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  • Hunting for souvenirs on Metro Point, Manila

    I still enjoyed nostalgia by enjoying a serving of Busog Meal Tuna Omelette in one of 7-Eleven outlets at Epiphanio de Los Santos Avenue side, packaging rice which became my daily food when visiting Manila four years ago. Cheap, only 32 Peso I could enjoy lunch amid the hustle and bustle of Manila. At later,…

  • Public Transportation from NAIA to Downtown Manila

    Like in my first visitation to Manila on 2016, this time my transit visitation would go to the same first place, EDSA LRT Station. For some reason, EDSA LRT Station was always the first place I pointed to when looking at the city’s transportation map. As if that place is the easiest way to reach…

  • Wrong Date at Ninoy Aquino International Airport

    Philippine Airlines flight number PR 685 smoothly landed on one of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)’s runways. This large-bodied aircraft gallantly taxied to the apron at Terminal 1. This plane should have landed at Terminal 2, because it was in the process of being renovated, the terminal was diverted. Terminal 1 itself is the mainhub…

  • Philippine Airlines PR 685 from Doha (DOH) to Manila (MNL)

    If you want to feel the sensation of riding the first commercial airline in Asia, then take Philippine Airlines, then you will automatically be honored to have boarded the oldest airline in the Asian continent. And Philippine Airlines became the 28th airline which I boarded throughout my journey as a backpacker. Starting with a small…

  • Doha Metro Red Line from Downtown to Hamad International Airport

    My flight was still in the afternoon. 7 pm to be exact. So I was going to relax first until my staying time at Casper Hotel ended at noon. Since the Shubuh prayer, I rolled up again with dormitory blanket, it was very comfortable to close my eyes in a warm blanket in the midst…

  • Radwani House: A Classic Form Of Qatari Property

    At the end of my visitation to Msheireb Museum, I explored with a middle-aged man from France. I slowly lead him into room after room. Radwani House was an original depiction of a typical Qatari house built in the 1920s on the border of Qatar’s oldest districts namely Al-Jassra and Msheireb. This house was bought…

  • Mohammed Bin Jassim House: Designing the Future City

    Museum Staff : “Hello, how many part of museums which you have visited, Sir?” Me : “Just two….Company House and Bin Jelmood House, Ms”. Museum Staff : “Oh, you’re on the right step. Now you are in Mohammed Bin Jassim House. It will tell you about old Msheireb and the modern one”. Me: “Sounds pretty…

  • Bin Jelmood House: The Heartbreaking Story of Slavery

    The second part of Msheireb Museum is Bin Jelmood House. Who is Bin Jelmood?….He was a famous slave trader in Doha during the slavery era. He was often known as “The Rock”, referring to his convictions and stubbornness at the time. This edition is more serious than Company House edition, friends….Be prepared to read more…

  • Company House: The Beginning of Qatar’s Economic Success

    It turned out that not only me, all tourists were confused to find the entrance. That was what a male staff who came out to called me and directed me to entering the museum. “Welcome to Msheireb Museum, you should know that this museum consists of four parts. They are Company House which you are…

  • Pakistani White Pulao and Al Kort Fort

    I left Doha Sports City just before sunset. Exit from Villaggio Mall, went to Al Aziziyah Station, which was only 100 meters from door number four of this famous shopping mall. At the station entrance…..there was a slight conversation between me and a traveler. “Hello, do you want to go with the metro?”, said the…