The Villa Moda sale at Mövenpick is back and starts Saturday. It should be pretty exciting this time with discounts up to 90% and according to one of my sources at Villa Moda, the items this year will be from recent seasons and not the really old stuff like how its been in previous years.
The sale is going to be held at the Mövenpick Hotel car park and the Villa Moda Warehouse in the Free Trade Zone in Shuwaikh. I feel it’s going to be even more packed than ever!
The timings will be as follows:
Sat to Thu - 10:00am to 10:00pm
Fri - 5:00pm to 10:00pm
As for Ramadan timings:
Sat to Thu - 10:00am to 2:00pm & 7:30pm to 12:30am
Fri - 7:30pm to 12:30am
Good luck bargain hunting!
Posted by Nat
This post is for the female readers of the blog which Mark doesn’t cater to that much. A few days ago, the owner of a new nail care salon “Bubbles Nail Spa†invited me to visit her newly opened place in Al Jassem Tower in front of the ice skating rink. It’s always interesting to visit newly opened places so I took her up on her invitation and took my appointment for Friday.
I was happy to discover that the place turned out to be very nice. Beautifully designed, with a very modern and sleek yet girly look. It even had a slightly industrial design with all the metal pipes and metallic crafted shades and separators. The place has a nail spa section that can accommodate up to 6 people with very comfortably seating and a brow bar that can fit up to 3 people. The seating area was designed in a way that gives the person complete seclusion and privacy.
What’s also very special about Bubbles in particular is the hygiene which is very important for me. Everything is immaculately clean and the coolest thing is they use disposable stuff for everything. They use disposable foot scrub sticks, nail filers, nail brushes and even the sinks in front of each seat use disposable plastic containers. I found that very comforting. They even have a cabinet that can accommodate up to 460 containers for regulars who want to safe keep their things in the salon.
The seats are also as comfortable as they look which completes the whole soothing spa like mood of the place. In addition to that the whole time while I was there they were playing oriental yoga style music which made it easier for me to relax and enjoy the treatments they have. I hate it when I go to a salon and they have loud TV or Arabic music playing.
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There’s a stray Injured dog that lives near my work place. I used to see him before with other stray dogs and he looked fine. But this week I saw him again and it seemed like he’d either been hit by a car or some kids got a hold of him and tortured the hell out of him. His leg was busted, his tail looked like it had been cut off and he had a limp.
I called up Animal Friends yesterday and they told me they usually don’t go around picking up stray dogs but they would do an exception since the dog is hurt. So they told me to see if the dog is approachable. And so i did and the dog got scared and limped away, 3 trials later and he was still running away. So i called them back and they told me they couldn’t do much about it. I didn’t even try contacting PAWs since from my previous experience with them I’m sure I would have gotten the same reaction if any reaction at all.
Now the problem is that the poor dog lives in a sandy area located 50 meters away from where I work and I have to watch him suffer everyday from my window. I think it’s really sad that neither PAWs nor Animal Friends would bother doing much about it unless the dog gets delivered to their doorstep. I Put him some water and dry food today where he usually sleeps and I’m really feeling helpless about what else i could do. That poor dog is going to die unless someone decides to do something about it.
Any kind of help or insight is appreciated.. I will try to take a picture of the dog before I leave work today and post it here.
Posted by Nat
Update: AFL passed by awhile ago and set up a trap to catch the dog.
Mark’s new shoes just got delivered to me earlier today since he’s still in Lebanon and I think I will burn them later on tonight. They will make a nice bonfire..
A couple of days ago Mark told me they were selling Starburst flavored lip balm at Sultan Center. So after work I went to check it out and it turned out not only did they have Starburst flavored lip balm but they also had M&M, Skittles and Jello flavored ones. I ended up getting the strawberry-watermelon Starburst flavor and it was for around 500fils. I found them at the Souq Sharq Sultan Center but when I passed by the Salmiya one afterwards to pick up some more flavors I couldn’t find any there so I am guessing they’re only available at the Souq Sharq branch.
Thursday after lunch I dropped Mark home and headed to the gym. While waiting at a traffic light I heard a strange sound. I didn’t know what it was but it sounded like little rocks hitting my car. I found that odd since I was at a traffic light with no buildings over me. I looked around and noticed this Kuwaiti guy wearing dishdasha sitting in his car smirking at me proudly. To grab my attention the guy was throwing what looked to be tinny pebbles at my window! What was he thinking that I would be mesmerized by his smile and throw him my number? Can someone please tell me what some of these guys are thinking of sometimes when they’re trying to hit on a girl! Is the guy driving around Kuwait with a bag full of pebbles and throwing them at cars hoping that one girl would find his actions cute and smile back at him??
While Mark was in Dubai he passed by the Adidas store and notice they carried a navy blue version of the Stella McCartney shoes which I had purchased earlier in the month. So, I got online to check them out and it turned out they were just recently released and I really liked the color so I messaged him back telling him to get them for me. Next day when he went back to buy the shoes it turned out they had run out of my size which disappointed me since I really wanted the shoes!
So, yesterday I decided to pass by the Adidas store in Marina Mall where I purchased my previous black pair to find out how come they didn’t carry the navy blue versions in Kuwait. I passed by The Athlete’s Foot first to see if they had gotten anything new but they hadn’t and I thought Adidas didn’t have anything new as well but then I noticed the employees were unpacking boxes of new merchandise. I went up to one of the employees and asked him if they had the navy blue version of the Stella McCartney shoes and he tells me they had just received the new batch a few hours ago! The employee then went to a large box of newly arrived shoes and pulled out a pair size 6 and handed them to me. Adidas in Kuwait has been unbelievable recently I really hope they stay this good.
I was looking for shoes online the other day since I haven’t been finding anything I like in the stores here for quite a while when I found this cool pair of Adidas Stella McCartney shoes on Nordstrom. I didn’t know what size to order so I decided to check if the Adidas store in Marina Mall had something similar so that I could figure out what size to order. To my big surprise I ended up finding the actual shoes I was planning to order online and not only that but it was even cheaper here in Kuwait! The shoes would have cost me $85 online without tax, without shipping to my US mailbox and without the cost of shipping it to Kuwait, while here in Kuwait the shoes cost only KD19 at the Adidas store which is something like $65! It’s nice to know that some stores in Kuwait aren’t ripping us off. I do wish though that they get new shipments more often.
Last week after I posted about Beautylicious and Cupcake Boutique, I got an email from the N-Bar manager telling me he wanted to send me a gift card so that I could go and try his nail bar at Galleria 2000 in Salmiya for a complimentary manicure and pedicure. I was more than happy to accept his gift since I haven’t been to the N-Bar salon yet and was interested in trying it out since I passed by it a couple of times and it looked really funky.
I went on Saturday without an appointment since I couldn’t get a hold of them but they still managed to fit me in since another customer had canceled her appointment. The first thing they did was take me to a large stand displaying a lot of nail polish colors and asked me to pick one, once I did they asked me to have a seat. They have sinks built into the floor under the seats with pebbles inside for pedicures which I found very smart and cool looking.
As they started working on me an employee came and asked me what I wanted for my drink. It turns out they have a bar in one of the corners of the salon with a drink menu. After I picked my drink, the girls moved to the second stage of my manicure and pedicure which was a foot and arm scrub followed by a good two minutes of foot and arm massage which was the ultimate. I could seriously have one of those for hours and hours and never get enough.
Once they were done with the massage came the coolest part, the double dip. They brought a bowl of hot peach flavored wax for my hands and a mint flavored one for my feet and they then dipped each of my limbs until they became all waxy and the wax coat started to dry. It was cool like something from a sci-fi movie. They then put a plastic bag around each of my hands and feet and then put on a pair of heated mittens and a pair of heated slippers to keep them warm. The purpose behind this treatment is to make my skin and my nails smoother plus its very relaxing. Seven minutes later everything was removed and my limbs briefly massaged one last time.
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I just got off the phone with a friend of mine who’s a manager in Bershka, one of the many shops now open in the Avenues. He told me the avenues has officially opened today at 10am and that its amazing. The opening hours are from 10am till 10pm. I can’t wait to pass by tonight with Mark and finally check it out.
update: yo_ghurt took pictures of the inside and you can check them [Here]
Picture above taken by yo_ghurt
Last year Mark and I attended the first dog show which was held at the British Embassy, Geo had only been with us for a short time back then and he was still a tiny puppy. So when I heard there was going to be another dog show this year I was quite excited. Geo has grown into a gorgeous fairly large size dog and has learned a few tricks so i was quite eager to show him off at the dog show this year. Mark wasn’t going to come along since he was out of the country but I didn’t see that as much of a problem, until the dog show…
As soon as we arrived to the embassy’s parking lot Geo got really excited started rushing through the parking towards the embassy’s main gate dragging me behind him. When we got to the line outside the gate Geo couldn’t get enough of sniffing other dogs and wouldn’t stay put for 2 seconds. I was having a hard time trying to stay in line with Geo harassing the other dogs and their owners.
When we finally went in I noticed the whole thing looked more organized than last year event. There were also more interesting dogs this year including a cool black great dane and a couple of really cute bulldogs. The show didn’t take long to start and we managed to get front row seats.
Geo was still going insane around all these dogs. If there was a category for “Craziest Dog” he would have definitely won. Unfortunately I had him in the “Best tail wagger”, “most adorable” and “most obedient dog” categories. He ended up losing from the first round in all the categories because he was too busy trying to sniff and lick and harass other dogs who were trying to perform their tricks. I can’t say I was surprised and neither was I pleased.
However it was a nice day, I met up with some friends and it was cool to have all the other dogs around since I wanted Geo to have fun. By the time we got home we were both drained out and I definitely wont be doing it again without Mark, not unless Geo had been properly trained till then.
The picture above was taken by Stallion and it shows how Geo couldn’t stay still.
After posting about Beautylicious yesterday I got an email from two young women who were the owners of Cupcake Boutique in Galleria 2000. They said that they were huge fans of the blog and that they would like the opportunity to present me with a gift I would surely enjoy. I emailed them back telling them I would be pleased to accept their gift and earlier tonight I got it.
I’ve been feeling like a spoilt little kid for the past two days, maybe Mark should start traveling more often! The gift turned out to be two really cute track suits and a black sexy top which ended up fitting me perfectly.
Once Mark comes back I will be passing by their boutique to check out the rest of their stuff. It’s a really sweet gift and I hope Mark gets jealous. Thank you Cupcake girls!
Their website is CupcakeAddict.com
Yesterday while I was on the phone with Mark and I was leaving work, I saw a little dog puppy rolling over in the grass in a corner of our huge parking lot. I approached it and it started playing with me and didn’t run away. It was a really cute 3 to 4 months old black and white male pup, probably a mutt, an adorable one.
My first thought was that I needed to get that poor puppy out of this overcrowded parking. I was actually surprised it wasn’t run over by a car already. So I first decided to call up PAWS but no one picked up. I then tried calling Animal Friends and to my relief a nice lady answered the phone. I explained to her my situation and she asked me if I could drop off the pup at the Rai veterinary hospital next to the Friday market since they didn’t have a rescue team in the area. I was like sure but since I didn’t know how to get there I called up a friend who was also leaving work and he came and met up with me.
Fifteen minutes later and we were on our way to Al Rai. It didn’t take us long to get to the hospital, which wasn’t much of a pretty sight. It looked really dodgy and I would certainly never take Geo there. But, the puppy was just going to spend the night there and was going to be picked up by the shelter the following day. Finally we ended up dropping the poor little thing there, waited a bit for it to be examined by the vet and then left the place quite relieved. It ticks me off how ignorant people dump their pets on the streets when they get bored of them.
Beautylicious, a new beauty products shop that is opening a new range of beauty products that will be selling at Vavavoom at The Avenues sent me quite a few of their goodies to try then review. The stuff so far, from looks, scent and feel seems amazing. I will be writing my review once I’ve tried most of the things they sent me. I can’t wait to check out their shop when The Avenues opens. Everything just looks so yummy. Finally something for me to try out and not Mark!
update: sorry while editing the post I accidentally deleted the names of the brands of the product. The brands are Cake, Urban Rituelle, Alterna and Fudge.
As most of you know, Geo has grown into a large dog and like all dogs he has so much energy confined in him which makes him hard to control some times. He’s a very lively dog which is cool but one of my biggest issues is walking him on the leash, he hasn’t really gotten the hang of it yet and keeps dragging me everywhere when I take him for a walk. So does anyone know a good personal dog trainer here in Kuwait? Mark and I found a good dog training school in Lebanon when we went down in December but we’re not really eager to send him there and we don’t know any other good ones here in Kuwait.
