What the fuck is HYGGE?

And the second big question is: How the fuck do we pronounce it? I was searching for a book to read on the app, Libby. While looking for a cookbook for a plant based diet, I came across a cover that looked like this: The little book of Hygge by Meik Wiking I'm not sure …

Why QIFF wasn’t all that

Apparently, food festivals aren't really about selling mouth watering delicious food for cheap price. What it is about is marketing your company or your brand. Purely that. And selling shit (well, sort of) food for more money. So if you're thinking you're going to go to food festivals and enjoy ah-mazing food, you're shit out …

Shakespere & Co.

I was at Pearl Qatar today to celebrate a friend's birthday. Yeah I know, I just threw someone a party a few weeks ago, which TOTALLY flopped by the way. But I like celebrating other people's birthday as much as I hate celebrating my own. The place we chose was Shakespere & co. Yeah, I …

Picasso & Giacometti at a fire station

Visiting a fire station may not be the ideal way to spend a day off from work. But it also wasn't your normal fire station. The building that I visited today is known as Doha Fire station and it was an actual one up until 2012, when the building was given to Qatar Museums. It …

Praablam customer

I am thinking of suggesting my training manager to send our employees to Karwa's main office, in order to better our customer service skills. Have you ever been in a Karwa? I am in awe of the way they treat their customers!* I recently took a trip to Villagio and decided to visit one of …

Souq Waqif: Tajine

If you're not Moroccan and want to try a different cuisine this week, I recommend Tajeen or Tajin in Souq Waqif. You may have heard of it, it was closed for a while now but they have finished all the necessary renovations and are ready to go. Best to sit? Rooftop, no questions. Specially during …

Souq Waqif: Rice and Noodles

Souq Waqif is one of my favorite places in Qatar. It's only a ten minutes walk from my workplace and has a range of cuisines to offer (but because I am lack someone to try new things with and because I am scared of change, I end up going to the same restaurants I go …

Sorry I ignored you, Taylor Swift

Dear everyone who has ever read any post of mine, If i ever offer any advice of any sort to you, on this blog or in person, please do NOT listen to a word i have said. I say this with a very serious face (which you can't see because I don't do Vlogs. It …

Karwa oh Karwa

The normal way of getting around anywhere in Doha for those who don't have a car is either Uber or Karwa taxis. I myself rely on the latter. Lately, the more I use Karwa, the more I am convinced I should buy a car. The drivers are terrible. I am sorry if you are a …

Since you’ve been gone

Life has become duller Evenings quieter  And nothing makes sense anymore

European Jazz Festival in Katara Village

Had I not indulged into a friendly chat with Mr. Rolf, I would not have known of this musical (magical)night taking place in Katara. Well done, Doha Time Out, you have disappointed me once again! The 3rd European Jazz festival took place in the Cultural Village on Monday evening. Essentially, it was a five day …

Cherry blossom trees in Qatar!

I heard about the Chinese Festival at MIA through a brochure passed to me by a co-worker. And even though I had only checked out Doha Time Out a few days ago, there was nothing mentioned about this on the site. Funny, don't you think? Regardless, it was crowded enough. Specially on the third day, …

Kulfi towers and Gandhi’s Monkeys

I remember looking at this picture in a tour guide book for Doha and thinking : A) What the hell is that? (It's a dovecot/Piegon hole thang?) B) and why the hell did it look by one of Pakistan's most loved desserts, kulfi? Upright, of course. Minus the holes, it does really look like two …

Bite me, I love Carrie bradshaw!

People love to hate. Celebrities, even more. And fictional characters, even more. True, some people are just asking for it (see Justin Beiber). But there are some who don't deserve it. Oh I don't know..like fictional characters? Unlike in the US & A, Sex and the city wasn't that big here. It used to be …

She uses FUCK a lot

Yes, I know that a lot of y'all out there don't use it anymore because Facebook is so 2010. Instead y'all have switched to twitter. I think y'all have made a wise decision. 140 words equals less bullshit so brava to Jack Dorsey and his team. I'll stop with the y'alls now. There are people …