2:48AM - Entertaining Kuwait since 2003

One of the employees at my agency lives in an area close to Jleeb. Everyday for the past few days they’ve been getting automated power cuts. They have 2 hours of electricity and then 2 hours without, 2 hours with, 2 hours without non stop. Thursday they didn’t have electricity from 11 in the morning till 5 in the evening even. He called up the ministry and they told him there isn’t anything they can do about it and that the cuts are automated by the computer.

I think that is absolutely terrible. No electricity in this weather is just horrible. I’ve heard there are power cuts happening all over Kuwait although not to this extent. How bad is it for everyone?

Back in January I posted a “Sneak Peak” of the locally created Italian restaurant MELENZANÈ. Back then they were ready to open but were waiting for the project owners to finalize some paperwork with the ministry. Well that took A LOT longer then they were expecting but everything is now finalized and yesterday they were able to open their doors for guests. For reservations you can contact them on 97299288 or 22263112. To check out my previous post about MELENZANÈ click [Here]

Someone in Russia painted a 65 meter large penis on a draw bridge and every time the bridge gets raised so does the penis. It’s a true story, it’s in the news right now. Very funny stuff. If I was Viagra I would quickly go and stick my logo on the bridge. [Link]

I would be eating all of that right now… [Link]

I was searching for something on eBay when I found someone selling three domain names for $21,000,000! The domain names are:

www.sabahal-ahmadal-jaberal-sabah.com
www.sabahal-ahmadal-jaberal-sabah.info
www.sabahalahmadaljaberalsabah.info

Twenty one million dollars… the guy must be living in la la land. [Link]

For those of you stuck at work during the games here are two links to websites that streams the games live online. [Link] and [Link]

Personally I am watching the games live on my iPhone via MobiTV. Here are all the channels available to watch with MobiTV and its only for $9.99 a month. [Channels List]

The other day I linked to a review of SeaBob which costs around KD4,000. Obviously its not something everyone can afford but there is an alternative… the SeaScooter. Costs around KD80 at Fantasy World and does the same thing although a lot lot slower and a lot less cooler. But, it’s also a lot more cheaper.

Deep within the Kuwait Ministry of Information’s sprawling, high-security complex, seven government films censors gather for a screening of “The Last Song,” a drama starring Miley Cyrus. Seated in plush velvet seats in front of a large, cinema-style screen, the censors graze on soft drinks and snacks while attendants circle the theater, refilling drinks and serving sandwiches.

It feels like a typical, lazy, weekday matinee — until Cyrus leaps into the arms of her co-star and leans in for a long and passionate kiss. Watching the screen, the censors drop their sandwiches and reach for the white buttons attached to their armrest, activating a bell and flashing light. The bell alerts John Prasard, working upstairs in the cinema’s projection room, to cut the scene. He stores the offending frames on a crowded cabinet shelf; stocked with illicit scenes, the cabinet is a trove of steamy embraces and blasphemous talk.

Good article about film censorship in Kuwait and what happens behind the scenes. [Article]

via Nibaq

It’s very hot right now even with the AC on but things are a lot worse for the dogs at Animal Friends since their new shelter still hasn’t been finished after getting damaged in the fire awhile back and all their dogs are currently living in a tent under the sun. This is the message Animal Friends posted today on their page in Facebook:

We still have 8 dogs living in the greenhouse on the farm. With the rising temperatures, it is getting uncomfortable in there for them. If you could offer them a temporary home for 2 months please let me know. It is because of your continued support that we have been able to get through these trying times. [Link]

So if you can help please contact them on 97377867 or 66187301 or e-mail [email protected] or [email protected]

I don’t know who this kid is but he’s hilarious! [YouTube]

Thanks K

Spotted the billboard above on the Sheraton round-about which cracked me up since “Sweet!” wouldn’t be the normal reaction to winning half a million Dinars… not unless you already had a few million to begin with. So I took the liberty of suggesting some better alternatives. The one above is the current ad that’s plastered on the billboard while the ones below are the ones I am recommending. If anyone has other alternatives post them below!

With temperatures soaring over 50 degrees it’s the perfect time to go ice skating. Entrance is just KD1.5 and that includes the rental of your ice skates. The place is usually empty during the day but fills up at night. Call ahead to see what the rink schedule is since they close for around 30-45 minutes every few hours for the zamboni to resurface the ice. The ice skating rink is located in Kuwait City right off the 1st ring road. For more information you can call them on 22411151 or 22411152.

I guess our Internet is not that slow here in Kuwait… if we compare ourselves to Sudan and Yemen… [Link]

Thanks Najib

Negative Effect whom I’ve posted about a number of times before has started a cool new interesting project called The Hot Foot. It’s a blog that reviews “anything driven by fuel” which basically means cars, motorbikes, boats and more that are all available here in Kuwait. He’s already got a few posts up my favorite being his latest one about SeaBob which is pictured above. SeaBob is a cool new marine vehicle that can fit in the trunk of my FJ but that will never happen since I can’t afford the KD4,000 price tag. Looks really cool though and from what I read a lot of fun. Anyway check out his website and if you have any feedback leave it below. [Link]

I think now would be the perfect time to start a campaign to legalize car tints.

Picture by Zaid