To be honest, I didn’t expect this big number of votes on this poll!

Anyway, since I dont watch any of these shows, I really cant say which shows deserve it or not, but apparently ملوك الطوائف is ملك المسلسلات الرمضانية, and it blew off the competition!

As for “other show”, not enough ppl specified names. I guess I still have time to catch that show, good thing I did this poll early in the month!

Selection   Votes عديل الروح 15% 12 ملوك الطوائف 31% 25 عندما تغني الزهور 9% 7 رية و سكينة 7% 6 الحور العين 6% 5 الظاهر بيبرس 5% 4 جبروت امرأة 2% 2 الست أصيلة 1% 1 صحوة زمن 1% 1 مسلسل آخر 22% 18 81 votes total Poll results are subject to error. Pollhost.com does not pre-screen the content of polls created by Pollhost customers.

Since the topic on everyone’s mind is Ramadan tv shows, this Friday poll will be on that topic.

The list of options in this poll is not a full list of the shows available, it would be way too long, but I hope Im not missing any major shows. If u pick ‘other’, please specify

للسنة الثالثة على التوالي يطل علينا الثنائي الفذ داود حسين و حسن البلام بعد الفطور في البرنامج الكوميدي “قرقيعان 3″ على شاشة قناة أم بي سي.

بدون أي مبالغة، البرنامج من أسخف البرامج اللي شفتها في حياتي! بعد ما كان أول جزء معقول و خفيف الى حد ما، كان الجزء الثاني السنة اللي طافت مكرر و ثقيل شوي، أما أول حلقتين هالسنة قمة في الملاقة و السخافة و قلة أدب كالعادة!!

الحلقة الأولى طنازة على العراقيين، و كلللش ماله داعي و وقته فيه عدم احترام لأوضاعهم الحالية! طول الحلقة و أنا أحاول ابتسم و مو قادر! و ال”كوميدية” عبارة عن تكرار أفكار قديمة (و صارت بايتة) و تعييب على شعب كامل و ابداعات من نوع “شفت ضروسك كانهم مفكاكة … كاااااك” و ملاقة بلا حدووووود!

Since Ramadan is here, I was forced to get some channels that were missing from our satellite reciever, whlie playing around trying to install them, I discovered an amazing secret!

Unbelievable!! Why don’t they advertise that when they sell u that stuff!

Niiiiice!

So the results are in! Very nice range of answers…

Best thing about Ramadan…

Selection   Votes Food types 3% 2 Time for prayer 15% 12 TV shows 13% 10 Family gatherings 27% 21 Late nights 26% 20 Shorter work hours 17% 13 78 votes total Poll results are subject to error. Pollhost.com does not pre-screen the content of polls created by Pollhost customers.

First of all, مبارك عليكم الشهر and happy Ramadan to u all!

Now that that’s done, let’s get down to business….

It’s not Friday, but I will have a special Ramadan exception poll…

This post is inspired by The Don’s post a few weeks back about statistics.

According to statcounter, the top 4 words that people search and end up in my blog are -

1. البلوتوث (bluetooth) - 3rd result in google search
2. فتوى (fatwa) - not even in first 5 pages of results! Maybe its another search engine!
3. مكوة (ass) - 3rd result in google search! hahaha!
4. محمد الجاسم (Mohammed AlJasem) - also not sure which search engines!

I love the diversity in search words! In a way, its a good representation of our society!

Nobody can argue about Kuwait Airways being a big failure! I could give examples about the miserable state it has reached with no hope in sight, but that will take forever! It has become a disgrace to the country in a way! Maybe some of us got used to it, but a country with the money that Kuwait has should definitely have better airlines than a country like Sri Lanka or at least have something with the quality level of Qatar Airways or Emirates!

This peice of news came out last week with no surprise -

Troubled Kuwait Airways Corporation expects its restructuring plan to be delayed by high fuel prices and state- imposed costs, the airlines Chairman said on Sunday.
Sheikh Talal Mubarak Al- Sabah, who promised a three- year turn around through a cost-cutting drive after taking over in 2004, said he did not stand by the forecast any longer.

According to Skytrax Airline World Ranking, a website which ranks airlines, Kuwait Airways was given 3 stars. That puts it below Air Tahiti, Bangkok Airways (not Thai), Gulf Air, Middle East Airlines, Royal Brunei Airlines, and many many more quality airlines!

So, again I repeat, it is an embarassment for Kuwait!

Since there is no hope for a successful Kuwaiti national airline, news of Jazeera Airways being launched soon brings some glimmer of hope for Kuwaitis (especially if u own shares) ;P

Jazeera Airways was established back in 2004 with a capital of KD10 million raised through their IPO. Apparently, it is the ownly privately owned airline in the Middle East!

Jazeera Airways should not be compared to Kuwait Airways though, because they have a totally different business model! Kuwait Airways is in the regular travel market competing with companies like Emirates and British Airways and so on (yeah right!), while Jazeera Airways is a low cost, no frills airlines, which means they dont serve food (i think u have to buy it but im not sure), and just dont expect all the services u get on other airlines, but expect to pay alot less and get there!

There seems to be a misconception that low cost airlines are less safe, which is ridiculous! They have brand new A320’s. U can book a ticket online, through phone, or even sms, by calling 177. They start out with limited destinations which include Beirut, Dubai, Alexandria, Bahrain, plus a few more. A big plus is that they are open 24 hours for booking, and u never get bumped off (according to them)!

The most important part of the business model is the pricing, here is an example I was able to get (all prices are one-way) -

• Dubai 7-days a week KD 22
• Beirut 7-days a week KD 30
• Amman 3-days a week KD 29
• Damascus 7-days a week KD 30
• Bahrain 7-days a week KD 10

So my question is, do u think this airline will be successful here in Kuwait and the region?? If airlines like RyanAir or Southwest are an example of what to expect, then Jazeera Airways should be extremely successful!

I miss summer!

It used to take me exactly 4 mins to get from my place to the office.

Today it took me 30 mins

Empty streets in the morning….available parking spots in malls….no waiting time for tables in restaurants….paperwork getting done easily everywhere…..Driving on 4th ring road and getting to Salmiya in less than 10 mins…..

…..summertime, this is one Kuwaiti that misses u!

With a good number of participants in this last poll, the results of this poll are pretty close to being a real sample for once!

No suprise in Starbucks winning, and then Costa, followed by Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, then a tie between Second Cup and Casper & Gambini!

Selection   Votes Starbucks 36% 30 Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf 13% 11 Costa Coffee 18% 15 Second Cup 7% 6 Columbus Cafe 0% 0 Jamaica Blue 0% 0 Casper & Gambini 7% 6 Other 19% 16 84 votes total Poll results are subject to error. Pollhost.com does not pre-screen the content of polls created by Pollhost customers.