The other day we were talking about marriages in q8. Particularly about couples moving into a wing, apartment, or a floor at the in laws residence… when a matter i found confusing arose… Many Q8ys build apartments in their houses for their sons to move in when they get married especially considering the current state [...]

Where was i yesterday? Busy & Not posting?! A dinner gathering was held in honour of FourMe’s recovery from Cancer The dinner was hosted in her bestie Shoso‘s place and bloggerette Walladah brought over a Noon she had vowed to throw on FourMe when she goes into remission and she was true to her word [...]

I was in Milton Keynes Train Station waiting for the train to arrive and take us to London… i was in the little cafe on the platform buying something to munch on in the train when i saw not one but three different chicken sandwiches in the cafe with the label Halal on them! To [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I was shopping in Selfridges yesterday when i heard scream and i saw a woman running like the wend, getting out of Selfridges door and disappearing in the crowds while another woman was running after her… after a while the 2nd lady who was chasing the first woman came back and started talking to security. Apprently the [...]

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 other day i was talking to a friend and she mentioned that someone she knows has goine to Therapy in Q8 after going through some tough times. I was a bit surprised. I know people in Europe and the USA go to therapy like they go to have their hair highlighted and their nails [...]

 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 [...]

We decided to throw an ice cream night at a blogerrete’s house and being an ice cream fan whose nickname is Danderma (which means ice cream if u didn’t know already) i was in charge of the Ice Cream Station… i think i am going to open up a business of catering ice cream stations for [...]

Since it’s officially winter today… i have the PERFECT outdoorsy place for you to have breakfast, enjoy the weather, and see & be seen! The lounge cafe in Al Bidaa!!! Pancakes for breakfast with 3 kinds of different syrups with the wind blowing all around me and the sun shining over my head!? I am [...]

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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 [...]

What are you doing this weekend? Nothing new? Same old same old? I have got just the place for you! Earlier this week my husband was telling me about a newly opened historical cars museum in Q8 and insisted that we pass by. I thought to my self “How many Historical Cars in Q8 are there [...]

I heard about this store a while back. Tucked away in the basements of the Old Souk of Kuwait in Mubarkiya is a little stand that sells grade one replicas of designer bags, wallets, belts, shoes, rings, watches, bracelets, and so much more! I had to explore so i asked for directions my self…  You [...]

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 [...]

I was invited to this talent celebration in 360 mall which to be frank i am looking forward to attending and i am sharing with you the invitation as well… spread the word if you please. You are coordinately invited to Zawaya Ashaghaf’s celebratory event held at 360 Exhibition hall on the 14th, 15th and [...]

I just saw this very strange very funny add in Alaan news paper website and burst out laughing! Now the question is… if that “Tais” is good o aleef o mare7 o a baby… why is it being given out for free? and why is it on the condition of not eating it or selling [...]

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 [...]

I meant to publish this post in the very early days of Eid but then my life was jumbled up with my travel and my illness therefore i couldn’t  I realize i didn’t even say thank you properly either which i guess why i should begin taking some ettiquette lessons to be frank to fix [...]

Our dear long lost blogger Um Mit3ib emailed one day about me being on Baking Tray‘s Menu… She was kind enough to send me a copy of the Baking Tray’s Take Away menu and sure enough there was a quote from my blog on the Menu taken from my Baking Tray Review! I didn’t know [...]

“If Only Yuma Munera Knew” Ramadan Collection is the brain child of two Fashion Obsessed Best Friends from KSA: Sausan Al Kadi & Hind Al Fayez.  ”Envy” by Sausan Al Kadi with the collaboration of “Overdressed” by Hind Al Fayez would like to introduce to you our Ramadan Collection’10 “If Only Yuma Munera Knew”.Mixing different [...]

Guess what? I sent to of my recipes to the VIVA Recipe Competition. My Cookie Dough Cupcake Recipe and my Orecchiette Pasta with Porcini Mushrooms & Crème Fraîche Sauce Recipe! For me to win i need to have a lot of likes from my readers. If you have a facebook account or know someone who has [...]

Help! I am the biggest Salon Gobesa in Q8. If you follow me on twitter you may recall my epic tweets on getting highlights in a respectable well known salon in Q8 and how it went severely wrong. Now i am in desperate need of cutting my hair. Not just a trim, a good respectable [...]

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 [...]

I was in Mishref Co-Op searching for some bread when i found those neatly stacked pink and yellow packages… I picked one up… and i cannot believe i have forgotten all about those cakes! We used to love those cakes when we were kids! I don’t remember the last time i had any but i [...]

For the past few weeks i have been having a hard time waking up. I tried every thing: I slept earlier, i slept after eating a very light dinner, i changed my wakeup time several times,  i have one alarm clock blaring far away and my phone alarm right under my ear, both wake me [...]

I am at work, i take my tooth brush and tooth paste and go to our bathroom, which sadly is shared between two departments, i squeeze a little paste on my dry brush and start brushing vigorously, looking around, trying to finish up fast before someone comes in… Why? Bayga booga? 3amla 3amla? People in [...]

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 [...]

There is a lovely store in Carnaby St., London, where a collection of amazing vintage fashion items are sold… You cannot deny the beauty of those items, nor the lovely shapes/colors/fabrics/designs, and the attention to detail is simply AMAZING… nothing like the mass produced clothing items we find every where now adays… Same thing in [...]