Mai © Doha, 2006Boy.. i haven't blogged for over a month now...so bare with me if my writing got a bit rusty! It's been so hectic lately, a lot has been happening, yet all i can remember are my trips going to and back from work....!!!
I've started volunteering for the Doha Asian Games since mid last month, well ok..maybe putting me down as temporary paid staff is not exactly noble but hey i might as well frame their pay cheque & have it hung on the wall as a souvenir instead!
Truly though, its been a fulfilling experience, and to be honest just being a part of it was enough to make it worthwhile ..
Though my 12 hour shifts were getting to me ( still in recovery), and having a 7 day working week was an insane loop, but i guess it was all made up for by at least;
making new friends (australian/ greeks),
meeting new people (australian/ greeks),
working with interesting backgrounds ( aussies/greeks), lol
networking ;-),
walk in service into any match in the venue,
bumping into athletes...literally arrrrh ;-)
im truly gonna miss;
The crazy Egyptian crackheads ( love u guys ;-p) that got us on the floor every morning..
Our useless morning work/coffee meetings...
Bugging out our competition manager about how we need to sit with everyone to define roles, avoid duplicated work, and flipping try and work as one civilized team just for the last week at least...
The uncivilized, unplanned social gatherings we had in the corridors...
The tasteless al-dana lunches, or its even worse replacements at beniggins....
The morning goodies we got everyday at check ins....
Abusing the facilities after hours..
INspesction times...
The Silly tetra jokes while chasing one another on the radio...
Leaving jokes aside though, the games were a positive proof...not to mention how they were wrapped up beautifully during the closing ceremony and topped up with our victory in football..... Overall, we did a good job, Qatar did a good job...Well done and hats off, our country has come a long way its hard not to feel so proud!
