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[28 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

I am not a big fan of Activia flavored yogurt in general, but i have seen that they have a Mango flavor in Q8 in some website. As far as i am concerned i haven’t seen any in any nearby Co-Op so i took off to TSC Salmiya to check if they stock it… and [...]

Cravings, Food, Life, Memories, Q8, childhood »

[28 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

I used to love these canned chips! Though i was never a fan of the Hot Sauce ‘Tabasco or Daqoos BuDeech’… the other day i was at the Ma67ana when i saw the two of them right next to each other and i snapped that shot… I took the chips alone… they were as horrible [...]

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[18 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

So many things to do, so many ideas to fulfill…
I think i need a little break to freshen up this place a bit
See you in about a week Insha2 Allah
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Competitions, Gifts, Life, Q8, Society, Taw9eel, Things I like, Things i'm waiting for!, chocolate, shopping, twitter »

[15 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

Taw9eel have a very fun marketing scheme on Twitter… they announce they are giving away chocolates/ice creams for free and all you have to do is let them know you are interested! A while ago they sent out a huge box of ice creams, making Tweeps and Bloggers across Q8 very happy… Yesterday they announced [...]

Food, Q8, Thing that annoy me!, Things I hate!, Things to Ponder, diet »

[15 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

You say your diet will start next Sunday. You have your last good buy free meal. You have your healthy diet breakfast and head to work/school/college… You come home hungry… and then you see those food pamphlets stuck to every corner of  your news boxes at home! Why do they always appear on the same [...]

Ash, Bajela, Food, Harees, Life, My Photography, Nakhi, Q8, Things I like »

[15 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

When it’s time for Eid breakfast, or if we were having a light lunch or dinner… a lovely light choice would always be to pass by the nearest Co-Op branch and to grab a white plastic box of Nakhi, Bajela, Harees, or Ash… My all time favorite is the Nakhi. I could eat a box [...]

Q8, Yawmyat Wa7da Q8ya Dathra »

[14 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

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Brai39i, Coffee, Q8, Scary, Summer in Q8, Things I hate! »

[13 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

Last night while we were in Caribou’s drive thru reading the menu…  this little fellow was reading the menu with us and jumped from one item to item b3d… we haven’t seen one in quite a long time! I think it’s this time of year again when they finally show up! Needless to say he [...]

Knitting, Knitting Kit, Life, My Photography, Q8, Recomendations, Things I like, Things to Get 4m London, shopping »

[13 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

Here is one thing you would happily and gladly find in London… if you are into knitting, or like me just started knitting, you should head to John Lewis and go wild in their knitting supplies section! A lovely gift for a Knitting person -or a mother,aunt, or grandmother- is the Rowan Knitting Kit show [...]

30th Birthday, Birthday Cakes, Birthdays, Bu Tootee, Cake, Events, Food, Friends, Life, London, Occasions, Q8, Things I like, Things i'm waiting for!, childhood, diet, family, party, wishes »

[12 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

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 [...]

Carluccio's, Cravings, Food, London, Q8, Recomendations, Restaurants, Reviews, Things I Miss, Things I like, Things to Do in London, Things to Get 4m London, Travel, shopping »

[10 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 3 views]

Carluccio’s is one of my favorite places to dine in the UK! If you are a fan of Fatafeet or BBC Food, you would recognize Carluccio’s Chef: Antonio Carluccio from the cooking shows! I could eat every day in Carluccio and never get bored… i always start with their Bread Basket that contains the amazing [...]

Cake, Cooking, Cravings, Food, London, M&S Chocolate Cake Mix, Marks & Spencer, Q8, Recipe, Recomendations, Reviews, Things I like, Things to Get 4m London, Travel, chocolate, shopping »

[10 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

This post is for the wonderful FourMe who has just discovered her hidden baking talent :* I wanted a yummy chocolate cake. I felt like a yummy chocolate cake. I wanted to smell the cake baking in my kitchen… so i have decided that there is no shame in buying a ready made cake mix [...]

Cooking, Cravings, Food, Life, Q8, Recipe, Recomendations, Summery Vegetarian Pasta, Things I like, diet »

[9 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 1 views]

Shayouma & MiYaFuShi asked me for a recipe that was easy, fast, and low in fat. I was thinking what to have for lunch when this recipe jumped into my head and i knew it would make a good post that serves that purpose. This is a very light yet very fulfilling summery Pasta salad [...]

Competitions, Crumbs Bakery, Eclipse, Events, Life, Movies, Q8, Reviews, Things I like »

[9 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

Remember when i posted about Crumbs Competition in this post? I WON! I couldn’t believe my ears when i heard the nice owner on the other end of the line letting me know that i have in fact won! So last night, Thursday Night, we headed to the VIP cinema in 360 Mall at 7:30 P.M. [...]

Q8, Yawmyat Wa7da Q8ya Dathra »

[7 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

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Confused, Life, Q8, Things to Ponder, shopping »

[6 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

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 [...]

Bu Tootee, Confused, Cravings, Food, Freaks, Life, Q8, Q8y Men, Thing that annoy me!, Things that do not MAKE SENSE!, Things to Ponder, Vermicelli Rice, Weird, Weird Food Combination »

[5 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

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 [...]

Cravings, Food, Leicester Square, London, Pizza hut, Q8, Recomendations, Restaurants, Things I Miss, Things I like, Things to Do in London, Travel »

[5 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

I know no one is a stranger to Pizza Hut… but i do have a point to state here. Of all the Pizza Huts i have tried in the world… including the UK ones… including the very same branch in Liecster Square… there is not one Pizza Hut that serves a slice of pizza as [...]

Food, Memories, Q8, Recomendations, Restaurants, Reviews, Things I like, Villa Fairuz »

[5 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

Villa Fayrouz ’3ani 3n il ta3reef 6b3an… i am a big fan of their food… not a fan of their Shaab location though… when i heard that their Avenues branch was open i called them up and made a reservation for lunch on Saturday! We tried to find a way to Villa Fayrouz from the [...]

Dial Up Sound, Internet, Memories, Q8, Things I Miss, Things I like »

[4 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

I love this sound! Whenever i heard it meant we had gotten an internet connection after an hour or so of redialling! Excitement starts bubbling  inside my stomach and spreads to tips of my toes, fingers, and hair follicles! I don’t hear it anymore unfortunately, such a pity wallah! la7agtaw 3la ayam il Dial up and this [...]

Fellow Bloggers, Food, Gifts, J's Bakery, Life, Q8, Recomendations, Things I like, Um Mit3ib, chocolate »

[4 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

As i stumbled back home on Thursday night, half asleep after a long and very exhausting hard week, i flip open my living room lights and suddenly i stop in my tracks! there, sitting on my dining table, is a big gorgeous purple basket filled with goodies and complemented with a yummy bouquet of roses… ! I [...]

Friends, Funny, Life, Meat & Co., Memories, My Photography, Q8, Recomendations, Restaurants, Reviews, Things I like, childhood, family »

[2 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

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 [...]

Q8, Yawmyat Wa7da Q8ya Dathra »

[30 Jun 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

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Coffee, Funny, Life, Q8, Things I like, Things to Ponder, To Buy or Not to Buy, shopping »

[29 Jun 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

I was in Caribou’s yesterday waiting for my drink when some blinking caught my eyes… i look around in search of the offender… wella it’s a coffee sleeve blinking happily all over the place!!! Y7leelah! Oho cute o funky yet still moz3ej… it did make me laugh though… but i didn’t buy it… chini ta7asaft [...]

Abu Saleem, Falafel, Food, Q8, Restaurants, Reviews, Things I like »

[29 Jun 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

Etrayaqtaw? You might want to read this first… Sunday morning, bright and early… i had just stepped out the door on my way to work when i found this menu on the newspaper box… 6araw 3yone 3la il picture! Of course i grabbed it, read the menu under the scorching sun at 7 AM, tucked [...]

Cravings, Crumbs Bakery, Events, Food, Movies, News, Q8, Recomendations, Things I like, Things i'm waiting for! »

[28 Jun 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

Calling out to Twilight fans! Do you remember my previous post regarding Crumbs Harry Potter Competition Prize? The Harry Potter Cake?! The amazing chocolate cake? Check it out here Crumbs has recently launched a competition for the new Eclipse movie arriving in Kuwait theaters on 8th July 2010. Those wishing to enter need to go [...]

Bu Tootee, Casio My magic diary, Life, Memories, Q8, Things I Miss, Things I like, childhood »

[28 Jun 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

I was rummaging through a drawer filled with junk when i found this little thing! I was confused for a moment trying to place it… then it hit me! That’s my Magic Diary!!! If i am not mistaken it was back in 1993 when one day an ad appeared for this diary in the news papers… kids [...]

Confused, Friends, Life, Q8, Recomendations, Things to Ponder, shopping »

[24 Jun 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

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 [...]

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[23 Jun 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

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Confused, Help, Q8, Things to Ponder, shopping »

[22 Jun 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

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 [...]