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For this Christmas Season I have a shorter gift list. Kids who are dear and near and who lightens and give joy to my heart and to my darlings. But don’t misinterpret if you don’t receive anything from me this Christmas, it’s not that you are not special, of course, you are my friend but only that I have to stick to my budget.

Families and friends back at home are more important than splurging and treating to expensively lavished gifts, there are a lot of kids who needs our help specially those victims of the typhoons.

Last week, we had lots of unused tickets for synchronized swimming, diving and athletics but what’s more important is the health of my kids than watching in Sports City with a coughing toddler and a kiddo with a runny nose. We just watched every event in our 54″ TV all the sports shown in English Al Jazeera and QTV.

For all the mommy’s out there who want to tag their kids along in watching the games be it indoor or outdoor be sure to bring jackets, sweaters, mittens, and any winter clothes for your kids. The weather is unpredictable, just be always ready.

Our li’l boy blue with his flag and li’l oryx, the spirit and the happiness of the Asian Games is with him…
Every time we watch the games, Sean claps and cheers too!!!

I got an aluminum chest, a book — the souveneir book of the 15th Opening Ceremony of Asian Games 2006 and another book about Qatar by Rik Van Lent ( a collection of pictures and an insight to the desert, sea and land life of Qatar).

Thanks to the Pinoy volunteer who gave this to us…

Mikee Cojuanco Jaworski was watching beach volleyball this afternoon and almost all of the volunteers got the chance to have a picture with her but she refused after awhile because some of the kids were pushing her already.

***naughty kids from PSD!!!***

We watched almost all of the games in Aspire. The ticket is just Qr 10.00 and you can watch all of the games inside this dome. Aspire is the biggest covered dome in the world.

At Aspire you can watch gymnastic (artistic, rhythmic and trampoline), kabaddi, judo, boxing, badminton, and karate.

The ticket for the games at Aspire is for one day, you can come and go as long as your ticket is with you. Tickets are available online and on some fixed outlets like in City Center,QNB, Qatar Airways and in the games location (but be reminded of the long queue specially at night.)
First we watched the artistic Gymnastic, then we went to Badminton, then to Boxing (we cheered a lot for our Pinoy Boxers) then we watched the Kabaddi game and we were too tired and decided to go home.

For those who are going to watch the games in Khalifa Stadium there are two designated parking areas the P1 and P2. P1 is just across the street of the Khalifa Stadium while P2 is at the back. Of you’ll park in P1 there are police officers who’ll guide you in crossing the street but you have to walk a lot. And in P2 there are shuttle buses that will take you near to the stadium.

Maybe tomorrow we’ll watch swimming and that’s if ate Princess has still extra power after her school.

Some of our pictures…

The other night we hurriedly went home from a friend’s house to watch the most awaited Opening Ceremony of the 15th Asian Games, but sad to say that Mother Nature was so uncooperative and the most important part, which I found on the day of the 2nd rehearsal the major highlight of the ceremony was deleted.

The eleven floating boats that came from the biggest screen above the stadium and with all the  acrobats suspended on the sailboat as pearl divers were not shown, maybe for some safety reasons but still I’m so happy that we were able to watch the 2nd rehearsal.

The big golden dome was also missing. This appears from the big screen before the wedding ceremony. And the lighting of the cauldron was the nerve wracking part, I thought that the horse wouldn’t make it but hooray to one of the Emir’s son, he made it to the top of the steep ramp without slipping.

As for the fireworks, I’m not that impressed. Just the last quarter of it was the great part and the rest was not so good.