Tuesday!

It is Tuesday March 10th.

And these are the top headlines in the local paper, the Peninsula:

"Tackle causes of crisis: Emir - Qatar kee to implement strategy promoting sustainable development"

"Patients who stay put after discharge cause bed shortage at HMC"

HMC is Hamad Medical Corporation, essentially, most have to pay for beds, and when they do, they don't want to leave, because they paid for the bed. This is what was told to me by Robert (Duncan's dad). But ths article talks about how people who are in the ICU unit or a specialized department, won't move to a regular bed once treatment is over. most times it's because they aren't any regular private rooms available, so they rather stay put.

"Vodaphone cells start ringing"

there's competition in the mobile industry here now! previously there was only one provider here, QTel, but Vodaphone is currently testing it's network.

"School students do their bit for Gaza"

Duncan would like to know about this article...he was out yesterday by the mall, and saw school students quietly walking by, and was wondering why.

Well, in Qatar, they support Palestine. So yesterday, around 500 students and teachers walked 8kms to show their support and fundraise to help rebuild schools in the Gaza Strip. They have also fundraised to provide funds to Gaza victims in the past.

...and the front headline of the business section:

"Attiyah opens Doha Natural Gas Exhibition: 110 exhibitors from 30 countries take part"

this opened yesterday, here in Doha. The objective of this year's conference is "to find the solutions required to eep up with an accelerating technology race, ad understand the demands of a changing industry committed to ensuring security of supply in a increasingly complex world"

and that's the paper.

well yesterday was a pretty chill day. i sat by the pool for a bit, went food shopping, went for a walk on the Corniche with Robert. The Corniche is a boardwalk-like walk, which is right by the water, and people walk along it or just sit and talk. it's pretty far...i'd say from scarborough to mississauga? (someone correct me if i'm wrong!)

anyway, then i made sushi for dinner, kind of a tester for friday's dinner...it was good i suppose...i have a picture!

the pot has miso soup in it, i found soybean paste, but it wasn't quite the same...i enjoyed it, Robert had most of it, but i don't think anyone else really liked it..... :)

....and that was all really. today i'm going to go for a tour of the city with one of mere's friends, tarek. hopefully i'll be able to see the beaches here, apparently there aren't many, but i'd like to see them anyway!