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Chocolate pudding

Musaed — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:12:47 +0000

The original title of this short article should have been “I have a dream”, believe me dear reader when I say, that I am not trying to mimic a legendry speech, I am simply trying to state a fact, for this was an actual dream…

In my dream, there were two men having a conversation, a King and a President. The President was Obama, and the king was the king of United States of America!
In my dream the States followed the United Kingdom example where the monarchy sits on the throne while the prime minister ran the country, only in this case he is called President!

Now I am not trying to reform world’s politics nor be politically correct, after all this was a dream!
The topic of the conversation was Chocolate pudding, the President held this small cup of Chocolate pudding not just to admire its taste to his king but to explain how this foreign brand spread throughout the states like a brush fire.

The President was explaining to his King how a small country was able to produce such a brand so quickly and be this popular on the international market, he was using it as an example of things to come, And how this small plastic cup of chocolate pudding is an example of an economic shift.

“We used to send this stuff to them…not the other way around…” said the President. The King responded, “What did you expect… it was only a matter of time before they put all their resources together… I am actually surprised it took them this long!”

my alarm clock started to go off and as I was drifting back to reality, I took one last glance at that small chocolate pudding cup and to my astonishment….
It was made by KDD.
Musaed

أخيرا مسلسل كويتي نفخر فيه… ساهر الليل

Musaed — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 01:21:17 +0000

Finally some production that I am proud of! I was very reluctant to watch any production in Ramadan, mainly because im sick of the same tormented picture of Kuwait society, (Murder, Revenge, Rape, Drugs, Adultery, betrayal, screaming, and of course death), a picture you can see very clearly from the other shows of our big stars. But enough about junk, let talk about this special production.

Saher Al-leel got great marks in my book. It has that Indian movie quality where it is a simple innocent story, a story in which you relate to the characters and love them and feel for them. It’s a simple love story, innocent love, classic love faced with classic culture barriers.

The theme

70’s, the peak of Kuwait shine and development, when we were ahead of the curve, and when the country was full with Kuwaitis. They nailed it. The props in this show where just perfect. the cars, the house, the dresses, just every thing was from that era. It really took me back into time.

The cast

Talk about chemistry, the cast was just right, I was surprised by some of the performances in this show, the funny couple, the nosy girlfreinds, the stubborn aunt, and the wonderful crippled brother, all where perfect and moving. Also, all cast members speak perfect Kuwaiti (hint hint)

The story

Simple, clean, nothing to be ashamed of, love story. It felt like a play or a novel. You can actually watch it with family and enjoy it. Let my under line the word “enjoy” something I found it very rare in other productions.

Directing

Hats off for a director who respects audience’s intelligence. No need to show violence, because we understand, no need to hear someone thinking, because we understand, and no need to say it, we understand. Thumbs up

The crown jewel

Not only the show has a happy ending (which did not spoil our Eid evening) but the last shot was something special, not only you have the two center character clap to the audience marking the end of a play, but the director showed us smartly on the split screen the two character smiling at each other with eyes full of joy, yearning for each other. As if to say for each other “ I love you, I wish we had our lives together, but nevertheless, we are both fine, life goes on”. It’s difficult not to feel sorry for these two, they’re the one who lost… but in away won our affection.

The ending style was very unique and intelligent, the slow motion movement kept us watching till the fade out, just to give us enough time to say goodbye to a beautiful show.

Now I need to find someone who recorded it

Episode 103 : النشيد الوطني

Ali — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:31:46 +0000

There has been so much talk about why we don’t respect the national anthem and how we elect people who have shown disrespect to it; so we at Deera Chat decided to give the topic a little time for discussion. We kind of left the final note to you to come up with a solution on how to better associate ourselves with something we only recited during the first 12 years of our education live.

Electricity Generated VS. Consumed in Kuwait

Ali — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:11:23 +0000

Since we are facing scheduled and regular power failures from now til September; i decided to look into the matter from a mathematical perspective. First; i did a Google search on the electricity produced and consumed in Kuwait and came up with the information below from the CIA world factbook. Kuwait is ranked 50th largest power consumer in the world where it uses 40,210,000,000 (kWh) a year as recorded in 2007 (source). Moreover, if you compare the figures from 2003 till 2010 you’ll see that we should be in a good position as stated in the CIA world factbook (Sources: Consumption, Source: Production). if you plot the figures together you’ll get the following;

We can obviously conclude that the information mentioned in the CIA world factbook is not necessarily reflecting reality. I then decided to take things more serious and do more than a Google search. I went to the Central Statistics Authority of Kuwait and asked for some numbers and figures. and they were kind enough to provide me with the annual statistical abstract of Kuwait for 2008 and i came up with this graph;

despite the fact that the figures are not identical between the two sources (CIA world factobook and the Central Statistics Authority) but both graphs show higher production volume that is consumed; which is a good thing. Now as you can see we are not supposed to have a problem but we do, you might ask WHY???

From now on it will by analysis and conclusions; please feel free to comment below for corrections and comments. Lets take the whole process step by step. The only reason why power generation and consumption increases is because of the increase in population. Our population (Citizens and Expats) has increased by 60% between 2005 and 2009 which is abnormal.

The increase in population is of course correlates with the demand for power and you can calculate then the amount of average electricity is consumed by a person for that country using the following equation;

Power = Consumption·1,000,000/(365.25·24)/population, where power is in watts and consumption is in MW·h/yr. (source)

but now we have a problem since we countries including Kuwait only do a national census every 5 years we would then know how much average power is consumed by individuals in Kuwait for 2005 which is 197o watts per person. This figure is different from the one mentioned in the Wikiperdia article (LINK) since they are using the population from the CIA factbook which is 2,687,000 but according to Kuwait Central Statistics Authority it is 2,193,651 also according to the CIA factbook Kuwait consumed a total of 36,280,000 (MW·h/yr) while it is 37,908,000 (MW·h/yr) according Kuwait Central Statistics Authority. Meaning we consumed more power for less population according to Kuwait Central Statistics Authority which is 1,970 watts per person and not 1,540. if we take the 1,971 watts per person figure; this means Kuwait is the highest power hungry nation in the world surpassing the United States by ALOT!!!

From now on please keep in mind that it is all assumptions since there are no figures for the number of population between the 5 year census years which leads me to using the 1,971 watts per person consumption rate. I will only use this figure from 2005 to 2009 to keep it real because i think the more we go back in the years; the less power we consume (personal assumption; there were no iPhones back then so we didn’t use much power). Another assumption is a 15% population increase per year which makes senses if you look at the official Kuwait Stats.

so if you take a look at the graph above; it shows how much power is in demand by taking the amount of power needed per person in Kuwait with the number of population which surpasses the amount generated in 2008. As you all may know that we have been taking about the electricity issue for more than 2 years and it is still not resolved. Anyhow; i guess that is pretty much it and please let me know if you have any comments. AND REMEMBER it is all a personal conclusion of the studied figures and numbers available to the general public.

P.S. i didn’t proof read the post so please don’t give me a hard time about it

Salmiya Park; aka Boulevard

Ali — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:10:34 +0000

i passed by the new upcoming Salmiya Park which is now named the “Boulevard” and got some information from the sign board on site and it states the following;

Project name: Boulevard

Owner: the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs & Fish Resources (PAAFR)

Investor: Kuwait Commercial Markets Complex Company

Project Manager: Project Analysis & Control Systems Company (PROJACS)

Local Consultant: Gulf Consult

International Consultant: Dino Georgiou & Partners

Contractor: Wara Construction

Shoring and Dewatering Contractor: Shore-Tek

Project Budget: 12 million KD

Project Area: 380,000 sq m

Project Description: The 380,000 sq m project calls for the design and construction of a mall, health club, veterinary clinic, wedding hall, several car parks, two football pitches, six tennis courts, two basketball courts, cricket pitch, fountains and a 1.2 km railway circling the development in the Salmiya area.

Kuwait in international newspapers in 1961

Ali — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:31:06 +0000

I was checking out the Google News services and got the following snippet from the Guardian.

The formal stamp of sovereign independence has now been set upon the Persian Gulf sheikhdom of Kuwait.In practice Kuwait has enjoyed such independence for the past two years. Yesterday British protection as set out in the Anglo-Kuwait agreement of 1899 was formally withdrawn; the treaty was abrogated in an exchange of letters between the ruler of Kuwait and the British Political Resident.

This development was made known in a statement in the House of Commons yesterday by the Lord Privy Seal. Mr Heath explained that for some time past Kuwait had possessed entire responsibility for the conduct of its international relations and, with Britain’s blessing, had joined a number of international organisations as a sovereign independent State.

You can find many more articles and interesting reports about incidents and actions happened in Kuwait back in the old days which our local newspapers fails to bring to us via the world wide web network. what a shame

Official Kuwait Forecast is now on Twitter

Ali — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:00:11 +0000

The Kuwait Directorate General of Civil Aviation – Meteorology Department has followed Deera Chat on Twitter and of course we followed back, their updates have been very helpful. I guess it is a very nice step of such department to have joined the Twitter wagon to keep us twitter hugers updated. here is a link to their account http://twitter.com/kuwaitforecast

مركز سلطان الجابرية

Ali — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:47:01 +0000

I was driving around Jabriya for no reason today and came across a new Sultan Center getting ready to launch soon in Jabriya Block 12′s fir3. I’d give it 3 to 4 months to have its doors open.

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فندق جلاب خمس نجوم بالكويت

Ali — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:07:43 +0000

إذا كنت مشغول او مسافرو محتار بجلبك … ما لك إلا فندق النادي الكويتي للتدريب

لهواة السفر لدينا فندق خمس نجوم على أعلى مستوى من النظافه والرعايه والخدمه لاقامة الكلاب ورعايتها مدة سفركم
رعايه على مدار الساعة
تمارين يوميه لكلاب الفندقه
تمشيط يومى وتسبيح أثناء الصيف
الأكل على حسب تعود كل كلب
الكانلز مكيفه صيفا ومدفئه شتاءا
سيستم كاميرات مراقبه كامل للاطمئنان على صحة الكلاب ورعايتها من قبل العمالة
متابعه يوميه وتقارير مكتوبه للاطمئنان على صحة الكلاب ومتابعتها صحيا
حضور طبيب مرتين كل اسبوع للاطمئنان على صحة جميع الكلاب الموجوده بالكانلز
وفى وجود حاله طارئه نستدعى الطبيب فورا للحضور للكشف على الحالة

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Kuwait and France ink deal on nuclear cooperation

Ali — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:01:39 +0000

Abu Dhabi is not the only one to have a nuclear plant … Kuwait is following their steps with the help of the French …. lets just hope it won’t be just ink on paper like the rest of our project announcements

Kuwait and France on Thursday inked an initial deal on nuclear cooperation that includes exchanging expertise on the field, the official KUNA news agency reported. The agreement encourages the peaceful use of atomic energy to bring in vital energy resources such as electricity, the report said.

The report however did not specify details of the cooperation between the Fourth largest exporter of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and France.

Pocketing around 40 percent of the world’s proven oil reserves, Gulf oil exporters in recent years have stepped up their pursuit for nuclear technology to meet an ever surging demand for energy.

Last December, the United Arab Emirates signed a 75-billion-dirham (about 20.4 billion U.S. dollars) agreement with South Korea on the construction of four nuclear power plants in the country. (1 U.S. dollar = 3.673 UAE Dirham)

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Kuwait plans $698m redevelopment of airport

Ali — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:48:16 +0000

Over the next few years, the passenger capacity of the Kuwait International Airport will increase to accommodate twenty million passengers annually, the chief of the Department of Civil Aviation said on Monday.

Speaking to reporters, Fawaz al Farah said that at present, seven million passengers pass through the airport annually.
The decision to increase passenger capacity comes after Kuwait has seen an increase in traffic throughout 2009.

In the year, KIA saw a 26% increase in the number of passengers passing through its terminals, spiking in September as travellers took advantage of the Eid Al Fitr holidays.

This increase in passenger traffic saw the revenues earned by the airport shoot up to an estimated $62.89 million.

Speaking to KUNA, Abdullahameed Dashti, deputy manager of the civil aviation department’s financial and legal affairs, said that redevelopment contracts worth $224.5 million are already in the books.

The money will go towards streamlining the airport’s infrastructure and improving its facilities.

Dashti added that over the next two years, the airport expects to spend a minimum of $698.5 million in improving the airport, upgrading buildings, fire stations, rescue centres and service roads.

He also said that the purchasing of new radar equipment and communication services would be on the agenda.

As plans for the redevelopment continue, al Farah added that the Kuwaiti airline, Jazeera has expressed an interest in operating flights to Iraq, an indication that the infrastructure to handle larger passenger numbers would soon be needed.

He also noted that an Iraqi airline company has asked the Kuwaiti government if it could operate out of the Gulf Arab state. He said that no start up date had been set, but that the government had accepted the request.
During the next two years, Al Farah plans to begin redevelopment work that will see the airport double its passenger capacity size.

Source: Arabian Business

المخطط الهيكلي لدولة الكويت 2005

Ali — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:43:32 +0000

المخطط الهيكلي للدولة هو الإطار العام الذي يحدد الأهداف و السياسات العمرانية المستقبلية التي تعكس رؤية و أهداف و خطط الدولة السياسية و الاقتصادية و الاجتماعية و البيئية على استعمالات الأراضي المختلفة خلال فترة محددة من 25 حتى 30 سنة .

و يتم وضع السياسات العمرانية المستقبلية و مراحل تنفيذها بالتوازي مع النمو السكاني المستقبلي المتوقع بالدولة بالإضافة إلى توفير احتياجات التنمية المستقبلية للقطاعات الأساسية التي تشكل محاور التنمية العمرانية من دراسات تخطيطية مفصلة للتوقعات السكانية والاقتصادية والاحتياجات المختلفة من السكن الخاص والاستثماري و الاستعمالات التجارية و الصناعية ومرافق البنية التحتية من كهرباء و مياه و صرف صحي وغيرها والمرافق العامة المطلوبة للأنشطة المختلفة من تعليم و صحة….الخ و ذلك في توزيع عمراني جغرافي متوازن

مقارنة بين مزايا العاملين في القطاع الحكومي و الخاص

Ali — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:42:33 +0000

أوضح ديوان الخدمة المدنية أن الباحثين عن العمل لا يزالون يترددون في الالتحاق بالجهات غير الحكومية، مؤكدا ان الغالبية العظمى من الخريجين والباحثين عن العمل يفضلون العمل في القطاع الحكومي، وذلك لعدة اسباب منها تفوق مزايا العاملين في القطاع العام على المزايا المقررة لنظرائهم في الجهات غير الحكومية.
وأشار الديوان في مذكرته التي ارسلها للنائب د. وليد الطبطبائي ردا على سؤال لوزير الدولة لشؤون مجلس الوزراء روضان الروضان الى انه صدور قانون دعم العمالة ساهم في زيادة اعداد الملتحقين بالعمل لدى الجهات غير الحكومية مطالبا بضرورة توفير القدر المناسب من الامان الوظيفي للكويتيين الذين يعملون في القطاع الخاص.
واقترح الديوان لتحقيق الامان الوظيفي انشاء نظام تأمين ضد البطالة لدى المؤسسة العامة للتأمينات الاجتماعية، وكذلك تطوير آلية فض المنازعات العمالية عبر تطوير التشريعات القائمة لتبسيط اجراءات التقاضي.
كما اقترح الديوان اصدار تشريع يعدل قانون العمل في القطاع الاهلي يمنح بموجبه مجلس الوزراء صلاحية اقرار جدول يمثل الحد الادنى للاجور والمرتبات للعاملين في الجهات غير الحكومية.

المصدر: القبس 19/12/2009

أوضح ديوان الخدمة المدنية أن الباحثين عن العمل لا يزالون يترددون في الالتحاق بالجهات غير الحكومية، مؤكدا ان الغالبية العظمى من الخريجين والباحثين عن العمل يفضلون العمل في القطاع الحكومي، وذلك لعدة اسباب منها تفوق مزايا العاملين في القطاع العام على المزايا المقررة لنظرائهم في الجهات غير الحكومية.
وأشار الديوان في مذكرته التي ارسلها للنائب د. وليد الطبطبائي ردا على سؤال لوزير الدولة لشؤون مجلس الوزراء روضان الروضان الى انه صدور قانون دعم العمالة ساهم في زيادة اعداد الملتحقين بالعمل لدى الجهات غير الحكومية مطالبا بضرورة توفير القدر المناسب من الامان الوظيفي للكويتيين الذين يعملون في القطاع الخاص.
واقترح الديوان لتحقيق الامان الوظيفي انشاء نظام تأمين ضد البطالة لدى المؤسسة العامة للتأمينات الاجتماعية، وكذلك تطوير آلية فض المنازعات العمالية عبر تطوير التشريعات القائمة لتبسيط اجراءات التقاضي.
كما اقترح الديوان اصدار تشريع يعدل قانون العمل في القطاع الاهلي يمنح بموجبه مجلس الوزراء صلاحية اقرار جدول يمثل الحد الادنى للاجور والمرتبات للعاملين في الجهات غير الحكومية.

خبر عاجل

Ali — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:13:54 +0000

في سابقة تحدث للمرة الأولى مجلس الأمة يوافق بالأغلبية على السماح للنائب فيصل المسلم بالذهاب لدورة المياه

Climate change in Kuwait Bay

Ali — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:06:00 +0000

Since 1985, seawater temperature in Kuwait Bay, northern Arabian Gulf, has increased on average 0.6°C per decade. This is about three times faster than the global average rate reported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Differences are due to regional and local effects. Increased temperatures are having profound effects on key habitats and on power generation the Arabian Gulf.

Researcher Dr Thamer Al-Rashidi of the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, said: “Because the waters of Kuwait Bay are well mixed by the tides, measurements of sea surface temperature can be used to assess temperature trends over time in the bay as a whole.”

He and his colleagues used data on sea surface temperature (1985-2007) remotely sensed by a number of polar orbiting satellites to assess warming in Kuwait Bay and the Gulf region.

The data were ‘ground truthed’ by direct measurements of sea surface temperature in the region, and are in accord with air temperature trends recorded at Kuwait airport, and verify trends found in satellite data.

They found that the sea surface temperature of Kuwait Bay increased over the period at an average rate of around 0.62°C per decade, with an uncertainty of plus or minus 0.01°C. This is about three times the rate of average global increase estimated by the IPCC.

The increase was greatest in the early summer and least during winter months. The length of summertime increased almost twice as fast as peak summertime temperature. In 1998 and 2003, the monthly measurements of sea surface temperature showed unusually high peaks in summer temperature coincident with El Niño events – periodic warming of the atmosphere and ocean affecting weather in many parts of the world.

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100 Fils from 1961

Ali — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:43:01 +0000

I came across a 100 fils from 1961 and noticed it was different from the current one. Well actually there is only one difference; it used to sayإمارة الكويت and now it says الكويت

Episode 91 : Marina FM Interview

Ali — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:53:30 +0000

Marina FM invited Deera Chat for an interview about Podcasting and the idea of the show, they were great host and the interview was a lot of fun, check it out

Follow up: Revolting Media, the Government strikes back!

Musaed — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:43:06 +0000

as expected and just after we wrote about it, the government has banned Scope channel to air the show صوتك واصل which basically mocks the Parliament members and show the dissatisfaction of the people with their conduct and behavior.

of course this comes as a shocker, since such act will only ignite the situation more. yesterday the talk was all about canceling the show.,and how is that goes against the democracy principles. SCOPE Channel vow to take legal action challenging such act.

let the games begen…

Revolting media

Musaed — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:52:31 +0000

Its going to be along month, yes I am not going to make it sound its super easy not to have my fix of coffin every day, nevertheless, it still have a special atmosphere (which hopefully I will experience as soon as I get better). In any case that is not the subject in hand.

I have been watching more TV lately since im almost under house arrest due to my sinuses flaring up. What I saw was actually pleasing, not because its funny or dramatic, its because the first time I see Kuwaiti media revolting

Several programs have deducted their message to revolt against the way Government ran the country and how backward Kuwait is in development and other things. This was clear in طول بالك show showing Kuwait to tourists.

In another program صوتك واصل where they bash the PMs (parliaments members) with funny sketch’s

These programs are voicing our dissatisfaction to the whole world, knowing that in Ramadan everyone is watching. Unfortunately this is the only medium left to communicate with people Mind you this does not promise any changes, but at least its good to let it out there, hopefully someone will feel ashamed enough to do something about it.

lately, Kuwait Media was under a lot of pressure from the government, i think they are fighting back

World Bank warns Kuwait about education system

Ali — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:36:22 +0000

The World Bank has raised concerns over Kuwait’s current education system, according to a report.

The international organization also warned that the perpetuation of Kuwait’s existing education structure may render the country’s high school certificates unrecognized by major academic institutions in the future, Al Watan reported on Saturday.

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عمل كويتي جدير بالمتابعة

Musaed — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:02:40 +0000

Kuwait Emir pardons Filipino maid in murder case

Ali — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:20:30 +0000

The ruler of Kuwait has pardoned a Filipino maid who was convicted of murdering her employer’s 7-year-old son, and she will soon be allowed to return home to her family, the Philippine the vice president said Thursday.

A Kuwaiti court convicted May Vecina of slitting the throat of 7-year-old Salem al-Otaibi with a kitchen knife in January 2007. She was also found guilty of attempting to murder the boy’s 11-year-old brother and 18-year-old sister, who both survived.

Read the rest : AP

Kuwait corruption levels on the rise

Ali — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:41:43 +0000

Corruption and bribery is perceived to be increasing in Kuwait, according to the 2009 Global Corruption Barometer, a new study that was conducted by Transparency International (TI), an international anti-corruption watchdog. The results of the survey were released yesterday. Some 20 percent of the respondents in Kuwait claimed to have paid a bribe themselves or knew someone in their household who did in the past year. “Kuwait’s average (perceived corruption) was higher this year than the previous year and was higher when compared globally,” explained Tamara Kamhawi, TI program coordinator for Middle East and Africa.

Read the rest at Zawya

American Eagle in Kuwait

Ali — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:12:30 +0000

The first American Eagle Outfitters store in the Middle East should open early next year.

South Side-based American Eagle Outfitters Inc. said Wednesday as it reported first-quarter profits that it signed a franchising agreement with an international retail operator, M.H. Alshaya Co., and will look for other opportunities overseas.

The company, headquartered in Kuwait, plans to open a series of AE stores throughout the Middle East in the next several years, CEO Jim O’Donnell told investors in a conference call. American Eagle won’t have to invest any capital and will have minimal involvement in operations, he said, but the deal could generate “significant” returns.

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خوووش صورة

Ali — Sat, 23 May 2009 01:37:22 +0000

سفارة الكويت لدى طوكيو تستقبل مجموعة من الطلبة اليابانيين

يعني لو أروح السفارة اليابانية بالكويت مع عيال فريجنا يلبسوووني كيمونو و نصور مع السفير؟؟؟

Kuwait Events Today

Ali — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:54:34 +0000

According to our Deera Chat E-vents; there are two things that happened and are happening in Kuwait:

Pictures from the Elections

Ali — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:10:01 +0000

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نتائج امة 2009

Ali — Sun, 17 May 2009 10:58:53 +0000

يمكنكم مشاهدة نتائج الانتخابات على موقعنا

voteforkuwait.com

الشكل الجديد لمحطات الاولى للوقود

Ali — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:02:35 +0000

i found this “hidden” concept of the new Oula Gas Stations which will have a mini market, car wash and may be more … as you can see they are taking the green initiative …. unfortunately i lost the rest of the pictures …

From Deera-Chat

to learn the location just follow the link above

تبي شقة بلبنان …. رشح نفسك في الثالثة

Ali — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:07:45 +0000

اليوم خلال قرائتي لجريدة الوطن لقيت الاعلان اللي يضحك و ما ينفهم …. الغريب بالموضوع انه نفس الاعلان حاطينه بعد بالراي بس فيه اختلاف … الاعلان في الوطن يقول انه ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة مسموح لهم بالمشاركة و لكن في الراي حاطين بخط كبير بانه غير مسموح لهم …. و الله فشله اللي مدخلين ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة بالموضوع و مفرقينهم عن بقية الناس … شوفوا الصورة الاولى كانت في الوطن و الثانية في الراي

Kuwait International Golf & Country Club

Ali — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:59:05 +0000

i just came back from the Kuwait International Golf & Country Club … and man i had FUN. the place is out on Wafra road in the middle of the desert and you won’t believe that there is a huge piece of green land there …. it soft opened last month and it is huge … you don’t have to be a member to play and you can pay the following fees for ;

2 KD : 35 ball long shoot golfing
3 KD : 70 ball long shoot golfing
4 KD 100 ball long shoot golfing
you need to pay an extra 1 KD for the golf club (you get a whole bag with different club sizes)
10 KD : for one hour training
7 KD : for 30 minutes training

and they have other fees to play a whole nine hole game …

to get there:

take road 40 towards Wafra (king Fahad Road)
take Exit 306 towards Wafra (wafra road)
take the second U turn
it will be the place behind the green fence

call : 239 5195

also to view the location on map click on the below images to take you to picasa and the pictures there are geo tagged.

From Deera-Chat

P.S. Thanks Bianca for your reference

P.S. 2 : my E71 camera suck, sorry for the bad resoultion

Highly recommened escpically in this nice weather

voteforkuwait.com is BACK

Ali — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:43:17 +0000

a complete redesign for voteforkuwait.com was just completed. the site has two main purposes;

provide statistical information on the current and previous elections
provide instant news paper news to the visitors

check it out and let us know what you think

voteforkuwait.com

المصارع الكويتي: فهد السالم

Ali — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:43:55 +0000

It STARTED

Ali — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:54:21 +0000

From Deera-Chat

و انحل المجلس

Ali — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:12:27 +0000

قام صاحب السمو بحل المجلس حل دستوري و الانتخابات بعد شهرين

هل اللي طلعوا هل المرة بفلوس و فرعيات راح يطلعون المرة الياية

الله يستر

Kuwait Events Today

Ali — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:53:50 +0000

According to our Deera Chat E-vents; there are two things that happened and are happening in Kuwait:

Kuwait faces power crisis in summer 2010

Ali — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:26:32 +0000

Kuwait will face an electricity crisis in Summer 2010 because of increasing consumption and the failure to complete essential production capacity increasing projects on time, according to a Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) official. The official emphasized that there are unlikely to be any power problems in 2009 since current production levels are sufficient for requirements, with an additional 720 megawatts to be added to the current 10,120 megawatt capacity in June this year. Major problems are expected in 2010, however, the official said, because of continuing delays in the completion of the 2,000-megawatt Subiya power station in combination with a projected population increase and the building of new towns across the country.

Source : Kuwait Times

Agaila Mini Golf is SOOO MUCH FUN

Ali — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:24:48 +0000

just came back from Agaila Mini Golf with my brother and man it is fun. Highly recommended.

They are open from 7 am to 11 pm and it is 3 KD for adults and 2 KD for children

From Deera-Chat

Location can be found along with the picture on Picasa after you click you on it

Follow up : So AlKharafi wanted Liverpool afterall

Ali — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:22:24 +0000

in January we thought that Al Kharafi was going to buy Liverpool but we were wrong. The price was too high … “Things are going really badly because they are asking for too much,” Abdulla Al-Sager, who’s among the potential investors headed by Kuwait’s Al-Kharafi family, said in an interview. Al- Sager and Rafed Al-Kharafi were guests of Liverpool at its Feb. 1 match against Chelsea.

Source – Bloomberg

VIVA Sold Many Many Many numbers

Ali — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:28:08 +0000

The VIVA phone number auction was concluded last night with the following;

source : Al Jareeda

The Noodle House is coming to Kuwait

Ali — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:31:50 +0000

Abdulghani K. Al Ghunaim, Chairman and Chief Executive Office of Al Ghunaim Trading Co. Ltd. said: “We are very proud to acquire the franchise for ‘The Noodle House‘ in the State of Kuwait. ‘The Noodle House’ will be a big addition to our growing company as well as introducing a new concept, South East Asian cuisine to the market. I am sure the launch of the ‘The Noodle House’ will be a success in the Kuwaiti market.”

Source

Kuwait Events Today

Ali — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:53:32 +0000

According to our Deera Chat E-vents; there are two things that happened and are happening in Kuwait:

Wella Professionals launches their first studio in Kuwait

Ali — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:47:02 +0000

The studio, located in Kuwait, aims to provide hair dressers with a diversified range of training courses that can be tailor-made to suit individual needs and requirements.

Sacha Schuette, a leading international hair-stylist, inaugurated the opening. The Wella Professionals studio in Kuwait will provide hair dressers with a variety of training courses based on technical expertise, hair styles and cuts as well as inspirational hair designs.

Source : Click HERE

Global is to cut 10-20% of its staff

Ali — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:39:53 +0000

Kuwait’s largest investment company says it has cut about 10 percent of its Kuwait-based staff and reduced salaries by up to 20 percent because of the global financial crisis.

An official at Global Investment House says the company recently lowered operational costs to “cope with international market conditions.” He spoke on condition of anonymity in line with company policy.

Global is in default on the majority of its debt. It is trying to restructure almost $3 billion in loans.

The official says 40 jobs were cut across all the departments at its Kuwait headquarters, and the minimum salary cut was 5 percent. Global has operations elsewhere in the region.

Source : CLICK HERE

Signor Sassi is coming to Kuwait

Ali — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:36:56 +0000

Americana Group is to develop the ‘Signor Sassi’ insignia in the region. This restaurant, based in Knightsbridge, is very famous amongst Arabs visiting London and celebrities alike and offers the best in authentic Italian cuisine.

The Americana Group is set to develop 22 ‘Signor Sassi’ restaurants across the Middle East. Initial locations will include Kuwait, Dubai, Riyadh and Cairo.

Link : CLICK HERE

Kuwait Purchases Nearly 6 Million Doses of Emergency Nuclear Radiation Drugs

Ali — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:32:44 +0000

What?? Why ??? does the government know something we dont???? is there something bad coming up ??? we never know, but i guess it is good thing afterall …

Nukepills.com today announced the sale of 180,000 units (5.4 million doses) of ThyroShield(TM) Potassium Iodide to the Kuwait Ministry of Health. Worth approximately $1.4 million, the sale was brokered by Nukepills.com and signifies Kuwait’s proactive course in protecting its citizens during a nuclear radiation emergency.

Link

Is Al Kharafi buying Liverpool??!

Ali — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:26:41 +0000

found this on BBC …

Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks is in tentative talks with representatives of the Al Kharafi family, whose head Nasser is the 48th richest man in the world with an £9bn fortune.

link

UPDATE:

Al-Kharafi denies interest in Liverpool

يوم في البورصة

Ali — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:14:07 +0000

وكعادتهم الموظفين والموظفات يوميا ياتون للدوام قبل بدايتة بنص ساعة ليشربوا القهوة قبل إصطفافهم لبدأ العمل
ويدور في إحدى الطاولات الحوار التالي

زين: أقول يا الأولى شخبارج عقب امس والتفلع اللي ياج

الأولى: ويييييي سكتي سكتي يا زين والله إني مابقى إلا ارهن بيتي تعبت مادري شصاير بالدنيا

زين: ادري يا بعد عمري بتقولين لي !! منو ما تفلع فينا بس يالله شدة وتزول

الاولى: آمين

وتدخل الوطنية إلى القهوة وتطلب قهوة سادة

زين تخاطب صديقتها الصناعات: صناعات صناعات

الصناعات: هلا بوي

زين: شفتيها؟؟

الصناعات: منو؟

زين: الوطنية بعد منو ياية ولابسة هالبالطو الكشخة ولا جنة صاير فيها شي .. جبح وية وهاذي وهي ريلها قطري مو كويتي عيل لو كويتي وولد بطنها جان شبتسوي جليله الحيا .. لا سلام ولا كلام وامصيبة عليها مايبين الكبر عليها

الصناعات: إي نطري عليها خل تداوم فيفا إن ما أندقرت
زين: عمى عمى ما اواطنها كنت شزيني قبل إلين داومت

ثم يدخل الوطني ومعة شلتة صلبوخ وبيان وسلطان ويطلبون القهوة وخزون بالبنات

الوطني: اقول سلطان … أشونك فليت خطبتك من صفوة ولا جان أنت تكد عليها ألحين

سلطان: إي واللة ربي يحبني ابد فليتها هني وهي تخسبقت وأنفضحت مني.. يا معود اللهم لا شماتة اللي فيني كافيني هالدور أكد على عميان

صلبوخ: بسكم حش يا جماعة ترى اللي صار فيها ممكن يصير فينا

الوطني: بعيد على شواربك حبيبي أنا غير ليكون حسبالك انا مثل خليجو المينون .. لا يبا حنا نيادة نعرف وين نقط بيزاتنا

بيان: اص اص الخليج وصل مادري شعندة مداوم اليوم مو قالوا ماخذ إجازة؟

الوطني: ياحليلك إجازة إموقفينة عن العمل يا حبيبي

يرن جرس الدوام والكل يترك قهوتة ويروح يصف باللوحة مالتة ويبدأ التداول

كويتية تكلم التسهيلات :
ايييي اللي عطاج يعطينا… شعليج خوش تداول عندج

التسهيلات.. وشعليه يا خلاف ليلحين ما ارتفع سعري بس تداول على الطل

ومن لوحة اخرى

صكوك تكلم الدار:شفتي جلوبل شصار فية؟؟

الدار: اي والله من عقب العز

صكوك: هذا اللي يوخر عن الدين الإسلامي وتعامل بالربا .. هذي نتيجتها .. قلعته!!

الدار: أرحمو عزيز قوم ذل .. سكتي ماني حاشة أنا بروحي على طريف

وهناك باللوحة الجانبية دار الحديث بين مزايا والمباني

المزايا: مباني مباني شوفي شوفي صالحية يمة منها سهمها اليوم حد اعلى وقايم حظها

المباني: ايييي ويه هذي يوم فوق ويوم تحت .. الحجي من اللي اقوى بالسوق .. أنا الاولى وانتي الثانية

مزايا بقلبها(يمة منها المباني مي راضية تكسر عز قريش) (يعل فالها فال المستثمرون)

ويمر الوقت وتصير الساعة 11:45

بيتك: الصلااااااة الصلااااااة يا اخوان ويا اخوات أذن اذن قوموا صلوا

برقان: انا بسافر اليوم وبجمعها

سينما: إنزين إنزين روح صل وأنا ايكم اصلي

فيلا مودا: بيتك واللي عافيك ترى الإيمان بالقلب

بيتك: ماتشوفون الله خافس فيكم؟؟ شوفوني انا اعلى سهم ليش لإني بصلاتي ترتفع سهومي

وبعد الصلاة

جيزان ينفخ سيجارته وهو محروق القلب ويخاطب عارف

جيزان: أيييييه يا عارف الروس نامت والعصاعص قامت

عارف: اثكت اثكت الثوق ما عاد فية لا روث ولا عثاعث انا من التفلع والبوكثات ذروثي تكثروا

ومن جانب آخر

انابيب: وااااي انا قلبي معورني على إيفا من مات ريلها وهي حالها مايسر العدو

ارجان: اي والله تقطع القلب بس شتسوين بعد هذا حال الدنيا

انابيب: دوريلها ريل ياخذها

ارجان: وي ماني مدخلة بعد توبة عقب ما زوجت الشبكة ريلها طلع نصاب وسافر

وفي أخر لوحة عند المدخل الشرقي للبورصة

اغذية تتكلم بصوت عالي وتخاطب صديقتها الدواجن

أغذية: أقوووول دواجن؟؟

دواجن: قولي ابوي قوليييييي

أغذية:يقولج قرص الخبز الإيراني صار أغلى من الدولية م أ

دواجن: أمسمسم ولا بدون

أغذية : لا بدون المسمسم غالي هاها ها ها ها ها

الدولية م ا: أنتوا ما تستحون؟؟ عيب عليكم أتشمتون فيني ترى الله مايطق بعصا

أغذية: وأنتي من حاجاج ؟؟ من داس على عصعصج انا اكلم دواجن

الدولية وهي تبكي : اسمنت ابيض شفتهم شقولون عني؟

اسمنت ابيض: حقريهم هذيلة ما يستحون

الدولية: المركز واللي يرحم والديك وقفهم عند حدهم

المركز: يا اغذية حنا في ازمة وعيب اتشمتين

أغذية: حتى احنا في ازمة وبعدين انا ما كلمتك لا ادخل نفسك بسوالف الحريم

منتزهات:يا جماعة بنسوي رحلة ترفيهية ورسومها 20 دينار للشخص الواحد

فيلا مودا: واي سوفاج شنو هالهلاقة مابي اروح شنو رحلة ما رحلة انا بروح ميلانو عندي موعد افتتاح عرض أزياء

أبراج: فيلا مودا يعني هذا وقتة سفر والله فاضيه انتي

فيلا مودا: انا اللي مستثمرين عندي كلهم اثنين وهذا سعري من بلشت دوام ما تغير وماني خسرانة شي انا مو مثلكم انا اداوم بس علشان وقت الفراغ ولا الله يعافي ريلي مو مقصر علي بشي

وقبل لا يسكر السوق بدقيقتين

التمويل الخليجي: يا جماعة المبارة النهائية لكاس الخليج ترى عندي بالشالية حياكم الله

إكتتاب: ليش الشالية انا ما عندي فلوس بانزين يوصلني لي الشاليه!! خسرت كل شي

بنك بوبيان: انا اوصلج

إكتتاب: شوفوا انتوا يا الدينين لا بغيتوا قلتوا خلوة والشيطان ثالثنا ولا بغيتوا قلتوا انوصلكم .. لا حبيبي مشكور ما اركب مع ريايل عيب

بوبيان: شدعوة انا قصدي شريف ولا علينا حرام وعلى غيرنا حلال؟؟

إكتتاب: اشتقصد يا جليل الحيا انا ماني رادة عليك انا بكلم عمك العود بيتك

بيتك: شهالصيحا شهالصيحا شعندكم؟؟

إكتيتاب: عيل يرضيك يا بيتك بوبيان ياخذني درب الشالية بروحنا

بيتك : بوبيان توة يديد بالإسلام مايعرف اصول الفقة والدين عدل انا بييب باص ونروح كلنا الشالية

الدولي:احجزلي معاكم يا بيتك

بيتك: إسمحلي ماكو مكان !!

ويرن جرس البورصة معلن نهاية تداول يوم كباقي الايام مافية إلا حش وقراض وواحد يحفر للثاني والخاسر الاكبر هو إقتصادنا!!

ملاحظة:

حكومتنا قالت بدش السوق ومن قالت والسوق متخسبق

حلاتج ساكتة مو من زينج

مبروك البراءة

Ali — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:29:30 +0000

السيد محمد الفالي خطيب وإمام المجلس الحسيني، شاءت أقدار التعصب الديني البغيض من التجمعات الإسلامية السنية أن تتهمه بالإساءة والتعرض للصحابة رضي الله عنهم.. وثارت ثائرة أصحاب اللحى من نواب الأمة {الكويتية} وتقدم ثلاثة منهم باستجواب رئيس مجلس الوزراء لأنه سمح له بدخول الكويت علما بأن لديه إقامة سارية المفعول لمدة ثلاث سنوات.. ورغم أنه متزوج من كويتية، وقد أحيل اتهامه إلى المحكمة ولم ينتظر النواب حكم المحكمة تطبيقا لنصوص الدستور الذي ينص على الفصل بين السلطات والذي أقسم عليه النواب الظلامون، لأن قسمهم، كما يعتقدون، من الممكن إلغاؤه بفتوى من أحدهم، فالدين احتكار في عقولهم فقط.. ليس هذا فحسب، بل انهم تقدموا باستجواب لرئيس مجلس الوزراء كان أحد محاوره السماح بدخول (المتهم) بسب الصحابة وطالبوا بترحيله من الكويت، وإلغاء اقامته وعدم السماح له بدخول الكويت مرة أخرى.. والمؤسف ان وزارة الداخلية استجابت لمطالبات النواب ورحّلته وألغت إقامته.. ليس هذا فحسب بل أن الحكومة بكاملها استقالت ولم يتحرك وزير ليقول لهؤلاء عليكم احترام الدستور الذي أقسمتم عليه ما دامت قضيته محالة إلى القضاء فإنه يجب عدم إثارتها وإلا اعتبر هذا تدخلا في شؤون القضاء.. والحمدلله أن لدينا قضاة من أمثال المستشار صالح المريشد الذي أصدر الحكم لا يخضعون لضغوطات نواب مجلس الأمة، فصدر حكم ببراءة السيد محمد الفالي.. وعليه نهنئ السيد محمد الفالي ومحاميه زميلنا علي البغلي على هذه النتيجة التي نطقت بها المحكمة.. ونتمنى من الحكومة الا تخضع لضغوطات بعض النواب لأنهم أصلاً معادون للديموقراطية.. والله من وراء القصد

محمد مساعد الصالح

جريدة القبس 20/1/2009

Kuwait Docupedia

Ali — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:25:53 +0000

Moayad Hassan of moayad.com created the following documentary along with a website … worth checking out

Kuwait Docupedia (Part 1) from Moayad Hassan on Vimeo.

دوام البنوك الجديد من 8 صباحاً إلى 4 مساء

Ali — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:55:55 +0000

البنوك تتفق على ساعات العمل الرسمي لجميع إداراتها، في حال موافقة بنك الكويت والشرق الأوسط على مطلب النقابة العامة للبنوك بشأن توحيد ساعات العمل وإلغاء نظام الدوامين.

أشارت مصادر مطلعة لـ«الجريدة» الى أن البنوك اتفقت على تحديد ساعات العمل الرسمي الجديدة للبنوك، والتي من المقرر أن تبدأ من الساعة الثامنة صباحاً وحتى الرابعة عصراً، مع فترة راحة في منتصف اليوم مدتها ساعة واحدة.

وأوضحت المصادر أنه سيتم تطبيق نظام الساعات الموحد بعد أن تتم موافقة بنك الكويت والشرق الأوسط، وهو البنك الوحيد الذي لم يعلن موافقته حتى الآن لمطلب النقابة العامة للبنوك بشأن توحيد ساعات العمل، وإلغاء نظام الدوامين، واشتراط مجموعة من البنوك بأن يطبق القرار على جميع البنوك من دون استثناء.

ومن المقرر أن يبدي بنك الكويت والشرق الأوسط موقفه من القرار في الأيام المقبلة قبل اجتماع اتحاد المصارف للتباحث بشأن موضوع توحيد ساعات العمل وإلغاء نظام الدوامين في جميع إدارات البنوك.

وحسب الاستفتاء الموجود في الموقع الإلكتروني للنقابة العامة للبنوك حول الوقت الأنسب لساعات العمل بمشاركة 933 شخصا، أن الفترة المفضلة هي ما بين الساعة 7.30 صباحاً حتى 3.30 ظهراً بنسبة 78 في المئة ، و9 في المئة أعطيت للفترة ما بين الساعة 8 صباحاً إلى 4 عصراً، أما نسبة المؤيدين للفترة ما بين الساعة 9 صباحاً إلى 5 مساء قد بلغت 11 في المئة.

المصدر: جريدة الجريدة ١٥/١/٢٠٠٩

Work place, the perfect dating ground!

Musaed — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:00:01 +0000

think about it, the best place to mingle with the opposite sex is at work, you are fully insured by the word “colleague” which grantee easy entry and smooth ice breaking. its up to you to push the limits and the moment you encounter resistance, you will be let down gently by the other side to avoid him/her any embarrassment known that s/he still has to deal with such person in the near future, if not the same day. in another word, to avoid making things weird, one side can not embarrass the other, that by itself take out the need of courage in approaching someone, unlike the case anywhere else.

see, the problem in approaching people is that the culture do not approve it, a guy can be put down in harsh way which force him to become even more rude or persistent to avoid further embarrassment, work place take all that away.

its really funny watching a guy trying, being cute and all, its fun to watch. whats even more fun, watching a gal putting her charms to work, dressing all up, smelling good, giving him the look and the cute smile that says “tell me more”.

and don’t get me started on the let down, when someone just crashed and burned, going back to his cubical in defeat, burying his face in his computer screen, gathering his strength and troops to fight another day.

who needs “sex in the city” when you have “dating at work!”

Zain calls for telco union

Ali — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:35:13 +0000

Khalid Al-Hajri, CEO of Zain – Kuwait branch has called for the formation of a telecommunication union. He said that recent developments in the local market called for the establishment of such a union in order to organise telecom and Information Technology services. He added that with three telecom companies in the country, the establishment of a union would be a good step.

source : AMEinfo

and we SAY

they are only calling for it because they are feeling the heat from VIVA. and if the companies form a union. we as customers will be the losers in the equation. so lets pray they don’t.

Hotel Missoni website is up

Ali — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:50:47 +0000

if you were wondering how the hotel being build within the symphony project looks like .. you can have a sneak peak at their newly launcehd website by clikcing below

http://www.missonihotels.com/

Orkin Establishes Franchise in Kuwait

Ali — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:46:37 +0000

Pets, Pets, and more Pets. Orkin will open in Kuwait to give you more and more Pets. Orkin, Inc. provides essential pest control services to approximately 1.6 million residential and commercial customers and will be near you in Kuwait. no date has been specified yet for the opening but looking forward to it.

read the news release

Free Parking in Kuwait Airport

Ali — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:48:40 +0000

drove my younger brother to the airport the other night around 9 pm. left from there around 11:00 PM. it took me one hour and 15 minutes to just leave the parking garage! it was a disaster and it is not the first time. it took me once half an hour! i am not sure why it is like that! United Projects Company developed the new extension of the airport and i think they should have done a so called “traffic study” unless they are not aware of such concept. people usually do that for bigger projects like this one, or they knew but didn’t want to spend money on it!

I suggest not paying for parking to ease the traffic flow at the exists, because i ain’t paying money to pay for waiting in line!!!

Zain launches Voice SMS for its customers in Kuwait

Ali — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:29:32 +0000

All prepaid and postpaid subscribers of Zain Kuwait can now send Voice SMS to mobile customers in Kuwait and to over a billion people across the globe. Kirusa is the world’s leading vendor of Voice SMS and a leading developer of mobile value added services.

Voice SMS enables users to send messages in their own voice rather than typing an SMS, enabling them to communicate their emotions in any language. Voice SMS will put life into the messages sent by Zain customers to their family, friends and colleagues, making messaging a unique, lively and personal experience.

NOTE : ISN’t That MMS???!

Source : Kirusa

Alltop Kuwait

Deera Chat — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:04:40 +0000

is an “online magazine rack” of popular topics. they update the stories every hour. Pick a topic by searching, news category, or name, and we’ll deliver it to you 24 x 7. http://kuwait.alltop.com is an example of the side. We can say two words about it. IT ROCKS! so check it out

http://alltop.com

Another Four Seasons Hotel in Kuwait

Deera Chat — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:40:43 +0000

The project of the Gate of Kuwait has been driven within a very precise aspiration: Create a 80 storeys high landmark office tower in Kuwait City, a 330 meters tall icon in the skyline of the bay. Celebrate in a contemporary expression the Arabic culture, its refined designs and superb craftsmanship.
The project incorporates the following functions :
- Four Seasons Hotel with 250 rooms, 3 restaurants, a wellness center, a leisure area with swimming pool, a business center and lounges.
- 30 000sqm of office component
- 4000sqm of retail
- a 2000sqm Convention center with support functions
- a panoramic restaurant and business club at the top of the gate

Client / Alshaya Properties
Tenant / Four Seasons Hotel/ Alshaya Corporate Office
Square meters / 100 000
Date / Completion Date 2011
Location / All Soor Streetm, Kuwait City, Kuwait

it seems this will be the second Four Seasons in Kuwait where another one is being built next door to the Behbehani Area in downtown. Adding a rumor about an upcoming Shangri-La Hotel in Salmiya and not to mention two upcoming InterContinentals ( one is Salmiya behind the Ibis Hotel and one in Ahmed Al Jaber Street)

Sources:

1- GLH Architects

2- KEO

Delta Air Lines starts first nonstop service between Kuwait and Atlanta, USA

Deera Chat — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:35:43 +0000

Delta Air Lines is today announcing the start of its first nonstop flight from Kuwait International Airport to Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday, 8 November.

Read the rest by following the below link

http://www.ameinfo.com/174575.html

Kuwait Metro

Deera Chat — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:37:36 +0000

i just found an updated map of the upcoming Kuwait metro which was tendered in May of this year.

Source: Railway Gazette

Kuwait shuts YouTube access

Deera Chat — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:50:25 +0000

I THINK WE HAVE TO START RIDING CAMELS NOW

Kuwait’s Ministry of Communication has instructed local ISPs to block YouTube access. The video website has come under fire from the ministry due to content considered offensive to Muslims, a source within the industry told a local newspaper.

Links

Episode 70 : Girgi3an 2008

Deera Chat — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:31:49 +0000

well it is 2008 and everything has to be different including Girgi3an … you hear kids shouting girgi3an with an American accent … and some are going around house in their segways not knowing what to say when given candy! so did we a reach a point where the culture of girgan is diluting with our culutre shift? listen up to our show and let us know what you think.

convert your 8 digit number with a click

Deera Chat — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:02:37 +0000

Our friend from Q8ba7th.com has developed a tool that converts your contact numbers in your phone to the new 8 digits considering if the contact is a Zain or Watniya contact or even an international number. so check out the cool and usefull tool and let us know what you think.

Download Link : http://q8ba7th.com/blog/2008/09/16/eight-digits-converter-for-kuwait-new-numbering-plan/

Kuwait News Guide

Deera Chat — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:28:53 +0000

Al Qabas has a really nice and orgaznied news guide that is divided into categories and stories. you can find it at http://alqabas.com.kw/kuwaitdirectory/

the only down side is that i was looking for more than once source of information. anyway it is good if you are researching and looking for something.

Kuwait Numbering System/History

Deera Chat — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:57:46 +0000

if you have want to know what was the numbering system in 2008 and how it changed by adding new cities and what it will be after this year, there is an excellent guide on how the numbering systems work in the different areas in Kuwait.

Click Here for the link

Thinking of quality TV production in Kuwait!…Bad idea

Deera Chat — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:39:58 +0000

So , we have been crying for a quality production on TV, something to be proud of, something that tells a genuine story which we can learn from, something on the same callibor as “King Farooq”, finally we get our answer, with “Assad Aljazeera”, it looks to be a brilliant show.

so what did we do to reward such an efforts? we BANNED it! that’s right. we need to give those people a reward for doing something useful, historical, educational, interesting, and most of all, watani. see for yourself.

- Click here -

Kuwait-info.com

Deera Chat — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:00:45 +0000

we read on the 2nd of August in Al Qabas that the ministry of information just released a website called Kuwait-info.com where you find what you need to know about Kuwait. so we tried out the site and here is our review.

1- because of the fact i am a hotel expert, i looked at the hotels list in the site and found 5 hotels!! is that the number of hotels we have?? and the only so called 5 star hotel listed are the Crowne Plaze Kuwait and the Marriott Kuwait!!! Also they listed Ritz Kuwait, i thought the ministry is fighting piracy and thats one way of doing it … what a shame!

2- do we only have two organizations in the country!!?!?! Free Art Studio and The Kuwaiti Society of Formative Artists …

3- the whole site is missing information all over the place

BOTTOM Line if the ministry want to do something, they have to do it right or never do it …. they are just misrepresenting the country in a very bad way.

http://www.kuwait-info.com/

Coolest place in Kuwait??

Deera Chat Family — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:12:04 +0000

what is the coolest place that you’d visit more than once a month in Kuwait for entertainment?

How Fair is the 50?

Deera Chat Family — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:22:34 +0000

is it our problem that we worked hard and watched our spendings to not get caught in the loans trap and at the end the people who didn’t know how to manage their spendings got rewarded. I MEAN GIVE ME A BREAK!!!

the article – alqabas – 24/06/2008

your phone number with 8 digits!

Deera Chat Family — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:23:55 +0000

new numbering system is to take place in October this year.

the article

The Kuwaiti Frontier

Deera Chat Family — Sat, 17 May 2008 12:39:53 +0000

“The pioneers gave up their safety, their comfort, and sometimes their lives to build our new country, they were determined to make the new world strong and free, an example to the world, some would say that those struggles are all over, that all the horizon had been explored, that all the battle had been won, that there is no longer an Kuwaiti Dream… and we stand today on the edge of a new frontier, the frontier of unknown opportunity and perils, beyond that frontier are uncharted areas of science and space, unsolved problems of peace and war, unconquered province of ignorance and prejudice… I am asking each of you, to be pioneers toward that new frontier, my call to the young at heart regardless of age. Can we carry through in an age, where we will witness not only new breakthrough in weapon of destruction but also a race of mastery of sky and the rain, the ocean and the tide, the far side of space, and the inside of men’s minds…. All mankind wait to find out our decision…. A whole world looks to see what we shall do, and we cannot fail that trust and we cannot fail to try…”

Episode 58 : Kuwaiti Women and the Westren world

Deera Chat Family — Fri, 16 May 2008 07:56:53 +0000

men in kuwait are in a pickle … we don’t know if settling down with a girlfriend is acceptable or marrying more than one wife is also acceptable. cultural have been changing fast that things that we approved culturally are not any more and vise versa. listen to our episode this week and let us know what you think.

Voteforkuwait.com

Deera Chat Family — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:33:02 +0000

our friend Ali has developed a new elections website titled; Vote for Kuwait, the site gathers all kinds of information about the elections in one place and in a simple way. Cool features such as Google Maps and Google Calendar are in there, so check it out at www.voteforkuwait.com

InterContinental Kuwait

Deera Chat Family — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:29:31 +0000

this hotel is due to open in 2009 as per ArbianBusiness.com and will consist of 280 rooms. the hotel is currently under construction and located directly behind the newly built Ibis Hotel Salmiya (Omniya)

Kuwait Internet Usage Report

Deera Chat Family — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:11:18 +0000

http://www.internetworldstats.com provides a stats summary on the number of internet users in different countries around the world including Kuwait. Internet users increased 444% between 2000-2007 and they are 816,700 users out of 2,730,603 people. what really missed in the “free” report was the activities used by the 8,16,700 users, we are interested in type of activity the common Kuwaiti user is into which you have to pay for.

to read more about it, please follow the below link

http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats5.htm

Funny Ad

Deera Chat Family — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 03:03:22 +0000

no comment!

Millennium Hotel kuwait

Deera Chat Family — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:49:12 +0000

“???? ???? ?????? ??????” will have a hotel component along its financial and office components. The hotel part will be managed by Millennium Hotels and will be classified as a 4 four star, similar to the next door Courtyard Hotel in Al Rayya. no further announcements have been made yet so far but news press about another Millennium property to be opened in Kuwait by 2008 and to be titled “The Al Jahrah Copthorne Hotel & Resort”. it is 30km to the north of Kuwait City, The four-star hotel – managed by Millennium Hotels and Resorts – will boast two large conference rooms of 200m² and 400m² and two smaller boardrooms kitted out with state-of-the-art technology.

Source:

http://www.millenniumhotels.com/corporate/globalPortfolio.html

Info: Kuwait Masterplan Timeline

Deera Chat Family — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:09:13 +0000

We found a very interesting article that goes through the history of the Master planning phases of Kuwait City. Did you know that the first master plan for Kuwait City was in 1952 which laid down essential principles that are still being followed to our current day. The second version of the Kuwait Master Plan was stopped by the Iraqui occupation (as was the KUDAMS project), but in 1992 a wholly new Third Kuwait Master Plan (3KMP) was prepared. This plan was completed around 1997.

to read the whole article please follow the below link

http://www.gisdevelopment.net/technology/gis/me05_137.htm

Tips: Kuwait Top Level Domain Name

Deera Chat Family — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:31:42 +0000

” Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research KISR has been commissioned by the Ministry of Communications to undertake the responsibility of establishing, managing and operating Kuwait Top Level Domain Name System in early 1999. KISR has allocated state-of-art equipment and information systems and assigned a number of specialized technical personnel to ensure continuous, effective and uninterrupted services “

for more information please visit http://www.kw/

Missoni Kuwait

Deera Chat Family — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:49:16 +0000

In case you were wondering about the hotel being developed within the Symphony project in Salmiya, it will Missoni Hotel By Rezidor SAS. It is the first Missoni project Rezidor has developed so far in the world which is inspired by Missoni Fashion. The hotel is planned to open in the third quarter of 2008. to have a look at the interior design of the hotel please click here (By Matteo Thun & Partners)

Does the World Bank recommend doing business in Kuwait?

Deera Chat Family — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:48:40 +0000

before you start a new business in Kuwait you have to take a look at the World Bank’s doing business report on Kuwait (thats if you don’t have was6a of course). the site has a cool Google maps embedded in the site showing you the whole world and a snapshot of each country with a summary of where they stand in the global economy. The report states that there is 0 hiring difficulty in the country! we also we back 15 points in trading across borders compared to 2006(i think it is because development in Iraq was slowed down because of the inner problems). Anyway the report is really nice to look at to have a better understanding how the World Bank sees our economy.

Also other options can be see on the map and their report; Enterprise Survey, financial indicators, Privatization, and Private Infrastructure

References:

1- Doing Business in Kuwait

2- Economy Characteristics Comparison

3- Doing business map

Amazon & Kuwait

Deera Chat Family — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:15:57 +0000

few months back Kuwait wasn’t in the list of the countries Amazon (US) ships to, but it is now. In case you didn’t know, here is a little tip for you,

Standard International Shipping

15 to 28 business days

Expedited International Shipping

8 to 14 business days

Priority International Courier

3 to 7 business days

to read the rest … Please click here

at that time we knew that Amazon UK ships to Kuwait without any problem. we are not sure how long Kuwait was added to the US list but we know it is there now

KISR Survey

Deera Chat Family — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:40:44 +0000

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) is conducting a survey on three subjects, consumer trust, social luxury, and Businessmen trust. The site is poorly prepared but we believe the more people participate the better the results get regardless of its web presentation. Answering the 3 parts won’t take you more than 10 minutes and we are not sure how long the survey is up online.

The Largest Public Park in Kuwait

Deera Chat Family — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:46:23 +0000

London-based landscape architectural practice Scape Design Associates has announced the approval of its concept design for Kuwait’s largest public park built on one of the most expensive land plot for sale in Kuwait and associated Mall of Kuwait, in collaboration with architect Eric Kuhne & Associates.

The park and Mall, with its striking architecture, will comprise numerous retail, recreational and leisure facilities amid a series of contemporary gardens, ornamental brackish lakes, promenades and water features, setting it apart from any other shopping destination.

Situated within a staggering 361,000m2 of parkland (over twice the size of Bluewater shopping centre and its landscape) and featuring more than 7000 indigenous palm and shade trees, the landscape carefully plays on the relationship between Islamic and native desert themes. Human micro-climates via plant associations, shade and wind control are also being created. [.... more]

Should'nt Kuwait Global Forum be in KUWAIT??

Deera Chat Family — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:06:47 +0000

The 1st Kuwait Global Forum took place recently in Brussels from the 17th to the 18th of December.

our question is:

Why the KUWAIT global forum is in BRUSSELS and not in KUWAIT??

Kuwait doesn't have an offical website!

Deera Chat Family — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:57:45 +0000

if you type in “Kuwait” in your small Google search box, all you find is foreign sites talking about Kuwait! doesn’t the government of Kuwait want to show the world where the country is located, why people would want to come to Kuwait, how people can come to Kuwait, or how would they spend their time there? we believe it is important to draw a little nice picture of our county in the World Wide Web. on the other hand, if you type in “Dubai” , “Abu Dhabi”, “Qatar”, “Bahrain”, you’ll see GOVERNMENTAL sites showing you what you need to know about their country. Hope our ministry of information takes a little step forward instead of going through people’s mails and deliveries for the time being.

Review: Cookies n Cream

Deera Chat Family — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:29:50 +0000

Yesterday i was told by il ’7al Musaed that there is a new cookies place in Town, located in Bneid il Qar. The place is run by two Kuwaiti guys and owned by their mother, i think hehehe. anyhow they are nice people coz they made me try almost everything they had and man it was GOOOD, I give it two thumbs up!
the place is small but very nice and worth visiting. It is located in the second turn after Kabab il 7oja on Mohamad Rafi3 Maarafi street.

Best Burger in Kuwait

Deera Chat Family — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:31:27 +0000

Ali & I were arguing about where can you have the best burger, I said Johnny Rocket, and Ali Said Burger Hub. so we decided to let you guys settle it. so tell us whats your favorite and why…. are you Hungry yet!

Today on Dinar Chat

Deera Chat Family — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 21:10:03 +0000

talks have been going about a unified currency for the Arabian Gulf Nations since 2001 and the project is due in 3 years. why are planning to unify our currency?
is it good for us?
what will be the benefits and the challenges?
listen to our episode this week to learn about this topic … Click here to go and listen to this week’s episode

Mothakarat Bahar … Download NOW!

Deera Chat Family — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:25:44 +0000

we just added the music from the old Mothakarat Bahar by Shady Al Khaleej and Sana Al Kharaz to our Extras page
click here to Listen and Download the songs
Enjoy

Today on Dinar Chat

Deera Chat Family — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:47:27 +0000

Because of the fact women have a Huge role in the money making business, we decided to do another episode just for them. [....]

Do you like what you hear?

Deera Chat Family — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:52:32 +0000

if you like what you hear in our podcast and would like other people to listen to us … you can always have our iTunes button in your website or blog by copying and pasting the following code

and if you do post this button you’d receive the following;
1- a kiss on your right cheek
2- another kiss on your left cheek

Tumbleweed’s Burritos

Deera Chat Family — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:19:38 +0000

Ali is loving burritos!!! big big time… I feel like i am walking burrito day and night … i had burritos 3 times in one week only!!!
here is the story,
Musaed took me to Tumbleweed, Texan resutrant located in il bidi3. we ordered the Beef Burrito with sour cream and rice. Man that was the BEST burritos i tried since i came back from the States. It was juicy, fat, and tasty.
The service was nice and the place was quite. Actually we had fun … so you should go and try the BEEF BURRITO and let us know what you think!

Dinar Chat

Deera Chat Family — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:52:29 +0000

We just rolled out our first folos podcast …. DINAR CHAT
check it out at www.dinar.deera-chat.com

Flash Player

Deera Chat Family — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:23:00 +0000

We just added the small flash player you see down here
The Deera Chat Theme
[audio http://www.box.net/public/static/0h6ixobn8u.mp3]
I thought you had to have a special plugin for it but nope i was wrong … you can just add it for most of the audio formates you have online ….

Next Week’s Episode

Deera Chat Family — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 10:07:22 +0000

We all love cars. Big, small, SUV, Sport, but is there such a thing called “ladies car”? or “Men’s car”? what makes a car appear more feminine then the other? Would that impact you car selection? We would like to know what you think, email us (deera.chat@gmail.com) so we can read your take in our next episode.

Plus: we will ask a question which is on every guy’s mind, and it is concerning YOU ladies! so stay tuned.
Technorati Profile

Tomorrow’s Episode

Deera Chat Family — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:09:18 +0000

Tomorrow we will talk about:
1- Why people STARE at you and take it the wrong way in Kuwait
2- Why people don’t respect lines here in Kuwait
please share your thoughts and WE WILL READ YOUR COMMENTS AFTER THE ENDING MUSIC. SO DON’T STOP LISTENTING

Episode 2 : TV shows ; Download NOW!!!

Deera Chat Family — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 09:31:20 +0000

Mondays it is Prison Break, how i met your mother, and Heroes night. Listen to our show to learn about the new TV downloading hip in the Kuwaiti culture.