Centuries-Old Traditions:Catch a parking spot

Dracula
By Dracula

Once again we find ourselves enmeshed in the Holiday Season, that very special time of year when we join with our loved ones in sharing centuries-old traditions such as trying to find a parking space at the mall.

We traditionally do this with our family by driving around the parking lot until we see a shopper emerge from the mall, then we follow him/her, in very much the same spirit as the Three Wise Men, who 2,000 years ago followed a Star, week after week, until it led them to a ...parking space!
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Merry Christmas! :)

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P.S.: Dont try this: Image and video hosting by TinyPic

By Victory_278692• 24 Dec 2009 10:14
Victory_278692

Driving....or Walet parking arrangements with our PETS!

Where is PETA/QAWS team in Qatar?

By Dracula• 23 Dec 2009 17:35
Dracula

oopsss...bloody true!

By verisimilitude• 23 Dec 2009 17:27
verisimilitude

there's no way that dog on the passenger seat is older than 8 years... that's a minor on the front seat...

Drac... did you take down the license number of that car?

By bleu• 23 Dec 2009 17:17
bleu

LOL.... it really is a verisimilitude...

By Dracula• 23 Dec 2009 17:16
Dracula

c'mmon, verisi...they're already stopped in the parking spot :P

By verisimilitude• 23 Dec 2009 17:08
verisimilitude

the dogs are not wearing seat belts !

By marie_2• 23 Dec 2009 17:07
marie_2

hhhmmm, he 'forgotted' the map! :(

...listen to the sound of silence....

By Dracula• 23 Dec 2009 17:05
Dracula

The Map?

By marie_2• 23 Dec 2009 17:04
marie_2

Now you have a harmonically disoriented heart and brain

amazing!

Drac's on the rescue(with his map) :)

...listen to the sound of silence....

By anonymous• 23 Dec 2009 17:03
anonymous

A hindi song on Hmmmm

http://skadian-lifeinqatar.blogspot.com/

By Dracula• 23 Dec 2009 16:58
Dracula

You and I, one on one

Come here girl let me hmm hmm hmm

You and I, one on one

Come here girl let me hmm hmm hmm

You and I, one on one

Come here girl let me hmm hmm hmm

You and I, one on one

Come here girl let me hmm hmm hmm

Batman:

You wrote me a letter and tell me what to do (What to do)

I'm gon' make the words be so true (You better reckon them real, too)

I'm really into what you say (What you say)

Girl you know it's on, everyday, yeah yeah (Everyday)

To make them other gotta be so true

The point of the love is me and you

See I don't have no time to play no games (Play no games with you)

I'm trippin' cuz I want us to remain

http://www.lyricstime.com/immature-let-me-hmm-hmm-hmm-lyrics.html

By mjamille28• 23 Dec 2009 16:58
mjamille28

you want more sandee? i could hmmmmmmmmmmmm all day.. :P

By anonymous• 23 Dec 2009 16:57
anonymous

MJ now it is disorienting my heart too ;)

http://skadian-lifeinqatar.blogspot.com/

By marie_2• 23 Dec 2009 16:57
marie_2

MJ lols

...listen to the sound of silence....

By mjamille28• 23 Dec 2009 16:55
mjamille28

sandee, hmmmmmm hmmmmmm hmmmmmm hmmmmm hmmmmm hmmmmm hmmmm hmmmm hmmmm hmmmmmm hmmmmm hmmmm hmmmmmmmmmmm .... :P

By Victory_278692• 23 Dec 2009 16:53
Victory_278692

powerful navigation system to search PARKING SPACE.....'invention under process' will be availble in the market soon ;D

By marie_2• 23 Dec 2009 16:32
marie_2

(rubbing eyes) still can't see how one can "catch a parking spot"!

...listen to the sound of silence....

By Dracula• 23 Dec 2009 16:28
Dracula

hmmmmm..I see..

By marie_2• 23 Dec 2009 16:28
marie_2

at least it's harmonic... what more can you ask for

...listen to the sound of silence....

By marie_2• 23 Dec 2009 16:27
marie_2

nothing wrong with hhhhmmmm at all :)

But how can you possibly "catch a parking spot"?

Im having a difficulty in sleeping because of this :(

...listen to the sound of silence....

By anonymous• 23 Dec 2009 16:26
anonymous

MJ all this humming creates Harmonic Distortion in my brain

http://skadian-lifeinqatar.blogspot.com/

By Dracula• 23 Dec 2009 16:24
Dracula

stop with this bloody hmmmmm..:P

By mjamille28• 23 Dec 2009 16:20
mjamille28

sandee, what's wrong with hmmmmm, hmmmmmmm? :P

By verisimilitude• 23 Dec 2009 16:14
verisimilitude

those are perfectly normal parking spots considering the holidays... Have any of you tried parking at City Center on Thursday evening at 7:30pm?

By marie_2• 23 Dec 2009 16:14
marie_2

speed reached above 120kph? :)

...listen to the sound of silence....

By anonymous• 23 Dec 2009 16:10
anonymous

marie stop your hmmmmmmmmms , it drives me crazy ;)

http://skadian-lifeinqatar.blogspot.com/

By marie_2• 23 Dec 2009 16:10
marie_2

hhhhmmmm...

...listen to the sound of silence....

By anonymous• 23 Dec 2009 15:59
anonymous

Hmm true

http://skadian-lifeinqatar.blogspot.com/

By anonymous• 23 Dec 2009 15:58
anonymous

All things can drive. Some drive you crazy.

By Ice Maiden• 23 Dec 2009 15:57
Ice Maiden

Dracula, do you need a parking place? Thought you only parked/hung upside down on a tree outside the mall.

Merry Christmas to you !

By anonymous• 23 Dec 2009 15:56
anonymous

LC??? How can you drive a letter of credit?

http://skadian-lifeinqatar.blogspot.com/

By Dracula• 23 Dec 2009 15:53
Dracula

Why to fly when I can drive a LC? :)

By anonymous• 23 Dec 2009 15:52
anonymous

Drac you gave up flying?

http://skadian-lifeinqatar.blogspot.com/

By Dracula• 23 Dec 2009 15:47
Dracula

How i wish to be a Qatari...

By anonymous• 23 Dec 2009 15:46
anonymous

Again, what's the problem?

By Dracula• 23 Dec 2009 15:45
Dracula

LoL, Bleu!!!

#1 #2

#3 #4

#1= 500 QR

#2= 500 QR

#3= 500 QR

#4= 500 QR

:)

By marie_2• 23 Dec 2009 15:43
marie_2

How i wish to be a Qatari

...listen to the sound of silence....

By anonymous• 23 Dec 2009 15:36
anonymous

A Qatari can easily handle this. Only the expats have problems.

By bleu• 23 Dec 2009 15:34
bleu

Photos:

#1 #2

#3 #4

Using your White LandCruiser:

#1 approach from the left

#2 easy, just go straight.

#3 your front-left tire will get dirty, you need to be careful when you open the door.

#4 tricky, the rear-end of the LC will be outside the white lines, unless you lift the right side, turn left, and let the front-right tire fall on the steps.

By mjamille28• 23 Dec 2009 15:30
mjamille28

lol Merry Christmas Drac! :P

By marie_2• 23 Dec 2009 15:16
marie_2

Giant wheels

...listen to the sound of silence....

By GodFather.• 23 Dec 2009 15:14
GodFather.

is that a parking place for a LC or a Bat?

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"HE WHO DARES WINS"

Derek Edward Trotter

By bleu• 23 Dec 2009 15:12
bleu

Drac,

You need a LandCruiser for those parking spots.

LOL

By britexpat• 23 Dec 2009 15:05
britexpat

But do you come bearing gifts...

By deepinmyheart1224• 23 Dec 2009 14:54
deepinmyheart1224

By somwerNdmiddle• 23 Dec 2009 14:51
somwerNdmiddle

funny one drac! Merry Christmas to you!

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