It took me a few days, while hubby went to Sharm al-Sheikh on his business trip, to get things in order in our new study. He did set up my basic workstation before he left and I started with the major task of arranging our books in the new bookcase. But just as I thought [...]
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The black tape of censorship
Once a month, I spend KD1.250 (USD4.36) at any bookstand in any supermarket in Kuwait to buy my favourite magazine, so that I can entertain myself – removing the black tape that Kuwait uses to censor various female body parts! In a fashion magazine. I kid you not. People, I am talking about the Arabian [...]
2009…the year that was
Time flies, as always. This is the time of year when everyone wonders…where did the year go? It never fails. It seems like only yesterday that we welcomed 2009 and soon its time to say goodbye. We were on board the Crystal Symphony on 1st January 2009 – cruising the Palmer Archipelago – a group [...]
To move or not to move?
We’ve stayed in our current apartment in Kuwait ever since we moved here. Its a nice cosy place in a central location as far as Kuwait goes with just a couple of issues: a large but not-so-nice-and-functional kitchen and no garden. Hubby and I did talk about getting another crib and we actually saw other [...]
We’re off to buy a new fridge…hi ho, hi ho
Shabeer at the Samsung Service Centre told me this morning that because our fridge was an old model and because we didn’t buy it here in Kuwait, they didn’t have the spare parts needed to fix it. However, they would pick up our fridge on Saturday and take it to the workshop to fix it. [...]
Will the real Samsung technician please stand up?
It must be the season! A couple of weeks ago, my friend Xryne in Brunei had a problem with her washing machine. It was a “Whirlpool”, bought in Dubai where I first met her years ago. It broke down and alas, no spare parts in Brunei. I remember she ended up buying a new washing [...]
Wherefore art Dhow?
The International Women’s Group announced two weeks ago that they were organising an excursion for members today – a short cruise around the coast of Kuwait on a dhow – a traditional Kuwaiti ship. Of course, I signed up, because for all the cruising we had done since we lived in Kuwait, I had never [...]
Worst sandstorm in a decade!
Apparently yesterday’s sandstorm was the worst sandstorm experienced in a decade! This was the photograph that made the front page of Kuwait’s Arab Times today. A blinding sandstorm swept through Kuwait and parts of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, disrupting air traffic as well as oil exports. The storm raged for several hours. Visibility dropped to [...]
