Posted By Mishary.

Yesterday Mom wanted me to take her to the movie Jodhaa Akbar, so I did a little search and found out that its only showing in 2 theaters, The Avenues’ and Al-Fanar’s. We decided to go on Monday (3alashan kel el 3ayla etkon mawjoda wenroo7).

I forgot that the price is reduced to KD1.5 per ticket on Monday only. gelt wala wanasa ashwa ena gedarna enroo7 yoom el athnain.. Now this really surprised me:

Al-Fanar:

Avenues:

All the shows are FULL!

The movie is being shown for more than 1 week in Cinescape, The question is who’s going to the cinemas in week days? (6ab ana saye3 o 7adaratkom? 😛 )

I was hungry and the guy from KFC told me why not try their new wrap sandwich. I foolishly fell for it.

Its a star shaped wrap sandwich. It tasted like chicken, twister sauce, marinara sauce, beans (don’t ask), lots of cheese, tortilla chips… lots of flavors came together to form this disgusting sandwich. Oh and it was soggy too! Just the way I like it 😡

0.5 out of 5

Posted By Mishary.

Today our driver gave ANM the new traffic laws. Not really new laws, but more like a list of penalties if you break one of the laws, which I found really good if they were applied (ya3ni mako was6a. bas mathen). the most intersting one i found:

Driving without a license will cost you KD500 PLUS 3 to 6 months in jail! (sij khooosh 3eqaab law 6abegooh)

You can click on the picture above to view a bigger version.

Thanks to ANM and Rajoo (our driver) for providing table. 🙂

Posted By Mishary.

What do you Think guys? 🙂 ” mo bas e7na ely ne7tefel eb Hala Feb. tara” 🙂

Thanks Ahmad

Posted By Yousef

I walked into a Zain branch today with dark clouds hovering over my head, I wanted to complain. I wanted to make, whoever ignored the phone and let it ring forever, Suffer the wrath of an annoyed customer! All I wanted was to ask if they had eGo Devices in stock and nobody was picking up! But I decided to finish what i came for first, then do the complaining. So, I went took a number (#222) and waited inline. There was a very huge group of people (taking up all of the waiting area) ahead of me and only 1 hour left for the branch to close.

I waited for 45 minutes and still the board read 221, my number was 222. more than 45 minutes have gone by and that board still showing the same friggin number! I saw the lady at the desk and she was NOT busy and to make matters worse, she stood and started walking away from her desk. She talked on the phone, walked around, chatted with her friends. I wanted to yell at something. There was a guy with a ZAIN badge walking around making sure everything is running smoothly. “AHA!!” I thought.

Me: Excuse me! I’ve been waiting here for more than 45 minutes now and i’m still waiting for that number to change! i’m holding the number next to that one!
Him: ok ok.. no problem, let me…
Me: You can’t treat customers like this! i’ve been calling this branch for hours and no one answers! and now you make me wait for almost an hour here!
Him: whats the number you’re holding?
Me: 222!
Him: But Sir? We’re on 225 now.
Me: whah? where??? that board is showing 221!
Him: thats just the desk’s counter, and the lady is taking a break. we have many other desks and they’re still taking customers.
Me: err… uhhh… well you should’ve put a bigger board!
Him: we have a bigger one, its right —> there.
Me: oh.. hmm… aa…. *looks around for the nearest black hole*

Moral of the story: Look around before you open your big mouth. Or better yet, STAY QUIET!!

Posted By Mishary.

Yesterday Ahmad went to Al-Rai and found alot of knockoff perfumes here are some:

Walla sij WEIRD!

Thanks Ahmad.

Need I say more?

Thanks loco. Source.

Posted By Mishary.

Today Ahmad called Sarita in DHL to ask about their @ Home service, and here is the main idea:

They have the same price as Aramex for shipments.

Perfumes & cosmetics are allowed.

They allow shipments over 30KG.

They don’t have a restriction on the value of the shipment (Aramex have a $2500 limit, above that they require export papers).

Their default insurance is $100 unless you request additional insurance (I’m not sure about Aramex on this point).

Your mailbox will be in Illinois.

Here are some more infos I got from their Site:

Its a service for shipments from businesses to U.S. residential locations, including P.O. boxes.

The Standard delivery is within 2 – 4 business days, Deferred delivery within 2 – 7 business days.

Door-to-door visibility and tracking. (I’d appreciate it if I can Really track the package)

Things I still want to know more about are:

1- Do we have more than the cash option to pay for our packages? (online or Knet maybe?)
2- Do They check my mailbox daily or weekly?

For more info click HERE.

My thanks goes to Ahmad.

Posted By Mishary.

Just want to mention that IDdesign will be opening soon in the Avenues “in front of IKEA”.

if you dont know whats IDdesign click HERE.

Posted By Mishary.

Yesterday i was in the Oula Petrol Station and i noticed that they’ve changed their machines, Actually i was surprised coz this is the ONLY change that made from “el khaskhasa” ? 3ayal laish khasesohaa Then?

They’ve accepting now most of the major credit cards which is esara7a good.

Have fun! and stay away from the gulf road area! and if you live there.. well.. BWAHAHA!

Posted By Yousef’s Mom

Mom came to me again with another piece of paper. She surprises me with her knowledge of what’s going on in Kuwait and politics. aren’t Moms supposed to be with limited knowledge? lol or atleast know less about politics than their children! i hate it when I know less than Mom! me feeling not goods my deyar feryends.

Mom’s post:

“There is an old Kuwaiti Saying “ily filjidir i6al3a ilmillas.” the literal translation will sound ridiculous but here it is, “if there is food in a pot, a big spoon should take care of it” which means no matter how big complicated the issue is, it’ll come out eventually. Every issue boiling up in a certain society should see the light of the day. But someone should speak up, someone should recognize whats important. It seems that nobody is brave enough to speak up, and that our pot finally started to burn and the food in the pot is no longer savable nor safe for human consumption!

A lot of the problems Kuwait is facing nowadays has not been dealt with properly, and were left to stack up, to crowd our mind and hearts without any recognition, let alone solutions. We have plenty of slogans in our country “ilhoon abrak maykoon” and “turn the other cheek,” all slogans indicate incompetence. they encourage us to keep receiving slaps after slaps! until its no longer clear why we’re being stepped on and why we no longer matter.

To make this post light (and to keep my son out of trouble) I’ll give a light example. The Government finally thought of removing the illegal buildings, diwaniyas and other violations. Then, and all of a sudden, we hear that there are ministers and some members of both parliaments among the violators! and not only that, but they also were among those who insisted on not passing the bill against the violators until other “socially Big” (and rightfully so) people remove their violations first!

Now, what intrigued me in this whole issue and the question i can’t answer is, Why do these parliament and government ministers think they’re not among the socially big people? aren’t they voted by the people? aren’t they big enough? why do they still have issues when it comes to who’s big and who is not? is it a Nouveau riche syndrome? or are they really small but appear bloated because of the high chairs they’re occupying?

Lots of issues crowding my mind. violations, racism, segregation, nonexistent national security, people faking patriotism… etc. And they’re ALL yet to be seriously recognized and studied by the Government and the parliament to avoid all the crisis coming our way.

The pot is burning people! iljidir 7akkak wi7tarag! the pot is in a desperate need of immediate sterilization to keep the people from deadly poisonings!”

The picture’s source.

Posted By Mishary.

Today i was talking to Ahmad and he mentioned a SUPER COOL information about Firefox Add-ons, this plug in turns all the prices in the site into any currency you want! No more calculators and NO more multiplying by 0.27xxx, buying in amazon is easy, secure and fast.

If you need a copy of your invoice we got the best invoice tools, you can print one for any order you’ve placed.

As you can see above it will be displayed next to the $ price between brackets. The script comes pre-configured with Amazon.com but you can add all your favorite sites Like Ebay.com, Target.com …ect.

For the MAC users, dont worry it will runs on our OSX 🙂

If your wishing to install it, first you need to install Greasemonkey Add-on, then you need to install Amazon Local Currency script. For those who worry about updating the currency exchange rates, Worry no more! The script will auto update your currency from Yahoo Finance

P.S. this software will give you the feeling that Amazon or ebay is a Kuwaiti site! 😛 😛

Thanks Ahmad for letting us know!

Posted By Yousef

Remember Mom’s First Post? Well, Yesterday, the 21st, Mom showed me an article posted in AlQabas’ newspaper by A Kuwaiti writer (won’t mention her name). The article was a bit too similar to Mom’s post. Actually, it looked as if the writer was reading our brains! Either that or she read our blog. 😛

Alqabas’ Article

Mom’s Article

“It was no easy duty to go and condole a woman on her loss, It wasn’t easy for other relatives to see a member of their family suffer and go through those horrible days. It was a simple gathering where everything revolved around the family and their grief. it was simple yet very heavy, intense and somber experience. Therefor not everybody was allowed to go, only the eldest of the family would go and represent the rest and do the necessary (wajib).”

Again Alqabas’ Article

Mom’s

“Even little girls are brought to the 3azas. With their hair on their shoulders, Their little plated jewelry and their dazed eyes. The grownups haven’t spared us either, they attend wearing their topnotch abayas, filled with swarovski crystals and what not. Abayas suitable for weddings rather than 3azas!Some even went as far as wearing makeup. The new type of makeup, the “Sad occasions” makeups.”

Coincidence? Or plagiarism? Either way, I’m glad she agrees with Mom. 😛

Posted By Mishary.

Today my mother in law got this sms:

“Dear customer, send MMS to any local mobile for just 35 fils instead of regular 75 fils! So go ahead, send photos, pictures or video clips to your friends and relatives from your phone to your hearts content. This onetime offer is only till March 15th so go ahead and enjoy the Zain MMS experience.”

Any one got this sms also? Actually i didn’t got one.

Picture taken from Mark.

Posted By Mishary.

From KUNA and Alwatan

The cabinet approved Thursday a monthly bonus of KD 120 for Kuwaitis employed in the public and private sectors, retirees and those receiving social assistance as of March 1, and KD 50 for expatriates working in the public sector, said Finance Minister Mustafa Al-Shimali.

Speaking to reporters following the extraordinary cabinet meeting, he said a monthly bonus of KD 120 will be paid as of March 1, 2008 for Kuwaitis employed in both the public and private sectors. He explained that retired citizens would also be receiving this bonus, as well as all those receiving social assistance from the state. Moreover, Al-Shimali said expatriates employed in the public sector would also be getting KD 50 on a monthly basis.

I liked how Mark put it, “I guess now we can all afford to drink KDD milk again.” 😛

Posted By Mishary.

When i bought my Nespresso machine few weeks ago i was wondering whats the best milk that will give me the richest foam/froth when stirring it with the Aeroccino. i tried almost all the milk brands and came up with these results:

Nadec: This Milk gives the best results! Mashalah when i make my coffee with this one the froth reaches the top of the mug! Sij sij raghwaaaa mo 6abe3eyaaaa o what i like in this milk that it ALWAYS give lots and lots of froth.

KDCOW: This milk wins the second place, it gives high level of froth but, sadly, not always! esara7a madrey laish, some times its perfect and some times not. But I buy it whenever i can’t find Nadec in the Co-op.

KDD: Simply dont even think of buying it! it sucks when it comes to frothing. sometimes it makes me doubt my Aeroccino, I start thinking that there is something wrong with the machine! strongly not recommending it.

Posted By Mishary.

Today i was reading Frankom blog and found this weird advertisement some one want to sell “6589248” for KD1.000.000 because of what? he’s claiming that you can just say 9Kuwait or 6Kuwait So what? o ba3daain ?ekooon kashkhaaaa ya3ni!?

SOURCE

Posted By Mishary.

Yesterday me & my wife decided to go to Al-Koot Mall, Actually we prefer it because we find it less crowded than the other Malls. After we finished shopping i got a phone call from Abdullah telling me to try MUGG & BEAN Restaurant. He said that this restaurant specialized in sizing! every thing is SUPER SIZED, even if ur ordering a Hot Chocolate or Cappuccino there is a free refill! So, Naturally, We hopped on the idea and decided to give it a try.

As you can see above there are few tables inside the restaurant (its a little bit tiny inside) so we decided to sit outside. We ordered the Chicken Ceaser Salad and for the main course mix grills, The Salad was HUGE! HUGE! and very rich in chicken and bacon and ceaser sauce. Actually, its just a mix of chicken and bacon! (sij estaghrabt laish emsamenhaaa sala6a aslaan!!) But it was delicious esara7a I liked it. We really liked the starters, but the main course not so much, nothing special at all.

Its located on Sultan Center’s side, the opposite side of Paul Cafe.

I give it 3.5/5

Posted By Mishary.

I just got this by email from my friend Abdullah, The newspaper was Alwatan which was on 25.Jan.1983 it says that Madenat alsabeya will be completed on Sep.1987 “hatha kalam el awraaag” but the actual date is still UNKNOWN because my work is in north Kuwait and every day i’m passing this area and until now they didn’t finished any thing! even the streets they didn’t construct it yet! Its been 21 years from that statement and i can assure you guys it needs not less than 5-6 years to complete it.

Finally all what can i say is “Hathy el Kuwait o sal 3ala el neby hathy el Kuwait of feha ely naby” 🙂

My Thanks goes to Abdullah.