Just saw this ad on the newspaper and thought you might wanna know about it. The offer is up for today only.

LINK

UPDATE By Mishary:

We’ve just bought one its Fantastic!

Zain has donated KD30,000 to support our national team and is now renting a whole plane to send the fans to support our Kuwaiti national football team over in Oman. The plane expenses will be paid in full by Zain. The flight’s details will be revealed soon.

We were just done taking pictures for this post when we saw this KDD vending machine right outside the scientific center. Has it been done before by KDD? coz I think it’s a cool idea and should’ve been done a long time ago.

Thanks HKR

I just read on Q8BlackMarket’s blog that Hackett has just opened a branch in the Avenues phase II. I only discovered this brand recently and I really like their shirts.

SOURCE

Since I don’t know much about football, I asked my cousin for his opinion and here is what Fawaz thought:

“I think that the game was played today by our team without a real target of winning in mind, because this game had different circumstances surrounding it; the opening game of the cup, the ban being just lifted and the fact that it took place in Oman and that the Omani team is considered a serious contender to win the whole cup. All of this led the Kuwaiti team, again in my opinion, to want to come out with a nil-nil outcome. This is based on their performance on the first half, However, The way they played, especially on the second half of the game gave them (and us) great hope and confidence to play better the next time around and for the other teams to reevaluate our national team.

The substitutions that happened in the second half by Mohammed Ibrahim went accordingly with his strategy and plans; to sustain the team’s performance to wrap up the game and still end up in a good shape.

Now, when it comes to who played the best and who lost many opportunities, then it is Bader alMutawwa and Ahmad ajab, respectively. And the man of the match, in my opinion, is Nawwaf Alkhaldy, our goal keeper, who defended his goal and held his own in spite of the many shots that came toward him.”

And another friend thought:

“in any other game the performance of Oman’s Ali Alhabsi would be ample to earn him the game’s man of the match, But surely was out shone by the impressive display shown by Kuwait’s number one stopper, Alkhaldy, who put on a sensational string of saves that are truly worthy of man of the match accolade. The goal keeper not only kept his side in the game but kept a secure feeling that had the back four faulted he would step up to the challenge.”

I received an email forward from my aunt yesterday, it was written in arabic and it went something like this:

Tommy Helfiger, the famous designer, is racist and he hates Arabs, Jews, Hispanics..etc, and that he wishes none of the aforementioned races would buy his clothes, And then the email went on to say that Tommy was hosted on the Oprah show and she asked him whether the rumor was true or not and He blatantly answered “Yes” as in the rumor is true, and then Oprah asked him to leave her show.

Naturally, after reading it I went to Youtube to see this victorious moment. And guess what? It turned out to be just a BIG Fat Lie. just another rumor that’s been circulating for years. Oprah had him on the show over a year ago and they talked about the rumor and set the record straight. I know a lot of people would fall for it coz I did for a moment there, so check the video yourself and stop this email from spreading. Watch the video HERE.

Taken from the club:

Create. Relate. Communicate: Fun Club!

This community would be built through an interactive website where students register and become active members of the website. Once a member, students can enjoy the different value propositions, participate in events and take advantage of many opportunities that will help create a unique student experience with Zain.
Fun Club aims at building strong brand awareness and brand loyalty with the youth segment of Kuwait, incorporating students with Zain’s brand values. It is the starting point of a one-on-one relationship with our youth, which is intended to be strengthened in the future as more insights will be collected from the students themselves.

FUN Club Mission:
Fun Club is about engaging active students with Zain by providing them community space, opportunities and special value propositions that will benefit both their university experience as well as Zain as a company.

For more information and to register, visit Zain’s Fun Club.

“You are all cordially invited to attend FIVE60’s first Flea Market featuring handcrafts and arts, anime cartoonist, fashion & accessories, gardening & nurseries, food vendors (candy + pancakes + desserts + corndogs) and more.

The market is held on December 26th – 27th from 4:00PM to 10:00PM in FIVE60 HQ @ Al Rawada – Block 5 – St 60 – House #4.

For more information please give us a buzz +965 9785 3033 or drop us an email five60.q8@gmail.com.

Cheers!
FIVE60 Group”

via email from Ansam

Is it true that the whole area where slider station, Burger Hub and prime & toast are located is getting demolished? Clearly the shops closer to the central bank have been evacuated already.. are they next?

Thanks Fawaz

Update Mark wrote about the topic some time ago and got the following response from the owners of slider station & pink moon: “According to the owners of Slider Station and Pink Moon, their building will not be demolished”

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The English Tea Lounge is going to open up a branch soon, by the Sheraton, in the avenues.

Thanks HBZ

Rejoice AC Milan fans! lots of money and publicity coming your way! 😉

Excerpts taken from Channel 4:

David Beckham spoke of his “dream come true” at Milan in a long interview with Sky Italia presenter Ilaria D’Amico.

“Without a doubt this is a dream come true,” he said of the move to the Rossoneri from LA Galaxy on loan until March 9.

“I am aware it’s a difficult situation, as I have been following Milan’s recent games closely. I could’ve played right away, but it is only normal that in a squad there are injuries and I can be among the replacements.

“I think this is an opportunity for me to play with Milan and share the success and history of this great side.

“It is also true that in a team like this you need to do your best and it’s only natural there would be pressure around me and the whole side, but people are different all over the world and in each country.

“I don’t know what the pressure will be like in Italy. I worked with Manchester United and all the pressure generated around that, the same happened in Madrid. I just want a good experience, to see what atmosphere there is in the stadium and that’ll give me real encouragement.”

“I’ll enjoy myself and all, but I will then return to Los Angeles,” said the midfielder when asked by D’Amico if he would stay for longer than three months.

“Victoria has always liked Milan as a city and comes here for the fashion week. We’re staying here for three months. That’s it.”

SOURCE

Thanks Hamad

It’ll start it’s operations in Jan 2009 with one destination which is Dubai.

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There was a KDD stand in our co-op yesterday and the woman there was telling us about this new Gaimar (Thick cream) they’re introducing, it’s called Nojoud. The brand KDD isn’t written on the cover but is mentioned that it’s produced by them on the side of the box. We tried it and it turned to be very tasty. I’m not a fan of Gaimar, but since it wasn’t as thick and strong as their other golden packed gaimar, I really liked it. You could eat it with a spoon.

GUST is holding a carnival in it’s Mishref campus on the 17th and 18th of december. They have a lot of festivities planned for you guys. It’s not restricted to GUST students, everybody can attend and participate in this carnival, there are also a lot of good prizes that are up for grabs.

The show will include:

• Paintball
• Mini Bungee jumping
• A DJ
• Osama foda will be there and will be giving around 150 phone numbers and mobile phones as prizes.
• Many restaurants (Grillo, lo fat, kababjy… and some more)
• A magic show
• Game booths with instant prizes
• A big final draw for all the attendants for a chance to win one of the prizes below

The Prizes:

• A Banshee
• A 42″ LCD TV
• 5 iPods touch
• 5 Ipods nano
• 2 PS3
• 5 Digital cameras
• 5 DVD players

It’s on the 17th (today) and 18th of december from 10am to 2pm in Mishref’s campus.

Thanks Fawaz

Correction: I’ve been told that the timing is actually from 10am to 10pm.

Taken from their website:

V-Net:

“Get high-speed Internet access on your laptop when you are on the move with VIVA 3.5G Data Card. It offers data transmission on laptop at speed up to 14.4 Mbps with V-Net (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) coverage.

Two packages for V-Net:

• Pay as you go package, activated by default for all type of subscribers. This package is rated per Kbyte, 1 fils per Kbyte.
• Unlimited package, this package is for 27KD/month.”

V-Link:

“When you plug a USB Modem into a laptop, it connects you to the web instantly. V-Link is a perfect option for Internet access on the go. Welcome the super slim and lightweight. You get freedom from wires and speedy Internet access on the move all in a tiny 30g V-Link Modem.

Just plug the V-Link into your USB slot and watch as everything auto-installs, it’s quick and easy, and with V-Net you can get the Usave broadband Internet access speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps.”

I don’t know what is the difference between these 2 services except that in the V-Net there is no modem mention and the speed is up to 14.4, and on the V-Link there is the modem but the speed is up to 7.2.

Click on the links to read more about both the V-Net & V-Link.

Thanks Khalid.

My friend bought his new E180 ego a few days ago from their airport branch. Here is what I know about it:

• It’ll support the new 14.4 network speed.
• It has 2 slots: 1 for the simcard and the other is for a mini SD card (up to 8 gb)
• It costs KD45 if you already have a data line, and KD35 for the new subscribers.
• It is much smaller and lighter than the one I’m using now (1st generation).
• Better upload rate even on existing speeds.
• It has a new revamped built-in software for both windows and Macs. Plug and play sort of thing. (Finally!)

I know some people have been waiting for the official release for a while now. Download it HERE.

Thanks Taymoor.

In the supermarket near the bread section.

Good offers are pouring in. I love it when there are competitions!