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[27 Dec 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

I am not sure how new this novel is… what i know is it’s being sold in the big libraries in KSA… it’s about a woman named hind and the 3askar denotes the society keeping her oppressed or something. Many people are saying things about some controversial sentences that appeared in the story. Some say [...]

Confused, Life, Q8, Scary, Strange, Things to Ponder »

[24 Dec 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

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 [...]

Confused, Q8, Strange, Thing that annoy me!, Things I hate!, Things that do not MAKE SENSE!, zain »

[7 Dec 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

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 [...]

Freaks, Hypocricy, Legafa, Life, London, Q8, Rants, Strange, Thing that annoy me!, Things I hate!, Things that do not MAKE SENSE!, Things to Ponder »

[6 Dec 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

Getting rude and disrespectful comments goes hand in hand with blogging. if anything it means that you are going in the right direction for you have triggered someone to attack you. What i don’t understand though is why the volume of rude comments significally increases whenever i start posting about London?! Why Q8y people are [...]

Breakfast, Drink, Fellow Bloggers, Food, Japan, News, Pancakes, Strange, Things I like, Things to Ponder, Travel, VendingMachine »

[8 Nov 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

I have found this invention in an amazing travel blog i have stumbled upon recently and thought i would share it with you! Hart, a blogger who is currently living in Japan, found the above Can in a Drinks Vending Machine in Japan (post link)! Now if the Japanese are known for something it’s their [...]

Internet, Legafa, Life, Q8, Society, Strange, Things to Ponder, Weird »

[12 Oct 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

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 [...]

Confused, Events, Q8, Qerqe3an, Ramadan, Strange, Things that do not MAKE SENSE! »

[23 Aug 2010 | Comments Off | 18 views]

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 [...]

Life, Q8, Society, Strange, Thing that annoy me!, Things I hate!, Things that do not MAKE SENSE!, work »

[2 Aug 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

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 [...]

Confused, Food, shopping, Strange, Tang, Tang Lemon & Pepper, Things I hate!, Things that do not MAKE SENSE! »

[1 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

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 [...]

Cinescape, Confused, Movies, Q8, Rants, Sad, Strange, Thing that annoy me!, Things I hate!, Things that do not MAKE SENSE! »

[27 May 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

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… [...]

Food, Funny, Life, Q8, Restaurants, Strange »

[6 May 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

Ok i am not going to say which restaurant this belongs to, one day you might come across it… But the menu is a disaster! Chock full of typos! A mine for LIT posts… i have a select *few* Lets have a laugh shall we? Read the blue circles below and above and enjoy the [...]

Catastrophy, Confused, OSN Reciever, Q8, Rants, Strange, Things I hate!, Things that do not MAKE SENSE!, Things to Ponder, tv »

[2 May 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

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, [...]

Christian Louboutin, Q8, shopping, Strange, Things to Ponder »

[11 Apr 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

I was browsing Net-a-Porter when i saw the shoes above… i thought to my self ‘those are some hideous shoes! What are they doing here?!’ when i looked closely and saw that they are actually Christian Louboutin shoes that are being sold for £333!!!!!!!!!! Laish?! I do like the cut of the shoes and i [...]

Freaks, Funny, Lost in Translation, Q8, Strange, Things that do not MAKE SENSE! »

[30 Mar 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

I was flipping through my 2010 pocket diary when i saw the above page… apparently the Identity Card in Arabic is Raqam 7afethat il Nofoos… which absolutely makes no sense! 7afethat il nofoos 3ad!!!! Laish!!! So far the biggest badliya i have every seen! Filed under: Freaks, Funny, Lost in Translation, Q8, Strange, Things that [...]

Freaks, Lost in Translation, Strange, Things that do not MAKE SENSE!, Things to Ponder »

[15 Mar 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

I saw this very strange sign… another sign where the English is comprehendible while the Arabic is … well weird! Do you think there are some letters missing to make the word smch or does it actually mean something?! I am completely lost in Translation! Filed under: Freaks, Lost in Translation, Strange, Things that do not [...]

Confused, Freaks, Q8, Strange, Thing that annoy me!, Things that do not MAKE SENSE!, Things to Ponder »

[10 Mar 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

Underneath the Shuwaikh Port Bridge, there is some construction work going on AND this very stupid sign… In English Go Slow ok comprehendible… in Arabic Serr Khafif means NOTHING! Y3ni in an Arabian country having a road sign that makes sense in English but not in Arabic is very fashla! Why is it so hard [...]

family, Februart in Q8, Freaks, Q8, Rants, Sad, Strange, Thing that annoy me!, Things I hate!, Things that do not MAKE SENSE! »

[11 Feb 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

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! [...]

Freaks, Strange, Street Wars, Thing that annoy me!, Things that do not MAKE SENSE! »

[10 Feb 2010 | Comments Off | 0 views]

This bus had no problem whatsoever driving on Blajat Road with its back hood open and its engine and the whole gange in full view… i don’t know about you but i have never seen a car drive around with it’s hood up and that hood is there for a reason no? Viva Safety!
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chupa chups, Food, London, Strange, Things that do not MAKE SENSE! »

[13 Nov 2009 | Comments Off | 0 views]

OMG who would actually buy a lollipop this big?! and how do you eat it y3ni? o when you have taken one million licks and you haven’t made a dent what then? Cover it up and keep it to find swarms of ants dancing on top?! Strange!!!
Posted in Food, London, Strange, Things that do not MAKE [...]

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[10 Nov 2009 | Comments Off | 0 views]

Found this in a cafe! It is funny but ishwaya cruel 7raam … wedi ath7ak bs mesta7ya
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Life, shopping, Strange, Things I hate!, Things that do not MAKE SENSE! »

[25 Oct 2009 | Comments Off | 0 views]

For millions of years i have bought monthly Johnson & Johnson Acuvue contact lenses every single month. I hate my glasses. I can’t see. I buy lenses as a solution.
I always go to Keifan Optics. I have a little J&J loyalty card where they stamp your purchase every time and when you complete 6 purchases [...]

Food, Freaks, Legafa, Rants, Strange, Thing that annoy me!, Things I hate!, Things that do not MAKE SENSE! »

[27 May 2009 | Comments Off | 0 views]

I don’t know what else i can do. I think she is doing it on PURPOSE!
Here is the story… It is  between me, the waiter at the sandwich store @ work and i will call her L, and the poor mutated sandwich…
Take 1: Monday Morning at 7:40 AM
*Daddy’s Girl is calling the restuarant below*

Ring Ring… [...]

Confused, Freaks, Q8, Strange, Things that do not MAKE SENSE! »

[15 Apr 2009 | Comments Off | 0 views]

I found that stellotaped to the light pole infront of our house…

Can anyone make sense of that???
P.S. Do u think it’s a magic spell?!?!?!??!?!?!

New PLace, Q8, Strange »

[13 Nov 2008 | Comments Off | 0 views]

I have not been to marina crescent in like… for ever…
But today, i was walking with Bu Tottee when we find this newly constructed place, Silver, Modern, Red lights, Drumming music blaring, shabab shabab shabab standing out side of it, and what seems like club bouncers in black standing next to its door, of course they could [...]