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A strangely quiet weekend with not much going on even though the weather is great. Check out this weekends events below, but also check out the events page [Here] for other upcoming events.

Thursday
Exhibition: Abstraction by Farouk Hosny
Everest
Al Shaheed Park Trivia Night

Friday
Everest
Oriental Music Night

Saturday
Exhibition: Abstraction by Farouk Hosny
Shinsawi: Failaka Tour

If you’d like to share an event on the blog [Email Me]
For a full list of upcoming events click [Here]

Sometimes events get canceled or have details changed so always double check with the organizers.

Screenshot from Bumblebee

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas, Sky Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
Anchors Up (5.7)
Anna and the Apocalypse (6.6)
Asher (5.4)
Bumblebee (7.2)
Little Miss Dolittle (4.4)
Remi, Nobody’s Boy (7.1)
Vox Lux (6.3)

Other Movies Showing Now:
Aquaman (8.2)
Creed II (8.0)
Instant Family (7.6)
Malevolent (4.8)
Mortal Engines (7.2)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (8.1)
Robin Hood (5.8)
Second Act (6.2)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (8.6)
The Bombing (3.6)
The Grinch (6.1)
Widows (7.4)

The movies below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Oceans: Our Blue Planet (7.4)
Planet Power 3D (N/A)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.

Has anyone here imported a car into Kuwait before? If yes what company did you use to help you with the paperwork? I’m planning to import an old car from the UAE but since I’m an expat, I’ve been told that I need to bring the car in through a car import company. I was planning to pass by Sharq and ask the used car shops there if they offered the service but wanted to see if anybody could recommend a place first.

The weekend is here and so are all the events. Make sure you drop by the Caffeine & Wheels event this Saturday, it should be fun! Check out the full list of events below:

Thursday
Exhibition: Abstraction by Farouk Hosny
La Selva Caliente
Korean Calligraphy – Making Christmas & New Year’s Card
Entertainment Con
Graduates of 2019: Moo Milk Bar

Friday
Entertainment Con
Christmas Extravaganza
Stargazing in AlSalmi Desert
Blues in the Night
Talentshop’s Funky Sweater Show

Saturday
Exhibition: Abstraction by Farouk Hosny
Entertainment Con
Qout Market
Caffeine & Wheels

If you’d like to share an event on the blog [Email Me]
For a full list of upcoming events click [Here]

Sometimes events get canceled or have details changed so always double check with the organizers.

Screenshot from Aquaman

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas, Sky Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
Aquaman (8.2)
Christmas Break-In (N/A)
Elliot the Littlest Reindeer (5.2)
Malevolent (4.8)
Second Act (6.2)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (8.6)
The Bombing (3.6)

Other Movies Showing Now:
Creed II (8.0)
Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (6.2)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (7.1)
Instant Family (7.6)
Mortal Engines (7.2)`
Ralph Breaks the Internet (8.1)
Robin Hood (5.8)
The Grinch (6.1)
Widows (7.4)

The movies below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Oceans: Our Blue Planet (7.4)
Planet Power 3D (N/A)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.

Detectives in Kuwait have been called to investigate several social media influencers for money laundering, according to reports.

Arabic publication Al-Jarida cited sources as confirming the notices regarding more than 10 bank accounts belonging to social media stars.

The sources said the balances in some of the accounts exceeded millions of Kuwaiti dinars and the ‘fashionista’ owners would need to prove their source of income. [Source]

I clearly must be doing blogging wrong…

While looking for old photos of Green Island I found a very interesting article on the whole waterfront development project that took place between 1978 and 1988. The Gulf Road was built on land reclaimed from the sea and part of that project was the development of the waterfront stretching 21KM from Seef Palace all the way down to where Scientific Center is today (check the map below).

As part of the waterfront project the Green Island was created and the article shares some of the backstory and design decisions related to it. The article is in PDF format and contains some pictures, so even if you don’t want to read it all you can skim through it and check out the photos. Here is a link to the [PDF]

The current state of the Green Island is very disappointing. I passed by a month or two ago and the place just looked sad and desolate. Not only that but security didn’t even want to let me in because I had a camera with me. They told me no photography was allowed, how stupid.

via Archnet

Super busy weekend with a lot going on. Check out the full list of events taking place this weekend:

Thursday
Exhibition: Abstraction by Farouk Hosny
Pantomime: Aladdin
Silent Disco Kids Workout

Friday
Pantomime: Aladdin
Silent Disco Kids Workout
PlayStation Fifa19 Tournament
Experience Adventure 3.0
Gifts & Food Fair
Winter Craft Market
Gingerbread House Decorating Contest
Kuwait Harps’ Youth Day
Italian Winter Bazaar
Family Seasonal Concert

Saturday
Exhibition: From Up There by Ramy Khair
Walking Tour : Landmarks Of Kuwait
Pantomime: Aladdin
PlayStation Fifa19 Tournament
Experience Adventure 3.0
Winter Football & Basketball Festival
Feed Market

If you’d like to share an event on the blog [Email Me]
For a full list of upcoming events click [Here]

Sometimes events get canceled or have details changed so always double check with the organizers.

Screenshot from Widows

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas, Sky Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
Ben Is Back (6.7)
Bernie The Dolphin (N/A)
Bodysnatch (3.0)
Cats (5.6)
Fahrenheit 11/9 (5.8)
Green Book (8.3)
Mortal Engines (7.2)
Whitney (7.2)
Widows (7.4)

Other Movies Showing Now:
Creed II (8.0)
Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (6.2)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (7.1)
Guardians (4.0)
Hunter Killer (6.6)
Instant Family (7.6)
Johnny English Strikes Again (6.7)
Malicious (5.0)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (8.1)
Robin Hood (5.8)
The Girl in the Spider’s Web (6.1)
The Grinch (6.1)

The movies below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Oceans: Our Blue Planet (7.4)
Planet Power 3D (N/A)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.

On Friday I had lunch at Chili’s next to the Kuwait Towers since it was meant to be their last day before closing down for good. Chili’s lost the bid for their Kuwait Towers location and so they were having a goodbye week of a sort. When Chili’s opened up on the Gulf Road 20 years ago, there really weren’t that many restaurant options which is why it was an extremely popular place with a long waiting list on weekends.

On Friday Chili’s posted on their instagram account that they would extend their operations for one more day to give more people time to come by for one last time. Something must have happened though since a few moments ago, Chili’s posted on their instagram account that due to a decision by the Ministry, they’re going to remain open until further notice.

Not sure what Ministry decision they’re talking about but if you didn’t have a chance to pass by and say goodbye, you’ve got a bit more time now.

Since you guys liked the photo from yesterday, here is another beautiful shot of Kuwait City covered with fog. This photo was taken by the photographer Nasser AlQattan and you can check out his Instagram for more photos [Here]

The beautiful picture above was shot by photographer Fahad Al Enezi over the weekend. The photo made me realize now that the weather is great I really should take out my drone for a shoot although I wish my DJI Spark had a better camera on it . Anyway, check out Fahad’s instagram for more photos [Here]

via @kuwaitup2date

The weather is great and this weekend is packed with fun things to do. Qout Market is starting the season again this weekend in an all new location. You also have The Photographer’s Bazaar and The Big Christmas Bazaar taking place this weekend. Check out the full list of events below:

Thursday
Musical: Grease
The Poetry Night
Movie Night: DisneyNature Earth

Friday
Musical: Grease
Kuwait Track Attack
The Big Christmas Bazaar
Modern Heritage Festival – Crew Percussion

Saturday
Musical: Grease
Qout Market
Guided Tour – The Grand Mosque
TEDxKuwaitCity
Photographer’s Bazaar
Festival of Arts and Dance: Timmy and the CATDAWGS

If you’d like to share an event on the blog [Email Me]
For a full list of upcoming events click [Here]

Sometimes events get canceled or have details changed so always double check with the organizers.

Screenshot from The Girl in the Spider’s Web

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas, Sky Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
10×10 (4.9)
Beautiful Boy (7.3)
Creed II (8.0)
Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (6.2)
Guardians (4.0)
Instant Family (7.6)
Incident in a Ghostland (6.4)
The Girl in the Spider’s Web (6.1)

Other Movies Showing Now:
Cinderella and Secret Prince (5.7)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (7.1)
Hunter Killer (6.6)
Johnny English Strikes Again (6.7)
Malicious (5.0)
Overlord (6.9)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (8.1)
Robin Hood (5.8)
The Grinch (6.1)
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (5.4)

The movies below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D (7.4)
Oceans: Our Blue Planet (7.4)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.

Sony is launching the PlayStation Classic in Kuwait on December 3rd. If you haven’t heard about this, Sony is releasing a mini version of the original PlayStation with 20 built-in games that include:

Battle Arena Toshinden
Cool Boarders 2
Destruction Derby
Final Fantasy VII
Grand Theft Auto
Intelligent Qube
Jumping Flash!
Metal Gear Solid
Mr. Driller
Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee
R4: Ridge Racer Type 4
Rayman
Resident Evil: Director’s Cut
Revelations: Persona
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Syphon Filter
Tekken 3
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six
Twisted Metal
Wild Arms

The console will plug into your TV using HDMI and will run over USB power. I’m a bit disappointed Castlevania: Symphony of the Night isn’t included in the Classic since it was my favorite game on the PlayStation, so I haven’t’ decided yet if I am going to pick one up. But, if you’re interested in a bit of nostalgia, the official price for the PlayStation Classic is going to be KD35 in Kuwait and you can secure a copy by pre-ordering one from the GamesQ8 website [Here]

Update: It’s now available on the Xcite website [Here]