Adventures of the Pink Pumps: Chrimas in Qatar

Friday, December 10, 2010

Chrimas in Qatar

Yes, there is such a thing! Thanks to the management at the Pearl (which a local billboard calls "Qatar's Heart") has put up fake Santas, a huge Christmas tree, and giant presents. For a country that does not celebrate Christmas, I am impressed!

There are even end-of-year sales. Galliano, Alexander McQueen, and Armani are up to 50% off. My wallet still hurts, but the pain is just a little bit less.

Happy Holidays to all!

1 comment:

Just MeDecember 10, 2010 at 9:23 AM
I want what's inside the box in pic #3! Merry Christmas, Court!
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People I have met...

My goal is to meet as many people as possible from as many countries as possible. Here is the tally so far:

Maldivian-Several of the wait staff were Maldivian while visiting the Maldives. What a beautiful place to grow-up in!

Nepal-Really nice, always smiling, "Tea boy" (I hate that name) at work.

Kuwait-Gentleman on the plane who stood in back with me chatting for about an hour.

Iraq-Fellow HRAM who works in Dubai on behalf of our business in Iraq. Sat with her during lunch and learned a lot about the country and how she hopes to return one day.

Norway-Co-worker

Sudan-Woman who gave us Henna at the Sohoor Dinner at the W Hotel Doha

Scottland-Gentleman who sat next to me on the plane ride home to surprise Tim. He works for TransOcean and was going to Houston for training. HMMM.....

Australian by way of Scottland-Scottish gentleman who is a fellow "gym junkie" with me. If you could gamble in Doha, it would be a low risk bet that either he, I, or we are both in the gym at the Pearl. He is orginally from Scottland, but currently lives in Australia (when he is not in Qatar) and visits South Africa 4 x this year. What a life!

New Zealand-One of my clients is from New Zealand. Recently learned that New Zealand and Australia are not "friends". Not sure they are "frienemies", but they do not like to mistaken for eachother.

Australia-I have another client who is Australian. A new gas field was just discovered there. Thinking Shell Australia for a possible next assignment :)

Egypt-Client again. Really interesting to hear what his perspective again on the differneces between the his home country and here.

Nigeria-Policy manager and futre 5k runner...Femi you can do it!

Great Britain-Graham, my next door neighbor in apartment in #209

Malaysia-Met several people from Malaysia who have been in Qatar for 15+ years.

Lebanon-Gentleman in my RLC Safety Induction course.

Oman-Shell driver who picked-up at the airport, Mohammad.

South Africa-Sat next to him on bus home from RLC on day 2

Germany-Fellow HR team member

China-Clients

Holland-Being in a Dutch comany, this did not take long :)

Canada-Fellow HR team member

India-Fellow HR team member. Acutally there are more Indians than Qataris here.

Qatar-Fellow HR team member

Argentina-Fellow HR team member

United States-My new friend and her husband who I have been "pen pal" for the last several months and helped me to see Qatar through her eyes before I even got here. I now have met 3 Americans here.