I was in down town Kuwait the other day when i passed by the very strange parking entrance above! I have never seen such a parking entrance before.. eshda3wa?! Khara3ne ishwaya… i would feel a bit claustrophobic if i had to go through this entrance to be frank. Is there other places with similar parking [...]

You dine in a restaurant, have a good meal, then it’s time to go. You ask for the bill… you skim the bill for anything missing or extra… you see the word “Service Charge” added to the bill and you assume that it’s part of the bill so you pay for it. I have heard [...]

Ever since yesterday when i connected my Zain’s Ego and opened the browser i get the message above. Apparently my subscription was upgraded to 1 Mbps  and they thank me for being loyal! Good wallah… i never thought they cared to the extent of giving free updates to long time customers. My husband calls them [...]

OK explain this to me because i cannot seem to be finding an explanation… My husband has a private profile on Facebook. All of his friends on Facebook are his MALE friends and family. Most of his of pictures and info are private. To the ones he shows his info he has MARRIED TO available on his [...]

We were planning to fly for 3mra in February 2011 on board Wataniya Airways. Only to receive a call from them informing us of their cancellation of our flight and all other flights to Jeddah. Checking our email we received the following from Wataniya Airways… “I am sorry to have to inform you that with effect from 5 [...]

I have been receiving emails and bbm broadcasts about recycling in Q8 followed by the address http://www.mrckw.com/ I was very happy for there seems to be a proper recycling initiative in Q8… about time! We are like 20 years behind in that area! I went to the website and browsed around and to be frank i [...]

The number one beloved activity in Q8 is getting together for something to eat in one of the restaurants we have dotted all around us! You sit down, flip through the menu, order half the menu or order a cup of water, whatever the circumenstances… and you enjoy the time with the company you have [...]

 I know that people around the world are always intrigued by the question of who is behind that mask/website/book/blog etc. I know that Q8y people in particular are, how shall i put it politely,inquisitive. I know some people who are obsessed with knowing the real identity of bloggers/bloggerettes… But when one of my friends told me [...]

I parked my car in a very busy street in Jabriya… flats, taylors, restaurants, salons, stores, and gyms dotting the area and people parked in that street all the time to get to their destination on foot. As i got out of my car i saw a the crushed and apparently used needle above lying on [...]

A crowded parking lot is a familiar scene taken for granted in Q8. Especially during the weekend. Don’t you just hate it when you go around and around and you find a parking spot partially blocked by a huge dumpster? Especially given the HUGE amount of pavement residing right next to it where the dumpster [...]

Yesterday at 4 PM… i was ready to settle in front of the tv… i checked the OSN guide and i found there is a movie that looks promising… Caroline on OSN HD 1… i put the channel… the movie had just started… 2 seconds and BAM! I get the Message above “The Programme is [...]

I saw this sign while walking the streets of the Old Souk in Mubarikiya… on one hand i am glad there is a low against spitting… i never knew it was never allowed… On the other hand… for gods sake who uses the word spittle? I have never heard of it before i saw this [...]

My husband is a big fan of Naif Chicken so we occasionaly get takeouts on our way home from work. The last time we got him a takeout however… we noticed the new line printed below the logo on their chicken box… the one showing in the picture. Now for the past 30 years we [...]

We read that the prices of tomatoes in Q8 are on the rise… we heard that people are boycotting the tomatoes being too expensive and all. What we didn’t see coming was the effect of the price increase on the “Quality” of our fast food burger! If there is one bonus to ordering a burger [...]

Well what do you know… it’s a no brainer at all… apparently it’s a pattern and you have to swivel the thing according to the pattern a number of times and solving from one place to the end and VOILA! That’s it! I found the solution from this amazing website (http://www.rubikssolver.com/) The problem is the [...]

I was driving around the “Aswaq AlQurain” area when i saw a little store with faces of camels on it… we drove closer and written on the window it says “Laban Khalafat – Laban Ma3ez – Laban Baqar” and a those lovely camels smiling at you… beckoning you to come forward… Now what on earth [...]

1- It is almost impossible to get an appointment. Everyone is fully booked weeks before hand. What am i supposed to do hire a fotrune teller to tell me when i am going to be invited this upcoming year? 2- If IF you are lucky enough to get an appointment… it is always in a [...]

OK. This is rant worthy. Lets imagine how it’s going to turn out now shall we? So it’s the middle of a movie in 360. People are lost in the plot. Suddenly the screen goes dark and the lights go on and it’s time for the viewers to go pray?! Seriously? Now how many viewers [...]

Ams cham kan min il shahar? 12 Ramadan  mo? Laish 3yal el yahal already ga3deen yegarge3oon o dagaw 3lena jaras il bab o ’3anaw 3lena wee9 wee9 fee betkom ja3ame9? I am sorry but mo china Qerqe3an starts 13-15 Ramadan? S7 wella ana ’3al6ana? Laish 3yal il showare3 matrosa yahal iygarg3oon? In Jabriya o Surra [...]

As i opened my window and turned off my engine on a hot & suffocating summer night, waiting for the fuel station worked to bestow upon me his divided attention and fill my car tank with gasoline, i began to lose my patience. You see the man is over worked. There are a LOT of [...]

Years and Years ago… i was in Mubarkiya or some similar souq stocking up on Bukhoor (Incense) when i saw this mini Mubkhar (Incense Burner) that comes with a car attachement thing… Supposedly this electric Mubkhar should enable me to burn Bukhoor in my car comfortable since it’s tiny, stable, electric, doesn’t get too hot, and [...]

I slave over the stove trying to make the perfect vermicille rice, i was craving a meal of vermicille rice and KDD low fat yoghurt… 2 hours later my rice is done, steaming and fluffy… Butoote asks if it’s ready and i say yes… I then find the dish above… apparently my dear husband believes [...]

While browsing the shelves of our Co-Op i saw this Tang bag. I am not a fan of Tang at all but i thought it was strange to see a Pepper Shaker on the Front… i usually see fruits like mango strawberry… I pick up the bag wella it says ‘Lemon & Pepper’ EW Esta’3far [...]

Yes you read that right… Shampoo el7e9en!!!!! I was out with my sister the other day running some errands, on her list was ‘Buy Shampoo El7e9en’ from TSC… i was like shino Shampoo el7e9en b3d? According to my sisters and my aunt and my aunts best friend… Shampoo El7e9en is an AMAZING shampoo for all [...]

I know it’s been there for a while… the moment it was out i squealed and added it to my shopping cart… however it didn’t make it to the cash register… every single time afterwards the same scenario will repeat… i would take it, think how great it must be in my car, almost make [...]

Standing in line at the KNCC consession stand, i read the above advertisement… ”Production: The first Magazine for Creatives in the Middle East” Now what is wrong with that sentence? When was the word “Creatives” Invented? I thought Creative was an adjective! The only was for it to have a plural form is if it came [...]

We were about to watch a movie in Cinescape Avenues yesterday when a big black box by the entrance caught my attention… It had a pirate sign outside and two openings that looked like doorways and it looked like you could take a walk inside… I was very intrigued and naturally i wanted to step inside and [...]

A while ago i wanted to watch madry ay movie… and i coudln’t find reservations in a *decent* cinema. Killa ya Laila ya Ajyal… I thought it was because of the movie. I have been away for a while, now Shrek III is out, it is a Big Deal y3ni… i try to reserve but… [...]

Around 7 pm every day… i sit on the table with my main meal of the day. I switch on my tv, and i watch an Egyptian Series i like and follow on Rotana Zaman… Sometimes i flip between Rotana Zaman and Spacetoon Power to watch Conan between Rotana ads… But last Thursday, i sat down, [...]

Late night browsing at Geant 360 mall provided some entertainment for me… i couldn’t stop laughing when i saw the Arabic translation… Ay Fatha2 Tejari Allah yehadakom?! Can’t you just say, simply, Dakhel il Ma7al?! Tara ma yabelha shay! Filed under: Confused, Funny, Lost in Translation, Q8, Thing that annoy me! Tagged: Lost in Translation