My Summer Vacation

July 10th, 2007

Well it is finally in!!! After a long wait and much suffering, I finally just got a call from DHL informing me that my passport has been delivered to the Kuwait DHL offices! WOOHOO!! I had made plans based on me getting my passport back from the Canadian Embassy in Abu Dhabi (yeah we have [...]

Fred Claus

July 10th, 2007

This should be a good movie. Paul Giamatti as Santa and Vince Vaughn as his older brother in “Fred Claus.”; you even have Kevin Spacey in it! The movie is about Vaughn being the black sheep who gets the elves into partying and forget about working ending up with Fred’s toy factory stopping. [...]

Growth of Malls in Kuwait

July 10th, 2007

Malls are the primary source of entertainment in Kuwait. Shopping has become one of those main activities that everyone in the country is involved in, some do it cos its a hobby, others to vent stress, others to feel better about themselves, others to stay updated with fashion, and so on; personally, I hate [...]

Afterthought

July 9th, 2007

You’re probably thinking “What is Afterthought?”. Well that was my reaction exactly when I first heard it. A few weeks back, Halicy gave me a CD which he wanted me to listen to and thought I would like it; he just wanted my opinion. So I hear the first song, there were [...]

Is Flirting Healthy for a Relationship?

July 9th, 2007

This question can have many contradicting answers, yet all are convincing…. just like Lebanese politics Is flirting healthy? Well, I previously posted about what can be considered flirting and what level is acceptable. Based on those, this post is about innocent flirting. Personally, I think it healthy for a relationship. Why? [...]

Seven Seas: Review

July 9th, 2007

Don’t know if you noticed the new place that opened up above the lebanese restaurant Burj Al Hamam, on Gulf Road. A new place, Seven Seas, opened not more than a month ago on the floor above Burj Al Hamam. The place is mostly a fish restaurant with a couple of other dishes [...]

8 Digit Phone Numbers in Kuwait in 2008

July 9th, 2007

With the population growing, it being more than 3.5 million this year, the need of new phone lines is necessary. With the 7 digits, only 10 million phone numbers are possible, of which half are usable. By year 2035, it is expected to have a maximum of 45 million users so the government [...]

Tiesto Apologizes for Bahrain Incident

July 8th, 2007

Everyone heard of what happened in Bahrain few days back when DJ Tiesto was supposed to play at the Marina. Basically, there were thousands of people who flew in from different countries in the middle east to watch Tiesto spin. But, he never showed up and the people went crazy attacking the stage [...]

Transformers: Review

July 8th, 2007

After a long wait, the Transformers movie was finally out and I watched it on the 2nd day it was released in Kuwait. I am a big fan of Transformers, I grew up watching the cartoons and know almost every single character and the history of it all. I used to be a [...]

7 new Wonders of the World

July 8th, 2007

After having 21 landmarks nominated to be part of the seven wonders of the world, including the Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, the Acropolis, Russia’s Kremlin, Australia’s Opera House, and more. After 100 million votes over the internet and text messages, the results finally came in. The 7 wonders of the world as [...]