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After a long exhausting working day I decided to use Gulf street to head back home and next to The Palms Hotel I saw Arabella Project was just opened, this European styled touristic project took so long but it’s finally open. So I decided to park my car and take a quick stroll around it to see what’s opening. As I said in my previous post back in December 2012 the 8,000+ Sq. meter touristic project takes the style of a European architecture with many retail stores, restaurants, cafe’s, Spa & Beauty and sports bar.

The restaurants that were opened so far include:

Le Relais de l’Entrecote

Olive Garden

There were many other opening soon restaurants including:

The Cheesecake Factory

Altissimo

Long Horn Steak House

Red Lobster

Pizzeria Margherita

MBCO

Semsom

Starbucks

Texas Roadhouse

Hello Kitty

Coffeeshop Company

Long Horn Steak House

I also came to know that Deer&Dear, Toni&Guy among many other shops and restaurants are also going to open gradually. I suspect Arabella would look great during spring times when the weather is cool and during the evening. Though my only disappointment regards the small parking area, I heard there will be a basement parking but I’m not sure.

Thanks [Tazmania]

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Good morning Everyone! Hope you all had a good night’s sleep, I just wanted to clear something up before getting into this morning’s post. If anyone comments in an offensive manner or disrespects either myself, the blog  or other fellow readers then the comments will be deleted. You all have the freedom to feel free and express the way you want but within certain limits. I will not tolerate rude or offensive people and I am sure the readers won’t either so please try to keep the comments respectful; you can always get your point across without trashing anyone.

Now that I cleared that up, on Saturday June 15th at 12pm you can now officially change your mobile network without having to change your number! This can happen in a few easy steps:
1) Update your personal data at your current network operator
2) Pay your current balance (at the new network operator)
3) Fill in the required application form available at the operator you wish to switch too
4) Send a free sms with the word port to 7678
That’s it! The number will be switched free of charge within the next 24 hours!

So, what do you guys think? Is this a good thing or bad thing? I know that a lot of companies will probably lose a lot of clients because of this but at the same time I know that if a client is satisfied with his current operator he would never switch, any thoughts?

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As Honda launched its collaboration with Al Ghanim,  it proved to be number one in customer satisfaction (is it?) As much as I enjoyed the show and all that the Alghanim Honda team had to offer, I was kind of disappointed by the treatment I received by some of the staff. I was asked to change my seat, in a very rude manner, because “the second row is reserved for Al Ghanim Corporates.” Being the nosy person that I am, I turned to the lady next to me, introduced myself and asked her, “so do you work for Al Ghanim?”

“No, I don’t.”

“And the girls sitting in the front row?”

“No, these are my daughters and their cousins.”

Is this the customer satisfaction you have to offer? Lying to your guests JUST because you want to give their seats to someone you know? And even if the seats were reserved, you spent a whole lot of money on the show; you couldn’t have spent a couple extra KD to print out cards that read RESERVED? Sorry Honda, you messed up there. You also messed up when you made us wait two hours just to start the show and when it took almost 40 minutes to set up the stage for Al Jasmy’s band. BUT I must admit other that all that, the show itself was amazing!

They started the night with a traditional Kuwait Band named, “المعيوف و المجلي”

Then there was a switch from traditional Kuwaiti Music to a traditional Japanese band which was really cool.

After that the two different cultures merged to create an amazing mix of music.

And then, the most interesting and best part of the whole show was ASIMO – Asimo, is a robot who can walk, talk, move, shake hands, kick a ball, and dance just like we do!

Let’s not forget the amazing light show..

و ختمها مسك مع حسين الجسمي

Thank you Honda for an amazing show but no thanks for the hospitality! Sorry, if I am being harsh but the truth had to be said.

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Ever wanted to enjoy Sheesha without the dangers of smoking? I know I do! Apparently these days, there are “healthy” cigarettes and now “healthy” Sheesa! My brother forwarded me this link to Shisharoma , and I am definitely going to try it. What do you guys think? Is this going to be new buzz everyone will be talking about?

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As much as I love writing, I can never fully capture the beauty of Kuwait through my words; but as they say, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” A frequent follower and reader put together a beautiful montage of this year’s celebrations capturing every detail so perfectly. This is Kuwait, these are the people of Kuwait, the youth of Kuwait, the “magic” of Kuwait. Thank you [Amer Abul Burghul] for sharing with me, I am sure the readers will appreciate this.

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According to Mail Online, Sulaibiya’s Tyre Graveyard, home to 7 MILLION tyres, can be seen from space! Apparently every year giant holes are dug out in the Sulaibiya area and filled with old tyres. The tyres not only come from Kuwait but from other countries as well, and with the help of 4 disposal companies, they make their way to Sulaibiya’s Tyre Graveyard. These tyres are considered to be a hazard if they caught on fire and the best thing to do with them would probably be to recycle them and put them to better use. My only concern is that if they keep digging out giant holes every year in Sulaibiya, how long will Sulaibiya be around for? And then what? Will they start digging out giant holes in other areas around Kuwait? What do you guys think?

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Good Morning Everyone! A friend of mine sent me this video demonstrating how the new traffic cameras work, and how traffic violations are issued. Honestly, I was a bit surprised; I never imagined that there would actually be people sitting in a room observing all Kuwaiti roads and issuing tickets. It’s kina freaky, if you ask me, it’s like your being watched at all times you just don’t know where or when. But on the other hand, it’s a good step forward for Kuwait to actually imply structure on the streets. Let’s just hope that these issued tickets will be implemented on everyone.

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I was at Kuwait City this early morning and observed that hoarding was placed all around old Amiri hospital to preserve it. I think they will revamped it to turn into into a historical museum or attraction. This is great because the hospital was abandoned long time ago and when I visited it last summer it was in a really bad shape. I’m glad they are finally realizing the importance of historical buildings and places in Kuwait and are trying to preserve them instead of demolishing them and build new shopping malls. Next is the abandoned Mishref Palace, this place can be turned into an amazing touristic spot.

Check our previous post about old Amiri hospital [link]

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