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invisible man

2009-12-11T02:37:00.003+01:00

can you tell theres a man standing in this picture .. ? check out the video on him ! link

studying

2009-11-04T06:41:00.003+01:00

i never thought i would ever want to work. When i was in elementary, i told myself that by the time i get to university, i will love school work. Perfect example for a chronic procrastinator. I am however spending 12-24 hours in the library on sundays, and around 5 hours a day doing homework and reading. I had always felt that i lack an aim and a reason to help me latch onto that desire to study. Lately however, the more i question what i am doing in the first place, the harder i want to work. At the moment, i am enrolled into the GWSB (george washington school of business), and to my surprise, it ranks 38 in the US. The international business major is ranked 18 in the country, and happens to be the only major the Kuwaiti government offers a merit scholarship for. All i need to do is decide i want to take it (easy) and achieve a 3.0 average (for a freshman, ummmm ?). Anyways, that is my reason at the moment. 2,800 dollars a month for pocket money? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? but i wont complain, it is worth the sleep deprivation, the 15 pound weight drop, the depression, the loneliness, the anxiety, and last but not least, some selflessness. I am sure however, that when i do receive the scholarship, it will all be worth it.

Numark NS7

2009-11-01T23:32:00.003+01:00

i have been wanting a DJ set for quite a while now. It took me a while to find the right set, and whenever i thought i found what is perfect for me, i find something that exceeds expectations. I have come across what i think is the perfect set, and my final decision. Im going to move into my own place soon, which gives me ton of space, and the chance to organize things however i want them to be. Being the technology freak that i am, i want to make my own semi-insulated chilling room, which works as a study, and a studio. The turntables are designed in cooperation with Serato, which are the number 1 computer software DJ programer. What they come up with is truly genius. see for yourself

Cost: aprox $1,300

link

Ellen Degeneres instead of Paula Abdul

2009-09-11T04:57:00.003+02:00

When Ellen DeGeneres was announced as the new "American Idol" judge on Wednesday, fans were up in the air and Randy Jackson was pumped — but what did Paula Abdul think about the news?

Im in G-dub

2009-09-06T18:11:00.002+02:00

to whoever reads my blog, if anyone :P, i have moved into my university. George Washington University has a very good reputation, which sometimes begs the question, how did i get in? non of it matters, what matters is that I'm here and I love it. The city is truly the place to be, in terms of having a lot to do. Whatever it is you are into, you will definitely find it in DC, except for a beautiful coastline :(. Non-the-less, im going to take up my blog again and start updating everyone more often. For now, i am dreading the amount of work i already have.

i failed my driving test

2009-06-02T21:21:00.002+02:00

to make the long story short, my dad does not want to get me wasta (connection).

i got up at 6:30 and got there at 7, the cop made me wait for 30 minutes before taking the test on paper (which btw was in arabic). i scored 90% on that test and passed it, even though one of the questions i got wrong was the following (what is the minimum speed limit for heavy trucks on the 6th ring road). IM NEVER DRIVING A HEAVY WEIGHT TRUCK !

now its around 8:10, and the cop told me to wait outside until i get my turn, scorching heat, for 30 minutes before i got pissed and left the place to realize that i didn't have to wait at all. the main issue here is that the attitude the cops use is violent, as if they are doing their job just for the sake of being payed, or else they would rather make you their slave much more. i left the place where i took the (visionary exam ? nathari) and payed a guy 10kd to take his car and drive it in for the driving test.

i got in alone, and waited for my turn. the cop was sitting in an air conditioned room sipping on his tea, and did not bother to come sit next to me, simply pointed at a parallel parking spot. i was like hey, thats not so bad, until he got out of the room to make the gap smaller (barely fitting the car's length). i got the car in but it was slightly on the white line, so i had to correct it, but thats when he came out of his room and DEMANDED my papers, only to write that i failed. that test took 2 minutes, no more, no less.

meanwhile, a girl that came with her father and some guy that is on top of the hierarchy, got her license without even getting into a car, all of which i witnessed.

are you trying to convince me that that girl is safer on the roads than me?

anyways, I'm only writing about this to pour out my frustration, because i have waited to get my driving license for a while now, and being in kuwait, its the only key to a little bit of freedom. life in kuwait has not changed, in fact it only got worse. although i miss home and my friends when I'm away, i do not miss the big chunk of the arrogant population, or the whole connection (wasta) situation, or the amount of lifelessness people have in general. work, eat, sleep ! not for me, i am definitely not living here when i am done with university. i have come too far to start living a primitive life all again that would probably dumb me down.

by now you are probably thinking im just pissed about the driving test (not that I'm not) but its not just that, its the accumulation of things.

(sigh)

2009-05-26T23:08:00.002+02:00

things did not go smooth today. i woke up early cause i had to open a bank account, tackle the scholarship situation, and get some driving lessons plan started.

the bank (NBK):

i went to the qurtuba branch since thats where i live. i went in, and the lady at the counted was really nice to call me up without issuing a ticket (mind you there weren't that many people there anyways). i told her i wanted to open up al shabab account so i can deposit the i3ana money (government payment to university students) and to deposit my savings. i never had a kuwaiti account, i had a swiss one for the past 3 years (after all they are the best at banking). the lady told me to issue a ticket which was 2 numbers away, so i was like ok , cool, 10 minute wait tops. the time on the ticket was 9:37, and i got my turn at 10:15. i was already pissed, but took it easy, did not complain a bit (even though the two people behind their desks were probably chatting to someone since they had no customers). i sat down and told her what i wanted, after another 10 minutes of her barely finding her way around (THE COMPUTER FROM MARS) she told me that i had once opened an al azraq account, although i never picked it up from the bank or used it. it was my moms idea to open that account in the farwaniya branch because she had a friend there. now i have to go to farwaniya, close the account (my mom needs to be with me) and get back to open an al shabab account. thats around one hour completely wasted.

ministry of higher education:

i spent around 20 minutes getting my transcripts and all that together, along with my GWU acceptance package, then i headed to shuwaikh port where the ministry of higher education is. i went into the first building to find an all women faculty (the type that believe every mans intentions are bad to every women, you know what i mean). so just being there, i felt disgusted, but non-the-less, the lady sent me to building number 4 telling me i need to equivilate my IB first. i went to that building and waited around 15 minutes until i got my turn. i went up to the lady and told her i had been studying in switzerland for the past 3 years and she told me to give her A SECOND to ask someone on the phone about my situation (as if i am asking for rocket science). after a 10 minute conversation that included 1 minute of questions that had to do with my case and the other 9 about the other party on the phone's dilemma with whatever. she started by saying this in arabic " to begin with, you have to have your actual diploma to equivilate it, (which comes out in on around july 5-6th), but the thing is that i doubt they offer equivalency to people that studied abroad ". i gave her the stare of death, and explained to her what the IB diploma was. she then told me that in any case, nothing can be done now. now its 12 oclock, and i had gotten nothing done.

driving lessons (morror):

my test is on june 2nd, and i wanted to make sure i know how to do all the parallel parking and whatnot that i will be tested on, so my father told me you might as well schedule 8 lessons or so to practice. i went to the farwaniya driving school which is on the way to the airport, and they had just closed. the security guy told me to come back tomorrow at 7.

conclusions:

i wasted around 3:30-4:00 hours chasing non existing tasks. for a guy thats an organized freak (to a certain degree :p) thats a lot of time gone to waste. i also made my friends who were waiting for me at corniche feel like i didn't care about them (they didn't complain but i promised i would spend the day with them at the gym, pool, and for lunch)

im hoping that tomorrow will be a better day!

the queen's wii

2009-05-22T12:04:00.003+02:00

whats up with the queen getting electronics as a gift ? i think she can afford it IF she wanted any of the crap thats been givin to her :P.. buy her a nice rare painting of some sort, that would do her good .. not a Wii, she cannot move for god's sake

The Nintendo Wii has positioned itself as the gaming console for everybody. As it turns out, that includes the Queen of England. Well, sort of. It's not like Her Royal Highness went down to Wal-Mart and bought one with her summer job savings. Rather, she was given a special version by gaming company THQ.

deadmau5

2009-05-21T15:52:00.004+02:00

how come i never knew anything about deadmau5 ??: P well i've heard about this DJ a couple of times however i never heard a whole track. heres a couple, my taste!

- i remember-deadmau5

- the longest road (deadmau5)-morgan page

new music 4

2009-05-17T17:20:00.003+02:00

havn't updated my playlists in a while, and since i am going to get my license very soon (may 24th, my 18th birthday :D) i need to make playlists so i pay attention to my driving.

1) TimeWave Zero-Ummet Ozcan

2) Young Love (Radio Mix)-Spencer & Hill

3) La Guitarra-Orjan Nilsen

4) The New World (Edit)-Markus Schulz

5) Love Lockdown Electro Remix (Clean)-kanye west

6) Day 'N' Nite (Crookers Remix)-kid cudi

7) Memory (Klaas Vocal Club Mix)-Fragma

8) Show Me Love (Dub Mix Extended)-Steve Angello & Laidback Luke Feat. Robin

9) Hot (Club Version by Play & Win)-inna

10) Everytime we touch-david guetta

11) In And Out Of Love-Armin Van Buuren & Sharon Den Adel

12) You're Not Alone-ATB

13) meet me in montak-signalrunners

14) unattainable love-cora nova

15) love story-nadia ali

16) led there be light-rank 1

winner of "the best job"

2009-05-06T13:12:00.004+02:00

SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME !!

Winner of "The Best Job in the World" competition Ben Southall of Britain poses for a photograph prior to the winner's announcement on Hamilton Island, about 950km (590 miles) north of Brisbane, May 6, 2009. Southall beat 15 other finalists in the tourism promotion competition aimed at attracting visitors to Australia's northeast tropical state of Queensland. He won A$150,000 ($110,000) and the role of "Island Caretaker" on the Great Barrier Reef for six months. link

G-dub

2009-05-01T20:05:00.004+02:00

i got accepted to GWU, the news couldn't have come at a better time.

lamborghini chainsaw ?

2009-04-19T22:40:00.002+02:00

WUT ?no kidding, link

IB EXAMS

2009-04-02T11:53:00.004+02:00

yes, you guessed it, it's time. University answers are pouring in, and here are the facts:

Bentley: wait listed

George Washington: wait listed

University of Miami: wait listed for september, accepted for january

Lynn: accepted

Rollins: accepted

Fordham: accepted

university of san diego: pending

University of Souther California: pending

Babson: rejected

i might not refer to my computer a lot in the next month and a half because to get into the wait listed universities, i have to actually try hard. Other than that, half my time will be spent at the gym with a fresh new basket of supplements :D.

PS: the 800+ visits on my website is mostly because of the link to the past IB papers.

Emirates new inflight entertainment

2009-03-18T08:31:00.005+01:00

Even after my third year studying in switzerland, i still vary the flights i take. From Qatar Air, to BA, Emirates, and Lufthansa. And no, if your thinking why don't i take Kuwait AIrways, just no!

anyways, i decided to take Emirates to zurich this time, and take a 3:30 hour train to the mountains in gstaad where i study. The plane to switzerland was fine and did its job perfectly. However, the plane going back is pushing onboard entertainment to another level. I was in economy, but still, the screen was a 10-12 inch i believe, with a colored screen remote control. The collection of movies, tv series, tv channels, and music has grown even bigger now. Not only so, but you can insert a USB memory device into a socket next to the screen, be it a hard drive or a flash memory stick. Also, on the bottom left hand of the seat, there is an electricity socket for your laptop or whatever you want to charge up.

The legroom has gotten better, however emirates still have not mastered their seats, because they are very, how should i say this, tiring. Its difficult to sit on them because unless you recline the, you are sitting in a position that is almost tilting forward a tiny bit. Your bum and the bottom of your backbone (tailbone) starts to really hurt by the end of a 6 hours flight which is really uncomfortable. I don't eat out due to my diet, therefore i did not try their food.

This post was meant to be about the inflight entertainment, and after watching (pride and glory, and rock n rolla), I realized what an amazing system they had.

im back home

2009-03-18T08:26:00.002+01:00

HELLOO PEOPLE OF KUWAIT..

i've been here for about 10 days now, but i am enjoying doing nothing way to much to post. My friends have school at the moment, so y day activities have been quite limited. However, my IB exams are coming up soon, mocks are as early as april 2nd, therefore i should dedicate an entire week to studying. There are quite a lot of things on my to do list, starting with shopping for myself, and other things like making sure I'm back on top of the PS3 situation by updating my games. The weather has been very disappointing the past 3-4 days, however today is a different story, it is beautiful! hopefully it will stay like that so i can take the boat out.

jet set protection

2009-03-04T17:44:00.003+01:00

Gstaad, Switzerland is known to be a place where people forget about the word money, and consider life only by how much you do or own. This is my view only of course, i see it as a place where people meet to show off what they have made out of their lives. How are you going to protect them when its snowy, and the bad guys have tough SUV's? non other than modified BMW X3s. I took this picture with my phone which explains the quality, and the limited view of the car, i was worried the lady cop will get out of the car ans shoot me if she found out i took a picture of her ride.

Ultra Muisc Festival

2009-02-26T17:54:00.005+01:00

Heat, Sun, Water, House/trance/electro/drum&bass/techno music, 50+ world famous DJ's including, a VIP 2 day pass for a reasonable 350$...

AND THEY ASK ME WHY I WANT TO GO TO UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI ?

thats the kind of life that suits me :P i sooo want to go!

link to the website

the rescue of the spoilt brats

2009-02-24T16:37:00.004+01:00

My school is filled with rich kids, spoilt brats that like to rebel every now and then and break the law. Snowboarding, and skiing daily is a part of the winter term at my school, and yesterday was a day these 3 kids will never forget. They decided to go (off piste) on a black slope, which is the most difficult. 30 minutes late for check-in with their teacher, they call him crying for help. the evening was planned like so, (ski, dinner, prize giving for races last week, night ski). They got lost at the first block, around 4 pm, and were found through a chopper rescue at 9. Can you imagine how scared these 15 year olds were :P? well, they are all alive and well, but will be punished severely because going off slope is a serious offense to the school rules. I shared this with you because i shot a video of the chopper landing 15 meters away from us after they had been found, very dramatic, yes. People were clapping and cheering though, my hat goes of to the rescue workers who did this in very little visibility because of the fog, during the night.

funny thing however, chopper rescues start at 10,000 francs= 2,500Kd

Update: the bill will be 21,000 CHF distributed equally amongst the three students. thats around 1,765 Kd per student ... damn

The Oscars (opening)

2009-02-24T14:20:00.001+01:00

I did not get to watch the oscars, but the opening was created by a genius

new blog (kuwaiti style)

2009-02-24T10:33:00.003+01:00

i have a new project in the making. Basically, three years ago, i had very little sense of style, moda, interest in appearance, health, and very out of date. Over the duration of the last sumer, and most of the last 3 months in 2008, i spent time reading, exploring what i like, who i really am, and most important of all, i made a promise to myself. CHANGE, was the main thing on my mind, the first project was to loose weight, and i did. I now adopt a more healthy lifestyle of absolutely no drinking, and VERY little smoking (one shisha a month). With a lot of trial and error, and after living in europe for 3 years, i have become more interested in what is around me as well.

this new project vows to help out the average kuwaiti guy learn what's in for casual wear, formal clothing, what's new in technology, what look is back in (retro and whatnot), the newest accessories, health tips, investment tips, where to buy in kuwait, some items for sale, and a lot of giveaways. changing the way i am has made me happier, healthier, more self confident, and (luckier).

I don't expect to be the next GQ or the kuwaiti version of it, however, something of the likes.

the first post which i will write up as soon as i have the time, is about the ideal diet for the healthy teen to midage young man. one diet will be for the average man, and the other will be for the muscle builders.

stick around for more.

Emailing while asleep

2009-02-20T08:02:00.003+01:00

The mails themselves were perhaps not up to the woman’s waking standard; each was in a random mix of upper and lower case characters, badly formatted and containing odd expressions. One read: “Come tomorrow and sort this hell hole out. Dinner and drinks, 4.pm. Bring wine and caviar only.” Another said simply: “What the…”

The writers of the report have dubbed this new variation of sleepwalking ‘zzz-mailing’. They say: “We believe writing an email after turning the computer on, connecting to the Internet and remembering the password displayed by our patient is novel. To our knowledge this type of complex behaviour requiring coordinated movements has not been reported before in sleepwalking. She was shocked when she saw these emails, as she did not recall writing them. She did not have any history of night terr ors or sleepwalking as a child.”

link

Benny Benassi

2009-02-19T21:45:00.001+01:00

I'm in love with Bennasi's new hits. they are not that new, but somehow i haven't heard of them. Here is one of my favorites

2009 E class coupe

2009-02-18T20:21:00.003+01:00

Ok so the E class was released not so long ago, but wait? what is that? they have a coupe edition? yes, a whole new concept. I must say, they have done a good job with the car. I like the C class quite a lot, and hit has some of that in it. The headlamps are for some reason uncorrelated, which makes it seem like mercedes tried to hard to come up with a new style. the contours along the side are very attractive, whether they were put there for aerodynamics or not. The car will get the same engine treatment as the rest of the mercedes' out there, 4, 6, and 8 cylinders.
Here is the question though, why a coupe of the E class, when you have one for the C, the CL, SL, SLK, and CLK? would you make a coupe out of the equivalent 5 series BMW? Thats where things start looking clearer. You see what i think is that MB realized that BMW is making a hell-ova profit from the 3 series coupe, which is why this looks quite similar.
all in all however, i see it as a better looker than the beamer 335i (still, M3 all the way)

New phone

2009-02-18T17:57:00.002+01:00

I do admit that i have a mild-serious case of technology addiction. I got the E71 in during the summer, but i was reassured that Nokia still don't have the user friendliness of other phones out there. Every time i pick my phone up, i'm like oh biggie!
The iphone is a lot of phone with its thousands if not hundreds of thousands of apps. The camera is not amazing, but other than that, the web browser, wifi, 3g, and music is all excellent. However i had purchased a 16gb touch 2nd generation.
The blackberry bold was the second on my list, which would be the ideal substitute to my e71. The bbm service is what attracted me the most. It's kind of like messaging 24/7 with a fixed cost. I do need that since I'm rarely in kuwait. It has most of the good stuff in e71, if not all, but i will be getting the bbm.

this is where i am stuck, should i stick to my phone, get the blackberry, or just get a NORMAL phone to act to the purpose it was fit for ?

gstaad

2009-02-10T18:51:00.001+01:00

this is where i live and im bored of it

you be the judge!

2009-01-22T20:25:00.004+01:00

An injured israeli soldier

??? :'-( ???

Till when الى متى

my future ..!

2009-01-14T18:21:00.002+01:00

I got rejected from babson..!

yes, they did not want me to be part of the upcoming freshman year, for some reason :P.

anyways, i am kind of thankful because i had a change of heart today. I asked myself, do I really want to be into business for the rest of my life, is this what i WANT? Well this is definitely the safest bet for me, but i had something else i now have something else in mind.

visit the (dream job) website to know what i see myself doing. For a while now, i have been fancying a life in the sea, which is something i can really grow into.

back to the land of cheese

2009-01-07T16:39:00.008+01:00

Unfortunately, I'm back here in switzerland for another 2 months. That depresses me quite a lot because at this point in my life, having spent the 3rd consecutive year away from home, I'm beginning to get extremely homesick. I don't enjoy being in kuwait for long, however as long as i have y friends and family next to e, to be able to follow how many new cousins i have if any. This trip back home i just had, i met 5 cousins that i didn't know existed (babies). I'm missing on a lot, and that alone is a great contributer to feeling down. even my sister' s husband, i have only met 4-5 times, and she is y only sister, i would have wanted to be a part of the family in each step. At least i went back for two days for the wedding.

during this trip, i didn't do much but hang out with my friends in kuwait and took the boat out twice (no fish) however i flew to my house in amman, jordan for two days, (lots of memories there during the summer). i later went to beirut, lebanon for a week with a huge group that decided they wanted to join within days of travel. New year's there was great, got to spend time with my old pal which got expelled from Rosey, amir is his name. And last but not least i went to dubai a day before i arrived to Switzerland simply because i did not get to see my father for that long.

What i need to do for this term. well, its the last official term, so i need to edit all my pieces of work, coursework/extended essay/notes, and so on. However it is an extremely difficult thing to do especially since its an average of -7 outside. very depressing weather in other words.

hey, at least i get to snowboard everyday for two months, yaaay (sarcasm).

nonetheless, heres a picture of the view out of my window:

new music 3

2008-12-15T20:19:00.004+01:00

a couple of new songs (to do with dance/electro/house/trance off-course)

1) Invincible (feat. Jennifer Rene) [Sied van Riel Remix Radio Edit] - Jose Amnesia

2) If You Should Go (Inpetto vs Duderstadt Remix Edit) [feat. Susana] - Armin van Buuren

3) When the Sun Comes Down (Spencer & Hill Remix) - R.I.O.

4) Deep Fear (Phobia Club Mix) - Sidekick

5) Oye Como Va (Micha Moor & Deniz Koyu Remix) - Capilari & Salvavida

6) Woz Not Woz (Club Mix) - Eric Prydz & Steve Angello

7) Youth of the Nation (New Club Edit) - Pulsedriver

8) Redlight - Ian Carey

9) Kalle (Norman Doray & Arno Cost Remix) - Zoo Brazil

10) Been a Long Time (Axwell Instrumental) - TV rock

11) Armin Van Buuren - A state of trance 2008 <-- ( this is the name of an artist and the album, all of it listenable )

im home again

2008-12-15T20:09:00.002+01:00

i just got back home early today morning .. and .. IM HAP P Y ... to a certain extent ..

Babson is going to send me a reply on the 31st, and that makes me depressed, because it would be messed up if i got rejected on new year's eve. It would be something i have to remember, but i dont want to. However, i don't want to be pessimistic about the matter. My grades for the past term ( the most difficult yet, by a landslide ) are going to be posted on Wednesday, two days :S. hopefully all will turn out good, and life will be as good as ever.

This is new..

i cannot take not driving anymore, i need speed, and the freedom that comes along with a driving permit, (NO DRIVER). 5 more months till i'm 18.

for the moment, all i know is that the weather looks like it will be ok tomorrow (knock on wood), im going to get my mind off of everything, have a blast with the guys on the boat, fishing and maybe wakeboarding if i want to risk freezing my B/-\ /_ /_ Z off. till the next time blog :D.

IB past papers

2008-12-10T13:51:00.004+01:00

i just found this link of past IB papers, which are sometimes used for homeworks or exams, i need it now more than ever

Past papers

current status change!

2008-12-10T10:09:00.002+01:00

ok.. so i quite pissed ..

Babson have delayed their answer to the 31st ... great

im going to be getting ready to go out, and guess, what something can possibly ruin my mood..

Lynn university did answer however (i got accepted) it's a backup though .. not psyched !!

I NEED THE WINTER BREAK

PS: i must have failed chem .. 3 exams to go, wish me luck !

current status

2008-12-08T10:17:00.002+01:00

- Arabic exam in 5 hours (after that, ill be done with 2/7 exams)

- Babson give me an answer in 2 days

- I state my journey to kuwait in 5 days for the winter break

- Bentley give me an answer in 7 days

- Going to lebanon for new year's in 20 days

(( current weight 80kg, program started 2 weeks ago ))

2nd week into body building

2008-12-01T17:43:00.002+01:00

Not long ago, i got off of my not-much-food diet. I had lost around 15 kilos over the duration of the summer, and before i knew it, i went from chubby to skinny. Many people convinced me that with my hight 6'1 feet, it looks quite anorexic. However, i had a plan, i wanted to loose the fat, then build muscle. I started taking NO-XPLODE creatine, and soon going to start taking whey protein. The thing is, being at a boarding school, the selection of foods is not great. Nonetheless, i did start eating quite a lot about a week ago since I'm planning to build muscle. a week ago exactly i started the creatine, and let me tell you people, its magic. It helps you increase you reps, and weight, and energy by the first try. I do however need a sustained source of protein and carbs, whey protein. I am going to start going on it soon, however i am going to go back to doing cardio so i don't gain fat. my weight went from 77 kilos to 80 in a week, partially because of water retention. get back to me in a month to see the change between the willz before the summer and the present willz at the time. :-D

red cross headquarters

2008-11-19T18:54:00.004+01:00

I went to the red cross headquarters in geneva today. It wasn't because im a stranger to the country, but a school field trip :P. It is a serious eye opener on many issues in the world. stupid me, i forgot to take my camera. Nonetheless, there were two things that caught my attention. As soon as you go into the museum, the passage changes into two concrete walls on your right and left hand side to about 12 meters high, and with a distance of 4 meters between them. The walls are supposed to resemble the walls put up around the world between countries (israel and palestine) as an example. After you pass that passage, you are welcomed by the sculptures (above). its of real life size figures of men with their faces wrapped (resembling the fact that they cannot see or act), and their hands tied behind their backs. The whole courtyard is glass so you can see the crescent and the cross along with those figures. The second thing that shocked me was a room built out of concrete bricks, about 3x2 meters, that once held 17 men captive, some for as long as 3 months. honestly take a second and thank whoever you believe in for how good you live, no matter how bad you think it is.

Beirut for new year's

2008-11-10T20:23:00.002+01:00

I've booked and planned my trip to beirut for the new year's (christmas break). I'm going with a couple of friends, looking forward, however i am slightly worried about the planning. The way i see it, if i don't plan something myself, it wont go good. If you happen to be a local, please share some ideas, even if you're not but have been there several times.

police: Singer George Wassouf held in Sweden on drug charges

2008-11-05T09:58:00.002+01:00

STOCKHOLM: A Stockholm judge decided not to remand Syrian-Lebanese crooner George Wassouf in custody Tuesday, but he is still suspected of drug possession, police said.

newer music

2008-11-03T20:25:00.003+01:00

just to update people on new house, dance, trance, and some pop music.

1) Feel the Love (Klaas Increase Mix)-klaas

2) What a Wonderful World (Radio Edit)-Axwell & Bob Sinclar

3) Children of the Sun (R.I.O. Radio Edit)-Yanou

4) C'est beau la bourgeoisie (Radio Edit)-Discobitch

5) Beggin'-Madcon

6) By Your Side (radio edit)-Yves Larock

7) Raindrops (Radio Edit)-Stunt

8) Tomorrow Can't Wait-David Guetta And Chris Willis Vs Tocadisco

9) Shimmy Shake-Greg Di Mano & Frack Dona Feat. 740 Boyz

10) Cold Shoulder [Out Of Office Remix]-Adele\

11) The Nighttrain-D.O.N.S. & DBN Feat. Kadoc

12) Russia Privjet-Basshunter

anyone got 121,904.40KD to spare?

2008-10-30T14:32:00.001+01:00

This untamable beast (BRABUS BULLIT based on mercedes c-class) runs for a little more than 120k KD. It has a similar engine to (my dream car) the C63, however with a biturbo kit. it generates 720HP, gets to a 100km/h in 3.9 seconds, and is capable of reaching speeds over 360km/h. i am completely awed to be honest, with a tiny crack in my heart (heartbroken). however even if i had the money, it is a little toooo expensive, lets face it. However just take a look at the re-styling from the inside. MY GOD

highway rolle

2008-10-29T23:01:00.001+01:00

highway rolle, originally uploaded by waleed_e_12.

a picture i took not so long ago. i think im getting really interested into prolonged shutter speed pictures.

back in switzerland

2008-10-28T10:23:00.002+01:00

i got back from kuwait two days ago, and its feeling like its been ages. I was the one to decide i wanted to go to a boarding school in switzerland, specifically this one since i have been to the summer camp. The first year was a blast, i don't remember a thing from it. The second year was slightly tiring. However my third, last, and senior year is proving to be a workload. i just completed my applications to the US universities, and for Babson and Bentley, all what matters is the grading period that just passed (which i did relatively good in). Should i completely stop working, should i consider this grading period the last, or should i go on trying in case i did not get accepted to neither of those and need regular acceptance. Im not sure, however im quite sure that im tired of missing my friends, family, and life back in kuwait. Im sick of working my ass off, although the time is infact going by quick. I already miss the people though, and just for the record, i only took my boat out once that week, and did not eat texas fries, which i am paying for at the moment with my hungry belly :D.

miss you guys..!

super camera

2008-10-27T20:12:00.002+01:00

13.5 Mgp, GPS, ethernet, and a price tage of 500$ :D

biodegradable usb stick?

2008-10-27T18:43:00.003+01:00

what's happening to the world's inventors? running out of ideas?

"It's far from the first company to attempt to make a more environmentally-friendly flash drive, but given the near disposable nature of them these days, that's not exactly a bad thing. This latest drive from Hong Kong-based Hoshino also takes a decidedly different approach than other drivesthat simply keep the hazardous chemicals and whatnot to a minimum, with it actually constructed out of polylactide (or PLA) made from corn that is, technically, biodegradable. The downside is that in order for it to be broken down, PLA needs to be blasted with heat for ten days on end at a specialized facility, which isn't exactly the most direct route back into the ground, or an accessible option for everybody at the moment (there's also the small matter of it being based on a food product). The drive also apparently isn't available to the general public just yet, but companies interested in doing business with Hoshino can contact 'em for more details."

Push - the movie

2008-10-20T13:00:00.003+02:00

i don't know whether this is too much like heroes ornot .. but it seems really cool, and the actors are an added plus

my new crib

2008-10-17T10:06:00.004+02:00

Im in the process of designing everything in my room from the interior to the electronics going into it. so i figure what better way to keep track than writing about on my blog. I'm going to design everything using the floor plans which i will have as soon as i get back home. also, i will be using a freeware program called sweet home 3D.

first step, the screens !

i think the best size for my room would be a 50-52 inch, positioned slightly low to the ground to give its value you see.

LC-52D64U (sharp)---- the good thing about this screen is that its one of the thinnest if not the very thinnest

PDP-LX508D (panasonic)---- however, this screen, has won multiple awards from several magazines so..!

ALSO

i want the NU WTW154 wireless TV, to put in my shower!

GOOD IDEA EH ?:P

until the next time, where i will complete the floor plans, and get to the surround system/speakers and the rest of the entertainment

Aim One

2008-10-15T20:45:00.003+02:00

I recently realized that i havnt been paying too much attention to what i would like to get to do. I have been trying my best to work hard in school, and even though its paying off, for now, i do it cause i want my father to be proud of his eldest son, i want him to feel that he has raised a man he can depend on in anything at all. It is the least i can do for the great life and opportunities he let me have, not to do with money at all, because i know that money cannot buy you happiness but short term pleasure. However he does it by giving me an aim in life, and all the psychological, intellectual, and emotional backup i need.

back to my main point, i want to start thinking of what i would like to do.

This post is dedicated to aim 1 :-

1) racing a Mclaren F1, or an Mv agusta, or a ferrari 599 gtb fiorano on the Nürburgring

Disappointment

2008-10-15T10:43:00.002+02:00

i must say, i am very disappointed with the new macs. they are not that different in looks first of all, not to forget that half of the stylings are taken from the air (already thought up). Second of all, the specifications are not MAGICAL, they are not that different fro what you can get on the old macbooks. i would of thought it would be twice as slim, and twice as powerful or something, but apple is running out of idea unfortunately!

the ONLY reason i might get it, is with the release of a new mac software..!

the world of finance

2008-10-14T09:54:00.003+02:00

At first, i heard this happens once every 7 years or so, but the recession is getting me worried about several things. First of all, do i really want to major in accounting and finance still? many of the biggest companies are (esp banks) are declaring bankrupcy, and that does not make me happy! This is sadly effecting the middle eastern stock markets as well, emarr, one of the greatest companies in based in the UAE had their share go down 62% in the past week, worth a low 5.2$ or so. Im not into the risky game yet, but because it is the future of kuwait and dubai, i was planning to! whats the getaway ? watching the stock market all in red is not particularly fun, and when the overrated USA pumps 700$ billion for liquidity, i begin to worry.

however i must say, shopping on american websites has been a laugh, its basically like having a sale on EVERYTHING. other than that though,

home soon

2008-10-13T21:01:00.003+02:00

im going home very soon and there are several things i felt i needed to do

1) meet friends and family

2) take my boat out at least 3 times

3) eat texas fries at chilies

i cannot begin to explain how excruciating it is to sit on on of lufthansa's economy seats but, at least im going to be home for about 8 days, which is always good :D.

eid mubarak

2008-10-01T16:50:00.003+02:00

p.s. the piece of artwork posted is not mine :D

new watch for me? graduation gift :D

2008-10-01T16:07:00.007+02:00

I really like watches as its one of the very little accessories men have.

i usually go by this checklist when choosing a watch.

a) is it bulky and masculine (its the it thing now u c :P)

b) make sure its black, fav color

c) try it on, does it feel good

now as my father told me my graduation gift would be a watch, im going to have to make a decision between 3 that i havnt ever tried on but seem amazing. Keep in mind however, ive got no clue what the budget is. PROBABLY, i can get one of these, the cheapest (porsche)! cause the rest are much more expensive ! :P

1) BLACK porsche p'6612 vhronograph pac

2) BLACK.. brietling proffesional aerospace

3) BLACK Rolex

daytona chronograph

NOW..... i gotta find a way my dad would see this page, i cant go up to him and be bold about it you see, hed give me a slap and say shame on you for having hope.! :P kidding, i know he will get me the porsche one, but im getting my hopes up :P

I hate the Ib

2008-10-01T15:54:00.002+02:00

to anyone that may come over this post before making the choice that could mess up your life for good, DO NOT TAKE THE IB...

the advantages might lead you to think man.. how can this not be the right choice for my future, and your right, the IB will get you to places at a level better than the AP program, and the A levels. However the requirments that come with it are immense. All im going to do is post the link for you to understand, but words cannot describe how much work i have. i have been sacrificing my weekends for the past month now, and i must say my grades are turning out to be better than ever, however, at the cost of me being constantly unhappy. I know i used to be a guy thats always smiling and making jokes simply to make the people around me smile and feel ebtter. That is gone, by being here and working my ass off. and keep in mind, 2 people have failed from last year's senior class made up of 55 students, because of plagiarism in a useless thing called the extended essay. Not to forget the annoying TOK classes, and the taunting CAS hours.

a list of what i need to complete:

- extended essay, 4000 words, (they cant be BS)

- math portfolio (design a math project 2000 words)

- Business coursework (find a problem in a business and suggest solutions 2000 words)

- college applications (im not gonna start counting)

- TOK essay ( a stupid class u have to take called theory of knowledge 1500 words)

- TOK presentation

- AND all the homework and tests i need to do and study for .. on average

- 1000 words in english lit a week

- 500 in arabic a week

- 1000 in geography a week

- each weekend i have community service for CAS

therefore when i say i miss home, that means i miss having to do nothing :D

new audi..RS5

2008-09-30T17:38:00.002+02:00

Theres been talk about a new audi, one that i will love quite a lot. The thing is, when i started the search for a car id love, i though about the S5 audi, or the M3 BMW, or the C63 MERC. However the real competition was between the M3 and the C63 since they had 400-450 bhp, while the S5 lurked down in the 350 range. I'm not looking to race my car, however, i want it to be exciting! Now onto the main point of this post. not so long ago, i picked up car magazine, and it has a whole section on the upcoming RS5. There isn't any information given for sure, however. Since the S6 had a V10 lambo engine, and the RS6 got a twin turbo to top that, many expect the RS5 to get that same twin turbo and all the jazz on the V8 engine. I will most definitely put it back on my list of cars, and take of the M3. Although the M3 is a true marvel, its interior is too boring to deal with everday. Unlike the C63 or the technology you get with the Audi, not to mention a Bang & Olufsen surround system.

PLEASE MAKE THIS COME TRUE AUDI!!

Amman

2008-09-21T22:15:00.005+02:00

(above) love that place ..!!

I go to amman, jordan every summer, and sometimes during the year. Its cause i have some family from my mom's side, and because we have been doing so since i was wee kid. however this summer, after three years of construction, out house in abdoun is all ready. its a beautiful place to be even, if it as just putting up the music, BBQ, pool, some drinks and friends over. thats not the point, thing is this year i enjoyed being their quite alot, i got to meet some nice people, and i got to see the better side of the (na3am yaabaa?). deffinetly going for a while during my senior vacation. and MOST DEFIANTLY going to distant heat this time.

places to go:

-kanabaye -chesters (le royale) -viewpoint -myth -courtyard

-Nai -living room -sofa lounge -blue fig -buddha bar

summertime

2008-09-21T21:37:00.007+02:00

i dont feel homesick very often, however, this summer was an experience i'm going to find a hard time to forget. several things happened that made me want the summer to last forever. First of all, i met the most amazing person yet. second of all, i got to do what i want, partied a bit, met with some friends in dubai, and spent loooaads of time on the water. now that im looking back at some of the videos and picutres, i really miss the days where i can do whatever the hell i want and NOT STAY INN FOR THE WEEKENDS.....WOORRKKING...

just thought i might share that

Travis Barker and DJ AM in plane crash

2008-09-21T10:57:00.000+02:00

Former blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM, aka Adam Goldstein, were listed in critical condition after a Friday night plane crash that killed four others onboard,

pacemaker

2008-09-19T14:35:00.003+02:00

NO, not a heart pacemaker. This new gadget is a pocket size full (Disc Jockey) system. you can load your MP3 music onto it, and with a standard audio jack, conecct it anywhere u want. you can upload your mixed tracks on their website and compete, and you can burn the mixed music on to discs. i think i found my next investment :D

£400. www.pacemaker.net
Pacemaker features:
>120GB hard drive
>Plugs straight in to sound-system or laptop
>Compatible with all kinds of music files and iTunes
>Auto BPM function
>Mac or PC compatible
>Edit and upload your mixes with Pacemaker editor software

miss FOOD

2008-09-19T12:36:00.004+02:00

I know that kuwait is considered one of the world's fattest nations, but I'm beginning to see it otherwise. Its true that when there nothing to do in kuwait (all the time) people resort to food, thus becoming enormous. However fasting ramadan here has made me realize, we do have quite a nice selection of restaurants. As i mentioned before, i keep on craving certain things when I'm fasting, today, its chili's texas fries. its safe to say that there's isn't a proper place to eat in switzerland, other than the english pubs full of english rugby lovers, and even then, they are terrible. By chance, i came upon a dominos pizza place around june, first day of the euro cup, however the price of a pizza was ridiculous. i paid the equivalent of 8.5 KD for a medium size pizza, and it wasn't that amazing. so i just felt like sharing the thoughts of appreciation to the fat society back at home.

my dream car

2008-09-19T09:56:00.011+02:00

as i mentioned before, I'm quite in love with cars, and speed in general. And now that I'm not so far off to getting my driving license. i started narrowing down my search (very tough to do). This is not the car I'm going to get for university or anything like that, its the car i would love to have. The Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG. Take a handcrafted 6.3 liter V8, and put it one of the sexiest cars ever created. the sporty AMG body kit and wheels, along the overwhelmingly luxurious interior. I WANT THAT BADLY !

new lens

2008-09-19T09:56:00.008+02:00

Im a big fan of photography. And since its by far the only "ART" i do, i try my best at it, and give it all the time i can ! however i have had my nikon D80 for about 6 months now, and am getting used to it a little too much. Im thinking of i investing in a new lens.

( 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC for Nikon )

I think a big factor for me not taking that many pictures lately, is due to me beingextremely busy with school work. I do however need to start taking more photographs, with plans of going to nearby bridge tonight and taking some street blend pics.. :D

This Is House Music

2008-09-16T21:43:00.006+02:00

David Vendetta Feat. (Rachel Starr)-Bleeding Heart

I think i have an obsession with house music. I simply adore the beat, even though some of you oldies lovers would say there are no lyrics, no really instrument, and sometimes no real voices. However, everyone's got their own type of music, and this is what i love most. I tried out to be the school DJ two years ago in a DJ competition, knowing very little about it. However, because i had killer music, i wont and got the chance to play at my school several times, and at the local clubs and lounges. heres a playlist of some new titles from this summer, that may interest the house lovers out there.

1) Infinity 2008 (Klaas Vocal Edit)-Guru Josh Project

2) Wash My World (feat. Eric Carter)-Laurent Wolf

3) Shine On (Radio Mix)-R.I.O

4) Grand Canyon (Dirty South Mix)-Tracey Thorn

5) Wearing my rolex (radio edit)-Wiley

6) Domino-oxia

7) I Don't Feel Like Dancin' (Linus Loves Mix - DJ Mix)-Scissor Sister's

8) They way (Hype mix)-Klaas

9) What I Want (Club Mix)-Bob Sinclar & Fireball

10) Watch Out (feat. Shena)-Alex Gaudino

11) Keep on rising-Posh funks

12) No stress-Laurent wolf

13) The Things You Say (Dirty South Remix)-Cicada

14) Rock On (Mondo Remix)-DJ tom

15) let it go (radio edit)-Dirty South

water sports

2008-09-16T20:41:00.004+02:00

I LOVE WAKEBOARDING .. it is simply my thing, being on the water, and having all the time i need to learn each step, between me, myself, and i, and not have a coach giving me orders. This picture (above) was taken the summer of 2007, and since then, i got much better. Looking back at those pictures however got me thinking, how come the only majorly practiced sports in kuwait are things like football? We have a great resource, the sea. My getaway in kuwait is getting in my boat with some friends and having a blast, because other than that, i will only be up to no good sitting at home getting fatter by the second.

i would like to make this official, i would give lessons to whoever is interested in the sports, I'm thinking of opening up a business, call it, water sports. My speciality is (sailing, kiteboarding, wakeboarding, waterskiing, mono-skiing) . i would increase my fleet, from currently having one boat, to maybe 3. And little by little we would get new things to Kuwait, like parasailing, and so on. however, i would like to get some input and insight to whether there's anyone at all interested in watersport and cannot get access?

IM STARVING!

2008-09-16T19:20:00.003+02:00

I am muslim, its a fact, and im extremely proud and happy by it. However, its the holy month of ramadan, and at the moment, all i can think of is food. I havn't had anything to eat or drink for 24 hours now, for the following reasons. (in order)

- maghrib prayers start at 8pm (approx.)

- no good food at school, the last time i ate was yesterday maghrib prayers.

now the problem is, here, i have a full day, wake up at 7, and need to stay up and healthy all through the day. and to be quiet honest, all i can think of, is this W A R M glazed krispy kreame donught ..... AAAH

10 mins to go :)