we came...we saw...we conquered...

The raves at the Diplomatic Club Tent are by far the best parties to go in Doha (if you like trance and techno). Organized by Global DJs, these sessions are thrown once a month. Last weekend was a surprise, as we only found out about the party the day before! 

Adelle's Chocolate Cake and The Book of Revelations...

In an effort to stay away from the tempting calls of more mixed drinks, we found ourselves goofing about in an impromptu dinner gathering at my flat. Adelle volunteered to be the evening's chef and created an amazing meal using stuff from my kitchen! It was the longest I ever spent in there!

Menu:

Mixed Salad with some dressing...and FRESH MUSHROOMS!!! whoa!!!

Stuffed Paratha...with FRESH MUSHROOMS!!! whoaaaaaaaaa!!!!

Fettucini Alfredo

Chicken Parmesan...with FRESH MUSHROOMS!!! whoaaaaa!!!

Adelle's Legendary Chocolate Cake

Lovely...definitely divine!!!

MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

drag...and...drop...

Two weeks of crazy partying...Two weeks of visibility...Two weeks of cosmos...Two of the best weeks I've had in Doha.

The drag drive climaxed with the car flying over a huge speed bump. 8 of us packed inside felt the hard thud of the poor vehicle's guts. It was dark and our friend behind the wheel was wearing a blonde wig and big dark fatale shades. HOT!

Those same big dark shades also got me into a very embarassing accident. We were shopping for martini glasses at the home store and spotted some friends at the café upstairs. I was wearing those eye muffs with my gym bag over my shoulder and made for the stairs, failing to realize that the steps were actually right in front of me. So I had my slow-mo-elbow-first encounter with cement. My witnesses: my friend whose shades I was wearing, a girl friend's husband who works at the store and the surveillance camera right in front of me.

...

i had a dream about someone i should not be dreaming about anymore...
woke up crying...
what the f**k?!

silence...

Hmmmm...

I think I should've paid more attention to my family when they were around. It feels weird at home without them. It's too QUIET!!! I turned the television in the living room on. Might try working the washing machine in the next hour..yeah just MIGHT...

The flat could use some redecorating too. It WILL be my place for a month...So it's time to mark the territory!!! One of my friends once said that my house reminds him of Applebee's restaurant (sorta like TGI Friday's) because of all the interesting clutter!

What to do? What to do???

Tomorrow...lunch at KFC...then dinner at KFC...

This sounds like trouble!!!

I should get my ass to a grocery and pick up some salad stuff!

*sigh*

how...lonely...

oooohhhhh...alone...

Saw my family off at the airport this morning. It felt weird...

I walked out of the airport and saw a mosque in the horizon. Got into a cab...damn expensive ride...

Wonder what I'm having for dinner tonight...so shit...lunch in one hour...

OH MY GAAAAAAAAWWWWWWD!!!!!!!!!!

*gulp*

INDEPENDENCE!

Starting tomorrow...for a whole month...I will have complete privacy and independence in Doha. *gulp!*

My family will be off to the Philippines on holiday. As for me, I am stuck here because of work and because I haven't been able to save enough (anything...really) to make my own summer plans. HOWEVER, having the flat to myself for a month should be extremely exciting. *wink wink*

I've become friends with some really cool people in the past couple of weeks:

Chantal - young Armenian fashion designer. She is a really sweet gorgeous girl I met through an old high school friend. She left last week to attend her graduation in the UK and holiday in Spain and will be back in the 3rd week of August. yey! girl friend!!!

Adelle - fabulous MAC make up artist, based in Kuwait. We clicked naturally when we met during dinner with Chantal. He is awesome, funny, cute and full of positive energy! He's lived a few years here and graduated from my sister's school. He is currently also studying advertising in Kuwait, where the gay queens are posh and evil. I love his stories...Makes me want to go to Kuwait in drag!!!

Leila - beautiful qatari-american girl who studies finance in Washington DC. Her dad owns my new favorite restaurant in Doha (Massaya), where I met her and Adelle for dinner. She is STYLE and GRACE!!! She left today to join Chantal in Spain and from there, head on back to the States. :( Will see her again during Christmas break.

Fares - lebanese-canadian party boi. I've known him for a couple of months as a casual friend. We've started getting close a couple of weeks ago. I love his dance moves and his fuck-this attitude (which most of my friends have anyway). He is hyper, chatty and a smooth talker. I think he's having withdrawal syndrome.

Maria - HOT HOT HOT british-indian girl. She is the ultimate, petite, chic fag hag! I found out later that we actually knew each other when we were kids. I grew up with her older brothers! She is also a model and a rock radio DJ.

My original set of friends are away. Sami has gone back to the States. Robert is on holiday. Kareem, Abdul and Aziz and partying in London. The list of people in my Doha life is getting longer and I'm beginning to feel the stress of having to give attention to more and more people...Hehehe.

I wanna buy a pair of pointy leather shoes...

I'm sleepy now...