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[email protected] • www.thepeninsulaqatar.com • 4455 7741 inside The Expendables 3: FOOD • Judy Joo brings Oldies get a chance Korean flavours to flex some muscle to home cooks P | 5 P | 8-9 ARCHAEOLOGY • Unearthing Julafar Settlement in Ras Al Khaimah P | 6 WHEELS • Japanese, foreign automakers join forces on new sports cars P | 7 HEALTH • Does vitamin D help with asthma? More study needed P | 11 Soon colleges will begin their new academic year and thousands of young adults will be heading to TECHNOLOGY their new home: The college dorm. • Flappy Bird creator returns with Swing Here are a few tips to make the Copters game dorm life better. P | 12 TIPS FOR HAPPY LEARN ARABIC • Learn commonly used Arabic words DORM LIFE and their meanings P | 13 2 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2014 COVER STORY Prerequisites for a happy dorm life 10By Jessica Contrera 1. Plan with your roommate. Don't be the pair that ends up with two mini fridges and two TVs. Talk about what you need to bring, whether you want to coordinate your decor and what the expectations are for how your room will be used. If you both want your room to be a place where others hang out, you'll want pillows for sitting on the floor. If your roommate goes to bed early, you’ll want a desk lamp that you can use to keep working The best roommate relationships are grounded when the lights are off. “The best roommate relationships are grounded in communica- in communication.