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May 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
Desperate Housewives is nearing its end. Next week’s two-hour finale is the series’ final episode, marking an ending to a successful and entertaining eight years. Don’t miss the finale, the promo looks so great.
May 4, 2012 6 Comments
Al-Qabas quoted the Quran to show the dangers and implications of the new death penalty that was passed yesterday in our parliament, applicable on anyone offending our Prophet, his wives, or his sa7aba.
You can also read Al-Jareeda’s legal analysis (done by constitutional legal expert, Mr. Shafeeq Emam) of the proposed death penalty, and how it is both legally and religiously wrong.
May 3, 2012 6 Comments
Update: Get your game tickets [here].
I posted a few days ago about Real Madrid FC playing against Kuwait FC in Kuwait. There is now a few more details about the historical upcoming game:
April 28, 2012 2 Comments
You might have noticed the news reporting of increased raids on parties and drinking in Kuwait, on the hands of Al-Maba7eth and the M.O.Interior. The latest happened just this night, when a huge corporate party held in Olympia was busted.
Twitter and news agencies made it sound like it was a lurid party, where all kinds of satanic actions and frolicking is happening; not that it really was just a private corporate party. I would say logic prevents organizers from supporting illegal stuff like that, let alone to do it in public.
It’s great that the police are cracking crime like they’re doing these days, there’s definitely nothing wrong about that. In fact, it should be the case all year round: to crack crime and bust criminals.
But when the process becomes highly selective, concentrating police efforts on a very few (usually drinking, gambling, and sex) crimes, then the process becomes a little questionable. We have other more serious crimes out there.
Al-Qabas newspaper mentioned, back in Jan 2010, that more than 80 thousand court verdicts were still outstanding, that the offenders are still free at large. Do you know how much 80 thousand people is? Do you think that all of them have secret hideouts where they can escape the eyes of the police? Don’t you think having more than 80 thousand verdicts and rulings outstanding and not fulfilled diminishes people’s sense of justice and righteousness?
So instead of listening to the threats of the likes of Hayef and his pals, shouldn’t the M.O.Interior focus on other more serious kinds of crime and prevention? Like better monitoring of traffic, patrolling neighborhoods, putting more police at malls and other crowded places? Catching those 80 thousand runaways?
April 28, 2012 10 Comments
Kuwait Football Club is bringing the famous Real Madrid FC to Kuwait next month, to play a game here on May 16th.
Update (2): Get your game tickets [here].
Update (1): More details [here].
This is awesome news to all football fans out there. Kuwait FC has a very successful track record of getting top international teams, and in making them bring and play their top international stars too. You won’t regret buying a ticket for anything organized by Kuwait FC. In this case, you’ll get to see Cristiano Ronaldo and his star mates play in front of you, in person!!
When Kuwait FC got Brazil’s national football team to play here a few years ago, we got to attend a 2-day fun football event, and got to see all the top Brazilian players play in person infront of us. Kazma FC, on the other hand, flopped when they brought Barcelona FC to play in Kuwait. We had the worst experience with them, because all we saw was Barca’s 3rd team, not even a glimpse of Barca’s 1st or 2nd teams, and no stars whatsoever. Plus, Kazma over killed with ticket prices. I still feel that they robbed me of my money. Whereas, I feel Kuwait FC should have charged us more, because we ended up having a lot more fun than just a single football game.
No details yet on ticket prices or categories. [Link].
April 17, 2012 6 Comments
Update: According to FroyoNation, it looks like the fire was arson:
وتشير المعلومات الأولية إلى تدخل أيادٍ عابثة بإشعال النيران، حيث أن مكان اشتعال النيران جاء بمنتصف الإطارات ومن ثم بعض الزوايا
Many politicians and enviromentalists warned about the dangers of the five million abandend car tires in Jahra area. They’ve repeatedly warned that Kuwait will face a huge polution catastrophe if the tires ever catch fire and burn.
Well, what they were afraid of happened tonight. The tires caught fire a few hours ago. The fire is already very huge, and the Fire Dept. has asked both the Army and the KOC for immediate help.
Al-Qabas has tweeted the the fire is 70 feet high and can be seen from 15 kilometers away, and that, in the next hour, the thick smoke will be seen from as far as 70 kilometers away.
Pics from Al-Watan.
April 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
I was surprised to find out taht there was a whole new patients building in Mubarak Hospital, consisting of several floors, new wings, and a whole lots of rooms and beds.
The building is very pretty, it looks modern, cool, and clean all at the same time. I would say it’s the closest thing from the M.O. Health to look like a private facility hospital.
I think it has like 4 patient floors, each with at least 2 (if not more) wings, and each wing with 10 private rooms, a few public rooms, and two isolation\ICU rooms. I don’t know how many new beds this building has added, but it’s definitely more than 250 extra beds.
The new extension has even got an adjacent modern airy parking lot. You get to this new building from the 2nd entrance after Mubarak Hospital’s emergency entrance (it would be the 1st entrance if you were coming from Hadi hospital side).
March 17, 2012 Leave a Comment
It looks like another sandstorm is heading our way. My friend was coming into the city from Jahra area, and saw this red sandstorm. Sandstorm usually hit Jahra an hour or two before it hits Kuwait, that means, the storm is most likely heading our way soon.
It looks scary, so do take caution today.
March 14, 2012 Leave a Comment
Pepsi is launching a new cola drink called “Pepsi Next” at the end of this month.
It’s a drink that’s between regular Pepsi and Diet Pepsi. It has a much stronger cola taste than Diet Pepsi, 60% less sugar, and a lot fewer calories than a regular Pepsi at just 60 calories per can.
I’m a huge cola drinks fan, and would love a chance to taste the new Pepsi Next. I doubt we’ll get it here, unless it becomes a huge hit over there.
March 13, 2012 Leave a Comment
The renewal process is very simple, and the cards take just 2-4 days to be renewed. Once you submit the required documents (refer to the picture below for details), pictures, and application; then all you need to do is go to PACI’swebsite or call them to check about the readiness of your new card. These are the documents required for renewing your Civil ID and getting the new smart card:
