What do you miss most?

The people of the world are like Travelers who are being carried while they are asleep.

Right now am missing my bed badly for siesta :(

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.....the smell of my country! lol

Honestly you make my day! I love how you speak your mind...and are so open minded...you should seriously consider writing as richard suggested :)

Not for what she says but how she says it. Don't know what you are doing with your life Nouf but you should consider writing. You are very readable. Start a blog.

Patriotism cannot be our final spiritual shelter; my refuge is humanity. Tagore, Bengali Poet

the nouf has entered the discussion..

and i am prepared for the qatari rant im about to get..

but i like to speak my mind..

"home" to me is where u find urself.. where ur comfortable.. where ur happy... and i never felt that here...

so i dont miss shiiiit when im gone.. i actually start doing the happy dance as soon as the plane takes off.. im out of hell.. yaaaaay... and then the tears start to roll when the plane takes off and im heading back (sniff sniff)

the UK felt like home when i lived there.. so here is wat i miss...

* i miss being able to walk places

* i miss walking down to the park .. sitting on the fresh grass.. aaagghh the smell of the grass that stains ur a$$... reading my trashy magazines.. and watchin the rugby hunks playing...

* i miss walkin down to the corner shop in my pjs

* i miss having all my friends living around the corner from me

* i miss living alone

* i miss random old people smiling at u for no reason

* i miss staring at the rain from my window on a gloomy dark day and ordering in greasy chinese food and the delivery man standing all wet outside my door

* i miss pizza night and pay-per-view movies

* i miss being able to wear wtvr i want

* i miss jogging around my neighbourhood then picking fights with little kids in the playground over whos gna go on the swings

* miss the police men on horses

i miss feeling alive

"He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king."

I miss my friends and my Bangalore life!

Shaff!!

I miss already my 2 boys I left coz they need to be there to finish their college degrees...I came back here, with my 3 girls and a hubby..and my work is here. Oh how I wish I could be in two places at one time!Anyway, thank God there's online chatting..at least I could see and chat with them ..everyday:)

Likewise..HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all mothers out there!!!

I miss already my 2 boys I left coz they need to be there to finish their college degrees...I came back here, with my 3 girls and a hubby..and my work is here. Oh how I wish I could be in two places at one time!Anyway, thank God there's online chatting..at least I could see and chat with ..everyday:)

Likewise..HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all mothers out there!!!

I miss everything because I throw like a girl and I don't allow for the wind...

LOL Manu, go back to your awful Nepal and climb Everest! If we're lucky you'll get lost! :D

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For breakfast, I miss Pan de Sal, a piece of bread that used to be 10 cents each in the 80's, and now 1 Peso.

I miss RED RIBBON- cakes and mamon.

I miss YELLOW CAB before, good thing we have Yellow Cab pizza in doha now! Near TV roundabout.

Good Morning to all!

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I miss my ability to miss things anymore.

A few years a go, i would have been broken if i were to leave my puppies alone. No longer.

And innocence died a natural death.

From 10th

Bak home in Nepal ,

I ll miss

GYPSY

the great Hater.

Manu

With somany people missing so many thing , I just started a Lost and Found department ..

Tell me more

Precisely The most difficult thing in life is to stay simple ....

Adjust & Survive..

What do I miss?;

I miss date scones from Bakers Delight and Mango Magic Shake from Boost Juice.

I miss Myers, Target & K-Mart where you can always find what you want and a size that fits.

I miss walking out the front door and being able to walk, run or ride my bike.

I miss 'common sense' being the norm instead of a rarity.

I miss business with 'customer service'.

I miss wearing singlets without having to feel like a criminal.

I even miss the sound of the lawn mower on a saturday morning, then walking out side and smelling the fresh cut grass.

I miss having a bottle shop on every corner, instead of having to drive out salwa road, and turning down back streets to go to the distribution centre as if I am going for a drug deal.

I miss property rental companies that clean a house before they show it to potential tennants.

I miss business that will call you back if they are busy, instead of asking you to call back.

I miss having being part of a crowd when I go to a sporting event.

I miss Australia.

How true it now seems that simple things in life are often the best.

i miss my mom

i miss my siblings

i miss my mom-in law...she makes lovely prawn biryani.amazing.

i long for rain in india, but got to be replan trips to india during monsoons since kids come down with hyper reaction to insect bites, and monsoons is insects party time.

i miss ice cream from a specific place in my hometown.yummy yummy.

i miss the actual butter chicken...the ones they make here is crap, its only colour.

i miss the buses and rickshaws in India, freedom of movement.

i miss sitting out on the porch with my morning cup of tea and watching the rain go by.

i miss keeping my main door open and hear life go on, here if you keep the door open all you will hear is silence.

i miss the sound of children playing when they are back from school at 4pm.i crave for that sound here.

hhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmm i miss india, but i love doha too.when i am india, i miss doha.

what else?

happy heart

DRIVE SAFE,someone is waiting for you at home

This is great guys :D. One thing I can say is after this thread I have a definite longing to go to the India and the Phillipines.

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like mettalica put it..

wherever i may roam,where i lay my head is home...:)

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"missiles, warships and nuclear weapons cannot establish security. Instead they destroy what peace and security build." Anwar Sadat

Top 10 things I can't wait to do when I go home this summer:

1. 10 days of debauchery at the Calgary Stampede

2. Roller blading around Prince's Island Park followed by beers on a patio at Eau Claire

3. Hiking in Banff, followed by beers and a bbq at one of the lakes

4. Hiking at Kananaskis, followed by beers at the Drake pub in Canmore

5. Dirt Biking at Waiporous, Black Rock and Mclean Creek, followed by beers on the tailgate of the truck

6. Floating down the Bow River, with a cooler full of beers

7. Calgary Stampeders football games

8. Hanging out at Melrose Patio watching the world go by

9. Pork sausage and meatloaf sanwiches at Spolumbos in Inglewood

10. Chicken Satay soup at SaigonY2K

you know how terrible the traffic that I have to endure everyday during those days just to reach my place of work.

Pork bacon..... all of sudden, i miss it a lot!!

I missed "SITUKIL" (sinugba, tula and kinilaw)

SI - Sinugba (Grilled fresh Tuna fish)

TU - Tula (Tuna fish soap)

Kil - Kinilaw (Fresh Tuna fish Salad)

The surf beach,the outdoors in general...waterfalls...mmmm

my guess is right.. ur house is in cavite.

mine is in bulacan.

Well i miss a million things,

if i wanna state them here, i think i will need like 100 hours

but the most important thing i miss is my fiancee :(

imagine being engaged for 3 days and then leave your fiancee and come live here in qatar!!

it is so hard

if no one has tried it before, believe me... it is like living hell

i also miss my country alot,

the busy and lively streets,

the nice weather!

the gorgeous beach

the wonderful mountains (well here you can see mountains, but sadly they are mountains of sand!!!)

the nice and not burning sun

the cool breeze in the first hours of the morning

to summarize all, i miss my country, friends, and last but not least: my fiancee

from mindanao. i leave in cavite and move to las pinas city last year. where you from?

I missed the land I was born and lived in

Family, friends, Sister and kids, having fun, breathing, dancing

having joyfull moments, happiness, love, Laughing, smiling, walking, but maybe u get used to this prison after a while,

I want you all now to read this below story, it's about all of us:

Once there was a hungry, starving rat in the basement of an old house, looking and searching for food to eat, suddenly he found a big barrel of olive oil full to the top, so he dipped his tail in the oil and licked it, ......ohhh!! the oil was fresh and so tasty said the rat, so he dipped his tail another time in that fresh oil and licked it again, he repeated time after time but then he wanted more oil. That wasn't sufficient for him to fulfill his hunger so he dipped his tail deeper but the poor rat slipped and plunged into this barrel, he was very afraid at the beginning when he first fell but then he enjoyed the fall, he realised that this is what he dreamt of all of his life to swim, in a barell full of olive oil and eats from it day and night, so he swam in this barrel and stayed in eating day after day untill the limit of oil went down and low, the poor rat tried to climb many times to escape from this barrel who emprisonned him but couldn't, tried more and more but he couldn't do anything then he started to convince himself about not going out anymore he said: why i want to go i'm living in a castle and i have food for many years, so he stayed in this barrel all his life eating and sleeping and swimming and enjoying his moments, in this big prison without any complaint since he had everything available for him in this prison.

So my advice to you all is to enjoy the prison you are living in no matter what nationality you have, Qatari, Lebanese, jordanian, French, American, British, Hindous, Philippino... or even what religion you follow and benefit from every moment, everyone should do his own effort to feel home because i know that nobody feels happy but in his home town of origin. live each day as if it was your last and be happy thats the most important thing. and think of the day that will come where you'll be home with your friends, relatives and family.

Live each day abroad.... and live it as an adventure.

Joe

Well i miss everything back home , but the most is my family , i miss getting up in the morning and taking breakfast with my grand parents , i miss seeing my grand father teasing my mama ,i miss my mom , my 2 little sisters , i miss ramadhan and Eid . Ohh what a wonderfull life i had .

Today no bordem ,but crying and nostalgia :(

God, if I can't have what I want, let me want what I have.

I miss the familiar sorroundings of my place and all related characters associated

Train journey - i really love it, sitting by window-seat and watching passing scenaries

we have indian mango!

and.. star apple.. kaimito!

Eventhough I just got back from vacation, I already missed everything back home... My family & Friends, delicasies and thirst quenching halo-halo, banana split and ohhh.. Ice cream and specially I MISSED our fruits...

I miss to eat FRESH Fruits such as ...

- philippine guava

- makopa (Curacao or Malay Apple)

- lanzones (Lansium domesticum)

- daranghita (local citrus)

- pinya (native pineapple)

- atis (sugar apple)

- saba (very own banana)

- duha (java plum)

- carabao mango

- caimito (star apple)

- buko (young coconut fruit)

- Sineguelas (Spanish Plum)

- Santol (Sandoricum koetjape)

- Lipote (Igot / Bahag)

- Kalumpit (Local “Cherries”)

"""" Guys, you will love to eat these fruits.."" and I cannot find anything like it here ... oh I miss the taste of it... """

feeling down today.

maybe its the summer heat.

What I miss is just like everyone else, family, friends, people you've known for years and know silly things about you. walking. walking down a busy street, people not taking notice of each other. walking on a nice sunny weather, in cold windy weather, in soggy weather.

I miss the feeling of being at home.

Told ya was feeling down today :P

...sound of the seawaves splashing against the sandy beach

...the sound of the crickets at night as I lay on a hammock under our mango trees.

...the smile of my children's faces when they see me come home from work.

...my mother nagging whenever I oversleep bcoz I'll be late for work

Just wish it's already July....

1. My Bike

2. My Girl

3. Rides

4. My Workshop

5. My Family

6. My Dogs

7. My friends and evening and night hang outs

8. Weather

9. Dirty Politics

10.My Country

11.My Life

from bulacan or cavite, phils?

I miss the lush green, and the smell of the crisp air after it's rained.

I miss the the sparkling decorations and lights and christmas time on those sections of road where no cars are allowed to pass.

I miss sitting on the front porch with my double espresso and watching the horses graze.

I miss sitting at the dinner table with all the relatives and having good italian food being shovelled into my plate by grandma, all amidst very agitated debates which sound like shouting matches if it weren't for the load laughter coming from the room.

I miss the summer light which starts to fade at 10pm.

I miss the markets and the art and architecture; and the feeling that you are part of something so ancient.

I miss like most of you said the land.

All of my family is here so I don't miss them.

Most of my friends there [true friends] are dead, so I don't miss them either.

I don't miss the people there, I'm missing the place itself.

The feel of being free to do whatever you want, the feel that I'm in my country and that we are somehow equal.

The feel that the cold morning air can give me when I wake up early every morning.

The feel of being happy while I'm not safe at all.

The feel that I got when I was going to the university, greeting any old granny that I find in my way and she replied back with something nice that only can come from them, wishing you a nice day and to let god be with you.

I'm missing a lot of things, but if I told you everything here what would reamin for me to keep on missing?

The greenery all around is the most missed.

I miss the wine! No, this is not about alcohol! My father is a vintner and I grew up with wine. I miss to enjoy an evening especially here and sit on the balcony and also enjoying the great panorama I have of Doha Bay and the Skyline with a wine in my hand and a book, or a person to talk to!

With missing the wine I mean everything taht goes with it.

I also miss the wine festivals. Season is starting slowly in Germany now and I miss the get together, sit down somewhere in a park and have a bottle of wine, shared among good freinds while having a chat and enjoying the warming spring sun!

I miss Veg food big time....really big time.

I have had a lot of stares asking for veg food (as if I was asking for porn).

i forgot to say that i miss driving in my country and the idea that u can REALY GET OUT OF YOUR CAR AND BIT THE S**T out of any stupid driver on the road.

i miss the mountains the greennnn, and the snow in the winter i miss skiing, snow boarding,...

i miss the beaches in the summer u could actually get confused where to go!!!

i miss my family!! ALOT!!

i miss my mom's cooking, and i miss the pork meat!!!!!!!!!!

i miss my motorbike/motorcycle!, i miss my car!!

i miss the people, my friends, neighbours,....

Live to Ride and Ride to Live!!

I miss the Greenary of God's own Country

the Rain

the water-filled ponds

and all missing memories.........

regards

Paul

Im not saying the land doesnt have a part here. It sure has a role. But u know eventhough u r with all of ur familiy members... u miss 23 years of time u spent with them in your own land. 23 years of things u did in your land..... You cannot take it from a different country.. This is not about objects that you can see from ur land it's all about emotional things that u cannot see...

* I miss.......

* my loving family

* the sound of rain

* the wind from paddy fields

* kerala food

* my friends

* the scenaries from gods own country

* journey by train

and so many are there..............

absolutely agree with you Gypsy!

Kushantha, I agree with you...I feel that very strongly about my land...I am in love with the desert, the sun, the sea, they are me and I am them...they are in my blood...I am a part of them...the call of Qatar reaches me when I'm far away and I yearn for the land and the smells of my country.

I'm sure everyone feels like this about the place where they are from...I seem to feel stronger about it when I'm far away in a completely different place.

I don't think it's because people told me anything. I think it's because I spent 23 years in the country and its familiar. Most of my family is here, so it isn't my family that I miss. It's the land itself.

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Who gave u that feeling Gypsy?.. U know when u r in ur home land u feels like u belongs to that land... and u feels like there is nothing better than this... Coz people around u told when u were young, u r belongs to this land and u r a part of that land....

There are no trees or snow like the ones in Canada.

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So Gypsy if u go to a country which has all that trees, the snow, the wind, the land, the green... and u will not miss ur home land??? I'm mot sure about that.. just try it and see... well after all it's only my private opinion...

Sitting in front of burning woods in winter and heavy rain.

My childhood friends WHOM I LEFT. Life is never the same on any Stage :)

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I don't miss the people I used to socialize with, I miss the trees, the snow, the wind, the land, the green.

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You know all.... I think it's all about the relationships. Human creature is a social animal. It cannot live alone unless u r so selfish. It's not about trees, weather, snow, wind... ect. Its all about u miss people around you. You miss the people u r used to live with. take for instant this QL, its growing all the time. coz people like to share there feelings and socialize eventhough u dont see them actually...

I miss the food back home.. That's why I'm going for vacation this week... see you in 2 weeks time.

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i miss the SMOG, the Jeepny and heavy traffic along EDSA from my home going to work to makati city the 30km drive that cost you more than 3 hrs to reach your place of work and another 3 hrs to go back to home :-( waaaaah

when it's hot and humid here I miss the combination of bright sunny blue sky days with a mountain of fresh powder snow to plough into with the promise of great hot chocolate at the bottom!!!

miss strolling...when I'm in Europe in the spring or autumn there's nothing like a long meander through the city, stopping at cafes to watch the world go by...

miss Harrods Food Hall a lot and sometimes have them send things over here ha ha ha ha!!!

You should say i miss winning the basketball. you lost u gave up b4 the match even took place LOL no problem next time :P

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Like Colt 45 said I miss the rain like crazy especially falling asleep at nite to the sound of rain :(

I miss having all my mates around while going for a movie or just hanging out !!! But im sure if i were back home i'd miss Doha lot too.. after all it is "Home". Now im lost thinking of the good ol days

What a topic what a topic what a topic every one is liking it alot

so you win one night stay at ritz carlton hay dont forget to pay the bill while leaving ok :D :D

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That reminds me of my grandmothers Ham JonB. Yummmmm 2 months till I get to taste that again. I can't wait!

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Gypsy - Is that a chink in that impenetrable armour of yours i see there? ;)

I'm just hankering for some GOOD bacon..... :D

j

Never make it to MIT college though.... but work there and Intramuros wall is our "tambayan"

Cheers!

I am lucky some members of my family are here (they are my support system in every way). When I was in West Africa, I am so much looking forward to come back to Qatar because of My Mum & brothers and yes, my dad (quite *lol*)

Basically, I really would miss my FAMILY wherever I maybe. The "Family Ties" in Philippines are so overwhelming!

Cheers!

i miss...

Miss going to the down town where there are all cafe's in the open, hearing some of your friends calling you to join them for coffee,

miss summer nights back home, with beach bars and going for a night swimm.

Miss that white snow in the winter and the magical silence that it creates.

Miss pork bacon smell.

Miss my phone ringing 1000 a day with friends calling asking if we want to do something.

Miss being a student :) and having a lot of free time!

Miss going to different European countries on weekends.

Miss going to football matches and rollerblading by the lake.

Thnx for reminding me of so many nice memories!

Keep on smiling :)

i miss

* my family and friends

* the grass, flowers, trees ...

* the german food

* advanture parks

* shoes in my size 40-41

* good german channels like RTL, Pro Sieben, Sat1

basically i miss my family, relatives and friends.

i miss the beaches

i miss the filipino food

i miss the family gatherings

i miss playing basketball

i miss philippine public vehicle, public places, mall.

i miss our neighbours

i miss my motorcycle

Computers have lots of memory but no imagination.

are you?

Made us realize how important the things or people around us before

Im a bit ok n ow Gypsy no worries it's much better like this, let all the emotions out!!!now im going to cry again!!! LOL just kidding!

I miss my cute NEPHEWS & NIECES. My wonderful FRIENDS.The always busy "AYALA AVENUE", MALLS and TIMEZONE at G4 & San Sebastian Church & Intramuros. I miss NCAA & UAAP season! Mapua Cardinals & Red Robins (actually I really don't know if they are still there!)

Cheers!

first...i miss my home in baguio..

i miss how my friends usually show up at my house almost every single night...

i miss our poker nights and staying out until the sun comes up..

i miss how the fog goes into my living room whenever i open the balcony door and not being able to see anything but fog outside my window...

then i miss my family...i miss arguing with my dad about everthing under the sun...i miss how my mom calls me "jackie lynn" when she's pissed ;-) i miss making my bro's life miserable and i miss playing with my little sisters and those cute little hamsters i bought them before i left...(sigh..) i miss everything..:-( i want to go home even for just a day!!!

gypsy..this is depressing...but nice..made me realize how much i miss everything :-)

oh no I'll be thinking about things all day now...just had strong desire for a freshly made petit gateau citron from a little patisserie in Paris I know well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ham shankee soup,

Bacon rolls on a Saturday morning,

My Garden,

Aberdeen rowies,

Going to watch the Glorious Reds of Pittodrie on a Saturday afternoon,

Summer evenings when it doesn't get dark until 10PM,

etc etc.

I kind of miss the snow. Well the first night of snow. I hate the slushy, muddy snow when it thaws though.

Sorry to make you cry cygnet! I just really miss snow.

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Hi Gypsy, what a great topic... I could go on for hours...when I'm here I miss some things overseas but when I'm away I miss some things here...let me see...

when I'm away from Qatar I miss...

my family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my beautiful garden where I spend a lot of my time swimming, playing sports, growing fruits and vegetables, reading, etc...

the smell of bukhour wafting through the house and waking me up every morning...

wearing my abayas (although I do wear them sometimes abroad it's just not practical when you're hurtling down a black run!!!)...

my animals on the farm, especially my horse...

the somehow less stressed approach to life here in Qatar compared to say Paris , London or New York.

...to name a few...more later if I have time...

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Hmmm, I wonder what I miss the most:) Now THAT would make Doha an easier place to live in!

Maybe I'll have to setup my own garden. Where's the light souk!

Huhuhuhuhuhu I have't stoped crying yet!!!! waaaaaaaaaaa

I miss my mom, and my babies, and oh, Halo-halo... (this is somehow upsetting) :(

...my daughter

my family

my house

the fruits

the dishes my mom cooks for me

shopping

taking my daughter to school

playing with my daughter

the beaches..

the trees

my friends

i miss taho, banana q, halo-halo, phil. mango, atis, daing na bangus, tuyo, anything cooked in coconut milk, chocnut.. and a lot more.

Well QL has nothing to do with how I feel with my Life. Just sharing my emotional situation at the very moment.

"Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal".

Hey Gypsy...wow...good job...

Unlike you, I really don't miss snow. I suffered through too much -50 to every really miss that but I do miss the cool nights in summer...that fresh, crisp smell in the morning that leads into another beautiful day.

I miss forests, trees, grass...when everywhere you look, you see living nature not the monochrome tan colour of sand and rocks.

Most of all...I miss Tim Horton's coffee...*sniff*

Don't you have it anymore boyaati?

Is that you in spirit with us here?

I miss my Life..........

:) Pretty much tough to say :) what i miss hmmm

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Miss the weather

Miss the people

Miss the mediterranean sea

Miss the red sea

Miss the beaches

Miss the river Nile

Miss my friends

Miss my family

I miss my home land very much, haven't been home for a loooooooong time

I miss hanging out with my friends

I miss my siblings and my Auntie

I miss some of our food

And i miss my Mom very much......

Now i feel like crying!!! waaaaaa Gypsy!!! very nice topic but i just woke up and i had a dream with my mom!!! this topic is breaking my heart!!!

I miss being a BACHELOR!!!

That ozone smell in the air after summer storm;

Snow in those big beautiful flakes;

Going for a walk, looking at trees and green grass, flowers;

Being able just to open the door and WALK without every car slowing down near me or giving horn and looking at me as if I am a (...)

I miss food from my home, everything from good bread to pork meat :)

Good fresh veggies and strawberries with taste.

Living in a place where you actually know your neighbours.

And, of course, I miss my family.

How could I forget...

I MISS MY BAND!!! aarrghhh... I so wanna sing here and all I've been doing is singing in the shower.

miss the smell of the earth/mud at the first rainfall...

miss waking up to the sound of rain falling in my verandah...

miss the hanging out with my childhood friends at the local coffee shop back home...

miss flying kites...

miss MY HOME, the one I grew in with my siblings and parents...

Most of all I MISS MY DAD!!! (may his good soul rest in peace)

Nice topic Gypsy... kinda makes me take the nostalgic trip down memory lane too... ;-)