"Can I take your picture?"
"Okay, Muk Mafi! I will put on my new Tab."
"I always wanted to go to Philippines, I want to relax, go to boracay, they say it's beautiful there. Because we don't have like that in my country."
"He tripped over the carpet and hit his head on the edge of our TV Rack, I didn't know what to do when he started staring at me. So immediately, I took out a bag of Siomai inside our fridge and placed it on his forehead, that's when he started crying”
"He said he wants to become a race car driver."
"Why?"
"Because he wants to, he wants to be fast, to always be the first, that's it."
"I left my daughters in India to work here, then their mother left us. I'm lucky that she did not took them away from me, but more lucky that she left me."
"I left my daughters in India to work here, then their mother left us. I'm lucky that she did not took them away from me, but more lucky that she left me."
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"I want to be an Engineer."
"Why?"
"Because Engineers are rich."
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"I want to be an Engineer."
"Why?"
"Because Engineers are rich."
"We have a new sister, so now I know what my ate feels. It's fun!"
"We have a new sister, so now I know what my ate feels. It's fun!"
"Nice Hair."
"Yeah, I'm trying to look like my idol James Harden, but I can't copy the beard, It's impossible."
"My eldest son who is 5’11’’ knows Taekwondo, he is not fond of playing basketball unlike me and his brother. Until one day, his brother called him and said, “Kuya tara turuan kita kung paano mag shoot!”
"Can I take your picture?"
"Hmm.. Only if you give me a gift?"
"What gift do you want?"
"Barbie!"
"I was really excited when I saw the salted eggs on our table when I got home! After eating a handful, I felt really weak. My friends brought me to the hospital where the doctor diagnosed food poisoning. I was confined for 5 days. Terrible!"
"In my country, I just clean the house. I made a decision to go to abroad to work, that's why I'm here in Qatar."
"What's your job here?"
"Cleaning the Pearl of Qatar, I just imagine cleaning my own house but this is a bigger one."
"I've been an artist for a long time, I even draw some of the prince here in Qatar, they pay huge amount especially when they liked it. I am very blessed with this talent I have. That's why I decided to leave my work at the bank and focus on being an artist.
"I have 2 more donkeys in my farm but this one is the sweetest that's why I always bring her with me, I'm confident that she wont kick anyone. Kids here love her, they all want to ride and touch her."
"I'm the security guard of this construction. I make sure the building doesn't go anywhere."
"Ohh.. I look good here, very nice camera. Mashallah!"
"Everytime people ask me for a favor, I make sure that I do not disappoint them. If I can't then I would say no, but I still try to find ways to help them. I want to help people specially my friends. That's the reason why I have a good reputation to them."
"I'm selling different kinds of Qatar Sodas. Very good taste!"
"Did you try them?"
"No, because I have to pay for it. But believe me, it tastes good."
"I've been fixing watches for a long time. I spent most of my time doing it. Sometimes It is also funny when I think about it, because I can help fix peoples time, but I can't fix mine."
"One time I asked her, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" She said: "I want to be like Doctorstuffen, the one that I'm watching on T.V. so that I can take care of my toys!" after answering my question, her dad and I laughed. But there are times that she wanted to become a princess because she likes Princess Sofia. The good thing about kids are, they find everything and anything possible."
"I come here every friday to fish, I use shrimps as bait and I only get small fishes. But in the Philippines I just use worms and I would get a fish like a size of a ruler. Fish in the Philippines aren't so choosy, you know."
"Today is my birthday, but nothing has changed. I just don't feel old."
"Some people call me 'Mr. Corniche' because I manage the cleanliness of the park. I love my work, I wake up early everyday and stare at the sea for some time and it gives me peace, after that I go back to cleaning the Corniche park."
"I just started wearing glasses because it was a trend before in my school. But at first I really had no reason to wear it because my vision was good, that's why my dad did not want me to buy one. So what I did was whenever I play online games I play close to the monitor and continued doing that habit until my vision became a little bit poor. So now I had a reason for my dad to buy me one."
"Hand in hand we strolled the compound, greeted neighbors roaming around. Warmth from holding hands was lost at a sudden, "Perhaps she ran to play with the other kids", I assumed. A splash from nearby was heard. Energy jolted, I dashed to the pool and saw her. Paranoia was all I felt, with my uniform on I jumped in the pool without any hesitation. As i swam close, laughter and enjoyment filled my ears. She wasnt drowning after all. I smiled and grabbed her in relief. Seems like I better teach her how to swim properly, next time."
