THE WINTER IN QATAR

When I was first arrived here i was surpise that this country has a winter season, I dont know that sometimes in the season, the temperature can get to 10 degrees celcius. That is very cold for me. The winter season starts from November and the temperature gradually decreased until season's peak on January and the season end in March. Rain will pour down during this season, which is estimated around 10 day per year only.

In this season, all the recreational and sports activities was compacted and people have to pick and choose what event they want to. So many interesting event, internationaly, localy or within the community only. This coming 17/11/2010 there will be friendly match between Brazil and Argentina, the tickets sold out and I wasnt have chance to watch. But no problem, there will be next to come, just suit yourself to the condition.

Sepetang di Al Khor dan Dhakira

Kami suka jalan jalan waktu petang sambil makan angin dan bermain.
Kampung kami tak lah semeriah mana tapi kami suka kampung kami.
Kami akan keluar bejalan selepas minum petang.

Kadang kadang kami akan ke taman pemainan dan kadang kadang kami akan bersama kawan kawan yang lain bermain sukan. Tak kira apa sukan pun kami tetap enjoy.

Disini tidak seperti di kampung asal kami, kami hidup dengan apa yang kami ada. Kami perlu bersyukur dengan apa yang kami ada dan tidak mengharapkan lebih dari itu. Memang keperluan kami disini mencukupi tetapi jika dibandingkan dengan di kampung halaman, kami kekurangan banyak benda. Di kampung asal kami terdapat beraneka kepelbagaian, dari makanan dan minuman sehingga ke pakaian dan peralatan. Ditambah pula kampung asal kami terdapat pokok yang menghijau dan hujan mencurah selalu.

Disini kami perlu banyak bersabar. Disini kami tidak mengejar masa seperti di bandar besar. Waktu seolah berlalu perlahan disini. Jika kita tidak pandai menyesuaikan keadaan, kita akan berasa bosan. Kadangkala kebosanan itu mengajar kita erti kehidupan. Dan bagi kami itu lebih baik dari kelam kabut keduniaan.

Blog Aina - The beginning

My daughter started her first blog today, thats good for her. I'll encourage her to keep posting and writing. Blogs are still relevance even though facebook becoming no 1 sosial networking medium now. Blogs and FB are different concept and function. Both are really strong tools to be manipulate.

My son as well got his blog 4m33r.blogspot

Is it worth to work in Middle East?

Assalamualaikum,

Many of my friend ask me whether Qatar is good for future sake. This popular question, I had no specific answer. But the main point to consider is;

1. The wages are higher compare to Home Country, depends on your position, normally for senior staff the amount are much higher and comfortable. For non-senior staff the amount just a bit higher than 10k mark. Depend on yourself to save for your old age.
2. Challenges are another important things to think of. Working with mostly Indian citizen, upon not very convenience comparing to Malaysian working ethics. Some people frustrated and went home.
3. Middle east was a desert country. No river, no waterfall, no jungle to catch birds and so on. Ready to expect the boringness when hot season.
4. Summer time the heat rise up to 50 degrees celcius. Its like a big hair dryer blowing to you.
5. Homesick was common, especially Eidul Fitri and Eidul Adha.

As long as you can face this challenge, then you will find the bright side in your life. Actually there are lots of new things to explore inside and outside your shell. Many were survive and stay, few i found had stayed here more than 10 years, and happy staying here.

For me, right now I was really miss my country, even bad news appeared everyday. I miss the rain, roti canai, teh tarik, jungle, waterfall, everything that I remembered. But this is my journey, sacrifice, exploring until I am enough with it. May be one day this will be my best memories ever. InsyaAllah.

Ramadhan dan Syawal 1430H

Kalau dulu di Malaysia, ucapan yang biasa di dengar ialah "Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir Batin" ... di Qatar pulak orang akan ucap "Eid Mubarak". Lain sungguh, rasanya.

Bagus lah, kita dapat mengambil positif dan buang yang negatif. Kalau di Qatar, Eid ul Fitr, tak meriah sangat, tapi Ramadannya meriah, seawal bulan dah di gantung di shopping2 "Ramadhan Kareem". Ucapan tak henti2 dari kawan2 dan iklan di surat khabar. Sale di sana sini, nk beli kereta pun murah bulan Ramadhan. Nk telefon pada bulan Ramadhan pun murah berbanding bulan yang lain.

Bagi aku iftar (berbuka puasa) ditempat kerja, sepanjang bulan di "layan" oleh Qatari, diorang akan bawak makanan, aku cuma tumpang makan je.








Berbalik kepada sambutan Eid ul Fitr, solat sunat kebiasaannya akan dibuat di padang2 dan di Masjid2 yang besar seawal 5.30 pagi iaitu 30 minit selepas syuruk. Kemudian kami akan kunjung mengunjung kerumah rumah sahabat. Kunjung mengunjung berterusan hingga 2-3 minggu Syawal bergantung kepada ramainya komuniti. Ada jugak yang solo aje, mungkin tak biasa berkawan ... itu pilihan masing2. Kalau malu, duduk kt hulu.

Sehingga hari ni (dah raya ke 4) di komuniti saya tak henti2 ada open house. Yey, makan free lagi. Seronoknye, tapi yang penting kita dapat merapatkan hubungan silaturahim, sesama, sambil makan, kita bersembang. Komuniti saya ramai yang tak balik raya, ada dalam 40 keluarga.

Besok, ofis dah buka, sekolah dah start, ramai dah balik dari cuti, hidup kembali seperti biasa.

Kampung Malaysia Al Khor

Asas kepada penyatuan sebuah masyarakat ialah dengan memelihara "kemaluan" jiran2 yang lain. Kemaluan bermaksud sebarang cerita2 yang tidak baik berkenaan seseorang, jangan ditimbulkan dalam percakapan seharian, samada dengan maksud bergurau atau cakap2 kosong... terutama kaum Hawa. Jika anda beristeri, nasihatilah isteri anda dalam perkara berbual dengan rakan2.

Orang yang kurang bijak akan bercakap mengenai orang lain, orang bijak bercakap mengenai keadaan, orang berilmu bercakap mengenai falsafah ...

Alhamdulillah, kampung melayu Al Khor terdiri dengan asas penyatuan orang2 Melayu 90%, selebihnya kaum2 lain, sepertimana kaum di Malaysia. Setakat hari ini, keharmonian nya terjalin rapi dengan ikatan persaudaraan yang erat. Sedikit negatif di sana sini tu biasa lah, tapi jangan di ungkit perkara negatif tu, diam kan aje, insyallah lama2 hilang .....

Ingat lah satu perkara, manusia tidak sempurna, ada kelemahan dan kelebihan masing2 ... jika kita boleh belajar memaafkan kelemahan dan kita gunakan kelebihan masing2 .... insyaAllah kita akan menjadi masyarakat yang kuat, walau dimana juga kita berada ...

Its Moving Time ...

Actually we had already moved to our new house in Al Khor Community about 3 weeks ago. As usual the moving time is the busiest time, with so many things to be sorted and packed.

Our new house is a little bit smaller in size, but the good thing is its totally new... everything was new, kitchen appliances, air cond and its smell concrete and simen... the community is also nice as we had almost all malaysian in block C206,207 and 208. Our kids seems enjoying playing around with the other malaysian kids.

Its now time for me to set up again everything such as internet, tv, furniture and so on. Doing packing and repacking jobs was very tiring, and after all completed, we were quite satified with the results...

The advantage in living in AKC were :
Children much closer to school, daddy closer to workplace
Community of Malaysian more bigger than before, around 150+ families
Clubhouse, Al Waha, Al Dakhira and Al Nakheel inside the vicinity to enjoy the facilities
Shopping complexes were away to be reach, so save some money... haha

ok thats all for now ... and time for pictures ...