Archive for the ‘Japan’ Category

Mini Statue of Liberty and Rainbow Bridge. Guess where…

Here is my take on the Japanese Curry! Found some Japanese Curry Paste in one of our Supermarkets, Megamart, here in Qatar so I decided to cook some Japanese Curry. Bought some beef, onions, carrots and potatoes plus some secret ingredients and ended up with the lovely Japanese Curry that I just finished eating! Wifey [...]

I just created a new blog  http://japan.lifeonthespot.com which will detail our preparations and trip to Tokyo, Japan. Do visit it as it would have more details of our trip. However, I’d also post some stuff from the http://japan.lifeonthespot.com but not as detailed as those posts there. Our vacation starts tomorrow! http://japan.lifeonthespot.com

The next few days would be posts about Tokyo, Japan. I can’t help it as it is where we 3 are headed for this Friday! After months of planning, (see previous post), we started our own countdown at the start of November. Everything fell into place as we got our new passports from the Philippine [...]

Here is information on how to apply for a Japanese Visit and business visa in Doha, Qatar. It is quite easy and the only hassle would probably be obtaining and gathering the requirements especially the confirmed hotel bookings and flights if you’re going to be there as a tourist. It takes 3 working/business days to [...]


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  • Life on the Spot: Doha, Qatar: [...] heard about Pork cuts being sold at Qatar Distribution Company (QDC) a month ago but since our [...]
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  • Life on the Spot: Doha, Qatar: [...] wanted Xianelle to also experience the Qatar Food Festival. We had fun last at last years̵ [...]
  • Life on the Spot: Doha, Qatar: [...] just came home from visiting the Qatar Taste and Fun Food Festival 2012 being held at the Do [...]