I’m very excited about what’s happening for the Asian Cup.
I’m looking forward to supporting Qatar and welcoming all the other
countries to Qatar What’s even more exciting for me is that
someone from the Forbes Associates contact me and mentioned that
the execs of Samsung are coming over and would like to invite me to
the fan zone! That’s quite amazing to be honest. My house is
already kitted out with quite a lot of Samsung stuff and it would
be great to meet the people who are behind all these products. I’d
love to also provide them with feedback. Do you have any
experiences with Samsung in Qatar? If so, leave me some comments
below, I’m sure they’d appreciate it! I’ll be live blogging and
live tweeting on the day! I’m even more honored because only three
journalists and one blogger is invite for the whole event! Can’t
wait to share what’s happening for the Asian cup ! Yalla ya ahal
gi6ar. Inra7ib asia.

Want to win two tickets to Paul Van Dyk’s New Year event here in Doha? Well I’ve been given FOUR tickets to give away.
Just answer the question in the old group here Old Facebook Group or the new group here http://www.facebook.com/iloveqtr?v=app_100265896690345#!/iloveqtr
So you’ve got TWO chances

On a side note: we’ve hit a total of around 12,000 members! W000000t!

This was already on the front page of iLoveQatar.net but I just wanted to share this awesome video of fireworks going over the skyline. This is probably the BEST video I’ve seen on ND.

More pictures here http://iloveqatar.net/forum/read.php?5,26010

Even MORE pictures on the ILQ Flickr group http://www.flickr.com/groups/926592@N20/

Fahad Al Assiri http://twitter.com/#!/FahadAlAssiry put together an AWESOME overlay of maps of Doha. Amazing to see how Qatar has evolved

A twitter user (sorry can’t remember off the top of my head now) said it best.

Harrods – Check
Miramax – Check
Chelsea Baracks – Check
Canary Wharf – Check
Barcelona FC – Check
Porche – Check

So what did YOU think would come next? Well a PLANET of course! The Qatar Foundation funded research  and teamed up with various universities in the US and the UK and discovered a new planet! It’s called Qatar-1b.

Beat that Dubai… actually come to think of that… no please don’t beat that… you’ll probably end up sending a million labourers to space to build a bigger one or something….

More info here: Qatar discovers a new planet – Qatar 1b

I’m sure that this national day is going to be a big one! With us winnning the 2022 World Cup as hosts, Qatar will probably want to show how awesome it can be.
Be warned though, if you are anywhere near the corniche, you’ll be stuck for a good couple of hours as people drive down on packed lanes, dancing, cheering, and waving flags.

Usually the westbay area has huge led screens showing different shows and arab celebrities (for those stuck in traffic and unable to watch the show on tv), trees are lit up with in themed colors (last year was purple and yellow), signs drip with led lights, banners and flags are waved all over the place and people parading to enjoy the festivities.

Around 6pm is when you should get on the corniche. That’s where you can see the sound and light show and enjoy the fireworks display. If you are lucky, you’ll also be able to get a table at Al Mourjan and enjoy some delicious food, desert, and if you’re partial to it, have some sheesha.

It’s going to be cold as usual, so make sure you come wearing a jacket. Last year was so amazingly cold and since the corniche is by the sea, I can assure you that you’ll regret not bringing something warm to wear.

So if you’re looking for a great guide to the events around Qatar (not just the official ones), visit http://www.nationalday2010.com You’ll find a bit of information about the history of Qatar, various events, some downloads, and you’ll also find some funny videos made by Qatar’s first Qatari comedian (and ILQ Ambassador), Mohammed Kamal! Thanks to Vodafone for helping ILQ put all this together. (To other companies, if you’re willing to partner up with ILQ and help us do other awesome stuff, please drop me a line!!)

Don’t forget to sign up to the ILQ newsletter. Registration on the site!

There’s no doubt that Moh’d Kamal is one of the funniest Qataris around. I’m so very proud that he’s doing what he loves and not only that, he’s now an iLoveQatar.net ambassador too! I definately encourage all Qataris to break out of the mould and to be creative. It’s not always about being a manager or a doctor, (As Mohd explains himself in one of his skits).

Don’t forget to check out his national day videos at http://www.nationalday2010.com

His brand new YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/mohammedcomedy

His Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/mohammed.comedy (Please join it and like it to show support!)

His Twitter http://www.twitter.com/moeka4

Now this guy won the Ahmed Ahmed (from Axis of Evil) standup competition, was at the Amman Comedy Festival, performed with Erik Griffin and Edwin San Juan, and he’s only just started! He’s also not only supported by iLoveQatar.net, but also bythe Doha Film Institute too!

Did you know that besides being a comedian he’s also doing great stuff for the community? I’ll leave him to tell you what he’s been up to in the comments below.

Keep it up Moh’d! Way to go!

Photo by Daisy from ILQ Forums

I decided to ask a question on Twitter and Facebook. A simple request. Tell me ONE thing that you love, anything random. (It’s fun to read people’s responses! Go ahead and leave your own response in the comments section below!)

Let’s see what people in Qatar said!

Twitter:

@ExpatCookie I love ‘Family’

@Halawala I love airplane spotting and seeing construction of airports and infrastructure

Well, that was fast! Some people are starting to get evicted. It’s a very polite letter of course. It says that the property will be compensated for and that people have until the 1st of January 2011 to vacate the premises. (This is in Gharaffa).

I know that people get compensated greatly, but I can’t help but think about tenants. I mean… is 3 weeks enough time to get people to move out of a property….?

What an awesome weekend it’s been. People celebrating, hugging and the whole arab world feeling like we’ve got a chance!

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