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 [...]

Once upon a time in Q8… visiting someone who came back from abroad meant recieving a soo’3a (souvenir) was a guaranteed thing! People coming from the UK always brought flake and mini cadbury chocolates and sometimes M&S swiss chocolate coins. People coming from Mecca always brought some necklaces and something that looks like a little TV that you [...]

When we were young teenagers i heard about the Ouija Board and all the controversy surrounding it. To my surprise i heard about people from my age playing with it, some swear it’s a true thing and others disregard it as a mere game… and what surprised me even more is the fact that there [...]

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 [...]

While shopping in Selfridges London i saw these Retro Timex watches being sold. They reminded me of the casio watches from the late 80′s and early 90′s when people dreamed of having a watch that is also a phone… something like the little girl from the cartoon Inspector Gadget used to have Now the gold, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 saw this quirky Baby Foot table in Selfrdiges and couldn’t stop laughing! The players are replaced by footless armless Barbie dolls and the whole table is made up ib Barbie’s signature pink color!!! As a person who grew up playing with Barbie’s it freaked me out a bit to see them cut and skewered [...]

If you are a fan of Ladureé of you know someone who is, then this is the perfect book for you to have or to give as a gift! Page upon page of yummy looking desserts encased in a suede soft green cover making the newly released Ladureé Cookbook. I didn’t buy it for two [...]

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 [...]

Since today is going to be the longest work day ever… i would thought i would entertain both my self and my readers with something… well spooky! I am really curious to what other think about this and whether or not people out there have actually seen something? Now i have a question that have [...]

I have been hearing a lot of people raving about Mana2esh El 3am Darweesh for quite a while now. So last week i JUST HAD TO try them… i drove all the way to Hawalli -located right across Qadsiya Clu- parked my car and waited for my order to be taken. Many cars were standing there [...]

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 spy with my little blogging eye… a blogger and a bloggerrette with so much chemistry… they would be perfect for each other! and since i know them both on personal level… my hands are twitching! I want to send them both an email asking them why won’t they consider getting serious and getting married? [...]

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 [...]

What i love about the arrival of winter time in Q8 is the drive to the free trade zone… i would buy myself a yummy drink, go to where the flamingoes are, roll down the window and stare at them, listen to them chirp or tweet or whatever sound they make… I always fail to [...]

 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 [...]

You know how you hear/read the wail “No one READS ANYMORE” and “Internet killed the book” and “People are shallow” and “We are a nation that doesn’t read” and “Young Generations Don’t Read” and all that hoopla about how we, Q8y’s and Arabs, hate the books SO MUCH that reading to us is like commiting [...]

I was driving around in Jabriya in the Shanakel Street when i noticed a picture of Pinkberry on a Ma67ana? I was stumped … a ma67ana (mill) would be selling fruits nuts coffee tea chocolate… why is there a picture of Pinkberry? As i came closer to take a look… i noticed that it looks very [...]

  HELP! I have been asked to arrange a BBQ for 20 people. Now i am a vegeterian who knows nill about how to BBQ -i BBQ my own paneer cheese and veggies but i doubt the ppl would appreciate that- i must choose a BBQ Service, must be an excellent one, design the menu, and [...]

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 [...]

I went yesterday to watch Devil, the new movie by M. Night Shymalan… to say i had high expectations of the movie is an understatement… for i was waiting for it’s release ever since i saw the promo back in September! From the trailers and the ads you realize that there are people trapped in [...]

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 [...]

On my way to Salmiya i stood by the traffic light next to Souq Salmiya… bored by waiting i looked to the right and then i did a double take. There was a store selling light displays and there was one very funny display for WC as you see in the picture… my first impression [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I was in 360 parking recently when i noticed that the Handicapped Parking Signs have been changed. I think they have had enough. The only way to stop people parking in Handicapped spaces is to fine them apparently. Not that it mattered much for a group of 3 cars already parked there but still. I [...]

Remember my last post when i sought Vitamin D treatment in Q8? The day i recieved my test results i called almost all the pharmacies in Q8 searching for the Vitamin D Ampoules. They are brought in from Egypt very cheap by the way. None had them. One Pharmacy actually tricked me by saying they did [...]