .. that is
ONLY IF BEAUTIFUL CHICAS ARE COMING TO THE MEETUP :D
...right tinker :).
....but where is the 'new fun loving' person??
CL...agree..;)
Talking about fun and forgetting ME ?? What other sin could you possibly commit greater than this ..
Happy, Your ad reminds me one like 'fair n lovely'....lovable...LOL
...thank U tinker for such "generous" restrain .....lol
Huh,"pesky men away". Me no pesky...me very very loveable...:)))))))))))
FA thanks man...:)
TB, you will certainly need (3) body guards... painther, FA,HGL.... ;)
aiwa, did i even wrote Fin instead of Fun... :P
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'
....
TB, i think me getting old...
Did you wrote Ladies Meetup?
FlyingAce, it's coz I don't love fins as much as you do :D
drat, you edited the typo. hehe
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... ;)
tinkerbell, yaayyy, glad to hear that!! when, when?!
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 :) ).
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.
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
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????
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
I agree with FA, HGL is the most chilled person;
he eats so many chillies :)
@ mozaismyhero, 0.o ooops, I'd better be careful. Thanks for the warning.
@ ExLegend, if only...
@ FlyingAce, haha, as his name suggests.
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.
One of the most chilled out person is HGL... ;)
only if u know where to buy fun.
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'
it will depend on how you define the word "fun"...
Dont go by the comments here... people who may be nasty (nastiness for fun, types) may be the most chilled out in real life...:)
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
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.
You were reading QL only to find out what is Qatar?
Thank you Captain Lost and UkEngQatar :)I am starting to see the brighter side of Doha!
Depends what you make of it. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time on and off the pitch..:")
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 .. :)
Yes, true. Some comments got me wondering, and I thought I'd get opinions.
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.