Yesterday I went to Shuwaikh’s port near Kuwait University. I wanted to tell everything in details, but that proved to be impossible… so many little annoying details.. most of which were intangible.. you’d have to go there once and know what i’m talking about. Anyway, i picked just 3 incidents, here we go:

1-I had to get a visitor badge so i can enter the free zone area to check-out my packages.. we went to an office’s window (we were not allowed to enter. just wait by the window for the officer to finish your documents and hand it out to you). there were 2 groups of people waiting at 2 different windows, The first window (officer) told me that in order to get the free pass badge, I had to get my Civil-ID and Package-documents photocopied and stamped. i left him and went to the other window (officer) and he told that all i have to do is give him my civil-id in exchange. and i did, i gave him the id and he gave me the badge.

2 employees, 2 different rules. within 5 meters of each other.

2-I went in (the badge of honor in my pocket) and went straight to the warehouse where my stuff was put into a pile. we searched for the mas2ool (the guy in charge), no one was there… only an indian guy (who was a bit moody). turned out the guy in charge (the egyptian guy) is not available right now.. we were asked to wait for about 45 minutes.. (the people at the customs will leave within the next 30 minutes).

I complained, I yelled and I argued… and at the end, the indian guy got sick of me and gave me the egyptian guy’s phone number. i did the same when i called that guy, complained, yelled and argued…

Me: where are YOU!!!
mas2ool: ana 3and almo7akik… (mo7aqiq) ana mash’3ool delwa2t! meen idaak ilrakam dah!
Me: doesn’t matter! just come back now! i’m in a hurry!
mas2ool: i’m with the mo7aqiq!! i can’t come now! give me 30 minutes
Me: what are you doing there? why are you there and not here where you’re supposed to be!? even if you had something important there, you can’t just go and leave your place without anyone else in charge!

10 minutes later my problem was solved and we took the packages and went to customs…

3-I took many pictures in that warehouse. of classic cars, big boxes, my boxes and some random dusty stuff..

on our way to the customs (i’m in my car, and my packages in the other big car). as we were driving, the sea was on my left. the port looked very nice and very bloggable.. i opened my window and took out my mobile and started taking pictures.. of the sea, the port, the dock, ships… etc. and then I WAS STOPPED!

G.i.Joe: what are you doing!
Me: taking pictures? 😀
Joe: i got a tip that someone was taking pictures of the dock! give me your id and your visitor’s pass.
Me: (oh the badge! he’s going to take my badge!)
Joe: you know.. if you weren’t kuwaiti, i would’ve had to inform the maba7ith. and they were going to send you to the niyaba, then transfer you to the national security department! bitroo7 ibdahya kint!
Me: shdaaaaaaaaa3waaaaaaaaaaa 😀 😀
Joe: i’m not joking (angry face). you don’t think you’ve done something illegal?
Me: actually, no i don’t.. all i’ve done was take some pictures.. and not good ones at that, since i was driving and shooting at the same time…
Joe: thats illegal!! you can’t take pictures of ports! just like how you can’t take pictures of the airport! same thing!
Me: what are you talking about! there are 2 music videos shot at the airport!! (abdulkarim and ruwaishid’s).. its not illegal!
Joe: look, i think your intentions were pure.. and therefor i won’t be sending you to the police (maba7ith)..
Me: if you want me to delete the pictures i will.. i don’t care..
Joe: well, if you don’t delete them now infront of me, i’m gonna take you to the police myself.

can you believe that!! i mean what kind of a sick, stupid terrorist would use mobile shots to plot an attack! i mean when you have something like this:

the mouse cursor is showing the place where i was stopped

why would you need poor quality, mobile pictures… i guess i’ll never know the answer..

all in all, the experience was an awful and sad one. Kuwait’s system and the guys working in our biggest and most important ministries are stupid and incompetent. i had to race an officer with my car just to get his clearance signature. thats telling!

Thanks to Google Earth for the picture above.

Posted By Mishary.

I’ve got this video by email its REALY funny ! shoofaw el yahel eshloon e7ameg we3aseb !! 😛

Thanks 9K2HN

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The Full story of the capture of Saddam Hussein. Its around 1 hour movie “wayeeed esara7a 3ajabney” its captured from DISCOVERY Channel. If u want to see it click HERE.

Thanks for 9k2HN

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Today me and my family went to Marina Mall and when we reach the road between Mishref and Bayan “its located behind nadey el yarmook” we saw apple bee’s resturan! manadrey meta banooh aslaan! So we stoped to see if its open or not INM says that the resturant probably will be opened in a couple of days because its nearly finished as u can see below.

Special thanks to INM for taking these pics.

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Amazon’s digital music catalogue is all set to go global, and although a launch date has not yet been settled, it shall hit sometime this year. Given Amazon MP3 offers DRM-free tracks, which are generally cheaper than iTunes limited, equivalent offerings, we cannot help but think an epic battle between the big As is all set to take off.

click on Amazon and Here for more info. Thanks INM.

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Located between the two main highways linking Kuwait City to the south, the Mall of Kuwait in the Sabahiya area will have a massive retail area of 150,000 square meters. Designed to capture the imagination of the nation, it will be surrounded by gardens, water bodies and some of the most extensive leisure and dining facilities.

The mall will have a hypermarket, five anchor stores, the world’s best brands and spectacular entertainment facilities.

For more information, HERE is the site.

Thanks loco for the site 🙂

Posted By Mishary.

A bag like real bread! wallah it looks like a real khobooz!

More info click HERE.

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A week ago i upgraded my subscription to 7.2 Mbps and ive noticed that my download rate doesnt exceed 50kb/s with my Merlin XU870, turned out that my card just support up to 3.6Mbps. So i went to Zain branch yesterday and bought the Zain router.

Whats in the box:

– Zain Router.

– Charger.

– Ethernet cable.

– USB cable.

– Manual.

You can see it above its pretty small.

Now it gives me around 130 kb/s when downloading, i know its still not that fast for “7.2 mbps” bs emkafeny esara7aaa 🙂

And for the price it cost me KD100.

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Remember old days? lama el wa7ed fena yeftekher ena yakteb bel 7eber mo resas ?? 🙂 “wala kanat wanasa” Back into the subject this is a new design of the famous BIC pens  with different caps .. wala useful .

My Thangs goes to Ahmad and for BIC official site click HERE.

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Yes they are 500X larger than the normal ones, They’re battery powered, but run off of AC power, too. USB or minijack.

More info click HERE.

Thanks Ahmad.

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Ahmad told me today that there is a Kuwaiti website that sells flavored popcorn and deliver it to ur place, any where in Kuwait. They sell theses flavors:

– White Chocolate.

– Milk Chocolate.

– Dark Chocolate.

– Coffee.

– Cinnamon.

If u want to order from them HERE is the website.

Posted By Yousef

NEW YORK – Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan apartment, and police said drugs may have been a factor. The Australian-born actor was 28. Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the residence in the tony SoHo neighborhood, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said. A housekeeper who went to let him know the massage therapist had arrived found him dead at 3:26 p.m.

Source: Yahoo News

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If a bout of playing the video game does not do the trick, then pop-up some Super Mario Bros energy drink to pep you up. Called the Super Mario Bros Power Up! Energy Drink, it comes in an 8.4 oz can of blue-raspberry flavor. It going to cost you around 800 fils for the 8.4 oz can.

Click HERE to order it.

Mom bought this toy for my nephew who’s less than a year old! The cow makes loud scary noises, walks fast, it has RED eyes, and shakes it head like a maniac….. bs nagi9ha tel7ag wet3eth!!

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Takhayelaaw YOU HAVE TO aim at the exact center of the target to turn off the alarm and this is the only way! “taken from the product page” ya3nii betkooon 7adek met3aserrr !! 🙂

As usual thanks to Ahmad.

The free upload space in wordpress was 50MB back when Me and Mishary first started this blog, so we decided to subscribe to the 1GB space upgrade, i think we paid around $20 for the upgrade. Now wordpress decided to up the free space up to 3GB.. and they bumped us to 8GBs (3GBs free + 5GB instead of the 1 GB we paid for) at no additional cost! 😀

I like it when the companies respect their customers! 😀 I’m happy lol and because of this wonderforous occasion, i’m gonna start uploading a song every once in awhile.

*goes to find a song*

Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful of sunshine

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Thanks intlxpatr for the info!

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i just found a new site brought by VISA that will locate ATM cash machines in more than 170 locations.
All you have to do is type in your address and ATM locator will show you a map, just like this one, of where the nearest bank machines are. Zoom in or out for a closer view, and scroll over the numbers for detailed bank info and services. How great is that?! Use on your web-enabled cell phone as well!

Here are the result after i do search for Mishref.

Click HERE for the site.

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Walla whats next? A dog shaped bag? akooo a7ad yaby chethy ? REALLY ?

If if …. if want to order it gonna cost you around KD 35, its available in three colors Brow, Black and Red.

Order it HERE.

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igoloon laiw9alat libyoot mala7… GAMAT isa3aa!

Mugs with writable surfaces, you can now write and play with your mug while enjoying your favorite drink. yes thats right.. the mugs comes ready with 2 pieces of chalk for a quick start! 🙂

Tea

Tic Tac Toe ( X O )

Sudoku 😉

Here is the Site if you’re interested.

PS. Mishary & INM, you remember the place where we bought the mugs (blue and orange mugs) that 2001 summer? its the same place! 😀