2:48AM - Entertaining Kuwait since 2003

I went out and watched the movie The Town last night staring Ben Affleck and Donald Draper from Mad Men. The movie simply is about a group of guys who rob banks and armored trucks while the FBI (Donald Draper) try to catch them. The movie is also directed by Ben Affleck and I think he did a kick ass job. I had already watched the other movie he directed, Gone Baby Gone and thought he brought his own style into it and he did the same thing here. I would easily pay to watch another movie by him. One scene in the movie reminded me of the amazing street battle in the movie Heat so that should give you an idea of how cool this movie is.

Two more movies I need to watch on this trip, Due Date and Social Network.

I am going to be in Lebanon for the next few days. I got here around 1pm and first thing I did after dropping my bags home was to head up to Faraya and have lunch at a place called Jalset El Erzal.

The weather was really great and the food was amazing. The strangest thing though is the fact the sun set at 4:30pm here. It’s 5:20 now as I write this post and it’s pitch black out side. Very weird…

Taco Bell is opening up their first branch in Kuwait next Thursday at The Avenues. It’s about time! The list of places still left to open keeps shrinking… Wendy’s, A&W, Five Guys, Jack in the Box, White Castle, Arby’s, Cheese Cake Factory and In-N-Out.

The kid in the video above is an 11 year old young Kuwaiti player who’s currently living in the US. He’s extremely talented and the Daily Intake blog managed to score an interview with him which you can check out [Here]

A new company is bringing Quiznos back to Kuwait and this time they’re planning on opening up 15 branches. I heard this time its going to be the proper deal. [Link]

Thanks desertgirl and Husayn

Update: The company that’s bringing back Quiznos just emailed me to tell me that they will be opening their first branch in December/January in Salmiya Salem Mubarek Street opposite Olympia Mall. The new owners of Quiznos are the same owners of Buffalo’s Cafe.

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 2: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has activated decision No. 614/1967 which allows foreigners, who enter Kuwait on tourist visas and stay in five-star hotels, to consume alcohol, reports Al-Shahed daily. Sources said alcohol will be served in specially allocated places and the guests will not be allowed to drink in public places. MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei reacted to the report, saying “it is either a joke or certain parties are testing waters to see if the idea will work.” Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Al-Tabtabaei said “the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has denied all such reports and added that it did not issue any such circular in 1977.” [Source]

Kuwait Times predicted this 3 years ago [Link]

Just found out about this 15 year old Kuwaiti female motocross rider called Ghada Al Faraj. While trying to find out more about her I realized The Adrenaline Fix had already interviewed her so you can check out that post by clicking [Here]

Photo by Ibraheem Al-Sahood

A reader emailed me a picture he took of his neighbors house where they’ve installed two wind turbines. I find that pretty strange honestly. It’s good of course that they’re thinking green but I would have guessed solar power would work great in Kuwait and not wind. I mean how many days of the year is it windy in Kuwait?

Thanks Imad

Spotted by a reader on the way to Jahra.

Thanks Troy

Posted by Marzouq

To mark the the launch of GulfRun6 and the new GulfRun website; GulfRun is giving away a brand new Scorpion EXO 1000 Motorcycle Helmet to the readers of 248am. The winner will receive a exclusive GulfRun Helmet; custom painted with the GulfRun theme in their size. All you need to do to win this giveaway is to leave a comment below and it will be open until Thursday November 4th when a winner will be chosen using random.org.

Make sure to check out the GulfRun Carshow on Jan 14/15 in Kuwait and GulfRun6 on Jan 27/28 in Bahrain. Stay tuned to the GulfRun website for more information and updates leading up to GulfRun6.

Link: GulfRun

Rules: You need to put your proper email in the email field while commenting since the winner will be contacted by email. You also need to respond to my “You Won” email within 24 hours or we will have to make another draw and choose another winner. This giveaway is open to local residents in Kuwait only. You can only comment once, anyone caught commenting more than once will get disqualified.

Update: The giveaway is over, we will be compiling the results and choosing the winner shortly; Thanks for participating.

Update2: The poll was closed today and the winner is [YouTube]

Comment #38, you’ve got mail!

Posted by Marzouq

You can watch all his other videos [Here]

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Posted by K.theKuwaiti

GulfRun6 is here! We have had tons of fun putting together the GulfRun events since it all started back in 2005 when we first descended unto the Bahrain International Circuit with just a handful of cars. And with what we have in store for the next event, its only going to get better from here. Following the formula of previous events, GulfRun6 will be comprised of the Carshow in Kuwait and followed by the track event, GulfRun6, at the Bahrain International Circuit.

The confirmed dates for GulfRun:

Carshow: Friday and Saturday, January 14/15th 2011 in Kuwait.
GulfRun6: Thursday and Friday, January 27th/28th 2011 in Bahrain at the Bahrain International Circuit.

We just launched a new website yesterday so be sure to visit it for the latest information leading up to GulfRun6 at www.thegulfrun.com

Posted by K.theKuwaiti

I am not a huge fan of Romain Jerome watches since their style isn’t to my liking but I do like the concept of their DNA series. The ones pictured above are part of the Romain Jerome Titanic DNA collection in which they’ve used steel from the actual Titanic wreck fused with steel from the shipyard in Belfast where the ship was built nearly a hundred years ago to create the rusted watch bezel. You’re literally wearing a part of history on your wrist. They have other DNA collections like the moon dust series in which the watch dial contains mineral dust from the moon while the steel contains fragments from the Apollo XI spacecraft. They even have a Eyjafjallajokull Volcano DNA watch!

Anyway while I was walking through Salhiya on my way to Leila for lunch I spotted the Titanic DNA series in the display window of a shop called Ghaddah in front of LV. I had only seen them in pictures before so it was cool seeing them live. I went in and asked their starting price and if anyone is interested they start at KD3,800 which isn’t too bad considering. Turns out Ghaddah is also the dealer for Richard Mille, now those are watches I really like…

K’s Path (Kuwait Society for the Protection of Animals and their Habitat) are holding their 1st ever annual charity golf tournament at the Sahara Kuwait Resort. Even if you don’t play golf it’s not a problem since you could join as a spectator and have lunch on the Sahara’s fabulous veranda overlooking the lush green golf course. It’s really an amazing and beautiful place.

Date: Friday 12th November, 2010
Location: Sahara Kuwait Resort
Tee off: 8:30AM
Lunch: 12PM

If you want to play golf the price is:
Sahara members: KD10 (includes lunch)
Non-members: KD20 (includes lunch)

If you just want to watch, have lunch and enjoy the beautiful landscape the price is KD12

Space is limited and tickets must be purchased ahead of time. You can get tickets from the following locations:

Tuesday 2nd November 4PM to 7PM
Coffee Bean in Fintas (across from fintas towers)

Saturday 6th November 9AM to 1PM
Sahara Kuwait Resort

or contact K’s Path on 67001622 or [email protected]

Here is the flier [Link]

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