Browsing the blog archives for September, 2005

Kuwaiti women and maids….

This is another topic inspired from my last trip. I noticed something almost everywhere I went that made me think . I dont know if it was just our luck, but during our trip to London, all the women seemed to either be pregnant or have a baby in a carriage and they traveled in [...]

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The leader of the free world…

On a lighter note… US President George Bush wrote this note to his Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, during a UN meeting. It read: “I think I may need a bathroom break? Is this possible?” The guy who should be able to make big decisions like going into war or something similar, has to ask [...]

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Dynasty

This article comes today from AlQabas – Is he Ahmad AlFahad’s son? If so, how old is he? He can’t be that old, Ahmad AlFahad doesn’t seem that old!If its not his son, who is he then? There isn’t much to comment about here. The Mings, The Kennedy’s, The Ghandis…. Tweet This Post

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اقضب مينونك لا اييك اللي اين منه

I think this famous Kuwaiti saying summarizes many things about our politics and life in general. For u none Arabic speaking (or writing) people, the saying اقضب مينونك لا اييك اللي اين منه is loosely translated as ‘stick to ur crazy person instead of risking getting a crazier one!’ The 88% win for Husni Mubarak [...]

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Museums…

This post has been updated, look below! I just got back from my trip last night. It was a much needed تغيير جو and it was just perfect in terms of time, not too short and not too long. There were many things worth posting about during the trip, but I will start out with [...]

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mIRC

I know I said I would comment on my latest post about blog anonymity, but due to very limited internet time on vacation, I decided to post a new topic and then come back to the latest post. Today, some friends and I were discussing the effect of blogs on the culture, and how incredible [...]

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Blogger anonymity

This topic came from a discussion with a friend of mine who does not really ‘blog’ or surf any blogs. Why do we all hide behind our online ‘names’? I am sure we all have a reason to blog. We all have a long term plan. We all want to or aim to change something [...]

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Oil price increase, will it affect our petrol prices?

Oil has reached a record high at $71 a barrel. This is a huge contrast to the lows of $14 a barrel a few years ago! Oil producing countries are making incredible amounts of money, with record budget surplusses announced left and right in the region! I am currently traveling outside the country, and during [...]

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