Ok this is not a restaurant review as such, it’s more a review of a sandwich (well shawerma to be exact). This weekend I was out with friends when one mentioned how he had to pick up a shawerma from the best shawerma place in Kuwait, Mr. Subs. This was the first time I had heard [...]
The other day I was talking about a series that ran a year ago in the UK called, Extraordinary People. I managed to catch one of the episodes about an amazing teenager called Stephen Wiltshire. He is autistic but is blessed with an amazing ability. He has a photographic memory. Ok, you maybe thinking its not THAT [...]
The last couple of days I have heard about a big controversy in athletics and its not about steroids or drugs. South African runner Caster Semenya easily won the woman’s 800m gold in the World Athletics Championships in Berlin. But the big controversy about the win is that the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) has asked [...]
With Ramadan underway, I can imagine a lot of us are enjoying some great food. If any of you are looking to try some new recipes this month, the Guardian website has asked some of the top chefs to name their best, quickest recipes. In total there are 100 to choose from. Looking through the list, number [...]
Well that’s according to Simon Cowell after teacher Danyl Johnon performed his audition to appear in X-Factor (the UK version of American Idol). The new season of the show just started in the UK and its always entertaining. Check it out ! Thanks Night Flower :)
I would like to wish you all a very blessed Ramadan and Mubarak 3laykom al shaher. I know a lot of you who read this blog live outside Kuwait and I wish you all the best for the month ahead and hope the fasting is not too heavy a burden. I have fasted during Ramadan when living outside and [...]
I have been waiting so long for a new movie by James Cameron. It’s been 12 years since his last major movie (Titanic – you may have seen it, but I am very proud to say that I haven’t :)) Before Titanic he made Terminator 2 and Aliens which are more my type of movies. Finally [...]
This weekend I noticed that in Avenues and Marina Mall there was a stand promoting 24 “The Fragrance”. Now I have heard of TV/Movie spin offs, but a men’s perfume ?!?? Anyway as a big fan of the show 24, I decided to allow myself to be sprayed with Jack Bauer’s aftershave of choice. So, [...]
This morning I went down to Starbucks to get something to eat. Usually I take hours to decide what to buy, not because there is so much choice, its because there is never anything that really looks good. I usually end up with blueberry muffin as it’s a safe bet. Well this morning I went [...]
I like some rock music but would not call myself a huge rock music fan. And there are some singers who have the perfect voice for singing rock music. You know that throaty, earthy voice. The voice that can only be used to sing rock songs. Well this is the list of my Top 5 rock [...]
