This time I DID hear gunshots, shortly followed by police sirens, went on for a while!

I live in Qurtoba btw (another Q), and I heard gunshots close by, called someone else in qurtoba, the first thing they said was “did u hear the gunshots?” A few minutes later, police sirens, although they seemed more distant.

So, to all of you who called me paranoid before, I’ll say it again, it happened in Hawalli, then today it happened in Um AlHaiman, and there will be ALOT more coming soon! If you think this is sa7abat saif or Im being too paranoid, WAKE UP! ur country is being attacked from the inside!

Anyway, I need to sleep, I have a huge rant coming up tomorrow about the situation! Its a JOKE how things r being handled….good night….stay safe….o Alla ya7fith liKuwait o ahalha inshalla.

This time I DID hear gunshots, shortly followed by police sirens, went on for a while!

I live in Qurtoba btw (another Q), and I heard gunshots close by, called someone else in qurtoba, the first thing they said was “did u hear the gunshots?” A few minutes later, police sirens, although they seemed more distant.

So, to all of you who called me paranoid before, I’ll say it again, it happened in Hawalli, then today it happened in Um AlHaiman, and there will be ALOT more coming soon! If you think this is sa7abat saif or Im being too paranoid, WAKE UP! ur country is being attacked from the inside!

Anyway, I need to sleep, I have a huge rant coming up tomorrow about the situation! Its a JOKE how things r being handled….good night….stay safe….o Alla ya7fith liKuwait o ahalha inshalla.

I know its late, but I didn’t get a chance earlier to download the pictures from the trip to the pc. Anyway, as some of you previously know, my wife and I went on my new year’s trip to Turkey, to Istanbul specifically.

Before booking our trip, which was done in early Novermber, we had our options limited to either Goa, Istanbul, or Morocco. Neither of us has ever been to any of these places, and they all have their own appeal. The decent places in Goa were fully booked, and I found out that if I plan to go there for new year, I should book 6 months in advance! Morocco was too far for a 4 or 5 day trip, while Istanbul was close, and had the added advantage of my college roommate living in Istanbul. It was freezing we were told (and it was), but its ok for a few days, I miss the freezing cold weather.

So anyway, we got to Istanbul, I met with my roommate, who I last saw in London more than a year ago. It was great seeing him again, we caught up and talked for a while about work, family, and so on. He met my wife for the first time too, which was nice. Anyway to make things short, him being there really made the trip much better! The Turkish people are very nice people but I realized that very few speak English.

Istanbul is a wonderful city! It has this really special feeling of being a melting pot of differnet cultures. You can feel that it is a Muslim country, with the beautiful mosques all over the city, and these mosques match in their beauty the churches of Italy. The feeling of grandeur is also present in these mosques like no other mosques. My favourite mosque was the Sultan Ahmet mosque, also known as the blue mosque, the gardens and surroundings are well taken care of and very serene, and the building itself is breathtaking…this is a picture of the Sultan Ahmet mosque …..

(click on any of the pictures for better quality)

Aya Sophia, also known as Saint Sophia, is the most famous mosque in Istanbul. Inside, you really cannot escape the feeling of history surrounding you, the building was built in 548AD, thats more than 14 centuries ago!!! It was built as a church in the beginning, and then was transformed to a mosque later. The most amazing thing about the mosque is that instead of erasing any trace of Christianity and of its days as a church, that part of its history was preserved and the Islamic aspect was added, such as the minarets and so on. To get a better idea of how beauitful this mixture of cultures is, take a look at this picture, with the words “Allah” and “Mohammad” on both sides of a mural of Jesus… Aya Sophia from inside, Islam and Christianity at their grandest!

For more history and Turkish culture, a trip to the grand bazaar will take you 600 years back! The oldest and biggest closed bazaar in the world, also known as the Grand Bazaar, has around 4000 shops and over 60 alleyway, covering a huge labyrinth in the city centre. The original two structures, covered with a series of domes and remains of the 15th century walls, became a shopping area by covering the surrounding streets and adding to it over the following centuries. In Ottoman times this was the centre of trading, and a vital area of town. Here are two pictures from inside to give a clearer view….

Other than all this history, there is an excellent modern side of Istanbul! Some of the coolest clubs and lounges Ive been to in a while, I found there! The food is incredible! When you try the kabab there, you will refuse to believe that what we have here is called kabab also! They also have this excellent apple tea, which is soo refreshing!

For new years, we were in the street with thousands of people celebrating with live music at the trendy area of the city, with the street closed off, only pedestrians walking around celebrating and dancing on the streets going in and out of restaurants and bars! It simply kicked ass! It was a REAL new years celebration!

In short, I love the fact that you would be walking in an ancient city, pick up a shawarma from a street vendor, walk in to a beautiful mosque afterwards, then go for sheesha and apple tea, then go shopping at a 600 yr old bazaar, then have a drink at a nearby bar, then later have dinner at a real restaurant and fill urself with excellent food and wine, then go to a lounge to chill out, then go to a club to end the day! The best thing about it is that none of this is out of place when you’re in Istanbul!

I know its late, but I didn’t get a chance earlier to download the pictures from the trip to the pc. Anyway, as some of you previously know, my wife and I went on my new year’s trip to Turkey, to Istanbul specifically.

Before booking our trip, which was done in early Novermber, we had our options limited to either Goa, Istanbul, or Morocco. Neither of us has ever been to any of these places, and they all have their own appeal. The decent places in Goa were fully booked, and I found out that if I plan to go there for new year, I should book 6 months in advance! Morocco was too far for a 4 or 5 day trip, while Istanbul was close, and had the added advantage of my college roommate living in Istanbul. It was freezing we were told (and it was), but its ok for a few days, I miss the freezing cold weather.

So anyway, we got to Istanbul, I met with my roommate, who I last saw in London more than a year ago. It was great seeing him again, we caught up and talked for a while about work, family, and so on. He met my wife for the first time too, which was nice. Anyway to make things short, him being there really made the trip much better! The Turkish people are very nice people but I realized that very few speak English.

Istanbul is a wonderful city! It has this really special feeling of being a melting pot of differnet cultures. You can feel that it is a Muslim country, with the beautiful mosques all over the city, and these mosques match in their beauty the churches of Italy. The feeling of grandeur is also present in these mosques like no other mosques. My favourite mosque was the Sultan Ahmet mosque, also known as the blue mosque, the gardens and surroundings are well taken care of and very serene, and the building itself is breathtaking…this is a picture of the Sultan Ahmet mosque …..

(click on any of the pictures for better quality)

Aya Sophia, also known as Saint Sophia, is the most famous mosque in Istanbul. Inside, you really cannot escape the feeling of history surrounding you, the building was built in 548AD, thats more than 14 centuries ago!!! It was built as a church in the beginning, and then was transformed to a mosque later. The most amazing thing about the mosque is that instead of erasing any trace of Christianity and of its days as a church, that part of its history was preserved and the Islamic aspect was added, such as the minarets and so on. To get a better idea of how beauitful this mixture of cultures is, take a look at this picture, with the words “Allah” and “Mohammad” on both sides of a mural of Jesus… Aya Sophia from inside, Islam and Christianity at their grandest!

For more history and Turkish culture, a trip to the grand bazaar will take you 600 years back! The oldest and biggest closed bazaar in the world, also known as the Grand Bazaar, has around 4000 shops and over 60 alleyway, covering a huge labyrinth in the city centre. The original two structures, covered with a series of domes and remains of the 15th century walls, became a shopping area by covering the surrounding streets and adding to it over the following centuries. In Ottoman times this was the centre of trading, and a vital area of town. Here are two pictures from inside to give a clearer view….

Other than all this history, there is an excellent modern side of Istanbul! Some of the coolest clubs and lounges Ive been to in a while, I found there! The food is incredible! When you try the kabab there, you will refuse to believe that what we have here is called kabab also! They also have this excellent apple tea, which is soo refreshing!

For new years, we were in the street with thousands of people celebrating with live music at the trendy area of the city, with the street closed off, only pedestrians walking around celebrating and dancing on the streets going in and out of restaurants and bars! It simply kicked ass! It was a REAL new years celebration!

In short, I love the fact that you would be walking in an ancient city, pick up a shawarma from a street vendor, walk in to a beautiful mosque afterwards, then go for sheesha and apple tea, then go shopping at a 600 yr old bazaar, then have a drink at a nearby bar, then later have dinner at a real restaurant and fill urself with excellent food and wine, then go to a lounge to chill out, then go to a club to end the day! The best thing about it is that none of this is out of place when you’re in Istanbul!

This is the new Central Chinese Television (CCTV) to be completed for the Beijing 2008 Olympics…..Beautiful!! I want the office with the 3 corners on the top left of the picture, the one with left, right, and bottom view!

This is the new Central Chinese Television (CCTV) to be completed for the Beijing 2008 Olympics…..Beautiful!! I want the office with the 3 corners on the top left of the picture, the one with left, right, and bottom view!

You all know me as Q, and as much as I’d like to say I’m the one and only Q, I’m not!

I have been called Q for many years, literally! Most friends of mine back in the US know me as Q, and its a name that stuck with me since highschool, with a teacher of mine deciding that Q is alot easier than the real name, and I like it!

I’ve had people come up to me and say, “oh, Q as in the character Q from James Bond?” Well, most people know that Q, but there are other famous Q’s, tell me if you know any more….

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First of all, the famous James Bond Q, played by actor Desmond Llewelyn. Q was the gadget master, providing Bond with the latest and most creative devices to be used in Bond’s adventures

Second, comes perhaps one of the most powerful entertainers of the 1980s, Quincy Jones’ 29-Grammy stamp on popular music ranges from 1950s jazz to 1990s pop, R&B and rap.

And then there is a less known Q, mostly known by geeks and trekkies. I found out about him from a trekkie friend of mine in the US, and a couple of people also asked me, “oh, Q as in Q from Star Trek?” The character Q is played by actor John DeLancie, and the in the series, Q has an astonishing IQ of 2005 and God-like powers.

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So there you have it, all other Q’s are geniuses in their field, explains alot, doesn’t it? ;P

Im confused.

At the moment, I am confused about alot of things. Im not saying things are bad, not at all thank God, but its just all confusing! My mind feels like its running at a million km per second in random directions going in cirlces. Work, family obligations, social obligations, work again, work outside work, decisions, general atmosphere, terrorists, losing weight, blaah! I hate this stage, but it will end soon….

Perfect quote of the day:
“Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds. ”
George Santayana

Again, Kuwaitism has proven that it is a force not to be taken lightly!

After demands from this blog for Kuwait to increase its aid to the tsunami victims, the government finally succumbed to the pressure and obliged, with increasing their aid from $10 million to a much better figure……..$100 million!

As mentioned earlier in a previous post, Kuwait’s donation doesn’t come close to what we should have given, especially seeing that Kuwait has always been one of the most generous and charitable countries in the world.

There is also a charity drive sort of thing, which will be the responsibility of the private sector, be it individuals or companies, which will be organized by the red crescent, and it goes on until next Sunday.

So, back to my main point, Kuwaitism proved to be a much stronger force than the government thought they could handle, so they had to listen to my demands! hahahahaha (evil laugh)! If you don’t agree with what I say about me being the reason for this change, then keep it to yourself, and have a nice day ;-P

What better way to start the week than to know that WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!

Wow, opening the newspaper yesterday, the first thing I saw on the front page was Dr. Ojairy saying that we’re all going to die on 2024!

I guess living till I’m 45 isn’t that bad! I know alot of people who have it worse that I do, I feel bad for all the newly born kids!

Anyway, you all have 19 more years to live…..make the most out of it! Lets all have an 18 year party, and on the 19th year, make Haj reservations from now if you want ;P