Smelly cat song by the Friends

After watching my previous post on my new found kitten, someone brought up a funny video about cats... from Friends apparantly.. Just for some silly fun.

New kitten in the house

Recently, my wife picked up a kitten and brought her (could be a boy anyway. cant really tell now) back. Think she cant resist herself to keep a pet. The kitten is cute indeed at about 3 wks old. It seems lost at the time when she found her in the wholesale market.

We have yet to give her a name. any suggestion? just leave a comment.

The problem now is - how to depart and leave her in qatar after spending abt half a year with her?? especially difficult for my wife. Bringing her back will cost a bomb - about 1k sing...

Some More videos on Jordan

Hi guys, some more jordan videos.

Wadi Mujib.
This is a canyon with a river still running inside. We trekked against the river in order to reach the endpoint which has a waterfall. See videos below.





Old Church in Madaba. This is a famous church in Madaba which has some historical mosaic floorings.



Roman ruins in Jerash.



Drive along a road in Karak

More Jordan videos

Approaching The Treasury, Petra (famous site from the movie :Indiania Jones and the last Crusade).
If you have watched the movie before, just imagine that you are indiania jones approaching the site. It is a spectacular view and experience. Petra is an ancient city built before and during the times of Christ. Full of pagan worships tho. It is one of the world wonders.



Closeup view of one of the tombs in Petra.
Did you see my wife resting on one of the chairs at the entrance? Lots of walking and climbing in Petra..



Viewing the promised land from Mount Nebo - just like how Moses saw it.
From this mountain, you can see the most of Israel - however, it may not be too clear from this video. Jericho and the Dead Sea (on the left) can be seen clearly from this spot.



Complex tunnels found in Karak Castle - built by the Crusaders in est AD1000.
Just a small section of the entire castle. tunnels can be found within the castle structure. btw, it is also very cooling when you get down to the tunnels as compared to the heat outside.



Demo on how to float on the Dead Sea.
For those who have been trying to visualize how floating on the Dead Sea is like, here is a demo by my wife. On the exterior, the Dead Sea looks the same as any other seas. I have tried to taste the sea water. It is simply extreme salt. So, going down there with a small cut is not a good idea. : )

Someone forgot to turn off the heater!

Well, I am referring to the weather here. Once out of the airport in doha, a wave of dry heat will just engulf you.. it is 38C at night. Well, at daytime, it can hit 40 - 45C nowadays. according to the arabs here, this early summer seems to be too early... thank God that today seems to be cooler - less than 40C. But strangely, we rarely sweat even though there are such high temperatures - a few reasons i guess-- 1. due to the extreme heat, we rarely stand around and chit chat in the sun. so what happens is people dashing in and out, to and from air con buildings and cars.. 2. the environment is dry, not humid like in singapore where you can feel sticky after walking for 15 mins (or at times, immediately after bathing!).. 3. due to the extreme heat, exercising is reduced (or eliminated? oh no.. it is really uncomfortable to jog in this kind of weather even at night.)

well, enough said. to better experience this, you have to come here to take a "feel". any takers? It will get hotter soon.. Most people are starting to plan their leave already...

Back from Jordan and Singapore

Hi guys,

been busy since our return from Singapore and Jordan. It has truly been a good refreshing time (but more busy than qatar) when back in Singapore - basically, gathering gathering gathering daily..

Right after our Singapore stay, we went for our 1 week trip to Jordan. The photos are now ready - myself and wife have chosen 80 plus photos for your viewing pleasure since we know that you guys are too busy to view all the hundreds of them.... if you want some more of a particular location , eg. Dead Sea or Petra, pls let me know ok?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9499143@N04/sets/72157605175346084/

Also, I have selected about 20 videos to show you all how Jordan looks like. But have yet to have a good and fast way to resize and upload them. Until then, check out the 1 below uploaded to YouTube..


Notice the Israel flag is just right across the river. a bit weird since the river is now reduced to a "less than 5m" wide stream.. this is considered a military zone. we are allowed to stay for 1 hr max.