Derry boy, are you paranoid? Don't think that just because people haven't written to you, you are being sent to the boonies as a social outcast. :) Really, I'm just messing with you.

Guys (to you to Glam) you just have to smile and strike up a conversation with someone you might find interesting. Most of us walk through our daily routines just trying to meld in the background. The only way someone will notice you is if you stand on the table and laugh to hearts content. Now I don't mean that literally, but you catch my drift right?

I have made some very nice friends here in Doha. But I think that has more to do with actually getting out there and doing stuff that interests me, and these friends happen to walk into my life.

I'll give you an idea. Xena is very active here in Doha. And the nice thing about her is that she doesn't limit herself to 'one' kind of people. You'll find her at get togethers on Animal welfare, for example, which is where I met her. As a mom, I don't really go out to clubs anymore, but that doesn't mean I can't find friends.

So get out there, and make yourselves heard with a smile on your face, and people will come.

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mahatma Gandhi