2:48AM - Entertaining Kuwait since 2003

This happened earlier today in Shuwaikh where Tilal Complex is.

Thanks Ali

Kuwait’s came 61st in the 2011 Index of Economic Freedom with a score of 64.9. Its scored 2.8 points lower than last year, with declines in five of the 10 economic freedoms, including a large drop in labor freedom. In the Middle East and North Africa, Kuwait ranked 8th out of 17 countries. It’s the only GCC country to drop in points but it’s overall score is still well above the world and regional averages.

Bahrain came in 10th place in the full world ranking.

Here is a link to the full ranking [Link]
Here is a link to the detailed breakdown of Kuwait’s score [Link]

Thanks FYI

At the end of December I went ahead and turned 2:48PM into a community blog which is a blog in which anyone can create an account and publish articles. I’ve simplified the process of signing up and posting as much as I can to help make it easy for people who’ve never blogged before. The blog isn’t without some rules though and every post that gets published passes through me first before appearing on the blog. The reason for that has to do more with quality control and not censorship.

So if you’re interested in posting on 2:48PM, just go ahead and sign up. [Link]

On yesterday nights episode of Arabs Got Talent on MBC4, a Kuwaiti opera singer and the Kuwaiti PK Jaguars made it to the next round. I couldn’t find a video of the Kuwaiti opera singer but the video above is of the PK Jaguars. [YouTube]

Update: To watch the Kuwaiti opera singer click [Here]. He kicks ass!

The weather was pretty cold today but a lot of people passed by the Gulf Run car show at 360 Mall. I got there at 1PM, had lunch at OFK and then spent the rest of the day hanging out at the GulfRun stand. Tomorrow is the last day for the show so pass by if you can and check out all the cars. I’m probably going to be there all day again tomorrow.

The video above is in Arabic but its about savings in the GCC. Kuwait and Saudi scored the lowest in terms of savings while 93% of the people questioned believed their savings were inadequate for their future needs. [YouTube]

The GulfRun race day is creeping up quickly just over a week left before everyone heads out to Bahrain for the two day event. Today everyone got together at the Al Falah car wash in Kuwait City to give the cars a nice rinse before applying the final sponsor stickers and heading out to 360 Mall where they will be parked the next two days for the car show.

The car show in being held at 360 Mall on Friday and Saturday (Jan 14 & 15). You will be able to check out all the cars up close, buy some Gulf Run merchandise and also raffle tickets to win some great prizes. Here is the link to the Gulf Run website [Link]

Organica Fish & Chipshve opened up their second branch yesterday. Their new branch is located in Salmiya, Salem Mubarek Street near AUK. Trying to be Fahad posted about some of their product benefits which you can read [Here]

Here is the link to the Organica Fish & Chips Facebook group [Link]

The blog Cyrographics took the video above of this SUV burning in the middle of the road. Not sure how a car suddenly bursts into flames but it seems to be a common occurrence. The picture below is of whats left of the car. More pictures and details available [Here]

So last week I posted about how I was against making my street greener before the garbage issue gets sorted. Well the street is now 3 days away from being completed and it’s starting to look good. Maybe this new look will encourage people not to litter.

That’s a pretty cool (and big) RC plane. [YouTube]

The McDonalds branch on the Gulf Road is installing one of those intercom systems for ordering at their drive-thru. I don’t think I’ve seen one of these in Kuwait before and I just have a feeling it’s not really gonna work. I’ve used these intercoms before in the States and Canada and you could barely understand what’s being said, add all the different accents and languages we have here and no one is going to understand anyone.

The weekend is upon us and the GulfRun 6 car show is around the corner. With that we have the raffle which all donations going to the Hayat Cancer Foundation. The prizes this year are:

1. Polaris Razor RZR800 from Seas & Deserts
2. Can-Am DS450 ATV from Al-Ghanim Marine
3. Can-Am DS450 ATV from Al-Ghanim Marine
4. Mercedes-Benz All Terrain Mountain bike from Albisher & Alkazemi Co.

The Mercedes Benz Mountain Bike is a special limited edition version valued at $3300 from Abdul Rahman Albisher & Zaid Alkazemi Company. Just as the Mercedes Benz perfect their high performance machines this bike is not lacking in any options with disc brakes and a specialized suspension.

Mercedes-Benz All Terrain Mountain Bicycle

• 9 Speed w/Gear
• Hydraulic disc brakes
• Adjustable height and comfort of seat
• High-Performance shock-absorbers

I would honestly love to get my hands on this bike out of all the amazing prizes in this raffle. Tickets can be purchased during the Gulfrun 6 Carshow this Friday 14th and Saturday 15th at the 360 Mall. The winner will be announced Saturday Evening. Here is the link to the GulfRun page with more details [Link]

Posted by Marzouq

A few days back I posted two pictures that were taken by this guys parents back in the 1960’s when they were in Kuwait. Well the guy (Brett Jordan) has uploaded more pictures including the one I’ve posted above which is of the Sheraton roundabout. I can’t believe it was that beautiful. I can see Fahad Al Salem street in the background and it looks so green with all the trees! The whole street looks very spacious and clean, I wish it still looked like that today. Check out the rest of the pictures by visiting his flickr page [Here]

A friend of mine was at Marina Mall today and noticed that Massimo Dutti was shutdown. Now what I am curious about is the yellow sticker which you can see above. Whenever I see a shop closed down it’s usually with a red sticker. Does the yellow sticker mean something else?

Thanks Q

Update: A reader responded with the following bit of information..
The red sticker is referring to a violation of MOI rules
The yellow sticker is referring to a legal case