tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322649132009-12-08T22:35:16.232+03:00"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent"-Isaac AsimovAggz The Aggressorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05552735949483394782noreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32264913.post-73786123906311317242009-12-05T15:46:00.000+03:002009-12-05T15:46:51.304+03:00

I'm looking to change from Zain to either Wataniya or Viva because I'm fed up with Zain's inaccuracies. Any direction would be helpful. A brief introduction: I have been using Zain's services back when it was a government Rip-off called MTC that sold bulky handsets with poor battery times during the pre-SIM Card age and charged up where the sun doesn't shine! I have been a "registered" customer

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I have to hand it to them, NBK has really proven itself to have a very sensitive corporate ear to social responsibility and community relations. In today's Print edition of the Al Qabas newspaper, this ad was placed, inviting the public to visit NBK's very own Heritage Museum that's being set up at The Avenues. I'm sure that there will be pictures of Old Kuwait, Old banking machines and old

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I'm curious how Businesses, Government entities and individuals interact with each other using regular old-fashioned posted mail in Kuwait. Seems to me that whenever someone posts a letter it's touch-and-go when it comes to promptness and/or efficiency. If we're going to become the glorified Financial Center in Kuwait, basic requirements like a proper mail service should be on the table, or at

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When one reads into the history of Kuwaiti Politics, one can clearly see the powerful influence of the Islamic-themed political movements and their achievements and attempts to further their political agendas. Digging further, one may also be taken aback at their efficiency and organization before, during and after each and every parliamentary elections. Using technological advancements such as

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In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant. ~Charles de Gaulle Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear. ~William E. Gladstone, 1866 Truth is not determined by majority vote. ~Doug Gwyn

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I had to visit the Ministries Complex this morning, and this is what I found, exactly opposite the main entrance, in full view of every passer-by, including police!Long live Kuwait, the future Financial Hub!- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Effects of MP Hayef's latest vocal attempts at using logic (which suspiciously resemble those made by a can of beans negotiating their way through a Cow's digestive system) have been strong, to say the least. Skimming through today's newspapers alone, I found many articles & opinions that are against this recent attempt by the MP at dehumanizing and patronizing the Kuwaiti Society. I choose

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Here's another wonderful idea; Forget the Economic Crisis, forget the rising deficit & unemployment & continuous disintegration of basic services. Mohammed Hayef finds it appropriate to ask for the opinion of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs as to the interpretation of 'appropriate' dress code for women!For those of you who don't know the implications of this apparently curious move,1-

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Taking my usual routine of browsing online newspapers, I tried to access Al Talea's Website (www.taleea.com) through my bookmarks list, when I was surprised to see that my anti-virus program altering me that it was a malicious website. Whether it was hacked or not is unknown to me, but I'm sure that it's not something intended by the Editors of the site!

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I woke up yesterday morning to the disturbing news about the attack on Zayed Al Zaid, the editor-in-chief of Kuwait's first e-newspapers, Alaan. Personally, I've not followed this gentleman's editorials or writings to as much as I would have liked, but once I read all that there was available about his attack, it left me with a bitter taste in my mouth.Since Dr. Ahmed Al Baghdadi's court ruling

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It's very difficult to convince people of the benefits of new technology, and more difficult still, convincing them of the 'appropriate' uses of said technology. The same applies to the Blackberry users that are friends of mine. My usual gripe with the device, while a very capable corporate communications tool, is that it's price plans do not justify the Instant Messaging tool that makes it such

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One could write complete volumes on this complex make-up that is the society of Kuwait today and still not conclude the complete picture accurately, at least not in so many ‘polite’ words!Finally, consider the needs of this social mosaic as a whole; Economic factors of society like Land, Labor, Capital and Enterprise; The basic social needs like education, health, safety, security, all in all,

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Now, consider the repercussions of a completely consumer-based society, where the business-centric PK utilizes the many loopholes and ‘blind eye’ arrangements within the legal framework that regulates and (one hopes) polices the society-caters to the consumer base with wanton disregard for future generations. By the same token, the PK and the CK alike are fighting & maneuvering to obtain as much

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The educated Kuwaiti will, at one point in his or her life, be responsible for a family, and will begin to think about how to sustain this family for the years to come. Of these educated Kuwaitis, the CK will strive to suck out as many concessions as possible (and in some cases, with wanton disregard for the law!) in order to sustain life and shelter, while the PK will strive to keep working

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DISCLAIMER: For someone who fluently speaks and writes in two languages, understand (to an extent) two more and can follow detailed instructions on how to assemble a PC machine from scratch, I consider myself a fairly bright enough person to be discussing and concluding on this subject, so my apologies to those of you who think otherwise. I will be ranting on about some stuff that will hopefully

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A couple of years ago I bought a no-nonsense Dell Laptop for home use, as an alternative to my gaming machine and as a living room entertainment suppliment. Later on, it proved to be quite heavy as far as laptops go, so I got myself a snappy new Macbook Air, and it was great, problem solved.So I thought of using my Dell for other uses; I installed Ubuntu 8.10 on it and experimented with some of

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While I am saddened that my personal favorite, Mr. Abdulla Al Nibari, was not lucky enough to make the first 10 positions, I was elated to find my other personal favorites, Aseel Al Awadhi and Masouma Al Mubarak, have not only made the list, but have reached the highest of positions within their electoral constituency. Nevertheless, Kuwait has voted four women into office today!Other

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May 16th is just a few days away, this is when I will be voting for my representative that will be speaking in my name to the government. I took interest in many of those new TV channels and newspapers to see what options are available to me, just in case my initial choices are clouded. Apparently, many, of not all of the candidates speak (or shout!) about the same issues:-

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According to IMDB, Star Trek will be released in Kuwait on the 7th of May, that means tomorrow!HOOYAA!!I tried to pre-book on cincescape earlier this morning, but the online schedule only gives me Wednesday´s timetable. I suppose theyŕe gearing up for next week´s schedule.I´ve been waiting for this movie to be released since August 2007, and man what a wait it´s been! Back then, it was slated for

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This joker actually had the balls to accuse the incumbent Prime Minister - yet again - of being unfit to hold the position presented to him by the Emir, immediately after being released from the CID, where he spend the better part of a week there for saying the same thing in the first place!Apparently, some Tribal MP's think that their consitituents will see this rudeness and belligerence crap as

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I don't know if this is old news to some of you, but it certainly is news to me! While browsing through some sites looking for nothing in general (ie. wasting time online) I came across this news article on the Time website, talking about Islamic-oriented Superhero cartoon series, called "The 99", in reference to the 99 names of Allah. Apparently, there will be a total of 99 superhero characters,

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I woke up for work slightly earlier than usual this morning, planned out my day mentally in my head as I was brushing my teeth and was putting on my clothes when the houseboy called & told me that my car had a flat tire..... I looked at my watch...6:55am...and with 15 minutes' drive to the office, I calculated that I woudln't make it to work on time this morning....and that's a polite way of

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With all the work that's accumilating on my plate recently, it's hard to keep up with what goes on around Kuwait. But this latest entry in the Times Online's Website made me drop all 40 of my pending work emails, two major projects, and other work stuff so I can post this blog.A small excerpt from the editorial;"It is true that Britain has come to Kuwait's aid in the past, and that Kuwait is

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News reports are recently re-shifting some of the pressure on the dissolved parliment by discussing Kuwait's recently-revealed plans to jointly develop and launch a Nuclear Power Plant in Kuwati, with French assistance. That's quite a departure from traditional schools of thought, which profess Kuwait's near-invulnerability to any energy needs-save the expenses to run & maintain them-thanks to

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19th June 1962 is when Kuwait became a formally independant country, nearly everybody knows this fact, as it is part of the curriculum of the History of Kuwait.11th November 1962 is when the Kuwaiti Constitution was ratified by the late Sh. Abdulla Al Salem Al Sabah.Ironically, a very small percentage of Kuwait's population actually knows the meaning behind this date.On the other hand, this same

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