Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos

Recently Samsung have release a dual sim S5 only at China only. Reason is I can think of maybe it is manufactured there and would probably cost less to have China as test market afterall they have a large group of consumers.  Or maybe I'm wrong at Xiaomi is currently the most wanted phone at China due to it's power pack specification and low price compare to Samsung or Apple.

Anyway Samsung decided to have an international release of S5 Duos and Middle East region is chosen to be first.  The specifications for the Duos and normal S5 are exactly the same except for additional slot of sim card. Both phones are LTE capable. 

Price at Qatar for both are about QR100 difference. For the standard S5 is currently price at QR2375 and the Duos are now priced at QR2499 with free Samsung original S5 flip wallet.  That itself cost QR199.

So  I went to check it out and here is the picture I got.

By the way the local authorized distributor also sell older model S3. I did askes the price for comparison or for your reference, it is QR100. 

Makan Makan In Qatar - Tim Tam Chocolate

I'm not a chocolate fan or fan of chocolate as I dont really like food that are too sweet and especially this chocolate biscuit I'm talking about now.  TIM TAM. For a start it doesn't sound like some expensive chocolate like Ferrero and yet as I get to know from friends that tim tam is not cheap.

My housemate bought one home and I get to try it and surprisingly it is nice. Not overly sweet and is crunchy and I like the filling in middle as it tasted like ice cream. 
It is somehow cheaper in Qatar compare Malaysia and yet Qatar have more flavor such as original, caramel, dark chocolate and doublr coat.  So far I tried double coat and dark chocolate and both are good.

You can get Tim Tam at Qatar at the Family Food Center and Lulu. It is better to buy at Lulu as it is a fraction cheaper and they carry all the flavor I just mentioned as FFC don't have much stock.

Key Cutting Key Duplication

I guess many like me an expat at time s we need to look for a place to duplicate keys for our new apartment or villas.

Well it is not hard to find a place to duplicate your key but is hard to find a place that can do it once without you need to return back to them to do it right again. There is one stall at the basement of city center but so far two of my friends have problems with the key they duplicate there.

Anyway today I need to duplicate one key for my housemate as we change the master door key as this morning the lock jammed and I couldn't get out and that's another story.

So the place I'm referring to is behind Gulf Cinema, Najma.  Turn into Gulf Cinema and you reach a small round about.  Right then you can start look for parking as the shop is like few meters away. Below is the pic for your reference.

Makan Makan In Qatar - Java U

Found a new chain coffee shop in Qatar which is called Java U. It origin from the land of maple leaves; Canada.

I like the deco in the shop and as well as their coffee and dessert. It is a good place to hang out and meet up friends. They have quite a big range of coffee and juices and some of it have weird name and so I do not what it is actually..

So far I had their salad, cakes and coffee and it is good except for the red velvet cake that I had which is a bit too sweet.

Give it a try!

Makan Makan In Qatar - Yee Hwa Restaurant Japanese Buffet

As promise I will talk about Yee Hwa Japanese buffet... and so the Japanese Buffet concept is the same as the Korean BBQ buffet where they serve unlimited Japanese food on the buffet menu.

It is a bit hard for me to get used to it as unlike Japanese buffet in Malaysia, the goodies are presented nicely on the island table and we can take as much as we like (make sure finish)  and only to special dishes are required to order such as baked scallop.

At Yew Hwa they do not have many selection on their buffet menu, mostly and sushi rolls and few options on sashimi. At first I thought this might be worth it but then it just so so and probably I wont go there for another buffet. Anyhow here are the pics of "most" of the food we order.

The only thing I like is all their rolls have a very thin layer of rice and a lot of stuffing like tuna fish and etc. 

see the thin layer of rice and a thick slice of tuna fish

Makan Makan In Qatar - Eh Dehleez

Eh Dehleez is one of my favorite Arabic restaurant. I was told they are from Iranian by a friend but I am suspecting he probably confuse with another restaurant beside it call Iranian dessert as people here normal point to a direction to a landmark that are easy to remember or recognize.

Anyway, so far I think I had the best chicken mendi at this place as not only the chicken is juicy and tender but the rice is so fragrant. Second or taking the same spot as the best food here is their lamb chop which is delicious. The meat are so tender and herbs added to the meat are nice.

Not too long ago I try their lamb mendi, well it is not as good as I was hoping as the meat from the lamb is kinda tough to chew on but it still not too bad. So if you happen to be there do pick up their lamb chop and chicken mendi and also grill chicken.

lamb mendi

lamb chop

chicken mendi

Makan Makan in Qatar - Yee Hwa Restaurant

Just a quick update of information. I was passing by that restaurant as I was going to Java U to buy some salad. So it has been long time since my last update about Yee Hwa and I was wondering if they still serve buffet and so I went in and ask about it...

And so they still do and the price has remain the same but I not sure what they serve on the buffet as I didn't like the Korean BBQ as it is mostly meat which I want to reduce from eating it.

On Sunday night they have Korean and Sushi Buffet
Monday and Wednesday night is the usual Korean BBQ Buffet
Friday noon is the family buffet

All of them are priced at QR123 for adults which is a very good deal. Although Doha Downtown Hotel location is not at the prime area such as West Bay or The Pearl but the hotel is pretty much comparable to those 5 start hotel for example Wyndham Grand Regency.

I am planning to try out their Sushi buffet sometime soon so stay tune for the feedback.

Bon Appetite!