Doha, 47 derajat

Ini perjalanan kedua di Doha.. Aduh untuk hotel di-booking untuk tanggal 29 June 2013, artinya nyampe tanggal 29 June pagi ga bakal bisa check-in, kudu nunggu jam 2 siang.. Masalah besar ini, jam 5 pagi udah nyampe, diriku mau kemana sampai jam 2 siang?!

Lucky me, punya temen di Doha, jadi bisa numpang dulu, soale konfirmasi guest services hotel di bandara, jam segini belum bisa check in, belum ada tamu yang keluar. Yaudin, telepon temen minta dijemput, numpang dulu buat mandi dan tidur sampai tengah hari..

Rumahnya ngak terlalu jauh dari bandara, dekat Lulu supermarket. Yaudin deh, nyampe, buka baju, kamar mandi dan tidur berdua .....  *di kamar yang terpisah tentunya :))

Berada di Doha pada bulan Juni-Oktober adalah cobaan, cobaan dunia kerja sesungguhnya. Bayangkan saja, Jakarta panas ndak menurut Anda? Panas kan???! Bohong kalau bilang Jakarta yang 29-33 derajat Celcius itu ndak panas, tapi siksa panas Jakarta tidak ada bandingannya dengan di Doha.. Bayangin aja rata-rata adalah 45 derajat Celcius pada bulan Juli kemarin! IYA, diulangin lagi EMPAT PULUH LIMA DERAJAT CELCIUS panasnya..

If you said "Size doesn't matter', its a bullshit dude! See, how big the sun in Doha! SIZE DOES MATTER DUDE! The highest temperature when I was in Doha is 47 degree!

I was like a roasted chicken in the gulf, fuiiih... even on 8 PM, still 40 degree man!

It is a very extreme experience, dare you to try! Please don't..

Anyway I'm still looking forward for my next trip to Doha, next new experience, learning new Arabic culture, survive on extreme temperature and I'm still alive. Might be (hopefully), someday I will have experience to stay longer in Middle East counties (red : working at there).

Khalaaas..

Dee, Sorry for the Haze

Dear all South East Asian Countries, we apologize for unpleasant condition in this few days..

Unpleasant bad weather and environment caused by our country..

Haze covered all over your country, haze makes all of you very hard to breath, uncomfortable to do any routine of work. We are sorry.


We are apologizing for everything.



As Indonesian, I am not deny, the haze comes from my hometown, Riau.
The haze comes from new plantation in summer/dry season, no rain to reduce the haze.


Unfortunately, do you know who should take responsibility for this bad environment?
Who start the bad environment with open palm plantation in our green environment before?
Who the man of destroying our forest in Bukit Barisan?
Who start destroying our forest and make it as plantation?
Who give our local to destroy and kill our rare animal in the forest?
Who should take responsibility for killing tiger in our forest?
Do you use palm oil for cooking?
Do you know who change coconut plantation become palm plantation?
Do you know who change our forest become bird nest plantation?


If you still know nothing, please google it, and don't blame Indonesian.
Our family in hometown, should struggle it every years although we don't get anything from that.



Sincerely,
Dee - Indonesian who grew up in Riau,
who ever saw tiger in our forest,
who had play with colorful crab in mud,
who miss see eagles fly in the sky,
Everything is gone....


You start to change, you got the KARMA.
Dear Singaporean, Malaysian.... Sorry for the haze

Dee, Doha 40 derajat

Langkah kaki dengan yakin untuk memulai perjalananku kali ini. Demi kepentingan pekerjaan, suka tidak suka / mau tidak mau aku harus ke Doha *padahal sebenarnya pengen aja sih, dikirim lagi juga mau..

Pukul 5 pagi, setelah penerbangan kurang lebih 8 jam dari Jakarta, aku menginjakkan kaki di Doha. Masih pagi, cuaca masih bersahabat, dan tentu saja segera ke hotel, untuk beristirahat menghilangkan jetlag selama perjalanan.

Setelah beristirahat tiba saatnya untuk bergaul Sabtu ria di Doha. Siang dengan panas matahari menyengat 40 derajat dan silau memblesat tidak menyurutkan keinginanku untuk melihat Doha lebih dekat. Pilihanku jatuh ke downtown, City Center Mall, Al Corniche Area.

Setelah keliling mall dan berbelanja sedikit persediaan snack untuk di hotel, akhirnya memutuskan untuk menikmati Doha di sore hari, tapi niat itu diurungkan dengan kondisi cuaca yang 40 derajat, ambil taxi, pulang ke hotel, nyalain AC, dan ngroooooks,...

(to be continued)