A while ago I read an interesting article about a nurse who helped a disabled  teenager deal with sexual tension by buying him a vibrating sex toy. This is a controversial topic because there is a fine line between assistance and possible abuse. Disab…

It was too early when I woke up. I ambled to the sitting room and set a tall glass of water before me. The air conditioner was blowing chilled air in that particular position and I enjoyed it. Arctic conditions in 50 C + temperatures. I switched on the…

From the book Tests for Husbands & Wives Marital Rating Scale Husband’s Chart George W. Crane, Ph.D. M.D. In computing the score, check the various items under DEMERITS which fit the husband and add the total. Each item counts one point unles…

In Arabian Gulf states, there is a taboo of mentioning one’s mother’s name and a married woman is almost always referred to as Mother of [eldest son's name]. Males are taught from an early age to protect women’s reputation and honour …

March 21st is the date most Arabs celebrate Mother’s Day. In this video clip, Fayza Ahmad sings Sitt Al Habayeb, a song extolling maternal love and appreciation for mothers. I have posted the Arabic lyrics at the bottom and also attempted a brief…

Love of Kuwait – Social responsibility Video clip on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Kuwait’s independence and the 20th anniversary of the liberation by the Kuwait Autism Society (KAS) Filed under: Children, Family, Kuwait, Life, Li…

Dedicated to mom and Thursday lunches   Give your mom a hug today   Filed under: Children, Family, Film & Ads, Life, Music

Do you dress up for the school run? (For non-parents – the majority of my blog readers I believe -that means taking and picking up your kids from school) I found this article quite amusing never having really put much thought into the details it …

Up until i got a job my grandparents gave me a 3ediya. Up until i got married my parents gave me a 3ediya. Now i have not seen a 3ediya since 2003 and i have to say 3eed is so much less fun when you don’t have bank notes blessing your wallets. Then again i [...]

oooh where do i start with this one? ًWhenever it rains in Q8 i start singing the opening tune of this cartoon. Whenever i remember it i remember the old cosy days 80′s… my father would have just woken up from his afternoon nap and the cartoon would have just started… my father would cut [...]

Once upon a time when Re7ab Complex wasn’t all about video games, there was a library in the basement called “3alam Thaqafat El6efel”… they made subscribtions for kids and sold educational books and toys… they also sold Arabic Tin Tin Comics. My father came home one day with a bag full of Arabic Tin Tin [...]

 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 [...]

Warning: This is going to be a long post with lots of lovely pictures and delicious food description. Since this time of year is the prime time for BBQ’s and outdoorsy gathering… I received a very generous offer from Munch Catering to provide us with a complimentary BBQ. We decided that Saturday would be a good day [...]

One day my father came home with a box of some new Digestive biscuits “Chocolate Cramels” . My baby sister who never was a fan of digestives buscuits before has tried one and ever since had fallen in love! It is VERY VERY VERY good… maybe the best kind of digestive biscuit EVER… and we [...]

Back in the early 1980′s when there were not many places to dine in Q8… i remember us going to the TSC Jeans on Fridays and ordering a very popular dish back then “Escalpoe Panée”… the dish was so popular back then and i suppose it still is in Egypt since whenever you see a movie/series where [...]

Whenever i see this yellow box with it’s funny happy rabbit i am pulled back in time to the days of my childhood. Since my parents had a strict chocolate eating policy enforced on us where we were not allowed to eat chocolate freely all the time,  we had to imrpovise! Whenever they were a sleep, me and [...]

With less than a week to my Big 3 Oh… I headed for my photo albums to see how i had celebrated my Birthday and what did i have for a cake on each and every one! My favourite so far is My first Birthday Cake shown above! It’s the most creative one… Date: July [...]

18 years ago, i was walking with my mother down Baker Street, London, when she announced that i had a new baby girl cousin! You can imagine my surprise when i made the math and realized that my  baby cousin is all grown up… she is now an 18 Years old Adult @_@ I attended her [...]

At the stoplight. At an intersection. I waited. A car passed by with an angry man driving and a glum teenage boy of slight build beside him. The father’s body language reflected his anger. His fist was shaking in the air, and his face was half-tu…

I read a little news bit about men in Saudi Arabia and how in general they did not know the birth dates of their wives or their children. According to the newspaper, only one surveyed Saudi Arabian man reportedly knew the birth dates of all his family …

It was 3amha Shaheen ,Sul6an’s father.3am Shaheen”Laaa , 3ady 3amick sayer ma yshouf, kaifick 7abeebty?”Lama:”Al 7amdella , entu kaikum?”3am Shaheen:”Zaineen , kabrana “Lama:”hehe …”3am Shaheen:”Goul lal 5adam ejeboun el barad fel mal3ab”Lama:”7a’6er…

This is my new story , of course its NOT REAL. ALLL mAKE BELIEVE ;* enjoy …. FEEDBACK WILL BE APPREICIATED .                      &nbsp…

I really have to say this!my sisters look so DAMN good hehe ;p they r just so beautiful that people just stare at them! they get complements every where they go! I swear! IMAGINE That their faces inside the most powerfull magazinesmara7 testaw3ebon shk…

Sarah Philips, 16, sings this tribute to her mother who died on February 11 after a four year battle with cervical cancer. She originally recorded the Paolo Nutini song into her mobile but the YouTube compilation was put together as a tribute to her mother and to enable donations to The Debbie Phillips Cervical Cancer [...]

2-3 years prior to the darkest 7 months in Kuwait’s History… this song was very popular… so popular i had a cousin of mine decide that for the national day vacation we were to present our family with a dance we would perform while playing that song…
She forced me and her sister to train on [...]

Commemorating the 19th year since the liberation of Kuwait in 1991 from the Iraqi invasion of 1990.
On the occasion, I would like to share a favourite positive message, a new song with words by Bader Bourisly and music by Sulaiman Al-Dikan (Al-Daigan) and produced by Yarob Burhama.

(Note: the video is also a sponsored message by [...]

I go out the door this morning only to find my moms car sprayed with two lines of foam from head to toe -or bumper to bumper- with the bloody dreaded foam! She was in the Avenues last night which means spraying has already started! We are still in the first 10 days of February! [...]

When we were children in the early 80’s, dad owned a beautiful Canon A-1 camera and he used to take AMAZING shots with it… he had lenses and stuff and we were always mesmerized by his equipment… It was even used by a q8y man during the 1990 invasion to shoot some of the photos [...]

اللهم ابدله دارا خيرا من داره واهلا خيرا من اهلهوادخله الجنة واعذه من عذاب القبر ومن عذاب الناراللـهـم عاملة بما انت اهله ولا تعامله بما ه…

Note: It’s done! I’m done! No more writing, yay! *stretches achy fingers* haha no I kid. I might come up with another new idea. Who knows? Anyway, enjoy! :* I was sitting on a rickety wooden bridge over a glistening river, betwee…