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Doha Volume I Edition 3 JUL - SEP 2017

SMART GOALS Do you ever feel like you're working hard but not getting anywhere? Maybe you

see little improvement in your skills or achievements when you reflect on the last five or 10 years. Or perhaps you struggle to see how you'll fulfill your ambitions during the next few years. Many people spend their lives drifting from one job to another, or rushing around trying to get more done while actually accomplishing very little. Setting SMART goals means you can clarify your ideas, focus your efforts, use your time and resources productively, and increase your chances of achiev-ing what you want in life. In this article, we'll explore what SMART goals are, and we'll look at how you can use them to achieve your objectives. What Does SMART Mean? SMART is an acronym that you can use to guide your goal set-ting. To make sure your goals are clear and reachable, each one should be: Specific (simple, sensible, signifi-cant) Measurable (meaningful, motivat-ing). Achievable (agreed, attainable).

Relevant (reasonable, realistic, and resourced, results-based). Time bound (time-based, time lim-ited, time/cost limited, timely, time-sensitive). How to Use SMART We'll expand on this definitions to explore how to create, develop and achieve your goals: 1. Specific Your goal should be clear and spe-cific, otherwise you won't be able to focus your efforts or feel truly moti-vated to achieve it. When drafting your goal, try to answer the five "W" questions: What do I want to accomplish? Why is this goal important? Who is involved? Where is it located? Which resources or limits are in-volved? Example: Imagine that you are currently a marketing executive, and you'd like to become head of marketing. A specific goal could be, "I want to gain the skills and experi-ence necessary to become head of marketing within my organization, so that I can build my career and lead a successful team."

CEO SPEAKS...

CEO Speaks

Quarterly Round Up

Welcome Aboard

Visa On Arrival

DOHA’LOGUE’

Policing in Qatar

Qatar Banks & More

Luxury Destination

Get Together Dinner

Celebrated Birthdays

Birthday Reminders

Qatar Discount

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assistance in achieving our goals, but it's important to retain control over them. So, make sure that your plans drive everyone forward, but that you're still responsible for achieving your own goal. A relevant goal can answer "yes" to these ques-tions: Does this seem worthwhile? Is this the right time? Does this match our other efforts/needs? Am I the right person to reach this goal? Is it applicable in the current socio-economic envi-ronment? Example You might want to gain the skills to become head of marketing within your organization, but is it the right time to undertake the required training, or work toward additional qualifications? Are you sure that you're the right person for the head of marketing role? Have you considered your spouse's goals? For example, if you want to start a family, would completing training in your free time make this more difficult?

5. Time-bound Every goal needs a target date, so that you have a deadline to focus on and something to work to-ward. This part of the SMART goal criteria helps to prevent everyday tasks from taking priority over your longer-term goals. A time-bound goal will usually answer these ques-tions: When? What can I do six months from now? What can I do six weeks from now? What can I do today?

Example Gaining the skills to become head of marketing may require additional training or experience, as

we mentioned earlier. How long will it take you to ac-quire these skills? Do you need further training, so that you're eligible for certain ex-ams or qualifications? It's important to give yourself a realistic time frame for ac-complishing the smaller goals that are necessary to achieving your final objec-tive.

2. Measurable It's important to have measurable goals, so that you can track your progress and stay motivated. Assessing progress helps you to stay focused, meet your deadlines, and feel the excitement of getting closer to achieving your goal. A measurable goal should address questions such as: How much? How many? How will I know when it is accomplished? Example You might measure your goal of acquiring the skills to become head of marketing by determining that you will have completed the necessary training courses and gained the relevant experience within five years' time.

3. Achievable Your goal also needs to be realistic and attainable to be successful. In other words, it should stretch your abilities but still remain possible. When you set an achievable goal, you may be able to identify previously overlooked opportunities or resources that can bring you closer to it. An achievable goal will usually answer questions such as: How can I accomplish this goal? How realistic is the goal, based on other con-straints, such as financial factors? Example You might need to ask yourself whether develop-ing the skills required to become head of marketing is realistic, based on your existing experience and qualifications. For example, do you have the time to complete the required training effectively? Are the necessary resources available to you? Can you afford to do it? Tip: Beware of setting goals that someone else has power over. For example, "Get that promo-tion!" depends on who else applies, and on the recruiter's decision. But "Get the experi-ence and training that I need to be considered for that pro-motion" is entirely up to you.

4. Relevant This step is about ensuring that your goal matters to you, and that it also aligns with oth-er relevant goals. We all need

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Rear Admiral Abdalla Alfardi Hamid, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff Administration, Republic of Sudan, with the MD and Brig Tariq, Director of Education & Courses QEN

QUARTERLY ROUND UP...

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For Dahra, the summer quarter was “Hot” because of many reasons in addition to the temperature. There were a flurry of activities, new members join-ing up, their settling down, visits of important peo-ple, developing new relationships, consolidating older ones, designing a new website, preparation for the new set of training courses, infrastructure development, Eid holidays, preparation for ISO 9000 besides other routine work.

Visits R Adm AA Hamid, DCNS Administration, Republic of Sudan, visited our facility at the Naval School as well as the Dahra office in mid September. He is pictured above along with the MD and Director of Education & Courses, QEN

Training & Simulation The department welcomed 5 new members into its fold and the team now totals 10. These new en-trants have been introduced later in the magazine. The department is gearing up to start the Mid-level courses for QEN officers, scheduled for November.

The 4th batch of SLt Course will be commencing on 1st of October.

Equipment & Maintenance

Having set up a base for supply of maritime parts and spares to the QEN, the Department is increas-ing its scope in related fields ie Coast Guard and other Maritime units. Efforts are also being made for offering equipment and spares to Dredging, Oil & Gas firms, Marine transport, and maritime author-ities.

The department’s Unique Selling Proposition (USP) has been the ability to undertake modifications on equipment to cater for customer requirements. These modifications ensure that customers get ’perfect fit’ equipment. E&M has helped customers overcome issues of year of manufacture, obsoles-cence, and catering for minor changes in specifica-tions and physical dimensions.

M IDHUN Midhun Mohandas has joined us as a Training Instructor in July

after serving in the Indian Navy for 15 years. He is a qualified Radar and

Plotter Instructor. Whilst in the Navy he has done tenures in ships, training

establishments and operational organizations. He is also an ardent cycling and swimming

enthusiast.

M ANOJ Cdr Manoj Madaiya joined as Senior Consultant Navigation &

Direction in July. He has served in the Indian Navy for 21 years and in his last

avatar was Additional Director Business Development in an education-

related company. In the Navy he was a specialist in Navigation & Direction, and has

served in training and operational appointments.

A BHIJEET Cdr Abhijeeet Tripathi joined us as Senior Consultant

Communication & EW in August. He has served in the Indian Navy for 20 years,

he has been a submariner and a Communication specialist. He has interests in

travelling, is a foodie and wants to re-ignite his enthusiasm for long-distance running.

V INEET Cdr Vineet Shekhar became a part of Dahra in September as

Senior Consultant Anti-Submarine Warfare and Submarine Operations. He has

served in the Indian Navy for 21 years as a submariner. After leaving the Navy

he headed Partnerships and Alliances at Bharti Foundation, New Delhi. His interests

include Golfing and playing Bridge.

S ANJAY Capt Sanjay Kumar is the latest addition to the Dahra family, he has

joined as Senior Consultant Anti-Submarine Warfare and Submarine Operations

on 10th of September. He has served in the Indian Navy for 26 years and is an

ASW specialist. He is a voracious reader with interests in travelling.



Citizens of 80 countries wishing to visit Qatar now no longer need to apply or pay for a visa, in-stead, a multi-entry waiver will be issued free-of-charge at the port of entry, upon presentation of a passport with a minimum validity of six months and a confirmed onward or return ticket.

Nationals of the 33 countries were already allowed this facility. Nationals of 47 countries have now been added to the list. For these 47 countries, the waiver will be valid for 30 days from the date of issuance and entitle its holder to spend up to 30 days in Qatar, during either a single trip or on multiple trips. This waiver may be extended for a further 30 days.

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Co-lombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Georgia, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Malay-sia, Maldives, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, San Marino, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea,

Suriname, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela

Visa-Waiver — What it means?

Since the ’Visa-waiver’ facility was allowed, the first question which has come in everyone's minds is what is the difference between ‘Visa-waiver’ and ‘Visa-on-arrival’. The difference is that ‘visa-waiver’ means that you can enter the country with-out a visa for a specified period of time under what's usually called a 'landing permission', where-as a 'visa-on-arrival' means that you need a visa to enter, but can apply for and receive the visa when you show up.

Please be aware that there is one requirement which is being asked by Qatar Immigration, and that is, that one should have a hotel booking for the duration of stay.

For most of us who were spending QAR 400 each for a visa for our wife/kids this ’Visa-waiver’ is certainly a blessing.

QATAR VISA ON ARRIVAL

09 August 2017: Qatar allows visa-free entry for citizens of 80 countries, effective immediately.


The summer months in Doha are invariably ‘unbearable’ – that is if one intends stepping out, otherwise the cool confines of AC spaces are a blessing!. One only needs to get into a parked car in the sun to realize this. You understand only here in Doha on the logic of why a car should have a remote starting and switching on of the air condi-tioner. Even a short jog, at 5 in the morning, leaves you sweating profusely. So one sets out early to be back before sun comes out. So with slight dark-ness around, you get to jog through the vacant streets going past the parked cars on streets – which I started early in earnest. One day, pretty early in my jogging/walking routine, as I moved past the parked cars on sides, I was startled with something very close to me. As I quickly snapped my head right, I literally ‘ran’ into a pair of eyes - right in my face. Stopped in my track, I realized it was a reclining cat, in full, staring coldly into my eye – probably disturbed by my intrusion. It’s un-nerving when this happens first time – especially early morning when you too are ‘getting up and

just-about aware’ of the surroundings. As days went by, I realized this was a norm. You could spot a cat on the roof of the vehicle more often than not

in every other block. Seemed like each had its own territory to look after! Wonder why they would do that. That phrase

came running to mind – Cat on the Hot Tin Roof.

It was something that we don’t see elsewhere – typical of Doha and probably in GCC. It got me into some introspection as to why was this. Very quick-ly I realized that whilst the car top got heated very quickly during the daytime, it also very quickly dis-sipated heat during night. And hence it was rela-tively cooler than the atmosphere and also other surfaces. No wonder these feline creatures are seen perched atop vehicles. Wonder, if they too have some preferences for cars/SUV – like the Land Cruisers as the natives here have. BeeKay

Meaning - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - A South-ernism that meant someone who was on edge or nervous.

DOHA’LOGUE’ - KNOWING DOHA WHILST LIVING HERE….

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a play by Tennessee Williams. One of Wil-liams's best-known works and his personal favorite, the play won

the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955.

T he first police station was formed in December 1949 named after Doha Police with headquarters at Souq Waqif.

In 1982, Madina Khalifa police station started working, while in following years new stations were opened such as Al Sadd (1984), Matar Qadeem (1984), Industrial Area (1985) and Mamoura (1986). In 1991, Capital police station became Capital Security Department.

Different Kinds of Police in Qatar

Al-Faza

The main objectives of the "Al Faza' " patrols are providing security and stability and extending the support and help for the citizen and expatriate as well, activating security patrols in the country and providing social and humanitarian ser-vices for the individuals of the society. In ad-dition to the above services, It will be en-hancing the role of the public security through its presence, fast circulation, intensi-fying the surveillance duties and improving the level of the coverage on outer roads.

Extending necessary helps for organizing the traffic movement on roads, seizure of the traffic violations, guarantying traffic safety on roads, responding on all situations that need fast and quick intervention and extending helps in any emergency situations in order to

promote the security efforts for all members of the society are the other functions of " Al Faza' ".

Lekhwiya- Qatar’s Special Forces

“Lekhwiya” is the name given to the Qatari Spe-cial Forces for Internal Security; a well-trained and highly motivated group of Qatari fighters.

Lekhwiya ensures the country’s security and the protection of individuals; they support society in maintaining security and stability, dealing with terrorist acts and subdue crimes of smuggling, illegal entry, aggression on the environment and marine installations, securing the coasts and ter-ritorial waters and borders, dealing with riots and explosive materials and take appropriate measures in order to fulfill our mission to main-tain the security of the homeland and the citizen.


POLICING IN QATAR

QATAR BANKS & MORE

Mentioned below is a review from http://www.qatarliving.com/investment-finance/posts/poll-best-bank-qatar-expats from 3 years ago. “Here are my experiences with four banks: Doha bank is the best for taking finances for expatriates. As far as I know, you can get loans by showing your account balance in home country. Their finance rate is one of the lowest in Qatar. QNB (Qatar national Bank) is better than all other banks in many perspective. The only drawback is their customer services. CBQ (Commercial Bank of Qatar) is good if you are earning very high salary. They have separate relationship managers dedicated to the people whose salary transfers are higher. But CBQ are overcharging for many simple things. Now, I have an account in Mashraf AL Rayyan. They are good. They have excellent customer service . But the only problem with Mashraf AL Rayyan is that they have very low number of branches. And in most of their ATM machine, you cannot deposit money. So every time you need to deposit money, you have to go to their branches and their working hours are very short. Except for the branches in the shopping malls, no other branches are open after 1 PM, which is ridiculous.” For managing our personal finances, we collectively have little experience, so here is an insight into the subject. (*Disclaimer—the info

below has been taken from open sources)

Opening a Salary/Current/Savings Account The Employee should have a valid Work Visa/

Qatar ID Original Passport Minimum Salary should be QAR 5,000.00 Opening Form needs to be filled in Bank itself,

within 3 to 5 working days Account Number & ATM Card will be sent to concern by Courier

Credit Card / Loan Application The Company should be registered The Employee should have a valid Qatar ID Minimum Salary should be QAR 5,000.00 Pay slip for last 3 months Any outstanding loan has to be settled prior

leaving the country after resigning or terminating the contract

As per the local labor law, a person who has outstanding loan/credit, is prohibited to leave the country till that time the outstanding amount is settled

Loan for Expatriates Maximum amount - QAR 400,000 (some say

including interest) Rate of Interest — 4.5 to 6% Term—4 years Salary account should be in the same bank Fees – no fees applicable, but may have to

have a personal insurance done



Al Hazm Mall: The luxury retail destination is situated in Markhiya and provides visitors with jaw-dropping views of Westbay from its high ‘hilltop’ location.

A dding anoth-er unique destination to Doha, classical ar-chitectural

masterpiece Al Hazm is partially opened to the pub-lic and expected to have it’s grand opening by the end of this year. The unique construction materi-als has been imported from around the world.

Stressing the difference between Al Hazm and the rest of the places in Qatar, the high-end masterpiece will not have food courts and franchise chains. On the other hand, it will provide authentic restaurants and cafe's and host memora-ble events. Current-ly, only few cafes are open for visitors. Once Al Hazm is ful-ly functional, it will have almost 100 out-lets including high-end brands and de-signer fashion bou-tiques. Al Hazm is open all week from 11 am till 12 mid-night.

LUXURY DESTINATION

GET TOGETHER DINNER AT CROWNE PLAZA


We had our quarterly get-together on 21st August, with all members present including the CEO. The buffet was a gas-

tronomic delight with an extensive layout of seafood.

Regimented’ Master n ‘3’ Musketeers - all ‘tied’ hope, ‘Figuring’ the Sales and mapping ‘Marketing’ rope

A ‘little stroll’ about ‘Corniche’ - ended a good tide

‘L and P’ a double trouble on way to a licensed ride,

‘Molecular’ chef in disguise, both in spirit n on line, Others dilemma forever, to accept or deny his ‘dine’

In his elements, when air did ‘Oud’ in fragrance,

‘Green’ man – unlocked coffee of Turkish enhance,

Reacting ‘forever’ n vocabulary ‘flowing’ n thriving A little ‘beat around the bush’ before ever ‘arriving’

‘Pioneered’ way through, ‘Siri’ ditched on an Apple Hurdle ‘et al’ ‘BSNL’, ‘QID’ or the ‘Dahra’ grapple,

Its ur day to cherish, says BK - rejoice in all that’s due

‘Training’ to a real ‘simulated’ world of existence thus far, All he did was to direct(or), and let others a little buffer

Deep in world of A3/A4s n ‘bypass’, Schedule was ‘Master’

A common refrain was the time was not moving faster

Adding hue to his turbaned head, n to every line NS pecks, Is all ‘prim n proper’, though sometime ‘memory’ did deck

‘Kebra to Karwa, a ‘costly’ ride that was long n rankled,

Thereafter ready to roll, as long as the road was speckled

Early morning grind n late nite TV ‘sight’, made short sleep ‘Bombay’ was rest ‘au’ rant oasis, which did satisfy ‘deep’

Jigs around city, a chance to put the throttle to speed, sire, Sprawling mansions, swanky cars -bringing fore that desire

Friday cooking for week survival – tutored over whatsapp, 18 eggs a day the gym dictat, where some energy did sap

Head ‘weekly family trip’ to lulu, n that short ‘trolley ride’

Those ‘pastries’ , ice creams and Kerala ‘chicken’ - to pride

Change(?) - South Indian n mango Lassi for celebration, ‘thik thik lagalo’ - an apt refrain to accept those aberration

Nothing was taboo - Victoria Secrets to Ladies tailor shop, Finding ‘spinach’ or choosing tender ‘okra’ during lulu Hop

Deprived of Golf along with other minor worldly pleasures,

Solace is often sought ‘lonely’ in the ‘pricey’ QDC treasures

Its ur day to cherish and be merry, says BK, let go the blues

His ‘Luck’ did came ‘now’ - calling during the IIM day Within days out of ‘white’, a short hop across the bay,

‘IT’ was his ‘networking’’ skill plus multi ‘backup’ tag,

beckoned a training role at Doha – n he surely did bag

Was quick on groove, networking to the social ride Rottana ‘Wine tasting’ et al - ‘watering’ hides.

‘lurking below’ still seems, is this ‘Cutter’ from yore,

Has all well covered up, it appears we are sure

He’s Certain - though in an uncertain talking way, Walking is a done thing, ‘running around’ his say

Its ur day to cherish– as celebration double it is Good health n happiness, is Team Dahra’s wish

Early was in the team, one man support for all task, All and every chore– he always smiled and did bask

Man Friday’ in all sense, ‘deep’ at everyone’s lip, Wiry and smiley, keeping everything shape-ship.

On the beck and call – keeping a watchful scene,

Giving shape to ‘ideas’ and bringing them to being

In-house DTP ‘firm’, with his adobe skills and know Got into the Training, with all his efforts to show,

Did tick one more box, with ‘Kebra’ license to race,

Jump’g signal n bump’g bumper – some wrong place

Its ur day to cherish, says BK - rejoice in all that’s due Team Dahra wishes, good health n happiness, to you

CELEBRATED

D I P E N D R A

N A V T E J

A B H I J E E T

P R A S A D


Amit, Charisse & Kim

10TH OCTOBER

SANJAY

3RD NOVEMBER

SANKAR

23RD NOVEMBER

MANOJ

27TH NOVEMBER

KRISHNA

8TH DECEMBER

BK

The Publishing Team

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