Now thats what I call Qatar 10: BIRTHDAY EDITION

Dear All,

Its been a while, I say a while, even though its been less than a week, but I'm sure people have been visiting thinking what is going on, I'm in the (mah)mood for a his blog, but he just doesn't up date, well fear not I'm back from my mini-hibernation!

Well you may ponder to think why would I update today, well as some of you will know (especially those reading this on facebook, as you can c it when you log in) its my Birthday.

So I think ill give a BUMPER edition today!

Well this last week has been a 'mare' northern English for hellish/nightmare, I got the flu, I became exasperated with life here, and with the problems of my car, which only just got sorted out further complicated my life...however today is a new day and I shall try not to dwell to much on my anguishes this last week...

I found a shisha cafe last night near where I live, where they were watching WWE(formally WWF) and so I sat down and got a drink and a shisha and watched it, and it turns out they show the football there but I didn't want the man utd game as I had to go and do some things, however guess how much a bottle of the finest Qatari water and a decent shisha was???? GBP 1, not even that with the conversion rate, I was like what, when they said, cuz at first I thought they said 60 riyals, but nah it was 6 and the rate is 6.8 riyals to the pound so I as like SWEEET not only did I get my fix(albeit VERY HEAVILY edited) of WWE but also managed to quench my thirst and my desire to be a Arrraaaaab.

The company have found me a place to live, I am not 100% sure on it, I haven't seen it yet, but some people have said its not all that whilst others love it, so I don't know wot to do...it jus seems its all going down today innit! I have my car(at least for the time being iA) and a place to call 'home' yet im somewhat still dissatisfied...
Maybe its because I am quite lonely here, I mean I have people around all the time, but I don't share my experiences with anyone who means anything to me, its like when you travel on your own, though its cool at times when you can jus do whatever you feel, and ur completely liberated from any responsibility and your ur own timekeeper, however when you see something incredible or experience something terrible you have noone to share it with, and the sense of loneliness makes it hard to deal with issues when things arent going well...so for me, when I travel I have fully evaluated both aspects of traveling and think though independent traveling u can gain much more and learn more about yourself, its no where near as fun as having someone with you whom u know well to share the experience with...At the moment I am experiencing so much, however the number of people I can share it with is limited, and those whom I do share with I can only do it by writing and talking to, but not showing and feeling, and just makes everything that little bit worse...

About my birthday, this is my first blog of iA many on this day, well im the grand old age of 23, and yes im still the youngest guy on the whole of the project, which kind of sucks but then is quite cool in terms of learning, as I have the most to learn, and so I am more of a sponge and therefore I pick up everything a lot more, whereas others older who have been working for longer, are more aware of certain things but then let other things by-pass them, whereas someone new will pick up on things more, anyway yen well im 23 and celebrating my first bday on my own, or am I?? well no, cuz my sister and dad and nephew managed to change their flight and hopefully iA they will be in Doha this afternoon, and then I have booked a dinner at the intercontinental hotel which is supposedly has the best iftar tent in Doha, so hers hoping!! Its weird because I am usually the biggest fan of birthdays, but I don't know why but I have been really subdued today, its weird, im finding it hard I think to find a way to celebrate, like I said in the above paragraph it all comes down to loneliness...
However though I keep bitching about loneliness the funny thing is as soon as im with other people I will want to be alone again which is jus the weird way I am, however who doesn't want what they cant have? its jus a natural human tendency...

Now lets get on to the topic of long-distance relationships, quite a few of my friends are currently involved in those messy type of relationships, like I am, and its hard, its tough, and though like isaid sometimes when u with them u want a break when u live far way the inverse is true, and though I don't particularly love life in London, I would go just so I can spend more time with Shamina, a lot of people fail in long-term relationships however both sides need to make an effort to stabilise the relationship no matter the distance, if one side does all the week then the relationship is doomed, however funnily enough a lot of the time each person thinks there the one doing all the work and the other is doing nothing, well in reality in those situations its very even, but each person is being blind at the other half's efforts, and that in my humble opinion can also be detrimental to the relationship...

I have written a fair bit of random stuff, I was about to say crap(instead of stuff) but I don't want to be judgemental lol!
anyway I will luv ya and leave ya now...

take care of yourselves and enjoy this beautiful day, that God introduced me to the World and thus making the world and all of your lives THAT MUCH BETTER

Sheikh Asif Mahmood

Contract Administrator

Bechtel Civil

New Doha International Airport, Overseas Bechtel Inc,

P. O. BOX. 24117, Doha, State of Qatar

Mobile: +974 585 4924

Fax: +974 467 9583

Email: amahmood@bechtel.com



I threw in my work signature so you can all be like WOW! and show im trying to make something of myself at the age of 23 I still got a lot to learn before that job title turns into CEO....but give it 10 years!!