Mariah Carey Breaks Elvis Presley’s long standing record as the second inline for most #1’s on Billboard charts, The first position goes to The Beatles. The song ‘Touch My Body’ Just made its giant leap from #15 on the chart to #1 thanks to an unprecedented Digital downloads, 286,000 downloads in just one week, making it Carey’s 18 #1 on Billboard.

“I really can never put myself in the category of people who have not only revolutionized music but also changed the world,” Carey told The Associated Press from London on Tuesday. “That’s a completely different era and time. I’m just feeling really happy and grateful.”

This is the song that made it to #1 this week.

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Source: Billboard, CNN, MTV.

Posted By Mishary.

Kuwait Airways

Baskin Robbins 

Pizza Hut 

Hungry Bunny “the original one”

Hot Sauce 

This is really funny! check out the winner hair cuts on 1984! 

Hardee’s 

KFH ” i wonder whats the link between KFH and frozen chicken” 

My thanks goes for Ali

Mom has been doing this cake for over 20 years. Its one of her signature cakes. As simple as it may seem, Nobody has ever mastered it the way Mom does Every Single Time! 😛

From Mom’s cook book and exclusively (6al) to our blog, here comes the best Mud (chocolate) cake ever!

Ingredients:

• 1 2/3 Cup of Flour
• 1 1/3 Cup of Sugar
• 4 Eggs
• 1 Cream (shown above. gamair)
• 1/3 Cup of Cocoa Powder
• 1 1/2 bar of butter (Size shown above)
• 3 Table sp. Nescafe melted in 1/2 a cup of hot water
• 2 Tea sp. Baking Powder.
• 4 Aero Chocolates
• 1 Flake
• Sprinkle of salt

Mix all the ingredients together in a big mixer, leaving only the Aero, Flake & 1/2 the cream for later.

Mix like crazy!

Mix Mix Mix!

Incase you were wondering whats inside the Cocoa tin 😛

Oil Brush this thing

Pour your mix in the thing and put in the oven for 35 on 350 degrees.

Might as well make use of your time while you wait for the cake. Take out the 4 Aeros and melt them in a water bath (Mom used this word, Bath) with whats left of the cream (remember you mixed just half of it with the cake mix).

Less than 5 minutes later it should look like this, Unburned!

Take out your cake when the 35 minutes is up. It should look something like this.

Cover it with the chocolate you melted earlier.

Sprinkle some of the flake (you get to eat whats left of the flake!)

And Voila!

Note from Mom:

“Many Have asked me for this recipe & I turned many of them away. Making this Cake on your own is what makes it special. If you’re going to give this recipe to the maid, you won’t get the same results, been done many times and the results were always sub par, As they should be.”

Posted By Mishary.

A few days ago i received my Time Capsule, the 500GB version. it was supposed to be shipped at the end of Feb. but due to some version update Apple delayed it till the end of March.

Whats in the box:

• Time Capsule.
• Power Cable.
• Manual.
• Installation CD.

  

  I thought it would fit nicely on top of my Mac Mini, but turned out its a lot wider & thinner. but it looks sexy! 😛

  Straight to the point

  Pros:

  • wireless access 24/7 to your storage people! this is soo cool! Im backing up my mac & vista wirelessly!
  • i connected it with my Zain router, so now it acts as my storage PLUS internet. The fact that its Wireless N is making it a very good access point.
  • Its Sexy! its an apple product! yes im considering apple a plus!

    Cons:

    • Syncing. It takes ages to sync wirelessly. backing up my MBP took around 8-10 Hours.

      The 500GB costs KD80 & the 1TB costs KD133.

      I give it a 4 Out of 5.

Posted By Mishary.

Today i found that ANM brought Coca cola Zero from the super market. I wonder how they make it ZERO calories?!

Posted By Yousef

The Indian conglomerate, Tata, buys Jaguar and Land Rover.

Excerpts

“Tata, India’s biggest vehicle maker, is paying $2.3bn (£1.15bn) for the British brands after months of negotiations over price and supply relationships.”

“Jaguar has made losses ever since Ford bought it in 1989. Company sources say those losses are being trimmed with the launch of new models. But everyone at Castle Bromwich accepts that Jaguar faces intense competition from much bigger carmakers such as Mercedes, BMW, Audi and Lexus.”

“Tata must “decide what Jaguar is for and what is its strategic direction in the future”, according to industry analyst Jay Nagley.”

“Since 2002, when Jaguar sold 130,000 cars, sales have halved, and the slide continues.”

“In Europe, Jaguar’s sales slumped more than 25% in February when compared with the same period last year, while in its key market, the US, sales have fallen more than 33% so far this year when compared with the same period in 2007.”

BBC

Thanks Tariq.

Posted By Yousef

I wanted to review DHL’s @ Home forwarding service for over a week now, but I waited until my first 3 packages got to Kuwait so I can get a sense of DHL’s speed and their delivery patterns.

I ordered 3 packages, 1 of them was a laptop for a friend. The laptop took 12 days to arrive in Kuwait’s customs. The other packages, one took 12 days and the other took 8 days. Keep in mind that I start counting once they are delivered to my US mailbox, which is checked twice a week, every monday and thursday. Once the shipments arrive in Illinois in the mailbox, you’ll feel like you’ve been disconnected from the package until it arrives to Kuwait.  There is no tracking number and no site to monitor the progress. You just have to wait. It can get frustrating as you wait and have no idea about your package status and its whereabouts. You may however call DHL in Kuwait and ask about it.

Now, my cousins had a different kind of experience with DHL’s @ Home Service. I learned that  DHL once misprinted the value of one of the packages which contained a couple of PC games and printed an extra zero, causing my cousin to pay around 45kd as tax for a package not worth that much. While my other cousin told us that they do not use DHL throughout the route to Kuwait. They use other company to deliver the package from illinois to Bahrain, then use DHL to deliver the packages from Bahrain to Kuwait.

First impressions can make or break a company nowadays. DHL should know that by now. Having no advantage over other competitors and no site to go with the service is not helping at all. What would make anyone leave their current forwarding service and join DHL? What will motivate them? At the moment, the answer is Nothing.

Having said all that. I think its still too premature to make a real judgment as to whether I’d continue using DHL for my online shopping or if I would go back to the miserable Aramex. They both, up to now, are doing a job that leaves much to be desired. But DHL being the company that it is, makes me a bit more hopeful for a real improvement. And with Sarita on board, it actually makes it worth giving it a chance.

UPDATE:
Click here for a newer updated review

Posted By Mishary.

I found this which i think is interesting, YES you can make your own puzzle for your kid or even for you!

It gonna cost you around KD1.000 which is good deal for a nice gift!

want to order it? click HERE.

I think they were going for a traditional, straight up Kuwaiti feel with this Invitation.

For the Arabic-illiterate, They’re basically saying that the official opening of Villa Moda’s new Almanshar branch is going to be held on the 6th of April at 8 o’clock. The attendants should were the traditional Kuwaiti kaftan for women (dara3a) and Dishdashas for men. There will be also a tradtional musical acts performing for the audience.

Posted By Mishary.

Since INM birthday is today Me & my wife decided to invite him and my family to lunch at Lenôtre.  By the way, this chief (in the picture above) saw me taking pics so lazam ela ye6la3 bel sora! 😛

i will leave you with some of the orders:

Rocca Salad 

Fried Mozzarella cheese

Chicken Club sandwich

Steak with white Mushroom sauce  (Yousef this is my order, Yes! MEAT again 😛 )

Rib Eye Steak

Since Lenôtre is a well known restaurant, i wont say anything more than its a classy family restaurant.

Posted By Yousef

I never got people’s obsession with herbal teas & herbal medicines. yurrkhh.

Posted By Yousef

Happy Birthday INM!! Me & Mishary wish You a Happy Birthday and a great year to come! o 3o2bal 10² sina! 😀

Remember the picture above? 😛

Posted By Mishary.

We just wantd to thank all of our readers for their support! Guys in less than 5 months we achieved around 24,000 reader/month. if you look at the chart above you can see that in the past 2 months, each month doubled the previous one which is amazing considering we’re only 5 months old! *throws confetti*

Again Me & Yousef would like to thank you a lot! 😀

Posted By Mishary.

Today me & my wife decided to go to Villa Moda Al-Manshar which is located in Al-Manshar mall in Fahaheel.

Its located at the end of the mall which is near Rotana Hotel.

Once i got in i grabbed my camera and started taking pictures. But suddenly they came to me and asked me to turn it off! So, all the pics below are spy pics 😛 Sorry if they are not clear enough 😛

There is a flower section for a shop called Cozy Corner at the entrance.

If you can see above, basically the place consists of circles and each circle got its own brand. One of the circles is for DIGITS shop (its an apple computer shop).

The shop also got a second floor which is also for ladies! 🙁

There is a cafe too!

I just want to mention that this branch seems to be a little bit different from the other branches, it doesn’t have the major brands such as Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Prada or even Marni. But it’s worth going.

Posted By Yousef

My Brother used the Grande Prairie moving company last week to move his furniture and stuff. He told me that they did a good job wrapping, packing, loading and moving the furniture. And also they were reasonably priced. I’m glad he got a good service because he had been so accustomed to using his regular Vancouver movers. He voiced real fears about the whole thing and I’m just happy for him that everything was perfect.

For more information about the Company you can check their Site

Reader’s Opinions

“I used them also when I moved to my new house last year. They came on time and did an excellent job (and even some things beyond the call of duty). None of my furniture was scratched and they were prepared with everything they needed from the start.

Related: The best movers for coming to New Zealand.

I had a very positive experience with them and I’d recommend them to anyone.” – Ahmad

“This Pack ‘N’ Move company is so great you start doubting you are dealing with company inside Kuwait. They come on time. The know what they do. They explain what they are going to do. You chose what to pay for if you need extra packaging. The start bringing down the pieces, moving, and assembling it. No BANG noises, not a single scratch.” – Bashar

Posted By Mishary.

When I first got married, about a year ago, I went to the Gulf Bank and asked them about getting an extra card for my K-Net account so that i can give it to my wife just in case anything happens. Their answer was NO! its not possible. I even took it the to the branch manager there and asked him, his answer was “even if I accept ur request the system will auto refuse and cancel it!”

I went back home and forgot about it. After a few months i noticed that my Card’s letters & number were unidentifiable so i decided to go to the bank and ask them to get a new card. They wanted me to give them the old one so they can proceed with the request, I suggested that I keep mine until I get the new one.

Anyway, they agreed. After a few days they called and told me to come and collect my new card, so, I went there to get it…. they did NOT ask about my old one…. Aaaaaand Guess what!?!? BOTH cards now are working! So much for the system auto refusing my card!!!

Its one of those movies where from the opening credits you know, you just know its going to be one of the best movies you ever saw. that was the case with me, my friends and whoever watched the movie.

The movie is set in the early 1900s. It tells the story of a young 15 year old black girl named Celie. Celie was constantly abused and humiliated by her father who later forced her to marry a widower with a bunch of kids. and that widower, Mister, as Celie would call him, picked up where her father left.

Directed by Steven Spielberg.

Cast:
Whoopi Goldberg
Danny Glocer
Oprah Winfrey

Posted By Mishary.

Did anyone notice these bags here in Kuwait? i’ve noticed them recently in many shapes and styles! My question is are these Authentic? and whats their relation with GM Cadillac cars? wayeeed gomt ashofhoom eb kel mokan!

I just did a quick search on amazon and found them under “Ashley M Cadillac” and they cost around KD10.

Here is the Link to Amazon.

UPDATE:

It seems that they r selling it here in Kuwait, Check it out HERE “Check their prices.. what a rip off!”

Thanks M

Posted By Mishary.

I think this will help you these days A LOT 😛

The pair is going to cost you around KD 2.150, to buy one just click HERE.

My thanks Goes to Ahmad.

Mom’s newest cake. I heard its very simple to prepare, I’m gonna see if I can get the recipe 😉