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November 17th, 2008 | 3:27 pm

I’m Still Around.

Randomness Has Another Name

I’m still here people! I am! I’ve been extremely busy, I mean really BUSY! I barely have any time to feed my self lol.
I got 2 things
1- How is the global financial crisis affecting you?
Now do the poll and thank you!

I don’t have much time right now to update you guys with my latest news, […]

November 17th, 2008 | 8:49 am

London in Kuwait

Who Knew?

Hyde Park & Picadilly Circus in Kuwait

      

November 17th, 2008 | 3:13 am

For Ront… Really?

SOME contrast

Posted By Yousef

You’d think someone would’ve noticed or spellchecked before going ahead with it… hmm, come to think of it, the wrong spelling got it even more exposure!

November 16th, 2008 | 1:42 pm

Prince Charles - 20 facts

Teachthemasses School Days

1. He was born on November 14, 1948, at Buckingham Palace.
2. The eldest child of the then Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, he was christened Charles Philip Arthur George on December 15, 1948, in the Palace Music Room.
3. Charles became heir apparent on the death of his grandfather George VI, when his mother […]

November 16th, 2008 | 9:30 am

Have You Ever

cat-eyez

Have You Ever Consulted a Psychologist/ Psychiatrist?Do You Think It’s Helpful .. or Humiliating?

November 16th, 2008 | 12:12 am

FREE POSTERS… FREE JAMES BOND POSTERS!

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may

What do you think of Wataniya Ad??Recharge or pay your bill of KD10 or more and get your poster at Wataniya store?

November 15th, 2008 | 1:09 pm

Women Drivers-huh!

Teachthemasses School Days

Great story ( makes a change ) in the Arab Times about a group of women in Saudi Arabia who met to remember the anniversary 18 years ago when, in protest, they took to the streets and drove cars like their sisters in other Arab states.
Urged on by the arrival of female allied troops driving tanks, and […]

November 13th, 2008 | 6:30 pm

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November 12th, 2008 | 7:30 pm

You know you’re an expat when……

Teachthemasses School Days

 
1.You know all the words to the national anthem but its in a foreign language you may not fully understand…..
2. You can accept that a scooter is a family vehicle .
3. The lorry in front of you at midnight on the Fahaheel expressway has bald tyres, no back lights , flashing indicators, and you accept this as ok.
4. […]

November 12th, 2008 | 4:13 pm

Give Social Workers a Kick Up the Ass

Teachthemasses School Days

 Twenty years ago when my professional sister divorced, she was forced to undergo weekly visits from the social worker, to make sure the kids were ‘coping’…..ironically that same social worker’s daughter was arrested some 15 years later for crashing and totalling her car while under the influence of alcohol. I wonder who visited the social […]

November 10th, 2008 | 11:34 pm

Back to Work!

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may

I have had a wonderful break… beautiful five weeks off in between jobs… although I was busy and got caught up doing other stuff, it was still beautiful.Back to work + New job + Preparing for FIVE60’s next event = Super Busy Ansam!Oh and thats the v…

November 10th, 2008 | 10:43 pm

Old Top Ten Obama List

Who Knew?

This is pretty old, and I’m sure most of you have seen it.. But i have to share this.. !
      

November 9th, 2008 | 6:22 pm

Zed or Zee?

Who Knew?

This has been a debatable question in my mind as early as i could remember… So how do you say it and which is the proper pronouncation ? is it ZEE or ZED ?
      

November 9th, 2008 | 5:48 pm

What do you do when you want to undo?

MishMisha..

heheh private joke.
me is in class bored out of my head. who the hell doesn’t know how to use ms word? or what right click is? this is completely ridiculous!
so i am using this waste of time class to update this sucky blog.. tehe!
i cannot wait til december.. we get a month’s vacation and plus […]

November 5th, 2008 | 9:19 pm

Woow

εϊз It's just ME! εϊз

So Obama won ?:P…very interesting…. :DPeace In The Middle East

November 5th, 2008 | 9:43 am

Congrats :p The New President Of USA !!

SoZuke

Obama

November 5th, 2008 | 1:06 am

Habby…:P

εϊз It's just ME! εϊз

Peace In The Middle East

November 4th, 2008 | 5:26 pm

If you ever become a mother, can I have one of the puppies?

MishMisha..

i hate people. i really do. they’re really annoying sometimes, don’t you think?
      

November 4th, 2008 | 11:51 am

The highlight of my winter

Who Knew?

      

November 2nd, 2008 | 1:46 pm

Gossip Girl and the Kuwaiti flag.. i think…

Who Knew?

After watching the lastest episode on Gossip Girl, I couldn’t really help noticing Kuwaiti flag in the building!
I swear, i rewinded it 10 times.. then went a double checked again yesterday and today..
Please tell me you see it and that my eyes aren’t playing tricks at me!
      

November 1st, 2008 | 11:00 pm

Are You?

Jacqui

These are some questions that go through my mind everyday, some never leave, and some remain unanswered, yet others find their quick answers and just float out.

Are you surrounded by so many people but you feel all alone in this world?
Are you in a real relationship but feel that it’s still not going anywhere?
Are you […]

November 1st, 2008 | 9:53 pm

I miss winter….

Who Knew?

So does this mean that winter is really coming or is this a false alram, like all of the other false alarms this week?
I want rain!!
      

November 1st, 2008 | 5:19 pm

Kuwaiti Bloody Rooster

Teachthemasses School Days

 

Ok so what is it with the rooster thing? My husband rushed in last night to tell me ,
”It’s 19 degrees outside, open the windows. Open the windows! It’s 19 degrees outside. It’s 19 degrees outside!!”.
Apparently it was 19 degrees outside, so I opened the windows ( it was 2 30 a.m. ) and let […]

November 1st, 2008 | 9:39 am

The Virgin and the Chav

Teachthemasses School Days

13 Virgin Atlantic Crew learned how to use Facebook the hard way.
Status updates revealed staff calling passengers chavs and claiming the planes were full of cockroaches.Claims that the airline’s jet engines were replaced four times in one year were made on the group’s discussion board……..oops, should have kept that profile private.
A spokesman for the airline […]

October 31st, 2008 | 10:48 am

IGCSE in Prostitution?

Teachthemasses School Days

Is that what comes next? Looks like the ‘Girl from Ipanema’ is now being requested to be a little more pro-active.
‘Prostitutes in Brazil should be prepared to perform fantasies and seduce with affectionate nicknames’, according government advice…..
The government also advised prostitutes they should be able to “demonstrate a capacity to communicate in a foreign language….” […]

October 31st, 2008 | 12:09 am

Maturity

Teachthemasses School Days

You don’t see a lot of it these days.
To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.
      

October 29th, 2008 | 6:44 pm

Shuffle

MishMisha..

[Link]
      

October 29th, 2008 | 1:02 pm

Ebsor3aaa …..

SpiKeD Q80

• The country does not need new streets….it needs NEW human brains to lessen the traffic…seriously….when there is a turn at a bridge…for two lanes….then people come up and try to make it up to 4 lanes…• Best thing to do in a traffic jam…

October 29th, 2008 | 10:32 am

Cigar? Really?

Ma6aba

Mr. Alghanim assuring the stability of the bank but couldn’t wait to have his damn cigar until the end of the press release?

Oh and he’s going to be upset if someone talks about options and derevatives .. thats a nice way to set people straight !

October 28th, 2008 | 10:57 pm

Fake Smile

Who Knew?

..
“So put on a fake smile and lets go fool the world.”

Ever got tired of hidding your feelings?
      

October 28th, 2008 | 5:50 pm

You know what’s weird..

MishMisha..

Donald Duck never wore pants. But whenever he’s getting out of the shower, he always put a
towel around his waist.
I mean, what is that about?
      

October 28th, 2008 | 6:14 am

Right at the corner of …

The Roof

ثمة سر غامض في زوايا الأشياءزوايا الحائط حين أستند عليها .. متجاهلة السرير و الكنبتين الكبيرتينزوايا الأوراق .. حين أكتب عليها أفكاري العشو…

October 27th, 2008 | 9:16 pm

Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Palm Tree

Teachthemasses School Days

It looks like the Dubai sex on the beach pair might be spending some more time in jail………..
Defence lawyer Hassan Matter, who represents Palmer, 36, and Acors, 34, said: “They say three months is not enough. They say it should be longer.”
At the time of the trial, senior prosecutor Faisal Abdelmalek Ahli said he was […]

October 25th, 2008 | 9:49 pm

Beach Time

Teachthemasses School Days

We went to the beach today. It was great. There was only us and three guys fishing. We paddled ( well that was the plan ) and collected sea snails ( that’s what we call them ) and goubgoubs. Then we took birds’ feathers and wrote our names in the sand.
The sun wasn’t too strong […]

October 25th, 2008 | 9:12 am

????

Scalpels

سبع سنابل خضر من أعواميتذوي يابسة في كف الأمل الداميارقبها في ليل القهرتضحك صفرتها من صدريوتموت فتحيـى آلامييا صاحب سجني نبئنيما رؤيا مأس…

October 24th, 2008 | 6:19 pm

Peony in the Kitchen

Who Knew?

Lately, I’ve become Mrs. Betty Crocker on all of my friends & family. Who knew that baking has a lot of benefits!
1. Time consuming
2. You eat less
3. Buy fewer groceries
4. Lots of compliments (”Peony itsawi cake hiloo!!” my 2yr old cousin after having a vanilla cupcake)
5. Yummy healthy home made stuff


So my fellow bloggers & […]

October 24th, 2008 | 1:26 pm

Randomness Has Another Name

The blog is closed until further notice.
      

October 22nd, 2008 | 12:38 pm

Observations!

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may

* Almost all speed cameras are facing opposite directions… have you noticed that? The ones that used to take pictures of the cars’ front is now taking pictures of the cars’ back… and vice versa!* Weather do change people’s attitudes! Somehow I feel…

October 19th, 2008 | 8:06 am

Little Pick-Me-Up

MishMisha..

[Link]
it’s sunday and it’s 8 o’clock and i have class in an hour and still i didn’t take a shower, have no idea what to wear and i’m sleepy!!!!!
      

October 19th, 2008 | 12:08 am

Feeling Down

Jacqui

Feeling down and uninspired I wanted to re-release my new theme but I don’t have the energy to do so nor the inspiration to do so.
I just want to crawl under a rock and hibernate until next year is it possible?
Contemplating shutting down the blog for a couple of days until I am back up […]

October 18th, 2008 | 11:24 pm

Wave Your Middle Finger in Glory

Charts & Numbers

“The low hanging fruit, i.e. idiots whose parents paid for prep school, Yale, and then the Harvard MBA, was there for the taking.  These people who were (often) truly not worthy of the education they received (or supposedly received) rose to the top of companies such as AIG, Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers and all levels of our […]

October 18th, 2008 | 10:00 pm

Coffee and Friends

Who Knew?

“A cup of coffee shared with a friend is happiness tasted & time well spent.”
      

October 18th, 2008 | 9:18 pm

Hair Pulling

cat-eyez

How can I stop pulling my hair out?!Once I get busy with anything .. Like watching a movie, working, writting, chatting .. etc.I start to pull my hair out!One by one by one .. till the tissue paper I had put beside me earlier is covered with my hair!Th…

October 17th, 2008 | 9:54 pm

I want to be a kid again…

Who Knew?

(Sorry it’s been long since i posted, but i;ve been extremely busy these couple of days..)
After going in Baroue, i felt i wanted to be a kid again!

I don’t know why, but merry go rounds remind me of Marry Poppins…

So that’s our Islamic style “singer” Barbie in a bad prom dress?
.

I used to love to […]

October 17th, 2008 | 1:13 pm

“ignorance is still Bliss”!

εϊз It's just ME! εϊз

…I wouldn’t always want to open the door…In fact I prefer them closed…Peace In The Middle East

October 15th, 2008 | 11:26 pm

Back To Old

Jacqui

I just have to work out a few kinks then go back to the new theme but I’m happy with this one for now.  I might even stay here because well let’s face it, this one is just pure gold.  One of my good ones.  Maybe just steal off the background from there and change […]

October 14th, 2008 | 2:48 pm

Some Funny Video’s on Youtube!

Randomness Has Another Name

Before I start this decent post. I know I haven’t written anything for a long time, I’m sorry about that! There have been many factors that made me not blog for this time. Anyway, I’ll try to blog more often if I got the time. plus i got something I’d like to post soon even […]

October 14th, 2008 | 2:39 pm

I Am Not My …….

SpiKeD Q80

I’m not my _ENTER_WORD_Enter the word that applies to you best….and why?

October 14th, 2008 | 1:07 am

Cow and the Chewing gum .

Grey Fort

So this two legged cow in her robust dress and the Givenchy bag with calf no 1 and calf no2 on each side entered my showroom. The reason i call her cow is because she was eating chewing gum *tchitak tchitak* , even the cows would be embarrassed to hear…

October 13th, 2008 | 9:58 pm

الغـــــــــيره

cat-eyez

هي حالة انفعالية يشعر بها الشخص، ولا تظهر إلا من خلال أفعال سلوكية يقوم بها .. وهى مزيج من الإحساس بعدم الأمان وانفعال الغضب .. وتعد الغيرة أ…

October 12th, 2008 | 2:25 pm

Bored!

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may

I am waiting at the car dealership’s cafe… for my car “quick” service! and I am bored… I only have 24% left on my battery and I hope my car will be ready before then because I read the newspaper page by page, talked to the Filipino cabayans/barista…

October 11th, 2008 | 8:37 pm

it takes guts!

Ma6aba

thanks to HJ for forwarding many interesting stories to me lately .. and this one is another one. a blind guy tops 300 kmph in a Lamborghini Gallardo!

Belgian Luc Costermans has broken the world blind road speed record, on an airstrip in France.

Mr Costermans topped 308.78km/h (192 mph) while driving a […]

October 9th, 2008 | 11:46 am

Jean Jacques Rousseau 1712-1778

SOME contrast

Posted By Yousef

This sign was on a small one room building near where we stay in france. For years we’ve been passing by without paying much attention. A couple of years ago Mom started telling me about this guy, who turned to be a great french philosopher. Apparently he stayed in our area when he […]

October 9th, 2008 | 7:57 am

My Everyday Latte

SOME contrast

Posted By Yousef

I love lattes. I’ve tried all the places in Kuwait with cafe lattes and au laits and I can say with confidence that nothing beats my own homemade latte. Well, its not entirely homemade, I use a nespresso coffee machine. The one and only place that used to make great cafe au laits […]

October 8th, 2008 | 7:44 pm

Lost in Jabriya

Who Knew?

Yes people, it is possible and I got lost in Jabriya just yesterday.
On my way to Royal Hayaat for the numerous new moms there, all dressed up and everything, I got lost! And it wasn’t my first time to drive there.. I’ve driven there 100 times before. I’ve been to Jabriya 1000 times, and sometimes […]

October 8th, 2008 | 2:48 pm

updates

AnGeL

i know it’s been some time since i posted something except short update posts. but wait don’t get excited this is not a real post, it is another update post BUT a longer version of it :pso here are the reasent updates ;)BLOG UPDATE:i deleted the wordpr…

October 8th, 2008 | 12:33 pm

Barcelona Football Stadium in A’ardiyah

N.

I was looking for the Aramex main building online when I stumbled upon the Barcelona football stadium, as well as the Manchester football stadium all in A’ardiyah. If you want to drive around for fun, how about “Happiness Street“.

P.S. Arabic language required to read the actual names.

October 7th, 2008 | 10:46 pm

GO LAZY GO CRAZY BABY

cat-eyez

Okay .. So I am going on vocation starting form tomorrow .. I’ll be ur definition of *lazy girlllll*I’ll do nothing but kicking asses here and there ..I’ll stay awake till the early or maybe late hours of morning ..I’ll sleep till lateeeeeeeeee afterno…

October 7th, 2008 | 11:55 am

Cukoo Kuwaiti Econo-politics

Charts & Numbers

In reading my previous articles you will agree that I have been purely objective and based on investment/economics related activities, rather than satirically opinionated, except in the following post which has forced me to unleash my honest opinion whether perceived as unfounded, or not, regarding the economical/political sophistication of Kuwait.
 
Following a meeting by the Kuwaiti […]

October 5th, 2008 | 12:10 am

4th Day of Eid

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may


October 4th, 2008 | 9:12 pm

Shopping With Mom

Who Knew?

First of all, i;d like to wish all of my readers and visitors a happy Eid and hope you enjoyed your long (or short) holidays.

Walking around the shop, i finally tried on rain boots that i;ve been dying to have since April…
Peony: Mama, shoofaay hal Hunter boots!!! a5eeran ligayt my size..! ishrayich feeh?
Mom: Wallah P, […]

October 4th, 2008 | 4:09 pm

Cold feet Cold Hands - Blue toes Blue Fingers

cat-eyez

My toes/fingers turn blue when ever I am cold (I am always cold even if it was not THAT cold).My Feet and hands are always freezing cold!

October 3rd, 2008 | 10:51 am

Chalet-ing in Eid

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may


October 2nd, 2008 | 3:44 am

Sticker on License Plate

SOME contrast

Posted By Yousef

I know its too Dubai, but I like the sticker. You can get one from the Canada Dry Street in ‘Shari3 Alzeena’. My friend told me he paid 1kd for both plates.
I wonder if it’ll become another fad.

October 1st, 2008 | 4:52 pm

لــــــــيش كــــــبرت

cat-eyez

العيد مو حلو و احنا كبار :(ليش كبرت ؟؟؟وانا صغييييييره كنت بمووووووت عشان أكبرو بالعيد أحس لو ما كبرت أحسنجان زين عمري 9 سنيييين للحيييينود…

September 30th, 2008 | 4:16 am

I…

εϊз It's just ME! εϊз

I hate Capricorns! Every Capricorn that I ever met sucked :P any blogger here who belongs to this horrible star signs? Why are you like this?I think they are arrogantI think they make irrational decisionsI think they make their own mistakes and blame i…

September 29th, 2008 | 9:28 pm

the wall street bail out plan needs a bail out plan

it's gone a lil wonky

its not going well.
they’ve voted against it.
in an effort to stay popular with their voters they’ve killed the bill.
watch the world go into a tailspin,…
its not going to be pretty at all.
Posted in idiots, investing, random, rantifications, speculation, stock market      

September 29th, 2008 | 2:04 pm

Strange but true

Teachthemasses School Days

(-) The only land mammal that can’t jump, is an elephant.
(-) All the numbers on a roulette wheel add up to 666
(-) Dolphins sleep with one eye open
(-) More people use blue toothbrushes than red
(-) Slugs have four noses
      

September 28th, 2008 | 11:12 pm

Clips

cat-eyez

She: Shouq !! sheno hal ra’99a ele 3ala ryolech mn wara ??? men 6agech ??Me: huh ?? weeeein ??She: go check yedam el mirror ! ma etshofeen zarga eshkebrha ?Me: Ollaaah !! hathy men weein e6la3at!********************She: Shouq yamoch wadeny ashtery 7ag …

September 28th, 2008 | 11:32 am

Unusual choice for a place to have sex!

Ma6aba

This two Italian couples decided they need to have sex.. in the morning… but guess where??

Yup… in a church’s confessional box.. during the morning mass.. “imagine her self praying when someone is moaning next to you?? it has to suck!!”
apparently the atheist couple saw it  normal to have sex in place that is like any […]

September 28th, 2008 | 6:53 am

Whats going on?

Randomness Has Another Name

I’ve been reading the newspaper online for the past couple of days and I noticed something weird.
People are commiting suicde like crazy in Kuwait! In a matter of 3 days more than 5 died? How is that possible?
I mean its really awkward that people are killing them self that way!
      

September 27th, 2008 | 8:44 pm

I AM IN LOVE

cat-eyez

I am in love with him .. seriously! Don’t u think Patrick Dempsey is waaaay toooo verrrry sooooooo much hawwwwwwwwwwt!!

September 27th, 2008 | 1:35 am

Grimace who?

Who Knew?

Ever wondered what that purple blob thing on old McD’s advertisments is?

Grimace is a large, purple anthropomorphic being of indeterminate species with short arms and legs. He is known for his slow-witted demeanor. His most common expression is the word “duh”. Originally, Grimace was the “Evil Grimace”, with two pairs of arms with which to […]

September 26th, 2008 | 3:48 pm

A Buddha Moment

Teachthemasses School Days

        -Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you yourself […]

September 26th, 2008 | 6:05 am

Moon Shot

SOME contrast

Posted By Yousef

September 26th, 2008 | 1:54 am

Re: Signs

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may

More than a year ago I blogged about Signs in Kuwait.I wrote this:”Gulf Road changes first to Blajat Street and then to “Cooperative Road”!! OK so, why Cooperative and not Al Ta’awon? Cooperative Road sounds funny to me!! And why not Khaleej Road!?!!? …

September 25th, 2008 | 1:41 pm

Racism in the elevator

Ma6aba

Love it!

September 24th, 2008 | 11:39 pm

Overheard …

Who Knew?

… while shopping.
“Eee.. hatha ikbeer… i5thaay MIDDLE a7san”

“ALOOO!!.. Ma7al ******* ? Ana al7een fil AFINYOOOZ.. Wain mukankum??”
.
.
Any funny things you’ve overheard recently in a public place?
      

September 23rd, 2008 | 12:44 pm

Chemist Cries, Not from NaCl..

Archeology Uncovered

The Chemist just left after like, half an hour,after bawling.He apparently recieved a video link of some old Arabic cartoon called Sinan or Sinal or something, which brought back all these forgotten memories as a kid that he just couldn’t take……..S…

September 23rd, 2008 | 5:51 am

The Dicksoniae Flower

SOME contrast

Posted By Yousef

My father just gave me a book ‘40 Years In Kuwait’ by Violet Dickson / Om S3ood. I’ve been going through it’s pages for the last hour and a half and I would like to share this paragraph on p147 with you guys:
We went to our yearly camping spot in the desert (Arifjan), […]