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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
I think I want to make some retro Kuwaiti t-shirts and sell them as a side business. I could make like a Kids ‘R’ Us shirt or “I heart Sunkist” one.. the possibilities are really endless!
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12:09
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
Brands for Less is a store located in Salmiya opposite Eureka and NBK. Although they’ve been open for around 2 years now yesterday was the first time I passed by. Nat wanted a kitchen scale and she had heard there was a good one at Brands for Less so we went to check it [...]
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
Back in 2006 I posted about a blog called IKEA Hacker that had just launched. The blog displayed different IKEA hacks done by other people, people who took regular IKEA stuff and using their creativity turned them into unique pieces. Well two of those people are a couple living in Kuwait, Pinot and Dita. [...]
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14:45
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
‘11′ by Moza Al-Roumi at The Exhibition
On January 11 & 12 from 5PM to 10PM
Moza Al-Roumi is a talented Kuwaiti painter who is fresh out of college. On those two days, she will be displaying her abstract art paintings at The Exhibition. All of her artwork are for sale.
A little info about The [...]
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13:22
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
Upcoming exhibition at The Sultan Gallery:
Beginning in 2005 Aziz + Cucher embarked on an exploration of how to expand their concept of art in order to create all encompassing environments where their dazzling imagery could be translated to a variety of surfaces and mediums. Aziz + Cucher offer now the possibility of not just ‘Living [...]
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11:04
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
This product by Zippo is perfect for the current cold weather since its made to keep your hands warm. I think two of these would be perfect since you could shove each one in a pocket and then put your hands in and wrap them around the warmers. I don’t know if they sell [...]
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22:13
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
Surprise surprise, yes the Burger Challenge is still on. I’ve got a few places I still need to try out before I end this but I’ve been very busy (i.e. lazy) so I haven’t been able to get around to it. Anyway two people previously commented that I should try out this burger place in [...]
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13:00
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
I picked up my Tamiya Lunch Box kit today. The Lunch Box is based on an old dodge van and was originally released I think in 1988. Recently though Tamiya has been re-releasing some of their “greater hits” and the Lunch Box is one of them.
Sadly I won’t be building this truck yet [...]
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15:49
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
Does anyone know what they’re building next to the airport. It looks like a large dome.
Picture by MacaholiQ8
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12:17
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
One of my favorite shows on the Discovery Channel is called Ultimate Survivor (Man Vs Wild in the States). The show follows a guy called Bear Grylls who gets dropped into the middle of no where and is expected to survive and find his way out. One episode it could be the Rain Forrest, [...]
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
If you have an iPhone I highly recommend you get the Amazon app. Along with a fast and easy to use search feature, Amazon have included an amazing service called Amazon Remembers. Say while over at your friends place or while out shopping you found something you’re interested in, maybe its a CD, or [...]
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14:43
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
Cool earrings made out of Lego flowers. [Link]
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
Number 7 and 4 are my favorites. [YouTube]
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21:57
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
I just got the following in my email from a passenger on a Kuwait Airways flight who’s currently stuck at the Cairo Airport. This incident just happened awhile ago:
Hey Mark -
I wanted to contact you for a [potentially] new post you might want to write. First off, what I’m gonna write about isn’t in [...]
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14:13
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
Its the time of year again when AUK hold their annual car boot sale in their parking lot. If you’re interested in selling items out of the trunk of your car, one parking space is for KD10 while two is for KD15. The car boot sale will be held on January 10th, 2009. [Link]
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
Kuwait ranked 31st in the world in computer ownership. Doesn’t sound that bad until you realize Estonia, Slovania Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Latvia scored higher than Kuwait. Not that I have anything against those countries mind you! [Link]
Update: I just purchased the ebook version of The Pocket World in Figures 2008 and here [...]
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
Back in September I posted the logo Nataly designed for the Choowy Goowy New Yorker Cheesecake. Well the packages are now also finally done and printed and they’ve started delivering the cakes in them. So if you haven’t tried the New Yorker yet now is the perfect time. It’s KD11.5 for a full cake [...]
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
Beautiful weather today so I took my Tamiya car to a parking lot across the street from my house to play around with. I even tried shooting a video (below) which didn’t come out as I planned! Its a really cool car but I keep wishing I had the real version instead. I am [...]
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12:17
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
I am sooo hungry right now! [Link]
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9:47
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
So last week I bought two tickets to London since I am going to be there from the 27th of January till the 31st. Well today I wake up and check my email and it tells me I can now check in. I look at the email closely and it turns out I booked the [...]
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14:57
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
I just got an email from a reader saying he saw a Schlotzsky’s opening soon sign at opposite Alraya Mall in Kuwait City. I used to LOVE Schlotzsky’s back when they were open in Lebanon. They make the best sandwiches ever!
Thanks Aliman!
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11:02
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
Aramex dropped off my first Tamiya radio control kit this morning. The Frog which I purchased early in the month was a ready built model but now since I really want to get into this hobby I ordered two more car kits so I could enjoy building them.
I originally wanted to purchased the [...]
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8:57
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
Some guys in Qatar managed to play the Super Mario theme song on a oud and the outcome is actually good. [YouTube]
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
Denis Leary is the coolest. [Link]
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2:48AM [The B-Sides]
It seems Starbucks is having a Toys Drive where all toys collected will be donated to the orphans at Dar Al-Atfal. A reader spotted the sign above with a basket full of toys at the Starbucks branch located at The Palms so I don’t know if this is something that’s exclusively being done at [...]