2:48AM - Entertaining Kuwait since 2003
The El Derwaza blog has a page with a whole bunch of Kuwait’s Guinness World Records. It’s missing a few but their were two or three I wasn’t aware of before. And yes that’s a picture of a box full of Krispy Kreme glazed donuts. Kinda wish I could dive into it. [Link]
I’ve seen a ton of this videos but never one where the cops actually show up and chase the drifters. [YouTube]
Thanks Tuan
I can’t believe how time flew by so quickly this year. I still haven’t finished editing the pictures from last years Gulf Run and now GR7 is coming up next month. Tonight they had a small get together to introduce what’s new and different in this years Gulf Run. I’m not going to be able to join the guys in Bahrain this year but, I’ll still be covering all the events leading up to Bahrain and maybe even find a way to to cover Bahrain as well. For more information on what is Gulf Run you can visit their website [Here]
Thanks Pinot
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This is a very simple app which allows you to track incoming and departing flights at the Kuwait Airport. Back in the old days (I’m talking around 2001-2002 here) the Kuwait Airport website was terrible (kinda like now) but it had one very cool feature. When you accessed the airport website from a PDA browser, it wouldn’t take you to the regular website but instead take to a very simple white background site with just a list of incoming flights on it. It was PERFECT! A lot of times when I needed to check the arrivals list it would usually be when I’m on my way to the airport and from a mobile device. That simplified version of the website made things very practical and I was actually really surprised the airport website had that feature. Sadly, this cool feature disappeared years ago without a trace.
Which brings me to this app. It’s fast and focused. It’s actually the fastest launching app on my iPhone right now. So fast I actually had a VERY difficult time capturing a screenshot of the splash screen. Once the app loads it downloads the list of arriving and departing flights and you’re set. You can then scroll down the lists or search for a specific flight number or airline.
There are no negatives other than the fact the app isn’t free. You can download it from the App Store by searching for Kuwait Airport or by following this [Link]
Since it’s holiday season I thought it would nice to bring back the Holiday Gift Guide. The last time I put a list together was back in 2005 so it’s been awhile. The list below is made of items I like and think would make great gifts. Might add more if I remember anything else.
Books
Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro X KD9.5
Apple Pro Training Series: Motion 5 KD10
Wheat Belly KD4.5
Kindle 4 KD22
Cameras
Panasonic GX1 with 14-42mm X Power Zoom Lens KD265
Nikon D7000 with 18-105mm lens KD420
Contour+ KD128
GoPro Hero2 Motorsport Edition KD115
RAM Mounts Windshield Suction Cup Mount Kit KD8.5
Music
Apple iPod Nano 8GB KD34
Sony MDR-XB500 KD14
BeyerDynamic DT 770-PRO KD55
FiiO E7 USB DAC and Portable Headphone Amplifier KD25
Electronics
Apple MacBook Air 13″ 128GB KD340
The Boxee Box KD48
Data Robotics Drobo 4-Bay KD85
Garmin Forerunner 305 with Heart Rate Monitor KD50
Archos 70 – 250 GB KD65
Other
HPI Savage XS Flux RTR Mini Monster Truck KD88
SUPABOY Portable Pocket SNES Console KD23
Note: Most of the items above are linked to Amazon.com
Back in September I posted about Brotips, a website that belongs to a young 16 year old Kuwaiti called Yousef Khraibut. Well Yousef emailed me awhile ago telling me Mark Cuban has invested in Brotips! How cool is that?! Mark Cuban if you don’t know is a business magnate and investor who also owns the NBA team Dallas Mavericks. That’s pretty freaking cool! Here is a link to an article on this deal at FastCompany. [Link]
There’s a comedy club opening soon in Kuwait (the first?) and it will be called “Live”. The comedy club will be located in the basement of Discovery Mall and will seat approximately 200 people. It was originally scheduled to open up before the end of the year but due to some delays the launch will now most likely be in January. They’ve already got a big name Arab American comedian booked for their launch so should be interesting to see. I’ll post more details once I get them.
…gun ownership in Kuwait amounts to 24.8 firearms per 100 people, and that there are approximately 630,000 civilian guns in the country… Kuwait’s defense forces possessed roughly 30,000 guns that year, while the police had only 8,358.
I was reading an article about a guy who killed a wolf in Kuwait and thought that bit of information on gun ownership was a bit shocking. The number is based on a 2007 count of civilian firearms published by Cambridge University press. I don’t know but that number seems a bit unreal to me. [Link]
Last year I posted about a house in Salwa that had two wind turbines installed. It seems their little experiment with wind must have went well because they currently have at least 7 wind turbines installed! I wonder if they’re completely off the grid yet?
Thanks Hamad
This has to be the strangest thing ever. What the hell is alcohol free vodka? How is that even possible?
Blue ZERO is specifically targeted for Muslim consumers worldwide since it is Halal approved.
Blue ZERO non alcohol vodka tastes and looks exactly like traditional Canadian Vodka.
They also have alcohol free Tequila, Whisky, Rum and Cognac! It’s gotta be a hoax. Even if it isn’t I highly doubt airport customs would believe you if you told them it was alcohol free. [Link]
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So last night I was trying to go to sleep at around 1:30am when I heard a loud commotion outside. I’m used to fights taking place underneath my building since there is a billiard place next door but this didn’t sound like an ordinary fight since it was pretty loud. So I put on my pants and hoodie and headed downstairs to see what all the commotion was about.
Turns out there were around 30 guys pushing, shoving, shouting and punching over I don’t know what. I thought about taking my phone out and shooting some pictures or video but since no one else was doing it I figured it would probably not be a good idea to do so. I ended up going back up to try and go back to sleep but around 15 minutes later 5 police cars arrive filled with cops.
Now that’s the first time I’ve ever seen cops come to a fight in my block. I’ve actually tried calling the cops myself before when there were guys running around the mall in my building with razor blades trying to cut each other and the cops never came. So my theory is this. I think the cops are starting to take these street fights seriously after the incident that took place at Marina Crescent. Are they waiting for a major incident to take place on the Gulf Road before they start patrolling it?
According to Desert Girl, the coal plates that used to be served with tea at Souk Mubarakia is now illegal. That’s doesn’t seem to be the only change since she previously posted about Souq Al-Hareem getting dismantled and removed. Not sure what’s going on over there but it seems like everything that is traditional is bit by bit being removed. Sucks. [Link]