Author: Mark

Eliss – trailer from steph thirion on Vimeo.

Eliss is currently my favorite iPhone game. It’s got retro graphics, a great soundtrack and an extremely strange and new style of play. It’s hard to explain so its best to watch the video above to get an idea. Once you start getting into it people watching you play will have no idea what the hell is going on and how the hell you’re playing it because visually there are soo many things going on at the same time. The game costs $2.99 but they have a free version in case you want to try it out. Here is the [Link]

Two years back I posted a picture of the new Nissan Patrol and I was really hoping they would change it by the time it got released. Well after following www.welcomethehero.com for the past few days waiting to see what they would reveal turns out it’s the new Patrol and it still looks as ugly. Hopefully it will look better on the streets but I doubt it. [Link]

It seems a Kuwait Airways landing caused quite a bit of commotion last month when it landed pretty hard at the Heathrow Airport in London. Someone managed to capture the whole incident on video and posted on YouTube which you can watch above. [YouTube]

Thanks Ahmad!

If you’re a Gmail user and have no interest at all in Google Buzz (like me) then the Buzz icon underneath your inbox is probably annoying the hell out of you. Well to turn off Buzz its very simple, scroll down to the bottom of your Gmail page and hit the kill switch.

Seems UFC 112 is still on for Abu Dhabi this April and the ticket prices have been announced as follows:

Platinum Floor:
AED 3,695.00
USD 1,006.81

Platinum Grandstand:
AED 3,695.00
USD 1,006.81

Diamond Grandstand:
AED 2,795.00
USD 761.58

Lower Grandstand:
AED 1,595.00
USD 434.60

Middle Grandstand:
AED 795.00
USD 216.62

Upper Grandstand:
AED 395.00
USD 107.63

Tickets will go on sale February 14th at https://www.boxofficeme.com

Here is the official fight card right now:

Middleweight Championship bout
Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort

Lightweight Championship bout:
B.J. Penn vs. Frankie Edgar

Welterweight bout:
Matt Hughes vs. Renzo Gracie

If anyone wants to join me at UFC 112 send me an email.

Thanks Nick!

Nat designed the Choowy Goowy valentines box and card this year so make sure you order one. The box which contains a dozen heart shaped cookies and a dozen heart shaped brownies along with the card is for KD12.5 while a jar containing 18 pieces of mixed heart shaped cookies and brownies along with the card is for KD6. To order it call 22626559 or 22620011. If you have a BlackBerry you can add Choowy Goowy with the PIN 2119FB77 or scanning the QR Code below.

Update: I just realized some of you might not know who Choowy Goowy are since I haven’t posted about them in ages. Here is a link to my previous Choowy Goowy posts [Link]

A new and small drive through car wash opened up at the gas station near my house. It’s an Oula gas station at the end of 4th Ring Road towards Salmiya. What’s cool about the car wash is the fact you don’t leave your car while it’s getting washed. It’s more fun that way and the sound of the machines and water around the car makes the whole experience sound like a Nine Inch Nails song. Very cool!

I love power tools and I especially love Bosch power tools. The best place to get Bosch power tools from? Where else but the Bosch power tools dealer in Shuwaikh. I get all my power tools from the Bosch Power Tools dealer in Shuwaikh. It’s a small place connected to the Bosch car service center and also their warehouse. I’ve been going there for a few years now, It’s where I bought my cordless power drill from and my Dremel multitool. The staff are extremely friendly and I always end up leaving with a good deal.

There are a bunch of places around Kuwait that sell Bosch tools but as I mentioned above the reason I prefer getting it straight from the dealer is because you can haggle and in some cases get freebies. I bought an impact drill today and was able to get a nice discount and some free tool bits for example. They’re very easy to find, you exit the Sheraton round-about heading towards City Center, after City Center on your right you should see Kuwait Finance House, take the first right after it and keep going straight until you see the Bosch sign on the left. They’re open from 8AM to 5PM and their number is 24810844.

Thanks Henrik!

I am craving soft eggs which I don’t think I’ve had since the 80s. It’s all because I found this really cool guide on how to make the perfect soft eggs awhile back and since then I haven’t been able to get it out of my head. I should try making some tomorrow. [Link]

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One of the best Super Bowl ads this year. Here is a link to a New York Times article on how it came together. [Link]

DHL for the third time now have changed the way they calculate your shipment. I spoke to them on the phone and they have now started charging based on volumetric weight which means they’re now MUCH MORE expensive than Aramex Shop & Ship. Even if you deduct taxes unless its something very expensive you’re much better off using Aramex. To give you an idea of how expensive DHL has become, a reader just paid KD31 for a package that weighs just 1.3KG!

Until they go back to calculating based on actual weight I will be using Aramex again. At least with Aramex they don’t change their pricing structure on a monthly basis….

Update: I just realized something. DHL didn’t email, sms or call anyone regarding their price changes. They just randomly came up with a new payment system and expects everyone just to abide by it. Lots of people ordered stuff to their DHL mailbox expecting to pay a certain price only to find out they now have to pay triple that. Is that fair?

Can anyone recommend a good crêpe place in Kuwait? Somewhere where I can have a Nutella and banana crêpe that looks like the picture below. I took this pictures in Lebanon on my last visit.

The first three directors are very cool (Tarantino, Lynch and Wes Anderson). The last directors I have no idea who they are. [Link]