If you’re a BlackBerry user then you’ll want to quickly head on over to http://www.vodafone.com.qa/go/en/getstarted/blackberry and register!
They’re giving 1000 people the BB service for FREE until the end of May! Don’t say Mr. Q didn’t tell you!
I was pleased when Abode magazine contacted me because they wanted to hear what my views were on blogging and the blogosphere in Qatar. All I had really done was share my view (in English) so that people can read up on what one Qatari thinks.
Has this blog inspired you to become more vocal? Start up your own blog! Sign up to Wordpress or Iktib.com !
Still prefer reading? Then pick up a copy of Abode magazine at a nearby store!
There’s quite a few people that drop me lines on how to import a pet into Qatar.
So I now present you with a great guide written by Nicky.
Look, I know that this tower is going to end up being great. Tower A is looking fantastic, but this is getting rediculous. I’m planning on taking over as the building maintanence and service provider when we get the tenants voting for who they want to take care of this building (so remember to Vote for Khalifa Haroon!).
In the mean time, this is what I have to deal with, a huge section was taped off because it looks like there was a major leak.
Nope, that’s not a nice shiney floor. Oh and also just to make sure that you’re CONVINCED that Dar isn’t doing anything, here’s a bottle of piss right next to my car parking spot.
Well guys, I’m looking for someone. Someone special. Someone with that online ‘touch’.
Now pull your mind out of the gutter and think straight!
For those that don’t know, I’m the Manager of Online and Corporate Strategy over at Vodafone. (I shifted over from QNV seeing that Vodafone has a vested interested in iLoveQatar and they company is so passionate about change!).
I’m going to be focusing a lot more on VF/ILQ and will need to find someone to join the team and take on some of the load.
It’s a very fun environment I can assure you that, and my team is awesome. The people that work with us are carefully selected so if you don’t have a sense of humour or the right attitude, then please don’t apply!
The position if Online Marketing Manager. We need someone who’ll help maximise efficiency, who’ll be on top of analysing data provided by agencies, determining cost effectiveness, and generally a person who understands online more than life! (Ok the last part was a bit too much).
I would prefer it if you had both Arabic (Important to understand Qatari ‘tone’ in marketing promotions) and English skills (fluent in both); English is a MUST. If you’re Qatari, then great (we’ve got to comply with Qatarisation rules and I would like someone who understands the Qatari culture), but even if you’re not, it doesn’t matter since this role is open to everyone!
You’ll be working closely with myself and the Head of Online. We need YOU to be our right hand man/woman!
Click ‘Read the rest of this entry’ for more (if you don’t know how to do that, that’s the first sign that this job isn’t for you 
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I’m so excited whenever Apple wants to announce something. They hardly disappoint (except when they don’t actually announce something except for a software update). At the moment, Apple’s done a great deal of rumour mongering (whomever thinks that the rumours are not planned doesn’t know Apple’s game).
So what are people saying? Some are point to a touch screen device (a giant iPhone), some are saying that there’ll be a new iPhone announced, some are saying it’ll be just a 4.0 update announcement, some are saying they’ll be either adding something to iLife or updating it.
We’ve seen people using words like iSlate, iPad, and iTablet when refrencing this new device. Mainly because Apple registered all three words. My opinion is that it’s probably a decoy. I’m not saying there wont be a device, I’m just saying that there might be another name. iPad sounds too much like iPod, iTablet is a mouthful, and the Apple iSlate could be an inside joke ‘Apple is late’. Apple’s always been late in the game but they’ve always done something fantasmagoric.
Let’s see what happens in a week though when it’s time to announce it!
It’s funny. Walking in villaggio I spotted the anti human traffiking booth with a board for people to draw their flags and show unity against something so heinous. They hired some guy to wear a thobe and make sure that people know about what Qatar is doing to combat this aroun the world.
Sadly he was more concerned talking to girls. I walked up to him and asked for a marker so that my Japanese friend could write next to te Japanese flag (that’s what people were doing at first) he replies rudely “no it’s not allowed”. “What ? Were supposed to be representing our country in a positive way”, I replied not knowing he wasn’t Qatari at first.
He replied that she could draw her flag on a piece of pape of he wanted otherwise no.
“Where does the paper go?”. “In the picture.”. “Where is the picture being shown?”. He says Qatar foundation. “Where in the Qatar foundation?”. “The amiri diwan”, he says.
Now by now I’ve heard his accent and I know he’s not Qatari. I know he thinks I’m not Qatari because I wasn’t wearing a thobe and he said amiri diwan because he thinks if he mentions the goverment I’ll shut up.
“The amiri diwan is on the corniche and Qatar foundation is by rayyan” i tell him. “This is embarrasing” I follow up with. I look at his sternly and say “you’re embarassing my country”. I walk away.
Now here’s the question. If he really works at that department or mission or whatever it is, then is he an integral part or is he just doing it for a job? If he does care about this mission then shouldn’t he be polite?
Such a disappointment.
I for one liked the new colorful billboards around Qatar with something that had one word and then the website.
Now I’m the type of person that if I dont know what something is, it’s not my top priority to go and investigate. However the third time I saw the billboard I figured, ‘why not?’ and went to fuelyoursenses.qa
At first I tried with my iPhone (but since it doesn’t have flash support I had to wait until I got to my pc). To be honest most sites should always have an html alternative just in case. After entering the site it looks fun and colorful. Enter your name, and then it asks me if I want to use my ‘voice’ or ‘webcam’. I have to pass on that since I dont know what this is for.
After it finishes loading, I just see a count-down and little box that displays whatever I type in an animation. No explanation as to what to do. Clicking on Help says that this is top secret….
So… does anyone know what this is about? I know that .qa is only for government sites.
You gotta love the internets! Found this on Facebook, that linked to a post on Qatar Visitor, that they found on Twitter by @nazqatar (we’ve got some twitter action ourselves! ILQ twitter channels)
Well if you’re looking for updates, or have your own updates to share about Qatar 2022 then join us on our forum!
One of things that I’m very passionate about is taking care of the environment. Did you know that Qatar was the first country in the region to sign the Kyoto protocol? It’s a great step towards reducing our carbon footprint.
It takes very little for us to do our bit to take care of the environment!
Did you know that a white page takes around 72 watts to display? (of course if you’re using an LED backlit screen then you’re saving much more energy). I found out about this by Blackle, but since I set my homepage to my own custom page I thought I’d do the same!
So to do my part, I’ve gone and created an energy efficient Google page. You can find it by going to http://www.iloveqatar.net/search/black.html (I’ll be adding Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, QMail, and a few other quick links to it soon)
Yep, it’s just Google with a black background. It also comes with a nice light up ILQ heart.
So go ahead and set it as your homepage and save some precious juice!
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