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Information

2:48AM now iPhone/iTouch friendly

The blog is now very iPhone and iTouch friendly. When you access the site using any of those devices you should see a specially formatted version of the blog (like the screenshot above) that works a lot better and faster.

Also some users might have noticed the site looks a lot better than it did a couple of weeks ago. Thats because of the web design company Design Box who were able to fix the blog so that it now looks the same across all the browsers.

If anyone is experiencing any kind of difficulties viewing the blog please leave a comment below.




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Geek

Make a quick dime

I don’t know how many people are aware of this but Amazon has a service called Mechanical Turk which is basically a web service that pays people to perform tasks. These tasks can vary from anything like writing essays or short reviews to finding stuff for other people. The amount you get paid could be anything from 1 cent to hundreds of dollars. You as a person can either ask for a task to be done and offer money to whoever completes the task OR you can flip through what tasks are available and do them and get paid.

For example, last week I posted about this cool Amazon app on the iPhone where you can take a picture of an item, send it to Amazon and they will find the same product for you on their website. Well Amazon lists these pictures as tasks on Mechanical Turk and offers 10 cents to anyone who finds the link to the same product on Amazon.com.

Since I already spend a lot of time on Amazon I’ve actually been accepting a lot of tasks. So far I’ve found a Motorola phone for someone, an LG plasma, Xbox games, Sushi rice, mugs, books, oven and a ton of other stuff for people I don’t know in return for just 10 cents a find. So far I think I’ve made like $3. There are tens of thousands of tasks available on Mechanical Turk but I only work on ones called “Find the product for sale on Amazon.com”. They are EXTREMELY hard to find and work on since they are very popular easy tasks and usually by the time it gets listed someone else already agreed to work on it. I’ve found a way to get these jobs easily but I won’t be sharing it so other people don’t use my technique.

Its pretty silly, the money is very little but honestly when you’re bored online and it can be really fun since you never know what you will have to find next. Here is the link to the Mechanical Turk website. [Link]




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Information Interesting

Ditch Switch

Interesting fact. The reason the US Airways plane stayed afloat in the river for so long is partly because the Airbus A320 is equipped with a “ditch switch”. The ditch switch is a button in the cockpit that when activated, seals all ports and openings on the lower fuselage, so that once the aircraft enters the water, it doesn’t take on water as quickly as it would normally (via vents, drains, etc). I think that’s pretty cool. [Link]

Picture from [Here]




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Events Kuwait

Event: Trojan Woman at AUK

Trojan Women
Directed by Christopher Gottschalk

Playing daily from the 21st to the 24th of January, 2009
Show starts at 8:00PM in the AUK Campus

Tickets are sold on campus for KD5 and also at the door before the show starts. Reservations can be made by calling 99093464 or 97323274.

Only females can watch the play. (segregation…)




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Gossip & Rumors Information Kuwait

Fire at the Avenues

I received two emails regarding a fire at the Avenues mall this morning. The last email I received stated that the damage from the fire effected the area from Debenhams up to as far as Top Shop and that some stores were still closed as of this moment and the mall was full of smoke and water.

According to an employee of iCity, a restaurant next to Starbucks caught fire. I also called D*lush and they told me that a large portion of the mall was currently cordoned off by police and that they couldn’t get close enough from their side to see what had happened. An employee of the store Carbon Fiber told me he didn’t know the name of the place that caught fire but it was near Columbus Cafe.

Update (11:55AM): My original source emailed back with an update. Currently the word is the cause of the fire was electrical and thats why it spread really fast. Esprit has also been completely obliterated which means that the fire also spread to the second floor not just the first.

Update (6:32PM): The Slider Station owner sent me a picture of some of the damage from the Avenues. I posted it above.

Update (11:12PM): According to my original source, the fire started on the 2nd floor (ESPRIT) and spread quickly. The sprinkler system came on and ended up flooding the stores below (Top Shop, Foot Locker). The smoke re-circulated through all of the air conditioning ducts and has smoke damaged all of the products in the stores below.




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Kuwait Music Videos

Groovimania Kuwait with Dj Richard Murray

I am not usually a fan of parties in Kuwait but Groovimania (Jan 8th) looked pretty cool. Hard to believe the video above was actually shot here in Kuwait. [YouTube]

Update: The DJ removed the video from YouTube so it’s no longer available




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Information Kuwait

Terrible Oil Spill in Kuwait

Oil Spill

It seems there was a nasty oil spill a couple of days ago here in Kuwait. The beach from the Free Trade Zone up to the hospital has been badly contaminated. This is the email I received regarding this incident:

Can you please spread the word on this issue. Very important.
There has been a terrible crude oil spill on Jan 14, which stretches from the free trade zone to the hospital. It has already killed many birds and is going to injure thousands of flamingos and other birds.

Governmental and volunteer organizations have visited the sites and witnessed the disaster, yet they have done NOTHING to solve the problem.

Please if you know anyone who can help spread the word. You must act NOW!!

Check photos
https://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=14906&l=eadae&id=1255022280

I hope this post brings this oil spill into the spotlight.




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Events Guest Bloggers Kuwait Sports

Event: FISE – Kuwait.

Extreme Sports and FISE (Festival International des Sports Extreme) are back at Marina Mall for their third extreme sporting event, and it keeps getting better every year. In addition to having a demonstration by professional riders; this event is also a competition for Kuwaiti potentials participating at the FISE Montpellier in France.

Since its foundation in 1997 Festival International des Sports Extreme represents today the biggest extreme sport context in Europe and the Middle East. With the success we generated in the last two editions. The 2008 event is anticipated to attract between 200 and 300 elite competitors from over 13 countries, this event will attract national and international media and tourists.

KUWAIT FISE 3rd edition will host 28 professionals BMX, Skateboards and Inline skaters (Rollerblade) competing in the State of Kuwait. The event will include a demonstration by pro riders: Street, Dirt, FMX , Flat land and Half Pipe, as well as local amateur competitors (street only), with qualifications for FISE Montpellier 2009 in France. The winners will represent their country on the biggest European extreme sports event, the FISE Montpellier.

Time and Place
Start Time: Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 11:00am
End Time: Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 11:00pm
Location: Marina Crescent

FISE Kuwait Website [link]
FISE Kuwait 2008 teaser on youtube [link]

Posted by K.




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Information

New Year, New Sponsors

I just wanted to give a shout-out to my sponsors and introduce them to everyone. You’ve got Saso Lounge who I’ve posted about before [Here]. Zain which everyone knows about already. D*Lush which make the best Cookies N Cream milkshake in Kuwait and I’ve previously reviewed them [Here]. Pink Moon I’ve actually never posted about before because its a girly store. They’ve got an online store [Here] and a physical store on the Gulf Road opposite Seef Palace next to Slider Station and The Burger Hub. The Exhibition is also located next to Pink Moon and they’ve just started advertising with us this month, they’re a trendy place where people can exhibit whatever they want. Revive is a new juice bar concept with a location at Souk Sharq and Mishref Coop. Finally Lola et moi is a new kids store that’s launching in the Discovery Mall next month but are currently temporarily located at IRIS.




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Shopping Travel

British Airways special offers

British Airways have amazing offers on their flights to London. A round trip economy ticket to London is for only KD140 with tax while a round trip Business Class ticket is now only KD512 with tax. Those are really great prices. [Link]

Here is a screen shot of the economy class price [Picture]
Here is a screen shot of the business class price [Picture]




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Information Kuwait Sports

Kuwait vs KSA match live for KD85

In support of the Kuwaiti National team Jazeera Airways are opening one special flight to Oman (Muscat) from Kuwait so people can catch the Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia game on Wednesday 14th Jan 2009. Fares are for 85KD round trip(same day return), including taxes. I think thats a great move by Jazeera Airways. [Link]




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50s to 90s Kuwait Movies

Eat My Dust

I found this video on YouTube, its a short amateur movie that was shot in Kuwait back in 1992 by a guy called Ali. If you consider the fact that this movie was shot and edited by a teenager in the early 90s without a computer, its actually pretty cool.. in a geeky way. [YouTube]

For some reason I now feel like watching The Dirt Bike Kid




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Fashion

GO F_CK YO_RS_LF

I found the picture above a few days ago and ever since then I’ve been trying to find a place online that sells the tshirt but haven’t had any luck. If anyone can find it for me I will buy them a can of Shani!

Picture taken from Prince Giorgio




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Food Information Interesting Kuwait Personal

Freej Soeleh

I was checking out Safat when I found a post by Intlxpatr talking about a Kuwaiti restaurant located next to Marina Mall. She had posted a bunch of pictures and the place looked really interesting and since it was on the same street as my house I decided to pass by and try it.

I have no clue how I never noticed this place before but even if I had I don’t think I would have thought much of it since from the outside it looks pretty average. Once you walk inside though you’re suddenly transformed into an old Kuwaiti city. The private cabins are actually little old Kuwaiti houses and to get to a cabin you have to walk through small narrow corridors, kinda like the old tight streets between the houses.

The menu is full of Kuwaiti dishes as you can expect, I ended up ordering hummus for starters followed by mourabian (yellow rice with shrimps on top) for my main course. The hummus was fine, the bread was weird, kinda like crepes but it was good. My main course also wasn’t bad at all and for KD2.500 was pretty cheap for the quantity. I prefer Oum Habbibs mourabian but that’s also nearly twice as expensive and located all the way in Kuwait City while this place is just minutes from my house.

Nothing I had tonight was wow but the place is an experience and I still have a ton of stuff to try on their menu. Prices are VERY cheap and you can actually check out most of the menu in Intlxpatr’s post. I passed by around 9:30 and the place was pretty packed. Overall it was a good experience and will definitely pass by again. They are located on the same street as Marina Mall, opposite Kwik Kopy, first floor, entrance is from the back next to the red truck (motor hamar).

To check out a lot more pictures of Freej Soeleh check out Intlxpatr’s post by clicking [Here]




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Gossip & Rumors Kuwait

Explosion in Ahmadi

A reader who lives in Ahmadi just emailed me telling me he heard what sounded like an explosion awhile and now the air has a weird smell and he can hear emergency sirens in the distance.

It could be nothing (doesn’t Ahmadi always have a weird smell?) but I figured I would post and check here.

Update: Something did happen, read comments (or turn on the tv) for more details.

Update2: Changed headline from “Did anything happen in Ahmadi” to “Explosion in Ahmadi”

Update3: Added a picture from the scene of the explosion. Picture taken from Zoom and there a lot more pictures on their website. [Link]

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