2:48AM - Entertaining Kuwait since 2003
I passed by TriStar over the weekend to pick up a battery charger. I hadn’t passed by them since the beginning of summer and was surprised to see they’ve actually redecorated and expanded their showroom. The KTM section now is larger and actually has a quick service section while the rest of the showroom was shuffled around to create more room. I’ve got more pictures after the jump.
Dalal & Dahlia are holding their 2nd annual furniture exhibit entitled ‘Delusions’ at the Al-Tilal Complex in Shuwaikh on Oct 12, 13, and 14. The exhibit is from 10AM to 1PM and then 5PM to 10PM. Their first exhibit was held at Villa Moda and completely sold out. The furniture is a mix between art and sculpture, and is designed and created by Kuwaitis in Kuwait. For more information on Dalal & Dahlia you can visit their website [Here]
Picture is from their Thouq magazine spread.
According to the blog Kuwait Black Market, Slider Station will be opening up at the Avenues. Their new location will be much bigger than the current one and which is pretty tiny. No mention of a launch date though. [Link]
Update: Ok I spoke to the owner and this is not true. Slider Station is not opening at the Avenues only 360 Mall. But, it seems they are planning something for the Avenues, my guess is a new project which is good news for us.
Picture taken by Dakdoka
Just found this interesting photoset on Flickr which contains photographs that were taken in Kuwait around 1950. All the pictures were scanned by David C. Foster from the photograph album of Francis Hadden Andrus. The picture above is of Yousef Ahmad Al-Ghanim on the left and Tom G. Mohney on the right. [Pictures]
Update: In case you missed it the shot below was featured on SomeContrast.com awhile back. Its a picture that dates back to 1956 and is of the first Porsche in Kuwait. The owner Murad Behbahani is sitting behind the wheel, and his brothers Mohammed and Redha Behbahani next to him. In a way it’s kinda similar to the shot above. [Link]
Obika the Mozzarella bar had their soft launch today at the Avenues. I passed by after lunch so I wasn’t able to try them out but I did take a look at their menu and their prices seem decent at least when compared to Napket. They are open from 9AM till 12AM except for Thursday and Friday when they stay open till 1AM. Their phone number is 2597887.
Ouch that’s got to hurt! Didn’t he practice or try to break one before he actually tried to go for a record? [Link]
Update: Sorry should have explained whats going on in the video. The guy is trying to break the record for the most coconuts smashed by hand consecutively or something.
This sounds like something from “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan” which by the way was extremely funny. [Link]
The coordinator of SPIN’s new global correspondence program emailed me the following:
SPIN magazine, USA’s leading music magazine is looking for fresh, new faces to write about Kuwait’s local music scene. If you or anyone you know would want to write about the music you enjoy, get paid for it, and gain some exposure in the US, please let me know. Feel free to ask me any questions and forward this to anyone who might be interested!
If you’re interested please send me a photo of yourself, a short bio (a couple paragraphs including age and how long you’ve lived in the area) and a little about your area’s music scene as soon as possible.
If you’re interested send an email to [email protected]
Miss Ghesquiere sent me a link to this video 5 days ago of a teacher in one of the local schools singing the Bird song but I didn’t find it funny until I watched the latest Family Guy episode below. Pretty cool teacher.
This has to be the most disappointing fight ever. I was looking forward to it for a month now, Kimbo Slice was supposed to fight the legendary Ken Shamrock but Shamrock canceled before the fight because he suffered a cut while training. So Kimbo ended up fighting some other guy and ended up getting knocked out 14 seconds into the first round! What a disappointment. [YouTube]
If you don’t know who Kimbo Slice is he’s a street fighter who got famous when videos of his fights made it online. Now he’s a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. A really tough mother#&*$$*! Here is a link to his street fighting videos on YouTube. [Link]
I heard about this on the radio and thought it was hilarious so when I found the actual DVD cover I decided I had to share it with everyone. It’s an instructional DVD in which Vladimir Putin teaches Judo (he’s a black belt). Sadly it still isn’t available on Amazon. [Link]
I took my car yesterday to the Al Falah car wash to get it detailed by their Showhine service since everyone I know takes their car there. Marzouq posted about them before and last year it was the official Gulf Run car wash so it was a no-brainer choosing them to do the detailing.
I took an appointment on Saturday to drop off the car on Monday but I got lucky since someone canceled their appointment and I ended up dropping my car off on Sunday instead. The whole detailing process took 24 hours and when I went to pick up the car they told me to take all the time I wanted and to go over every inch of the car to try and find a spec of dust which as expected I didn’t find. They then told me to remove this small tape from the seats which revealed a dark red spot. Turns out that was the color of the seats when I brought it in and they were able to return it to the original red color. The exterior of the car got polished, the rims got polished, the seats got conditioned and the whole car was just sparkling.
They were really great and very professional but the best part is they aren’t an international franchise but a local business. The detailing cost me KD40, originally they quoted me KD50 but since the Z4 is like half a car I was able to negotiate the price down a bit. I would definitely recommend them so try them out if you need detailing done.. They’re located in Kuwait City (if Tri-Star is on your right, keep going straight past where Al-Mulla used to be, past the first traffic light and then take a right on the second traffic light where you will find them on the right corner). You can call them on 22452432 for an appointment.
Marzouq has just posted a review of his experience at Atlantis in Dubai. In summary he doesn’t think the hotel is currently ready to handle a large amount of visitors, its also over priced and the quality of the rooms wasn’t up to par. The fact that you can hear through walls gives the impression the hotel was put together on a tight budget with all the money going towards the entertainment. [Link]
