Since I have my residence permit now, I am now free to go clubbing which I missed most when I'm still in the Philippines where in almost every weekends I'm in Malate, Makati, Ortigas and Eastwood. I thought that I'll be losing my nightlife here in the desert, but hey, party boy will always find a way.
There are not that much bars here in Doha (or better say few), not unlike in other Middle East cities like Dubai, but there are a few good spots to be wasted out and still can shake your booties.
The first time I went out with my friends here, I was barred from entering the bars because I have no Qatar ID where in it is your only ticket to have membership and the only acceptable ID for you to enter, you could only imagine my disgruntled face being rejected from entering and leaving the bar, not to mention the effort in dressing up for my first night out hehehe. Well enough for that rejections because this time His Royal Hotness is now ready to show some strut and grinding and some steamy gyrate on the dance floor hehehe.
The moment my I received my ID, we immediately went clubbing on that weekend. We were supposed to go to Qube, Doha’s most famous bar (if I'm not mistaken) at Ramada Plaza, unluckily we were not allowed to enter again because we were late for membership registration, damn it! But as party goers, I have plan B, Intercontinental hotel. We were still very lucky that we were able to enter without the registration, at least our night was not wasted, or should I say my "porma" hahaha.
There we partied at Paloma, an old Mexican style tavern pub, the after-party place, with DJ, live music, and bar keeping the capital bumping into the wee hours. There is no membership fee and entrance is free which is good because you can only spend for the drinks, and if you are not a drinker you can still enjoy the ambience and it is a good place to visit for budget conscious people who still loves to party.
I like everything about this bar, the place, the music, the drinks and the crowd. So far this place passed my taste and standards. The drinks are not that pricey, a shot of tequila is 35 riyals, a glass of Heineken beer is 30, tequila sunrise is at 40, and blue frog is at 60 riyals, for me not bad at all since there is no cover charge. The music is very inviting for you to show some booty actions. I am very particular with the music, I don’t care about the place as long as there is a good club music which makes me dance all night and I guess Paloma has good music to offer. There is no dance floor but still the place is enough for you to do some exhibitions. The crowd is very good, a good mix of Britons, Germans, and Arab yuppies, I saw Asians too, and probably the club is located inside Intercon hotel where most guests are Europeans. I enjoyed dancing, same with my friends, a good start for my first night out.
After that weekend, my roommate decided to go out again, this time at Qube, my third attempt. We came early for the registration, making sure that this time I can make it inside hhaha. They told me that it is the best club here in Doha, where most of our kabayans are going, a place that I shouldn't be missed.
There finally, I have my membership card so there you go, ready to grind at the dance floor.
Since I was excited to see this place from day 1, finally I was there. And the place didn't disappoint me. From the entrance to the inside, I'm back on the gimmick mode. I can hear the music from the entrance which made me ecstatic. The club is huge, I felt like I was in Warehouse 135 in Makati or Ascend at the fort. It has a second floor balcony which is exclusive for couples only. A wide dance floor which is not crowded (which i don't like by the way hehe, I still prefer the crowded one where in you cannot barely move, I like brushing off with someone's body hahaha), enough for you to dance freely without stepping on someone's feet (sayang ang sapatos) and 3 separate bars, with enough tables to sit which is very good for groups. The lights were perfect especially the laser lights, however I find it too bright, maybe because I'm used to the bars in Malate where lights are dimmer. Drinks’ prices are not bad at all, but I think the 80riyals entrance fee is a little bit expensive which is not good practice to visit the club frequently. The music is oh la la, I’m so love it, I can rate into 10 stars. The DJ is very good with the remixes which made everyone danced. There were no dull music at all and my feet never gave up on dancing. The only thing which I didn’t like about this place and disappoints me is the crowd. On my point of view, I was not impressed with the clubbers, probably I didn’t see any pleasing individual aside from us bwahahaha. Honestly, most of the party goers are too old for us yuppies hehe, and seriously all I can see are nanays and tatays, and who wouldn’t thought that clubbing here is for young individuals only and not for the oldies? hahahaha. Too bad that the kiskisan that I’m looking for didn’t happened, ahahaha. But over all I had fun dancing with myself and I just danced like nobody is watching, but who cares anyway? After all we were all there to have fun.
The question now is, should I be back at Qube again? Maybe yes but not that frequent, and oh, I'll just forget about the crowd, be there and JUST DANCE!
There are not that much bars here in Doha (or better say few), not unlike in other Middle East cities like Dubai, but there are a few good spots to be wasted out and still can shake your booties.
The first time I went out with my friends here, I was barred from entering the bars because I have no Qatar ID where in it is your only ticket to have membership and the only acceptable ID for you to enter, you could only imagine my disgruntled face being rejected from entering and leaving the bar, not to mention the effort in dressing up for my first night out hehehe. Well enough for that rejections because this time His Royal Hotness is now ready to show some strut and grinding and some steamy gyrate on the dance floor hehehe.
The moment my I received my ID, we immediately went clubbing on that weekend. We were supposed to go to Qube, Doha’s most famous bar (if I'm not mistaken) at Ramada Plaza, unluckily we were not allowed to enter again because we were late for membership registration, damn it! But as party goers, I have plan B, Intercontinental hotel. We were still very lucky that we were able to enter without the registration, at least our night was not wasted, or should I say my "porma" hahaha.
There we partied at Paloma, an old Mexican style tavern pub, the after-party place, with DJ, live music, and bar keeping the capital bumping into the wee hours. There is no membership fee and entrance is free which is good because you can only spend for the drinks, and if you are not a drinker you can still enjoy the ambience and it is a good place to visit for budget conscious people who still loves to party.
I like everything about this bar, the place, the music, the drinks and the crowd. So far this place passed my taste and standards. The drinks are not that pricey, a shot of tequila is 35 riyals, a glass of Heineken beer is 30, tequila sunrise is at 40, and blue frog is at 60 riyals, for me not bad at all since there is no cover charge. The music is very inviting for you to show some booty actions. I am very particular with the music, I don’t care about the place as long as there is a good club music which makes me dance all night and I guess Paloma has good music to offer. There is no dance floor but still the place is enough for you to do some exhibitions. The crowd is very good, a good mix of Britons, Germans, and Arab yuppies, I saw Asians too, and probably the club is located inside Intercon hotel where most guests are Europeans. I enjoyed dancing, same with my friends, a good start for my first night out.
After that weekend, my roommate decided to go out again, this time at Qube, my third attempt. We came early for the registration, making sure that this time I can make it inside hhaha. They told me that it is the best club here in Doha, where most of our kabayans are going, a place that I shouldn't be missed.
There finally, I have my membership card so there you go, ready to grind at the dance floor.
Feel the melody in the rhythm of the music around you, around you
It's like I've waited my whole life for this one night
It's gonna be me you and the dance floor
'cause we've only got one night
Double your pleasure
Double your fun and dance
Forever on the dance floor
--FOREVER, CHRIS BROWN
Since I was excited to see this place from day 1, finally I was there. And the place didn't disappoint me. From the entrance to the inside, I'm back on the gimmick mode. I can hear the music from the entrance which made me ecstatic. The club is huge, I felt like I was in Warehouse 135 in Makati or Ascend at the fort. It has a second floor balcony which is exclusive for couples only. A wide dance floor which is not crowded (which i don't like by the way hehe, I still prefer the crowded one where in you cannot barely move, I like brushing off with someone's body hahaha), enough for you to dance freely without stepping on someone's feet (sayang ang sapatos) and 3 separate bars, with enough tables to sit which is very good for groups. The lights were perfect especially the laser lights, however I find it too bright, maybe because I'm used to the bars in Malate where lights are dimmer. Drinks’ prices are not bad at all, but I think the 80riyals entrance fee is a little bit expensive which is not good practice to visit the club frequently. The music is oh la la, I’m so love it, I can rate into 10 stars. The DJ is very good with the remixes which made everyone danced. There were no dull music at all and my feet never gave up on dancing. The only thing which I didn’t like about this place and disappoints me is the crowd. On my point of view, I was not impressed with the clubbers, probably I didn’t see any pleasing individual aside from us bwahahaha. Honestly, most of the party goers are too old for us yuppies hehe, and seriously all I can see are nanays and tatays, and who wouldn’t thought that clubbing here is for young individuals only and not for the oldies? hahahaha. Too bad that the kiskisan that I’m looking for didn’t happened, ahahaha. But over all I had fun dancing with myself and I just danced like nobody is watching, but who cares anyway? After all we were all there to have fun.
The question now is, should I be back at Qube again? Maybe yes but not that frequent, and oh, I'll just forget about the crowd, be there and JUST DANCE!
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