My French friends were obviously delirious with joy. This 20-year-old athlete's event was the final competition on the final day of the IAAF World Indoor Championships.

He broke the world record in men's triple jump, on his final attempt of the final competition of the day. I was there (although these pictures are from the web). What a performance. I'm sure we'll hear more about him in the coming days.

Congratulations, France. You had to wait until the final minute for a gold medal. But what a gold medal it was.

From 1 pm till 4 pm, french transmission is on air on QBS radio FM 97.5, while driving I tuned on my radio and i was insane, i couldnot understand a single word. Why it is necessary to air in french, how many people in doha are french listeners. And if it is very necessary for a linguistic harmony among different nationalities then why not couple of hours should be dedicated for hindi/urdu transmission, I guess, Hindi/urdu listeners club is a widespread majority in qatar(Indians,Pakistanis and Nepalis) and above all, QBS will earn a huge amount of revenue in terms of advertisement. What is your say on it?

Two Arabs from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are going to travel to the end of the earth on a mission to help raise awareness in their communities about climate change, and the importance of protecting our environment.
Abdulla Al-Misnad of Qatar and Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Nuaimi of the UAE will join 2041’s ‘Inspire Antarctica Expedition’ from 5th to 18th of March, which will educate participants about global warming, conservation, and Antarctica’s fragile ecosystem. The two Arabs will join a team of 70 people from 28 different countries, who will be exploring the world’s most remote continent.

Third open fly in day at Al Khor Airfield held on 13th of March 2010. Its located 50km North of Doha on the East side of the Al Khor Coast Road.

Fanar has set a world record with the biggest gilding painting in the world. In the middle of the painting the words ‘Mus’haf Qatar’ are written to celebrate the launch of Mus’haf Qatar, the special edition of the Qur’an set in calligraphy.

According to the specifications for an entry into the Guinness World Record, the
painting had to be 6m long and the
coverage of gold paper 55% of the surface.
Choctan brothers, the creative artists, used more than 2,500 pieces of gold paper in the record-breaking feat.
Preparing the painting took 15 days, with the gilding work completed in 40 hours.

“A Flower Each Spring” 2010 - Qatar





“A Flower Each Spring” is a program sponsored by HH Sheikha Mozah Nasser al-Misnad, wife of HH the Emir, which encourages individual and collective initiatives that contribute to sustainable development. Sheikha Mozah has been selecting one typically Qatari plant each year for the last three years to increase its popularity among the people.

took this shot on the way to al Khor

hope u like them...

Cheers..

Salut tout le monde :),
I want to share with you some great moments about The Moroccan Cultural Week which began on Monday as part of the commemoration of “Doha, Capital of Arab Culture 2010,” features jewellery, embroidery and henna tattooing exhibitions as well as events related to cinema, plastic art, traditional music and dance.
Enjoy the pictures :

Shell is having the F1 Pit Stop Challenge at City Centre 1st Floor near Carrefour where if you can remove 1 Wheel of the Car and fix another within 5 second you get a gift.

In Qatar, athletics does not get bigger than this. The IAAF World Indoor Championships is running at the ASPIRE Academy from March 12 to 14. Just check out some of the athletes who are going to compete in Doha. Come on, pack your bags and head to ASPIRE. It is going to be a ball.

Tickets cost QR10 for each of the five sessions (10X5 = QR50 for three days of world-class action). Tickets can be purchased from Virgin Megastores at Villaggio.

You guys rock!
You have kept QL interesting,
Evermore shinning,
With your wit and humour,
And the liveliness
Of your Chatter,
You Make days better.
You even QL at night,
Weather love or fight
You keep it coming,
Leaves QLers grinning
With joy of your banter.

Can't imagine QL without you guys.

Thanks!

...does this mean I'm gonna pull the high jump competition inside the room? Or we gonna make do gymnastics on the stair balustrade? Or we gonna do swimming competition in the bathtub?

Or maybe we all gonna do it on just the good ol' Nintendo Wii while we sit on the couch?

LOL! Rather watch the real event these 3 days and enjoy!

Happy Thursday everyone! ;-)