Author: Mark

The money here in Lebanon is ridiculously huge.

This page has pictures of the biggest passenger ship in the world. I was going through them and most of them look like pictures taken inside a large shopping mall. [Link]

A friend emailed me this link, its pretty funny. Makes you wonder what was the referees previous occupation, a ballerina or something probably.. [Video]

This is cool news, Investment Dar and Adeem Investment Co have agreed to purchase a stake in Aston Martin. Yabeela! [Link]

The Annual exhibition by KASA (Kuwait Architectural Students Association) is being held at Bayt Lothan from 10 to 14 March. The exhibition is open from 7PM to 9PM and will be displaying work done by architecture students. Bayt Lothan is located in Salmiya adjacent to Marina Mall.

Has anyone ever survived a water landing by donning a vest or using a raft? An interesting short article I read yesterday. [Link]

I arrived to Lebanon I think around 1:30PM Lebanon time, left the airport and came straight to the hotel where I just lazed it out. Today is the only day where I can relax and do nothing so I am taking advantage of it. In a bit my brother is coming to pick me up and I will probably go have a drink and a bite to eat with him somewhere.

My rooms view is pretty sweet, I got the sea view this time around which is great. One thing I forgot to pack is a swimsuit, the hotel here has a roof top pool which overlooks Beirut, its an incredible view which makes swimming very tempting. Oh yeah, the weather here is like Kuwait… winter is over.

Best thing about this hotel is the location, its near the American University of Beirut which means there are a lot of things to do here when I have free time. By a lot of things I mostly mean food.

I need to go down to Beirut for a few days to shoot a commercial and I should be back Friday night. My flight leaves at noon so I have to pack everything tonight. I will have Internet access from my hotel room so I will continue to blog from there.

Been wanting to post this since last week but I kept forgetting about it. How many countries you can name in 10 minutes? I managed to name 71. Most of the ones I couldn’t name I just didn’t how to spell. [Link]

Thanks Carlsb3rg

The Forbes list is out and its interesting to see Kuwait and Lebanon both on the list although to be honest I was expecting more Kuwaitis on the list:

Rank 52
Nasser Al-Kharafi & family (Kuwait)
Worth 11.5 billion Dollars

Rank 407
Najib Mikati (Lebanon)
Worth 2.3 billion Dollars

Rank 407
Taha Mikati (Lebanon)
Worth 2.3 billion Dollars

Rank 618
Bassam Alghanim (Kuwait)
Worth 1.6 billion Dollars

Rank 618
Kutayba Alghanim (Kuwait)
Worth 1.6 billion Dollars

Rank 618
Fahd Hariri (Lebanon)
Worth 1.6 billion Dollars

Rank 717
Mohamed Al-Bahar (Kuwait)
Worth 1.4 billion Dollars

Rank 891
Nazek Hariri (Lebanon)
Worth 1 billion Dollars

For the full list of billionaires click [Here]

Thanks cajie

A whole bunch of accessories but sadly nothing made from carbon fiber. [Link]

Was talking to a friend now and he used the word “valley girl”. So I checked it on Urban Dictionary and this is what I found:

Valley Girl – A name for a type of girl who likes to say OMG and like and totally and “whatever” and likes to gossip to the point where it is detrimental to their health. Usually found off the coast of California. Seemingly beautiful in nature but truly idiotic. Just watch the “Clueless” movie or TV show to see a good example of what a valley girl is. [Urban Dictionary]

This is really ironic. One of the actors from the show Prison Break is actually going to go to prison for real! [Link]

Some people really have a lot of free time on their hands. [Link] #

This cracked me up.. [Link]