Doha diaries - my week in pictures #1

My company rebranded on 1st January, from Al Jazeera Sports to BeIN Sports

We covered the PSG v Real Madrid game live from the Khalifa Stadium, Doha, so I went along to watch the game

As a thank you for coordinating the travel for a tennis guest on the Arabic sports channel for their Exxon Mobil Open coverage, my contact kindly gave me a VIP ticket to the tennis. I watched Nedal v Kamke, and my newfound love for tennis was born! Il definitely be going to Wimbledon when I move back to the UK

Took a break from sporting events to relax on the beach

My friend Matt bought me a waffle maker for Christmas, so my neighbour Danny came round for breakfast, and gave me a demonstration on correct flour sifting technique!

These amazing Christmas gifts came in the post for me from my brother and my sister in law. My wonderful family and my baby cat. Miss home so much!

My friend Ali celebrated his birthday in the desert, so him, Danny, Jason and I went to Hakkasan (my favourite restaurant, ever!)

Cocktails, followed by fried Hakka Dimsum platter, duck salad, chilli prawns, duck rolls, Chilean honey glazed sea bass, black pepper king crab and steak in pepper corn sauce. Amazing meal!

With the Internet finally installed in our apartment after two months of waiting, I've finally been able to put my feet up and catch up on my favourite UK TV shows ... 'No likey...no lighty!'

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I've vowed that 2014 will be the year of inner happiness. Of family, good friends, good health and good times.

But it doesn't stop me wanting a love that completely takes me by surprise, knocks me off my feet and takes my breath away. I'm a hopeless romantic, always have been. After my last significant breakup I closed the door on the idea of falling in love. I dabbled in dating but by this point my walls were built up far too high, and I wasn't letting anybody in.

Then in 2013 the walls came down, I met a game changer, and I got hurt.

He wasn't ready, and really I wasn't ready either. If I'd have been fully content and 100 % happy in myself, I would have been able to deal with the situation a lot better. Pick myself up, dust myself off, and accept that this is fates way of leaving me free to meet the person I'm meant to be with.

Instead, iv entered 2014 with a fragile heart, but along with it a burning desire to focus on achieving that inner happiness. Once I have that, the rest will fall in to place. I'll be happy in myself, and ultimately happy with another person. One day, when the time is right.

 

 

 

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