Browsing the blog archives for February, 2007

Robot Chicken comes alive!

I love Robot Chicken, I haven’t seen that much of it but everything I’ve seen from it is extremely funny. The reason I mention the show is because it is the first thing that came to my mind when I read this article from CNN.com -
Chinese scientists command pigeons via remote control
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West Bank Story

My cousin is a movie aficionado and someone who has really good taste in movies. Every now and then, he sends me a link to some film or animation or commercial that he found, and they are always brilliant!
He sent me an email two days ago with a link to download a movie called “West [...]

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Happy National Day

Wishing the best to everyone in Kuwait and hopefully people will take this opportunity to think about what this beautiful country has given us …. and how we can make it a better place.

For this occassion, the top banner will change for the 25th and 26th of February, National and Liberation days. IT WILL [...]

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Working Today

Today, for some strange reason that noone has been able to comprehend yet, our company decided to work.
Put in mind that I work in an investment company, and none of the local banks are open, none of the international banks are open, none of the other investment companies are open, and the stock market is [...]

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Stupid stupid campaign names…

Who came up with this name for a campaign??

Didn’t they think of the name in Arabic before launching??
Wataniya Telecom never cease to surprise me in how bad their marketing efforts are! Wataniya is probably the one company in Kuwait that has the potential to become a regional leader if only they only worked on their [...]

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Coming out party

Last night, I was privileged to be invited with a distinguished group of bloggers to discuss the subject of blogs in general and how they affect us here in Kuwait. The show is called Diwaniyat Alisboo3 (ديوانية الأسبوع) and it is presented by Dr. Shafiq AlGhabra and airs on KTV. Last night’s episode was recorded [...]

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Taking the risk …

A few weeks ago, I was listening to the BBC radio on my way to work, and they were on their “India Week” (which actually lasted about a month)! Anyway, they were talking to an Indian businessman about the rise of India and what is making India grow so fast all of a sudden?
He [...]

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Any plans 20 years from now? Cancel them!

Remember Armageddon? At least we had a sneak preview..
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Asteroid heading for Earth needs UN plan say scientists
On a cosmological scale, an asteroid called Apophis is small. However, if the 250 meter wide space rock hits Earth in 2036, as scientists say it may, the consequences would be catastrophic. According to the Association of Space Explorers [...]

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The joy of football

The other day I was discussing the issue of football with my wife. I was trying to explain to her the reason why I love the game. It got me thinking about this issue, and I reached an epiphany (heh, nice one).
What would make grown men act like children when a goal is scored? Why [...]

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Old Kuwait Airways Ad

Good morning. Not so good for me though, I woke up half an hour late for work because my phone battery was dead, and I use its alarm to wake me. Got ready for work and left my place, got into my car, and it wouldn’t work because now the car’s battery was dead!!!
Not such [...]

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