So freaking hot! What do u do 2 cool down?

QT
By QT

I feel asleep for a short while after eating an amazing indian curry! Now, normally at this time, especially after a flight, I'd be out for the whole evening!

Unfortunately, I woke up just now as it's too freaking hot!
I have the air con on full blast in my bedroom, the hall and the lounge, but it's still too hot!

Someone told me today it gets to an addition 10 degrees more!

Please, please, please share your secrets on how you guys cool yourselves down when you feel like this!

Thanks

By britexpat• 20 May 2008 11:29
britexpat

An ice bath and lying in the freezer come to mind, but please don't do it for too long, because things shrivel.

By t_coffee_or_me• 20 May 2008 11:28
t_coffee_or_me

DG the problem is he eat all alone without inviting his friends

 

 

 

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By diamond• 20 May 2008 11:24
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diamond

TCOM, you beat me to it. QT, are you mad??? Eating spicy curry and wondering why you can't cool down lol.

BTW, laban is like buttermilk. You can get it full-fat, lo-fat or skimmed varities. A popular brand is Al Marai. Found in refridgerated section next to the milk. Delicious and good for the digestion.

 

 

 

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By t_coffee_or_me• 20 May 2008 11:16
t_coffee_or_me

next time dont eat hot spicy food lol

 

 

 

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By irrysa• 20 May 2008 11:12
irrysa

QT, are you sure ur A/C is cooling properly?

Maybe it needs service?

About cool shower- turn off the water heater in ur bathroom. it will cool down in the container-also, put the fan on in the bathroom.

If you're looking for a problem, you're probably gonna find one.

By QT• 20 May 2008 10:11
QT

...whatever that is in fahreinheit

By qatarisun• 20 May 2008 10:05
qatarisun

actually it shows 75 degree.. not sure how it's cold for you... but for me...i just opened the window behind me to let in some warm stream..lol..

By spicemom• 20 May 2008 09:50
spicemom

RP- hmm walking naked in Antartica for one week ya say??uhuh and before ya know it watever ya got would've shrivelled and fallen off...........ouch! (jk)

ok i am off to bed now 'night night all'(only slept 1.35 hrs last night>yawns

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......

By QT• 20 May 2008 09:47
QT

:-)

By qatarisun• 20 May 2008 09:43
qatarisun

and I AM BLOODY FREEZING!! I have 3 (THREE!) layers on my, and still feel uncomfortable...

By QT• 20 May 2008 09:30
QT

lol

By OrangKedah• 20 May 2008 09:27
OrangKedah

QT, someone stole my camels! Help.... it's blooming hot here too!

By LEB-XPAT• 20 May 2008 06:50
LEB-XPAT

To Beer or not To Beer thats the question ;)

Beeerrrrrr thats the answer

By anonymous• 20 May 2008 03:53
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

Wear your shorts, drink lots of water in a tall glass full of fresh ice, then blast the fan at high, sitting right above the Air condition. Then you will be chilled.

Since you like to travel take a flight to Antarctica and walk naked there for one week. That will cool you down.

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.

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By aaahmed81• 20 May 2008 03:42
Rating: 2/5
aaahmed81

turn off the water heater in the summer, then when u turn on the hot water, u get cold water running out.. works very well.. unless of course you've got a central water heater.... then u're ....

By tinkerbelle• 20 May 2008 03:38
tinkerbelle

i am glad ta know i can wear something above my knee. i don't dress provocatively, but do dress according to temp and i think with my wardrobe that should be fine. thanks for your help hun. hope to see ya soon. btw, where ya been? not in doha, eh?

still a little anxious!

By QT• 20 May 2008 03:22
QT

goodnight!

By thexonic• 20 May 2008 03:21
thexonic

QT fcuk in ur sleep :P dork

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By Dracula• 20 May 2008 03:20
Dracula

.Xem anh ngày mai,bạn tôi!

Giấc mộng ngọt!

By QT• 20 May 2008 03:17
QT

Thexonic. fcuk off and let me sleep!

By thexonic• 20 May 2008 03:14
thexonic

QT i thought u went to sleep lol...

Una palabra no dice nada, Y al mismo tiempo, Lo esconde todo - Outlandish

By Dracula• 20 May 2008 03:13
Dracula

. QT! :?

Chúc ngủ ngon!

By QT• 20 May 2008 03:12
QT

..and wear stuff above the knees in summer!

Just be conservative, it'll be fine!

By anonymous• 20 May 2008 03:11
anonymous

JUST SING ICE ICE BABY..WAYBACK 80'S...

By tinkerbelle• 20 May 2008 03:07
tinkerbelle

but i am still worried now. i think i've been too optimistic. i guess if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. i know i read this from someone on QL? ;) she oboviously knows how to put things into perspective. thank ya for the heat warnin. GREAT!!!

and i can't even wear dresses above my knees or show my shoulders??????????????

By swissgirl39• 20 May 2008 02:16
swissgirl39

 

 

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By princess habibah• 20 May 2008 02:09
princess habibah

Thexonic I love outlandish..

lol don't cry for me spicemom... The truth will set you free..

Maryum : Umm Hasan bint Abdullah Alshabrawishi

By spicemom• 20 May 2008 02:05
spicemom

hey guys remember the song? una paloma blanca i'm just a bird in the sky, no one can take my freedom away.....(once upon a time there was this song)

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......

By princess habibah• 20 May 2008 02:05
princess habibah

Most boring ride I have ever been on is when my hubby is driving a motor boat. ;)

Maryum : Umm Hasan bint Abdullah Alshabrawishi

By thexonic• 20 May 2008 02:03
thexonic

Turn on ur AC lol

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By QT• 20 May 2008 01:58
QT

:-P

I love Birmingham!!!

By spicemom• 20 May 2008 01:56
spicemom

window units reminds me of the sound of the motor boat......lol - sorry that is wat it reminds me of........lol

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......

By princess habibah• 20 May 2008 01:56
princess habibah

ahhh Qt breathing in the cool english air... Doesn't it smell lovely?

Maryum : Umm Hasan bint Abdullah Alshabrawishi

By QT• 20 May 2008 01:54
QT

Yes, they are crap! *sigh*

By princess habibah• 20 May 2008 01:53
princess habibah

okay spice mom I get you. I'll be in the same boat as you then. Because all extra change is housing the mother in law. Split A/C here we come...

Maryum : Umm Hasan bint Abdullah Alshabrawishi

By spicemom• 20 May 2008 01:51
spicemom

in the pearl yes but i aint livin in the pearl......so suffice to say we got A/C either window or split but mines splits..........amen for that........:O)

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......

By princess habibah• 20 May 2008 01:49
princess habibah

No central air??..

What about in the new apartments their building in the pearl..

Man I thought Qatar was a modern up to date country..

A/C in windows is like sooo 20 years ago.

Maryum : Umm Hasan bint Abdullah Alshabrawishi

By spicemom• 20 May 2008 01:45
spicemom

no central A/C here just them split units but the humidity today is in the 70's last i heard

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......

By princess habibah• 20 May 2008 01:44
princess habibah

No really how hot is it you guys?

Doesn't central air work??? Oh my God, like, I'm totally freaking out over here about the summer heat in Qatar!

Maryum : Umm Hasan bint Abdullah Alshabrawishi

By Dracula• 20 May 2008 01:34
Dracula

.I think that is "Blowart up"

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Everybody wants to go to heaven; but nobody wants to die.

By spicemom• 20 May 2008 01:31
spicemom

hmmm me counts to 10 before i think i am gonna blow up and it always works.........blowing up is a waste of energy/:O)

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......

By Dracula• 20 May 2008 01:29
Dracula

Lol.

Dont try to cool up on nite duty with this transilvannyan poison named "palinka".

.Remember it takes only 17 muscles to smile and only 2 to blow up!

.

Everybody wants to go to heaven; but nobody wants to die.

By Secguy• 20 May 2008 01:25
Secguy

Anything to made the shift go better. LOL.

Hate nite duty.

Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes.

- Ben Franklin

By Dracula• 20 May 2008 01:24
Dracula

Palinka is better then votca.

After 200 g. you'll never know if it's hot or cold in ME

.

Everybody wants to go to heaven; but nobody wants to die.

By spicemom• 20 May 2008 01:24
spicemom

Dracula - dang i thought it is 'knock 3 times ..lol- no wonder i dont get a response...hehehehehehe

ok ok secguy i got vodka in the bar but me havin jacks and teq shots wanna join me??cheers>gulp gulp

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......

By Secguy• 20 May 2008 01:21
Secguy

Could do with the vodka.... It's cold here

Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes.

- Ben Franklin

By Dracula• 20 May 2008 01:21
Dracula

Cave compound, coffin no.13

Knock twice!

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Everybody wants to go to heaven; but nobody wants to die.

By spicemom• 20 May 2008 01:19
spicemom

u live in a cave?? hmm change yr name to caveman.hehheheh

not having vodka am having jacks-cheers

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......

By Dracula• 20 May 2008 01:18
Dracula

Come in my cave bro.

Not hot all all and not very cold.

Bring a torch and some votka.

.

Everybody wants to go to heaven; but nobody wants to die.

By QT• 20 May 2008 00:44
QT

:-)

By kkhalid• 20 May 2008 00:42
kkhalid

Its best to keep you cool down

salt to prevent from dehydration

al-marayee is a food brand like Nadec

By QT• 20 May 2008 00:39
QT

Thanks Novi

By novita77• 20 May 2008 00:37
novita77

laban is plain yoghurt drink (i think).

By QT• 20 May 2008 00:36
QT

:-)

By kkhalid• 20 May 2008 00:33
Rating: 4/5
kkhalid

Dont drink cold drinks.

the better thing to do is buy laban al-marayee or any one you like, drink it , best is to mix it with water/milk and a pinch of salt ; put some ice. drink it and you feel much more cooler.

plus you wont gain weight.

and drink 2-3 glass of it every day. you will get cool down.

By OrangKedah• 19 May 2008 23:55
OrangKedah

Camels? Nope it didn't work. Indian curry... Nope, it didn't work either. OK, I'll think of something else then. :)

By QT• 19 May 2008 23:51
QT

Corne, what morals and principles? If I tell people what you did to poor little me growing up, you'll be sorry!

Even you must remember how it is to be nice to people! ...think back 18 years!

By Cornellian• 19 May 2008 23:47
Cornellian

How can an EVIL person be NICE ?? It would go against all my morals and principles!

I'm not always right, but I'm never wrong -Garfield

By OrangKedah• 19 May 2008 23:47
OrangKedah

After reading your thread again, I think I've found the solution for you: Since you said you fell asleep after eating an amazing Indian curry, why don't you have another go at it. In this way, you'd probably fall asleep again and won't realise how warm it actually is. Just a thot..... :)

By QT• 19 May 2008 23:47
QT

:-P

Spicemom, I hear you load and clear! ...and agree! lol

By spicemom• 19 May 2008 23:46
spicemom

hi cornellian - now that you mentioned polar bear thats DH nick name since he is as pale n white like a polar bear and he loves it cold....our room is freezing that i am afraid i may wake up either frozen or with icicles .........bbbbrrrr

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......

By swissgirl39• 19 May 2008 23:44
swissgirl39

me aswell relaxing now.

;-)))

 

 

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By Cornellian• 19 May 2008 23:44
Cornellian

Hmmm now finding a freezer large enough for u might be a problem. Perhaps u should follow the Polar Bears, I'm sure they'll consider u as family and take u with them to somewhere cold :D

I'm not always right, but I'm never wrong -Garfield

By spicemom• 19 May 2008 23:43
spicemom

QT - hey ever heard of 'am made of sugar and spice and am naughty and nice'.........>thats moi(winks)

cheers......i love my jacks.:O)

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......

By swissgirl39• 19 May 2008 23:42
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By Snowstorm• 19 May 2008 23:41
Snowstorm

 

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By QT• 19 May 2008 23:41
QT

LOL

By QT• 19 May 2008 23:40
QT

I want to stick my body in a large freezer!

By spicemom• 19 May 2008 23:40
spicemom

yeah org kedah you camel thief you......lol

QT- my fav is the one with santa on it and the other is the elephant with the huge long trunk.........oooops (let the cat outta the bag)>giggles

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......

By nadt• 19 May 2008 23:38
nadt

oh Qt my son would kill to get those thomas the Tank engine boxers from you...lol............

By OrangKedah• 19 May 2008 23:37
OrangKedah

Poor guy in Sealine. Probably wondering where his camels had gone to.

By Cornellian• 19 May 2008 23:36
Rating: 2/5
Cornellian

Go outside at 1 pm. That way when u come back inside, it'll be relatively MUCH cooler :P

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By QT• 19 May 2008 23:35
QT

:-P

By QT• 19 May 2008 23:35
QT

...and I like them! lol

I also have Paddington Bear!

By eby1975• 19 May 2008 23:34
eby1975

Just have a chilled beer!! nothing else is better in a hot summer

By swissgirl39• 19 May 2008 23:31
swissgirl39

:-((

and you?You still up?

Cant you sleep?

 

 

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By spicemom• 19 May 2008 23:30
spicemom

imagines QT in boxers...........woohooo (are they checked or polka dots QT??)hehehehehhe

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......

By Snowstorm• 19 May 2008 23:29
Snowstorm

so its not yet time to hit the beach with your two piece at that temperature......lol

 

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By Snowstorm• 19 May 2008 23:29
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so its not yet time to hit the beach with your two piece at that temperature......lol

 

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By spicemom• 19 May 2008 23:29
spicemom

OMG org kedah you took not one but 3 camels??something just aint right here??you ok buddy??

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......

By QT• 19 May 2008 23:29
QT

I've had the aircon on now for a few hours, sitting in my boxers! It's getting cooler now! *sigh of relief*

By Vivo Bonito• 19 May 2008 23:28
Vivo Bonito

TIP: before u leave for office duty...

left the tub filled in...

when u return after duty...

u do have a tap cold water to swim : D

not to bath or shower... to swim :D

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By spicemom• 19 May 2008 23:28
spicemom

prefers it hot rather than cold........

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......

By OrangKedah• 19 May 2008 23:28
OrangKedah

I kidnapped the last 3 camels spotted along Sealine the other day. My apartment feels like an igloo now.

By haashim• 19 May 2008 23:26
haashim

have nice hot bath, feel d different.

By swissgirl39• 19 May 2008 23:25
swissgirl39

;-)

here again is to cold.Only about 15C

:-((

 

 

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By Snowstorm• 19 May 2008 23:25
Snowstorm

PS:::: iam gonna call u OK from now on,,,, is that OK...

cheers

 

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By OrangKedah• 19 May 2008 23:21
OrangKedah

Snowstorm..LoL

By Snowstorm• 19 May 2008 23:17
Snowstorm

money on my A/c at home....

 

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By mallrat• 19 May 2008 23:16
mallrat

e. fan plus a.c., after a bath works for me.

Never go younger by a month, a hard bod is no substitute for wisdom.

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By spicemom• 19 May 2008 23:13
spicemom

i dont mind hot and dry but hot and humid is a no no that is when i have a bad hair day....grrrrr

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......

By OrangKedah• 19 May 2008 23:12
OrangKedah

Ever seen camels trying to cool down? They just smile and blink their eyes! Lovely creatures, aren't they?

By flanostu• 19 May 2008 23:12
flanostu

Hot is great man. You can sweat out all the impurities from the weekend.

By QT• 19 May 2008 23:12
QT

...sometimes I think the UK is too hot!

By Snowstorm• 19 May 2008 23:10
Rating: 2/5
Snowstorm

install one soon.

 

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By anonymous• 19 May 2008 23:07
anonymous

wrapped in plastic seriously

Paint/stick all the walls with ice berg (images)

or melting himalayas. Fill all the glasses or microwave wear with artificial ice cubes ( floral cubes)

Replace your bath mats with sky blue, decorate bathroom walls with blue stick ons

By anonymous• 19 May 2008 23:03
anonymous

oi oi oi .....live in a shyte country where i'm from and hot weather doesn't exist! A/C is a novelty!!

"It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid."

- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

By nadt• 19 May 2008 23:02
nadt

we can alway buy water guns fill them with cold water from the cooler and have water fights...

By qatarisun• 19 May 2008 23:01
Rating: 2/5
qatarisun

guys believe it or not... I have my A/C OFF!!! WALLAH! swear to GOD! I just turned it on for a while in the afternoon, and now it's off again.. I HATE COLD!!! specially i hate A?C's cold.. it makes me sick physically and mentally as well...

By someonenew• 19 May 2008 23:01
someonenew

Thats the problem with houses in Qatar... all the rooms are carpeted... Well in India once when it got really hot we just started throwing water at each other in the house... my dad was furious coz ther was water everywhere but then again it was too hot, i know its crazy and theres furniture but its just water and its very hot it'll dry up:)

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By QT• 19 May 2008 23:01
QT

I've taking a shower, but the water is still warm.

I've even tried ice cubes but they melt straight away, plus I have to save some for the vodka! LOL

By spicemom• 19 May 2008 22:58
spicemom

hot water ya say??wat i do is in the summer i have a pail in every bathroom before going to bed fill it up for the next mornings shower then fill it up again for the next shower- there no hot water but nice cool water to bathe with.....and it helps- give it a try

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......

By nadt• 19 May 2008 22:57
nadt

its too freaking hot man,my kids freak out they cant handle it, Its nice suggestion to wait until it gets cold but ive got kids, i cant afford to leave a bath in the water, and our locks on the bathroom dont work, amongst many other things in this place..

By someonenew• 19 May 2008 22:56
someonenew

I dream of a better tomorrow where Chickens can cross the Road without having their motives questioned - Unknown

By xiexie• 19 May 2008 22:55
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xiexie

Take a bath.

During this summertime when the water is also almost boiling hot, I put lots of ice cubes in a big pail of water.

Try it, it will refresh you.

By anonymous• 19 May 2008 22:54
anonymous

ever heard of A/C hun??

"It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid."

- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

By someonenew• 19 May 2008 22:53
someonenew

Yeah i can take a lot of heat but not much of cold though...

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By spicemom• 19 May 2008 22:53
Rating: 4/5
spicemom

when it is hot hot dont think abt it coz it gets worse so try to calm down, have a cold drink , have a shower and relax.....also dont forget to have nice soothing music too

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......

By someonenew• 19 May 2008 22:53
someonenew

You can fill ur tub with water. Leave it like that for the whole day and then jump into it in the night and sleep in the tub. Good night:)

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By nadt• 19 May 2008 22:50
Rating: 3/5
nadt

Yes it very hot, cant even run a cold bath, its too hot..I miss having cold water come out of my taps....

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