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Apple Blog Info Information Kuwait Personal

2:48AM iPhone App update

An update for the 2:48AM iPhone App is now available in the app store. In this version I added the Bazaar Magazine category to the app so now you can read the magazine on your iPhone. Bazaar have also added a full RSS feed to their site so you can now add them to your feeds. I think I like the direction this app is going where I’m trying to get a variety of local entertainment in one app. If you have a suggestion that would fit leave a comment below. Next update will be for the Kuwait Blogs app. [Link]




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Information Kuwait Sneak Peek Toys

Sneak Peek: Infunity Revisited

I woke up this morning to a phone call from a friend in charge at 360 Mall asking me if I wanted to try out the roller coaster at Infunity. Infunity hasn’t opened yet and won’t be open for a few more months but today they were testing out the roller coaster and if I accepted the mission we would be the first passengers on it. I though it was a fun idea since I never beta tested a roller coaster before and agreed to meet him there before lunch.

Last time I passed by Infunity was in October and since then the place has changed a lot. As I mentioned back in October, Infunity will have a bunch of cool things going for it including a very large climbing wall, Go-Kart Drifting (very cool), an indoor roller coaster designed and built by the same people who create ones for Six Flags, and also a ton of other stuff I’m not sure if I am allowed to share.

When we first got there it turned out the German engineers were still working on the roller coaster so I walked around and checked out the place and took some pictures to kill a bit of time. Nat hadn’t been to the place before and I wanted her to see everything anyway. Once they were ready we went up the stairs to the boarding area. They had just finished testing the ride with sacks full of sand and now we would be the first people to ride it. We got into the seats, fastened the safety harness and took off. First of all the whole place was very dimly lit by a few portable projectors here and there. There was no one in the whole place except for three German engineers and the five of us so it was very empty. We were also the first people to try out the ride so there was that slight fear in the back of our minds that something could go wrong which added to the excitement. The ride although short turned out to be incredibly fun. The roller-coaster although on a fixed line actually rotates so one point you could be facing forward, the next backwards or sideways. The ride also takes you through one wall and then spits you out from another side and once the ride is completed the area behind the wall will actually have fake snow that comes down while you pass through. It was really a lot of fun and the whole time I felt like I was either going to get thrown from the track or hit my head on some pole, I loved it. We rode it a couple of times before we headed to lunch.

Now hopefully I am going to go back again once they start trying out the wall climb or drifting. I shot a video of the ride in the coaster which I might put up later but for now you can check out the pictures below.




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Kuwait Videos

كويت العز

Found this short film about the Kuwaiti martyrs. Not sure if I’m too hard or I’m expecting too much but I didn’t like it. Although the subject is an emotional one this movie isn’t. It tries to be but fails and I’m guessing its because of the music and weak voice over. On the bright side I always like seeing local productions and one I am looking forward to watching is Mustache. Anybody seen that yet? [YouTube]

Update: P0ach interviewed Abdulmohsin Al Hashim the director behind this movie. You can read the interview [Here]




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50s to 90s Kuwait Photography

Old pictures of Kuwait from LIFE archive

Fereej found pictures of Kuwait taken from old issues of LIFE magazine. The pictures are of very good quality, I love them. [Link]

Update: Check out all the pictures and more [Here] There are tons!




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Food & Drinks Healthier Lifestyle

No more McGangBangs

I just realized that just over a year ago I posted about the McGangBang and how great it was but now I haven’t had a McDonalds burger (or BK, KFC, Hardees etc..) for nearly a year. I’m eating a lot healthier, having a ton of salad and not really missing any of the fast food. I went from eating at those fast food joints practically daily to never. I think it’s like quitting smoking (I don’t smoke but I’m guessing). It’s difficult at first but then once you’re off you’re off.




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Information Kuwait Videos

Yasser Algadi Bobrak Museum of Kuwaiti Heritage

Anyone know where this is. I tried google but found nothing. It looks like its in one of those old Kuwaiti houses behind the Church in Kuwait City or opposite Souk Sharq on the Gulf Road. [YouTube]




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Commercials

Worst McDonalds Ad

Has to be the most annoying ad so far of 2010. [YouTube]




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Food & Drinks Kuwait

It’s Mango time!

I placed an order for two boxes of Alphonso mangos from my mango dealer last month and I just got them today. It’s his first shipment of the season and they are just amazing. I told Fahad that he HAD to include at least two mangoes a day into my nutrition plan and after a bit of hesitation he advised me to take them right after workout. Now that I had the two I am thinking I should have fought for 4 or 5 or 6 mangoes a day. Seriously this mango season I am going full force. There will be no mangoes left behind!

If you want to order a box of mangoes you can call the mango guy on 99880008. Here is his facebook group [Link]




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Design Events Kuwait

The Cool Hunter in Kuwait

The Cool Hunter are coming to Kuwait for an event. I just got an invite and I don’t know how much I can share since its a private event so will just share the bare minimum. The event will be held next week and it’s called A Kuwaiti World. The invite contains a username and password (which I won’t share) that allows you to log into www.akuwaitiworld.com and find out more info on the event. The Cool Hunter is the world’s most-read culture and design site. I previously mentioned them in a post when they featured the Octium Jewelry store at 360 Mall on their website. Will post pictures and details after the event.




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Design Food & Drinks Kuwait

KDD new logo

While shopping at a local Co-op, Patrick from ProjektCyan spotted what looks like the new KDD logo. It looks better and cleaner than their previous one but not sure the leaf shape is working with the typography. [Link]




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Apple Mags & Books Videos

Alice in Wonderland for the iPad

Goodbye Kindle, goodbye Nook and goodbye Sony Readers. [YouTube]

It’s available now in the App Store for $8.99 [Link]




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Information Internet Links Personal

Blog Baladi – A Lebanese Blog

A few weeks back a good friend of mine in Lebanon told me he wanted to start a Lebanese blog. I thought that was something I would be interested to be part of so I decided to work with him on it. First thing we had to do was come up with a name. We went through a few names and for awhile we were going with zouzou ebba (you’d get it only if you’re Lebanese) before finally settling on Blog Baladi.

There are a total of 5 writers on the blog (including me) with that list mostly likely to grow in the near future. The majority of the posts will be related to Lebanon in the same way 2:48AM is related to Kuwait. So if you’re in Lebanon or a Lebanese living outside of Lebanon, make sure you check out and bookmark Blog Baladi. [Link]




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Photography

Canon Middle East Photography Competition

Canon Middle East are holding a photography competition titled “My City”. If you’re over 18 and live in one of the following countries you’re eligible to enter:

UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia.

All you need to do is register and email them a picture you’ve taken of your city and you could win a new Canon DSLR camera and an all expenses paid trip to Dubai and Beirut. The competition already started from last month but there is still time to participate if you’re interested. For more details visit their website [Here]

Thanks SJM!




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Information Kuwait

HSBC Kuwait Launches Retail Services

HSBC Kuwait launched their retail services in Kuwait making them the first international bank to launch retail in Kuwait. I just checked out their site and it seems for now they’ve just launched with their HSBC Premier account. So if you’ve got an extra $100,000 lying around you’re lucky because thats the amount you need to open up an HSBC Premier account. The rest of us will have to hold out until their other accounts become available. [Link]

Thanks Hamad!




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50s to 90s Automotive Kuwait Photography

Drag Racing in Kuwait – 1985

I got these pictures by email today. Unlike the drift photos I posted two weeks ago, these pictures are really from 1985. The funny thing is, the cars in these old pictures look newer than the cars at the drift track two weeks ago.

Thanks Fahad!