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Assalamualaikum...
Jom continue sharing my Unexpected Journey to Qatar! Continue from my previous entry :)
After we all safely landed pagi tu..serius kitorang membuta kepenatan, mengantuk sangat..teruss Zzzzzzz sampai petang...kalah jet lag orang gi US! hehe!
HARI PERTAMA
Petang tu, bermula la pengembaraan kami…first destination is Qatar International
Food Festival 2013! Superb Event!
QIFF 2013 |
The Entrance is free! |
Macam-macam makanan ada kat sini yang penting kena ade kupon…nak
kupon, kenelah beli…average price for the food pulak from QR5-QR25 camtu lah
lebih kurang..(note: QR5 = RM5.50 la plus minus) QR stand for Qatari Riyal. Kalau QR5 tu korang boleh
dapat macam contohnye 2 slice kek yg kecik saiz lebih kurang 2 x 2 inci macam tu…QR20
/ QR25 above baru boleh dapat one dish macam beef kebab (Roti kebab + daging grill) or yang
lagi best daripada tu…mahal kan? Food kat Qatar memang seriiuuss mahal…sekali
makan untuk seorang normally around RM50 la..tu pun depends makan ape..
What impressed us at the beginning was this….
Dine in the sky! |
QR500 for enjoying 3 course meal dinner up in the
sky..kemainn Qatarian dah kaya sangat tak tau nak spend duit macam mane...meh la baik bagi ak duit kalu dah kaya sangat kan..hehe! Abg ngah
inform ak, Qatarian kalu kahwin dapat QR1 Million okeh..biasanya diorang buat rumah baru cantik-cantik..rumah diorang cantik-cantik pagar tinggi tak nampak pintu rumah..pastu kalu foreigner set
up business kat sini, 40% profit jek diorang dapat, lagi 60% bagi kat Qatarian…manela
diorang ni tak kaya rayaa..kan? Untunglaaaa :P
Okey sambung citerr ak pulak..kat Qatar Food Festival ni ade
food dari macam2 negara..Qatar, Turkey, Vietnam, Thailand & macam2 la..sume
hotel kat Doha ade booth kat sini, so boleh rase macam2 makanan.
So the next day, we follow abg ngah to the market early in
the morning..jom tengok aca anerr pasar orang Qatar yee?
Haaa..tgk kedai jual ayam ni..ok, nak berape ekor? 2
ekor…zasss die tangkap ayam dalam reban (reban tu tmpat letak ayam tu…cam sangkar)
, sembelih…celup air panas bagi bulu lembut, buang bulu…ok dah siap!!!! Erkkkk!
Ak cam…mulut ternganga, letak jari telunjuk kat dagu, tolak ke atas tutup
mulut! Within a second jek dah setel ayam tu…ok,fine! Jom cari ikan &
sayur!
Sayur yang cantik tersusun rapi! |
Petang pulak kitorang start hunting for abaya…ramai kaum keluarga, sahabat handai
kirim abaya..ade nak macam ni, ade nak macam tu..fenin!!! Pulak tu sume abaya
yang jual kat sana saiz minah2 Qatar yang badan besar..orang Malaysia kan kecil
molek comel lote, petit gtuuu, jenuh jugak la nak mencari saiz & pattern yang sesuai..sbb pattern die macam2 & berbagai...sampaikan pattern kat bahu ala2 kasut Louboutin yg ade duri tajam tu pun ade wehhh! Tak boleh bayangkan kalu pakai kat Malaysia..haha!
Dah penat cari abaya, malam tu kitorang enjoy Qatarian delights kat Shater Abbas, Hyatt Plaza
Dah penat cari abaya, malam tu kitorang enjoy Qatarian delights kat Shater Abbas, Hyatt Plaza
Third day...next destination --> SOUQ WAQIF! yeaaaayy! suke sangat Souq Waqif ni...Souq Waqif ni maksud die lebih kurang 'Stop Market' (kalau ak tak salah la eh), so lebih kurang cam pasar atau nak senang lagi tempat shopping! macam-macam barang ade jual kat sini..dari pelbagai jenis kekacang, rempah ratus, coklat, baju, jubah, periuk belanga, barangan antik, karpet/rug, kain cotton dan macam2 lagi...lepas tu ade restoran jugak...dah penat shopping boleh minum-minum lepak...happening kat sini...siang ramai orang datang shopping, malam pulak ramai orang datang makan, minum sambil borak-borak & ber'syisya'..haiishhh, berjam-jam duduk sini pon xbosan (kalau duit terlebih..hehe!)
Jom cekidout!
I bought Rose & Camomile for tea :) |
Let's go nuts!!! hehe! |
Antiques |
Carpet oh Carpet |
'Prince of Persia' view with Emiri Guards |
Beautiful! |
Feed the pigeons! |
The walkway |
Lepas tu terserempak pulak dengan satu group kindergarten kids yang tengah buat trip dengan cikgu die..diorang soooo cute sebab each of them carry a pet dalam cage yang diorang beli kat situ..ade little rabbit, little chicken, little hamster & little fish...yang cute nye...little chicken ade banyak warna, kuning, pink, biru...comel!!!
Cute little girls! |
Gondola Ride |
Then we all have light dinner at The Apple Bee's :)
HARI KE-EMPAT
Jom pusing2 City of Doha lagi...hari ni kite pergi City Centre pulak...layan view & scenery jek hari..before sambung cari abaya lagi...hehe!
HARI KE-LIMA
Hari melepak dirumah sebelum ke The Pearl, Qatar..tempat ni tempat moden cam ala-ala Putrajaya yang well-planned tapi high class la...ada apartment, shopping complex, restaurant, mosque & marina bay yang ala-ala Puteri Harbour & Danga Bay kat Johor..kat sini sahaja foreigner dibenarkan beli property..kat area lain tak boleh..bagus kan..Qatar sangat protect hak Qatarian supaya tak jatuh ke tangan foreigners..good2! View kat sini cantik...apartment style italy yang macam little venice, marina bay yang ade boat2 mewah besar2..kaye betul la siape yang ade boat kat sini...masjid pun cantik, depan masjid ade menara pigeon holes..awesome! Nak tau tak hari tu drop by kejap satu kedai cupcake ni..beli la 3 cupcake..worth QR50...peeehhhhh!! 3 cupcake harga RM45 mak aaiiii! Tercekik eden! Baik la beli cupcake kat Wondermilk, Damansara Uptown! heeeee ;) We end our day with a delightful dinner at L'wzaar Seafood Market Restaurant, Katara Cultural Village.
The City Centre of Doha |
HARI KE-LIMA
Hari melepak dirumah sebelum ke The Pearl, Qatar..tempat ni tempat moden cam ala-ala Putrajaya yang well-planned tapi high class la...ada apartment, shopping complex, restaurant, mosque & marina bay yang ala-ala Puteri Harbour & Danga Bay kat Johor..kat sini sahaja foreigner dibenarkan beli property..kat area lain tak boleh..bagus kan..Qatar sangat protect hak Qatarian supaya tak jatuh ke tangan foreigners..good2! View kat sini cantik...apartment style italy yang macam little venice, marina bay yang ade boat2 mewah besar2..kaye betul la siape yang ade boat kat sini...masjid pun cantik, depan masjid ade menara pigeon holes..awesome! Nak tau tak hari tu drop by kejap satu kedai cupcake ni..beli la 3 cupcake..worth QR50...peeehhhhh!! 3 cupcake harga RM45 mak aaiiii! Tercekik eden! Baik la beli cupcake kat Wondermilk, Damansara Uptown! heeeee ;) We end our day with a delightful dinner at L'wzaar Seafood Market Restaurant, Katara Cultural Village.
The Pearl Apartments...little venice in Doha ;P |
The Marina Bay, The Pearl Qatar |
Pigeon Holes At Katara |
Recycle items to build sculptures |
Panorama View at Katara Cultural Village |
HARI KE-ENAM
Jom gi padang pasir naik untaaaaaaa! hehe! Unta sini gemuk2, so xkesian la kalu nak naik pusing2..tinggi wehhh! gayat & rase nak jatuh...scary jugak la...huhu!
Encik Unta! |
Camel ride! |
And we had an awesome jump shot in the middle of Sand Dunes! Jyyyeeaaahhhh! Ayahku sangat ohsemm seperti bersorak JDT menang piala Malaysia..hahahah!
Awesome JumpShot yang tak berape nak jump sangat! |
HARI KE-TUJUH
A journey to no where :P Lepak dirumah, makan, tido, bahagia sangat!
HARI KE-LAPAN
Have a sweet chat while having a cup of macchiato coffea & snacks with cold night breeze at Le Gourmet, Souq Waqif (I Love Souq Waqif :P)
Chit Chat |
HARI KE-SEMBILAN
It's our last day (for this trip, hoping this is not my first and last holiday trip to Doha..hehe) here, so just enjoying Abg Ngah's beautiful, pampering crib..coz all we do is eat, sleep, eat, sleep...walawehhh! sebulan duduk sini boleh gemuk mendadak ok...nasib baik kat clubhouse ade gym & swimming pool...sempat ke gym 2 times...kalu tak ada angin berpasir memang sudah ku ajak Zahra terjun dalam swimming pool tu...heee..we went to Zahra's school that afternoon and she's really happy because her aunt, atuk & nenek went visit her school..she will start new school after summer break..May Allah bless her always, my cute, gorgeous, clever and smart little girl, Zahra Umairah...I still can remember her face when she reached home and saw our luggages are at the door for our night flight...she was sad! It's ok, we will come again next time In shaa Allah ;)
My little cutie pie! |
Bye DOHA...Ilalliqa' M'assalamah :) |
Sunrise |
HARI KE-SEPULUH
Reached MALAYSIA, tanah airku yang tercinta...savely! Till our next holiday trip! peace yo!
10 things about DOHA, QATAR :
1. Negara padang pasir yang sangat berpasir, rumah dicat warna pasir, lepas ribut pasir semua bangunan ibarat kereta aku lepas balik dari site meeting..ihik!
2. Para pemandu di sini memang mempunyai keyakinan yang amat tinggi sebab masuk roundabout dgn yakin takkan kena langgar dengan bantuan hon yang dibunyikan bertalu-talu..scarryy driving kat sini kalu tak biasa..orang yang cipta hon mesti bangga sebab setiap hari dibunyikan :)
3. Walaupun cuaca kat sini selalunya panas dan kering, kat roundabout, mereka akan tanam pokok bunga secara berperingkat. Kalau dah layu, ganti baru, tanam baru..dan pokok-pokok di tepi jalan raya dilengkapi dengan sistem penyiraman dimana paip ditanam dalam tanah supaya pokok-pokok sentiasa segar.
4. Oh yaaa...jalan rayanya terbalik dengan Malaysia....kalu Malaysia lane laju sebelah kanan, di Qatar lane laju sebelah kiri sebab jalan sebelah kiri adalah jalan dari arah bertentangan dan kita drive di jalan sebelah kanan...faham ke? hehe!
5. Menurut my bro, kalau foreigners nak setup business kat Qatar, 60% of the profit belongs to Qatarian, foreigners cuma dapat 40% sahaja.
6. Kalu Qatarian get married, the government will give QR1 Million to the newly weds...besssstnyeee!
7. Don't ever messed up with Qatarian, once they bring you to the authority/court, you can be exiled from Qatar and may be blacklisted...watch out! Qatarian always right :P
8. Qatarian sangat kaya raya..mostly kereta diorang GMC, Chevrolet, Lexus, Volvo, & most of them are 4WD yang besar2 sebab diorang bawak ganas sikit and senang nak redah padang pasir.
9. Rumah-rumah diorang semuanya berpagar batu yang tinggi dan takkan nampak pintu rumah diorang atau orang keluar masuk macam di Malaysia
10. Kalau rumah orang-orang kaya, entrance dia ada satu bangunan untuk living hall for guest. So, kalu rumah bersepah takde la terkocoh-kocoh nak kemas bila guest datang kot..hehe!
Wassalam
MiszJayM
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