2:48AM - Entertaining Kuwait since 2003
Middle Eastern Eatery or M’EAT for short is opening a second location, right across from Little Ruby’s and PICK in the city. Their current location on the Seef Strip opened up back in 2017 but it was a pretty small space and not really walking distance from much. This new location looks to be bigger and right in the heart of the city.
M’EAT is a build your own bowl place created by the guys behind PICK. If you missed my previous post on them then click here.
OMA, the legendary architectural firm based in Rotterdam has won the design for a tower that will be located in the new Hessa Al Mubarak District. I actually passed by their offices in Rotterdam years ago because I was hoping to get one of my books signed by one of the founders, Rem Koolhaas. When completed the Wafra Tower will be the first project by OMA in Kuwait.
The tower looks great and all but the seafront design in their renderings grabbed my attention more than the tower honestly. Their interpretation of our Gulf Road is way nicer in their renderings than what we have in reality.
For more details on this project click here.
If you’re into sports then there is a lot going on this weekend, check out the full list of events below:
Thursday
Exhibition: Halal Nights by Mohammad Al-Hemd
Al Yasra Bazaar
Friday
Al Yasra Bazaar
Flying Start – Junior Duathlon 2019
Open Track at Kuwait Motor Town
Saturday
Exhibition: Halal Nights by Mohammad Al-Hemd
Al Yasra Bazaar
Come Play with Us!
Circle Kuwait Bus Tour
Art for Sudan: Silent Auction and Exhibition
Flying Start Triathlon XII
TFW Superhero Deadlift Party
Hala’ween
If you’d like to share an event on the blog [Email Me]
For a full list of upcoming events click [Here]
Sometimes events get canceled or have details changed so always double-check with the organizers.
Screenshot from The Farewell
The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:
New This Weekend:
Countdown (N/A)
Dark Encounter (4.4)
Killerman (5.2)
Mary (4.4)
Princess Emmy (5.5)
The Farewell (8.1)
Other Movies Showing Now:
Abominable (7.3)
Angel Has Fallen (7.0)
Born a King (8.8)
Dora and the Lost City of Gold (5.9)
Gemini Man (5.2)
Joker (9.4)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (7.0)
The Lion King (6.2)
Zombieland: Double Tap (7.3)
The movies below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:
Movies Showing Now:
Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Backyard Wilderness 3D (8.4)
Journey to Space 3D (6.4)
Oceans: Our Blue Planet (7.4)
Volcanoes 3D (6.6)
Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.
A couple of weeks back I posted snippets from an old book on my instagram account and a lot of people wanted to know what book it was and where they could get it from. So I decided not only to post about the book but also scan it all and make it available to download.
The book is a children’s book called Hamad the Diver and was published back in 1967. The story is about an Arab pearl diver living in Kuwait called Hamad. The story doesn’t mention specifically if Hamad was Kuwaiti or not but we do find out he is poor as many Kuwaitis were back then and that he was married with children. The second story taking place in the meantime is about a rich Iraqi girl called Fatima living in Basra whose father is trying to get her married. I don’t want to spoil the story too much but eventually, Hamad and Fatima end up getting married.
If you want to check out the book then you can download it from this link.
Update: The missing pages have been uploaded
Ghadeer al Bahrain isn’t a new place, it’s actually been open for around 30 years now yet I only recently found out about it. The place is even located very close to where I live so I’m not sure how I hadn’t heard about it until now. Ghadeer is a small hole in the wall restaurant serving super tiny meat skewers of different kinds. So far I’ve been there a few times and I think we’re averaging 15-18 skewers per person. I’ve tried their meat tikka, kebab, chicken tikka, and heart skewers and they’ve all been really good but my favorites are definitely the meat tikka and kebab.
The price of a skewer is 150fils which means mixing and matching is very doable (and more fun). Because of their size, the skewers also don’t take very long to be grilled so you can order as you go as I tend to do. There is indoor and outdoor seating but this place isn’t anything fancy, so manage your expectations before you get there.
Ghadeer al Bahrain is located in Salmiya and you can find it on Google Maps. They’re also on instagram @ghadeeralbahrain
If you still shoot with 35mm film then you know how difficult it is to find a place that can still develop film and how expensive it is. Previously I’ve recommended Ashkanani in Salmiya as an option but because of the cost of chemicals, they tend to wait until there are multiple film rolls and then batch develop them all together. This means the process could take a week or a month, you never know but they’re also expensive charging KD10+ per roll.
But, a few days ago I was at Souk Al Watiya behind Sheraton Hotel in the city and spotted a small store that still had a 35mm film development machine. The place charges KD2.5 to develop a roll and then 100fils per photo print. This means a roll of 36 shots would cost you around KD6. Not only is it cheaper than Ashkanani but they’ll also develop them quicker for you since they have no problem developing a single roll of film at a time.
If you’re looking for a place to develop film then this is a good alternative to Ashkanani. The store doesn’t have a name but it’s on the ground floor of Souk Al Watiya near one of the exits. Here is the location of the complex on Google Maps.
If pictures weren’t enough to show you how bad things are in Salmiya, here is a video of the garbage dump right outside my apartment building.
This is my view every morning when I wake up.
I know this sounds weird but there is an Irish Pub opening down the street from my place in Salmiya. According to their instagram (@irishpub.kwt) they’re going to be opening up any day now so I’m obviously going to have to pass by and check it out. I hope me reviewing pubs is going to be a thing soon!
Thanks Sharan!
There is a new reality show on Dubai TV called The Astronauts where 12 candidates from different nationalities compete to become a real life astronaut. One of the candidates who is also the youngest competitor on the show is Bader Al Moulah, a Kuwaiti architect.
The Astronauts reality show is done in cooperation with the BBC and led by the Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. It’s in Arabic and airs on Sundays at 9PM on Dubai TV and Wednesdays at 9PM on Dubai One with English subtitles.
You can follow Bader on instagram @the.travelling.architect and the show @theastronautsar
There’s something for everybody this weekend from live music to yoga with dogs so check out this weekends full list of events below:
Thursday
Exhibition: Conversations in Colour
Exhibition: The Place I Call Home
Exhibition: Halal Nights by Mohammad Al-Hemd
Ultimate LEGO Experience
Mr. D0ne’s Game On Kuwait
French Institute of Kuwait Cinema club – “Edmond”
October Open Mic Night
Live in K-City
Friday
Exhibition: The Place I Call Home
Ultimate LEGO Experience
Saturday
Exhibition: Conversations in Colour
Exhibition: The Place I Call Home
Exhibition: Halal Nights by Mohammad Al-Hemd
Yoga at the Park
Ultimate LEGO Experience
Come Play with Us!
Droga at Luna & Beau
If you’d like to share an event on the blog [Email Me]
For a full list of upcoming events click [Here]
Sometimes events get canceled or have details changed so always double-check with the organizers.
Screenshot from Zombieland: Double Tap
The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:
New This Weekend:
Abduction (6.0)
Killers Anonymous (6.2)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (7.0)
Zombieland: Double Tap (7.3)
Other Movies Showing Now:
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (7.2)
Abominable (7.3)
Ad Astra (7.4)
Angel Has Fallen (7.0)
Born a King (8.8)
Dora and the Lost City of Gold (5.9)
Downton Abbey (7.8)
Joker (9.4)
Gemini Man (5.2)
Little Monsters (5.9)
Rambo: Last Blood (8.1)
The Lion King (6.2)
The movies below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:
Movies Showing Now:
Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Backyard Wilderness 3D (8.4)
Journey to Space 3D (6.4)
Oceans: Our Blue Planet (7.4)
Volcanoes 3D (6.6)
Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.
Fawzia Sultan Healthcare Network (FSHN), a non-profit multidisciplinary healthcare provider, is pleased to announce the return of its annual charity sporting event, RunKuwait, in its ninth edition.
The event, which will be held on November 23rd, invites interested participants and RunKuwait returning friends to register for the race and contribute to improving the lives of children with special needs.
RunKuwait is a charitable initiative aiming to raise awareness and funds towards the rehabilitative treatment of vulnerable children with special needs. Since 2013, all registration proceeds are channeled directly towards the non-profit Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERC), founded by FSHN. Last year’s event with more than 2,900 registrations successfully contributed towards offering a total of 1000 treatment sessions to children with special needs.
RunKuwait is a community based fun sporting event for all family members who can join a 5KM or 10KM run or walk. The event’s race village will host different warm-up exercises, activities for children and exciting activities for family members and friends who will join the event to cheer for the participants.
RunKuwait is supported by generous contributions from the following sponsors: Agility as a Founding Partner, INTERSPORT and ASAR Legal as Gold sponsors, and EQUATE as Silver sponsor. The media sponsors for the RunKuwait initiative this year are Alanba newspaper, Alrai newspaper, Alseyassah newspaper, Arab Times newspaper, Kuwait Times newspaper, bazaar magazine, The talk magazine, Alhadaf magazine, M2R company and 248am as a social media sponsor.
Interested participants, athletes, and continuous supporters of RunKuwait can find more information about the race, and can register through the RunKuwait official social media channels, @RunKuwait on Instagram and Facebook.
A few years ago I posted about a vintage radio shop called “Moqtanayaty”. When I first wrote about them they were located in Kuwait City but since then they’ve moved their shop three times, first to blockat, then to Hawalli, and now they’re back in the city again but this time across the street from Mubarakiya in a building called Burj Al Hamam Tower.
The place sells old vintage radios, boomboxes, record players and even some cameras. Everything they sell works and if you have an old radio that needs repairing they even have a repair guy. If you’re interested in checking the place out, here is their location on [Google Maps] and you can find them on instagram @vintage_radio_
Also, here is the link to my previous post.