Negligence at Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital

July 22nd, 2008

Everyone knows Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital and I still remember the days when people used to think it was the best in the country where people were actually properly treated by real doctors. Past few weeks, been hearing a lot of stories about this hospital that make you go WTF?!?! The worst hospital in [...]

Drugs in Kuwait

July 3rd, 2008

[LONG POST BUT INTERESTING]
Read an article in Al Watan Daily which motivated me to write this post.  There are around 15,000 drug addicts in Kuwait. Even though security is tight and almost everyday we read in the papers about drug dealers being caught, the amount of drugs in the country is rising and their [...]

Car Maintenance to Your Doorstep

June 24th, 2008

Got their flyer by email and I thought “finally”!! All you have to do is call them up and ask for a team to come and do whatever is required, from a maintenance aspect ofcourse.  I called them up and asked for prices for simple oil and filter maintenance; prices depend on the type of [...]

New Numbers by October 17

June 23rd, 2008

I posted a while back that the new numbers will be implemented on July 15th. Turns out that is when preparations will start, and will need 3 months to complete. So, the proper date is now October 17, and this should be the final delay as this decision has been approved by the Cabinet. Ministries [...]

Permanent Residencies in Kuwait?

June 19th, 2008

There is talk that MOI is studying a proposal to provide “pemanent residency” to some bedoons and expatriates living in Kuwait.  There are many who deserve citizenship, yet the government is trying to control who is awarded the Kuwaiti passport.  There are no guidelines or conditions yet about this, it is simply an “idea being [...]

Sales KW DOT com

June 19th, 2008

Interesting site that tries to cover offers all over Kuwait. For a certain monthly fee, companies can place ads on their site to promote their offers; right now, the fee is 20KD per month. They got offers for Jazeera, Carpet Factory, Maki, Zain, and others. All they got is 8 ongoing companies [...]

Mall of Kuwait

June 19th, 2008

Lots of malls are under construction, and the two people are waiting for are 360 and Mall of Kuwait. This is a nice ad for the Mall of Kuwait. Looking forward to it opening.

2008 May Go Down in Kuwait History

June 18th, 2008

Kuwait is up for making history for 2008 being the dustiest year ever. So far, 1979 is considered to be Kuwait’s dustiest year with 235 dusty days! With the rain of 2008 being less than that of 1979, this year might just go down in history as Kuwait’s dustiest year… hooray…. NOT! It is said [...]

Old Kuwaiti Currency

June 17th, 2008

A friend of mine at work showed me these 5KD and 10KD bills and it brought back a lot of memories growing up in Kuwait. I actually forgot what they looked like.
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551 Accidents in Three Days!

June 12th, 2008

With the new traffic laws and how seriously the police is implementing them, driving slightly improved but far from being civilized. With the ongoing sandstorm that has been going on for over a week now, and may last till end of July, visibility is reduced so naturally people drive worse. Well, here is [...]