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The Roast of Facebook

2011-06-07T23:51:00.000+03:00

This is HILARIOUS! You kinda feel bad for MySpace... but it really does suck!

If the video stops working, watch it here!

Street Fighter X Tekken

2011-06-07T23:45:00.000+03:00

I know I haven't posted anything in a while but I just HAD to post this! This is MASSIVE! Finally, the world's best fighting games compete in the same game! This is just like back in the day when the WWF bought WCW and had "The Invasion"! :P

A Confused Twit!

2011-03-29T23:42:00.000+03:00

Just got a random follower... this is either a bot account, or she's a real girl who can't make up her freakin' mind... you judge! :P

Gap Logo in Arabic

2011-03-28T22:58:00.000+03:00

Ok, I'm assuming this is new because I don't recall seeing it at the store before they renovated it. Personally I think it's a horrible representation of the Gap logo. A colleague of mine made a good point by saying it look's like they're giving you the finger! #LogoFail

Youtube Switches Off the Lights for Earth Hour

2011-03-26T12:56:00.000+03:00

I was watching the Kuwait Sandstorm video and noticed a light switch next to the video title. Made sense... Switch off your lights tonight at 8:30pm Kuwait!

The ZANGA ZANGA Meal

2011-03-25T18:37:00.001+03:00

What a way to take advantage of current world events :P

Best Revolution Remix

2011-03-25T13:00:00.000+03:00

After about a month of not posting, I'd like to dedicate this return post to the Middle East revolutions pulling down our be-hated Arab dictators. Enjoy!

Free goldfish from Shrimpy?

2011-02-26T17:52:00.000+03:00

I saw this over a month ago in the papers and thought it was one of the stupidest kids meal giveaways ever! It's like giving away pet chicks at KFC or cows at steakhouses! Ridiculous!

VIDEO: Marina Mall Kuwait Breaks World Record

2011-02-18T01:09:00.003+03:00

I was at Marina Mall about 2 weeks ago and spotted thousands of balloons (70,275 to be exact) all over the place. Apparently they had just broken a Guinness World Record for the Longest Balloon Chain in the World.

Captured the entire length of the balloons on video. It was about a 9 minute walk around the mall to cover all the balloons. Video above is shot at 2 times the speed. Enjoy!

*Had issues with the audio track, so I needed to substitute it with some BS track from Youtube... copyright sucks!

Patriotic Bread

2011-02-17T15:39:00.000+03:00

This February is a big one for Kuwait. They're celebrating 50 years of independence and 20 years of liberation (from Iraq in 1991). The entire country is decorated in flags, pictures of the Amir, lights, neon signs, projectors, LED screens, building signs and even bread branding!

Left Overs 2010

2011-02-05T04:29:00.000+03:00

Whatsup 2011?! So I haven't been blogging at all this year... no surprise my excuse is that I've been swamped with work, but I haven't been completely useless and I've still managed to find stuff to snap pictures of in my absence to make my comeback.

I now leave you with "Left Overs 2010" - a collection of stuff I ate that didn't make the blog last year... Enjoy :P

This is a "Surf & Turf" burger from Applebees, looks way better than it tastes.

Ferrero Rocher cake I had at Taste of Kuwait 2010. It was great, I just don't recall which restaurant it was from.

Part of Friday's "Premium Burger" promotion, the first burger above was their Mushroom & Swiss burger while the second one is their Bruscheta burger. The burgers were ok, but the fried portobello mushroom wedges were out of this world!

Awesome sushi from Wasabi at the Avenues. That's Salmon Sashimi, Crunchy Crab and two other rolls I'm not sure of lol

McDonald's Grand Chicken burger... it was pretty huge. Tasted alright too.

I had first tried Fondue Melt Away back at the Taste of Kuwait and it was amazing. Going to the actual place and trying out the rest of their menu was just as good.

Really good seafood platter from Al Noukhaza at the Crowne Plaza.

Subway's new Flat Bread sub... can't really comment since there's the possibility I could get sued :P (Subway Kuwait is owned/operated by the same guys from Benihana)

Ruby Tuesday's RT

2010-12-31T14:59:00.000+03:00

Wow, Ruby Tuesday's has really gotten in to the twitter craze. They retweet the popular items on their menu :P

The Gross Hair!

2010-12-29T20:40:00.010+03:00

So this is gross... I found a hair on the wrapper of my sandwich I ordered at work the other day. Me being VERY picky with food, I usually would toss the whole thing and call and complain to the restaurant till their ears bled, but I was hungry... The whole time I was paranoid, checking each bite for more HAIR! :S

The Christmas Bunny?

2010-12-29T20:39:00.000+03:00

The picture above was taken on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24). Looks like someone's got their holidays confused... :P

Blackberries and Apples are just fruit!

2010-12-21T22:54:00.000+03:00

Cheers to the Brits for poking fun at these ridiculous "fruity" brands.

Download Your Facebook Account?

2010-12-14T22:08:00.000+03:00

Was just on facebook's settings page trying to deactivate all stupid game requests and came across this... Download Your Information. You can find it under the Account button in the top right corner, then Account Settings.

Supposedly it compiles EVERYTHING you've ever posted, uploaded or published on facebook along with your friends list and messages in to a zip file. I haven't done it yet and don't think I want to re-download the gigs I've probably uploaded over the past 5 years.

Diesel Ass Kickin' Shoes

2010-12-10T15:44:00.000+03:00

Awesome twist on shoe marketing by Diesel. Most of them are ugly as hell, but hey if they're just gonna end up in someone's bum, who cares right? :P

.WWF - A green file format

2010-12-10T15:32:00.002+03:00

Was just browsing the web and came across a new file format developed by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) that's essentially a PDF that can't be printed called a WWF document. It's part of their initiative to save trees and distribute files digitally so they won't have to be printed.

While I like the idea, I highly doubt this will fly. First, it's only compatible with Mac computers (who uses those anyway? :P) second, there will definitely be ways one can print the file. With all the haxors in this world, it's undoubtable.

UPDATE: They now have the software for PCs. Happy tree saving!

The Better Marriage Blanket

2010-12-04T23:29:00.000+03:00

This is actually a real product! LOL

Giant Smurfs Invade Kuwait!

2010-11-19T02:39:00.000+03:00

Right on schedule for Eid... I wonder if the Kuwait National Guard (that's what they're in front of on the Gulf Road btw) realize that the Smurfs haven't been the "in thing" for the past 2 decades.

Taco Bell Kuwait... Awesomeness!

2010-11-15T20:43:00.000+03:00

Taco Bell is finally here!! I went on Saturday night (2 days after their official opening) and let me tell you, it was incredibly good! I've heard so many things about Taco Bell in Dubai not being as good as the U.S and less items on the menu, but the one here was spot on. The prices are extremely reasonable.

I had ordered a Chicken Quesedilla, Grilled Stuffed Burrito, Soft Taco, Crunchy Taco, Nachos, Cheese Fries and 2 drinks all for KD 3 (I wasn't ordering alone). You might be thinking, cheese fries from a Taco Bell? Yeah well apparently that's something they added for the Middle East. They did get rid of one essential thing for the ME though... and that's Mountain Dew! :(

November blows... Great weather though!

2010-11-05T21:47:00.000+03:00

I've been hating November so far... way too much pressure from work, but this time of year is absolutely incredible when it comes to weather! Cheers to global warming!

Bear Security

2010-10-31T22:04:00.000+03:00

Talk about cheap labor :P

Axe cleans your balls!

2010-10-30T22:19:00.000+03:00

Was just watching John Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity... they had it streamed live on the Comedy Central site and it was sponsored by Axe. Just found out about Axe's Detailer campaign... hilarious stuff! Can't wait till advertising in our part of the world can get this suggestive :P

Crunchy Cheesy Bites

2010-10-30T00:15:00.000+03:00

I'm generally a Pizza Hut fan... I feel they have the best dough from the bunch, but so far their new creations have been way below expectation (the P'zone and now this) Seriously Pizza Hut, what were you thinking? You invented the Stuffed Crust, isn't that enough? Bring back the Big New Yorker!

Mmm... Greasy!

2010-10-23T23:33:00.000+03:00

Went to Johnny Rockets for breakfast on Friday, thinking hey it's got good burgers and it's an American diner so their American breakfast should be good. They had omelets, pancakes, any kind of eggs, sausage etc. Sounds pretty good too. The thing was dripping with grease! I ordered the eggs "My Way" scrambled with cheese and mushroom, side bacon and toast. Don't get me wrong it tasted pretty good, but it was HEAVY.

I have a theory that Rockets Marina is the dirtiest one... Avenues branch is pretty decent. Johnny Rockets serves breakfast till 12 noon in case you're interested, but it's not recommended lol

10/10/10

2010-10-10T23:18:00.000+03:00

Happy 10/10/10... looks like we survived this one :P

Bliss House comes to Kuwait...

2010-10-03T21:32:00.000+03:00

In the form of a burger from Hardee's! Hardee's recently introduced their Grande Fajita sandwich which comes in 3 forms, Original, Spicy and Mushroom. The mushroom one is FANTASTIC! It's got the same ingredients as Bliss House's Spicy Chicken Mushroom (except for the spicy part). Hardee's has THE best fast food burgers in Kuwait!

A History of Rap: Jimmy Fallon, Justin Timberlake... AWESOME!

2010-10-01T12:54:00.000+03:00

This was SUPER! Must see! :D

Sheep Orgy?!

2010-09-29T23:23:00.001+03:00

At a local toy store in a CHILDREN's mall! IMAGINE! Oh and the last two on top are cows! :P

Starbucksi?

2010-09-26T20:10:00.000+03:00

Does one mall (The Avenues) really need that many?

FATBURGER - Take 2!

2010-09-25T22:26:00.000+03:00

Went to FATBURGER again to see if they got their full menu yet... it turns out that everything arrived except for the kids meals and salads! So perfect time to try out their Turkey Burger!

I was kind of disappointed... their beef burgers are superb, turkey burgers aren't all that! SO I thought, why don't I give their hot dog a shot... below average as well. Funny thing is I asked them to cut it in half... instead they literally sliced the hot dog in half! :P

The Turkey Burger meal costs KD 3.150 and the Jumbo Hot Dog pictured above costs KD 1.450.

The heat in Kuwait

2010-09-06T19:54:00.000+03:00

The AC turned off at home for the 2 weeks I was in Lebanon... These weren't like that when I left :P

Dumbass! Please use the next door!

2010-08-24T21:44:00.000+03:00

My thoughts exactly...

Back from Lebanon!

2010-08-24T21:26:00.022+03:00

Back from a 2 week vacation in Lebanon! It was a great 2 weeks, although it was a real scorcher! It was 37 degrees in the mountains! I got to see family and friends, relax, and eat! Every time I go, I try to eat as much good food as possible! This is what I had plus whether it was good or not...

Roadster (Hamra): Awesome!
Chopsticks (Hamra): Awesome!
Bliss House (Bliss St., Hamra): Awesome!
Universal Snack (Bliss St., Hamra): Awesome!
Dominoes Pizza (Simkaniya): Awesome!
Mat3am Joseph (Sin El Fil): Awesome!
Tarabeesh Ice Cream (Kfarhim, Al Chouf): Awesome!
Scoozi (ABC Ashrafiyeh): Not Bad!
Al Dilb Restaurant (Damour): Not Bad!
Dardachat (Ain Mraiseh): Meh!
KFC (Bekaata): Meh!
Mana2eesh Abu Jihad (Baakleen, Al Chouf): Meh
Crepaway (Zalka): Blekh!
Hard Rock Cafe (Ain Mraiseh): Blekh!

Wetzel's Pretzels Kuwait

2010-07-31T14:29:00.001+03:00

While I was exploring South Kuwait, I stopped by the newest and largest Lulu Hypermarket open in Qurain. It was alright, don't care for Lulu Market much however they've opened a Wetzel's Pretzels there! There's also an entire food court that should be opening soon.

FATBURGER Kuwait

2010-07-30T19:25:00.001+03:00

So FATBURGER opened up a few days ago here in Kuwait and me being a food junkie, I just had to go and try it out. The burger was fantastic! The beef was excellent, great flavor, nice and juicy too.

I ordered the Double Fatburger with cheese and skinny fries and a Coke (pictured above). All burgers come with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, relish, mustard and mayo. Yes, it tasted great but it's quite pricey. My meal cost KD 4.400 (around $15!) Not everything on their menu is currently available. They don't have their turkey/chicken/veggie burgers, salads, chili, or hot dogs. As the guy said, they're all "on the plane" :P

I'll definitely be going again but I'll wait until their whole menu is available. They're open at Spoons complex in Mahboula.

Robot flipping pancakes!

2010-07-27T17:11:00.000+03:00

I actually found this rather amusing lol

Red Bull Flugtag

2010-07-21T23:24:00.000+03:00

So Red Bull has this event called Flugtag. I had never heard of it before I was signed up for it without me knowing lol. It's a competition where a team have to build a flying contraption and have it launched off a platform over a body of water. The event will take place this November at Marina Crescent.

I was drafted as the pilot of the plane. Yes, they were gonna strap me into a flying gizmo and shoot me off a platform that's about 8 meters high. Hey I was up for the challenge but Red Bull rejected our application because they supposedly didn't like our flying machine design. I'm sure they banned us because of our group name... we called ourselves "What the Flug?" :P

They were nice enough to send over the Red Bull girls to drop this off as a consolation gift... The Red Bull girls alone would have been enough ;)

Facebook Fail

2010-07-10T02:08:00.000+03:00

I don't know about you, but I don't see the connection lol

Amazon bought Woot!

2010-07-01T10:03:00.000+03:00

Wow, never thought woot would amount to something some day lol... Let's hope they open up access to non-US credit card holders.

Awesome monkey-rap video too! :P

Brazil FTW!

2010-06-20T23:56:00.000+03:00

An Apple dating site?

2010-06-19T01:57:00.000+03:00

Just stumbled on an article about one of the stupidest dating site concepts ever lol

It's a site where Apple fans meet other Apple fans and express their iLove for each other :P It's only accessible from an Apple device too.

Apple is trying to breed a bunch of fanboys and fangirls... This is all part of Steve Jobs' plan to rule the world if you ask me. PATHETIC!

Engadget speaks to me!

2010-06-18T17:56:00.000+03:00

I recently answered a poll that was targeted to me specifically... They knew I can't stand the iPhone and that I have an N97 Mini! How about that? :D

I don't think I want Argentina to win anymore...

2010-06-18T17:17:00.000+03:00

I just read that Diego Maradona said he'll strip naked and run around Buenos Aires if Argentina wins the World Cup... I found this out from Pepsi, who promised to strip their bottles naked (no label) for a week if Argentina win as well! Nice way to build buzz! :P

Dan the Man Video Game

2010-05-29T01:32:00.000+03:00

This video is awesome, well worth your 6 minutes! LOVED IT! :D

Geek Pride Day?

2010-05-25T21:41:00.002+03:00

So apparently it's Geek Pride day today... it's a trending topic on Twitter.

Yikes, could that have sounded any geekier? :P Happy Geek Pride day!

Google's playable Pac-Man

2010-05-21T19:23:00.002+03:00

Google are just awesome! If you click Insert Coin twice, you get two player mode with Mrs. Pac-Man!

May 22nd marks Pac-Man's 30th anniversary. That game is a true classic, gotta love it!

Nike's best ad yet?

2010-05-21T18:55:00.001+03:00

Claimed to be Nike's best ad... I thought it rocked! Loved its cameos and modern day feel.

World Cup in 20 days!!

Driving in Kuwait...

2010-05-17T21:54:00.000+03:00

Kuwait needs an entire driving safety campaign that will run indefinitely. Unlike a lot of the drivers out there, I don't leave my house with the intention to die. People really need a strong awareness campaign like Lebanon's kunhadi.org, but instead of focusing on drunk driving it would deal with STUPID driving!

In the meantime... Stay safe, Stay connected! :D

Hard Rock Cafe Kuwait

2010-05-16T22:43:00.000+03:00

Hard Rock Cafe Kuwait is possibly one of the coolest looking restaurants in Kuwait with that glass pyramid of theirs, but it's VERY rare to find the place packed! I used to go to Hard Rock back in Beirut because they had live bands, open wings and beer, karaoke nights, soccer games etc. The atmosphere of the restaurant was just awesome!

Went to HRC over the weekend to discover that they also have theme nights and specials too! Happy hour is from 5pm-7pm on all drinks and Mondays are open wings and beer nights for KD 5! They sure don't advertise this!

That's BullShot!

2010-05-10T08:54:00.000+03:00

I hate Red Bull... yet I thought this was cool.

I don't think they have them in Kuwait, but who cares anyway right? :P

OnAir Service on Wataniya Airways

2010-05-07T19:58:00.000+03:00

Awesome service from Wataniya Airways. I was very impressed when I used it on my flight to Jordan last month. Why haven't other airlines started this?

What's weird is I found a press release dating to 2008 saying that Jazeera Airways was launching this service back then and I've yet to see it on any of their flights. What's even weirder is that OnAir lists a whole bunch of Middle East carriers with this service and not one of them is advertising it properly, except for Wataniya Airways.

Chipstix Kuwait

2010-04-24T00:55:00.001+03:00

Was at 360 Mall today and passed by Geant to check out if they have any good electronics deals... instead I stumbled upon that piece of fried deliciousness :P Apparently Chipstix is a chain of snack food stands originating in the UK. It's a twisty fried potato and you can choose which flavoring you'd like added to it. I chose Sour Cream & Chives. It was really good and will now be one of my main stops at 360.

Chipstix is at the bottom of the escalators leading to Geant at 360 Mall.

Weekend in Amman!

2010-04-23T14:58:00.001+03:00

I went to Jordan last weekend. I met up with a group of my very good friends from university who live in Amman and a very dear friend of mine who flew in from Lebanon. Amman reminded me a lot of Beirut. Maybe because it was the same gathering of friends I was used to at uni. Everything in Jordan is so tranquil and they have great scenery, unlike the highways upon highways I'm used to in the Gulf region. It was a nice change.

Went to the Dead Sea which was incredible. It's the lowest point on earth so they say. This is proof of how low we were, GPS doesn't lie :P

This definitely wasn't my last visit to Jordan.

Working late...

2010-04-23T14:15:00.000+03:00

Been working late for the past month... poor Golfo gets lonely in the parking lot.

Sohat's new bottle

2010-04-12T23:17:00.000+03:00

Sohat water got a wrapper redesign! I think it looks great!

Comedy Central Middle East?

2010-04-11T22:53:00.003+03:00

Was going through March's ArabAd magazine and noticed an ad for Comedy Central partnering up with Abu Dhabi's twofour54. The plan is to develop Arabic comedy programming for the region. How cool is that? Unless it ends up being Egyptian dubbed South Park and The Daily Show, then yeah, we got another case of Al Shamshoon.

Do NOT Retire Ronald McDonald!

2010-04-07T00:02:00.000+03:00

I recently stumbled upon a site called Retire Ronald. The same guys that got Joe Camel to pack up his cancer sticks and retire are now targeting Ronald McDonald. While I'm glad Joe was locked away in advertising archives, I really don't think Ronald deserves the same kind of banishment.

Ronald is a marketing ICON. While he may serve the marketing interests of the biggest fast feeder in the world, he is also an excellent CSR representative. I don't think I've ever seen Ronald chomping down on a burger... It's the parents who need to be schooled on how to get their kids to eat healthy. What kid decides his own meals anyway? SAVE RONALD!

Stop the Sag!

2010-04-06T23:50:00.000+03:00

Interesting... :P

Dubai Lynx 2010!

2010-03-20T01:42:00.000+03:00

This was the first time I ever go to Dubai and all I can say is WOW! I've heard all sorts of stuff about it being overly crowded and fake etc. but no, I really liked it!

I went for the Dubai Lynx awards. The Dubai Lynx is an annual award show for advertising in the Middle East. It was a 4 day event of seminars and workshops (which were excellent) along with the the award show on the 17th. We picked up a bronze for one of our TV commercials, the only win by an agency in Kuwait this year. JWT MENA also picked up the win for Network of the year!

Apparently there were a couple of pictures snapped of me which I didn't know of, check them out at the read link.

Me updating my Twitter from the festival. (via DubaiLynx)

There's me to the right after the end of the show. (via Jazarah)

Kuwait Speed Cameras for ovi Maps!

2010-03-19T19:07:00.003+03:00

I just read Mark's post on 2:48am about being able to find the speed cameras in Kuwait with his Garmin GPS device. He also posted a link to the file with the camera POIs (Points of Interest) which I was able to convert it to a file for Nokia's ovi Maps! You just download the file and send it to your phone, it will list the cameras, then choose Options > Save > All and ta-da, you've got your very own camera radar on your Nokia phone! Get it here!

You see all those stars up there? 137 of those are speed cameras in Kuwait :P

Let's Burger Kuwait Review

2010-03-19T17:47:00.000+03:00

Let's not... :P

Windows Live Messenger for Touch Screen Nokia Phones (S60v5)

2010-03-10T23:22:00.001+03:00

I had to hard reset my phone a couple of weeks ago after it wouldn't turn on. I have all my contacts backed up on my PC so that was fine, I just had to redownload my apps. When I went to the ovi store to redownload Windows Live Messenger, I noticed that it wasn't available for S60v5 anymore. So I've been searching everywhere for it. I finally found a working version.

Installation takes a good 5+ minutes... but you have to first copy it on to your memory card under the "Installs" folder then run the installation from Settings>Application mgr.>Installation Files otherwise it will install to like 99% then you'll get a frustrating "Installation cancelled" message.

Fully working 100% on the N97 mini.

Legalized chaos!

2010-02-27T02:30:00.001+03:00

I've been stuck at home for the past two days... unwilling to leave the security of my home's walls for the ruthless foam jungle out there. You can call me a coward if you like but I learned my lesson exactly a year ago... I actually had to work on National Day, so the morning drive was fine but on my way home is where it all took place!

It usually takes me 12 minutes to get home from work. I pass through a side road off the Sheraton roundabout which I usually cross in under 2 minutes. I got caught in the middle of an all out foam war for a good hour! That's not the bad part... at the end of the jam, two cars were parked horizontally on the road. In my frustration as I was avoiding them to get the EFF outta there, I got my car scratched! I had just gotten my car a month earlier, so I was sooo bummed out! To make matters even worse, a couple of meters away were three cops leaning on their cop cars watching all this unfold! I was thinking to myself ARREST/SHOOT SOMEBODY DAMMIT!

Happy National and Liberation day Kuwait!

Canon VIXIA/LEGRIA HF20

2010-02-19T00:27:00.000+03:00

Got myself an HD camcorder from the US. My older camcorder is a Sony and records to Digital 8 tapes... I thought it would be good to upgrade to a flash-based model and since we're in the high-def era might as well spend the extra bucks and get an HD camera. This thing is AWESOME! Video records in full 1920x1080 and is crystal clear... as with all Canon's, the colors a brilliant. Definitely a good buy!

Broken Arabic

2010-02-19T00:01:00.000+03:00

This was at the m&ms store in Orlando... they definitely don't have the Middle East version of Illustrator :P

Wartime included!

2010-02-18T23:50:00.001+03:00

Before I left for Orlando I stopped by Beirut for a couple of days. I just love that place! The spirit of the city is just incredible. We're very resilient people, with cafe's open 7 days a week, wartime included! ;)

The happiest place on earth!

2010-02-18T23:46:00.002+03:00

Just got back last week from Disney World in Orlando... I had a blast! The last time I was down there was in 1997. I was kind of hoping I'd go in 2007 to make it a 10 year thing, but I guess I'll settle for every 13 years :P

When car trunks were literally trunks...

2010-01-29T23:08:00.001+03:00

I thought this was cool :P

Concours d’Elegance

2010-01-29T23:05:00.000+03:00

Checked out the Concours d’Elegance last weekend at Marina Mall. They had beautiful cars! These were my faves!

Ron Jon Surf Shop - Kuwait?

2010-01-29T22:53:00.000+03:00

I was at the Avenues the other day and noticed this sticker in the parking lot by IKEA. I was like, what the?! Ron Jon is a surf shop in the US... what's it doing at a parking lot in Kuwait? Is this a prank or one of Al Shaya's hype gimmicks?

Free Nokia Navigation

2010-01-23T01:03:00.000+03:00

Nokia just announced that they're providing free lifetime navigation licenses on their newest line-up of GPS enabled phones, and luckily the N97 mini is one of them! I don't really need GPS here in Kuwait but it'll definitely be useful when I head to the US in a couple of weeks. Suck on that iPhone! :P

Double it!

2010-01-22T21:11:00.000+03:00

I just renewed my DSL connection at home... I just realized that every year I'm paying almost the same but am always getting double the speed. I'm now at 2Mbps! Can't wait till next year :P

Where did Wilson go?

2010-01-16T19:53:00.000+03:00

I was browsing the net the other day when I came across a link to the 10 Best TV Neighbors and there he was Wilson from Home Improvement. I love that show... it brings back such great childhood memories.

From that post I found out that Wilson (Earl Hindman) had passed away in 2003 from lung cancer. I had no idea... TV lost one of its best neighbors :( May he rest in peace.

The No Boundaries Mystery

2010-01-16T19:30:00.001+03:00

I FINALLY figured it out!! Every time I'm listening to Radio Kuwait and No Boundaries by Kriss Allen comes on, the song plays from start to finish then another song starts. Nothing unusual there... but suddenly after that second song ends, here comes No Boundaries again!! I've always assumed it was an extended version of the song and Radio Kuwait just plays a completely different song in the middle... but it's actually No Boundaries by Adam Lambert! I don't know what's more gay, both of them singing the same song or 99.7 playing them a song apart all the time :P

JibJab are awesome!

2010-01-07T12:49:00.001+03:00

1 week after new year, I discover the JibJab video for 09... I really love their work.

UPDATE: Apparently the last one I had seen was 2006's Nuckin' Futs... I checked out 2007 and 2008's videos, and they both sucked! I haven't missed much! :D

Happy New Year!

2010-01-03T01:52:00.001+03:00

I could sit here and blog about how shitty 2009 was but I'll spare you from that. I'm not gonna blog about my new year resolutions either because I have none. The point of this post is to just fill some space so this could be my 1st post of 2010. Here's to a great 2010!

Best of 2000s Winners

2009-12-26T14:37:00.001+03:00

Results like these would make any Apple Fanboy proud... I'm NOT one of them!

Bummer Results:

Agency of the decade: Goodby, Silverstein and Partners (at least it wasn't Crispin Porter)

Best outdoor ads: Apple's Silhouettes (no comment)

Marketer of the decade: Steve Jobs (no comment)

Brand of the decade: Apple (no comment)

Product of the decade: iPod (no comment)

Yay Results:
Media company of the decade: Google (well deserved)
Magazine of the decade: WIRED (well deserved)
Website of the decade: Youtube (well deserved)
Campaign of the decade: Apple, "Get a Mac" (hated what they're selling, yet an excellent ad campaign)
Marketing innovation of the decade: Viral Videos (very good buzz generator)
Digital device/platform of the decade: Facebook (well deserved)

My first Blu-rays

2009-12-26T14:00:00.000+03:00

I got my first Blu-rays yesterday courtesy of good ole Santa... I think it's a pretty good choice for my first Blu-ray discs. I can't wait to try them out and see how much different they are from DVDs. The Dark Knight is a two-disc special which also supports BD Live which is some special online enabled feature of sorts.

Just think, it was under 10 years ago that I got my first DVDs to play on my PS2... Now it's Blu-rays for my PS3! Way to go consumerism!

The N97 mini

2009-12-18T16:13:00.001+03:00

Got a new phone! The average phone usually stays with me for about 2 years until I upgrade to something new. I had the HTC Touch for 2 years exactly and it was time to make the change! I enjoyed the touchscreen experience but missed actual hardware buttons, so the obvious choice was this beauty.

No more crappy cellphone shots on this blog ;)

Chip 'n Dip Kuwait

2009-12-18T15:40:00.000+03:00

Chip 'n Dip opened at 360 Mall a couple of weeks ago... I was soo excited about it opening thinking it was going to be something like Dip 'n Crunch from Lebanon.

I went on Sunday and decided to try their fried prawns combo which comes with fries, sauces and a drink. The sauces include the classics like ketchup, honey mustard, mayo, bbq, chili etc. They also have some cool dips like mushroom, cream cheese, pepper mayo... none of which were available :( The prawns were processed prawn (maybe fish?) meat attached to a prawn tail and fried. The fries were alright yet nothing to wow about... To make a long story short, MAJOR disappointment. One good thing is they serve Coke instead of icky Pepsi :P

Check out a picture of the meal on the full post link below.

Looks can be deceiving...

MJ: RIP

2009-12-04T14:12:00.000+03:00

I just got Michael Jackson's This Is It CD. I had asked my dad to get me it while he was in the US. I already have most of the songs on the CD but I thought it would be my way of paying my respects to MJ.

I also just realized, it's been almost 9 years since I've bought an original music CD! Good job Dan... wait until all your favorite artists are dead THEN get their CDs :P

Best of the 2000s

2009-12-01T14:14:00.001+03:00

http://www.bestofthe2000s.com/

Adweek is asking people to vote for the best "anything" of the decade! They've narrowed it down to 33 categories. Looks promising, can't wait to see the final results.

Twitter billboard... not smart!

2009-11-29T23:11:00.002+03:00

One of the trending topics on twitter, was twitter billboard and it turned out to be something hilarious. A local US news station decided to have a live twitter feed on their billboard along with a picture of their anchors... and this news tweet was posted and someone caught it! It's ROFL, yet I find it really cool that they have internet enabled billboards now. :P

Eid Doughnuts

2009-11-29T13:56:00.000+03:00

These are really cool from Dunkin Donuts. I like the idea but I feel they should have been stuffed with rice or something :P

Kitty in the ceiling!

2009-11-29T13:51:00.001+03:00

Aww how cute! :)

McDonald's new see-thru wrapper

2009-11-24T21:59:00.000+03:00

I ordered McDonald's for lunch at work today (yes they actually deliver in Kuwait City) and was so impressed with their new see-thru wrapping, you can actually see your burger nice and tucked away waiting for you to dig in...

For those of you who aren't fluent in sarcasm, I'm well aware it's grease! I am still lovin' it though! ;)

A million dollars in a lake

2009-11-16T23:16:00.001+03:00

What a shame... The guy can't tell the difference between a Lambo and a Bugatti! Oh yeah, stupid-ass crash too :P

This Is It!

2009-11-15T21:09:00.000+03:00

Watched the MJ movie on Friday and I have to say this... MJ is a true legend. What a huge loss to the world. As a Michael Jackson fan, the movie rocked! The music was awesome and he still had it! It was just great to see him actually in action rather than seeing him in the media as a walking corpse who touches kids then dangles them out of windows.

As a movie movie... it blows! You won't believe how many people actually walked out in the middle of it... one guy even stood up and was telling his friend "Esh hatha, kolo ghina!" what the hell was he expecting? lol

Burn it off dude!

2009-11-15T21:06:00.000+03:00

Cool sign at the entrance to Zahra Complex in Salmiya... was taking a shortcut through the mall for the AC to get to Eureka. (WTF would I get from Zahra Complex? :P)

Friday the 13th skipped a day

2009-11-15T20:55:00.000+03:00

So Friday the 13th was actually a good day... I went and saw Michael Jackson's This Is It which I will post about next, however the funny thing is Saturday the 14th was the messed up day!

Saturday November 14, 2009 Events:
- Witnessed a cat dying after getting hit by a car in Salwa (an awful sight... I went back 2minutes later to see if I could do something about it but it had already passed on :( )
- Saw a guy who appeared to be dead stopped at a green light (it was horrifying, the guy had his head tilted back with his mouth open and cars were honking like mad and he didn't budge, I got worried and actually U-turned to see what happened... apparently he was just in deep sleep and was gone by the time I turned :P)
- Saw a car spin-out in front of me on Gulf Road... nothing happened though, he regained control and zoomed off.
- Almost ran out of gas, finished my favorite cologne, listened to crap music on the radio (yeah I know, minor things that happen everyday but worth tying in to the Friday the 13th post :P)

So much for posting...

2009-11-15T20:39:00.002+03:00

Work is getting the best of me... sigh :(

Clever package branding...

2009-11-06T21:11:00.002+03:00

Pringles are awesome! Got it from Beirut... They're British crisps :P

More to come at the Avenues?

2009-11-06T20:56:00.000+03:00

I went to the bathroom at the Avenues food court a couple of months ago and I spotted this on a screen...

Are we finally getting a Taco Bell and Wendy's? I sure hope so! Another picture after the jump...

Which November was I supposed to remember remember?

2009-11-06T19:44:00.001+03:00

It's been a while since I've posted... I've been really busy for the past two weeks with a matter which I can't discuss on here. I hope this month won't be that busy and i'll get the chance to post more, but anyway... V for Vendetta, awesome movie, will watch it tonight in honor of missing out on the 5th of November! :P

Halloweek!

2009-10-25T21:56:00.002+03:00

I won't be dressing up for Halloween this year... haven't done so since freshman year so I've decided to dress my blog up for the occasion!

The flat tire

2009-10-25T21:39:00.001+03:00

So it was a Friday night and I was heading to Salmiya with some friends on the 5th when suddenly we hear this loud helicopter-like noise... we were looking over head to see what's going on so I slowed down and then suddenly the sound got lower. One of my friends was like "Danny, it's your car!" So I hit the flashers and eased my way to the extreme right lane and stopped. The burned rubber smell was a killer.

I honestly never knew that changing a tire was that easy... it literally took us 10 minutes and none of us had ever changed a tire before. I was so surprised that I didn't feel a change in the ride... after the tire ripped I was riding as smoothly as always. Anyway, I felt it was Golfo (my baby's name) telling me, "listen up Dan... you better take better care of me, I just saved your life" So I owed him a nice pampering... new tire, a nice wash and a brand new pine tree air freshener :P

Vodafone Symphonia

2009-10-24T23:47:00.001+03:00

Awesome radiation wall... but still very cool.

Windows 7 blues

2009-10-24T23:22:00.002+03:00

I've been checking the Sony Vaio site for the past month waiting to find out when I'll be able to upgrade to Windows 7. The support page said to check back when it officially launches so I can see what my options are. Now after the launch, they apologize tell me that my hardware configuration does not make me eligible for a Windows 7 upgrade and I should consider getting a new Vaio... EXCUSE ME?

I customized my Vaio with a top of the line Intel chip, great RAM and dedicated graphics. My specs surpass the minimum requirements by hurdles! WTF Sony... Now i'm gonna have to cough up $120 for a regular upgrade!